-Chapter 2-

"Do you think that that witch forgot about Le Fay and Morgana?" Jayeon asked Hoseki.

"Who knows," Hoseki replied. "You'd think that a witch that powerful would have been able to track down Nikea by now."

"True," agreed Jayeon. "It's been about three years."

"Three years too long," came a voice. The same witch who attacked Le Fay was standing in the kitchen doorway.

"Who are you, and what are you doing in our kitchen?" Hoseki asked.

"I think you know very well who I am and what I want," said the witch. She turned to Jayeon. "You were Le Fay's boyfriend when she was alive."

"Yeah, what of it?" Jayeon asked. "She's dead now, so it doesn't matter."

"Oh, I think it does," replied the witch. "There's something that you're not telling me."

Hoseki could tell that the witch was implying Nikea, so she hurriedly changed the subject. "Have you done anything to Morgana?" she asked.

"Tir Nan Og has been closed off from the rest of the universe," explained the witch. "Morgana is no longer a threat. Now, what is it that you're not telling me?"

"There's nothing to tell," Jayeon insisted.

"Are you sure?" asked the witch.

"Absolutely," answered Hoseki.

"Fine. So be it," said the witch. "You no longer mean anything to me, so you shall cease to exist."

"No!" screamed Hoseki. "I won't let you hurt Jayeon!"

"Hoseki..." Jayeon said softly.

"I'll have you know, I'm the fairy of gemstones, and I'll fight you til the end if need be," declared Hoseki. "As long as Jayeon is safe."

Jayeon was surprised at Hoseki's outrage. Clearly, this had become much more than protecting Nikea. Nikea was at Flora's house right now, so at least she couldn't see this.

"Bastnasite Burst!" Hoseki yelled as she hurled an attack at the witch.

The witch took control of Hoseki's attack and launched a more powerful attack of her own that was ten times more powerful than Hoseki's.

As the attack hit Hoseki, she mumbled some final words, "Jayeon, after all this time of pretending to be a couple, I actually have grown to love you."

Tears stung Jayeon's eyes. "You're going to pay for this!" he yelled at the witch.

"And, you're going to die for this," the witch replied as she attacked Jayeon as well.

Little Nikea -now four years old- was standing behind the witch, watching every moment, tears streaming down her cheeks. She turned and bolted. No idea where she was going, she felt to her knees under a tree and cried and cried and cried. It was so scarring, she completely shut the entire day from her memory. She had no idea what happened to her supposed "parents".

-End of Chapter 2-