It was dark that night, the heavy cloud cover making it so that not even the light of our splintered moon made it to the ground. By this time the house was so still that anyone looking in would think everyone was asleep. I knew better.
I leaned up against one of the many trees in the thick forest as I waited. Whatever Raven was planning, it was happening tonight. My sister was impatient and reckless when it came to our family, so even when it would be more reasonable to wait until Summer and I left, she wouldn't.
I didn't have to wait long to be proved right when my sister's silhouette appeared outside the door as it snuck out of the house. I stayed still as she hurried down the stairs and out into the woods, her every step bringing her closer to me.
With the darkness so thick I wasn't at all surprised that she didn't see me, instead passing no more than a yard away from my tree. It was then that I finally got a good look at her, in particular what she had in her arms.
You see, I was going to just let her go without a word, or, if I felt like it, maybe just talk long enough to make sure she felt a tad guilty for her actions. Either way I was going to let her leave without much of a hassle, but there was no way in hell I was letting her take Yang away too.
