A/N: Heyo guys. Yes, I said heyo, i like it and am gonna use it from now on. Anyways, I finally found a direction I want this story to go in and that means two things. One, I have something to base my chapters off of finally instead of out of nowhere ideas that pop in my head. And Two, that it will only be a few more chapters till the end. Sad, I know. Anyways, here's the next chapter and I do believe its longer than the last, but I could be wrong. Anywho, one with the story that all of three of you seem to like. :( Thank you to those three and enjoy.

-Zapphirra-

I wasn't sure how long I'd been locked in the dungeon because they never kept my feeding times the same, but it couldn't have been more than three days. When they opened my cell door this time they dragged me out.

"Hey! I can walk ya know!"

I shouted at the blue haired general who was currently pulling me along after him by my hair, giving me no choice but to follow.

"Silence human."

He growled at me and I glared sideways at him before grabbing his wrist and sending a jolt of my miko powers through my skin to his.

I heard him hiss in pain as he yanked his arm away from me and I smiled until he reached out and backhanded me. I blinked in surprise before reaching up and cupping my abused cheek.

"Ow you fucking asshole, that hurt!"

I snapped at him and he simply growled at me before grabbing a fistful of my hair again and pulling me along after him until we reached a pair of big, mahogony colored doors.

The blue haired asshole moved to knock on the doors when a voice called through them, telling us we could come in. I was pulled inside by the demon general beside me and whirled around, then knocked to my knees.

"Bow to the Prince."

He said and I glared at him before turning to look at the Prince only to blink in surprise as I stared into the familiar, cold, golden colored eyes of none other than Katsume.

'You have got to be kidding me.'

I thought, trying not to laugh at the look of shock in his eyes.

-Katsume-

General Skur had told me he and his men had captured an intruder in the Northern woods and put them in the dungeon, but I never would have expected the intrudter who's been locked up in my dungeon to be Cecelia. How was she even here in the first place?

"What are you doing here?"

I couldn't help but ask as I looked her over. She still looked the same, despite being covered in dirt, cold, and probably hungry. She still looked beautiful. Though something about her was different. She seemed stronger, but that wasn't all. She now seemed...out of reach somehow.

"Oh, nothing really. Just hanging with your guards and prisoners down in the dungeon since they captured me three days or so ago."

She said sarcastically and I wanted to smirk despite the fact I was upset she'd been locked up.

"What are you doing in our dimension Cecelia?"

I asked again, clarifying what it was exactly I was asking.

"What!? I'm in another dimension?"

She asked in surprise and I stared at her.

'Surely she knew she wasn't in her dimension.'

I thought to myself.

"Man, I wish someone had told me. And here I thought the reason for the red sky, two suns, fucked up animals, and all the demons were because there had been a Nuclear War while I was sleeping."

She said and this time I couldn't help but smirk at her.

"Leave us."

I told my general and he bowed before walking back through the doors, leaving Cecelia and I alone.

"Cute Cecelia, now answer my question."

I said and she smiled at me as she got to her feet.

"i don't know Katsu, I've been treated pretty badly. I'm no sure I want to let you in on my little secret."

She said and I frowned at her comment before sighing and calling for Kara.

"Yes M'lord?"

She asked as she entered the room.

"This is a friend of mine. Take her to the bath houses to clean up, then bring her back here once she's done."

I said and she nodded before turning to Cecelia.

"There. Clean up, then come back here."

I said and she smiled at me.

"Thank you Katsu."

She said before following Kara out of the room. I smiled and shook my head at her. Even now, she still managed to make me smile.

-Zapphirra-

The bath had been wonderful and I felt a hell of a lot better than I had before. My cheek still hurt like a bitch, but I was glad I wasn't covered in dirt anymore.

"Here you go M'lady."

Kara said as she came back into the room. i looked over to see her holding something.

"Kara, please, just call me Cece."

I said and she frowned before nodding.

"Alright. Your clothes Cece."

She said as she held out what she had in ehr arms and I smiled at her until i saw the clothes.

"Umm...these aren't mine."

I said and Kara simply looked at me.

"You want to wear your dirty, ruined, smelly clothes instead?"

She asked and I blushed.

"No. I just wasn't expecting new clothes."

I said and she smiled at me before handing me the clothes and leaving to give me some privacy.

I sighed before pulling on the dark red long sleeve shirt that tied around the neck and looked down at the black skirt lying on the bench.

"I'm gonna kill him."

I said to myself before I finished getting dressed and followed Kara back through the palace to the throne room. I had to admit, the reds, golds, and blacks made the palace look beautiful.

"We're here."

Kara said, bringing me back to the present.

"Thank you Kara."

I said before walking past her and back into the throne room.

-Katsume-

When Cecelia came back into the room I couldn't help but admire the way the clothes I'd given Kara for her to wear clung to her body as she moved. Again, that feeling of not being as close to her as before washed over me, making me frown.

"Something wrong?"

She asked and I shook my head at her.

"No."

I said and she nodded before picking at the hem of the shirt she was wearing.

"Come on, we can talk over dinner."

I said and she smiled at me before following me into the dining room.

I watched in amusement as Cecelia looked warily at the food on the table.

"Is any of this even safe for humans to eat?"

She asked and I smiled at her.

"Its perfectly safe."

I told her and she looked at me skeptically before slowly starting to eat.

"So, how are you here?"

I asked after a while.

"Well, you remember my friend Tami?"

She asked nad I nodded.

"Turns out she's a Sorceress. We got to talking and she opened a portal to here and I..."

I listened as Cecelia told me of falling in the middle of the woods by Hikaru's den, beating all the demons who attacked her once her miko powers fully activated. Which explains why she seemed stronger. How she stayed with him then ran into Kenta and Kouhai and met Gale. How she wound up in the Western Palace after being captured by General Jeng, how Daiki offered her an escort and she denied.

When she told me what she said to Skur and the fact she almost wiped out my best twenty soldiers I burst out laughing.

"It wasn't funny! I just wanted to pass through."

She said and I smiled at her as I got my laughter under control and motioning for her to continue.

"Well, then I got thrown over someon's shoulder, tossed into a dark, dirty, cold dungeon before being yanked and dragged to see you."

She said and I frowned at what she said.

"Oh yeah, I also got smacked and backhanded by that rather rude blue haired fucker from earlier."

Seh said and I growled at that bit of information. I looked her over and finally noticed the red mark on the side of her face making me want to find my general and give him a piece of my mind.

"What exactly did you need to come all the way to the Northern Province for?"

I asked and noticed she blushed and looked down at her hands.

"I need to see Raiden."

She said softly after a while and I finally understood why it felt she was so far away from me despite her being in the room with me.

"I see."

I said and she just nodded.

"I don't suppose you'd take me up on an offer to stay the night?"

I asked and she smiled at me apologetically.

"Sorry Katsume, but I really want to get to him as soon as I can and I've been delayed enough as it is."

She said and I frowned, but nodded understandingly.

"At least allow a few of my guards to escort you to the edge of the woods."

I said and it looked like she was going to refuse before nodding.

"I'd like that, thanks."

She said with a smile and I called for Kara to get her brother Kolji.

I told him what to do and walked with Cecelia to the gates.

"What do you plan on doing after you speak to him? You belong in the other dimension, not this one."

I said and noticed her tense beside me before giving me a small smile.

"Its one of those things Katsume, that has to be played by ear."

She said before giving me a quick hug, then her and Kolji disappered through the gates.

I stood there for a few more seconds, thinking over what she'd said before smiling. Even now she was still able to get to me.

A/N: There you go guys. Hope you liked the chapter and the ones to come. If not then I'm sory.