:sings: another chapter, another chapter…!

:cough: maybe I should stop singing now and get on with it, eh?

No, no, wait… NO COFFEE? Are you OUT of your mind? I can't live without my coffee!

But anyway:sigh: if you don't like coffee, you can just have cookies and milk

And thanx to the3 people who reviewed on my story Mystic Wind. I'm considering taking it off and rewriting my own story into it, making it into a longer short story, cause it didn't really fit anyways ;)

I opened my eyes, the light from the window shining brightly down on me. I felt better, so I tried to sit up a little bit. It didn't hurt that much, so I got up and stretched out a bit. I could breathe a little easier now. I yawned and went to go look for Patrick.

When I opened the door, I found nobody standing around nearby.

"Patrick!" I called. "Otaku! Webbuu! Blitzer!" Nobody was there.

I groaned and began searching for them. When I got to the door that led outside, I heard some talking. I looked out the window and there stood everyone, all in a group. They were talking to some people I didn't recognize.

I was about to walk out when I heard my name being spoken. I crept to the window and leaned up close to it. I didn't like spying, but I had to find out what they were saying.

"You leave Aay and the others out of this. You have no business here," Patrick was saying.

"Hmph," growled an old voice. I peeked over and saw it was Anton. Anton? What was he doing here?

"Oh, yes we do," Anton said, a smug look on his face. "You don't know what her family has done to us and everyone else."

My family? I gulped, trying not to think of them. I didn't want that secret out. I glanced worriedly at Patrick.

"Aay's family?" Patrick asked.

"If you're against Aay, then how come you are tormenting Patrick's clan?" Blitzer asked, taking a step closer.

"What is Patrick's pain, is Miss Aay's pain," a woman explained who was standing next to Anton. She held a fire wizards staff and had mid length silver hair.

Next to her I noticed standing Ragetti. "What Li said is correct," Ragetti said.

I could see it plain written on Patrick's face. That was true. Mostly. I do not know what it quite feels like to having what Patrick worked on for awhile all burned to a crisp. But I am pained because Patrick is.

I looked over at Blitzer and the rest of the group. They were probably all confused, and I would want them to stay that way. What my family had done was my business.

But then Ragetti ruined it, almost. "Would you like to know what Miss Aay's family did? Who her parents really were?"

Shut up, Ragetti. Shut up shut up shut up.

He started talking again. "Aay's parents… they were…"

I barged out the door, the door making a loud smack against the wall. I growled and walked in front of Ragetti and pointed my finger at him. "What has to do with my family is my business."

"Ah, yes, that is only reasonable, right?" Anton said. "Protecting them?"

I didn't look at anyone, just at the ground, clenching my hands tightly. "I. Am. NOT. Protecting. Them."

"Then why hide it?" Anton said.

It hurts. I don't want everyone to hate me for what I really am. That is why I have not spoken of it. I don't even want to remember it.

But I only say: "You wouldn't understand."

Li growled and took a step closer to me. "I worked with your older sister, until she turned. I know what she was. What she did." Li gulped and looked away. "How she murdered my parents."

I glared at the ground. The whole story is going to come out.

"That," Anton began, "Is why, we cannot allow the child of Sir Dark and Lady Scarlet live."

Shadow, who was standing not to far away from me, gasped. "Sir Dark, and… Lady Scarlet?"

"Oh yes, you would know them, would you? They murdered your family," Ragetti said.

Shadow cursed and I could feel his glare off my back.

Li walked up to me and lifted my head with her finger, looking at me at eye level. "How do we know if she isn't some spy, trying to rebuild her parent's clan?"

I knocked her hand away and backed up a little. "I'm not doing that."

Blitzer came up beside me. "She cannot change who she is. She may be…" Blitzer said to be saying it painfully. "She may be the child of Dark and Scarlet, but she is still Aay. Our friend."

I felt my eyes tearing up and I gave a small smile to Blitzer.

I felt my hand taken by another's and I saw Patrick standing there, holding my hand. He gave it a squeeze. "I trust her."

Anton growled and glowered. "How do you know? She could be just playing with you."

I shook my head. "I'm not. And I have one point to make out: If you think I am that sort of person, and also burned Patrick's clan house down, saying that my pain is his pain when you think its not… You're just a sick person, making people miserable."

"There might be one reason," Patrick started saying quietly. "My brother, Dav. He was also in that type of clan. A killing, brutal, clan."

Ragetti laughed. "You hit the mark."

Li stepped in between Ragetti and Anton. "Time to go, boys." She held out her arms, a purple light surrounding her, Ragetti, and Anton. They disappeared, teleporting somewhere.

I took a deep breath. "Well, I had planned to keep this secret. I had disagreed with my family, and as brutal as they were, I was cast out. I didn't know how to fight, and so I went to go start over at the Tutorial Island." I laughed. "And tried to bury everything and not think of it again."

Otaku stepped up. "Do you mind if I tell the story of your parents to the ones who don't know?"

I sighed and nodded slowly. It's mostly out now. "It won't hurt to let them know, I guess."

Otaku closed her eyes and began talking. "Sir Dark and Lady Scarlet were one of the best fighters of all Runescape. Once they had achieved of being the best, they wanted more. They became hunters. Mercenaries. Finally, they would kill anyone who came in their way. Some of our parents were caught in their lies and killed. We probably all know someone who was killed.

"Then, your brother, Patrick, was accepted into the clan. Sir Dark began to train him himself, showing Dav his every move, hoping to make a successor. And once Dav had become stronger, Dav took advantage, and killed your father, Aay."

"Hmph," I growled. "Not much of a loss."

"How do you know about this, Otaku?" Patrick said.

Otaku motioned her head towards Shadow. "We're both white knights. Shadow was a spy learning about the clan. We white knight's learn about everyone's story one way or another. I know Shadow wouldn't like explaining this."

Shadow just grunted and looked away, a hateful scowl on his face.

It was silent for a few moments.

"Well…" I began. "What of my mother?"

Otaku glanced at Shadow. "We never found out what happened to her."

"Oh," I said quietly, mostly to myself. I averted my gaze and looked up towards the sky. I sighed. "I hope you guys can forgive me for this."

Patrick gathered me into his arms. I rested my head against his shoulder. "Aay, we don't need to forgive you, because nothing is your fault."

I smiled and a tear fell out of my eye. "Thank you."

WHOOPA! WASN'T THAT EXCITING?

:cough: ok, so maybe it wasn't… but were you expecting that? 'cause I sure wasn't! I was just going with the flow… that was also sorta short chapter O.o

:talking to self: ok, from now on, write a stinkin' outline!

:sigh: I don't know if I'll have this done by Friday, when school gets out. We'll just have to see, eh?

I'm planning for this to be two more chapters long. Maybe three. This is 9th chapter, right? So… 2 more… make it… 13? 12? OK OK I'm not that stupid… I think… ok 11 chapters. Same as last.

I want to see who actually reads this little chatting time of mine! Write zomg!I'vehadtoomuchcaffeine!

If you don't, I'll still love ya anyways!

P.S. How do you spell teleporting? My computer says its spelt wrong and it wont give the correction… well…. Duh…it's a '98 computer…

I'll leave now.