A/N: Sorry for not being able to update sooner. I've been studying for exams. Hope you continue to read! R&R!

P.S. If I don't get at least five more reviews, I'm not going to continue this fic.

A Cry For Help

Bane grinned and did as he was abliged. Mari followed him, fear growing inside of her.

Amy and Kyo sat on the roof of Shigure's home waiting for the rat and the half-breed, stargazing. Amy rested her head on Kyo's shoulder and shut her eyes. Kyo did the same and placed his arm around her. Amy snuggled closer to him and smiled, "I wonder how everything is going."

Kyo shrugged, "Don't know, don't think that I really want to know, don't think that I really care." Amy glared up at him, Kyo smiled widely, "I mean, I care about your friend, just not the rat."

She turned away from him and shut her eyes, "I should have never sent Yuki after Mar. She'll kill him! And if he dies Ayame will kill me! What was I thinking!" Amy scolded herself.

The cat rubbed her upper arm, "It'll be alright, Ames, besides...it's my job to kill him."

Amy snickered, "Sure you are."

Kyo looked down at her, "Ha...ha...ha...your cute, I hate you now."

Amy laughed harder, "I love me too, Kyo."

The orange haired boy gave her a look before having his turn to laugh, "I knew I liked you for your sense of humor."

"You better mister!" Amy retorted.

After awhile they both calmed down and got back to the two singles at hand. Kyo glanced away from Amy, "If I may ask you, why do you wish to get your friend and the rat together so badly for?"

Amy shrugged, "It's because Mari is afraid of men and Yuki won't go after a girl that he really likes, and because of that I think that they could very well be a happy couple. It probably won't ever occur, but it is worth a try."

"I will give you that, Ames. But do you have a plan B in case this doesn't work?" Kyo asked.

"Not yet, why?" Amy looked at him with suspition, "You've got something?"

Kyo nodded. Amy smiled wide as he opened his mouth, "We could set her up with Ayame."

Amy got the mental picture and laughed, "Cat, I like the way that you think."

Kyo smirked, "I try."

Bane threw her onto the floor and shut the door, locking it from the outside. Mari snarled at him as he knelt to stroke her cheek. She snapped at his hand and, as a reflex, he slapped her across the face. "You whore," he growled, "Flurting with that son of a bitch!" He threw another punch at her, but it was blocked with her forearm.

"Watch it," she snapped at his throat, "I bite, as it seems that you have forgotten."

He growled and pulled her up off of the floor. Tossing her on the bed, he drew out a knife and cut into her light tan skin. She howled and thrashed out with her fist that soon connected to his jaw, pissing him off even more. "I'm glad that you always sharpen your blades, Mar. Now I can use them against you." he purred. Bane sat on her hips and held her wrists above her head. He slashed at her silver corset, which fell away from her, and the strings on the front of her dress. He threw the knife at the hard wood floor, the tip of the blade now stuck into the wood. Bane now placed both hands on her shoulders making her whimper in fear, for she knew what was to come to her. He pulled her dress off of her, slowly from her shoulders down, raking her skin with his hands, making her squirm. She bit at his throat again, but missed as he dodged her attack and bit her neck, nibbling it gently.

I won't go down without a fight, Mari growled and tried to buck him off, but it only arroused him more. He continued his exploration of her flesh as he laid his hips on top of hers and he began to caress her breasts. Mari whimpered under his touch unconceiously, she regretted doing it for when she did he slowly entered her. She screamed in pain, making him thrust into her harder, slowing the pace so that everytime that she relaxed, he would hurt her by his movement.

Yuki sat at the bar, thinking about her pleading stare. Why did she do it? Was she trying to protect me? All these questions began to haunt his mind so much that he didn't realize the feline couple waltzed into the pub. Seeing that the Rat was the only one in the place they stopped in to check on him and Mari. Amy saw that he was destraught and sat on his left, while Kyo sat to his right. Yuki looked from Amy to Kyo, back to his drink and sighed.

"What's wrong?" Amy asked the Rat.

Yuki took a sip of his ale and breathed in sharply, "A man came onto her...I tried to interfere when her eyes filled with fear, but she begged me not to. I'm starting to regret my desition to let her deal with it herself."

Amy blinked in thought, "Yuki, did the man say his name? Or did Mari say it?"

Yuki shook his head, "Not that I remember. Why?"

"Because-"

Amy was cut off by the sound of heavy footsteps coming down the stairs. Bane had a smirk across his face as he looked at Amy. Yuki stood to punch him, but Amy beat him to it. Bane's jaw had a huge bruse on it and he wasn't to happy about it when he glared back at her. "You know that your friend is a good bitch," he smirked.

Yuki growled and was being held back by the cat. "What did you do to her you bastard!" Yuki growled.

Bane shrugged and walked out of the door without another word. Yuki was begging to be let go, but Kyo refused as did Amy.

A small sigh was heard on the stairwell, when they all turned to look to late. The owner of the sound had fallen from the place where she stood and now laid on the hardwood floor. Yuki ran to her and lifted her lifeless body into his arms. She could barely breathe and her pulse was almost not even felt. Her body was torn at random places, making her lose blood more than her breath.

Yuki tried to get her to talk to him, but failed miserablily. The bartender/owner of the pub, ran to the back and called his wife out. She ordered Yuki to take Mari to the back and lay her on the fur rug in front of the fireplace in the back room behind the kitchens, then she told Amy to follow her into the same room to help her with the canine's injuries, finally when Amy and the owner's wife walked to the back room and literally kicked Yuki out as soon as they stepped through the door.

"Will she be alright, mam'me?" Amy asked with the sound of regret and saddness in her voice.

The elderly woman nodded, "Yes, but it will take a long time for her to get over this...considering her injuries."

Amy nodded to indecate that she understood. Mari's right arm was fractured, left side slashed open, and a busted lip. Amy sighed, How am I going to tell Yuki that in her present condition...she must go back to her home? I hope that I can get the point across. Amy walked into the pub portion and sat at the bar beside Yuki. He looked at her with sad eyes. Amy turned away, I can't do it! He looks so pathetic!

"Amy?" Yuki asked with concern in his voice, "Amy? Is she alright?"

Amy shook her head. It was hard to look at him while telling him that she couldn't survive here without her having one of her family members come to help her.

A/N: I had to update for others so I had to stop it here...but it should keep you wanting the next chapter. (he-he)