AN: LOOK! I remembered my AN this time guys! *pauses* And that is why Cassie had to point out last chapter that that was the bad. Now things will get better right? Wrong. *sees looks* Hey! It took Wulf and Cassandra 200 pages for things to go right, so you can wait. *whispers* I don't know when things will start to get better though. *sees Cassie's glare* And now I'm going to go! So sit back, relax, and enjoy!

Disclaimer: I only own Fie and Cassie owns Grace and Dara!

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Fie sat on the porch swing, rocking it back and forth gently as she rubbed the tops of her arms where Otto had grabbed her before. Her knees were pulled up to her chest and her chin rested on top of her knees.

"Fie," Kyl called gently. Fie turned to smile at him, a small, sad smile on her face. "What's wrong?" Fie turned to look back over the yard. How many times had she and Dara stayed out well past dark with Grace watching over them? She had failed. "Hey, talk to me," he whispered as he knelt in front of her.

"Otto and Sav are going to kill me. Don't try to deny it. I was supposed to be with her, but I wasn't and they got hurt, Kyl."

Fie let out a sob and buried her face into her legs as Kyl moved to sit next to her and pulled her into his side.

"This isn't your fault, Fie Fie. It was an accident, babe, and they'll be fine. The girls are just fine." Fie turned and laid her head on Kyl's shoulder. "They are worried about Dara, but they won't hurt you Fie. I won't let them."

Fie cuddled closer to Kyl as he kissed the top of her head.

"She's one of my only friends."

Kyl frowned. "What are you talking about?"

"Dara. A lot of the Dark-Hunters still don't like my dad and they take it out on me too. Humans can tell there's something off with me, so they stay clear in class. Dara is the only friend I have that's not related to me." They sat in silence for a few moments. "Sometimes I think even Uncle Z detests every breath I breathe."

"That I will deny," Kyl said. Fie looked up at him. "I've seen Psycho-ass hate someone. He doesn't hate you, Fie. He just doesn't show positive emotions to anyone but Bob and Astrid." Fie kissed Kyl's neck. "Come on, you ready to go see Dara?" Fie hesitated and Kyl smiled at her. "Don't be afraid Fie, that's not the girl you are."

"No it's not, but that girl also didn't almost lose her best friend and goddaughters. I should have been there Kyl."

"Sarafina Magnus, are you really going to let Nick win?" Fie frowned in confusion. "He was the one who hurt her, not you and you know how Dara is. Hardheaded to the point of stupidity, so would she really have listened to you?"

Fie shook her head. "If anything I'm glad you weren't there. You aren't immortal yet, so who knows what might have happened to you."

"I'm fine, Kyl."

"And so is Dara, now," Kyl stood up and pulled Fie to her feet. "Are you ready to see her yet?"

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"HE'S DEAD! AS SOON AS ACHERON TELLS ME WHERE HE IS, HE'S DEAD!"

Grace and Tory sighed. There was the kicker. There was no way Ash was going to tell Savitar where Nick was. Not when he'd kill him without a second thought over an accident. Of course no one could get that it was an accident through Savitar's head so they were stuck listening to him explode.

"Savitar, please calm down." Grace said. "Both Nick and Dara have said it was an accident."

Tory sighed. "Brick wall."

Savitar didn't break stride at either of their words. He was so wrapped in his own thoughts of the most painful way to kill Nick that he wasn't hearing anyone. That was until he slammed into an invisible wall and got knocked on his ass. Then he was hearing himself curse over a bruised tailbone. He looked up and saw Tory laughing her ass off as Grace and the newly arrived Ash smirked at each other.

"That wasn't planned," Grace told Savitar. "but it did the trick."

Savitar wanted to glare at his wife but the look on Ash's face told him he was already walking a fine line and he hadn't even said anything yet. So he stayed silent.

"I just talked to Nick," Ash said.

Savitar cocked a brow. "Taking his last confession, Father Acheron?"

Ash pierced his oldest friend with a look. "No, I was trying to talk him out of handing himself over to Artemis so she could exact her revenge on him. He thinks he deserves it."

"He's just feeling guilty," Fie said walking in with Kyl.

Kyl stopped in his tracks. "Wait a minute, I thought we agreed it was Nick's fault!"

Fie rolled her eyes. "I was upset, Kyl. Not thinking straight. Of course it's not Nick's fault. Dara had to push certain buttons to get him to talk and things got out of hand. We knew this might happen."

"I didn't!" Savitar all but shouted.

Tory gave him a look. "Yeah cause they were really going to tell you that part."

Savitar looked at Grace. "Did you know?"

Her only answer was a clear 'duh' look on her face.

"No Sav," Fie said. "I was joking two seconds ago. We had no idea that Nick could possibly snap and take all of us out. That thought NEVER crossed our minds." she got a mock self-deprecating look on her face. "How foolish of us. How will Dara ever forgive us?"

Kyl pulled Fie away from Savitar as they all watched a vein twitch in his forehead.

"Look Sav," Ash said, approaching his friend and ignoring the 'Brave man' comment from his wife. He also ignored the pen and paper Tory manifested. She was probably writing his eulogy. "it was an accident. I know you're mad and scared but Nick did not mean to hurt her. If you saw how angry at himself he was, you'd know that."

Savitar glared at Ash. "Since you won't tell me where he is, I can't exactly see that, now can I?"

Ash felt his temper snap as he flashed blue for a moment before slamming Savitar back against the wall.

"Alright, I was trying to be calm about this because it's Dara and I know you're scared but I'm done." Ash said. "Nick did not hurt her on purpose. She has told you that, I've told you. Hell, everyone involved in this told you. Don't you think the fact that I'm actually talking to him without coming to blows means he's changed? Use your damn head, Savitar."

Savitar stared into Ash's swirling silver eyes and saw the honesty and anger on Nick's behalf. Pulling his temper in, Savitar realized that maybe Nick hadn't done anything wrong after all.

"Take me to him," he said.

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Ash flashed himself to the entrance hall of Katoteros and found Nick pacing. He sighed. At the rate they all paced, there'd be no floors left anywhere.

"Nick," the younger man turned towards him. "Sav wants to talk to you."

Nick swallowed. "Actually talk or slowly remove my entrails and dance on them while I bleed to death?"

Ash cocked a brow. Now there was a visual. "Actually talk. We managed to get through that steel fortress he calls a head and made him see it was an accident."

Nick exhaled. "Alright,"

The word had barely left Nick's mouth before Savitar, Grace and Tory appeared. Grace and Tory were wearing shirts that said 'Bouncer'. Nick slowly raised a brow. Alright then.

Grace saw the look and smiled. "We're here in case Savitar has a stupid moment and forgets we're stronger."

Nick nodded. Okay, that made him feel a lot better.

Savitar gave Grace a look before walking towards Nick. He noticed the way the Cajun stiffened up but didn't move away.

"I'm," Savitar tried not to choke on the word. "sorry, Nick." Gah, he didn't say it very often and it tasted funny. "I know now that you wouldn't have purposefully hurt Dara. Not with all she's done and will do to help you find your way home."

Nick frowned. "You're not going to ban her from helping me?"

Savitar sighed. "My daughter is a grown woman," he ignored Grace's comment of 'I bet that hurt to say'. "and she is perfectly capable of making her own decisions. While I would like for her to hold off any further training until the girls are born, I will leave it up to her. Just," he sighed again. "please try to make sure nothing like this happens again."

Grace looked at her husband. "Got a funny pain in your chest now?"

Tory snorted while Ash slapped a hand over his face. Now they knew where Dara got it from.

Nick smiled at Grace before sobering and looking at Savitar. "I promise you, Savitar, that if I ever feel like I'm going to react that way I did again, I will remove myself from wherever we are or send Dara away."

Savitar nodded. "Then we shouldn't have any more problems."

He held out his hands to Nick and the two shook.

Tory looked around. Ash frowned at her.

"What are you doing?" he asked.

Tory continued looking. "Waiting for the end to come."

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Otto held Dara's hand as she slept while his other hand ran lightly over her stomach, where the girls were also sleeping. While Ash didn't understand the source of Dara and Grace's powers he had been able to mimic Dara's ability to feel the girls for Otto. And he was glad that all three of his girls were finally resting.

"Stop thinking, Otto."

Otto smiled. Or so he thought. "You should be sleeping."

Dara cracked an eye open. "I would be if you weren't thinking loud enough for Nana and Papa to hear you in DC."

Otto laughed. If Jack could hear his thoughts-he stopped. That would be bad.

Dara laughed. "Relax Otto, Papa won't touch you. He'd have to get out of his wheelchair first and that would exhaust him."

Otto shook his head with a smile as he stroked Dara's forearm. Dara tipped her head.

"Hey," she said softly. "what's wrong?"

Otto sighed. "I was scared, Dara. So scared."

Dara took her hand from Otto's and ran her fingers through his hair. "I know but I'm okay and the girls are okay. And we'll be around to annoy you for a very long time."

Otto leaned up and kissed her. "Exactly what I wanted to hear."

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Alright so I just about killed Katie with the Savitar parts but hey, they were fun to write! And we'll ignore the line where Sav's looking into Ash's eyes. We know it makes them sound gay. I got ratted on to my mother for it. Okay, let us know what you think, flame policy stands and thanks for reading!

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