Landon still wasn't sure he'd heard his sister right as he turns to her. "There's another

way right? I'll give you anything, but not her." "Landon, I've searched seven years for a

way other than that, but there's not one,"Candra replies quietly staring down. Tara's

sudden movement startled them both as did her words,"You can't do this to him! You

can't make him chose you or her." She points to Takira who is still asleep, but moves

slightly every few minutes. "This isn't your concern, Tara,"Candra answers standing as

her eyes darken in a way his own did from time to time. "The hell it isn't! I love him and

I'm not going to let you destroy his heart or mind!" "Tara, this is between us.....it's not

involved with anything between us,"Landon says moving over to her and placing his

arms around her and hugging her as he kisses her. Tara brings her hand up and

shoves him away before speaking,"Yes, it does because if you kill this child for her you'll

regret it. I know you Landon. You have a heart, you're good, you've proved that." Landon

presses his hands over his ears trying to block out their voices then turns and runs

down and out of the house.....



Tara turns and glares at Candra,"You just couldn't leave him alone happy

could you?" "He's not as good as you made him; his demon side will be restored once

he sacrafices the innocent,"she answers moving quickly and creating a fireball in her

hand. "You do have your powers" "Yes, the innocent will make me a full demon and

Landon will submit to his demon side. The Landon who killed our parents and the cop..."

"I'm letting you hurt him, Candra....."Tara says narrowing her eyes. "You can't stop me,"

she answers throwing the fireball which Tara dodges. "For him I can,"she answers as

they begin to fight. Takira wakes shortly after and sits up almost in tears,"Landon?"

Tara turns to reassure her that Landon's fine and gives Candra the moment she needs

to get the upper hand. Candra throws a fireball at Tara hitting her in the back and

knocking her out. "Not to wait for Landon................"


Landon walks back into the house and up to the room where he'd left his

sister and Tara. He is suprised to see only Candra standing at a window and Takira

sleeping quietly. The left side of her face held a bruise and he wondered why he hadn't

noticed it before. "Where'd Tara go?"he asks brushing one of his hands over Takira's

hair gently in her sleep. "She said that you could do whatever you wanted.....she was

tired of dealing with your unability to conform." Landon's eyes darken in the way they do

when he's sad or mad and he glares at the window. The split second was all his

demon half needed to break forth and take his place. "It's been a long time,

sis......Ready?"he asks picking up Takira with the gentleness and love gone from his

eyes.