I get out of the cab behind Uncle Fenris, staying close behind him. A large blue house looms in front of us. Uncle takes out another sprig of wolfsbane and bites down on it. I know the plant can hide your scent from Weres, but I’m not sure why he’s eating it. The door opens up and out steps a vampire that looks a lot like dad. I swallow. My grandfather. I recognize him from the video chats my parents would have with our – my – family here, but I always hid away.

“Fenris, Zoey, welcome home.” My grandfather says.

Fenris stumbles forward, he’s been getting worse since we left home. Even though he won’t admit it, I know he’ll be leaving me soon too. A lady with hot pink hair appears on the porch with another woman whose hair was once auburn but is now graying. Aunt Tilly and Grandmother Gwen. The two rush forward to us, Aunt Tilly supporting Uncle Fenris while Grandmother Gwen looks to me.

“Zoey, it’s so good to finally meet you in person.” She smiles, but I can see sadness in her eyes. She’s been crying. “How are you doing?”

I look to Uncle Fenris being carried away from me, feeling panic well up at the fact that I’m being left behind with people that are practically strangers. “I want Uncle Fenris.” I whisper.

“Tilly’s taking him to get medical help. We have a doctor in the house. Zoey, he’s not in good condition. What happened?” She asks, reaching for me.

I pull back and run around her, after Uncle Fenris. She calls after me but no one stops me as I slide past my grandfather and into the house after Uncle. I spot Aunt Tilly in a side room and step in. She’s got Uncle laid out on the bed and another woman is looking over him. She barely glances up as I come in. Dad’s aunt, Ari. I move to the chair in the corner and curl up in it, making myself as small as I can. I don’t want to leave Uncle.

“This is bad, Tilly. He’s bleeding internally as well as the wounds he has on his back. There’s nothing…” She pauses and takes a deep breath. “There’s nothing we can do. The wolfsbane he’s been chewing numbed him enough to get Zoey to us but he’s not going to make it.”

Tilly nods and sighs. “Gnome damn it. Why didn’t they just move here? None of this would have happened.”

Uncle Fenris stirs and whispers something too low for me to hear from this side of the room. Ari bends down close and listens, her eyes flicking to look at me a couple times. After a few moments she nods and motions to Tilly.

“Let’s go for a little bit.” Ari says to Tilly before looking to me. “He wants to talk to you.”

I nod and get out of the chair, walking over to Uncle. As I reach him and smiles up at me. “Hey Zoey.” He whispers.

“Please don’t leave me Uncle. Don’t leave me alone.” I say, feeling the tears I’ve been holding in begin to spill over.

“I’m sorry. But you won’t be alone. Everyone here loves you. They’ll take care of you.” He tells me.

“No, I don’t want them! I want you and mom and dad! I want to be home with mom’s garden and my room. I want Elizabeth and Miss Torrey.” I cry.

He winces, his face contorting with pain. After a few moments he relaxes out and smiles. “It’ll be okay. I-I’m so sorry you have to go through this. I love you, Zoey.”

Ari comes back into the room and looks at the two of us. Uncle is going to pass any moment now, but with her in here I won’t go to sleep to enter Death. She motions for me to come out and I do as she’s asks, knowing there’s nothing else I can do for him. One more person leaving me. How long will it take everyone here to do the same?

AN: Anyone else notice the weird thing wordpress did to the font? Why are the “h’s” and “b’s” bigger!!! >:I It even changed this font! Ughhhh whyyyyyyyyy. It just started doing this. wtf x.x