Kearney tossed a flower on top of the others already laid out in the park. Jimena had told her that they did this in places where people had died. She refused to think that Marquette was dead. No, she would come back. And with her would come Aidrian, whom she missed as much as she missed Marq and Ash.
She hugged herself tightly. For the past week, she had felt so guilty, especially when she had to tell Celeste about Marquette's "disappearance". Celeste had begun to cry immediately. Luckily, Catty had gone with her, and they easily calmed her down. Celeste was gone now, off somewhere even Kearney didn't know. She didn't understand where the woman could have gone with her niece missing, but maybe this was how she dealt with what was happening in her life.
She was so guilty. It had been her fault that Marquette was sent to Tartarus, and that Asheru had been taken by the Atrox again. Kyle had said that they had probably taken him to Nefandus to try and make him a servus once again under Serene's command. She blinked away tears. At least Serene would get what she always wanted.
Jimena wrapped an arm around Kearney's shoulders. Kearney looked up into the older girl's strong, calm face, but she knew that those two tattooed tears on her face were her symbol at this moment. She wasn't crying, but she knew of their pain.
"Everything will be fine, Kearney. I saw Marquette coming back. And I feel it. She won't be down there for long."
Kearney nodded, rubbing her fingers over her moon amulet. "Selene, Anubis, protect my sister," she whispered.
Jimena let her go, turned and began to walk away. She stopped walking when she realized Kearney wasn't following, but just standing there, watching the wind in the petals of the flowers. "You coming, chica?"
She took one final look at the flowers and followed Jimena. Maybe Stanton would know something about Ash. If Marq couldn't return, she'd at least get their demon back.
Okay, this is the end of Child of Darkness. If you would like to find out what happens to Marquette, and about the Children of Anubis, please read Legend of Shadow, which will be going through it's own remake here soon. Thank you for reading, and leave me lots of reviews!! I love them. They make me feel warm inside.