In the dark of night, deep in the thick woods, he waited. Watching everything that moved, breathed, or had any signature of life, which of coarse was everything. This was his life. Forever. Weather he wanted it or not.

But something about tonight felt wrong. Not necessarily wrong but a little off. Maybe it was the fact he had blown off his friends because of his duty, or that he had been awake for three days straight, standing like this, still and focused. Or maybe… Julie-su, the Guardian thought painfully, remembering the very small contact the two had shared over the last five years. Ever since the kiss… Julie, where has your heart gone?

Julie: Log 471

Location: Apartment

It's night now, and I guess I should be going to bed, but like always can't sleep. Go figure. I hope I don't. No sleep, no dream. No handsome Guardian finding me and wrapping me in his warm arms…or no memories of my childhood. No memories of my kind mother taking me down a hall, just talking.

Seems like they should be dreams any ordinary girl would enjoy. They're torturing me. The worst are with Knuckles. Him and that smile. Him and that perfect angelic face. Him and that warm buzz in my chest…

The young legionnaire paused for a second feeling the soft warmth flooding her body at the thought of him.

And there it goes again! Lucky me. Trapped by pathetic feelings. Why can't things go back to the way they were? Back when we would fight without holding back or we could be alone without feeling awkward. Oh well, too late I guess.

Till tomorrow, this Julie logging out…

Julie stared at what she had written. Thinking it over, then she shrugged and shut off the computer at the corner of her cheap apartment room. It wasn't much of a home but at least it was better than her bunk in the Dark legion. At least here she was alone. All alone with silence where she could cry for no other reason than to feel something.

As she crawled into bed, the thought of tomorrow's events ran through her head. She would have to train again with Chaotix but more importantly with Knuckles. Don't hold back, Guardian…