Sarah walked silently, she wasn't bleeding or in pain, and it was nice to have that change, she sighed deeply, she was normal for once. Just your avrage teenage girl, no pain, no blood, no one making things worse while trying to make them better. She closed her eyes and hummed softly, with her head back against a wall, her hands in her lap, things were nice, and painless, then a terrifying thought entered her mind, Am i dieing? For all I know this could be a sign i'm going to die, people have said that things were so peacful, then they closed their eyes and never woke up. Is that what will happen to me, I'm not ready to go, I don't want to... She began to panic, she stood up and ran down the cave, the sihine of the crystals falshing in the cornner of her eye, blurred by tears.

Master Ace walked down into Crystal Caves. Here to look at the beuatiful crystals and see if the might have any magic traits. Draco followed behind Ace. Draco was glad to get out of the Academy. He was usually left there, while Ace went went on adventures. Trixie didn't mind as much, but Draco would rather be around Ace. Now that Draco seemed to be able to control his spaming of minds better, Ace was willing to take him around more often. Master Ace heard some one coming around the corner of the tunel and quickly hid behind a large crystal. Draco quickly hid as well. They both watched to see who came around the corner. Draco attempted to tap into Sarah's thoughts.

Sarah tore away at the bandages to see her wrists, she stopped running, and picked away at the holes, she wanted the pain, and the blood. Bleed, come on, show me you still bleed, let me know I'm not dieing... She scratched and tore at them rapidly, she yelled in fright as it didn't bleed after a few minutes, she tripped over a cystal, she cursed and heard the eacho, and cursed softer. She scratched more vigerously, but still no blood, but there was pain, which was still a good sign.

Master Ace saw her trip and fall in view. He heard her curse loudly then softly. He saw her scratch at wounds vigorously. He looked to drake and whispered, "What's up with her?" Draco seemed as confused as Master Ace. "I think she took a nasty hit on the head. She's saying she wants to bleed to show that she isn't dieing! Once again I must say she doesn't seem to have all her marbles together, but I doubt she means any harm... except for maybe herself," Draco sent to Ace's Mind. After assessing the situation for a few seconds Master Ace came from behind the crystal and walked towards the girl. "What's the matter?" he asked as he approached her.

Sarah looked to the man, and showed her wrists. They won't bleed, they won't bleed... She repeated this, while making it softer everytime she said it and began to cry. Her tears were salty, this scared her even more then the fact that she wasn't bleeding. She didn't know what was happening, this was so differant then what normally happened.

She seemed greatly disturbed. She held up her wrists and revealed holes and whip marks. Master Ace looked to Draco in hope that he had an understanding of her thoughts. Draco was scraed to go to deep tnito the mind of one who was not entirely sane. He was afraid that it might mess with him or his unique talents. Draco looked to her and then to Ace. Ace turned back to Sarah. Ace saw salty tears run down her face. "Wouldn't it be a good thing that they don't bleed?," Ace asked as offer to help her up with his hand.

Sarah knew that it might not look like she was all that sane, and she was a blubbering mess, but she was worried. [I][/I]No, no, you don't understand they always bleed, or cause pain, they aren't doing either of these things! She began to cry harder, she hadn't cried real tears for years, and now it seemed unnatural. She began to calm herself down, and stopped her crying.

The young man with bright brown hair walked elegantly towards the Crystal Caves, his startling blue eyes reflecting the different colours of the Crystal which rested on the caves. His staff trailing behind him, behind those crystal blue eyes lay great wisdom.

Carlos Dementa moved gracefully towards a cave of which he heard tears. With a startling grace he sped inside the cave and looked around, the young man spotted a young woman's face, tear streaked and panic-faced. Carlos also spotted another man, he thought that he knew the man, but Carlos shrugged and moved towards the two.

"Are you alright young Lady?" He asked politely, and held a gasp as he saw all the wounds on her hand. Carlos shot a questioning look at the man, trying to find what had caused this.

Master ace was still puzzeled by Sarah's reply.He scratched his brown hair and looked to Draco. "Who is he?" Master Ace thought to Draco. Draco replied in Master Ace's mind, "Calls himself Carlos Dementa... Doesn't seem to mean any harm or able to cause too much..." Draco then turned his attention back to Carlos' mind. He loved to read minds, but loved even more to spam them with nonsense. Draco was glad to have a mind to read that atleast seemed sane. Master Ace turned his attention back to Sarah. "I don't think I understand what you are staying. How did you get those get those wounds?" Master Ace asked hoping that things might begin to make sense.

Sarah's face was still panic stricken, as she grabbed a crystal from the wall. She had no idea where they came from, but if they wouldn't bleed and cause pain on their own, she would help. She closed her eyes, and drove the crystal through her wrist, the blood gushed out, much more then usual, and she calmed down, leaning against a wall. She closed her eyes and and calmed her breathing, as she pulled the crystal out, and drove it into her other one, the warm blood streaked down her hand, and dripped to the ground. She whispered under her breath after seeing the blood. They bleed uncontrolably, and if they stop it means something is wrong, I know I must seem crazy, but its true, if they bleed and cause a little pain, then I know I'm all right, and that I'm not dieing. However if they stop bleeding, or cause more pain, then something must be wrong, I've them ever since I was six, that's ten years, and they've never stopped before. They've caused pain, soo much pain unbarable pain, but never have they stopped bleeding and causeing a small amount of pain. She would have added the tears but thought that they would lock her up and announce she was a threat to herself and others, and declare her crazy, if they weren't going to that yet.

"Why did you do that?" Master Ace asked looking at her wrists in horror. He was totaly confused. He didn't know if he should have tried to stop her or what. Master Ace thought over what she had said, "Maybe she speaks truly there are ways create such a curse. I can't imagine why it would be used against a six-year old." "Prehaps it was a good sign that the bleeding had stopped. in any case stabbing yourself won't prevent your death," Master Ace said thoughtfully.

Sarah nodded knowing that he was probably right, but peace it was so unnatural now, ten years of torture, of pain, happiness, being content, no pain, no blood, real tears, it was all new. She slowly pulled the now reddened crystal out of her wrist, she didn't wince, or even flinch, this was the pain she had grown accustumed to. Perhaps you are right, but I know it wouldn't be a good sign, they never were before... This was most likely the only way to get them to bleed again... She only now realized how crazy she must seem, she had just been crying over nothing, and shoved a crystal through her wrists, they would probably lock her up for sure.

Carlos gazed at her wounds, surprised that a person would injure themselves so much, he shivered quietly, "There has to be a reason for you to want to cut yourself, have you had any bad experiences?" He asked quietly before sitting down and looking around the cave that they were in, his focus being lost.

Sarah looked at him blankly. I have holes through my wrists, my family is dead, the village I lived in for 6 years is distryoid, hmmm, so I would have to say yes to the bad experances. Before my village was distryod and my family killed, the wounds began to act up, they bled more then usual, but I dismissed it, I went to bed that night and had a horrible nightmare. When I woke up I realized it wasn't a nightmare, everything was burning, and every one was screaming. There's my reason for making them bleed. Unless she made them bleed, they wouldn't have bled for a while and then the blood would have gushed everywhere. She pulled out a few bandages, and wrapped them around her wrists.

Master Ace was still confused. He thought over her words and tried to make sense out of them. "Were you doing anything out of the ordinary before and when the wounds stopped bleeding?" Ace asked hoping to find the missing puzzle peices. "Oh, but where are my manners? I am Ace," Ace said politely. Draco was not one to miss a chance to introduce himself. "And I'm Draco," he said into her mind.

Sarah moved her wrists around in circles slowly, and looked to the little dragon. Awww, your so cute! She grabbed up the dragon and hugged him scratching the top of his head. Oh, yes my apoligies, my name is Sarah. She put the dragon down and stood up, smiling at the man, her hand out stretched for him to shake.

"It is very nice to meet you," Ace said as he shook her hand. Draco loved it when people petted him and called him cute. He smiled as he searched her mind for answers to Ace's questions and of course his own questions. "Were you doing anything out of the ordinary before and when the wounds stopped bleeding?" Ace asked again. He want to make more sense out of what Sarah had said.

Sarah thought for a moment, she had sat down and relaxed, that was all she had even almost fallen asleep. No I don't think so... She thought harder on what she had done that day, she sat down as her thoughts came.

((sory its short but i gotta go to bed now...i have my orientation tomorrow, hope i don't get lost...))