Hey, all!  Prince Darien here, writing another fic.  In this, there
is a little thing between Darien and Rei.  Why?  Cause I said so.
Rei is supposed to be in love with Jedite, but it isn't mentioned.
It's a songfic, and this is the background info you need.  Anyway,
here we go!

      The Night Will Only Know

The sun had been set for hours, and would not come up for many more 
hours.  A couple was sitting in a car, getting close to each other.
But, they were not together as a couple.  They both had steady
lovers.

~ That night will live forever
Their first time to lie together
They were finally where desire dared them to go
Both belonging to another
But longing to be lovers
Promising each other that the night will only know. ~

Darien had parked his car on some back street of town.  His companion
in the car, Rei, was the first to get in the back, and then he
followed.  And in almost no time at all, steam was on the window.
But they could not have know what was about to happen, that would
change their lives forever...

~ Parked on some old back street
They laid down in the back seat
And fell into the fire down below
But they would pay for their deceiving
For a deadly web was weaving
Why they picked that spot that evening
Lord, the night will only know. ~

Darien and Rei were both interrupted by a scream.  It was not from
Rei, but it had come from outside the car.  Darien and Rei became
motionless. Their hearts began to beat faster and harder.  And with
trembling hands, they began to wipe away the steam.

~ Well within the innuendos
Just outside the steamy windows
The night was shattered by a woman's scream
Motionless and frightened
The grip of fate had tightened
And with trembling hands they wiped away the steam. ~

Darien and Rei saw a woman, outside of their car.  They didn't
recognize her. But, that was the least of the problems.  The woman
was stumbling, and pleading with a man, but it mattered not.  The
woman was strangled by the man, who then ran off. Darien and Rei made
no sound.  They only watched in silence, afraid for themselves.  They
knew not why the violence had occurred.

~ They saw a woman pleading
Stumbling begging and retreating
Til she became the victim of her foe
And they watched her fall in silence
To save their own alliance
But the reason for the violence
Just the night will only know. ~

The next day, Darien picked up the paper, and saw the headline.
"Woman found dead in back alleyway."  The article went on to say that
it was ruled to be suicide.  No one had identified the body, and no
one seemed to care.

~ And every paper ran the story
She was stripped of all her glory
And they told exactly how the woman died
Abandoned and forsaken
Too many pills were taken
And they ruled the woman's death a suicide. ~

Many days later, Darien found himself being sorry for his actions.
He was asking for forgiveness from the Lord, and feeling guilty.  He
was sorry he didn't try to save the woman.  Rei, also, was feeling
the same way about herself.  Guilty.

~ Bound by their behavior
They could've been her savior
Now guilt becomes the endless debt they owe
But another crime was committed
And it's never been admitted
Have the guilty been acquitted?
Lord, the night will only know. ~

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All characters related to any series (we all know which one, right?)
are not mine.  Damn!  Oh well...
"The Night Will Only Know" is written by Stephanie Davis, Jenny
Yates, and Garth Brooks.  It is performed by Garth Brooks.  Bye bye.