[CLOSED] there is no storybook ending.

[alexander 'xan' manuel steele]

Xander smiled. "Hey," He murmured. "Trez told one of us to walk with you...I'm guessing it has to do with those bruises."

He had seen them, but hadn't felt a need ti talk about them. Falling quiet, he looked around. It was just past afternoon. "Where you going?"

[aubri 'bee' ella-paige reed]

She just shook her head. "He's such a worry wart. But yeah, probably." She looked down at the bruises, wondering if her manager would let her work because of them. He thought his 'girls' always had to look perfect, especially considering they wore such revealing clothes.

"I'm going to Marc's. He's got my uniforms and I shower at his place." She rubbed at an eye, putting her hand back in her pocket. "He's really sweet." She smiled a bit. "You really don't have to walk with me. It's like.. half way across town. I'll be fine out on the street." She said, looking up at him.

[alexander 'xan' manuel steele]

Xander finished fixing his shirt, not used to drawing his wings in so quick. He smiled faintly, sticking his hands in his pockets. "I'm okay walking with you," He insisted with a shrug. Even if it meant walking back by himself.

He wondered if he should tell her he was supposed to be her gaurdian, or if he shoulder just give it time.

[aubri 'bee' ella-paige reed]

"Fine, but I'm gonna tell Marc he has to drive you back. Just because you're a boy doesn't mean you have to walk back alone." She said, playing with the bag in her pocket. The pain was getting to her, but she couldn't do anything about it. She really wouldn't be allowed to work if she went in high. And she needed the money. She had to pay another note on her family's tomb. And her cell phone bill needed to be paid.

"You think Trez is gonna be okay now? That you're here?" She asked, looking over at him. "You're gonna keep him safe?"

[alexander 'xan' manuel steele]

Xander huffed. "Okay." He shrugged. "He won't be home alone at night anymore... He's had epilepsy almost 'long as I can remember. But instead of it getting better like most, it's at least every other day now.." He chewed on his lip. The biggest shock had been finding out why. Trez was Keith Moon.

[aubri 'bee' ella-paige reed]

"At least? How long have you been gone? He had two yesterday, just while I was around." She said, wrapping her arms around herself. She reached to her neck again, chewing on her lip. "Why won't he get better?" She asked, looking up at him. "What's wrong that he can't be fixed? Something has to work.."

[alexander 'xan' manuel steele]

"Two and a half months.." He murmured softly, eyebriws furrowing in worry. "I dunno. They just said it's some sorta epilepsy that's worse or something. They've switched his medication-..." He bit at his lip.

Because he knew who she was, too. Hesitated. "You ever heard of a reincarnate..? I..never knew it before. But now, considerig what I am..." He ran a hand through his hair in confusion. "Trez lived a past life as Keith Moon. AC/DC, was recovering from alcohol problems and died on an overdose of epilepsy medication. We used to listen to their music a bunch, that's how I know.. He had like, thirty something pills in his system. The sixth or eighth killed him."

He worked his jaw thoughtfully. "Something about that life effects this one, I guess."

[aubri 'bee' ella-paige reed]

"I heard of them.." She mumbled. She listened to him talk, not really able to grasp what he was saying. "So.. Trez isn't Trez? He's.. some dead guy?" She chewed on her lip, running her fingers across her collarbone. She drew her eyebrows together, chewing harder on her lip.

"I don't.. Is he gonna die cause of it? Like.. is it gonna get so bad he finally dies again?" She asked, looking over at him, her fingers running slowly across her neck.

[alexander 'xan' manuel steele]

"No..Trez is still Trez..he was just a different person before this life, still technically, well, human. Just a different one." Pausing in walking, he reached over, using his thumb to pull her lip from her teeth.

"I hope not.." He whispered fearfully. "I would think it wouldn't..plenty of people live fine with bad epilepsy, as long as they're careful." He brushed his hand over her cheek, realizing he had frozen up in thought, turning awkwardly to walk again.

[aubri 'bee' ella-paige reed]

She blushed at the touch, looking up quizically at him. She followed him slowly, her legs paining her more than before. And they weren't even out of the woods yet. She put her hands back in her pocket, realizing she was messing with her neck again.

"So you know because you're an angel now?" She asked, looking up at him again. She started to chew on her lip, then stopped. She played with the bag in her pocket instead. "So you know what everyone is? Even if they dont?"