This was ridiculous! As if Dilandou needed to be kept locked in a room! He couldn't believe Allan had actually thought that would keep him from being his wonderfully evil self. They of course had let Celena in the room to. But the guard that came with her was more annoying than anything on Gaea!! Dilandou was strapped to the bed and Celena was holding his confined hand. This was truly hell. But he knew this was coming. It couldn't be helped that he would have to pay sooner or later.

"Dilandou..." said Celena in an almost whisper.

"Yes love?"

She smiled. "Nothing...I just wanted to see if you where awake." She leaned in and kissed him on the cheek. "You can go to sleep. I promise I won't leave you."

"You need to sleep too."

"I'll get mine later. Right now we need to keep you up and running. You have a trial tomorrow with four different countries leaders!"

Dilandou got a disgusted look on his face. "Don't remind me...I guess...I should sleep a bit then." He looked at the guard in disgust. "Make sure you sleep a bit tonight too love."

"alright." Said Celena.

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Dilandou woke up to the sound of voices. Who's talking?!?! He looked at a clock on his wall. It was three in the morning. He looked around. Where is she?? He looked franticly but couldn't move. He cursed the inventor of the leather straps that restrained his limbs.

"Stop!!!" yelled a muffled voice.

Dilandou looked around but still could see nothing. He then realized two things at once. One: it was coming from the floor beside his bed. And two: it was Celena!!!

"There's no point in struggling. I have an all night shift and everyone else is asleep" said the other voice.

Dilandou was instantly filled with rage. He wanted to yell and scream but found out that at the only time he would be helping someone...he was gagged!!!

"Please stop!!!" said her muffled voice again. Celena had never been so scared. He was pulling away at her clothes slowly to frighten her. And it was working!! The guard was on top of her, pinning her to the ground. She couldn't do anything because she was gagged too.

He started touching her collar bone and pulled her shirt open from there. He touched her chest and smirked all the while.

She was crying and screaming but nothing would save her. Nothing could save her. He slowly slid his fingers down to her lower chest. His fingers where like snakes. Disgusting snakes.

Dilandou was so mad he could have killed everything in site!!!! He could have slit every throat he would come in contact with!! He would set fire to every building on Gaea!!! He desperately tried to pull out of his straps. He bent his wrist in what seemed to be impossible positions. I have to help her!! He broke free of one strap at the cost of peeling half the skin off his wrist. He was bleeding terribly but he didn't care right now! He reached in his boot with his one free hand; almost breaking his back while he was at it. And pulled out a small knife. He cut free of his other wrist making it bleed. Then he quickly cut his ankles out. Just as he was finishing his escape he heard Celena scream through her gag. And then he heard the guard laugh. Laugh it up at what he was doing to that poor innocent girl!!!

Celena screamed when he pulled her pants practically in half. She tried to struggle but had her hands tied up. He was just undoing his pants when he let out a scream of pain. She saw her rescuer! It was exactly who she knew it was.

Dilandou was stabbing him over and over not caring where. He was kicking him and screaming at him gouging the knife into him over and over. In his shoulder, chest, eyes, hands, groin, and finally he said "this is what happens to naughty little fuckers." Just before he slid the knife harshly and slowly across the man's neck.

Celena was traumatized. She had just been violated and watched the man who did it die a horrible death. She didn't know how to feel. She was simply in shock.

Dilandou stood over the man's body. "We have to leave now."

"w-what?"

"WE'RE LEAVING!" yelled Dilandou. He grabbed Celena's wrist and dragged her to the window. He opened it and saw they where on the second floor. He didn't hesitate to try and jump out.

"No!!" Celena pulled at his shirt. "We can't jump out a two story window!!" she looked so scared. So utterly terrified. Her hands were shaking wildly.

Dilandou grabbed her hand and looked at her with not a hint of any emotion. "Celena...when they find me they are going to kill me. Weather you like it or not. They will kill me. I just killed a citizen of Asturia. I am completely at their disposal. They could kill me any time they want but now it can't be stopped. All I can do now is run. I can't stay here any more Celena. Do you understand that?"

What could she say? What could she do? So much was happening way too fast. She was faced with such a decision. If she left with Dilandou she would be by law and accomplice in the murder. And if she stayed she would never see Dilandou again.

"You can't come Celena."

"w-what?? I-I...I don't k-know....what's happening??"

"Celena if you come it will destroy your life. What I want you to do is go see Allan and tell him that I escaped. Tell him I knocked you out and killed the guard. Don't tell him anything more. I don't want you to get involved at all Celena. I'm not going to ruin your life like this."

"Dilandou..." what could she do? He just saved her from being raped and now he was going to be killed for it? She didn't understand. But she knew she was going with him. "Dilandou. You can't stop me from coming with you. I can't live without you."

"YES YOU CAN!!!"

"NO I CAN'T!!! I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU.....Dilandou....how can you not see that?" she said falling to her knees. She leaned against his leg and sobbed. "Dilandou... I love you. So much..."

Dilandou only stood there. He didn't say word. He looked at her and pushed her away. "Celena...you can't love someone who can't love. I'm an artificial person! I can't love!"

She didn't get up. She stayed curled up on the floor. "I know you Dilandou. I've seen what's in your head. Maybe you don't even know it...love is what you crave. I've seen it. You want to hear it more than anything. That's what can make you happy. Dilandou Albatou, I love you." She got up not facing him. Her teeth where clenched together and her hands at her sides. She felt arms run around her waist. And a cheek graze hers.

"Celena..." she turned to face him and saw that look in his eyes. They looked sad at first but soft at the same time. "Celena...I love you back." He pulled her in his arms tightly. Holding her forever in his mind. He turned to face her and took her lips hard. It was as if those words set off a switch in him. He wanted her. "Celena we have to leave now. If we don't we'll be caught."

With that they left into the night and vowed never to come back.

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The counsel sat at a circular table. Allan had found a note from Celena explaining the situation. He had called the counsel together to decide what had to be done.

"We can't just let them get away!!! They're getting farther and we're just sitting on our asses doing nothing." Said van sharply.

"Well we can't just go after them with no clue where they went." Argued Dryden. "I think we should simply wait until they come back. We should send word to all the countries in the region and wait for them to find him."

"What about aunt Celena?" asked Chid. He still loved his aunt even though he had only met her once.

"She will be dealt with" said Allan. He was so angry and hurt. He just couldn't grasp the fact that she would abandon her family and home to follow that BASTARD around!!!

"This is so stupid! Let's just send melofs out in every direction. Then we're bound to find them!" said van.

"But we need to be careful. We should send word to all the countries and get permission to enter them and then look for Celena and Dilandou. If we don't get permission they might think we're trying to start something. Lets just do this calmly." Melerna was always the voice of reason.

Authors note: pinches out her pretty little eyes...mwahahahahahahah............

They took a vote and decided to go with Melerna's idea. Messengers where sent to each country within 700 miles. There was no way they could get passes that.

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Celena and Dilandou were just ready to jump out the window. Celena had written Dilandou a letter explaining everything.

Dear brother. I am leaving with Dilandou to save him. I am aware that my actions will get me in a lot of trouble, but I don't care. I love him and that's enough for me. I am sorry. As for the man that you have found by now. He tried to rape me and Dilandou killed him. I suppose there where better ways to deal with that problem but at any rate, we chose that way. We will not be going somewhere you can find us. So I strongly suggest not looking. We will not harm anybody; we will live quietly without crime. Allan...please take the word of your sister. I know what I am doing.

I love you my brother.

Always yours, Celena

They jumped out the window and ran out the castle walls. Celena knew lots of ways out after living there for a while.

Dilandou held tightly to Celena's hand. She was all he had now. Which really was all he had to begin with. The thought brought a small smile to his face. Suddenly all I ever had seems like so much... he ran into the fields where the tall grass was. They where running for what seemed like forever. Dilandou had just collapsed on the ground. Long flowing grass swaying all around his body. He had pulled Celena down in the process. She fell right next to him only she was upside-down from his view. They where lying in opposite directions. They where both panting their hearts out.

Celena sat up and looked at Dilandou as he looked up at the sky. "Dilandou...?" she asked as she was trying to breath.

"Whu...?" well that was almost a word. Other than that he returned no reply.

"Where are we going to go?"

"We're..." Dilandou was a bit scared to see what she would think about this idea. "We're going to rebuild the Ziebach Empire. We're going to make it bigger and better than ever."

There was a long pause before Celena replied. "No."

Dilandou looked harshly at her. Like she had a choice! He would be making the choices now. If he didn't then they'd just end up going back to Allan. That pampas pretty boy! Well not this time. "What the hell do you mean 'no'?"

"I mean no! Absolutely not! Dilandou I've seen what fighting does to you! I'm not going to put you or Gaea in jeopardy!" she looked at him with strong eyes. She wasn't going to back down.

Well that's all for now!!! (I really don't like this chappy.) I promise a good ending!!! (Although from where this is going I'll have a few more chapters before I finish this.) I feel so mean... if anybody ahs any suggestions I'll be glad to hear them! I kinda know what I'm doing with this though. (Yay) please read and review!!! I truly need it!!!

Thanks everyone. The next chappy will be up in about a week. (I promise) for other entertainment I suggest reading my other stuff!!! Or any of the following incredible authors. Pink leopard or infinities! I'm going to do reviewer credits in the next chappy so if you'd like to be mentioned please review!!! bats eyelashes