A/N: Ok so what did you think of my last chapter. If you read my a/n from chapter 3, thank you for putting up with my complaining. I'm almost completely over the fact the SPD is ending… and I've come to a point were I'm actually going to enjoy Mystic Force. Ok… I won't keep you guys like I did last time so… on with the story.

Chapter 3

Merrick's POV

It was morning now, the ground was covered in a thick fog, it was still a little dark out, I had no idea what time it was. All I could think about was my sister, how I wasn't there to protect her. I was too caught up in the love I had for Princess Shayla. When I walked into the animarium, everyone just looked at me.

"Merrick," Alyssa said, "We have you been?"

I walked over to Shayla and stared at her.

"Princess, can I talk to you?" I didn't even bother answering Alyssa's question, I only wanted to be with Shayla, no I didn't want, I needed to be with her. I can't stand to have her be mad at me.

She nodded and I led her onto a path, away from the others. I looked back to make sure no one had followed us. I looked into her big, brown eyes, she looked like she didn't want to be here, and I felt responsible.

"Princess, there's something I need to tell you."

"What now you want to talk. Merrick, you told me to leave you alone, and I did what more do you wan-". I grabbed her shoulders and stared into her eyes again.

"Princess, I'm sorry," god I felt like crying, "I'm so sorry for everything I said to you. I should never have said those things. I'm so sorry."

Princess Shayla's POV

I placed a finger to his lips and told him everything would be ok.

"Merrick, I know you don't want me to talk about it, but please tell me what's wrong."

He walked over to a rock and sat down; he placed his head in his hands.

'Look at him, he looks so alone. I've never seen him like this, except when his sister died. That's it… it has to be, but that was 3,000 years ago.'

Merrick's POV

'God what do I say… how do I tell her… how do I tell I don't love her.'

"Merrick," I heard her start talking as she walked over to me. "I know what this is about."

"You do," I asked her.

"Yes I do," her face seems sympathetic. "It's about your sister's death. Merrick it's ok to let people know your-"

"No that's not it," I looked at her puzzled expression.

"Then what did you want to talk to me about?"

"Ummmm, Shayla I don't know how to say this."

"Just tell me Merrick."

"I…I don't," Damn this is harder than I thought it would be.

"You don't?"

"I don't … I found someone else."

"What?"

'Oh come on, I can't be any clearer than that.'

"I don't love you anymore," she stared at me in shear shock. "Look Shayla, I'm sorry but I found someone new."

"After all we've been through… who is she?"

"What?"

"What is the girl's name?"

"Ummm…. Yeah see… uhhh… it's not-"

"Oh god it's a guy."

"Yeah."

"Who?"

I looked up just in time to see someone standing there in the open. She followed my gaze to were I was standing, and smiling.

"Cole!"

A/N: Hehe sorry I had to stop it there; it was a good place to end. Was it good? Bet you weren't expecting that were you? Till next time.