This is the final chapter and its pretty long bc it was going to be two chapters but this fic is now 4 years old and you guys deserved it! I also wrote this all in one day and im the only one who proof reads so like there may be SO many errors its unreal. There will be a chapter after this one explaining why it took me so long to post and finish this work which is more of a personal note. The last two years have not been kind to me but I never forgot about my stories or everyone who is dying to know how this ends.

I'd like to write more stories but im not sure yet if I will. Tbh when I re read this one I kinda wanted to scrap it and start over from scratch. I still might so hold off on that thought. Then I also wanted to write an alternate universe version of this story but I think that will be more oneshots instead of having a big plot and story line.

There is a bit of a jump between the last chapter and this one, but as I said I wanted to scrap this story and start over so this was the best I could do. I also meant to put a chapter in where the Noah visit the door to the Arc on the mountain and Allena's finds that she is drawn to its location bc she has the heart inside of her but I think I forgot about it tbh.

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Facing this artifiact alone wasn't Allena's smartest idea.

She hadn't even been sure she would have been able to find it at first, escaping the house without anyone taking notice. She knew she didn't have much time, but she wasn't going to give up.

Maybe he had known Allena would come for him, maybe that was why he was waiting for her by the arc door.

He watched her, neither of them moving or speaking. Until Allena finally looked to the Arc.

"It would be shame…if I were to die without even seeing what the inside if the Arc looks like." Her silver eyes narrowed on Apocryphos, Crown Clown activating at her side. The artifact smiled.

"Do you plan to kill me, little dragon?" He asked.

"No," Allena said, smiling sadly. "I plan to let you devour me. As long as you promise me…that you won't hurt them."

"Them?" He asked.

"My friends." Allena closed her eyes, seeing the faces of Lavi, Kanda, Lenalee, and Alma. "My family." Adam, Wisely, Rhoad, Sheryl, Tyki.

Tyki

"Very well." He was close, close than before. Allena snapped open her eyes to find him standing directly in front of her. Reflexively she tried to jerk back, but he quickly grabbed her before she could move. Gold burst from his hands, like liquid fire, squirming across her skin. He pulled her closer and Allena sucked in a breath before she was pulled into his body.

Allena felt like she was floating. It was dark, so dark, her entire body numb. Somewhere in the back of her brain she knew she was being devoured by Apocryphos, but as soon as the thought manifested it disappeared again, like water slipping through her fingers.

Suddenly there was a light, bright and blinding, illuminting the dark void. Allena had to close her eyes from the light at first and when she opened them she found the light emanating from her chest. Only half of her body was present, almost as if she were passing through a wall, her waist up in the darkness. She tried to move but began to slowly feel herself being pulled back, out of the void. Before she slipped back out of the darkness Allena looked up, seeing a small light deeper into the darkness.

Panic was the first real thing Allena felt; panic and confusion. It was cold, it was snowing, there were warm hands on her, and she wasn't being devoured.

She wasn't being devoured!

She wiggled in the person's arms, pushing and trying to get back on her feet. They were moving away from Apocryphos, the artifact spewing the golden substance from a fissure in its chest and trying to reform.

"Damn it Ali, stay still!" Allena froze, twisting to look at the person holding her, blinking up at a face she knew but had changed slightly from their years apart.

"Neah!?" Her brother set her down, giving her a quick check to see he was in one piece before hitting her hard over the head.

"You're lucky I got here in time! He had you half way devoured! I had a plan Ali, a plan! And you-" He stopped when he noticed the look she was giving him, angry but happy at the same time with tears threatening to spill down her cheeks. "Its good to see you too but we don't have time right now. We need to-"

"Run?" Apocrypho's spoke, the golden trundles finally dissipating. "I don't think so you-" Suddenly there was a sword through his chest, the artifact being caught off guard. It gasped, then turned its head to look at Kanda who had managed to get close without being noticed. "I'm going to devour you all." He said as golden spindles surged from his wound, Kanda having to jump back quickly to avoid them.

"Good, the reinforcements are here." Neah smiled, grabbing Allena's arm and moving her to hide behind a tree right as a swirling flame engulfed the area.

"Lavi?" Allena looked around, trying to find the user of the fire stamp but not seeing him. "if he's here then that means-" Then she saw them all, standing inside the swirling snakelike flame. Nephilim and Dragon, side by side, standing between Allena and Apocryphos. All except-

"Next time you try to be a hero I'll tie you to the bed." Tyki said, jumping from the tree above and landing beside Allena and Neah. He gave Neah a side glance before checking Allena over for wounds. "Red told us what was going on, then we got that message from Tim. Why are you trying to do this alone?"

"I'm the one who sent TimCampy." Neah clarified. "We need everyone here to fight."

"And just who the hell are you?" Tyki growled.

"I'm her brother you- look right now we have to come up with a plan otherwise there's a good chance we are all dead." Neah glared at Tyki, pushing the man away slightly. "We have to bring Apocryphos down tonight Ali." Allena sighed and nodded.

"Fight now, questions later, got it." She wiped her eyes, looking back at her friends and family fighting. "They know not to touch him?"

"Yes," Tyki began, "Red filled us in on what he and Bookman found. We have to remove the Artifact."

"But how? He can devour anything that gets close to him."

"I can choose what I touch. Let me get close enough and I can reach in and grab that artifact."

"You really think it would be that easy? You have no idea what its like inside that thing. Your power isn't going to work in a void."

"I think Neah's right. He doesn't look all that big but being inside of him is…like a black hole. Its huge and empty." Allena shivered.

"Then we let ourselves get devoured. Grab the artifiact when we are-"

"When that thing was absorbing me it was like my brain was shut off, I couldn't think or move…until-" Allena's hands moved to cover her heart. "When my chest entered the void there was this blinding light, like the darkness and empty was pushed away. Then I could think. It had to be the Heart. I was being pulled in but my mind was still intact."

Neah and Tyki tried to talk at the same time, yelling over each other. Allena narrowed her eyes, trying to block out the yelling and the sounds of fighting behind her and think.

"I've got a plan…but you're not going to like it."

Step 1: Allow Allena to be devoured by Apocryphos.

"Allen!?" Lavi yelled, trying to catch her as the girl jumped off of a tree branch, straight toward Aporyphos. Tyki grabbed the red head, quickly filling him in on the plan. Lavi gave Tyki a wide eyed look before gritting his teeth and nodding.

Step 2: Do not let Apocryphos leave.

"Alright everyone, new plan. Keep that thing here as long as we possibly can. Under no circumstances are we to let it escape." Lavi spun his hammer around, letting it grow bigger and bigger.

Step 3: Find the artifact

Allena was expecting the feeling this time, her feet hiding solid ground despite the lack thereof. She kept repeating to herself her goal in her head, her chest glowing with light as she began walking.

'Find the artifact.' She said, glancing around the void as if it would pop up miraculously. She began to walk forward, taking a deep breath and trying to focus.

Her thoughts were hard to hold on to but not as bad as when before, but Allena knew she was going to need to make this quick or she and the Heart would be overcome. 'Come on. This has to work' she thought to herself, putting a hand over the glowing light on her chest. 'Lead me to it.'

There was a small flash then, a light up ahead and Allena took off running, trying not to lose it. She wasn't sure how much time had passed before she was finally standing before it, the artifact. It was large, bigger than her, resembling a kind of faceless statue. It was from the waist up and had a pair of angelic wings coming out of its back.

Allena blinked at it, slowing reaching out a hand before pausing. Why was she here again?

She looked at her own hand now, the tips of her fingers fading so she could see through them, and she couldn't remember why but she didn't think that was a good thing. She took a step back, trying to remember what she was doing, why she was here, but it was all coming up blank, the light in her chest beginning to dim. She closed her eyes tights, trying to think, to remember and that's when she heard it.

Voices. A group of people. All whispering. No, not whispering, yelling, she was just too far away to hear it properly. She couldn't make it out, what they were saying, but she held on to them as they began to grow louder.

Moyashi. Beensprout. Allen. Allena. Ali.

Her friends.

The light in her chest flared bright as she surged forward, grabbing onto the artifact. Black ropes materialized from the darkness at her feet, wrapping around her legs and trying to pull her down, the path beneath her feet turning into dense black liquid. Allena held on tights, her feet and ankles quickly being pulled down as she fought to grip the artifact.

Then there was another voice, closer to her than the others, a hand reaching out above her and though the girl couldn't remember who it belonged to, she could feel what they meant to her. With one hand she reached up as far as she could, the other gripping the artifiact as best she could. And just when she thought it was useless, that they would never reach her, the hand closed around her wrist and began to pull her up and out of the darkness.

Step 4: Try and use Tyki's power to pull Allena and the Artifact out.

"…ne..s….breath…."

"…trying….come…Ali."

"What about…"

Allena gasped, eyes flying open as she sat up, taking deep breaths. Hand held her steady, keeping her from moving any more as she calmed down. She slowly began to recognize the faces in front of her; Neah, Tyki, Rhoad."

"Is everyone-"

"Alive, mostly. Lulubell took a really bad blow. The Earl is helping with her wounds. Alma's heart stopped for a little bit and everyones got broken bones but…we're alive. Tyki pulled you out and…well." Rhoad looked over to her Uncle who pulled Allena into his chest, hugging her tightly.

"You took so long. We started thinking you weren't going to come out." Neah said, looking at the ground. "Then there was a light, coming out of Aporyphos. And we all attacked to hold him place while Tyki reached for you."

"I couldn't-" Tyki stopped, burying his face in Allena's shoulder. "I couldn't feel you at first. I tried to touch you and there was nothing. And i-" got scared. That's what he wanted to say but couldn't. Tyki thought he was going to lose her.

"How did you get me out then?" Allena asked.

"I tried to touch the Heart. I had done it once before. And as soon as I felt it it was like opening a door and finding you behind it. But when you came out…you weren't breathing." Slowly Allena pulled back, cupping Tyki's face and giving him a small smile. She looked down at her hand, closed into a right fist and slowly opened it. A cube sat in her palm, small and glowing, and Allena took a minute to examine it before looking up at everyone. "Apocryphos disintegrated after I pulled you out." Allena nodded.

"This isn't over yet. We have one more thing we have to do." Tyki helped her to her feet, then moved to see if any of the wounded needed anything. Allena looked over to the door to the Arc, then back at Tyki, moving his brother's coat aside to inspect a wound.

"Do you know what comes next, little sister?" Neah asked her in a hushed voice, looking down at her. Allena put a hand over her heart, the other closing over the cube in a fist at her side.

"I think so. I just wish I didn't have to ask this of him." She looked up at her brother, moving to hug him. He wrapped his arms around her.

"Father would be proud Ali. You did so well." He kissed the top of her head.

"Neah, if I live through this, you have to tell me the whole story. How you got here, where you've been…"

"You sure you don't want to hear it now? Give you some time." Allena looked over at her friends, all laying on the ground as the less wounded tended to them.

"No. I need to do this now. If I wait I'll chicken out." She tried to smile as Neah pulled away from her.

"Are you going to tell him? Are you going to say goodbye to anyone?" He asked. She shook her head.

"Everyone would try to stop me if they knew. And he can't know until were inside the Arc. Hey Neah, before I go…Master Cross…is he-"

"Alive? Yes. I've been hiding him. He took a nasty wound when he fought Apocryphos. With the help of Maria we've managed to keep him from being found but keeping him alive was a challenge. He knew how to get the artifact out so he couldn't be left alive."

"Which means you knew the whole time too." Allena narrowed her eyes. "You could have just told me instead of making me come up with a plan."

"Hevlaska was very specific. It had to you your idea and your own free will otherwise it might not work." Neah smiled at Allena's shocked look. "You weren't the only one chosen by Hevlaska. By the way, I loved you in that dress at the dance, little sister, and lover boy had one heck of nose. Left me bruised it did." Tyki came back to join them, Allena taking his hand.

"We sent Tim to get help. Everyone's going to need medical attention." Neah nodded, patting Allena's shoulder on last time before walking over to join Rhoad.

"Would you like to enter the Arc with me Tyki?" Allena asked, pulling him toward the lone door in the woods.

"You think you can open it?" He asked, wiping a bit of stray blood away from his eye.

"I have the heart after all." Allena moved forward and grabbed the handle, turning the knob and pushing the door which slowly opened. Behind it there was a street, houses on either side, leading to a large tower in the center. The girl stepped through slowly, feeling a gust of warm air hit her despite it being December. She turned and waited as Tyki entered behind her, looking skeptical.

"I never actually thought I'd be here." He said, looking around. "It's like I'm in a dream." Allena smiled and began walking through the city, heading to a place that was calling her, her heart pulsing strongly as she got closer. Tyki followed her mostly in silence until they came to a what looked like a town center; a large circle of lush green grass and trees with two stone pedestals in the center. Allena took a second to remove her coat and shoes, stepping barefoot on the grass and moving to place the small cube on a pedestal. As soon as she released the object she felt a wave of power pulse through the Arc, making her skin tingle with energy.

"You know Tyki, Hevlaska told me that you and I were destined to do this." The girl turned to him, holding out a hand. Tyki slowly walked to her taking her offered hand and pulling her into him. "I have to ask something of you. Something that might be really hard." She looked at the ground. "The Heart…it need to be on the other pedestal. While it's inside me it's basically useless." Tyki studied her for a moment before pulling away alightly, looking horror stricken.

"The heart needed to be in the Arc. Its in the Arc." He shook his head. "Why can't we leave it at that?" Allena sighed.

"Hevlaska gave you this power for a reason Tyki. I'm sorry that it has to be you. I'm sorry that I don't know how this story ends." Tyki was breathing hard, eyes narrowed as he looked at her, asking her why she would want him to do this.

"You changed me." He said finally. "You tore me down and discarded my mask. I don't have to hide anymore. I" He stopped, tears blurring his vision.

"I love you too." Allena said, choking on a sob. "I want to promise that it will be okay but Tyki I don't now anymore. I'm so sorry. You have to do this, it has to be you."

"Why!?" He yelled, grabbing her and shaking her roughly.

"Because you can touch the Heart. You can grab it. Maybe- maybe I'll live. Maybe the Heart will leave my body and we can get married, I can go back to school. You're my only chance Tyki."

"But what if you die." He croaked, going down on his knees.

"I have to take that chance. Tyki if you don't do this i…I won't be able to forgive myself. It can change so many people's lives and end this war. If you don't do this, I'll find another way...and I won't live from it." Tyki hugged her around the waist, his face buried in her stomach and Allena hugged him back.

"You're not giving me a choice." He said.

"No," she ran her fingers through her hair. "I'm sorry Tyki." He slowly stood, trying to keep emotion off of his face, running his fingers up her arms.

"I don't want you to look at me, I-"

"Then kiss me?" She asked as he slipped the tears out from under her eyes. He nodded, titling her chin up and leaning in to kiss her slow and soft. As gently has he could, he lifted a hand ho her heart, feeling it beat beneath his fingers before passing his hand through her chest.

He was still kissing her when he chose to touch the heart and pulled it from her body, Allena immediately collapsing as her world disintegrated into nothing, Tyki's scream of her name drifting with her as she faded.

This was where I was going to end the chapter.

The leave in the trees made a soft hissing noise as a gentle breeze swayed them, shadows dancing along the grass. Neah blinked up at the sky before stretching, sitting up with a yawn. He moved the book he had been reading off his chest and stood, brushing the dirt off his pants.

A large brown eye watched him as he moved, Neah taking no notice at first since he was used to it by now. Timcampy landed on top of his head, looking as if her were pouting and Neah sighed.

"Why do you come if you just get upset every time?" He asked the golem before finally turning to his watcher.

The dragon curled up in front of the pedestals was large with obsidian black scales, its long tail wrapped round its body as if it meant to sleep. It didn't move or lift its head as Neah drew closer, letting out a deep breath through its nose that tousled the younger Noah's hair.

"I know it's pointless to ask but would you like anything to eat?" The dragon didn't answer, just blinked. "You know the family is worried about you. You haven't eaten, haven't changed back, how long before you die of hunger?"

Tyki let out a growly huff at that, curling tighter into a ball.

"You know you can leave. She wouldn't be angry with you." Again he didn't receive a response. Neah sighed. "It's been five months Mikk. I know how you feel but this isn't the way to deal with it. I miss her too. We all do. But we're trying to pick things up." Neah frowned, chucking his book at the dragon whose head snapped up with a growl.

"We all love her. Stop being a baby just because you want to be the first one she sees when she wakes up, which isn't fair by the way!" Tyki mived slightly then, revealing a head of white hair, a small body tucked his side, Tyki using his leg as a bed. She was laying so her feet were pointed to his chest so that if she woke he could see her properly. "It's not like you need to protect her twenty four seven. She's in the Arc and no one can attack her here." Tyki shifted slightly, getting more comfortable before curling back around the girl, blocking her from view. "Stupid playboy." Neah growled, reaching up to pet Timcampy only to realize the golem was gone. Neah looked around before he noticed Tim's tail over Tyki's tail, close to where Allena was laying.

"Hey Tim, lets head back, Uncle Cross wants my help with the peace treaty." He went to turn away but Tim didn't follow, making Neah annoyed. "Yo, Timcampy? I said let-" Tyki moved again then, lifting his head and once again revealing Allena to Neah. The Noah blinked, about to tell Tim one more time to move when he stopped.

Tyki sniffed Allena gently, rustling her hair and nudging her arm. He then tapped her lightly, not an easy feet for someone his size in their dragon form. Both Tyki and Neah waited, having had false alarms before, holding their breath as Allena's fingers began to move.

She turned her head into Tyki's hide, a grimace crossing her face as if she were unhappy to be waking up, then very slowly she opened her eyes and blinked with silver orbs. At first it was as if she didn't see anything, blinking a few more times with an exhausted look. Tyki slowly lowered his head to touch their foreheads together, Allena making a small noise, and raising a hand to touch the dragon.

"Ali?" Neah asked, looking at her, amazed. The girl didn't talk, her eyes dropping again as Neah screamed at Timcampy to go get Adam or Cross. It was the last thing Allena heard before she fell back asleep.

The next time Allena awoke it was to someone shaking her. She opened her eyes to find her brother above her, his charcoal eyes looking at her worriedly.

"Ali, do you know who I am?" Slowly the girl nodded.

"M' tired Neah." She whispered, trying to close her eyes.

"I know, but try to stay awake for me okay? Just try for a little bit." Neah lifted her gently and moved off of Tyki, allowing the dragon to slowly transform back into his human state before Sheryl passed him some clothes to change into.

"Wha' appen?" She slurred, curling into her brothers chest.

"You've been in a coma Ali. The Arc sustained you and managed to heal you but very slowly. After Tyki took the heart out of you…well…it almost killed you."

"Oh." Was all the girl said, too tired to try and worry about anything else.

"I can take her back now." Tyki said, his shirt buttoned improperly and hair a tangled mess. Neah sighed but relented, passing her back to the older Noah.

"Which door are we using?" Neah asked as they began to walk into the city, Allena's head resting on Tyki's shoulder as he carried her bridal style.

"Rhoad left a note on the door and it should be right around- ah!" Sheryl stopped in front of a door with a paper stuck to the front that read 'home'.

As they stepped through Allena was surprised to find that she went from a warm heat inside the Arc, to the inside of the main Noah house. Not only that, but all of her friends and family were waiting for her.

"Welcome Home!" They all yelled, standing in front of a Christmas tree loaded with presents.

"Grandad didn't want to take it down until after you woke up." Neah explained to Allena as she looked up at the tree quizzically. "He was determined to have Christmas as a family." As Neah spoke Adam stepped forward, taking Allena from Tyki, silencing his argument.

"You can go take a shower and dress yourself properly. I'll take my granddaughter upstairs." Reluctantly Tyki obeyed, going up the stairs ahead of Allena and Adam.

"You feeling okay, Allen?" Lavi called, moving forward to tousle her hair.

"I'm just really tired." She admitted, letting her eyes fall closed.

"Well, we will be here when you wake up, okay? Oh and let me be the first to say, Happy Birthday Allen! Even though its five months late…" The red head smiled, Allena giving him a weak smile back before slipping her eyes closed.

"Thanks Lavi." She whispered as her granddad carried her through the crowd, everyone reaching out to touch her gently as she passed.

The third time Allena woke Cross Marian was sitting by her bedside.

The girl immediately burst into tears and wouldn't be sated until her Master, now to be called Uncle, gave her a long hug. When she had stopped crying and was deemed well enough for visitors, groups were let in so as not to over crowd her, everyone filling her in on what she had missed.

Lavi, Lenalee, and Neah explained about the new treaty, a peace between the two species. Allena was being credited to ending the war though the girl felt without Cross, Sheryl, and Adam being there to deal with the political side of things it would have never happened. Cross took a while to show her his new scar on his leg, forcing him to walk with a permanent limp from now on, but at least he was alive.

Rhoad and Wisely filled her in on everything she had missed with her family and friends, such as Neah's courting of Rhoad which didn't shock Allena as much as she thought it would.

"Don't you find it strange though?" Wisely asked as Allena petted LuluBells black fur. "Your brother and Tyki look so much alike. Take away the tanned skin, curly hair, and moles, and they could be twins."

"I'll pay you to never bring this up again." Allena said with a glare, making Wisely laugh.

Most of the other that came in just wanted to check that she was alright, running a hand through her hair and enjoying her company. Even Kanda came in to see her, sitting on the bed next to her for a while and grabbing her hand only to sit in silence. When Allena tried to ask what he was doing he turned red and simply said "I'm glad you're not dead."

Unfortuatly Allena was overcome with boughts of tiredness throughout the day, causing her to be bed ridden, though, she was never alone. She always had someone at her bedside when she woke up, looking after her and filling her in on anything she needed to know. She hadn't seen Tyki since they had gotten to the main house.

This night Allena had woken up after midnight and was unusually alert, her brother Neah crawling into bed with her so they could have a brother-sister talk.

"I was always around, watching what was going on. I was supposed to make sure everything went well but if I revealed myself to everyone the chance of everything going smoothly was low." Neah explained, brushing Allena's hair which had grown out.

"But why where you wearing those ridiculous clothes at the school?"

"Well I couldn't let you know it was me. Only Grandad knew I was here, Cross wasn't even sure until I saved him from Apocryphos."

"And Tyki's nose? You walked right into a party and punched him in the face. That was sure to draw attention." Neah sighed, braiding her hair back.

"I lost my temper." Was all he said which was followed by silence. "Look," Neah finally said, frowning, "I kind of hate that guy. A lot." Allena turned to glare at him over her shoulder. "But he did his duty. He separated you from the heart. And for all those months he stayed in his Dragon form and watched over you. He wouldn't let anyone too close. In the beginning there were so many people who came to pay respects to you, now that the Arc was open to them and the Heart returned. Crowds of people. And all the while you slept with him curled around you." He sighed, tying a ribbon in Allena's hair. "He loves you."

"Then why hasn't he come to see me?" She asked quietly.

"Ali, he thought he had killed you at first. You basically asked him to kill you." He shrugged. "That would be hard on anyone." He studied his sister for a moment. "Plus Grandad still hasn't accepted a suitable husband for you so that could be on his mind as well." Allena groaned and flopped down on the bed, starring at the ceiling.

"When I get out of this bed…he won't be able to hide from me anymore."

Actually, he could hide from her. And he did.

The next day Allena was helped downstairs for a small Christmas party, just friends and family. They opened presents, laughed, and sang Christmas song as if it really were still Christmas. All the while Allena could only catch small glimpses of Tyki, the man managing to avoid her all night.

The next few days passed quickly. Allena was scooped into a mountain of political agendas with no idea how to manage it all. She met the leaders of the Nephilim, discussed treaties, and was accosted to small events from various Dragons to honor her and her bravery.

Allena thought it was all a bunch of shit.

Adam thought she should have gotten a dictionary for Christmas to work on her vocabulary.

And still Tyki kept his distance.

But then there was the engagement party.

It was by far the most extravagant party Allena had ever been to which made her worry about what her wedding would actually look like. She was wearing a real ball gown; silver, white, and black decorating it from bosom to bottom. She had really begun to grow a figure while she was in a coma for those months.

No one had been told who the lucky guy was and the Earl would be making the announcement later on followed by a dance, Allena and her fiancé starting and everyone else joining in. It made the girl nervous, but deep down she already knew who had been chosen. Adam could act like the tough grandfather all he wanted but he loved his family and there was no way he would keep Tyki and Allena separated.

It made Allena wonder why he had gone through all the fuss anyway.

Sure enough, when Allena was guided to the top of the stairs with her brother, the Earl calling everyone attention, no one was surprised when Tyki's name was called. He looked handsome, his long hair combed and pinned back. Seems like it wasn't just Allena's hair that had grown in the Arc.

Politely he ascended the steps, taking Allena's hand and leading her to the dance floor. It was quiet as they got into position, Tyki's hand on her waist before they began to move.

"Long time no see." Allena said, trying to keep the pissed look off of her face as they spun. She had half a mind to step on Tyki's foot.

"I thought it would be best if I kept my distance from you." Tyki said, not looking at her.

"And why is that, dear fiancé?" She put as much sarcasm as she could into those words, squeezing his shoulder.

"I almost killed you. Twice." He said, his gold eyes flashing to her silver. "You deserve someone who won't hurt you. Someone who will cherish you. Someone who loves you."

"We were at war Tyki. And I'm not angry or upset at you. I made you do it and i am sorry but it had to be you. Besides, I had thought…" She sighed, looking down at their feet. "I had thought you did."

"Did what?" He asked.

"Love me." She said simply, making Tyki falter in his steps.

"You know I do." He said lowly.

"Then stop before you ruin what's supposed to be a really good day for us." She looked up at his face, searching his eyes. "I love you, Noah of pleasure. I trust you. I want to be with you-" Tyki leaned forward and kissed her hard, making Allena moan in surprise before she accepted the kiss. "Please don't leave me alone anymore Tyki." She whispered against his lips. "Be angry, be upset, hurt if you must, but please let me in. Don't put the mask back on. Don't leave me on the outside." Tyki nuzzled against her hair, pulling her closer.

"Here I thought I was the one alone." He said, his voice strained.

"Without you I feel empty, Tyki. Please-"

"I'll never leave you again as long as I live." He promised, cupping her face and stopping the dance all together.

"I love you, Tyki Mikk." She said with a small smile.

"And I love you, Allena Walker." Then he kissed her and Allena decided she didn't care if she suffocated from lack of air, she never wanted him to stop.

Thats the end for now. I may update a random chapter every once in a while if i get inspiration. I feel like i could have done better so maybe one day i'll rewrite this? idk but i hope you guys liked it.