Disclaimer: ...you know the drill! Own: Firefly, Derek, Derek's castle, blah blah blah. ON with the fic! OH yeah, and know why I didn't use my name for Firefly?? Cause my name's Sarah, and I thought it'd be confusing, well, r&r!

Crystalline
Chap. 6
By:
FireflyOfDeath

I held my sword in what I thought was a fighting position. My eyes shone brightly. Just holding the sword gave me this strange feeling inside...maybe it was courage? or fear? either way it was exhilarating. I lunged towards Sarah barely missing her right shoulder.

She shot me a quizzical look, which soon turned to a cold glare. "Seriously, Firefly! You could hurt someone! We're just practicing!!"

I watched as her mouth moved but no words reached my ears. I was only driven by the thought of blood and fear. The thought of darkness overwhelmed my senses making me seem as though I was unable to breathe. But I was able to breathe quite clearly, I closed my eyes as a stinging feeling in my chest brought hidden emotions and fears to re-ammerge from the long hidden depths of my mind.

I lunged again this time hitting her left shoulder. Droplets of blood fell to the floor and Sarah looked at her wound then back to me eyes wide and confused, possibly fearful. Like a rabbit's when it knows it's going to die by the hand of it's predator... "Firefly...what's gotten into you!? Snap out of it!!"

I looked at her, my eyes flashing gold.

"Firefly??"

I raised my sword up to her throat the point scant milimeters away from the pale skin there.

Sarah looked straight into my eyes glaring long and hard. She hid her fear well. I smirked she didn't think I was going to kill her. How very wrong she was... I brought my sword up diagonally about to her head. She had no time to respond I brought my sword down but before I could hit her the door opened, which messed my aim up therefore the blow instead of hitting her head, hit her stomach, though not a deep wound it was bleeding badly.

My eyes widened and I dropped the sword holding my head. "...oh...oh my god...what've I done!? Sarah!? Sarah, are you alright???!" I turned and faced Derek and Jareth who were standing wide-eyed at the door of what they just witnessed.

"Help her!!" I cried.

Sarah looked at me holding her wound gently. She cringed when I placed a hand on ehr shoulder. "What....happened?...are .... you, alright?"

I looked at her tears falling freely. "My God...I don't know what happened! ... ...I lost control..... I-I" I burst into tears. "I'm sorry! So sorry..." I wailed.

Jareth was by Sarah's side. "Derek get a doctor and take Sarah to her quarters where she can lie down! ...As for you Firefly...I think we need to have a talk..." He looked at me with such a hateful glance I could feel the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end.

Derek nodded and did as he was told before leaving he looked at me confused and moutherd the words 'we'll talk later'

I looked down at my feet. Everybody hated me...I should probably go and live in the Labyrinth...

Jareth looked at me glaring still. "Firefly, what the hell happened? Why??! What is wrong with you!?" he shook me violently and I continued to stare downwards not wanting to meet his gaze. "Look at me when I am speaking to you!!" he yelled his voice echoed off the walls.

I closed my eyes and cried silently the tears falling onto the marble floors.

"Answer me damn it!" He shouted.

I looked at him through blurry eyes. "I-I don't know!! ...we were just playing!! Then...then this weird feeling came over me...and...and I-- I don't know what happened!!! I lost control...and I just don't know what came over me!!!!!" I sobbed facing downwards once more. I couldn't take it. The pressure....no one understands me. I'm alone... I sobbed harder my sobs echoing off the walls louder then his shouts had. I released myself from his grasp and ran to my quarters. Leaving Jareth confused about the whole matter.
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I ran into the room and shut the door locking it. I didn't feel like talking to anyone. I didn't feel well at all... I held my head feeling a horrible headache coming. As if in a trance I walked, or more like glided to the bed, and lied on it curled up in a ball staring out the window. ...I swore I could hear laughter...somewhere. But it was cloudy outside..and no one could be laughing. But...there it was distinct children's laughter. ... Flashbacks of two small children playing in a garden replayed in my mind.

"...Terra? ... Terra...?" My eyes darkened a bit as I mumbled incoherently.

~Flashback~

I giggled as I ran alongside my sister, Terra. We were racing again. I always won but this time I felt like going easy on her. We both reached the finish line her of course, winning.

Tara looked up at me her violet eyes shinging brightly. "You let me win on purpose Maia!"

I grinned. "NO what would make you think that?" I grinned and hugged her tightly. Our parents called for dinner and we eagerly forgot our fatigue and ran inside to eat.

~End Flashback~

The laughter faded and instead was replaced by what sounded like a scream...no, not a scream...screeching of tires.... no....maybe both. Oh Gods no...not now! I don't want my memories! I was so much happier without them.. I curled up into a ball tighter holding my legs close to me. I shut my eyes wanting to block the images out...but they kept replaying prodding my mind over and over until I payed attention. "no...no more...please...."

~Flashback~

"Mara, guess what? When we get to the hotel, they have an indoor swimming pool...they say it's haunted!" She laughed and made 'scary' faces.

I looked at her sighing and rolled my eyes.

We were in the car on our vacation to Denver.

My father turned around from the driver's seat. "now, don't say those things Terra. They're not true..." I looked out the window of the car watching the scenery as it passed. It was winter and it was snowing hard. It looked like a blizzard.
I turned to my father. "..Daddy, maybe we shouldn't be driving in this weather??"

He looked at me through the rear-view mirror smiling. "nonsense, sugar plum, this car can get through any weather..."

"mommy wouldn't want us driving in this weather..." Terra said hugging her teddy bear close. She was five-years old and still mourned the loss of our mother.

I looked at her sadly. "Terra-bear, mommy...mommy isn't coming back...mommy died...and went to heaven and became an angel..."

Terra looked at me. "No! She will be back! She promised!!" Terra burst out in tears.

I hugged my sister tightly. I was eleven and had known my mother better to believe what she said in her dying bed. My sister had gone to visit her the day she died, and my mom had promised she'd be back... she lied, that night she died peacefully.

We continued driving, me comforting my little sister, when a loud honking interrupted our thoughts. A semi was heading the wrong direction, we had no snow chains, so when my father turned the car quickly to the right to avoid colliding the car ran off and crashed into a tree head on, the hood of the car smashed and my father died instantly. My sister was internally injured, but I had covered her as best I could in hopes of protecting my baby sister. I loved her so much... the semi-driver stopped and got me and my sister out driving us to the nearest hospital. I had a bad head injury, and two of my ribs were broken along with may other things.

I sat in the passenger seat holding my sister against my breast as I would a small baby. I lied my head against hers crying, and softly singing a small lullaby our mother once sang. My eye lids began to feel heavy, and my head was spinning. I lost conciousness, and when I awoke again in the hospital...I lost my memories.

~End Flashback~

I cried against the pillow leaving it soaking. '...I lost Terra...I'm not gonna lose Sarah' I thought. I sniffled and ran quickly to Sarah's room. I opened the door and walked inside.

Sarah was on her bed being tended to by a doctor. She looked well...

The doctor looked at me. "Ah, Ms. Firefly. Sarah shall be well soon. The injury was not bad..."

I looked at him not recognizing the name he called me by. "Firefly?" I shrugged as he walked away not answering me.

Derek walked up to me. "..Firefly, what exactly happened??" He asked looking at me quizzically.

I looked up at him confused, my brows drawn tightly together. "Why is everyone calling me 'Firefly'?? ..My name is Mara...who are you??"

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To be continued!

Firefly: Evil cliffies!
Sarah: ...you mean Mara said that...
Mara: Oh yea! Evil cliffies!
Sarah: read and review!!!!