Author's Notes: Because of the quick reviews from the first real chapter, I've decided to continue this! Thank you all you wonderful people out there that have read my story! ^^ I still haven't decided on a pairing yet but it will either be Lina/Val or maybe I'll try a Zel/Val... *awaits the flames* If you have any suggestions for this fic, I am open to just about anything. Now, on with Link 2!!!

Of Black Chains and Scarlet Letters

Link 2

Rina Inverse returned from the mailbox and plopped the mail down on the table. shuffling through the mail, she pulled out a white letter with no address, only a name. "Lina dear! I think you got a love letter!" chuckling to herself, the woman pushed some of her white hair out of her eyes. "I you don't get down here, I'll read it for you!"

"I'm coming!" Lina yelled as she ran down the stairs. Her long red hair whipping behind her, she bounded to the table and snatched the letter.

"Oh poo! I was hoping I could take up the young man's offer in your place!" Her blue eyes sparkled with mischief as she walked down the hall.

'My mother has serious problems....' She looked at the white envelope in her hands. 'No address.. or name... only my name...' The letter was in dripping red ink on black paper. There was only one small letter written on the page: 'S' Putting the letter in the trash, she did a double take and picked it back up. With further inspection, she suddenly screamed.

Burning the letter quickly, she ran up the stairs and threw herself on the bed. Her mom came running up the stairs after her. "Lina! Lina, what's wrong my dear? Was it an ugly boy who wrote you the letter?" Lina glared at her mother's stupid comment.

"You wouldn't understand mom. You never understand anything I tell you!" Lina got up and went over to her bookshelves. She took out a few black leather bound books and flipped through them.

"That's because you never let me understand you! All you do is talk about make-believe and witchcraft stuff! You graduated the top girl in your class at the age of fifteen and you refuse to go to college. You'd rather squander your life away in this little obsession of yours until you rot away like some-"

"YAMERO!" Lina screamed at the top of her lungs. Her eyes were a deep fire red and her hair started to glow. "Just because you don't think it exists doesn't mean its not there," she force out through her teeth. "I know you adopted me, so just get over the fact that you can never control me mother." Her words were filled with bitterness and hatred of her adopted parent. Through out most of her life, her mother tried to control what she did before, during, and after school.

"Just because you are a child prodigy doesn't mean you can disrespect me! I am your mother! I took you off the streets and raised you! I-"

"You did nothing of the sort! You took me from my real father because you thought he was an 'unfit parent'."

"I will have no back talk from you young lady!" Her mother was furious and slapped her across the face. Lina fell to the floor with the force of the blow. Unfeeling eyes turned and looked at her mother. "Now I'm calling the psychiatrist again so you can have an emergency meeting with her! I knew this obsession would corrupt you into worshipping Satan!"

Lina rose from the floor slowly as her mother continued to look down upon her. Muttering under her breath, Lina thought about her entire life. Age 3, taken away from her dad, age 8 beaten for one bad grade in English, age 14, raped by mother's boyfriend, age 15 raped by her own boyfriend, age 17 her journals burned by her mom and so called 'friends'. "Oh mother...," she called in a sweet voice as her mom started to leave the room.

"Yes dear?" Her mother acted as if nothing had ever happened.

'...let the fools who stand before us be destroyed by the power you and I possess.....'

"Bite me!" Her mother only had a second to blink at the red ball of energy in her daughter's hand. "Dragon Slave!" She only had a few seconds to grab her pre-packed bag before running out of the house and halfway down the street.

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Gaav was walking down the street in a very bad mood. It was his daughter's birthday.. if he still had his daughter. 'I wonder how she is.... if she's happy...' His prayers were answer as he felt a burst of energy behind him. A house at the end of the street had exploded with more force than any civilian bomb. Running full out, Gaav smashed into a short girl with red hair.

"Watch it!" The girl said angrily and stood up, dusting herself off quickly. Gaav's eyes went wide as he beheld the beautiful face of his only child.

"Lina...."

"How do you know my name? Wait.... Daddy?" Her red eyes went wide as she realized that her father was there. "Where's my presents from the last thirteen years?" Lina couldn't help but ask a silly question to lighten the mood.

Gaav was still in shock to see his little girl as the fire trucks drove down the street, honking at them in the middle of the road. "What's going on over there?" He looked down at his daughter and saw her smirk quickly before she looked at him. Lina just shrugged in response when she turned back to her father.

"So Dad…. What are you doing here after all these years?" She was extremely suspicious of her father's appearance. Gaav smiled down at her and started to walk away.

"I came to show you something, but I don't think you're ready-" He was cut off by Lina being already in front of him. "How did you do that?"

Line grinned widely and just sighed. "I guess all my studying finally paid off.. that's all." Her tone was one of deep satisfaction.

Gaav started to sense the area for the aura he had been looking for. After a few moment he realized why he couldn't seem to pin point it. It was in front of him. "Maybe…. you are ready… but will you believe me?" Lina just looked at him a little confused. He always talked in riddles and never gave exact answers to her when she was little. It was different now. After all, she hadn't seen him for thirteen years. "Let's just say.. its exactly what you've been looking for," Gaav said briefly before snapping his fingers.

The world turned to shades of black and the people disappeared off the streets. Gaav snapped his fingers again and a loud crack was heard. "Are you sure you want to come with me?" Lina nodded and he snapped his fingers again. A crash louder than anything Lina had ever heard sounded all around her. Everything in her vision exploded like black stained glass and fell into nothingness. The two figures were floating in darkness and she could no longer see her father.