Ok so this nagged at me a bit and kept biting me so I had to write it cause no one really talks about Claudia and so I've decided to itch the scratch

I don't know if I'll just leave it as a oneshot or progress to a mini story or what.

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She sat so small

Slumped in on her self

All her strength and fierceness gone

So lost and unsure

That confidence gone

Smirk departed from her flesh

Sassiness absent

Playfulness sapped

Myka brushed back a stray clump of wildly dyed hair. Claudia began to sob. Myka gathered Claudia in her arms, rocked her, and whispered soothing words. Never had the team thought they would see a broken Claudia. Claudia let loose a keening cry that wrenched every soul standing in the kitchen.

"I know sweetie, we don't know if he's gone. We don't and Artie's a fighter, baby. He's going to fight for you…for all of us. He knows we won't give up on him" Myka said holding to her own words desperately trying to convince herself and everyone present.

"It's not your fault Clad. It's no one's fault" Pete murmured.

Tears trickled down Myka's face to splash onto Claudia's head that was tucked protectively beneath her chin.

Pete gathered his girls into his strong arms trying to stop the trembling racking his body.

Leena busily pulled out cookies and milk as her own tears whispered across her cheeks. Myka reached out to Leena grasping the aura readers hand tightly in her own.

They stood giving each another strength and hope.

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Okay for all you ubber idiots out there (ahem…might as well admit I have a tendency to be in that category lol) Basically Artie has had some unfortunate accident/run in that has ended with his disappearance as far as what the hell happened well hell I don't know… ask my brain gnomes they know but won't tell me (shakes fist in air) As far as continuing……………………does the silence clue you in cause it's not telling me anything.