A/N: Thanks to everyone who followed/favorited me and/or this story, and thanks to everyone who reviewed. There are too many of you to thank individually. I'm sorry I haven't posted for a while. I've been really stressed out by exams and I haven't had time to write anything. I wanted to do it before Christmas, but my family is moving and I've been helping my mom clean up our house. Now that my head doesn't feel like it's about to explode from all the Latin verbs I had to learn, I can present you with Chapter 46. I'm also starting to type the chapters on Microsoft Word, and then copying and pasting it do the Document Manager, so it'll have fewer mistakes (hopefully).

P.S. The first song is You're the Reason I Come Home by Ron Pope. It's one of my favorite songs. The second is Wherever You Will Go by Charlene Soraia (originally by The Calling), and it is ONE OF THE BEST SONGS OF ALL TIME. (in my opinion, anyway)

Her name is Azula, and she is a beautiful baby. As much as I love her, it is painful to look at her. She has my mother's blonde hair blonde hair and my father and I's sea-green eyes, just like Azula has had.

After putting her down for a nap, I came out to the cliff to be alone with my grief. I sit her now, crying and trying to stop crying by singing, which makes the lyrics slur like I'm drunk.

Slowly, I get my tears under control. Soon, I'm breathing regularly, but tears are still streaming down my cheeks as I tuck my knees to my chest and rest my head on my arms, which are draped across my knees.

"It's going to be alright," Marlin says from behind me.

I probably jump about a foot in the air. "Yeah, just go ahead and scare the crap out of me," I mutter as he sits down next to me and puts his arm around me.

I know something that that I can do to cheer you up."

"You mean you would really kill Snow and mount his head on a stick for me? Wow, you're so considerate."

"Maybe someday. But no, I'm not talking about that." He takes a deep breath and begins to sing.

"Watching you watching me
A fine way to fall asleep
The neighbors fight as we both rest our eyes

Hands in the fallen snow
Numb to the winter cold

But we don't mind

'Cause we'll get warm inside

You're the reason I come home
You're the reason I come home my love
You're the reason that when everything I know falls apart
You're the reason I come home

Paper doll silhouettes
Fingertips on window glass
The street's asleep so I breathe you in deep

The tragedies of chemistry
People dream of what you and me have found effortlessly

You're the reason I come home
You're the reason I come home my love
You're the reason that when everything I know falls apart
You're the reason I come home

And for a long time I remember saying prayers for something perfect
Saying prayers for someone kind
It's in my head
We're spinning circles down the avenues instead

You're the reason I come home
You're the reason I come home my love
You're the reason that when everything I know falls apart
You're the reason I come home."

I stare at him, surprised. "I didn't know you could sing like that, Marlin!" He shrugs and pulls me closer to him. I wave my hand dismissively. "Whatever, I've got one too." Now I'm the one who takes a deep breath and begins to sing.

"So lately, been wondering
who will be there to take my place
when I'm gone, you'll need love
to light the shadows on your face

If a great wave shall fall
it would fall upon us all
and between the sand and stone
could you make it on your own?

If I could, then I would
I'll go wherever you will go
Way up high or down low
I'll go wherever you will go

And maybe I'll work out
A way to make it back some day
Towards you, to guide you
Through the darkest of your days

If a great wave shall fall
It would fall upon us all
Well I hope there's someone out there
Who can bring me back to you

If I could, then I would
I'll go wherever you will go
Way up high or down low
I'll go wherever you will go

Run away with my heart
Run away with my hope
Run away with my love

I know now, just quite how
My life and love might still go on
In your heart, in your mind
I'll stay with you for all of time

If I could, then I would
I'll go wherever you will go
Way up high or down low
I'll go wherever you will go

If I could make you mine
I'll go wherever you will go.
If I could turn back time
I'll go wherever you will go
I'll go wherever you will go."

"Okay, you win," he says, raising his hand in mock surrender.

"If I could back time, Azula would still be here," I whisper, tears welling up in my already puffy eyes.

"Listen, it's not your fault. You can't beat yourself up about it," Marlin says, staring out into the nothingness that is the ocean in front of us.

"I can't beat myself up about it? My sister was my responsibility, and now she's dead, and I shouldn't beat myself up about it?" I shriek. "He's picking off my family, one by one. Coral and Pearl are targets because of me. And after them, he'll go after my children! Why is he doing this to me?"

Marlin looks at me sideways, brushing honey-blonde hair out of his line of vision. "He wants to break us. So we can't move against him. And he won't be able to reap our children. I'll make some sort of deal with him, somehow. I promise."

I shake my head as he stands up, brushes himself up, and offers me his hand. "No, he'll make that deal, and then he'll reap them anyway. To break us."

When I meet his eyes, they hold all the sadness I feel. "If anything, we've made them worthy competitors," he says sadly. "Potential sponsors will already know who they are. The child of two victors is unheard of. They all have our blood running through their veins. They have the blood of victors. They'll find a way to win," he says sadly. "If anything, we've made them worthy competitors."

I shake my head. "No. It's worse than that. The other Careers will fear them. They won't ally with them. We haven't helped them in any way. All we've done is painted a target over their heads."