After a few hours of her staying behind her barricaded door, her wolf ears laid back against her head as her wolf tail bristled. "Just leave me ALONE!!" she snarled, making sure her barricade would stand up to the abuse on the door. "Let us IN, girl!" she heard a gruff voice shout back. "NO!!" she sat on the window ledge, ready to move when they came in, which would take a while yet, when her sensitive hearing caught another voice, and footsteps. She snarled, her eyes becoming an icy blue.

'Riku…'

She heard them talking, and snarled savagely when he knocked on the door. "Angel, it's time to come out." "I'm NOT coming out!!" she heard a sigh, filled with fake exasperation. "Why not?" "I'm not coming out until you let me go home!" "We could just break down the door…" "Then I'll kill you!" the snarl in her voice made the threat seem very real, but when she heard the door start moving, she tensed.

She felt an instinct to duck and cover, and obeyed, jumping behind the bed when everything seemed to be pushed off, slamming into the spot she'd just occupied. 'Whoa…' she got up, but growled when Riku walk in calmly, stepping on the now floored door, wearing a black suit. "It's too late for dinner now, so I'll have to think of something else for us to do…" she glared, feeling her new fangs bite into her bottom lip as she suppressed a snarl. The people outside left, and she felt nervous. She didn't understand why, but the instinct to bolt came back full force, and she wanted to obey it as he turned to look at her, the lust shining in his eyes.

Her tail bristled, staying erect, and she bared her fangs slightly as he moved closer. "Don't even THINK about it!" she warned, but panic filled her eyes when he stood in front of her, tilting head up by her chin. "Why wouldn't I? It's rather hard not to…" she pulled back, saying, "If you hadn't noticed, I'm not interested…" "Then I'll have to change that…" before she could react, he pinned her to the bed by her wrists, and she snarled savagely as she struggled.

He started kissing her neck, and her whole body revolted against it. He stopped her threats with a kiss, through she was able to push him off. "Why do you insist on staying loyal to that freak?" "Because I love him!" There was a moment of silence, and she prayed he'd get it and get off of her, but she was disappointed when, instead, he held her face still, saying, "You don't love him! You love ME!"

"I can't! I WON'T!"

She successfully pushed him off, and bolted for the door, ignoring the wreckage on the floor and the objects in the hallway. She was nearly blinded with tears, and all she could register was that she needed to keep running. When she felt a pain hit her head like a hammer, she tripped hitting the floor.

She didn't try to get up, and clutched at her head, crying out in pain. "Stop it! It hurts!" she heard him chuckle darkly, and said, "Now, it hurt when you ran away from me, angel…this is payback…I'll do this every time you try to escape or say anything about those…freaks…" "They're my family!" the pain sharpened, and she cried out. As she whimpered on the floor, to weak and pained to move, he smiled sadistically, moving closer.

When he was standing over her, he said, "You'll never escape, angel…never…" there was a savage snarling, and he registered that it wasn't Amber a moment too late, as Asuka sprung on him, sinking her fangs into his shoulder. Amber looked up weakly, and whispered, "Asuka?" she felt a hand on her shoulder, and looked up to see Leo and Mikey, along with Angela. "Guys?" Leo picked her up, saying, "Are you okay? Did he hurt you?" "I'm okay, I guess…"

Mikey hugged her, and she noticed he'd been crying. "I'm so glad you're okay!" she smiled weakly, hugging him back. "I'm so sorry I worried you…" she wiped away his tears. "I won't let you cry ever again…" she whispered, hugging him as tight as her shaking arms would allow. Asuka cried out in pain, and they all looked up. She skidded back, shaking her head. "Asuka!" Amber was worried, and her tail lowered considerably.

Leo seemed angrier than Amber had ever seen him, and he gave her to Mikey before unsheathing his katana. "Leo…" her worry was evident, and she took a hold of his hand.

"Please don't…"

He seemed sad, before saying, "If this is the only way to keep you safe, I'll do it…" tears built in her eyes as she whimpered out, "Please don't…please…I can't lose you…" he seemed to hesitate, but he seemed to shake it off. "I'm sorry…" he pulled out of her grasp, and the tears flowed down her cheeks as Leo instructed them to regroup with the others. Mikey tried to counsel her as they ran, and Angela could see the bond the older girl shared with her brothers. When the ground shook, Mikey and Angela turned to see three huge men standing there, holding huge weapons.

Angela stepped forward, saying, "Keep going, Mikey…I'll take care of them…" "But-!" "Just go!" she made fiery swords, and Mikey seemed uncertain. "Why?" she seemed to think, saying, "I used to wonder that myself…until I finally figured it out…" she smiled back at him innocently.

"It's because I love you."

Mikey seemed surprised, and blushed deeply. Amber, smiling softly, closed her eyes, showing him that if she couldn't see it, she wouldn't tell anyone…mainly Raph. He was grateful for having such an understanding sister, and moved over to Angela. He smiled, and whispered into her ear, "I love you, too…" Angela seemed a bit surprised, and then smiled softly. "Now go…I'll meet up with you…"

He nodded, and started moving again. When they met up with the others, Mikey handed her over to a surprised, probably pissed off Raph. "I need to go back…" He ran off, before Raph looked down at her, asking, "What was THAT?" "We had to leave Angela behind…and Leo…" her eyes hardened. "We need to go back! Leo's in trouble!" "Maybe it would be best if we got you out first…" the normally hot tempered turtle said.

"But he's fighting Riku!"

In a moment, Raph was already running, Sapphire, Donnie, and Rachelle following close behind. As they ran, Rachelle slowed down, feeling magnetic fields moving around in the shadows, and said, eyes wide, "Donnie, watch out!" She moved forward as quickly as she could, grabbing her metal beam and blocking the sword that almost crashed down on Don's head. Donnie, surprised, stumbled forward, when he heard a cry of pain and the sound of blood gushing from a wound made him whirl around.

Rachelle fell back, a bleeding wound on her chest and stomach bleeding so much that Donnie feared they'd hit her heart. "Rach!" Sapphire skidded to a stop, taking out her fans. "Don, watch out!" there was more than one, obviously, and Sapphire saved his shell by attacking while they let their guard down. Amber was on her feet in a moment, saying, "Snap out of it, Don!" She cursed when she realized she didn't have her weapons, and Sapphire said, "I'll stay with them and help out. You two keep going."

Amber and Raph were about to protest, when Amber's sensitive ears heard a familiar cry of pain. "Oh no! LEO!!" she grabbed Raph, pulling him after her as she ran, her heart racing. "Amber! What's wrong-?!" "It's Leo! He's hurt! We need to move!" her ears laid back and her tail bristled, her eyes becoming an icy blue as her speed increased, nearly making the biggest of her brothers fly behind her.

"Sis! Slow down a little!"

She didn't seem to hear him as a pained whimper caught her attention. 'Asuka!' she sped up, her brother literally flying behind her, the only thing keeping him from flying into a wall was the strong grip she had on his wrist. It looked like the tendons in her arm would snap, they seemed so tight and tensed. Her worrying protective streak was only measured by her love, and she'd probably only do this for her brothers. No one else had her heart like they did. She'd tear it out and throw it to the ground if it would save them.

In a moment, she stopped, and he nearly flew into her, though she was able to keep him from falling. "You BASTARD!! I'll kill you!" It took him a moment to realize who she was snarling at, when something registered in his head. 'Since when does she snarl?'

But the utter rage in her eyes reminded him of his own, and only one thing could make her that pissed. 'Someone hurt one of the others…' it hit him like a boulder. 'Leo!' he stood upright, and what he saw nearly made his own heart stop and his blood boil. Riku stood over an agonized Leo, who was covered with cuts and bruises from who knows what, and Asuka was against the wall, panting desperately for air, and Amber could immediately tell that her left foreleg was broken.

Raph could almost see her muscles tense, almost start shaking from rage, and the snarl she'd had only sharpened. "Amber…sis…" she seemed too far gone to hear his voice, but when he grabbed her shoulder, her eyes snapped back, and he said, firmly, "Don't lose it, sis! Please!" she seemed guilty, and avoided his gaze.

'I won't let her lose anything! I can't let her!'