This chapter deals with some harsh subject matter that is common in some places in the world. I have never known anyone to go through this subject matter and I hope I never do.

/GG/

The weekend progressed with more interruptions than were necessary. At one point everyone from the host club had called, though both Kyouya and Haruhi claimed they were only calling because they were bored. Hunny figured that Tamaki or the twins had gone over to one of their houses and insisted on the two of them calling. Mori called once but that was to remind Hunny to brush his teeth. Kasanoda called once to say Linda's parents had called to see how she was.

On Saturday night the two had been watching a movie in Hunny's room and both had fallen asleep on the bed. At some point the smaller teen had used Linda's arm as a pillow effectively keeping her from going anywhere, so she just relented and fell asleep herself. The next morning they were woken by Hunny's younger brother complaining of how perverted his alien brother was.

Linda watched as Hunny effectively kicked the younger boy's ass and made him apologize for having such thoughts about the girl. She almost felt sorry for the Yasuchika because Hunny didn't seem to hold anything back when it came to defending her or his honor.

After the fight there was another call from Tamaki asking if the host club could come over because he didn't like to be kept in the dark when it involved 'saving' someone. Hunny then had to spend an hour explaining why Tama-chan was calling so much. This is when Linda found out that Tamaki had a habit of wanting to help others. Linda felt herself shudder as she pulled out her wallet.

"Can I show you something?" She asked softly.

Hunny walked over and sat next to her on the bed she had yet to rise from. She was holding a picture of her and a little boy with dark black hair and big brown eyes. In the picture she was hugging the boy and they both had huge smiles on their faces.

"This is Junpei Renaldo Luis Garcia-Kasanoda, my little brother." She fingered his face with her thumb. Hunny could tell she did that a lot because the part around his face was starting to fade. He kept quiet because he knew he was about to find out why Linda was always so sad.

"A little over a year ago, just after Junpei turned six, he was kidnapped." She started. Hunny watched as fresh tears started to stream down her cheeks. "Someone had found out my step-father had ties to the yakuza and wanted to hold Junpei for ransom."

Linda took a breath before continuing. "It happens a lot in Colombia, where kids of well to do families are held for ransom and the families pay to get them back. Our family wasn't well off and it took a long time to get the money. Every hour we got a package sent to the door holding one of Junpei's little fingers."

She started to dry heave and Hunny rushed her to the bathroom where she fell over the bowl and emptied bile into the water.

She placed her hand in front of her mouth and wiped the horrible tasting fluid from her lips. Hunny grabbed a towel and helped her wash her face. Instead of leaving the bathroom she continued.

"When the sixth hour rolled around we got his hand. My baby brother was being tortured and there was nothing we could do about it. My father tried to get the money but that never happened. All in all we spent two days receiving parts of Junpei until finally someone sent his heart."

Linda looked over at Hunny who was crying right along with her.

"Mitsukuni, someone cut my baby brother up and took out his heart and mailed it to my family because we couldn't get the money." The look of horror on her face was enough to make Hunny feel light headed. He quickly wrapped his arms around her and let her sob into the crook of his neck while he silently cried right along with her.

She hiccupped. "You remind me so much of my little brother it's like I am seeing his ghost in you. He used to carry around a stuffed kitten that he called Koneko-chan like you call your bunny rabbit Usa-Chan. I could never say no to him and that's why I can't say no to you either. When I saw you and saw how similar your eyes were to his I couldn't take it. So I'm sorry Mitsukuni…I'm sorry I used you as a substitute for my little brother."

After a few minutes of sad silence Hunny spoke. "I'm glad I can help you heal. It doesn't take many people to help, all it takes is one."