It was past two o'clock and Kaede still couldn't find Lilian. 'I wonder where she is' she thought looking all around the guild. She didn't think of sensing for her presence, she only looked around. She walked around until she went to the guild hall.

Kaede noticed Sting and the others and asked them, "Do you know where Lilian went?"

"Last time I saw her was here, but she left a while ago" Rogue answered.

"I see," Kaede said.

"Why do you want to know where Lilian is?" Nana asked walking up to Kaede.

"She ran off from me, because Lector scared her" Kaede answered her.

"I see, well, I hope you have luck in finding her" Sting said.

Kaede smiled and said before turning to look back for Lilian "I will"

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Lilian was still hiding in her shadows, because she was still afraid. She wandered through the guild more until she came in front of her mother's room. 'Why did I come here?' she thought.

Lilian looked to see if it was safe to come out, she saw that it was and came out of her shadows. She stood in front of the door and pondered if she should go in or not 'Auntie said not to, but this is my mommy's room.' Lilian then decided that she had to go in that room, so she used her vectors to turn the handle and walked in. It was a very neat room and smelled just like Nana. She only remembered her parents' smell and the picture that Sting and Kaede showed her of them. She smiled as she remembered their smell and the pictures. "I bet they really did love me"

Lilian than decided to go out of the room and to the guild hall, but she didn't want anyone to see her, so she went into her shadows to get there.

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When Kaede was outside the guild hall, she grabbed her head as if in pain. She knew something was happening and that she couldn't stop it. By the time the pain was over Kaede's evil personality came into the open. 'I can sense my kind and it's not a silpelit like that traitor. I guess I'll find her'

Kaede followed her senses until she stood in front of a wall close to the guild hall. "Come out," she ordered. She saw a young diclonius come out from within a shadow and stand in front of Kaede.

"Um, hello Auntie. I'm sorry I ran away from you. I was really scared" Lilian apologized once she met her Aunt again.

Kaede stood in front of Lilian looking confused 'Who is she?' Kaede noticed that she looked really young and felt that she had just gained her vectors a year ago. She smiled wickedly as she thought 'So she's a new one, huh? Well, I can use her to my avantages'

Kaede looked at Lilian some more before saying "Follow me"

Lilian nodded and walked with Kaede while thinking 'Auntie is acting different'

They eventually reached the guild hall and the two entered at the same time.

"I see that you found Lilian" Yukino said, smiling over towards Kaede.

'So that's this girl's name.' Kaede thought looking down at Lilian. Kaede put a soft hand on Lilian's head, which made her look up at Kaede.

"Huh? Auntie?" Lilian said, confused.

"I want you to do something for me, Lilian"

"What do you want me to do?"

Kaede said with a dark smile "Kill everyone here"

Lilian gasped and said "I can't do that!"

"Why not?"

"Because killing is wrong. Plus, I never killed anybody before"

"It's alright to kill these humans and that traitor over there" Kaede pointed towards Nana when she said the word 'traitor'

Lilian's eyes widened once she saw her Aunt point towards her Mom 'She wants me to kill Mother and Father. Why?'

"I'm sorry Auntie, but I can't do that. All those people are dear to me" Lilian said denying Kaede.4

Fine then I'll do it myself. Just watch and learn, Lilian." Kaede walked up to the guild members to see Nana already standing up with her vectors out.

"Do you really think a puny silpelit such as you are a match for me?" Kaede questioned and knew that Nana couldn't even stand a chance against her.

"I defeated you before and I'll do it again!" Nana yelled out towards Kaede.

"Yes, but you had help and I won't allow myself to be defeated a second time" Kaede said, walking over towards Nana whom was standing more than two meters. Kaede brought her vectors out and send them towards Nana, but before they could reach her, Lilian ran in front of Nana taking the blow for her.

Kaede's eyes narrowed as she asked "Why would you do that? Why would you protect that traitor?"

Lilian struggled to get off the floor with one of her ribs broken. "I-it's because I really love her" Lilia forced a smile on her face, but winced and fell down again because of the pain she was in.

Nana ran over to Lilian and looked at her, then back at Kaede and yelled. "Lucy-san! Why would you do this?! She's just a four year old!"

Kaede moved a piece of hair out of the way of her eyes and said "She was in the way"

Nana gasped at what Kaede said. "I knew you were evil, but I didn't know that you would actually hurt a child"

"She'll heal fast"

"THAT'S NOT THE POINT!"

Nana felt a hand on her shoulder and she looked up to see who had touched her, she found out that it was Rogue.

Nana, that's enough. I know how you feel, but we can't let our anger get the best of us. If we want to defeat Kaede, then we'll have to work together" Rogue said.

"All of us?" Nana asked.

"Yes, all of us" Sting answered while stepping up next to Nana and Rogue

Kaede just gazed at them with an amused look on her face. "Idiots" she said and released her vectors at Rogue, but he dodged them. Her eyes widened at what she say. "How can you dodge my vectors? No human is supposed to see them"

"I can't see them, but I can sense them" Rogue said with a dark aura beginning to surround him.

Sting stepped up beside Rogue and let a light aura surround him.

"I can she will be fun" Kaede said and rushed more of her vectors at them. She had more than four vectors now and could easily wipe out these humans. If it weren't for a certain personality begging for her to stop.

Sting and Rogue dodged her attacks, but with some difficulty since Kaede's vectors were fast. Sting entered white drive and dragon force.

Kaede saw a white blur and felt her face being punched. She fell to the ground, because of the force of the attack. She looked up from where she was at and saw that it was Sting that attacked her. She couldn't say anything, because she was shocked that a human like him could hit her like that. She also couldn't attack, because her other personality was stopping her. She wasn't scared, just surprised.

'I can't gain control of my vectors' Kaede thought while standing up. "Dammit" she muttered.

"Look at Lilian! Look at what you did to her!" Sting yelled, grabbing her by the shoulders. "You've hurt her badly."

Kaede turned her head to see the young diclonius on the floor unconscious. She didn't know why, but she felt guilty.

"Kaede" Sting said, which made her turn her head towards him, but right when she did he kissed her. Her eyes widened as she thought 'What is this human doing?' She tried to struggle out of the kiss, but he only held on tighter. 'This isn't so bad' Kaede thought not struggling anymore. She could feel herself go into the darkness of her mind and her other personality came out.

Sting released her from the kiss and saw the confusion on Kaede's face. "W-why did you kiss me?" Kaede asked blushing.

Sting sort of blushed too "Well I...I thought it would help you switch back," he said knowing that it was the Kaede he knew.

"I...I see" Kaede replied, then looked over at Lilian, whom Nana was holding. Kaede rushed to her side and kneeled down.

Nana saw her and was going to attack, but saw that Kaede was back to normal. Nana saw tears from in Kaede's eyes.

"I'm so sorry, Lilian. You tried to protect everyone because of me. I'm sorry, will you ever forgive me" Kaede's tears dripped down her face and onto the ground below. "I-I'm so sorry"

Nana was surprised that Kaede could apologize like this "L-Lucy-san" Nana said in a whisper, so that no one could hear her.

"Let's get Lilian to the infirmary so that she can heal" Rogue said and took her out of Nana's arms and headed to the infirmary.

"Let's follow him" Yukino said following Rogue. The others did as well.

Once in the infirmary, Rogue laid Lilian down on one of the beds. He looked at her and saw that she was still in pain.

Kaede walked up and looked at Lilian too, she said "I can't do anything for broken ribs. They will have to heal on its' own"

"How long will it take to heal?" Rogue asked Kaede.

"Until the morning comes"

"So she'll stay here the entire right" Sting said looking at Lilian too.

"That's right,"

"I'll stay with Lilian while she gets better" Nana offered and said in a chair that was beside the bed.

Rogue looked at Nana then at Kaede. He wanted to know what Kaede was hiding. "Kaede" he said.

"Yes?"

"Is there something you're hiding?" He asked.

"What do you mean?"

"Yes, what exactly do you mean, Rogue?" Yukino asked and Sting wondered the same thing.

"I felt it for some time now, but there is something that Kaede is hiding."

Kaede sighed as she said "Fine, I'll tell you all I know"

Kaede walked up to a chair and sat down. The others surrounded her.

"I guess I could start with my parents," she said. "My father is END, which is Natsu and Lucy Dragneel whom is my mother."

"Lucy Dragneel?" Yukino asked.

"I think you know her better as Lucy Heartfilia."

"I see" Yukino said

"Your father is END?" Rogue asked Kaede. She nodded her head.

"And Natsu is END?" Sting asked as well.

"END stands for Etherious Natsu Dragneel" Kaede answered.

"I've never seen Natsu as END though" Roue said, wondering if Kaede was really tellng the truth "Where are you from Kaede?"

"About five hundred years into the future" She answered.

"That far! How did you manage to come back here?!" Sting asked.

"I don't know, but I think it was on the day you found me in front of Sabertooth all injured."

"Does Natsu look different as END?" Yukino asked.

Nana stayed silent, because she didn't know what was going on. 'Lucy-san is over five hundred years old?!'

"Yes, he does look different. He has large white horns that are curled some. Black markings on his face and body, claws, and dragon wings. I hardly recognized him when we saw him at the station. Sting was there with me"

"How come you never told any of us this before?" Yukino asked.

"I thought that you would hate me" Kaede said "I'm going to continue now"

"My mother is dead. She died when I was only five years old while trying to protect me. Dad killed those people and then raised me all by himself for many years. When I turned five hundred I decided to turn my appearance into an eight year old. THat was when dad dropped me off at an orphanage. When I asked him why, he only told me that it was for me to get stronger. That was the last time I saw him."

"I see," Rogue said, then gazed at Kaede some more. "Is there anything else you're not telling us?"

Nana looked over at Lilian. I agree with Rogue. There is something else Lucy-san's not telling us" Nana ran a prosthetic hand through Lilian's hair. She was examining her and saw that Lilian looked like a miniature version of her. Ecept that she had black and pink hair and red eyes. 'She sort of looks like me and Rogue' Nana thought still gazing at the four year old. 'But, how? I am a silpelit. I'm not able to have children.' Nana looked back over at Kaede and asked. "Is Lilian from the future too?"

"Yes, about five years into it"

"I'm guessing she's from a different future than you and Nana?" Rogue asked, knowing that Lilian was his and Nana's daughter by the smell.

"Yes, she is" Kaede answered.

"Why didn't you tell us that Lilian's mind and Nana's daughter?" Rogue asked.

"I don't know" Kaede said.

"What happened to her parents? I mean future Rogue and Me" Nana asked.

"She told us that you died when she was only a year old"

"The time she came from is five years and she's four now, so..." Nana said.

"Yes, according to Lilian, Rogue and you will die in two years"

Yukino's eyes widened as she heard that and was surprised "Really?!"

Sting nodded sadly. "Yes, according to Lilian we raised her since she was a year old. She doesn't even remember who her parents are. She only knows them because of the pictures I and Kaede showed her."

"I guess she also remembers you by smell" Kaede said.

"I understand" Rogue then decided "I'm going to stay with Nana to watch over Lilian" He looked over at Nana seeing that she was asleep. He sat down in a chair next to her.

Kaede yawned and said "I'm going to my room to go to bed. So goodnight guys" She then walked out of the infirmary.

Yukino and Sting decided to go to their rooms as well. So with that everyone went to bed.