DISCLAIMER: i only own Arikia, Tristan- nothing else-but the plot. A.N: Sorry I haven't updated in a while. I had really bad writers block. Well anyways please read and review.

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Arikia ignored the voice, and wrapped her bleeding flesh with a black strip of cloth from her dresser. "It doesn't hurt one bit. . ." Arikia replied biting her bottom lip, she was lying. Her arm stung like it was consumed in flames, then left to be picked at by wild dogs.

"Your lying, Arikia." the voice continued from the shadows.

Arikia turned to face the voice, her eyes turning to a crimson and black. "It's not you problem Tristan!"

A tall hansom teen stepped out of the shadows. His black hair was wavy, his dark green eyes held mystery within there twinkling irises. He wore only a pair of long black pants, white shirt, and a long black cloak. "Now you were going to find me why?" His eyes were locked on Arikia, not even noticing when Chihiro walked in-between them.

There was a long silence as Arikia turned her back to Tristan, and Chihiro sat looking as bored as ever. There was never anything to do during the summer, no matter where she went. Last summer her and Arikia had gone on a road trip, around Japan. Chihiro remembered they went surfing in the ocean, a few times. They both liked the water, swimming and surfing, and both enjoyed to be outside.

"You took my ring. . ." Arikia finally answered Tristan enable to break his gaze on her.

"Huh?" Tristan smiled and raised an eyebrow.

"You stole my ring." Arikia turned to Tristan, who still looked lost. She let out a sigh, "God, Tristan. . .my ring? The sapphire one." Arikia tried to drill the fact her ring was missing, and he was the only other one with a key.

"I didn't take your ring. . ." Tristan argued with Arikia. Their little argument went on until a loud crash startled the three.

"What was that?" Chihiro woke from her light nap, startled by the crash she walked over to Arikia and Tristan.

Arikia walked over the bloodstained rug, and reached the dresser. She looked a bit scared as she quickly grabbed a dagger out of the chest and slid open the tall double doors that led into an a joint room, from where the crash sounded like it came. Arikia slowly walked into the shadows, dagger in hand she left Tristan and Chihiro looking around in other places to find what made the sound.

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A.N: Sorry about not updating like I was going to I hope you liked it. please read and review!!!!