I officially met Phoenix Benedict, once the laughter stopped. She was a small girl with a cynical smile, very pleasant too. I also met Karla, Saul, Trace, Uriel, Will, Xav and Yves, before Sky got into yet another quarrel, this one with her Soulfinder. Everyone seemed used to this, because they all sighed and made themselves comfortable.
Sky, as far as I could tell, was a hot chocolate addict, and Zed was refusing to make her any. After many fruitless pleads, she turned to Victor, who sighed heartily but did as she said.
Hours later, once we had finished our drinks, Sky was fast asleep. I, however, was not. I tossed and turned until dawn broke at 5am, then snuck out of the house. I grabbed a piece of chalk, and began to draw. One hour later, I finally finished. Wrapping my arms around my knees, I stared at my art, horrified.
"Sera?" Vic sounded worried, and I propelled myself into his arms, sobbing. I couldn't stand to look at the chalky image on the ground any longer.
VIC'S POV
I held her, stroking her hair as I stared at the picture Sera had just finished. A cage, with a human being collapsed inside. A human being with long, white-blonde hair.