Don't own anything except this little sandwich and my little corner to hide in.

This chapter includes clips from songs, books, and poems to help the mood along. I don't take claims over them, and I may have gotten the words all mixed up, most of them I've only heard or seen once.

Run for your life, oh foolish lover, you're true one is in danger.

Ogenki ran where her feet took her, not pausing even when she hit the ground with such a force to knock loose a boulder. Her heart and instinct lead her instead of her mind. That was the only way to find Darth.

Live for my living, or else I must die.

She charged into a cave. There was Darth. But he was lying motionless on the floor, his hands chained to the wall.

"No Darth no…" She approached him, ripping the chains out of the wall. Darth still did not move. She sat on the floor, propping up his shoulders with one arm. His eyes remained closed. Ogenki screamed to the unfair world. Henri and Sar got to live. But Darth didn't? Where was the justice people always claimed to fight for? Tears trickled down her face as she felt she would like to die as well, if just to be with him again.

"Darth, how could you not have seen? I…I love you…"

Never make an angel cry, Don't ever make them sad. For to do so would be folly, because it might just make them mad.

Ogenki clutched Darth for all she was worth. It wasn't right, it wasn't. Darth shouldn't have left her.

"Stupid magician. You're so powerful, but you couldn't even fight of a stupid man who fancied himself a mage." She was getting angry.

"Why'd you have to go and leave me?" she demanded, shaking the lifeless body, "You promised you wouldn't. Remember? After I had that vision? We fixed part of it, but you still left me. How could you? I HATE you!"

Don't listen to me when I'm sad, I'll say thing I don't mean. I act like I'm real mad, but it's really just a dream.

"Oh Darth, I didn't mean a word of that. You know I didn't. Please Darth, answer me." Ogenki pulled Darth's body to her chest. Several of her tears dropped to his body, "please…"

Tears are powerful weapons, don't make someone use them.

The tears dropped onto Darth again. The body stirred. Ogenki stopped crying, for she felt it. The body moved again.

"Darth?" The body stirred once again, and Darth stood up. He was knocked down again by a screaming Ogenki throwing herself at him.

"DARTH! YOU'RE ALIVE, YOU'RE ALIVE!"

"Yes, yes I am. But, how?" he frowned slightly, "I died. I left this world, but I was pulled back." Then he noticed the tear stains on his shirt. "Ogenki, did you cry for me?" She bowed her head. Darth put one finger beneath her chin, lifting it up to face him. She was taller. He no longer beat her by a foot, more like seven inches, tops.

"Ever hear of the Mermaid's Tear spell?" Ogenki shook her head.

"It appears in some form or another in many movies and books. Basically, one's tears have revival powers when used under the right circumstances." Ogenki's eyes widened.

"I thought only phoenix tears had any special powers."

"No, other beings do to, like mermaids, and all beings can perform the Mermaid's Tear spell. Thing is, they can't know they're doing it." Ogenki smiled.

"That explains it then." Darth put a guiding hand on her shoulder.

"Are the others here? Chaz and Zen too?" He asked, leading her out of the cave.

"Yes, all fought bravely. Hey, did you know that the dragons every one's always been so afraid of were just under mind control?" Darth frowned slightly.

"More than that, they're meant to protect," he said, "I was the one they were trying to protect. Chaz had some idea of it, but I don't think he knew the full extent. At least, he never found it suitable to tell me."

"They're guardians too?"

"Yes."

These happy days are back again.

"DARTH! OGENKI! YOU'RE BACK!" Mars came running up, nearly tackling Ogenki. Darth was surprised to see she now was only an inch taller than who used to be his shortest apprentice. So much had physically and mentally changed to his girls in the mere eight months they had been training together, not counting when Darth had been taken away. Kao also came charging up, Sar and Henri right behind her. Ogenki grinned.

"I see you're back," she nodded to Henri and Sar.

"Back and in action, except for SHE," Sar nodded at Kao, "Thinks we need to rest instead of, quote 'trampling around like we usually do'."

"Yeah, Mars thinks so to, they seem to think death brings weakness." Henri put his hands on his hips in mock impression of Mars, "Henri, if you think I'm going to let you break that now fragile shell of a body you have then I hope you liked the realm of the dead, 'cause your going to be sent there by ME," he said in a high pitched voice. Mars punched him in the shoulder while the others laughed. Well, except for Chaz and Darth, that is. Chaz turned to the other.

"Do you know what you being back to life means?"

"Yes. Ogenki used the Mermaid's Tear."

"You realize that you love her then? And that she loves you? That spell has conditions, one of which is the user can't know they are using it, and another is it has to be from one lover to another." Darth looked at him.

"Yes. I do realize I love her. The question, of course, does she know she feels the same? And if she does, where can this go? I am four years older than her, and she is my apprentice."

"Then you know what you must do." Chaz said. Darth sighed. Yes he knew it. But did he want to?

Author's note: Hehehe, I did it again. Nenernenernener! Oh, the power! But, for all of you about to hurt me, check the bottom of the page. THERE'S ANOTHER! I put up two chapters again, I thought you guys might like it. I try and update fast.