I raced from my garden safe place and back to the sleeping dorms. I crashed into people on the way there and just fell on my bed. I stayed their crying.

Crying over Mars.

Crying over my parents.

Crying over the fact that I had just lost my best friend.

Crying over that everyone thought I had been in contact with people on Earth and that's why there was no food.

I cried over the life I've had to live for the last three years.

"Neptune, we don't blame you. Come on get up. We still have some hot chocolate." American tried with me. Not even my second twelve year old best friend America could get me out of this bad mood. I've never gotten in this big of a fight with Chase.

"Leave me alone." I said.

"I don't want to call Dale here to pick you up. We're having a crew meeting, and everyone needs to come." America told me.

"I don't care." I said.

"Well you better, or Dale is going to come pick you up." America said.

"Dale hates me." I said.

"He doesn't hate you, and you know it. He's just a little stressed out right now." American said.

"I'm not going." I insisted. America signed before telling.

"Dale! We need you!" America yelled.

"Wait a second!" Dale yelled back. Then screaming filled the air.

"FOR MOONS OF GOODNESS DALE PUT ME DOWN OR I WILL THROW YOU OUT OF THIS SHUTTLE WITHOUT ANY OXYGEN ALL THE WAY TO THAT FAR MOONING MOON OVER THERE!" Chase yelled. More tears ran down my face. Chase continued yelling but he wasn't yelling at Dale anymore. Footsteps came into the room and America stood up. Someone grabbed me by the waist. I kicked him in the face.

"FOR DAMIT MOON NEPTUNE YOU GAVE ME A BLOODY NOSE!" Dale yelled. He ignored my protests and his bloody nose and swung me on his back and brought me to the kitchen. He placed me in a chair. "Stay." He said sternly. I growled at him.

"Geez if you and Mars were that stubborn, I pity your parents." Jade mumbled. I stood up from the chair quickly, having it fly behind me. I slapped Jade and ran back to the sleeping dorms. Yelling and arguing filled the room after I left. I wish I could just mute them sometimes. I was done with the noise and this life.

I wanted to go home already.

I wanted to find Mars.

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Author's Note

Why do Neptune's chapters always end up being shorter than Mars'?

Who things Neptune is stubborn?

Who thinks Mars is stubborn?

Who thinks they both are?

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