Together forever, never apart. Maybe in distance but never at heart.

We reached the porch of Marco's house. This is where our friendship was tested to the point of almost losing it. Where I found out his mother was the most powerful Visser in the universe.

Where it all started.

"Wanna come in?" Marco asked. I nodded. He opened the door and we both entered his house. He closed the door behind him, and we just stood there, in silence. It was very uncomfortable. I looked over at the picture on the end table beside the couch. I saw, again, Marco as a kid, his father, but I didn't see Visser One.

I saw Marco's mother.

I smiled sadly. She thought of me as a daughter. It was a nice thought. I remembered her last request of me. "Tell Marco that his mom loves him." I didn't see any point in telling him this at the time, as he was standing there.

But she didn't know that. And he technically wasn't supposed to be there. Therefore, I had to tell him. Even if he knew already. "Marco, your mother loves you. And she wants you to know that she's always with you and for you to do your best and hope for the best."

He smiled at me. "Thanks," he said.

I sighed and remembered Visser One's face, that used to give me such horrible nightmares and fill my heart with rage, but now, whenever I think of her, I don't get angry. Nor do I wish to kill her. All I see when I look at her was Marco, and his words to me: ((If that was Elfangor, would you really kill him?! ))

No, of course not. And now I understood why he was so angry with me when I told him I would kill her, whether he tried to stop me or not. I felt something crawl to my throat. I swallowed but it didn't go away. "Marco," I said.

"Yeah?"

"I'm sorry." I took a breath, and spoke from my heart. "I'm sorry for saying I'd kill your mother. And I mean this seriously, not out of pity."

"I know." He added, "Thanks."

And then he hugged me. I let him. He needed it. We were like that for a few minutes, but it felt longer. When he stepped back from me, he looked at me and muttered, "I didn't do that, okay?"

"Do what?" I asked.

He grinned at me and laughed. "Hey, you wanna play some video games?"

"Sure."