Amora was left at home with Aya and Andrew. Andrew greeted Amora right away, but Aya was still hiding in a room. Amora entered the room and could see Aya sitting on the side of her bed. Amora walked up and began speaking. "I'm sorry for what happened to Jackson... I'm sure he'll be fine and recover in no time!" Aya became aggressive for some reason and began accusing Amora, Amora tried to calm Aya down, but Aya turned her hand into a spiritual claw, it slashed Amora's hand and Amora ran off into the bathroom upstairs. Aya was yelling behind, seemingly apologizing.
Amora locked the upstairs bathroom door and washed the cut hand while crying, which was turning the water a dark crimson red. She turned the creaky sink handle to turn off the water. Her hand had a big gash across it from Aya's attack.
She opened the surprisingly clean mirror and rummaged around. She finally found a bandage roll and covered her wound multiple times before cutting the bandage. Amora tied it and put down the toilet lid, so she could sit down.
Amora stopped crying, wiped her eyes, and instead just waited. She could hear someone walking quickly past the bathroom and eventually stop. She left the bathroom and ran outside, heading into the forest. Amora practiced using each element, one at a time, trying to get various attacks using all the elements she had. With every attack, she promised herself that she'd get stronger, with every attack she'd be blowing off steam to improve herself.
From the forest, Amora could hear Leon calling for her. She ran through the forest until she passed a tree and ran straight into Leon's chest. They both stumbled and Amora apologized. After regaining their composure, Leon smiled and asked: "It's fine, anyway, want to go meet some of my old friends, I have to talk to them anyway." Amora heard a lot about them as well, so she was quite excited, her anger was seemingly gone.
***
Once in the car, she sat in the back. Aya and Andrew also got in the car and sat in the middle spots and Amora turned away, not wanting to look at Aya right now, and Aya understood that since she didn't even try to talk to her.
The car ride was long and quite boring, Amora could have used her phone, but she just wanted to look outside, at the buildings flashing by, the people quickly becoming a blur. Amora wanted things to be better. She didn't want to fear someone she didn't know, or fear the death of others.
The car abruptly stopped with a creaking sound. Once they were all out, Leon mentioned the creak and said: "Perhaps I should get that fixed." Nobody laughed, it seemed that nobody knew it was a joke at all. "Anyway, it's this place," Leon said, trying to leave the awkward situation behind. They were led to a small auto repair shop, where someone was washing off tools nearby.
Leon's phone began ringing, so he and Reyon went outside to take the call. Mere seconds later and the man walked up to Aya, Andrew, and Amora.
"Well hello there! Are you here for the stuff?" Amora turned her head to the side with a puzzled look on her face. The sounds of other people repairing cars were getting a little loud.
"What stuff?" Andrew asked, saying what Aya and Amora couldn't.
"I'm just kidding." He smiles and then starts waving his hands in front of him, as if realizing something.
"No no no no! I gave you guys the wrong idea! I did NOT mean drugs. Oh, man... if someone heard that I'd be in trouble..." The man stops and stretches. "So. My name is Alex. What can I help you all with?"
Amora felt that the name was familiar.
"Well, we are here to find someone. Reyon...er... my parents, are outside." Amora mentioned, pointing to the rusted door.
"Huh? Reyon as in as... Reyon Akermota?" Alex asked looking a little suspicious. Amora nodded her head and Alex began biting the inside of his cheek.
"So they find their kid and don't tell me." He acts sad and then began laughing. "I'm assuming that's what he's come to do. Anyway, kid, you look like your mom more than your dad, just don't tell them I said that." Amora smiled cheerfully.
***
"It was a long time, that they looked for you, I mean. One day they just vanished from the public eye and the next they were trapped in a cave after chasing a powerful criminal. The guy ended up holding Leon and Reyon, trapped there in a bubble. He trapped them there for a long time. Years, actually. We couldn't find them, yet somehow Tavan did. The man ended up falling into a hole in the cave and starved for days, his attempts to get out failed, and he died, I find it sad, but I think it was karma, got rid of heroes and when he needed them, they weren't there. I bet he begged for them to save him."
Alex laughed and opened his mouth to continue, but before he could, Leon and Reyon came inside the auto repair shop and Alex greeted them quickly, they chatted for a while and Aya said,
"He talks really fast." Amora and Andrew agreed and Andrew added on, "He also changed the subject multiple times." which made Aya laugh somehow, despite not it not being a joke.
Amora looked down at Alex's shoes and quickly identified an absurd shade of red. The laces were rust-colored with the shoes themselves being bright red. Amora had to laugh at how they looked, she wasn't meaning to sound rude or judgmental, but they were really bright.
***
The chatter in the auto repair shop was now louder than ever. Dread filled Amora like a never-ending pool. More people equaled more threats. She turned to look at Leon, and he had been staring at them.
"He's watching over us... he doesn't trust the other people here." Amora thought for a brief moment before looking away. His constant checking gave Amora relief. It seemed to finally click with her,
"I'm being hunted along with my friends." she thought painfully. She hadn't needed to think much of it, assuming she'd be protected, or perhaps she didn't want to think of it, didn't want to think of everyone dying. Amora looked around once again, anyone that was looking at her looked suspicious to her, she was afraid. She knew it was obvious, she couldn't hide it.
"Amora, are you alright? You're shaking."
Amora's head snapped back to Andrew, who was talking to her in his calmest voice.
"Um... yeah... just a little scared. Anyone here can be the person who... killed Cody."
Andrew nods as does Aya, who is now picking a scab on her arm.
"We have to trust in Leon and Reyon in what they do. They wouldn't let anyone touch us, and that means you as well." Andrew smiled and tilted his head.
Amora found comfort in his words and sat down on a small chair breathing in and out slowly. Aya and Andrew chatted for a bit until Alex, Leon, and Reyon all returned to them. Leon let out a sigh and calmly says:
"Well we got Alex on the team. I'll explain to you all later, but for now, we must move on." Alex returned to work and Leon and Reyon left, expecting the three A's to follow. Andrew is first with Aya second. Amora finally leaves and the drive is shorter than the first time with them stopping at a junkyard, where there are cats littered everywhere.
Amora already knew they'd be meeting Clover, the transforming cat with a temper. Bipolar as hell, hissing at you one minute and purring the next.