Stella's sleep was dreamless but she could feel Claude nuzzle her and hold her all the more tightly. Her sleep was for once, restful and nice while Claude held her. The sun never did break through the clouds as the rain from the night continued on in a steady downpour. The drumming of the rain hitting her window woke her up as it constantly beat away at the glass panes. Her green eyes fluttered open and she slowly sat up, moving from Claude's embrace as she turned to look at her window. Something fluttering in the wind caught her eye, it was a piece of familiar red cloth that had caught itself on a piece of twisted metal just below her window. Glancing back at Claude, she smiled and leaned down, kissing his cheek gently before slipping out of bed.<br/><br/>Silently moving over to the window, she unlatched the two windows before pushing them open outwards. Lightning cracked across the sky and rain spattered into the room, drenching her in seconds. Stella had gotten up a few minutes after he had fallen asleep and pulled on a white, mid-thigh dress that she slept in. Leaning out of the window, the stone pressed against her stomach and her cewn-up cut forcing a wince from her. Ignoring the painful tugging, she looked down as her hair draped around her face from being soaked with rain. Reaching down, she unhooked the piece of fabric from the twisted piece of metal and moved back inside.<br/><br/>Brushing her wet hair back, she shut the windows and latched them again before finally taking a look at the red cloth. It slipped through her fingers and fluttered to the floor as she watched it fall in shock. Now it had come back to her where she had seen it before. Her father had worn it the day he disappeared and abandoned her here. The red cloth had been blue that day however. Shakily turning over her hands, her eyes widened and her chest tightened up painfully. Blood dripped from her fingers, but it wasnt hers. "..No..." was all she could manage to say before falling back against the wall and sliding down to the floor.