This takes place three years after Guilty Heart and about thirteen after Broken Heart.
The lyrics are from Just To Hold You Once Again by Mariah Carey
Do you know
How it feels
Lying here without you baby
Lina awoke from a dream to stare whistfully out her window. She'd been having similar dreams regularly since that day at the cemetary that she'd been forgiven. In that dream she was with Zelgadis, they'd talk, or... do other things. She blushed at the thought. "Zel," she whispered to the stars, "Wherever you are, I love you. And I wish you were here with me..."
You could never understand,
what's happening to me
She couldn't understand how something could out her at ease and yet unrest like those dreams could. They'd seemed so real most of the time. She sighed whistfully then she spotted a shooting star. "Zel, if its possible, come back to me," she wished.
So alone
Nothing's real
I just dream about you baby
Elesewhere, in a cavern of crystals, stuck inside a large, flawless crystal stalagmite rested Zelgadis, looking as if imprisoned in ice. But that seeming frozen, suspended state was an illusion, he was aware of the outside world, and of Lina. Xellos had found the best way to torment him; keeping him from killing himself then turning him human and making him immortal, like the Nightmare Magics had made Lina, only to confine him to this crystal prison.
And forever wonder why you had
To break free
Three years ago he had saved up just enough energy to send a solid projection of himself to let Lina know he didn't blame her. How could he ever blame her, he loved her with all that he was and would ever be. He hated the fact he could see her hurting so, but greatful for the fact he could visit her in his dreams.
Even though you're not my lover
Even though you're not my friend
What was he to her anyways? A lover? A friend? Both? Something else? Oh if he could only be there beside her to stop her pain, because he knew what she was to him. Beloved. He didn't want to see her in such pain. Damn that Xellos for doing this to her, to him. The slightest hint of a tear could be seen coming from his eye through his crystal prison.
I would give my all
To have you here
Just to hold you once again
Maybe there was a way... Lina was a powerful sorceress, she minght be able to break the spell that bound him here! How to lead her here though... ah ha! A dream. When he felt her drift off into sleep he entered her dreams... a tresure hunt, like old times with a map to show her where he was.
It's so hard
To believe
I don't have you right beside me
Lina smiled in her sleep, she was dreaming of him again. They were off after some mysterious lead to make him human again, just like old times. She awoke with a start suddenly, and an intense need to find the place in her dreams. She couldn't help but wish it was a sign and left before even eating to start searching. She left right in the morning, not even waiting to eat. She had to find that place she'd dreampt of, it was a need as strong as any instinct.
As I long to touch you
But you're out of my reach
Once she thought she was close, and almost gave up when it turned to be a wrong lead, but then she dreamed again, and saw Zel, urging her ever onward. "Once I find that place I'll be with him..." she muttered without even realizing it.
And my heart doesn't feel
It's so very cold inside me
"Don't give up Lina!" he thought, wanting to yell it. "Never doubt I am alive. We will get to be together!"
"Now, now, Zel," Xellos shook his finger at the emprisoned young man with an evil smirk. "It seems you've gone and messed up my plans." He opened his eyes to glare at him momentarily before shutting them again. "On the other hand this could turn out... interesting..." He Smiled as he felt Zel's anger at him and at the fact he couldn't punch him.
Just a shadow of someone that I used to be
Zel tried to shut his eyes so that he couldn't see the Mazoku, but his crystal prison kept them open. "Damn Mazoku! If I ever get out of here you're DEAD!" he thought at Xellos before finaly managing to calm down a little. Think about Lina, not him, yes, think about Lina... his mental eyes and conciousness drifted.
Even though you're not my lover
Even though you're not my friend
Lina followed another lead about a cave of crystals, when she first glimpsed the mountain range her heart soared. This had to be it! It looked right. "Zel, don't worry, I'm coming!" she whispered excitedly. She wanted to run there right then, but the sun was already beginning to set. She sighed and headed towards the town.
I would give my all
To have you here
Just to hold you once again
Zel smiled inside. She' finaly found the right mountains where the caves he was imprisoned in were. Soon, just maybe, he'd be free, and, more importantly, with Lina again. Even his crystaline prison could not stop the slight smile on his face from forming, hope making him feel alive for the first time since he was imprisoned.
You were the only one (only one)
That I allowed inside my heart
Lina smiled in her sleep, soon now she'd be near him, for the first time in years. Zel came to her in her dreams, he seemed more real, probably because she was so close to where he was. "Hello Lina," he smiled at her, caressing her face before kissing her. She kissed him back passionately.
"Zel," she whispered after the kiss. "I miss you so much." She nuzzled Zel's chest as she clung to him.
"I know Lina," he whispered wraping his arms around her protectively. "But we'll be together soon, I promise," he kissed her head
Now I'm just holding on
To something so far gone
Where did I go wrong
Lina began leaving a trail of kisses along his neck as she went back to kiss his mouth. Zel sighed and kissed her ear before she was ready to kiss his mouth again. Then their mouths met, their tounges exploring the others mouth in a deep kiss. Lina pulled away from it for a second to smile at him slyly, bringing her hand down his side then making a move that made Zel's mouth open wide and a blush form before he kissed her once more.
Even though you're not my lover
And even though you're not my friend
In the morning she woke with a huge smile. That dream was a good one, even if it was still only a dream. She headed towards the mountains with a purposful stride and a determined look on her face. Soon maybe that dream could be reality. She smiled at the thought. No matter what or who stood in her way she would be with him.
I would give my all
To have you here
Zel sighed mentaly in his frozen prison, his slight smile still showing and even looking like it could get a little bigger. Soon, very soon. Today maybe, he'd be with Lina, be with her to comfort her. "You'll never be alone again, my love,"
Just to hold you once again
Just to hold you once again
Xellos glared as he watched Lina heading towards Zel's prison, reading in her movements that she wasn't going to let anyone stand in her way. "Oh well, this could still be interesting. The pain of killing one of them in front of the other right after he's freed will be fun!" he grined evily...