Eli: Hi! Thanks to all for reviews, but still discouraged. I don't know why. Here's another chap, sorry if my other story isn't updated for a while. My parents are the cause of making my muses flee from me. I had to chain this one down to get this story out. Enjoy.



Ian and Sara entered the apartment to find Eli and Blake in the living room waiting for them.

"What are you guys doing up?"

"Something is wrong."

"Irons knows." Blake slammed his fist onto the table. Eli stared at Ian, looking deep into his eyes, as if serching for something.

"There's something else as well."

"Correct. He has placed hits on all of us."

"Time out! Hits?! As in hired people to locate and kill us type of hits?!"

"Yes, Blake."

"Damn it! That fucking bastard!" Blake stood up and started pacing the room. Eli just continued to stare at Ian. Ian finally realized what she was doing and moved his eyes to the ground, but not before Eli picked up one more piece of information.

"He wants something. What does he want?"

"He wants.....He wants....." How could he break their situation to them? He looked back at Eli so he wouldn't have to, sending her all the details. Eli closed her eyes and briefly flashed back to her vision. She began to shake her head, slightly and then violently.

"No! No! No! No!"

"Eli?! What's wrong?! What do you see? Eli?!" Blake put his hand on her shoulder and her eyes opened.

"No! He can't! No!"

"Eli, what are you talking about?" Blake tried to reach out to her again, but she shoved him back and got to her feet. She was slowly walking backwards out the door. She was trying her best to hold back tears.

"No! No! No!" Finally, she put her head down and ran out down the hall. Blake turned to Ian.

"What the hell did you show her?!"

"Irons wants you to return. Only you."

"What?"

"He wants me to return you to him, but without Eli." All three of them heard a huge crash in the distance.

"Eli! I have to......." Sara interrupted him.

"No, you need to listen. I'll check on her."

"But......."

"Listen to Ian first." And with that, Sara left the room.

"Why doesn't he want Eli as well?"

"He wants to seperate you. He thinks if he does, he can have dominion over you. Use your powers for himself."

"What happens if I refuse to return?"

"Then the hits stay standing."

"I have no choice. I have to go to him."

"Blake, this wouldn't be the best decision. You don't have to go."

"Yes, I do! What do you expect me to do, sit around and do nothing?! And what about Eli? You think I could just sit back and relax while forcing her to hide for the rest of her life because of me? And what about you and Sara. This affects all of us. I have to go."

"Blake, he is the most manipulative being on this earth. If you go, the chances of you returning are slim to none."

"He can't corrupt me. He has nothing I want. And as long as I have Eli's bracelet, I can keep control and he won't be seperating us. Uncle Ian, this is the only thing we can do. I knew from the beggining I would have to face him again. Might as well get it over with now."

"Is this your final decision?"

"Yes."

"Then we leave first thing in the morning."

-Eli and Sara-

Eli ran to her room and slammed the door. She picked up the nearest lamp and threw it into the wall. The room was totally dark. Eli went to the corner of the room and slumped down onto the floor.

Sara knocked on the door. She slowly opened the door. There were no lights in the room, but she could make out Eli's form against the wall.

"Eli? What's wrong?" Eli began to shake her head again. Sara bent down next to her. "What's wrong? You can tell me."

"He's gonna kill him. He's gonna kill him."

"No he won't. Irons is not going to hurt Blake."

"I know that! But he's gonna kill him." She finally began to cry. "He's gonna kill him!" Sara put her arms around her. "Shhhhh. It's okay, sweetie. No one's going to die. All right?" She felt Eli hug her back. She was still shaking her head, but at least she had stopped saying 'He's gonna kill him.'

"Shhhhhh. It's okay. It's okay." Sara lifted her to her feet and moved her towards the bed. She forced Eli to get under the covers. Sara tucked the blankets around her. "Go to sleep, you've had a rough day. I promise nothing bad is going to happen. I'm going to leave now. I'll send Blake back here. Just settle down, okay?" Eli nodded her head.

Sara walked out and gently closed the door behind her She let out a sigh and then walked back to the living room. Blake and Ian were standing on opposite sides of the room, both with their heads down. Blake looked up when Sara entered. "If you're done, you can go see her now. She's in what I'm guessing is her bedroom." Blake nodded his head and quickly walked passed her and out of the room, down the hall.

Ian and Sara stood in silence for several minutes. Finally, Sara spoke up.

"What is going to happen?"

"He's going to see Irons first thing in the morning."

"What? You can't let him do that!"

"He's determined and has a plan. I can only follow through with what he wants."

"Ian, do you realize you are condemning him to death?! If he doesn't give Irons control, he is going to die!"

"I will be going with him. While I am there, nothing like that will happen."

"And what if he has people there to destroy you? You know as well as I that he will."

"I will fight them."

"And what if you lose? You're not superman, Ian."

"I know that, Sara."

"Then stop him."

"What else would you have me do, Sara? He brought out a good point while you were gone. We can't just sit here in fear and do nothing. We would eventually face him anyway, so why not now? Sara, I can't expect you to stay in hiding forever just becasue of my nephew."

"I'll hide as long as it takes. I will die protecting them."

"What?"

"They are a blessing. Let's just say they made me realize something I purposely over looked. Ian, you can't just send him off to die."

"He will not die! This is the plan we intend to follow. You can not change it." Sara sat down on the couch and let out a sigh of frustration. Ian walked over to her and knelt so that he was at her level.

"What's wrong, Sara?"

"I don't want you to do this."

"Why not?"

"It feels like you're forcing him to do this just to protect me."

"Sara, I would never force my own blood to do something like this. The idea came from his head and he is quite determined."

"Still....I....."

"Yes?"

"Nothing. Just forget it." Sara looked around. "I guess I'm staying here tonight."

"I'll show you to a room."

"No, I'll just sleep on the couch."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah." Sara lied down on the couch and pulled a nearby blanket over her. "Ian?"

"Yes?"

"Could you just stay here till I fell asleep?" He nodded.

"I'll stay." Ian sat down on the chair next to her and watched her slowly fall to sleep.

-Blake and Eli-

Blake softly opened the door to the room. He reached out for the lamp to turn on the lights, but it wasn't in its place. He closed the door behind him and walked to the bed. He turned the lamp there onto dim. Eli was lying on the bed with her back to him.

"Eli?"

"I know what you're planning to do. Don't."

"Eli...."

"Please. I don't care if I have to hide for my entire lifetime. Do not go."

"What about Ian and Sara, Eli? Do you expect them to hide for the rest of their lives as well?"

"They have each other now."

"Bit what kind of life could they have together? Always hiding, always in secret. They have lives, you know. They've just found each other. Are you really going to ruin what they could have?"

"There has to be another way!"

"There is no other way, Eli. We would have to this sooner or later." Blake crawled into bed next to her. He put his arms around her, but she moved farther away from him. He sighed. "I want our lives to move on from this. Go to school, make friends, have a life?"

"I don't want you to go. If you go you're not going to come back."

"Yes, I will."

"Walk through that door tomorrow and you will be leaving me forever."

"I will never leave you." Blake stroked her hair. "Never." Eli turned to him and hugged him close to her. She could no longer talk. She could only cry. Blake just pulled her tighter to him. "I'm not leaving you."

-The Next Morning-

Ian had stayed up the entire night. Contemplating on what to do. He knew all to well that Irons would have people there waiting to kill him. He knew he might not survive. He had been staring at Sara's sleeping form for an hour now. At least he had come to conclusions with one thing. He took off his gloves and braced himself. He leaned over and gently stroked Sara's cheek.

"Sara?"

"Yes?"

"Can you wake up?"

"I'm awake now." She sat up. "What?"

"I originally wanted everything perfect, but we might not have a chance for that now."

"What are you talking about?"

"I love you, Sara. More than anything that could ever exist. At this point, I don't care if you hate me or not. I just wanted you to know that since I might not get another chance to tell you."

The look she gave him was a combination of fear, utter shock, delight, and relief wrapped up in one package. Ian stood up and turned to leave when Sara got up and stopped him. She turned him around, pulled him down to her level, and kissed him. After what seemed too short a period of time, she stopped and whispered into his ear.

"I love you, too." Ian went down on one knee and held tightly to her hand.

"Thank you, Sara. I will not, can not, die today. Knowing that, I have a good reason not to."

"Is there no other way around this?"

"No."

"Can't I go with you?"

"No. Someone needs to stay and watch Eli. Who would protect her if we both left?"

"You're right."

"Go back to sleep. I'll be back when you wake up."

"I don't think I can go back to sleep."

"At least try to. I have to go wake Blake up. I'll be back."

"All right."

-Minute later-

Blake was already up. He didn't want to go, but knew it was all for the best.

"Blake? It's time."

"Just a sec." He picked up Eli's bracelet and wrapped it securely on his arm. He then picked up his bracelet and placed it tightly on Eli's wrist. She was still asleep, but could fell the movement. "Please don't leave me." She mumbled. Blake kissed her on the forehead. "I will never leave you." Blake got off the bed and walked to the door. He gave one last look back at Eli.

"I love you, Eli." Then he shut the door behind him.



Eli: Sorry if it was all too sappy. Did I do this right? I'm not sure. So what's to come? Have I done well?