-Introducing a few new characters. Stay tuned

I had finally been released from the hospital early Wednesday morning, and told to take it easy on my stomach.

The knife wound hadn't been terribly deep, but it had been enough to do moderate damage, so of course I had to be careful not to open the stitched up wound. I had been told to come back in two weeks to have the stitches removed, and wasn't very happy about that.

The nurse who had been taking care of me seemed to be overly fond of Eric, and had asked for his number. He offered to take her out on a date, and she had accepted. So while I was at the park today with Tyler, they'd be at a movie.

I felt kind of bad for Maka, because she'd been left at home by herself so often since she'd joined the family. I didn't want to ditch Tyler though, and I certainly couldn't take her with me to the park, so I left her some catnip before I left.

I had waited until about 3:30 to even start getting dressed to go to the park. Fortunately, I hadn't seen much of Sonny, or even thought much of him. But I knew that wouldn't last, because he always seemed to find a way back.

As I walked to the park, I held a hand over my stomach. It ached, and I regretted not asking Eric to drive me here instead of walking. I finally walked through the gate, and looked around for Tyler. I spotted him almost immediately.

He was leaning against a tree, his iPod in hand. I approached him slowly, and as he looked up, he smiled. I sat down beside him, and he hugged me. "How's your stomach?" he asked quietly, and I pulled up my shirt to show him. He gently ran a hand around the skin close to it, careful not to touch it.

"It looks better than it did..." I looked at him, and he smiled bitterly.

I leaned against his shoulder. "It doesn't hurt as bad, unless I walk a lot."

"Then don't walk?" he suggested, and shot me a grin.

I laughed quietly. "I kinda had to.."

"I'll carry you home." He winked, and I rolled my eyes. "I'll live."

With a playful frown, he moved around so his arm was over my shoulder. He pointed across the park, to a tall girl, with dyed black and brown hair.

"I forgot to tell you that I have a sister... she's adopted of course, but she may as well be a blood relative. She's a lot like me. My dads have this thing for scene kids." He laughed jokingly. "I call her that a lot, because it annoys her, but she's actually pretty cool."

I watched the girl, and what I could only assume was her boyfriend. The boy had his back turned to me, and was talking to her. I saw her shake her head and grab his arm, and as they started towards us, my breath caught in my throat.

Out of all the people she could have been with at that moment, she had to pick Sonny.

-Sorry for the short chapter, but you know me I will update really soon. Thanks for reading