~~ Xharas stood in a grassy meadow again but this time, she felt like she wasn't alone. She looked around, trying to see if she could spot someone around her. A bright blue light appears in front of her and she saw light blue transparent spirit that took its full from. He had gray-ish blue hair with a long lock of hair over the right side of his face and wearing a white robe. His robes have three zippers across the chest and a sliver belt over his waist that has a white book attached to it. The title of the book was branded in pure silver and reads 'The Book of Life and Death'.

He gave her a low bow with one foot behind him and an arm out in front of him. "Hello, Lady Xharas. My name is Rasha."

Xharas tilted her head to the side while thinking. "No offense but, aren't you supposed to be dead?"

He gave her a sad smile and nodded. "Yes, little one. I am dead but my soul cannot rest. Even though Lady Selene fought my mind-wiped shell, I am still unable to be put to rest."

Xharas looked down sadly. "I'm sorry about that."

Rasha shook his head at her. "Don't be. It wasn't your fault."

She looked up to him."Is there any way I can help you, Rasha?"

He nodded with a faint smile. "Yes there is. Make sure that you never lose hope in what you and your lover Zexion have. It is extremely important that your love never dies."

Xharas shook her head at him. "I'm a Nobody, Rasha. We can't love because Nobodies don't have hearts and we live in the darkness. How can someone who lives in the darkness love another?"

He smiled at her. "You can still have emotions, even if you are in the darkness. Did you not feel anything when you were with him?"

She blushed a little and looked down shyly as she thought about her and Zexion having sex for the first time. "Yes…I felt something when I was with him. It felt almost…like we were made for each other."

Rasha nodded."Yes…you are very right. There is a reason for that. Zexion is your soul mate. He is the other half of your being. Never forget that."

Xharas crossed her arms in disbelief. "But…how can I stay with him when there are other people that want to get in the way? This all seems so pointless to me."

Rasha sighed and held out a hand to her. "Take my hand, my Lady. I need to show you something that might change your mind."

Xharas placed a shaky gloved hand into Rasha's as a bright light surrounded them.

They appeared in front of a large temple that was made out of jade carvings that seemed to glow with the right amount of light shown on them. In front of them was a large double door that had brass handles. If they were to listen carefully, they could hear chanting coming from the other side of the door. Rasha taps Xharas shoulder and points up.

She can see Selene on top of the roofless temple but without her wings. She lays her arms out at either side of her and closed her eyes. Selene took a few deep breathes and stepped forward into the air. One of the loud creaky doors opened and Rasha stepped outside just in time to catch Selene from falling. He smiled down to her.

"Hello, little one. How nice of you to drop in? Normally I don't like people touching me but…there is something about you that is different from other people."

Selene cursed under her breath and got out of his arms angrily. She had her back face him and places her hands at her hips. "Why didn't you let me fall?! I want to die so badly but you just had to come outside didn't you!"

Rasha tilted his head in confusion. "Why do you want to die, my Lady?"

Selene turned around and narrowed her eyes at him. "You have no idea what it is like to feel different. My duty is to protect people from the darkness but I don't know how long I can take this. I hate serving these selfish arrogant people. There isn't a single soul here that gave a damn about someone other than themselves." She shook her head "I am from another plane of existence. I belong in the sky; up above the high clouds. I'm a winged Elvan fighter that lives with honor not some servant that these people can call on. They could care less about me."

Rasha closed his eyes for a brief moment and nodded. "I can understand how you feel that way. Our people have fallen from their rightful ways and are slowly turning back into greedy men. However, as hard as it may be for you to believe, there are a few people who still care."

She raised an eyebrow at him. "Like who? I certainly haven't met anyone."

He smiled to her. "I care."

Selene rolled her eyes." I hate to say this but, you are right about something. That is rather hard to believe."

He crossed his arms."Is there any way I can persuade you to think differently? I could have you meet some people who would be good friends to you, as they have been to me."

Selene thought for a moment and shrugged her shoulders."How bad could it be? Why not? I have nothing to lose."

Rasha smiled and bows to her. "I am glad that you have given me a chance to prove myself, Lady Selene."

She blushed a little with a smile. "You don't have to do this."

Rasha smiled and waved a hand down to her."Please, I want to. It is a shame that such a beautiful woman, such as yourself, has been treated so poorly. Tell me, my Lady, who is your father?"

Selene's eye narrowed again and glared at the temple door."The man that calls himself my father is Demas."

Rasha crossed his arms again."That is rather interesting. The Elder Demas is the father of the Fourteenth Sun Child. How is it that we were learned about you and not of who was your father?"

Selene rolled her eyes."Demas likes to be extremely secretive. My natural mother didn't even know what I was until I was seven years of age. That's when my wings stared to grow in."

She closed her eyes for a brief moment and let her blue wings appear from her back, taking a look at her wings and then back to him."It's kind of hard to hide this when they are only capable of being closed for a short period of time. Sooner or later people will notice. If I was in another world as a child, then my wings wouldn't grow in at all but…that would just seem wrong. I feel incomplete without my wings."

Rasha nodded in agreement. "Yes that would prove to be rather…difficult. Please, come with me, my Lady. There is someone I would like for you to meet."

He held out his hand for Selene and she places her hand in his.

Another flash of light surrounded them and they appeared in a grassy meadow. Xharas looked around and then to her right at Rasha who gave her a smile.

"This is another one of our shared memories. Look…"

In front of Xharas, there was a guy with short dark brown hair wearing a white cloak and playing a blue acoustic guitar that had bubbles on the face plate. Next to him were Selene and Rasha, listening to him playing. Once he stopped, he looked up at Selene and Rasha asking, "So, what do you guys think?"

Selene bit her lower lip and looked at Rasha for a moment. "Well, do you want my honest opinion or a friendly opinion, Mendy?"

He shrugged his shoulders."I don't care."

She took a deep breath and shook her head."Ok, just remember, you asked."

Mendy nodded and leaned over his guitar. "Shoot."

"Well, it had a good rhythm but…it sounded kind of dark. Are you feeling ok?"

Mendy leaned back on his hands and smiled."Yeah, I'm good. I had some free time after my last mission and I wanted to play something that was different. I just thought about making this rift in my head and then," waves over his guitar "whalla, a new master piece. It was pretty cool though, since no one was bothering Me.* he got glared from both Rasha and Selene. Mendy quickly raised his arms out defenselessly* Not that I don't like being with you guys it's just… I hate people in general."

Selene threw her hands in the air and looked down. "Don't get me started!"

Rasha smiled and nodded."Yes, please don't. She'll be at it all day."

Selene glared at Rasha and smacks him playfully on the arm."Hey! That's not very nice!"

Rasha shook his head with a smile."Who said that the truth was ever nice?"

Selene gasps dramatically and places her hands on her hips."How dare you! Being all kinds of smart and no way for me to defend myself!*she places the back of her hand on her forehead and looked up into the cloudless sky* Oh, whatever am I to do?!"

Mendy and Rasha both start laughing. Selene smiled at their laughter and joins in. After a few minutes of them recovering from their laughing fit, Mendy wiped a few tears of joy out of his eyes.

"Wow Selene. I had no idea that you were an actress."

She waved a hand down to him."Nah, I just know how to push people's buttons."

Mendy looked over to Rasha to see him looking over to the side with a slight blush and a nod, Selene smiled at Rasha and then to Mendy."Hey, does anyone know what time it is?"

Mendy smirks."About that time."

Selene rolls her eyes."Thank you smartass, but really…"

He sighed and looked to his wrist and almost jumped up off the ground."Er…I have to go guys. It's getting kinda late. It's about a half an hour before sunset and my mother hates it when I'm out after dark."

Both Rasha and Selene wave good-bye to Mendy before he disappeared in a flash of light. Once he is gone, Selene looked over to Rasha with a grin.

"Am I really that bad, Rasha?"

He shook his head."No, you are not my Lady. I just…cannot believe that you are able to get the better of me, that's all."

Selene got an idea and gave him an evil grin. She turned around and pinned him to the ground with his hands over his head. She looked down at him and moved her legs so that she was riding him. Despite the fact that they were still wearing clothes, she could already tell that his member was hard underneath her. It also didn't help that she moved around a lot over him, partly to get herself comfortable on him and also to annoy him. She gave him an evil grin and leaned into him closely to whisper in his ear.

"You mean like this?"

He smiled back at her. "Yes…like this. However…I can use this setting to my advantage."

She gave him an innocent smile."Oh really? What might that be?"

Rasha smiled at her. He released his hands from her grip and pulled her into a passionate kiss. Rasha slowly moved his hands down around her breast plate and around her waist.

Xharas blushed as she could feel the passion that Selene and Rasha shared, even though she was just watching them. She looked to the side to see Rasha smiling a little and nudged her arm to finish watching.

Once they broke apart, Selene licked her lips and nodded as she looked down to him."That would be an advantage. Then again, you are the sexiest man in Atlantis."

He smiled at her."Thanks for your approval."

Selene shook her head at him."You know, you're going to pay for that sarcastic remark. You know that, right?"

Rasha rolled his eyes."Why do you always give out empty promises? Don't get me excited like that."

Selene sat up and looked down to him with her arms crossed."What makes you think I won't do anything to you?"

He just shrugged his shoulders and crossed his arms."You don't have it in you. Besides, I have to get going."

She dropped her jaw."WHAT?!"

Rasha grabbed her by the waist and flipped her over. He held onto her wrist above her head with her between his legs.

"As much as I want to be with you right now, I have a meeting to attend. Since the blue moon is coming in eight days, there is going to be a festival. This year, I'm in charge of it. So, I kinda have to leave now."

Selene gave him her puppy eyes and started to pout as he let out a deep sigh and shook his head.

"I'll tell you what, Selene. We can finish this tomorrow, ok?"

She gave him a big grin."Alright, Rasha. I'll hold you to that."

He nodded and got up off of her. After he stood up he helped her off the ground and gave her a quick hug before her left.

Another bright light surrounded them and they appeared alone in the same old meadow. Xharas felt Rasha let go of her hand and walked in front of her. She could see a sad look in his eyes.

"What's the matter, Rasha?"

He just shook his head."Later that night, everything changed for us. Lady Selene was given two visions. She found out what they were doing with her power and how to leave Atlantis. I found out why Lady Selene was feeling drained and why I was in charge of the festival that year. It wasn't because they were giving me a chance to prove myself. They wanted me to kill her and that is just something that I refuse to do. Thankfully, she was able to kill me before I could do something that I would regret."

Xharas crossed her arms."So…you let her kill you?"

"In a way…yes. I wasn't entirely myself so, it really wasn't me."

"Umm. Riiight. You guys are crazy."

He gave her a smile with his arms stretched out."But we are only crazy for each other, my dear. You and Zexion are a lot like Lady Selene and I."

Xharas rolls her eyes at him."Ok, whatever you say."

He just shook his head."As she speaks like Selene without even realizing it, thus proving my point."

Xharas blinks a few times."Hun?"

He rolled his eyes at her and looked down for a moment. "Never mind. Do you know why I showed those memories?"

Xharas nodded."Yeah, I think I do."

Rasha nodded with a smile."So, have you changed you mind about you and Zexion?"

Xharas smiled at him and nodded."Yes, I change my mind. I now see why our love is important. I feel bad that you and Selene can't be together anymore, now that you are both gone. It's not fair to you guys have to watch us take what we have for granted."

Rasha bowed to her with a smile. "It was an honor to meet you, Lady Xharas. I wish both you and Zexion the best of luck. My job here is done."

He stood up straight and went to turn away but is stopped by Xharas raised an eyebrow at her asked, "What is it?"

She gave him a sad look said, "You never finished what you started with Selene."

He smiled at her and lightly held onto her shoulders. "I know. Let Zexion know about it and see what happens."

Xharas got a bright smile and nodded happily."Ok! Thank you, Rasha."

She gave him a quick hug as he raised his arms up in surprise. He smiled down to her and wrapped his arms around her. Rasha gave her a kiss on the forehead and whispered to her.

"Stay safe, my Lady and never lose sight of your true love. He will guide you through dark times and keep our restless mind out of the devouring shadows. Peace be with you."

Xharas closed her eyes as she drifted off with the sound of Rasha's voice in her head. ~~