Ello! I'm getting all my ideas now! Well, not ALL of them, but some of them^_^

Pixie: that's only because you've been daydreaming about your boyfriend.

Ami: yeah... your point?

Vern: *looks surprised* she admits it!

Pixie: she's been admitting it for awhile now...

Ami: yeah Vern, you're getting pretty slow...

Vern: what ever,,,

Pixie: *sigh* you're exposed to use periods, not commas.

Vern: what ever,,,

Ami: Vern has a new key signature for when he's irritated...

Pixie: what's my key signature?

Ami: yours is your bat.

Pixie: oh yeah! *brings out bat*

Vern: um......... hope you all enjoy the chapter! BYE!

Broken Heart.

'Where is she? She has to be here somewhere, but where? Humph, why do I have to find her anyway? What interest does she have in Mariah?'

"Um... Tyson?" Ray asked, not sure of what to say. "Where are we going?

"We're going to find Mariah," the Little Dragon answered calmly. "She's in this house, and most likely in danger, so keep quite so that I can hear breathing, or, most likely, talking."

"Talking? Why talking" the Tiger asked.

"Curiosity killed the cat," Tyson murmured. He could still hear the low breathing, but the pacing had stopped. "Good, she never stays still when she's hurting someone..."

"Who?" Ray asked.

"Someone I used to know..." the Little Dragon sighed, cursing himself for getting into his old habits.

'What's with me and sighing? I mean, come off it! No one could rival my average sighing record for a day. DAMN! Where is she; more importantly, what does she was with Mariah?!'

The two of them walked in silence, Tyson guiding them blindly through the maze of corridors, hoping to get closer to the breathing. Every now and then he took a wrong turn, only to get back on track a few seconds later.

"Tyson," Ray said, irritated that he didn't know what was going on. "Where are we going?"

"Here," was the simple answer. Tyson looked at him, "You stay here. I have to face her alone..."

"Face who?" the Tiger asked.

"...someone..."

Tyson opened the door, slipped through, and closed the door in a matter of seconds. He saw Mariah cowering against the far wall, totally oblivious to the fact that he was there. He also saw...

'...Nitra... I knew she would be here... but, why then, do I seem so surprised? Could it be that she still has a hold over my heart?'

Tyson listened to her story, knowing every bit of it. It was eternally etched in his mind... he closed his eyes tightly as she neared the end... of her version...

'She forgot to mention it... probable doesn't want her to know... probable part of her big plans...'

//Flash Back//

"Tyson!" she yelled down at him. "You could have broken your neck! Why do you ALWAYS insist on jumping off this balcony?"

"Because its fun!" he yelled back, laughing. The two of them smiled. "Now, are you coming down Love? Or do I have to come and get you?"

"I prefer the stairs," she called over her shoulder, disappearing into the house. A minute later she came out of the door and settled into his embrace.

The two of them had come to the cozy little house to watch the sun rise over the oasis. There was nothing more beautiful then watching that sun rise... besides maybe Nitra...

"Hmm..." the Little Dragon purred. "Love you, Nitra..." he could feel her stiffen in his embrace, but took no notice. "I think you're the one..." she looked up at him, and smiled. Slowly he leaned forward, and soon, the two of them were sharing the utmost souls to each other...

~~~ Nightfall ~~ Tyson's Room ~~~

"Tyson," Aretha said. "Are you sure that she's the one?"

"Yes," he said his mind clearly on other things.

"I don't trust her," Aretha replied, putting in her two cents. Tyson glared at her.

"How could you not trust her?" he asked, almost yelling at his best friend. "She's the most innocent person in the world! Not to mention, the most beautiful..." Aretha rolled her eyes.

"I mean-" she didn't get any farther, as the person in question leaped through the window; The expression on her clearly saying that she didn't expect either one of them to be up. "What are you doing here!?" Aretha yelled at the offending person.

"I'm here to do this," she said, before throwing a dagger at her "Love," and leaping back out the window. Tyson fell down, clutching where the dagger hit him... his heart...