A light's last desperation

[Odette Nevermore]

A girl who was deeply in love with a boy, a boy she met outside the castle, it was a stormy night it was so amazing. She wished to see him each ad everyday, but things just kept getting in the way, she gave a sigh laying on her bed. There must be a way for her to have him forever? Where they can run away from all this Diamond Kingdom stuff and just be peasents happily living together. Maybe they could be circus stars? She always wanted to do flips and enjoy the sense of freedom on the stage. What was that boys name? She giggled, "Justice", Justice.. such a great name. Justice... Justice for what though? Making beds? Attending a night inn? She wanted to know about this boy, this boy who helped her out, this boy she danced with and experienced for the first time true happiness. Oh if only she did not randomly blackout... if only she didn't see things that made no sense. If only she was not forever tied to the queen.

The girl gave another giggle, to be free of the Queen... To be free of everything, to live with that boy forever. That is what she wanted, she raised up and gave a sigh... An impossible goal... The tie to the Queen... It made her a killer... It made her do things she did not wanted to do. She began crying right there, why could she not just run away and be released from this? Why must this all happen. Not only that.. Something was changing... She don't know why.. But she just... She just.. She couldn't explain it.... Something was just wrong, what was it? Like there was this feeling in her gut.. That something was eating at her.. Eating her away.. But why was it eating her away? She seemed to be only findint temporary comfort looking at Kane at the meetings, he was cold, but he was nice to the queen. He had such high respect for her, odette could not explain it... She just liked that Kane, something about him drew her closer.. She shook her head crying a little more... What was happening? What was going on?

She felt tugging of something at her heart, she always felt this feeling when she was sad... Whenever she followed it, well she blacked out... It was the most warm comfortable feeling, just run away... Just sleep it off... Just let it go.. For some odd reason, she didn't trust this warm tugging anymore... She felt it was greedy, she felt it always wanted more and more of her. She did not want to get it anymore... She wanted to be free, not that kind of free, no.. hse wanted to run to run to that boy.. That Justice boy.. She wanted to marry him, to be forever happy and peaceful life with him. To never kill, to never feel this tug to darkness, to never black out at the color red... To just be free.

 It was time to to fight what was wrong with her. It was time to free herself from this thing.. This lifestyle... Take a deep breath, she clenched her fist... She had sent a letter to Kane... She had sent him a letter to the garden... She wanted to talk to about something odd going on... She wanted to talk to him about Justice. He was the only one she trusted, he was the only one in this kingdom who she felt the closest too without force. She knew not to look at his eyes, and she didn't, but she saw his temporary smiles toward the queen. He wanted to help the queen. He wanted to save the queen from herself, just as much as Odette. he wanted to reach out to help this kingdom. If anybody could do it.. It was Kane. He loved her, he could bring peace to her, she may then let Odette have peace and happiness. Then maybe they all could be happy. She felt her hope high and mighty, she believed in this miracle, she believed in any miracle. What she did not realize, her loverboy wanted to be King, he wanted revenge on the Queen, and that she was suppose to kill him. Not only that but she also had different personalities who loved the darkside of Kane, not that goody two shoes she was trusting more and more each day.


The letter she sent had the following:

Dear Adviser Kane

I would love to seek advise from you, there is something I want to ask of you. I believe only you can help in this, i want to help Queen Camellia find true happiness. I know you love her, I know you want to help her, I think you can do it. I trust you Kane, you are the hope of this kingdom, please let Lady Camellia know of your feelings. Please stop holding back, try to get her to accept you, then maybe she'll stop crying almost every meeting we have. Mistress camellia is the greatest queen I have ever met, I believe her people will accept you as the king, just don't hold back. It is a love story waiting to happen, I want to meet you to let you know I am willing to help. Just let me do everything I can to help, please meet me in the jewel garden tonight ten past 7 o'clock.  If you happen to meet me, let's talk about how we are to pull this off and make our Queen finally admit her love for you.

Sincerely,
Lady Odette.

She headed out to the jewel garden, she felt her heart risen with the greatest of hope. She and Kane, they will both help bring peace to this kingdom. They will both help this kingdom thrive, and with the marriage of kane.. Maybe the queen will not be so pressured to force odette into assassinating anymore, maybe she would let her move out of the castle and into the arms of her truelove. Maybe they will all be happy. She wore a nice white gown, she loved the soft texture and the way it frilled up when she danced. She felt so safe in the color of white, like it was a part of her, she could not explain it. Reaching the garden she choose to sit down in a small stool that caused her back to face the entrance and her eyes toward a clear pretty blue stream. Such a pretty color, the way the stream sounded, she loved it. She felt her heartbeat with happiness at all the jewel flowers, she felt happiness toward everything around them, she just wanted to reach out and pluck a jewel flower... It was just too bad it was against the Royal rules...

[Kane Rafferty]

Kane glanced, every so often in the direction of the note he had received from Odette. He couldn't help but feel very uncomfortable about the whole thing. He wasn't exactly sure how to respond. He definitely wasn't expecting this kind of note from her. He finally stood up after thinking about it for so long and moved back toward his desk where the note and envelope was left. His fingers hovered over the paper uncertainly. This didn't make any sense. None at all. He pulled his fingers away from the note.

Suddenly he began to have conflicted feelings about the entire ordeal. Odette seemed to think that he had feelings for the queen. That couldn't be right. How could she possibly think that? He didn't have any special Love for the queen. He couldn't love. Lucifer had made sure of that. Right? 

He could feel the fury boiling within himself the more he thought about it. This was wrong. So wrong. And he even knew that what Odette was telling him was getting to his very core. Either he had to come to terms with something, or he had to tell Odette that that wasn't how he felt about the Queen. She wouldn't love him anyway. She didn't have any feelings. Or so he could see. Everything she "felt" was fake. He could feel a headache coming on from all the deciding. All the thoughts that were drifting through his mind. No… No… He felt his heart quicken and his body shake. 

What was wrong with him? He might as well lock himself in his room and never come out. First he was loosing his mind and now someone tells him that he loves the Queen. And now that he thought about it all he could feel himself falling apart. Maybe it wasn't the fact that he loved the Queen. Maybe it was the stress that was causing him to act as such. He didn't visit the queen very often. Only when they needed to have a meeting. The last time he had visited her it ended in disaster… Or of what he could remember anyway. 

He could feel his entire body shaking as he walked over to the door and locked it shut. No way was he going to allow anyone in while he was having another panic attack. He wasn't going to allow it. It wasn't long before he backed away from the doorway and sat in one of the chairs throughout the room.

Within minutes his eye sight went blue and faded into black. 

Insanity chuckled to himself as he stood from his seat in the chair. Kane was such a child compared to him. He pretended to be cool and tough, but he was nothing compared to Insanity himself. 

His eyes averted down to the piece of paper on the desk. It was in Odette's hand writing. He knew what it was about already. He had read it when Kane did. This was just perfect. Not only was it a chance for him to sneak into odette's life, but also to plot to get even closer to the queen. Though he didn't know how well of a planned the precious innocent one was, he would see what she had in mind. He would be her charm. 

After thinking about this Insanity drifted over to the door and unlocked it. Then he turned the nob and stepped out of his room. He would meet Odette tonight. His other half wasn't feeling all that well. He quickly made his way to the garden to meet with the beautiful girl. He already had 2 of the girls wrapped around his finger… Well one of them at least. The other one had him wrapped around her finger. But he wouldn't allow that to ruin his already formulated plan. 

About ten minutes later he stepped into the garden area where Odette was waiting. He wondered if Odile was paying attention to what was going on while Odette was in control. He gently shifted his crimson eyes to his favorite blue color and began to approach the girl quietly. Not to scare her, but thats how Kane would have approached her. He put a somewhat emotionless/serious expression on his face as he went, to prevent any "suspicion."

"You called for me Odette? How can I help you?"

Character: Kane Rafferty | Tag: Odette Nevermore

[Odette Nevermore]

She waited calmly as the time seemed to tick away, she began to worry he wouldn't show up. She fiddled with her shows uncertain about the whole situation, maybe she was wrong? Maybe Kane really did not love Queen Cam... No! It was true love, she just knows it! Kane loved the Queen as much as she loved Justice, it had to be true love. She started to daydream Kane kissing the Queen and then the Queen smiling up with that kind innocent face she had. Odette turned red at her little naughty thoughts, luckily for her a voice suddenly sounded by her. She jumped a little but then suddenly popped up when she believed it to be Kane. She was so excited it did not hit her it wasn't Kane yet. "You came! I am so happy!"  She jumped and hugged him tightly, "I am so glade you came!" she released and then continued showing her joy.

Odile could see into Odette's mind, she noticed quickly it was insanity. She felt the need to reach out toward him her whole body wanting to touch him, she even felt a tenge of jealousy at odette's freedom to hug him and release. Odette had no idea how important the Dove was, she just knew nothing... Treated the dove and snake the same, fell in love with the wrong person, and just caused problems with Odile's life. Odile attempted to get out, but she of course was blocked by the wall of the mind, Odette was just too happy for her to gain control. She was a little upset that Odira's memories seemed to be blocked from her, almost as if something was causing that block. Odile could not understand this at all, but then why would she ever suspect it to be the Dove's fault? She was just happy he survived against odira.

Odette hoped around happily for a bit like a little child finding out about the prince rescuing the princess in a fairy tale. "So! When will you do it? How will you do it! Oh should I contact the chief and make little heart shape cookies, I bet the Queen would love those. Oh! maybe I should talk her into putting on a pretty long red dress, or maybe a black dress." She started blabbering thousands of ideas not sure which one to do first. In her mind the Queen was kindhearted and could fall in love with whomever easily. She never saw the cold or the fake emotions, she was just a foolish girl seeing the pretty rainbows in the light. She grinned happily, "Man! I am so happy! You are admitting your love to her! Kane and Queen Cam, such a cute couple! Forever happily ever after, just like those fairy tales! Eeep!" She giggled at her own happiness, she was oblivious to everything that Kane might be showing or doing. She was just too happy at the fact he came, he actually came.

[Kane Rafferty]

When she hugged him in excitement he stumbled back in slight shock. Once again, the thought of a woman being so close to him was making him feel a little weird. But this one was king of awkward for him. He honestly didn't know how to react. Her happy go lucky attitude was even kind of freaking him out. She probably wouldn't even notice if he went into full on insane mode. But he didn't for Odile's sake. Should he cut the line between her and Odette? No, Odile would start becoming suspicious. Wouldn't she. Dear Palkia… He really wasn't looking forward to trying to manipulate Odette at all. 

Then she pulled back from the hug and he felt himself take a breath of fresh air, despite never lacking any. How the heck should he deal with her? Like a child. Thats how he should deal with her, as if she were a young child that he had come across. 

"So! When will you do it? How will you do it! Oh should I contact the chief and make little heart shape cookies, I bet the Queen would love those. Oh! maybe I should talk her into putting on a pretty long red dress, or maybe a black dress."

He didn't exactly know how to respond as she went around him bouncing and jumping in excitement. Holding his mask was a really difficult thing to do as he watched her with excruciating irritation. He opened his mouth to say something but she didn't even give him time to do that. He let out a deep breath as he thought of his next move when she finally spoke actual words once more. 

"Man! I am so happy! You are admitting your love to her! Kane and Queen Cam, such a cute couple! Forever happily ever after, just like those fairy tales! Eeep!"

Finally he stepped up close to her and placed his hand on her back gently so that he could peer into her eyes with a calm expression, "Listen Odette. I know you want to help the Queen because of her sadness, but even if my feelings for her were…. as strong as you say, then, as her advisor I wouldn't be permitted to marry her. She was made queen by the gods. I wasn't." His voice was calm, and kind toward Odette, but it had a hint of diplomacy within it also. 

Character: Kane Rafferty | Tag: Odette Nevermore

[Odette Nevermore]

Kane placed a hand on her, she stopped and watch him closely her whole body still shakin from excitement. "But that is why it is a perfect fairy tale! The Crystal kingdom already fell, and now the queen can be happy once more with you. It could be such a perfect second marriage! You won't be King, but you will be next to her side and comfort her. You two will be perfect, absolutely perfect!" She hugged him once more her left leg flinged up with joy as if she had kissed him. She buried her face into his chest, "You two will be AMAZING!" She pulled away her body still shaking super hyper.

She suddenly stop and looked at his calm expression some more, "Where your eyes always blue? I could have sworn they were a different color, they used to make me feel funny and black out. Oh! Such a pretty blue they are! I bet the Queen will love to just gaze in their sky color beauty. Sigh such true love." She twirled away from him her heart flying happily.

She probably twirled and bounced around a little longer then faced back to him, "You should take her to a ball, I bet that would be the best place to admit love to her. In front of all those royals! Sigh, such perfect harmony of a fairy tale." She felt swooned at how this was working. She again once more stopped and looked at him closely, "You know.. Something about you... It just really realy different... Like.. I don't know... Snakey... Oh! Maybe this is what true love is suppose to feel! " she bounced some more in joy. She looked over at the jewel flowers in happy thoughts lost somewhere thinking of Justice. "To be wrapped up.. In someone's arms... I wonder, will I ever feel that way. Of course! Ha! We all do occasionally... We... We.. Why did I say that? Oh! We as in Kane with Cam, me and Justice. Ha! Such perfect love! So!" She turned around to face him again, she approached him in a dangerous happy way. "What will be your first move? What will you do? I must know, I have to write everything done in my journal. Which by the way... You appear a lot in it. I bet it is because you are so in love with Queen Cam I can't stop thinking about it. Then there was this one drawing with this girl all alone in the dark. Oh! Such a sad story, too bad she knows nothing. Then.. Then there is this other girl in my story. She is soo amazing! She is always brave and faces everything with a head on her shoulder. She loves the color red and big swords, I wish I could be as brave and amazing." She was un aware of it but she had turned around and walked temporarily from kane in thought, she just could not help but notice odd things. She of course was dismissed by her happiness and excitement any sort of worries or second thoughts.

She once more turned on him her smile still big, "So... When you two are together... Do you want to hold her hand? Hold her body close?" She approached him wrapped her fingers around him and pretended what she think that kane would approach Cam, "My love, I will be forever yours, your Majesty." Her face a tint of red and it seemed almost as if she wanted to kiss him. She pulled away giggling at the scene in happiness. "You two are so amazing together."

Odile felt sick to her stomach, she did not know what to make of odette's happiness. She could knew of the journal and things but she never really did anything about it. Let odette believe it was some story in her head, let her think she was living the perfect fairy tale dream. It certainly was better than crying every night about someone she killed. The girl practically freaked out and cry till she wrote in her journal and passed out, it seemed her real stress relief. Odile gave a sigh, why couldn't she gain control of the body? She would apologize for everything Odette was doing... She would then ask her dove to find a way to destroy the girl, she was obviously too much of a hog or something. She just wished the girl would get over her happiness and get really depressed so that she could reach out and hold her dove instead of this white swan who obviously knew nothing. Oblivious silly dreamer, that was what Odette seemed to be. She needed to know what it was like to be in the dark, what it was like to live many lives, to lie over and over. She needed to understand what rage can do to a person, what darkness can do to a life, what addiction does to the soul. She needed to understand pain and guilt, just anything to break that stupid perfect lifestyle and smile. Even murdering someone.... She will cry... Write in a journal... and then get over it the next morning by making Odile take over and feel her agony... Odile did not mind her job of protecting and holding the girl, it made her feel alive and important.

[Kane Rafferty]

And Once again the little girl went off on her antics. There wasn't any time for Insanity react. In fact, he was getting a little bored just watching her do the same thing over and over. His gaze began to drift away from time to time as he let her talk and talk and talk. There wasn't really anything he could say anyway. She was't a child, So then… How should he deal with her? How could he get her under his control? He could bring her into the dark like he did Odile. Pretend that the Snake had taken over. But that could potentially hurt all three of the Odettes, not just her. Though her innocence seemed to be her protection. Though if he had tried to destroy her innocence wouldn't another Odette slip into it's place and leave Odette innocent anyway? He lifted a hand to scratch his head thoughtfully. She had gotten too close for comfort a couple times, but each time he didn't really notice. He was too busy thinking of a plan. Besides, she wouldn't even realize it anyway. She was too lost in her own little world to care. How could he break her partially, or get her to believe that he was following her advice, which seemed like a really bad idea. Besides, he knew Kane was dumb, but he wasn't THAT dumb. He wouldn't fall for this silly little prank of hers.

He knew that Kane loved Camellia, the problem was that the boy would never admit it to himself. He was too proud and too primed for that. And Camellia wouldn't want his attention in that way. She hardly had his attention anyway, mostly during meetings and during times in front of the public. They weren't around each other enough in private. Which was the most important part. Perhaps he could get away with meeting the queen privately more often. An interesting grin appeared on his expression before quickly desolving before Odette turned back toward him. 

"Odette my dear, I just had a thought. I'm still not entirely sure why you think the queen and I should be together, but I had a thought. I don't think the Queen would enjoy a public display of affection. Don't you think she would appreciate something a lot more private? She shows her true emotions only with us right? When she is sad, she cries in front of us. Not the public." 

Character: Kane Rafferty | Tag: Odette Nevermore

[Odette Nevermore]

He once more spoke to her of the queen not wanting anything outgoing and out there, that she would prefer something more private. This made Odette stop, she seemed to drop into a small bit of sadness, "I suppose you are right... " it seemed she was unsure what to do now. her plans were silly and dumb, so what now? Was Kane not in love with the queen? He did always seemed cold, but he was so nice to the queen. She sat down on the bench and looked at the ground at her feet. What now? She was so looking forward to this, but if the queen wanted to hide it like she hid her tears... Not to mention kane was obviously not into this as much as she had hoped. "Why did you come here? To tell me it will not happen?" she felt the words seem a little harsh, but she truly meant no harm in them... She really wanted to know why he had came, was his purpose was to tell her to calm down and not think about it anymore? That it was impossible for royalty and peasants to get together? That she and Justice could not love one another?

She looked up from her bench toward the jewel tree, "Kane, do you truly love the queen? If you truly love her, then wouldn't you do anything to let her know? I guess it does not really matter.." she looked down again, a few seconds passed and she perked up once more. "A private love! Yes!" She popped up from the bench her happiness suddenly back to high levels. "That's it! We.. I mean you... And the Queen, can have a private relationship. One that nobody else knows about. True love on the rise, such a lovely tale. Will it end in tragedy? No! I think not! The colors will fly of a RAINBOW!" She giggled at the thought happy that she and Justice had a chance, that they could be together. They'll just hide it from everyone else, yes this will all work out. Nobody will know, not even the Queen. She sat back on the bench ten times calmer and felt she had a resolution of her own feelings. This moment was worth it, even if Kane truly did not love the Queen, it was all still possible. Her light will still shine brightly toward those she cares so deeply about.

[Kane Rafferty]

Everything just kept happening so fast he never had time to respond. She had left him leaning towards where she USED to be sitting with his mouth open ready to say something. When he realized that she was off on one of her rants again he snapped. In that moment he closed his eyes in anger and growled furiously. He could feel his mind start working up a move. His whole body began to shake with anger. When he opened his eyes back up they were the most menacing yellow ever imagined. They could almost be like bright black holes compared to the other eye colors that he had. He spun on his heel violently and moved over to grab hold of the young innocent little girl. "SHUT UP! Your infuriatingly obnoxious!" With this both of them fell into the dark depths of his mind. The whole area around them was completely void of any color or emotion. It was just black with little hints of yellow and red light everywhere. The only thing with light was the dim light around the two figures in the middle of the void.

Insanity? Kane? Either way, this one was different. His hair stayed jet black as it was and his eyes were the furious yellow. He could feel his clenched hands shaking as they held onto Odette's dress tightly. Anymore force would probably rip the fabric. He could feel his anger building up, the forms of jet black snakes began to slide up his hands. With this newly found form Insanity dropped the girl from his grip and peered at himself curiously. All anger lost, but bitterness continued to build. up. He scanned his eyes across the snakes that looked back at him and then over at the girl that he had brought with him. One of his signature crazy smiles formed on his expression as he realized the anger could make him even more stronger. Yes, yes. There was no other way it could be done. After meeting Odette, he agreed with himself that he would have to break her, the mean way. 

"Poor, poor little swan. Decided to meet the Black Snake rather then the White Dove huh? Too bad no one can help you." He leaned close to her taking her face into his fingers gently to admire it. "Such a beautiful face you have dear Odette." Then he ran a nail across her cheek, gently enough to not harm her, but hard enough to show that it could easily cut her skin. "We wouldn't want to cut it up now would we my sweet thing?" He laughed and slipped his fingers down her neck and over her skin to her waist, pulling her dangerously close to himself. "You want true love Dear Odette? I apologize really, but for you, it doesn't exist."

Character: Kane Rafferty | Tag: Odette Nevermore

[Odette Nevermore]

She was temporary trapped in her happiness and fantasy when suddenly Kane made a move to grab her. He held her tightly shouting at her tell shut up and stop being obnoxious. Suddenly everything went dark with only pieces here and there of yellow and red. In this place she could see the red without transforming into Odira, this was the place within his mind that she could not escape. her body had fell into a deep sleep much unknown to her, the link between odile and her was temporarily blocked.

Kane's hair was darkest black she had ever saw, it practically blended in with the darkness all around. His eyes were a furious bright yellow that seemed deadlier than anything Odette had ever faced. His fit that had grabbed the fabric seemed to get stronger and stronger almost to the point of ripping the white dress. Odette felt unsure of what just happened, was this really Kane? She couldn't wrap her mind around what just happened, did she make him so angry? Was she moving too fast? She did get super hyper, but it was because of... Because of... She loved... Justice... She wanted others to feel the same as herself... Was that so wrong?


Snakes seemed to moved down his arms to his hands, they were the darkest of all things type of snakes. Odette had never seen such pokemon before she did not understand what they were and what they could do... How this place.. became the way it was? When Kane had dropped her she fell stiffly to the ground, part of her did not want to get up. Getting up meant to face him again.... Those dark snakes again... It was probably safer down here than up there... Fear began to build up in her, more than fear questions curiosity... What just happened? how did this happen? Was this all a dream? How did? What did? Justice, where were you? She wanted to flee... She wanted to do something... She felt no pull... Why was there no pull? The pull of safety? The pull that let her felt inner peace... Where was it?

Kane seemed amazed at the snakes, it was probably best to act now.. But how? She didn't know anything of how to deal with any of these sorts of problems and situations. She always just allow the pull to take over, it always seemed to keep her alive before, it always seemed to choose the right times before... Why not now? She felt her heartbeat pick up as he looked directly at her, his bright bright yellow eyes seeming to appear right at her. What was wrong with Kane? She would speak up but she was just too afraid too, her lips trembled and she was at the verge of crying with sadness. She wanted to fight this sadness.... There was no pull... Without a pull no escape... Without an escape she had to take matters in her own hands.... If she just knew how...

She picked herself up, her whole body shaking, "i guess you don't love Cam... It... It.. is okay..." she backed up.... She saw where the exit have been if the world was truly the same... She started to make her way to the false exit. She must tell the queen.. She must tell the queen. The queen must know. Soon kane started to speak in a secudtive tone,"Poor, poor little swan. Decided to meet the Black Snake rather then the White Dove huh? Too bad no one can help you." she fought it off trying to ignore it. She needed to get out of here and now. He leaned in close taking her face into his fingers causing her skin to crawl. Cold.. So cold... "Such a beautiful face you have dear Odette." Every fearful part of her body really really wanted to run for that exit. The queen may still be awake at this time... She might even be in her study. Odette thought of all possible scenarios of escaping. Then he seemed to press his nail into her cheek as if to show his power. "We wouldn't want to cut it up now would we my sweet thing?" She tempted to turn her face away as his fingers seem to graze down her neck and skin to her waist. Every last bit of it created goosebumps and an even bigger will to run away and out of the black, red, and yellow now colore jewel garden.

He pulled her close to himself, what was wrong with him? "You want true love Dear Odette? I apologize really, but for you, it doesn't exist." Something about what he said set her off, she felt the fear melt away. There was true love... there had to be. She attempted to push herself and get as far away from his as possible. "There is too true love! You are in love with Queen Cam! I just know it! Just like how I love Justice! Nothing will stop true love! You'll see!" She felt her voice coming out stronger than the way she felt, her heart pounding with both fear and this new profound love passion. It seemed as if everything she had right now was either to run to the Queen in this dark color void or argue back to Kane that he was wrong. That there was true love and she could prove it right here and now.

[Kane Rafferty]

He laughed openly at her pain and fear as he held onto her, watching her struggle within his grip. She had gotten really upset by his last comment, but the more she struggled, the more he hungered and fed on her energy. While she was clearly not awake, her mind was trying its best to keep her safe despite it's separation. The problem was that she was completely stuck within his own mind, that all energy that was sent to her and was used by her he was free to absorb greedily, whether she knew it or not. Finally, he let her go, and watched. If she turned around to run she would only find herself running without moving. She couldn't get away from him. He wouldn't let her. She belonged to him now. There was no where she could go, not without him letting her out of his mind first. He watched her for a few moments with a grin on his face, then got a little bored and let her go running as far as she wanted, she wouldn't get anywhere but darkness. However, this also gave him time to think.

What was the best action for him to take? How could he make her his own. The only possible answer was to take away her innocence. Without her innocence she was nothing. She was becoming afraid of him, and her fear got worse as he had gotten closer to her. He chuckled, humored by his discovery. Then taking one step he appeared in front of her, stopping her in her tracks and grabbing her arm before she could rush away from her again. Her skin was so soft and so beautiful. It made his own skin crawl. What was so different about the three odettes though? Or was it just Odette in general that he enjoyed? She believed she and Justice could have an ever after ending. Boy was she in for a surprise when she finds out who he truly is. Should he tell her? Nah, if he did, that would ruin the look on her face that she would have when she found out the truth. He definitely wanted to be there for that. It was his turn to freak her out. Obviously the snakes and darkness didn't scare her enough, he would have to heighten the notch just a little bit. His hand held firmly on her wrist, no matter how much she tried to struggle against him.

"Dear Odette, this world belongs to me. Don't you think I have the power to control it? Your not leaving until I have you wrapped snug in my pocket to be able to be pulled out at any time possible." With that he pulled her wrist and slammed her into a wall that had appeared behind him. Then he slammed his hands against the wall upon either side of he shoulders. His crazy insane smile spreading on his lips. "You won't be seeing that Justice kid anymore." He leaned in close to her and whispered in her ear. "Because you now belong to me. You can't escape. You will never escape me. Queen Cam and Advisor Kane can't help you now, or ever."

Character: Kane Rafferty | Tag: Odette Nevermore

[Odette Nevermore]

She struggled with all her might, as soon as he let her go, she pushed him away as hard as she could before turning around and running. She ran out the door straight to where she thought the Queen's room would lie. "Your majesty! Your Majesty!" There was nothing but darkness and specs of color here and there. It seemed nobody heard her or was around, but she was not going to give up. This was one of her hopes, that the queen could call the guards or do something. Maybe she could make the darkness come... Come save her. She ran to the room yelling the Queen's name everywhere she went. Reaching the Queen's room she barged in to see nothing. Quickly she fled out of the room to head to the library, just anywhere that might hold the Queen. Nothing... Nowhere... How could this be?

Eventually she reached the fake ballroom and looked around, there was nothing. She bent over taking deep breaths, what now? What now? She felt her whole body shaking from tiredness of running all over the castle. Where was everyone? She turned around to see if he had caught up to her, he was calmly walking like he had the whole time in the world. Odette could not understand how he seemed to catch up so easily, did he know secret passages that she didn't? Was this monster really Kane? Taking a deep breath that held every bit of her strength she started to run once more, maybe they were in the stables. He suddenly appeared in front of her, she stopped in midstep her whole mind in shock at how he was suddenly there in front of her.

Before she could make another tempt to run away he grabbed her arm tightly. What was with Kane? Why was he being like this? She tempted to pull away, it seemed he was just too strong. How could he be this strong? Was he just not simple Kane? Odette twisted her arm this way and that, just nothing seemed to work. Once more the newly formed Kane spoke, his words meant absolutely nothing to her. She was her own person, this world was not his it was everyone's, what was he even talking about? He suddenly pulled her forward toward him and into a sudden wall that had appeared out of nowhere. He released her to just slam both his hands above her shoulders, he looked completely insane. Odette felt her heartbeat quicken as she decided her next tempted escape. He once more told her she would never see Justice again, this angered her, she had every right to see him like everyone else in the kingdom. He was an innkeeper, not some King in another country. True love was there, it had to be. "You lie! Everyone can help everyone! Just you watch, you will fall!"

She decided to use her acrobatic skills learned from being trained by a retiree assassin, skills she used plenty of times to show off in front of crowds of people. Skills she enjoyed using to bring smiles and happiness of others. Skills that her other sister odile depended greatly on for each mission she went on. Odette dropped down suddenly, pushed with all her force upward, then turned her body to have her feet face the wall, then pushed against the wall to jump over Kane's head. She landed the twist turn and faced him. "You'll never have me, you will never prevent me from seeing Justice. " As the words escaped her mouth she found new profound energy to once more attempt escape. She again started to run, this time the direction to exit the castle and possibly escape this thing whatever it was. Her mind raced of all the possible ways to get out. The only problem she truly did not understand what was going on, and that the situation was truly hopeless. Then again hope was always one to hang around when evil is at its height. Surely this little light had enough hope to escape?

[Kane Rafferty]

He let her jump over his head. He could have stopped her if he had wanted to. This was his world after all. But he wanted her to loose all hope. He wanted her to loose all of that precious innocence that she bragged so much about. He let her run. Run through the empty castle that was usually so full. So familiar. No longer. Every turn she would make she would step into a new hallway. Some with doors. Some without. Some hall ways were so long it took ten minutes to reach the very end just by running. Others were so short you turned the corner after two steps. It was almost like an impossible maze. The only one who knew the ins and outs was Insanity himself and that was because he had roamed them so many times. It also seemed as if the corners changed. So if Odette would turn back the way she came she would come into a new hallway. One that she had not yet stepped into.The more she ran through the maze, the more she got lost. There was plenty of art and hallways and statues that changed styles and perspectives. Like sometimes the hallway was kind of like an optical illusion. This, of course was his way of confusing her. He knew exactly where she was and that he could get to her just as easily. But he let her roam for a while. Just to allow her to freak out a bit.

He stood in the ballroom thinking. He seemed to be calming down a little bit, so his eyes changed back to blue and his hair once again became white. Odette of course wouldn't see this because he wasn't leading her into the ballroom, where he was. She was running around his mind a little bit. Taking a field trip. It was alright. As long as she didn't walk into any of the rooms. None of the rooms she passed were too dangerous or personal, but he didn't really want her wondering through his thoughts or memories or Information. That wouldn't be very good. 

He started thinking about Justice again. How could he use the little hero to his advantage? This didn't even have anything to do with Odette. Justice was a major piece of the game. Even though he had yet to try a rebellion or something of that sort against the Queen, he was definitely a roadblock and would effect his overall plan. Not to mention effect Odette's focus and emotions now that she is convinced she's in love with him. He shook his head. That boy was an absolute nuisance. Queen Camellia should have gotten rid of him years ago. The man shrugged. He would think about it when he didn't have little feet thundering down the halls of his mind.

Character: Kane Rafferty | Tag: Odette Nevermore

[Odette Nevermore]

The place seemed to be constantly changing there was no end, she felt completely confused. Why was it like the castle was constantly getting changed? She felt so lost, she did not understand any of it. The castle seemed to grow darker and darker losing each and every detail that was important. At one point she made a turn and just wanted to slam her fist against the walls but had stopped herself from doing so. It was pointless to break a hand or maybe even damage the walls, just all seemed pointless. She felt her heart dropping lower and lower into despair and confusion. Nothing made sense, what was going on?

She placed her back against a dark black wall and slide down, tears started to pour from eyes and down her face. What was happening? Why was it happening? What could be done to free herself? Was the Queen alright? Was Justice? Was this truly Kane? The tears poured faster as her hope seemed to drop in her heart, what was she to do? If only she had magic powers, or had a pokemon, or something... She carried around nothing, had nothing, in this nothing of a place. The madman was probably walking to her calmly right this moment. What seemed like forever she stopped her sadness and tears and focused on the area around her. Something was different about it, it was the same as everything else... It just it looked nothing like the castle, then the details by this time were long lost with just darkness and specs of colors. She started to pick herself up fro the ground using the wall as a support. Her hand accidentally pressed something that caused something to happen.

At first she had no idea what it was but as it grew wider it seemed to be a corridor with different doors of different colors. She felt more calm after all the tears and this new discovery started to explore this corridor. What was this place? She saw a door labeled with her name. She did not understand what this even meant... She opened the door and it led to another corridor.. This one.. Was different... It had several different names.. All the names... Were characters from her stories. She did not understand... She walked along till she found one labeled "Odira". She paused at the door.. It was red... odira liked the color red, just something about the red... it drew her in, while at the same she wanted to move on.

Taking a deep breath she turned the knob and walked in... Again another corridor.. Only this time there were fewer doors and the doors had details in them... She did not know why... But she felt drawn to the door that seemed to have roses growing on it with a deadly look. She turned the knob and walked in. Inside was books upon books of... Of what? She reached to pick one up and looked inside... the books had stories in them... With pictures... She looked away from the book she had just opened and looked at the books around her... They were all designed unique and split into two.. Why two sides? She shrugged not understanding... All her fears and details were now dismissed as... This was just all a dream and none of it was real. She sat on the dark ground and just began to read the story before her....

The story was dark and detailed... Her hands began to shake the further she read... Her stomach felt nauseated at the story... She would never write Odira this way, she was a hero... Not a monster... She came to the part where there was... "Insanity"? the story was told from the person's view... It was creepy.. He feared what odira could do... he did not trust her.. But yet why was it he was drawn to her.. She felt her stomach turn as she realized that odira was in same situation she was now in. That Odira was she.. She was odira... None of it made sense... But the further drawn into the story.... It made complete sense... She felt her body shake... She felt tewars coming.. This was all dream, surely... Why would she do that... Why would she make a threat to that person... Why would she kiss.... She loved Justice. No.. She was not Odira... No... She was... No Odira was a hero, just like her. odira was only in her imagination and stories...

Drawn so much into the book and story before her... Drawn into her own thoughts... Odette knew little how long had passed or if there was a shadow lurking... All she knew was that the world was cruel and confusing. That her stomach felt sick, that her hands shook, that every part of her mind knew this was all real and true. She of course would keep denying it, she may just need a push to accept it.

[Kane Rafferty]

A screaming alarm went off, interrupting his thoughts. Only he would be able to hear this alarm of course since it was within his own mind. It was to alert him if other people besides himself were reading the books from his own personal library. No one was allowed to read those. Only him. They were his entire collection of memories and knowledge. Why should he share with anyone? Besides, everything in those books were private! Not only did some of them have important information in them, some of them contained his private thoughts and feelings. Was it weird for a crazy person to journal? He didn't think so. Odette did that after all. Crap… Now he was comparing himself to that ditzy girl.

The fury coming back Insanity shifted his eyes back to their bright golden yellow and the snakes appeared around him once again. His anger was great and his thoughts rushed as he began to run into the maze. He knew it better then anyone. Even Kane didn't know how to completely traverse through it. Only insanity. That was because he grew up in these pages. They were his story and his Identity. They were his entire being and Odette had no right to go into his personal thoughts. When he arrived in the room that she was sitting in he stomped up to where she was sitting and grabbed the book from her fingers violently. His eyes glared down at her dangerously then he glanced down at the page she was reading. About Odira huh? At least she didn't know about Odile… He closed the book and set it gently back on the shelf next to the book before it. She should know by now that he had books on her too. Perhaps he could use this to his advantage. Maybe. He could plant something within her thoughts. Maybe he could make her think this was her library? These were her thoughts on Odira? Or Odira's thoughts? Or… An infamous grin formed itself on his lips as he pulled his fingers away from his precious memories.

Then he turned to Odette with a pout on his face. "What gives you the right to go snooping through my journal? They are private thoughts and feelings. Besides, who gave you the right to steal my characters anyway? They were so unique and you started stealing them. Have you read my journals before? Why did you try to turn Odira into a Hero? She's not a hero. Never was one. She's just like me." and with that a smile formed on his face and his bright yellow eyes stared right back into Odette's. "How do you get in here? How often do you come? Who gave you permission? Was it Kane? Kane did it didn't he. He showed you where it was in the Castle too didn't he? That bastard needs to die already. He doesn't deserve the position that he has." Then he pointed a long finger at her accusingly. "Why do you take my ideas and thoughts and feelings? They don't belong to you!"

His accusing voice was cold and cruel. He wanted her to feel the guilt. Feel the anger that rushed through his own veins. He wanted her to be afraid of him. Terrified. He wanted her to stop fighting his will. To stop being so stupidly naive that everything had to be to happy and light. She needed to know that she was just as sinful as he. That she was not little miss perfect like she pretended to be. Perhaps he should allow her to read all the books on Justice and show her how much of a fake he was too. How much of a Mr. Not-so-Perfect he was and how she could never love him because of his true heritage.

Character: Kane Rafferty | Tag: Odette Nevermore

[Odette Nevermore]

Suddenly the madman appeared and snatched the book from her hands, she looked up at him in shock. She felt completely unsure what to do, she felt as if she suddenly understood him and did not know how to feel about it. That and Odira... She was Odira.. Odira was she.. No.. Yes.. No.. She felt so confused and a tad sick. She looked up to him not sure what to do, his eyes that bright yellow with snakes, she made him mad. What should she do? She should not have been snooping in his secret library... Just it was...

It made her feel even worse when he turned back to her with this pout sad face, she made him upset... She picked herself off the ground. She did not know what to say or do, she did not understand why odira acted the way she did to him.. Why he acted the way to Odira... She wanted to say something, just she did not even know how to start... She just felt completely utterly guilty... He suddenly started to smile, some illusion inside her thought the smile was actually a kind smile. He seemed to just stare at her... Would he stop staring? It just made the guilt grow inside her. She looked away from his staring eyes, she did not want to meet them, her guilt just kept growing... He suddenly spoke of Kane and the castle and.. What? None of it made sense. What?

She looked back up at him her face turning a shade of red from embarrassment and confusion. Kane? Madman? Kane? Kane? Kindness? Memories? odira? She could not understand anything that was going on.. Was the yellow eye a secret twin of Kane? Why did he never tell her about him? Then who told her anything... She always felt both the Queen and Kane hid stuff from here... She never could explain it.. but the way they never seem upset when she was in darkness or asleep.. It never bothered her, but just.. Kane has a twin? "I.." She started a sentence of an excuse, but could not finish. His feelings? his feelings toward Odira? Odira was his? She stole his characters? Then... but? "I..." She looked away once more, how did she steal his characters?

Now that she thought about it.. She would occasionally go to the library and pick out books.. What if she read his journal like this time? What if she stole odira from his book? Maybe she was so fascinated by her she turned her good? "I..." She replayed it over and over in her head trying to get it togther... Each time it became clearer and clearer... He was Kane's twin... His secret twin.. Who loved to write stories... He was the real creator of Odira, Odile, and her fantasies... Odira was actually a villain who was up to no good.... If Odira was like Kane's twin.. Then what did that make Kane's twin? She felt so confused... Tears started to come to her eyes, as she tried again and again to process this new information.

She gave a bow to Kane's twin, insanity. "I'm sorry, I did not mean to. You are such a good writer. Sorry, Insanity. I did not mean to steal Odira or Odile from you. Along with changing your original character creations." She stayed like this not sure whether to look back up at him. Her guilty feeling erased any sort of questioning toward kane's twin, he had a kind smile, he wrote magnificently well, and he was giving her a chance to apology. How else was kane's twin suppose to act? Not only that but she just had no right going through his stuff without his permission. It was all made up anyway, just a fantasy of all his works in the Royal library...

She was such a fool, to think she had this perfect story journal... To think that odira was such a hero... To believe this yellow eye guy was actually Kane. To think all he wanted was her be corrupted in some evil way.. To steal her from Justice. She was such a fool... A fool trapped in a daydream, what kind of Queen assistant was she? She found more tears falling at the thought of her foolish actions and claims. "Sorry... Sorry..." she practically cried the words out over and over wishing to make it up to him somehow... To make it up to Kane as well... To just not be such a stupid little girl.