People who finished their meals went off somewhere in the house. Most of them went into the garden or living room. Livia went off into the garden and found herself a little corner where she thought she could be alone to sort things out, but no, Aimery found her.

"Hey Livia… what's a matter? You look so sad." He said sitting next to her in front of the lilies.

"Why… Um, no I'm not really sad. I just want to be alone. I'm a little scared bout Stanley is all." She dazed her gaze into a pretty white lily. She touched its soft white surface with her finger.

"Aw, you don't need to be afraid of him. Its not like he's coming for you. You're not part of the coven." He pulled her face up towards hers so she had to look into his eyes.

She quickly took her face away from him. "How could you say something like that? Your girlfriend's part of this coven, aren't you at all worried about her?" She glared at him, but kept her face away from him.

Aimery sighed. "I didn't mean for it to come out like that. Sorry. I am worried to death about Demeter. I love her. But I don't know why you are so worried about Stanley."

"My friends are in the coven you know. Demeter's my friend, Jordan, Hestia, Kaine, Skrina, and Shina." She still contained her glare on her face. "Duh, how couldn't that be obvious. It's like you want me to spill out something that I don't know or something."

"Is there something else you know and you're not telling me or anyone else?" He said with high curiosity and fear in his voice.

"Maybe, but its not like it's any of your business. Hestia and Kaine know, and I'm gonna tell Jordan later. I don't see why telling you could make any difference." She said stroking her fingers up and down the lily's stem.

He jumped on top of her and started tickling her. Gregg saw the scene and started laughing. Amenia looked at him strange and asked him why he was laughing. Jim looked over where Gregg was looking and looked at Jordan and Amenia.

"Livia is like super ticklish and she giggles when you tickle her. It's so cute." Gregg said laughing.

Jordan and Amenia looked at each other and started laughing.

"Good." Jordan said. "I've never seen that girl let out a real good laugh. She's so quiet all the time."

"Who's so quiet all the time?" Kaine said coming over and sat next to Jordan, even though he was pretty sure he knew the answer.

Jordan pointed over to Aimery attacking Livia with his fingers. A little spike of jealousy crept up Kaine's spine and licked its dangery tongue through his eyes.

"Oh." He simply said leaning up on the side of the house. He watched Aimery and Livia go on. Livia was trying her hardest to escape from him, but giggling the entire time.

"Now." Aimery said quietly. "What's this thing you're hiding about Stanley?" He said getting ready to tickle her again.

"Oh, you think tickle torture is gonna make me tell you anything about anything? I don't think so buddy." She smiled slyly. "Why do you wanna know anyway? As I said it's none of your business."

"Maybe I can help." He said.

"Help? How could you help?" She said looking at him strangely.

"Well, there are a lot of things people don't know about me. Not even Demeter." He said looking off to the side down at the ground.

"Not even Demeter? Why wouldn't you tell Demeter things? Are they good or bad? And why in the world would you tell me things you couldn't even tell your girlfriend?" She said almost getting loud, but Aimery put his finger to his lip and she quieted down.

Then more people came out into the garden. So there was really no way that Aimery and Livia could have a conversation without anyone hearing them.  Aimery looked at Livia. "I think we should go somewhere more private." He got up off her and put his hand down for her to take.

She just stared at his hand. What was going on here? Well, she was going to find out. Now things were getting interesting. And now she wanted to find out these things that Demeter and no one else knew about Aimery.

She took his hand and they got up. They walked into the house and upstairs. She was really wondering where he was taking her now, and if she was going to be okay. She prepared herself for anything to happen so she could protect herself. They went into an extra guestroom and he guided her in then he shut and locked the door. This made Livia a little uneasy.

"Okay, now we can talk and no one can bother us." He said as he sat down on the bed. "Come on. I won't bite. Sit down girl." He patted the bed for her to come over.

She cautiously came over and sat down on a corner, ready to jump away if she had to. "Okay, what do you want to know Aimery?"

He pulled her down and held her gently by her arms. "I want to know what you know about Stanley that I don't know."

She tried to get his arms off her, but they stiffened up when she tried to back off. She didn't really feel comfortable now. She was kind of getting scared now. "First tell me why you want to know. Then I'll tell you what I know."

Jordan felt this eerie feeling crawling up her back. Like there was something wrong. She looked up at the house. That feeling was coming from the house. She looked at Gregg and by the look on his face he was having the same feelings as well. They just looked at each other and went running into the house. Amenia looked over at Kaine. He shrugged and went after them to see what was the matter. Then Amenia went after him, she wasn't going to miss out on something going on, especially if she can help.

They heard a scream coming from inside the guestroom. It was Livia. Kaine's heart stopped. He had to save her from whatever was trying to hurt her. Gregg went over to the door, and he couldn't get it. It was of course locked. He lifted his leg and bashed in the door with his foot and the doorknob broke and the door slid open. Livia was in the room alone with a knife in her hand and her wrists slit. Jordan ran over to her and hugged her.

"What happened? Why did you do that to yourself?" Gregg said looking at her wrists. "I thought you changed, I thought you said you'd stop trying to kill yourself!" He screamed at her.

"I didn't do it to myself!" She screamed. "Aimery did!"

They all looked at each other. "Aimery's downstairs and out in the garden. He's been out there since Demeter came over and stopped him from tickling you."

"No! He did this to me!" She protested.

"Look out the window then." Gregg said. "I'll be back to wrap her wrists up." He went downstairs to get some bandages.

Livia staggered over to the window in the room and there was Aimery. Demeter was on his lap and they were talking with each other and other coven members. What was happening to her. Was she going insane?

Gregg came back up and he grabbed Livia by the waist back over to the bed and put some gauss on her cuts and then wrapped them with bandages. "I can't believe you'd start this crap again Livia. I thought you grew up."

Jordan looked at him. "What do you mean she's grown up?"

"She used to try and kill herself all the freaking time. She can't handle stress. They tried putting her on medicine but no matter what she wouldn't take it, and then they threatened to put her away, then she straightened up." He scoffed. "And I thought we helped you cos we're you friends."

She just started to breathe a little fast then she just stared at the ground. What the hell was happening to her? Aimery was the one who cut her wrist! Jordan wasn't too sure she was insane at the moment. She remembered her dreams of Aimery bringing her Kaine's lovely athame. Was this some how connected to her dream?

Kaine just looked at her with wide angry eyes. "Then what happened today with Stanley was probably fake too isn't it Livia?!"

Amenia just stood there. She didn't know what to think at the moment. She didn't know where to speak or not. She didn't even know what to say.

"Don't yell at her Kaine. She doesn't need any angry words right now." Jordan said. "Gregg, let me tend and talk to her right now. You guys, will you please leave. If I need you I'll call for you."

At first they were a little uneasy about leaving Jordan alone with Livia. Then she said her command again and then left, but they stayed in the hallway not to far away just in case.  "Livia. I don't think you're insane honey. Please tell me what happened." Jordan said wiping the tears and stray hairs out of Livia's face.

"Why should I tell you? You'll just think I'm insane like the others. And I didn't try to kill myself! I'm not like that anymore! No one will believe me!" She took her face back from Jordan.

"Okay Livia. Listen to me." Jordan sighed. She waited a minute for Livia to calm down. Then she told her, her dreams about Aimery handing her Kaine's athame, that she didn't quite have a reason for that.

Livia looked at Jordan with eyes the size of saucers. The usual blue eyes were gray with red all around them. "Really?" She sniffed. Then she told Jordan what had happened with her today with Stanley. "You believe me, right Jordan? You have to believe me." Tears uncontrollably fell down Livia's face. "Why doesn't Kaine believe me?" Jordan hugged Livia tight, and Livia just cried.

Kaine was by the door and he heard everything. He walked in and sat next to Jordan on the bed. She looked at him weird, what was he doing here? He took his hand and stroked it down Livia's back. Okay, Livia thought she was really going insane now, three hands were going down her back. She looked up and saw Kaine and then just put her face back down in Jordan's chest.

"I'm sorry Livia." He said softly. "I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions. Maybe my dad made himself look like Aimery or something. I don't know, but I shouldn't have been so mean."

Livia looked at him. "I shouldn't have been so mean to you either. Earlier when you were just trying to help me. I'm sorry."

"I knew you were upset, and people are entitled to their privacy. Now, I just wanna know what the hell is going on now."

Gregg and Amenia came in. Gregg of course hearing the whole thing too said he was sorry for the way he just accused without listening to her. Now that he steamed out he could sense that Livia's vibes were telling the truth. She wasn't trying to kill herself, but who was trying to make it look like she was?

"Come on Livia," Kaine said putting his arms out. "Let's get you out of here and somewhere where you can get some rest."

Jordan told Kaine to take her to her room. Kaine nodded and Livia just went along with it all. She was so confused. It made her head hurt just thinking of it all.

Jordan looked at Gregg and Amenia. She took in a deep breath. "Man, why is this happening? Who would want us to turn on Livia? Well, besides the obvious. What's his big thing with her?"

Gregg sighed and sat next to Jordan and laid his head on her shoulder. "I don't know what the hell he wants, but he's not getting my little Livie, I'll kick his ass. Along with many others."

Kaine took Livia in Jordan's bedroom. She looked very tired, like she had been drained of her energy. He moved the covers over and then laid her down on the cool white sheets. He gently rubbed her face then he covered her up and tucked her in. Normally feeling like this she would be staring off into space but she kept her eyes focused on Kaine's eyes. She hardly even blinked.

"Kaine…" She said just enough so that he could hear her.

"Yeah Livia…?" He said as he stroked her cheek again.

"Thanks." She said closing her eyes as he ran his soft and warm hand down her face.

"Thanks? For what? I didn't do anything." He said looking at her a little oddly.

"Thanks for forgiving me. I know I've been a bitch to everyone since I've been here. I shouldn't have been so distant to the ones who wanted to help me." She sighed. "I'm just trying…"

"Trying is one of the most important parts hun." He said slightly interrupting her.

She didn't care if he did interrupt her. He was right. She was attempting to try, unlike many times she just sat there and ignored or pushed away the subject and the people involved with it. Now she was glad those stupid occultists were in Florida, that she was accused of being a pyro. She knew other wise she probably would never have met such nice people, and she probably wouldn't have changed so quickly from the person she was. She smiled sweetly to Kaine as her eyes began to feel heavy. He smiled back and leaned over and kissed her lightly. She smiled again and fell asleep.

Amenia looked to Jordan and Gregg as they were heading back downstairs. "Are things always like this around here?" She said.

Jordan laughed. "Well, ever since I've been here things have been like this. Even as chaotic as it may get, I wouldn't want my life any other way."

"Lets just hope we get to have more chaotic days with that damned Stanley floating about. Do you think it was him?" Gregg looked Jordan right in the eye. "I mean how could he have gotten in here? This place is protected right?"

Jordan looked up Gregg's hat trying to see somewhat of an eye area. "I don't know. I am going to have to talk with Cynthia and Loren about what is going on with Livia."

Amenia looked at the two talking. She interrupted them. "Well, all I know is there is something about Livia that someone wants. I don't know what it is, but there is definitely something."