Sa'vere climbed off the couch slowly, beginning to look around with curiosity. Kehtale and Zia were still poring over books and didn't notice as she headed towards the door, she felt a strange sort of calling that willed her feet to move even if her mind had not.

The chill night air caressed her, and she shivered once before giving a slightly pleased sigh, it felt good on her aching flesh.

She saw Azderian setting on a builder looking agitated and angry.

Sa'vere moved towards him, "Is something the matter?" She asked softly.

He slowly turned to look at her. "It's Sakura.....she insulted me and now she needs help.....I don't know if I should or not."

"Who is Sakura, and what kind of help does she need? If she's a friend... you should not hesitate to help her."

"I don't know if she is a friend or not...she is Savanna's mother.She married some guy and he has her.But he seems truly concerned about her."Azderian said.

"What's wrong with her?"

He shook his head. "I don't know....I think she is sick."

"Oh, I see." Sa'vere said softly, "Are you worried about her?"

"I don't know....I am angry about her treatment towards me...but she is my father's lover..."

"What did she do you you?"

"She insulted me."He looked away angrily.

"Oh, I see..." She said a bit taken aback.

He turned to look at her. "I don't know who we can trust...what if this is a trap to gain our trust so they can use us?"

"We'll have to remain on our guard." Sa'vere said, "And if we see something that looks even remotely like a trap we can either run or fight them."

"All right...I hate not knowing though..I feel useless."He whispered.

"I know the feeling." She replied simply.

"What should we do right now?"He said looking at her.

"I really don't know..." She said honestly.

He sighed and sat down.

"I'm sorry... it's just all... so confusing, you know?" She sat down as well.

he nodded in agreement.

"For now do we really have any choice but to trust them though?"

"I don't think so...I mean I will stay with them but I will remain on my guard.."

She nodded, "Me too."

"At least I am certain I can trust you."He said smiling.

"Yeah, same." She replied, smiling back at him.

"Should we help Sakura than?" He asked curiously.

"Yes, perhaps." She replied.

"Than...follow me I know where she is." He said leading the way into the woods.

She nodded and followed him into the woods.

---

Sakura feels confused but tears fall as she hears fragments of a memory of her shouting at someone...the man who is taking care of her seems trust worthy but she is feeling that he is holding back something. Why do I feel so confused?

Vazerdain turns to her and gently dries her tears. "Why are you crying love?"

Sakura looks at Vazerdain and then looks down to the ground. "Why are you helping someone as hateful and ungrateful as me? You could have your choice of young women."

---

Sa'vere sensed that someone was uncertain and sad, she felt a mixture of emotions conflicting within herself though she didn't understand it. She frowned thoughtfully, though still followed behind Azderian.

Azderian quickly turned around and grabbed her, he quickly shoved her behind some bushes and covered her with his cloak. His eyes scanned ahead, and she realized they had reached the camp.
Azderian looked down at her and motioned for quiet.

---

Vazerdain looked at Sakura in confusion for a moment. he gently hugged her and kissed her cheek. "What do you mean love?I love you."

Sakura just looks at him. "You are conditioned to something bad. Your eyes look tired and I still don't think I am the one you should love."

---

Sa'vere looked the camp over in silence, she felt a strange calling from somewhere within, a sense of familiarity like she felt with Azderian- a strange sort of bond. The link seemed almost tangible before her and she very nearly allowed her feet to start moving her towards it.

Azderian pulled her back quickly. What are you doing?! Trying to get captured?!

---

Vazerdian smiled tiredly at her. "I will rest once I am satisfied you are safe, I love you and know it's right Sakura."

Sakura gives a slightly impatient look. "Rest Vazerdain you will be of no use if you don't."

"Will you rest too?"

Sakura nods and lays back down.

Vazerdian lays down next to her and closes his eyes.

---

Azderain looked at Sa'vere carefully. Stay here, I will try to save her. He started to move forward.

Azderian crept forward getting past the first guard without a problem. 

Stay here? Alright... She said softly.

Sakura smells something and crawls to the edge of the ten to see who it is.

She sees a shadow move quickly to the side.

Sakura looks at Vazerdain sleeping and decides to face whatever this shadow is.

Azderian crouched behind supplies as he waited for an opportunity to get closer.

Sakura opens the tent slowly and gets closer to the shadow.

Azderian whirled around quickly, his dagger flashed up to her neck. He quickly retracted it before he cut her.

Sakura's eyes look blank as she whispers, "I'm sorry."

"For what?" He whispered a little confused.

Sakura just looks at him. "For insulting you." Sakura goes to leave.

he grabs her hand looking even more stunned. "Where are you going?"

Sakura turns back. "To my husband...you don't trust me...you are familiar but I can't remember your name.."

Azderian swallowed a lump in his throat. "Y.....you can't go to him! He is a monster!"

Sakura just looks at him. "In our argument it would seem that you gave the same implication about me. I am married to him...so why should I go with someone who does not even trust me?"

He looked at her angrily. "I thought you loved my father."

Sakura looks at him confused..."Who is your father? I remember someone...but I...can't think of your names..." Suddenly gets injured by one of the guards.

Azderian goes to help but is struck from behind by another guard.

Vazerdain comes from his tent looking angry. "DON'T HURT HER!"

Sakura gets up and shoves Azderian into safety after facing another attack.

"BUT SIR SHE WAS SNEAKING ABOUT!"

Vazerdian looked at the soldier angrily. He gently picked up Sakura and inspected her wounds. "If you or anyone else touches her again it will mean death!" He declared in a deadly soft voice.
He took Sakura to his tent and tended to her wounds.

Soliders mutter about their commander drinking too much.

Sakura just stays silent.

"Are you all right love?"He asked finally, wincing at their words that he could hear through the tent.

Sakura nods. "He was just doing his job...you need to relax..."

"He has no excuse to hurt you, I told them not to hurt you."

Sakura just nods and wonders about the person she was talking to.

Azderian groaned a little as he came to. He started to climb cautiously to his feat before he was grabbed and pulled into Vazerdian's tent.

He was shoved to his knees in front of Sakura and Vazardain.

Sakura looks at him with worried eyes.

Vazerdain looked at him in surprise. "Been a while young one."

Azderian flinched at his voice and glared, blood ran from a cut on his head, lip, and cheek.

Sakura looks at Vazerdain. "May I tend to him?"

"All right, but be careful for any of his tricks, the boy's a thief and who knows what else."

Sakura glares at her husband. "You seem to know him personally...I would not advise you to be so acusing to the one you just showed real familiarity to." Sakura gets some things and tend to him.

"He's stolen from our stores before." Vazerdian said. He left as one of his men called his attention.

Azderian looked after him angrily.

Sakura rolls her eyes. "I'm going to be in trouble soon. This should help you..."

"How are you going to be in trouble?"Azderian asked.

"I helped you...I'm sure your friends will be worried...to answer your question...I feel love for someone who I can't name..I need to help you out." Sakura's eyes mist over.

"You love my father....Azderias."

Sakura nods at the name. "I'm going to get you out of here.." You may not be able to help me.

"What about you?I came to get you out of here." He said in frustration.

Sakura just sighs. "Do you honestly think it will be that easy?"

He looks down as though ashamed. "No....I am sorry....."

Sakura has tears in her eyes. "It's ok I'm sorry too."

"You don't remember anything do you?" He asked in realization. 

Sakura coughs. "I only remember my name and a girl named Savanna."

"Savanna is you and Azderias's daughter."He said.

---

She sat for a long time, worry knawing at her insides when Azderian never came back. A short while ago there'd been shouts and now, though dimly, she could smell blood. Sa'vere couldn't take the thought of waiting any longer, and finally snuck into the camp to search for him.

Sa'vere managed to move past several guards easily, and after several minutes she froze. It was that strange link again, tugging at her heart. Her eyes grew dim and her feet began to move without secrecy.

Sakura hears the footstep and walks out to Vazerdain. She sees Sa'vere and again she feels familar to her but she can't place a name.

Sa'vere caught sight of Sakura and stopped, somehow that strange link seemed to be pulsing within Sakura, though it wasn't the girl herself. Sakura's mind seemed to be as fogged as her own, which seemed mildly confusing.

Sakura still can see the line between the young woman and to her husband. She glowers thinking this is what her husband is hiding from her.

"Are you the one called Sakura?" Sa'vere asked slowly and softly, not caring to draw a lot of attention to herself.

Sakura nods but then notices the attachment is not romantic rather power seeking from her husband. "You shouldn't be here."

"I came because Azderian was worried for your safety." Sa'vere replied simply.

Sakura looks back at the tent. "You both need to leave...I fear for your safty..my husband seems to want to use you both for power purposes."

"You shouldn't be with him." Sa'vere said in an uncertain tone, "I... I sense a bond with another and yourself."

Sakura just nods. "The one named Azderian said that I have a daughter...from his father...I don't understand why I am married to this Vazerdain he seems to have more than love in mind."

Suddenly they both heard a cry of pain and surprise from the tent.

Sakura runs back.

A strange man that was somehow familiar stood over Azderian who lay clutching his side.He held a bloodied dagger in his hand.

Sakura tackles the figure.

He struck at her with the dagger.

Sakura doesn't flinch but ties the figure down but falls down on the ground in a pool of blood.

Lanzer tries to kick her in the side. "That's for what your husband the traitor did."

Sakura coughs and asks, "Husband...somehow I would imagine you don't mean Vazerdain right?"

"No.I am talking about the traitor prince, but wait he wasn't quiet your husband was he?"

Sakura just looks at the man confused.

Lanzer breaks the tie and walks over to Azderian, he examined his face and looked slightly confused. "He's too young to be Azderias...."

Sakura just sits down confused.

Azderian gasped in pain. "I......I'm not..."

Sakura begins to heal his wounds but passes out.

Azderian looks over at her worriedly.

Lanzer looks from one to the other. "You look like him...your blood smells like his too."

Vazerdain...you didn't come.

Lanzer raises his dagger but suddenly blinks in pain.His hand releases the dagger and he falls to the ground.

Vazerdain stands there looking enraged, he quickly ran over to Sakura and called for medical help. "I...I am so sorry love, I should have been here."

Vazerdain...you and Lanzer are team mates. Sakura shivers.

A group comes and starts to tend to her and Azderian.

"I want that man tied up and kept under watch!" Vazerdian said pointing to Lanzer, who they hauled off.


Sa'vere had been so shocked by the scream that at first she had frozen in place. She felt pain and smelled blood, which made her head reel. Fuzzily she stepped forward, seeing that both Sakura and Azderian were injured. Her eyes widened in horror before dimming, and with a slight glow emanating from her body she stepped between the two, not noticing any of the others that were there. Mutely she closed her eyes, thusly signifying the closing of their wounds.

Sakura wakes up and looks over at Azderian. You need to take Azderian and get out of here. Sakura still feeling weary at all the imformation she has gathered.

Your voice is familiar... I believe that I met you once... in a dream. She murmured, But I will not leave with only Azderian. He came for you, and as such I would hope that you would come with me willingly.

Vazerdain'eyes widened in shock and he stood there looking dumbly at Sa'vere.

Sakura looks at Vazerdain. "What's wrong?"

Sa'vere gazed blankly back at him, trying to figure out where she'd seen him before.

"S...she died.....I know she died..."he muttered almost to himself.

Azderian groaned slightly from where he lay.

Who died? She wondered to herself, though didn't speak aloud.

Vazerdain braced himself against a chair looking pale. "Witch craft...it has to be.."

What is that guy talking about? Sa'vere blinked.

Azderian slowly opened his eyes and looked around. He groaned as he saw them. "Sa'vere....get out of here!"

"Azderian?" She murmured as he spoke out, then, "No, I'm not leaving you here!"

"Please...just take Sakura and go!"

Vazerdain looked like he was beginning to gain control of his thoughts once more.

Sa'vere stuck out her jaw stubbornly, "You're my friend."

Vazerdain glared at her. "So you cheated death than?"

Vazerdain groaned in anger.

"Cheated death? What do you mean?" Sa'vere asked in confusion.

"Ah. You don't have your memories. The irony, I remeber every moment and you can't remeber even one."

"What are you talking about?" Sa'vere demanded.

He shrugged. "Get out, leave my wife and I in peace. Take the troublesome brat with you."

"Or we can take option B- I take both Sakura and Azderian with me, and you chill out here without interfering." Sa'vere challenged.

"Stay away from my wife! What if she doesn't want to go with you?"

"Her memory's missing- would she want to truly stay with you if I restore it?" Sa'vere asked coolly.

He glares at Sa'vere. "I love Sakura."

"Does she love you? And the child within her womb- is it yours?"

He glared at her in hatred. "I love her! She is my wife!"

"You didn't answer my own questions." Sa'vere responded simply, "Glare all you want, it doesn't faze me. As I said, I will leave with both of them and you will stay here and not bother us."

"You aren't taking my wife." He said coldly as he stepped in front of Sakura. "No you might want to take your young friend and go, he needs medical attention."

"We both came here for a reason." Sa'vere's eyes flashed ominously.

Azderian coughed and tried to rise. "yea....we came....for her."

"Azderian, stay there." Sa'vere said, "You're injured. I'll take care of this."

Vazerdain looked at Sa'vere carefully. "Interesting....looks like you don't care for your friends as much as you used to, or else you wouldn't prolong his suffering."

"I'm not prolonging his suffering. It will only take a few seconds to heal his injuries, but we came for Sakura."

"You aren't getting her."

"Oh yes I am." Sa'vere said firmly.

"No you aren't. The only reason I am not arresting you is because I promised her I wouldn't harm you and your friends.However I may be forced to arrest you if you don't leave peacefully." He said calmly.

Quite simply she crossed her arms, "Even if you do arrest me I'll be able to get away easily enough." She said, sticking out her jaw stubbornly.

Sakura looks at Sa'vere."Please Azderian has been poisined..." Sakura looks at Vazerdain with confusion. "Did you poision him Vazerdain?"

"I would never! I didn't even touch him!"

Sakura just nods. "Please Sa'vere take him and find him some help." She feels confused. is she my friend...and why is Vazerdain...so set on keeping me?

Azderian coughed louder blood staining his lips. "N..not...without you.."

Vazerdain looked to Sakura carefully.

Sakura snaps and sounds like she did before. "AZDERIAN DON'T ARGUE WITH ME! YOUR FATHER WOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT YOU! I CAN'T LET SOMETHING HAPPEN TO YOU NOW GO!"

Vazerdain stiffened as he heard her, she sounded like she did when she had been with Azderias.

I'm so tired of arguing and fighting... Sa'vere thought, a strange, impassive look passing over her face as she stepped forward and wrapped her small hands around the wrists of both Azderias and Sakura, "We're leaving." She said simply, eyes slightly glazed as the three of them vanished from the camp and reappeared somewhere distantly in the woods.

Sakura looks around and not sure how she should react. I should be angry but I'm not..

Sa'vere blinked, "What happened?"

Sakuar looks at Sa'vere. "You brought us here."

"I did?" She murmured in awe.

Sakura nods and is lost in thought to. Do I truly have someone to love?

"We should get back to Kehtale's..." Sa'vere said softly.

Sakura again just nods not knowing who this Kehtale is..but the name sounds familiar.

She smiled softly, "You are the person I met in my dream before..." She said thoughtfully.

Sakura makes a frustrated noise. WHY CAN'T I PLACE NAMES! Why does my marriage to Vazerdain feel so wrong?

"You are confused... and your mind in a fog- why?"

Sakura feels like crying but doesn't. "I don't know."

"I feel as though there is something that I could do to help you..." Sa'vere said honestly, "A strange feeling from somewhere within me..."

Sakura just nods. "If you can't help me don't worry."

"I don't really know what I'm supposed to do but..." Sa'vere sucked in a breath and touched her fingertips to each of Sakura's temples, drawing in a deep breath as a pale silver glow engulfed her fingers.

Every memory floods back and Sakura falls to the ground. ...I shouldn't be here...

"Are you okay?" She leapt back in surprise, thinking that she had perhaps hurt Sakura.

Sakura nods at Sa'vere. "Don't worry dear friend you have not hurt me."

"I am glad." She said, holding out her hand to help Sakura up.

Sakura accepts her hand and stands. Should I leave?"Thank you."

"I'm glad I was able to help you..." She said softly, "But you helped me before... in my dream..."

Sakura offers a gentle smile but feels ashamed.

Aderian smiled before sliping into darkness. He felt chilled and could hear screaming. He tried to fight the panic but soon he remembered nothing but pain and rage.

Sakura places a hand on Azderian and pours a little water on his head. Vazerdain is up to something...I wish I knew what.

His eyes snapped open and he lunged at her with his dagger. There was no sine of recognition in his feral looking features. He looked like a trapped animal seeking escape.

Sakura doesn't move as she stabs the infected spot and lets him go. I see...the shame is still real. Vazerdain or someone poisoned him.

He gasped in pain as he fell back, they could see he had lost allot of blood. He staggered towards a tree before colapsing onto the ground.

Sakura shakes her head and cleans the poision out. Honestly you are as stubborn as your father.

He muttered things in his sleep as though plagued by nightmares, he whimpered afew times as well.

Sakura comforts him like a mother. I hope I can at least do this one thing.

Azderian quieted and seemed to be more at peace.His breathing was irregular from exertion and loss of blood.

"Azderian..." Sa'vere murmured in worry, kneeling beside him.

Sakura smiles at Sa'vere. "Touch him and comfort him Sa'vere it's alright he won't hurt you."

"Yes, but he himself is injured." Sa'vere said softly.

Sakura nods sadly. "I have gotten rid of most of the poison...but your touch will do more."

Sa'vere nodded slowly, "I will try and dispell what is left of the poison- as well as heal his injury." She said softly, touching both palms lightly over Azderias' injury and concentrating on dispelling the poison and closing the injury.

He hissed in momentary pain, but than quieted as the wound began to close.

Finally she finished, and sat back in worry.

A redish black aura appeared around Azderian and the air filled with an evil feel.

"Azderian?" Sa'vere asked softly, hardly feeling the dark aura/

The aura began to expand outward towards Sakura and Sa'vere.

Sakura acts fast as she uses barrier to keep the aura at a distance.

Azderian starts to gasp as though pained.

Sakura smiles and helps Sa'vere. Don't let it harden your soul..reach out to us Azderian.
"Azderian, please wake up!" Sa'vere said in worry, shaking him gently.

Aderian's eyes slowly flickered open, he struggled to focuse through the pain. "P...please..no more pain.."

Sakura tries to help him. She places herbs on his head.

He shuddered and finally focussed on her. "I..am sorry.."

Sakura gives him a smile and puts a finger on his lips as she concentrates.

He closed his eyes as the pain began to subside.

"Perhaps some water would do him good." Sa'vere said, standing, "I'd rather he didn't get dehydrated..."

Sakura nods at Sa'vere. "Yes please do get him some water."

Sa'vere quickly went to find a body of fresh water.

Aderian opened his eyes slowly. "It's..my fault..y..your husband.." He shivered violently as he caught his breath.

Sakura soothes him. "Shh it's ok so what did my husband do?" Azdreias won't forgive me I'm sure...

"I..I..am the reason..he..is dead.." Azderian cried.

"Azderian...who are you talking about?" Sakura begins to feel weak.

"M..my father..Aderias..I am the reason.."

She suddenly faints and does not know why. why do I feel so sick?

Azderian called out. He still felt to sick and weak to move. "Sa'vere where are you?" He asked hoping she would hear.

Sa'vere approached the two with fresh water in a sac at her side, when she noticed that Sakura was unconscious she grew more worried.

Aderian struggled to set up. "She..fainted.." He looked worriedly at Sa'vere, and than Sakura.

"Let me see what I can do... she's pregnant, it's not a good sign for this to happen..." Sa'vere said, placing her palms over Sakura's body.

Azderian sat up completely. "What can we do for her?"

Sakura coughs and lets out a pained moan.

Azderian looked at her in worry. "I hope it's not because of me.." He whispered.

"I can heal her." Sa'vere said, allowing a glow to envelope her hands and thusly encase Sakura's body.

Azderian watched silently.

"There." Sa'vere said, sitting back, "That should do it."

"I hope so.." Azderian said.

"I think that for now she just needs rest..."

Azderian nodded and looked at Sa'vere silently for several moments.

"How are you feeling?" Sa'vere asked, looking over at him.

"I..shouldn't be alive Sa'vere.." He looked down at his hands and a tear landed on his hand. "I am the one responsible for Azderias' condition.."

"Don't think that way, please." Sa'vere said softly.

Sakura wakes up slowly and replies, "Sa'vere is right you have been given the gift of life. Self pity will get you no where."

"You don't understand..I was created..not born! They took his life force to create me!" Azderian snapped. He leapt to his feat with a hiss of pain, and ran.

Sakura sits up and shakes her head. And picks up the bottle. "This may help in changing m...Azderias back."

"Azderian!" Sa'vere shouted, leaping to her feet, "I'll be right back, Sakura..." She said quickly, tearing off after Azderian.

Azderian gasped in pain as his wounds threatened to reopen. "Leave me alone!" He pulled to a stop as he nearly went over some cliffs.

"No matter what, you're my friend, I can't just abandon you!" Sa'vere skidded to a halt near him.

Azderian turned away from her, tears streaming down his face. "Sa'vere..I can't live with the knowledge that I am responsible..I don't even know if these feelings I feel for you..are my own.."

"Azderian... I don't want you to die... I don't care about all that stuff..." Sa'vere said quietly.

Azderian turned to her and kissed her gently. "I..love you..but are these my own emotions?"

She blinked in surprise, though her eyes softened, "No matter what, or who you were created from, you are your own person. Your emotions are... they are your own."

Aderian fell to his knees and sobed. "I..feel like it is my fault..how can I free him if most of his life force is in me?"

"Nothing is your fault- after all, was your creation your own idea?" Sa'vere asked, kneeling beside him.

azderian wiped away the tears and shook his head. "No.." He looked into Sa'vere's eyes and kissed her again, more deeply this time. "Thank you Sa'vere.."

"I should be thanking you..." Sa'vere hugged him, "You're a wonderful friend..."


Aderian hesitated and than hugged her close. "sa'vere..I want to be more than just your friend..I do love you."

"I... I feel the same." Sa'vere replied.

He managed a smile and hugged her closely. "I am sorry I caused you worry.."

"Do not apologize..." Sa'vere said with a soft smile.

"We should get back to Sakura.."

"Yes." Sa'vere agreed.

Azderian led the way back.

Sa'vere followed quickly.

---

Meanwhile Sakura just sits there hoping that Sa'vere got to Azerdian. I think she cares for him good for her. She deserves someone. Unlike me.

She hears familiar footsteps and does not bother reacting.

Vazerdain places his hand on her shoulder. "Come my love. Let's get you home."

Sakura chuckles at that. "Home huh and where would that be? I don't know if I belong really much of anywhere these days Vazerdain."

Sakura removes his hand from her shoulder. "I hope to right a wrong. Before I go into seclusion."

"What do you mean? I..thought you loved me.."

Sakura gets up and kisses him and pulls away after a few minuets. "Vazerdain. You don't need me. You are tortured yourself living like you are now. Is it worth it keep apart of your son and grandson tied to you? Darling don't you want to see your first wife again?"

"I won't kill myself..I have to wait.."

Sakura smiles gently. "Stop torturing yourself and your family. Help them and then your wife will welcome you with arms wide open. I will go away forever to help you out. Please stop torturing them and yourself."

"I'm not." He snapped looking hurt and angry.

Sakura looks in his eyes. "Vazerdain...can you honestly say you need me?"

"I can. Sakura..I love you, I really do." Vaszerdain replied.

Sakura still feels something is missing. "Vazerdain...are you sure it is me you feel love for or the woman you lost all those years ago?"

He looked away a moment. "I love you both.."

azderian pulled to a stop as he saw Vazerdain.

Sakura smiles and found something that belonged to his first wife."You feel alone...you want me to remind you of your love."

Sa'vere skidded to a stop beside Azderian, "Sakura!"

Vazerdain cursed as he saw the other two.

Azderian trembled in fury as though he wanted to attack him.

Sakura hands it to him. "I all ready know the answer. Vazerdain it's ok but doing this will not get you to her."

"Why are you here?" Sa'vere asked.

"I came for my wife.." Vazerdain snarled.

Azderian remained silent, eyes locked on him.

"You aren't taking her anywhere." Sa'vere said just as darkly.

Sakura just waits for him to take the item from her hand. "Vazerdain."

He turned to her with pain in his eyes. "Yes love?"

Sakura touches his face with the item. "You really love her. I am just a child Vazerdain..your love for me is smaller then what it was for her."

He took the ring with trembling fingers. "W..where did you get this?"

Sakura smiles. "I found it in your tent. That's why I knew I was nothing compared to your love with her."

Vazerdain turned away, and walked off. "I..am sorry.."

Azderian watched angrily and tensed as though ready to attack.

Sakura stops him for a minuet. "You can make things right. Your wife would want you to do that."

"H..how..could I do that?" He asked hiding his tears.

"Help Azderian get his father back and give him a life of his own."

Sakura has understanding in her eyes and a gentle smile.

"I don't know how..I don't think it is possible.."

"It is possible." Sa'vere said slowly, "He has his own soul and life energy. Even if Azderias' were to be extracted he would live."

"Vazerdain you got to believe. Your wife will help if you let her." Sakura smiles.

"It's not my choice! I don't know how.." Vazerdain snapped turning away.

Azderian trembled in fury. "You are a coward!"

"Admit that you love her. Close your eyes and let your heart call out to her."

"I already said I loved her..my brother still lives..he seeks control again." And with that he vanished.

Sakura just nods but feels sick again. "Well that takes care of that problem." Then I will go into seclusion.

"Sakura..." Sa'vere approached her, sensing where her thoughts were going, as she was about to speak, however, she grew dizzy and darkness pervaded her vision, she took several steps forward before collapsing.

Sakura rushes to help her friend. "my dear friend I am so sorry."

She moves her to comfortable spot and releases the contents of her stomach which is not much.

Azderian went over to aid them both. "Sa'vere? Sakura? What is wrong with you both?"

Sa'vere groaned and struggled to her knees, fighting off her dizziness, "I don't know... maybe I used up too much energy. And are you forgetting that she is pregnant?"

Sakura shivers but looks at them with a sad smile. "I know you both care about each other. Once we get Azderias back to human form...then..we can deal with the impending evil" Then...I will think about disappearing.

"Sakura, I may not be able to read your mind, but I can see sorrow and uncertainty in your eyes. What's wrong?" Sa'vere asked.

Sakura nods at that with the same look. "There are no certainites now my friend. I just know that this will change me drastically...I do not even know if I can face my sweet Savanna."

"Don't think like that." Sa'vere scolded, "You should understand that a mother is god in the eyes of her child. Take care of her..."

Sakura sighs and nods knowing that Sa'vere is right.However the future with her finace was not that secure.

"All righ Sa'vere I will not do anything foolish."

Azderian watched them quietly. He wasn't sure what he could do to help them.

Sa'vere sat up slowly, finally, "I think that we should get back to the others..."

Sakura nods and sits up. She offer Sa'vere a gentle smile. "Lets go." She turns her attention to Azderian and offers a nod.

Azderian nods and helps stabilize them. "What did he mean by "my brother still lives he's seeking power?"

Sakura sighs and looks at Azderian. "The man we thought that we had defeated by raising the sun is still at large. His brother is still a live and he is stuck as a servent."

Sakura looks so far away.

Sa'vere pulled herself to her feet and held out a hand to Sakura to help her up, "Come on." She smiled softly, reassuringly at her.

Sakura smiles back and takes Sa'vere's hand. "Are you sure you don't want some romantic time with Azerdain?"

"Romantic?" Sa'vere fought back the blush that threatened to redden her face, she quickly shook her head, "N-no, we've got things we have to do, remember?" And she quickly took off ahead of the duo.

Sakura smiles at her and shakes her head.

Azderian blushed and followed her.

Kehtale looked up from a pile of books as they entered his home and leapt to his feet in surprise.

Azderian sat down watching all of them, he still looked uncomfortable.

Zia lay asleep curled up in a chair, a book lay on the floor evidence that she had fallen asleep reading.

"Your daughter's probably sleeping..." Sa'vere murmured to Sakura.

Kehtale, at first, was somewhat confused as to whom Sa'vere was talking to before he caught sight of the other woman, "Sakura!" His tone held relief, and he moved forward to hug her.

Zia stirred and sat up with a yawn. "I can't find anything yet.."

Azderian suddenly let out a hiss as though in pain, his eyes slightly turned red for a moment.

"Azderian!" Sa'vere moved forward almost without thought, "Are you alright?"

He seemed to struggle for a moment but nodded, his back to the others. "I'm fine, I just cut myself that's all." He said calmly, but their seemed to be a darker edge to his voice.

"Are you sure?" Sa'vere was still worried.

He nodded but said nothing, he seemed to clutch something in his hand.
Zia looked over and gave a gasp. "H..HE HAS A KNIFE!" She screamed.
Azderian turned around his face contorted into the look of a wild animal, his eyes blazed like pools od fire as he lunged for Sa'vere.

"Azderian, what's going on with you!?" Sa'vere gasped, taking several quick steps backwards.

Azderian didn't reply. He seemed to be struggling with himself. He suddenly turned it on himself and the knife sank into his flesh.
He screamed in pain and slumped to the floor. His eyes returned to normal but were glazed in pain.

Sa'vere rushed forward, kneeling over him she grasped the knife and pulled it out and away from it, letting it clatter across the floor, "Why did you do that?" She murmured.

His breathing came in ragged bursts. "I..had to..fight the d..dark..it tries to..consume..me. I..love you...don't..want you..d..dead.." He shuddered and his eyes started to close.

Zia looked pale and she turned white when she saw the knife. "S..Sa'vere..this is a shadow poison blade! He will die if we can't get the cure! And the cure is.." She broke off looking horrified.

"What's the cure?" Sa'vere demanded, her hands pressed over the wound as she turned to look at Zia.

Zia trembled looking uncertain. "If..if we cured him..he would want to die, we would be turning him into a monster.."

"Why?" Sa'vere questioned, her lip quivering as she drew near tears.

"He..would become a vampire..and he would need the blood of innocence and a virgens.. It..it is a very risky and dangerous ritual....there is no garounty it will work either.."

"Is there any other way?" Sa'vere asked softly, "There's got to be!"

Zia shook her head sadly. "I don't think so..it's the only one I have heard of, that's why they outlawed that blade and destroyed any they found."

"We have to find another way... I don't want him to die..." Sa'vere burst out, her voice wavering.

Zia bit her lip looking sad too. "I don't think their is another way.."

Sakura look thoughtful and was writting stuff down in a corner. She has smiled at Kehtale but have said nothing else. Savanna wakes up and hugs Sakura but notices that her eyes look troubled. "Is mommy ok?"

Sakura gives her daughter a gentle smile and answers, "Yes Savanna mommy is fine."

"K..Kehtale..do you know of any other ways to cure him?" Zia whispered so Savanna wouldn't hear.

Sakura hands a paper to Kehtale that says there is a way but it takes a sacrifice.

Savanna goes over to the "dog" and pets him. "Mommy...why do you look sad?"

Sakura allows a tear to fall but does not answer her daughters question.

Kehtale gave Sakura a questioning look.

Zia gently hugges Savanna and murmured to her trying to clam her, she silently prayed that things would get better.

Savanna smiles at Zia but looks at her mother worried.

Sakura lets out a sigh and says, "I have made a mess of things...but both Azderian and Azderias are connected. The process is violent but there is a way but Azderian needs to understand what is true and false."

"True and false?" Sa'vere asked her.

Zia looked worried. "It..would requere one or the other to die.. is that what your saying?"

"You are forgetting I am also tied to them...with the poor child that is inside me..if I had no alternative connection then yes that would be the case."

Sakura still feels shame. "I could also lose the ability to walk and function like I do now."

"There must be another way!" Zia protested.

The "puppy" whimpered and crawled over to where Azderian layed. He gently liked his face and looked at Sakura as though trying to say something.

Sakura walks over to the "puppy" and pet him while looking into his eyes as hers is still misty.

Savanna looks over a Kehtale..."Sorry we...are loud."

Visions start to swim in Sakura's mind as she sees them destroy the knife, and go to a holy site to preform a complex ritual, lastly it shows them killling or drawing blood from the Dark lord.

Sakura looks blank and then her eyes return. "Well lets see we have to destory the knief and go to the holy site and perform some ritual and we either have to kill or draw blood from the dark lord."

"Dark Lord?" Sa'vere asked, "Whose he?"

Kehtale's gaze grew dark, "him, huh?" He muttered.

Sakura just nods and goes back to the corner after she gives Savanna a hug and gently suggests she go outside and play before it gets too dark.

The "puppy" pawed her agian as though wanting to add something more.

Sakura walks back to the "puppy" as she sits down. "Yes? is there something more?"

She sees a flash of the area where Sa'vere had to raise the sun, and fealt the words "must go their" She than say flashes of ingreadients they would need, dragons blood, unicorn blood, and several other rare items and plants.

Sakura feels pain circling her head. "Ok all those plants are next to impossible to find and each one are located miles apart from one another...Is that all?"

Sees one last vision of a drop of virgin's blood.
Than he barks as though to say "yes"

Zia looks at them. "What did he say?"

Sakura feels dizzy and tries to hurry somewhere so she can expell the stress. Savanna being the clever child that she is brings her mother some water. Sakura smiles but still feels really guilty.

"What is it?" Zia asked worriedly.

"Maybe you should lie down..." Sa'vere looked up at her in worry as well.

Sakura nods and says, "We need unicorns blood, dragon skin, crest of the ages, Iris pollen and a drop of a virgin blood."Sakura lays down but each memory of the general and her comes flooding back. She does not even look at the puppy for feeling like she has betrayed him.

"And that'll help Azderian?" Sa'vere pressed without much force.

Sakura nods at that. "You to thank the puppy for that information."

The "puppy" jumped up on Sakura and nudged her as though trying to get her attention.

Sakura gives in and looks at him. "Yes? Do you need something?" Sakura does pet him a little but still tries to avoid eye contact.

He forced her to look him in the eye, and once more she felt rather than heard, his words. "Don't torture yourself. I love you, and I always will. I forbid you to go into hiding, we must do what we can. Our child needs you..and so do I." He than licked her and brushed against her an an almost intimate manner.

"So, when do we start out?" Sa'vere demanded after a moment, wanting more than anything to get started so that she could save Azderian.

Sakura gently strokes him and looks at Sa'vere. "You can start by finding out what exactly does he know." Sakura still feels weak and for once let her tears fall.

Gently the "puppy" brushed against her to dry the tears.

"What do you mean 'find out what exactly he knows'?" Sa'vere asked, slightly confused.

Azderian gasped for air still unconscious.

Zia shook her head feeling useless.

Sakura lets out a sigh as she regains her composure. "What I mean is what is going through his head and what he feels."

The puppy paced around looking anxious.

Sakura smiles and pets the puppy..