[Uke]

--Scene Change--

Linda had dragged all of the others back to Wammys. They'd all apparently been through hell, so they'd disappeared off into their rooms to pass out... or something.

Naveen had been rather rudely dropped into a place that he felt like he'd been only weeks ago, but he knew it had been almost a year.

...A year. Mello's birthday was coming up again... and it was right after that that New York had happened.

He'd managed to wander back toward his old room, expecting it to be taken by some kid or maybe a new back up, but... to his surprise when he opened the door he was met with the same old... well, everything.

There was a glass of water on the stand with fingerprints on the rim... a book sitting on the bed, open to a page - he had forgotten to pack it and he'd bought a replacement in New York... but he'd never gotten a chance to finish it - and even a pair of unlaced boots by the closet.

Slowly, Naveen approached the dresser and peered at the single photograph on its surface. Someone had obviously been in here, dusting... so why wasn't anything moved? Why wasn't the place stripped clean...?