Disclaimer:Haven't we been through this before? I only own Oyuka, Akuyo, and her family. Not the other characters in the story.

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Author's Note:It's 10:00 in the morning, I had Pringles for breakfast, and just spent the last hour reading yaoi. Expect some weird stuff in this chapter. No, I won't put yaoi here. (Terry/Bruce is WRONG! Not to mention illegal!)

_____________________________________~*~*~__________________________________ _______ Blackness. No light could penetrate the realm of darkness Oyuka now floated in . Her head swam, her body ached with burning pain. What had happened, to hurt her so badly? Oh. Inque! And Terry....Terry was leaning over her now, saying, softly, close to tears, over and over, for her to wake up. And she wanted to. How badly she wanted to. She wanted to sit up, show him she was fine, stop his tears. But she couldn't. As hard as she strained, she could not lift her head from the pillow, nor one lip from another. She used all her mental strength to try and move at least her eyelid. Nothing. Not even the slight tingle she used to feel when she used her powers. A terrified thought entered her mind. Have I lost my psy? As she thought about this, she slipped slowly back into the darkness. Terry's voice left her. The images left her. She was alone.

Terry paced back and forth. "Dammit, Oyuka, wake up!" He yelled, slamming his face into his hands. Images were flashing through his head: When they realized the other's secret. When He stopped Akuyo from destroying Powers. When they kissed. He still wasn't sure why he had done that. Why had he done any of this. His life had been a roller coaster since Oyuka showed up. And he sure as hell didn't want the ride to end. Not this way. He resumed pacing. "It's past midnight," said Bruce, walking in. "Do you need to call your mother?" He shook his head. "I'll call in the morning. Don't wanna wake her and Matt up." He collasped into a chair. "She saved my life." "I know," said Bruce. "That ever happen to you? Someone risk their neck to save yours?" Bruce smiled. "Yes." Terry laid his head back. "Any suggestions?" "Don't give in." was all the former Batman said, and walked away, leaving Terry to worry and think . Suddenly, Terry looked up to find Oyuka sitting. "Oyuka!" he said, relieved. But relief soon turned to dread. The sparkling green eyes of the young Makenari were gone. The souless black pits of evil were in their place. Woah. Freaky. he thought. Out loud he said, "Hey, it's past midnight. Let's get home." Bruce noticed her eyes, but with a quick shake of the head from Terry, said nothing. He checked her vitals, then they left.

Oyuka rode in silence next to Terry. "Oyuka, what's the matter? I know you must be slagged, but can you talk to me?" An eerie stare was all he got in response. The attempt at conversation was abandoned as they pulled up to the apartment. "Well, g'night," he said, creeping silently to his room. As he lay in the dark, he thought about Oyuka's eyes, and why he hadn't said anything. He did stuff like that. Sometimes, if something felt wrong, he followed that. His gut. Needless to say, he didn't sleep much that night. Little did he know, Oyuka laid in the living room, eyes wide open, black holes in the blacker night.

Oyuka P.O.V Terry, forgive me! I wanted to speak to you. I wanted to tell you what's going on, but I can't! The evil....the evil I used to embrace, is coming back. I guess I built a mental "firewall" against it. When I strained to attack Inque, it must have fallen. The evil.....I can feel it, taking me over piece by piece. Save me, Terry. I know you love me. The evil knows it too! That's why it won't let me speak to you. Terry.....I love you, too.

_____________________________________~*~*~__________________________________ _________ Hooble:Thanks to my ONE reviewer! I know it's taken me awhile to get this chapter up, but what with me being gone and FF.N being broken, I haven't really been able to post! Or type, for that matter.....the shortness of the chapter proves it...BTW, if you don't like the Terry/Oyuka business, DON'T READ MY FIC! **sticks out tounge at world**