(Talynn's P.O.V.)

'Mother Luna forgive me,
Father Sol do not forsake me,
Lady Terra protect me,
Lord Heaven surround me,
Blessed is your way and your light.'

I repeat the mantra over and over in my mind. I don't know why, but it calms the voice in my head. Ergo, it calms me as well. It is one of the few things I remember learning as a toddler. But from where I can't be certain.

I hear a noise coming from below me, making me look down. Soula's standing by the mast looking straight up at me. I don't even have to see her face to know what she's thinking. Her shadow says it all. She's worried about me. And I can understand why.

For the last few years, I'd been on and off medications for my health. Sometimes I'd have trouble breathing or even black out. And a few weeks ago, I almost killed myself by overdosing one of my medications.

Soula and Kyna stopped me before I did it though. In a way, I can't forgive them. All I wanted back then was to die, to not live through the pain anymore. But…in the end, I can't thank them enough. Because if they didn't, their depressions would probably be worse than they are.

You think we're rough 'n tough? You couldn't be more wrong. Part of it is an act, the rest is anger. Kyna deals with it by cutting at her wrists, making her wear long sleeves almost all the time. Soula…she hardly eats, which is why most clothes are baggy on her. This is who we've become since we left our sensei. Hopefully though, with his guidance, we can be who we once were again.

We can find peace again.

I jump down to the ground, almost scaring my white Kunoichi, who has seemed to change into my silver one with her silver jacket hanging on her shoulders.

"Don't do that!" Soula yelled, rushing to my side. "You know your heart can't take things like that very often. And with this morning's-"

"I'm sorry." I said, getting to my feet shakily. "For earlier. I just…"

"You don't have to say anything." she said, coming to my side. She gripped my shoulder as if I were a china doll. "I understand. And I'm sorry too. For saying you tossed your family aside. You'd never do that."

"Well…" I stood next to the rail for a minute before heading to the stairs. "You know how you could make it up to me?"

"How?" she asked, giving me a skeptical look.

"By actually eating something tonight."

She glares at me.

"No picking at your food, no giving it to me or Kyna. Just you eating."

"…"

"Please Snowflake." I say, using the nickname as a last resort. "You saved my life, let me save yours and Kyna's."

(Soula's P.O.V.)

I can't help but smile a bit at her determination.

"This isn't the Talynn I knew a few weeks ago." I say, following her down the steps. "The one I knew was tired of life. In fact she wished to leave life."

Talynn laughed a little. "That I most definitely apologize for. How about a deal?" she pulls down her shades a bit so we can both see each other's eyes. "You actually eat something tonight, and I won't put up a fight when it's time for medicine deal?"

I laugh too. "Deal."

****

Dinner wasn't anything I'd expected it to be.

For one thing, it was loud. Mostly due to Jay and Kai, who seemed sort of out of it. Even Kyna was getting in on their conversation, which was kind of strange since she doesn't usually talk to people on the first day. But then, we were with Sensei again were we not? So of course she'd be more comfortable. Talynn seemed to be doing fine as well, engaging in a conversation between Nya, Lloyd, and Cole. Sensei, Zane, and myself were the only ones who were quiet.

Speaking of the nindroid, he seemed distracted. Almost as if something was haunting him.

"Is everything all right Zane?" I ask, looking at him carefully. "You seem sort of out of it."

"What?" He said, startled almost.

"I asked if you were all right." I said, feeling a pulse of anger come from inside of me.

"I…yes." He said, not meeting my eye. "I'm all right." He looks down at my plate. "What about you? Is the food not to your liking?"

I look down to see that I've barely touched my meal. Dang it!

"No, it's nothing." I say, grabbing a forkful of food. "I..I'm just distracted by everyone."

(Zane's P.O.V.)

Soula's words caught me a bit off guard, which is quite peculiar since my sixth sense usually warns me when something like this happens. But it seems Soula can sneak right through it. And the fact that she isn't eating helps her. I cannot seem to shake the dream I had though.

The child; Snowflake. She seems to set something off when I think about her, but I cannot figure out what. Soula seems to set the feeling off as well when I notice she is not eating. In fact, all the girls set off a bit of this feeling.

Talynn sets it off when her breathing pattern becomes erratic for a moment, and Kyna sets it off when I catch a faint scar mark on her wrist. But Soula…most of it comes from her. Though she hides it well, I can tell she is malnourished. Why she hides it, I may never know. But I intend to find out.

"This is really good." She says, munching a bit of her food. " Where'd you learn to cook Zane?"

I stare at her. "I'm not quite certain. I may have picked it up somewhere."

She smiled, her eyes turning brighter. "Well, wherever you learned, it's good."

(Sensei Wu's P.O.V.)

I cannot help but smile as I see the girls I'd trained so many years ago returned to me. Nya and the girls hit it off well, but it will take some time with the boys. Though, I cannot help but wonder if their return has anything to do with Cole's dream. Not to mention Kai's and Zane's. Though they had not told me, I knew. And I can't help but wonder what fate has in store for them all.