Disclaimer: This story is not owned by me, Mel (Miss Independent3), It belongs to a friend of mine, Chelsea who does not have a s/n here and she wanted to see what other people think of her writing. So if you review I will pass it on to her. Neither she nor I own Magic Knight Rayearth, but we do know that CLAMP does.

This story is loosely based on the Clamp manga series Magic Knight Rayearth. All characters are owned by Chelsea because there are no characters from the actual Clamp series here.

Chapter 4

When they got to the Water Cave Ruto put her hand on the door. The place where her hand was resting glowed and then there was an opening for a key. Ruto took the key from a string around her neck put in the slot and the door opened. The Water Cave was a place where there was always an air pocket for it never filled with water. The cave had five hallways to choose from, Ruto went in the third one and walked down that hallway and turned left at a door. She then put another key in the lock. When Ruto opened the door there was a bright light. When the light dimmed they were in a room that was covered in blue glass and in the middle of the room was a huge fountain that has three tresses. The water glittered with what looked like pieces of diamond and sapphire.

"Is that where the Crystals are kept Ruto?" Newkoe asked in amazement.

"No that would be just screaming here 'I am take me, take me'. No the crystals are in a different room under the fountain. You would not think under would you?" Ruto said to the look on Newkoes face.

"How could you move something like that. It must weigh at least a ton or two."

Ruto smiled, "We must have done well for you to think that. The fountain weighs only fifteen pounds at the most and that is the weight of the water." With that said Ruto pulled one of the shells on the fountain and the fountain moved back to reveal stairs. "Come, we must go down to check on the crystals." Ruto said as she started down the stairs. When they got to the bottom there was a door with writing on it.

"What does the writing on the door say?" Newkoe said asked as he looked closely at the words.

"It is a warning that whoever sets foot in the next room must have water in their blood or they must be accompanied by one who has the blood."

Ruto pricked her finger and put two drops of blue blood on the water drop sign on the door. Then Ruto took Newkoe's hand and pricked his finger and put his blood over hers. "Now you can enter the room with out getting killed." Stated Ruto as she opened the door. The room was dark but Ruto walked right to the middle of the room as if she could see. Then in the middle of the room there was a faint shimmer of blue. In a small dish-like a shell there was two dewdrop gems glowing as if they had fire inside of them.

"Are these the Ocean Crystals? They are beautiful." Newkoe said in a whisper, for in this room it felt as if you needed to whisper not to disturb the reverence of the room. "I have seen my Golden Feathers. The jewels that are supposed to keep my domain together but these are more than the keepers of order these are the essence of the ocean. You have done a well to keep them hidden like this. For if they fell into the wrong hands...." he trailed off.

"I know, I know, the ocean will dry up and we will be without water and I must die to give the land new crystals. They were my fathers last words to me 'Keep them safe a bad time is coming'." She said quietly. Newkoe went over to Ruto and rubbed her arms for her whole body was shaking. "The Crystals call out for my body to become one with them. For if I ever needed all the power I posses, I would need to have the crystals combine with me. My father did and he died for he did not have the control over the water that I do now. He did it trying to save my mother and me from the old Dark Lord. I was five years old when I saw my father turn in to a bright barrier to guard us. My mother died shortly after because my father did not have enough power so my mom gave him hers." Ruto turned to Newkoe and put her head in his chest and cried. Newkoe held her there until she was all cried out. Ruto stepped back and wiped her face on her sleeve. "I have not cried like that since before my parents died. I promised them I would not cry again for they said that crying was a sign of weakness and I did not want to be weak in front of them as they slipped away from me." Ruto took a deep breath. She looked at Newkoe and smiled at him. It was a weak smile but it was a smile.

Newkoe stepped forward and kissed her. "I'm sorry you had to be so strong so early in your life." Newkoe said to Ruto who was still leaning against him from their kiss.

"Well it made me strong so I could survive the criticism from everyone else. Also I could not have stood up to the Dark Lord when he came to visit me. Do you know if he has another name, like a birth name? Or was he called Dark Lord as his real name?" Ruto said jokingly.

Newkoe look into the blackness. "Yes he does have a real name. His name is Gabriel but I called him Rie. Rie is my brother; he was the guardian over the lightning. Then he decided to become the most powerful guardian, which is Night or Darkness. Therefore the name Dark Lord." Newkoe said keeping his voice neutral but you could her the pain in his voice. "He is my twin brother. I looked up to him and he took the place of my uncle which your father killed trying to save you."

It was Ruto's turn to comfort him. "I had a twin, a brother but he died at birth. I never knew till two years ago when my grandmother told me." Ruto came to her senses. "We need to leave the crystals have the power to make you remember the sad and hurtful things in life." With that they left the room and walked into the fountain room.