Damon looked at his plate full of delicacies of Hoshido as he sat at the table with the Hoshidan royal family. "Sweetie you've hardly touched your meal..." Mikoto said to her son, while Damon looked up to see his mother on the opposite side of the table. "Well yeah, I'm not really proficient at eating with these... these … sticks..."Damon informed Mikoto as he was trying to stab the dumpling with the chopsticks. Hinoka giggled on Damon's left, though she tried to hide it with her right hand. "Here let me help..." Hinoka said to him using her chopsticks to feed him, starting with a small meat bun. Hinoka blew on the small meat bun to cool it off for him before Damon sighed before taking a bite, most of the table was laughing, with the exception of Takumi who seemed a little irritated at the scene.

(Eighteen Years Ago...

Damon was sitting in a high chair in the Northern Fortress, Camilla giggled as she saw Damon trying to use a spoon to eat, but was making a mess of himself. "Here let me help..." Camilla stated as she grabbed Damon's spoon from his right hand, and was preparing to spoon feed him the jarred food. "M-m-momma..." Damon started to whine as his spoon was taken away from him. "Mmmm.. Open up sweetie..." Camilla said to Damon showing him the mashed food.

Damon turned his head to the left trying to avoid the food while groaning in discomfort. "Mmmm it's good, yum, yum..." She said pretending to eat the food. Damon became enticed as he slowly opened up his mouth, leaving Camilla to slowly spoon feed him, so she didn't set off an alarms for Damon. "Mmmm.. Isn't that good?" She asked as Damon understood her nodding his head. "Oh you're such a good boy..." Camilla praised his success for eating the food on the spoon, as she kissed him on the forehead.)

Damon couldn't help but laugh mentally, from that memory... Camilla tried to spoon feed up until he turned.. Well he couldn't answer that, because to the day they were separated she tries to feed him stuff off her plate to make him test out new food types. "So brother, what was it like in Nohr? We're they cruel and sadistic to you?" Ryoma asked Damon, while Hinoka continued to feed him. "What? Gods no, my family from Nohr... we were tightly knit together, we spent family time when we could and celebrate when we get together... I love them all, and they no doubt feel the same way for me."

Ryoma leaned forward aa he was by Mikoto's left. "Oh really? What did you do while living in Nohr?" Ryoma asked to give an example of the certain activities. "Plenty, every year we all stop what we're doing, and head to the Family reserved beach, spend the day with each other, away from all the bickering and politics of Nohr... Xander and I train frequently, Leo has taught me many spells and usage of powers.. Camilla.. She...she's a really a good person with a heart of gold... and darling Elise... her innocence outshines the darkness that I see in this world..." Damon told Ryoma, as he rubbed his own jaw with his right hand.

"So they raised you, is that what you're telling us?" Ryoma asked while the eyes were on Damon, as he stopped eating another dumpling from Hinoka feeding him. "What?... Oh for fuc- do you think I'm under a Nohrian spell... still?!" Damon asked Ryoma raising his voice.

Takumi stood up from his pillow on the floor, glaring at Damon. "Well what do you think?! We didn't know what was going through your head?! fighting for those Nohrian Tyrants, do you know what they're responsible for?! They're nothing but a bunch of cowards and dishonorable curs! If you aren't under a spell, then you're no better than them, dogs!" Takumi hissed with venom, while Damon glared at him.

Hinoka slammed her utensil on the table shaking it."Takumi!" Hinoka snapped while Damon stood up shaking the table. Damon's eyes boiled with anger glaring at Takumi. "Speak ill of them one more time, and I'll cut you down where you stand..." Damon threatened Takumi.

Mikoto and Sakura gasped in surprise."Damon!" Mikoto said in shock.

Ryoma slammed both his hands on the table shaking it violently."ENOUGH!" Ryoma shouted causing the Hoshidan family and the retainers to pay attention to him. "Takumi, trying to start a fight isn't helping, apologize to your brother." Ryoma ordered, while Takumi just continued to glare, while Damon just rolled his eyes turning around and heading for the exit. "Damon where are your going?" Ryoma asked seeing Damon just straight up started to leave. "I lost my appetite..." Damon worded it out his lie, as he wanted to say he didn't want to sit in the room with a stuck up archer, and a family who thinks he's being brainwashed. Damon slammed the sliding door nearly breaking it, proceeding to his room.

Kaze followed Damon out, as he put his right arm to his chest, bowing his head quickly. "My Lord, shall I escort you to your-." Damon looked at Kaze as he was still walking."No you shan't... sorry I need some rest... after that little 'confrontation'... You're dismissed for the night." Damon waved Kaze off as he continued to walk towards his door. Opening his door he saw Beruka and Selena snap their heads toward Damon as they were on his bed eating fried fish on a stick, as he could smell the food cooking in a small pot by the fireplace. "How was dinner?" Selena asked Damon while chewing her food, as he sighed shutting the door, putting the curtains in front of the paper see through door. "Fine until that asshole who put in arrow in my chest, started to mouth off... so I just left in the middle of dinner..."Damon breathed out in frustration.

Selena swallowed her food, breathing in quickly from the large piece she consumed."Wow that sucks... got a couple Fried fish keeping warm in the pot over the fireplace, you're more than welcome to it." Selena offered, while Damon shook his head. "I think I just need to rest up for tonight..." Damon said as he just wanted to forget about dinner. Beruka stood up from the bed, moving towards the pot and opening the lid on top of the black iron pot. She pulled out another warm fried fish out on a stick, walking over to Damon with said fish. "Lord Damon, you need to keep up your strength... we have to make the journey back to Nohr as soon as you recover." Beruka told Damon, being worried for his health while handing him the fried fish. Damon sighed as he grabbed the fried fish, looking at Beruka. "You aren't going to take no for answer are you?" Damon asked Beruka, while she replied by shaking her head. "Fine you win... and thanks..." Damon thanked Beruka leaning down slightly to kiss her on the head. Beruka's heart skipped a beat, her face slowly reddening, Selena was on the verge of bursting in a fit of laughter but kept it to herself, seeing Damon join her on the bed with his fish.

Beruka's train of thought returned to her, leaving her to mentally shake it off as she made her way to the bed with the remains of her food. "You know, it's going to be difficult... getting out of Hoshido..." Damon stated to the two, as getting in to the country was the easy part... getting out? That is something else, but for now they had time to formulate a plan.

"We could hide in with a Merchant's supply wagon..." Selena suggested finishing up her fish. "Too slow, the moment we're halfway out of the capital, they'll put the country down on lockdown the moment they notice I'm missing..." Damon shot that idea down quickly, leaving Selena to huff out crossing her arms against her chest. "Well I don't see you coming up with any bright ideas!" She exclaimed turning around to face away from Damon. "Your guess is as good as mine... " Damon shrugged as didn't know how to get out of the country. "Pffft! Gee that's just great... " Selena said with a sarcastic tone.

Damon, Selena, and Beruka turned towards the door hearing a tap on the wood."Damon?" Sakura called Damon out, while Beruka and Selena immediately jumped to the support beams below the ceiling. Damon moved towards the door quickly opening it up. "Sakura?" Damon asked while he didn't know why she was here and not eating with her family. "What's up?" Damon asked Sakura, seeing she had a saddened expression on her face. "I'm sorry about Takumi, you know... the way he treated you... I don't know what has gotten into him..." Sakura apologized on Takumi's behalf, seeing as he didn't apologize to Damon. "I don't need his apologies, he's an ass." Damon stated as had ill will towards Takumi.

Sakura sniffed the air smelling the fried fish."Are you cooking in here?" She asked Damon, as he shook hearing that. "Uh yeah... I lied... I just didn't feel like being in the same room with Takumi... or being interrogated for that matter." Damon put the lid on the pot, then moving towards his bed. "Oh... it's alright, I don't blame you... if I were you, I'd probably do the same thing." She confessed. "Yeah well... it is what it is..."Damon said rubbing his eyes with his hands, laying down on his bed. "Well... I won' take up any more of your time... Good night." She bowed her head down in respect, before walking out of his room and shutting the door quietly. Selena and Beruka jumped back down to the floor, while Selena wiped the sweat from her forehead. "Phew that was close, eh Damon?" She asked, turning towards Damon who had his eyes closed. "Damon?" Selena repeated, seeing he wasn't responding.. "Did you fall asleep?!" She exclaimed seeing Damon snoozing, peacefully.

(…..

... Damon awoke sitting at the main dining table in the Northern Fortress, with Xander, Camilla, Leo, and Elise. Rich Nohr delicacies were set on the table in perfect order... seeing this food, the dining room, and his family... made him home sick as he was still aware that they think he's dead still. "I miss you guys..." Damon told his family, as he was looking at the assortment of food on his plate. "Well Brother, you better return home soon and tell us about your journey in to Hoshido..." Xander told Damon as he was filling up his wine glass.

"Yeah you can do it Damon!" Elise shouted with glee, leaving Damon to chuckle hearing that from her. "I'm not even going to say what you have Damon... as you know it's true..." Leo stated while dishing up his plate. While Camilla hugged Damon's body. "Make sure to give me extra attention, when you return my sweet prince." Camilla told Damon, while he chuckled again. "… you I don't know if you're actually Camilla, or just a phantom of a memory..." Damon joked as he was not even sure if he was being fooled by that act. "Wait... don't answer that..." Damon just decided he did not want to know the truth. "Okay let's dig in..." Xander told his siblings as they all shortly began to eat the contents on their plate.)

The Sun was rising in Hoshido, Selena was sitting on Damon's bed while Damon paced the floor. Beruka could be seen leaning against the wall crossing her arms, waiting for Damon to speak. "I have to try and stop this war... stop it before it even begins... I need to head back to Nohr today." Damon said to his two protectors, leaving them to look at each other. "Do you have a plan?" Selena asked Damon, who was trying to formulate one since he is technically still wounded. "…. We can't plan our escape by foot... we'd be caught the moment we try to leave the capital.." Damon stated, knowing Selena and Beruka use their skills and training to sneak in past the border and in to the Hoshidan capital.

"Well we're sitting ducks here if we can't plan our escape soon, if war does commence, the capital will undoublty be swarmed by invaders should they break through..." Selena said hopping off the bead, while Damon was fitting his armor. Selena and Beruka jumped up towards the ceiling landing perfectly and quietly on the support beams. Kaze entered the room bowing his head in respect. "Apologies, my lord... Lord Ryoma, Lord Takumi, Lady, Hinoka, Lady Mikoto, and Lady Sakura are all waiting by the market per your request for announcing your identity to the people of Hoshido..."

Damon's eyes narrowed down hearing that from Kaze. "Request?" Damon asked Kaze, who nodded as he pulled out a letter. "Yes, Lord Damon you sent a letter to them last night..." He stated seeing if Damon was having memory troubles.

The Fuck is he talking about?

"Kaze, I didn't send any letter... give that here!" Damon interrupted himself grabbing the letter he unfolded it.

Dear Family,

I'm ready to accept the reality that you are my family by birth right... I'll meet you all down at the Market Square to have Mother announce it to the good people of Hoshido...

Prince Damon of Hoshido.

Damon's heart skipped a beat... "Kaze... this isn't my hand writing..." He informed Kaze, which he immediately stood up from his kneeling position. "My Lord are you sure?" He asked seeing this had to be some mistake.

"Yeah I know my own handwriting, this is close but it ain't it... it's off... I mean why would I not just tell them... Oh Gods..." Damon froze as this was a trick to lure the Royal family of Hoshido out in the open. "Kaze get to the Market Square immediately!" He ordered the protector, as he sped off down the stairs, Damon turned to the two on the support beams. "Selena! Beruka! Lag behind and follow me in the shadows... if this turns out to be a trap... We have one shot at escaping..." Damon ordered his protectors, the two nodded making their way out through the ceiling window.

Damon grabbed his sword as he made his way down the corridors of the Imperial Palace, turning left and right to make sure this wasn't an ambush in waiting as he was attempting to leave the palace. Damon winced several times as the pain in his chest was at a dull throb.

Damn it... I have to be careful...

Ignoring the pain Damon, continued to rush down the stairs nearly tumbling down it twice. Reaching the first floor, Damon opened the door letting the morning sunrise invade his eyelids. Damon took a deep breath, then made a mad dash on the road making his way to the Market Square.

Did they really just read a letter and assume it was me?! Seriously?! We live under the same roof!

Damon passed by several houses as he slid against the granite looking at the signs pointing towards the different directions of the capital, he nodded seeing the Market to the east where the sun was rising.

Not far now!

Damon started to see a massing of people head towards the Market Square, he picked up the pace, not even listening to his heart, telling him to stop as it was getting harder to breathe. He made it through several dozen peasants as he saw them by a statue of some sort. Ryoma spotted Damon, as he smiled nodding at his presence. "Ah there you are brothe-" "Ryoma no time, get everyone out..." Damon choked out from being out of breath. "What's going on?" He asked Damon. "I didn't write you a letter..." Damon stated as he made his way towards Queen Mikoto, while Ryoma looked around seeing the mass of people, it'd be easy for an assassin to make his way through this crowd.

"Ah my son there you are..." Mikoto hugged her son, while Damon looked down at her. "Mother... you need to go back to the palace, I didn't write any of you a letter..." Damon acknowledged that she was his mother, though she heard about the letter that he didn't write.

"What's going on?" Takumi asked with Hinoka and Sakura soon following. Damon's sword on his right hip started to shake violently as it flew from his sheath. "Ganglari!" Damon called the blade by it's name as it flew into the crowd. A Hooded figure in a dark blue cloak caught the blade... what happened next was unexpected... the sword... exploded into dozens of pieces, It was in an instant. Damon looked at Queen Mikoto who was in front of him, he quickly grabbed her throwing her away from the shadow projectiles, as they hit him in the back.

FUCK!

Damon hacked out blood, as he fell to his knees. "Damon!" Hinoka screamed out, rushing to his side. The hooded man disappeared before Ryoma could spot him in the crowd, he growled in frustration. Mikoto shook her head getting up seeing her son on his knees, bleeding and wounded. Sakura was panicking seeing Damon wounded, while Ryoma and Takumi rushed ot Damon's side."Don't worry we'll get you to a healer you're going to be fine..." Hinoka said to Damon.

*Red Spark*

Damon felt a wave of some sort... a whisper turning around he saw another cloaked figure, this one was in a black cloak and hooded, he held out his right gloved gauntlet, conjuring a fiery red orb with electrical discharges as he looked at Damon. Pointing his right palm at him, it flew directly at him. What happened next was a bright flash as the Royal family and their guard was thrown from the impact while Damon was caught right in the middle. Ryoma jumped from the wreckage glaring at the hooded figure. "YOU THERE!" He barked charging at him, the hooded figure conjured a red electrical sword clashing with Ryoma's blade, the figure kicked Ryoma back as he disappeared.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" Damon exploded in anger as he shouted up in to the heavens, a giant red pillar of light shot up in to the clouds tearing a hole in to the sky. His body ignited in fire as he began to stand molten ash falling off of him, followed by an outward gust of wind, smoke engulfed him and a large area around him.

The ground shook as a large black dragon with razor sharp teeth, two great big wings, fiery blood, glowing eyes. Ryoma eyes widened and his mouth was agape as he took a step back seeing a Damon in a form of a dragon. The Dragon let out a roar in to the sky shaking the ground, from the cries and screams of the populace brought the attention of the stationed Hoshidan forces as they rushed to the remains of the square which was in ruins. The sky was raining ashes, as the troops made a dead halt seeing the winged devil. Arrows began to fly at the Dragon striking him on his right side of his body, the Dragon reacted roaring as it started to slowly advance towards it's attackers.

Before the Dragon can engulf his attackers with a torrent of fire, a shadow spear hit's it's left wing, causing the Dragon to snap it's head towards that direction, unknown forces in black cloaks began to descend on the remains of the Market Square. For no apparent reason the unknown attackers tried to swarm Damon's posistion trying to overwhelm him with their numbers, though they proved useless as the Demonic dragon began to either crush them with his two hands with sharp talons, or whack them away with his tail.

The unknown invaders just kept coming, Ryoma and Takumi were busy fighting off the attackers while Sakura was near Mikoto trying to keep her from harm's way. Hinoka began cutting her way through the invaders with her naginata to get to the Dragon. Hinoka was tossed back by the dragon's tail as it roared in fury starting to spin while breathing fire in a 360 spin. Ryoma, and Takumi backed off seeing the fire spread. Moments later, Azure, Oboro, and Kaze converged on the square just in time to see the Dragon look up towards the sky jumping and taking fly before breathing fire as he flew. Looking down the dragon began to do a death spin as it light itself on fire crashing against the ground. The impact explosion killed his attackers as the Hoshidan forces began to surround the dragon, they stared in awe while afraid of the creature before their eyes.

It made a loud vicious roar at the Hoshidan troops, Azure stepped in front of Ryoma to get closer to the Dragon.

" You are the Ocean's gray waves... " She started to sing gaining the Dragon's attention as it slowly approached Azure. Ryoma saw the Dragon getting closer and feared for Azure's life, he made a mad dash towards her in hopes to stop her, which upset the dragon."Azure don't!" Ryoma shouted, followed by the dragon roaring at Ryoma. Azure used the water elements to stop Ryoma throwing him back as she looked back signaling it was alright.

Seeing that Ryoma was going to stay with the others, she took a calm breath smiling at the Dragon." You are the Ocean's gray waves, destine to seek... Life beyond the shore, just out of reach... " She sung gracefully as the amulet began to react levitating as Azure moved. The Dragon didn't know how to react at first as she approached him. " Yet the waters ever change- " Azure's eyes widened as she did something the dragon didn't like he smacked her down, causing Sakura to scream out in fear thinking she was dead, the archers raised their bows preparing a volley of arrows.

The Dragon was about to move in on the archers growling, though Azure in her weakened state continued the spell to calm the dragon. " F..Flowing... Like …. Time... the path is yours to...climb... " She sung out weakly, the dragon moved his right hand around Azure's body squeezing her with his strength watching the life from her escape, as he prepared to kill her.

She moved her right hand on top of his right side of his face, seeing the scar remained on him even in dragon form."K-Kill me... if you want... just do it as yourself..." She said to Damon... with in an instant the Dragon's eyes widened reverting to Damon's normal red eyes. Damon's dragon form started to glow bright red as cracks of light started to appear all over the form, as it began to shrink in the his human form, the Yato blade flew from it's resting place in to Damon's glowing red and white hands. The light around Damon exploded into a whitish red electrical dome causing fires to spread and destruction in a mile radius. Damon opened his eyes as he was on his hands and knees coughing out blood and shaking.

Damon was bleeding and seriously wounded as he shakingly got up to see the scene all around him... there was blood, the destruction and death. Takumi bruised and covered in dust, got up and walked over to Damon. "Y-You! You caused this!" He accused pointing his right finger at him. "Leave Hoshido... and never come back!" He shouted at Damon pushing him back, while he was still in shock with blood leaking from his mouth. "Though the Yato blade stays here, someone like you does not deserve it!" Takumi attempted to grab the Yato blade but only found Damon's head against his knocking him down.

"…..Fuck Off..." Damon coughed out as he spat out blade, glaring at Takumi as he stayed down, trying to recover. Out of the thick cloud of ashes, Selena and Beruka rushed out to see Damon seriously wounded. "Lord Damon!" Selena said examining him. "Selena... Beruka... we need to leave..." Damon said half awake as the two nodded getting on both sides of him helping him move.

One hour later...

Hinoka eyes opened up feeling droplets of rain hit her face, she could see the smoke rise from their current position. Sitting up she saw her family and retainers slowly getting up from the ground. Ryoma rushed to Hinoka's side helping her up from the ground, she shook the dust out of her hair as she saw Sakura, Azure, and Takumi.

"Where's mother?" She asked Ryoma, who wondered if she was alright. "Resting... she was wounded during that dome of light..." Ryoma breathed out as he was strained from that attack. Hinoka saw Damon was no where to see, she began to panic looking everywhere. "W—Where's Damon? Where is he Ryoma?" She asked her older brother.

"Gone..." Takumi stated as he fixed his nose putting it back in to place as Damon broke that too. Hearing that Hinoka's eyes widened as it began to leak tears. "What?" Ryoma asked in disbelief. "I told him to leave... he caused all of this!" He shouted at Ryoma, while Hinoka's fists were shaking and her teeth were grinding. "AAARGGGGHHH!" Hinoka screamed as she punched Takumi square in the face throwing him on to the cracked pavement, she straddled his body punching him several times in pure rage, Ryoma and Kaze's eyes widened seeing Hinoka pull out a dagger about to plunge it in Takumi's chest. The two pulled her off before she could kill him. "YOU ASSHOLE! DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY YEARS, I SPENT IN PAIN?! DO YOU EVEN KNOW?! AND NOW HE'S GONE!" She screamed at Takumi as she tried to break free from Kaze's and Ryoma's hold.

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Damon, Selena, and Beruka were slowing down, as Damon had to take a health potion, to keep him going. "Don't worry we'll be home before you know it... Hoshido is in such disarray, that they probably don't even know you're almost out of the country..." Selena said to Damon as his face was still in shock.

"Yeah..." Damon croaked out seeing as he didn't want to talk about what transpired. Selena and Beruka were not there to witness the scene, only what happened afterwards... those two didn't know what Damon became. "Cheer up, you're going to take a nice bath, have a celebration in our...er your honor... and hey I might even grace you with my presence in the bath. " Selena winked at Damon, while Beruka just looked at her. The trio stopped seeing a river bank blocking their access. "Shit..." Damon coughed out. "South, I remember that we passed a bridge while infiltrating Hoshido..." Selena remembered as they were in a hurry.

True to her word, the bridge was indeed south, Damon picked up his limp as the two picked up their pace. As the three arrived on the large wooden bridge, from the west they saw... someone riding on horseback... then a large invasion, following him all holding the Nohrian banners. "Oh boy..." Selena breathed out, as Damon moved his arms off of Beruka and Selena, limping towards the other end of the bridge... getting a closer look he recognized who that was... Xander. As Xander was charging forward, he started to slow down seeing the three figures on the bridge... the leading person was... his fallen brother Damon... Xander stopped immediately as he got off his steed, and taking off his helmet.

Damon saw Xander's face held exhaustion as he was no doubt up the past few days, working himself to near death. A smile edged across Damon's face, including Xander's face. Xander rushed over to Damon, as Damon limped his way over towards Xander. "DAMON!"Xander shouted as he got on to the bridge grabbing his shoulders examining him. "You're alive! Wounded! But Alive!" With out warning Xander hugged his brother. Elise and Leo on horseback got off quickly to rush over to Damon. Elise jumped on Damon, causing him to twirl around as she laughed, crying tears of joys. "Damon You're alive!" She cried out, hugging him as tight as she could.

Leo laughed as he rubbed Damon's scalp."You must have the Devil's own luck, brother! Welcome back to the living!" Leo congratulated Damon. A shadow loomed over the three as Camilla jumped down from her wyvern landing in front of the bridge she pushed aside the others seeing Damon...tears traveled down her face, as not only did she find Selena, and Beruka but she found them with Damon. Camilla moved quickly to Damon's side hugging him as tight as she could kissing him on both cheeks."My... Prince... my sweet prince... you've come back to me..." She said all emotional, trying to keep calm as she was crying tears of joy, Camilla grabbed both Selena and Beruka hugging them both. "Thank you... thank you both..." She kissed both of them on the forehead.

Xander looked at Damon who was barely standing."When I saw you fall into the pit... after the injuries you sustained... I thought we lost you forever... though here you are brother, among the living." Xander stated as Damon saw Camilla, Leo, Elise, Beruka, and Selena standing by Xander, most of them smiling with the exception of Beruka who was about the same as usual. Damon nodded as he held his right side from blood leaking through."Can we... discuss this another time... I.. I don't have much time before I bleed out..." Xander nodded as Elise moved in to start healing the wounds. "Indeed... we can.. Let's go home." Xander said to Damon.

"We'll get you all fixed up Damon don't you worry! Then we can all go to the beach!" Elise stated as she continued to expel her mana on Damon to heal his wounds. "This time we'll have a bigger celebration... Selena and Beruka you two will be honored and rewarded at the events.." Camilla told the two, leaving Selena's eyes to widen and to drool from the mouth, just thinking about it. "I'm sure father will be relieved to see you alive Damon." Xander told him, while Damon stopped and quickly turned around to see Ryoma with his sword drawn and in the air preparing to strike Xander in the back, Damon pushed Xander forward while drawing the Golden Yato, deflecting Ryoma's strike and protecting Xander.

The Nohrian Royal family turned around to see the Hoshidan Royal family on the opposite side of the bridge, followed by the Hoshidan army on the opposite side of the valley rushing to the river bank. "You!" Xander declared seeing the Crown Prince of Hoshido. Hinoka saw Damon, and rushed to Ryoma's side. "Damon get away from her!" Elise cried out to Damon. "You're not going to hurt our brother again!" Elise declared getting in front of Damon. "Brother? Why you little—Nohiran filth! He's not your brother! You stole him from us!" Hinoka glared at Elise.

Camilla glared at Hinoka as she stood by Damon's side. "No, no, no, you are mistaken, he is my dear sweet little brother, and You will not take him... " Camilla threatened Hinoka brandishing her axe.

Ryoma saw Damon's face as it looked like his world just shattered."Damon do not listen to them, they're trying to trick you! You belong with Hoshido your true family!" Ryoma declared as he kept his attention towards Xander. "Damon come back! You are a Prince of Nohr! We loved you and raised you! You are our brother! We can be a family once more!" Xander gripped his blade as he glared at Ryoma.

Damon wanted to just go back to the things used to be.."I..." He wanted to make his choice then and there.

"Damon Hoshido is your home!" Ryoma declared, while Xander just glared at Ryoma again. "Silence! Damon do not listen to him, Nohr is your home!" Xander looked at Damon trying to make him fall back behind him.

Sakura looked at Damon pushing past Takumi and Hinoka."Damon please don't go!" She exclaimed seeing that Nohr was trying to get him back on their side. Elise tugged on Damon's chainmail hanging out loosely under his right arm from the damage earlier."Damon it's okay you're safe now, we're not going to let them harm you." Elise tried to encourage him.

"Damon, come back to us.. Don't let them take you from us again!" Hinoka shouted while Leo stepped by Xander's side. "Damon is our brother, and will be returning back to Nohr... leave with your lives still entact." Leo ordered the Hoshidan family. Takumi started to power up his arrow." Not a chance..." It was unclear who'd he would be firing that arrow at, but Damon would not hold it against him from shooting him to prevent him from leaving.

The voices kept piling up, ringing through Damon's head as each side argued and tried to get him to choose which side to flee to.

Oh no... it's happening... I... THE CHOICE SHOULD BE SO CLEAR! Happy place! Must find sanctuary!

Damon shut his eyes as tight as he could he pictured the beach, but his place of peace... turned into a vacant place... there was nobody there.. Therefore he would be alone there until that choice was made. "You have harmed my sweet prince enough... Selena, Beruka... get Damon to safety while we deal with the refuse..." Camilla ordered the two as they nodded, while Takumi shot the energy arrow in front of the two. "No one is leaving..." Takumi declared.

Ryoma looked at Damon as he was unable to choose."Then the solution is clear! Crown Prince Xander of Nohr! I challenge you to a duel to the death! The one who wins is the rightful family of Damon!" Ryoma challenged Xander as he tightened his grip on his blade. "So be it!" The two clashed their blades together struggling.

What do I do?! WHAT THE FUCK DO I DO?!

Damon looked at the two as he made his way towards the two Princes fighting and keeping their blades locked. Damon pushed the two back away from each other. "Enough!" Damon shouted looking at the two. "Why do you have to fight?" Damon asked the two.

Xander was shocked by Damon mustering the strength at his state to push them back."Damon don't listen to their lies, whatever they fed to you-" Damon growled as he wasn't finished. "I'm talking!" He shouted at Xander. "You want to talk about lies? Yeah let's talk about fucking Lies! Let's start with the fact that, we're not related by blood..." Damon looked at Xander, while Leo and Elise were shocked hearing that, Camilla looked disheartened hearing that as he was no doubt angry for her not telling him.

Ryoma crossed his arms against his chest."He knows the truth Prince of Nohr, the lie you fed to him-" Damon turned around to face Ryoma. "And you! I found out that you're not my real family either that goes for blood too!" Damon shouted at Ryoma. "Yeah I bet you were willing to keep that a secret for Gods knows how long! Some truth might've helped... but you were willing to lie to me!" Ryoma felt wounded as he didn't know how Damon found that out, while Hinoka kept silent.

Damon turned his attention towards Xander."How long were you going to keep me in the dark, Xander? Were you to keep this secret till your grave? What did you think I'd abandon the only family I knew? You think I was a disloyal dog? I would've understood if you told me the truth..." Damon said to Xander as he shared the same face as Ryoma. "Damon it's not like that!" Xander spoke out in his own defense. "Then what is it?! Because truth on the matter... I'm like this power piece that you got to have on your side... I don't want this war! I don't want to fight it! This is not what I want..."

"Damon you don't understand, they attacked you... they declared war on Nohr! We can't let them dishonor us like that! We thought we lost you! I raised an army large enough to destroy Hoshido! I will fight for your honor!" Xander told Damon, while Ryoma scoffed. "This would've never happened if you hadn't stolen from us all those years ago!" Ryoma shot back.

They're not even listening... if they do this, Nohr... and Hoshido... they'll destroy each other...

"Damon you must choose! Your true family Nohr awaits your return! We want you back!" Xander told Damon, holding out his right hand. "No! Hoshido is your home! Our Mother's home! You are a Prince of Hoshido!" Ryoma declared.

NOHR! HOSHIDO! My destiny calls to me! Why do this choice have to be impossible?!

Damon hesitated looking at the two."I..."

(Nohr... The Path Of Conquest)

(Hoshido... The Path of Light)

(Choose Neither... Disavowed)

Damon choked out taking a deep breath as he looked at them both."No..." He said two the two. "I will not fight either of my families... I will not fight a war that will lead to only Death and heartache... I refuse to take part in that atrocity..." Damon told the Royal families. The two families were shocked hearing that from Damon. "So... that's that..." Damon stood his ground defiant to the end. "Seize Damon!" Both Ryoma and Xander ordered, wanting to get him out of the enemies clutches.

NO!

Damon growled in frustration as the two sides collided. Damon snapped seeing the fight commence he yelled out and tackled both Ryoma and Xander off the bridge and into the water. While the two quickly recovered Damon kicked Ryoma on his side of the river, while grabbing Xander and throwing him back. "Damon come to your senses! Do you understand the severity of this situation!? The Army of Nohr's watches you even now!" Xander yelled at him colliding his blade in anger at Damon's newly acquired blade. "I never wanted this!" Damon snapped at Xander. "We're your family! The choice should've been clear to you!"Xander yelled at Damon pushing him back into the water, while Damon smacked his sword with his.

"Gods damn it! It was clear to me! If you fought in this war I would've lost everyone!" Damon yelled back at Xander. "You would've been at my side! Fighting with your family, with me as your brother!" Xander growled in anger. Damon pushed him back at his side while blocking Ryoma from coming closer. "Damon you must cease your actions!" Ryoma demanded while trying to get Damon to come over to Hoshido's side. "Not until you stop this!" Damon counter demanded. "You foolish oaf! You're supposed to be on our side!"

Damon shouted out in frustration throwing him back. Nohr and Hoshidan heavies began to flood the riverbank. Xander had a pained expression on his face, as he looked at Damon. "Men! Prince Damon has betrayed us... Capture him alive!" Xander ordered his troops, while Ryoma looked down on his side."You have betrayed Hoshido, Damon... Damon... you are truly lost to us... You forever shall be an enemy of Hoshido!" Ryoma declared as his troops surrounded Damon. Several dozen arrows hit Damon's body and several attacks from both sides. Damon glared at the two approaching forces brandishing the golden sword as he deflected more attacks coming at him, hacking down several heavies before two more arrows found it's way between the spaces of Damon's armor, while another slash on his exposed flesh, this was impossible... Damon at his state collapsed into the water letting the stream carry him further south.

Betrayer... Traitor.. Liar.. Deceiver... Cur... unloyal... scoundral... Outcast... forever wondering... Demon...

Damon did not know how long he was being carried afloat for, but the sky darkened he hit his head on a rock as the river beached him on a muddy hill, Bloodied, scabbed, and wounded Damon slowly clawed his way on the muddy slope wincing in pain, he turned on his back to face the night sky... he laid there for a while keeping quiet. He sat up leaned against a Boulder, he looked down seeing he was covered in mud. The Rain started up around him as it began to pour heavily. Tears started to form from his eyes, as he struggled to keep it in, his breathing became heavy and hoarse, he began to choke back on his tears. He started to cry... and weep... vocally as the rain and thunder blocked out his cries. Damon struck the ground with his fists, splattering mud all over his face... Damon picked up large rocks throwing them at anything he could find, the trees, the ground, other rocks. Just as he was about to pick up another large rock, Damon slipped on the hill rolling back down in to the mud, half his body submerged in the river as he rolled over on his back still crying.

A shadow loomed over Damon though he didn't care... he didn't care about anything anymore... everything was cast aside... and it was his own undoing..

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("Damon... Wake up..." Flora said to him, his eyes cracking open weakly... he was in his room. Flora leaned in to kiss his forehead, while a young child with a lighter version of his mother's hair color got up on the bed. "Morning dad!" The child was in warm grey clothing, his eyes were his crimson red.

Damon smiled as he got out of bed feeling the exhaustion of yesterday's journey. The door opened revealing Felicia bringing in a breakfast tray, smiling... and not tripping. Behind her was a female child her hair tied up almost like her mother''s, she was in red clothing as she chose her father's color scheme, as well as inheriting his iris color as well.. "Kana can you get that door for me?" Felicia asked her daughter as she giggled and closed the door.

"Up already?" Felicia asked smiling while handing Damon his breakfast tray. "Good morning, Damon..." Felicia kissed Damon on the right side of his face. Two teardrops traveled down Damon's cheeks, catching the attention of his family. "Sorry... I don't know where that came from..." Damon apologized wiping the tears away from his eyes.

Flora looked at the two children."…... kids do you mind giving your father and us, a few minutes?" She asked her son and niece. "Yeah sure! Come on Leo, let's go play with the others!" Kana told her Half-Brother. "Right behind you!" The two laughed as they charged outside of Damon's room.

"…..I messed up... I know this isn't real... I betrayed both of my families and left you both alone... I'm sorry, I should've just went back home to you both... I should've just taken the easy route... now I damned both you and my children to be held in captivity... because I made the choice of peace... and look where that got me... ruin and loss..." Damon said to both Flora and Felicia.

Both Flora and Felicia grabbed his hands. "Damon you don't have to face this path, you could end it, before it progresses to something that is truly out of your hands..." Felicia started to say on his right. "Stay here with us... let go, and you will live in paradise... your pain can end here." Flora continued for her sister.

"Just... stay here?... I..." Damon paused for a moment, the idea sounded very promising. Though was it worth it... give up now, and let the path he set himself on just... end? Damon looked at the door leading to the exit. "Believe me... there's nothing more than I want to do than be in the arms of you two... to just let go... but I can't... for I know your real selves are in danger... We will meet again... I promise you that..." With that said and done Damon got out of bed and made his way towards the exit putting his hand on the door knob. "Damon... if you open that door and walk through it..." Flora started to say. "You will experience hardship and suffering... we cannot guarantee that you will survive at all..."Felicia ended that statement, informing Damon of his choice.

Damon turned around to face the two."it's not the best plan... but it's the only plan I have...") Damon replied to the two as he opened up the door revealing darkness, followed by a wave of heat.

Damon's eyes stugled to open as he felt the heat of a fire, several attempts of struggling to keep his eyes shut he finally opened it. He saw Azure on his right, looking at him and putting a warm washcloth over his forehead. Azure smiled rubbing his right side of his face. "You have chosen your destiny..." She said to him. Damon's eyes widened seeing Felicia on his left holding his hand, tears started to go down both their faces. "Felicia!" Damon struggled to get up but she put her hands on his chest to keep him from moving as she leaned down kissing him for a few moments. Damon broke the kiss and looked at Felicia in her eyes. "Where's Flora?" Damon croaked out, extremely weak."…. She... she chose to stay behind..." Felicia bit her apron not wanting to see Damon's face after telling him that.

I... I... Must live with the consequences of... my actions...

"She... Gods dammn it... I'm so sorry Flora..."Damon's heart stopped as he never expected to lose almost everything that he loved, Flora being on top of that... Damon rolled on his stomach as she tried to push himself off of the ground. "My Lord! Please you must stay still! I don't have much supplies left to stitch your wounds!" Felicia tried to keep Damon down, as he held out his left hand telling her to back off. Damon sat up from the ground shaking using his yato as weight support. Azure got up trying to keep him balance, so he didn't fall over. "Damon, where do you think you're going?" Felicia asked Damon, as he stepped outside of the hut to see he was in some sort of dark forest seeing nothing but darkness and rain.

"…... Where are we?" Damon asked Azure who stood right by him. "Midlands to the south... " She replied while Damon nearly collapsed on his knees, he was stripped of his plate armor, his chain mail was in tatters, with fragments of arrows and blade shrapnel in it. "Are you alright?" Azure asked Damon as he sat on a stump feeling his legs started to fail him. "Both Physically and Mentally?... I'm on the brink... broken... within a few short hours... I lost everything... because I couldn't choose...because I was indecisive... BECAUSE I WAS A FUCKING IDIOT!" Damon snapped yelling in the forest.

"What do you want to do?" Azure asked Damon as she knelt down by Damon. "Heh... you really want me to keep going on the path I'm on, don't you?" Damon asked Azure, who just kept looking into the forest with Azure. "…... I don't know... there's no going back, If I escaped Hoshido a day earlier... I would've chose Nohr hands down... if I stayed in Hoshido any longer, I might've bought their reasoning of being taken away... and I would've tried to convince Nohr to quit the field... but now.. I chose the insane route... I chose to betray everyone, for the sake of everyone... but what good did that do me? I tried to get them to stop fighting, but now? They're going to be fighting each other still... WHAT THE FUCK WAS THE POINT OF THAT?! "

Felicia sat by Damon holding his left hand again. "And for what?! I was disavowed! Disowned! And Dishonored!" Damon snapped again as he was still trying to cope with the fact that he has nothing left... No home, No loving siblings, no family, no other friends outside of the hut... he was in on his path alone. Azure turned to her left to look at Damon, she looked down to his abdomen, seeing blood leak out, from the multiple blade penetrations and laceration.

"Your wounds, is there anything you can do for them?" Azure asked seeing as she was no healer at the moment, and Felicia was already out of equipment to patch Damon up. Damon moved his right hand to his stomach, wincing from the wound. "…. No there's not... these wounds are too serious for small patch ups... I need a healer..or I'm going to be dead within thirty six hours... if my wounds get infected and fester..." Felicia eyes widened as she shivered hearing that from Damon. "What?! No, no, no! I can... you can't die!" She hugged his shoulders..

Azure stood up looking down at Damon as he still sat down on the stump."What are our options?" She asked him, leaving him to take a deep breath. "I get captured by either Nohr or Hoshido, and let them heal me.. Put me on trial... then execute me... or we go find a healer immediately.." Damon said to Azure. "Do you know of any healers?" She asked Damon, leaving him to sigh as he got up from the tree stump. "Yeah... my little sister... Elise... she's a excellent healer... she's near the capital on most days... if..if... I can get to her with in a day... I can... get her to heal me..." Damon stated, looking at Felicia. "Felicia, I need you to do us a favor... I need you to guide us to the capital... please..." Damon asked Felicia... she knew the dangers of bringing Damon back out in the open. Azure went back in to the hut bringing out a dark cloak with a hood. "It's not much..." Azure told Damon seeing as a disguise was the best way they could all sneak in, without drawing attention to the active duty soldier patrolling the countryside.

"There's also someone else we need to get... Lilith..." Damon announced to them as he put on the cloak and hood. "Lilith? What for?" Felicia asked, Damon. "Everything will be explained when we get there... " Damon assured Felicia as she signaled the two to follow her.

Twenty-Eight hours later...

Damon stopped leaning against a building wall, coughing up blood. Azure approached him looking at his face seeing he was getting pale as a ghost. "Damon are you alright... you're burning up..." She asked him seeing as he stopped moving. "I feel like death... we... we should be close to Elise now..." He said as they were slowly nearing the communal garden where Elise would spend her mornings.

Damon limped as fast as he could when he spotted her by an oak tree, setting down some flowers next to a shrine. Damon stopped as he crouched down tapping on her shoulder, causing her to turn around seeing the cloaked figure, dripping blood. She backed up and was about to call for help, that was when Damon took off his hood showing his face to her, leaving her to gasp. "Elise...I..I need your help..." Damon coughed out as he fell on his right knee. "Damon! H-hold still!" She said as she grabbed her staff, holding out her right hand, stabilizing him enough for him to talk. "It's alright now you can talk..." Elise said to Damon as she sat against the tree. "I assume... you know that Nohr branded me as an enemy to the realm... and I am to be captured on site...i'm sorry Elise... I never meant to cause you heart ache... but... I didn't want a war to fought to a point where we were going to lose family to it... Fighting for something you believe in is fine... but to do it just spite of war... is madness... I wasn't going to have blood on my hands..." Damon confessed to Elise, as she bit her lower lip, and moved her left hand on his right scar.

"Where will you go.. And what're you going to do?" Elise asked Damon, while he tried to give her the bravest smiles as he rubbed her right side of her cheek, wiping a tear away from her face. "… don't worry I got that covered.. And for what I'm going to do? I'm going to try my absolute best to stop this war before it escalates into something that we won't be able to stop..." Damon explained to Elise, while she looked into his crimson eyes. "….. I.. I see..." She stuttered as she got up from the ground. Elise continued to heal Damon as he felt the warm sensation of his body being restored.

"Then I'm coming with you!" She declared, leading Damon to wince as he didn't want her to risk her life to join him on his suicidal mission... in fact he rather do this on his own where none of his friends or family would be harmed... though that wasn't going to be possible... to stop this war Damon needed an Army to confront the two sides, he needed to establish himself as a standing powerful faction or he'd be dead within the next few seasons.. "Elise.. I can't ask you to do that.. There could be things you don't want to see or experience-" Elise puffed her cheeks as she looked at him defiant. "Damon... I'm... coming... with you.. And that's the end of it..." Elise said to Damon, as a small smile etched across his face. "Defiant and stubborn... " Damon stated looking at Elise. "Where did you think I learnt that from?" She asked Damon as the two shared a laugh. "...this goes against my better judgment... but alright." She smiled giving him a wink, rushing towards him and hugging him. "I won't let you down... I promise!" She declared as Damon kissed her on top of the head.

Outside the Communal garden Leo, just crossed his arms watching the scene unfold before his very eyes. "…..Take care Elise... and you too Damon... " Leo decided that he was going to forget everything he saw and let the two get away, because deep down... he knew Damon would not do anything to harm his family.

Felicia rushed and met up with the three, seeing as she delivered the message safely to Lilith."Mission complete, my lord..." She breathed out, exhausted. "Alright huddle up... I'll get us out of here..." Damon declared as his right palm began to glow.

Within seconds a small red dome engulfed the group teleporting them away from the Nohrian capital, and near the Midlands of the country. The group traveled back to their hideout while Damon with in a mile of the camp expended his mana again teleporting them back to the campsite. "Sit back and relax... Lilith should be here soon..." Damon informed the group. "Damon?" Azure called Damon, prompting him to look at Azure as he was behind her. "Come with me... I wish to tell you something..." She said, while Damon nodded as the two walked into the forest nearing a stream of water, reflecting the moon off of the small current. "Remember what I promised you?" She asked Damon as he nodded.

"You'd complete that song..." He replied leaving Azure to smile and nod as well. "and I completed it...would you?... Would you care to hear it?" She asked seeing if Damon was in the mood. "Of course, honestly I believe it would help, my current morale and situation... from deteriorating into oblivion.." He half joked, seeing as it was partially true. She smiled as she stood up from the ground and walked in front of him, this blue aura formed around her and droplets of water began to levitate around her aura as well. Azure began to slowly dance in the moon's reflection catching Damon's eyes.

" You are the Ocean's gray waves, destine to seek...Life beyond the shore just out of reach...

Yet the waters ever change, flowing like time... The path is your to climb...

A burdened heart sinks into the ground... A veil falls away without a sound...

Not Day nor night, wrong nor right... For Truth and peace you fight...

Sing with me a song of silence and blood... The Rain falls, but can't wash away the mud...

Within my ancient heart dwells madness and pride... Can no one hear my cry... " Azure opened her eyes as the water around her descended back to the river. "Wow... that's poetic... kind of like the story of my life right now..." Damon joked, as Azure held out her right hand, helping Damon up from the ground.

"The path you chose won't be easy..." Azure stated to Damon, causing him to sarcastically scoff and roll his eyes. "Thanks for rubbing it in..."

"But it's not impossible, with you leading us, nothing will impede your march..." Azure said to Damon grabbing both his hands and gently squeezing them, Damon moved his arms around Azure's slender form. "Thank you..." He said to her, grateful that she wasn't abandoning him. Damon gazed in to her hazel eyes as she gazed in to his crimson red eyes. "Azure?" He asked her, stating he want to ask her something.

"Yes?" She replied. "Do you mind... singing for me again?" He asked as she smiled kissing him on the right side of his cheek. "I can... and I will..." She nodded as Damon sat down and watched her as she was about to start singing and dancing again.

Several Minutes Later...

Damon and Azure returned to camp seeing Lilith was talking to Elise and Felicia. "I can hardly believe it myself... but I'm glad it turned out the way it did... I do love him.." Felicia blushed, while Lilith giggled as she turned into her dragon form, while Elise pouted, crossing her arms against her chest. Lilith flew over under Damon's right arm snuggling up to him and giggling. "Hey Lilith thanks for coming..." Damon knelt down petting Lilith head. "Nyuuup! I'll always come to help when I can, Damon! ^…^" She smiled as they met by the hut.

"This... campsite is getting a little dreadful... why don't we settle down in a place behind walls?" Damon asked while looking at Lilith, she winked twirling around in the middle of the group summoning a circular gateway.

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Hinoka was placing a mount on her pegasus, as she strapped on a supply pack on the right side of her steed while placing the naginata on it's holster on the Pegasus's left. The door slid open behind Hinoka, causing her to stop. "Not this time Ryoma..." Hinoka knew who was at the door, as she been in this situation before with her brother where he'd stop her.

"Do you honestly think this is a good idea Hinoka? We're at war, and you're needed here." Ryoma stated stepping in front of the pegasus petting it's snout. She mounted her steed as she looked to the opened door leading towards the outside. "I'm not going to wait another eighteen years Ryoma.. This time I'll find him..." Hinoka slapped her boots against the Pegasus's side causing the animal to whine as it sped off galloping across the hallway, nearly knocking Ryoma out of the way. The Pegasus picked up it's speed as it was now out in the open. Unfurling it's wings the Pegasus started to flap them as it continued to pick up speed. Reaching the desired speed the Pegasus began to pick up off from the ground.

"Damon... is this what you had planned?" She said to herself as she felt the cold night wind as she got higher in the night sky. Flashes seeing the Dragon, and Damon... it was truly frightening... her blood rushed all across her body just thinking about it.

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Damon was relaxing on his new bed in the Astral Plane's castle, exhausted and still in mid shock of all that has happened, Lilith flew around above him, before morphing back to her human form and landing on the bed, bouncing on it once before laying on it to look at Damon. "So... how is it? Up to your satisfaction?" Lilith asked as Damon nodded, getting up from the bed as he was restless. "It's nice..." Damon responded while moving near the door. "H-hey what's the big idea?! I got you a nice place to sleep, and you're not even tired?!" Lilith pouted vocally. "Can't sleep right now... I need to check up on everyone before I head to bed, though you're more than welcome to sleep there." Damon offered that she could take his bed tonight if she wished. "I will!" She shouted back at him, before huffing and pouting as she laid back on the bed curling up.

Damon took a step outside as he moved in to the courtyard, the night skies in the deep realm seemed really weird as they had a certain glow to it at night. Damon moved in to check on why Felicia hasn't came to bed, he checked the number of rooms stationed by the fortress, and saw Felicia out cold on a small, bed. Seeing Felicia in this state, Damon snorted out a laugh as he picked her up and gently putting her under the covers. "Good night love..." Damon kissed her on her left side of her cheek, causing her to murmur something.

Damon checked in on Azure to find her asleep as well, he smiled shutting the door, while going to check on Elise's door, he saw her hair all undone from her braids and pigtails, brushing her hair in her black nightgown. "Evening Damon.." She said to Damon smiling, as he entered the room waving towards her. "Evening..." Damon replied sitting on the bed with her, seeing him by her she smiled scooting closer. "Must've came to you as a real shocker finding out we're not even related..." Damon said to Elise, which she nodded. 'At first yeah... but you were always a good brother to me... no matter what you're still my family, and I'm going to protect you no matter the cost!" Elise exclaimed putting the brown brush down by her night stand.

Damon smiled as he hugged Elise, leaving her to do the same."Thank you Elise..."He said to her as he rubbed her back. "…... Damon...I... need to …... tell you.. I..I have to say it... Or I'll lose you again.." Elise was struggling to get what she needed to say out to Damon.

"Whoa.. .easy there Elise, take deep breaths... we got time." Damon said to Elise, which led her to do just that trying to calm down and get her words straight. "Damon... I know what you're going to say... but it doesn't matter... I love you." Elise told Damon, while he just looked at her, not expecting that. "Wow... Elise, really?" He asked her, still a bit surprised. "Yeah.. I know you wouldn't think of feeling the same way but I..." Elise saw Damon move his right hand under her chin and his left hand on her right shoulder pulling her closer to his face. "I.. You're getting pretty close—Mmmmpmpppphhh?" Elise's eyes widened as Damon locked lips with her for several seconds, pulling away rubbing her cheek with his right hand. "Darling Elise, I love you too..." Damon said to her, making her have a quivering smile. "C-can we kiss again?" Elise asked, while Damon chuckled connecting his lips to hers again. Elise blushed as he pulled away quickly. "S-Sorry, still getting used to us not being... related.." Elise pointed out the hesitation as for all her life she knew Damon as a brother.

"heh... I guess you're right... we'll try a little slower if that helps..." Damon said to Elise as he slowly kissed her again. "That sounds like a good idea..." Elise confessed, seeing as that could work. Damon pulled away causing the smacking sound of the lips separating, she looked at him with a hint of sadness as he caressed her left side of her face. "Easy, Elise... we'll continue this another day, we're both kind of in shock today from what happened the past few days... so baby steps, then we'll commit to something more serious when we're collected." Elise sadly nodded while Damon gave her a quick peck on her lips.

"And Elise?" He said to her as he turned towards the exit. "Yes?" She replied about to lay down. "Don't ever stop, being that shining light of goodness... you are that bright light in the tunnel... I will need you and your spirit... I fear my descent into darkness will be through blood and pain... promise me you'll be there for me, when I'm about to go to far.." He said to her while she nodded and gave him a smile. "Damon you can count on me... I'll always be present for you." Elise said to him, leaving Damon to slightly smile.

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Another Chapter in! Please enjoy and leave a review! Also on further updates! Jan 31st 2017, I will be going to Basic Training for the U.S. Army, and that will take 9 ½ weeks... so the story will be put on HIATUS during my transistion. I hope you are all enjoying the story so far ;) if you got any requests, put them in your review of what you'd like to see in the Story.

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