Yay! This line seperator thingie works now! Sorry. That was random. Anyways... I'm sorry for not uploading in forever. School's really taken a lot of my brain power away. It's not that i don't have time anymore, my story isn't sounding good in the drafting stage at the moment. I finally found some time to concentrate on things to bring you chapter 9. I hope it makes you happy. :) I'll try to update sooner each time now. On with the story! Disclaimer in other chapters.

" " - Dialouge

' ' - Thoughts

Flashback

OoOoOoOoO - Scene Change

Chapter 9

The shadowy figure appeared from the darkness in front of a castle. He moved up to the gate and it opened just enough to get him inside. They closed and the darkness was left behind. The dark figure slinked across the stone pavement into a maze of hallways. The only thing lighting his way was a couple of torches every few feet.

'Damn that man and his complicated castle. I can't even remember how many times I've been lost and ended up in those damned torture rooms,' he thought. He took another turn and began his decent up a flight of stairs. They wined up higher, and higher, making the man dizzy after a while.

After reaching the top level, he sat against the wall breathing rather heavily. A door opened and he was up on his feet, staggering a little. He walked into the room and shielded his eyes from the brightness. The windows were open and all the torches were lit.

"What is it, Seirou?" asked a calm voice from behind a chair. The shadowed figure pulled the hood of his cloak back showing his white spiked hair. His black eyes narrowed and he leaned against the doorway.

"Well, I found her… and it's really her this time," he answered, pulling back his bangs. The chair swung around to show a teenage looking boy. His black and red hair was brushed back with small bangs hanging in front of his forehead. He picked up a glass ball on his desk and waved a hand over it.

"Yes… it is her. I'm surprised it was actually 10 years ago when that… incident happened," he said. He spoke with a calm tone as if he had no care in the world. He waved his friend over to the desk as he reached into one of the desk drawers. He pulled out a mirror and placed it in front of him.

"What is that?" asked Seirou. The boy sitting in the chair rolled his eyes and bit his finger, making it bleed a little. He placed it onto the rim of the mirror and looked up at his friend.

"Mark you blood onto the handle of it," he demanded. His friend did as told and the mirror began glowing. The reflection was of Terin smiling with her friends. Seirou looked at the picture and couldn't help, but smirk.

"This isn't going as I hoped," said the red and black haired boy. He pulled his hand back, his friend did the same, but the picture remained on the mirror.

"Why is that, Arui?" asked the white haired boy as he leaned on the desk. Auri leaned back into his chair and rested his chin on his hands. He closed his eyes, and sighed.

"Her heart is slowly returning. The prophecy won't go as plan if that boy continues being around her," he grunted. "I can't believe we're related to that failure." Seirou looked pitifully at his brother, then back at the mirror.

"It's not her fault she was meant for the prophecy," he tried reasoning. His brother opened his eyes and the pupils narrowed. He stood up and looked out the window. It was a small town and there were people about, but Auri looked disgusted.

"This pitiful land… There's nothing I can do all because of her!" he yelled. He punched the stone wall and sighed again. Seirou reached a hand out to his brother, but he shruged it off. "That's why this prophecy must be fulfilled."

'Why did mother and father leave the rule to us at such an early age? Auri's already gone insane because of that foolish prophecy.' Seirou thought. Auri turned abruptly and stared at Seirou.

"Don't even think about mother and father. Go back and try to remind her of her place in this world. Don't mess it up,"he ordered. Seirou did as his brother said and left him to his rants.

'I'm sorry, Terin.'

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeell... this story took a turn i didn't really expect, but i love anyway. What I mean by that is that i sometimes I write the first things that come to my head. I'm a fantasy freak, so i decided to make the story take a turn that way. I really dislike all the problems, and limits of reality so I 3 Fantasy. I'm sorry if you don't like this stuff... but please review. I also apologize for the shortness of this chapter.