Darkness

A long forgotten person from Chase's life returns, and arouses old memories, and old feelings. Problem is, they are back to return the favor of sin that Chase had done to them. Are the Xiaolin Monks willing to protect their enemy from a new one?

…Beginning….

It had only been a few months after her eighteenth birthday, and already, she was feeling like a full-grown adult. As happy and giddy as she was, she was more excited to see her sensei again. Due to the fact of her initiation into adulthood, she had to return to Kyoto, Japan, to visit and celebrate with her forgotten family. But after being away for so long, she began to long for her old life, she began to long for the temples, the intense training her sensei put her under, and her comrades. She missed them terribly, and, as she walked across the lands, searching for her sensei, her silver eyes sparkled as the falling sunlight hit them, sparkling with excitement. The moment she saw the two of them, tears filled her eyes with joy, and, immediately dropping her belongings, she ran ahead quickly, the black ribbon holding her hair back flying out, and her long, black mane followed with, flowing behind her like a cape.

"Dashi-sensei!" she cried with tears as she collided with her sensei and embraced him around the waist. Her sensei chuckled as he embraced her back, and a broad, glowing smile crossed her face.

"It's good to see you again, Akuariusu(1)," he spoke.

She pulled from her sensei, and smiled at the other man standing there, and at once embraced him, as well.

"It's also nice to see you, Master Guan," she cried. The man did not speak, but when she pulled away, and looked around, a frown came onto her face. She noticed someone was missing. "Um…where is-?"

"He will not be with us anymore. He has gone off on his own," Guan explained, a sad tone in his voice.

"Oh…" she looked down, disappointed, but then smiled again. "Well, I'm sure I'll see him again. Let's get to training right away!"

She hurried off to gather up her things, and while she did, she heard her sensei speak to Guan. "First time she actually wants to train!"

"I heard that!" she shot back at him, but as she leaned down to pick up her ribbon, she paused, hesitating. The one who had given this ribbon to her…. She sighed, picking it up, and tying it back into her hair. Then she gathered her things up again, and accompanied the two other men into the village.

It was months after the girl had returned to the village, and already, training had become more intense and painful. Her sensei worked her around the clock, and if she complained or questioned him or Guan, they would force her to do more chores or training. The whole time, though, her mind wasn't there. It was somewhere else, on someone else, someone she desirably missed, someone she ultimately loved. Her hand would subconsciously rise to the ribbon that held her hair back, and it would rekindle those emotions that she tried hard to hide.

It had been five months after she had been told that one of her dear friends was gone when he was brought up in a conversation between her and her sensei over a calm, evening meal. Like always, it was her job to prepare the meal for the three of them, and then leave the men to eat alone outside. It was the duty of a female during this time era, but something changed this night. Just as she was standing from them, and bowed, preparing to leave, her sensei reached out, and grabbed her around the wrist. Although pain shot through her body by this action, she turned to him, confused.

"What is it, Dashi-sensei?" she asked him.

"Stay with us, Akuariusu. We would like to talk to you tonight." She obeyed his wishes, sitting on the floor, but lowering her eyes from him, not wanting to disrespect them.

"What about?" she asked him.

"We can tell you miss him, Akuariusu," Dashi spoke calmly. She looked up, shocked by his words, and then turned to Guan, almost pleading him with her silver eyes. He nodded in agreement with his comrade.

"Whom is it that I miss, Dashi-sensei?" she asked him, trying hard to sound confused and startled by his words.

"Don't play games with me, Akuariusu. I am your sensei. I know full well what goes through that head of yours, as well as that heart. You know who I'm talking about! And we both can see clearly that, not only do you miss him, but you love him," Dashi spoke sternly.

At once, her face flowed red. Yes, he was right. He spoke the truth. She knew full well of who he was talking about. She did miss him. And…although she would never admit it, deep down, she did love him. Her hand subconsciously reached up, and her fingertips gently brushed the ribbon that held her hair. Realizing what she was doing, her hand snapped back down to her lap.

"It is well to love another being. But it is not right to be blinded by that love. You must know something, Akuariusu. You must know something about the one you love," Guan spoke. She looked up, interested, but at once saw the looks of despair on her comrades' faces. In that one brief moment, the warmth of love that had filled her was replaced by an icy, cold, sharp feeling in her heart and lower stomach.

"NO!"

The girl at once ran screaming with tears singeing her eyes. They flowed like rivers from those silver pools, and dropped with her footsteps as she raced out of the temple, through the village, and out of it into the wilderness afar.

How could they tell her something like that! How could they reveal such horrible knowledge to her? And about the one she loved! NO! IT COULDN'T BE TRUE! IT CAN'T BE!

Their words echoed throughout her mind, piercing her heart like daggers. Pain flooded throughout her body, trying to pierce every inch of her emotionally and mentally as it could. She was in pain, and this pain was unlike any other she ever felt. Pain…of betrayal.

"You must know, Akuariusu. He is evil now. He will not return to us. He has betrayed us. All of us."

How! Why! How could he do that? Why would he? What reason could it possibly be!

"He sold his soul to betray us, for immortality. I apologize, young one, but you are blinded by love, and you need to know the truth."

"NO!" she screamed again. As she entered the wilderness, she fell to her knees, sobbing uncontrollably. It couldn't be true! It just can't be! The pain she felt was unlike any other. Almost demonic pain. She screamed to the night, shaking and trembling like a spastic feline. Her yells and screams echoed throughout the mountainsides, being heard clearly into the village by the people, and by her senseis. She cried and sobbed for a long time, rocking back and forth as the pain flooded through her, but she abruptly stopped. And this was the reason.

A dark figure had appeared before her, and she silenced herself, as, like any warrior, she must not show vulnerability, she must be prepared and strong to face any enemy, Heylin or no. But as the figure approached her, she stood up, positioning herself in a stance, prepared to protect herself, but when the falling moonlight hit the figure, she could not help but feel her heart race in her chest, her mind wander with confusion and despair. There…he stood.

His long, dark hair flowed behind him in the wind evilly, his fair face shimmering in the moonlight, his eyes, which were once brown and soft, emanating comfort to her, were now gold, and slit like the eyes of a beast, and emanated evil, icy stabs into her heart. This man, the one that she had once loved, was no more.

"Chase…" was the only word that came to her lips, as she was paralyzed in shock. He approached her, his eyes glowing evilly in the pale white light. He grew closer, and his hand, covered by black armor, reached up, and the back of it stroked softly against the side of her face, gently against her tear-strained cheek. He wiped away her tears, and a dark smile crossed his lips.

"You have become a powerful warrior, Akuariusu. A powerful one indeed. I have not seen you in this light before. The true beauty of your inner self has been shown at last," he spoke. (2)

"Chase Young…" so many questions wandered through her mind, dancing so fast that she didn't know which to speak. She wanted to yell at him, to hurt him, the same way he had hurt her, and she wanted, more than anything…to tell him. To tell him everything! To tell him how much he meant to her! To tell him….

"Why?"

The only word to come out of her mouth, but it meant so much more than she could imagine. Chase grew closer to her, almost completely closing the gap between them, and, at once, wrapped an arm around her waist, pulling her into him. Immediately, her face flew red, but she looked up, confused, into his eyes as he answered her.

"For power, my dear Akuariusu…" he leaned forward, almost breathing directly onto her lips. "For you…."

At once, he captured her with his lips on the mouth, causing her to whimper from shock, and started a hard, passionate kiss. Her face was red, burning hot, and pain filled her body once more, but she wasn't focused on that. She was focused on…on…his lips….She never imagined her first official kiss to be like this. She never imagined it would be so…hard, so passionate, so…warm…gentle….(3)

She closed her eyes and gave into him, but as she did, she did not expect what happened next, but she should've. As Chase Young held the young, newly eighteen Akuariusu in his arm, he pulled out a sharp, small dagger that gleamed in the moonlight. As he pressed into to heighten the pleasure of the kiss, he felt her give into him completely, hypnotized by his actions, and he fulfilled the deed.

He brought the blade deep into her back, directly into her heart. Her reaction was exactly as he expected. Her eyes went wide, and, still locked into his mouth, he twisted the blade into her, pain flooding unlike any other into her, and she started shaking. Then, he broke the kiss, and she gasped before he pulled the blade out of her. An evil grin of satisfaction crossed his face at the sight of expression on hers. Her face was paler than the moon itself, her silver eyes wide and filled with tears of pain, her mouth slightly opened in shock and pain, flood rising in it. Crimson blood poured through her clothing, and she clutched at her chest where the blade had penetrated, into her heart, and she fell to the ground. As he watched the young girl die, Chase Young smiled darkly at her, sinisterly laughing as he mocked her.

"You should remember by now, little Akuariusu. Never trust anyone, even if you are in love," he mocked her.

(1)Akuariusu is actually Aquarius in Japanese form.

(2)Who says Chase Young cannot be poetic?

(3)And that is referring to his lips, which I would love to kiss myself.

Anyway, enjoy this fic, and I'll work on the next one soon. Peace!