The doorbell rang, interrupting Sarah's reading. She was reading an article about different chemical options to clean bones, and while it wasn't that interesting she thought for a moment about ignoring the doorbell. She really would rather just stay home, even if she didn't have much to do. Alexa wouldn't know for sure if she was still home - her mother could have taken her somewhere. Sarah's phone buzzed.

"Hello," she said, answering her phone. Yeah, she really couldn't blow off Alexa.

"Hey, are you ready? I decided I really didn't need to do much with my hair," said Alexa.

"Yeah, I'll be right down," said Sarah, hanging up. She felt her hair as she walked downstairs, it had dried all the way out while she'd read.

Sarah opened the front door to find Alexa waiting on the porch. Alexa was in a bright red skirt and a white blouse, and she'd done up her makeup. She was bright green too, and her glowing eyes darted to glance over Sarah in turn.

"Self-tying shoes?" she asked.

"Yeah, it felt handy," said Sarah, looking down at her own blue-infused shoes. "It's not holding very well though."

"Nice, so ready to go?"

"Yeah," said Sarah, closing and locking the front door behind her. The two got back into Alexa's car.

"I called Finn earlier, his mom picked up. He's still in the hospital, and she said he's not fainting quite so often. Apparently, they've ruled out brain cancer and liver damage. I guess it's harder to find an easy diagnosis for sudden drops in blood sugar than it is a seizure," explained Alexa.

Sarah grimaced, her lips pulling back to expose her teeth. Finn had been in the hospital for... two days? Three? She froze at the thought, not really understanding how fast things had moved. He must have been losing his mind with all the tests the doctors had been doing. Although if he wasn't collapsing so much, maybe that meant he was calming down and figuring out how to control himself.

They parked in visitor parking, and then Alexa led the way confidently inside. She seemed to know right where she was going, although Sarah eyed the reception desk at the front. No one stopped them, not even went they left the elevator on the fourth floor and walked right past a nurse's station. They didn't stop until they reached a room in the corner, and Alexa knocked on the doorjamb. An older man looked up, greeting the two girls. Sarah could see Finn on the bed inside. He was looking out the window from his bed, and Sarah could see he was sitting with a clenched jaw.

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"You must be Alexa and Sarah," the man said.

"That's us," said Alexa.

"Great, maybe he'll calm down and relax with you two here." He turned and said, "Finn, you've got visitors."

Finn just grunted.

"We didn't bring flowers," said Sarah.

He grunted again, and Alexa glanced at her from the corner of her eyes.

Finn's dad cleared his throat, "He's been grumpy, which is probably normal. Anyways, if you two are here, I think this is a good time for me to slip down and get some lunch. Finn? I'll be back in a bit. Be nice."

Sarah sat down as the man left, leaving the door open behind him. Alexa stepped to the side to let him go and then watched as he walked down the hall before quietly shutting the door. Finn just kept looking out the window.

"That was easy," said Alexa.

"What was?" asked Sarah.

"You're the one who really wanted this secret, Sarah," said Alexa. "Unless you want to tell Mr. Conlan about the lights."

At that, Finn's head snapped around to stare at them.

"Um, you were asking the other day, right?" said Sarah. "Alexa and I have been figuring some stuff out. We thought it might help if we told you. If nothing else, we can maybe keep it from hurting you?"

Finn sat straight up, "Yes! Please! Tell me!" He wasn't quite shouting, but Sarah was still sure the nurses outside could hear his every word. He slumped back into his bed before she could shush him though.

"Sorry, I'm pretty light-headed," he said.

"It's ok," said Sarah. "Um, I guess I should start. You see, the fog is, I use the fog. Actually, Alexa, I didn’t really think about this, where should we start?"

"Like this, I think. Finn, just watch, ok? Don't do anything yet." With that, Alexa visibly inhaled, leaving the room's aura tinted purple. The green tint to her skin was left just a bit brighter. She nodded at Sarah, who nodded back and reached out a hand. Sarah gathered just enough for the blue glow to be visible on her finger, then reached out and dumped it into Finn's blanket. She left the room tinted a vivid red.

Finn's eyes were wide, watching what the two of them did. Sarah said, "Just listen for a minute. When I was upset, when I really wanted something, I called the blue light to me. Only, when it touches me, it starts to burn. I've got to put it into something pretty fast, or the pain gets so bad I pass out. You know, like in Mr. Clarke's room when you wouldn't give me my book back."

"Sorry," muttered Finn.

"I saw her do it. She put blue in her blanket like she just did yours," said Alexa. "And she told me about how she sucked in light. I was different. When I drew the green power, I'd just leave it hanging in the air. It was pretty, but any time I did that it left me deaf and blind for a little while. Which sucked. After talking to Sarah, I figured out that I should draw green into my body, and move it around inside myself. When I do that, it doesn't cause any problems. The opposite, really. Same for Sarah, when she puts it into something it doesn't hurt her at all.

"The two of us are different. But both of us were naturally using it wrong, and we got punished for it. I'm guessing that your blood sugar thing is the same - you're using it wrong and it's not working. Not sure what else to tell you, I'm sure you're different too - at least judging by the way you splash red all over the walls."

"No, I get it," said Finn. "It actually makes so much sense."

The red in the room vanished, and Sarah just had time to see it forming into a tight ball in front of Finn before the room exploded in a flash of heat and light.