[b]In the town of Yonder...[/b]

The kiss on his cheek felt warm, but it made him shiver all the same. 

Harper stood awkwardly like a wet puppy, half of him wanted to cry and the other half wanted to laugh. He didn't know what to do anymore, so instead he brought a hand to his cheek and kept it there, trying to keep whatever warmth he had left close. "T-Thank you," he sputtered, eyes focused on the ground and vision blurring with tears. He couldn't hate them, not after everything they had done. Songbird, Brandy, Martini, Cello, Serenade and Dissonance, he just couldn't hate them and the thought of wanting to made him feel guilty. "Martini," he said in a voice that sounded so much older. "Thank you very much, please tell the others we're grateful." 

With that said he hurried away to shower then collapsed into bed. The dreams that haunted him were frightening but he slept without so much as a sound. He was just far too tired.

Dissonance was pretty tired too, but she decided to at least try and help with the cleaning. She managed to clear a dusty sofa, unfortunately that was all she did and not long after she fell asleep as well, leaving most of the cleaning to Brandy. In fact even when Song walked in the white rabbit didn't stir, she just tossed and turned on the couch, muttering about lemon cheesecakes and chocolate rivers.

Serenade and Two-Thirds returned much later, they were covered in leaves and grass and looked absolutely tired. The dragged along Mado and had confiscated her knife. After she had threatened to attack the mayor they listened but the mayor didn't drop any information. Mado got upset and the tea shop owner and Serenade had to drag her all the way back to the cabin. It was a chore and the rabbit was tired. "Get cleaned up then get some sleep," she had hissed before ushering Mado towards the bathroom.

"Thanks for the help," she nodded at Two them told him to go get some rest. The others were probably asleep already, she made sure to check every bolt on every door then grabbed a sleeping bad and went to sleep not too far from her sister. Tomorrow would be a long day. 

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[b]Morning: Town of Yonder[/b]

Morning came quicker than he had hoped and he could hear Hakuren speaking, but to be honest he was still upset. In fact, he was very upset. He kept his eyes screwed shut.

Harper pulled the pillow over his face and mumbled beneath his breath. He liked being polite and sociable, but not today. He wanted to curl up into a ball and just sleep everything away, but he knew that wasn't possible. They had a mystery to solve and items to collect. They needed to go home and if going home meant cooperating with the smug looking older boy then he'd swallow what little pride he had left and play nice. He didn't want to, but he had to and it made him feel sick to his stomach.

"You, don't have to rub it in my face." Harper mumbled before slowly getting to his feet. Harper swallowed a breath of air then convincingly apologized. It was better this way. "Let's just go have breakfast." He finally decided as he made his way to the cabin's living room, Jasper had beaten them there. "Oh, Jasper, good morning." He tried to sound less tired than he did. "A-Are you alright?" After what had happened last night Iro had come down with the flu and Leila hadn't said a word. He was getting worried and wanted to make sure his friends were okay. Wait, when had they become friends? He shook his head, after all they had been through...it would be silly if they weren't, right? The thought brought a sad smile onto his face. Whether they liked it or not, they were all a part of this insane adventure.

Upon entering the ktichen, Harper had realized that the Nobodies had done an amazing job at cleaning up. In fact there was even food. He stood dumbfounded and wondered how they would ever be able to repay the guides for all they had done. "They're amazing," he simply mumbled, there was nothing else to say.

Meanwhile, Serenade was slower than usual. She was tired and she wondered if Two felt the same. In a matter of minutes they needed to be out the door, they were meeting Cello's group today. "Martini, Brandy, Song, thank you for everything." The black rabbit stated as she gave them all a smile, she then turned to the humans. "We'll be meeting Cello's group today, so bring whatever you think you'll need. We start our investigation later."

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[b]Cello's Group: Town of Yonder[/b]

"Good morning," Cello crooned, he was already up and about, a waffle in hand a bright grin on his face. 

To be honest, he had woken up earlier than intended due a bad dream, but he wasn't about to tell any of the humans that. He was their brave and reliable guide after all and dreams were just dreams. They weren't anything special. Leon was still asleep but Ace had woken up moments ago, he wanted to give them their rest, the night before had been long and tiresome after all, but letting them sleep in just wasn't possible. They needed to meet up with the other guides and humans pronto, but hey, being fashionably late never hurt one. He laughed as memories of the cat bus came flooding back. He had been the one assigned to pick up the late comers.

He remembered Elliot, Meechy, Mado and Numair. Sad, how out of the five he had originally been assigned to watch, only one person remained. The thought made his smile shrink, but it didn't fade. He had been a guide for a long time now, but losing humans never got any easier. He had to wonder why.

"Hey, Ace, would you mind waking Mr. Sleeping Beauty up." He winked at the girl then pointed to a sleeping Leon. "We need to meet the others bright and early at the field, so we better get ready." The cat took a bite out of his waffle then hopped onto a sofa to read a magazine. Skeet stopped to talk for a bit and the two exchanged jokes the same way old buddies did. That continued until Ace and Eliot were prepared. Cello paid Skeet then the humans and the cat were out the door in a flash.

"So, did you two get a nice rest? Today is gonna be one hell of an adventure!" As they approached the field several figures appeared in the distance. And a black and a white rabbit waved. "Whaddya know, that gang's all there!"