Welcome back, readers! This portion of the story is told through Sarah's point of view. There will be mushy stuff again, male readers! However, enjoy the story. One of Sarah's memories will come up, and we will get to know her a bit more.

P.S. So…do you think I won't kill him? Hehehe. Read and Find out!

Chapter 12: death

Sarah Kasairoze had just gotten done with her thirty-minute shower, toweled off, and gotten dressed and stepped out of her room, when the buzzer sounded off. She smoothed her white tank top and red shorts, her standard clothing whenever she wanted to flaunt her body around Rayu. She walked over to the intercom, noting that dinner was almost done, expecting Rayu.

"Hello?" She asked, hoping it was indeed Rayu.

She heard Rayu's voice, slurring and weak. "Sarah…it's Rayu. Help me…help." Her heart started to pound, and she was frozen for a split moment.

"Sarah? What's wrong?" Her mother asked, coming out of the kitchen.

Sarah sprang into action. She unlocked their door, and turned back to her mother, tears springing to her eyes. "Rayu sounds hurt, he asked for help, hurry!"

Karen ripped off her apron and yelled for Tom. Sarah didn't wait to see what they did, and ran to the stairs. She couldn't afford to waste time waiting for the elevator. She quickly jumped on circular railing, and slid down it, using Chakra to cause the soles of her shoes to stick to the railing. She flew down the railing for three stories, until she reached the end of the railing.

She jumped off, rolling on the hard linoleum to lessen the impact, and rolled to a stand. She didn't even pause, and ran to the glass doors. She saw Rayu, no more than fifteen feet away, facedown on the dirt. She shoved open the glass doors and screamed his name.

She was at his side in a second, and she noticed blood mixing with the dirt, staining it red. She stifled a gasp and rolled him over onto his back, and the sight made her cry.

Rayu's nose was bleeding, his lip was cut and bleeding, and there were multiple bruises already forming. She saw his left hand fall from his right shoulder, and she saw blood pour from what looked like a stab wound. Tears blurred her vision, and she felt her heart breaking.

She screamed, unsure of what to do, unsure of how to help the young man she loved. Tears streamed from her eyes, and then her training came back to her. She quickly ripped a strip of cloth from the hem of her white tank top, and wadded it up into a ball. She then pressed the ball of cloth onto the wound, pushing hard to slow the bleeding.

Her parents burst out of the door to the apartment complex, yelling her name. Sarah lifted Rayu's head carefully, putting it on her lap, not caring about the blood that dripped onto her shorts and her legs. She had to help, somehow.

Her parents crouched next to her and Rayu, and Tom asked what happened. The world seemed to slow down, everything sounding hollow, and echoing strangely. Her world blurred, but then everything snapped back to normal. She shook her head, clearing her thoughts, and said, "It looks like he was stabbed in his right shoulder, and it looked pretty deep."

Tom nodded, and yelled for Karen to get inside and call the hospital and tell them that they had a critical patient coming in. He then picked up Rayu, the boys blood staining his white tee shirt, and yelled at the now retreating Karen. "Karen! Meet us at the hospital!" He then turned to Sarah and spoke softly, but with an urgent tone.

"Baby, listen to me carefully. I need you to keep up with me, keeping constant pressure on Rayu's shoulder. He's losing a lot of blood, very fast. Keep the pressure as we run. Can you do that?" He asked.

She nodded, tears still running down her face. She pushed the wet piece of cloth harder onto the wound, and stayed by her father's side as he ran down the street. She was shaking while she ran, and could feel Rayu's life drain with every beat of his heart.

Sarah had known that her father was trim and in shape, but she didn't realize how much so until she noted it only took around four minutes for them to reach the hospital. They had run flat-out, never slowing or stopping, hoping that Rayu hadn't lost too much blood.

As soon as the hospital doors were in sight she noticed three Emergency Medical Ninja standing at the door, waiting for them. When they made it to the doors, the Medical Ninja grabbed Rayu from Tom's arms. The three men, that's what the Medical Ninja were, tried to get Sarah to let go of Rayu, but she just couldn't do it.

Finally, they had to have Tom hold her, and they ran inside the hospital. Sarah watched as they bore Rayu into the hospital, yelling for the crowds of people to move, and realized that this could be the last time she saw her love.

She broke down then, feeling like someone had just taken a knife and carved out her heart. Her father held her tightly, hugging his daughter in the middle of the entrance to the hospital. She half-screamed her anguish, and the people in the hospital looked at her strangely.

She didn't care, and kept crying. Her father made soothing noises, trying to settle her down, but she couldn't bottle her emotions like Rayu could. She simply let her emotions loose. Her love, the man she had been promised to, was dying and there was nothing she could do.

Finally, after five minutes, she had settled down. They moved into the waiting room, sitting in a few open chairs, waiting for Karen to arrive. Sarah kept her face in her father's shoulder, the image of Rayu's pale face dancing through her head.

Her mother arrived three minutes later with fresh shorts and a tank top for Sarah, and a fresh dress shirt for Tom. Tom and Sarah changed in the hospital restrooms, and did the only thing they could do: wait.

Her mother and father held her close, trying to comforting her. But, their words fell on deaf ears. The world was foreign to her…dull, lacking color, muffled, so cold, and lonely. Living without Rayu in her life was something she couldn't do…not after living so long without him before. She now knew what she had been missing those years of her life: Rayu.

Life before, she had known who she was, she had known who he was, she knew their past together. But, she didn't know if he had survived like she did. Every single night she would cry, unsure if he had contracted an illness and died, or if he had survived and grown into a handsome young man. She would wonder if he had become a farmer, if he had become a ninja, if he remembered her and was thinking of her right at that moment. Without him, life wouldn't just be like before, it would be worse.

A small tear ran down her left cheek, and she stared blankly straight ahead at the entrance/exit of the hospital. The fading sunlight filtered through the automatic door, and she recalled one occasion where she had been sorely tempted to forget Rayu and to be a normal girl and have a boyfriend.

(Flashback)

Asaki Watanabi, the most popular and handsome boy at the academy, was walking down the academy hallway with three of his friends. Sarah had a crush on him, as did all the other girls in the academy. She was hiding partially behind a pillar as he and his friends walked down the hallway and passed by her.

It was her last year at the academy, and she desperately wanted him to notice her. He stopped suddenly as he passed by the pillar she was hiding behind, and turned to face her. He had short, spiky black hair, and green eyes, and he was a very attractive young man. He wore a dark blue tee shirt, and black jean shorts.

She blushed furiously as he motioned for his friends, and they all followed him. He stopped right in front of her, and leaned on the pillar that she was using as a shield. He smiled gently, and she felt faint.

Her hear raced as he spoke, locking eyes with her. "Sarah Kasairoze? Is that you?"

She nodded, and he laughed softly. "Oh, so it is! I couldn't tell with you hiding your beautiful face behind this pillar."

Her breath caught in her chest. Had he really just called her beautiful?

He laughed, seeming to know just what she was thinking. "Yes…you're extremely beautiful. You see…I…I've had a crush on you ever since we've been in the academy together. This is our last year…actually the last week before the graduation test. And…I was wondering if you would go out with me."

He seemed so shy, so hopeful, and she felt lightheaded at his confession. His friends stood silently by, and he shifted uncomfortably as he waited for her reply.

She opened her mouth, and started to reply, when the cute face of the Rayu that she knew six years ago. She spoke softly. "Asaki…I have a crush on you too." At this, his face lit up. He seemed so happy, and she almost didn't continue her speech. However, then the actions of Rayu to assure that she was safe and secure, came to her mind.

She wanted so badly to accept Asaki! But, she was torn in two. Rayu…her betrothed who had saved her who she was unsure if he was even alive or if he remembered her, or Asaki…the cutest, most romantic and most wanted boy in the academy who had just professed his love to her.

She spoke again. "Asaki…please give me a day to sort out everything. This is so sudden…and so great, but I need to get my head on straight."

He smiled and nodded. "Absolutely. Whatever you need."

She smiled, and said, "Until tomorrow, Asaki."

He walked away, his face alight with joy. She walked home…so confused by her feelings.

Karen opened the door to their apartment, and Sarah walked in. "Hi, sweetie." Karen said, hugging her twelve-year-old daughter.

Sarah returned the hug half-heartedly. "Hey, mom."

Karen, knowing something was bothering her daughter, shut the door behind them and immediately asked, "What's the matter?"

Sarah looked up at her mother, her face full of confusion and uncertainty. "Mom…Asaki Watanabi asked me out today. He told me that he's had a crush on me ever since he saw me at the Academy."

"And…?" She asked, clearly not understanding.

"Mom…I really like him! I've had a crush on him forever!" She cried, exasperated. Her mother just didn't get it.

"And you liking him is the problem?" She asked, now more confused than ever.

"Yes! I'm promised to Rayu!" Sarah wailed.

Her mother was finally enlightened and said, "Aaahhhh. I see. You're worried about that boy, who you don't even know if he survived, that he might come looking for you and you'll be stuck in a relationship even though you were promised to him and then he'll hate you."

Sarah nodded. She just couldn't get over Rayu! Right at that moment, she felt angry with Rayu. Angry because he wasn't here and he was influencing her decisions! The nerve of him!

Karen motioned for Sarah to sit down on the couch that was off to their left. Sarah went and sat down and Karen sat down next to her. "This boy, Rayu, why are you so concerned about what he thinks when he's not even here? Why are you so worried about what he thinks of you, and why are you still worried about a betrothal when the betrothed isn't around and hasn't been for six years?" Karen asked.

Sarah thought about it for a moment, shifting uncomfortably in her dress. (AUTHOR'S NOTE: The dress that she is wearing is the same as the one she was wearing when she met Rayu in Chapter 3. Obviously just a smaller size. LOL.) She finally answered, after about a minute's worth of thinking.

"I'm so concerned about what he thinks when he's not even here, and hasn't been for six years, because I feel that I owe it to him." Sarah said softly.

"Why do you feel you owe him that?" Karen asked. She was gently pushing her daughter, prodding her down the path to an answer that only she could find out herself.

Sarah's eyes glistened, tears starting to form as she remembered all the things Rayu did for her. He stopped her from being violated, he made sure that she was always the first one to eat or drink, he made sure she slept; he made sure she was warm, and he made sure that she was safe.

"Because he saved me…saved me from a lot of things when I thought only about myself, and he was selfless." She whispered.

"Okay. Now, what has Asaki done for you that makes you so attached to him?" Karen asked.

Sarah racked her brains, thinking of something constructive or praiseworthy that Asaki had done for her. She couldn't think of anything. "He hasn't done anything." She instantly tried to cover for it though. "But, he was shy! He hadn't worked up the courage to talk to me yet!"

Karen gave a small smile. "Well, then I guess there's nothing I can do now. You just decide for yourself, go over what we just talked about, and make your decision." She stood, and went to the kitchen, starting to prepare dinner.

Sarah sat on the couch, silent and thoughtful. She didn't move, even when her father came in. She was lost in thought. The only time she got up was for dinner, a shower, and then bed. She slept uneasily, the smiling face of a six-year-old Rayu dancing through her head.

Sarah met Asaki in front of the Academy, after classes. He looked so hopeful, and she felt horrible. He and his friends gathered around her, and Asaki waited patiently for her decision.

She started out, but then a tear spilled down her cheek. She wiped it away in a hurry. "Asaki…I really, really like you. I've wanted to go out with you since my first year in the Academy."
He smiled, encouraging her. "But…I'm promised to someone else. I was promised from his birth, when I was a year old."

Asaki frowned at this, thoughtful. "Maybe I could talk with him. What is his name and where is he?"

Sarah turned her face away, taking a deep breath. She looked at Asaki, and spoke. "His name is Rayu Tazamaki, but I don't know where he is. I haven't known where he was for six years." At the last part, she avoided his gaze.

Asaki was confused. "What do you mean? Why haven't you seen him in six years?"

Sarah took a deep breath, and told him the condensed version of her and Rayu wandering through the woods, her leaving him, and then her being found by her current parents. She had made sure to explain all that Rayu had done for her, and by the time she was done, Asaki was nodding.

"So you are unaware if he survived, but you feel that you need to wait for him." He said, confirming what she felt.

She nodded, and Asaki lowered his head. "Well, I guess that is that. I don't blame you, Sarah-kun. However, I hope we can be friends. And, if it doesn't work with this guy, I'm always here as a friend and possibly more."

He turned and walked away, leaving Sarah alone, but feeling lighter. She had remained loyal to Rayu, and she hoped fervently that he would come, and make her sacrifice worth it.

(End Flashback)

A tear rolled down her face, and she quickly stood. "Mom, dad, I'll be back." She had talked to Asaki, staying friends with him over the years, but she hadn't talked to him for a few days.

Asaki had been there at the Coliseum when Rayu had his trials, and he had seen Rayu from a distance, but she wanted him to see him up close. She had talked to Asaki many times about Rayu, especially after she had just met him that first time. As soon as she had gotten home she had called him, and he had been just as excited as she had been.

Her parents nodded and said, "We'll come and get you if they come with news of Rayu."

Sarah thanked them, and then walked over to the desk receptionist, the same man who had given Rayu the discharge papers. He recognized her, and smiled. "What can I do for you?" He asked.

She asked, "Is there a public phone? I need to place a local call."

The man nodded. "You can use this phone since it's a local call." He pushed the desk phone over to her, and she thanked him. She picked up the actual phone, and hoped Asaki was home. It was around 7:30 already.

She dialed the phone, and within three rings, Asaki picked up. "Watanabi Residence, this is Asaki speaking."

Sarah almost cried with relief. "Asaki, this is Sarah."

Asaki knew her well, and he asked, "Sarah, you sound stressed. Is everything okay?"

"No. Rayu's in the hospital. He was beaten up and stabbed at around 5:30, and we haven't received word on him yet. But, I was wondering if you would come down here. I wanted you to get to see him." She replied. She knew that it was stupid, just to have Asaki see Rayu, but she needed a best friend to comfort her.

"Of course. I'll be right over. I should be there in around five minutes." He said, and then hung up. Sarah smiled and hung up the receiver. Asaki had always been there for her, and she was so thankful for him.

A thought suddenly crossed her mind. If Rayu dies, perhaps Asaki will take me for his own. Sarah was shocked at that thought. How could she even think that?

She thanked the receptionist and returned the phone. She walked back to her parents and said, "I called Asaki. He'll be here soon."

Her father frowned. He didn't approve, but there was nothing he could do about it. Karen calmed him down by simply holding his hand. Sarah sat down, impatient.

Four minutes later, a red-haired nurse in the traditional white uniform walked up to them. "You are here for Rayu Tazamaki, correct?" She asked, looking down at a clipboard in her hands.

Tom stood. "Yes, we are." Sarah and Karen stood as well, and then nurse nodded.

"They've stabilized Rayu. He is awake, which is abnormal after losing so much blood. He should be unconscious for at least a day or two, but he's awake and asking for you." She said. "Just follow me and I'll take you."

Sarah objected, "We're waiting for someone else to come to. He should be here any minute."

As if on cue, Asaki Watanabi walked into the hospital, slowing from the running he had just done. He wore a black tee shirt, black shorts, and the standard blue ninja boots. He had the blue ninja headband. He was a Chunin now, just like Sarah. He had slightly tanned skin, the same short spiked black hair, and piercing green eyes. He smiled as soon as he saw her, barely sweating.

"Sarah! Hey!" He half-shouted, and ran over to her.

She hugged him, and after a moment, they released their embrace. "How is he?" He asked.

The nurse smiled. "Is the party all here? If so, I can take you to him now."

Sarah nodded, and the party of four followed the nurse. They took an elevator to the fourth floor, and walked through countless hallways. However, they finally made it to Rayu's room, Room 497.

The door was open, and a doctor walked out, brushing past them. The nurse stayed outside the door and said, "You can go in. Try not to make it too long, because he will need rest to replenish all the blood he lost."

Sarah nodded, and everyone filed into the surprisingly large room. It looked the exact same as the one Rayu had been in previously, except Rayu had a hospital gown on this time.

Rayu was pale, unhealthy looking, and he had dried blood on his lip. His face had five fist shaped bruises, and he had a black eye. He had a bandage that was around his right shoulder and went down his arm to his bicep. He still had his ninja headband on, though.

He smiled as soon as he saw them there, and weakly raised a hand in greeting. Sarah grabbed Asaki's hand and pulled him forward into the room as she ran towards Rayu. Tom and Karen stayed outside the door, but Rayu addressed them first. "Thank you so much, Mr. Tom and Mrs. Karen. Thank you."

They smiled and nodded. Rayu then turned his attention to Sarah and her friend. Sarah walked up to the side of the bed, pulled up a chair, and tried her best not to cry. Rayu looked horrible, but she was glad he was alive. She grabbed his closest hand, the right hand, gently and kissed him on the cheek. "Rayu…you scared me so badly." She whispered.

Rayu placed his left hand on hers, and had a tear run down his own face. "I was scared too." He said, his voice wavering. A strange, pained look crossed his face, and he addressed Tom and Karen.

"Could you get me a pen and a pad of paper? This is important." He asked, and Tom and Karen nodded. They walked off to get the needed supplies, and Rayu turned to the patiently waiting Asaki and apologized.

"I'm sorry to keep you waiting there. Please, make yourself comfortable. I'm not sure I know you…what's your name?" Rayu asked.

Asaki walked up to Rayu's left side and extended his left hand, which Rayu shook. "I'm a friend of Sarah's. I am Chunin Asaki Watanabi, and may I say it's an extreme pleasure to meet you. I've heard so much about you over the years, and it's a pleasure to finally meet you after I saw you at the Trials."

Asaki and Rayu both smiled, liking each other immediately. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Asaki. I am happy to meet any of Sarah's friends."

Asaki nodded, and walked over to Rayu's right side. He pulled up a chair, and sat next to Sarah. Tom walked in just then, a pad of paper and a pen in his hands. Tom handed them to Rayu and smiled. "Karen went home. She's happy to see you alive and well, and she notified your parents of everything."

Rayu smiled. "Thanks." The strange, pained look crossed his face again, but then left.

Sarah touched his face concernedly. "Rayu…are you okay?"

He closed his eyes and leaned into the touch. A tear rolled down his face. "Yes. I'm fine…I'm fine." He replied softly.

Rayu held the pad of paper in his left hand, and gently picked up the pen with his right hand. He gingerly started to write, carefully, but fast. He looked determined, and he wrote it down faster than he had ever done before. As he wrote, Asaki touched Sarah's arm inconspicuously and made Sarah turn her head to him.

He whispered in her ear, "Something's wrong."

Sarah looked at him, confused. "What do you mean?" She whispered.

"There's something not right here. I don't know what it is, but something's not right." He whispered back. He had always been able to tell these things, and he had never been wrong before.

Sarah turned back to Rayu, who finally put down the pen and pad of paper. Sarah was surprised to see him rip out four pages, and realized he had written that much in just that short time. "Rayu? What did you write?" She asked.

Rayu smiled, and then turned his head away. And she saw a tear fall from his face and onto the hospital covers. She knew then that Asaki was right. She stood and put her left hand on Rayu's right shoulder gently. She then placed her right hand on his face, and turned his head to face her. "Rayu…what's wrong?" She asked.

Rayu was genuinely crying now, and Sarah saw fear and sadness in his eyes. "I'm so sorry, Sarah." He handed her the papers, and whispered, "Give this to Tsunade. It has the details of my being attacked. Give it to her as soon as possible."

Sarah felt a cold feeling clawing at her belly. She set the papers on the table next to her chair and asked, "What's wrong?"

Rayu ignored the question, tears streaming down his face. "Tell me how your and Sarah's story, Asaki." He said, turning to Asaki.

Asaki, the feeling that something wrong growing in his mind, told him everything. He told of how he had had a crush on Sarah for many years, how he had finally worked up enough courage to ask her out, of how he had been rejected, of Sarah's determined loyalty to Rayu, and how he had been her friend over these years.

It took only a few minutes, but Rayu had stopped crying. He had a straight face now, and he looked at Sarah, who was crying gently. "Sarah…I had hoped that I would be able to build you a house. I was hoping that when your six-month training was over, I would present the house to you. I was then hoping we could get married, and that we would be happy."

Sarah caught the hints. "Hoped? What do you mean?" She asked, tears rolling down her face.

The pained expression crossed Rayu's face, and his body shook. With an Iron will, he pushed it away and looked into her face. "I lost too much blood, and my wound is open again. They healed the surface, and they thought they were able to heal the inside, but I know they didn't." He replied.

Sarah glanced at her left hand, which was still on his right shoulder. She pulled it away, and saw blood seeping through the hospital gown, and red on her left hand. She turned to Asaki. "Get the doctors!" She yelled.

Asaki was already up and running when she said this, and Tom was staring in shock at Rayu. Rayu continued. "Sarah…please forgive me. I wanted to be there for you so bad."

Blood seeped down through the bandages on his arm, and Sarah cried. She put both of her hands on the sides of his face, and kissed him full on the lips. She poured all of her love into that kiss, and she felt his hands wrap around her, and she climbed onto the bed. She straddled his waist, and they stayed like that for a few moments. Finally, their lips separated, and she tasted the saltiness of their tears.

"You don't need to apologize. It's my fault…I wasn't there for you. I told you I would be, but I wasn't." She cried, and Rayu shook his head.

"Shh...Shh...Shh. It's okay. I want you to be careful. The person who did this to me might try to attack you. Stay surrounded by friends at all times. He won't do it if he knows that you're strong enough to defeat him. The only thing I can say is that his specialty is sand Jutsu. I love you." He said, and then kissed her on the lips again.

Their passions fused together, and she pressed her mouth against his, and she kissed him, as she would have on their wedding day. She kissed him, as she would have the night of their wedding, like every day of their honeymoon, as she would have every day of their marriage.

Tom simply stood dumbfounded, next to the door. His daughter, in that moment, became a young woman. She gave all of herself to Rayu in that moment and he knew that she would have given her life for his if she had been able to. Quite frankly, he would have given his own life for Rayu, just so his daughter could be that happy every day.

Sarah's heart soared, and she felt like they were flying through the clouds together. She felt their spirits, their very souls, merge. But then, his spirit slipped away, and she felt the kiss end with the harsh sound of the heart monitor. Her soul desperately tried to be his anchor, tried to keep him there with her, but failed. The monitor stopped emitting the regular paced beeps, and let out one never-ending 'beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee'.

She pulled away from their kiss, and sobbed. She climbed off the bed, removing her hands from his face. Her left hand, the hand with Rayu's blood on it, had left a mark on his face. She collapsed in the chair, shocked at the sudden end. Rayu's face was peaceful, eyes closed, and he looked so completed. Her heart broke, shattering into thousands of fragile pieces, and she cried. Her father walked over to her and hugged her fiercely, trying his best not to cry.

Asaki ran in just then, a doctor and three nurses following in his wake. He stopped dead in his tracks as he saw Sarah and Tom embraced and both of them crying. He looked over at Rayu, the dead boy peaceful and calm, and noticed the blood stain on his right cheek.

He moved out of the way as the doctor and nurses ran into the room, and immediately went to Rayu's bed. The doctor cursed. "Damn! Internal bleeding was stopped! How could this have happened?"

The nurses and doctor bustled around Rayu's body, ripping open the top of Rayu's hospital gown and undoing the bandages around his right shoulder. Asaki walked over to Sarah, who was watching the process over her shoulder's right shoulder.

She watched as the world unfolded in slow motion, watching as the bandages were removed and blood gushed from the stitched up wound. The doctor cursed, and she watched as a nurse was about to start compressions, but the doctor yelled at her to stop.

"He lost too much blood. There's internal bleeding, and that can't be stopped unless we do surgery, but we have no time for that! He's dead…" The doctor said.

The nurses turned off the heart monitor, and left the room. The doctor turned to Sarah, Tom, and Asaki. "You were all related to him?" He asked softly.

Tom faced the doctor. "No. His parents are on their way here right now. We are friends of the family. "

Sarah spoke softly as the tears cascaded down her face. "I was going to be married to him…"

The doctor's face was full of pity as soon as he heard this and apologized. "I'm so sorry…but…there's nothing that can be done."

Sarah spoke, "But what about the Hokage? She knows medical Jutsu! She was close to Rayu…can't she do something?"

The doctor shook his head. "No…not even if she had been here. She might have been able to stop the bleeding, but he had lost too much blood. There was no way he would still be alive. I'm sorry." He said. He took out a pen of his white overcoat and jotted down a few notes on a clipboard he was carrying. He glanced at the clock, which read 7:52 pm, and jotted down the time of death on his clipboard.

He said, "Once the parents get here, the paperwork will need to be filled out." He turned, and left the room.

Sarah felt so empty…so alone…so….dead. She stopped crying, feeling like she couldn't cry anymore. She stood, and walked over to Rayu's body. A small voice in the back of her head suggested that she look at Rayu's seal. She looked at the right side of his neck, and then stumbled backwards to her chair.

She felt nauseous, and her father asked what was wrong. She started to reply to him. "Rayu's neck. He had a seal…the seal is—AAGGHH!" She screamed in pain as the right side of her neck burned intensely.

She felt unconsciousness claim her as the burning sensation continued, and then she passed out. The only thing that echoed in her mind was one thought:

Rayu had no seal on the right side of his neck.

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Well! Let me know what ya think! Sorry to leave you all hanging like that. Not! laughs evilly BWAHAHAHAHAHA! Joking. Next chapter is something that you might predict happens, but there's a slight twist! Be prepared!