Two Tainted Hearts

A fan fiction by Kate-chan 91

Disclaimer: Oh, come on, the only character I own is Cassidy's Great-Aunt Carole.

Kate-chan 91's tidbits (A/N): Woo-hoo! My first two reviews for this story! Well, here's the toast & replies to the reviewers!

Cornelia's #1 Fan: Thank You for reviewing! (Throws you toast)

Santeen24- Thank you for telling me my HUGE flub! I forgot all about that! I corrected it shortly after you reviewed. (Throws you toast)

This was originally going to be the third chapter, but I changed my mind for some reason.

Thank you once again! Now, I'll present the second chapter of Two Tainted Hearts. Enjoy!

Chapter Two: A Premonition at Kandrakar

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In the Temple of Kandrakar, two men were in the center room, which was also known as the Circle of Knowing. One of them was Tibor, who was the other's advisor, or consultant, and the second was known as the Oracle.

Wise and all knowing, the Oracle was the person responsible for creating the majestic world of Kandrakar and the currently weakened veil all those years ago. Despite being centuries old, age didn't affect his physical features; he still seemed young after all these centuries. He watched the lives of billions daily without a heartbeat, but as he was in the center of that temple, he divided his attention to the five guardians of the veil.

The surveillance of the girls Nerissa, Cassidy, Kadma, Halinor and Yan Lin was divided into distinctly colored circles of light around the Circle of Knowing. In the blue one, Cassidy, who controlled water, baked cookies with her younger brother and great-aunt. Green light surrounded a vision of Kadma, the guardian whom controlled earth, studying for her biology project in the local library. The silver-colored circle pictured Yan Lin starting to eat Chinese food for supper with her parents and grandmother. Halinor was pictured in the orange-colored circle reading in a drab library cubicle. Finally, the hot-pink circle symbolizing the Keeper of the Heart, the girl named Nerissa, appeared with her apparently thinking about using the Heart before dozing off. The Oracle, feeling sad emotions from the girl, waved a hand over her circle of light.

"What's wrong?" Tibor the trusted advisor asked. "The guardians seem like they're doing fine."

"It's Nerissa, Tibor." the high-ranked Oracle retorted. "She's considering using the Heart for her own needs."

"Are you sure? It looks like she just had an awful day and wants to forget about it."

"I read her thoughts, Tibor. She wants to start using it after she comes back to her home." He replied quietly.

"Should we keep an eye on her, Oracle?" the advisor questioned.

"I believe so. Only time will tell what will happen; I could sense pain emitting from her."

Looking at her circle for one final time, he expressed silently emotions of worry for her mentally. While he cared for all five of the guardians, as did everyone else at Kandrakar, and he also was constantly concerned about them, he was currently more worried about the Keeper of the Heart's future more than anything else at the moment. After all, there was no telling what she would do with the Heart of Kandrakar's powers if she really did keep to her cerebral promise…

End of Chapter Two

A/N: I really need to give thanks to LordHenreich from the Disney Comics Worldwide forums; this is one awesome guy that is fun to talk with online. Because of this, he earns toast and a Ruby and Golden Red Panda Statue with "100 Red Panda Approved!" nailed onto it. This is my ultimate award stating they're officially my ally and pal online. (Throws you gifts the gifts from the comp monitor)

Well, I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter (especially since it's not my best work), and don't forget to review before you go on with your lives (if you have the ability to do so that is). After all, it's usually the reviews that give me the confidence I've done something right or need to correct an error, like in Santeen's case.

Ja Ne!

Kate-chan 91