I didn't die, and here is another update. I am assuming maybe four more chapters now.

I was dressed in a fitting black dress, my hair was brushed and pulled into a knot atop my head. Minimal make-up to cover the two days of sleepless nights, I looked at the picture on my end table seeing her beaming at me, like I shouldn't be so torn. Tomorrow was the day we leave this behind and travel so on my bed was a small case with a few extra supplies. Hummingbird said everything was playing out how it needed to, her heart hurt that was her Aunt in two timelines and now she is was left to die so that I could live, to me it was not a fair trade and now I haven't spoken to Vic or Peace. There had to have been another way, we both could have survived.

But now we stood at the front of the funeral. Everyone's heads were down. Maybe it was them showing respect or maybe there were too afraid to look at what was coming. The pure white coffin was pulled from the hearse by six strong men, all wearing suits. I knew them Vic, William, and Peace head the pack the rest behind them. The silence dwelled as they entered the church. It never wobbled as they carried it to the front and gently placed it down on the bed of blue and white flowers, it seemed to float.

I stand watching with Layla and Magenta on my left and right, hands clasped together. I knew Hummingbird was here sitting next to the Sirens, Jennifer's mother was once one of them before her passing. Now I see Jennifer's father standing as the Pastor spoke, he looked beyond words, so much pain and grief. I kept it together until they passed a picture of her to everyone and that's when all the memories came flooding back like a tidal wave. Her face seemed so alive and happy and I couldn't help but wonder what she looked like under that closed wooden box. I stared blankly at it hoping that a miracle would happen and she would rise again and come back to the world, come back to us. But nothing happened. She was gone.

I was thankful she would have her pale blue headstone, but she would not lay cold and alone under the ground to decay, no her father was going to have her cremated. I knew after this it was like clockwork, we would go have the reception and mingle, I was not going nor could any make me. Even as I sit here I am being watched not just by Humming bird, Vic and Peace, but another watches for Kai. He must want to know how his vile actions have caused so much pain, he must be so thrilled. Lucie and Nikki brace their hands on my shoulders keeping me on place, for now. I turned to face them, "Not here, not now," was muttered to me as my eyes scanned the pews to see Addie, her dark cold eyes are on me, I would not leave the service. But there was another who was far closer and would not be seen, I looked at Peace as he stood in the very back with the ushers who carried her in. His eyes darted to mine and watched as mine moved to Addie, he understood just fine.

Lucie, Mage, Nikki, and I watched as eh nabbed her neck removing her from the room without fuss or anyone being the wiser. So we turn back listening to the bullshit that "God called her home".

Her father stood with the help of Uncle Steve and Boomer, his best friends. His voice was old and filled with pain. "To come so close to pure love and loose it so violently is something no medication can heal. I held that girl on the day she came into this world, a gift from God above, a new angel for Earth. Fragments of her lie in the ruins, her soul fled back to the creator. My heart is broken, what beats in my chest is merely a mass of angry muscle that will function only until I can avenge her. She should have had a life, love, music and dance. She should have been the one weeping at my graveside with her husband and children about her. I was never an angry soul, never a violent person, but once love has gone it takes hold faster than you could ever imagine."

In unison we stood, Mage and I taking the lead with Lucie, Nikki, and Layla behind us, Vic and William coming closer as I spoke lower. His iced blue eyes lock on mine as we pay our respects to her. "You can't take your revenge, but we can. I promise you this, I will bring Kai to you, dead or alive to watch as I kill him. But it is me who kills him, ask the seer. But you will have his death, you will have your revenge against him, I killed Siggy already his body laid on the jagged rocks to be taken to his family, now I am going after Kai," but I never waited for him to answer, my Uncle was sputtering as I left them all behind.

I just glanced down at my daughter who took my hand, "She is happy, I am sorry it was to be this way. You leave tomorrow, everything must play out the same again, he doesn't know," her eyes turned a fraction to Peace who returned.

"Hummingbird, he let her die," I finished, "They both did,"

She retorted, "A hard choice, but love is the most powerful emotion, and they love you. They loved her but when it came to it, you're linked to them both and they're to you," only Lucie and Nikki understood some part of it, Willow understood it all as her and my mother came up.

"Go get a coffee, Bexley." They knew if I didn't leave now it might get violent in here.

I drank three, knowing for some time none would be available. I just sit with the girls under the umbrella none really talking to the other, but they could tell something was happening something they couldn't understand. The club brawl never happened as it was Jennifer's grand idea two timelines ago to head there.

My favorite tiny human was crossed legged in front of me, her hair was so blonde it was white, her skin paler than mine and Layla's combined. She was just staring at us each, in turn, my crew than to Warren's, her mother was behind her the woman who gave me the choice on my first day at Sky High. Medulla touched her shoulder, "BiBi, what is it we should do?"

I cut in, "Why are you questioning her, it is clear already,"

Warren just raised his brow, agreeing. Now she smiled and it sent cold shivers up my spine when she looked into my eyes. I feel lost and confused, but happy and certain. I am like a ball of tangled yarn. The parts that are untangled are available, useable; the rest is a mess, useless until it is untied. That mess feels endless and at most times unyielding.

"Two must go, Hero and Villain, two must go. They seek to end five, Stronghold, James, Peace, Fuentes, and Mallorie. He has not thought it all through and will change his plan but this has to happen. He won't change his mind if they don't go," all great families, that I have some ties too, other than Peace. But I did and even I knew it, I have played this game once and here I was going for round two, I lost the first time and this time, I was going for blood.

"Kai is targeting my closet friends, Vic Fuentes, Mage Mallorie, Jennifer James, Will Stronghold, and probably going after Peace due to their feud," but he was so green when it came to Peace.

Powers looked torn, "Who do we send, BiBi?" I was about to take orders from BiBi once again, I learned never to question her. "You are scared, but you must go,"

This little hummingbird, "Not scared of what I could face in the past, scared of leaving what I have here unprotected, yes,"

She turned her eyes to Peace, "You will go?"

He answered after a minute, "Yes. My crew will watch my mother,"

Back to me, "There is someone better than me," she shook her head. "Has to be you," this I knew but the game could only change so little. "No,"

"Why?"

Answering her, "I can't leave my cousin alone, unprotected. My mother, if she came home and I was just poof gone, it kill her and my Aunt who is supposed to be watching me. Because I am not good enough, I would have a fucking panic attack and Vic wouldn't be there to help me through it," my heartbreaking knowing they were in danger, but with a little edge, we had Becca Faith on our side.

Warren sighed, "Your crew and mine can keep them safe, Layla, well she is my tutor and pretty annoying but cool. She will be safe, it has to be us, fucking sucks because it is you. I can try and help you through the attacks," Hummingbird and Aurora look at him with smiles.

"Mr. Peace, you do not mean that you're happy it is her. Very happy it is our dear Bexley," we all turned to laugh at his red face he was ratted out by a Siren. "She has power," he glared at me.

I gave seeing Vic walking in, Nikki was alive a feet from me, "When do we leave for our trip?" I gave in, for Jennifer for her, this was it as Nikki was filling him in and here I thought he could pale no further, he did. "I'll go too," he moved to my side.

"No, only two," BiBi the tiny human smiled at him.

"We have to gather a few things, but tomorrow morning. Vic, it has to be them, we don't question it," I just slammed my fist through the wall, "Taking it you aren't allowing me to leave?"

"Your family is coming here, you're in great danger now. He doesn't yet know what she told you, he thinks you have found new love and she knew; he will not find out until much too late," this was just all too much. Lucie gasped, "New love, who? I mean she hangs with us, does Kai think is one of us," she was right, but in the end Kai was right, I found love.

I started laughing, and soon Peace does too. His laughing was like ripples in a still pond after a stone has been thrown in. It radiated outwards, Vic got it finally, chuckling, "He thinks Warren got his girl?" and he was right. But Warren was depressed with desire and love, I just glanced at him while he was chuckling.

Magenta wasn't laughing and neither was Lucie.

I groaned, "Vic, get me a new lighter and carton, and a damn coffee since I doubt they have a functioning Dutch bro there," he leaves after getting a slip of paper from Mage, a few walked with him for this impromptu shopping session. I still had my small bag with me, and it was going with me.

Negative actions create negative chaos, and negative chaos is destructive. Positive actions create positive chaos, and positive chaos is constructive. And when we look at the history of war and peace we see these simple truths at the heart of the matter. Layla was sobbing while Will held her, Uncle Commander was standing tall. "Is BiBi sure it must be Bexley?"

Willow walked in engulfing Warren in a hug, planting kisses on his face as we girls giggled seeing him blush.

I slid down the wall with Nikki and Mage, I was tired and my heart was broken as Jennifer's father walked in with my own mother. His eyes landed on mine and he knew something was amiss.

I state to Magenta "get the crew on a twenty-four-hour watch on my cousin, you are her main guard Magenta I trust you to protect her more than any other. Lucie and Nikki, best thing is that you stay in my room until this is over, that way you all will be under the same roof and the guards won't be scattered. I have to do this,"

Magenta just hugged me, "Yes you do, and you can do it because of how good you're. you don't see what everyone else does, Bex. We would fail but with Warren and you, no way failure is happening. He will protect you, but Bexley, stop hating him. Warren doesn't hate you, not at all, he is worried you'll end up dead like how Lucie nearly was after she left Kai," My heart just tore up as I gazed at Warren, he was strong, brave, powerful, and mean as shit, and broken and never let on to many. His eyes touched mine before I looked away, talking "I will protect him, but I will kill him as much if he turns on me," but I knew he wouldn't, never, I hated them all not knowing but for now it had to be this way.

My Mother and Aunt are in an uproar, Vic returned with my drink and supplies as clothes and satchels are put on the table.

BiBi smiled, "Once you die there you will return here all well and good, once finished you will return. You must find each other in a new world a world you shouldn't be in, find each other before you both perish. You will not arrive at the same time, Warren you arrive long after her," I gave her a look before I bent down, "Can't I just take us there, or does it have to be that way,"

"I'm sorry," was all she said kissing my nose. I whispered back, "Your grounded,"

I gave Warren another look as they got us ready, "You know this is going to suck," it was since as BiBi said things had to play out certain ways to keep the timeline in tact.

He gave me such a look, "More then we understand, here this was my mothers you give it back when we find each other in Barcelona," it was a bracelet, I finally noted how often he wore it, small black balls. "You are sure, I mean this is a family thing," I knew that it meant a lot to him and if I fucked up and lost it he be hurt, but I knew it was his Aunts and she left it to Willow, Lucie once wore it and now it was returned to me.

"I'm sure," the pain he hid hit me just for a moment, I wanted to comfort him but I just couldn't not just yet, that is.

I smiled for the first time, I was going back to a better time a time I fell in love and saved us all.