Poppy shoved Hunter away from her friend. "You've done enough damage!" she cried, eyes hard as she looked at Hunter. "I can't believe...you would...shoot an innocent girl!"

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Josh frowned, dropping to one knee beside Angel.

Josh scooped Angel up, ignoring as Poppy kicked him. "Let go of her you freak!" she growled. "Who are you?!"

Josh's indigo eyes flashed. "My name is Josh. And if you want your friend to live, you'll listen to me."

Poppy's yellow eyes softened. "Josh...?" 

 Hunter stiffened at Angel's words. He turned around and bolted away into the tree tear flying from his eyes again.

 "I have been waiting..." A deep voice growled. 

 Hunter looked around,"Who is there?" He asked his voice full of alarm. He took a step back as a figure stepped from the shadows,""Father!?!" He gasped.

 "Have you made any new friends?" A man asked stepping from the shadows. His hair was a dark black and messy and his eyes looked crazy.

Poppy left Josh and Angel, dashing after Hunter. She skidded to a halt when she caught sight of a man. Her hand automatically flew to the dagger hidden in her boot.

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Josh frowned, running full speed to the nearest nurse.

Angel opened her eyes once more, with all the power she had left. " Poppy, I want... you.. to escape..." she whispered.

Angel, was...... dead.

"Poppy?" Josh said, bewildered. "Poppy's not here, but you can speak to her when you're better." His voice had a fierce determindation to it. He handed her to the nurse, and she started working frantically over Angel.

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 The man laughed,"I wasn't actually here for you, but you will work."

 "What do you want?" Hunter asked his voice just a whisper. He looked over at Poppy and gulped. Please don't do anything stupid. He thought.

 The man smiled,"I think you know." He said glancing at Poppy,"Is this one of your friends? Weird. I thought you would go for someone like Kitty."

 Hunter screamed,"You don't call her that!" He yelled wiping tears from his eyes.

 "It is a shame that you even met her...She could still be having a wonderful life."

 Hunter didn't say anything.

 "You probably blame me for her death..."

 Why shouldn't I!?! You are the one who killed her. Hunter thought.

 "But really, you are the one who killed her. She was dead from the first time you saw her."

 The man shrugged,"I am Hunter's father...You have probably heard a little about me...Maybe." The man laughed.

 Hunter frowned. It is true. I did kill her. And I did kill Angel. I could have saved Angel but I didn't and that means that I helped kill her. And now we Poppy will also die because of me. He thought.

The nurse turned to Josh. " Yes, do you know where she is? Angel is going through a gunshot, so she wants a good friend.. NOW" the nurse said

Angel's heart beat went down slower.

The nurse grabbed her hand. " Angel, don't give up on me now...." she whispered.

 "I heard that my two favorite kids were here and I came to...Visit." The man said.

 "You must have heard wrong. I am the only one here." Hunter said.

 Aloe heard a gun shot. She got up yawning and put on her slippers. Walking outside she saw Hunter run into the forest followed by Poppy.