"Ready to head back Ruby?" Elisa asked. The two of them had gotten extremely closer after the events of their meeting. She also had to admit that it was surprising to see that not only was Ruby's weapon a scythe, but also a sniper rifle.

"Spaghetti sounds fine dear. Do you want any help?" she asked.

" I'm ready. Looking forward to dinner." Ruby said with a smile.

" I should be fine. Eve will be here soon." Deanna said with a smile.

"Same here," Elisa admitted as they headed back towards the gym. "I still can't believe you created Crescent Rose..." she admitted.

Eve knocked on the gym door hoping she wasn't late. The snow was falling harder and she didn't like it one bit.

(what did we name their mother truly? I know she was going by Mary beforehand but after than I'm not sure. I think it starts with a J but that's all I remember)

"Yup!" she said as she shivered lightly. It was starting to get as cold as when Elisa and Taylor had found her.

( Janet I think. )

Deanna head the knock on the door and hurried. " Hey guys. Hurry inside. " She said.

(that sounds right)

Elisa headed inside quickly, along with Ruby, Eve and Kirito. "Thanks Dea, it's freezing out there," Eve said

" I know it is. Also a storm is moving in. Do you know when Salem will be here?" Deanna asked.

"He might be at the hotel with Lynn, he said he was going to take a shower," Eve replied.

"Alright. Glad Lynn will be here too. " Deanna said with a smile.

"Hopefully before the storm hits," Elisa muttered softly, not wanting Lynn, Tyler or Sora to get lost in the storm.

Tyler and Sora waited for Lynn and Salem since the snow was blowing harder. He was glad the gym was a few blocks away but knew it would be better to go as a group.

Sora watched the snow starting to fall and knew that it was only going to get worse before it got better. He just hoped they wouldn't get stuck in the middle of it, though if they did, then he had an idea to get them through it.

" Sorry about taking so long. Just had to make sure the water was running a little bit in the kitchen. " Lynn said not wanting the pipes to freeze.

"That's fine," Salem said as he appeared behind Lynn. He knew that if the pipes froze then it would be nearly impossible for a lot of things to happen.

" We better hurry since it's snowing harder. " Taylor said and was dreading going out.

"If it gets any worse, I might be able to protect us from the elements, but I'm not sure how well it will work," Sora admitted.

" It's worth a shot. " Taylor said hoping it didn't get worse.

Lynn nodded as well. "Please Sora," she said.

" Here we go. " Taylor said and opened the door.

Sora cast Aeroga around the four patrons before also casting a modified Fire spell, 'Heat' that he had come up with during his time with Taylor. "Alright, we should be safe for now, but I'm not sure how long the spells will last," he said, hoping that the others heard him.

" I hope it does stay." Taylor said and thanked Sora.

Sora nodded in his welcome as they headed towards the gym.

Lynn was happy when they arrived at the gym and that the door was unlocked. " Thank you Sora. " She said.

"You're welcome," Sora replied, feeling winded for holding the spells for so long.