AN: I wrote the first three chapters fo the story throughout these last 2 months. So now that I have a basic plot I think I will post this and let you guys decide if you would like to see more. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own or profit from Pandora Hearts.

Redemption - Chapter 1

Reliquish

–verb (used with object)

1.

to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): torelinquish the throne.

2.

to give up; put aside or desist from: to relinquish a plan.

3.

to let go; release: to relinquish one's hold.

Her breath was haggard, each gasp was a feeble attempt to lengthen her survival. Sharon looked around herself, the gloomy waters of the Abyss surrounded her. Her once long and glorious hair was matted and drenched in her own blood, crusting into a brown clump. She gave a dry laugh. Even Eques had left her. There was no one to stand by her now, no one to hold on to. And most of all no one to lean on. Sharon stood up, feeling the youth being sucked out of her. She rapidly aged as her body tried to compensate for the ten years that she had lost. But for once she wasn't powerless, and she didn't regret anything. She had saved him, and that was all that mattered.

Sharon raised her chin a determined look crossing her face, she would walk to her own demise without a regret. She had given him back his life... It was all worth it.

It had started out simply as another journey to search for a piece of Jack's body.

15 hours earlier

Zai smirked as he stared upon the face of his son. Oz's head hung in hopeless despair, his eyes were gazed over as if he was already dead. How pathetic. Sharon lay helpless on the floor her dress was torn to ribbons. Her head ached, blurring her vision as she struggled aimlessly to stand. Slowly to her left, Break struggled to his feet. Rough hackling coughs shook his body, he raised one gloved hand to wipe away the trail of blood from his mouth. He gave a grim smile. Sharon knew that look, it was a parting smile.

Break was going to throw everything away, for her.

"Don't worry Ojou-sama I'll protect you."

Those were his last words as he raised his cane. The shuddering strength of Mad Hatter's power surrounded them. It was as if they would all be saved. Of course it was not so, Break's unseeing eye opened wide in shock as he looked upon the blade that struck through his stomach. The blood slowly dribbled down the front of his shirt. He crumpled onto the floor, his one eye staring ahead in horror. Would this be the end?

Zai turned, his hand extending to Break, he would end Kevin Regard for good, and this time he would have no hope of returning from Abyss. Zai smirked, it would be his gift to abyss. A warning to show her that she would soon be within his grasp. In that moment of anguish Sharon rose unsteadily to her feet. Without a moment of hesitation she ran towards Break, her arms extended ready to push him away. He gave her an incoherent stare as he fell away from Zai's approaching hand. Zai's hand struck her own forehead. As abyss opened up beneath her she turned towards Xerxes.

"Arigato Xerxes-nii. For everything you've done."

The last thing she remembered was watching Break slam his closed fist into the ground, eye skewed shut as though he was trying to relinquish the pain of his own failings. Sharon wanted to reach out to him once, to let him know that it wasn't his fault. Saving him had made her happier than anything.

"Hello Alice." She smiled at the white haired girl standing before her. Alice stared at her, it was rare for anyone to greet her with such a grateful smile. No one would ever accept their own fate with such open arms. Blankly she found herself reaching for Sharon's eyes. Yet the smile never wavered. Alice's hand stopped suddenly. Who was this girl?

Sharon just kept smiling, the bitter twinge of regret didn't touch her. For she didn't regret anything. In the end she was not powerless she was able to save Break from Abyss. She was able to prove once and for all that she was not a burden. She was... not a burden anymore. Even if it would cost her everything that was dear to her.

"Wait." Sharon whispered.

Alice smiled in relief, yes this girl was just like all the others... All the others... She came here to gain something back. She had a request, just like every other human. Those pathetic creatures that would throw away everything even those that they loved for a chance to gain something back. The humans that would slit the throat of their own siblings for a mere chance to make things right again.

She was just like everyone else.

"Let me keep my eyes." She gave a brilliant smile as though this was the happiest day of her life. Alice drew back in terror. This girl, she wasn't afraid. Gently she reached out to touch her cheek. This girl couldn't become a chain, she had no regrets, no hidden rage. Her unadulterated joy only served to spark Alice's anger. She withdrew her hand, cradling her wrist as though she had been shocked by the girl. Her face curved into a sneer.

How dare she? How could this girl be so carefree?

Hate.

She hated that girl. How could anyone dare to be so openly happy?

Alice gave a mad cackle. This girl would suffer, she would wipe that indulgent grin right off the girl's face! She would turn the girl into a chain! And send her back into the world that she so dearly loves. They would despise her. They would loathe Sharon Reinsworth for the monster that she would become. Most of all, the man that she had sacrificed herself to save would loathe her for who she will be. She would send send Sharon Reinsworth back to stain her hands with the blood of those that she had so dearly loved.

Alice could practically taste the pain of their tears as the image of the future flashed through her mind. She laughed wildly. They would know pain then! They would know the bitter horror that she had felt. There were no happy endings in life. She'd teach them that!

Sharon stared curiously at Alice. The smile never left her face, for her entire life she had been told to smile wholeheartedly. Never letting anyone see below the mask. Xerxes-nii... She had given him the last gift that she would ever give him... She had given him her life for his.

Sharon smiled, she had no regrets. She had given up everything to let Break have a chance at life, and if she could do it all over again, she would do the exact same thing. She had finally proven herself useful to them. For once and for all.

At that moment a bright light flooded through Sharon's body. Would this be the end? Or perhaps it was merely the beginning.

AN: That was a ver short chapter, I promise the next one is longer.