Out of breath, maybe out of time, Lavender let herself fall on the wet grass. She had to get close to the city, but it was now towards the other direction. First going through the kids. Or maybe not. Maybe they already left. Maybe they went to another continent again. Maybe they just wanted Clover.

No.

Irrational fears and questions would not help her at all.

Blaze.

She had to find Blaze. He must have heard Pond and some of her plans. What did she want from him? Why just him? Maybe not just him, but it was a perfect moment as Clover dragged her away. 

Then everything went back to normal as tears started falling from her eyes. Hollow spheres pouring waterfalls. Hollow vibrations falling from her mouth. Her purple cheeks started to cool down thanks to the salty fresh water, but her mind would need more time and help than just natural reactions.

-Want some? I mean, we are dead but texture is... ok. Cant really take the flavour though. Memories vanish quickly.

When lavender raised her head from between her knees so her eyes would meet with her friend´s. His lips shaped a smile and gave light in the darkness of the moment, like the crescent moon guiding a lost voyager after the sun fell below the horizon. His left hand supporting his weight as he let himself sit beside her. His right hand holding half an untouched apple in his palm, and a tiny bitten piece with the tip of his fingers. His legs, still trying to find a comfortable position, shifted from side to side, making the humid grass change their colour and temperature.

-You took a long nap. I was getting worried. Although it doesn't make sense since, y´know. - His eyes shifted forward, getting lost in the shadows of the dark as he finished his side of the apple. - Come on, it feels like wet sand... or what I imagine it tastes like, dunno. -He shrugged.

How could he keep so calm when his friend has just been harmed and kidnapped?

Lavender finally took the apple from his hand.

-Blaze...I- I mean, what did she told you? Why did they do that? What do they want? Wait, how did you find me? -Lot of questions, few time. 

-She wanted to help me get out of this ´Purgatory´ by using your Soul Shelter. Apparently it takes two to free a HalfSoul and four for a PureSoul. Half being, us and Pure being Blue, Yellow and Red. That means them, Pond being Blue and Howl being Red. They captured Clover´s so they could kick each other out. And they can't just take the SS, to do that, the owner needs to be using it. And finally, I found you just following your traces of colour. Let's hope you didn't grow too attached to Pond to also let her see your colour.

Lavender submerged into thought.

What if admiration is a way of strong attachment?

No. But people also tend to belive what they want to belive.