(A/N: Hardly anyone is reading this. Why do I keep writing it? Because, I've not written angst in a while. I think my mind needs it.)

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Narrative
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Dib stared in horror at the gleaming silver casket upon a sort of table-like stand at the front of the room. He knew what was in there, he didn't like to think about it. G walked up behind him just as a man in a suit made his way towards a podium behind it.

"Funerals are boring," G said, tapping Dib lightly and causing him to jump. "Want to leave?"

All the boy could do was look up at him and nod.

Lasaro and Sabre sats beside each other on the second row, neither one making a sound as their eyes remained glued upon the metal casket before them. Sabre seemed too strong to cry, though you could tell he wanted to. And as for Lasaro, she simply had nothing left. All of her tears had been drained over the dismal period of time. Now, she simply stared.

Sinne was doing the staring thing too, but all she saw was the carpet. She had her arms tucked tightly around her, for some reason not wanting to touch anyone she was sitting near. Also, she was doing something she rarely ever did; she wasn't wearing any shades of red. All she wore was black.

Aeric sat silent beside her, looking over at her face every now and then and frowning somewhat before his attention would be drawn back towards the casket. And beside him sat Vet, idly wringing her hands in her lap while thoughts of revenge ran through he rmind. Those thoughts were surely bring forth bad events...most likely caused by her.

And then there was Saroya. She'd decided not to sit down, instead leaning against the wall nearby the coffin with something tightly gripped in her hands. Saroya had dressed in her best military uniform that day, thinking that Dib deserved it. There was no doubt in her mind that he was a great kid, destined for great things. And the horrid reality that he would not be able to fulfil his 'destiny' sickened her...to the point where she coudn't even help but cry, silent tears streaming down her cheeks with no end in sight.

No one had bothered to ask the woman at the wall to sit down, she wasn't doing anything wrong.

With a shaky sigh, Sinne put an arm around Vet's shoulder, but hadn't bothered to look up.

"I...I can't watch this..." Dib said, his voice breaking slightly.

"Fast-forward." He heard G call out, and they were gone.

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Dib's Point of View
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This street looks familiar...

...

Oh no...he's not...

He is...

This is Sinne's house...

It's so quiet. Where's the ear-drum-exploding Good Charlotte and Avril Lavigne?

The lights are all off. Even in her room. She always keeps those weird Christmas lights on in her room. The Christmas lights outside aren't even on.

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Narrative
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The halls of the House of Madness were dark and still. G slowly led Dib up the stairs that led to the main hallway, the hallway where all the bedrooms were. Dib could see the door to the room Sinne had given him, which she referred to as his bedroom.

Aeric stood silently in the doorway, his hand rising to brush his hair away from his eyes. "Sinne...maybe we shouldn't be in here right now..." he said to the girl inside. The room was much too familiar to him right now. It was beginning to make him feel sick.

"It's my house!" A familiar voice from inside replied, followed by a loud sob. "I'll be wherever I want..."

"I just thought..." he began, his voice drifting off somewhat.

"Aeric, you don't have to stay..." Sinne said, her tone softening.

"No, no...I want to stay. I want to keep you company...It's just that I don't think that I can be in this room right now..." With a somewhat shaky sigh, he took a step back from the door.

The two invisible onlookers took a few steps foreward to stand behind Aeric, looking in on Sinne. The faerie sat on Dib's bed, in her human form, holding his pillow and looking up at her boyfriend with tears in her eyes.

"A-Alright," she stammered, standing up and putting the pillow down. Sinne turned and looked down at the bed, a few tears dripping onto the blanket before she looked back to Aeric and stepped towards him. "It was...so close to Christmas..." Her voice was dry and riddled with sadness, breaking with every other syllable.

He let out a small sigh, stepping forward again and gently brushing her tears away. "I know...How about...I stay here with you for a while, just to make sure you're alright..." Aeric said, he was giving her the best smile he could at the moment.

A shaky nod was all she could give him while she sat back down on the bed and hugged the pillow once more. "You know...he was all I had...when you weren't around...now, when you and Vet are gone...I'll be alone..."

"This is awful," Dib said, looking up at G. "I didn't know...I just...I didn't know."

"Exactly," G replied, gently turning him away from the scene. "Time to go see the reactions of the rest of your friends, then we get to visit your family."

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(A/N: I like Harry Potter. o_o)