She watched as Ice skidded her butt over to slip into the pool next to her. Ice winced as she did. “I have some Arnica lotion at home. I can send it up to you; it’s very good for bruising, I’m told.” The strange thing with Ice was that her eyes burned blue, unlike Amy’s, which turned red and made her look like she needed to get more sleep. Ice’s looked like deep pools of water. “Amy, I have seen you: the real you. I have never seen a blood memory so clear. Sorry for the neck thing; I will never try to do it again, if you promise not to bite my butt again.” She put her arms around Amy and hugged her. Amy was not sure if it was all still part of the bonding thing or an extra. “Amy, I have never seen anything like you before, and you are so ….just so ……..red and black are so your colors!

