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Ryu replaced the blade on the wall his back to me for a while as if he was thinking of what he was going to do with me now. He bent his head down for a moment. 1

"Taloa, I don't know how much more I can tell you."2

He turned to me the sadness reaching from inside of him, and coming to the surface. He looked as if he would choke on his own words if he was to talk any more.3

"Even though, I've done such horrible things to people, and I've grown up. I still can't go through this world alone."4

He looked around the room not seeing me then, as if he wished to see Lady Jay. I felt my heart stop, and my blood run cold. I was sad that Jay had left too, but I was unsure on how I could help Ryu. It wasn't like I was some super human and the only thing I could offer was to listen.5

"I don't know what else to say, Ryu. I'm sorry."6

I looked down in my lap, the air around us had been tense since I had entered the house. After a moment I looked up to see Ryu staring at me, he seemed a little lost.7

"Maybe if you could talk to her for me...just get her to talk to me."8

He walked out of the room, and stomped into the kitchen grabbing the phone. He came back and dumped it into my lap. 9

"Call her, just tell her what she means to me."10

I stared at him in shock for the longest time as if what he was saying was a dream. I wasn't sure what I could say, I didn't know Jay that well. It wasn't like we were the best of friends, but we were definitely not enemies.11

He smiled at me alittle, taking the phone to enter in the numbers then put it in my hands. I put the phone up to my ear as if I was some puppet unsure of what I was supposed to still. The phone seemed to ring on and on, but finally someone picked up the phone.12

"Hello?"13

Jay's voice was distinct and I didn't really want to say anything.14

"Hello?" 15

She seemed annoyed with how I hadn't answered her yet. I opened my mouth to say something and noise wouldn't come. I looked over at Ryu, he stare at me as if trying to force me to say something.16

"Hey...Lady Jay?"17

My voice cracked, shaky unsure if she would know who I was.18

"Who is this?"19

She didn't seem to really care if I answered that question at all.20

"It's...me...Taloa"21

My brain was working then, just taking things slow.22

"Oh...hey.."23

Her voice had gone from curiosity to deflated not wanting to really speak with me.24

"I'm sorry if I'm bothering you, it's just I really wish you would come back to Ryu."25

I didn't know what I was doing, how could I play peace maker between two vampires. 26

She was silent, I could hear her breathing as if she didn't want to say anything more to me.27

"Lady Jay, please come back. Ryu is really not the same without you."28

She took a deep breath and somehow I could almost imagine that she was shutting her eyes.29

"I can't..."30

I blinked, hearing how close to tears she seemed to be.31

"But...why?"32

"I just can't, Taloa...he knows why I can't."33

I looked up at Ryu, his eyebrows shooting up into curious furrow. 34

"Lady Jay...Please..."35

I sounded so desperate when I said it, it surprised me. I thought about Shadow in that moment. He and I were starting something out, if Lady Jay wasn't there...I didn't know what Ryu would do. He seemed much more agreeable when she was around.36

"Taloa. no."37

The phone line went dead, and I felt my heart sink down to my shoes. I hadn't thought about the effect of my relationship with Shadow. I stood up then, handing the phone back to Ryu.38

"I can't stay here Ryu, she just said that she can't come back, that you know the reasons why."39

I slid out of reach of him.40

"I need to go home."41

I could feel my nerves starting to fray at the ends, and I knew that if I didn't leave I would come unglued. I didn't look at him, I merely stood up and walked to the door. I reached for the handle, but something stopped me.