Selena woke to find herself in a strange environment. She looked around herself and discovered she was in the hospital. Huh? she thought sitting up. How did I get here? What happened? She looked down at her bruised hands and it all came back to her...

:Flashback:

Hikaru had left her apartment ten minutes ago when she'd gone into the bathroom feeling sick. She'd been feeling that way a lot for the past few days and she had a feeling she knew why. She didn't want to believe it but she had to make sure that wasn't the case. She took a pregnancy test and was shocked at what she saw. No. Not now. I can't believe this.

Positive.

She left the bathroom, not sure what she was going to do or even sure if she should tell Hikaru when she'd noticed a shadow on her balcony. She looked toward it and saw a dark silhouette just outside the sliding glass doors. From what she could make it it looked like Hikaru.

"Hikaru?" she said. "What are you doing back here so early? I thought you were training."

The shadow said nothing. It let out a low growl

The ferry girl stared at him. Was he angry? Had he found out what she just had? Had he been watching her?

"Hikaru?" she said again, not sure what else to say as a rising fear enveloped her heart.

Suddenly the demon shattered the glass and lunged at her.

:End Flashback:

Hikaru? How could he do this? Why would he do this? Was he trying to kill the...? she shook her head. "No, he wouldn't never do that."

She looked up and noticed the tear gem necklace on the ngith stand. She leaned over and picked it up to get a better look at it. This is Hikaru's, she thought, staring at the blue gem. That means he was here, but if he was... why didn't he attack me again? she looked toward the window. Does this mean he isn't responsible at all?

Hikaru soon found out he had a slight problem. Even thought he thought he figured out what had really attacked Selena he didn't know where to find the person. Using his Jagan didn't help him much because he didn't know what the person looked like. His best guess was to search an area with a lot of plants like a forest. Demons who could control nature seemed to like being where the plants were. Then I guess I have no choice. he was going to have to leave the city to find wo he was looking for. Soagainst his better judgement he headed for the forest.

"I don't care what his reasons might have been," Hojo said as he and Akio headed back to Selena's room after getting some food in the hospital vending machines. "He was the only on there."

"Yet he had no blood on hm," Akio pointed out. "How would he have been able to beat up on Selena like he did and cut her and not get any of her blood on him?"

"I don't know," Hojo said, shrugging. "Maybe he took a shower."

"C'mon now," Akio said, giving his friend a look. "Do you think he's one of those psychotics now?"

"He's always been a little psychotic anyway."

"A little but not enough to abuse a girl then take a shower while she's lying bloody in the next room."

"All right. I'll give you that but what makes you think he didn't do it?"

Akio was getting sick of this conversation. "I just got a feeling," he said.

"Hmmmm.." Hojo said, thoughtfully. "Well let's see if Selena's up yet. Maybe she can tell us something."

Hikaru jumped from tree to tree in the forest a few miles from the outskirts of the city. The moment he'd entered the area he'd felt some sort of presence close by. The feeling it gave him told him it might be who he was looking for. His only problem was he would have to find this person. and that might take awhile, not that that was a problem. It gave him time to think of how he would kill him. You were a fool to think you would get away with hurting the onna and having them blame me for it, he thought, landing on a tree branch and crouching down to rest a moment. That was a mistake. A mistake you'll wish you never made.

Akio and Hojo were both relieved when they saw Selena awake and sitting up in her bed. Hojo offered her some of the food the two guys had brought but she refused, saying she wasn't hungry. Akio noticed a troubled look on her face but chose not to ask her what it meant.

"So how are you feeling, Selena?" Hojo asked, sitting down beside the ferry girl's bed.

"Okay, I guess," she said, her fingers playing with a necklace chain she was holding. "The nurse said I was fine but..."

"But what?" Hojo asked, taking her hand.

She looked up at him. "Where is Hikaru?" she asked.

"Why?" he demanded.

She ignored the angry tone in his voice. "I just want to know," she said. "I have to tell him something."

"What?" Akio asked, walking over to the bed.

She looked away, a blush coming to her face. "It's kinda' private."

"Private?" Yusuek gasped. "What could you possibly have to tell him that's private?"

She took her hand out of his and turned away. "It's none of your business," she said defensively. "If you find Hikaru tell him I need to talk to him."

Hojo wanted to push it more but Akio could tell Selena wasn't going to crack. Whatever it was she wasn't about to let the others know. Not now anyway. "Okay, Selena," the fox demon said. "When we find him we'll tell him."