I walked through the halls. This place was huge. I had been on my way to see Fai. I hadn't seen him in a while, although we were best friends. I practiced what I was going to say. How could I possibly sum up the last months in a sentence?

"Hey Fai. I know you've seen your share of blood these last months… but I just wanted to say I miss you." I mumbled to myself.

"Fai. I missed you." I whispered.

"Hello, Fai. How are you?" was the most formal approach.

I had snuck all the way here without the guards knowing… if there were any. I hadn't seen anyone. After all, they would have asked me what I wanted with a wizard. Just wanting to see him wasn't exactly the best answer. I almost turned around. It wasn't a good reason. He was probably busy… and there was someone chasing after him. I stopped and turned back towards the big white door. I pushed it open. I saw Fai in a circle of purple.

"Fai!" I shouted.

I ran into the circle, which was as thick as peanut butter. I didn't care. I found my way next to him and clung to his robes.

"Dei?" he asked.

"You're not leaving. Not without me, at least." I said.

He smiled. Our surroundings changed. We were floating through some dimension.

"Fai, where are we?" I asked.

He just smiled.

"It's where we're going that matters." He said.

"And where are we going?" I asked.

"You haven't changed." He said, his blonde hair flowing across his angelic face.

"I'm sorry. I'm here by my own will, so I should be prepared for anything." I said.

"Indeed." Fai replied.

"And to think I had rehearsed everything I was going to say, only to have it come by force." I said.

"I'm afraid you came in at the wrong time." He said.

We were dumped. I clung to Fai as we dropped. I rubbed my head. Fai was standing, graceful as ever. He offered me his hand.

"Your majesty," he said, helping me up.

"Please. It's Dei," I said. "And thanks."

"Don't mention it… Dei." He said.

I smiled. I felt the violin on my back tilt a little as he helped me up. I looked around. There was a woman here, dressed in black. I kept the same smile on my face I had always had… and looked even further. There was a boy with a girl in his arms. The girl was even paler than I was… I was just a little lighter than Fai, in every aspect. My hair was a paler blonde, my face was a paler white, my eyes were a lighter shade of blue. I wore a white dress with blue trim. In a purse I carried with me, I had haphazardly shoved my tiara so I wouldn't have to wear it. A princess in love with a cursed prince… it was unheard of. Another man was there, dressed in black. I smiled at him, but he looked rather angry. I tried not to speak as the others were talking to the lady dressed in black. She told them they had to give up their greatest treasure. What if their greatest treasure was human? The angry man had to give up his sword, and the boy had to give up a girl's memories of him. Fai was next.

"Your tattoo." The lady said.

"Wouldn't you rather have my staff instead?" he asked.

"I'm sorry." She said.

"Very well." He said.

I watched as the tattoo detached itself from his back.

"Don't think we missed you, Dei." The lady said.

"Of course. And what is the price for me?" I asked.

"Your violin." She said.

My eyes grew wide for a second, and then I went back to normal. So she really wasn't joking when she had said treasure. I looked at Fai. He had been the one that had given it to me.

"Anything to be with Fai." I said, closing my eyes and taking the violin off my back.

"Your devotion is strong. I like that." She said, as she took the violin.

There was a black and a white fur-ball she had in her hands. She gave one to Fai. I wasn't really paying attention to what she was saying, just focusing in on how Fai smiled. We were finally ready to go. The white thing started glowing, and then we were transported into a place I couldn't really describe. After a while, I saw a large, white swan swim up to me.

"You're devoted, protective, and have a strong will," She said. "A bit like me. I like that." She continued.

"I'm Dei," I said. "Well, Dei C Celestia if you want to be formal."

I began to fall. When I woke up, I saw Fai staring down at me.

"You're up." He said with a big smile.

I sat up and scratched my neck. My head had been resting in his lap.

"So since you're going to tag along, I guess I have to look after you." He said.

"I guess," I said. "It's kind of funny. All I wanted to do was drop in to say hi."

He laughed, closing his eyes. I wondered if he had found someone he liked more than me, and if he knew I loved him by now. It was impossible for him not to know; after all, he's a genius. Was he just being nice to me, or did he actually feel the same? It was in his nature to be nice, just like me. I was a lot shorter than he was. My eye was at about his chest. We were in the middle of a street. A boy had come, and was trying to get us to move. All of the sudden, we were caught in the middle of a war. Fai swept me up into his arms and ran as fast as he could. He set me down next to a car.

"I'm sorry, Fai…" I said.

"It's fine. I know you can't run." He said.

I nodded.

"Thank you." I said.

He took my hand in both of his. The two gangs were fighting over the land by the bridge. Fai wrapped his arms around me, knowing I wanted to go over there and make them stop fighting.

"Shh," he said. "I know what you want to do. I want to do it, too. But this isn't our world to interfere with."

"I... I know," I said, closing my eyes.

Fai's touch was gentle although he was trying to restrain me. I hadn't felt it in so long, it just relaxed me. Even though I knew he wouldn't use his magic, it was as if he was using it right now, just to calm me.

"Thank you, Fai," I said.