~~~~~~~ Barry's POV ~~~~~~~~

"Who do you think it could be?" I ask Dan.

"Considering it's that important, it's probably the bank or something." Dan replies.

"Yes, o-ok" Violet says from far away. She speaks again but we can't tell what she's saying. Violet eventually puts the phone down and walks back over towards us. She smiles and for some reason her head shoots up looking at the sky.

~~~~~~ Violet's POV ~~~~~~~~~

I wasn't going to cry in front of them, no chance in hell.

"Is everything ok?" Dan asks me.

"Y-yeah." I said but my brain was screaming 'DO YOU THINK I'M OK?!'

We head to Boots in the car, it was awkward. I get what I go in for, the contacts and I'd managed to find a couple spray cans of orange hair dye, and come back out on my own. The bag with my contacts in was now in my hand bag.

The ride back to Suzy and Arin's place was a little bit tense. Barry and Dan didn't speak at all, I practically had my back to them, keeping my attention out of the window, watching people fly by. Suzy, Ross, Holly and Arin were in the living room, playing Pretend Your Xyzzy (or Cards Against Humanity Online) together. They were laughing when I entered the house with Barry and Dan. Kevin was just quietly editing at the computer.

"So, how did it go?" Suzy asked turning around to smile at me.

"It's definitely something I was looking for." I say.

"Good-good. Are you coming to the gym with us? I'm sure Dan and Barry wouldn't mind driving you over there." Holly asks.

"No, I'll just watch over the house. I need to put my contacts in." I say taking off my glasses. "Get over the fact that my eyes are purple."

Holly just stared unbelieving, Arin was completely weirded out by my eyes. He tried not to be, but I could tell. I ran up to the bathroom when they left for the gym (Even Kevin went with them). The words I heard over the phone couldn't be erased from my mind. 'Your father is in a coma. He is unable to come home.' They just stuck in my mind. After I put my contacts in I decided to find their tissue box, sit in the middle of my bedroom floor and cry without locking my door. And this time it was an ugly cry.

"Dad! Why…" I cried. The front door opened. "I told you that you were too old to go out on the front line! But no, you can't listen to your own d-daughter!" I had surrounded myself with my duvet on my bed, lying down.

"Violet?" I heard Holly call. "Where are you?" Mimi and Mochi were at the side of my bed meowing at me.

I couldn't stop crying, what if my dad never woke up. "It's nearly my birthday dad!" I cry again. "Wake up for me. I'll wait for you." I'd left a note for them downstairs telling them what the phone call said and making sure they didn't bother me. My colleagues were too kind though, they ran upstairs and burst in to my room.

"VIOLET!" Suzy yelled. She startled me and I unravelled myself. Suzy literally ran at me, tightly hugged me and wouldn't let go.

"Please, you can tell us anything." She said. "Don't keep things like that to yourself, ever. We love you and we'll help you get through this, alright?"

"Thank you, for putting up with me. I love all of you. Please, don't feel sad for me, I am the only reason you know of this." I cried.

"Violet, I just want to get you to feel happy again, what do you wanna do?" Barry asked coming in to what was now a group hug.

"Let's all test our Halloween costumes out, hmm?" I suggest. "When I haven't been working on the dress for my birthday, I've made some props and Dan's hat. I'd really like to see everyone wearing their stuff."

"Cool, Holly. Do you have the stuff?" Ross asked.

"I'd never taken it out of the car, that's handy right?" Holly said. The 'O'Donovan' couple went and got their stuff from their car.

"Arin, lets change in to our things. To the master bedroom." Suzy said grabbing her husband's hand and pulling him out of my room.

"Dan, I have your costume along with Barry's and Kevin's costumes over there. I'll get my stuff and change in the bathroom." I smile.

I left the three men in my room after grabbing my stuff and just before locking the door I said- "When you're ready, go down to the office."

Locking up the bathroom door, I noticed the cats had followed me in. "Shit, I need my corset." I mumble, by now I'd already taken my top off and I didn't care (Don't worry, I had my bra on still). I quickly know on my bedroom door. "Dudes, can I get my corset. I kinda forgot it." Kevin unlocks the door after being alerted that I was needing to come in. I look at Dan. "Have you ever worn a shirt before? You've missed a button, such an idiot."

"What cup size you rockin'?" Dan asked while being really pervy, looking down my bra.

While I fix up his shirt buttons I reply. "It's a D, you fucking perv." I finish sorting out his shirt. "I only came in to get my corset, not to play 20 friggin' questions." I grab my corset and ran back into the bathroom. And put my costume on, I still have no idea why the cats were following me.

"'Scuse me, Moch." I say dodging the cat to reach the door. By now everyone was waiting for me. I put my clothes in the laundry basket in my room then head down the stairs. When I go in to the office I hear Suzy telling Dan off.

"When I passed Violets room, I heard her say 'you fucking perv' and I suppose she was talking to you, Daniel."

"Yes Ma'am… Oh look its Alice Liddell." Dan said.

"Ah, quite, Hatter. I get the idea." I quoted in my best 'Alice' accent that I could.

"About time too, Alice." Barry smiled when he said it.

"Blasted cat. Don't try to bully me! I am very much on edge." I smiled and went back in to my own persona instead of 'Alice's' persona. "See, I can quote it. Barry you do realise you just quoted your character."

"Did I?" Barry was surprised he managed.

"Yup… Well, shit." Violet spun around. "I'll be back in two minutes you just… do your thing… he he." I fluttered out of the room awkwardly but somehow I didn't give a shit.

"Violet, where are you going?" Dan called after me.

"Nowhere, just umm- do your thing." I called back. I don't know why I did it, my props were on the coffee table in the office. I took myself to my bedroom and sat on my bed. I had no idea what I was doing, it was almost as if I didn't have any control over myself, what-so-ever. "Violet, what are you even doing? What is wrong with me right now?" I forced myself to change, run down the stairs and go outside? I still have no fucking clue what I was doing. I saw the guys' car and I sat in the passenger seat. Why didn't they lock the door? Feeling curious, I flicked through the CD's. "Skyhill? Fuck it, let's chill here and listen to it." I stuck the unfamiliar disc in to the radio/ CD player in the car and pressed play. I ended up lying back in the seat and closing my eyes.

Soon, I was alerted by knocking on the car window. "Violet, what the fuck are you doing in Barry's car?" I heard a muffled Dan outside. I blushed and turned off the music.

Rolling down the car window. "Skyhill, huh? How longs that band been going on for? I know you're in it 'cause I recognise the voice."

"I'll answer when you get out of my friends car." Dan desperately wanted me to leave.

"No way in hell," I teased lightly. "Tell me what I need to know and maybe I'll consider it." I smile whilst sitting up.

"Well, umm, Skyhill was a failed band thing… that I was in."

"Dan, I wouldn't call it 'failed', you're really good." I chime.

"Oh, umm, thanks…. Get the fuck out of Barry's car, then." Dan awkwardly said. After bringing the window back up I swung open the car door before Dan could move. I hit his head with the door and after bouncing back, he was pacing the garden, bent over covering his forehead with both hands muttering to himself. Barry was at the door chuckling.

"You really thought I was gonna let you swear at me without consequences. Remember that I'm ex-cadet, I will not take insults lightly." Barry had come out of the door frame and patted Dan on the head. By now Arin was at the door, dying laughing, again. "Don't let the door hit ya, where the good lord spilt ya! Oh, wait, never mind. Too late." I teased and I decided to quote something I'd heard Dan say before.

"I swear, when I get my hands on you, Blackwell!" He said.

"No-no-no!" I cheerfully teased. "You can't catch me, cuz I'm frickin' Sanic!" By now Dan was chasing me around the garden, both of us were barefooted. Every other grump were watching, laughing, because Arin was laughing so hard. "Dan, you know how quick I cleared the apartment complex stairs, I got their before you guys did in the elevator. You aren't gonna catch me unless I trip." We'd done about six laps around Suzy and Arin's garden. "SANIC SPEED!" I yelled, still teasing the lanky man. "THIS ISN'T EVEN MY FINAL FORM!" I tease again. Eventually, Dan is in the middle of a lap and stops to breath. I couldn't stop, I was going so fast, luckily I can jump like a mother fucker. I leap frogged over Dan while trying to slow down. When I stop I catch my breath and push Dan to the grass while saying, "Sit down!"

Everyone at the door laughed as Dan fell to his stomach. "I'm really getting to know you Avidan, you're a funny perv that can sing but can't run for shit. There you are there's your new twitter bio."

"Welp…" Dan tiredly mutters while still face first in the ground. "Violet, you fucking cheetah. Warn me when you're gonna make me do that."

"Nope," I tease again. "That's the point. Tactics, good man, you need 'em." I say while pulling the bloke up to a sitting position.

"Blackwell, you are surprisingly athletic." Dan said.

"That's what Suzy asked for in the ad." I reply.

"She said 'fit' not 'athletic'."

"Same thing."

"I guess it is…"

"Do you need me to help you inside… by your hair?" I challenge.

"Bring it in, sistah!" Dan says.

"You do realise I actually mean it."

"Bet you can't though."

"You wanna bet?" I bend down and grab his hair. "I mean it Avidan. Are you sure you're ready."

"Ladies first." He says before screaming in pain. Dan obviously thought I was joking. "Aaagh! You can stop now."

"Stop under estimating a cadet then." I help Dan up and smile. "The lesson has been taught. Your tutoring is over."