Broken Hearts

Author: Marie Delcore

Summary: This is the prequel to Tenenbrae: Demon Tale. This is the story of Jai Kala and how she became an Omega or "Faun" as she will be called in few chapters. There will be much sadness and like in all of my stories...once someone says three simple words...they are prone to death quickly after. So tissues will be neededthis chappy.

Disclaimer: No need for one because these are my stories. Please if you are going to use these characters please contact me via review...my email is currently on the fritz. I wrote the poem/song thingy in the story so please tell if using. Thanks loads and Please review.

Chapter 3

Days passed each on the same as the next. Food came, and the cloaked people came and left. Around midday they would come back and bring more good and leave yet again. But it was during the afternoon that they came and took a child away. After a few days everyone got so used to it that no one batted an eye. It was everyone's way of making sure that they didn't feel all sad about being dragged to the unknown knowing that they wouldn't return to see the familiar faces. And then supper was served then everyone went to sleep…but it wasn't sleep just a period of time when everyone closed their eyes and went to their own little place. After getting beat up each time she tried to save a kid Jai gave up like the rest though it wasn't in her nature. Each time one was taken she hung her head, her short black hair shielding her saddened golden eyes as the girl, boy, friend were taken away to an unknown fate. She told the other children stories, marked the days on the wall, sang songs, danced once well enough and tried to calm their fears. But after a while each one grew numb…the stories couldn't satisfy the need for open space. The songs couldn't lift the heart. The dance grew slow and sad. But still it was worth trying to keep at least a hope of escape alive. Each day a child was taken and their numbers grew thin. Each person still alive, who was mostly the older children and the teenagers, wondered when their time would come to an end. But it would all change one day when a man with gold eyes came into the room.

Everyone was stretched out across the cages staring mindlessly at the ceiling. They would take turns playing mind games, word games, and silent games. But one day when the cloaked people came Jai and Kraven noticed that one of the people had gold eye. Jai gasped when she saw the heartless eyes. 'Eyes…just like mine.' Jai thought to her self as she rushed over to the bars grasping the cloak of the being pulling it completely off to reveal a handsome face, pale skin, pale yellow almost white hair that cascaded down the mans back and gold eyes that were as heartless as a killers.

"Get back wench." the man spat pushing her grasping hand away, his voice low, filled with malice.

"What are you?" Jai whispered as she looked back into those eyes. Kraven looked at the man behind the bars in awe amazed that the man was human.

"Why should I tell you? For what reason?" the man turned and sat on the back of his heels coming eye level to Jai, his mouth pulled back in a sneer.

"Well…my eyes are just like yours…I want to know what you are…maybe I am just like you." Jai whispered as she drew her face closer to the bars.

"I am a necromancer and you have no power to stop what is coming for you." the man summoned a glimmering substance in his hand. And suddenly his other hand shot out and grabbed around Jai's neck pulling her toward the bars. Jai saw the shimmering substance change into a sinister sword as he let Jai go and pulled Kraven towards the bar, moving faster than either had ever seen. The necromancer used the very point of the knife to trace a line down the boy's cheek…the whole time he did not let the man have the pleasure of hearing him scream. Jai quivered as she watched her friend get mutilated and she too summoned the same kind on substance without a hint of qualm forming it into a rock to throw at the man. When she threw it, it connected causing the necromancer to drop Kraven and immediately pull his hand back from inside the cage. He made a quick motion to his companions and they took another teenager. He donned the cloak and left. Jai would never forget the look in his eyes. His eyes showed hatred, and joy all at the same time puzzling jai as she went to help her friend.

"Kraven are you okay?" Jai asked the others watching her back.

"Yeah. It's just a scratch just like yours. Guess we can both be ugly together." Kraven laughed to himself as he wiped the blood away from his cheek. He smiled up at Jai who just shook her head and offered him a hand to get up which he gladly accepted.

The two just laughed happy that they were still together with their other friends. But few were left and Jai had a sickening feeling in her stomach that Kraven was going to be next.

That night after everyone fell asleep, everyone except Jai and Kraven that is, they began to talk about life, where they wanted to be at that moment. Kraven seemed edgy as if he knew the end was near as well. Jai understood the feeling all too well and didn't want the night to end because she knew the inevitable would happen.

"Jai." Kraven whispered his eyes hidden behind his brown hair.

"Yeah? What's on your mind?" Jai asked staring at the ceiling wondering what was on her friends mind.

"There is something that I…uh…have been wanting to uh tell um you for a while…and well like now words are completely eluding me." he shook his head

"Well you could just spit it out…if it helps any I do that when ever I have something on my mind that I cant find the right words to." Jai said as she turned to lay on her side to look at her friend in the darkness the single candle sent shadows across his face making him look more handsome than ever.

"Well okay. Promise you wont hate me for this." Jai nodded her promise and he took a deep breath…the one right before the plunge not knowing if the parachute would weather the fall. "I really…um…really like you a lot. More than a friend." he sputtered as he quickly began fiddling with his fingers his head bowed.

"I never knew Kraven. Why didn't you tell me sooner?" Jai asked she scooted closer to the boy before her taking his hands in hers.

"Well I wasn't sure when would be a good time but I have this feeling like this is the last time I will have the chance to and I just wanted to say it before it was too late."

"I totally understand. And well I have a little secret too. I always liked you. You were my first friend and you didn't treat me like a normal girl. You accepted me for who I was. And the feeling grew over the years but I didn't know how to tell you either. Guess we were both stupid." both teens laughed soft scared laughter.

"Yeah I guess so. I mean the first time I met you…you ran into me and it was the first time I had ever kissed a girl on accident of course. I thought it was the end of the world then but now I think it was funny and wish that I could kiss you again but for other reasons." Kraven smiled his eyes glowing with the friendly fire Jai had come to know so well.

"Well no time like the present. I mean the population here is growing thin and well don't mean to be blunt but our time is coming. What's wrong with a kiss?" Jai explained nonchalantly as she moved closer to Kraven, their hands intertwined perfectly as if made for each other.

Jai and Kraven both moved closer to the other. Jai looking into his green eyes seeing the care and love he had kept pent up for so long. Kraven saw the same in her gold eyes and saw the knowledge, the history and the fear. When their faces were close they both moved for the kiss closing their eyes letting their love guide them. When they broke the kiss they were both grinning like fools as they kissed again with all the pent of passion behind it. And after the kiss they laid down to sleep his arm protectively curled around her waist as she held his hand in hers. They then both fell asleep and had a happy dream for the first time since they had entered the nightmare.

The next day Jai and Kraven were always seen hand in hand, arm in arm, or just nearby each other. But when the cloaked people came both of them knew that one or the other was going. Soon Jai found out that it was Kraven who was to be leaving. She shed the first tears in a long while as they pulled him away. She gave him one last kiss, and a hug as they tore them apart. The last words she heard him say as he was taken away were "I will always be with you. I love you. I promise." And Jai never saw him again.

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So end of chapter three. I know its a really bad ending and all that jazz but well I'll let the imagination of my reader run wild. Celed-dil in background is laughing manically until Marie hits her over head As in stories before...everyone should know never say you love someone in a bad situation...Bad things happen. Well thanks for reading and please review! . The last chapter will be added as soon as I can put it up