Yay! So happy, love all of your long reviews!!!! I'm trying to keep my resolution of updating even though I have loads going on and this is because I'm dedicated *nods in self satisfaction* Okay here's my reply of all the new reviews:

Rheia: read it soon and tell me what ya think. Thanx for the review though, lets me know you're still reading! Yay!

Forest Elfin: Yup I'm trying to get Dahlia to open up a little more coz she's kinda, closed at the moment and Dain is supposed to be helping her with that. But you must read on to find out. Dunno how long this story's gonna be but it's still going rather slowly coz there's loads to come. I've only just started so you'll have to wait for me to get my ideas on the screen (plus I'm a really slow typist.) But I will eventually! So keep reviewing coz you know it makes me happy!

Nienna aka 'I love vampires': Nope sorry to disappoint but Dain is not a vampire, you may like what's gonna happen later on in the story, but I am giving nothing away! I don't see anything especially vampirish about him but hey maybe I'll try to insert some sexy vampirism into a few non – essential parts of the plot. I have a really varied vocabulary is all. I'm not trying to make it posh it's just the way I write, coz there are only some words that express what I'm trying to say or give a certain image. Ooh I've gone off on one. Sorry, but thanx for your review and keep reading coz things are going to happen!

Oh p.s I reviewed your story and told you what I think if you haven't seen it already. But I think it's good, read the review and return the favour!! ;)

Nissa: Well you've reviewed now so that's okay you're forgiven for not reviewing ages, I have revision to do too so I know the feeling. Yeah the update was quick because I was reading my story and I just wanted more, so I wrote, it wasn't very much but there is more *stands benignly and accepts praise from Nissa on her hands and knees* You all want more between Dain and Dahlia! It will happen…soon. They got close here so read the new chapter, and Dahlia will be very cool with loads of power but only after she works at it, and at the moment she's dedicated…then she gets distracted…then something happens that makes her even more dedicated. There is a slight spoiler for you.

The message at the end was supposed to have smiley faces and sad faces but the update didn't put the characters in. I only just noticed, but it was not supposed to be L and N. No you are not being thick, that was the darn computer's fault. Or perhaps mine.

Thanx for putting me in your favourite author's list, I'm flattered and um…I'm a lady or a girl of fifteen. I should really put an author's bio in so you know a little more about me. Um I usually have rather long chapters but chapter 10 was an exception coz I updated so quickly. Wot would u prefer, quick updating and short chapters or long updating and long chapters, tell me wot u would like. Anyway there is a new chapter quite long, so read! Kay now get out of your chair, cease the slumping and read the new chapter of Fallen Star! Review again plz!!!

Doughnuts...mmm:  Yay, glad u like the new chapter and sure if ya want praise, dishing it out here coz I'm so happy with my reviews. U r my No1 reviewer and Goddess (not God I hope!) of making all happy. Praise you for making me happy plus praise me for making you feel special. We both rock! (I promise never to repeat your secret of happy pills to a soul, but use your method to make everyone happy all over the world, then once they're all happy I can take over leadership and rule the world on high!! Mwahahaha!)

Okay that was a bit much but at least yr happy *chuckles evilly*! Actually in exchange for making me happy, I am making you happy with more story, but here's a little spoiler I gave to Nissa also, she's gonna have super cool powers soon coz she's really dedicated…then something distracts her…then something else happens that makes her very dedicated then…no I'll stop there coz I gave the same to Nissa. (You'll just have to keep reading!)  Okay on the summary, thanks for the advice, I always appreciate advice coz I'm not as experienced as some other authors, but even though you're not an author u read loads so I'll try to think of something vibrant and interesting. (I like the word vibrant!) But really, thanks for the suggestion. I enjoy suggestions and I rarely take offence. I'll work on it!

Sorry bout the boyfriend loss, but hey he probably didn't deserve happy high u anyway. Wish I knew any free guys for u at all but nope, sorry I don't. Don't date much (at all!) either coz I go to a girls school so I don't meet that alien race a lot; or also coz I'm really busy with exams! AHHHHHHH! EXAMS! SO SOON!!!! And of course updating this story for u guys takes time! K nuff bout me, thanx! Love yr review and of course u yourself too, so keep reading coz u r No1 reviewer. I cannot do smiley face characters on this annoying program so you will have to settle for an L! (For love it!)

Janie: S'okay if you're not in the net often, my reply is here if ya want it, for what it's worth. About you're plot first – not to be rude or offensive in the least, just trying to give you my honest opinion k? I think that the plot is quite predictable and not very original but that does NOT mean it cannot be a great story because it can. It has a classic plot so you can make the story have character and intrigue with the actual description and dialogue. A good plot isn't everything; it's the actual writing of it that matters and you can't always tell how well a story is going to be with just the plot. Write the first chapter to me at Npadman@aol.com if you want to and I'll read it. I also really think that you should look to someone with a leetle more experience than I have in writing stories. Oh and um whom exactly does she marry after she rises to power, then falls in love wit a slave boy? Well it's your story so you can write a chapter if you want. But I think you could be a good writer. I just haven't seen any of your work yet. Try something and see what happens. *Smile* Glad you like my story, review again if you continue to like it (plz plz say you do!) and review!

Isilwen-Telpefion: Cool name! Pleased you like the idea of druids, I've read a couple of books about them and they were interesting so I decided to write about them. Um Ben is an abstract shape shifter and he can't become anything he wants. He can only become objects, like a vast or a watch whereas Dragons can become anything living. Ben is an inert abstract. There's the difference. Happy you think my story is intriguing, hope this chapter is intriguing enough for you to review again! Plz?

Whew! So many long reviews deserve so many long replies! Quite tiring writing down my thoughts. How do people write memoirs??? Anyway, I am not saying I don't love long reviews coz I do!! K here is the new chapter!

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'So what's going on between you and Ben at the moment? I want all the details 'cause I've been slightly busy lately.' Dahlia and Faye were practising spear technique in one of the training rooms.

'Slightly busy is an understatement. You've been practically non-existent for the past few days. Where have you been? You still haven't told me what went on in that meeting of yours with the elders.' Faye replied countering a lunge of Dahlia's spear.

'Don't – change – the – subject,' she gasped as she moved forward, attacking with a series of thrusts forcing Faye to defend.

'Hey easy Dahlia, I'm not that good with the spear you know, wanna try swords?' Faye countered her final swipe and their spears collided with a thud. Dahlia attempted to twist it round so Faye lost control and consequently lost the weapon but Faye moved back into the defensive.

'You're not answering my question, until you do I'll continue to do this –' she finished with a dangerous thrust to Faye's midsection causing her to double over. Good thing these spears are rounded, or I would've gutted her. She thought.

'Dahlia!' Faye cried outraged as she dropped the spear, 'You could have hurt me!'

'Sorry I didn't mean to make you stop, and no, I would not have hurt you because I executed the manoeuvre in such a way it was impossible. If I had indeed wanted to hurt you I would have –'

Faye cut her off saying, 'Okay I get the point, please don't explain, you get all strange when you speak like that and then you start talking in riddles, perhaps you are making progress with your control.'

'Well I'm working on a new way to enhance my…wait a minute; I see what you're doing. So, what's the deal with Ben?' Dahlia asked her point blank lowering her spear.

'Darn foiled again,' Faye muttered. 'Look I don't know what's going on okay? I just like him a lot. He seems really focussed on his powers when you talk to him but he's really interesting. He just…oh I don't know how to explain it. He makes me feel, special. And I think I'm making some headway with the future readings and everything. He helps me concentrate because he's so good at it himself. I think Ben is…or he could be – ' Just then they were interrupted by the door opening.

Dain stepped through the opening, looked at the two girls for a moment, then said, 'Dahlia I really need to talk to you.'

Dahlia was confused, wasn't he supposed to be with Nagini practising? Does he ever practise?

'Sorry, but I'm really busy at the moment. Faye and I are – ' He interrupted her again. Funny how he keeps doing that, she thought randomly

'Well this is probably more important. I really think you'll want to hear this.'

Dahlia looked at him curiously though it didn't show, and then back at Faye who smiled encouragingly to show she didn't mind.

'I'll be right back okay?'

'You don't have to hurry it's fine.' Faye replied smiling.

Dahlia walked out not bothering to glance at Dain. Once outside the door she turned to face him.

'This had better be important,' she spoke evenly without emotion.

'I think you might want to hear this in private. Library?' he suggested.

Instead of answering she walked away down the corridor. Once inside the library she went to the window, looking out across the view but not really seeing it. Every sense she had was focussed on the guy behind her, she heard him shut the door and waited for him to make the first move.

He cleared his throat, this was going to be hard. He had finally summoned the courage to ask Nagini what was going on and he hoped he'd have the courage to tell Dahlia and escape with his head intact, because once she found out about this soulmate link she was sure to go crazy. He had asked not told Master Nagini that this link was between Dahlia and himself. He took a deep breath and began,

'So, I talked to Nagini about the translation of the scrolls and he said he would help both of us, seeing as you don't know.' You coward! He admonished himself. C'mon dummy just tell her!

Dahlia again was surprised, and not pleasantly so. She spoke in a clear biting voice, 'is this all you wanted to tell me? It's not that important and it was not worth calling me out to talk to you in private. Or was it just a ploy to get me alone? I don't know what is going on but I'm damn well going to find out. Now! This minute!' She walked out towards the door but was intercepted by Dain.

'Dahlia Wait,' he said quietly catching her sleeve. 'There is something important I have to tell you, something you need to know.'

Wrenching her sleeve out of his grasp she stood hands folded, waiting, trying to ignore their close proximity. 'Well?' she inquired.

'I talked to Master Nagini.'

'About us?' Dahlia didn't know why but she didn't feel comfortable knowing others knew about this strange thing between her and a boy. It seemed like a violation but she had no idea why she felt like that.

'No not specifically us, about a connection between people.' Dahlia felt a sense of relief and waited for him to continue.

'I talked to him about this and he seemed to know what it was.' He paused unsure how to break it to her.

'Well he seemed to think it was something called…the Soulmate link.' He stopped and looked down at her face trying to read what she was thinking.

She stood there without expression and simply taking in his words. She didn't quite understand, 'What exactly is the soulmate link?'

'Erm well, its when… two people *cough* are meant for each other,' he stopped again.

Dahlia was still confused, 'meant to… what?' she prompted. Dain swallowed nervously.

'Meant to be together. Like Destiny,' when he saw Dahlia completely at a loss he put it as plainly as possible. 'We're meant to spent eternity together, in love. Our souls are meant to connect in a way we can with no other and that's not all. A while back when the wild powers were still abroad, there were soulmates everywhere mainly between Night people and Night people but also between humans and Night people. And this is what's going on between you and me. We're…meant for each other.'

There was a long pause

It lengthened into a long space of time. Dahlia finally realised what he was trying to say and she was stunned.

She couldn't even begin to comprehend what was going through her head. Part o her was saying this can't be real. It's not true and I can't believe it. I don't want it, it's not fair…and more of the same. While another part, a bigger part was elated, complete and undeniably happy.

Dain waited while Dahlia stood still. He knew she was trying to compose herself and she looked so vulnerable right at that moment. He wanted her to feel comfortable with him. He wanted to understand her and what she wanted…he just wanted to love her.

Dahlia finally broke the silence, 'No.'

Dain, broken out of his thoughts, was bewildered. 'What?'

'I said No. It's not true.'

'Look Dahlia I know this is hard but you can't just deny it! It is true and you know it so…'

'So what? I think this is not really a big a deal as you make out. I think that you know…I just need to…Stress! Yes, it's just stress. I've been working really hard lately and perhaps I need to relax for a while and I can sort out my head and then…' she trailed off when she noticed Dain was getting closer to her.

She tried to back away but found that the door was behind her making her conveniently trapped.

'This isn't real, it's not happening. There must be some way to…' Dain was getting ever closer. Their faces were inches apart and Dahlia felt her heart beating way too fast. Despite herself she tilted her head up towards him and unconsciously invited him to kiss her. closing her eyes.

Just as their lips were about to touch, her ears caught movement behind her. She jerked her head back and opened her eyes.

Dain touched…air, not the lips he was hoping to meet. He opened his eyes, unaware he had shut them and looked at the dark haired girl in front of him.

Dahlia read the hurt in his eyes and murmured, 'It's not what you think.'

She pushed at his chest, careful not to touch his skin, and he moved backwards. 'Someone is coming.'

With those words Dahlia hurried to the window as Dain picked up a book from a desk. The door opened and Faye walked into the room. She glanced around and spotted Dahlia, 'Hey where did you two get to? I thought you were coming back.' Faye gazed at Dain's pensive face engrossed in the book he was reading, The Gardeners Encyclopaedia.

'I wouldn't have thought you were interested in that kind of thing, Dain isn't it?' Dain glanced up, nodded and returned to his book.

'Sorry Faye, I'm coming now,' Dahlia watched Faye walk out and followed, not before throwing a fleeting look to Dain who was now watching her intensely.

Turning away again she walked out. Dain looked on behind her.

Please Review this people! I know it isn't that long but hey, it's some! Better than nothing! And I will write more, longer, chapters if…. you review!!!!!!! Please please review love that sooo much!