By: Dreamer Soreen

"Eyes of the children."

Chapter one

By: Dreamer Soreen

"Because of you."

Hands on the mirror

Can't get much clearer

Can't make this all go away

She reached up and touched the mirror. She slowly began to trace her face, then stopped. All the signs were clear. Her eyes were bloodshot and puffy from crying all night. She looked to the ceiling and put some eye-drops into her eyes to clear them. She finished getting ready for school and went down stairs, doing her best not to wake anyone. She goes to the kitchen and grabs a quick snack. She gets out the door when she ran into someone.

"Lin, I thought I sensed someone up," her friend said. "I was hoping it was Bakuryu that was up... oh well... why are you up so early?"

Kenji was so much like her mother, at least when she was in a good mood.

"There's some things that I needed to get done earlier than I thought. Otherwise, I would've done it last night before I left the school last night," Liana Chang said.

It wasn't a complete lie, but it was convincing enough for Kenji and she let Lin go. Lin worked at their school soon after it got out. Most of the time it was community hours, but they paid her for her work anyways.

As she passed through town taking the long way to school, she passed a shop window. Her hair was the same color as her mother's. The same eyes that always got under her father's skin every time. She was her mother's daughter.

Then someone came by and knocked her onto the window. Lin quickly looked in the direction that the person went in. A bullet went by her ear, it hit the fleeing man and he crumpled to the ground, dead. She turned around and faced the man who had shot the other.

"Who are you?" She demanded despite her fear.

He aimed carefully and took a shot. He hit her arm in just the right place where up on impact the bullet broke her arm. She fell to the ground in pain. She cradled her injured arm as tears rolled down her cheeks.

"When will I wake up from this nightmare?" She thought bitterly. "Please let this pain go away."

Another shot was taken and it hit her in the stomach. But through all the pain she was feeling, she could barely hear the sirens in the background. She knew in her heart that the killer had gotten away.

Now that your bleeding

You stare at the ceiling

And watch as it fades away

The police laid her on her back and stopped the bleeding on her arm. They used a bunch of rags and clean shirts on the stomach wound while another team chased after the killer. Lin could make out other sounds that said the other man was dead with no identification. Her vision was blurred by her tears and she started to remember all the things that she did with her twin and childhood friends.

As all she could do was cry from her pain, another officer searched her purse that she had dropped. He came by a number to call and called it.

"Hello, I'm calling about Liana..."

The phone line went dead.

"He won't come..." Lin muttered.

From what you do, because of you

You know that I can't be there

Each time that you call

I swore not to come

He threw his cell phone across the room and woke his brother in the process. His other half shot up and looked at the oldest.

"What's your problem?" He questioned.

"Nothing," he snapped.

"It's about Liana, Derek, I know you too well," said Drake.

Derek could never hide anything from Drake, so he broke down and told him everything. Derek and Liana had gotten into a stupid fight about something. They ended up telling at each other until Liana started crying. Before she left him, she told that she never wanted to talk to him again. He said that was fine with him, when he really didn't mean it. Then his cell phone started to ring again. Derek just acted like he didn't hear it. Drake got tired of hearing it ring so he answered it.

"Hello?" After a few words were said on the other side he continued, "yes, is something wrong?" Then everything was explained to him in short details as to what was going on. Drake nodded his head, even though the man couldn't see it. "Sure thing, we'll be right there!"

Drake clicked the phone off button and ran through the house waking everyone. When everyone was gathered into the kitchen, Drake told them what he was told. Cloud and Vera made sure everyone was touching one way or another and they used their teleport to get there.

But I'm here after all

I know by the look I see in your eye

I won't stand around and see you die

Derek fought his way through everyone to get to Liana. When he saw her, it was a sight he wished he'd never seen. He fell to his knees by her side and took her hand in his.

"Hold on Lin," he whispered into her ear. "Please, everything will be all right."

Cloud came up and told them that she'll take Lin to the hospital, but Lin refused.

"It's too late," she said in a tired voice.

Then Derek tried to convince her to let Cloud take her, but since she refused the police wouldn't let Cloud take her.

From what you do

Now that you did this

You ask for forgiveness

"Can... you... forgive... me?" She whispered as her breathing went shallow.

She reached up with a shaking hand that had her blood all over it. He used his free hand and pressed it against his face.

"There was nothing to forgive... because I always forgive you right from the start. But right now we have to get you to the hospital."

You laugh as you lie through your teeth

She laughed softly and said, "it'll be okay, I promise."

He went to protest but she placed her over his lips. She then used that hand to brush her hair out of her face.

"I love y..."

Derek bent over Lin and held her close as he cried for the first time in his life. Sally and Wufei came closer and placed a comforting hand on his shoulder.

"Are you okay?" Sally asked softly.

"Physically, yes. Mentally, no."

The next few days were all but the worst for everyone. It was rough, but somehow they all made it through.

Hands on the mirror

Can't get much clearer

Can't make this all go away

You stare at the ceiling

And watch as it all fades away

From what you do, because of you

It's never easy loosing someone you love; I now know how it feels. You see it happen way too often your friends when they lose someone, they'll cry and it'll be rough for them. I never thought that it would feel like this, but it does. It's like there's an emptiness inside of you; something that could never filled again. It's hard to describe, but we all know the feeling.

Soon after Lin was gone, we got letters inviting us to come to the Preventer Prep school, which starts in a month. All the parents that live under the same roof are against it, but they say it's up to us what we do with our lives. So maybe this is a fresh start... hopefully. What will this new school hold for us?