Allrighty then! It's time for another chapter of this fanfic! Yes! I am ready! I warn you, I was bored when I wrote this chapter, and had a headache!

I'm sorry, but I cannot make this a Shana/Lavitz fic. There is a good reason for this. One, Dart, two, the ending would not allow it. Sorry to all those who were rooting!

Disclaimer: If I owned the LOD character's I wouldn't be writing and posting on fanfiction website now would I?

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Chapter 4:

Lavitz Slambert was the first to awaken, which surprised him. Shana was usually the first one awake. Or maybe it was Rose, it didn't matter! All he knew was that he was the last one awake, every single time. He got out of the bed and stretched, surveying the room.

The man called Albert had the same sleeping position of his friend Albert, body perfectly straight with his head slightly turned left. Rose layed on her side, holding her sword protectively. Shana's body was slightly turned, and her hair slightly covering her face, Teo and Fa were snuggled into her arms. Then he finally noticed, where were Leora and Zeig?

Lavitz ran about the house trying to find them, he was in a slight panic. After about five minutes, he decided to try the stairs that went to the roof. He bolted up the stairs. He was not prepared for the sight he saw.

" LEOOORAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!"

The cry awakened everyone in the household. Rose bolted up the stairs with the others following close behind.

Leora layed on her back, her hair in great disarray. Her lip was slightly busted, and multiple bruises trailed up her arms and legs. Lavitz was shaking her, trying to get her to awaken.

"Leora! Wake-up!"

Rose put a hand on his shoulder, "Lavitz, how about we carry her inside so that she could be more comphterable? She might awaken then."

Lavitz nodded and picked up Leora, carrying her inside.

Leora groaned slightly as she awakened and mentally cursed. That woman could have told her that she could feel the pain as well. She opened her eyes to see her beloved Lavitz hovering over her in concern. She sat up gently and stared around the room.

"Leora, what happened to you?" Shana asked with great concern.

Leora stared at Lavitz, opting that it was him who asked the question, " I woke up in the middle of the night, I had a nightmare, so I went to the roof to clear my head. Zeig joined me, I woke him up because he looked like he could help me. We started to head inside when this thing came to attack us. It started to attack me, but Zeig started to fight it." Leora shook her head, "I'm sorry, that's all I can remember."

"Lavitz, make sure that she gets plenty of rest. Rose said that we are going to go somewhere in about one hour. She needs her rest." Shana said in a commanding tone.

Lavitz smiled, "You are going to be a good wife someday."

Leora bristled slightly, even more so when Shana laughed as though remembering something. She calmed down after Lavitz picked her up in his strong arms and carried her up the stairs to the guest bed.

Shana turned to Rose, "I'm sorry Rose, I should have let you stay awake last night."

Rose waved that comment off, "It wasn't your fault. I need to learn how to sleep anyway, at least properly."

"Properly?" Albert said, obviously still half asleep, not fully comprehending what he was saying, "What do you mean sleep properly? All there is to know is to put your head down, close your eyes, and fade out!"

Rose shook her head with amusement, "I want to learn to awaken at the slightest sense of danger."

Albert chuckled, "That's a good idea! Way to go! You'll be smarter than me soon!" He was fully awake when he heard the sound of laughter, "Um............ what did I just say?"

Rose patted him lightly on his back, "Think nothing of it."

Rose sat down and went into her thinking mode. This was the second time she had lost Zeig. Why Zeig? Who ever was behind this chose Zeig specifically, why else would something just attack? It had carried Zeig off, and left Leora behind, Zeig was the target, but why?

While Rose dwelled in her own thoughts, Shana and Albert started to have a conversation.

"Shana, how are you doing these days?"

"I am doing well Al."

"So, how are things with Dart?" Lavitz's ears perked up at this.

"I'm not doing well with him."

"What?"

Shana fidgeted, "He is becoming over protective, to the point of being absurd. I'm sure he doesn't realize it, but he just gets too worried. I think he is even getting afraid of me to leave home."

Albert shrugged, "Do you love him?"

"Of course I do. I love him very much." Lavitz seemed saddened by this.

"Is Leora rested yet?" Rose's voice called out from the back of the room.

"Yes, I'm very well rested, thank you Ms. Rose," Leora said as she trotted down the stairs, a look of complete glee upon her face.

Rose cringed at her happy tone, but continued on, "We are heading to Ulara." Rose turned toward the door.

..................... In Ulara........................

"Oh! What's that? OOOOOOOO!!!! What's that! Oh! What's this! Hey what's-"

"Leora, I know just about as much you do about this place." Lavitz said as the red haired girl was attempting to drag him everywhere.

Leora giggled, "Oh Lavitz! You're so funny!"

Leora was so happy! Shana couldn't possibly love Lavitz! Her heart belonged to someone else!

The group followed Rose, she obviously knew the place a lot better than they did. She led them to Charle Frahma's house, so the sign said.

"Charle!!!!!!" Rose called out.

A wingly woman came out from a doorway in complete surprise, "Rosie dear? How on Earth are you alive?"

Rose sighed, "Does everyone expect me to know that answer?"

Charle's eyes wandered to Lavitz and Leora, "Oh my..............." Her eyes went to Shana as well, "Rosie, I'm afraid that I know nothing about the valley's behavior. I am sorry. Pleas stay for the night."

Rose grunted. This was not a good sign......

( Later that night)

Albert woke from his slumber, sensing something that wasn't right. His survey of the room proved him correct, Rose was missing. He immediately got worried, sure, Rose could kill anything, but she shouldn't be out at night.

He rose from his bed and went outside to find her. He wandered around the city, seemingly for hours. A slight chilly wind made him notice that he had forgotten to put his shirt on, no matter. The same wind carried voices, one of them belonged to Rose.

"What the heck do you want?" the cod voice of Rose said.

"We were wondering, however did you convince Charle not to make you her slave for life?"

Albert froze, slave?!

"The talk of slavery was banned when Melbu Frahma died."

The other voice snorted, "Never mind. I don't care!" Albert ducked as the wingly zoomed overhead.

He started to get closer, then he heard it. A sob. He then ran over to the source and saw Rose, it was a heartbreaking sight. Rose was crying. Her head immediately jerked up when she heard Albert come closer, then she turned her head to hide the tears.

"It's no good Rose, I already saw them." Albert stated bluntly.

Rose slowly turned toward him, "Tell anybody and I swear, your dead where you stand."

Albert raised his hands in a mock defense gesture, "I promise, I won't."

"Good."

Albert seemed to ponder what to do for a second before sitting down beside her, "Why are you crying?"

Rose turned away slightly, "The memories of my years of slavery are the hardest. Those memories are the only thing that can make me cry."

Albert attempted to cheer her up, "How bad could it be, you just had to work, right?"

Rose spun toward him, glaring at him evilly, "I lost my virginity when I was six!"

Albert jerked, he didn't know that. Rose was going completely out of character now, she was crying overtime. Albert didn't know what to do, so he just put his arms around her.

Rose oddly found this comforting, she didn't know why. Just this once, I'll allow myself to act human. Just his once, I'll cry.

In the morning, Rose acted as if nothing had happened, it was back to her cold self. The group seemed to be deciding where to go to next. Albert finally snapped.

"ARE ANY OF YOU CAPABLE OF INTELLIGENT THOUGHT! IF WE ARE TRYING TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE VALLEY OF CORRUPTED GRAVITY, SHOULDN'T WE JUST GO THERE?!" Albert panted for breath. The whole room was staring at him "GOTTA PROBLEM?!"

"Who, me? Nope! Not me! No siree!" Lavitz said in a nervous tone, this Albert could certainly have an outburst like his friend Albert...

"Um......... I don't" Leora started, but then you-know-who communicated with her, "I thin it is a wonderful idea! Let's go!"

........................... Bale..............................

Dart cursed under his breath. How the heck could Albert do all of this paperwork, no wonder he was so smart. Dart's head was beginning to hurt from thinking too much.

"Dart?"

Dart looked up from whatever he was doing, "Hello Noish."

Noish walked up to Dart, "Some guards are back from Seles, did you want to speak with them?"

Dart nodded, he needed to see what Shana was up to.

Two guards came in, looking exhausted from travel. One looked around the room, obviously confused, "Where is you companion Shana?"

Dart raised one eyebrow, "She is in Seles, where you were."

"No she's not, the mayor said she went with you to Deningrad."

Dart's pen snapped in half, "What?"

"She's not in Seles."

"WHAT?!"

"Er............... but I think I saw her with King Albert, a raven haired woman, a blonde man, a red haired woman, and well......... you!"

"Me?"

"Yeah, I thought so until King Albert called you Zeig."

"WHAT?!!!!! ZEIG! MY, HOW, WHO, WHAT..................... I'M NOT SMART ENOUGH TO FIGURE THIS OUT! WHERE IS ALBERT WHEN YOU NEED HIM!!!!!"

........................ In the lair of the mystery lady soon to be in Chapter 7.............................................

"Well Zeig, it seems your friends are coming to your rescue." The woman said gazing into her glass.

Zeig gaped at her, "How can you exist?"

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Okay! That's the end of this chappie! I know, it had no point, but who cares. R&R!