Xqulth: YEA IM BACK!

Avery: Took you long enough…

X: I had crap to do…a lot of crap to do…

Griffin: Liar.

Xqulth: Well, the point is that I'm back. I had to go reread all that I had already written to do this chapter.

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David's penthouse suit was in New York, and I had to admit, as much as I hated the city, it was a nice place. It had a loft around the top and one wall was just windows, looking out over the city. The kitchen, however, was absolutely amazing. Even though I couldn't cook for my life, I knew a good kitchen when I saw one. As Griffin and Alex searched the penthouse for David, Casey and I went to raid the kitchen. Casey went through the cabinets and I went through the refrigerator. As I reached for a can of Mountain Dew I heard the electric hum of a shock stick behind me. I spun around prepared to throw the can of Mountain Dew at the holder of the shock stick. A semi tall man stood with a shock stick in his hand. He was wearing a brown jacket. Behind him was a shorter woman with long brown hair and brown eyes.

"Who are you two and what are you doing in my apartment?" He said, aiming with the shock stick. Suddenly, Griffin Jumped behind him and grabbed the shock stick.

"What the hell are you doing?" He said with a glare at David.

"What are you doing here?" David asked Griffin with a tone of vindictiveness.

"Oh no, not you again." The woman added

"Oi, you invaded my lair last time and then you two went and got it destroyed. Then you," He said pointing a David, "Went and left me in power line. Power lines."

"You were going-." David began, but was cut off by Griffin.

"Kill him, yes. However, he kills us so in a point, it's an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth."

Me, sitting on the counter decided to put in my two cents, "Not that I'm being critical of killing Roland, but an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind."

"No one asked you." Griffin and David clipped at me simultaneously. I shrugged, and jumped when Casey suddenly charged David. Out of instinct, I grabbed her shoulders and held her about the waist, holding her back.

"Let me go!" Casey demanded as she tried to struggle out of my grip, "It's his fault."

"What's my fault?" David asked confused.

"You went and did it again Rice-ball." Griffin said with a glare thrown towards David.

"Done what?"

"They killed my brother because of you." Casey spat at him.

"Me? I don't even know you!" David protested. I looked at Griffin, who nodded and I released Casey. Casey sprang towards David and tackled him. Griffin grabbed Millie before she could grab Casey. After Casey had calmed down from beating David she stepped back and David got up, holding his broken nose. After Griffin let Millie go, she sprang at Casey but Alex grabbed her.

"How dare you," Millie screeched at Casey, "He doesn't even know you! How can you beat up a poor innocent man?" I held Casey back and stepped forward,

"First off, David robbed a bank, so he is not poor. Second, innocent? I think not. How many people's death have caused?" I said looking at David, "How many people have you killed by being associated with them?"

"I don't even know her." He said staring directly at me.

"You're her half-brother, David. And it is because of you that her baby brother and parents were killed." I said looking him in the eye with a murderous spark in my eye.

"How the hell is it my fault that her family was killed?" I smacked him on the back of the head,

"Are you daft? Are you deaf? The paladins went after her family because she is related to you!" Clenching my jaw I turned on my heel and walked away before I killed him. I grabbed Casey and walked away to plop on the couch. Suddenly, Casey broke down crying. I pulled her against me and held her.

"It's not fair," She said between sobs, "He doesn't even know my family and they paid for what he is." She blinked, "What you are. Is this what happened to your family?"

I hung my head at her accusations and didn't bother to answer her. All this conversation would do is dredge up unwanted memories from both sides.

"Well? Is it?" When I didn't answer her she stood up, "Answer me damn it!" She yelled at me. By now my body was trembling with so many emotions I had no idea what half of them were. Pain. Anger. Sadness. Fear. Fear of so many things. Fear of rejection, fear of dismissal, fear of pain, fear of loss, fear of remembering. That was what I tried so hard to forget.

I stood up and looked her dead in the eye, "Yes. This is what happened. I wasn't as old as you are now. I was ten and I had no remote idea as to why that was happening. Or why it was happening to me."

"What's your point?" She yelled back at me.

"My point? I don't have one. Why should I have a point when it's you attacking me! For something I have nothing to do with. You haven't associated with me for years. Remember, you gave me the cold shoulder because you thought I was a freak." I vaguely felt a presence behind me but I continued on, "Of course, whenever it suits you, you can be associated with me. Whenever you need help, you can be associated with me but oh no, once the problems you have are solved you turn on me. Is that it, Casey? Am I just some tool you can have at freewill?" I lunged at her but someone caught me around my waist. Kicking and struggling to get my freedom I continued, "Well, guess what Casey, I've protected you for years from the dumbasses that wanted to take advantage of you but no more. No more will I help you." I spat at her.

"Calm down, Boo, calm down will ya." Griffin said in my ear. I continued to struggle and finally I Jumped out of his grip and onto the kitchen counter. Casey was on the couch again crying and what was worse was that I felt tears filling my eyes. I hadn't cried in years.

"Well, now that everything is out in the open," David said, "Why are you four here?"

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Xqulth: There, the newest chapter, I hope I haven't screwed much up…I probably have though…Do tell though

Avery: Yes please do.