Landon walked along in his usual bad mood now since he'd gotten into an

argument with Candra. She'd stopped talking to him altogether and he was really

beginning to believe the insanity kick now. He entered one of the more mutan tolerable

bars in town, and sat to have a drink; finally he decided to try speaking to Candra again.
"Hey, Candra,"he mutters not carrying that people were stareing at him as he waited

for her to answer. I thought we weren't talking?she demands against his mind her

voice sounding angry. "Maybe we are, maybe we aren't,"he shrugs. Still confusing as

ever she answers sounding slightly less angry. "So are you dead and this is insanity or

are you alive and trying to tell me something?"he questions not noticing Tara who

walks in and sits down at the back. I've said it before, Landon, you're smart...what do

you think it is?she asks her voice already fadeing. "I think I'm insane...he mutters

glareing at some guy who was giving him this weird look. "Why don't you and I get to

know each other?"a guy's voice says jarring him into turning around. The guy was

leaned over Tara who sat with her cloak on as usual trying to convince her of

something, but she kept pulling away. Finally, he left and Landon moved over to speak

to her mostly just as a way to piss her off. "Admirer?"he asks leaning against the

booth with a smirk as she glares at him. "Get away from me....."she scowls standing

and going to move past him. He caught her wrist with a smirk,"How about we talk for

once?" "I'm not talking to you now let go!"she scowls pushing him away from herself to

no avail. "When we're done talking,"he smirks kissing her just to see her reaction. She

starts to bring her knee up, but he pins it easily,"Bad reaction." Tara's eyes darken

angrily and she moves to spit the green goo stuff-like Toad at him, but he ducks it with

a smirk. "Will you just let me go!?!?"she demands kneeing him and beginning to climb

up the wall on her hands. Landon straightens after a few minutes then crosses his

arms watching her then speaks,"What if I'd been Toad?" He notices her stop of motion

and the look in her eyes at the mention of her relationship with Toad,"What?" "What if

I'd been Toad and had kissed you?" "What do you care?" "I thought you were cute..."

"Cute?" "Yeah probaly in a twisted, demented way....."he shrugs as she jumps down.

"I'm confused...and I'm leaving,"she mutters walking out as he follows a few minutes

later. "Candra?"he asks not noticing Tara who jumps along the rooftops above him.

Yes?she questions as he smiles slightly. "Why won't you reveal the truth to me about

what you are?" I have my reasons, Landon. "Well I'm tired of your reason not being

shown to me!" In due time....when I feel you're ready to deal with it,she says makeing

him angry.



"He's has more mental problems then I do,"Tara shakes her head watching

Landon below her. It's not very nice to listen to private conversations, a voice suddenly

says against her mind startling her. "Ah! A new voice!"she covers her ears as the

voice continues. You, you play with his mind, you try to confuse him, I won't let you hurt

him..... "STOP!"she yells as Landon looks up. "Hello, Tara...." "GET THIS VOICE OUT OF

MY HEAD!"she demands. She watched as he climbed the wall useing his blades for

support then spoke,"Candra, leave her alone!" Tara began to breath normal again and

uncovered her ears as the voice vanished completely. "Better?"he asks but she turns

and leaps off over the rooftops away from him in confusion. She jumped down in a dark

alley and stands there trying not the think about the voice or anything else for that

matter. I'm not gone, Tara.....the voice returns more angry then before makeing her

cover her ears. "NO STOP!"she commands hitting her head against the wall and

knocking herself unconscience as Candra's voice faded laughingly.



Landon walked along muttering to himself since Candra wasn't speaking to

him, but stopped seeing Toad kneeled over something. "What are you doing, idiot?"he

asks walking over and is suprised to see Tara laid out cold on the ground,"DUDE! You

killed her." "Nuh uh....I found her like this!" "Let's get her back then...."Landon nods as

Toad picks her up and they start back. "Put me down!"Tara suddenly speaks up

wakeing and struggling to get put down. "When we get back,"Toad answers as Landon

rolls his eyes. "NO!NOW!" He carefully puts her down once they reach the house then

she storms in to clean the blood up as Landon and Toad go to the kitchen. They argue

for a little while about something then Tara's footsteps are heard in the hallway, and

both stop. "We'll finish this later,"Toad scowls stomping off with a wave from Landon.

He waited 'til he was sure Tara was alone then entered the hall,"I need your help, Tara."

"You need my help?!?"she demands staring at him in shock and confusion. "Yeah,

you're the only person she's ever spoken to since she started doing the mind thing...."

"So you want me to help you with your so-called dead sister?" "Basically....will you help

me?"he asks watching her for any sign of her trying to run or something. "Help you

with what?" "Help me find her and learn why she's hiding.....will you?" "I'll help as much

as I can....."she sighs heading toward the computer room. Landon nodded and slowly

followed her leaning over the back of her chair, and watching as she hacked into the

police records. "Alright, what's her full name?"Tara demands looking up at him.

"Candra Elizabeth Keller." She nods and types it in, then scans the files finally clicking

on the correct name. "What's it say about her?"he demands wanting to know the

truth about his past more than ever. "She was last seen at her job yesterday." "Alright,

does it have an address for her?" "Yeah, it's 718 Crowder Street...."she says as he

hastily scribbles the address onto a sheet of paper. "Thanks, you've helped me more

than you'll ever know....."he smiles/smirks,"If anyone ask about me family buissness?"

"Yeah, sure just go now...."she answers with a sigh.



Landon finally reached the house where Candra should be and he felt her

voice echo in his mind, You shouldn't have come. "I want the truth....I'm gonna find out

what happened the night of the fire." He slowly walked into the house heading toward

the sound of her voice, I warned you Landon. I'm not responsible for your past

demons.... "I have to know....."