"Under the skin, the soul of the guilty
Under the surface, lonely lies
Under the weight the sin is
Eating me alive"

"No mercy, no forgiveness
Condemn to my own hell
The voices calling out my name
Now I'm afraid that"

"I, I'm waking up the ghost
Not taking out the memories that were dead to me
Now, now I'm getting close
Closer to the enemy that's inside of me"

"YOU'RE HOME"

Otto tackled Silver and Cricket.

They were home.

They were finally home.

Silver and Cricket were home.

They brought home strangers.

But Otto didn't care.

She hugged Silver and Cricket.

Kissed their cheeks.

Otto was happy.

They were home.

But everyone wasn't back.

They were missing one.

Where was she?

Silver invited the other boys in.

Suho.

Baekhyun.

Chanyeol.

D.O.

Kai.

Sehun.

Silver invited them in.

"Chanyeol!"

"Otto!"

The two friends hugged.

They were like children.

Young.

Innocent.

Naive.

Unknowing.

They ran out the back door.

Otto wanted to show Chanyeol her garden.

The others sat in the kitchen.

There were only six seats.

Cricket stood.

He didn't want to sit.

Silver was worried.

She expected Ace to be home.

Where was her sister?

Where?

Where could she be?

Suho noticed her distress.

He leaned forward.

"Penny for your thoughts?"

He placed a coin on the table.

Silver stared at it.

A small smile on her face.

"My sister isn't back yet."

Suho nodded.

Kai patted her shoulder.

"She'll be back."

Silver sniffed.

Nodded.

Rubbed her eyes.

Took a deep breath.

She would not cry.

Otto and Chanyeol returned.

Otto smiled crookedly.

"Should I go get Taver?"

Cricket's head shot up.

"Taver's home?"

Otto nodded.

"He can home with-"

"Go get Taver."

Cricket commanded.

Otto looked at him in surprise.

The nodded.

Disappearing out of the kitchen.

Chanyeol tried to follow.

D.O grabbed his arm.

Making him stay.

"Be polite.'"

Chanyeol's eye twitched.

But he nodded.

Leaning against the counter.

Towering over everyone.

Otto skittered back into the kitchen.

Taver following behind.

"When did you guys get home? I've been upstairs with Yu-"

Taver froze.

Strangers.

6.

6 strangers.

But a familiar feeling.

Powerful.

Forgein.

Different.

Where had he felt this before?

One of the strangers stood.

He bowed slightly.

"Hello. My name is Suho. Cricket and Silver invited us. Sorry for the intrusion."

He held out his hand.

Polite.

Taver stared at the hand.

He didn't want to touch it.

He didn't want to touch it.

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Something wasn't right.

The hairs on the back of his neck rose.

Something wasn't right.

Something wasn't right.

But

Was anything ever right?

Silver frowned.

"Taver!"

Her voice was sharp.

The boy looked up.

Silver chided him.

"Be polite."

Taver grimaced.

But he shook Suho's hand.

And Taver knew.

It wasn't right.

His blood pulsed.

Shaking Suho's hand

Made Taver's blood pulse.

A normal person wouldn't have noticed.

But Taver wasn't normal.

Taver stared at Suho.

"I'm Taver."

Suho smiled.

But Taver wasn't finished.

"What the hell are you?"

It was instantaneous.

Suho's smile dropped.

Everyone stiffened.

Sehun stood.

Defensive.

Taver didn't flinch.

"What are you?"

Suho was stunned.

How?

How did he know?

Suho was jerked back.

Cricket.

He put himself between Taver and Suho.

He walked up to Taver.

Nose to nose.

Cricket was taller.

By only a little.

Taver was pissed.

Cricket was emotionless.

"Behave."

Taver felt himself grow heavier.

He glared at Cricket.

They both knew who was stronger.

And Taver hated it.

Silver placed her hand on Tav