Libby made her way to the kitchen before Gojyo told her. She was still close enough to hear if they called for her. He didn't have a lot in the kitchen, but she could make the most of it.
Jade had known something was wrong, but she didn't know how wrong. Even though all of the signs were there, she hadn't seen it coming. Her face fell. She wanted to start sobbing; she wanted to scream... But she had to be strong for her dad. "G-gone?" she just barely managed to echo, her voice shaking.
Hakkai had been there forever. She'd always had him to go to. He'd been the closest thing Jade had had to a father for fourteen years. He was permanent. She always knew that, no matter what kind of changes there were, Hakkai was always the same. He even looked the same. When she was suddenly thrown back in time, her mos looked so much younger, but Hakkai was the same. He was always the same. A rock. And now...