A/N: DUN DUN DUN DUUUUNNN~ So here it is, the EPIC-ALY short prologue of the FINAL volume of Riddles of Water. Visit the website for better summary and a excerpt. ^^ Enjoy!

Figure Zero

Contronyms

//Life is a contradiction at times – as are we. ~ Anonymous\\

His face was close to mine. His eyes were closed. He was murmuring apologies into my ear. I couldn't move. I couldn't do anything as I felt my arm lift up of its own accord. I whispered a hurried 'sorry' before my hand sunk deep into the flesh of his stomach. His eyes widened.

"NO!"

I shot up from bed, eyes wide and sweat pouring down my face. The light clicked on and the room divider was ripped open, revealing a very worried Abigail.

"What's going on?"

I shook my head, raising a shaky hand to grab the bottle of water on my bedside table and chugged it down in one. Tossing the bottle away, I pulled the blankets up towards my chest and leaned back onto my pillow. Abigail hurried over to my bed, laying a hand on my forehead. Her hand was cold.

"You're burning up again. I thought the nurse said that you were healed!" I shrugged, not daring to open my mouth for fear of barfing.

"It was a dream about him again, wasn't it?" she asked, sitting down on the edge of my bed. I nodded, eyes distant. I'd already been hospitalized because of these dreams, and when they finally told me it was over, they start again.

"You'll see him tomorrow. Don't worry about it too much, kay?" She patted my arm comfortingly and slid off my bed to crawl back into her own. The light clicked out, but I remained where I was, hugging my legs to my chest. It was true, I was going to see him tomorrow. But what would that do? Would the dreams stop after I see him? Or would they continue... or maybe even get worse?

I shook my head. I can't think like that. And I've got to get some sleep or else I'll pass out again. Sliding back under the covers, I closed my eyes, willing my mind to show me something other than the white-haired captain.

A/N: See? Didn't I tell you it was short? Well, welcome my friends, to the third and final volume of the Riddles of Water series. Yes yes, time certainly flies by. There is only TWO more days until the ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of the Riddles of Water series, and of COURSE, I will be updating the first chapter on that day, so from now till then, give me lots of reviews! This volumeis the one filled with the most drama, and a couple of fighting sequeneces, so there's lots to look forward to. As to what I will do AFTER I finish this series... I really don't know yet.

So YOU tell ME what YOU want to see, because I write these stories for YOU. Shoot me a review, and email, a PM, whatever, telling me what you'd like to see in the future! Any requests, comments or whatever, feel free to let me know and I'll try my best to make YOU happy. ^^ Alright! See you all in TWO days for the celebration of Riddles of Water's ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

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Arelissa