Alright, here's my second attempt at romance. Hope you like it as much as the first one! Just as a bit of a warning, they may be a bit OOC this time around. Oh, and a brief note. I do know that Alexis was sent to the stars. I can't really explain it, so you'll just have to read to see what I mean.

Summary:

What if Jaden wasn't saved by Axel and he was alone in the darkness of his mind? What if Alexis suddenly appeared in his mind and tried to save him?

Jaden put his hands over his ears and squinched his eyes shut tight against the darkness around him. He couldn't see the mirrors anymore, but it didn't matter. His own thoughts haunted him.

Why couldn't he save his friends? What was wrong with him? How could he just let them die? They trusted him, and he just killed them all. All Jaden had wanted was to save Johan. It didnt' matter if Jaden hurt himself in the process, it was his fault, after all, but he hadn't meant to involve anyone else. And now they were all gone thanks to him.

Even with his hands over his ears, Jaden could still hear their accusing voices. Even with his eyes shut, he could still see their angry faces. Or worse, the sad ones. They all surrounded him, reminding Jaden of how he failed them. Jaden felt like he was going crazy-maybe he was-but he didn't want those images to go away, and he didn't want to see them all at the same time.

Jaden couldn't bear his guilt, but those mirrors were the only things that remained of his friends. He wanted to feel the pain of their betrayal, just as long as they didn't go away completely.

Hours, days, years, Jaden didn't know how much time passed, but it felt like an eternity that he was tormented by his former friends. Just when Jaden couldn't bear the pain any longer, he let out a wordless scream and watched in horror as all of the mirrors that contained his friends shattered into little splinters around him.

He wanted to move, to do something to put the mirrors back together, but he was frozen to his spot in shock. All of the shattered pieces faded to nothing, leaving Jaden entirely alone. A even deeper sense of loss settled into Jaden and he curled up into a ball in the darkness and tried to suppress the pain.

It was so bad that Jaden felt like he was just a hollow shell, not even capable of crying. He didn't have any hope, and couldn't think of anything anymore.

Alexis blinked when she realized that she was surrounded by darkness. Just a short moment ago, she was in pain and somewhere where there was too much light. Now was the exact opposite. She didn't feel pain, but she didn't feel anything, really. She just felt...empty. Like she didn't care about anything. It was a horrible feeling.

The darkness was crushing, and Alexis almost wished that she was back in the painful light. Almost. Where was she? She looked around, but couldn't see anything. Alexis didn't really want to go any farther, but her foot went forward against her will and carried her deeper into the shadows.

Jaden just stared forward blankly. He didn't want them to come anymore. If they came, they also disappeared again. They made him feel hopeful, until they disappeared. He didn't want to see his friends ever again. They were his punishment, his prison. Their prescence was his punishment for betraying them.

All of a sudden, a small light sparked up in the shadowy walls of Jaden's purgatory. Jaden didn't move. He couldn't force himself to do it anymore. It was just an illusion, like all the rest, and soon it'd be gone.

Alexis spotted something. It wasn't very easy to see. The shadows seemed to be the darkest around it. It was...Jaden?!

'Jaden!' Alexis wanted to call, but her voice didn't make a sound. She ran to get closer to him, but she was blocked by a wall of shadow.

She pounded and yelled soundlessly, trying to reach the only familiar person in the dark. 'Jaden!'

Jaden didn't even look up, didn't notice her, didn't care. It was just like the time when she was sent to the stars. Jaden didn't care then, either. That thought made her hesitate. Jaden didn't care about her, right?

He wouldn't save her, he didn't save her before. He didn't care about her. But Alexis had the feeling that she shouldn't turn away, like Jaden was the one who needed saving, not her. Still, the pain in her heart was overruling that thought.

She turned to walk away, but a hole suddenly appeared underneath her and Alexis fell into shadows darker than the ones above.