*I come walking up street towards the house. I'm not carrying the backpack I took with me when I left, in fact I'm carrying nothing at all. My shirt is slightly ripped across my chest directly over my heart in the shape of a stab wound. And my gem resides within it, pulsing ever so faintly as to match what would be my heartbeat*
*I approach the door and find myself wondering if I should just enter or if I should knock, and also if Teiko had told anyone yet.*
*after a moment, I take a deep breath in and enter the house*
H..Hello? Is anybody home?