Sweet Betrayal

"People must always choose from two kinds of masters."

"Praise the first and betray the second."

a/n: Hey guyz! I'm finally updating! Aren't you happy? I'm-....*sigh* I know you're probably angry or upset that I'm a lazy bum and a slowpoke. Sorry about that. Please undertsnad that I had a lot of things to do at school! Please forgive this stupid alien! Anyway, please accept this chappy as an apology. Hope you will still enjoy reading this.^^

Sweet Betrayal

"People must always choose from two kinds of masters."

"Praise the first and betray the second."

"Hiroshi. Hiroshi, wake up."

Yagyuu woke up at the soft voice of his mother.

"Hiroshi, I have something to tell you."

Yagyuu sat up straight on his bed and wore his glasses that was on his nightstand. "What is it, mother?"

"You will temporarily not attend to school. Your father already talked to your school principal. We've agreed that it is to your best profit." His mother explained.

"I have no real problem with it but there are a few conflicting issues, like my grades, my studies. Moreover, mother, for what reason do you have to do this? I cannot see why it will be best for me. I am still a student and focusing at school is what I have to do." Yagyu argued.

"Now, now. Don't question your father's decision, Hiroshi. You'll see why it's just right for us to do this. But, Hiroshi, I will have to tell you this."

"Please go on."

"Well," his mother hesitated, "As part of our measures, you will stay in your room and for no reason will you leave. You will be given meals at proper times. Any forms of communictaion has been blocked off. Meaning, your computer, phone, or any means of interaction with people outside, won't work. Not to worry, next week, you may go back to your normal routine. This principles will only be active this week. Short to say, this will all be over by Monday."

"What? There's definitely something wrong, isn't there? You can't just lock me here all day, mother. Unless I'm a...a, a wild beast ready to kill, which I am obviously not. So, why do all this, mother. As I can see it, they are unecessary."

"I told you," Yagyuu's mother exasperated, "NOT to question your father's decision, haven't I? I will not repeat myself, Hiroshi. You WILL see why we're doing this. I'm tired of this conversation. Everything I said is clear and do not expect me to uplift anything your father has issued. You will be supervised 24/7. Do not think about escaping, my son."

With that, the woman went out and the door was closed. Yagyuu heard locks click from the outside of his room and immediately knew his mother was most definitely not joking him.

"I just realized," Yagyuu said to himself, "that I'm locked up here like that boy. As if I have a disease." His eyes widened and he realized something. "They did inject me with something. Maybe I do have a disease. Yes, since I'm locked up here, I'll just sleep and see what happens to that boy in my dreams."

Yagyuu took a brief shower. He didn't spend too much time fixing himself and sat a little while, waiting for his hair to dry. After some minutes he went to his bed and lay down. 'I wonder if I'll ever know him.'

~*~

'Hey, you disgusting...thing. I don't even know what you are. Here, food. You should be grateful we give you meals once in a while. You're still alive and kicking, and heck aren't you lucky we haven't chopped your head off and display it in the center of town.'

It was the boy's aunt, the same one that comforted her mother. The very same on that played with him when his mother and father went away.

The boy didn't budge. He wasn't planning to move.

'So, you're just gonna stay there? Huh? You just wait, you ungrateful dirt.'

The boy was scared. He knew his aunt'll probably do something to hurt him.

'So you won't even touch it? You think it's dirtier than you, you filth.' His aunt said while unlocking the door. It opened and the boy just looked at the woman approaching him, holding a knife. 'Come here, come here.' The boy inched away but the woman caught him by his arm. 'No...' his voice barely audible. He struggled from his aunt's grasp but to no use. The woman forched him to face here and opened his mouth. 'I don't bloody care if it hurts. It's what an annoying brat like you deserves.' The boy's eyes filled with tears and his aunt did the unthinkable. She cut off the boy's tongue and the boy screamed like hell.

His aunt let go of him and laughed. She walked away and locked him up again. The boy wasn't angry, he didn't have the energy to hate his aunt. He didn't think about how they've tortured him and made him felt like a scum. The only thing running on his mind was the pain. It was excruciating. It was too much to say he felt like dying but it was close. He closed his eyes and closed his mouth shut with his hands. He shouldn't scream now. He knew that once he did, his father would come by his cell and hurt him. Especially now that his mother was gone. No one was left to care for him. Everyone of his relatives that once loved him turned back away from him. What could he possibly do? He was a boy and he wouldn't stand a chance against this people. He even wondered why he was locked up. Why would they lock him up? Yes, he was sick, he came to realize that. But it didn't kick in often. It only occurred once in a while. So, why?

He spat out blood and panicked. How would he stop the bleeding? Maybe he'll just let it pass and it'll stop. Yes, so he lay down and restes. But once he closed his eyes, he heard the locks click. He sat up and looked at the door slowly open. Who was it, now?

He was surprised to see-

~*~

"Yagyuu. Hurry open up the window."

Yagyuu was surprised to see Niou by the terrace.

"Niou-kun."

Niou left a finger and signaled him to hush. He raised his hand and made a motion to make him come forward and act like he was just grabbing some fresh air.

Yagyuu understood and sat up. He let out a small yawn and stretched a bit, then walked towards the terrace and open the glass doors leading to it. Niou was hiding by the sides so as not to be seen if someone walked in.

Yagyuu looked up to thesky but talked to Niou.

"Why are you here, Niou-kun?" Yagyuu asked.

"Well, we have tennis practice. It's important that the regulars are complete. Yukimura-buchou wondered if anyone could volunteer to fetch you, and I did. When I was in front of your gate, I suddenly felt that they were guarding you, so I snuck in. Here, I am." Niou explained. "And are you allowed to have visitors?"

"No, Niou-kun." Yagyuu answered.

"Good. I brought an extra uniform and Sanada's cap and a wig. We'll pretend that we're visiting."

"What for?" Yagyuu asked, confused.

"So, when they tell us whatever excuse they come up with to lead us away, we'll be able to leave properly. It wasn't easy going in, so it's probably harder to go out quietly."

"But, Niou-kun. The gates. When there are visitors, the butler informs my parents. Unless the butler tells them there are visitors, it'd be obvious that you're sneaking me out."

"Don't worry. Marui and Jackal are outside. Don't tell me that butler of yours also tells the master and mistress of the house how many are visiting."

Yagyuu smiled a bit and shook his head.

Niou took out a rock and threw it hard outside the gate.

Marui and Jackal noticed it and rang the doorbell. The gates opened. Niou and Yagyuu secretly made their way down and quickly went to join Marui and Jackal. The plan went smoothly and Yagyuu was outside.

When they arrived at Rikkai, Niou smiled at Yagyuu. "Good thing you made it."

Yagyuu was happy that he did.

But his head suddenly hurt and his vision blurred. The last thing he saw was Niou and the others crowding over him before his sight turn black.

End of Chapter 4

a/n: Yay! I've updated this so I'll just have to update My Angel! Hope you enjoy that. I had to put Niou and the others here or else the story won't have the ending I want it to have. So R&R or I will again not update for a LONGER time.=D