By the time we get home he is looking like himself again and I have him by the ear.

"Woman, you keep this up and I will give you hell." He threatens, but his threats stopped working on me four minutes ago when I grabbed his ear. I take a deep breath,

"No." He keeps on rambling behind me, but it fades into the background.

Surely it wasn't worry. Maybe just a side effect of Wrath or something.

It doesn't matter how I try to place it, it won't fit except in one place. I was actually worried for him.

And there's nothing I can say or do to change that.

"Are you even listening to me?!" He shouts as he sends me an accusing glare. I blink a few times,

"You say something?" There is a split second where his eyes flicker orange.

In the second, my life flashed before me.

But not how I remember it. How Lust saw it.

Little baby me being held by my mother as Wrath and a shimmering form that must be Fear debate who should take lead. Anxiety, Wrath, three other shimmering forms, and him talking as they walk with me to school to make sure I get there safely. Smiling and having fun. Fear yelling at all of them for it. Then there is pain as fists wail on Lust, voices screaming at him. Fear is beating him as Wrath tries to split them up. Anxiety runs off.

Someone is shaking my shoulders.

"Female! Brat snap out of it!! Stupid girl, listen to me!!"

One thought keeps going through my mind:

Lust... Lust I swear I'm trying!

Then there is darkness. One voice echoes darkly,

"Who-... oh. Hello Minette. Took you long enough. Lust finally screw up? That seems like him." Chills run down my spine and I slowly look around. Only darkness.

"What?" My voice sounds thin and hoarse, like I've been screaming.

"Darling, I suppose you can't see me yet. Don't worry, I'll come visit soon." A hand rubs against my cheek and I jerk away. My senses are blurred and my heart thudding painfully in my chest.

I know who this is. Or rather, what this is. It's Fear.

Then there is light.

I close my eyes tightly and try to breath normally, and I feel him.

Lust has a hand on each side of my head and leaning his forehead on mine. He is standing rather close.

The very same heart that was thudding so hard before, seems to stop. I can barely breath.

"Uh... Lust?" I question. Instantly he releases my head and whacks me Gibbs style (upside the head for those who don't watch NCIS),

"Idiot."

That's the only word he says to me all the way home. But as soon as we walk in, he's back to normal. Shouting and yelling.

Is it an act? Is he putting on some sort of mask?? No. I'm just over thinking this.

I lead him down the hall and open the door,

"Tranquil-?!" I don't get to finish my sentence. I'm tackled by a wall of fluff and feathers. Lust sidesteps from behind me as I hit the ground. Tranquility is on top of me and nuzzling my neck with many, many mews. I look behind her and see Wrath tied to a chair, looking... well, wrathful.

"Lust, untie me!" He demands. Lust is snickering as he shakes his head and sits on my bed,

"How about.... no." Wrath snarls at him as I sit up with T. in my lap,

"Get off my bed, Pervert." Lust sighs and stands, walking to my desk and sitting on it. I can't help but notice the time out chair is still in the corner. Completely untouched.

I've trained one. One to go.

Tranquil flaps up to a shelf that dips down on the top and vanishes. I remember the blankets I had put up there and smile.

Probably worn out from guarding Wrath for so long.

"You could at least give me my phone!" I'm about to answer when I pause. Lust has obediently got off my bed...

... there's no way that's Lust. I narrow my eyes at him. He is sitting on the desk chair now,

"Alright, what the hell has gotten into you?" I ask Pervert as I sit down and ignore Wrath's other protests. He looks up from my desk,

"What?"

Yeah Minette, what are you doing?

"You're never obedient." He starts to smile,

"And you don't like that because you prefer the bad boys? Ok. I can make to with that." He starts to shift and all I needed to see was the scar starting to form again whenever I stand and grab his head, shoving him into the corner towards the chair.

"Congratulations. Another time out. You know, even as a kid I never got more that one time out a day." Lust snarls,

"You really think you can keep me here? I want to see what you do to Wrath." I turn to Wrath and roll his chair across the room, into the opposite corner.

"What the hell?!!" Both sides of my room are erupting with noise and I calmly pull something out of my desk.

The one weapon I know will work on anyone.

The cursed spray bottle.

The smile on my face widens into a grin as I aim at Lust, and fire. Then at Wrath before Lust can react.

Beautiful silence.

"Alright, now you will both shut up and serve your time out or I swear to God you will regret it." The room seems to vibrate and a picture in my shelf falls into my bed, the Seed heats up and I can feel it spinning quickly in its container. I have to rethink what I just said.

"I swear to God you will regret it" Oh yeah, probably should avoid saying his name in vain... oops. Sorry Lord.

The vibrations stop.

Wrath and Lust don't say a word for the next 25 minutes. Know what that means? I finally got to read a book and eat more ice cream with Tranquil.

Mom and Dad are at work until midnight tonight, so I can eat as much ice cream from the "secret stash" as I want.

When the timer on my phone goes off I look over at Lust,

"Alright. Have you rethought your actions, Pervert?" He turns in the chair and stares at me,

"You're not very nice, Darling. You know that?" I innocently smile,

"No. I'm simply teaching two complete idiots the rules of my house." Lust raises an eyebrow as he stands and leans against the desk again, crossing his arms as he looks at me,

"So then you will obey my rules when you come to my house?"

"I plan to never go to your house. Ever." He looks hurt as I turn to the other troublesome child, "Wrath, use your legs and push yourself out of time out." He does exactly that and rolls backwards until Lust stops him with his foot and turns him to face me.

"She do this often?" Wrath asks. Lust snorts,

"Only whenever we... misbehave. Then she has to punish us somehow." I calmly place a bookmark in my book and place the book on my shelf,

"Lust, really. You just got out of time out." Tranquility mews and flies down to sit on my head. Lust rolls his eyes,

"Right. My apologies." I stand up and look at Wrath, deciding to ignore Lust for now,

"Ok kid, what will you do if I untie you?" Wrath grumbles as he glares daggers up at me,

"So just because I took this form you think it's nice to call me kid? I make Lust here look downright fluffy whenever I have my true form." His voice resonates with pure hatred and I want to punch him. But that's what he wants me to do.

So I won't.

"Riiight. But you aren't in that form right now, and you didn't answer my question." He leans back, looking perfectly at ease,

"Why should I?" Fine then. If he wants to make this hard, I won't do that either. I sigh and grab my purse, making sure Tranquil is still with me,

"Then you stay here. Have a good time." I flick off the lights and walk out of my room. Lust is behind me instantly,

"You know he can get out of that easily right? He's just been amusing you." I smirk,

"Thought so, and I think I'm too nice because I left his phone in there with him." Out of the corner of my eye I spot Lust glancing back,

"You are too nice. He's already on it." I open the front door and lock it behind me, but I moved too slow and Lust is still with me. "Where are we going?" I turn and start walking,

"The mall. I want a pretzel." Lust steals Tranquility and walks ahead of me, reaching the end of the driveway. Then points,

"That way, right?" Before I can answer a horrible feeling overcomes me and I pause.

The time around me slows to a stop. The seed is glowing harshly enough to make me want to close my eyes. An arm wraps around my waist and pulls me backwards, a hand covers my mouth.

The seed falls free from my neck.

I hear the vial shatter.

Then I hear a voice with more pain, holding more fear and blind panic than I've ever heard it have before. It says one word:

"MINETTE!!!!!"