Strange voices drifted into my ear as I slowly became conscious again. Two people talking, a man and a woman. I couldn't quite make out what they were saying, but I wasn't really focused either. My whole body felt as though it was on fire and I couldn't move.

Did I hurt myself in P.E. again? That seemed likely. I was terrible at doge ball and when you thought about it, it seemed the most liable. Especially considering how Cade Sansing had always seemed to have it out for me. I hope Diana and Mac gave him a good ass whipping for this.

Did that mean that the voices were my parents? Of course it would be them. They always argued when I got hurt. It was stupid, really, but they always got over it in the end.

Slowly, my vision returned and I could see my surroundings a bit. Granted, it was very blurry, but at least I could see. I was in some sort of white room with a singular floor to ceiling window that showed me the hallway. Kind of fancy considering how much different this looked from the normal hospital rooms. But I didn't mind. From my place on the bed, I could see other glass rooms in the halls.

It was then I realized how dry my throat felt. Maybe mom or dad can get me something to drink.

"Mom...Dad..." I called tiredly.

"Shh. She's waking up." A familiar voice observed.

My eyes shot open as I realized that those voices did NOT belong to parents. I wasn't in the hospital for injuries in dodge ball. I probably wasn't even in the hospital!

I tried to sit up, but realized I was being held down by power muters that retrained me to the bed. I began to writhe and struggle, but to no avail.

"You were right, she is still annoying."

I stopped struggling suddenly and looked behind me just enough to see Hira and Dorian standing there with their arms crossed, as if I was a mild incontinence to them, which I probably was.

"Hello, Circe. It's so nice to see you again. It's been awhile, hasn't it?" Dorian mused.

Glowering at him, I clenched my hands into fists and spit in his face. He visibly stiffened up and wiped away the spot with his hand before rolling his eyes. "Wow. How very mature."

Hira's eyes began to glow that threatening gold again and I could feel some of the breath being snatched from my body, before Dorian held up a hand to stop her. "Not yet, Hira. That's not called for at the moment. I'll call you when I need you again. For now, go and check on our present for Circe."

Hira looked over at Dorian and her brow creased with confusion before Dorian sent her a chilling glare. Her features softened and for a moment I saw...fear written on her face before she left the room.

Once Hira had left the room, Dorian sent me a saccharine smile once again. "Now, Circe. If you'll allow me to explain-"

"I don't WANT your explanation!" I snapped. "You ruined my life! You hunted me down and tried to kill me, several times! And if that wasn't enough, you took away both of my mother figures! My mom AND Ms. Duboise. You turned my father against me, and you're encouraging society to kill thousands of my kind! Of OUR kind! I'm not interested in hearing shit from you, Dorian Grey."

Dorian's brow cocked upwards in curiosity and a small pout found its way on his lips. "Well, that sure does make things harder for both of us."

Just then, two men, both armed to the teeth, walked in and unbound me from the bed. However, before I had the chance to do anything, they both cuffed me with muting chains and shoved me beside Dorian who smiled down at me. "Let's take a little walk, shall we? Have a little chat. Then perhaps we can sort out all the nasty rumors that you've heard about me. I'm sure you'd like that."

I growled in response.

"Atta girl." He grinned.