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Yuki's POV

Chiaki charged at me but without even thinking about it, I ducked. Chiaki hit the tree, orange leaves falling from it.

" You seem to have a few moves up your sleeves." he said and reached for me.

" DON'T TOUCH HIM!" Joanne said and grabbed his neck, " Don't. Ever. Touch. Him."

" Hmph!" Chiaki said. He grabbed Joanne with his free hand and threw her to the tree right beside me.

Joanne! I thought and went to her side.

" I seemed to have underestimated ya'll." he said and ran away.

" Are you okay?" I asked Joanne after Chiaki was gone. She didn't answer. Her head kept looking down, " J-Joanne?"

Then she suddenly hugged me.

*Poof! *

" Promise me that you'd be more careful next time…" Joanne said, then looked into my eyes, " I really don't want to… lose you." She said, hugging me again.

" I promise…." I said then kissed her cheek.

" Woah! Yuki has issues!" Emmett said, and came out from the bushes followed by his foster siblings.

Edward's POV

" Woah! Yuki has issues!" Emmett said as we came out from our hiding place.

" Quit it, Emz." I said.

" Dude! Emz?! You gotta be kidding me, man! When did you start calling me that?"

" EMMETT! Just… Stop! Okay? Stop!" Bella said, angrily.

" Fine! Whatevs…" he said, then shut his mouth.

" So this is the secret you've been hiding from us. But that's not important right now. You could have lost your life out there…" I said as we all surrounded Joanne and Yuki.

" I know… It just slipped out of my mind. I should have been more aware of what I'm doing…' Yuki said then turned his head to Joanne, " I should have been more…. Careful."

" At least now you know the danger you're in. Come on. We better tell Carlisle. You're life is in real danger." I said as I got up.

" What about Joanne?" Yuki said.

" She's fine. She's just trying to calm herself."

~Cullen's home~

" What are we going to do?" I said after we told Carlisle of what happened earlier in the woods, all of us gathered on the 'dining table' that we barely used, except for Joanne and Yuki.

" It seems that Chiaki is like James but much more fierce. I'll see what we can do to stop him from causing any more danger." he said and went to his study.

" I'll go check on Joanne and Yuki." Alice said.

" No… I'll do it." I said. I went to the living room where Yuki and Joanne were. Joanne's face was still buried on Yuki shoulder.

" She really doesn't want to let go of you." I said, half –smiling and sat beside him.

" No. But thanks for telling me anyways." Yuki said and smiled back. Then we both fell silent.

" Had she encountered something like this before?" Yuki said, breaking the silence.

" She did… During her human years. That was when we were her new neighbors in her town. She was walking with her friend, one night. When a gang beat them up, and took her friend with them, leaving her there. Alice found her still breathing. She took her home, and Carlisle did the rest." Yuki was silent. He put his hand on Joanne's head, smoothing her head gently.

" I think you should sleep here for the night, Yuki." Alice said, " Chiaki might attack you on your way home. And besides, it looks like Joanne won't let go until tomorrow. Don't worry though, we'll make sure that Chiaki will be disposed of for good."

Alice's POV

We all sat in the living room while Yuki slept, his head on Joanne's lap, waiting for Carlisle's plan. Carlisle then came out from his study.

" I think that… we should do the same with what we did with James. Take Yuki somewhere far away, keeping a close eye on him to make sure that he won't be tricked by Chiaki."

" When do we start?" I asked.

" We're starting-" Edward stopped Carlisle and put his finger on his lips, telling us to be quiet for a while. Yuki woke up.

" Why is everyone so quiet?" Yuki said, rubbing his eyes.

" Shh…." Edward shushed him.

" Edward?" Bella whispered.

" I can hear someone's thoughts…. It's… Chiaki's!" Edward said. Then suddenly, the window smashed into a million tiny pieces. Chiaki jumped in, followed by a few more vampires. They looked like they're newborn vampires.

" Should've known that you read minds. Oh well…" He said then charged at Joanne and Yuki. Luckily, Jasper blocked Chiaki's way.

" Hey! Get outta my way!" Chiaki said.

" Run!" Jasper said. Joanne nodded and hugged Yuki.

*Poof! *

" Wha' in tarnation?" Chiaki said.

Joanne carried Yuki ( the mouse ), took his clothes and ran off.

Joanne's POV

I ran. Ran as fast as I could, but I was still outrunned by two of Chiaki's newborns. They both cornered us. They slowly came to us with no way out.

" Aww… Can't find a way out… Can you?" One of Chiaki's newborn said. My mind stopped and I couldn't think straight. Yuki then suddenly kissed my cheek.

" Joanne, whatever happens… I'll always love you…"

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