"Are you sure you're gonna be okay?"

Coiny rubbed Pin's back ever so gently as he looked at his friend in worry. Her eyes were staring at the dirt below their feet, glimmering with tears every so often. The bags beneath her eyes have gotten darker, and she hasn't eaten much of anything in a while.

Yet, she responded with a slow nod of reassurance, not saying a single word. 

Coiny's eyes darkened as he stared down at the dirt below their feet. He brought her to her garden to calm her racing thoughts after her confession from before. She hasn't been herself, through out the entire walk here. For seconds, she would stay as silent as death itself, but the next, her eyes shimmered and waterfalls of tears began to pour down her face. 
Guess she wasn't handling this very well either, especially since everyone thought she was the 'killer'.

His eyes scanned the garden surrounding him, and he soon saw a single rose, already bloomed and filled with life, right next to him. He gently plucked it from the Earth and quietly handed it to Pin, giving her a sentimental smile.

"I just saw this and...it reminded me of you. Just because of your color, of course." He chuckled softly.

Pin looked at the rose, and then back up at Coiny and soon, a small snort and laugh burst through her lips. She gave him a small nudge and held the rose in her hand.

She examined the rose, and saw how green the leaves were, how vibrant they were, how they gleamed from the water droplets on them. The thorns, how sharp and painful they looked. And then, She then examined the petals, and how red they were.
As red, as the pool of blood that surrounded Firey, and the stream of blood came from his eyes and mouth.
As red, as her nightmares themselves.

She didn't notice how hard she was squeezing the rose, and she soon jumped when she saw blood trickling down her arm. Coiny looked back at her and jumped. 

"Pin! Be careful!!" He exclaimed, quickly taking the rose and setting it down. She seemed out of it, not even feeling a pinch. Coiny looked around and quickly jumped up. 

"I'll be right back, I'm just gonna get you some bandages for your hand! Stay here alright?" He squeezed her shoulder gently.

Her eyes soon locked onto his as she nodded again. He smiled, before releasing his grip and dashing away back into the city.

She looked down at her hand, the blood gushing out from her open wounds. Thoughts began to race in circles around her mind, as she was beginning to get memories of the plan she had made.
She had done most of it, but yet, there was a looming feeling in her mind that something wasn't complete.

But what was it? What was missing?

Kill them? Done... 
Fake it? Perfect...

What else was there..?

She stared down at her hand, and soon, the realization shot into her head like a bullet.

Cut their hands off. Keep them.

Plant them.

Crap.

She forgot a damn step to her plan.

She quickly got up and whirled her head around, searching for a nearby tool that could get the job done quickly. After a few seconds of panic, she grabbed a green object, a small shoulder bag which contained seeds and some small tools, and began to run, not caring that drops of blood were beginning to stain the ground, and the cement of the road below her.

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"Hey Pin? Sorry I was late, I couldn't find any at my place but-" His words soon drifted off as he noticed that the garden was empty. His eyebrows lowered in confusion as he began to loom around the big yoyleberry bushes, and the rows of flowers she had. Maybe she was just taking a breather by the lavender plants again...

Nope.

Nothing.

He looked around and thought to himself.

Maybe...she went back to her place?
She was exhausted after all..

He shrugged a bit, and began to walk out of the garden, not noticing, the small droplets of blood that were on the ground.

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Keep cutting.

Don't puke. 

You're almost there.

You can finish this.

Pin's eyes were locked shut as she could feel the vomit creeping up her throat. She couldn't bear the thought of seeing his dead body once again, so she shut her eyes and quickly got to work.

His body was ice cold, as she slowly lifted his lifeless arm. She took a deep, shaky breath as she lifted the trowel.

One hit.

Her arm trembled.

Dig into it hard.

She shut her eyes.

Now.

With all her might, she slammed her trowel into Firey's wrist, as she began to quickly cut his hand off. 

She could feel the dried veins popping, and the bone slowly crunching and crackling from the force of the trowel. She could feel the pain Firey could've felt if he was still alive.

After time seemed to drag oh so slowly, Firey's hand made a soft thump as it fell onto the pavement below. She grabbed the hand and hid it by her side, as she quickly got to work on the next. Her eyes were bloodshot and drenched with tears as she could feel the world around her slowly dripping into darkness. Her heart pounded inside her chest as she heard the popping and crackling sounds get even louder. The trowel, now stained with dried figments and dried blood, began to grow sharper and sharper. She quickly glanced around and began to notice, rataher gorgeous and jaw-dropping flowers bloom from the ground below. Begonia's, Marigold's, Tulips, Bulbine's....even California Poppy's and Alstroemeria's. 
The tears that were packing up inside of her eyes quickly began to retreat, as she could see how beautiful the world around her was growing. She didn't even notice the hand, lying stiffly on the ground.

After looking around, she grabbed the two hands and stuffed them into the small bag. She them placed her trowel inside, which poked out of it, showing as if she was just headed to garden somewhere else. She began to climb through hills and buildings, flowers growing within each inch of each area. Caught in a daze, her eyes were deathly pale, yet filled with fascination with the blossoming life around her. She began to trudge through even more, and ended up in a small area.
It was her garden, looking even more lively than it usually had. And in the middle of it all, sticking up with vines and leaves wrapping around the center to the top,

Was Firey's hands.
Behind that, was herself yet again, with blood covering her arms, hands, and legs. A smile slowly grew on her face as she let out a bloody hand towards Pin.

Pin, was under her spell. It was as if she was being lured to her, to exchange the hands for a lively garden, and a powerful leadership in her own. The Other Pin beckoned her slowly, her smile growing more and more sinister with every step Pin took. 

Pin felt cold air blowing on her face ever so gently, as she began to take the final two steps. Her hand reached out towards her....

"PIN!"

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A hand grabbed Pin's shoulder and whirled her around. Pin quickly snapped out of the daze and nearly lost her balance, before someone grabbed her close and pulled her away. She let out a small yelp before she heard a gust of wind blow. Her eyes opened to reveal that, she was on the top of the Yoyle Needy, 

And she was about to hurl herself off of it.
Her mind pounded as it raced with questions and thoughts.

What just happened?

Where were the flowers?

Wasn't I just in my garden?

Who was reaching out towards me?

Where was I going?

She felt the arms squeeze her harder, and she grunted in discomfort. Her eyes glanced over to the object hugging her, and quickly made out the figure.

It was Coiny.

He hugged her as tightly and as closely as he could before pulling her away and looking at her, rage, relief and concern painted all over his face.

"WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU DOING?!" He shouted, his voice shaking.

Pin began to feel her arms tremble as she tried to explain. She could feel herself getting as small and defenseless as a blueberry seed. She opened her mouth, but all that managed to come out was,
"I don't know."

Coiny's eyes shut as he tried to squeeze the tears back. 
"Thank GOD we saw you, I-I couldn't find you in the garden, and I saw you on the top of the tower, and everyone began to notice how you were on the edge of it, and-and-" he couldn't hold it in anymore.

"What is WRONG with you?! Were you TRYING to get yourself killed?!" He slammed his fist on the tower.
"WHAT IF YOU FELL?! WHAT IF YOU GOT HURT?! I COULDN'T DEAL WITH MYSELF IF YOU GOT HURT! I CAN'T LOSE YOU TOO! I CAN'T BEAR TO LOSE YOU PIN! I CAN'T LET THIS REPEAT!"
Tears now poured down Coiny's eyes as he dug his face into his hands. His boy shook with rage and fear, as sobs began to escape from his mouth. 

"I'M SORRY IF I DID SOMETHING WRONG! I..I'M SO SORRY! P..PLEASE DON'T DO IT!"

Pin stared at him, her eyes widened with pain. Seeing all these negative emotions pouring out of him felt like a knife stabbing her through her heart. Her face was flushed, as she slowly reached out towards his arm. 

Without thinking, Coiny grabbed her and hugged her close, crying. Pin stayed still, scared that he could throw her back at any moment. He sniffed, and soon said in a child-like voice,

"Don't go, please don't go.."

Pain. Guilt. Sadness. Relief.

The emotions hit Pin like a baseball bat as she quickly wrapped her arms around him and let the tears flow from her eyes. The guilt hung off of Pin's back, dragging her down with every second, making her heavier, and heavier.

"I...I'm sorry."

She began to repeat the two words, quickly and quietly with a great eagerness. She was desperate for his forgiveness, she never wanted this. 
They both held each other in their arms, crying and apologizing reputedly. 
And they stayed that way, with the sun slowly setting off  the horizon.

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The innocence card is surely something fun to pull out and use.
Well, it is, when you know when and how to use it.

But this time, it was purely innocence. Pin didn't understand what happened, one moment she was standing above Firey's corpse, the next, on top of the Yoyle Needy, nearly about to jump off. 

But she knew that the hallucination meant something.

She was met by everyone below, once Coiny brought her back down from the tower. "Are you okay?"'s and "What did you do?"'s bubbled up, but she shook them off and told them that it was a hallucination, that she had somehow been ripped away from reality and brought into another one. 
Flower let out a scoff and rolled her eyes. 
"You have got to be kidding me. You were just CRYING out for attention were you?" She smirked.
God, was she beautiful. But god, was she an asshole.
Pin quickly made her way through after convincing everyone that she was okay, and quickly made her way back to the garden. 
She had told everyone that she wanted to be alone, just her in the garden. Coiny, GB and Fries obviously opposed to the idea, but after a while of convincing them, they let her go.

And now, it was time for the final step.

She stood in the middle of the garden, staring down at the small hole she had dug not too long ago. The hole was meant for a few sunflower seeds she would've planted, before this entire mess began.
She took a slow, deep breath and opened her bag beside her.

The hands laid there, lifeless and still. She reached into the bag and felt the ice-cold touch of the skin, before a thought came to mind.

What if someone finds the hands here. 
The garden is dangerously close to the city.
I can't grow all of this here, I can't.

She rubbed her hands together and began to get to work. She dug out a few roses, a few sunflowers and a few other plants, and gently piled them up in a cardboard box. She then took a few bags of seeds from the ground which she had planted not too long ago and put them in the decapitated palms of Firey's hands. 

After a while, she grabbed a pen and paper and began to write a small note for everyone, just in case anyone decided to visit Pin in her original garden.

Went out for a walk on the mountain. Be back soon. 
I'll be fine.
~P

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okay holy crap, i am SO sorry for the very long wait my dudes, ive been through a TON of bs but heres another chapter! im planning to continue this story, I ain't letting it die off

but anyways i hope you guys enjoyed it!!! thank you all for the support for the story, and your kind words too <33

-Ice