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Chapter Five

"What ability?" I wrap my arms around my upper body, hugging myself. I needed some kind of closure. Biana apparently did, too. She proceeded to swing up on the empty counter beside me. She offered her hand, which I gratefully slipped mine into. Our eyes met and she bumped shoulders with me playfully. "It'll be okay, Sophie," she whispered, "I'm sure it isn't that bad."

"Oh but I'm afraid it is," Livvy interrupted bluntly, planting her hands on the counter, between Biana's and my thighs. She looked us dead in the eye and grimaced. "There's no way to sugarcoat this, girls." I gave Biana's hand a short squeeze, but Biana tightened her grip with such force I didn't know she even had in her.

"Keefe's new ability is something that elves, or any intelligent species for that matter, should ever know about." The beads in her hair jingled as she walked across the room, returning briskly with a chart. "Look here." She jabbed a scarred finger on the middle.

"Livvy, is your hand okay?" Biana softly asked, her dark blue eyes locked on the scars and apparent burns spread all over the physician's hands.

"What happened?" I chimed in.

Livvy gave us a tight smile. "It has no importance or relevance. Why don't we concentrate on the real problem. There may be many minor issues rising, but as of right now we should be focusing on this key one here— Keefe's induced manifestation."

We reluctantly nod. Was it something she did for the Black Swan? something deep in my mind wondered.

Livvy's hands balled into fists as she put down the chart on the stool by the lab counter. Biana and I held our breaths in anticipation. "Keefe can now implant abilities in other species."

"What the-" I mumbled, and yanked my hand out of Biana's death grip to swing a fastidious punch to the wall.

Biana meanwhile was equally as shocked I was sure, only she contained her spiraling emotions better than I could. "Oh my gosh..." She was on repeat, tugging at her chocolate brown strips of hair.

"See? This is why I'm sneaking in some extra hours of sleep!" Elwin called from the next room over. He rubbed his eyes, and in an instant his spectacles flickered back to life again. He stood up shakily and crashed into a cot. "Sorry, Saelle," he apologized, sounding profoundly embarrassed as he blearily made his way over to us.

The patient whose bed he tripped on peeked at us, her short ginger hair falling in curls around her face.

"Elwin!" I cheered, jumping from off the counter and throwing my arms around him.

Elwin, though tired and drained of much energy, responded to my hug. He patted me on the back after a moment, and we pulled away.

I scanned his appearance warily. Never was Elwin this... blah. He always had enough energy to stay on his feet, but obviously the Keefe Situation- which is what I'm calling it at least- was keeping him and Livvy up.

"Elwin, um, can I get up yet?" Saelle asked from the cot.

"Nope!" Elwin called back as he poured a light green mossy sort of liquid into another beaker, sipping from it. We didn't question it and I hoped it was an edible solution.

Saelle smirked, lounging back in the cot comfortably. Her Imparter glowed. "Eren?" she answered timidly. "Yeah," she lowered her voice, "Elwin says I'm restricted to bedrest for another twenty four hours probably."

Pause.

"Yeah no I'm coming home, but I'll-" Soft mutter from the Imparter. Saelle wrinkled her eyebrows and scowled at the screen. "Jeez, Eren, chill. Yeah I'm aware. No-" She shuffled in the sheets. "No, I'll be there. 'Bye." She ended the call with a huff.

"Who was that?" Biana inquired, and personally I was also wondering the same thing. I mean, we're nosy elves, get used to it.

Saelle raised her eyes from the Imparter sitting in her lap. "Wouldn't you like to know, stranger."

Biana dismounted the counter and walked over to Saelle, plopping down on her bed. "You remember me, don't you, Saelle?" Biana gritted her teeth. "You remember me all right."

A/N: DUN DUN DUN! Not a very fast update, sorry, and I know the chapter's short :/ I'm working on it. It varies on the fanfiction. Right now short but many chapters are working for Teal Blossom so I'm going with that. Also, I introduced an O.C! What do you guys think of Saelle? (Made the name up myself :D)