Before I knew what was happening, everything turned into a blur and it went faster from there.

Ryuu jumped down neatly from the window and picked me up before swiftly jumping away from the energy ball's path, just before the attack crashed into the ground.

Boom!

...that could have been me.

Akihiko wasn't done yet, though. "Hey, lover-boy!" Aki shouted. "I need that girl you have there, so why don't you just hand her over before you get a scratch on your pretty little face!"

"Over my dead body!" Ryuu spat back. "I'd never just hand over any of my friends! You're going to have to go through me if you want her!"

"Then..." Aki's expression and tone completely changed, turning emotionless. "...let the battle begin, Ryuu the assassin." Ryuu's face tightened as he set me down, immediately racing towards him.

How does he know who Ryuu is? I mused. I still couldn't move my legs, so I was basically useless. ONCE AGAIN! "Naoki-chan! Mishu-chan! CiA-chan! Get away from there! It's not safe!" I yelled.

"We're going inside!" Naoki called back.

"Alright! Good luck, and don't get hurt!"

Meanwhile, back on the battlefield, Ryuu and Aki were fighting neck to neck. Ryuu threw shuriken after shuriken, but Aki dodged them all and blasted another energy ball at Ryuu, which was avoided as well. They started fighting with their fists after Aki made yet another apathetic comment.

Aki aimed a kick at Ryuu's gut, but it was easily countered. Aki was sent flying into the ground, but he got back up to his feet easily and leapt back into the fight. Fists were flying; they were both determined to win.

I stood up- I STOOD UP! I CAN MOVE MY LEGS AGAIN! "Hey, Ryuu!" I shouted, hoping he could hear me in the midst of the battle. "I don't know if this will work or not, but for now, I'll be your weapon!"

"Alright!" he agreed after a moment of pondering. "Our wavelengths should match up, if I'm correct!"

I sped to his side and grabbed his hand, feeling my body reform into a weapon. Fortunately, Ryuu was right; our wavelengths matched.

"Have you ever used a scythe?" I inquired.

"Yeah! They're nice!"

Ryuu sliced at Aki, but it missed. Akihiko jumped back, rudely commenting, "I thought this was a fist fight, Ryuu."

"The rules have changed, then!" Ryuu swung me at Aki again, but this time he caught the blade. How is that possible!?

"I don't like using weapons in a fist fight," Aki intoned, no emotion in his voice. Using magic, he forced me to turn from weapon form, and no matter how much I tried, I couldn't turn back. Next thing I knew, he had his hand around my neck, squeezing it tightly, and I couldn't breathe.

"Ryuu..." I barely managed to gasp out.

"Ai!" Ryuu screamed, but she didn't respond. She can't be dead! he told himself.

Akihiko lifted her bridal-style an looked at Ryuu. "I don't need to fight you anymore, lover-boy."

I won't let that bastard get away with Ai! I'll make sure of it! Ryuu lunged for Aki, his fist headed for his jaw. Aki was sent flying, but he didn't let go of Ai. He's stubborn. As Aki got back up, Ryuu screamed, "Let her go!"

"Jeez, do you like her or something?" Akihiko mocked. "You're pretty stubborn, lover-boy!"

This made Ryuu even more pissed, because he did like her.

"What if I do like her!? From what I've seen, she's smart, beautiful, caring, thoughtful, and always trying to help in any way possible!" Ryuu confessed hotly. "I don't know; I guess it's… love at first sight?"

Aki smirked. "It's not that hard to tell, you know. Well, lover-boy, I have to be going now." His tone went apathetic once more. "And if you even think about coming to save her like some kind of Prince Charming, I'll kill you." With that, Aki mysteriously disappeared.

Ryuu dropped to his knees in defeat. This can't be happening. What does he want with Ai? And how did he even know my name!? Akihiko may be a problem.

"Are we lost?" Naoki asked. They'd been walking around in Asura's mansion for quite some times now. Every turn they made looked like another elaborate hallway, and they'd seen about two dozen by now.

CiA knew they were lost, but she refused to admit defeat. "No! We just go around this corner and…" The group turned the corner, which revealed yet another crazy, eccentric hallway. "…we're lost," she finished, depressed.

"Wait!" Mishu whispered urgently. "I think I hear someone's voice! Shhhh!"

Everyone fell silent and stealthily followed Mishu to two closed doors. Two men were talking; one high-pitched, the other lower.

"…so, do you think Aki got her?" the man with the lower voice asked.

"Probably! I'm sorry…" the other one replied. It was hard to hear the rest of his sentence.

"Well, what happened exactly?"

"I saw her on the roof of a building…" The group couldn't hear him very well until he shouted triumphantly, "And get this; they actually thought I was Asura! Those silly DWMA people are so naïve and gullible!"

Mishu, Naoki, and CiA exchanged shocked looks. From what this guy had said, Asura wasn't really alive.

Naoki anxiously turned back to her teammates and whispered loudly, "We have to get out of he-"

"WHO DARES TO ENTER THIS MANSION WITHOUT PERMISSION!?" the high-pitched man screamed angrily, overhearing Naoki's words.

"I think I knew that already, Naoki!" Mishu exclaimed in terror.

A boy slammed open the door, clearly furious. For a moment, he looked like a somewhat older version of Kid except without stripes and much longer hair. "You blasted snitches!" he screeched. "I'll wring each and every one of your necks! I'm going to cut you all up and serve you to my cat, who has rabies! Just wait until I get you!"

Naoki, Mishu, and CiA all took this chance to slip away.

The high-pitched boy continued to rant angrily. "You'll regret it, even if it's the last thing you do! I'll make sure you fear my name until the day you die! When you see me, you'll scream bloody- WHAAAAAT!? THEY LEFT WHILE I WAS STILL TALKING! THAT'S SO UNFAIR!"

"If the both of you don't quiet down, we're all going to be killed!" CiA yelled.

"Oh, the irony of it all," Mishu muttered under her breath, causing CiA to glare at her.

"Now isn't the time for pointless arguments!" Naoki chided in a hush.

They were lost in the enormous and not-so-luxurious mansion once again.

Suddenly, something caught Mishu's eye and she immediately lit up. "Oooh!"

CiA and Naoki turned to see Mishu hugging a plushy of a man. "What's so special about that plushy?" CiA questioned.

Mishu looked at her disgustedly, practically shouting, "IT'S RUSSIA!"

"This isn't Hetalia," CiA snapped coldly. "Get rid of that doll before this story becomes a crossover between Hetalia and Soul Eater!"

Mishu wouldn't destroy it, so CiA sighed in exasperation, snatched the Russia plushie out of Mishu's hands, and sliced him in half with her arm. Seeing this sight, Mishu gasped in horror. "We were going to have such fun times in bed!"

"WHOA, THERE!" Naoki suddenly interrupted, waving her hands wildly. "DON'T MAKE THIS RATING GO HIGHER, MISHU! YOU'RE PUSHING THIS STORY'S LIMITS!"

"Alright, ladies," I, Skullgirl, interceded. "Let's stop so that I can get back to the story." Everyone looked at the ceiling, because apparently, the narrator was in the sky. "We got a deal?"

"YOU BROKE THE FOURTH WALL!" they all shrieked.

I glared at them all, and they all developed a chilled-to-the-bone look that told me they were scared. "Deal? Do I need to delete this all and make sure you never, EVER exist?"

"DEAL!" they all agreed hastily.

I smiled, sat down on my bed, and continued typing.

(To avoid confusion, this is from Ai's perspective.)

I woke up feeling dizzy. Is this what it feels like to be dead? I blinked my eyes open and staggered to my feet, taking in every detail of the room I was in. There were no windows or easy escape routes, a pair of doors being the only exit there. It seemed that I wasn't dead.

I slowly made my way towards the doors, my entire body aching. It seemed almost impossible to make it. I tripped and fell over, which didn't help. Get up, Ai, I told myself sternly. I got up again a lot slower than I had hoped and made my way towards the door once more.

Even after that short trip that felt like it had taken forever, it was locked. I turned my arm into a scythe, yawned drowsily, and started hacking at the door. If it gets out of my way, then I can escape. I kept hacking and slashing at the door despite my condition, because I knew it was only a matter of time before someone came in here. However, that didn't stop the pain from coming at every slash. Why am I so tired? I'm never like this. I feel like I could just give up on everything and go to sleep.

Another slash and I'd probably be out cold. But I have friends who need me out there! Even if I'm not the most useful weapon, I'm still needed. I can't give up now! I still felt like crap, but I wasn't going to give up yet. I looked up and saw that the door was in critical condition. You're almost there! Keep it up! Feeling more confident, even though I was still lightheaded and tired, I started cutting the door again, and soon enough, it broke.

That was loud! I winced mentally as the door's pieces crashed to the ground. Not good. I didn't feel like I could last any longer, so if someone came in and they weren't an enemy...

"What was that!?" That person... that's CiA!

"Shhhh!" And that's Mishu...

"I'm glad to see you're all okay," I choked out hoarsely.

"Ai, is that you?" Naoki!

"Shh! It's probably a trap!" CiA warned.

"What do you mean, a trap?" I asked, confused.

Mishu and CiA walked up to me briskly and started pulling my cheeks, peering into my eyes, and poking me all over. "Seems pretty real," Mishu declared.

"But how do we know for sure that you're not fake?" CiA questioned.

I giggled tiredly. "I don't think they'd know that my other eye is purple." I lifted up my bangs wearily, showing my normally-hidden violet eye. Mishu and CiA inspected it closely, causing me to blink a few times.

"I think it's her!" Naoki announced.

I smiled in her direction. This is torturing. I'm exhausted. Naoki nodded, somehow understanding. "We need to get out of... wherever we are," I stated.

"No offense, Ai, but you don't look so good," Mishu commented worriedly. "Are you feeling alright?"

"I'll be fine." That was a lie.

Was going into this mansion to find Ai a bad idea? Ryuu asked himself. An enemy could be around any corner, and anything could be happening right now. Mishu, CiA, and Naoki should be okay; they have each other. The only person Ai had lost her; me. She probably doesn't even like me. Actually, she probably hates me! I'm stupid, I sound like a child, I talk to much, I scared her when I introduced myself, and most of all, I failed to protect her. But... she's so amazing, in every way possible. She's the most beautiful weapon I've ever seen! She takes my breath away. If Akihiko or any of his 'friends' lay a finger on her, I'll kill them.

Lost in his thoughts, Ryuu turned the corner and ran straight into a boy, about seventeen or eighteen years old, who looked somewhat like Kid. The boy's face immediately turned a deep purplish-red. "You're friends with those girls who ran away while I was talking! Agh! I hate you and your stupid friends! You'll remember the name Masaru, the name of the man you'll be begging mercy t-"

"Where. Is. Ai?" Ryuu stated harshly, his voice as cold as ice.

The boy's complexion paled a few shades. "That vampire girl?"

"Yes."

"Akihiko got her! She should be here some-"

In the middle of his sentence, Ryuu punched Masaru, causing him to fly across the hall.

"Yooooooooooooouuuuuuu aaaaaaaassssssssssssshhhhhhh hhooooooooollllllllle!"

***AUTHOR'S NOTE***

They made me break the fourth wall! When you make a narrator break the fourth wall, they turn into angry cat. (Internet meme- look him up!) ANYWAY, (I love that word. :P) spread word about this story please. PLEEEEEEEAAAAASSSEEEE! (If you're still reading after all this time…) Thank you!

-Skullgirl A.K.A.

Skully