The big city.

"It'll be fine," Cora encouraged him, squeezing his hand lightly.
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Andrea coughed lightly, but still didn't speak.

Rose breathed in deeply and exhaled. She was impatient now.

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"Yeah." Was all Carlisle said as the stood in front of the house.

"You ready?" Cora asked, finally releasing his hand. She looked up at him, waiting for his answer before she went inside.
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Andrea seemed to sense they were close and her eyes snapped towards the door, fully alert now.

Carlisle looked at her "Yeah, let's go" he said with a gulp. He didn't move however, even though he knew he should have.

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Rose followed her gaze and watched the door closely.

Cora sighed, and reached out a hand and turned the doorknob slowly. She stepped in, and saw who she assumed was his mother.

She had stood up and was at the door within seconds, examining Cora closely, but saying nothing. Cora shrunk under her gaze.

Carlisle sighed and walked in. "Mother, this is Cora. Cora, this is Andrea, my mother" he said nonchalantly.

Rose did not move from her spot, she stayed in case she was needed but was silent.

Mason took off his jacket, and set it down next to him. Then he looked out the window in time to see a black car pull into the prakinglot.

"That's aunt Lola's car." He said. "But she is dead." He added.

Then Lance and aunt Betty stepped out of the car. Mason frowned, and stood up. He quicky walked to the bathroom.

A few minutes later Lance walked into the pizza place. He reconized Ashlynn from school. Then he noticed the two plates. "On a date, Ashlynn?" He said walking by.

He paused for a moment when he saw Mason's jacket, but quickly walked on.

A few minutes later his aunt Betty went out side to take a call. Link took this moment to walk over to Ashlynn. He quietly sat across from her.

"A few years ago, I took my sister chrismas shopping, and she pick out a jacket for my cousin in his favorite color. Later I helped her sow his first intel on the cuff of one of the sleaves. Altrough it was almost unnoticeable." He said as he picked up the sleave of Mason's jacket and showed her the M sowen on to it. He dropped it. "Where's Mason?" He said, almost demanding.

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Jade was cring. Zinc and Ruby were retruning. Jade felt so tried. She sighed and disappered. SHe reappered in heaven, under the crow tree.

Soon she fell in to a restless sleep, tears running down her cheeks.

A few moments later a man was walking by. He frowned at the sight of Jade. He sat down next to her, and wrapped his arm around her shoulder and stroked her hair. "It's okay." He whispbered to sleeping woman, almost as if she was a child.

Ashlyn scowled at Link as he walked by.

"As if," She grumbled, taking another slice of pizza. There was one left now. She wondered why Mason up and left so suddenly, and wasn't thinking anything of it until Link sat down across from her. She was about to make some sort of snippy comeback, but froze when he spoke.

"I don't know what you're talking about," She said simply. Her voice was almost believeable. She was a very good liar.
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Andrea seemed to be ignoring her son almost completely. She walked straight to Cora, and stood still examining her, saying nothing.

Cora grew nervous.

"Um...it's a pleasure to meet you," She said, extending a hand to her.
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Ava woke up, but curled up into a ball on the grass, making no move to leave. She had nowhere to go. She thought about going back to heaven and maybe doing her job for once, but it just didn't sound appealing to her.

No, she would just lay here for a while.....

Lance smiled. "You know I would almost believe you, but I don't think there are very many people with a M on the cuff of thier sleave." He said looking at the jacket.

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The man kept stokeing Jade's hair.

She kept cring, still sleeping.

"I'm not lying," Ashlyn said simply, taking a nonchalant bite of her pizza. "I don't know anyone named Mason. And if I did, why would I hide it?" She asked.
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Ava sighed, and stood up a few moments later. What had she been expecting, Blake to come chasing after her? No, she deserved whatever she got. She kind of wanted to visit the Circus realm again. Seeing Noah would take her mind off of things.

Lance frowned. "Then who was sitting here?" He asked.

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The stopped stroking her hair and was hugging her now.

"Jade, Jade, please wake up."

She kept sleeping.

Soon Sable stood up.

"I'm sorry, Rave," He said quietly. She didn't even look up as he left. He was in heaven a few moments later, searching for Jade.
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"My friend Macy from my old town," Ashlyn said simply. "She was here to visit. So if you'll /excuse/ us," She said, sounding very rude. She was trying to. She had made all of that up. She had never known anyone named Macy, and had no friends.
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Ava curled back up on the grass, closing her eyes tightly. She wanted to crawl under a rock, and stay there. She was asleep a few moments later, hoping to somehow land in that realm again. It never seemed to happen when she wanted it to.

Link frowned. "I would certainly like to meet this Macey." He said, glanceing out the window at his Aunt, who was still on the phone.

Blake was standing next to him. Only visable to Link.
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The man sighed. "Jade." He said her name likeshe was a child. "I love you my song bird, I'm sorry what I done to you."

"She...might be a while," Ashlyn said simply. "She has this thing about makeup...she could be in the bathroom for up to 20 minutes," She lied quickly.
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"Who are you?" Sable asked, coming up behind the man when he saw Jade. He looked at him accusingly.
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Raven was still sitting out back, looking at the grass with a blank expression on her young face.
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Lenora had fallen asleep on the couch.
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Ava found herself in the Circus Realm again, to her surprise. It had worked.

She stood up and began searching for Noah.

Lance frowned. "Thats sounds nice." He mumbled as Blake walked away and came back visable to Ashlynn.

"Tell me," He commanded. "Who was with you?"

Lance frowned. "I wish you'll stop doing that."

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"None of yur bussiness." He said still holding the sleeping Jade.

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Noah, in panther form was sleeping with the tigers again.

"Mason," Ashlyn blurted out, before she could stop herself. She placed her hands on the table and jumped up, glaring accusingly at Blake.
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"I believe it is," Sable said simply. "Who are you?" He demanded again, more forceful this time.
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Ava soon found him, and swallowed her fear of the tigers, thinking they couldn't hurt her in this 'dream'. She stepped right into the cage and walked up to Noah.

"Mom, be nice" Carlisle warned her quickly.

((Fail))

Andrea looked at her son, as if just now noticing. Cora slowly lowered her hand, looking somewhat dejected.

"Still ungrateful, I see," She said under her breathe, mostly to herself, but loud enough for Cora to hear. She frowned, but remained silent.

"Not even a hello for your mother?" Andrea asked Carlisle.

"Hello, mom" Carlisle said quickly "How have you been?" he asked politely.

Lance frowned.

Blake smiled and nodded. "Thank-you." He said. "Hello Felix." He said with a smile, looking at the angel that was standing behind Ashlynn.

Felix was invisable. "Hello moron." He said.

"Why couldn't you have told methe truth?" Lance asked.

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The man looked down at Jade as she twiched in her sleep.

"I don't have to anser to you or anyone." He said simply.

He kissed her forehead softly. "It's okay my little song bird, wake up." He said.

he looked back up at Sable. "How does my daugther corcern you?" He demaned

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Noah yawned in his sleep, showing his teeth.

Ashlyn raised an eyebrow at Blake as he seemingly talked to himself. Then she looked at Lance.

"Because he doesn't want to go back," She said simply.

'He has the courage I never had. To run away. I won't make him go back if he doesn't want to,' she thought to herself. 'It's his choice.'
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Sable froze. This was her father? He had been way off.

"I'm sorry. I was just kind of paranoid, after the incident with Aden," He mumbled, then looked at him.

"I'm sorry. I'm Sable," he said politely.
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Ava smiled slightly and knelt down next to him, ignoring the tigers around her. She touched his ears softly. It still amazed her how he could be in this form, and still be himself.
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"You could have come to visit me once in all these years," Andrea said suddenly, actually sounding somewhat hurt. Cora remained silent.

"I was a demon, mom. I wouldn't exactly be accepted in Heaven now would I?" Carlisle explained "Plus, I had a charge." he added swiftly

Lance frowned. "I never said I was gonna make him go back." He said simply.

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"Sable? What do you have to do with my child?" He asked boredly.

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The panther opened his his blue eyes. A moment later he was human again. He reached up and removed her hand from his head. "Hello Ava."

"Really? They let you be a Guardian?" Andrea asked, not caring to hide her astonishment, and a slight hint of distaste. Cora bit her tongue to keep from speaking.
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Ashlyn was the one frowning now.

"Then what were you going to make him do?" She asked simply.
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Sable quickly looked away, his cheeks flushing a bright red.

"Um, well, I---" He wasn't sure what to tell him.
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Ava clasped her hands together behind her back and gave him a small, weak smile.

"Hello, Noah," she said, trying to mask the pain and sorrow that she knew would be revealed in her vocie. She wasn't doing a very good job of it, and she knew it.

"No, they let me torture a child with evil ways that I don't wish to repeat or ever talk about again" Carlisle said, his voice remained even despite his rising temper, "But this isn't about me, mum, this is about you meeting my fiance. You wanted to meet her and now is your chance."