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The young woman walked through the forest, head turned down and cat-like ears pressed down against her head. It was cold, and had probably snowed not too long ago, but she figured she would live, seeing as how she had a jacket on and everything. Nariko hadn't exactly gotten a chance to walk around in the snow or anything yet, so she was glad that she was doing so now. Snow was about the only thing she liked about winter, so she would be able to endure the cold temperatures.

As expected for winter, the trees were bare and looked lifeless, but it wasn't something she minded much. It probably would have been nice to fly over this place, but, her wings weren't strong enough for flying just yet. Oh, well; in time, she knew she would be able to do so.

Nariko continued walking along in the snow, kicking it a few times and watching as it all fell back down to the ground. Perhaps it was a bit childish to enjoy watching such a thing, but, she didn't really care.
 
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Aeta sat in the snow, his back against a tree, crying. He looked up as he noticed in the corner of his eye, the snow falling, and saw Nariko. Oh...Someone's here.... He shook the snow off of his ears, and looked down at the ground.
 
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As Nariko continued walking, she noticed Aeta sitting against a tree, and smiled slightly upon seeing him. However, her smile turned to a look of concern when she noticed that it looked like he had been crying. Once she was near him, she plopped down in the snow next to him, looking at him. "Hey, Aeta," she said. "You alright?"
 
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Aeta looked away. "Not really...Its cold, Nero is out here somewhere looking for me, and I miss Jaden...I ran away from her to get Nero away from her...And now I'm regretting it..." He started crying again, wishing Jaden was there to comfort him and make him forget his insecurities.
 
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Nariko frowned, and wrapped a comforting arm around his shoulders. "I'm sure she'll come looking for you," the older female said, removing her arm from his shoulders after speaking. "And that she'll understand why you ran off. She loves you, after all."

"How could he have said he hated me..." Jaden spoke aloud to herself, her arms folded over her chest and her shoulders shaking. Tears were falling from her ice blue eyes and she leaned against a tree, unable to believe Aeta had actually said 'I hate you' to her. After all of that... after everything, and he hated her? Jaden could never remember crying like this in her life, or even crying at all, for that matter. She wanted to find him, but he had said not to... the young woman continued to cry, not knowing what she should do right now.
 
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Aeta continued to cry, unaware of how close to him Jaden was. He shrugged off Nariko's arm. "Dont try and comfort me....I dont want you to.." He brought his knees up close and hugged them to his chest, resting his head on his knees. I hate myself..I should have never said I hated her...
 
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Nariko sighed inwardly. Advice wasn't her forte, that was for sure. She, too, didn't know that Jaden was so close by. Well, not until the fourteen year old accidently stumbled over there.

Jaden couldn't exactly see where she was going, seeing as how her eyes were closed and her hands were wiping away the tears that were falling. When she finally opened her eyes, she saw Aeta and Nariko and spun around in a circle, throwing her arms into the air out of frustration. "OF COURSE!" she exclaimed. "I stumble upon the one that hates me! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you, I know you said not to follow you." She averted her eyes; it was more than obvious that that statement had really hurt her.

The girl started walking away, leaving Nariko in a state of shock. "You said you hate her?" she asked in disbelief, looking at Aeta.
 
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"It was...The only way to keep her from attempting to find me....To protect her from being hurt by Nero......I just wanted to protect her...But now...." He got up and started to stumble the other way, sobbing. He continued to cry and walk away, knowing that he should be running to Jaden to hug her and beg forgiveness, but he didnt get a chance to. A greyish-blue blur came out of nowhere, sliding up his chest diagonally. He was thrown ten feet backwards, right next to where Jaden was. Blood was splashed all over the snow, and all over his chest, as well as dripping off the edge of Venvi.


Nero started laughing. "Wanted to protect her from me, so you lied and said you hate her? You're a fool. I would have gotten around to killing her either way! So now, you can both die together...I'll grant you that pleasure..." He looked over, catching sight of Nariko. "Ecce! Nariko! Ubi est Zaine?" He started laughing. "I remember when all he could speak was latin...Hahahahaha....I wont hurt you, yet. Not until Zaine is around to see it. " He turned back towards Aeta, who was breathing hard and bleeding badly. Aeta looked up at Jaden. "I'm sorry, Jaden...I failed to protect you...." He shook his head, crying. "I dont want you to get hurt....Run, i'll try and...Stop him..."
 
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Jaden sighed inwardly when he said that he had done it to protect her from Nero. She shouldn't have believed it when he said that he hated her... the fourteen-year-old stopped walking, and her eyes widened when she saw Aeta bleeding like this. Her tears immediately stopped, and she turned to face Nero. A look of complete abhorrence for him spread across her face. This was the last straw. "You..." she hissed, her voice as acidic as her powers. "He won't die, and I won't either. Call him a fool again and see what happens, SPOILED BRAT. Oh, you have no idea how I have been DYING to say that to your face! You kill those who stand in your way and have your minions to do it as well!"

Nariko shook her head. Jaden was being an idiot, but the older female completely understood her anger. She would feel that way if someone did that to Zaine... and, of course, when Nero started speaking Latin, the cat-eared female's eyes narrowed. She wouldn't allow him to hurt her, Zaine, or the younger couple. Although, getting involved in this would probably get her chopped in half. I'm such a coward... she thought to herself. It's decided. If they need help, I'll help them... no matter what...

The fourteen year old turned to look at Aeta. "You didn't fail," she told him. "And you will NOT try and stop him by yourself. You're hurt enough already! I'm helping whether you like it or not." Jaden's fingers began to burn with acid, though none of it was actually released. She looked back at Nero, just staring at him, waiting for a reaction.
 
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Nero laughed, and swung Vanvi as he stepped forward, leaving a shallow slice across Jaden's left cheek, under her eye. "Do you think fighting me is wise?" He pulled Venvi out of nowhere and stepped forward again, twirling both Scythe's in his fingers.
 
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