I made a point of getting my homework done before supper; luckily, this was a light homework day. The teachers were usually understanding about the de...ire of teens to date, so they made it relatively easy for us over the weekend.I picked up Helen at 6:30 because she had told her parents that we would be going out to dinner. They were impressed with that, and were very cordial when I showed up to pick up Helen. I was dressed in a suit, and she was wearing an appropriate dress—I didn't know what. Surely they hadn’t come back from the brink of annihilation to nevertheless slowly succumb to the same fate? And so Daeryn and the others had set out in search of suitable alternatives. They visited nearby planets and experimented with mating with the women of those other worlds. To no avail. Not only were these other women unsuitable biologically, but the Valentinians couldn’t love them as they should. So, Daeryn turned to the scrolls, searching the archives for even the mention of a. While chatting, she looked me in the eyes with a naughty smile saying “I saw what you did yesterday Natalie, I think it was great”I looked her in the eyes smiling and saying “how sweet of you, I think we should discuss that under the water, but since you remember seeing me fully naked, I think it would be ok for me to get up now to wear my swimsuit, as I do sleep fully nude”She laughed saying “sure, be comfortable, you said we are friends”She got up, pulled her short, light fluffy dress off,. “I’ve seen so many worlds, so many different realities, but none of them could make me happy. I’ve never known what it felt like to belong or feel at home. Every world felt wrong to me. This is yet another reality that I am incompatible with. All I can do is hope that the next world is one I can be happy in.”The blood at last stopped flowing, and Noah closed his eyes and released his final breath. Then, in his mind, there was a familiar flash of light and he felt himself being pulled to the.