Here's another story from the one and only! I have nothing to say so let's get on with the story!

Italics: Thought

Underline: Japanese

No One's POV

A few minutes later after the conversation, Yukiya rested for a bit (because Nikki found out that he has a fever.) and Nikki called the company that was selling Ayase. She wore the same angry face when she first saw him being sold on the auction they were having. They were going to have a confrontation about 2 hours, so that's plenty of time for the blonde to heal. 'Who would do something like this to him?' She thought. 'But that isn't my only worry… why was he being sold anyways… other than that pretty face of his. Did someone told him about him? I have so many questions in my head like… how did I get here? Kurapika was here, but he was probably experimented on… But who did the experimenting?' She sighed and decided to worry about it later. 'Right… my first objective now is to get that Ayase healed.'

"Hey!" she said in a gentle way. "I'm going out to get some stuff at the store now. We still have about an hour and thirty seven minutes. Is there anything you need before I leave to the store?"

There was a hesitant pause. She could feel from the shyness that's coming from the bedroom. It was pretty heavy, so she was patient. She built up that patient because her friends sometimes drives her crazier than a rampaging bull. The ones who didn't went on her nerves that much were Grace and Maya. She even doubted herself when she made that decision to become friends with those goofballs. "Um… if… you wouldn't mind…." There was that pause again, but shrugged it off to get an answer. "Um… never mind… It was nothing. I can get it be myself."

"'By myself' my ass." She shouted. "You need to rest…" she made sure that she keeps in check of her temper. She doesn't want him to be scared right now, and for some sort of reason, she's trying to build up a trust between the two. "Please. I need you to take better care of yourself… so don't be afraid to ask me."

There was that pause again. "A… a glass of water please." He finally said. She went to the kitchen and gave him a nice, fresh, and cool glass of water. He looked down on the glass. She was confused. He seems really disappointed for some reason. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry for causing you so much trouble that has to do with me."

She gave him her own dumbfounded visage. A moment of silence later, she broke down in laughing. Ayase squeaked in surprise, a bit confused why she is even laughing. "Listen dude." She laughed. "There's no need to worry about that. You see… it's ok to ask for help if you need it. Yes… you are a young adult, and I'm a kid, but trust me Ayase… when I say this, I mean it… I have a ton of experience when it comes to many things in life, and when someone is about to hurt you, you can tell me anytime you need me… k?" She winked.

His eyes widen in shock. 'D-does…" He thought. 'Does she really mean it?' He began to smile, tears began to appear in his graceful, sky blue eyes. "Zeno-chan… thank you so much… you saved me, gave me so much comfort and even save my cousin… I can't thank you enough." He soon broke down. His tears was like a never ending waterfall.

He was surprise what she did next. She came walked up to Ayase and embrace him. "Don't forget about this hug. Because hugs are always the way to make someone stop crying… even in the most difficult of times." Soon… more tears stream down his delicate cheeks. Her touch was warm… and comforting. The deep sea blue eye's presence is reassuring. She allowed him to cry on her shoulder and even allowed him to embrace the pitch black haired girl as well.

After the crying session he had. His cries became hiccups and the girlish boy's tears became dry. He gave a warm smile to the girl. "Thank you… thank you so much for everything."

She smiled as well, but then it turned into a smirk. "I forgot to tell you this." Ayase became a bit confused and tilted his head. "If I ever see you cry again, you are so going to have a beat down." Suddenly, a creepy aura oozed out of her, and it almost seems like she's giving a demonic stare that has her eyes glowing a bit. He started to get scared again, and started to shiver in panic. "I am sure of it. Smile. And if you do have a sad feeling inside you, you better come to me. GOT IT?!"

"Yes ma'am!" he squeaked. Her evil smirk became a gentle smile again.

"Ok," she said. "I'm off to the store."

He was very confused on what happened after the crying session, but then he realized what she just said a moment ago. "Smile. And if you do have a sad feeling inside of you, you better come to me." Yukiya smiled at the realization. The thought made him giggle. 'Is it always like this to have a friend?' He questioned in his head.

He is getting better as the minutes past. She's lucky that it was the case. He wants to save his cousin really badly, and she is going to do it. Even if it means taking away her pride.

The two were in front of the building of the site. Nikki decided to wear a cloak just in case if things get really bad. Being in disguise is really the only and good option here. If she were to let anyone see who she was while it goes for the worse, then they know who else is being hunted down.

They enter in the building. They saw that the place was littered with security guards. There was a circle of guards, revealing a tan, tall male with rusty gold hair and a green T-shirt. Ayase gasped at the sight of him. "Te-Tetsuo!"

He looked at the smaller male in surprise. His eyes widen for a moment, but then he turned to him. "Y-you look good! Better than I thought you would."

The blue eyed teenage girl took note of that… "What the hell does he mean by that? Does Ayase-san's cousin actually know what would've happen to him? I should pay attention to each and every detail that is being said."

"What?" she asked in a monotone voice. "Are you trying to scam me or something?"

"N-No, of course not!" he shouted. She kept noting his discomfort and distress.

"Now, now. Why don't you give him a break, Suzumiya-san?" An older man said. Nikki cold just tell by his eyes that he's planning something.

"Suzumiya?" Ayase questioned. She hushed him before anyone would've heard him.

"We're not here to discuss petty matters. So would we please calm down for a bit and start stating the important matters." The older male said.

Nicole nodded. "As you wish." She kept paying attention to the situation. She has a gut feeling, and she knows that it's right.

"Alright then. Let's make a little deal, my dear. Nice and peaceful." He said. "I'll get to the point. I want you to return Ayase-kun to me." Without anyone noticing, her ocean blue eyes widen at his statement. Yukiya became shocked as well. Since she has a hood on, no one saw her glaring at the man. "Of course, I don't expect it to be free. I'll repay you 1.29 billion and put an extra 100 million on top. How about that."

"So does that mean you want to resell this poor boy to a creep?" She asked in a bitter tone. "And that also means you found a buyer who's willing to pay even more money than I already did, is that correct?"

"Oh Suzumiya-chan. Why do you think so bitter of me? Don't misunderstand me Ayase-kun. A gentleman has appeared who learned of your distress and want to rescue you. He said that he would adopt you."

"And he said he'd pay my debts too!" Tetsuo shouted in glee.

"D-debt?" Yukiya questioned. "Tetsuo… what do you mean by that?"

"D-don't you remember those people who were harassing me? I'll have my freedom back! And you'll completely taken care of. Sounds good, right? So we got a deal, right Yukiya?"

"Tetsuo…" The blonde muttered, clutching his fist.

Nikki's eyes widen of what's happening now. It was clear what is actually happening now… and what his 'beloved' cousin did to him. "I get it now… You actually sold Ayase-san on purpose… Tetsuo. You knew full aware of what might've happen to him if he actually was sold to another person… he would've either been a slave, meat for cannibals for cannibals to eat him alive… or a sex slave for people's hormones to rage on…"

Sky blue hues widen at the fact. "N-no way."

"No! Yukiya! Don't believe this bitch! She's trying to make you side with her!" Ayase's cousin shouted.

She gave a scoff at his poor excuse of an excuse. "You never cared for him! How dare you… You're his family… all you wanted is to get out of your troubles by any means… even selling your own relatives to anyone with the right price. That club was full of people who are willing to do anything to get their next prey... even if they have to kill him… so he wouldn't be treated like a human being… only like a toy to be broken or meat to satisfy their hunger for human flesh."

Yukiya's eyes widen even wider, if it was possible. "N-no way…" His legs felt like jelly, he felled to the ground in complete shock. "B… but…"

"I'm sorry Ayase-san… but that's the cruelty of reality." The girl turned to the fallen boy. "But it doesn't matter if that's the case… I will protect you… no matter what I made that promise… and I am bound to keep it… k?" she soon turned back to the men and began to discuss the real matter at hand. "Besides… I won Ayase-san fair and square. So I don't want any of your damn money or anything else. Ayase-san will be with me for now-"

"Wait a minute." A voice interrupted the conversation. Everyone looked the sight and saw a black haired man with deep brown eyes smoking a cigarette. His face looked a bit intimidating with him in a business suite, but that didn't bother Nikki at all. "In truth, Ayase belongs to me. The reason he was being auctioned off is because Ishii needs to pay my debt. So it's pretty much the right thing to give him to me."

She began to glare at him instead and said in a monotonous tone, "Then ask this man to give him the money to you, idiot. I was the one who bought him, you know. So get the fuck out of my way and just let me have him. The damn money was given to him because of him, not me."

The man began to glare at the girl instead. He was getting really impatient with Ms. Zeno. But he remained calm. 'This girl doesn't know who she's dealing with. I belong to the highest company in Japan… she must be a rich girl that never even had so much of experience in business.' He laughed it off and continued. "Listen Suzumiya. It was his debt that he has to pay, so this boy belongs to me. And I don't think you were an official member of that club, so there's no way you can keep him."

There was a silence in the air. Ayase was getting really scared by the minute… Is Nikki really going to lose? She is just a girl after all, but for some reason, he has this feeling that something will come up. 'I run a café with my friends. It was a big hit.' He remembered now. He's hoping that she comes up with something… he doesn't want to leave her side. He wants to be near this girl. She's… she's…

"How unfortunate… for Ishii that is." She replied with a smirk on her face. "Yeah, I know the punishment for someone who isn't a member enter without permission, but you have to understand this. I bought Ayase-san air and square. And Ishii's problem is his problem. This has nothing to do with his cousin. If it was a mere 100 to 200 million, even with the 1.29 billion dollars with the 10% interest for about… 10 to 15 days, it will pay for my breaking and entering, your debt, and for Ayase-san. If there's any other problem, I should know. I learned all of this in school you know, at an early age… before I went to business. If not, then move it or lose it."

"I-is that true?" Ayase asked in shock. "Are you serious?"

She looked at him with a dumbfounded face. It's like a WTF look. She paused for a moment, then she shouted full force, "Of course, you idiot. You have to pay a college intuition. If you ever get that intuition late, for each day, they increase the pay by 10%! Any college student would've known that from the very beginning! Either that, or learned that little fact when you were, I don't know, 12 years old!"

He gave out a squeak and began to have a panic attack. "I-I'm sorry! I… I-"

"Enough!" The black haired man said. "Ayase is coming to me, and that's final!"

"No! Yukiya is coming to the other guy!" Tetsuo shouted in anger.

The girl grabbed the blonde's hand, getting ready to run for their lives. Ayase face was full of concern and getting really scared of what's going to happen. And right now, he is so confused, he doesn't know anything anymore. Ishii betrayed him, he was about to be sold to people who were either going to rape him or eat him alive, these men are trying to take him away, and he's has no idea what to do. Nikki on the other hand is glaring at everyone at the room, who is ready to attack Ayase and her. Two things were going on her mind. One of them is beating everyone to a pulp, and running away to get Yukiya to safety. She's willing to do anything for this poor boy, no matter what.

One of the old man's body guards soon pulled out a gun and began to shoot her. "Shit!" She shouted in English and began to run. The girlish boy looked at her for a moment with wide eyes when he realize what she said. 'She's…?'

"Hurry Ayase-san!" she shouted to Yukiya. They began to run away from the shot, but it never came. Nikki didn't even noticed it, but never cared as long as they get out of the building.

"Get them!" The old man shouted to the other guards as the two ran. They were about to shoot, but the guns wouldn't go off. "What the hell is wrong?!"

"The guns are jammed!"

The man that Ishii needs to pay his debt to blocked the two from going to the exit. "Hold up!" The blue eyed girl soon noticed a smell coming from him. She looked down to him pockets to see that it's burning! He noticed her reaction and realized what's happening. He started to panic at the sight. "What the hell?!"

It gave the cloaked girl and blonde male the chance to get away. She grabbed his hand and dragged him to the door. The tall male was still trying to extinguish the flames, but then he realized it was his lighter. He took it out and carefully threw it to the ground with his hand burnt now. That's when the lights flickered down and no one can see what's in front of them. There was a slam of some sort and everyone is in a panic. They looked everywhere to find the two kids, but when the lights came back, they were gone.

That's the end for chapter 2 and see you guys next time! R&R!