Having heard how incredible her her voice was, Frida had been invited to join the choir, while gospel music wasn't her thing she missed singing and decided to give a true. To her surprise her voice could be quite heavenly when she put her mind to it. Those who heard her were amazed, they said she had the voice of an angel and Manny never missed a single performance. As for T.J and Andrea, his arm healed up pretty good and he was promoted to a higher level in his exorcist class while Andrea began training non stop. She was determined to save her brother no matter what.

"That's enough training for today Andrea." Takeo said.

"No! I still need more practice." She said as she battled Takeo's son Toshiro.

"Andrea! Toshiro! That is enough I said." He said sternly.

"Yes Father." The Japanese boy replied obediently.

"Toshiro you are dismissed, Andrea a word please."

"Yes sir?" Andrea said.

"Listen Andrea next my son you are by far the best student I've heard."

"Thank you sir."

"You are determined, strong, fortified, and diligent. You have nearly every quality needed to be a true slayer but you are missing one key quality."

"What is that?"

"Patience. You work very hard and practice well but you are so determined to fight your battle that you don't take the time to rest."

"I don't have time to rest! My brother is a prisoner of devils! I have to be ready to fight!"

"And I understand that but you need rest. Andrea do you want to know why I became a devil slayer in the first place?"

"No sir."

"In the beginning I was a simple rice farmer living in Japan. All I cared about was living a peaceful life with my family, nothing exciting for me until one night while I was working in the fields when I heard a scream coming from our house and I saw fire. I ran as fast as I could, a demon had entered our home and murdered Su my wife and Toshiro's mother. We were rescued by devil slayers and the creature got away. I joined them and I trained myself everyday not resting once. I wanted revenge for my wife and I was so determined to have it that I ignored my son for three years. I could've lost him if I hadn't snapped out of it. I know you want to save your brother but you musn't let that want consume you understand?"

"Yes."

"Good now please get some rest and take the day off tomorrow."

Andrea went upstairs to her room as her teacher told her to do. She saw her friends downstairs talking and decided to that she needed a break and went to join them. They talked and ate and everything seemed to be fine until Andrea saw something outside wondering around in the woods. It was Carlos.

"Carlos!" Andrea shouted opening the window. He looked over at her and when they made contact he ran away. "Carlos wait!"

She left the church and ran after him.

"Andrea what is it?" T.J asked.

"It's Carlos! I have to help him!"

"Andrea wait a minute!"

But she just kept running. T.J, Frida, and Manny went after her. She didn't stop until Tj grabbed her arm and forced her to stop.

"Andrea! Stop!"

"No! He's getting away!"

"Andrea calm down." Frida said. "Take a eep breath, remember he's a devil now."

"But he can be saved! I know he can! T.J do you think you can help him?" Andrea asked.

"Well if he was a demon no but I sense that Carlos isn't a demon but rather is possessed by one."

"Does that mean we can save him?"

"If we can just remove the horns from his head I might be able to exorcise the demon from his body."

"No problem I'll just shoot them off his head." Manny said.

"Okay first of all you couldn't hit the side of a barn and second if you were to shoot his horns you'd end up killing him in the process because they're connected to his body which contains demon aura and holy bullets destroy anything demonic. The only way we can get those off without killing him is to pull them off."

"Pull them off? They're infused to his head, pulling a demon's horns out of his head is like pulling a sword from a stone. You'd have to have the strength of a demon or spirit to do that. It's impossible for a human to do it."

"It's difficult but not impossible."

"This is ridiculous, why don't you just undo the seal you put on my powers."

"Not happening Manny. You're D.N.A is still going back and forth between being half demon and half spirit. If you were to use your powers now you both you're spiritual and demonic energy could drain your life force."

"This is so stupid, it's bad enough I'm half human but I have to keep my other half contained."

"Look!" Andrea pointed out.

They saw Carlos. Only this time he didn't look like a child like last time know he looked the way he did had he aged properly. He reminded her of her father when he was younger but he looked so dazed, confused, and frightened. Andrea quickly rushed over to the boy and threw her arms around him.

"Carlos! Oh thank God!" She said. "Look at you. You look like Dad."

"Who are you?" The boy asked.

"I am your younger sister Andrea."

"No you're not, my sister is a little girl you're a grown lady."

"Carlos I look different because it's been eleven years since you were taken from us."

"No." He said. "No my sister is dead."

"No! That's not true Carlos! I'm right here! I'm alive!"

"No! You're a liar! My sister and my father died in a car accident and my mother was so heartbroken that she committed suicide!"

"No Carlos! You're confused!"

"Shut up! I'm not here to listen to your lies! I'm here to grab the apostle! So get out of my way lady!"

"But Carlos it's me Andrea! Big brother don't you know me?"

"My sister is dead! And I will not allow you to toy with my feelings!" His eyes turned bright red and he grew bat like wings, from his hands crimson fire was headed for her. T.J quickly grabbed Andrea and pulled her out of the way.

"Stop it kid!" Manny said grabbing him only to be surprised by the child's strength and he threw him across the the ground.

"Carlos please! You're not thinking right, they warped your mind." T.J said. "Please let me help you!"

"I don't need your help! I just need to please her! She promises to bring back my family if I do as she wishes."

"You mean Sartana?"

"Kid don't you get that she's lying to you?!" Manny shouted. "You're family isn't even dead, you're sister is right in front of you."

"You're wasting your time." They heard a voice chuckling. A shadow feel over them and they saw Django standing above them on a tree branch. He looked no older than twenty now, the four of them still couldn't believe how old he was and how young he looked. He looked down at them with dark eyes. "No matter what you say you'll never get through to him."

"Django you bastard! Remove his horns!" Manny demanded.

"Sorry Manny but you know my Nana wouldn't like that."

"Why are you here?" Frida said.

"Simple my dear I just wanted Andrea to see what her brother has become." He said. "Isn't it ironic? The son of one of the greatest devil slayers in the world becomes a devoted follower to Satan."

"You son of a bitch!" Andrea screamed pulling out a jewel which turned into a spear and charging at him. "I'll kill you!"

"Carlos stop her!" He ordered. At once the boy lunged for her and began trying to strangle her. T.J quickly rushed to stop him.

"Carlos please stop!" Andrea choked.

T.J grabbed his horns and began trying to pull them off. The boy cried out in pain and threw T.J across the ground surface. Once Andrea caught her breath she went to his aid, he was alright but it wasn't long before Carlos tried to attack them again.

"Carlos don't! it's me Andrea!"

"Don't mention her name ever again!" The boy shouted.

"Django if you don't let that kid go I'll make you!" Manny said.

"With what?" He grabbed Manny's head and based it into a head stone. "A little birdie told me about the little problem you've been having with your powers. Looks like you're more useless than ever now."

"I am not useless!"

"Wanna bet?"

He continued bashing Manny's head repeatedly into the stone, he then brought his bloody and bruised face up to his.

"Not so strong now are you? Now I know why your old man left you, he was too ashamed of the half human bastard he brought into this world to even look at it." Manny glitched his teeth in pain and anger than froze when Django whispered something in his ear. A shot rang out and a holy bullet barely grazed Django's sleeve. He turned in direction of where the bullet was fired and saw Frida pointing her gun at him with rage and hate filled eyes.

"Drop him!" She demanded. "Or I'll shoot your head right off your shoulders!"

"As you wish." He dropped Manny, the poor boy's head was bleeding increasingly. Frida wanted to run to him by the demon blocked her way and began to walk toward her. "Frida you've grown into such a lovely young lady in this past year."

"Hold it right there! Take one more step and I'll shoot!"

"Do you honestly think that little toy you humans use for self defense will hurt me?"

"This is a gospel gun! It won't even scratch human skin but it will blow you to bits." For a moment he looked afraid but then went back to his calm demeanor.

"Really? You're going to shoot me? You really have it in you?"

"Try me!"

"You do realize that if you kill me my grandmother will want revenge and she'll get it by killing Carlos so I'd think twice about that if I were you."

"Django what exactly are you planning? Why are you doing this?"

"Let's just say I have score to settle with Manny."

"One you had as kids is hardly a good reason for all this."

"Oh no it goes much deeper than that. You see his ancestor betrayed me."

"He ripped off your horn and he's dead! Manny didn't do that! So why hate him?"

"We all have our ways of working out our anger and believe me if this was about just my horn I wouldn't be this pissed off!"

"Then what?! What did Manny's ancestor do to you that made you hate Manny so much?!"

"You really want to konw? Fine, he stole what should've been mine."

"What?"

He just grinned and continued walking slowly toward her until in one swift move he knocked the gun out of her hands and grabbed her gently by the neck. He took a lock of her hair and sniffed it.

"What are you doing?" She growled.

"You know Frida you seem to grow more beautiful each time I see you and it makes me wonder what you look like underneath that red skirt and white blouse of yours."

He began running his fingers up and down her chest and neck.

"Don't touch me!" She snapped.

"Frida you must admit how unfair God is with us. Forcing us to live on earth and suffer the pain of hardships and evil. I plan to change that to where no one will ever be hurt again, perhaps you'd like to join me."

"Never!" She spat.

"It appears you still need to see what God is really like. Let's see if he'll save you from the little game we're going to play." He said smelling her blue hair and looking at her with sinister and lust filled eyes.

"Stop! Stop! Please stop!" Frida cried. "Let me go! I'll shoot you! I swear!"

"How can you shoot me if you don't have a gun?"

"I'll fight! I can still fight!"

"How interesting that even when you can't save yourself you still have so much hope...Just like she did."

Frida was just about to ask what he was talking about when he gripped her face and brought it to his lips in a forceful kiss. Tears of horror streamed down her face and as her body lost the will to move. She was petrified, she couldn't move, she wanted to scream, to cry, to run away, anything to get away from this demon. When his lips parted from hers she fainted.

"GET AWAY FROM HER!" A roar filled the sky, Manny stood on the ground with a bleeding head and firey green eyes. His belt buckle began to shack as green flames began to surround his fire. Fangs started growing in place of his normal teeth and claws from his finger nails. Despite being unconscious he had felt Frida's fear and distress. He had heard her heart pounding in fear, he felt the cold chill in her spine, and he could feel her tears. It enraged him. He roared like a tiger and plunged his halfway clawed hand into Django's back not hurting him but startling him into dropping Frida

"Is that the best you can do?" He chuckled wickedly. "Go on break that seal and show me what you can really do but you won't just destroy me you'll destroy yourself and your beloved woman."

Manny wanted to break the seal so he could tear Django apart but his fear of killing Frida and everyone else overcame his anger and his rage subsided until he was back to his normal self. He then rushed to scoop Frida's unconscious body into his arms. Django chuckled and jumped on to a tree branch.

"Don't think this is over kitty." He teased. "I'll be back."

"Shut up you bastard! If you ever touch Frida again-"

"You'll do what? You can't use your powers so you pose no threat to me!"

"I don't need my powers to kill you! I just need my bear hands!"

"Good luck with that you'll never stop us."

"Us? You mean you and your grandmother?"

"Oh there's more of us and we plan on changing this world into a better place. Carlos plays a small role in our plan which is why we need him but don't worry once we're done with him he's all yours."

"What are you planning? Tell me!"

"Sorry but that's for me to know and you to find out. Well I've had my fun here so I'll be going now and when Frida wakes up give her a kiss for me but don't get carried away, remember she's my woman."

"Damn you! She's not yours! She'll never be yours! Don't you ever touch her again! You hear me?!"

"How sweet, it would touch my heart if I had one."

"Why do you even want her? She's human! And last I checked humans were nothing more than insects to you!"

"True but demon women aren't exactly as lovely as human ones are and you'd be surprised to find that this isn't the first time I had feelings for a woman of low status. Neither is it the first time a Rivera man and I have fallen for the same woman."

"What the hell are you talking about?"

"You'll find out soon enough. You know she really is a thing of beauty but I bet she'd look even more beautiful if she was corrupted and dark like Carlos."

"That'll never happen! I won't let you corrupt her like you did to that kid!"

"There are many ways to corrupt her. After all she is human and any human can be corrupted even her."

"I'll kill you! You stay away from her!"

"You know you're quite the hypocrite. You care so much for Frida and yet you abandoned the last girl you had feelings for so tell me how long before you get bored with this one?"

"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! You don't know anything!"

"Maybe I don't but I think I now know your weak spot. Oh Carlos!" He called to the boy. "That's enough violence for today, we have other things to do."

Carlos released Andrea and flew up to Django and they both vanished in a fire.

"Carlos wait!" Andrea cried but he was gone. She burst into tears and threw herself on to the ground crying.

"Andrea? You alright?" T.J asked.

"Why?" She sobbed. "Why him? Why my brother? WHY?!"

T.J held her while she wept bitterly. Manny looked at his two friends holding each other and cursed Django, Sartana, and all their other followers for the misery and suffering they've caused. He then looked at the unconscious woman in his arms.

"Damn you Django!" Manny thought. "Frida I promise I won't let him touch you like that again. I will never leave you to be hurt by anyone like I did with Zoe."

They went back to the order. When Frida woke up she healed Manny's wounds and the others. Andrea insisted that she be left alone in her room, she cried for hours until she passed out from exhaustion then woke up, clasped her hands together, and began to pray to God. She prayed that somehow, someway, she would be able to save her brother and return him to her heartbroken parents. She wasn't sure what she would do if she had failed. She was sure that if she did she wouldn't be able to live with herself.

"Andrea?" A voice said. "Permission to enter?"

"Granted." She said.

T.J went into her room.

"You okay?"

"No."

"I'm really sorry Andrea. Do you need a hug?"

"T.J please I don't need you to take advantage of my time of need right now. So just go! You cannot possibly understand what I'm going through! You don't know what it's like to lose someone you love and to blame yourself because you couldn't do anything to help them!"

"Actually I know exactly what that feels like. That's exactly how I lost my parents."

"What?"

"My Mother died of an incurable illness and my father' was killed by a devil while I just ran away and hid. I was just a kid when I lost them, there was nothing I could do so I think I know where you're coming from."

"Oh my God! I'm so sorry I didn't know."

"It's okay you're in pain. So do you still need that hug? I promise no groping."

She threw her arms around him in a big embrace while he hugged her back. She then planted a kiss on his lips.

"Thank you." She said. "You're really sweet when you want to be."

"Uhhh...You're welcome."

"Goodnight."

"Goodnight."

She went to bed, T.J stayed by her door and ended up sleeping there for the rest of the night.

...

Six year old Andrea creeped into her brother's bedroom and shook him awake.

"Carlos." She said. "Carlos wake up."

"What is it?" He asked sleepily.

"I had a bad dream. Can I sleep with you."

"Alright come on." She got into bed and curled up next to her brother.

"Carlos are you going to be a devil slayer like Dad?" She asked.

"Yes, someone has to continue the family business."

"i don't want to be a devil slayer. I'm too afraid."

"There's nothing wrong with that."

"But you're just so brave."

"I get scared too Andrea but I still fight wanna know why? Because I have to protect you and someday you'll want to protect someone and that will make you fight even if you're scared."

"I love you Carlos."

"I love you too Andrea."

A tear trickled down Andrea's face as the memory/dream played in her mind. Frida couldn't sleep, she just sat in bed shaking and shivering. She was so scared she could hardly breathe but she couldn't let anyone see her like this. She refused to let people think she was weak.

"Frida." Manny said standing at her door.

"Yes?"

"Are you okay?"

"Manny it's no big deal I mean I hang out with T.J so that stuff doesn't bother me and-"

"Frida! Are you okay?" She could see the concern and seriousness in his face.

"I don't know." She admitted. "I really don't know. I couldn't move, I could hardly breathe. What exactly was he doing to me?"

"He...Touched in the lowest way imaginable but I stopped him before he could go too far."

"You almost broke the seal didn't you? I could feel it."

"How?"

"T.J chose me to be the one to remove it because I'm the only one who can calm you down and he said we share a bond."

"What do you mean?"

"I can feel you when you're angry or scared or sad or dying. When you lost your temper I could feel the hot rage burning in your heart and you can feel me when I'm the same way. Back there when I was in trouble could you feel anything?"

"I felt the cold chill in your tears and I heard your thoughts begging him to stop. I know I shouldn't lose my temper but I couldn't stand it. He was hurting you and it brought him pleasure just like how..." He trailed off.

"Just like how what?"

"Just like how the people who were afraid of me, who mock me, who hate me, like to hurt my mother and found pleasure in it."

"Oh Manny."

"I don't know why Frida but it seems that the people I care about are always the ones who get hurt."

"That's not true."

"Yes it is! My dad is gone! My mom was taken away! Django basically molests you right in front of me! It's...It's like- It's like I'm meant to be alone."

"None of this is your fault and you're not the only one who's afraid that."

"You don't know what that's like! How could you? You've never lost anyone."

"You're right I haven't but that doesn't mean I don't get scared that i will! Why do you think I refuse to undo the seal? Because I'm scared to death you'll ended up killing yourself! You don't have to lose someone to be afraid of that! You just need to care about someone!"

"I'm sorry you're right. It's funny I haven't had somebody to worry about me in a long time."

"Well you do now but quick questioned what did Django tell you when he whispered to you?"

"He told me that he was going take everything away from me just like he took everything away from him."

"What does that mean?"

"I don't know but it's obvious he blames me for something my ancestor did. But what exactly did he do? Was it the horn thing?"

"Django said it was something else. He said your ancestor stole something that should've been his."

"Did he say what it was?"

"No."

"I've known Django to get pissed at people who steal from him but not like this. Whatever it was it hurt Django pretty bad when he lost it and he wants me to feel the same hurt. What kind of object could've meant that much to him?"

"I don't think it was an object he was talking about. Awhile back before he kissed me he mentioned a she so maybe it wasn't a thing he lost, maybe it was a person. A woman he loved and lost."

"That's ridiculous! Django doesn't love anybody but himself."

"You don't know Manny. Things are not always what they appear in Miracle City."

"You're right about that but still even if did love someone once what did my ancestor do and why?"

"We'll worry about it later. We've had a long day and we need sleep."

"You're right. See you in the morning."

"Actually can you sleep with me?"

"Isn't that against the rules."

"Not if we don't have sex."

"Then...Okay."

They got into bed together with Frida lying under the blanketa and Manny lying on them to avoid any body issues. It wasn't long before they fell asleep together.

Last chapter before the holidays. Won't upload anymore til January. Hope you all have a wonderful holiday and a Merry Christmas.