-Saber-

I wander along happily, having just left Tyler back at Fox's old home. I have to admit, I miss her a lot lately. And, no, before you ask, I am so not going soft here! Those aren't tears I shed at seeing Fox and Blagden grinning up at me from most photos in her house! My eyes are just sweating from the exertion of keeping them open almost 18 hours or more a day!

Thinking about her, I have to admit, if she is alive, I do hope that she and Tyler go on Tyler's supposed date he wanted to take her out on. Not just so I can badger him incessantly about how he looks and his manors (which, mind you I find MOST lacking lately!)to no end, but because I want him to be happy like I am. I feel the heartbreak every time he wakes up in her home, with only yours truly beside him. He needs a companion, like that which I have found in Drako.

I watch the stars start to glimmer as the sun dips back down under the horizon, and softly hum at the colors it sprays across the sky, beautiful ambers and oranges scoring the dark purple background of which the stars danced in their rhythmic, hypnotizing light. Watching the sunset was always something Drako and I loved to do together. Ever since he and I got together, we've tried to see at least sunrise or sunset together.

Relationship Goals, you know?

I take a breath as I wander towards the Falls, making sure that they had no occupants. The flight out gave me time to recite my poem that I thought of. I didn't exactly know what to call it, only that it was a good first try at poetry. With a soft breath, I land and close my eyes, imagining how I was going to say it.

"I've always underestimated myself,
Always tried to humble myself,
But when it came to true affection.

Settling was out of the question
I used to settle for the loneliness in my heart,
Continually thinking that my chances were weak."

I open my eyes gently, visualizing Drako sitting beside me, silently and intently listening.

"So what if I'm just alright?
It's just a distraction, am I not right?
But this is love we're talking about,
A force larger than all my doubts."

I look to my side, where I envisioned Drako to be sitting, as I say the next part.

"This boy could be my Mate.
He could reflect my entire life.
And so when I saw the perfect one,
I thought, it's him or none.
Might as well give it a shot."

I smile warmly as I continue, imagining him watching me in awe as I speak my heart to him through my poem. It was all true. I thought I had been nothing, that I would never have a chance, until the day of the Flight Class. The day he saved me. The moment that he told me that he loved me.

"For once I'll be the girl I'm not.
I chose him because he was the best.
I fell in love with him; Goddess knows the rest.
Convincing myself I'm more than a mess,
Goddess Il'rune gave me perfection and nothing less."

I look back towards the Base, feeling my heart race. "It's time, Saber... Time to go get the poor fool~" I purr to myself and smirk. "Though... He might be a bit shell-shocked by what I follow that poem up with... Ha~" I smirk more, and walk back, admiring the icy landscape and running across the slippery surface, skidding around just to keep myself amused. I look towards the base again as I feel my Rider suddenly go from 'Dead Inside' to 'HOLY SHIT, I LOVE YOU'. And in that moment, I knew, much to the joy of both myself and my Rider, that someone very important was hugging my Rider.

Fox Shields was alive and was with Tyler in her home. Damn, I always get my invitation to the good parties lost in the mail, huh? I listen in to their conversation and grin a bit. Oh, she wants to go on that date with Tyler! I am so gonna love this~! I grin more as I feel a sudden confliction within Tyler.

'Do I kiss her?... Should I kiss her?... What do I do?'

'Tyler, my dear Rider, do you think that I've kissed Drako yet?... Don't answer that... JUST KISS THE GIRL, YOU LOVE-STRUCK BOY!' I tease, before Fox seems to answer for me. I block out the feelings Tyler is getting, just so that I can experience them myself. I head back towards Sector-11 Base, flapping my wings gently before sweeping down to land near the main intersection, knowing it was better to approach Drako and Gordon's home from the ground, just to be sure that Gordon wasn't home. That brute of a man would kill Drako if he found out about us. Sure, I know that he wanted me and him together, but I have a feeling that he wants him to do more than a promise to be my mate in the future. I faintly shiver at the thought and take a breath. Last time I'd seen him, I shot him with my plasma. I hope I don't have to do that again.

I hum gently as I make my way towards Drako and Gordon's place. What could possibly go right with this plan? Everything, cause I know how he would react. I know he would realize I was trying to be poetic, but I admit, I'm kinda nervous about how he might react to me kissing him, but then again, the possibility of him kissing me back...

I'm pulled from those thoughts as I turn onto his road, and I spot something in the snow that causes some worry in me.

It looked like there had been a fight. There was some blood, dark gold in color, and my heart stops for a moment.

"It could just be Remus' blood..." I mutter to myself and quickly follow the trail of disturbed snow. More signs of fighting and struggle showed up further down the road, closing in on Gordon and Drako's home. My heart pounds faster in my chest, and I silently plead that my previous thought was true.When I see Gordon and Drako's home, my heart plummets. Right then, I know that my prayers were left unanswered.

The door of the house was hanging open, light-burns across its surface. The room inside looked as if it had been trashed, and I could tell that there had been a massive struggle. A struggle that left blood all over the place. Human blood, and golden Dragon blood. My heart hammers in my chest as I hesitantly step onto the deck, looking at the scene in horror and fright, before I slowly move inside, careful not to make any noise. What I see shocks me, and frightens me further, and yet, I feel a sense of sickening pride at seeing what I do.

Gordon lies against the furthest wall, arms covered in gashes. His right leg looked like it had been bitten off at the knee, and his chest has been slashed and clawed horribly. I creep forward towards him and I see that his throat is bleeding profusely. He hears me growl quietly in horror of how badly he was truly brutalized, and he looks at me. His eyes soften, and he looks almost apologetic and horrified by the fact I had to see him like this. Though, as I move to touch him, the light in his eyes fade away and his head falls to one side. I don't have to be a doctor to know for a fact that the man was dead.

I warily push a paw against him, and as I observe his wounds to try and figure out if Drako had really attacked him, I am shocked to find his Dragon Mark missing. Drako's beautiful glowing mark on his Rider, completely striken from Gordon's body. As I think of how strange that is, it hits her as I look the male over for any sign of its where-abouts on him.

Where was my Drako? I let out a soft cry,  calling out to him out loud. "Drako?~ Drako where are you?!"

From the nearby room, against a pile of wood and debris, that which a large trail of deep golden blood leads to, the weakest voice answers me.

"Mate..."

As soon as I hear the voice, I tackle the pile, digging viciously to get to the source, pleading to all the gods that he was going to be okay, and that he was mostly unharmed. Begging with all my life that he was safe. As I remove the last piece of debris, I see him lying on his side, breathing so weakly that it seemed as if he weren't breathing at all.

My heart stops as my eyes land on him, and a cry of pain leaves me.

His body was broken, wing on his right side missing, the left one pointing in different angles along the bones length. His chest had a knife buried in it, right over his heart, and his eyes were so dim and unfocused that, even if there wasn't all this blood, I knew in that moment...

The male that I came to love... The Mate I swore myself to...

Was lying dead before my eyes.

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PART TWO

Well, now you know why it's called Eternal Eclipse. Man, this was hard to write, I have to admit. The show isn't over yet, folks.

What do you think about Fox's arrival?

What do you think happened with Drako and Gordon?

What do you think about this chapter?

See y'all next chapter. And a note to those awaiting messages in PM. I can't seem to open my PM again, says that I have to log in. Might just be a glitch, so I'm gonna try again tomorrow. Hope that you can bear with me here!

-Riley.