Hello! Thank you to my reviewers:) Also, I've decided to add in some history. It will be at the beginning of the next few chapters but isn't directly related to the story. If you want to skip it, by all means, do so. You won't get confused in the story if you don't read it!

No one was quite sure how Irma and Phobos met. Some believed it was because Irma was captured by him for 3 months; others say it was because Irma was attracted to the 'Bad boy' type of guy. Others simply said it was fate. But whatever the reason, when the Guardians rescued Irma she was head over heels in love with Phobos.

The other Guardians agreed that she had to change, but they couldn't talk her out of loving Phobos. So finally, they agreed on a plan to tell her parents.

Chapter 2: Putting the pieces together.

"What do you mean, you ran out of the room? Your mom will call the police or something!" Cornelia shouted. She flicked her long blonde hair over her shoulder. "You need to go back home and say you're sorry."

Irma folded her arms across her chest and watched her friends with wide eyes. "Please understand! I can't stay there anymore. It's like a jail now. My mom isn't understanding, my dad doesn't care, and now they want me to do as they say, without caring if it's what I want to do!" She explained.

Will stood up and shook her head. "Where do you plan to stay, Irma? You don't have a job, you're under 18, your family is either against you or in another city. You have to go home!" She pointed out.

Hay Lin spoke up quietly. "You can't stay with one of us, Irma. Our parents would call yours and tell them where you are." She said logically.

Caleb stood up. "Let's talk about this later. We have a portal to close." He pointed out.

Unforunately, the portal was close and they closed it quickly.

Irma stared at it. At one point, she would have insisted they go through it, then snuck away from the other guardians and found Phobos. But now she wasn't able to run to him anymore. And it hurt worse than any of her friends could imagine.

Taranee watched Irma. "Hey, you still in there?" She asked uneasily.

Irma looked up. "Huh? Oh, yeah." She replied softly. "Just thinking."

The guardians began to walk down the road towards the Silver Dragon, as a snarl of lightning flashed across the sky.

Irma looked up and smiled at the sight. "Hey, it's going to rain. You guys go on inside! I have to go do something." She offered suddenly.

Will looked uncertain. "Are you sure? What do you have to do?" She asked pointedly.

Irma waved off her friend's concern. "Oh, I just have to go. Arrange my new life and junk." She said, smiling a bit too casually. She waited until her friends walked inside the Silver Dragon, then turned around and raced down the road.

She walked uncertainly into a motel. It was clean, thankfully, and sometimes rented out rooms with kitchenettes like apartments for a low price.

Irma counted out the money she had saved from her birthdays on the counter. "I'd like a room with a kitchenette for...um...3 months?" She asked.

The woman handed her the key. "Here you go. But if you need to stay longer, I have to see cash at least 2 weeks before the deadline." She said in a bored voice.

Irma ignored her and walked up the stairs to her room. It was plain and rather dull looking. But incredibly enough, Irma didn't mind.

She sank onto the sofa and rested her head in her hands. Now just to put all the piece of my life back together...and see if I can't put in a Phobos-sized piece too. She thought.