Dilandou woke up in his peaceful sleep. He was holding her in his arms. "Celena..." he said as if trying to wake her, he knew it wouldn't though. He pulled her up a little and kissed her forehead.

He thought back on earlier that night. The way she had reacted to his kiss. It was a bit of a shock to him but it was okay because it was his soul mate shocking him. He thought about the term and it's meaning to them. We really are one soul...

Dilandou lifted himself off her. Away from her lips. He looked at her with lustful eyes. She returned the look and he leaned in to kiss her again, to get lost in the taste of watermelon again. When she put a finger to his lips. He looked at her; confusion labeled all over him.

She smiled her angelic smile. Those blue eyes glistening even in the dark. "You have to make me a promise first" is what she said.

"And what might that be?" he replied.

"You have to promise to never hurt me." Her eyes softened and she looked ready to cry.

"Celena...I can't promise that. I'll hurt you at some point...be it physically or mentally. I can't ever promise not to hurt someone. That will just make it hurt more when I do."

She let a lonely tear run down her face...still smiling. "I know. Dilandou...I just want to hear you say you won't. I don't care even if you do."

He looked confused and frustrated at her reply. He didn't understand this at all. She was stuck sharing a body with him for so long...why didn't she just leave him and never look back?! "Why?! Why don't you care?! I could kill you and you still wouldn't care!!! Why?!" he was almost yelling at this point.

"Because...because we're soul mates... and no matter what we'll always be together."

Those words struck him so hard. His eyes melted at them. He let tears slip out... tears of so many things. They where tears for everything. Everybody he had ever hurt. Everybody he had ever killed. His dragon slayers... but most importantly...tears of release. He was released by them. With those words he knew that forever he would have someone. Someone to love him and someone to love. Although he would never admit that to her. He had a reason for existing besides causing pain now and that was everything to him.

He let them fall and buried his face in Celena's shoulder. She stroked his hair gently and sang him a quiet song.

"I plead peaceful spring of ubdo

When I pass please purify my soul

Quench the burning desire

End the pain and sinful fire

Cleanse with holy water

The blessings that you dole."

He listened carefully to the words. He wondered where she had heard that song but didn't ask her. She was asleep soon after she had sung it.

It was the next day and Celena had decided to take Dilandou for a walk. They where in the courtyard as always when at least 20 guards came running at Dilandou. They tore him away from Celena and held swords to his face. "What are you doing?! Stop this!!!" she yelled.

"I'm sorry lady Celena but we have orders to eliminate this man." Said the guard.

"From who?!"

"From King Aston. He has just gotten word from fanelia about this man and his many crimes. We have orders to destroy him"

"STOP!!!!!" Celena lunged herself on Dilandou trying desperately to cover him with her body. "Stop, stop, stop!!! Don't you DARE hurt him!!!!" She started shaking and held him tighter.

Dilandou saw this coming. Nothing so wonderful could last forever right? At least not for him. He held Celena in his arms tightly and tried his best to calm her. "It's alright love. They wouldn't hurt me." He felt her shaking more and more and stroked her hair. "Come now everything will be fine."

Celena was so scared. What could she do to stop this? She had no authority. She did all she could think to do. "I want to see my brother. It is my wish that if you are to kill this man that he accompany me. If necessary then you may send guards with us."

They all looked angry about her request. The king wouldn't like all this stalling. They decided to just let them see Allan. For he would wish Dilandou to live out his punishment. "alright." Said one of the guards. "Only because you are the sister of a knight of Caili. We expect this to be quick."

And with that they where off, Accompanied by five guards of course. Celena was clinging so tightly to Dilandou, her eyes so full of fear. She ran into Allan's room. He was sleeping. She pulled Dilandou along and woke him. "Allan!!!" she said in a shaky voice.

He stirred in his sleep and woke up to the face he most wanted to see. The face he was so happy to see. When his eyes cleared he saw how frightened she looked. "Celena?" he asked sleepily.

"Allan! Help me!! They want to hurt him! They want to hurt Dilandou!!" Celena looked like a child. A hurt scared child.

Allan immediately felt sympathy for his little sister. "It's alright Celena." He pulled her into his arms and cooed sympathetic words to her. "We'll make sure he doesn't get hurt." He hated every word he was saying. He hated Dilandou!!! But he loved his sister more than all that and if she loved the bastard he would simply have to live with it.

Celena held him tightly but pulled away quickly for she still felt the need to protect Dilandou. "Thank you Allan."

He shrugged and let his sight slip to Dilandou. He was smiling that unpleasant smile as Celena was holding him. "Dilandou..." said Allan.

Dilandou looked at Allan with an annoyed face. What could he want?! He snarled in his mind. "What?"

"Can I speak with you?"

"Yes" he said not moving.

Allan gave him an 'are you stupid' look and Dilandou set Celena aside.

"Celena could you go outside the room for a moment? Your pig of a brother wants to talk to me in private."

Allan gave him such a dirty look. Here he was trying to defend Dilandou and he was calling him a pig?! He waited for Celena to leave the room before he started to talk with Dilandou.

She shut the door and sat outside the door. What where they talking about? She couldn't last long without Dilandou.

Allan looked long and hard at Dilandou. At the man his sister loved. It sickened him. How could she love someone who was created by her? He shuttered at the thought.

"Dilandou?"

"What Aaallan?"

He's sick...

"What are you really trying to do with my sister?"

He's twisted...

Dilandou gave him a look of surprise. As if he would tell girly boy what he wanted to do to his sister! Ha! "I don't know what you're talking about." He said snarling.

Why does she love him...?

"I know you feel something for my baby sister. If you do anything about it...I will make sure you are dealt with." He said with obvious threat in his voice.

Of all people...

Dilandou smirked. He wanted so badly to torture Allan. To play horrible games with his mind. "I do feel a great attraction for her...I will tell you that. Of course being with her all the time does that. Sleeping with her warm body against me...it must be something about that, that's making me want her so much. To tou—"

"SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!" Allan's eyes were gone into a dark evil blue! He wanted to rip Dilandou's face off and burn it!!! How could that bastard sit there and mutter all those horrible things to him?! There was no way he was going to let him near his sister!!! "GUARDS!!!" he called them and there they where pinning him to the ground.

Dilandou knew exactly how to get out of this. Allan was so easy to play with. It almost wasn't fun. "Oh...Celena will be simply crushed."

Allan's eyes softened the slightest bit at the thought of his sister crying over such a thing. He hung his head down and sighed deeply trying to let out all the rage. "Release him..."

"But sir!"

"RELEASE HIM!"

The man looked very skeptical but released him nonetheless. "Sir" he said.

Dilandou got up and dusted off his shoulder. "Well now Allan. Is that all you wanted to discuss? If it is I should probably be getting back to Celena." He smirked devilishly sending a horrible chill down Allan's spine.

Dilandou walked out of the room and found himself wrapped in the arms of his other half. "What did he say?" she said hopefully.

"He said..." Dilandou thought of the perfect way to guarantee he would be safe even after what he pulled. "He said he would defend me all to make you happy."

He watched her eyes light up and her smile appear. "Really?"

He nodded his head to her. "Perhaps you should thank him."

Celena kissed him on the cheek and ran into her brother's room. Dilandou had won. He would surly be fine now.

Celena ran into his arms. "Oh thank you brother!!! Thank you!! I knew you'd do this for me! Thank you so much!"

Allan felt Celena crying on his shoulder. He knew they where tears of joy. How could he harm those tears? They where showing that she love him. He couldn't say he hated Dilandou. Or for her to stay away from him or anything. He would have to shut up and take it. "It'll be alright Celena."

Just then Dilandou walked in. "well be better be off Allan. Nighty night."

And with that the two figures left the room to await the next day when they would have to face hell to keep Dilandou alive.

Welly welly well....it looks as though dilly-kins will have so trouble ahead. The next chappy will be a bit longer than these. (I dunno if that's good or bad you tell me) and YES other esca characters will be coming in (hint hint) colf-van-colf!! I hope you all enjoyed my writing!!!! (I enjoy it at least.) R&R!!!!!!!!!! Any suggestions are welcome and any pointless flamers can go to hell! (I do NOT consider constructive criticism to be flaming; I welcome it if you think it can help) ttyl!!!