A/N- Just a little something extra that leads into the next story 'All Things Come to Light'.

Fina stared at the switch blade she held in her hands in utter fascination. It was so small and light and yet it was able to kill someone. She pressed the little switch on the side and the blade flicked out. It glinted in the light and even she could tell that it was finely crafted.

She opened up her palm and gently traced circles on it with the tip of the blade. It tickled a little. She then laid the edge of the blade against her skin and pressed into it. The edge bit into her flesh and blood beaded to the surface. Slowly, she drug the blade across her palm and watched as the blood welled up and pooled in her hand.

Fina took a deep breath and closed her eyes. She tried to focus her energy but nothing happened. The gentle warmth that was so familiar to her was gone. The only thing that she felt was the warm stickiness of her blood, dripping from her palm.

"What the hell Fina!?" San-Li said sharply. "You're dripping blood on my table! Again."

"Sorry." Fina mumbled. "I can't help it."

San-Li scoffed and set two mugs of steaming tea on the table. "You better help it or Fred won't let you come over here anymore. He'd kill me if he found out the truth behind your little 'cooking accidents'."

"Sorry." Fina mumbled again.

San-Li left the room for a moment and brought back gauze and antiseptic. She sat down at the table with a huff of annoyance and began to bandage Fina's hand. It had been a little over a month since she had gotten back from the Amazon.

"So I guess your healing powers are really gone." San-Li said quietly.

"Yeah." Fina nodded. "I'm fully mortal now."

"What about your shape shifting? Is that gone too?"

Fina shook her head. "No, it's still there. Fred would never let me continue living with Joe if I couldn't transform into a cat at the very least."

San-Li's mouth twitched up into a smile as she eyed Fina's bracelet. "I'm surprised he's not with you right now."

"Doctor's appointment." Fina pouted. "And he won't be done for another hour."

"Is it true that he actually proposed?" San-Li chuckled. "I thought that someone like him would balk at the idea of settling down."

"I don't think he meant it." Fina smiled softly and sipped her tea. "It was just the romantic moment and all that."

"Sure it was." San-Li chuckled rolling her eyes.

They were quiet for a moment and sipped their tea. It was a ritual of theirs for a while now, to set aside time out of their day to sit down and drink tea. San-Li was an amazing brewer and the tea was always perfect. Fina loved it because it gave them time to talk and bond, and she sensed that it helped San-Li relax after a stressful job.

Fina noticed that San-Li was staring down into her cup of tea. There were bags under her eyes, but instead of looking sad or upset, there was a certain calm, happy contentment over her.

"Have you told Sam yet?" Fina asked with a small smile.

San-Li smiled and sipped her tea. "Not yet. I just got back from a job and just called him not that long ago. I'll tell him soon though."

"How excited do you think he'll be?"

"Oh geez," San-Li groaned with a small smile. "The guy has been trying to get me to retire and go to school for more than two years now. I think he'll be more than excited to learn that I'm giving up the time thieving business."

"And are you going to go to school? Oo! You can take some online courses!"

"I said nothing about going to school." San-Li laughed. "But what about you? Are you planning on starting school? You'd get to see Fred even more."

Fina pressed her lips together and shook her head. "I don't think so. Fred's almost a senior and I'd probably have to start as a freshman. It'd be too embarrassing for him, especially when he graduates. But what are you going to do?"

San-Li shrugged and looked away. "I'll find something to occupy my time."

There was an impatient knocking on the door and Fina jumped up to answer it. Fred and Sam stood on the other side of the door and Fred broke into a huge grin when he saw her.

"Fred!" She cried out happily throwing her arms around him.

"Hey!" Fred laughed and hugged her. "I totally missed you. That stupid checkup took forever!"

"Fred was right, your new hair cut looks really nice Fina." Sam said politely.

"Thanks."

Fina then squeaked in surprise when Fred scooped her up bridal style.

"Come on," he said kissing her forehead. "Let's go back to my place, order a pizza, and watch some movies."

Fina sighed happily and closed her eyes. "That sounds wonderful."