Third Person POV:

Alex sat at the dining table with Finny, Maria, and Peter. Sebastian had wanted to take Selena to her room himself, and Alex wasn't going to fight him. He had instead went to check on the others, and now here they were, an untouched cup of tea in front of each of them.

Finny seemed anxious. Alex had no doubt in his mind that he was worried about Selena, and wanted to see her. From what Alex had heard, Finny had done well protecting Peter, who he was playing with when the attack had happened. Maria, of course, had been able to take care of herself, only suffering from minor injuries such as cuts on her arms and slight bruising.

Sebastian came back downstairs a few moments later, and everyone stood, waiting for news on Selena's condition. Alex wondered why Maria wasn't tending to her, then realized Peter was probably scared, and she needed to stay with him. Besides, some of these demons who worked at the manor had probably met Selena when she was young, and had studied how to care for her kind.

Sebastian stood by the table, then spoke. "She's stable. She should be fine after some rest."

Everyone in the room sighed with relief.

"Hey, Sebastian," Alex said, still not completely comfortable calling Sebastian his father. "What about Samantha? The maid who was helping us."

Sebastian smiled. "She'll be fine as well."

Alex simply nodded. He was glad she would be okay. She had fought hard to help him protect Selena.

Sebastian began to speak again. "Also, I have good news for those of you who don't know yet. Selena is herself again. She and Serena joined back together. She also was able to fight off two of her five attackers."

Maria clapped, smiling. "That's magnificent! She should get well now, shouldn't she?"

"We need to get the medication from Angelina," Sebastian answered her. "That should keep her symptoms at bay while we search for a cure."

"How do we contact Angelina to get the medicine? She's an angel. None of us know how to find her." Maria glanced away from Sebastian, a bit disappointed.

"Selena should still be able to speak with her mentally. Once she wakes up and feels strong enough, we'll try to have her connect with her."

Alex looked toward Finny, then back to his father. "Finny and I would like to see her now, if you think it's alright."

Sebastian smiled. "Just try not to wake her. She needs her rest. She fought harder than both of you today."

Alex rolled his eyes and walked up the stairs, Finny trailing him. It was then that Alex realized he had never really taken time to get to know Finny. If this man was going to love his sister, he thought, he needed to learn a bit more about him.

"So what can you tell me about yourself that I don't already know?" Alex asked him.

Finny shrugged. "Depends on what you already know, I guess."

"Well, I know you work for the Phantomhive Manor as the gardener, I know you love my sister, I know you're really strong.... and that's about it."

"There's really nothing left to me that you need to know at the moment. Some secrets are better left unshared."

Alex didn't know how to respond to that, so didn't. They reached Selena's room a moment later, then quietly stepped inside.

The room was messy from the attack, with a dresser fallen over and toppled chairs. Selena lay on an unmade bed, a thin sheet covering her. Her wings were folded into place and hidden under the blanket. Looking at her face, it seemed calm and painless, unlike how she had looked in her mind with Serena, when her breathing had been ragged and shallow.

Alex and Finny both righted some chairs and sat next to Selena's bed, staring at her. Alex wished so badly that everything would have ended when Selena and Serena had joined back together, but that had sadly not been the case. Now she was stronger, but still had a long way to go until she healed completely. A very small part of Alex doubted she would ever heal, and she'd live the rest of her life ill and depressed.

Alex shook this feeling off just in time to hear a voice in his head. A weak voice, but a voice nonetheless.

"Alex? Can you hear me?"

It took him a moment to place it, being so faint, but once he knew, he was so shocked he almost fell out of his chair, getting a weird and confused look from Finny.

"Serena? Is that you?"

"Bingo, sweetheart. Now listen to me. I don't have time to be able to repeat myself."

"How are we talking? I thought you and Selena merged back together."

"We did. I'm using the last of my personal strength to speak with you, which is why we don't have long. Listen to me. Selena won't be able to find Angelina again. She's not full angel anymore. She can sense their presence, but that's about it."

"So how do we find her if Selena can't?"

Alex felt like he could almost here Serena sigh. "You'll find a way, Alex. Don't forget, your Alexander Michaelis. Your father is one of the most powerful and feared demons out there, and the Michaelis family always finds a way."

Alex smiled inwardly. "Anything else?"

"Don't tell Selena I told you this, but she really cares about Finny. And I can tell he cares for her, too. Watch out for her, but don't get in the way of their feelings. That would make you the best brother in the world to her."

"Alright. Thank you, Serena. For everything you've done for all of us. We'll never forget you."

Serena laughed. "You'd better not. I'd be very disappointed in you."

Alex smiled, then started feeling Serena's presence within his mind fade.

"Goodbye, Serena."

"See you around, bro."

Then she vanished, and left Alex saddened, and Finny still confused.