I'm very sorry for the long wait! I had writer's block and was stuck. blegh... but here is the next chapter finally!

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I know some of the lyrics are wrong, i did that on purpose.

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Chapter 13

Nichalos felt an immense sense of relief as the door opened and Nix walked into the room, Robyn's mom close behind her. He quickly stepped out of the way as the other children, not including Robyn, swarmed her, all chattering excitedly.

Nix smiled down at them warmly, answering their questions with ease born from experience. Nichalos looked at Robyn as he sidled up next to him, leaning against the wall and watching the spectacle as well.

"Aren't you going to join them?" Nicky asked, as he hugged Tobi closer for comfort. From his place around his neck, Sasori watched the red haired boy closely, feeling a strange feeling tighten his chest and making his fur puff up a little. He realized he was digging his claws into Nicky's shoulder when the boy winced below him and reached up to gently pat him on the head. He relaxed his claws and butted his head gently against the boy's fingers in apology.

"Naw, I see Nixy pretty often because mom's good friends with her, the other kid's don't," Robyn said, shrugging casually

"Ok, now i'm pretty sure that it's Misty's turn to choose the first song, Timothy, Lucas and June, you three get to pick next, alright?"

"I want the light song!" a little girl in a wheelchair said excitedly, leaning as far forward as her IV would allow.

Nicky looked over at Robyn is confusion, "the light song?" he asked quietly.

Robyn just shrugged a shoulder towards nix, who was approaching the old piano in the corner.

She sat down and put her hands on the keys, taking a slow deep breath before her fingers started moving rapidly across the keys. A catchy, sweet melody rose from the piano.

Nicky felt himself drawn in as Nix started to sing.

"Here I go, here i go, feel better now, feel better now.

Here I go, here I go, it's better now, feel better now.

Do you remember, when we fell in love?

Did you expect me to reason with thunder?

I still remember when time was frozen,

what seemed forever was just a moment.

Hurry up, hurry up, there's no more waiting,

We're still worth saving.

Feel the light,

Shining in the dark of night.

Remember what we forgot,

I know it's a long shot,

But we're bringing it all back, yeah we're bringing it all back.

Feeling goosebumps shiver down his back, Nichalos quickly pulled his phone out and began to record Nix singing to show the others later.

Once she finished the first song, she sang the other children's song requests before she announced that she only had time for one more song before it was time to go.

"This song is very special to me," she said softly before starting the next song.

"They like to kick you when you're down,

Like it better when you're on the ground.

And up till now i've never made a sound,

Uh oh, uh oh...

I bet they never had a broken heart,

But they sure know how to beat the hell out of one.

Sometimes I think they do it just for the fun

Hey, hey...

But no I'm not leaving, even though I'm bleeding

Even though this nightmare makes me wish I was dreaming,

Even though I hate it, i'm gonna take it,

Until I win.

Cuz I'm a comeback, I'm a comeback kid.

Don't know why bad things happened, but they did,

I don't think I deserve the hurt I get, but I'm made for it,

It's not the end, not it's not the end,

Cuz I'm a comeback kid.

Down for a moment, I'll get up again,

Looks like I'm breaking, but it's just a bend.

It's not over yet, cuz in the end,

I'm a comeback, I'm a comeback kid.

I'm gonna finish what I started now

You interrupted me with all your doubts,

How dare you forget where I started out.

But no i'm not leaving, even though I'm bleeding,

Even though this nightmare makes me wish I was dreaming,

Even though I hate it, I'm gonna take it,

Until I win...

Cuz I'm a comeback, i'm a comeback kid.

Dont' know why bad things happened, but they did,

I don't think I deserve the hurt I get, but I'm made for it,

It's not the end, not it's not the end.

Cuz in the end, I'm a comeback, I'm a comeback kid.

Down for a moment I'll get up again,

Looks like I'm breaking, but it's just a bend,

It's not over yet, cuz in the end...

I'm a comeback, I'm a comeback kid.

I believe in what I am, I believe in what I was,

I believe in losing you, I've never been given so much.

I believe it's been eight years, the worst I'd ever lived,

But i believe i'm better now, than I've ever been.

I believe that ever since everything went south,

I believe in every word that's come out of my mouth.

I believe they miss me, but you don't have to miss me,

Cuz i'm not leaving again.

Cuz i'm a comeback, I'm a comeback kid,

Down for a moment, I'll get up again,

Looks like I'm breaking, but it's just a bend,

It's not over yet, cuz in the end,

I'm a comeback, I'm a comeback kid.

I'll save you a spot in my big parade,

You're all invited on my comeback day,

I'll serve you ice cream and lemonade...

When nix finished her song everyone was quiet for several moments until Nix stood up to get ready to leave. The other children unfroze and all clamoured for her attention before she left.

To the side, Nicky was silent as he stopped the recording, feeling shaken. Knowing her past, the song that she had just finished was even more powerful. Robyn gave him a knowing look but didn't say anything other than a goodbye as he numbly followed Nix out of the door once she'd given all the other kids goodbye hugs and ruffled Robyn's hair affectionately.

It was only when they were in the car that nicky finally spoke once again.

"That was amazing." he said softly.

Nix glanced at him out of the corner of her eye and turned back to the road with a small smile.

"What was the name of that last song?" he asked softly.

"Comeback kid, by the band perry," she answered.

"I understand why it's a powerful song, but why is it so special to you?" he asked hesitantly, not sure if he was overstepping boundaries or not.

To his surprise, she answered willingly.

"After the police saved us, and i was in the hospital this was a song that I listened to a lot. It gave me the strength to let go of most of my hatred, to be able to move on instead of letting it destroy me. Without that song I might not have ever become a police officer, and I wouldn't have been able to help save all the children I've been able to save,"

Nicky thought about what she said the rest of the way to the house, the kittens who were with them silent as well.

Once they got back to the house he went to his room and set Sasori on the bed.

"I have a question, you mentioned seals one time last week, about how they can do almost anything if you have the right sequence, right?" he asked.

The air around the red kitten shivered and when his eyes refocused, there was a young redhaired man sitting across from him on the bed cross legged.

"Yes, I remember..." he said slowly, after looking down at himself in mild surprise.

"Could you teach me? I want to try to make something for Nix," he said, fidgeting slightly on the bed.

"What do you want to learn seals for?" Sasori asked, his normally bored ember eyes looking suspicious. No doubtedly remembering the last time Nickalos wanted to learn something.

Nicky leaned forward and explained his idea to the former puppet.

Once he was done, Sasori sat back for a few moments, deep in thought.

"That is a fascinating idea, I don't know if it would be possible, but I would be willing to teach you seals." Sasori began.

"On a few conditions," he continued, raising a hand when Nicky perked up excitedly.

"You will never attempt to create any seal without one of us supervising. Seals done incorrectly are incredibly dangerous. You will also memorize every seal, it's function and purpose, be able to describe in detail what it does, and be able to draw it perfectly before you will begin putting them together. If you do not follow all of these rules, I, nor any of the others will teach you. Do you understand?" Sasori said warningly.

Nicky nodded immediately, willing to agree to anything Sasori said in order to learn.