Chapter 20 ~ Answers from the Past

Kari ran through the halls following the weird whisper. It was like something was motioning her legs to move, before she could fully comprehend what was dragging her forward and where. "Come help us." the voices whispered. Kari's legs began dragging her forward before her mind got a chance to react. Her pendant was glowing a soft white light, and the raven haired girl didn't notice how the small pyramid inside it was spinning like crazy.

"Kari! Wait up!" Duncan called behind her breathlessly. He had been trying to keep up with her hectic pace all throughout the palace, but he was now running out of breath. He couldn't understand what could have spooked Kari so badly that she was now running full strength through the halls. "Fanel! Stop!" he called and grabbed her shoulders trying to calm her down. "I wasn't making any noise, there's no need to run!" he said softly. Duncan really felt bad for spooking Kari. The way she had acted was so nonsensical. It was like she wasn't herself. But he still liked her, he liked her very much. "Hey, what made me think that?" Duncan wondered. "I don't like her, or do I?" he asked himself. Duncan was thwarted from his thoughts when he felt Kari violently pull away from him.

"Must get to them..." he heard her mumble. Hey gaze looked lost, and she looked ghostly. Almost like she was a shadow of herself. Duncan looked at her worriedly. It was then that he noticed the glow of the pendant and the spinning of the small pyramid. But then she broke away from him, and continued her sprint. Gathering all that was left of his resources, he followed his mysterious earth fairy. Yes, Yukari Fanel was an earth fairy. With her wondrous long black hair, and her intriguing chocolate eyes she had managed to stir up emotions in him he never knew he had. Not for her. But that night in the garden could not be refuted. He had kissed her and it was the thing lurking in the back of his mind ever since. Then, when he had seen her in her full Draconian form, chained and restricted by that witch, he had wanted to kiss the pain in her eyes away, and make her glow with happiness, like he had seen her many times before. And it was then he had instinctively called her an earth fairy. With the contrast between her black hair and her breathtaking white wings, dressed with her blue shirt and tan pants, she had looked exactly like a fairy. A being designed only to bring joy, and happiness in his life. During that ride back the mountain he had swore never to let her out of his reach. He had come close to losing her to Lucilla, and he didn't want to repeat the experience. Duncan knew one thing for sure. He never wanted to see the pain, and fear in her eyes that he had seen at Parnassus. Now, something was happening to her, and he didn't know what to do to stop it. He just knew he had to.

Mindlessly, Kari ran though the corridors, finding a secret exit to the garden. Something was pulling her toward the graves of her father's family. It was a calling she could not ignore, though god knew she wanted to. However, her feet couldn't stop running.

The night was now full, as the two shadows crept through the gardens. Kari ran by the sleepy guards, whereas Duncan crept by. It was a beautiful tranquil night, with the two moons shining generously upon the landscape. Everything was bathed in the silver light, and Duncan could not stop to admire the beauty of the Fanelian gardens.

Kari finally arrived at the final resting place of Escaflowne and her uncle Folken. She could feel the whispers getting stronger and stronger. It was then that her strength failed her, and she collapsed to her knees.

Duncan watched in horror as Lord Folken's tomb opened, and from it floated three drag-energists. He recognized one. It was the blue energist he and Kari got when they fought the dragon. The other one was a green energist, which must have belonged to Folken - Kari's brother - and the third was the legendary pink energist that was used to power the Escaflowne Mecha during the two Destiny Wars. How the green and the blue energists got to Folken's tomb was a mystery to Duncan, but why they floated around Kari menacingly, Duncan found to be a true enigma. He saw a white beam of light go through all three energists, connecting them in a triangle, and then he saw as the power concentrated in one devastating beam aimed at Kari.

"Nooo!" Duncan screamed and he bolted from his spot. He ran through the triangle beams, and kneeled down beside Yukari, hugging her protectively, trying to shield her from the upcoming shock.

Through a hazy veil, as through a dream, Kari felt two strong arms wrap around her, and she felt someone else hug her body in a protective embrace. Then, everything went white.

To his surprise, the beam of light that shot though the vertices of the triangle was not menacing as he had thought, but warm and tingly, like nothing he had ever felt before. Duncan felt himself warm up on the inside, under the influence of the light. He turned, and looked at Kari, who was obediently looking into nothingness. The last thing he saw, was her pendant float off her neck, and spin above them. Then, Duncan saw himself traveling towards the white part of the pyramid. And he was getting closer, and closer, and closer...

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All through dinner Allen Schezar had been avoiding looking directly at Yukari Sempai. He ardently wish she would disappear, so that he could go back to living his own life, and thus forget all the emotions surging though him. But he couldn't. And he didn't truly want her to disappear. Finally, the ravishing blond knight brought up his eyes, and starred across, into Yukari's. He could read remorse, and sadness in them.

"A toast, to true friends." Van said standing up from his seat, and raising his wine-filled cup.

"Hear, hear." Everyone else said in a chorus of hearty voices.

Allen was snapped out of his reverie by the forceful cry. He silently rose his glass, and slowly brought it to his lips, sipping the red wine slowly.

"To Fanelia's King and Queen." he said, and then took a full sip.

"Hear, hear!" the others agreed.

Van silently smiled and looked down lovingly at Hitomi. She returned his gaze.

"I can't wait until dinner's over. Then we can excuse ourselves." Van told her mentally.

"What about the council meeting? They said they wanted to talk to you immediately." Hitomi reminded him.

"They're going to have to wait. I plan on spending some quality time with my queen. If anyone comments, well... I'll have them thrown in the dungeon." Van told her. He sent a grin across the table at Hitomi. She grinned back. After all these years, there was something boyish about Van's grins. Hitomi found them irresistible.

"Do you have anything special planned, milord?" she asked him, mocking one of the court's "grand" ladies.

"Maybe." Van admitted as he threw her a conspirator look.

"I can't wait, I've missed you so much." Hitomi sighed, wishing for dinner to end faster.

"I'll be sure to make up for it." Van said mischievously.

"You better." Hitomi warned him.

"Just you wait and see..." Van said, and then sealed off their conversation. They hadn't used their link much during the years. However, it had proved to be a bonus when Van wanted his wife's wise opinion and she wasn't there. Or when they were in council meetings, sometimes they silently commented over ideas. All other council members felt like they were missing something, like they were always mocked when in the presence of the two monarchs.

A few minutes later, Van announced the end of dinner, and then both he and Hitomi vanished.

Yukari was walking through the dimly lit hall, in search of a servant girl, when a tall figure approached her from the dark.

"Lady Yukari." the man said graciously.

"Allen..." Yukari breathed. She certainly didn't expect to find him there. Ever since her slip in the garden, he had been avoiding her. And with reason too.

"I'm sorry..." they both started off, and then stopped to let the other continue.

"My behavior...." they began in unison again.

Yukari laughed. "Listen, how about I let you go first? We're never going to get anywhere if we keep this up." she giggled.

"Please, I insist. Ladies first." Allen said.

Yukari swallowed in vain, trying to cure the sudden dryness in her throat. "Allen, I'm sorry for what I said in the garden. I didn't really mean it. It's just that you looked so much like my husband, and I never got a chance to say good-bye to him, that I was overwhelmed. I like you for who you are." Yukari simply stated.

Allen fought hard to suppress his surprise. He never realized that she could have only made a slip. After all, from what he had seen she had been very in love with her husband. Just as he had been with Ly. The feelings of resent Allen was holding towards Yukari fell to the floor, as he moved a few inches closer to her.

"I'm sorry too. I'm sorry I reacted the way I did. Yukari, I'm not going to lie to you. I am an aging man, and all my life Love has been deceiving me. You've probably heard of me from Hitomi, and you probably know about my past. All three Asturian princesses turned their backs on me, and cast me out, the minute they found true love. And the single woman whom I gave my heart to passed away so many years ago. I've been wounded by love, and you... when I first saw you, it was like I was looking at her. Like I was seeing my beloved all over again. I... I. felt betrayed when you whispered your husband's name, and I've been mercilessly punishing you ever since. I'm sorry Yukari. The truth is, I understand you. I understand you better than anyone." Allen told her in a low voice. He then lowered his head in shame. "I understand if you want nothing more to do with me..." he trailed off.

Surprise overtook Allen for a second time, when he felt Yukari's small hand slip into his own, and she made his head tilt up and his seas of blue rest in her amber jewels.

"We both made mistakes. Let's start over." she said, and smiled at him.

"Will we be able to?" Allen asked.

"We never know until we try." Yukari said softly. She then stood on her tiptoes, and placed a soft kiss on his cheek. "Allen."

A soft noise echoed behind Allen, and the knight swiftly turned around, unsheathed his sword and pointed it at the cloaked figure standing behind them.

"Brother, let your sword rest in peace." he head his sister's soft feminine voice. Her features were masked by a thick black cotton cloak with a hood. Allen could only see the silver locks and his sister's blue eyes show through.

"Celena? What are you doing here?" Allen asked surprised. Last he had heard of, his sister had went to visit the convent.

"I came to tell you that I've decided to go back to the convent permanently." she said, her voice sounding younger and more rested.

"Wait a minute, shouldn't we discuss about this?" Allen asked.

"There's nothing to discuss. I've no future in Asturia. The only reason Millerna tolerates me is because I am your sister, and that I take care of Dryden's precious library. Other than that, everyone would want me as far away as possible. After all, I am the host body for the Diabolical Adonis." Celena said, a shadow of sadness in her voice.

"Now wait a minute Celena, you know that's not true. You've got Dilandau under control. Why must you go back to the sisters?" Allen asked stubbornly.

"It is my wish, and you cannot change my mind. I shall live with my sisters in the secluded mountains. It will be a life of peace and tranquility. A life that I deserve. I'm old, and I'm tired brother. I only wish to be left to live the last days of my life in peace with the convent." Celena told him with an air or tiredness.

"But Celena, shouldn't we talk about this?" Allen maintained his opinion.

"There's nothing to talk about brother. I just came to let you know that you shouldn't worry about me. I'll be fine, and out of your way." she informed him.

"'Lena, you were never in my way." Allen said gently.

"I know. Please brother, do not oppose my wish. It's my fondest one. If you ever cared about me, you'll let me do this." Celena pleaded.

"Very well. I wish you good luck sister. May the gods go with you, and come visit sometime. Or I'll drop by if I can." Allen said, and hugged his sister.

"We shall see each other whenever we can bother." Celena said, and hugged her bother back, her eyes glimmering with happiness.

She then turned around and walked stiffly out of the castle. Allen watched her go regretfully, and moved to the window to observe her progress.

"You did the right thing." Yukari's voice echoed behind him, and Allen felt her coming up behind him. He put his arms around her shoulders and watched the black cloaked figure he knew to be his sister.

Celena exited the castle, and quietly whistled for her other half. Soon, another dark-cloaked figure approached her.

"That did not take you long." Dilandau observed as he saw his beloved merrily exit the palace.

"Yes. My brother was easy to convince. Are you ready to go?" she asked as she leaned in for a quick kiss. Dilandau had other plans, and they stood for a moment, indulging in the deep feelings they harvested for each other. Celena sighed contently as their kiss ended. Living with Dilandau so far had proven to be the most interesting experience of her life, and she adored every single moment. His zest for life was intoxicating, and she adored spending time with him.

"Yes my dearest wife. Are you ready to begin our honeymoon?" he asked as he grabbed her waist tenderly.

"But of course my love. Shall we celebrate our first night of marriage?" Celena asked.

"Why yes..." Dilandau said and immediately swept Celena off her feet. She giggled, as he carried her away into the night.

Allen watched from the window, a shadow crossing over his face.

"Whatever my sister's hiding, she's doing a good job about it." He said slowly.

"Don't you think it's about time to let your sister make her own decisions? I'm sure she's got her reasons." Yukari said.

"Yes, it's time, it's time to let go of the past." Allen muttered, as he leaned in and stole a kiss from Yukari's lips.

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When Duncan woke up from his faint, he discovered he was on a white, sandy beach. Slowly opening his eyelids, Duncan groaned, as he wondered where on Gaea he was. It didn't look like the Fanelian garden. Slowly, memories of Kari, and the three energists registered into his mind. Duncan slowly picked himself off the ground, and brushed the sand from his clothes. He looked around, and to his dismay, he saw Kari fainted on the beach beside him.

"Oh no…" Duncan growled. He ran to where she was laying, and cradled her in his arms. "Kari, Kari, are you ok? Come on Kari, wake up." He said, slowly pinching her cheeks.

"Oww… would you stop pinching me? I'm awake." She mumbled, and she sat up. Through sleepy eyes, she glared at Duncan. "Why are you here?" she asked him, stifling a yawn.

"What do you mean why am I here? Kari! Don't you remember anything?" Duncan jumped up.

"Wait, let me think. After I stopped talking to Folken, there was someone calling for my help. And then, I don't really remember what happened. I know I went out into the gardens, and then someone was hugging me, then everything went blank." Kari confessed.

"Well, it was actually a little more than that. You went to Escaflowne's resting place, and then out of dead Folken's tomb came three energists, one blue, one green and one pink. Then they formed a triangle around you, and blasted us with a beam of light. Then, I think we traveled into the pyramid spinning in your pendant." Duncan said.

"Whatdoyoumeanwetraveledintothepyramidofmypendant?" Kari asked really fast, snapping out of her drowsiness.

"Relax, I don't know for sure, but this place is very white, just like the white side of your pendant. Last thing I remember is heading towards something white and triangular." Duncan told her, calmly.

Kari didn't say a word. She just stood up, and brushed the sand from her clothes. Then, she spun around, assessing their environment. All the way to the horizon, you could see dunes of white sand, and a clear blue sky. No sun, nothing, no water, no vegetation. Just white sand and blue sky. However, there was light all around then. It was like the sand was shining, creating a sort of soothing shelter. Kari shivered, as she felt a sharp wind pass by her.

"It looks like we're in a desert." She concluded.

Duncan bit off a smart-ass reply. Instead, he walked over to Kari, his height dominating the otherwise flat landscape. He looked down at Kari, and saw her shivering.

"Are you cold?" he asked her.

"Can't you feel the wind?" she retorted.

"What wind?" Duncan wasn't feeling anything. Everything was so still, you could hear a pin drop.

"The wind. It's really, really cold." Kari told him.

Duncan could see her hands turn blue. Apparently, she was feeling some sort of wind. He on the other side, wasn't feeling anything.

"Come here, I'll try to keep you warm." He said and pulled her to him. Kari clung to him for dear life.

"It's so cold." She muttered.

Duncan looked down at her worried. He wasn't cold at all, but she was shivering from the whole of her being. "Come on, let's start walking. Maybe that will keep you warm." He suggested.

"Maybe." Kari agreed, and Duncan could see how her breath came out in vapors against the air.

They began walking, when a voice came from behind.

"Walking won't help her young man. Talking to me will." A raspy voice sounded behind them.

Instantly, Duncan turned around. Behind them, stood an old man, carrying a wooden staff. He was wearing a robe, whose color seemed older than the garment itself. It was an indescribable merge of pine greens, about three shades of gray, and black. Holed at the bottom, and at the sleeves, it gave Duncan the impression that the man had not changed his outfit in at least 50 or 60 years. He continued to observe the cryptic figure that appeared in front of him. Around the man's waist, Duncan could see a leather belt, dangling from which, were all sorts of pouches filled with spices and herbs. The old man was wearing a pair of buck leather moccasins, embroiled with beads and strings of different colors. Overall, he was a man of mid-stature, quite on the lean side, with bony figures emerging from the immensity of his sleeves. He had a long grayish beard, and a drained face. Almost all skin, nicely stretched past elevated cheek bones. His black eyes, staring at him from the bottom of his eye-sockets looked tired and worn. Wrinkles of old age decorated his forehead, and long gray locks of hair dangled to his mid-back. Overall, the man looked like one of the ancient sorcerers Duncan had read about.

"And who are you?" he asked in a low dangerous voice.

"My name is Merlin, and I've been elected by them to talk to you." The man said, his voice still raspy, though irradiating a strong air of dignity.

"Who's them?" Kari asked weakly. The cold was spreading through the essence of her bones, chilling her down to the core of her heart.

"They, are the Atlanteeans, and because of your doing, they must now suffer the fate which has been dreaded for ages." The man said mercilessly.

"What are you talking about? What did we do that was so bad?" Duncan jumped up angered by the insolence of the man.

"Please, it's so cold, can you help me?" Kari begged.

"Very well, but in exchange for your life, you must do as we tell you." Merlin told them.

"We will…" Duncan began.

"Do no such thing until we hear your terms. This is blackmail." Kari stated weakly but firmly.

"But Kari, look at you. You're barely conscious. How will you last through his explanation if you can't stay awake. I'm not going to let you die." Duncan told her with a low growl.

"No one asked that of you Duncan. It's my responsibility. It was my pendant that brought us here. I will not engage in anything until I know the full implications." She told him stubbornly.

"I helped you create this pendant. If you die, it will be my fault." He said.

"It won't. Now, Merlin, please continue." Kari said graciously.

The old man motioned them to sit down on the sand. All of a sudden, a warm fire appeared in front of them.

"What's this?" Duncan asked.

"Consider it a freebie. This one is quite intelligent. Now, if you'll just listen to me, we'll all be free of this pretty soon." He said.

"Go on." Kari said drowsily.

Duncan helped her sit down, and propped her against himself, so that she could look at Merlin, while getting the most amount of heat irradiating from his body.

"Now, you've defeated Lucilla, but not without a cost. You had to merge the three pendants into one." Merlin began.

"What's so bad about that?" Duncan asked.

"Well, first of all, do you know what the three pendants stood for?" Merlin asked.

Both of them shook their heads.

"Oh boy, this is going to be harder than I thought." Merlin grumbled. "Why must those old fools get children mixed up in their business. I swear, I'll never understand them." He mumbled on.

"Please, can we hurry. She hasn't much time." Duncan cut his complaints short.

"Very well, Duncan Fassa. We shall cut this short. I can see you're eager to have her for yourself." Merlin told him.

Duncan growled, thinking they were wasting precious time. He could already feel Kari getting weaker and weaker.

"It all started back in the old days, when there were only the Atlanteeans and the Draconians. Well, it started with the war between the species. You see, the Atlanteeans were the predecessors of the Draconians, and being of higher intelligence and technologically superior, they sort of made the Draconians their slaves. There have been a many great wars between the two races, all ending up with heavy losses on either side. But no one was declared winner, until humans began to evolve on Gaea. It was then that the Draconians made their final stand, thus freeing themselves from the Atlanteeans. With the help of magical humans, Draconians overpowered Atlantis, the capital city, and once they killed the majah*, all other Atlanteeans surrendered…" Merlin began.

"How does this relate to us?" Duncan asked.

"Patience is a virtue. After the Draconians took control, they ordered Atlantis to be gone. To leave Gaea. To wish themselves to another world in the skies. However, the Atlanteeans offered a compromise. They said, that they will completely remove themselves from Gaea. That they will lock all their accomplishments into three magically fabricated pendants. Thus, they will split their most prized possessions, and give the pendants to the Draconians to keep safe. Everyone agreed, the Draconians naturally happy about this much better compromise. Having Atlantis lock itself in a bottle, sorta speak, was even better than they had planned. It was very easy not to see any obstacles, if you kept in mind the knowledge that the whole of Atlantis was terrified of death. Those of them that still remained alive, refused to pass on, for fear of the desecration of their names, their work, and worst of all, the fear of being forgotten by everyone else. The day the three pendants were finally built, was a great day for all of Gaea. The Atlanteeans were finally leaving, taking with them their knowledge, their power, and best of all themselves. First, it was the Pendant of Knowledge that was created, which you all know as the Green Pendant. Atlantis locked all the knowledge gained through the millions of years in that pendant. Their libraries, their inventions, their creations, all became the energy which fueled that pendant. Next, came their immense power. The power of Atlantis to move the skies, merge dimensions, and make wishes fate was the next pendant; the Pendant of Power, which by the way has created the most mischief in your times. Then, least, and most precious of them all was the Blue Pendant, or the Pendant of Conscience, containing all the minds of Atlantis." Merlin took a little break.

"This explains why Lucilla wanted the three pendants. With them, she would have truly been invincible." Kari said sleepily.

"Yes, but there's more, there's much more you don't know. However, when the last Pendant was to be filled with Conscience, something went terribly wrong, and everyone who was in the city got sucked in. That includes the most powerful human sorcerers, and most of the Draconian population." Merlin finished.

"So, how does that involve the merging of the pendants?" Duncan asked.

"Well, you didn't let me finish the whole tale, now did you? The thing is, that they got sucked in alive. Whereas the Atlanteeans planned on storing their conscience dormant, and the merging of the pendants would bring it all to life. But seeing as how everything backfired, they were now genies in a bottle. It created a huge mess, seeing as how they had enough power to create rifts between worlds, and they almost blew Gaea to pieces. Lucky for them, a seer got trapped with them. She predicted all that was going to happen, will they use their power to break loose. Now here's where you come in. Now that you've merged the pendants, Atlantis has been rebuilt into the tiny spinning pyramid. However, the others have also found out that all those who died went on to a higher state of awareness. So naturally, they don't want to be left behind." Merlin finally concluded his twisted tale.

"So, what must we do, and how does it have to do with Kari being cold?" Duncan asked.

"Well, since Kari merged with the pendant, Atlantis is now using her own life force to supply it's activities in finding out more about how they can truly move on to becoming perfect. That's why she's so cold. The whole activity is stressing her being." Merlin told Duncan.

"So, what must we do?" Duncan asked his initial question.

"Destroy the pendant." Merlin told them simply.

"Just that? Destroy the pendant? What will happen to all the energies stored in it?" Duncan asked.

"Well, the conscience will be let free. The magic will return to Gaea, seeing as how it was part of it in the first place, the knowledge will go with the Atlanteeans, and the power will dissipate in creating Gaea's shield against evil, and returning to the protector of magic." Merlin told them.

"And who's this protector of magic?" Kari whispered, visibly more tired than before.

"It's Ghanima. The Keeper of the Rings." Merlin told them.

"Duncan, it's so cold. Help me." Kari whispered imperceptibly. Horrid trembles then began to shake her body. Duncan could feel her losing life. Her hands were getting cold, her lips were turning blue, and she looked so pale. So pale, nothing like the Kari he knew. Duncan looked as his Earth Fairy was dying, and there was nothing he could do. He looked at Merlin desperately.

"Help her." He pleaded, his voice breaking.

"There is nothing I can do. Only freeing Atlantis will break her blood bond with the pendant." The man told him.

Duncan looked at Merlin, then at Kari. Her seizure was really bad. She was now not only shaking, but Duncan could see frost starting to build up on her hair and face. "Even though she might hate me for this later. I've got to save her. She's no longer just another girl to me." Duncan decided.

"Very well, we'll do it. Send us back." Duncan agreed immediately. Seeing Kari so frail broke his heart. He swore he would protect her, and that was exactly what he planed on doing. Whether she liked it or not.

In a flash, they were back in the forest, with the three energists around them. The pendant rested on Kari's milky neck. With the last of his strength left, Duncan picked up a rock. After taking the pendant from Kari's neck, he tried to smash it with the rock. But surprisingly, it was the rock that smashed, not the pendant.

"Silly, we have to wish it to break." Kari said slowly. She was exhausted, and could barely speak three words. She crawled towards him, and took the pendant in her hand. "We have to wish together." Kari told him. She took Duncan's hand in her own, and together they wished for Atlantis to be free once again. The pendant slowly cracked, and a frosty vapor slipped through.

"Thank you." They both heard, as it dissipated in the atmosphere.

"You'll always be her protector my boy. Do not be scared to follow the calling of your heart." Duncan heard Merlin's voice.

As soon as it began, it was all over, and both he and Kari were resting against one of Escaflowne's knees.

"You know what Earth Fairy?" Duncan asked.

"No, what is it?" she asked sleepily.

"We've gotta stop doing this. It's really affecting my health, and my sanity." He said tiredly.

"Why? Can't stand to see me close to death?" she asked with a hint of mischief in her faded voice.

"No, personally, I'd rather have you here with me alive and well. Adventure's ok, but just as long as you're safe."

"Well, we've verified this twice. You're always there to save me. I guess I can call you my good luck charm then. Thank you for sticking through with me." She told him, and placed a soft kiss on his cheek. Exhaustion then took over, and she fell asleep in his arms.

*majah is the leader of the Atlanteeans

*Author's Note*

Ok, I admit, that was crappy, and it can be improved on. What did u think? Oh well, it was sorta sweet. Eheh, did u like what I did with Dilly and Celena? Oh, and in case u didn't get the Allen thing. Ok, Ly was Ghanima's faithful servant that helped her escape death. She had magical powers, cuz she told ghanima, that she's not the only one with magic that lives in Ispan. Now, she also met allen in the past, but found out about his marlene thing, and left the small town. She staged her death, so that allen wouldn't come looking for her. And she also made part of some secret society. Ne ways, that was that. Hehe, if allen only knew. Oh well, just so you know, this is the official end of the story. I hope you liked all the twists and turns. It was a wild ride, and I had fun writing it. I shall get out 2 epilogues soon. Full of fluff, one for each twin. But this is the end. The true end, well sorta. Eh, I hope you liked it. was it interesting? Honestly! Should I improve on this chap? I'll try to get the epilogues up asap. If I have time… hmm… what else…. *Yawn* it's late and I'm going to bed actually 1:43 a.m. to b precise. Cya all around, and thanks for reading this further announcements will come soon. I'll edit it as soon as I've got the epilogues up. I think I'll rewrite the first 5 chapters. They stink!!!! Thanks for reading! Stay tooned for the epilogues, and leave a comment, I'd like to know how much this REALLY sucked.