After the funeral of Miguel Acosta, Noah's innocence had been proven and the young man was released.

Brooke and Noah's parents excitedly waited for him outside of the prison, Brooke would have been bouncing if not for the dread surrounding their lives.

The moment Noah became visible, behind the glass doors, Brooke rushed to hug and kiss him.

As soon as Noah exited the prison, passing by the closing door, Brooke jumped onto him. "Whoa!" Noah yelled.

Noah's parents smiled at the embrace, happy for their son.

Brooke and Noah securely embraced, keeping their lips pressed tightly against the others.

Randy, inside the front pocket of Noah's hoodie, squirmed against their embrace; making them chuckle.

They separated and took note of the others desire.

Brooke nodded and whispered, "More later tonight."

On the way back home, Brooke, Noah and his parents spoke as if their world wasn't swallowed in darkness. Enjoying their time together, blissfully ignorant to the reality of the ongoing murder case. All that mattered was Noah's return.

The teens chose to be with Noah's parents for the first few hours before hiding away.

In the living room, after Noah's mom left to cook dinner and his father trotting upstairs for the bathroom, Noah used this time to ask Brooke a somewhat somber question.

"Where are you living at?" Noah asked attentively.

Brooke sighed and wiped at her cheeks, as if to keep tears from falling. "I," she mustered a pitiful chuckle, "I am living at home. They're allowing me to live there since my mother will be returning soon."

"How soon?"

"Next week, I think, but it could be sooner." Brooke's voice now void of any false joy.

Noah held her close against his chest and pointed out the positive side. "I'm glad you get to spend time with your mom. I'm sure she's excited about it. What about you?"

Brooke smiled and sighed, letting out some of her melancholy. "Yeah." She looked up to him and gave him a quick peck on the cheek, silently thanking him.

After being told by Gabriel that he was no longer going to be hunted/attacked by Araya and her goons, Scott decided to skip class and meet Noah and the others to celebrate his release.

When Scott opened his door, he saw Araya standing against the wall with a scowl. Scott came out, closed his door, and asked, "What do you want?"

Araya answered his question with another question, "Does my grandson know of what I do?"

"Ask him." Scott walked away.

Araya whispered, "I will take no pleasure in it, but I will watch you die."

At Noah's house:

Audrey kept Noah company in his room while Brooke and Emma decorated downstairs for Noah's small party. She was petting Randy and asked, "So, this little guy just showed up in your cell?"

"Yep," Noah quickly replied. "I asked an officer and, apparently, Randy kept another inmate company, but just decided to walk over to me."

"The guy wasn't upset?"

"Oh, he wasn't there. He had died a while back, but Randy stayed in the guy's cell."

Audrey looked down at the ferret. "Loyal little guy, huh?"

Randy ran off of Audrey's lap and jumped into Noah's.

Noah chuckled and started petting Randy.

Audrey brought her head back in mild surprise, noting how it seemed like Randy understood her.

Scott came into Noah's home and saw balloons all over the floor, a table full of finger food, and Brooke in very small shorts.

"If that doesn't make Noah happy to be home, nothing will." Scott said, poking fun at Brooke's shorts.

Emma grinned at him, while setting the table, and called him a pervert.

Brooke, hanging up a Shawshank Redemption poster, said, "No, he's got a point. These are for exactly what you think they're for."

"And yes," Emma chimed in, "we are watching The Shawshank Redemption. Along with The Green Mile."

Scott furrowed his brows. "That one isn't as," he paused to choose his next word, "'heartwarming' as The Shawshank Redemption."

"Well," Brooke turned to Scott, "they're both movies by Stephen King that aren't horror and KINDA relate to the party."

Emma said, "I didn't know they were based on Stephen King books."

Brooke went to hang up the Green Mile poster, saying, "Oh, yeah. Noah actually has a theory about how The Green Mile is connected to The Shining and Dreamcatcher."

Scott smirks and looks to Emma, seeing the same devious grin on her face.

The two ask how the films are connected.

"Technically all of Stephen King's stories are connected, but Noah thinks these three are specifically connected because the boys in Dreamcatcher are given the ability to shine by an alien they met and he thinks John Coffey's healing power is his shine."

Emma held back a giggle and asked, "And what exactly is 'The Shine'?"

Brooke went to look at Emma like she was crazy, but saw Emma's amused look. She frowned in annoyance and turned to Scott to see the same look on his face. "You two are just SO funny." She rolled her eyes at them.

"Sorry," Scott said through a chuckle, "but you sounded just like Noah right then."

After that, all the friends got together in the living room and dining room and had a great time. Noah especially enjoyed watching Randy run to his friends, wanting to get petted by each one of them.

Later, Gabriel came into the dorm and saw Araya waiting for him outside his door.

"Abuela," he rushed to her, "what are you doing?"

"Waiting for you." Araya forced a smile.

"Why didn't you call or text me?"

Araya shrugged, saying she didn't know why. "I need to ask you something."

"What is it?"

"Do you know what I hunt?"

Gabriel's smile slowly faded. "Yes." He took a step back, getting closer to his door.

Araya squinted her eyes in curiosity. "How long have you known?"

"Ever since you started hunting my girlfriend back in high school."

Araya was surprised, she took a step forward, but Gabriel stepped back again. "Why did you not join us later?"

"Why would I join the people that hunted and killed my girlfriend!?"

"She killed an innocent man, mijo." Araya stayed calm, not wanting to fight with her only grandchild.

"You were hunting her before that!"

Araya practically growled, saying, "A Werewolf was dating my grandson."

"Typical." Gabriel said stoically. He turned from her, ignoring whatever she had to say and slammed his door in her face.

Someone knocked on Noah's front door.

Noah paused the movie they were all watching and answered the door to see Hector.

"Hey, man!" Noah greeted.

"Welcome back home, Noah." Hector shook Noah's hand.

"Thank you." Noah went to tell everyone Hector was there, but Hector interrupted him.

"I wish I could stay, but I just came to give you this." He handed Noah a Blu-Ray copy of the Frankenstein Legacy Collection.

"Awesome, thank you."

Hector noticed Randy on Noah's shoulder. "Hey, there, little guy." He went to pet the ferret.

Randy arched his back and hissed at Hector.

"Whoa, that's new." Noah said, genuinely shocked.

"Well, I better go. See you in class." Hector said with a wide smile and jogged back to his car.

"Yeah, see ya." Noah replied awkwardly.

When Noah sat back down, he looked to Emma. "Hey, Em. Has Hector ever asked you about your mom?"

Emma grinned at the awkward question. "I don't think he and I have ever talked. Why?"

"Just wondering."