"Jenifer" She heard Mark scream in her head.
She stopped singing. Suddenly, she passed out.
"Jen?" Yuhi thought.
He ran back stage as they carried her back stage. He got back there and saw them fanning her. Her eyes started to open and she sat up.
"What happened?"
"What was that, Venus?" Her boss asked fuming.
"I…I don't know. I mean one moment I was fine…"
"Fine?! You were on fire! It was a full house."
"I just suddenly passed out. I don't know what happened. I think I'll be fine if I just go home and rest."
"Fine. You're not getting paid for tonight."
He began to walk away.
"What?!" Jen asked shocked.
"You didn't even finish one song. You don't deserve to get paid."
"B…but I need the money."
"If you need the money so bad, why not sell yourself? You could make a good $20." He said and left.
Jen stared after him appalled.
"It's a good thing I didn't tell him that I heard Mark calling before I passed out." She thought.
Yuhi fought the urge to hit the guy upside the head and went over to Jenifer.
"You okay?"
"Yuhi, can you give me a ride home?" She asked.
Something was on her mind, he could tell.
"What's wrong?" He asked.
"I'll explain on the way." She said.
Her voice sounded off even to her own ears. Yuhi nodded and helped her up. Together they went and got Suzumi, Mrs. Q, and Aya.
"What happened?" Suzumi asked as they began to drive.
Jen was staring silently out the window, her mind racing.
"Jenifer?" Suzumi questioned.
"I heard Mark…right before I passed out."
The car was silent.
"I think he's in trouble. I…I don't think I could handle losing him."
"I'm sure he's fine." Yuhi said trying to comfort her.
She didn't respond. As soon as the car stopped, Jen threw open the door and ran to her house. Fear flooded through her when she saw her front door knocked down.
"Mark!" She screamed and jumped over the broken door.
"Jen wait up!" Yuhi called.
He went after her. She sat on the ground with Mark in her arms. She was shaking.
"Jenifer?" Yuhi asked.
Suddenly, Jen began to glow. She began floating in the air.
"Yuhi, what's…?" Aya began then she saw Jenifer. "What the…"
"Yuhi we have to calm her down!" Suzumi said. "She could hurt herself."
"Jenifer calm down." He said.
He went to touch her arm then wood chips from the floor came up and put a wall between him and her. Her hair had come out of it's braided bun and her contacts fell out, but clutched in her arms was a small boys body.
"Oh no." he whispered.
"Yuhi, we have to do something." Aya said.
"Jen, it's me Yuhi."
"Yu…Yuhi?" Jen stuttered.
Then she remembered whose body was clutched in her arms. The light grew stronger and the wood chip wall thickened. Tears began to fall.
"Jen its okay, just calm down."
No response. Tears hit the ground, but her state didn't change.
"Jenifer Amo Amicitia!" He yelled. "I know you can hear me. Please calm down."
"Yu…Yuhi?"
"Yes, its me. Jen calm down. Please."
The light dimmed and the wall slowly disappeared. They (Aya, Yuhi, and Suzumi) saw Jenifer's feet touch the ground, then she collapsed, normal.
"Jen?" Yuhi whispered.
She groaned and used all her strength to push herself up as Yuhi ran to her side.
"Jen are you okay?" he asked softly.
She slowly and weakly lifted her head.
"Yu…hi…Yuhi?"
Jen then collapsed into his arms crying.
"What happened?' He asked trying to comfort her.
"He's dead." She said between sobs.
"Who?"
She looked at the small boy's body next to her and cried harder.
"No." Yuhi whispered. "Not…"
He trailed off staring at the body.
"Yuhi what is it?" Suzumi asked.
"Nectatum." Jen sobbed.
"Yuhi?" His sister asked softly.
"We…we need to get her out of here." He replied fighting back his own tears.
"No!" Jen screamed.
"Jenifer, please."
"No! I won't leave Mark."
"Jen I'm sorry. Come with me without fighting please."
Although she was weak, she managed to pull away from Yuhi and held Mark's bloody, lifeless body tightly in her arms and let the tears fall freely. Aya came and knelt nest to Yuhi. Her hand immediately went to her mouth as she gasped horrified. Mark had been shot in the chest.
"J…Jenny?" An extremely weak voice called from Jen's arms.
"Mark?!"
"I…I knew you'd…come home soon."
"Sh. Its okay, sweetie. I'm here now"
"I…I made you a card. I…its on my table."
"Save your strength."
"Th…these men came. Th…they wanted to see you. I di…didn't tell them anything."
"Mark…"
"Remember that…Chipmunk movie? How…we said one day…we…would see the world too? Wi…will you sing that song? Please?"
"Okay. I will." Jen promised through her tears.
"Gratias tibi. T…tea mo."
"Te amo."
Jen took a deep breath to steady her voice before singing her brother's last request.
"singing Gliding through the air ways, making the right stops. Through a storybook of places making all our drops. See the cliffs of Dover and over to the right are the snowy white-capped Alps, majestic ending bright. Hey don't you know that we're off to see the world. We're off to find our dreams. Why are our hearts beating so fast? Why is there suddenly a brand new home inside us that is sure to last? Hey don't you know that we're off to see the world we're off to find things new. So we will follow every clue just if there's suddenly a chance to find if all we've dreamed in dreams was…true."
Her voice broke. Mark's eyes had shut as he drifted into a peaceful death.
"Te amo." She whispered. "V…vale."
She held him close and let the tears flow. Yuhi could no longer fight the tears and began to cry himself. Aya had turned away unable to bear the sight of the lovable littlie boy dead with her tears streaming. Suzumi even felt tears fall down her own cheeks.
"Jen…come on. Lets…lets go to my house, okay?" Yuhi said approaching her slowly.
She didn't move. He lightly placed a hand on her shoulder. She looked at him. Her sapphire blue eyes were filled with sorrow and red from crying. Her hair was tangled and askew. Spots of her brother's blood covered her.
"Yuhi, he's…he's…"
"I know. Come on. Let's go get you cleaned up."
He helped Jenifer lay mark down and helped her up. Since she was still weak, she collapsed almost immediately. Yuhi caught her and gently picked her up(bridal style). No one spoke on the way to the Aogiri's house.
"Jen…I wish there was something I could do." Yuhi thought.
Jen fell into an uneasy sleep. When the car stopped, Yuhi carried the poor girl inside and laid her on a bed.
"Yuhi?" Suzumi asked softly looking in the room.
He looked at his sister in law and shook his head sorrowful. She motioned for him to come and he did.
"How's she doing?" Suzumi asked.
"She's sleeping."
"What about you?"
He was silent a moment.
"I've never seen her like this." He said softly. "Who could do this? She's never done anything to deserve this. Why mark? He was just a little kid."
"Do you know it…if maybe she's a descendent?"
"You don't think…"
"It's a possibility."
"I can't believe they would go so far."
"She might be. Look at how she reacted with…his death."
"Let's just wait until tomorrow to sort this out. I think the death affected us all."
Suzumi nodded and went to bed.
"If it was the Mikage…then they are beyond forgiveness." He thought and went to bed.
