I'M BACK! After a week in hiding I have finally a new update. And no more tests. ALRIGHT! (Reyavie makes a victory sign ignoring all the books that she is suppose to read). Welcome back everyone. As promised here's the new chapter. One of my favourites though. I still DON'T OWN ANYTHING IN THIS STORY! But Aria, Stef, Alex, Sasha, Lara, etc are all mine.

Answers to my reviewers:

Gester – Hi again! Good to see you back! Thanks for the review you left me and for the wishes of good luck. But about your conclusion…well you should read this chapter. Tell me what you think later. Enjoy.

SilverSunset – Hey, you reviewed again! I was happy to realize that you still consider this a good story. Here's the chappie, it was only a week. Just a request though. When you find an error can you tell me where you have found it so I can correct it? Thanks again. See ya.

Angel Of Apocolypse – Fantabulous? My English teacher would have a heart attack if she ever read that. (Reyavie grins evilly as she copies the review to an email. Tanathos appears and erases it. Reyavie pouts at the screen.) Anyways, glad you liked the last chapter and the end. This scene was one I had in my mind forever even before I wrote the story. I hope it turned out ok. And AoA? In the morning there are NO complex ideas beyond a cup of coffee (Rea sighs dreamily. COFFEE!). Thank you for reviewing once more though and for your approval of the technical aspects. Hope you like this one. Have fun.

Crypta – ESTÁS DE VOLTA! Adorei a tua mensagem. E colapso cardíaco? NÃO FUI EU! Ahh…eu queria continuar o capítulo. A sério. A minha mão escorregou. (Reyavie sorri). Já está aqui o novo capítulo. E desta vez não acaba num local propício a ataques cardíacos. Prometo. E sim o que faríamos sem liberdade de expressão? É uma das coisas que eu mais agradeço na minha vida. Poder sair à rua livre, dizer o que penso, fazer o que quero. Temos muito que agradecer aos nossos pais não achas? Bem vou andando. Tenho toneladas de coisas para fazer. Até para a semana.

(YOU'RE BACK. Loved your message. And cardiac arrest? IT WASN'T ME! Ahh…I wanted to continue the chapter. Really. My hand slipped. (Reyavie grins). Here it is the new chapter. And this time it doesn't end on a place that will cause any cardiac problems. Promise. And yes, what would we do without freedom of speech? It's one of the things I thank the most in my life. Being able to go freely to the streets, say what I think, do what I want. We have a lot to thank our parents, don't you think? Well, I'm going now. Have tons of things to do. Till next week)

And this chapter will be dedicated to my mother! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM! Love ya and no, you'll receive your presents on Saturday ; )

Welcome to the sixteenth (I begin to wonder if these words exist) chapter of Second life. See ya in a bit.

My POV

I'm dreaming…I have to be…but…

"Aria! You're gonna be late sis".

I am sitting on my bedroom. My real bedroom. I remember it well. I had changed it all when I was ten as my birthday present. Mom said that it was too blue for her tastes but for it was heaven…it is heaven.

The door opens and Lugh comes in. He is using the exact same style he always favours. A green sweater and black pants. He always wears comfortable things. He is much like me in that sense. His shoulder-length brown hair is tied up in the neck and his darker green eyes are, as normal, protective and, as most of time, gentle.

"Come on sis. You have to wake up".

I just stand up. I don't care anymore. In two steps I have him in arms reach and in the biggest bear hug I ever remember having given him.

"You have been sleeping for a long time".

His voice is so calm. He used that one when he got me mad and finally realized he had some something completely stupid.

"I have huh?" He nods with a small smile. "I had a very strange dream Bro".

My arms hug him closer and I search for the smell of his cologne. He wears always the same one as well. It's one of those things that you take for granted in a person sometimes. With him is the smell.

"I dreamt I had lost you and mom and dad". He lets go and smiles again.

"You have". And he disappears.

My head is hurting again. It hurts too much. Make it stop. Please make it stop. Lugh! Mom! Dad! Please make it stop. I can't see where I am. I can't see. Someone…please.

"I can give them to you".

So beautiful. It's a really beautiful voice…like an angel should sound.

"I know you miss them…You lost everything in one single day…one single moment".

I know, I know. Please don't say it. I don't want to hear it. Angel…my head hurts so much…my heart hurts more.

"Mother…father…brother…friends…home…your entire world in the blink of an eye".

Don't say it angel…I'm so tired. I don't want to hear it anymore…please stop…mom where are you? Don't leave me here. Dad…Lugh…please…

"So strong and yet so fragile. How can you go on?"

I don't know. I don't care. I have to. I cannot be weak. You understand that don't you angel?

"You don't have to be strong…I can give them to you child…I can give your life back"

I have to be strong. There's no other way. I cannot let go. I can't.

"Do you want them? Just say yes…you can join them and forget. Embrace oblivion."

What…I don't want to forget…that is all I have…who are you?

"Say yes"

Why should I…?

"Don't you want the pain to go away?"

I want…but not like that…that's the easy way…the cowardly way…who are you?

"Just let go"

Leave me alone whoever you are. Leave me alone. I won't let go. I won't.

"Do you want to live in pain like this forever?"

It will dull some time. Not all storms last forever and not all pain lasts forever…It will go away.

"It will get worse. It can end here".

It won't. Leave me alone. Let me go. I don't want my story to end. I still want to live. I have things to live for. People to live for.

"You will lose them eventually. It will hurt you more."

It doesn't matter. It's better to risk than to fail without even trying. Let me go. I want to live. I have that right.

LET ME GO!

3rd Person POV

- "Bearer…I wasn't expecting your presence" – There wasn't a single member of the group that understood those words. The sorceress's eyes weren't on them but…a scream broke the silence. A scream of pain and horror. Ariadne was screaming as if she was on fire, eyes closed in suffering.

– "Ariadne" – Squall and Quistis tried to run to her side but something stopped them from doing so. And the screams continued as she fell on her knees, blades dropping to her side, hands on her head as if trying to protect herself. Then they quieted but she continued in the same position watched carefully by all of them. Edea slowly crossed the stairs and approached the fallen girl making their comrades struggle against her spell.

– "I can give them to you" – The sorceress's voice became hypnotic, soft and gentle as a summer breeze. Ariadne was shaking as if she was attempting to hear. – "I know you miss them…You lost everything in one single day…one single moment" – Quistis fought once more to free herself.

– "Shut up!" – It was the voice of the normally quiet instructor that broke the horrifying silence that had stayed after Ariadne stopped – "Leave her alone. Leave her alone!" – The sorceress ignored her as she listened to the whispers that the girl was muttering.

- "Mother…father…brother…friends…home…your entire world in the blink of an eye" – A tear fell from Ariadne's eyes, her lips moving in silent words that none of them could hear except for Edea.

– "Stop it" – Quistis fell on her knees as well, crying with the pain of her friend and sister.

- "So strong and yet so fragile. How can you go on?" – The girl hugged herself, her whispers a bit stronger. Squall shivered as he heard her voice, pained and sorrowful.

- "…don't know… care. I have to…cannot be weak… understand…angel?" – It was like she was dreaming. Edea came closer, her expression a strange mixture of pity and triumph. She was trying to break her.

- "You don't have to be strong…I can give them to you child…I can give your life back" – Ariadne's hands grasped her head once more as if the pain was worsening.

- "I have to be...no other way. I…cannot let go…I can't" – The sorceress frowned as if she wasn't waiting for that. Terrified eyes were on the two as Ariadne fought against whatever was being done to her. None of them could help her.

- "Do you want them? Just say yes…you can join them and forget. Embrace oblivion." – Squall moved slightly and his eyes widened when he was allowed the movement. The spell was breaking. That meant…

- "Edea wasn't expecting her to resist so long" – He thought watching the girl that was trying to back away.

- "What…I don't want to forget…that is all I have…who are you?" – She would not go down that easily.

- "Say yes" – Continued Edea in the same calm voice. Her reply was said in a soft child-like one.

- "Why should I…?" – So much pain but a begging for guidance and yet…

- "Don't you want the pain to go away?" – No answer for a few moments that felt like eternity. Breathing stopped as they waited for her words. Words that would dictate life or death to their friend.

- "I want…but not like that…that's the easy way…the cowardly way…who are you?" – Squall moved a bit more using Edea's distraction. His hand gripped his gunblade as if trying to raise it, his eyes alternating between the girl and sorceress.

- "Just let go" – Edea was beginning to be frustrated with the girl. It could be seen on her face as her brow furrowed and her eyes chilled.

- "Leave me alone whoever you are." – Ariadne's voice was pleading now. Hands closed so tightly that her nails had broken her skin but her voice more secure and sounder – "Leave me alone. I won't let go. I won't."

- "Do you want to live in pain like this forever?" – Asked Edea as if she knew all that the girl was feeling. All she had been through.

Ariadne's face seemed to relax somewhat and Squall took the moment to force the spell attempting to attack Edea. The woman reacted with a swiftness that none of them would have expected from her freezing him as he was about to hit her before sending him backwards. He fell near Ariadne, stunned but free of the spell, sitting quickly to grab her shoulder roughly trying to shake her from her stupor but the only thing he was able to do was hear her voice clearer. Other than that he got no reaction. She seemed…as if she was absent from her own body and the only thing against that thought was her voice, the only sound in the silence

- "It will dull some time." – It carried a certain that he couldn't understand. Near him Quistis had freed herself from the spell but instead of attacking she ran to the Aria pulling the girl's hands from their capture. Edea ignored them.

- "Not all storms last forever and not all pain lasts forever…" - Continued Ariadne softly – "It will go away."

- "It will get worse." – Now it didn't seem as if Edea was continuing the spell but as if she was fighting with Ariadne's logic…as if the girl's beliefs were something she couldn't believe – "It can end here." – Ariadne struggled away from Squall's touch, ripping her hands from Quistis's hold. Her pain seemed to return.

- "It won't." – She shook her head forcefully – "Leave me alone. Let me go. I don't want my story to end. I still want to live. I have things to live for. People to live for." – And as if that had been the final snap in Edea, her face twisted in pure anger as she looked at girl that seemed to battle even more to break free.

- "You will lose them eventually. It will hurt you more" – Ariadne was pale, her face marred by the pain.

- "It doesn't matter. It's better to risk than to fail without even trying." – Her voice rose as she hugged herself once more as if she was a little child – "Let me go. I want to live. I have that right. LET ME GO!" – Her scream broke the silence as a knife through butter and then…her eyes opened.

Tears fell slowly making trails in the dust and dirt that covered her skin. But she ignored them, breathing harsh and pained, attempting to get some control. She flinched when she felt someone's arms around her in a protection she wasn't expecting. Quistis appeared in her line of vision, blue eyes scared and sad. Ariadne's hand moved in its own accord and slowly cleaned the tears away leaving small traces of her blood behind. – "Don't cry sister."

– "Aria! Can you hear us? Aria!" – A small smile appeared on her face as she listened to the concerned voices on her head.

– "I'm alright guys." – Relief spread through her like fire and then with the same painful slowness she looked behind to see Squall. He seemed worried. She could count the times she had seen that expression on his face. She forced a smile to him as well before beginning to stand up. Two pairs of arms moved to help her and she allowed it before looking at Edea.

Sea green found empty brown.

One hand moved to cast a spell and another moved to grab a blade. In seconds they weren't the only ones ready to attack.

– "Are you sure?" – Squall gave her a small concerned glance mirrored by Quistis and Selphie that was looking at her as she expected that the girl would disappear at any moment. The others were looking at the sorceress, fear breaking through their expressions.

Ariadne's hands gripped her weapons with such strength that her knuckles were white. Blood dripped slowly from both of her hands and her arm whose injury had reopened

– "She owes me" – Her voice was slightly hoarse from the screaming – "I am here to collect." – And her hand rested on her chest where her pendant lay looking for reassurance.

– "'Red? 'Taur? I need your help" – Their rage and disgust echoed joining hers. Their pain. And their pride and love for her. She barely noticed that that had been the quickest summoning she had ever made.

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Ariadne looked impassive as Edea was freed from Ultimecia. She knew enough to realize what had happened but the why she couldn't even begin to understand. Maybe it was the way of the world to say that she didn't belong. It was being very direct. Extremely so.

Aria fell to the floor struggling to keep herself conscious as something she couldn't name seemed to approach her. She frowned when a small piece of logic made itself known on her brain. She knew what that was. It went away merely moments before as if she wasn't there and Ariadne could only look as Rinoa was overtaken with the presence. The new sorceress was born.

She watched silently as the smaller girl stood up, walked towards the still passed-out Seifer and…

- "Well someone obviously likes Sleeping Beauty" – The supposed knight stood and calmly stepped out as if he had every right to do so. She glared at his back until he left and she could finally stand.

– "Rinoa?" – Quistis knelt next to the fallen girl, concern in her pained blue eyes – "Are you alright?" – She didn't get an answer. Ariadne wasn't listening though. Her attention was on the rising form of Edea Kramer. Not the sorceress but Matron.

– "Squall, Quistis, Selphie" – She began slowly – "Irvine, Zell" – Her eyes were once again assessing each of them but now they weren't empty. Golden-brown eyes shone softly in the fading light – "You've all grown so much and become so strong. I've waited for this day to come and also feared this day would come" – Now Ariadne could see the woman that had taken care of her friends however…

- "How will I look at her and not remember what happened?" – Caring flared through her, a feeling that the brothers were all too happy to show. She knew they were feeling guilty about not having been able to help. – "Oy! I'm ok."

Sacred sighed – "So you say. We know the truth."

– "Just remember that we are here for you Aria" – Said Minotaur.

She smiled sadly. She would always have them. And her friends. And her family even if they weren't with her. Ultimecia was wrong. She had to be. And with that she slipped out of the Auditorium looking for her people. She had much to do.

– "Are you becoming immune to scoldings Aria?" – Somehow Sacred didn't need an answer. He had to give it to the future sorceress. She really knew how to make a stubborn person even more stubborn.

– "I heard that" – Minotaur sniggered and the two filled the whole way to the entrance in a too familiar banter – "What would I do without you two?"

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They crossed the halls of Galbadia Garden as silently as they could. Not that anyone would ever notice the noise they made as the racket coming from the joining of the injured and the orders of the older members would be enough to wake the dead. Irvine sighed softly as he saw the state in which his home was and his eyes were sad as they fell on the students. They seemed as sad as he was.

– "Do you think that she is here?" – Quistis was behind him and, by her side, Squall who apparently had some very good choice words he would like to say to a certain Galbadian Seed. Irvine gave her a pointed look

– "This is Aria we're talking about. If she isn't helping I'm a saint"

– "And we all know that's impossible" – Interrupted a cool voice. It was a girl. She had very short dark brown hair and really uncommon silver-grey eyes. Her tanned skin seemed all too appropriate even if it was covered in dirt.

– "Sasha" – Acknowledged Irvine with a nod. She gave him an evaluating look before nodding as well.

– "Good to see you home." – She said simply – "I hope you gave your ego a rest on your mission?" – He winced.

– "Good to see you too Sasha. You didn't lose your sense of humour I see." – She smiled a bit before looking behind him. Irvine remembered then that he was guiding two Balamb Seeds.

– "These are Quistis Trepe and Squall Leonhart from Balamb Garden" – He introduced quickly – "Guys, this is Sasha O'Connor, one of Aria's best friends" – Quistis came forward to shake her hand but Squall remained where he was.

– "I am sorry Sasha but have you seen Aria?" – Asked Irvine as soon as the pleasantries were out of the way.

– "Of course" – She answered as if it was obvious – "Wait a sec." – She walked to the middle of the hall and pretty much yelled – "Anyone knows where Aria is?" – Instead of giving her freaked-out glances as if she was crazy students shook their heads except…

- "Wasn't she helping near the TG?" – Asked a light haired man – "Stef and Alex said there was where we had worst damage." – She grinned to the Seed and turned to the cowboy.

– "There you are. Check the TG. If you find her inform her that the Doc is looking for her in one of her protective moods. She better head for the medical wing as soon as she can or she will have to deal with one hell of a rant." – For some unknown reason Irvine winced again.

– "She would know enough not to risk herself to another of those."

– "Another?" – Repeated Quistis clearly confused…and if she wasn't she clearly wanted to be.

– "Another" – Was the stereo answer of both Galbadians.

– "What and where is this TG?" – Interrupted Squall now obviously annoyed. Sasha ignored his cold glare with an ease that showed a lot of experience with such things.

– "Training Grounds." – She informed pointing to the end of the hall – "You walk until you reach the basketball field and then the door on your right. Circle the central dome and you find them. Irvine knows well where it is."

– "Sasha?" – Shouted a female voice from a classroom – "Get your ass in here. We have another to take to medical wing" – The girl rolled her eyes skyward.

– "Hold your damned chocobos, will you?" – She smiled sheepishly and shrugged – "Well gotta go. Say hello to Aria for me. She did a great job. Maybe the next headmaster will consider her to some kind of higher position or something. She's kinda good at commanding people. She knows just what to say to make us believe. A gift of hers, I think"

– "SASHA!"

– "Coming!" – She waved and disappeared through a door. Someone started chewing her out quite loudly as they left the place.

– "This place can be falling apart but will always be the exact same crazy stuff it has always been" – Commented Irvine as he saw the duo's expressions – "Didn't seem that way the first time you came here right?" – Quistis nodded.

– "I always thought this place was so organized, so peaceful" – The cowboy snorted.

– "Sometimes maybe." – He agreed – "I don't doubt that Martine would want that. One of the reasons he seemed so fond of getting Aria into trouble. Ever since she entered this place it became even more chaotic. I remember Eliza saying once that Aria though this place way too dull for her tastes. Too controlled. She and her friends did the most to make it animated, that's for sure" – His voice was amused as he guided them to the field that Sasha had warned them about. Then he started to walk around the central dome of the Garden and finally they saw where the brunt of their attack had hit.

Scorch marks could be seen literally everywhere as the people walked around talking with each other, taking debris that were at danger of falling, helping the injured that were being taken to, presumably, the medical wing.

– "Hey Will" – A black haired, brown eyed student stopped in his tracks as he heard Irvine's voice.

– "Hey Irv. Been a while huh?" – He came closer and shook the other man's hand – "Good for you to come. We are really thankful for all your help." – The last part was also to the other two Seeds.

– "It's ok. But listen, have you seen Aria?"

– "She was in the Sanctuary last time I saw her" – Answered a girl from his side – "We had a few of the supports falling and some were caught underneath it. She was taking the last rubble."

– "What in the name of Hyne are you doing?" – Came another voice nearby. Will groaned underneath his breath – "There goes that idiot again. How did he pass the Seed exam I don't know but I'm close to lock him up again." – The girl was glaring at the unknown man as he yelled something to two obviously tired and irritated students. Some were about to intervene before a voice broke through the noise, calm enough to shut everyone up even if it wasn't carrying cold rage in every sound.

– "Who do you bloody think you are?" – It was Ariadne. Despite the dirt and blood that covered her, despite the messy bun from which her hair was falling, despite the pale tone her normal tanned skin had taken…she looked bloody scary. Her eyes were a very dark emerald, something that promised really bad things to the idiot that pissed her off.

– "They have been fighting for more than three hours straight, are tired, fucking angry with all of this and you have the nerve to come here and order them around" – She said coldly – "I am only going to say this once. If you are to stay here you are going to help as everyone else, work as everyone else and shut up." – Her eyes assumed a caring glint as she looked at the couple that had been on the bad side of the idiot's scolding.

– "You guys head for the med lab. Get some rest. You look like you need it." – The man shook his head.

– "No worries Aria. We still can help. We are staying" – She smiled before grabbing the Seed's arm and hissing something. He backed off quickly and disappeared in the crowd. She glared at his back for a while before walking to the inside as she talked with three more students. Quistis followed her immediately and Squall was only a step behind. Irvine looked at them both and sighed.

– "So Will, you need help with anything?" – His friend grinned widely and guided him to where the injured were waiting for their "ride" to the medical wing.

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- "There's the sanctuary Miss Trepe" – The young girl that had lead her bowed her head slightly and vanished to Hyne-knew-where. Quistis smiled and walked to where the girl had pointed.

The place was too much like Balamb Garden's training Center, down to the plants, swamps and monsters. But it also included the original fauna of Galbadia and, strangely enough, Trabian. And in the middle of it, just like in her Garden, there was a door, almost hidden in the middle of the trees, that lead to the "Sanctuary".

She entered to find a knelt Ariadne that seemed to be quite absorbed in the stones she was trying to float. The place was a wreck. What had been probably a cosy place merely hours ago was now a jumbled mess of rocks and dust

– "Aria?" – The brown haired girl halted for a moment and nodded as a sign that she had heard. Other than that she continued what she had been doing. – "We were worried" – Continued Quistis softly – "You disappeared on us" – Ariadne stopped once more and sighed.

– "I know" – She whispered – "I'm sorry Quis. I just…I couldn't stay…I'm sorry" – The former instructor stooped down next to her and rested her hand on the younger girl's shoulder.

– "Don't be. I understand." – A pause extended for a moment but soon the silence became too much for Quistis to handle – "I came to call you. Your aunt is looking for you. You have that arm to take care of and I'm sure you are tired. You need to get some rest" – Ariadne snorted very slightly.

– "I don't want to. I don't…"

- "Aria?" – Quistis watched as the girl stood up, her dirty hair falling like a blanket on her back.

– "If I rest I will dream…if I dream I will wake up…I don't want to dream anymore…I don't want to see what could have happened, what I will never have again…" - She turned to the rocks and began slowly taking them aside…her hands were bloody, poorly covered with dirty bandages.

– "So I will stay here…I will help…I will exhaust myself until I cannot think anymore. Until I cannot think in all that has happened. In all that I have been through…in all that I lost" – Her hands never stopped, never slowed as she worked – "Until I pass out from sheer exhaustion…and then when I wake up I will start over again…until I forget" – Quistis's hands grabbed hers and when she spoke her tone was of pleading.

– "Please stop Aria. Don't do this" – For the first time since the end of the fight she was able to see Ariadne's eyes. A pale, dead green.

– "What can I do?" – Ariadne asked softly – "I was never afraid of my memories Quis…never. Each of them was something do draw strength from, each a part of my past that I could not give up. If I couldn't face them how could I face myself in the mirror everyday? But this time…" - She closed her eyes and tears passed even as much as she tried to make them stop.

– "I'm not strong enough…I'm just not bloody strong enough." – Quistis hugged her and they both fell slowly to the floor. As that day on Balamb Garden Aria cried…but now it seemed even worse.

– "I need them Quis" – She whispered between sobs – "I need my dad saying that everything will be alright. I need my mom near, making me feel wanted. I need my brother's arms around me to chase away my nightmares. I need them. I need them." – Quistis rocked her slowly as if she was a small child and not the young woman she had been forced to be.

– "We are here little sister. You are not alone. We want you with us. You are a part of our family. You are my family." – And she continued, murmuring comforting things to the girl in her arms as she broke down. Painful tears fell without interrupting making new trails in her face, sobs racking her body…until she fell asleep. A deep dreamless sleep. Quistis sighed when she saw that. With care she took the hair that covered the girl's face to see the marks of pain and suffering that she had endured.

– "We should take her to the medical wing now" – The familiar voice was so unexpected that Quistis almost jumped. She turned her head to the door to see Squall. He was looking at them, most specifically to the exhausted girl in her arms.

– "Did you hear everything?" – She asked quietly. He didn't answer and he didn't need to. With the same calmness that he always seemed to have ever since she knew him he came closer and took the girl from her arms.

– "This way we will avoid unnecessary confrontations about this." – Squall said walking to the door – "Maybe you should call Doctor Kadowaki as well. I don't doubt that Summers is a good doctor but she doesn't know what happened ever since Ariadne left Galbadia. If Kadowaki can't come bring the medical file." – Quistis nodded before looking once more at the girl. She walked to him and kissed her forehead lightly

– "Take care of her for me alright?" – And she walked out as fast as her dignity allowed. Ariadne kept sleeping, her face relaxed and almost child-like. Squall frowned as he saw the marks that the tears had left on her face and cleaned them almost gently

– "Somehow I think I would be killed by the mob outside if they thought I had hurt you" – He muttered to the sleeping girl as if he was justifying himself for his action. Then he walked out of the "Sanctuary" answering curtly to the questions that met him as soon as the students realized who he was carrying.

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