"I'm here. I love you. I don't care if you need to stay up crying all night long, I will stay with you. There's nothing you can ever do to lose my love. I will protect you until you die, and after your death I will still protect you. I am stronger than Depression and I am braver than Loneliness and nothing will ever exhaust me."
― Elizabeth Gilberth

Disclaimer: I don't own Grand Chase... If I did it might turn into a romance-action-fantasy thingy and probably most guys won't like it. T_T

Chronicles of the Black Blood

x

I stood there grief struck. I know her. I know her but I couldn't remember her. I feel so damn hollow.

Have you ever felt the moment that you just don't know how to act that the only thing you can helplessly do is to sigh?

I stared at them blankly as they gathered around me.

All with unfathomable gaze.

Were they angry once more? I don't know; I couldn't figure it out.

"So… Can you talk now?" Redhead started.

"Yes." I tried my best not to show them though. But I knew I miserably failed. I forced a smile out along with a sigh, "What do you want to know?"

"I saw you sneaking away this morning, where did you go?" she asked, somehow choosing her words.

"I went to the Dark Institute Laboratory." I paused, "I was seeking tidbits of what happened that day. That very day Ronan and Lassy saw me. Moriggan said she knew something and that she'll tell me whatever she know if I give her my blood. I did."

"Seemed to me that your blood was the one that destroyed her." Ronan commented.

"Yes." I was amazed at the certainty of my answer, "Because you can't use another mudblood's blood to regenerate your lost powers and vitality. Just like what she said earlier, the only thing mudblood could drink is a lower class of blood."

"So is it like when I give you mine your life would grow longer?" asked Lassy. I shrugged and faced the floor, "Yes."

"COOL! You're like a vampire then?!" Ryan exclaimed.

"Dude, it's no time for play!" Jin scolded.

I tilted my head back up and smiled, "I don't like blood. Nor smelling it. Nor seeing it."

"That's a bummer then. I was really looking forward to that…"

There was an eerie of silence.

"What did you just said Lass?!" Lire shouted, very astonished.

"No way dude… No way…" Jin muttered.

The rest were in gasp state.

But he had already turned his back from us; the only thing we caught was his retreating figure.

"ARME, HE'S SO DARN INTO YOU!" Amy yanked my shoulder and shook me vigorously.

I felt my head almost to fall off, "Stop it!"

"AMY! You weren't supposed to tell her that!" whined Lire.

Amy stopped and turned to Lire with an innocent look, "Tell her what?"

"THAT!" Shouted Elesis and Lire this time.

I slouched and Ronan declared, "Alright, break it up." Pausing he continued, "Elesis and I-"

"ARE GOING OUT ON A DATE!" Amy guessed.

"SHUT YOUR CAKEHOLE PUMPKINHEAD!" cried Elesis as she swung her sword, barely hitting the pink dancer.

Ryan and Jin broke off laughing with me and Lire.

Ronan was a bit blushing though, "Enough. Elesis and I are going to the Village Mayor and talk to him the situation. Lire and Ryan go to the Inn, Arme go look for Lass. Amy and Jin… uhh… Walk around the village, alone."

We all reacted. Ohh… So the bluehead knows something more than we think!

"Oh c'mon Ronan! Don't include us! We didn't do anything wrong!" I whined pertaining to Lire.

"Do as I say." He muttered before dragging Elesis with him so another direction.

"Sooo… Anyone wants to obey his orders?" Lire asked timidly. We all shook our heads though except for Jin who raised his hand.

We stared at him in fake confusion, Ryan failed first to the point that he was hysterically laughing again.

Jin put down his hand and shyly coughed away his embarrassment. "I'm sorry, I thought you were asking to d-disobey his orders."

"Hahah! Well, I can't actually decline," Amy walked over to Jin and smiled, "We see you all later okay?" We nodded and quite Flustered Lire walked over to Ryan. I turned my back snickering,

"H-HEY ARME! WHERE ARE YOU GOING?"

"I'm gonna go look for Lassy~" I answered in a teasing tone.

Then we all drifted to different ways.

xx

It was Tuesday morning when we got back to class. Amy, Lassy and I were in the usual seat. Everything was going with ease not until during History class. I can certainly remember that moment, the door opened and Exii came and withdrew us three. Ever so obvious, the class began murmuring and gossiping… I never really got to talk to someone else yet but by the way they stared at me I know that they knew already.

They already knew what I am. With once glance last stern glance, I managed to silence them all. Turning, I walked ahead and went to the Principal's Office where I was instructed to go.

I also know this doesn't have anything to do with the rest of them. Me. Only me. It's always me alone.

Alone…

But I'm not anymore, right? I have the chase… and much as I don't want to admit it, I have Lass with me.

I let out a soft sigh before knocking on the door I stood before.

"Come in." two words that I heard and I quickly opened, stepping in with lack of confidence. I placed up a neutral friendly gaze though – the smile I usually give when I'm just trying to convince myself and them that everything would turn out right.

"You called me?" I smiled cheerfully.

I ignored the rest but they stood quietly. I walked up before Lori and Exii… only to get strangled by a man who just happened to pop out from oblivion!

I was pushed to the ground, his tight grip beginning to choke my life away.

He pinned me with his sword impaled at my free side, grazing my waist. I hissed and involuntarily closed one eye.

"Hey you-!" I feel lightened somehow at the sound of his voice… But at the corner of my eye, saw Ronan hold him back. I smiled a sad smile.

"You sneaky little lying brat!" If it was possible, I can say his grip tightened. "Why did you lie to us!?"

How the damn can I answer with you strangling me up like that?!

I choked more and tried to pry his hand away.

Then the pressure stopped. I tilted my head and found Exii, tapping his shoulder.

He stood up and turned his back from me, "I'm sorry I forgot, Exii. Trashes are not worthy to kill."

I remained at my spot and flashed a smiled again, "So that's how you look at me…" I tried to sit up and almost failed, a fake laugh rippling my throat, "Well what should I say? Scratch that. What could I say?"

I faked another sour laugh. They were eying me all but I didn't care. I didn't know what to say so I just laughed.

Laughed and laughed until my façade came crashing down.

"I'm not happy." I said and just build a smile on my face. "Calling me a mudblood… But tell me; don't I have any use for you? I'm sure even somehow I'm worth something…" I looked down and murmured.

"What is your point, mudblood?" asked the man that threatened me. "That you're allowing us to use you?"

"Yes. In return, I am willing to do whatever you ask me."

"Such a low life! Why do you even think you're worthy to be around the Grand Chase?"

"I'm not worthy." I closed my eyes, "But I want to be with them, no matter what, because they give me this feeling…" I tilted my head to stare at him as he was also looking down to me to do the same, "This feeling of satisfaction… I feel I was lost and then found, with them around I feel that I'm a part of a family again." I smiled my widest.

But I saw him clench his fist, "Don't you think that maybe you're a mudblood and we've given them secret missions to fake on you!"

"I don't." I told him, "Because I trust them. I completely trust them. Even if they're just lying, even if those smiles given to me were fake, I don't care. Because they gave me a reason to live."

He hissed at me, his eyes explicating hate. He grasped my right arm and yanked me, "You're coming with me. Lori, follow. Exii, stay."

The Lori woman nodded and found her way in front of us, opening the door.

As we passed through them, I smiled once more and waved my hand over Amy and Elesis.

xx

I was brought to a lonely road in the campus, somewhere I have never seen before. The walking was very long and I am very sure we're so deep in the forest that no one would even hear me struggle.

When we reached an opening, I got roughly pushed down, and forced to stare up to them to guess what they were about to do…

"You really look like Anad…" Lori told me.

"That's because she is my clanmate after all…" I smiled at her innocently.

"But those who were killed-!"

"Why do you even want to kill us? In the end, we're just all the same. Low humans… Fighting for power and greed. So what's the difference?"

To this, I was hit. Hard.

I groaned slightly.

"Don't compare yourself to us. We ask, you answer." The man told me.

"Okay. I'll comply. I'll give in just for today."

"What was happening the day you were found in that cave?"

I sneered. "I don't know."

He glared at me.

"Tye… Just take it easy okay?"

So his name is 'Tye' huh…

This is going to be a loooooooong chat…

Bleh. Now, to the latest chapter! XD