Points of Authority Chapter 8: You want to share what you've been through ll you live what you learn, an escaflowne fanfic

A/N: This is the concluding Chap, but only because there will be a sequel.

Points of Authority

You like to think you're never wrong

[You live what you learn]

You want to act like you're someone

[You live what you learn]

You want someone to hurt like you

[You live what you learn]

You want to share what you've been through

[You live what you learn]

Celesi sighed, unsure of what to do. "She shouldn't have ignored me."

She laughed, feeling the statement derogatory.

"What's so funny?" Dillan stated more than asked, a little harsher than he intended to.

Celesi looked at her hands. "The irony. She died thinking she was helping me escape it, but she just sealed it." she looked into his eyes. "For her sake, I'm going to deal with it."

Dillan averted his eyes, biting back the tears he'd been biting back for so long. He was afraid looking at her would make them overflow. "How could she have been so stupid?"

Celesi clenched her first. A certain 'matron mother' was the reason, but she couldn't explain that treason. "Because someone clouded her judgement."

Dillan cursed, fists clenched at his sides. He damned the gods. He damned the prophets. He damned the woman standing in front of him...or did he?

Celesi stood, catching the first part of the thought. She forced her own tears to recede back into their ducts. "I won't interfere with you any longer, Albot."

"...Thank you." Dillan murmured.

She bowed, and walked away.

Dillan fell to the ground and drew his knees up to his chest. He rested his arms on his knees and his head on his arms, and silently let the first of the tears trickle down his pale cheek.

Aidana slowed herself. Ayanna had been keeping just ahead of her for a few miles now. She stopped, and sighed. "Baka yarou." she muttered, brushing the sweat off of her forehead. She turned.

Celesi levitated beside her. "Tell Chiyla I acquiesce."

Aidana gave her a double take. "You give in?!"

Celesi glared. "She's killed Larissa, in case you've forgotten."

Aidana slammed into her. "THANKS for reminding me of the one thing I'm trying to get out of my head."

Chiyla smiled, appearing before them. "I knew you would give in. Larissa was always your weakness."

Celesi glared, pushing Aidana away so she could strike Chiyla. "Shut up!"

Chiyla shrugged. "For a moment, I thought I could use HiRyuu over you, but apparently you didn't 'click,' as the saying goes."

Celesi fell back, suddenly tired. "The prophecy is dormant?" she asked.

Chiyla nodded. "The dragon of death cares not for you." she lied, ignoring the thoughts and the actions of Dillan Albot.

Celesi, unusually tired, just nodded. "Then take us to your House, Matron Mother."

Chiyla uncoiled a single whip to punish her. "That's Matron Chiyla to you."

Aidana waved goodbye to Dillan. "See you sooner or later, onee chan!"

Dillan waved back, smiling slightly, "Jaa, 'Dana-chan." As an afterthought he added, "Next time I see you, you'd better stop calling me 'onee-chan'!"

The three made their way to the cave of the Underdark. Ayanna watched them, shivering. "Celesi, what are you trying to prove?"

She turned, watching the floating fortress making repairs from Aidana's arrival and attack. "You're going to make me take them to you, aren't you? Or do you think I'll let you rot in Chiyla's clutches?"

She turned her gaze to Dillan, and silently wondered what would happen next, and how long it would take to start.