Chapter 1

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        Flowers are beautiful, delicate things. Little wonders that can mean so much. Their bright blooms bring color to the world in spring. But if they are meant to be so wonderful, then why did they cause Patton so much pain?

        It had been a few days since it started. The petals. For the past three days, he'd found himself coughing up yellow rose petals. It hurt. He had no idea what was causing it, or how to make it stop.

        He soon found seeing or even thinking of Janus seemed to make it worse, but that seemed to be unavoidable. He was on Patton's mind a lot. He was sometimes all Patton could think about.

        More petals. Flecks of blood stain his shirt. He'd have to change into a new one soon- he couldn't let the others see what had become of him. It was so hard just to breathe, he wanted it to stop, how could he get it to stop-

        He wondered, for a moment, if Janus was the cause of his problem.

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