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Reflect
Isabel Night

According to the angle in which the moonlight is hitting the large glass windows that have been installed inside Mia's house, and the number of shadows that are crawling all over the floor, I can tell that it is almost Midnight. Both Mia and Yulie have gone to bed, but because I cannot get any sleep, I've been watching the flames of a late night fire crackle in the medium sized brick fireplace. Even though I've been watching the bright orange flames for some time, my mind has been wandering back to the events that had happened earlier today.

At the "train tracks," or at least that's what Mia calls them, I had an encounter with a very emotionally charged Dais. He demanded that I surrender, and come back with him to the Dynasty. However, when I refused his offer, Dais then attacked me.

It didn't occur to me until now, but Dais went down too easily. I know it may sound crazy, but I still have this feeling that something was preventing him from thinking and attacking me with a clear head. When I did defeat him, however…well…when I saw the look of pain in his eye...I knew that my refusal to surrender and come back with him had emotionally hurt him.

After I told him the truth about our armors, I...walked away from him; leaving him all alone on those deserted "train tracks." I know it sounds heartless, but when all was said and done, I had to walk away from him. I don't want to walk away from my three friends, but if I don't do this, then I will continue to lose them to that thick, penetrating evil that Talpa constantly pours into their blackened souls. I love my friends like my own family, but...I love them enough to the point where I don't want to see them being used like a child's rag doll.

As I continue to reflect on what happened earlier today, I wish I could've told Dais that even though I walked away from our group, I still care about him and the others. At the "train tracks," I had to suppress my personal feelings, but now, I'm starting to feel like I can't bottle up my emotions up anymore. It's almost as if someone or something is waiting for me to release all my anger, sadness, and rage. I guess the mortals would probably call me a "ticking time bomb."

But I can and will endure this pain and suffering. If this will save Dais and the others, then it will be worth it. I have not chosen to take an easy path, but I have made a promise, and I will keep it. If that means walking away from those I love, and/or it means suppressing my personal feelings for the sake of my friends, then that is what I will do.

THE END