Central park in early morning...

The Huntsman and Huntsgirl moved side-by-side through the path of aligning timbers,sprays of glowing pinkish and orange warmth melted away the sable,starless night.Occasional morning birds would sound and dew became noticable in tiny droplets everywhere.Slowly but surely,the earth was coming alive.But Rose barely noticed these things.The fact that the Huntsman hadn't told her what they were doing out in the wee hours of morning didn't phase her,not as much as the fact that Yang lurked around her nearby.

"Master,"She began to speak up inquiringly,fingering the magical dreamcatcher that she was forced to wear to keep her from entering anyone's dreams other then her own."Are we close in the majority yet?"

Of course she was asking if most of the members of the clan were siding or at least considering siding with him.But even as she looked at him,her uncle remained silent.When Rose had grown up,even if he was never there much other then to train her,she had idolized him.Except for one other person in her life when she was nine-years-old,Rose obeyed only him.But now times had changed and now when Rose laid her eyes upon him,all she saw was an awful,ruthless person.To magical creature and humans alike.

"We are out here because of a rare breed of unicorn."He intentionally awnsered a question she had not even asked."You could say that is what I need to see now,is if the others are kosher in thier oppions."

Rose didn't say a word and for a moment she thought he was thinking of others,but when she gave a bit more thought to it it didn't take a rocket scientist to figure he was only concerned with himself.As that didn't surprise her in the least,she refrained from speaking the rest of way until they reached a meadow and a river of rainbows it seemed washed over her.Stifling a gasp,she shielded her eyes but when Rose looked again a large,majestic soft ivory hued unicorn stood surprisingly close.What made Rose's instant fascination for the creature grow was it's long horn,illuminated with spiraling rings of colorful spectrum.

"A variegated unicorn,"she heard the Huntsman marvel under his breath."One of the few of it's kind.They say that if they were all to die out,it would mean no more rainbows and what a poor pity that would be."

Ignoring the sarcasm of her uncle's words,her attention shifted temporarily to the well being of the young stallion before them.After finding out who Jake was,all love of hunting had died along with her hatred of the American Dragon.Like it or not,she didn't have much choice about this creature.But Rose knew she had to try.Swallowing her pride,she turned towards her uncle and opened her mouth to start suggesting.

"Uncle,maybe..."

"What're you waiting for!?"He barked at her impatiently."Restrain it whilest I go in for the kill...well?"

It had disturbingly seemed almost like old times when the two hunted and the idea somewhat calmed her with all the other weight it seemed bearing down on her;only momentarily had she felt that and now she just wanted to go home.Shaking her head to clear her mind,Rose stepped out of covering and towards the unicorn,watching as it laid inquiring,liquid gold eyes on her.She felt her uncle's gaze bore into her and wanting nothing more then to take him out,she tightened her grip on her staff and aimed it at the unicorn.

"Hey,now,"A familiar,haughty voice came out of nowhere and she felt the staff yanked up from her grasp that come to find out was being held above her out of reach by Jake,his tail wrapped around it."What's a gorgeous thing like you doing with a dangerous weapon like this?If you're not careful you might get hurt."

Rose shoved back a pang of panic and bending down,sprung up and twisted her legs enough quickly to do a high side kick that sent the staff sailing into the air and came only within a mere inch of missing the Huntsman's head,who ducked immediately.Once she saw her uncle's attention deterred,she turned her own towards Jake stayed in a reposed position with his arms folded and a smug look plastered on him.

"Jake,"She told him in a hissing whisper upwards."I'll distract him long enough for you to get him away."

His brows raised and he nodded over at the unicorn."Who?Him?He's way too heavy.Oh,"he began to lower himself down to Rose's level,smiling wickedly at her show of uneasiness."And I'm not Jake Long."

Cold tremors coupled with anger led her to impulsively rush foward in an attempt to at least get him to back away from her.But just before she lunged into him,she recoiled away from Yang in frightful rememberance.If she didn't do what he told her,he could do away with Jake.She didn't know how and she didn't know for how long,but she was bounded to the devil dragon's whim.He had her bondaged.

Shakily,she rose to her feet and glared at him willingly."You can't keep this up forever,it may have only been two days that you have this hold on me but it won't last."her eyes obivated."What is it you want?"

Rose sensed the Huntsman recovering and getting ready to move closer but before he could take even a step forward,Yang zipped away from where he was and confronted him.She wheeled around in time to see the two of them going at it.Without even having to think about it,she worked her staff free from the tree and headed off into the forest.She knew she was risking it,she knew him going at the Huntsman was probably nothing more then a test to see if she would stick around without him watching her but she had no choice.It might have been her single opportunity to get away and she had to for Jake's and her sake.

Dialing the coordinates to Jake's grandfather's shop,she was coming up close on the main treeless plain of the park.A sense of great accomplishment washed over Rose at having gotten away from two of the most horrible beings she knew and it caused her to nearly collasp over in relief but she was able to break her fall by wrapping her arms around a light pole.Easing off and pressing her back to it,she let a few small,breathless chuckles escape her lips as she touched the staff's button to teleport her.She made it!

"NO!"

Quicker then lightening,the staff was batted from her hands and she was jerked forward just as the staff teleported itself away.Rose wasn't sure of what to do next,everything had been going along so perfectly and now only to have it come to this.Before she knew it,she was face to face with a human Yang.The deep,lustful look he held in his infernal-like eyes made her almost scream but he was faster and had now subdued her with another act of cruelty.But by doing something even worse,he had forced himself past her will and desire,he had stripped away her feelings of self worth and subjected her to languish in the absolute most disgracing way he knew how.He had indulged himself by kissing her,leaving her soul empty.

Empty and completely open to doing his bidding.

To Be Continued...

A/N:Yeah,we'll find out the effects next chapter...

LP