YM: I did expect to get 5 reviews…wow…I'm speechless…

EC: -_-' For once…

YM: :P

Ella: -_-' Yami Megami doesn't own Shadow Skill, and in fact has only seen the second movie, and so there is no possible way she owns it, as she knows next to nothing about it.

YM: ¬ _¬ Thank you Ella.

EC: Well, it's true. All you know is how the story starts and who 5 characters are… -_-'

YM: Shut up!!! , You're so mean……::sniff sniff::

EC: Just start writing…

YM: ^_^!! Okay!!!

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As soon as she picked it up and held it, a wave a familiarity washed over her. Then, she knew who's drapphe this was. Wide eyed and starring, she said,

"Is that you??"………………

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"Caelqua?! It can't be; you're dead." The girl nodded her head and said,

"Calequa is dead, yes. But-." The quiet whisper of her voice died as a cruel-sounding intonation cut her off, yelling,

"Lace! Where in the hell are you girl? Don't make me come and find you!" Wide, frightened eyes turned toward the sound of the male voice, and in a flash, the chrome colored hair flicked in the after-current as she took off.

Intrigued, Ella slipped the precious drapphe into a belt loop, securing it so that it wasn't going to fall out, and then, started after the girl. She wanted to know what this girl knew about Caelqua. Finding her trail easily enough, Ella stayed behind in the forest where the clearing the pale girl entered started, watching. The girl stopped in front of a tall, burly looking man that dwarfed the girl by at least a foot, and the girl was just a few inches shorter than Ella. When she came to a stop, the man said,

"Where have you been Lace? Stupid bitch. I told you not to wander from camp." And with that, he struck her. Hard. Hard enough that Ella could see a dark river curling down a pale cheek from the corner of her mouth, which glinted with a ruby-colored hue in the sharp moonlight that shrouded the clearing.

"I'm sorry. I promise I won't do it again." came the familiar whisper at a gentle tone. The man sounded absolutely livid as he yelled harshly,

"Sorry? Sorry!? Sorry doesn't cut it, you ungrateful little bastard child! It's your fault we're in this mess! It's always your fault, Lace, you filthy little wretch!"

"You know that's not my name; please stop calling me that." came that gentle, bell like voice, slipping through the night like the moon itself. Growling, the man said,

"I'll call you what ever I like, you little bitch." And with that, he began to slap the child relentlessly. Each slap brought back a terrible memory for Ella; each new cut reminded her of her hateful mother blaming everything on her. No child deserved to live through what she had; especially not one that reminded Ella of the most wonderful person to ever grace her young life. But, as she looked at the chrome colored girl, she was slightly surprised; she let him hit her. Now, you're probably like, well, no duh she let him hit her; he's about six times as strong as her and a hell of a lot bigger. But, that's not what she meant. The little girl didn't brace herself, didn't make any noise, didn't even move; all she did was stand there and let him hit her. Now, if you take into effect that he was a very strong looking person, though I know size doesn't matter, and he wasn't even so much as swaying her lithe body with a full out slap, you have to realize that there was something up here. Anyway, about half a minute later, Ella decided that this girl had taken more than enough and was going to do something to stop him, he stopped of his own accord. Then, his gruff voice sounded loud and clear,

"Go. You're not to come back 'til tomorrow night at dusk, you hear? You can fend for yourself for another day for disobeying me." When she moved slowly around and stood there for a minute, back to him, he shouted at her,

"GO DAMMIT!" and kicked the back of her heels. Then, she was gone in a flash of silver. Ella looked around for a minute, and found her sitting by a stream of lazily flowing water, washing her now bloody face off. Ella approached her from behind, and a gentle whisper caught her off guard, saying,

"He's really not that bad, and he is the only companion I have, and so I stay with him." She turned to face Ella for a second, and as she did, Ella caught sight of her pale face. What was once flawless was now marred with a few freely flowing cuts, and a number of bruises. But, what was surprising, was that as Ella looked at her, the dark patches under her skin which Ella had identified as bruises faded and disappeared, and the thin cuts that marred her pale mercury skin stopped bleeding and heeled, blood and all disappearing. By the time it was done healing, she was completely back to normal.

Ella was stunned speechless and completely confused. How in the hell had she healed herself so quickly? It's just, not possible for a normal person to do! As if reading her thoughts, the girl said in her gentle voice,

"I think you're confused now; I can see it in your eyes." Her naivety showed through a little more now, as if she had gotten something out of her system that was making her slightly more serious and depressed. Then, she continued,

"I can heal quickly; I think that's what you're confused about, yes? Well, it has to do with how I knew Caelqua, if you are interested." Ella looked at her for a second, and then said,

"You knew Caelqua? Alright; I want to know. But first, I who are you?" The girl smiled a soft smile and said,

"I am a friend. But if you must call me by a name, call me Schrileah. I knew Caelqua, because, she was my mother."……

TBC……

YM: ^_^ There. Another short chapter, but it's an update, right?
EC: -_-'

Ella: Why am I still here?
EC: I don't know.

YM: ^^;; Neither do I

Gau: Anyway, R&R and maybe YM will write more…..

YM: ^_^!! What he said!! ^_~