Boscha led Becky to the Manor door and was about to knock on the door. Before she did, she looked at Becky

"You ready?"

"No, I'm not." Becky said, "What would mom say? Would she scream at me, would she hurt me? I've caused her pain because I ran away. Why would she welcome me back?"

"Becky, one could ask the same thing about me? Why would she keep a girl who's been broken and beaten over the years? Why would she keep me around now that I'm a blood sucking demon that could kill her? Why would she keep me around after I killed our dad right in front of her?" Boscha asked, "She isn't like that and you know it. She isn't going to scream at you, she isn't going to hurt you, she is going to hug you and she won't let go until she knows this is real."

"How do you know that?"

"Because that's exactly what I did." Boscha said, "If I didn't hate you for running away, someone with a good heart like her won't hate you."

Boscha knocked on the door and a furious mom opened the door.

"Boscha, where the hell have you been!? Do you know how worried I was?! You didn't answer my messages or calls! What do you have to...say... B-B-Becky?"

Becky closed her eyes preparing for the worst.

"Hi, mom."

Elizabeth reached out and touched her oldest daughter's shoulders.

"Y-y-you're alive." She said, pulling Becky into a hug, "My baby's alive!"

Becky opened her eyes and felt them get wet. She whipped tears away and returned the hug. They both had a hard time keeping the tears in.

"So... I'm just going to go to my room." Boscha said, slipping past them into the house.

"I'm sorry-"

"Don't. You don't need to apologize for a damn thing." Elizabeth said, "I'm just glad you're home."

While the mother and daughter were reuniting, the oldest Noceda was having the opposite of a happy reunion. She was on the roof of the Owl House, large bottle of hard apple blood next to her, a cigarette in one hand, lighter in the other. She put the cigarette in her mouth and lit it up. She inhaled and blew smoke out. She really needed a smoke break after everything she learned. Her sister was a vampire, her new home was a realm full of demons, witches, and monster... and her mom was dead.

"I'm sorry, mami." She said, holding in tears, "I should've been the one that died. Someone as nice as you didn't deserve it."

Lucia grabbed the bottle and started to drink from it. She lowered the bottle and looked at the setting sun.

"The last thing I ever said to you that you're a horrible mother." She said, "I'm such a fucking idiot! What kind of person would want someone as bad as me as their child?"

"I would."

Lucia looked to the direction of the voice and saw Eda. Eda walked over and sat next to her.

"Listen, Kid, firstly... are you going to finish that?" Eda asked, pointing at the cigarette.

"Here."

Lucia hands it over and Eda takes a hit of it.

"Kid, you remind me so much of myself." Eda said, "Lost my parents, only had my sister, lost in this random game called life."

"Did you have an argument with your mom that you would never be able to take back?"

"No, but I know what it's like for guilt to eat at you, to ask yourself why it had to happen to that one person, all the words you wished you could say, all the things you would give, just to see them again. I know what it's like." Eda said, "And I would be a horrible person if I didn't at least try and help someone avoid that."

"What was their name?" Lucia asked, knowing exactly what Eda was talking about.

"Raine. They... it was my time as a vampire hunter, I could've saved them." Eda said, "I hope I can save you."

Lucia moved closer to Eda and leaned her head on Eda's shoulder. Eda put an arm around her and gave her a tight hug.

"Why did my mom have to die?"

"I don't know Kid." Eda said, "But I have a vivid memory of Luz crying over her corpse. I didn't leave Luz then, and I won't leave you now."

"I won't be taken from my sister again, will I?"

"Anyone that tries has to mess with Mama Owl."

Lucia put an arm around Eda.

"Can we stay here a while, Mama?"

Eda smiled and kiss the top of Lucia's head.

"For as long as you want."

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