Andy got up early and headed down toward the kitchen. She soon ran into Raj who was wandering the halls. "How are you today?"

"Alright," he nodded. "Still getting used to things. You?"

"I'm good," she smiled in return. "Want some breakfast?"

"I am kind of hungry," he admitted.

Andy led him to the kitchen and started making food.

"You cook for yourself? Don't you have servants?" Raj asked quietly.

"I do, and sometimes they do cook, but other times the guys and I like to cook for ourselves."

"Who are all these guys I've seen around the castle?"

"Well, there's Yuki, who you've met. Daiki, who you've also met, and his T'lasiem Tsukasa. And then there's Tet, Kiba, Ryon, Ryusei, Yamae, and Kenji who are my boyfriends."

"You have six boyfriends?" Raj raised an eyebrow, "I've heard of people with more than one but only two or three, never six.."

Andy blushed a bit as she looked down at the food, "Yeah.."

Raj gave her a soft smile, "It's not a bad thing. As long as you are happy with them."

Andy nodded, "I am."

"They are lucky. You're beautiful and kind."

Andy blushed again before sliding a plate in front of him. She looked over when the door opened, smiling before getting more plates ready. "Morning."

Yuki and Ryusei bounded in, followed by Ryon and Yamae. They gave Andy and Raj bright smiles. "Good morning!"

Andy grinned and glanced at Yuki, "Feeling better?"

"Much. Sorry for worrying you." He kissed her cheek as he took a plate.

She then looked at the others, "I don't know if you've heard about him yet, but meet Raj."

Raj stood and bowed to them, "Hello."

"He's the ghost, isn't he?" Yamae grinned. "All castles need a ghost."

Andy nodded before chuckling. "Yeah, I guess they do."

Raj quietly sat down and went back to eating.

Yuki nudged him. "Ignore the idiot. Glad to see the spell worked."

He nodded slowly, "Me too."

Andy glanced at him, wondering if he was going to mention how he still had some ghost powers. She watched him quietly.

He gave her a small smile before continuing to eat.

She sighed and got her own plate after serving the others. She sat down, "So what do you guys have planned today?"

"Yuki and I are going into the city. Need to pick up some things." Tet gave her a smile. "Shouldn't be gone long."

Andy nodded, "Sounds good."

"None of us have any plans. If you need us for anything." Ryon rose and put his plate up.

Andy nodded again, "I'm not sure what I'm doing, except maybe helping Raj get used to things."

"Well, we'll probably be in our rooms then." Ryon and the others left. Tet and Yuki gave her cheek kisses, then headed outside.

Andy smiled at Raj, "So what do you want to do?"

"Maybe you could show me around a bit so I actually know where I'm going instead of wandering?"

Andy chuckled, "Sounds good." She put her plate up and waited. He did the same and followed her along.

The next couple hours, Andy showed him the castle, pointing out the important rooms.

Ryon came up to them, a look of concern on his face. "Tet, Kiba and Yuki aren't back yet?"

She shook her head, "Should we go to town to look for them?"

"They said it wouldn't be that long. They were picking Kiba up because his horse went lame while he was picking up supplies. I didn't want to alarm anyone."

"Let's go find them then," she answered.

He nodded and saddled three horses quickly. He led them out and waited for the others to mount before heading into the city. Halfway to the blacksmith, they glimpsed two forms in an alley.

Andy looked over in confusion.

Ryon dismounted and crouched beside the forms. "Andy! It's Tet and Kiba. They're hurt bad."

Andy quickly got off her horse and went to them, focusing and letting the purple light shine on them.

"Yuki..they took him.." Tet gasped out in panic.

Andy frowned, "Did you see who?"

"Dakon's followers..they said they had the final piece they needed.." Tet's eyes closed.

Andy cursed, looking up at Ryon, "Get them back to the castle. Raj and I will look for Yuki."

He nodded, helping them stand and go to his horse. He got them mounted, then started walking quickly back.

Andy climbed up on her horse, looking at Raj. "Come on. Let's look for anything suspicious."

She rode further into town, looking around as she tried to not panic.

Raj kept an eye out, finally noticing something out of the corner of his eye.

A bright light shining under an abandoned building at the end of the alley.

Yuki struggled to get free. "I won't help you! Let me go!" He tried to bite one of the men as he forced him to drink a potion, but all the strength left him. He fought to stay conscious as the group began to chant an incantation, his head foggy. A black smoke materialized and began to swirl around him. It began to enter through his nose and he screamed.

Andy and Raj got off their horses, rushing toward them. Andy cradled Yuki as Raj began fighting off the people.

"Stop interfering! Lord Dakon must return!" One of the men cried out.

Andy growled, pushing purple energy into Yuki to try to counteract what they did to him.

He was muttering incoherently, shaking his head back and forth. His eyes flashed black, then he began to convulse. Blood began to stream from every orifice, then Yuki gave a bone chilling cry and went limp.

Andy continued to push energy into him as her eyes filled with tears.

Raj got most of the men down but was struggling with the last couple. He took a hard punch to the face, reeling back before attacking harder.

Yuki's eyes flew open, the pupils pitch black. He looked at Andy, a creepy smile forming. "My favorite toy…" The voice wasn't Yuki's.

Andy froze, fear flickering in her eyes.

He began to sit up, then his body froze. "I won't let you!" Yuki's voice was weak, but defiant. "You won't hurt anyone. I'm going to stop you." His voice fought to recite a spell.

Dakon's voice screamed "You're coming with me!" Smoke began to surround Yuki as the boy kept reciting. A few moments later, Yuki grabbed for a fallen sword and drove it into his chest. The smoke tried to escape his body, but couldn't. Yuki collapsed into Andy's arms. "Sorry, Mommy..have to get rid of him forever.."

"I'm not letting you go with him," she shook her head as tears streaked her face.

He grabbed her hand as he arched his back.

Andy removed the sword and focused the purple light into Yuki.

He began to cough, then gave her a faint smile. "He'll never hurt you again.." His eyes drifted to the side and he went still. An inhuman cry rang out, then faded as the black smoke dissipated around them.

Andy focused on Yuki, trying to revive him. She let out a sob as she worked, praying to get her baby alive.

Mauve light began to stream out of him, mingling with hers. His bleeding stopped and the wound disappeared. He was still unconscious, his breathing very slow.

Andy looked up at Raj who was holding his sleeve to his bleeding nose. "Can you help me get him on a horse?"

Raj nodded, waiting for his bleeding to stop before gently lifting Yuki and putting him on Andy's horse. Andy held him tight as she rode back toward the castle.

Ryon met them outside, his face grim. Blood stained his clothes and his face was streaked with tears.

"What's wrong?" Andy asked quickly.

"Someone attacked while we were gone. Most of them are alive but…"

Andy nodded, "Get Yuki in, I'll help them."

Ryon slowly shook his head. "I don't think you can. Just heal the ones alive." He took Yuki from her and took him inside.

Andy went in to look at the damage.

Ryusei lay barely breathing on one bed, his body half covered by extreme burns. Yamae lay bandaged next to him. Three covered beds lay in the corner. Ryon shook his head. "You don't want to see. The attackers used Fae fire."

Andy focused on Ryusei and Yamae, pushing purple light around them. She watched as slowly, some of the wounds began to heal. She continued for a long while, trying to heal everything up. When she was done with Ryusei and Yamae, she took a deep breath and headed for the covered beds.

Ryon tried to block her, his hands gripping her arms. "Andy, don't."

"What if I can help them?" She said with a hint of desperation in her voice.

Ryon hung his head, his hands slipping from her arms. He slowly uncovered the beds, turning away quickly.

Tsukasa, Kenji and Daiki lay still, their bodies half charred.

Andy took a deep breath as she took in the damage. She spent what felt like hours focusing on them, covering them in purple light. She didn't give up, even when she began feeling tired.

They shuddered, gulping air and opening dazed eyes.

Tet and Kiba slowly entered, their bodies moving slowly. "We lost them."

She sighed, "Why did they attack?"

"They said something about welcoming Dakon with our bodies." Ryon ran a hand through his hair wearily.

She shook her head, "Alright. I think we've avoided the Dakon crisis."

"Mommy? What the hell happened?" Yuki stared at the scene.

Andy went over, wrapping her arms around him, "The castle was attacked while we were out."

"It was them, wasn't it?" His eyes began to swirl as he clenched his fists.

"They're gone for now, so just try to stay calm. We'll take care of them if they return."

He forced his anger down, nodding slowly before extending his hand toward Tet and Kiba. Light surrounded them for a moment before fading. His eyes closed and he slumped in her arms.

She held him close for a few minutes, running a hand through his hair before laying him back down.