The news of Jo's death was devastating, for everyone. Not a soul was missing from her service a few days later. Even Zoe Carter had managed to skip several days of school to make it home for the service of her sister. Not a face held back tears. The day was burned into his brain, just as was the day she died.

Looking up from the marker, Zane sighed and ran his hand through his long hair. Five years and no haircuts, had caused it to reach well beyond his preference level. But his hair was the least of his concerns now.

"I know what I'm about to do is about as legal as some of the other things I've done, but you don't know what's it's been like here without you." Zane said. He looked back down at the marker. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small ring. "You don't know how much we all miss you, Lupo." He slipped the ring around the stem of a single rose. Zane knelt down carefully and placed the rose at the base of the marker. "You can yell at me all you want Lupo, but I'm going to do this. And one way or another, I'll see you soon."

well we needed some kind of closing here...gotta forgive me, i'm kinda out of my eureka faze with fanfics...