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Sam slashed through the first wave of demons coming toward her. She looked in back of her, and saw Lyon and Zack doing the same. She had no clue where Jun went. "Where's Jun??" she asked as she fought. Lyon and Zack looked around as they fought. "I'm going to go look for him." she hollered. "No Sam, you can't go alone!" "I can handle this! I'll find him... just let me try to do this..." Lyon finished his demons and went over to Sam. More were on the way. "Sam, if we let you go by yourself, you'll be easy prey..." he said. "But [i]he's[/i] out there alone... what if they get to him??" she asked. Lyon looked at her and then at Zack. Zack walked over to her eyeing the crowd of demons coming toward them. "He may have fallen Sam... he may have lost the battle with his demon." Sam stared at them both. "If we truly are a team, we wouldn't leave this all to chance." "But you're going alone Sam, that's suicide!! Think with your head!!" Lyon said. Sam stared at them and smiled. "I am... take care of these demons.... I'm off to go find Jun." she said as she ran off. "That girl can be damn stubborn..." Zack said. "And foolish." Lyon concluded. "Still... she's got spunk." he said as they walked toward the shadows that crawled over the walls and floors to them. "That she does." he said, as they lifted their swords and fought together to destroy the shroud before them.

Sam was a little shooken up by his sudden outburst. But as she stared at him with the others... she knew he was still there. She watched him as he talked with the others, not really knowing what to say. She decided to go for a walk. She got up and left when Zack was talking to him and went over to the cliff she was at before. She smiled as she sat there, looking over the edge. For once, she wasn't feeling like an ousider. She looked up and jumped when she saw his shadow... but she realized it was for real this time. She stood up quickly and stared at him. "What do you want..." she said staring at him. He smiled again. [COLOR=DarkRed][I]"You my dear... you're mine... and you know you are."[/I][/COLOR] "I belong to no one Kelthor." [I][COLOR=DarkRed]"You belong to me... and as long as I am in your mind, you won't be able to avoid it.... you can't stop thinking about me, can you?"[/COLOR][/I] She stared at his face laughing back at her. "Get out of my head Kelthor..." she said angrily. [I][COLOR=DarkRed]"I'll always be in you.... and I'll be waiting for you love. I know what it is you want... and what you need.... you'll understand soon...."[/COLOR] [/I] he said mockingly. Sam screamed as she picked up her blade and was about to stab the image, when it disappeared and Lyon caught her just before falling off the cliff. She looked at him and fell to the ground. She dropped her weapon and was on all fours staring at the ground. She shook. "He appeared to you... didn't he..." Lyon said. She cried. "I'm trying to get him out... but everytime I think I'm okay... he comes back into my mind... and says those things..." He looked at her and helped her to her feet. "Come on... warm yourself by the fire." She folded her arms and tried to smile for the rest of them, but she was shaking again. She sat next to Jun who was standing next to the tree. His wings were gone. She looked up at him and stared. "Do they hurt?" she asked. He looked at her confused. "What?" he said. "Your wings... do they hurt?" He stared at her for a while and looked back at the fire. "Yes." was all he said. She looked at the fire and tears came to her eyes. "That's why he needs to die." she said softly. Zack looked at Lyon at that moment, but Lyon was just looking at the fire, as if already in thought.

Sam sat there staring at Jun. He was still unconscious. She jumped when Zack put a hand on her shoulder. "He'll be alright... his angel is taking care of him now." Zack said. She nodded. She looked away. She was tired of feeling out of place. She looked at Lyon who had just come back to the group. He seemed just as worried about Jun as she was. "I'm sorry..." Sam said looking down. Zack looked at her and so did Lyon. They were surprised by her words. "I'm just... he said some things... and they affected me more than I should have let them.." "What did he say to you?" Zack asked. She smiled. "It was nothing.... I don't know why it's bothering me so much." "You said he made you an offer." "Yeah... but it's the offer he would have made anyone... it just... bothered me." she said as she shifted a little. She looked at Jun again. He wasn't moving. "Is he going to be alright?" "I told you he would be, Sam." Zack said. "Oh... right.." she said, feeling embarrassed. Zack smiled and gave her a slight hug. "You'll be alright." "We do want you here Sam... we always have. That's why we came back for you." Lyon said looking at her. "I know... and I always knew that to be the case." she said. "You're not weak Sam...." Zack said to her. "You destroyed his entire freaking Castle!!" he said. She smiled. "I did... didn't I..." Lyon laughed. "That wasn't a minor task either." She laughed. "Well it left me feeling weak that's for sure..." "An immense amount of power leaving one person is bound to leave you feeling fatigue..." Lyon said. "Thank you.... I'm just... I'm still a little shooken up... but I'm glad I've got you guys backing me up..." she said. "Yeah... we're here for you Sam... and we'll make him pay, I can promise you that." Zack said. Sam nodded. Her friends were her allies... not her weakness... she looked at Jun again... and smiled.

OOC: LOL, well I guess I could just say no and be out of this RPG for good.. hmm... what to choose.. what to choose... I think I'll go with A ;) Sam sat there at the edge thinking about everything Kelthor had said. She didn't want to work with Kelthor... she hated him... but was he right? Was she a danger to the rest of the group? She didn't know how to use her powers, and she knew none of that would prove to be any good. She shook at the cold wind around her. She heard whispers, and then the ground shook. She wasn't sure what was going on. But all she could do was just close her eyes. A few minutes later she felt a hand on her shoulder. She flipped out and grabbed the hand pulling him to the ground, drawing out a blade and put it to his throat. Jun looked at her in surprise, and anger. She was equally as surprised, but not angry. She backed away and sat there looking at the ground. "What do you want...?" "They want to see you." He said as he stood up. "You have a decision to make." "What kind of decision?" she said evenly, not looking at him. He brushed himself off. "To stay with the group or to leave." She looked at him for a while and shook her head as she stared back over the cliff. "You wouldn't care either way, would you." He stared at her and decided not to respond. But she knew his answer already. She got up and walked back to the camp, noticing the figure in the distance. She felt stupid... they should already know what she was wanting to do... why did they doubt her.... "Samantha, we need your answer." She nodded, and Zack went up to her. "Are you sure, it's alright if you don't want-" "I'm sure." she said coldly as she turned back around. Why did they doubt her... did they think she was weak? Or did they feel she would only be a danger to the group as well. She passed Jun without even looking at him. She was tired of attaching herself to people, only to be pushed away in the end... She left them to talk to the man... she went over to where the fire was.... she was cold... she leant against the tree and closed her eyes. *************** Sam woke up to a sound near the cliff. She looked around and saw that Jun was nowhere in sight. She debated whether she should go... [i]no[/i] she thought.. [i]I won't let him be my weakness...[/i] she said. She closed her eyes, but kept thinking about him. It was driving her crazy. Lyon woke up shortly after she shuffled and looked at her. "Trouble sleeping?" "You can say that..." He sat up and brushed himself off. "You know, if you ever need someone to talk to, we're all here for you." "Yeah." she said not looking at him. "You seem irritated with us... has someone done something wrong?" he asked. She looked at him then and shook her head. "Why am I with you? Why do you have me around?" she asked. "Because you're a value member of this group." he said looking at her puzzled. "So, if I didn't have powers, would I still be wanted in this group? Or is that the only reason why I'm here?" "Why are any of us here Sam? We're all joined together because of those powers we each hold." "Yeah... well I can't use my powers as easily as the rest of you can. I'm not of any use to you here." "So what are you saying Sam? Why do you stay?" She hugged herself as she shivered. "Because I hate him... and I refuse to do what he wants." He was silent for a while. She smiled. "Yes Lyon... my loyalties are here. You don't have to worry." "It's not even that I worried, I just wish you were okay." he said looking at her. She closed her eyes, not even caring about the tears. She sat there wanting to go for a walk, but she didn't want to see him. "What has he done to you... to make you this way?" he asked. She wiped the tears away. "I don't want to talk about it. It was nothing. People have gone through worse in their life. I'm not about to complain over a few bruises." "Complain... Sam, you're a part of this team... we just want to help you." "I'm not weak, Lyon, I can take care of myself." "I never thought you were. But we're here for you because we are your friends." "I don't want friends... I have no need for weaknesses." "Friends aren't weaknesses Sam... they're strengths that you should hold dear." "I'm endangering you all... I can't even use these damn powers!!!" "In time you'll learn..." "I'm tired of being here... I want to kill him... and leave... without looking back." Lyon stared at her and he was starting to understand where all this coldness was coming from. "Did he make you an offer?" he said. "No... well... in a way...." she said as she shivered uncontrollably. "Was it tempting..." She said nothing. She could still feel him stroke her cheek. She kept rubbing her cheek trying to wipe his touch off of her. "What was the offer?" he said trying to figure out what made her hate everyone now... She was silent. She didn't want to answer the question... "Sam?" he said looking at her. "Just leave me alone..." she said quietly. He stared at her for a while and nodded. He stood up and walked past her. He put his hand on her shoulder and she jumped. Surprised at her reaction, he forgot what he was going to say. "Get some sleep... we'll be going soon." he said as he went over to where Jun was standing.

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OOC: Look out, I added some more... lol Sam went for a walk... she was tired.... very tired. She kept having flashbacks and memories of the things they did... [i]it could have been worse[/i]... she kept telling herself. [i]It could have been worse.[/i] She leaned against the dead tree and closed her eyes. She kept remembering what he said... it didn't seem right. She knew it wasn't true... she would have remembered.... "You were not... he lied, just so he could scare you." she said. Sam turned around and saw her angel. "Are you sure? Please... tell me you're sure..." she said. Her angel smiled. "I'm sure... I know everything about you... you'll be fine. He didn't do anything like that to you. He was just trying to cause you more pain." "Well thanks to you, he wasn't able to." Sam said with a smile. Her angel touched her on the shoulder. "You'll be a target though...." "Just like the others." Sam said looking at her. Sam didn't want to hear what she had to say. "Yes... you are all targets." her angel said. Sam turned away and folded her arms across her chest. She didn't want to think about that anymore. "Samantha... if you do not take heed to the danger you are in, you will not be able to take the proper precautions." "I'm being careful. I'm not going back." she said as she hugged herself. She suddenly felt cold. "I'm not going back." "It's good... to hear your loyalties are in the right place..." the angel said. Sam didn't look at her. She was shaking... it was cold... "I didn't know people already doubted where my loyalties lie." "Everyone is unsure... four elementalists are brought together, while united against one enemy, are not united as the group they should be." "Well I want to kill that man... I don't see how that makes people wonder where my loyalties lie." "That is where the danger comes in. Kelthor believes he has a hold over you... he will be back." "Damn him... he never had a hold over me." "You fear him now..." "Everyone has fears..." "Maybe so, but you have a habit of letting those fears take hold of you." "I'm done talking with you." Sam said as she walked away. "He also knows your weakness..." she said as Sam stopped. She turned around and glared at her angel. "He knows that you care about him." "As I do the rest of my group." "He knows there's something different with him." Sam turned back around and stared at the fire back where the camp was settled. "Then I can't let that happen." "You need to heed these warnings..." "No.... I can't let him be my weakness." she said as she walked away and back to the camp. Several minutes later, Sam was warming herself by the fire. She heard soft whispers, and it was driving her crazy... she was agitated... mostly because of how tired she was. Lyon and Jun came over to the fire. Lyon put a hand on Sam's shoulder. "You need your sleep." "I'm fine....." she said. She was still shaking... it was cold. Lyon nodded and sat across from her next to Zack. Jun was standing next to an old oak tree. "What did they do to you in there?" Zack asked her. It was straight forward, but Sam hated people who asked anything less... She stared at the fire still clutching her arms. "It was.... dark..." she said. She smiled.... how does that sound horrible??? What made it... so horrible? Was she being nothing but a child? "What do you mean... dark?" he asked. Sam smiled a little. It wasn't funny... it was as if her emotions were in shock. "You couldn't see the hand in front of your face.... there weren't any doors... or windows..." "A panic room... an old form of torture, but effective." Lyon said staring at the flames as well. "I had frequent visits from my demon... she said that we had to merge... but I refused... so she'd give me to Kelthor..." she said as her voice trailed off. "What about Kelthor? What did he do?" Sam shook. "I'm going for a walk... it's too cold here..." she said as she stood up. "Sam, I don't think that's a good idea." Lyon said. Sam looked over at Jun, but he was just staring at the flames... "I'll be fine. I'm not weak..." she said as she turned away from the group and left. "So she didn't merge with her demon..." Zack said. "What made you think she did?" Jun asked. "The difference in attitude I guess... but all of that is understandable." "I don't think it's a good idea to ask her about it anymore... she'll come to us if she needs to." "And what if she doesn't?" he asked. Lyon looked at Jun and he was still staring at the flames... something was on his mind... but Lyon was no mind reader. "Then we respect her decision in not telling us." he said. Zack nodded. But Jun shook his head. "And so she keeps it in... becoming easy prey for those who hunt her." Jun said as he closed his eyes. Lyon and Zack sat there in silence not knowing what more to say. ******** Sam stood at the edge of the cliff. Her heart heaved... she was... scared.... but refusing to be at the same time. Her mind played tricks on her as she saw the dark shadows, or felt a hand on her shoulder when no one was there.... [color=darkred][i]"You're a threat to those you love"[/i][/color] She closed her eyes and put her hands to her ears, trying to block out the taunts... [color=darkred][i]"You're weak.... they only want you for your powers...."[/i][/color] She screamed into the darkness as she fell to her knees. [color=darkred][i]"He doesn't care about you dear.... not in the way I do."[/i][/color] Her tears hit the dead earth as she screamed in frustration... in agony... she hated him.... she hated him for making her fear him... She wouldn't let him win.... she wouldn't let him take her... she wouldn't let him find a weakness in her... she wouldn't allow herself to have a weakness...

The Castle had finally collapsed. They were all standing at the wreckage. Sam just sat quietly against the tree. "We need to take action. We sit for one moment, we give him the chance he's been waiting for." Zack said looking at Lyon. He nodded and walked over to Sam. "Are you alright?" "I'm fine." she said. She kept her eyes focused and gathered the powers she now felt from the earth and let it revive her... she drew from the earth's power... making her strong again. "What did he do in there?" he said quietly as he looked at her distant face. "Lots of things Lyon... It's a good thing that place was destroyed." she said looking back at the area. Lyon nodded and got up and walked to Zack and Jun. He talked quietly so she wouldn't hear. "He did something to her..." Lyon said angrily. "Did she merge with her demon??" Zack said. "We would have known if she did." Lyon said. Jun was quiet. "She doesn't seem to want to talk to anyone, but we need to be extra gentle with her..." he said as he looked at Zack but especially Jun. "She doesn't need cold treatment either." he said keeping an eye on Jun, but Jun didn't seem bothered by the warning. "So when, then, do we look for Kelthor?" "When she's ready..." Zack said. "I'm ready now." she said from where she was sitting. She had heard everything they were saying. She stood up and was determined not to fall over. She leaned against the tree for support. She didn't have her weapons anymore... they were destroyed in the castle... where ever he had kept them. She walked slowly to the others, trying not to look at their face.... she hated pity.... she hated pity with a passion. Pity was for the weak.... and she wouldn't be weak anymore. The only one who did not look that way was Jun. She smiled slightly and nodded to the group, letting them know she was ready. "Alright... we'll go..." Lyon said. He knew they would need to take stops for her.... but she was trying her best, and he would not hinder her attempts... he was afraid that would be the worst course of action.

OOC: LOL, well Heero, you may have thought you foiled my plans, but the RPG isn't over yet :laugh: Sam awoke with Kelthor standing over her. She jumped back and stared back at him angrily. "You ready?" he said. She could barely make out his smile in the darkness. "Damn.... you...." was all she could say. She was slipping in and out of consciousness. The last thing she remembered was being pulled to Kelthor's level. "You and I will learn to get along, very well..." he said as he kissed her forcefully. She tried to scream, but the drug they gave her made her lose all sense of self. When she came to, it was as if she was blind... she couldn't see anything, everything was so bright... and her eyes were just adjusting to her surroundings. "Don't fret my dear, your vision will return to you." "Do not call me that..." she said hoarsely, remembering his words before she passed out. "You will see, my dear just how much stronger you would be if you were at my side." he said smiling at her. "I won't be at your side." she said evenly.' "Then he will die." Kelthor said. He brought her to a screen where she saw Jun meeting up with the others. Sam's eyes were still adjusting, but she could make out Jun. Tears flowed from her eyes.... she wished she had died a long time ago. "You can merge with your demon, Samantha... or you can decide to stay the way you are and be killed after you watch me as I kill Jun and his friends... one by one..." Kelthor said with a smile. She was crying. "Make your choice... either way, you all are mine." he said. Sam blinked again and was able to focus on Jun.... his face... made her smile. She wasn't sure why she was attached to this man... but something about him... made her believe in herself. She looked at Kelthor, and lunged at him one more time. She used the last strength she had to summon whatever power was there. Kelthor threw her across the room. Sam tried to get up, but she was too weak.... she was too weak to do anything. "You've been a very naughty girl... and to imagine the fun we had just moments before coming here." Her eyes widened at the thought of what he was referring to and blocked it out of her mind. She would have known... she would have remembered.... she clutched her stomach... and she began to feel sick. At that moment, Zack, Lyon and Jun came in and saw Kelthor over Sam. The demons surrounded the three men as Kelthor laughed. She looked to the side of her and smiled at Jun. "Thank you..." was all she said. She turned around, just as Kelthor picked her up by the hair and was about to pummel her body with the dark energy, She screamed in agony, and let her power run rampant. The power erupted, into a massive earthquake, the ground opening up and swallowing demons whole, closing and opening again, taking out the enemies that surrounded her. Kelthor dropped her and yelled in anger as he turned and left. Sam tried to get up, but she couldn't. The earthquake kept going and the screams from all the minions were heard as they were swallowed one by one. Jun ran over to Sam and picked her up as he ran out of the Castle. Lyon and Zack followed close behind. "The Castle is collapsing..." She whispered. The others got the point and ran out of the castle. Zack and Lyon fought off the remaining demons as Jun laid her down on the ground gently. She was shaking from fatigue. "Sam..." he said looking at her. "I'm alright... I'll be fine..." she said with her eyes closed. Jun didn't know what to do with her... she was cold.... he laid his hand on her and she jumped at his touch... but she felt the warmth and let it wrap around her like a blanket. "Why did you thank me..." he said looking at her. "You helped me...." she said. "I don't understand.... I was with Lyon and Zack..." "No.... just thinking about you... made me strong..." she whispered. He looked at her, and she was still shaking. He got up and returned to help the others. Sam laid on the ground trying to gain control of herself... Everything was taking it's toll on her. The castle was destroyed.... but Kelthor escaped. Along with their demons... And something... inside of her kept trying to surface. but she kept it in... she wouldn't burden any of them with her problems... she would help them destroy Kelthor... and then she would leave... something inside of her was eating away at her.... but she refused to figure out what it was.. She got up slowly and stared at the broken Castle... she hated him.... more than anyone.... and she wanted the bastard to pay with his life. She kept herself collected.... and refused to cry.... to show signs of pain or fatigue. She was done being weak... and she swore never to be weak again.

"If you'll excuse me, I have some things I wanted to do..." Liz said as she got up slowly from the table. "Do you need someone to walk with you?" Sora asked. "No... I can handle it..." she said with a smile as she walked out of the room. She pulled the fancy barretts out of her hair and let it fall down to her wairst. She smiled. "Time to see Tiegre..." she said as she went toward the hangar. When she reached the hangar, she smiled when she saw Tiegre laying with her head on her paws. It always amazed her how real and alive Tiegre appeared to be. Tiegre saw Liz coming down the stairs. "Don't you look pretty." she said. "Thank you, daddy bought me this... I think he's okay with all of this now..." she said with a smile. Tiegre was silent. "I'm sorry Liz... I failed you out there..." "No, don't say that..." she said as she placed her hand on Tiegre's paw. "My back up systems weren't working... I don't know why... you could have been killed...." she said looking at her. Her green eyes were gorgeous. "Tiegre... we are a team. If you think you failed me, then I failed you just as well. We work together... never one protecting another. We are one mind out there... not two... and we need to boost our performance." "I know... I just wish I could have done more." "You did everything you could have, just as I did everything I could have as well..." Liz said. She stared at her friend and a smile went across her face. She climbed up Tiegre and sat on her back, while petting her friends head... "You're one big kitty, Tiegre." she said jokingly. "Oh great, now I'm a house pet." "Hardly" Liz said as she laughed. There was nowhere else she wanted to be.

Sam stumbled as she searched for a way out. The energy had left her feeling tired... but she couldn't sleep... she pounded on a wall... but no one came. She fell to the ground and kept pounding on the door. "No one will come for you..." she said. Sam turned to the sound of the voice. Gayle walked over to her, her eyes glowing in the darkness. "They don't care abou you Samantha..." she said tauntingly. "They wouldn't leave me here..." she said turning back around. Gayle walked over to her and grabbed her by the hair so her face would be staring at her. "They don't care about you. Nobody does... except for Kelthor..." Sam sat there fighting the tears in her eyes. "You're all liars..." she whispered. "Liars?" she laughed. "Liars, well aren't we the righteous little kitten." "He does that just to taunt me... you're doing this because you're afraid of dying." Gayle was silent and she threw Sam's head into the wall. "You think someone like me gives a damn about life?" "You're selfish.... and you want what's best for you. If I die... so will you." "Don't flatter yourself girl, I can surpass even death if I wanted to." she said laughing. Sam shook at the sound of her voice. She was tired. "Maybe another visit from Kelthor will do you some good." she said as she disappeared. Sam got up frantically trying to listen for the entrance... she needed to know where Kelthor was coming from. "Having some trouble dear?" he asked behind her. She shook as she slowly sat back down on the floor. "Stay away from me...." she said. He lifted her to her feet to look at him, but she kept turning away from his face. "You don't seem to grasp the situation here.... are you prepared to die, for people you barely know? For people... who don't care about you? Do you really wish to die, Samantha?" Sam shook as she stared at the wall... everything... was confusing her. "You're not weak.... not as they make you seem... you could be stronger... but only with me." he said as he stroked her cheek again. She slowly turned to look at him... she still couldn't see his face. "You know you need me..." he said. He was about to kiss her when she spat on his face. "Bitch!!!" he screamed as he threw her against the wall again. He wiped the spit from his face and glared at her. She was trying to stand... but she was tired... and weak. "You'll die... but not until the rest of them die infront of your eyes... just so you can see how useless you are." he said as he walked over to her. He lifted her by her throat and pinned her against the wall. "You are a danger to those you love... and you will always let them down." he said as he stared at her. She was gasping for air. He stroked her cheek again and laughed as he dropped her to the floor. "We could have done well together." he said as he kicked her in the stomach and the head. He left and she just laid there on the floor. She hoped.... she would be dying soon. She only wanted.... to see them all one last time... to see him... she cried. She would have been happy just to hear him snap at her again... She clutched her stomach, as the pain inside deepend. [i]Where were they?[/i] _____________________________________ OOC: lol, that doesn't mean you guys are taking too long either... lol just thought I should make that clear.

Sam tried to summon her powers, but it was as if they were nowhere close to earth... the thought of being so far away scared her. She knew that couldn't be true.... it couldn't. But she felt completely helpless and alone in the darkness with no way to channel her powers. "Are we sad?" her demon said. "Leave me alone..." "Isn't it funny.... in all the times you and I have fought, not once have you taken an interest in asking me my name." "I'm sorry, getting to know you must have been the furthest thing from my mind." "You know... you don't have to be such a bitch-" "Why would I be anything BUT that?" she said turning toward her. "I have no reason to be cordial with you. Go away." "You may sing a different tune when Kelthor gets through with you." she said. Sam didn't turn around. Her demon disappeared and Sam ran to the walls. There was no door... she hated this... She pounded on the walls to see if there was a hidden door. There had to be... there was no other way for Kelthor to get in and out.... She grabbed the only piece of furniture and threw it at a wall. The chair broke into many pieces, but the wall was still intact... without a dent or a scratch. "Let me OUT OF HERE!" she screamed. She pounded the wall and kept kicking at it, trying to get someone to hear her. The darkness was beginning to wear on her. She was losing all sense of direction, and on the verge of going mad. Just then a firm hand pulled her away from the wall and spun her around. She hit the form in front of her, but he pulled her closer. She knew it was him.... and she started shaking. "Let go of me!!" she yelled as she kept trying to get out of his grasp, but he started laughing at her. "You're so weak... how does it feel to dwell in darkness? Where everything around you is cold... and you have no conscious feeling of where you are? I like to imagine that death is like that... where feeling is numb, darkness surrounds you... must be hard knowing four family memebers have had to be in these conditions ever since you let them die..." "They're dead! They don't know or feel anything!!!" "And you know that how? Ever died before?" he said laughing at her. "Let go.... I didn't kill them...." "yes, but you were too weak to save them... with the power I could teach you, you can stop people from dying..." She stared at him... she didn't belive him. "You don't know what kind of power you possess. You can't begin to imagine it's full potential. But as long as you keep opposing me, I'll forever hold your powers, and use them for my own purposes... maybe even kill the other elementalists." he said. She could sense his smile. "Please..... don't hurt them...." "Why my dear, it's imparative that I kill them... they're trying to kill me!" "Stop.... please.... don't hurt them...." "You'll understand. I just have to give you more time." he said as he stroked her cheek once more. His contact made her turn away in anger. "You wished to feel this from another... and he won't give that to you... will he?" he said tauntingly. "I hate you..." "Yes. you've made that clear. Maybe... maybe with him out of the way you won't have any loyalty to that group." "Don't!!! Please.... don't do this...." "He's a threat my dear... and threats should be disposed of as soon as possible." Sam's anger got the better of her and she lunged at Kelthor, trying to strangle him. He punched her and she was thrown against the wall, clutching her stomach in pain. She tried to get up, but he put a massive energy force over her that left her crying in agony. "We'll see how you do with these conditions... hopefully it will teach you something. And as for Jun... he will be our target... and then you'll be free of him forever. He turned and left, and she shook as the energy sent triggers to her muscles, making them spasm, and tense up. She screamed in pain and cursed at Kelthor. Tears streamed down her cheeks as the torture didn't let up. She didn't want anything to happen to the others... and especially not Jun. *********** "Send your demons out, and make sure they do their job Poseidon... I want Jun brought here alive." "I will master... but my counterpart makes the job more difficult." "Then bring along Lucifer, Jun's demon... make him draw Jun away from the group... I want him here. She needs to see him die in order for her to merge with her demon." "Master, if Jun were to die, Lucifer would as well... would Lucifer cooperate under these conditions?" "We only need the mistress to be angry.... to make it look as if Jun died. She needs to merge with her demon... and after that, Jun will merge with his own... they aren't much different... so merging him will be easy. But Lyon... we'll have to take him by force. Now do I say... and don't fail me this time!" Kelthor said angrily. Poseidon turned quickly and left with his group of demons. "Zack was a fool to assemble all the elementalists... he only made my job easier." he said laughing. "What if he finds his angel and his demon is removed?" Kelthor was quiet. "We'll deal with that when the time comes... it's imperative that he doesn't find his angel..." he said as he walked away from Gayle. "You will merge with her... if you want to live Gayle... because those who fail me... will end up paying with their lives in the end." "Understood Master." the demon said as she left his presence. _________________________________________________ OOC: WOW, okay how's THAT for brainstorming! And, I included EVERYONE for a change!!! How about that? I'm just so good, I scare myself :D

Her father had come in periodically to check on her progress. She wasn't sure what had happened... all she knew was that he was doing a lot better. She smiled. "Maybe he's fogiven me..." she thought to herself. She'd get visits from a lot of people, but lately Sora hadn't been around. Sayne had said she was being very evasive about a lot of things. Later, she heard Sora's announcement and almost fell over. If there was one thing she felt uncomfortable with.... it would be formals. Her father was away on different matters during that time. He had left her a gift though before he left. The nurses had brought it to her just that evening. She opened it up and it was a dress for the formal. She read the card and smiled. "Oh Daddy..." she said aloud. She looked at the Nurses, and they smiled at her. "You should be able to go. Just don't try any dancing..." "That's not a problem." she said as they helped her out of the hospital room. ***** At the Ball ***** Elizabeth spent most of her time sitting at the tables. Being in the vicinity of a ball was enough for her to smile. She felt completely uncomfortable and ridiculous in the dress her father had bought her. It was a gorgeous dress.... and she felt.... weird being done up like that.... She read out of her book for most of the time, just enjoying the music and lighting. Sora had done a great job with the decorations. OOC: Sorry... lol, never was one for formals ;)

Elizabeth woke up to her father at her side. She turned slightly trying to get up... she was never comfortable with hospitals... "Lay down Liz... you're in critical condition." "How long... have I been sleeping?" "4 hours... not long enough." he said not looking at her. She laid back down and sighed. "Daddy... are you mad at me?" Jason looked at his daughter and tears were in his eyes. "I almost lost you..." he whispered. She looked at her father and saw his tears. She couldn't stand to see his tears... it made her sad just seeing her strong father break down... "Daddy.... I'm alright..." "Now do you see why I didn't want you out there?" "Daddy.... a soldier never leaves his duty when the situation get's hard..." "YOU'RE NOT A SOLDIER GOD DAMMIT!!" he screamed. Elizabeth jumped and her heart raced at his cry. Nurses came in and saw the Jason in hysterics. "You're NOT A SOLDIER!!! You're a CHILD!!! You shouldn't be in the battlefield... you shouldn't!" he kept saying. Her heart was racing as the tears fell. "Daddy... please..." "You're mother wasn't a soldier!!!! And they felt it necessary to have her test out her own prototypes!!!! She died inside a mech.... she died.... just being in the vicinity of warfare!!!! You are NOT going back!!!!!!" he screamed at her. Elizabeth cried as her eyes rolled back. Her heart beat faster as she was losing consciousness. "Somebody get him out of here!" shouted a nurse. She switched on the emergency light and shoved him out of the room as more medical personell ran inside. "She's NOT GOING BACK!!!! I WON'T HAVE THEM TAKE HER FROM ME!!!!!!!!!!!" he screamed after them. He pounded the doors in anger and emotion, and it took 4 officers just to bring him back to his quarters. The nurses tried all they could to bring her back... but they were losing her... and fast.

OOC: lol, Heero isn't going to be happy seeing my character knock him to the ground, yet AGAIN, lol IC: Kelthor through the energy at all of them, but they all moved out of the way. Sam ran over to Kelthor, withdrew her weapons and attacked. "Not so fast little girl." he said as he pushed the weapons out of her grasp. Sam was surprised at how quickly he unarmed her, and it was the surprise that got her. He engulfed her in energy as he used her as a shield and fought the rest of them. "Sam use your powers!! Get out of there!!!" "I don't know how!!!!!!!" she screamed as she fought the invisible barriers that held her down. She was in a crouched position in front of Kelthor, and none of the others could attack with her in the way. She tried as hard as she could to summon her powers, but she was too weak to summon any massive energy from the ground. She screamed in frustration as she tried to move away, but she couldn't. Zack on the otherhand was focused on one thing... and that was to defeat Kelthor. He flung energy at Kelthor, missing Sam by inches. "What are you doing??? You're going to get her killed, Zack!" Lyon said as he fought. "We need to get rid of Kelthor!!!" Zack said as he kept fighting. Jun looked at Lyon and then Zack. "He's going to kill her if he keeps this up." he said with no emotion in his voice. Lyon nodded and flung his attacks on Zack to get him down. Kelthor began laughing and taunting them all. "Looks as if Zack has a temper... is he really a value to your team?" "All of the elementalists are." Lyon said challengingly to Kelthor. "Even ones as weak as this one?" Sam could barely hear anything inside of the energy. She only saw faces... faces filled with pity.... she hated pity. "I'll take her with me, just so you all can have your fun." Kelthor said as he and the energy with Sam disappeared. "SAM!!!" Lyon cried out. Jun stood there unmoving and shocked. He looked back at Zack and he was staggering to his feet. "Where is he??????" he said as he gripped Zack's collar. "I don't know where Kelthor resides..." he said hoarsely. He was struggling with the demon inside of him, desperately trying to keep control... he had become the person he never wanted to be.... and he had to fight it. Jun dropped him to the ground and looked at Lyon. "We need to get her back." he said. "I agree... she's in a fragile state... and Kelthor knows this... he's going to use that against her. And she will turn." "I don't believe that for one second." Jun said turning around and picked up a tired looking Zack. "Regardless of what you believe, Sam will have to turn or die." "That's why we need to get to her." Jun said. He looked at Zack, and his blue eyes were distant. "We need to find his angel first... we need to get that demon out of him. He's struggling with it, and it will soon destroy the Zack we know." Lyon said. "She could DIE in that amount of time!! Are you really going to risk that??" Jun said frustratingly. Lyon just looked at Jun, he didn't know what to say. ********************** Sam woke up in a room with no windows.... or lights. Everything around her was dark. She got up and walked around, searching for a door. "You're weak, Samantha..." Sam looked around to see where that voice came from. But she couldn't see anything in the darkness around her. She felt a cold hand on her shoulder and she jumped as she turned around. "What do you want?" she asked. "I want you to merge with your demon... you're not that different from her you know..." "No..." she said angrily. She couldn't make out the features of the face, but she knew it was Kelthor. She walked away and sat down. "You're the weakest one, Samantha.... but you could be stronger." "I won't help you." she said evenly without turning around. He turned her around to face him and slapped her face. "You won't have a choice my dear... but for the time being.... I will give you the option to come willingly, or forcefully... you can choose, but choose truthfully." he said with a laugh. "I know when someone is lying..." he said as he stroked her face. "Bastard..." she said staring at him "Maybe... but I've got the upperhand. You can be a pawn of theirs... or you can be my ally. They only wanted you for your powers... it had nothing to do with you." She shook silently as she stood there. Her thoughts went to Jun for some reason... a reason that made her stronger... "He doesn't care about you dear.... not in the way I do." "Hell..." she said as she turned away from him and walked away. She folded her arms... could he read her thoughts? "He hates you.... surely you've seen that." Sam was silent as she sat on a chair in the room. Tears fell from her cheeks... she just wanted to go home... "You'll soon see... they won't find you... or rescue you.... and even if by some miracle they do... you'll never belong with them." he said as he carressed her shoulder one more time before leaving. She shuddered and hugged herself in fear.... she hated him.... for making her second guess herself... "You belong with me, Samantha... you'll see soon enough." he left her there and she cried in the darkness... she was confused... hurt... and scared at how tempting his offer was to her... _______________________________________________ OOC: Hopefully this will still work out. I've got some other things I'm wanting to do with my character, so I'm not sure if a rescue needs to be urgent or whatever... I'll let all of you decide that... but I've got some stuff to keep her busy.... you all can try to cleanse Zack if you want. Again, it's up to you all :)

Sam stared at them both and walked away. She was just... tired. She couldn't help anyone. And she knew that. Her powers, were nothing to her. And she had no interest in figuring out how to use them. "Why do you doubt yourself?" Sam jumped at her voice behind her. "You're going to give me a heart attack, you know." "I did not mean to scare you..." "Its alright... and I don't doubt myself... I just don't think it's necessary to use these powers." "Your powers are stronger than you realize." "Really? So how come I couldn't save her??" "That was not your fault." "I'm not talking about Isabelle. I'm talking about Kayla. Or Mark... They were with [i]ME[/i]!!!" she screamed. Her anger was overpowering her. "And I let them down." she said calmly, turning away from her. The angel came up to her and rested her hand on her shoulder. "You're not useless... you may not have been able to save them... but you have saved others..." she said. Suddenly she disappeared, and Sam turned around only to see Jun standing there in the entry way. She wasn't sure what her angel was trying to say in all of this... but whatever it was... she realized she would follow him wherever he would go... and her decision hinged on his.

Jason was in his office looking over the papers they had given him. He was already stressed out with his daughter... he still felt that he was right in what he was asking... and no punk kid was going to tell him differently either. Just then, a soldier came into his office. "Admiral..." "What is it Private, I'm very busy." "Sir... there's been an accident..." Jason looked up from his papers and his hands began to shake. "You're daughter's mech has been shot down... a rescue team is trying to pick her up, but the enemy fighters are bearing down on them." Jason jumped up from his seat and ran to the the Commanders office. "My daughter... where are the rescue units??" he asked looking at him urgently. "Two of the three we've sent out we're destroyed." "And what of the third???" "It's getting it's way there... Admiral, we're losing a lot of pilots right now..." "Damn it, Darcon, I want my girl back NOW!" "Adrmiral," Darcon said as he stood up and looked him in the eyes. "Don't make the mistake of thinking you're the only one who's losing a child out there..." "I want her back... surely you understand that..." he said half angrily half pleadingly. "Yes... I do... and you need to understand that we are doing all we can." "How many fighters are out there?" "We have 4 I believe still out there... Ajack may be staying here..." "Where's my daughters Mech? I want to see the view screen." Jason said. Darcon looked at him and shook his head. He knew Jason would not be happy with what he was going to see. Jason looked on in horror as he saw his daughter's machine sprawled out over the ground with damage all over the exterior. He touched the screen trying to reach out to her. He looked at the commander and composed himself. "What's the damage..." "Extensive to the exterior, and vital signs are failing...." he said. The admiral did not turn his gaze from the screen in front of him. "Can one of the other Mechs get her out of there?" "For some reason, the Mech's hatch is not opening. We are afraid that if we force the hatch to open, more damage could be done to the child." "Is there NOTHING more you can do??" he said frustrated looking at him. "Not at the moment..." he said staring at the Admiral. The Admiral turned away from the screen and looked down at the desk as he put his hands down on them and leaned over it. He looked back at the screen and then left the room.

They heard the screams from outside. Jun was the first to start running toward the garden. Sam followed shortly after. Jun stopped suddenly, but Sam kept going. Just then, a flash of blinding light came from the garden across from the stairs. The impact threw Sam back as she fell, but Jun caught her before she tumbled clumsily down the rest of stairs. Sam stared at him with fear in her eyes.... something had happened out there. Jun kept staring at where the light was. She walked slowly outside and stared blanky at an unmoving Isabelle, and a dark figure above her. The dark figure turned, and she saw it was only Zack. She ran ro Isabelle and tears streamed from her eyes. "Wake up... wake up Isabelle..." she said as she shook her. She laid in the same position of her mother... "She's dead." Zack said coldly looking down at a crying Sam. Sam drew all of her power just to try and revive her. She was crying uncontrollably. She failed someone again. She wasn't able to save someone... Isabelle's blood covered her clothes. It was an unreal experience... it was as if she was living in the past... looking at her mother... her sister... their fragile bodies lying on the floor. She tried reviving her... wasting her energy at the failed attempts. She felt useless.... completely.... useless. "I said she was DEAD!!!" Zack screamed as he raised his hand to strike her. Jun ran over to him and stopped him before he could lay a hand on her. "What's happened to you!!" Jun said staring at Zack. Zack looked back at him, a flicker of the old person he used to be... but quickly returned to his present state. "I killed her..." he said quietly and eerily. The room was quiet except for the Sam's cries... Sam stood up and looked at Zack. "What... happened..." "I killed her..." he kept saying. "Who ARE you???" she demanded. He stared at her... "My demon... and I are one..." he said. Jun stared at him and shook his head. He turned around and left. Sam ran after him. "Where are you going?" she asked. "To find Lyon... to make sure this doesn't happen to him." "Then I'm coming with you." she said as she followed him out the temple. She wanted to find Lyon too... but those demons were after Jun... and she wasn't about to let anything happen to him. She wouldn't let him out of her sight again.

Sam was fuming. "You're going to get yourself killed this way!!!" she yelled. But he kept going toward his enemies. In anger, she used her powers once more. She slowed time and ran right in front of Jun, cutting all of the demons in half, as it looked to be a blur to him. She stopped once all the enemies were gone and stared at him. "You're going to rest." she said looking at him. "Concern yourself with someone who actually gives a care!" he said pushing past her. She grabbed his arm, yanking him back, and he pulled away. "Leave me alone." he said staring at her angrily. "If you're not going to help yourself, then I am." she said as she took all of the energies from the earth, trees and flowers whithering around them as she focused on his injuries. The wound slowly healed, but not too slowly to where he could fight it off. He stared at her angrily when she finished. "I didn't ask for help." "You didn't have to. That's what people do when they care for someone." she said as she waited for him to walk away. She wouldn't be leaving him alone for a second... not after what had happened...

Not too long after she walked off, did she notice Jun was nowhere around. "Damn it..." she said as she ran back. She went to where they were and saw him nowhere around. "He might have just left..." she said to herself. But something told her that wasn't the case.... the whispers told her that that wasn't what happened. She ran at full speed only to find Jun laying on the ground. She ran over to his side and checked his vital signs. "I'm fine..." he said weakly. She stared at him. She hated herself for leaving him... she took his hand and tried something from pure instinct. She gathered the life energies from the ground and gave the energy to him... trying to see if his powers would be restored. Slowly, she could see him gaining his strength... she knew she did very little... but he needed rest... He tried getting up but she stopped him. "You need your rest, Jun." "There's a battle out there, we can't just stop now." he said, trying to ignore the tiredness he felt. "Just sit... for a few minutes. And I promise, we'll get back up and fight. You need to recover your strength." she said. He stared at her and put his head back on the ground. "Just rest... you can't do any good in the shape you're in." she could tell he was uncomfortable with her right there, but she didn't want to go anywhere else.

Zack had gone to find Isabelle as Jun and Sam fought the rest of the demons on the south side of the Temple. Jun used his powers perfectly as he destroyed the demons coming they're way... Sam got all the ones that fell through his grasp. She wished she was more useful, but she'd have to wait until she understood the full potential of her powers. The hordes stopped coming and Sam smiled at a tired Jun. "I think that's all of them." she said. They turned to go find Zack and the others when 7 shadows came forth... they moved over the ground like puddles of fluids and went right past Samantha. Sam turned around as they engulfed Jun and covered him completely. She ran toward them and tried pulling them off of him... but it was as if they were strangling every last bit of life he had in him. She wanted to take her weapons and stab them, but their liquid bodies covered him like water, making it impossible for her to stab flesh. She backed away feeling helpless when she remembered her powers. "Damn you all!!!!" she said as she dropped her weapons and stared at them. She put her hand forth and drew all of the moisture from their bodies, making each demon frail and dry, dropping off of Jun like flies. He backed away from the last demon and set the dry beings alite, watching as they burned completely. She took the moisture inside of her hand and poured it into the ground where it belonged... She looked at Jun and smiled. "Are you alright?" He stared at her and nodded, and went back to search for Zack and the others.

[i]"Liz......"[/i] Tiegre tried channeling with Elizabeth, but she wasn't responding. Tiegre tried using her healing powers on her, but the missile had damaged her systems as well. Elizabeth was bleeding, and she wan't responding. Tiegre saw Ajack and froze instantly. She had let Elizabeth down... "She needs help Tiegre...." she heard him say. She couldn't lower her hatch... something was wrong with all systems. She tried sending a signal, but no signal went out. No one a part from Elizabeth could understand her, and now she was lost... Elizabeth shook a little and looked up. [i]"Elizabeth??"[/i] Tiegre said softly. Elizabeth tried to sit up, but she was crushed inside her seat. [i]"Hold on... they're getting you help."[/i] she said. Liz flipped the transmissions switch on and got no signal. "Tiegre... he was right..." she said softly. She noticed the fight outside as Ajack, Dale and Darrius fought to keep the Cylarges away... she was easy prey... something she had never imagined happening. "It won't matter for much longer..." she said softly as she put her hand on the screen in front of her. [i]"Save your strength. You'll be alright..."[/i] Tiegre said trying to sound positive. "Is this... really how she died?" Elizabeth asked. Tiegre was silent. [i]"Don't think about those things right now."[/i] "He never talked about it... but I found out from one of the officers on the base. She was really smart, wasn't she." she said with a smile. [i]"Save your strength...."[/i] Tiegre said. "I am... I am Tiegre..." she said as she waited.

Sam smiled as she cut another demon with her blade. She could have used her powers, but she wasn't wanting to mess anything up... she was comfortable with her blades... Jun was fighting not too far away. She couldn't see the others, and it was bothering her... "Sam!" she heard. She looked around and saw Zack coming toward her. She cut another one just as he reached her. "How nice of you to drop in." she said with a smile that meant trouble. "Listen, we need you to use your powers against them." "Are you crazy? I'm doing fine the old fashioned way!!" she said. They finished the demons around them, and Jun walked over to them. "What's going on?" he said, wondering why they were talking when there was a fight to be done. "I'll think about it, alright?" "Think about it??" Zack said. "Why don't you use your own powers, and let me handle mine the way I want to..." she said. She walked off toward the next horde and decided to block everything he said out... she wasn't sure what to do with her powers... she wasn't as skilled as the rest of them in using them, and she didn't want to turn the tide for the rest of them... she wanted to help, and her powers were weak compared to the others. She turned around just in time to see her demon laughing at her as she almost sliced her in half. "Little distracted are we?" "Not anymore." Sam said pulling out her weapons. She fought with her demon, as she always had, without the use of her powers. They were nothing to her, and she couldn't feel the use of having them even now. But they were equals when fighting, parrying each others move as if they knew what the other was thinking... the demon smiled as Sam tired out. "Funny how mortals think they're so much better, when they're really the weakest of us all..." Sam fought her last, realizing that there wasn't much more she could give to this fight. She dropped her weapons on accident as she looked at the monster before her. "I hate you...." Sam said with tears in her eyes. "Oh but I'm everything you've become inside, Samantha dear... everything.... that you are now." she raised her blade to end Sam's life, when Sam uncontrollably used her powers. Time moved slowly as Sam backed away from her attacker, picked up her weapon and went to strike at the demon when she stopped suddenly. Jun was already there with his weapon to the demon's neck. Sam watched in horror, for she had no clue what he was going to do. Her demon disappeared, and Jun put his weapon away. "And to think I came SO close to killing two birds with one stone." he said. Sam stared at him in disbelief as he looked at her challengingly... She then smiled shortly after. "You're such an idiot." she said.

Liz fought the swarm of enemies from below as the others fought their hardest in the skies. For some reason she didn't feel like herself. [i]"Concentrate, Liz.... you're loosing focus."[/i] "I know.... I'm trying..." she said. Her head was spinning... and she wasn't feeling at all well. Tiegre noticed her fatigue. [i]"Liz, you're not well."[/i] She smiled slightly. "I'm so glad I have you to tell me these things." "Liz, you need to go back, you're not in any condition to fight." "This is my call... I want to fight. I can't sit inside of a sick bay waiting for the okay to help my friends." [i]"You're not going to be of much help if you fight like this."[/i] Tiegre said. "I know what I'm doing..." [i]"You're commiting suicide by being out here, Liz."[/i] "Maybe..." she said as she attacked the next line of enemies. [i]"Heat sources coming in at mark....... Liz-"[/i] "What is it Tiegre???" Liz said angrily. [i]"Multiple shots are coming.... you're being surrounded, there isn't a safe mark to move to...."[/i] "What are you saying????" she said as she looked back at everything that was going on. She sent a distress call to Vick's Mech since he was the closest one to her, but no answer came from it. [i]"He's too busy fighting his own war!"[/i] Tiegre said angrily. "Liz, get out of there!!" she said. Liz waited a few seconds before impact and jumped completely out of the way. As the explosion erupted below her, a stray missile caught her right in the heart... as if waiting for her to jump out of the way... she fell down on the battlefield, as Tiegre tried desperately to revive her. OOC: Okay, here's the deal, some things hav come up, I'm sure it's going to be fine, but just in case, I might have to kill my character from this story. I am not sure if she will live, or not, but I have to keep this open for now... I'm sure I won't have to leave this thread, but just in case....

OOC: Hope you meant more fighting, lol Sam stood up slwoly from where she sat, she heard soft whispers from the earth as time moved very slowly... she looked up in confusion as she saw the sky go dark. "This is a display of your powers..." "The sky?" she asked her angel. "No... the flow of time... because you control life on earth, you are able to let time move slowly for you...." "Are you serious? How am I doing this?" she asked lookin around. She walked over to the running water in the halls and noticed how slow the water was flowing. "You're focusing your energies on the whispers... the whispers are from the life on this earth... you're listening to them, making the time move even slower...." the angel said as she appeared at her side. "This could come handy in battle..." "Battle... or in life...." "Well what's the special effects for?" "I do not understand..." the angel said looking at her oddly. "The sky? Why is it getting darker?" "That's mainly because what is about to happen... your other form is coming." "My demon?" "Listen to the whispers, they will show you what to do..." she said as she left her. "Of all the times to leave, she picks now." Sam said under her breath. She looked outside and noticed many shadows running under the hedges. She knew they were here... she put her hand on her window pane above and climbed onto the roof where she watched as they surrounded the place. "Oh damn...." she said. "I hope the others are aware of what's going on..." she knew she wasn't ready to go against her demon, let alone stop her.... but she had to try sometime.... "You don't seem very confident." he said. She turned around and saw Jun standing behind her. "It's not that I lack confidence... I just lack the damn abilities." she said looking back down at the shroud of demons. She looked back at him and smiled. "At least I got these." she said holding her weapons. She used her powers to jump from the roof to the ground without hurting herself as she began fighting the lesser demons. She paid close attention to the whispers as they guided her in fighting.

OOC: lol, I guess I just don't notice ;) Sam couldn't concentrate on using her powers. Not that that would make a difference in the progress she was making, but it would do something for her... just to get her mind off of.... less pleasant things. "Why does he bother you so?" she asked. Sam turned around. She fell backwards in surprise... fear... she didn't expect to ever meet her angel. "Why does he occupy the space in your mind?" "I don't know what you're talking about." she said angrily, turning away from the being before her. "Have I offended you? Because I did not mean to." "Oh god..." Sam said looking around in frustration. "Yes..... he is listening." the angel spoke. "No no.... oh crap...." "I am not familiar with that term... is that another name for God?" "NO!!! Absolutely not.... no.... it's um.... oh never mind." "Had I offended you?" "No... of course not." "Because the slightest mention of that man, you seem to feel agitated." "Can we talk about something else? Like who you are for starters?" "I'm your angel... isn't that obvious?" "So.... we're on the same team, right?" "In a way... I am what you are..." "Okay, enough with the riddles. I'm not really in the mood for those kind of games." "I don't play games, Samantha." "Sam please..." "Sam... I am here because you need me to be here." "Great, your my tutor?" "No... I am the part of you that you've tried so hard to forget." "OH shut up already!!! God! I mean... damn, you're annoying." "Hmm.... the reaction you get from me is different then that of his. I assume you do not view him as annoying then..." "I said get off of that SUBJECT!!!" "The man seems right for you..." "Okay, now you're making me angry..." "So you are not angry with him either... very odd for someone who tries so hard not to think about that person.... but with no reason to avoid such thoughts..." "This is great... I can't stand to be around my angel. I get along better with the demon than I do with the angel!!!! WHAT KIND OF PERSON AM I???" She threw her hands up in the air and walked out of the room. She walked down to the steps and sat with her head in her hands. Her angel came over to her and sat with her. "If you are so fond of him, why don't you tell him?" Sam looked at her with frustration. "Do you even know what he is like? It's impossible to just waltz up to a man like that and strike up a conversation." "You're mind will rest easier, and your performance will improve." she said as she left her to her thoughts....