Hey sorry for not updating for two weeks but I've been away on holiday and there for wasn't able to update. Anyway this chaper is short but that's mainly because I can't think of anything else to up on here.

Next chapter will be Koga bring up the fact that she wants to go home for a while to recover. I'll hopefully have it up soon.

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The pain within her chest was unbearable, like it was crushing her heart, she gasped out the fact but it didn't seem that anyone hear as it was so quiet even she has difficultly hearing herself.

She could feel the darkness swelling inside her heart, the darkness that she was supposed to have but her mother, Athena, protected her raising Koga within her warm light Cosmos.

Koga's eye teared up as she felt the darkness embrace her but the embrace was unlike she thought it would be. The embrace was warm and welcoming her in to the enclosed hug. As much as Koga wanted to give in and accept the embrace she knew it wasn't right, if she would accept it she did not know what would happened but she did know it would not be good.

Koga grabbed her head as she let out a cry, tears falling from her eyes.

Despite frighting, it did not seemed to be enough and the darkness Cosmo slowly began to take hold of the its young host making her skin pale to a grey and eyes bleed to a deep red.

The embrace from before wrapped around her taking the fact that the young child was caught off guard as lightening struck the ground and she was send rolling down the hill.

S-she couldn't give up! S-she... need to... fight... why was she so suddenly tired? The embrace seemed to nudge the young child into accepting the tiredness. NO! No... n-no... she couldn't! She shouldn't! But the warm embrace was so comforting and encouraged her to sleep.

S-she shouldn't, it was wrong but she was so tired what would a small sleep do? Koga subconsciously closed her eyes and accepted the embrace that now held her tightly. She was being held to a chest, her head resting on a shoulder. The being had an arm placed on her back and one gently laying over stomach.

She flinched and whimpered as she felt-watched her bo-Yami fight her friends. She felt a hand smooth over her hair and encouraged her to return to her sleep, NO she shouldn't! The Goddess was hurting her friends and would kill her Mother! Koga gasped and begin to fight against the embrace, trying, trying to regain control of her body but it seemed Yami wouldn't have it and hissed. The warm embrace suddenly disappeared and Koga gasped awake inside the darkness and was surround by mirrors of all different sizes.

Stumbling to her feet Koga spun around before her glowing red eyes locked onto the largest mirror, her eyes widened as she saw reflection stared back at her with grey skin, glowing red eyes and a large smirk.

It faked a pout, "What's the matter Koga," the reflection purred and a shiver ran down her back. Koga didn't say anything but glared at the reflection that she knew wasn't really her.

Her other-self rolled her eyes before staring down at Koga with a sense of smugness in her dull eyes, "Why do you reject you true Cosmos? You know you want too, it will only be a matter of time. Your friends wont be around much longer after all-" She gestured to the mirror next to her to show what was happened outside of Koga's subconsciousness, Koga swallowed thickly a she watched her friends all try to get her to wake up.

Tears formed within Koga's eyes as she watched what Yami was doing, she gritted her teeth, "Stop!" she glared as her refection as Yami gave an amused look. Yami chuckled, a chuckle that along would send a shiver down the spines of the mightiest

"Why would I so that? I have full control of you body," She purred with a wicked smirk, "I can do what ever I want, but I need to remove of... the Goddess, Athena, or-"Yami locked eyes with Koga as she uttered the next words, "Should I call her mother?"

Koga snarled at Yami, a growl escaped her throat as she did. Yami simple smirked wickedly as she got a rise out of her young host.

Yami's loud laugh echoed.

Koga jolted wake with a sharp inhale of breath, sitting up Koga pushed the blanket down. She closed her eyes tightly as she continued to hear Yami's laugh ring within her mind.

Shaking her head a few times, Koga shifted and climbed out of bed. It was beginning to get too much, glancing at the object Koga feared the most. She took in her appearance, she could see that the fact of lack of sleep was beginning to show on her face. Purple bags were forming under her eyes and her face was unnaturally pale. She let out a deep sigh through her nose before tearing her eyes away from the mirror.

Swallowing, Koga stepped towards the drawer where her cloth stone sat. Staring down at it, Koga gently picked the broken stone up and ran her thumb over it with sad eyes.

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"Aww~ Koga why did you cut your hair?" Yuna pouted as she picked up a few strands.

"I'm agreeing with Yuna," Haruto stated pushing his glasses up his nose, "You looked lovely with long hair."

Koga blinked with a frown, she thought differently from them. She sighed before replying, "I don't really like long hair, truth be told I used to have it just below my chin but grew it out for training so I could pull it back."

The group blinked at the discovery, trying to image Koga with that length of hair but it didn't seemed like it would suit the young Pegasus Saint.

Souma grinned and draped his arm over Koga's shoulders, "I don't think I can image you with that length of hair Koga, I mean went we first meet you hair was just past you shoulders but to have it that short? Meh."

The group laughed at Souma's words, Ryuho spoke up next, "Well either way I think that this length suits you better then either of the other two,"

"What suits her better?" Eden asked as he entered, the group -minus Koga and Haruto- jumped at his voice.

"We were discussing Koga's new hair length," Yuna replied as Souma spun himself around, taking Koga with him as his arm was over his shoulders to face Eden.

He removed his arm as Koga grunted lightly at the suddenly movement, Eden stepped over and tilted his head as he picked up a few strands of her hair, "I like it, it's a nice length and it suits her perfectly," Eden's lips twisted upwards as Koga blushed and started stuttering out a thank you.

The others grinned at the flustered Pegasus Saint, she glared at them making them laugh.

"H-hey! It's not nice to laugh at people!"

They just laughed louder and Koga hid her face in her hands, Eden narrowed his eyes slightly as he took notice of Koga's unnaturally pale face and the more noticeable bags that were under her eyes. Making a metal note to ask about it later, he gently tugged on Koga's jumpers sleeve and gestured to the door.

The two exited and the laughing group failed to notice them leave until they were no longer in sight.

"Hey, where'd Koga and Eden go?" Ryuho asked, blinking.

Souma grinned, "They're probably gone off some where together." he wiggled his brows at the silent suggestion that he was making and Yuna snicker and Haruto and Ryuho smile.

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Please let me know what you think, it would help greatly

Until next time,

Xephos