A/N You all missed me, didn't ya? Sorry, but those are the cons of staying at my dads house.

No wifi.

Anyways, here's the chapter! I haven't been including the songs as much, so I decided to start that up again! 

Melanie's POV

"You like staring at the ocean, don't you?"

I turned from my viewpoint of the ocean's horizon, facing Laurence.

"What do you need, Laurence?" I asked. Laurence smiled.

"What? Can't a guy just say hi?" He asked. I narrowed my eyes.

"Yeah, but your Laurence. Somethings on your mind." I said. Laurence shrugged.

"Nothing. Just wanted to tell you that you look nice today." He said, walking so he stood next to me. He stared out into the ocean.

"I see why you like staring out here. It's nice and calm." Laurence said. I rolled my eyes, staring into the ocean once again.

"You can't hit on me. You've got a girlfriend now, remember?" I asked. Laurence's face fell slightly, but he kept the smile on his face.

"Can't seem to get that past you, can I?" He asked. I scoffed.

"Why would you want to?" I asked. Laurence frowned, as if he wanted the subject to change.

"N-Never mind." He said, turning away.

Suddenly, the boat shook very hard, causing me to slip and fall. Laurence caught me, before falling himself. I lay on top of him, my face only inches from his.

Oh my Lady Irene...

Get up, you idiot!

I stood up quickly, wiping myself off. 

"You ok?" Asked Laurence, standing up after me. I nodded.

"Yes, I'm fine." I said. He tilted his head, but I ignored him and ran to Vlyad, hoping he was ok. I saw him on the floor, getting up. Katelyn helped him, thanking him for "Catching her".

"Vlyad, what happened?" I asked. He shrugged, looking at my eyes.

"The ship must've steered off course a bit. Mel, you seem a bit shaken. Did something happen?" He asked. I flinched, the shortened version of my name bringing back memories of Garroth.

"N-No." I lied. Vlyad raised as eyebrow.

Don't tell him. If you get too connected, it'll just break your heart more when he leaves.

But I have to tell him.

"Vlyad, I need to tell you something." I said.

And I did. I explained about the darkness inside me, about Laurence, and about Ales and Sam.

"Wow. You're going through a lot, aren't you?" He asked, pulling me into a hug. I nodded.

"Listen. You'll be ok. You did a good thing by giving Laurence that potion." He said. I sighed.

"I broke Ales' heart by giving him that potion." I said. Vlyad bit his lip.

"Can't you reverse it?" He asked. I nodded.

"But I don't want to. Laurence might end up getting his former memories, and I don't want to deal with that. I'm too busy finding Garroth." I said, turning and walking away.

(^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^)

I got off the ship, running towards the forest.

Where are you going?

I wanna practice my magicks.

Ah, I see. Turning to the dark side, are you?

....

As I entered the forest, I started to slow down. I played around with my ice magicks for a while, and then I practiced my nature magicks. Suddenly, an idea made its way into my mind.

What if I...

Do it. Your sword is getting old anyways.

But it's all I have left of Garroth...

And that armor too. Get rid of it.

For some strange reason, I listened. Summoning my magicks, I was able to get my backpack to me. I pulled out the original clothing from Cadenza and put it on, the white dress and baby blue cape accustomed to my body.

Last, I looked at my sword. The diamond sword made me smile a bit, and I remembered when Garroth and I trained to be guards. I sighed sadly, and waved my hand over it. Ice formed on it, giving it an icy blue color. It would increase the sharpness, and once I added the vines to it as well, it increased the knock back. A/N I ran out of ideas, alright?

"You've done well." I looked up and saw a shocking sight.

A replica of myself stood in front of me. The white dress was replaced by a pitch black color and the baby blue cape now a red one. The hood fell over her shoulders, making her hair visible. Her hair was straightened and pulled into a long ponytail. 

Oh and did I mention? Her hair was black, only a strand of blonde through it.

The exact opposite of me...

"Hello Melanie."

A/N CLIFFHANGERS GALORE!

Also, I'm scared. Sam said she was gonna read this book.

And she hates Sam x Zane.

DO ANY OF YOU REMEMBER SAMS STORY?!?! IT WAS SAM X ZANE 24/7! WHAT DO I DO???!!!

HHHEEEEELLLLLPPPPP MMMMEEEEE BEFORE SAM MURDERS ME WITH A SPOON!!!!