"Rue, RUE!?" Brie called, running back in the door. "What's the matter? What happened to her?" She accused Kaden, crouching down to grab my arms. "Make it stop, please." I sobbed at them, still holding my head. I could hear Kaden's labored breathing beside me suddenly. His hands were trying to maintain contact with my face, but Brie was screaming and scrambling at him to get him away from me. "Brie," I moaned. "Stop!" But she couldn't hear me over her own screams. Kaden finally must have had enough, he abruptly turned to face her, gripping her arms. She fell limp and he carefully laid her out on the floor. My mind was trying to shut down around the headache, I could feel myself trembling and sweating from the pain, but I was losing contact with the outside world. "Ok, your