Hola, bonjour, konichiwa, HELLO in all languages to one and all! Well…this one will be quick so I hope you have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the chapter!

FIRST OF ALL! I'm SO SORRY that we haven't updated in like..um. Two or three weeks? BLAME IT ALL ON ALEX! Just kidding..but seriously. No kidding…it has taken her FOREVER to email this to me. and I just got it this morning……

MAY YOU BE FORWARNED!

This chapter is EXTREMELY short…Alex has been suffering Writer's Block. Still is, I think. So, be nice. And again, so sorry for delay in update! Will try to be more timely this week….HINT: it's Eunae writing this week…so. It will be up by next Saturday, unlike Alex's 2/3 week break! ;)

THANKS TO:

Narm's Briton – yes….more feeling, more emotion. I think you're right too. I just wanted to finish the chapter and get it posted, so it was a bit hurried. But thanks anyway for pointing that out. Yes..your 44. Hmmm..wonder where it walked off too….

heather-marie – yes..BEG! get on your knees this minute! JUST KIDDING!

Jennyvre Moss – ((hands tissue box)) please, don't cry too much. We don't want to drown in your tears! ;)

Beckythorn13 – too late for update? Well..it's all ALEX'S fault. Just kidding..glad you like it!

Lady Knight 1512 – YES! Keep reading..that'll solve your issues. And , well, one of your guesses was right…

Megster – thank you for your undying faith in us! LOL! And yes…BELIEVE IN THE SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLE! Hint hint.

Wild black fire – Numair? A simulacrum? Sorry to disappoint you, but no. it was real.. ((TEAR))

Amurak – OH MY GOSH! Are you psychic or something! NEVER TELL ANYONE else what you wrote in your review. JUST KIDDING! But holy shitake. YOU'RE TOO GOOD AT GUESSING STUFF! Seriously, but not saying that it's gonna happen….. ;)

jollyrancher-j2k – yah…seriously poor daine all right!

Insomniac-Reader – well..you know whose body it is. So I'm not saying anything! X

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And did you call me a SHEEP? NEVER AGAIN! It's the most rude insult anyone could ever say!

LexiLoLo200 – Body on bed Numair's? MAYBE! Read to find out! And I'm really glad you like these replies. Cause let me tell you, they take a while! But I enjoy it. and I'm glad you do too!

fell4adeadguy – just wondering..how was the chapter confusing? Lol..but not that I don't agree. I mean, it was written while I was half asleep! ;)

Roherwen – now..just to cause you agony and to torture you, I'll do exactly as you suggested in your review. So your question is if the body is Numair's? YOU'LL SEE! Lol….well… just read the chapter and you'll see. And who said anything 'bout a reunion? Just some food for thought! Or was it thought for food?

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Anonymous – greatly appreciate you reviewing… hope the other two or three or four chapters work for you later! And other mini stories? They, I don't think at least, don't really have any part like you said. Just some added stuff for humor and crap like that.

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Kay…so ON WITH THE SHOW!

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Daine couldn't stop screaming and she was attracting attention. People were gathering behind her but no one could see what was going on.

Finally Alanna managed to push her way through sending many off with looks of terror.

"Daine. Daine! What's the matter?" she asked concerned.

The wild mage could only manage to point. The lady knight followed the gesture and gave a gasp of shock.

"Great Merciful Mother," she murmured.

Then she rounded on the crowd of people bellowing, "All of you leave now! I assume you all have something to do and if you don't, then find something!"

No one moved.

"NOW!"

They all scattered.

As soon as the curious onlookers left, Alanna ran forward towards the bed with Daine right behind her. The knight conjured a speaking spell in the palm of her hand and shouted hurriedly into it.

"Jon! Hurry! Something's happened. Bring Duke Baird with you!"

"Alanna? What's happening?" came the king's concerned voice.

"HURRY!"

"Alanna! I can't hurry if you don't tell me where you are."

"Daine and Numair's room!"

Technically it should only be Daine's room, but it's hard to break that sort of habit and, judging by what was laying on the bed...she really didn't know what to think.

Or say for that matter.

The two crouched by the bed staring in horrified shock at what they were seeing.

"But...but..." Daine trailed off.

A few moments later King Jonathan ran into the room followed by the Duke.

"What's going?" he was cut off by the lady knight.

"It's Numair!'

The king stopped short,

"Um...Numair is...dead..." he said rather awkwardly. The women got to their feet and parted to allow the others to see what had caused the ruckus.

"Holy...Mithros...How...?"

It was Numair.

Stiff and still on the bed. He could have been sleeping. You might not have been able to tell that he was...Unless of course you knew what had happened.

The fact that he wasn't breathing could have helped as well.

"Why do you need me?" Baird asked finally, "You don't need a healer for a dead man."

Alanna's violet eyes flashed,

"I realize that. But how would you explain this, hmmm? If Numair is dead then how is he here?"

The duke was at loss for words and Daine was getting close to hysterics,

"Why can't anything be simple? Why can't anything just be some what normal?" She asked to no one in particular. Daine was answered by the last person she expected to be answered by.

"If things were simple, Daughter, then I dare say that you would have a lot less fun. On good days..."

Daine looked up in shock,

"What are you doing here!" she exclaimed. Her mother swept across the room and pulled her daughter into a large embrace while her father remained where he was near the window.

"You think," her mother whispered, "that we would just leave you when you need us the most?"

Before Daine could answer, Jonathan cleared his throat,

"Would you be so kind as to-"

Daine cut him off,

"These are my parents,"

"Ah...You grace us with your presence," he said graciously.

They had all known that Daine's parents were gods but they had never met. Of course, the fact that they were gods was somewhat stating the obvious. After all, most people don't have skin tinged green and horns growing out of their heads.

"Numair's dead," Daine choked out before the tears leaked forth again.

The Green Lady stroked her hair softly,

"I know...I know...but...there may be something you can do about that."

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AGAIN! That was EXTREMELY short, we know. But it's always fun to have some variety, right?

D

Anyhoo, I hope the chapter appealed to all of you guys.

AND YES, there's "something" that can be done about Numair being dead.

Anxious to know? C'mon, you know you are.

So, please REVIEW.

Let's just get to a review count of 80….you know we can make it!

Okaydokay?

Thanks a bunch!