Alright people, thanks again for reading. I didnt think this would get any attintion, but I got a few reviews, which im greatfull for.

Im hoping to make each chapter longer then the last, till im doing about four too five thousand word chapters, just to keep you

all busy till the next one.

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"Harder! Harder!" yelled Nel. She had been training with the cadets all day, and it was getting on her nerves. This cadet inparticular. He was throwing baby punch's at the dummy. She expected him to have snapped it in two by now, but no, he was still in the fighting like he was in the early training stages. He still couldnt do a basic back flip, and he'd been training for it for about a month now. The other cadets were doing better, not much, but better then this one was doing. Why couldnt he be more like them? More like her...like Fayt? She smiled gently.

Flashback

She remembered the time when she had given him abit of training herself, just to toughen him up abit after that nasty incident at the prision. At first he had been swinging abit wildly at her, so she had toyed with him, leading him on, when he cought her unawares by using his body to push her to the ground. He was thin, but muscular. He stood above her, panting abit from the exertion, then extended a helping hand to her. She had taken it, then, when he was about to balance himself, she had tripped him with and outstreached leg. He had gone down with a good thump, looking back at her in a daze. She had smirked.

"Never let your gaurd down, even to a fallen opponent." Fayt nodded, then started to get up. Nel shook her head and offered him a hand. He took it and stood up. Then, like Nel did before, he used his shoulder to ram her back down onto the ground. She landed on her read with an oomph. Now it was Fayt's turn to smile.

"Didnt you just say to never let your gaurd down?" Nel glared at him, then got up herself. Then she smiled abit. She made it a point to never smile to much, just enough to show that something amused her.

"You learn fast." she said and was rewarded by his smile.

End Flashback

"...better?" Nel snapped out of her thought pattern.

"What?" she asked plainly.

"I asked did I do any better." asked the student. He had a look of eargerness on his face, but his eyes showed doubt. Nel walked around the dummy, looking for any fracture point, but found none. She sighed.

"You still havnt been able to snap this thing." she said blankly. The boy's face dropped, and a look of anger took over. He then withdrew his sword from his hip and shield from his back and charged her. Nel wasnt expecting the attack, but she reacted fast. She easily slipped over his back and landed on her feet, drawing her dagger. The kid spun around and charged again. What he lacked in power he made up for in speed, which wasnt much. But Nel had saved the country, world, and universe, she wasnt about to let this runt get the better of her. So, speedy and flawlessly, she used his speed to her advantage. Sticking a foot out at the right second, she tripped him, then slammed her fist into the nerve between the shoulder blade and neck, making him release his shield and weapon instantly. She let him topple to the ground and squirm for a few seconds out of pain, waiting for him to get up.When he finally did he backed off a few feet, then drew a simple symbol in the air, and fired a weak lightning blast at her. Knowing that electircity can zap those near it, Nel raised her dagger and defleacted the blast. She then gave the kid a questioning glace. Only a select few could use runeology, and she didnt remember any new recruits with that power. The kid smiled.

"My dads rich, so he was able to get a few scientest together and make these fake runes. There just as good as the real ones, if not better." He then showed her his arm, which had the symbles on it, but she could tell by their shape that they were weak. Really weak. Time to show this kid who's boss. She then started to make her own symbol in the air, confusing the kid to no end. Then he caught on and tried destpretly to stop her by sending another charge at her. This time she didnt deflect it, but let it hit her. It was strong enought to make her hair stand on end, which disgruntled her, but she continued to draw the symbol. Finally it was compleat.

"Thunder Flare!" she called out. Nothing happend. The kid looked around, then back at her and smirked.

"Arnt you supposed to be one the the best rune users in the land?" he called out to her, but the was drawn back by the look on her face. She held a slight smirk, but mostly ease. Suddunly, he felt his hair stand up, and looked up. What he saw made his blood run cold. A large lighting bolt was coming strait toward him. He braced for his death, only to be throw roughly against the nearby stone wall. He fell unconscious. Nel smirked abit, then started walking for the exit. She had missed on purpose. That bolt would have killed him if she was aiming for him, but instead, she aimed for the spot a few feet away. She just wanted to scare the living daylights out of him. She belived she succeded.

That night she couldnt get to sleep, again. This was becoming a nightly problem. Each moring she would wake up more moody then the day before. She didnt want to admit that she was 'friend' sick, a term she made up. Her life now seem'd empty without somebody to protect or something good to fight for. Now that Aquios had made peace with its neiboring country, everything was quite. Too quite for her tastes. But she knew that there was nothing she could really do about it. She sighed and rolled over again in her bed. 'Is it me or has this bed become cold. And whats up with this room? Its so stuffy...and the smell...gods I need to get some air.' So after putting on some clothing, she went outside to stand on the castle balcony. She smiled abit. She remember'd the time Fayt and her had had lunch and discussed how to better streanghen themselves for the battle ahead.

Flashback

"So, who do you think should be the main assult force?" asked Nel. They were discussing the upcoming battle against Vox as they tried to buy some time for the Thunder Arrow.

"Well, id say most of the Crimson Blade's, Claires group, and our-selves." answerd Fayt.

"What do you mean 'most' of the Blades?"

"I mean, if we're defeated, not that im saying we are going to be, but just in case, I would like some of the best fighter's protecting the town. I think that the Blade's are better at defense the offense. No offense."

Nel put up a hand. "None taken. I see your point. Id also like to have Dion and about two dozen soilders firing the runological cannons. That will be are main streanght. Without those cannons, we're through."

Fayt nodded. "Yes, but we need away to signal are troops that we're going to fire without alerting the enemy. I dont want any more lives lost then there has to be."

"Agreed. Im thinking of a trap. The hills can provide cover for are troops, allowing for ambush's as well. But I dont think the enemy is dumb enought to come too close to the wall's. As much as id like them to be."

Fayt sighed. "Maybe...maybe we can have the frontline attack their's, then after about ten to twenty minutes of fighting, pull back, make the enemy think we're retreating, then when they come withen range, fire." Fayt shrugged. "Or we can blast from a nearby hill and hope for the best."

Nel smirked abit. Fayt always had an air of thoughtfullness around him. Then she shook her head. "I dont think the hill's will be much good to us. They know the land just as well as we do, so they could be planning the same thing."

Fayt smiled brighly. "Then it will be up to you and me to make sure that it works."

Nel's smirk got bigger. "What about Cliff?"

Fayt continued to smile. "We'll just send him out as fonder for their forces. He's always saying that his hunch's are never wrong. And he just said that he had a 'hunch' that he could wipe out their troops by himself. Lets see if his saying, 'my hunch's are always right' can stay afloat. Beside's, I want to prove him wrong sometime."

Nel chuckled lightly. "Why not put some runeological spells on him with a time delay?"

Fayt's smile got wider. "And push him off a hill in a cart...ticking time bomb."

Nel chuckled alittle more. "Id love to see the look on Vox's face when he see's that coming."

"That would be priceless...almost as good as the look on Cliff's face when he go-"

"Yo, party poopers! The queen wants are prescense in the audiance chamber." yelled Cliff from the courtyard below. Instantly the light mood that had been betweent the two fanished, to be replaced by the ordinary buisness like manner. They both nodded to eachother and headed for the exit.

They were about to leave the balcony when Nel popped the question. "Fayt, whats a party pooper?"

End Flashback

Nel sighed. Even before battle Fayt had been there to try and keep everybody's spirits up. Including her's. She wonder'd why. Most of the time he was mostly looking at the negetive thing's, needing a push to look at the brighter side. But that didnt stop him from keeping spirits up. Just then a falling star shot across the sky. She rememberd a ryme Fayt had told her from his home planet about falling star's.

"Star night,

star bright,

first star I see tonight.

I wish I may,

I wish I might,

be the first one,

to wish apon

the wishing star

tonight."

She knew exactly what to wish for. She wished for a close friend that she could talk to to releave this burdan that was growing on her shoulder's. She wanted somebody, or more to the point, someone, to help her with her loneliness. Someone that could bring her out of her shell that had taken year's to grow to stop herself from getting hurt. Somebody to hold her. To want to be part of her life. Or, if that was not possable, then just someone to show they cared.

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JPElles: Thanks for reading. The blonde's name is Mirage. Im ok with that pairing, but that's only a side intrest. FaytxNel is my main focuse. Yet to beat the game, ehh? Well, when you do, tell me how you beat Luther and with what team, level, and items. Im always looking for new ways to become better.

Maxmagnus20019: Thanks. Unlike you, FaytxNel IS my favorite pairing. Im ok with FaytxMirage. Maybe FaytxMaria. I hate the rest.

Macky: Dont worry, I do intend to continue.

And finally, to the award winner for the longest review yet, lets give a hand of applause for whoever the Just-A-Fan's real name is!

Just-A-Fan: No, your eye's dont deceive you. I have taken it apon my already burdand shoulders to bring you all this 'forbidden' fic. Yes, there IS a god! And im his right AND left hand man. Usually the right signify's creation, in which case I created this story, which I hope you like, and the left signify's destruction, in which case that is what this fic is about. So im playing both roles. Pointer's for me. Like you, I dont hate Able, I just dont like him. To arrogant. Your right, I dont see him in a romantic situation either. I hope this chapter give's you more to go on then the last. And your very welcome for giving you a reason to come back to this section.

Well, until the next wonderful chapter, or so I hope, I say good-bye.