Time makes all wounds

Home is where the heart is

Jackie and Anti stood outside the septic house, Anti just stared in awe.

"Welcome home." Jackie hummed and Anti tried not to fall to his knees. Jackie draped and arm over him

"Let's not keep them waiting." Jackie whispered and Anti let out a breath, slowly walking to the door. He went to open it, but stopped when he heard voices.

"Jameson, have you heard from Jackie?" It was Schneep, he looked through the window and saw the German talking to JJ, he almost burst into tears. Seeing his brothers after so long, Chase followed after Schneep.

"Yeah, he's been missing for two days!" Chase sighed, collapsing in his chair, throwing his hat to the table. Then Marvin came in, he looked worried and exhausted.

"There isn't enough coffee in the world." He groaned, thumping his head against the wall. Jack then came in, sitting at the table.

"Jack!" Anti exclaimed, bursting into the house, they all snapped their head to the door as it opened, watching a green blur run by. Jaws were hung open, seeing Anti latched to Jack, holding him for dear life.

"Anti?" Jack questioned, hugging him back.

"Anti! Oh my god! You finally- wait." Jack noticed the differences between their Anti, and this one.

"Anti?" The demon looked up, his face dirty and beaten up, littered with tears. There was an almost child like innocence. The insanity, the murderer they once knew was missing.

"Please, don't let them take me again." Anti sobbed while latching to Jack again, the others watched and Schneep brought a hand to his chin.

"In zhis ztate, he vouldn't have been able to escape on his own." He wracked his brain to find the missing variable.

"And that is where I came in." Jackie announced as he stepping into the house. Marvin got excited and ran to him, giving a bear hug.

"Where were you?" Marvin lectured and Jackie giggled.

"Helping this one out." He motioned to Jack and Anti, Marvin shoved him.

"You went alone!"

"Well, yeah. I was in and out."

"In and out doesn't equal almost two days!"

"Enough! Isn't the most important thing right now that Anti is home and safe?" Chase piped up, causing Anti to cover his ears.

"Please stop yelling." Anti whimpered to the three of them. Chase, Marvin, and Jackie all snapped attention to him. Chase swallowed, unsure of what just occured.

"Uh, sure." The other two nodded and JJ pushed through their small crowd with Anti's personal mug, filled with steaming hot tea. Anti pulled away from the Irishman to see JJ's calming smile. It was a black and white mug that said, "cunt" at the bottom of it.

"My mug?" Jamie nodded, handing it to him.

"Thank you." He took it, appreciating the smooth texture of the cup, JJ smiled and went back to his station., Jack brought a hand down to support Anti's back. He got comfortable, drinking the smooth beverage. His throat was ripped up and sore from three months of crying. The stinging ceasing it's attack.

He hummed in relief, he was tired, drained, and happy to be home. Schneep sighed to the others.

"I'm going to give him a check up." Chase shook his head.

"Just give him a minute man, obviously he's been through hell. Let him rest, eat sleep, take a bath. Okay? Then you can look him over." Schneep looked Chase in the eye, seeing the concern and gave in.