Lex began to doze off as Yumi rushed inside. He woke to watch her drop her bags on the floor and rush to the bathroom, Jessica not saying a word having heard most of what was said between her and her brother.<br/><br/>"You sleep." Jessica said, standing up, "Everything will be fine." She left the room and followed Yumi to the bathroom to check on her.<br/><br/>"Yumi, you going to be alright?" she asked, poking her head inside, "I know your brother can be a Jerk sometimes."<br/><br/>-- --------------------------<br/><br/>Lex had no choice but to fall asleep no matter how much he struggled to stay awake. The pink sheets tucked under the mattress above him started to fade away, replaced by comfortable darkness. Time lost meaning and he sighed in contentment.<br/><br/>His eyes snapped open and he was in his old classroom, sitting in his usual seat. Sitting on the desk in front of him, staring at him was the one responsible for his misfortune, Lilith.<br/><br/>"YOU!" he yelled. She raised a hand to silence him and he found it odd that he did shut up.<br/><br/>"So, how was your first night in the Feral Realm?" she asked, "Make any friends?"<br/><br/>"Why did you do this to me?!" He demanded, standing up. His gaze was drawn to the window where outside was just empty whiteness, "I'm still asleep...."<br/><br/>"Yes." she said, "You are still there. You still have not learned your lesson."<br/><br/>"What lesson? Why the hell am I there?" he yelled.<br/><br/>"Even now you are thinking of running away from those that helped you. You are planning on trying to figure this out on your own. You don't depend on anyone."<br/><br/>"I'm causing them trouble just being there." he said, "Yumi's brother nearly killed me just because I'm a Human. Why do people hate Humans so much, anyway? I thought they were just science fiction to them?"<br/><br/>"Ah yes." she said, "The history of their version of Earth is different from ours. There, Humans do exist contrary to popular belief. They've evolved a little differently than us too."<br/><br/>"Where are they?" Lex asked.<br/><br/>"Scarce, and living on a Island. The land masses on our Earth and their's is pretty much the same. The Human Island is where Japan is in our Realm. A place called Huma." she said, "The governments of the world keep the existence of them secret as they are remnants of a race that wiped alot of Ferals out in the past."<br/><br/>"What happened?" Lex asked, sitting down.<br/><br/>"A secret war." she said, "Humans were aliens from another planet back then. They invaded, tried to take over, but were defeated, their ships were destroyed and the survivors were stranded. Today, the Governments of the world are the only ones that have records of the war and the only ones that know that Humans actually exist."<br/><br/>"So how does Jay know about them?" Lex asked, "Why is he so bent on killing me?"<br/><br/>"Jey works for the government." she said, "His sister doesn't even know the truth."<br/><br/>"Ah that explains it." he said, "So you said that Human's evolved differently here?" Lilith sighed.<br/><br/>"They evolved on another planet, similar to Earth." she said, 'They look pretty much the same as us, but are more violent and have some abilities we don't have."<br/><br/>"Like?" Lex asked. Lilith opened her mouth to answer but stopped, turning away.<br/><br/>"They were dangerous, Lex. More dangerous than a Humanoid Wolf with sharp teeth and claws." she said, "Look I just want to tell you...That I'm sorry."<br/><br/>"Don't be sorry. Just fix it. Send me back to my Realm." he said. Lilith looked away.<br/><br/>"I can't" She said, "What I did...I thought I would be helping you see what it was like to be different and stand out. I thought I could get you to realize that being so introverted is a bad thing! Now it's all screwed up. The spell I thought was to bring you back doesn't work. I also didn't know the one I used to send you here would drop you so high off the ground."<br/><br/>"Yeah that sucked." Lex said with a sigh, "So now what? How do I get home?" His heart dropped when she shrugged.<br/><br/>"I don't know right now. I'm looking into it." she said.<br/><br/>"What the hell?! Aren't you the Witch? Can't you just use the same spell or whatever to bring me back?!" he yelled. Lilith winced at his sharp words and shook her head.<br/><br/>"I'm really sorry." She said, "The spell doesn't work that way. I only know of spells to talk to you like this in your sleep."<br/><br/>"So now what? What am I supposed to do?" he demanded, "I'm living on a planet populated by people who have the strength and abilities of Wolves and Foxes! Not to mention other animals that are even more dangerous! I'm going to die there!"<br/><br/>"You seem to have friends there that can help you." she said, "Please don't try to hide there on your own. You just need to survive there until I can figure out a way to get you back."<br/><br/>"Yumi was barely able to fend off her brother. If he's working for the Government, then they probably know about me now too. I'll have police and military after me." he said. Lilith nodded, then took his hand, pushing a bronze bracelet on his wrist, a bright red stone embedded in the metal.<br/><br/>"Here. Sharing my power with you is the least I can do to help you and make up for my mistake." she said, "It will help protect you, but relying on your friends will be the only way you'll make it." With this she released his hand and strode across the room, pulling open the door to step out into the white nothingness, "Be careful, Lex. I'll talk to you soon."<br/><br/>Suddenly, the room fell away and he was again staring at the top bunk of the bed he was laying in, wide awake and feeling no more pain. Lifting his arm to rub his face, he noticed the bronze bracelet on his arm for the first time...