A/N Sorry for not updating in awhile. Since school started, I've been really busy. Well, hope you enjoy this chapter.

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Dreams.. Pain ... no, not pain. I know pain. Pain is a thing that sends you toward a dark, abyss in your head. Pain is my reality. Dreams, I wish I could create dreams to escape from this hell that is called reality. I am alone and I have no friends. Hazanko plays with me, then sends me back to the dungeon.

I am so cold. I shiver and shake to no end. It has become a thing like breathing. I have been given no clothes, so I must endure the harsh nights. My body has dwindled down to a small thing, for I get little nourishment. However, I have retained much of my strength.

The man that first visited me comes now and again. The last time he came was to tell me that if I see a man with slightly pointed ears and light tan skin, that I should not worry and that I should do what he says. He also said that he would be accompanied by a red-haired outlaw. He said that these people are my friends and that I should trust them.

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"Is everything ready?" A man with a red suit said. He spoke to two young men. One was half human, half C'tarl, the other was an outlaw. Both nodded. "Good. I never thought that you two would help me, since I am in league with the pirates, but I'm glad you are."

The C'tarl spoke. "What else could I say to you? You have prevented war from reaching C'tarl many a time. I owe you."

The man nodded. "I understand, but," he turned to the outlaw, "why are you helping?"

The outlaw quickly answered his question. "I want to hurt the pirates in any way possible. And this is a way for me to hurt them. You said they would be lost without this girl, correct?"

"Yes, but you do understand that I am still allied with the pirates, and that I may say your names to them, and they may hunt you down?"

"Yes, but if they come, I'll slaughter them all."

The man laughed. "Funny. An outlaw with the name Crimson doesn't seem like she would be a challenge. Crimson is the color of love."

Crimson stared hard at him. "It is also the color of blood."

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Footsteps. What a rare sound. Perhaps Hazanko wants more? Although, why would he have another with him. I hear two sets of footsteps.

"If you can hear me, stay as far back from the door as possible!" A voice is coming through the door. I should listen, for if I don't, something bad may happen.

The back wall is cold, but the explosion a few seconds later changed that. The door of my cell flew against the side wall. Two people walked through the doorway. One had slightly pointed ears. The other, was a red haired woman.

These were the two he had told me about!

"Don't worry. We're here to take you away from this place."

I smiled. My first smile in months.

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A/N Hope you like it. Sorry it was kind of short.