Hey guys I'm back. I uh... God Dammit guys... I fucking, I watched Your Lie in April, and man. Did that hit me hard, like I cried for almost the entirety of the last two episodes. I was gonna tell you guys that I finished Mass Effect 2, with everyone surviving the Suicide Mission, or that I beat the new Tomb Raider, good game by the way. Or that I Platinumed Beyond: Two Souls on PS4, but... I'm still hurt over Your Lie In April. It's good, you guys should watch it if you haven't already. If you have, then awesome, we could talk about it.

But anyway guys, I hope you enjoy this chapter, we finally get to a character arc I've been waiting on since the story began, so that's good. And I lied guys, sorry, no pet in this chapter. Maybe the next one, also no leader of the Guardians of Light. Anyway, drop a review, follow, favorite, all of that good stuff if you so desire. Bye! God it still hurts...

-Aftermath-

"Is this a prelude to what's going to happen later?" Violet asked, Kya glared at her, and pushed down some more. Violet was lying on her back, one of her legs was being held by Kya by the ankle, and being pushed against her body. They were doing a flexibility exercise, but Violet was getting rather worked up from it.

"Violet, shut up." Kya told her, Violet just smiled up at her. Kya pressed Violet's leg down for a few more moments, before she pulled it away, and sat it on the ground, before doing the same to the other leg.

"Well, can you blame me? Although maybe I should have put panties on…" Violet trailed off absentmindedly, Kya just gave her a look, Violet was dressed in a loose fitting shirt, and baggy shorts, Kya angled her head and sure enough she could see that Violet had nothing on underneath her shorts, Kya shook her head and blushed a deep red.

"Violet, why don't you have any panties on? What possible reason could there be?" Kya asked, Violet blushed.

"Well, you were going to be close to me… Doing this, so I just figured I'd prepare early just in case." Violet told her, Kya just shook her head.

"You're an idiot." Kya muttered, Violet glared at her.

"Well, excuse me Kya, for wanting to go a little further with my girlfriend. I just want to make you happy." Violet snapped, Kya's face twisted in a grimace, pushing down a little harder on Violet's leg unconsciously, Violet yelped in pain, and Kya immediately tore her hands away.

"Violet, are you okay?" Kya asked, concern lacing her voice, as she placed Violet's leg back down on the ground, Violet nodded, but her chin was quivering. Kya glared at her. "Violet, don't lie to me, I need to know if it's bad enough where I need to heal you."

"You hurt me…" Violet muttered, Kya looked at her panicked.

"Violet, I didn't mean to…"

"I know! But you still hurt me!" Violet whined, looking up at Kya with glassy eyes. Kya struggled to find words to respond with. Kya's blue eye twitched as she tried to think of things to say.

"How about you get a free shot at me?" Kya offered, Violet looked at her in confusion. "Come on, one free shot." Kya said, with an unsure look. Violet nodded, and sat up. Kya closed her eyes, and waited for Violet to hit her.

Instead she felt soft lips press into her own, Kya raised her eyebrows as Violet pulled away with a blush. Kya opened her eyes to see an unsure look on Violet's face.

"I'm sorry… I know you didn't mean to." Violet apologized before getting up, and crawling into the bed, curling up under the covers. Kya let out a sigh, and got up, looking down at Violet, and looking outside. It was around midnight.

"Violet, do you know that I've never watched a sunrise?" Kya asked, with a small smile, and a slight blush, Violet poked her head out from underneath the covers.

"Really? Well, neither have I." Violet said, Kya's smile brightened as both colors of her eyes sparkled, she held out her hand.

"Then get up. We're staying up all night together, and watching the sunrise in the morning." Kya said, Violet raised an eyebrow.

"Why cant we just sleep until sunrise?" Violet asked with a raised brow, she grabbed Kya's hand.

"You'll oversleep, and you know it. Plus it's only six hours, six hours we could spend together, and not asleep." Kya told her, pulling the blonde up.

"I thought you needed sleep for tomorrow. It's not responsible to stay up when you have a meeting tomorrow." Violet pointed out teasingly, Kya shook her head.

"Some things are worth it. You're worth it Violet. I want to share this with you." Kya told her, Violet smiled brightly, and jumped on top of Kya, luckily the Guardian could support both of them, Violet peppered kisses down on Kya's face, causing the Guardian to laugh loudly.

-Aftermath- Virtuoso City, Darnell Residence-

"I suspect you have questions…" Zack said, Damon glared at him and nodded. His breathing heavy, hands shaking, a thousand thoughts running all at once, in a deafening cacophony, it was finally time for some damn answers. Zack was friends with his father, he could tell him everything, Zack kept tabs on all his friends.

"Damn right I do. I wanna know where he is." Damon spat out, clutching a letter in his hands. Zack smiled sadly, and nodded slightly, he laced his fingers together and rested his chin on them, elbows on his knees. Vani had her arms folded behind her back, she looked ready for anything.

"I understand your frustrations. But you have to know, he never wanted to hurt you, or your mother. Things just happen." Zack told him, in a calm voice. It was very comforting, but Damon wasn't looking for comfort, he wanted answers. He had wanted answers for years now. "It's in there, or at least… His apology is." Zack said, referring to the letter. Damon glared at him.

"I don't need an apology, I want to find him, and ask him what the hell he was thinking abandoning us like that." Damon said, his grip on the letter tightened, crinkling it in his hand. Zack had held onto this for years. His dad had given it to him before he left, and Zack had held onto it until the time was right.

"I know. I know Damon. I know you're not looking for anything other than answers, but you have to know… What you find, it may not be like you think. It may not be satisfying, it may hurt you, even break you. I just want to make sure you're prepared for that." Zack told him, Damon nodded, but kept his glare.

"Stop dancing around it. Just tell me already! I can take it!" Damon exclaimed loudly, Vani raised an eyebrow, but otherwise didn't move. Zack let out a sigh and nodded.

"I'm the reason he's gone. I would guess you could have figured that out. He worked for me, or rather he was a friend, who I asked a favor of. Perhaps this favor was too much, because it nearly broke him. He would barely even speak after it was over." Zack explained, Damon nodded. He remembered his father being like that all of a sudden, for the entire month before he left.

"So, I should be blamin' you then, right? That what you're sayin'?" Damon asked, Zack nodded, a pain running deep in his eyes, it was out of place among the usual joy, and happiness.

"He came to me one day, told me it was too much. That he needed some time… Time away from everyone, and everything to recover fully. He hated leaving you two behind, but he had to take care of this he said. He was so… Determined to fix himself for you, and your mom's benefit. Everything he did was for the two of you." Zack told him, Damon just shook his head slightly.

"So, where did he go?" Damon demanded, Zack let out a sigh.

"I didn't ask at the time… And I still cant. Not with certainty of course. But, Vani has a lead that may tell us where he is. The catch is, he only trusts Vani with the information, not even I can get it out of him. We don't know how good it is, or if it's accurate, but it's something." Zack told him, Damon nodded.

"So, she goes, and get's the info?" Damon asked, Zack smiled.

"Well, yes, but your father could relocate at anytime, and it's too dangerous for you to travel by yourself. Vani, and her apprentice will accompany you." Zack said, Damon looked at him.

"I can do it myself." Damon said firmly, Zack just glared at him.

"You're a Protector of Balance, and thus, you are under my command. I wont lose you because of pride Damon. This is an official mission, Tyreese was a friend, and a strong, and capable warrior. I am sending you, Vani, and her apprentice to find him, and bring him back if at all possible." Zack told them, his voice a calm, unwavering dominance. What he said was final.

"As you wish Sir, but what about your protection?" Vani asked, Zack smiled brightly at her, bright blue eyes sparkling, they did that every time he smiled, and sometimes when he didn't.

"I'll be fine Vani. I'm a big boy, I can take care of myself." Zack told her, she nodded obediently, and looked to Damon, as did Zack. "We'll leave you alone to read that letter… Gather only the essentials, don't know how long you'll be gone, but once you leave the house, your mission begins." Zack told him, standing up from his seat, smiling at Damon again, before he left the room, Vani behind him.

Damon bit the inside of his cheek, and moved the letter up so he could glare at it. His grip loosened slightly, he let out a shuddering sigh, he was going to find his dad, and get some answers, finally get some answers. Hopefully, they would be the right ones, hopefully he would come back. He let out another sigh, and ripped the envelope open, prepared to read whatever apology his father had for him.

-Aftermath- Valentine Residence-

"That's wonderful Katie! Do you want me to put it on the fridge?" Jesse asked, Katie nodded quickly, and energetically. He smiled down at her, taking the paper from her, and patting her head, she smiled and followed him to the fridge. Jesse smiled as he placed the paper on the fridge, and used a magnet spell to keep it there.

One the paper was a drawing in crayon of Katie, Jesse, their mom, and Emily. With an angel watching over them. It nearly brought a tear to Jesse's eye, Katie was so sweet. He bent down, and scooped her up, giving her a big hug, she laughed, but nothing came out, it never did, it never had.

"Emily's gonna come by later, and we're all going to go to the park. How's that sound?" Jesse asked happily, Katie responded by wrapping her arms around his neck, and giving him a quick kiss on the cheek. He chuckled slightly. He only wished that his dad was here with them, but he had passed away when Katie was a baby. She had it easier than he did, she didn't get a chance to really know him, but he did, and it hurt when he died.

"Is this a family moment? Am I interrupting?" Emily asked, making Jesse jump slightly, and turn around. He smiled at the orange haired girl, as did Katie. Jesse sat her back on the ground, she ran over, and kissed Emily's hand sweetly, Emily smiled down at her, and pat her head. "Ready to head out cutie?" Emily asked, Jesse smiled at them.

Katie nodded several times, before running towards the door to get her shoes, and a coat on. Emily smiled, and took a few steps towards Jesse, giving him a quick kiss. He smiled, and happily returned the favor, before pulling away.

"How was your day?" Jesse asked, Emily shrugged.

"It was good so far. I need to be home by seven tonight though. It's a whole family thing." Emily explained as the two of them made their way into the living room, Jesse nodded.

"Well, I got work at eight, so that works out." Jesse said, with a smile. "Things are finally starting to pan out for us. My mom's about to pay off the house, and car, so that should free up some Munny. It's not fixed, but it's a start you know?" Jesse asked, Emily smiled at him.

"That's amazing Jesse! That's pretty big! Maybe we could even afford to go out on a proper date then!" Emily exclaimed, happily, Jesse blushed, with a guilty frown.

"I'm sorry. I know, I'm a terrible boyfriend. You deserve so much better." Jesse muttered, causing Emily to glare at him. She placed her hand on his cheek, and made him look at her.

"I was joking. I'm perfectly satisfied with our relationship as it is, don't worry about it so much babe." Emily told him sincerely, running her hand through his hair, he smiled at her, as Katie bounded back to them, ready to leave for the park. Jesse smiled at his younger sister, and grabbed his own coat, and scarf.

"Looks like we're all ready then. Let's go." Jesse said, moving to open the door, and wincing as the hinges protested, squeaking rather loudly. He glared at the door as Emily, and Katie left the house. He really needed to get that fixed soon, he closed the door, the hinges squeaked again, and he let out an irritated sigh as he locked the door.

"So, where's Violet?" Emily asked, looking to Jesse, who shrugged. The three began their walk to the park, Katie holding onto Jesse's hand firmly, with a smile on her face.

"Radiant Garden. Another world, she went with Kya to this meeting with the leader of the New Guardians of Light. I would assume she's sleeping, since it's around midnight there." Jesse told her, Emily tilted her head curiously.

"What do you mean? Like, does it have a different time spectrum?" Emily asked, Jesse nodded.

"Actually yes. Most worlds run on their own time frame. Like different time zones. Radiant Garden is close enough where it only runs exactly half a day ahead of our world." Jesse explained, Emily nodded.

"I'm glad I don't have to worry about that. Going to different worlds and all that… It sounds too complicated, and dangerous. How did they even get there?" Emily asked him, Jesse shrugged.

"I don't actually know. They could've traveled by Corridor of Light, but as far as I know, neither of them know how to do that yet. Maybe they had a Gummi Ship? I know that Cidney has a garage here where she works on them." Jesse told her, Emily hummed, and leaned against him, he smiled at her.

"I hope they're okay… You don't have to leave anytime soon right?" Emily asked, Jesse shook his head.

"Not as far as I know." Jesse told her, she smiled, and kissed his cheek. Katie tugged on his hand a few times, until he looked down at her. "What is it Katie?" He asked sweetly, she pointed to the park, which they were close too. He smiled down at her. "Go on ahead then, we'll be there soon." Jesse said, Katie smiled, and kissed his hand before she bounded off.

"Jesse! What brings you here?" Arthur asked, Jesse looked up to see the blonde boy giving him a smirk, as per usual. Jesse smiled at him.

"Nothing much, just taking my little sister to the park." Jesse told him, Arthur nodded, as his eyes drifted over to the pretty girl on Jesse's arm.

"And who's the hot one?" Arthur asked, Emily blushed, and Jesse glared at him.

"I'm Emily, Jesse's girlfriend. You're one of his friends from school right? The one who smokes a lot?" Emily asked, Arthur smiled at her and nodded as the three sat down on a bench, over looking the equipment that several children, including Katie were playing on.

"That's me. Jesse never told me he had a pretty girlfriend. I'm Arthur by the way, it's a pleasure to meet you." He said politely, Emily smiled and shook his hand. Jesse smiled as he leaned back against the bench watching Katie play. He had to keep an eye on her, make sure she didn't get hurt.

"What are you doing here though? You don't seem like the type to come to a park and watch kids play." Emily told him, he smirked, and shrugged.

"Nothing much to it. I saw Jesse and decided to chill with him for a while. I hope I'm not interrupting anything, I can leave if you guys want to be alone." Arthur offered, Emily gave him a warm smile.

"No, it's fine. We were just going to watch Katie play anyway. I promised I would take her to the park." Emily told him, Arthur nodded, with a smirk.

"Why just watch? Who says we cant go over there and play too? Sometimes it's nice to cut loose and just play." Arthur told them, Emily laughed, and looked to Jesse.

"What do you say babe?" Emily asked, Jesse smiled at her.

"Why not?" Jesse said, with a big grin on his face. The three got up from the bench, and ran over to the equipment where the children were playing. Katie jumped up and down when she saw Jesse, and Emily coming to play too.

"I'm gonna get'cha!" Emily exclaimed, running towards Katie with her arms out, Katie made a fake face of fear, and ran away from her, as Jesse, and Arthur went around to flank her.

"I'll protect you from the monsters Princess!" Some little boy exclaimed, as he held up his fist, guarding Katie from Emily, who smiled at him. Arthur was about to step in when a girl latched onto his leg.

"I'll help take this one down!" The little girl exclaimed, Arthur smiled a bit.

"Oh no! How will I ever escape this?" He exclaimed dramatically, as he fell to his knees, and little girl laughed, and jumped on his back. He chuckled, as Emily leaped at the boy, Katie ran away, only to be swooped up by Jesse.

"I got you now!" Jesse exclaimed, with a laugh, Katie smiled, and nuzzled into his neck, before patting his shoulder with her hands, he nodded, understanding what she wanted. He moved her so she was sitting on his shoulders, he held onto her feet, while she spread her arms wide, pretending to be an airplane. Emily laughed, and did the same to the boy, as did Arthur with the girl.

-Aftermath- Radiant Garden, Hotel Radiance- A few hours later-

"Violet… Come out here." Kya said, turning from the balcony to look inside. Violet let out a sigh, and got up. She walked out onto the balcony, where Kya waited with a small smile.

"Is it almost time?" Violet asked, Kya smiled at her, and threw an arm around her shoulders, pulling the blonde against her, Violet smiled up at the Guardian, feeling safe, and secure, as usual in her arms.

"Yeah… Come on." Kya said, as she removed her arm from Violet's shoulder, and swung a leg over the railing, Violet just looked at her questioningly. Kya smiled as she saw on the railing, it was uncomfortable, but something about it was worth it.

"Isn't sitting on the railing of a balcony three stories up dangerous?" Violet asked, Kya smiled at her, and extended her hand.

"It's exciting… Come on, don't you trust me Violet?" Kya asked, Violet looked at her hand and blushed, before she took Kya's hand, and stepped over the Balcony, Kya helped pull her into a sitting position, and soon enough the blonde was resting her head on Kya's shoulder, while Kya rested her head on top of Violet's.

Not a word was spoken between them after that as the crimson, and orange light slowly came up over the horizon. Lighting the beautiful skyline before them, bright orange decorating the cascading fountains of water that the city was famous for. The large Castle, which had largely been redone in the years after Xehanort's defeat being outlined by the light.

"It's… wow…" Violet breathed out, speechless by the sheer beauty of the scene before her. But it wasn't just that, it was the whole experience, sitting here with Kya, in another world. Violet was at peace for once, she wasn't moving, or fidgeting like usual, she was just… There. In the moment. With Kya.

Kya only smiled, genuinely. Before now, she hadn't done so very often, nor did she know that the worlds could have so much… Color, and beauty, and life. It was another experience entirely, her entire history with Violet was. To them getting trapped in the world with the bright purple sunsets, to Violet's constant nagging at her over the past months to get out and enjoy life.

Things just seemed more… Alive to Kya, so bright, and colorful. The way the ocean sparkled in the light, the way that Violet's hair shone in the sunlight, that smiling face, those dazzling caramel eyes of hers. Kya never knew that something like that could sparkle with life the way Violet's did, always dancing with some sort of happiness inside of them.

This moment would forever be remembered by both of them. Just as the first time Kya saw Violet. On the first day of school. Violet had stepped out of the car, and just stared up at the school, and the sky. Kya had just watched in awe, she had never known anyone that had made her feel like that, since that time, everything changed, things became brighter, warmer. It was something, some emotion that Kya couldn't place into words, not until now… It was Love.

-Aftermath-