A/N: I know that the COTT section as well as the fandom is slowly growing, and that I'm at risk of sounding totally selfish here but...I want more reviews! All right I'm done bitching.

Rainer Maria Rilke - Narcissus Encircled by her arms as by a shell,
she hears her being murmur,
while forever he endures
the outrage of his too pure image...
Wistfully following their example,
nature re-enters herself;
contemplating its own sap, the flower
becomes too soft, and the boulder hardens...
It's the return of all desire that enters
toward all life embracing itself from afar...
Where does it fall? Under the dwindling
surface, does it hope to renew a centre?

" Ouch!" a shrill scream came from the mouth of a very tired looking blonde boy.

"I'm sorry Neil...but these gashes in your arm are far too deep to leave open" Hera sighed, adding one more stitch to the wincing boys arm.

Jay clicked the side of his mouth with his tongue, pushing his light brown bangs out of his eyes.

" Anything Atlanta?"

A familiar voice came from the small blue device in Jay's hand.

"Nothing"

The brown haired boy rubbed his eyes " Alright, come back"

" Roger, I hope Archie had more luck than me"

" Me too, meet up with him before you come back"

The good-looking boy on the couch flinched as the needle made one last hole in his skin. He grumbled his thanks as Theresa helped him into a soft sling.

" Don't worry Neil. I'm sure she's fine. If she's your sister, some of your luck must have rubbed off on her right?" The red haired girl comforted her increasingly un amused looking friend.

The door to the large lounge in which they sat flung open. Atlanta and Archie walked in, looking thoroughly tired and depressed. Atlanta's eyes drooped.

"I'm sorry Neil… Archie and I didn't find anything"

Archie reached into the pocket of his over sized blue sweater, retreating a handful of knick-knacks.

" Well I found these"

He set down his findings on the low-lying table in the middle of the room. A blue bracelet, tiny silver locket and pink hairclip make a clinking sound as they made contact with the wood. The purple haired boy scratched the back of his head.

" I picked up the bracelet and hairclip cause they were just lying there beside the area were the jeep was"

An audible sob was heard from Herrys direction.

" M-my jeep"

Archie raised an eyebrow and continued.

" I picked up that locket cause...I don't know, I remember seeing it somewhere"

Atlanta giggled, picking up the pink hair accessory, clipping it in Archie's hair.

" I think you picked this up just for fun"

Archie ripped it out of his short purple locks.

" Shut up! I di-"

A slam was heard from behind the two quarrelling children.

" Enough, this isn't the time to be assing around! Can't you see this is serious?"

Archie and Atlanta mumbled their apologies, shocked at their leaders outburst. Neil stood, walking to the table, picking up the small silver locket. He reached inside his black and white shirt, revealing an exact copy of the one in his hand. A small pop opened the two pieces of jewellery, exposing a picture of two blonde haired children, a boy and a girl, both smiling, the smaller girl holding her brothers hand. Neil walked over to Theresa, not uttering a word. He placed the silver trinket in her hand, she nodded, taking it.

A/N: yawns