It's so warm here. So warm and pleasing....... Almost enchanting. I feel as if I'm floating............ floating in a dream. And it is a dream. A very virtual one, yet a dream none the less. Never had I ever thought I'd be doing something like this. Never. My body felt as if it were being separated from its soul. My soul and conscience were just slowly drifting away from my body.....into this dream.

No matter the cost, I have to save my father. He's done so much for me....yet I have done nothing to pay him back. My eyes glanced over my shoulder. Alex was right there with me. He was so sweet and kind - unlike anyone I had ever met. His eyes showed anxiety, perhaps even fear. I don't blame him though. I myself had no idea what I was getting into. People never realize what they're in until its too late.



"This place gives me the creeps." Alex said after a long moment of silence. He and Jenna stood at a disserted ruin site. Everything lay broken and tumbled. Black fog coiled around their feet in small blotches, as if telling them to go away. A black crow flew by, shrieking.

Jenna shuddered.

"I guess we should start from here......wherever here is." She said, her eyes scanning the dull surroundings.

Alex walked forward. Looking up at the sky, he sighed.

"Jenna......whatever happens here, I want you to have something." He said, almost whispering. Reaching into the pocket of his jeans, he pulled out a ring. Taking her hand in his, he continued. "This belonged to my grandmother. I want you to have it."

Jenna looked at the shining ruby ring on her ring finger.

"I can't. This is too precious to you. I can't accept this."

"Please....I want you to have this to remember me by."

"You're saying this as if this is the last time I'll see you.....that's not true though. Why are you acting like this?" Jenna asked, concern growing over her. He obviously knew something she didn't.

"It's nothing."

********4 days later, back at Battle city**********

Jenna stood staring out the window of her apartment she now shared with Mae Valentine, only half listening to the voices behind her. It was raining again, and the soft sound of the water, along with the pattern it created as it fell, only served to distract her further. The gray light outside as dusk settled over the city reflected her mood perfectly, and she felt her thoughts begin to drift.

"It's nothing....." She whispered softly, in remembrance. "Damn you, Alex! You knew that was going to happen....you knew...." She sobbed, shutting her eyes. Hot tears rushed down her cheeks.

Glancing down, she saw her blurry hand. Blinking, it came into focus. The ring was still on her finger....as it has been since that day. It happens to feel, sometimes nothing inside. No happiness, no pain. Yet as her eyes grazed about the ring, pain flooded her heart, making her head ache. It was not the first time she had, but this seemed to grow up faster and stronger than ever. She put one hand on her forehead, knowing that it wouldn't work, and sighed slightly.

She had to work hard to keep her self control in the last few days.

Her head began whirling. Unwanted memories broke into her, drowning her. Images of Alex and him flashed before her eyes. She saw his evil face laughing in pleasure as Alex screamed in agony.

Jenna let out a sob.

"No....go away. I don't want to remember.....not again." She whispered, her forehead leaning on the cool surface of the glass.

The voices behind her died out. Her mind was somewhere else now. Somewhere she has already been......somewhere she wanted to forget.

~ Don't leave me in all this pain ~

~ Don't leave me out in the rain ~

~ Come back and bring back my smile ~

~ Come and take these tears away ~

~ I need your arms to hold me now ~

~ The nights are so unkind ~

~ Bring back those nights when I held you beside me ~

~ Un break my heart ~

~ Say you'll love me again ~

~ Undo this hurt you caused ~

~ When you walked out the door ~

~ And walked outta my life ~

~ Un cry these tears ~

~ I cried so many nights ~

~ Un-break my heart ~

~ My heart ~

The room was dark. The only light was the occasional bolt of lightning outside, illuminating the room for split seconds at a time. Rain beat down hard against the window in a continuous rhythm, with no signs that it would soon let up.

"Jenna! Leave now!" Alex's voice yelled.

"No, it's too late for that you imprudent girl! Give me the key. NOW!" Another voice covered up Alex's, evaporating it in the sound of the rain.

A clap of thunder startled her. Her eyes glancing around, she saw that room again. Those same walls, those same windows, and that same storm. Her eyes shifted to the left. She saw herself standing by Alex, with a cloaked man in front of them.

"Fine, if you'd rather have it this way." The evil voice said flatly, rising up his golden rod and aiming it at Alex. In an instant he grabbed his head, his back arching as he collapsed on the floor, groaning in agony.

"NO! Stop! What are you doing?" Jenna screamed, collapsing on her knees by Alex, hugging him.

~ Take back that sad word good-bye ~

~ Bring back the joy to my life ~

~ Don't leave me here with these tears ~

~ Come and kiss this pain away ~

~ I can't forget the day you left ~

~ Time is so unkind ~

~ And life is so cruel without you here beside me ~

"Shut up girl. This is none of your concern now. You have something I want and I'll get it no matter what." He hissed, his cold and lifeless eyes glaring down at her as he pointed his rod at her, releasing Alex from its control.

Jenna moved closer to Alex's body, hugging him as if he was her lifeline.

" Please.....leave....get out of here..." He whispered.

"What have you done to him?" Jenna demanded.

"Let's just say something you don't want done to you." He said, stepping forward.

Jenna stood up, her body quivering. "Is this what you want?" She questioned, taking off the golden bracelet on her wrist. "Is it? Well have it! Just don't hurt him.....please."

The man slapped away the bracelet. It slid on the marble floor, down to the other side of the room. Too shocked at this development, she hardly noticed when he slammed her into a nearby wall with only a flick of his rod.

Holding her up by her neck, the man spoke slowly.

"My dear, that Millennium Item is useless without its hostess. Do you know what it is? What its powers are?" He asked, tightening his grip.

Couching, Jenna shook her head slowly.

"I imagined so. You see, this bracelet is a cursed item. In order for me to use it, it requires a sacrifice of life. A life none other than yours. Now when that is done, the power is immense. You wouldn't begin to imagine what I can do when I have it. Of course, you won't be here to witness it. You'll be - " He was saying but was cut off by a hit to his head.

Released, Jenna slid to the floor. Rubbing her throat, she looked up. Alex stood above her, smiling.

"I've got your back."

Just then the man got up behind him and snarled angrily, once more taking out his rod.

Jenna's eyes widened. "NO! ALEX! BEHIND YOU!"

[A/N -

I know I haven't updated in a LONG time, so please forgive me. I've been really busy with school and plus I had no inspiration for writing.

I don't own the song "Un break my heart" by

Toni Braxton. It's a great song though.

I know this chapter may not really make sense, and I know I skipped a lot of what happened in the virtual world, but you must understand; I've been writing this fic for well over half a year and I'm growing tired of it. So to make things more fun, I decided to keep more mystery to it. In the next chapter I'll make things more clear, so until then please hang tight with me.

I hope you liked this chapter, I did. I usually don't write anything like this, so this was an experiment.

Well, please review and tell me what you thought.

~Angel~