Disclaimer: I don't own SOTET, it belongs to Tri-Ace/Square.

A/N: Yes, this is complete. What you've seen is right, but for more information on what I'm doing read the last A/Ns. Lots of angst in this one...And some things are tied up and finished, but some ties are still undone...

PART 20

As she lay there within his arms, she leaned upon his shoulder; her hair was finally freed of its tight braid and was now sprawled across the ground. She put her chin up, "Why?"

He groaned, staring at her, blinking. There was a sense of emptiness, unknowing in his eyes when he clearly didn't understand her question, "Wha? Why what?"

"Just, why didn't you go back with Nel? Didn't you love her?"

And for this one moment, he came to speak out more wise the one would ever take him for, "I did love her, but there was always something holding me back from being all with her. I guess, I could say it was something in her eyes when she looked at me or even when she waited a bit too long to tell me that she loved me. It was the same way I looked at you when she looked at Albel…"

Mirage got the answer she wanted, wondering if it was enough for her. Her mind had clearly started pondering those words and felt his stare upon her and she came to the realization that he had not finished his speech. He had seen her mind distance itself while he spoke. And she nodded to him for him to continue.

"I did love her; I was attracted her; she was hot and always knew what she was doing." And suddenly Mirage didn't like where this was going and pulled back from him slightly.

This only caused him to laugh, "It's hard to explain…I had just been with her for such a long period of time, it just seemed normal but that wasn't right. I had been with you longer and couldn't help but worry about you, you know? And that night when Maria turned, I was going to ask her to marry me and almost went through with it. When she looked around, I saw Albel reflect in her eyes for the longest time and her turned fierce like she was going to say yes just to spite him. I just couldn't take it-toldja it's hard to explain but…"

He was silenced by a finger to his lips by Mirage and didn't try to speak through her finger. Cliff's gaze never left Mirage's face as she closed her eyes and gripped him tightly. Deep warmth grew inside of him, making his face turn the lightest shade of pink. He sputtered softly, trying to say something he couldn't but he stopped when she started to speak.

"Cliff, I love you." She had said it first to him and he could only embrace her tighter.

"Yeah, I love ya, too." And that was the end of any further discussion, she had her explanation and he had his love, actually more like her love.

'Sophia, where are you? If you're really gone, please help me now.' Hhe got no answer but the empty wonderings of his mind. 'Sophia…why? Why wasn't I strong enough?' There was still nothing there but his mind zooming at an alarming rate.

Though a small voice answered him but it was only his own, imitating something that he knew Sophia would say if she heard him talking like this,

"Aww, Fayt. You were strong enough; it just wasn't fair. You shouldn't let unfairness get you down. Everything will be fine and turn out just right, you'll see." And she would giggle, smiling, just trying to cheer him up.

"Sophia, if everything turned out all right, you'd be alive but that's not possible."

He started becoming short on breath and against his will; he came to the surface for a breath. He shook his dark blue hair, groaning and rubbing the water out of his hair but still he would submerge again.

His body glided through the water until his feet touched upon the sandy shore. He looked up and saw Nel's fleeting body just leaving. She did not turn around, just walking with her head up, defiant.

He didn't want attention, desiring more then anything to keep within the darkness so that no one would see him. He dragged his feet back to the edge of the castle and was completely overtaken by Peppita.

"FAYT! What happened? Are you ok? Did something attack you? Why are you all wet? Why are you so sad? Were you crying? Did you try to kill yourself? Have you seen any of the others?"

He would have been nicer if only his mind was not so fatigued. He merely passed her, continuing to walk through the Palmira Plains in the dark where the monsters were more frightening. He once believed that the creator was the worst that could ever happen and these beasts meant little because he had grown far strong enough to defeat them but no more then a day ago, he faced his hidden worst fear and lost to it. There was no more shame and no more fear left not that it had past and he was left broken in this state.

He coughed, not able to find any words as much as he desired to speak. He grew hot in the face, disgusted at him for his body betrayed him only when she lay with him. He was still sheathed within her small femininity, unsatisfied with his body. He felt the silken hair, chestnut that was hers, lying limply upon him. He wanted to teach his body a lesson, perhaps exhaust it until it could move no longer, but there was an ache buried deep within him to leave, a pain mentally and physically that he would not be able to sooner cope with then pressing his lips again Nel once more.

She whispered, sleeping now. Her legs were still clasped around his body, holding him tight to her body like a lock, not exactly punishment to be forced there forever in either opinion. She rubbed her head against his body, her head was resting on his chest and at that moment, he realized how small she was. Just holding her tiny body was more like a child, only wanting attention and affection. Her hands had found their way into his though she seemed unconscious to his awareness. A smile crossed her lips.

His mouth was open, surprised. She was smiling, no doubt that she was happy even what he put her through, especially as he guessed, her first time! She had nothing to compare it to, but he assumed she knew better about intercourse. He would never stand for this lack if he was she, but this is why he wasn't her. He made a resolve to make it up to her, later on, but not now.

'There's much to be done when she wakes, I must tell the others…They should know… so there's no time then…Wait…why should I care what the other worms do? This is my possession. I do not ever care what they do; it does not matter. I should hide away my doll eternally, never speaking of it again. Everyone thinks this wench is dead, so why would it matter? No one else would no, but me. I could kill all the doctors here and none of them could tell a single soul. Easy enough. The maggot, definitely could not know, he would take her away from me and we cannot have that…

But wait…when she awakens, she'll want to tell the others…She will, I know it. I will have to take her away and convince her that I've already informed them. And when they do not ever answer, she will feel forgotten and only need me. She will never know that I haven't told them, perhaps keep her with me in Airyglyph. Less people will recognize her there and everyone will just assume her to be my new toy. Ah yes, my new toy indeed, my perfect doll forever…Then I will have all the time in the world to make everything up to her…'

His thoughts became insane, desiring her to own her more than anything. He started to make more careful and precise plans to keep her with him forever. He eventually did fade into dreams…

Sophia woke first, realizing Albel's presence still inside her. It was comforting, knowing that she wasn't alone. His arms were wrapped tightly around her, not enabling her to move very far. She saw the early morning glow and whispered to him, "Albel…get up…"

He groaned, shaking his now messy lengths of hair, "What wench?" He had dark cicles underneath his eyes, tired from his nightly planning.

She squealed, "You need to get dressed, the doctors will want to come in soon to give me breakfast. And they can't very well find you and me here…like this." She laughed out loud at this part, turning a pale pink.

At first he shrugged, holding her only tighter to him, "Fools can wait, I don't care."

She wriggled in his grip, giggling, "Get up, stop being lazy." And she received no answer from him, but she saw his lazy crimson eyes staring at her futile actions through the bottoms of his eyelids. She watched him, pouting, "Please?"

"Gah, damn you woman. Don't do that." He got up; putting on the clothing he shed, adjourning to the wooden seat across the bed.

She smoothed the sheets out a bit, tossing him a free blanket while she snuggled beneath the one she already had.

His hand had caught the soft item but was softly cut around the edges that his metal claw gripped, not that he noticed, but she did in curiosity.

The two continued to sleep until the doctors came in, making sure her body was placed over the small red stain upon the made so they would not see. And even if she had just let her self go to someone, she was still quite timid.

The pronounced her to full health, afraid to keep her any longer for they still inwardly cringed at the fact Albel the Wicked was in their midst. And left Sophia's clothes upon the bedding next to her, telling her she could leave when she awoke…

Now Albel had not gone to sleep at all, merely pretending so he could watch the doctors, making sure they could leave as soon as possible. With that he swiftly exited through the window, buying three bottles filled with odd substances, walking back through the way he left within the cramped room.

A single bottle was red, which he poured upon her clothes, burning them to nothing so there would be nothing left to find. He held her drowsy head, pouring the lighter blue bottle into her mouth. It was a drought to make her sleep like death until he gave her the other substance for her to wake. Quickly he wrapped her within the blankets, rushing to leave the town as possible, toward Airyglyph where they would hide forever… This was the plan, at least…

A/N: First thing, Rice give me the link to whatever you talking about in your last review, please.

To be continued in a story called 'Desired Possession' obviously something like that. There's going to be more smut and revolve around Albel, Sophia, and Fayt. Things could change, because Albel is becoming more insane and possessive, plus now Fayt is free of Maria and has all the time in the world to give attention and time to Sophia, when he finds out he's alive. Perhaps he'll feel the need to save Sophia from Albel. And all the while, what's Sophia thinking? Can she go back to who she originally loved and wants to save her from who she fell's for become like a princess and hero to experience that with the person who save the world or will she want to save Albel and become the hero, heroine herself?

When I write it, one will not have to read this story if they just want AlbelxSophia or FaytxSophia, but it's more advisable. I hope I will keep all you fans. I'm not exactly sure when I'm going to start it but as long as I have a cliff hanger here, I can always do something with it. Encouragement is good because I'm actually thinking about not writing that yet... I'm thinking about writing my first fanfic because I'm rewriting it and kinda getting into it... What little fans I have, thanks for reading.

I'll be sad you loose the fans I have for this if you don't like the next pairings but I love you guys anyways. Thanks for reading and I hope you'll read my next one. I luff you alls.