The Unknown Dragon Slayer 15

I closed my eyes and gritted my teeth in pain as I could feel the blood moving from my arm and onto Folkens.

"Let me go," I demanded. I was through asking for what I wanted. He chuckled a little. "Fine, If you're not going to let me go then let Laura go," I said. My eyes were still closed.

"I don't want to," he said, and gripped my arm tighter. My face winced for a second and he smiled at me as I opened my eyes. I glared at him and he smiled more.

"You Jerk! Let Tora Go!" Laura yelled. Folkens eyes Darted over to Laura. "Did you touch her?" I asked, furry and worry both burning up inside me.

"No, but I could have done anything and she wouldn't be able to defend herself," He said, and looked back at me.

"How can you do this? By looking into your eyes I would think that you'd never even think about something so cruel," I said, and tried to push him away. His eyes flickered and his grip on my arms became so tight that I had to look down and scream quietly he held me so tight.

"Because I can," He said, and stepped closer.

"Let me go," I said, looking up, but when I did, he was right there, and I suddenly didn't feel so strong.

"Blood loss, Tora," Folken said, and gave me a sly smile. He moved closer, and when he did Laura screamed for him to leave me alone. He pain no attention to her and hand me pinned, I could do nothing to push him away. Accept for my legs…

I kick violently and he flew back, holding his side. I started to collapse on the ground, but caught myself, my hands on the walls to help hold myself up.

"You can never ever get me so easily," I said, and stud up straight. Folken laughed and shook his head.

"No, you always impress me no matter what you do," He said, and also stud upright, no longer holding his side. "But, something I didn't understand is," he started. "Why is it that You did nothing to stop Dilandau from kissing you so passionately, but you always stopped me?"

I narrowed my eyes and glared at him. "Because I like him better then you, and he didn't give me any room," I said, and pulled out my sword. I glanced over at Laura and she seemed shocked that I would even let a guy get so close to me, let alone kiss me.

"So, now you're going to fight me?" He asked, and suddenly the fortress shook.,

"What?" I asked, and the door busted open.

"Van!" Laura yelled, and van stepped in.

"Van...." Folken said, his eyes glaring. He pulled out his sword to attack Van, and I stepped in his way. He attacked me and I help my sword strong to keep his blade from chopping my head.

"Van! Take Laura and get out of here!" I shouted through breaths. I glanced over at him, and saw he nodded, and ran over to Laura, and started untying her.

Folken became mad and threw me against the wall. I attacked him to slow him down, he had to choice but to defend himself, he swung around and blocked my attack. I did it again, it didn't matter if I was hurting him as long as I was distracting him. I glanced and saw Van helping Laura out of the room, she sent a very grateful glance my way and I gave a small smile in return, to show that I could handle it for as long as I had to.

Folken attacked me and cut my arm, he was faster then I was and stronger. But I would stall as long as I could. Like I said, I would give my life to help save Laura's. I felt I owed it to her, even if she did forgive me.

Me knees became weak, and my arm strength was giving out quickly. 'Blood loss,' I heard Folken's voice in my mind. I realized this is what he wanted to happen. I would become too weak for me to defend myself, and he could kill me or do anything he wanted, but I wouldn't let myself go down like that.

"Getting tired Tora?" He asked, a sly smile on his face. I glared at him, and he shoved me against the wall again, our swords crossed, and he shoved them in front of my chest. I struggled to get him away, but I was loosing too much blood.

My knees collapsed and I leaned against the wall for support. I groggily looked up at Folken who was towering over me, and then came down to kneel next to me.

"Uh, what's wrong Folken? Am I too much for you to handle?" I asked. He smiled and took my face in his hand.

"Tora...." he said, and moved closer.

"Folken!" I heard a voice yelling. Folken shot a look at who was standing in the door way. I looked over and sighed, Dilandau....

"Dilandau! Get out, I'm busy," he said, and started walking to the door to close it.

"I wont, let Tora go," he said. Folken seemed surprised by this comment, he stopped walking and glared. "Let her go," Dilandau said again.

I pushed myself up using the wall for support. I watched the situation, as Folken threatened Dilandau, but he wouldn't leave. Finally, Folken got his sword, and Dilandau pulled his out. My eyes grew wide as I watched them fighting.

They were of equal speed, and swiftness. But Folken was taller and stronger. Dilandau would attack and Folken would block, and then Folken would attack, and Dilandau would block with some difficulty.

I was panting, it was hard to watch what was going on. Why was Dilandau protecting me? Why did he care if Folken did whatever to me? Why did he care if Folken killed me or not? But.... that feeling burned as I watched the two fight, and I saw how much Dilandau was trying to stop Folken.

Something inside of me..... Something telling me this had happened once before. The same thing that told me about my promise to Dilandau, the same thing that told me I knew Laura. But, the battle.... it wasn't the first time?

No, I had seen it before. Sometime, long ago. I shook my head, it wasn't making any sense. I just met Dilandau, in a month, how was it that I could have seen a battle such as this before? My eyes grew wide, and I screamed. "Dilandau!!!" I yelled, and it was as if everything became painted red.... red with Dilandau's blood.

He laid, crippled on the floor, blood streaming out of his side. Folken standing victorious over Dilandau.

* * *

I was a servant for a castle, and Dilandau was a knight. We had met, when he came to meet the princess he was to marry. I know It sounds like something from a fairy tale. I would have to agree, but, it's not. I'm telling what happened.

I was the one to show him to his room, and to show him to the princess, and something about me caught his eyes. He no longer wanted to be with the one he was supposed to. He no longer wanted to be a knight. He wanted to be with me.

Everything happened so fast, he wanted to be with me, and I wanted to be with him. And when the king found out about us.... he did not like it a bit. He came to destroy Dilandau, and when he couldn't get Dilandau, he came for me. Dilandau fought for me, and the outcome was the same.... Dilandau gave his life to save me. The only one who knew about this was my best friend, Laura. She had warned me about it, she had told me to stay away from Dilandau and that I shouldn't touch him, and that I shouldn't let him touch me.

She made me promise, that was why I felt like I had this fire. It was the promise that I had made to Laura.... I swore that I wouldn't touch him, and that I would stay away. But I wasn't able to deal with all the feeling that was eating away at me heart, whenever I saw him, and he looked at me.

This is why I had this feeling. And what about Laura? What about her and Van? Yes, she and Van were married. She had Told Van about me and Dilandau, she needed someone to talk about it with, and she trusted Van.

* * *

I ran to Dilandau. Tears in my eyes, and falling as I ran to his body on the ground. He looked up at me, and looked into my eyes.

"Dilandau...." I said, I choked as My tears fell on his uniform. I had no idea what to do with my hands, I was going to hug him, but it might make him feel uncomfortable.

"Tora, I'm sorry," He said. I saw his eyes glisten, and I knew he was crying just as much as I was.

"Don't.... don't go Dilandau," I said, and put my hand on his face. He moved his hand and held mind, a tear rolled down the side of his cheek.

"Why couldn't this have happened sooner?" He asked, and looked up at me. I shook my head. I didn't know. Why was it that we couldn't just tell each other how we felt?

The lump in my throat was getting bigger and bigger. His grip on my hand tightened, and then loosed, as he looked at me, and mouth 'I love you and I'm sorry." His eyes closed and his muscles relaxed.

"Dilandau? .... Dilandau!" I said, and shook him. I gripped his hand, and weaped over his body. "You!" I said, whipping my head up to look up at Folken. He didn't say anything, only glared.

I got up, and grabbed Dilandau's sword. I would make sure that Folken would never hurt anyone again. I would make Dilandau okay. I would make him better....

"You're going to pay... for Laura..... and for Dilandau..." I said, and attacked. I was upset that Dilandau had died, and I hated him for it. I hated him for using Laura as bait. And I was going to kill him for it.

"Upset are we Tora?" Folken asked, and smiled. I hated him.... I hated him ! I hated him! I was going to kill him!

I attacked out of pure furry, before he had a chance to move, I had slashed his arm and was behind him. I cut his back, and he finally turned around swinging the sword to take off my head. I blocked and cut his leg.

He seemed so slow compared to how I fast I was moving. I was going to kill him, I was going to make him pay for what he did.

"Angry's more like it," he said, glancing at his wounds. It happened so fast, I hardly knew what I was doing. I blocked his attack, and suddenly I was right there, my sword to his neck, and his sword somehow had been flown to the other side of the room.

"Folken..." I said, panting. "I can kill you, I want to kill you," I said, and put the blade against his neck, slowly pulling it back to myself, cutting his throat. "But, because I know how much that would upset Laura, and upset our dear emperor, I wont," I said.

"Now that Dilandau is dead, I'll leave you alone," Folken Said, as I took my sword away from his neck. I nodded, and he left. I wanted to kill him, something was driving at me to run up to him and stab him in the back. To make me pierce it through his heart. After he left, I dropped the sword, and ran to Dilandau's side.

He looked like he had in my night mare, when he died in my dream. When he and Folken gave me those drugs...

"Dilandau..... Dilandau please.... look at me," I said, pulling him into my lap. My tears fell on his face and I crouched over his body.

"Tora..." I heard him say. I opened my eyes, and looked at him. He slowly moved his hand to my face, and gently pulled me down to him. He kissed me, and I still cherish that moment.

After that, I called for help, Viole and Gatti came in, and took Dilandau to the medical bay. They did everything they could to save him, but.... nothing they did worked.

In the end, Dilandau died. After that, I was allowed to go and leave gaea with Laura, we're still best friends. I wrote this story, to let all the people know what really happened. I love Dilandau, and I always will.

(quick authors note: It's out of her view now, it's what is happening in the present time)

Tora stud up from her chair, and stretched. She moved the mouse on her computer to File, Print. She looked out the window, at the hills she had on her property. Tora lived by herself, she never let anyone get close to her accept Laura. Laura was the only person she trusted. People had asked her about her life, and she hated them for it.

Tora glanced at the printer, as is finished the last page. She walked over to it, and shuffled the papers so that it was in order.

Tying the papers together with a piece of string, she set off walking up the hills in her yard. When she reached the top of the hill, she fell to her knees at a Grave.

"Dilandau," She said, and looked at the stone she had placed there in memory of him. She closed her eyes and looked down. Slowly, and silently she placed the papers on the ground in front of the tombstone. She kissed her fingers, and then put them on the stone, over Dilandau's name.

After that, she stud up, and ran down the hill.

"Tora...." Someone said, coming out of the bushing surrounding the grave. His silvery hair caught the light, and he walked over to the grave, picking up the pile of papers, he looked at it.

"The Unknown Dragon Slayer," He said, reading the title. Whap! "Ugh.." He said, falling to his knees, and his hat, flying off his head, exposing his frosty white hair. He gripped the back of his neck where she had hit him.

"What are you doing here?! Who are you!?" Tora snarled grabbing his coat and pulling his face to hers. "Dilandau!" She yelled in shock, and released his coat. "But... But how can you be here? You died!"

"No, I heard about Folken Leaving you alone, so I pretended to die, so that you'd be safe, and that you wouldn't have to worry about Folken," He said, and stud up. "Gatti and Viole understood, and helped me. I did it so that Folken wouldn't bother you anymore," he said. Tora watched him, her eyes tearing up, and she hugged him tightly, and he hugged her back.

"Damn it Dilandau! Why did you have to stay away for so long?" She asked, gripping the neck of his coat.

"I'm sorry Tora, I didn't want you to be hurt," he said, and hugged her tighter. He slowly pushed her away. "But he's gone, Tora, I love you, I love your spirit and your courage, I love the way you never give up, no matter the situation. So," he said, reaching into his pocket. Tora covered her mouth as tears swelled over her cheeks.

"Dilandau..." She said, as he pulled out a small velvet box.

"Tora, I know, I've been gone for five years, and I could have come out anytime, and stopped you from suffering so much, but, if you would let me," he said, and opened the box. A beautiful ring sparkled in the sunlight and he continued," I would love to spend the rest of my life with you," he said, and took her hand away from her mouth, and placed the ring on her finger. "Dilandau," Tora said again, before hugging and laughing and crying at the same time. Finally, they could be together, and Folken was still on Geae, he could never stop them from doing this, even if he wanted.