A new chapter. Finally, I'm sort of over my cold, and my writing block has ended!

Hope to not dissapoint!

Chapter 6

It had been a week since Oz sustained his injury. Even though his side still ached a bit, his wounds were almost completely healed, so Sharon deemed him able to move around.

Oz sat up in his bed yawning. It was still only 1'oclock in the morning. Lately, Oz had been waking up constantly in the night, plagued by terrible nightmares of being dragged into the abyss. He hugged his knees and rested his face on his arms.

I won't let that happen to me. Whatever it takes, I won't be taken there.

The usually comforting darkness was frightening then. It resembled the Abyss. Oz remembered that he wasn't even on a lower level. It led him to think-

How terrible is the bottom?

He tried his hardest to shake the thought away, but it continued to give him terrible nightmares.

Gilbert was up past midnight staring at his ceiling. His mind was full of worries and thoughts, that it was far to hard to sleep. The plush inviting pillows under his head might as well have been made of concrete, for not even them could tempt him to sleep.

Gilbert got up and headed out. Recently, Gilbert had gotten into midnight snacking. When he got to the kitchen, he ate some leftover cake from the nights tea party. Not exactly healthy, but it distracted the mind.

Alice was in her room, but not in her bed. Since she attained her first memory, she had been having horrible flashbacks that left her mind as soon as they came. The only thing she could remember was blood and pain. Also, she remembered longing for someone she knew wouldn't come anymore. The feelings sometimes made her cry, but she never let herself cry in front of Oz and the others. Her mind was suddenly taken back to Oz. The blood on his face after the battle with the chains. The red soaked bandages he wore.

A tear fell from her eye. She wiped it quickly and hugged her knees.

Sharon was reading away in her bedroom. The two main characters of it were really getting into it. Ophileon and Delila layed in the bed kissing and hugging in an intimate embrace... Sharon was mentally cheering them on. When an assasin came in and killed them both. Mercilessly. The end.

Sharon could not believe what she just read. That was a pathetic ending! She thought to herself. I could do better than that... I bet I really could. Sharon's imagination sparked. She lit another candle and grabbed a quill and parchment to write. I can do better than that.

She wrote late into the night.

In his room, Break didn't look like he intended to go to bed. He was at his table with two candles lit. A new message arrived from Pandora. Telling about a chain in the city near them.

Another chore that he had to make some one do.

The letter was long and discriptive, so he just skimmed it.

"... escaped... dangerous... in illegal contract... 99 deaths..." he read aloud. Some boy named Savien made a contract with a powerful chain and by the report, he was due to be sucked into the abyss very soon.

Break folded up the letter and placed it back in the envelope.

Everyone gathered in the tea room early that morning. There was no tea, for the servants weren't awake yet. After a few minutes of silence, Break spoke.

" A new assignment has arrived from pandora. Oz, Alice, I would like you to take it."

Gilbert stood. "Then I'm accompanying them."

Break smiled as if he had planned this all out. "Very well then." He handed the file to gilbert.

He, Oz, and Alice headed out the door.

Once they left, Sharon turned to Break. "You did read the file, didn't you?" Sharon asked.

"Yes I did. The boy, Savien, he will be going to the abyss soon." Break answered.

" I do not think its wise to send Oz on a mission with someone so close to the abyss while his own time is ticking faster." Sharon looked down. "Who knows how he'll react."

Break smiled at her. "Which is why I sent Gilbert."

It was nice to be outside again for Oz. Being locked inside the mansion for a week was lonely. The fresh air and people made him feel fantastic. He wanted to explore, but whenever he was more than 5 feet away, Gilbert called him back.

He wandered with his eyes. People were dressed in new styles. And their were all kinds of new inventions for sale. (Well, old inventions. But he hadn't seen them in the 10 year absence.)

Something that really caught his eye was a book vender. In the front for sale was the Holy Knight series! He escaped Gilbert's watch to go check it out. Oz navigated his way through the hustle and bustle of people until he finally got to the vender. Instantly he purchased the volume from where he left off, and started reading.

Some minutes later, Oz noticed someone had joined him at the vender. A short, poorly dressed boy with brown hair and eyes. He picked up the same book as him, and slid it into his bag.

The vendor saw him.

"What do you think your doing." He grabbed the boys arm. "That's a very expensive hardcover." He squeezed the boys arm harder. The boy winced.

Oz grabbed the vendors hand. " I'm buying it for him." He handed the vendor money for the book, and the vendor let go of the boy.

"Come on," Oz instructed. The boy followed him.

When they were away from the vendor, the boy tugged on Oz vest. Oz turned around, and the boy pushed the book towards him. Oz smiled and pulled his own copy out. "S'okay, I have my own copy." The boy blushed and then went through his bag. Oz figured out what he was trying to do and pushed on his hand. "You don't need to pay me back."

The boy looked up and spoke in a quiet voice, almost inaudible. "Thank you sir."

"Don't worry about it. Were friends. I'm Oz, what's your name?"

The boy spoke a bit louder.

"Savien."

Yes. Savien is an O.C. and I apologize. But all the characters are going to keep their original positions, and I'm not going to change any, therefore... an O.C was neccisary.

This chapter was a bit longer than usual. Please Review!