The winged angel or the fire beast

A/n thanks everyone who reviewed and I hope you enjoy this chapter. It took me long enough but that's only because I'm a lazy bum. ^_^' anywho, on with the story….

Chapter 7

'Beneath the blackness, you'll find the light trapped inside'

Dilandau sensing that he was in for a long conversation decided to take up the seat available. Sitting down he pulled his arms across his chest and readied himself for the long one-sided discussion that Folken usually goes in to.

As predicted, Folken continued. 'When Hitomi first came, she joined Van and fell in love with him as destined. Because of that, the destiny war ended and you were taken over by Celena…'

'Yes, yes. This is all things I know already Folken.' Despite Dilandau's waving of hands at the waste of his time, Folken proceeded in telling him his plan.

'Now, because you managed to recover control over your body, Ziabach has formed again to fulfil its goal as before. But Helena, like Hitomi before, has been sent to stop you. If we can prevent her from becoming 'friends' with Van, we have a chance of making her follow us, Ziabach.' Folken paused as he noticed the look of confusion on Dilandau's face. He waited for an at least sarcastic reply.

'Are you suggesting Folken that she follow under my command?' Dilandau said presenting his problem with Folken's idea.

'I think we're going to need more than that to make her join our side. Something so full proof that she'll never go against Ziabach.' This still didn't seem to calm Dilandau's confusion, but rather riddled it more.

'How do you suppose we do that? It seems impossible. She seems to have a mind of her own.' The thought of how Helena had been so persistent to help him, scared Dilandau.

'The only way to make her never go against us is to make her fall in love with you.' Folken looked unchanged in expression compared to the rather angry Dilandau opposite him. Dilandau moved from his seat so quickly, it toppled over making Dilandau more angry than before.

'Since when did making girls fall in love with me come in to my job description Folken?!' Folken didn't reply but just watched him march back and forth, then slowly calm when a thought struck him.

'Why don't you do it Folken?' A smirk appearing across his face at the idea.

'I think your expression says it all Dilandau. And anyway, girls are more your department.' This time Folken taking his turn to smirk at Dilandau.

'You seem to have the wrong idea of what kind of relationships I have Folken. I wouldn't even call them relationships.'

'That's why you'll have to make sure you don't treat Helena like all the girls that you have on the side.' Folken rose and walked to the door as the infuriated Dilandau followed instinctively. 'So, this being your mission, I suggest you don't screw up Dilandau otherwise all of Ziabach will have to suffer.'

Dilandau seethed with anger and embarrassment at the idea and was about to give Folken a piece of his mind when the door was shut in his f ace. Dilandau grew wild with anger and before leaving, punched the door to let Folken know how he felt.

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Helena sat once again in her cell, still trying to figure out how a necklace could take her to another planet. 'Maybe if I did what I did last time, I can get out of here,' she thought out loud. It's strange how the idea had only just come to her now, but she figured it must have been because she couldn't hack the pain anymore. The pain of watching Van suffer, who was missing from his cell and even the pain Dilandau stored up inside.

Trying to reproduce the actions she took out before, that she supposedly did to make the green light form, she began swinging the necklace back and forth. 'I wish I could be free from this cell,' she chanted to herself. She watched the smooth pink surface glint even in the dim light. Helena tried to turn her gaze when she heard footsteps down the corridor, but her sight wouldn't budge from the hypnotising gem. She even tried to shut her eyes as the deep cuts on her arms and hands became visible, like before and blood flowed down towards the pink stone at the end of the chain.

Although unable to stop her gaze, she noticed someone at her cell talking, shouting possibly, but she couldn't hear anything clearly. More figures appeared and stood at her cell, seeming to struggle with the lock in their panic.

Eventually, through the immense pain Helena was going through in silence, the blood from her deep wounds reached the rosy gem. The blood mixed with the stone and Helena could no longer see her reflection in its surface. Just as the cell door clanged open, the green pillar of light swallowed Helena and she was gone.

Helena awoke on the floor down a familiar corridor, not that any looked any different. She was still aboard the Vione, but at least out of her cell. Realising her whereabouts, she clutched at her arms with bloody hands. 'Shit, why does this always seem to happen when I use that stupid necklace?' Realising the need to escape, she forgot about it immediately, arose to her feet and started running down the corridor for a way out.

She couldn't have been out cold for too long as an alarm was sounded as she turned the corners of identical corridors. It seemed impossible to find an exit and even more hopeless as she ducked around corridors to avoid guards patrolling and looking for her.

Running to a t-junction in the labyrinth of passages, she stopped to listen for footsteps. She turned sharply as the unpromising echo of footsteps could be heard from behind. Helena turned to run again but footsteps could be heard from ahead as well. Helena had to make it to the corridor that turned off from the main passage before she was seen. With all the energy she could gather, she ran for the off lying corridor. Before turning the corner, she glimpsed the front of a guard's shoe turning for the corridor she was fleeing from. Turning her vision to look down the corridor she was following, she stumbled before flying in to Dilandau.

Dilandau stumbled back slightly before pulling off Helena, who seemed to cling on to him for balance. Helena recovered from her mistake and attempted to run past but he grabbed her arm, pulling her into a room off from the corridor. Closing the door, they stood in silence for a moment as they heard the passing of the guards. Dilandau pushed Helena away from the door before opening it to whisper something to the passing guard. Closing the door, he motioned Helena to sit down.

Helena, not realising her surroundings, sat on the huge bed that was draped with blood red sheets that danced with the shadows in the poorly lighted room. Helena felt a little uncomfortable with the idea of being left in a bedroom with him as he watched her, pulling up a chair near to her. Glancing at her surroundings, Helena felt even more uncomfortable as everything seemed to scream Dilandau. And she was sitting on his bed!

It's not that Helena ever had a problem with being guy's room alone with them, it was just the way Dilandau seemed to be examining her. It made her feel naked in front of him, as she shifted now and again. She looked down at arms, and found that there was no mark left to prove that the necklace had caused the blood to rush from her arms. Her recovery from the necklace that inflicted her the temporary pain seemed to get quicker every time. But remembering where her attention should have been, she looked back at the albino who was still watching her intently. His eyes were calm but deep in thought. She wasn't even sure if he was watching her but rather looking deep in to her soul.

There eyes were fixed in their gaze at each other, and Helena felt as if she had no control. She no longer felt uneasy as she admired the albino's beauty. His features seemed so delicate but battle hardened. Helena wanted to reach out to touch his face which would feel soft to her fingers. But his eyes entranced her and it felt as if he knew it. He could put anyone under his spell, and Helena was no different. However, she could see something past Dilandau's enchantment and it hurt her. He seemed so trapped and Helena felt as if love was an unwritten word for him. She wanted to help this cruel boy, she wanted to change his thorn-like heart.

'Why do you look at me that way, Helena?' She blinked from her gaze, surprised by the seemingly strange question and the fact that he spoke to her using her name.

'Because I want to help you,' feeling honesty would probably have a better outcome than lying.

'Why me? Why not Van? I burnt down his kingdom, killed his people and I've come back from being defeated at the Destiny War. Why me?' His face showed the annoyance that reflected in his voice.

Feeling that they were both on about as equal terms as you could be with Dilandau, she replied in honesty. 'You're hurting inside Dilandau, and no one else can see it but me. When I tried to escape earlier, I've realised how much guilt I would have felt if I had left here without helping you.'

'How can you help me?' His interest growing wild.

'I don't know, but I know if I stay here I can help. We might even become friends.' Helena stopped mid sentence thinking of the credibility of that happening. But she continued with one last plea, 'I just want to help you!' She still didn't understand fully why she wanted to help him, but something deep inside her told her that it is the right thing to do.

'I know you do, and I don't just want your help, I want you.' Dilandau's face showed no change in emotion, and remained calm as before.

Helena struggled to catch her breath. Maybe she had pleaded too much to help him. Either way, she felt glad as well for some reason. At least it would allow her to help him. But just to make sure that her hopes were not to be shattered, she leaned forward from the bed and asked, 'what did you just say?'

A/n well, I'm rubbish at knowing where to stop the end of chapters, to your great annoyance for sure. Has Dilandau gone too quickly in to the task at hand? Nobody knows. I think after ive done this story, I wont attempt to do another again. I kinda suck at it, I best stick to poetry. Btw feel free to review and thanks for reviewing last time, it was much appreciated. Now I'm off to watch Spike *drool* other than I wouldn't even bother watching Buffy the vampire slayer: P

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