Andy was outside in the garden, sitting on a bench while reading a book. She took a deep breath, enjoying the fresh scent of the blooming flowers. Hearing a noise, she looked up and expected to see Yuki but was met with a group of men she'd never seen before. She stood, wondering if she should yell, run, or fight, but before she could decide, she felt a prick in her arm. She felt suddenly sleepy and dizzy, stumbling forward into one of the men's arms before completely losing consciousness.

Yuki raced into the training ground, his eyes wide. "Anyone seen Mom?"

Tet looked at Kiba in alarm. "No… thought she was with you."

"I lost track of time. When I went to the garden, all I found was her book."

Andy woke slowly, finding herself once again surrounded by men. She looked at them in confusion, "What do you want with me?"

"We need you to heal our Prince."

"And if I say no?"

"Then you'll die," one snarled at her.

She took a deep breath, "What's wrong with him?"

"He's been sick and the doctors have been unable to heal him."

Andy nodded slowly, "Where am I?"

"A small kingdom far from your own. If you succeed in healing him, you'll be taken back. If you don't.."

"Take me to him," she finally answered.

She was led to an infirmary, a man, not much older than her, lay on a bed, multiple machines attached.

She spent hours trying to heal him with no results, "Is there any chance this could have been caused by magic? I can't seem to heal him."

"Don't you have magic?" One of the men scowled.

"Not exactly.. It's complicated."

Another growled, "Complicated doesn't save our Prince. Now can you heal him or not?"

"You need someone with magic to undo whatever has been placed on him."

"So, you can't help us?" One grabbed her arm to drag her out of the infirmary.

Andy struggled against him but he was too strong, pulling her down to a cell and locking her in.

The men crowded around and stared at her.

"What are we going to do with her?"

"Kill her, of course," another answered.

"We could have quite a bit of fun with her first," one smirked.

A couple cheered in agreement.

The one who seemed to be in charge growled, "We'll leave her here for now. We need to make a plan to save our Prince. You can have your fun with her later."

Andy was soon left alone in the room, searching her cell for a way out for a few minutes until she gave up and sat down to await her fate.

The cell rocked violently as an explosion was heard above. The lights winked out as more explosions rapidly followed and she could feel the ceiling begin crumbling on top of her.

She got near the wall and covered her head with her arms in case the whole ceiling went down.

Suddenly it went quiet. There was a muttered curse, then a soft gold light blazed to life. A figure approached the cell quickly. "Andy?"

"Yeah.."

"You okay?" The figure came close enough for her to make out Ryusei. He began to pick the lock as the ceiling rumbled warningly. "Dammit Yuki…"

"Yeah, I'm fine," she answered quietly.

"Good. Maybe he'll stop destroying the building now." The half breed pulled the door open with a triumphant smile. "This way, milady."

She stood and exited the cell.

Ryusei led her into what had been the infirmary but what was now a debris filled room. A bed surrounded by machines was burning steadily as Ryusei led her past towards the exit.

She frowned but continued to follow. "You said Yuki is destroying everything?"

Ryusei nodded. "He just about lost his mind when you disappeared. Tsukasa had to calm him down just to use magic to find you. Once he got here, it was like a switch. He didn't even ask questions, just began destroying. Last I saw, the Fae were trying to calm him so I could come look in the dungeon."

Andy nodded slowly. "They wanted me to heal their Prince. But whatever was wrong with him was caused by magic."

"So you couldn't and they locked you up." Ryusei rolled his eyes as they emerged into the sunlight.

The three Fae were restraining Yuki tightly, their mouths set in tight lines as he raged.

"Let me GO! They need to pay!" Yuki's eyes were swirling violently, his hands glowing like a bright candle. He was shaking with anger.

"Baby, it's okay," she said softly.

His eyes darted to her face, then he sagged into Kenji's arms. "Mommy..you're safe.."

"Yeah, baby. Just calm down," she approached him and wrapped her arms around him.

He buried his face in her shoulder and began sobbing. "I thought..they said you were dead. They said they had had fun with you, then killed you. They laughed..I couldn't stop...Are you mad at me?

"That's what they would have done, given more time," she sighed. "Of course I'm not mad."

"I killed them. Even the one in the infirmary..was I bad?"

"It's complicated, baby, but no you aren't bad. The one in the infirmary was their Prince. They just wanted him healed.. though they could have gone about it better than kidnapping."

He sobbed harder. "I killed a helpless person?"

"I don't know, baby. I don't know if he was good or bad. All I know is some kind of magic was making him sick."

"I'm glad you're safe. But I don't think I should be here." He kissed her cheek quickly, then vanished.

Andy looked at Ryusei with a worried look on her face, "Can you find him? I don't want him doing anything dumb.."

He nodded, disappearing after him.

Tsukasa sighed. "We need to leave in case any more of them show up."

"Alright," Andy nodded. "Lead the way?"

"This will be quicker." Kenji wrapped his arms around her, then they vanished.

Andy looked around and found herself back in the castle.

Kenji chuckled and kissed her as Ryusei reappeared.

"He's locked himself in the tower again. I could hear him throwing things."

She sighed and went to the tower, calling his name.

The door swung open at her touch, revealing a wrecked room. Glass was lying everywhere, books torn apart and tossed aside. Then she saw the blood.

She rushed inside, looking around for Yuki.

He huddled in a corner, one shaking hand holding a shard of glass. Blood was streaming from a shallow cut on his neck and he appeared to be trying to deepen it.

"Baby, please stop this," Andy cried, tears streaming down her face as she approached him.

"I killed an innocent bystander! He wasn't even awake and I killed him! I'm just like Dakon!"

"No you aren't, Yuki." She took his hand, trying to avoid the glass. "You are nothing like him. This was an accident. You know now not to let your anger take over, so nothing like this will ever happen again. You don't deserve this," she motioned to the blood. She gently took the glass from his hand, wrapping her arms around him as she pushed purple light into him.

He wearily laid his head on her shoulder. "I'm tired, Mommy. Tired of what I am, of what I could be if I lose you."

"I know baby. But I'm here to help you for now. You just need to remember, I'm always with you in your heart. You're part Fae. I'm mortal. You are going to outlive me, it's just a fact, unfortunately. But what's important is the time we spend together now and that you keep those good memories with you to remind you that you're a good person. I believe in you and all the good you can be."

"I don't want to outlive you. Everyone only sees my outward appearance. They forget I'm not grown really. I wish I didn't look this way. I tried to find a spell to reverse it, but I couldn't.."

"I know. And I can't imagine how hard it is for you to be going through all this.. Just remember I'm always here for you. I know you aren't an adult yet, even if I do treat you like one sometimes. Maybe we can talk to the others to remind them too."

He nodded sleepily, shifting to be completely in her lap. "I'm sorry..I just wanted to rest." He awkwardly reached into his pocket, pulling out a ripped page from a spellbook. "I almost used this.."

She glanced at it and shook her head, "I hate seeing you hurting. I wish I could make everything better for you."

He didn't answer, his eyes closed as he lay against her.

She held him close, kissing the top of his head softly.