[CLOSED] there is no storybook ending.

[aubri 'bee' ella-paige reed]

Aubri watched the TV with little interest, her legs pulled up close to her. She didn't really care who saw, but hid for the simple fact that she was cold. She yawned, pressing a hand to her mouth as more of the news droned on and on. She turned over on her back, draping her legs over the arm of the sofa. She covered her eyes with one arm, the other resting indifferently above the ridden up shirt.

[sean michael cutler]

Sean stumbled tothe couch, dropping down beside Aubri in stunned silence. He listened vaguely to Trez's mumbled words, heard the door close.

The house fell quiet, the two outside reunited and busy trying to cope with the sudden feelings. Sean swallowed, feeling suddenly sick. "Holy fuck..." He mumbled. "Looks...like you were right.."

[aubri 'bee' ella-paige reed]

Aubri nodded, running her hand across her stomach. She yawned, looking up at Sean.

"I'm psychic. I next predict that you're gonna text Nash and he's going to hyperventilate or something." She glanced indifferently at the TV, running her fingers through her hair. She folded her hands back on her stomach, listening to them outside.

[sean michael cutler]

Sean shook his head. "I doubt that.." He murmured, shifting his weight as he studied her for a moment. He glanced up as the door opened, watching them come back in hesitantly.

[alexander 'xan' manuel steele]

Xander hugged his brother tight, wiping gently at his tears, smiled faintly. He was stunned. For two and a half months he had followed Devan around, begging to go back, to be with Trez. She kept telling him it wan't her choice.

He had feared coming back and still being sick, was told it would only happen if he got himself damned and became a fallen angel. The scariest thought was now he had no time limit, go no longer grown older than nineteen while Trez and the others grew up around him. It lingered in his head. He didn't want to be immortal...just wanted to be alive.

"I missed you so much," Trez mumbled. 'Everything's okay...' But he didn't say the words out loud. He wasn't sure if they were even true or not.

Trez opened the door, leading him back inside, eyeing Bee for a moment. "Bee...this is my brother Alexander. Xander, this is Bee." He smiled faintly, happier than he had been for awhile.

[aubri 'bee' ella-paige reed]

Aubri looked up at the boy. 'Everyone around me is attractive.' She thought faintly, offering a small wave. "Uh, hi." She said, eyeing him for a moment before she looked back at the TV. She picked up her jacket, glancing at her almost dead phone before she draped her jacket over her stomach. She ran her fingers over her jacket, another yawn escaping her lips.

[alexander 'xan' manuel steele]

"Hi.." He murmured with a faintly crooked smile. He brushed his hair from his eyes. It's her.... The draw was inevitable. This was who he was supposed to help? Pulling his gaze away, brown eyes turned to Sean. "Hey Sean.." He murmured.

Trez drew in a breath next to him, and he punched him gently in the shoulder. So strange....he hoped things would fall back into the swing of things soon enough, yawned and covered his mouth. The smell of coffee was enticing, he hadn't had it in, well, since before he died, helped himself and watched them. Trez watched him as well, sighing and sitting down at the table, looking at the papers Sean had to be graded. He read over them curiously a moment.

Xander disappeared into his room finally, looking around, brushing dust away from things, pushing his drawer closed. He touched the guitar curiously, smiled.

[aubri 'bee' ella-paige reed]

Bee watched him walk away, admiring the way he moved. But it was a habit. She couldn't help but watch other people. And be curious. Curiosity killed the cat, right? Or the Bee, as the case was. She got up off the sofa, wandering back into his room. She stood at the door a minute, holding her shirt down over her underwear.

"Sean told me not to touch nothing." She said, still watching him. "You don't look the type to play guitar, though." She smiled over at him.

[alexander 'xan' manuel steele]

Xander glanced over at her, smiling faintly. "No?" He murmured. "Trez taught me when I was younger." He picked it up, strumming a few notes, and ran a hand through his hair, leaning up against the dresser.

"I saw a rubber band, stretched till the point of breaking. White as a desert flower, and dry as a pail of sand. Oh you look so tired of somethin' that I don't understand.." He sange softly, smiling up at her.

"It's not so wrong to steal, if time is all you take, 'till you feel, like you're losing out on another life, slippin' through your hands. Oh you look so tired of somethin' that I don't understand... Still I hope there's hope for you, as you're walkin' through this desert land, still I hope there's hope for you as you're walkin through this desert land.. I saw a bumble bee steal from a flower, only to feed her loved ones, but she's the one in need and no one can understand..."

[aubri 'bee' ella-paige reed]

Bee watched him, chewing on her lip. Even if he was playing, she still couldn't grasp the idea of him playing the guitar. She walked over to his bed, sitting on the edge. She folded her legs in front of her, holding her ankles. "I always wanted to be serenaded." She teased with a smile. "I got a friend who plays guitar. He's got the prettiest smile." She said, looking up at him.

"You have a pretty smile, too." She said, pushing her hair out of her face.