Biffle stood at the small gravesite-memorial. The death count was two too many. Biffle ran his fingers across the petals of the flower he had in his hand. A poppy.

He crouched down and set it beside the newer gravestone, with Jerome's name etched into the rock.

"I'm sorry," Biffle whispered, "I didn't know this would happen. I never wanted this to happen."

Then why would you join him. A voice whispered in the back of his head.

"I owed him," Biffle replied to himself, "But I guess I dug both of our graves, huh?"

Biffle stood and stepped back. His eyes trailed to Nico's grave, just a few feet beside Jerome's. They called it a grave, but it was more of a memorial, since there was no body to bury.

Two days since Jerome had died, two months since Nico had died.

Two months of this back and forth with no end. Biffle was caught in a grey area, in the middle of a war. On one hand, he couldn't stand Sigils, and on the other, SSundee had killed two people. One of which was his friend.

He didn't belong anywhere, at least not here.

But where else was he meant to go?

"Biffle?"

He turned, recognizing SSundee's voice. The man slowly approached and tilted his head, "How come you're here?"

"I feel it's more surprising that you're here," Biffle murmured, fighting venom from his voice. Unless you really are a psychopath like Sigils said.

SSundee tilted his head and viewed the graves, eyes darkening, "I didn't mean to."

"What happened, then?" Biffle shot back. SSundee flinched back at the anger.

"He...startled me." SSundee murmured, snapping his eyes away from Biffle's look

"Startled you?" Biffle gaped, stepping away from who he thought was his friend, "He startled you, so you killed him?"

"That's not-!" SSundee started to argue, but fell short.

"That's not what?" Biffle shot back after a moment of silence.

"I thought he would have a weapon or something. I didn't even know if it was Jerome. I just saw movement and attacked back." SSundee clarified.

Biffle shook his head, "I need to go."

SSundee tilted his head, "Where?"

"Somewhere," Biffle hissed, "Anywhere but here."

So Biffle turned to leave, not planning to come back.

And SSundee did the same.

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