Thank you so much to those who kept reading!! And for waiting for updates during the weekends, haha. Me and bunnies2020 had lots of fun writing the next two chapters!! I hope you enjoy and happy reading!!

–caly

Viessa gasped. They were at Ambercrest which was her best friend Kaylessa's house. Viessa glanced nervously at Flare who stepped towards the Guest House and unlocked the door.

"So, who are you exactly?" Flare asked Viessa.

Viessa ripped off the cloak and mask she was wearing and faced Flare. "I'm Viessa," she told Flare. Flare gasped and slowly reached up to drop her hood.

Kaylessa, her best friend, gaped back at her.

"Kaylessa? What the heck were you doing in the Neverseen?" Viessa asked her best friend.

"Me? What were you doing in the Black Swan?" Kaylessa screeched.

"Same thing as you, I guess," Viessa whispered and stepped back.

Kaylessa's eyes widened, "Why would you ever want revenge on the council?"

"What?" Viessa asked her.

"Why did you join the Black Swan?" Kaylessa asked, avoiding the question.

"I joined because I wanted to help save the world. I never knew you would keep a secret from me that you were in the Neverseen," Viessa told her.

Kaylessa's mouth tightened, "You never told me you were in the Black Swan either."

"I really wanted to," Viessa looked suspiciously at Kaylessa. "What aren't you telling me?"

"What do you mean?" Kaylessa asked, her eyes narrowing.

"You're hiding something," Viessa looked at her. Why would her best friend ever join the Neverseen? She knew they were bad!

"No, I'm not," Kaylessa said.

"Ok, fine. Why did you even join the Neverseen?" Viessa asked her.

"My mom died because of the council," Kaylessa said quietly. "It was because of them."

"Yeah, but that doesn't mean you needed to join the Neverseen," Viessa frowned.

"They're decent," Kaylessa muttered. "Especially Raven and Ruy, they're my friends."

"So, am I not your true best friend then?" Viessa asked, her voice was laced with hurt.

"Yeah, you are," Kaylessa said. "I wouldn't lie to you like that,"

"Oh, ok," Viessa whispered. She wanted to smile but she couldn't.

Kaylessa looked up at Viessa and stared at her, "So . . . what?"

"I'm sorry about yelling at you for killing people, I know you would never do anything like that," Viessa said.

"It's fine," Kaylessa said, smiling slightly.

"Does that mean you forgive me?" Viessa asked. "And no more lying to each other."

"Yeah, and, uh, sorry for trying to kill your friend," Kaylessa said sheepishly. "No more lying."

"It's okay, I'm sorry too," Viessa said, a bit guiltily. "No more lying!"

"So, what now?" Kaylessa asked, rocking back and forth on her heel.

"Do you think you'll ever rejoin the Neverseen?" Viessa asked, bracing herself for the answer.

"Maybe?" Kaylessa said, avoiding Viessa's eyes. "They had good ideas."

"Oh," Viessa said quietly.

"Would you ever go back to the Moonlark?" Kaylessa asked in a voice near a whisper.

"Why would I ever go back to her?" Viessa asked Kaylessa. "She didn't even like me! If I go back it will probably be for Biana,"

"Oh, okay," Kaylessa said, looking at her feet.

"Do you actually think I'm like Sophie?" Viessa asked her best friend.

Kaylessa silently pondered the question, "No, not really."

"Ok, then. What are we going to do?" Viessa asked, smiling a bit.

Kaylessa shrugged, "I still want to do something."

"What something?" she asked. She had a few ideas planned if Kaylessa couldn't think of anything.

"Help," Kaylessa said simply.

"Who? What? Why?" Viessa asked, it didn't seem like Kaylessa to simply help someone.

"The world, I guess," Kaylessa replied.

"Really?" Viessa asked, surprised. "The world,"

"Well, yeah. The Council's toxic, the Black Swan reek, and the Neverseen don't have the right goals," Kaylessa supplied.

"That's a good way of putting it," Viessa smiled. "Why don't we do our own things?"

"What do you mean?" Kaylessa asked, grinning back, though a little confused.

"We could make our own plans, ideas and goals." Viessa replied, an idea was forming in her head.

Kaylessa's smile wavered, "Like our own group of people?"

"Maybe, yeah," Viessa stared at the ground, getting a bit shy.

"So, we run an organization?" Kaylessa clarified.

"It could just be the two of us," Viessa shrugged.

"I don't think two people can change anything," Kaylessa said, cringing a little at her depressive words.

"Believe in yourself, Kaylessa." Viessa told her, trying to cheer her friend up a bit more. "We could add more people in our organization though,"

"Like who? Esarae?" Kaylessa asked.

"Ooh, and maybe Keryn," Viessa grinned.

Kaylessa grimaced, "Why?"

"Because," Viessa said. "Won't Esarae want her brother to join?"

"Fine," Kaylessa said with an eye roll. She added with an evil grin, "But we also have to invite Kieran."

"Why?" Viessa groaned. "He's so annoying,"

"So we're even," Kaylessa laughed.

Viessa sighed, "Fine, whatever you're planning won't work on me though,"

"And Ashryn of course, she's smart and my study buddy," Kaylessa grinned.

"Like you even study with her," Viessa said, rolling her eyes playfully.

"Exactly! We don't do anything! That's why it's fun," Kaylessa smirked.

"Oh, sure," Viessa grinned. "Once we invite all of them to join we can see how many more people we need,"

"Don't forget Aymon, class clown," Kaylessa snickered.

"We don't even need him," Viessa groaned. He was a good friend to Viessa but also a very big troublemaker. If Kaylessa invited him they would all be dead.

"But it'll be interesting! And if we include Keryn, we add Raverie, Kieran's sister," Kaylessa added.

"Okay, okay. I think we need a list now!" Viessa exclaimed.

"That's it!" Kaylessa grinned. "Esarae, Keryn, Kieran, Raverie, Ashryn, and Aymon."

"Okay!" Viessa grinned back. "I like it! Our first job can be to figure out who killed Alina and Alden,"

Kaylessa averted her eyes from Viessa's gaze, "Um."

"What's wrong?" Viessa asked slowly.

Kaylessa reached into her Neverseen cloak and took out a necklace and bracelet from her pocket. She held it out towards Viessa.

"What is that?" Viessa asked.

"My mom's jewelry," Kaylessa replied quietly.

"What!" Viessa exclaimed. "Where did you find this?"

Kaylessa cringed, "The death scenes."

"Oh, really?" Viessa raised her eyebrows. "I thought your mom was dead though. Sorry,"

"Uh, yeah," Kaylessa said, and then mumbled something unintelligible.

"Okay?" Viessa said. "How do you think they got there?"

"The killer?" Kaylessa whispered.

"What if the person who killed your mom was the same as Alina's and Alden's killers?" Viessa gasped.

"What?" Kaylessa asked, her eyes widening. "My mom was killed by ogres."

"Oh, right. I forgot that," Viessa mentally slapped herself for forgetting.

"Who do you think killed them?" Kaylessa asked.

"I don't know, maybe we can ask others to help us investigate once we form the organization," Viessa suggested.

"Yeah, okay," Kaylessa said. "I guess we hail them."

"Yeah, we can hail them. But first we have to think of an organization name," Viessa smiled.

"Oh, right," Kaylessa gasped excitedly.

"How about The World Savors?" Viessa asked.

"Savors?" Kaylessa questioned.

"Nevermind," Viessa said. "You can come up with something,"

"Never . . . swan?" Kaylessa asked hesitantly.

"Neverswan! Neverswan! Neverswan!" Viessa pumped her fist up in the air.

Kaylessa laughed, "Neverswan it is!"

"I love it," Viessa grinned. She was now part of the Neverswan.