"I..." he looked up. He hadn't expected anyone tno talk to him, and it was a shock. He listened to Kana and she told him there were fourty plus guards guarding their way out and he shook his head. "We've no real chance..."

Then he broke off. He ran a hand through his hair. And he looked back up at Kana and grinned slighty, apollogetically. "Sorry. But unless you can knock out some guards....we're stuck."

He stared at the fairy-like girl in front of him and watched her put her life on the line. His gaze hardened, scrutinizing her face, looking for doubt-when he saw none, he thrust his hand forward.

"Veser." he offered.

"Sakura." she said, and he nodded once before speaking again.

"Do what you do." he grinned slightly and then let it drop, plugging his ears.

Veser stared at her. He stared at Sakura as she threw herself out into the middle of te guards and sung. And it was beautiful. His ears were covered, but when she first sang a monotonous (oh, yes lol) note grief struck him suddenly and he couldn't look away. Then she did it again; she entranced him with a soft song that made him feel like lead. He sunk to his knees and Sakura motioned for everyone to move but he couldn't. He couldn't look away from her.

She looked weak. She looked weak and in pain. He couldn't let her do this. He couldn't let her die for them. That wasn't fair.

Life's not fair. His mind reminded him. It wasn't a gentle reminder. He knew life wasn't fair.

That's what got us here in the first place.

But he couldn't run to her. He couldn't move.

Her eyes flickered. Her wings were dimming. The guards wre stirring.

Veser thrust himself forward and without a single thought snatched Sakura's hand and threw her from the cellblock, clambering out right afer he, the silence following deadly quiet.

He coughed and shuddered, then jumped to his feet, thrusting his hand out.

"Let's go!"

He gritted his teeth an sntched her arm in a sudden rage, digging his nails in. "I am not-" he threw Sakura on his back and grunted. "-leaving you!" he thrust himself forward and started sprinting, begging his body not to start hopping.

He dashed forward as fast as he could but the guards were catching quickly. Not being able to think of much of anything but escape, he hopped. He hopped for dear life. He hopped, but just once-straight up and on a pillar above the sociopathic guards.

Veser grinned devilishly and rand the pillars like nothing, Sakura being forcefully held on his back.

Finally. he thought. Something I can do.

He grinned, leaning over the railing, only to see another girl fall victim of a terrible curse. His eyes hardened and he watched her attempt to charge the guards and break through, and Veser's hopes soared. Then she seemed to tire; he saw the glitter of tears and the weariness in her step.

Grunting, he heaved the fairy girl up and dashed after Kana, keeping close watch, and then falling off in front of the guards that had trapped her. He looked over his shoulder to make sure she was still running and rushed them.

The first guard was easy-taken by surprise, a single kick to the jawbone felled him almost instantly. The second guard called for backup and glared at Veser, and he grinned ferally and tripped the guard before dashing after Kana.

He could make it, but he wasn't sure if she could.

The pain, continued on and she let out a sharp cry. Looking down at her hands, she felt utterly useless. The green glow that encircled her hands was only getting brighter and more painful. Kana was weak, she couldn't turn into her fairy-form so she continued to run until they came upon a huge pathway that broke into four paths. "Now what?!" she cried as she stared at all of the creatures who ran in their own direction. "No!" she called after them, not wanting to get seperated. From a little far off she could see the little elf and she quickly followed. "I can't loose sight of him" she thought to herself determindly.

Veser grunted again, the fairy girl on his back now becoming a slight burden. He heaved her up and could hear her panting in his ear-gritting his teeth he locked his eyes on Kana and saw her stop suddenly, the blue snaking its way up her arms. She looked hurt.

He glared at her bewilderment when suddenly her head snapped towards a small elfen man and she dashed after him.

Rolling his eyes, Vesper huffed and grunted, shifting his feet as fast as he could, running after the trapped child.

I did not sign up for THIS.

"You-!" he stumbled, still shocked that she'd woken so suddenly and thrust him forwad in such a way. "I..." he gasped, checked himself, and kept running. After a moment he turned to look at the crazy fair girl.

"What?"

"What should I do?"

"Um..." he gasped and thrust himself forward, amost tired but not quite. "You can fly, right? Are you okay now?"

"I sure hope I can fly, if not I have no idea what I'm doing now." She couldnt help herself from laughing.

"Yes I can fly, I just cant use the rest of my powers for the time being. You both look exhausted but hers is coming from magic that will wipe her out faster than you will wear out running. I guess I should help her out, which way are we going?"

She looked at the pas.sages, beginning to speed up so she was literaly just behind Kana.

((Brb, eating now.))

He looked at the fairy girl angrily as she laughed and grit his teeth and thrust forward, heeding her words. If she was going to help, he would find away to too. He was sick of his uselessness.

Okay...just catch up.

Veser's feet slammed on the floor and he let a small portion of his body throw itself forward in a comical leap and land right next to the girl. He grinned at Kana and let himself slow, jogging now, right behind her.

Oh, YES.

Veser laughed in joy as the cave ended. They were out.

Free. Finally. Free.

He was laughing gleefully and saw Kana on a boulder, staring at him. The first thing he noticed was that the wrist bands were now gone and he stifled his grin-the second thing he noticed was how exhausted she was. How exhausted they all were.

Breathing in, he mimicked Kana and chose a tall boulder and sat down, putting his face towards the sun.

Free.