Cassie bit her lip, then took a deep breath. "Okay, so what you're telling me is that you let everyone believe that you were dead so that you could grow up and mature and become a better person?" She thought for a moment, then smiled a little. "I can respect that."LokiofSP said:
Cassie nearly teared up, but she nodded. "I understand." She gave him a hug. "My door is always open, and if you do manage to get a career in music...." She grinned playfully. "Send me an album or two, some tickets, and an autographed photo to put in my case, and I'll send you a homemade guitar of epic style proportions."LokiofSP said:
Terry yawned and rubbed his eyes, walking to the bathroom. "Alright, Alright Bubbles I'm coming..." He turned on the water and sat down next to the tub, his head slouching down. Much like Cassie, Terry was very difficult to wake up unless something was serious.
Bubbles squeals with glee as warm water flowed into the tub. She then gently tugged on his ear, as if to thank him.for helping her.sitanomoto said:
I wouldnt give you anything less," Cassie said, smiling and waving back. She sat down on the cold tile floor, her face blank and expressionless, the smile dripping from it lime raindrops from a car windsheild.LokiofSP said:
Cassie sighed. "No, Connor." She said. "No he didn't. Dimitri may be the Sentry now, but that doesn't mean he's perfect. You are the glue, and we are falling apart. You know what glue does when things start falling apart?" She crossed her arms stubbornly. "It holds it together. And I will not have you leave this team because some high-and-mighty god-boy* says we're falling apart." She sighed and sat down on the stool next to him. "Truth be told, I probably would have torn myself apart if you had left. Connor, you're the glue that holds me together. Always have been. Always will be. And you'd better get your drive back soon or I'm calling in your Father to smack it back into you." She was deadly serious.Crono said:
Cassie took his hands. "I can help rebuild you, Connor." She pulled him into a hug. "I love you, Con. 'Kay? Don't forget that. I love you for who you are." She looked him in the eyes and wiped away the tears that were beginning to form on his face. "Put all of your pain into me. I can take it. You want to be angry? Take it out on me. You want to be guilty? Take it out on me. But don't you dare for one second think that you aren't good enough, that you'll never be good enough. Thats my problem. You say you almost killed Aedan? I did kill someone. I killed Massacre. You're afraid?" She looked at him seriously. "You don't have nightmares every night that you'll turn on your friends. You don't have dreams that haunt you, make you afraid to sleep because they feel like some sort of demented prophecy of what you might become. I had a dream that I killed all of you, Finn, you, Terry, Dimitri, my parents, all of the ones that I loved. You want to know what I was doing while I drove shrapnel into your heart and skull, Connor?" She was deadly serious. "I was laughing. Laughing, Connor." She sniffed. "And the whole time... The whole time you were looking at me with these eyes that just had betrayal written all over them." She took a deep, shaky breath. "Don't you think for one second that you can walk out the door without effecting everyone on this team, without hurting several hearts." She got very quiet and sat down on the stool next to him, staring at the counter. "Look. I can't stop you. I can't make you do something that doesn't feel right to you. But I can be your safe place when you want to go somewhere, remember that. If you want to go, you can, but my door is always open, even more so for you.Crono said:
