Tragedy of a love story

Note: The final chapter.

Chapter 6

Syrus was reading inside the dorm waiting for Jaden and Alpha to get back, when he herd a knock at the door.

"I bet Jaden forgot his key again." Syrus said getting up and going to the door. When he opened it he saw Zane. "Zane?"

"Syrus, Mom sent us a letter. I was going to let you read it tomorrow but I didn't want to forget." He said handing Syrus the letter.

"Um, thanks. Zane do you know what time it is?" Syrus asked.

"It's after midnight." Zane said.

"More like, 1:00 what are you doing out so late?" Syrus asked.

"I couldn't sleep, why are you still up?" Zane asked.

"Jaden went out, and I wanted to stay awake so he didn't lock himself out." Syrus of course didn't add Jaden went to go search for Zane's dead girlfriend.

"Now why is Jaden out?" He asked. Syrus looked away for a minute trying to think of a believable story.

"Jogging?" Syrus suggested.

"Jogging?" Zane asked. "At one in the morning?"

"They say it's the best time." Syrus added. Zane's cold stare drove through Syrus. "Well, thanks for the letter, Bye."

"Actually I think I'll stay, I want to talk to Jaden." Zane said walking in.

"I don't know, he'll be really tired when he gets back. You know Jogging." Syrus said.

"I'm sure he'll still be wide awake. It will only take a few minutes." Zane said.

"Why do it now? Why not tell Jaden what's bothering you tomorrow." Zane gave him another cold stare.

"What makes you assume something is wrong?" Zane asked. Syrus shivered but spoke.

"Because one…you have more common sense then coming out here so early in the morning, two, you never forget to do anything. You know that as well as I do. And third you are missing Alpha right now." Syrus stopped and took in what he just said. He would have hit himself if Zane didn't look like he was going to do it himself.

"What?" He asked slowly but stern.

"Alpha, you know the girlfriend that di…I mean went missing. Alexis said you were feeling depressed about her lately." Syrus said.

"Funny, since I asked Alexis not to tell anyone." Zane said. Syrus was caught. If someone told Alexis not to say anything about something, she wouldn't.

"Well, she kind of let it slip." Syrus said feeling stupid and dead.

"I think Alexis is too smart for that. You however, would let something slip by accident, and I think you did." Zane said. "Do you want to explain what's going on? Or should I go find Jaden and threaten him until I get what I want?" Syrus let out a sigh.

"Just promise me you won't yell at me or say I'm crazy." Syrus said looking Zane in the eyes. He did that until Zane rolled his eyes.

"Will you just tell me?" Zane said in frustration. Syrus sighed but continued.

"Well, about a week ago Jaden started hearing the ghost of Alpha. Actually it wasn't just hearing, he saw her too. And she told him that she was murdered and forced him to help her. Well when Jaden told me the story I thought he crazy, but then He told me all these things that only family knew, or in this case Girlfriend. Anyway I started helping them find out who killed her, and she also wants to say goodbye to you and her father. And she went out a few hours ago to go search the rooms of the girls that might have killed her, and when she took so long to get back, Jaden went to go look for her. And that's about it." Syrus looked at Zane widen his eyes in disbelief.

"Syrus! What the hell was that? Your going crazy!" Zane said getting up.

"You promised! And it's true, all of it. And you do believe me!" Syrus shouted back.

"Why would I believe a stupid story like that?" Zane asked. Syrus held his breath for a moment, he didn't like standing up to his brother. But for his own sake. This might be a good time to start.

"Because you feel her. You sense her presence. You told Mom and Dad when you're apart you feel empty, but when she's close you feel whole. You've been feeling complete haven't you? And you want to believe me because you want to say goodbye to Alpha, you want to tell her what you never got a chance to say. But at the same time you want to believe I am crazy, because then you could go on believing she's still alive out there. But she's not Zane. She's dead, and her sprit is looking for rest." Syrus half expected Zane to hit him or something, but instead Zane sighed and turned away.

"You're right." He said. "I have felt her presence. I have felt complete again. I've even herd her."

"You herd her?" Syrus asked.

"I herd when I woke a few hours ago." Zane said.

"What did she say?" Syrus asked. Zane held his head down but then he faced Syrus.

"She said she hated me." He said. Syrus couldn't believe his ears. Alpha's been doing everything her power just to say goodbye, why would she say she hates him.

"You must herd wrong." Syrus said.

"I know what I herd." Zane said sternly. "She said she hates me. And now it makes sense. At first I didn't understand why she would say that. But I bet one of my stalkers killed her. It's my fault."

"That's not why. They know that's the reason. But Jaden said Alpha doesn't blame you." Syrus said. Syrus then remembered that Jaden and Alpha had also been worried about Alexis and Zane getting together. And also that Zane had a bad habit. Zane talked in his sleep, Syrus found this out from when Zane and he shared a room. Was it possible Alpha miss took something he said.

"Did you have a dream before you woke up? Syrus asked.

"Yeah." Zane responded.

"What was this dream about?" Syrus asked.

"I don't see…" Zane trailed off when Syrus gave him a look. "I was at the docks when Alexis came up to me and admitted she loved me. I admitted the same thing…but I woke up before I told her she should be with Jaden."

"Zane…." Syrus said. "You talk in your sleep."

"I what?" He asked. "No I don't."

"Yes you do, like that one time when you were 12 you had a dream about becoming a produelist." Syrus said. "I herd you; you were the duelist known as Kaiser." Zane blushed before he spoke.

"Then Alpha didn't here the whole dream. I admitted to Alexis that I was still depressed about Alpha. Oh god, no wonder she hates me. I have to talk to her." Zane said.

"Jaden's the only one that can hear her." Syrus said, before he remembered. "Unless you go to the abandon dorm!"

"Why would I hear her there? Zane asked.

"Because you can see her there too. There's a shadow mark of some kind that eliminates the difference between life and death." Syrus said surprised he could remember all that.

"Do you think she's there?" Zane asked.

"That's where she went last time she was upset." Syrus said. Zane bolted out the door and ran out of the slytheir dorm.

"Zane wait, if you go there, you could get suspended!" Syrus shouted. Zane stopped and turned around.

"I don't care; I'm not wasting another moment!" Zane said. "Thanks Syrus, I'll remember this!" Zane said taking off into the woods. Syrus sighed.

"So will I." Syrus said getting back into his dorm. Meanwhile at the abandon dorm Alpha pulled away from Jaden's lips looking at him with her deep blue eyes. She was looking at Jaden, but she saw Zane. When she kissed Jaden, she kissed Zane. Jaden was only Jaden, when he was her friend.

"Damn it." She whispered.

"What?" Jaden asked as she walked away from his hold.

"I'm doing it again. I'm bringing someone else in, and now when I leave. Someone else will pay the price." Alpha said.

"You don't have too go, you can stay here, and stay with me." Jaden said.

"Jaden….I don't love you." Alpha said. "And I don't hate Zane." Jaden stood speechless.

"But you just kissed me." Jaden said.

"Trust me; you don't have to love someone to kiss them." Alpha said. "Before I met Zane, I once kissed Atticus. But that was for a play we were doing."

"But it felt so…"

"Would you have kissed Alexis the same way?" Alpha asked. Jaden gave a sad look.

"I can't have her." He said.

"You can…I see it in her eyes Jaden, she does love you. You just have to tell her." Alpha said. "If I let you be with me, you would never continue life the way you should. You would be stuck in time with me, just because I missed out on life doesn't mean you should…….." She sighed. "And that's the tragedy of a love story isn't it? The depression of an adventure. The happily ever after that will never come for one person. You will be with Alexis, Zane will find someone else, and I'll fade away. It's a poison that kills destroys and heals."

"Fading is one thing you'll never do." Jaden said. "Your right, I didn't love you. What we did was comfort, and it was a chance. We wanted to see if it was possible for us to love anyone else. And we found out that…I will always love Alexis, just like you will always love Zane." Alpha nodded.

"And that Jaden, is the real tragedy of this love story. But it's also the happy ending." Alpha said she walked over and hugged Jaden. "Thank you my friend."

"Alpha?" Jaden asked.

"Yes?"

"I like it better when you call me Young Blood." He said.

"Jaden!" He herd someone call. Alpha's eyes widen.

"Zane..." She said running towards the stairs. "Tell him I left."

"Alpha…" But she was already hiding in one the rooms, when Zane came in the abandon dorm.

"Zane, what are you doing here?" Jaden asked.

"Well, I came to make things right with Alpha." Zane said.

"Well, she just left." Jaden said pointing his thumb to the door upstairs.

"Still hates me..." He asked.

"No, she's just mad at you. What she's mad at you about…" Jaden said.

"She herd me sleep talking." Zane said "It's a habit. Anyway, she herd me say I love Alexis." Jaden bit his lip before responding.

"Do you?" Jaden asked.

"Maybe in a sister like way. But she didn't hear me say I was still grieving Alpha, and that she really belonged with you." Zane admitted. Alpha cursed herself for jumping to conclusions. How could she do such a thing? Especially to the man she loved.

"Well I don't plan on admitting the truth anytime soon." Jaden said.

"That's alright, neither does Alexis, but I see you two together in the future." Zane said with a sigh. "But me and Alpha….that will never happen. Not now, not ever again. And I need to come to terms with that, once and for all."

"I'll go wait outside." Jaden said putting a hand on Zane's shoulder. "Send me back in when you're done."

"Thanks Jaden." Zane said as Jaden left the dorm. Alpha who was upstairs bit her lip but she slowly got up. She opened the door and saw Zane standing in the middle of the living room, crying yet looking brave. Alpha who also began crying started making her way down the steps.

"I could stay awake just to hear you breathing. Watch you smile while you are sleeping.
While your far away dreaming." She sang as she approached the bottom of the steps reaching out her hand for him to take.

"I could spend my life in this sweet surrender. I could stay lost in this moment forever
every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure." He sang as he took her hand and brought her close. He began waltzing just as she had taught him

"Don't want to close my eyes

I don't want to fall asleep
Cause Id miss you baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
Id still miss you baby
And I don't want to miss a thing"

They sang together, when they finished the last line Alpha reached up and kissed Zane. They stood there kissing and crying. And treasuring every moment. When she stopped she put her head on his chest.

"I don't want to let you go." She said.

"I know."

"But I have no choice." She said.

"Neither do I." He said. "I'm sorry I couldn't save you…"

"I'm sorry you suffered." Alpha said. "I'm so sorry."

"I love you Alpha…"

"I love you Zane…Always have..."

"Always will…" He said taking her hand. With his other hand he reached down his blazer and pulled out a necklace, on it was Alpha's promise ring. With one strong pull, he tugged off his neck; the chain broke and fell to the floor. But the ring stayed in his hand. He placed it on her finger.

"Thank you for giving my life back." Zane said.

"I gave you more than just your life; I gave you mine as well." Alpha said. "Take care of yourself." Zane let go of her hand and turned around and started walking out.

"Goodbye…" She said in a whisper.

"Goodbye..." He said as he walked out of the abandon dorm. Jaden stood outside.

"I'll see you at class tomorrow." Jaden said.

"Actually I'm skipping." Zane said. Jaden gave him a weird look Zane never skipped class. "I need to think."

"I'll tell Crowler your sick." Jaden said.

"Thanks." Zane said walking away. Jaden entered the abandon dorm; Alpha had tears pouring down her face.

"Is this goodbye?" Jaden asked sadly. Alpha shook her head.

"We have to make things right." Alpha said. "First things first, Cosette." Jaden nodded in agreement. An hour later, Jaden had managed to sneak in to the girl's dorm and reached Cosette's door. When she opened the door, she looked worse then she did before. Her hair was messy, her eyes were red from crying so much, and she still looked haunted.

"Oh god…." She said. "You've come to turn me in haven't you?" She was shocked when Jaden shook his head.

"No, I'm here to speak on Alpha's behalf." Jaden said "Can I come in?" Cosette nodded, Jaden and Alpha walked past her.

"What do you want me to tell her?" Jaden asked. Cosette gave him a weird look. He smiled.

"Don't worry I'm not crazy." Jaden said.

"Tell her, I forgive her…and that I'm not turning her in." Alpha said. Jaden eyes widen with shock.

"Are you sure?" Jaden asked.

"What's the point of letting her suffer the rest of her life? When she's right love makes us do crazy things...and when it was truly an accident." Jaden nodded and turned to Cosette. She looked like Jaden was trying to decide whether he would kill her or spare her life.

"She says…she forgives you, and she's not turning you in." Jaden translated. Cosette gave him a look of disbelief.

"What...Why?" Cosette asked.

"She doesn't want you to suffer about something that was an accident." Jaden told her.

"But….I took everything away from her, her life, her love, everything." Cosette said.

"But I took her sanity when I died. Now I'm giving it back." Alpha said.

"She took yours too, now she's giving it back." Jaden said. Cosette's eyes all of the sudden seemed to finally hold the nice, sparkle blue she used to have.

"Alpha….thank you so much. And I'm so sorry I can't give you your life back." Cosette said.

"Just do me a favor and don't waste your life." Alpha said. Jaden didn't translate, Alpha didn't mind, she didn't want him too. Cosette hugged Jaden embracing the fact she was free.

-Another hour later-

Chancellor Shepard entered his office after Fonda told him he had a call. He went in and picked up the phone but herd nothing but a tone.

"First they wake me up, then they hang up." He sighed. "If it's important, they'll call back tomorrow." He hung up the phone and was about to walk away from the desk when he saw an envelope he didn't see there before. "What's this?" He asked he picked up the letter and gasped when he saw what was written on the front of the envelope.

Alpha

It was even her hand writing, he recognized it right away.

"Alpha." He said quickly opening the letter and reading the note Alpha wrote.

Dad,

I know your wondering why I haven't responded in the past almost two years. I can't tell you where I've gone, or when I'll be back, or even if I come back. But I can tell you two things. One I miss you more than anything in the world, and I love you dearly. And two that I'm okay. I'm safe for the moment and it appears I will be safe for a long time. So although it's against parenting nature, don't worry about me. I'm fine.

Love,

Alpha Emily Sheppard.

"Alpha…" He said staring at the letter. "Where are you?" Back at the abandon dorm.

Jaden spoke up after Alpha delivered the letter.

"Why?" Jaden asked.

"Why what?" Alpha asked.

"Why did you tell him you were still alive? Why didn't you say goodbye?" Jaden asked.

Alpha sighed.

"Funny thing about false hope…its still hope. I've taken so much from so many people

When I died. How could I take what little hope my Dad has of finding me away?" She

asked.

"He'll start searching again. He'll never find you. He'll be spending his life still looking

for you." Jaden said.

"Maybe its better he spends his life searching then his life depressed that I'm gone."

Alpha said. Jaden sighed, she was right. Sometimes it was to spend a life time searching

for answers then finding them out.

"So, this is how the tragedy ends. No where. Sure we found who killed me, and I finally

said goodbye to the man I love. But in a week, in a few days, will it make a difference?

Will it matter that I was ever here at all?" Alpha asked.

"Alpha…You don't know it, but this is a huge difference. Zane can finally move on.

Your dad at least knows you didn't disappear on purpose. Cosette can start a new life.

And…I've learned a lot from my new fried." Jaden said with a smile. Alpha smiled back.

"So you're not going to admit it yet are you?" Alpha asked.

"No." Jaden said.

"That's okay I guess." Alpha said. "Just don't wait to long to tell Alexis you love her."

"Deal." Jaden said, he walked over to Alpha and hugged her. As they hugged Alpha said

Something.

"So this is how the tragedy of my love story ends." Alpha said. "In a hug."

"The end of one person's story is the beginning of another person's story." Jaden pointed

out. "But you know the story isn't over yet, your still here."

"I know." Alpha said. "But the shadow mark will fix that." Before Jaden could say

Anything Alpha kissed his cheek and started walking towards the shadow mark. She

Turned around and faced Jaden. "Goodbye Jaden, and thank you." She turned back and

Reached her hand to touch the mark. Alpha's body began to glow gold, everything

Expect her deep blue eyes. They looked at Jaden deeply. Her body started dissolving into

Dust as it disappeared into the air. In a few moments, Alpha disappeared, and so did the shadow mark. Jaden sighed as he realized Alpha was gone.

"Goodbye Alpha, I'll miss you." Jaden said.

"Jaden!" He looked to see Alexis come in to the dorm.

"Alexis, what are you doing here?" He asked.

"Syrus called a small search party after you didn't come back." Alexis said. "What are you doing here?"

"You would never believe me." Jaden said. "Let's just say I was saying goodbye to a friend."

"Are you alright?" Alexis asked.

"I think so, in fact I think everything's back to normal again." Jaden said "Whatever that is for us."

"Well come on, we have class tomorrow." Alexis said, Jaden started walking with her, he smiled for a minute.

"Hey Alexis, American idols starting tomorrow." Jaden said.

"Oh yeah, Atticus loves that show. He used to watch it with some of his friends." Alexis said.

"Well, why don't you ask him if maybe you two would like to come to the slythier dorm and watch it with me?" Jaden asked. Alexis gave Jaden a weird look.

"I didn't know you liked American Idol." She said.

"I don't normally watch it. But I think it will be cooler if we mute the judges and do impressions of them. You know you could be Paula, Atticus could be Randy, and I could be Simon." Jaden said.

"You Simon? That I'd like to see." Alexis said laughing. "I don't know if Atticus would come, but I'll watch with you."

"Great." Jaden said as they started walking in the forest. Jaden smiled and grabbed Alexis's hand. Alexis just smiled back as they kept walking. Like Alpha said the ending on one love story, is the beginning of another….

Notes:

Yey I finished my first story on Thanks to everyone for the wonderful comments and words that kept me going. I'm thinking about writing a sequel where Alpha returns in order to save Zane from Hell Kaiser. But I haven't decided yet. Thanks again, and I hope you enjoyed reading this story.