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Solomon forced him into the chair, "I heard that..you will eat and you will like it..even if I have to force feed you." He winked, walking off into the kitchen to help Anne. He came back out with a plate of two eggs, two slices of bacon and a half slice of toast, seeing as Solomon ate the other half...just because. He set the plate in front of Holden and handed him a fork. He sat next to Holden, biting his lip, "We do need to talk about a few other things Holden..."

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Holden sighed, "I didn't say I wasn't going to eat." He said feeling helpless here. He looked at Solomon when he sat down, he set his fork down and pushed the plate away. "Great, well I have a feeling this is bad. You just have that face on." He said circling his face in the air. "If someone else died, I don't want to know." Holden said with a sigh.

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Solomon blinked, peering down at his own nose, as if that could help him see his expression, "I had that look? What no! No one died...well..Alicia did..technically..she'll be fine. A-anyway..we need to talk about you and this other issue that has suddenly come up." He leaned on the back of the chair, sitting sideways in it to look at Holden, "First, you...and you know what I'm talking about."

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"Alicia's already old news Solomon." Holden said waving. "And yes you have a 'We need to talk but I really don't want to' look." He said crossing his arms. "I want to be turned Solomon, but I will wait until you are ready." He said looking down. "Now comes time for my look..." He said with a frown and his lip bitten a little. "I want to know what happened after I died. I..I know you died... But I want to know how, and why." He asked as his eyes twinkled in the sunlight. "And I want the truth." Holden said standing firm.

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"Don't be disappointed, but I have no idea if or when that time will come. You have another chance at all the things I took away from you by turning you...I couldn't possibly do that again." He flinched rather severely as Holden mentioned his death. He closed his eyes tightly, his face contorted with hurt and sadness, "I don't want to tell you, but I know I have to anyway." He sat the proper way in the chair, leaning back and letting his head fall back, not bothering to support it. He kept his eyes closed the entire time, "After I..killed you...I hurried over to Hayden and managed to drag her outside...I grabbed whatever human I could find and gave her every last drop...I thought I was succeeding in saving her..but it was too late. Once I realized that, I decided to take care of myself; seeing as I was almost in the same boat as everyone else. Once I had recovered enough strength, I...buried you all at that pond, just off my property..er..old property."

He was silent for a few seconds before continuing, "Eventually I sold the Manor, the cars, and the horses..Jack went with them to make sure Zera, Rilov, Damien and Kali were properly cared for. I had then bought a little house just outside of London..and..barely a year had passed by before..." He trailed off, running his hand through his hair, his tell-tale sign that he was about to say something really bad. "A-and then Serus visited me, but I really never found out why..but I made her do something...I made her k..kill me..." He tried to close his eyes tighter, as if that would help, "Please don't be mad Holden..I just...I've never been so much in love with anyone and without you..I..I just had no ambition...rather than waste space, I had Serus tear my heart out and bury me next to you..."

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Holden clenched his chest as he heard what Solomon said. Then the real truth came out, "Y-..you had Serus kill you?" He asked with sadness, anger, disappointment, and hatred in his voice. His eye twitched as he tried to control his anger. "You could never be a waste of space Solomon!" He said raising his voice. "You..." He trailed off with a growl. "Do you want to know something Solomon?" He asked as he pulled Solomon forward. "Look at me." Holden said slightly slapping Solomon.

"I knew I couldn't hold my mind together. And all of my trust was in your powers." He said clenching his teeth. "I knew you would of been able to fix me. But I couldn't let you." He said tearing up. "What if you would of messed up? What if it wouldn't of held?" He asked as the tears fell down his face. "How would you of felt killing me in a more horrid manner? Then one that was selfless." He said letting go of Solomon's shirt. He ground his teeth, he couldn't believe he was going to do this. He wound back his hand and slapped Solomon across the face as hard as he could. "I'm sorry, but you fucking lied to me, wait no everyone fucking lied to me." He said shaking his hand. He paused for a moment before he rubbed his hands through his long hair, "I..I need time alone to think.. Out of my head please." He said as he stood up and walked away. He went outside and found a place under a nice big tree, Holden sat down and took in a deep breath.

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Solomon didn't answer, or even react when Holden hit him. He deserved much more than that. He sighed, but nodded as he exited Holden's mind. I should have told him something else. He opened his eyes, sensing someone else in the room. He looked over to Anne, who was really disturbed, "Please don't..."

Anne came over with a slight frown. She set her hand towel on the table, sitting next to Solomon, "Solomon, he's right. You should not have done that...At the same time, I understand how you feel. You and Holden have a second chance here, no one ever gets one... You should not let him slip away with age and illness." She lightly touched his cheek with a soft smile, "Or at least, when he dies, continue on. At least, he would've lived a full and happy life with the man he loves."

Solomon sighed, "I know Anne.." He flinched as she touched his face, "I know I made a horrible mistake, and I regret that decision more than anything else." He rubbed his cheek a bit after Anne removed her hand, "Just make sure he eats...I need some time to think myself." With that, he vanished.

Anne growled a bit as he disappeared, "I'm not the maid Solomon!" She ran her hand through her bright auburn hair with a sigh, eying the food she had made for Holden, "Well he certainly wont be back to eat it.." With that she took the fork and began to savor her food. She hadn't eaten all morning; too busy trying to figure out what to make for Holden.

Mystic sighed, he knew it was going to regret this, 'Close your eyes Melody..even though you can't throw up, if you don't it will still make you feel horrible.' He waited until her eyes were closed, then he teleported Melody to the general area he sensed Holden.

When she felt solid ground under her again, she opened her eyes. She found herself in a rather tranquil garden and underneath the huge tree, she saw a boy. Was that Holden? It had to be, Mystic promised her. Still a bit shaky with this whole..mechanical movement thing, she shakingly stood up. She only made it a few steps before she found herself tumbling for the ground. She pounded her fist on the grass closing her eyes in frustration.

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Holden sighed as he herd commotion coming from behind him. "What is it Mystic?" He asked annoyed that he couldn't get a moment alone. "You know for a demon you are quite noisy when you teleport." He said with a smile as he leaned his head against the tree. "Can I ask you a question? Your married and have been for god only knows how long. Anyway, I just don't know what to do about Solomon. He lied to me, Serus lied to me. I just can't believe she actually killed one of her closest friends." He said with a sigh. "Sorry, what is it that you need?" Holden asked as he finally turned around to look at not Mystic but a little girl...

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The girl lifted her head as she heard the boy speak. She still didn't understand how these..senses worked on this stupid doll, but she was adjusting. At least, she didn't have to worry about starving..right? Suddenly she jerked backwards a bit, a scowl on her face; again, somehow and beyond her knowledge. With a frustrated expression, she managed to make it to her feet again, but was a bit wobbly, especially with the wind. It was easy to tell that there was something really off about this girl; especially with how her face seemed to be..so..perfect and pale.

She lifted her hands, which jittered a bit as she began to sign, her face turning to seriousness as she concentrated on not loosing control. 'Are you Holden? Mystic promised me he'd send me to you.' She took another few steps forward before falling onto her butt. She clenched her fists and opened her mouth a bit in a silent scream of frustration.

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'Yes I am..' Holden said signing as well. He didn't know if this child could hear as well. 'Have we met before? I feel like I somehow know you.' He said with a slight confused look on his face as he signed. He stood up when he finished, he walked over to this girl and helped her stand up. He noticed that this girl was very light, "What is going on here?" Holden asked himself.

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She blinked a bit as he lifted her, she pointed to her ears then said, 'I can hear perfectly well, but I prefer signing form the other..it..makes me feel a bit better' She smiled a bit, as much as her synthetic face would allow. She watched him with her deep blue eyes, then frowned, 'Mystic said you...went through what I did...an..' she paused a moment, trying to think of the word he used, '..attachment. I'm sorry Holden, for everything.' She buried her face in his clothes, clutching his shirt with her hands for a moment before the gears in her joints ground against each other from a sudden lapse in control. She went limp for a moment falling to the ground, before jerking back up, alert, 'I'm still learning..sorry.'

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'Ok.' Holden said still not sure what was going on. His eyes got wide when she said that she has went through an attachment. "What do you have to be sorry about? It isn't your fault that I died." He said as she buried her face in his clothes. 'It's fine' He said as he knelt down and looked into her eyes. 'I swear I have seen your eyes before. He said eying the girl. 'This type of blue isn't normal.' He said getting even more curious. 'What is your name?' Holden asked tilting his head.

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'I'm sorry I made him mad at you all the time..' She jumped as he suddenly was at eye level. She blinked a bit, feeling mildly uncomfortable that he was watching her so intently. After some time of her remaining still, she lifted her hands, 'Melody Rousseau.' She grabbed at the hem of her dress, looking away and fidgeting with it. She wanted to tell him more, but she was starting to feel rather weakened. This was the longest she had ever stayed awake; as this movement method took a lot of her energy. She swayed a bit, very sloppily signing, 'I need..Mystic..' Her eyes became a bit duller as she moved to sit down.

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"Melody? How?" Holden asked falling to his butt. "I know this is possible but..." He said trailing off. 'I'm not a vampire anymore.' He said feeling like he was of no use. He closed his eyes, wait! He felt it, Mystic didn't take his link out. "Mystic Melody needs you." Holden said wishing he knew what was going on.

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Melody nodded a bit, 'I know. Mystic told me.' She scooted closer to him, her eyes obviously unable to focus at this point as they moved every two seconds or so. 'I followed Alicia...and then..I woke up like this..'

Mystic soon appeared with a slight frown, "This is going to be very difficult if we can't find you someone to stay in contact with Melody.." He knelt down, picking her up, "I'm sorry she couldn't last longer Holden, this is so new to her." He stood moving some hair from Melody's eyes, "When we brought Alicia back, she followed through the 'portal'. Without a proper set up for her, Azriel had to improvise and attach her spirit to something she knew couldn't reject her, a Marionette doll...The two of us constructed a special frame," he paused, lifting Melody's sleeve a bit to reveal her pale arm. He gently put his nail in a small seam around her wrist, lifting the rubber skin and pulling the skin of the hand off like a glove to reveal the complex array of levers, gears, wires and all this and that. "It's very difficult to adjust to and to power...she needs to remain in constant contact with someone who can manipulate Ethereal energy to 'recharge' her. Once she gets more proficient, she can go longer without Azriel or myself giving her more energy." He replaced the rubber skin making the seam almost invisible as he did so; also replenishing Melody's energy.

Suddenly, Melody jolted, her eyes twinkling brightly as she looked down to Holden. She remained content in Mystic's arms, watching him silently. After awhile, she lifted her hands, 'It's not so bad...but it's really hard...'

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Holden nodded as Mystic talked. He smiled weakly at Melody, 'You will work through it, you are very strong.' He said looking back to Mystic. "Um.. Mystic? Did you know how Solomon actually died?" He asked as he closed his eyes. "H-..he told me, please tell me that you didn't lie to me too." He said opening his eyes. He felt a throbbing in the hand he slapped Solomon with. "Great I broke my hand." Holden thought to himself.