the thing about the place was that it looked better in pictures. 



Diana glared hard at the small table in front of her. in the middle of the wooden thing, was a small cup of coffee that she wanted to drink so badly. 




only....there was no coffee in the cup.



Diana huffed as she ran her pale freckled hand through her curly, golden hair. the frown on her face deepened when she realized that her beloved cookies were eaten as well. 

" JULIA! "



Diana just knew that the green-haired girl had enough balls to eat her food and leave it just the way it was just to go on her jumping nerves...probably to prove that Diana wasn't as calm and collected as she wanted everyone to believe.



She turned around to go to the girl's room to let her know that Julia was NOT getting away with this...at least this time.



the newly sixteen years old preteen had become a whole new level of trouble ever since Tia had told her they could spar with each other and that the blond wouldn't hold back. 



Clark had been furious. He was the "dad" of the group which meant he tried to keep others out of trouble...when he wasn't around?



the role was placed on William. 



Will was the "mum". he helped with the nightmares.


personally, Diana tried to keep her dark thoughts to herself but he just seemed to know when she was feeling sad or she was fighting her demons. 


William made sure they were all eating and were staying as healthy as possible. 



of course, William knew how to take care of others...but he didn't have the slightest idea as to how to take care of HIMSELF.


then... there was Jason.




the street fighter that Clark just couldn't stay away long enough not to get angry at. 


Jason was always struggling. he was always in trouble and had the most bruises.



they went through a lot together, but even after all that; the dark bruises never left his pale skin. 


his haunted eyes became better as they slowly adjusted to having a family. 



just like how she slowly became

The broken cage

The most reasonable thing to do was eating it. 


The sandwich that Tia had made for herself was looking rather tempting on the plate which was on the neat table of the kitchen. 


The lettuce and tomatoes that were inside the food were fresh as dawn and the pink bacon with those delicious cheeses that were on top of it were the best kind as they were just as tasty. 


Julia licked her suddenly dry lips as she looked away from the food that was right in front of her. 


'it wouldn't hurt if I tried a little bit right? ' 


Tia had spent hours trying to find the right ingredients because the kitchen of the ship that they were sailing on was rather full but not full enough for Tia's large hunger for anything edible. 


Julia tried so hard not to glance at the sandwich but as the time walked away from the world, the harder it got. She could taste those spices in her mouth as the vegetables gave away that sweet crunch that she was imagining. 


22th piece of the broken cage: it's so cold here