The next thing that I knew my father dragged me away from Kyou and pushed me in the car.

"I'm sorry Kakuro." He whispered in my ear, I watched him as the car drove away, he looked sad. I saw Kyou chasing the car out of the corner of my eye, but was forced to turn around by an ice-cold grip.

"You are Kakuro?"

"H-hai"

I studied the man whom I was facing; he had a thin face, making him look like he had gone through a lot of suffering. He looked young; I thought that maybe I could talk to him. But then I saw his eyes. His cold, dark eyes. I instantly became afraid, the look on Kyou's face when he had seen this man was one of pure terror, the memory made me shudder.

"What did you think that you were doing back there?"

His voice was as cold as his eyes, I wished more than anything that I was back on that pavement with Kyou. Where was he? What was happening to him? Would he follow me?

"N-nani?"

he stuck me across the face.

"Don't say that to me; call me "sir" if you must address me."

"Hai, sir."

"Do you know who I am?"

"Are you Akito-san?"

"Good, that means I don't have to explain anything to you myself."

The car drew up outside a massive house, the gates opened and we went in. When the driver had parked Akito shoved me right out of the car onto the ground. I tried to look around me, but he dragged me into a huge building behind him.

"Kakuro!"

Kyou was running up to the gate, I could hardly see him for the tears of pain welling up in my eyes.

"Kyou!" I called back; he saw me and ran faster toward me. He was almost at the gate when they shut before him. I couldn't believe that this was happening, the pain was excruciating, Akito was still dragging me behind him. He shoved me inside the house and threw me into a small room.

"Stay in there!" he yelled, closing the door on me.

The room was horrible, all dark and cold, I could hardly move. I didn't know what was going to happen to me, Akito had told me that he didn't feel the need to explain. I now knew why Kyou was so terrified of him; he had mentioned something about wiping my memory, that couldn't happen could it? The image of him running up to the gate, the look on his face when he couldn't get in made me cry again. This time it wasn't just of physical pain, but of mental too. I couldn't face not knowing what was going to happen to me and why.

There was a noise in the corner, I started, there was someone else there in the room with me. I looked up, there, huddled in the corner, was a girl. She looked slightly older than me, and just as scared as I was.

"Hello?"

The girl looked up; she looked just as surprised as I was to see me there. As soon as she heard my voice she flinched and started clawing at her face, gasping for air. I was scared and startled, instantly rushing over to help her. She sensed me coming and shrank away, screaming. I just sat in the corner, despairing at what I could do. I don't know how long I was in that room for; I was starving and covered in dirt. The girl showed no sign of leaving, she just sat in the corner and moaned occasionally. I thought that I was going mad.

"Nari!"

the door opened suddenly, a tall man with dark hair was standing in the doorway; he looked at me and blinked.

"What are you doing here?"

"I-I don't know. I was.."

"Kakuro?"

That was Shigure's voice, I knew it. The man in the doorway looked behind him,

"Shigure?"

"I just heard Kakuro's voice I could have sworn it."

"Shigure!" I yelled as loud as I could, which after Akito had done with me wasn't very loud.

"Hatori it is! Out the way."

I saw Hatori shoved away from the door, and Shigure came in and after looking at me, picked me up, and took me outside, I wasn't really registering what was going on.

"What happened? Why was she in there?"

"I don't know, Akito brought a girl in a couple of days ago, I hadn't known what had happened."

A couple of days? I must have moved, because Shigure looked down at me with a frown.

"Here, let me look at her." Hatori leant towards me and started taking a pulse.

"Yes, but not here. I want to take her away before.."

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"

Shigure almost dropped me, that was Akito's voice I could hear.

"I SAID WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"

"Im sorry Akito-san, I found this girl here and I thought maybe it was a mistake."

"WHO SAID YOU COULD GO IN THERE?"

Shigure looked down; Akito hit him, making me fall to the floor. The next thing I knew I was being dragged somewhere again. It hurt so much that I couldn't help but bite back at the hand covering my mouth, Akito yelped. He slapped me, but I was beginning to get back my strength. I could see properly now, and I was going to use that, and the fact that Akito was weak from illness, to my advantage. I stood up shakily, it was all or nothing. I advanced upon Akito, preparing to strike. He screeched something that I couldn't hear to Hatori and Shigure, who moved to restrain me, and Akito hit me over the head. I blacked out.

When I re-awoke I found myself back in the small room, only my wounds were more painful. I screamed as soon as I moved, and blacked out again. What must have been ages later I felt someone wetting my forehead, and opened my eyes to see Hatori standing over me.

"Follow me, if you can walk. I'm sorry."

I got up incredibly slowly and painfully and followed Hatori out of the room.

"I have spoken to Kyou; he says that he is sorry. He is in the building, but don't try to run to him, you will make his situation worse."

I nodded a reply, every muscle in my body hurt.

I followed Hatori into a huge, empty room.

"Sit down there."

I sat down obediently. I couldn't focus, my head was throbbing.

"Is Kyou going to be ok?"

He hesitated, then nodded. I knew that he wasn't telling the truth, and tears came flooding out of my eyes before I could stop them. Hatori knelt in front of me and looked me over.

"After this your wounds shall be treated, what I do now won't hurt."

Several things happened at once; first Hatori moved his arm up towards my head and begun to draw his fingers down to my eyes. Secondly, shouting erupted down the corridor and Kyou flung himself through the door, shouting my name. I couldn't see him, but I knew it was him. Thirdly I fell backwards, my tears blinding me as I fell into darkness. As I fell, I heard muffled shouts around me, and a small, furry body fall against my neck. I then allowed the darkness to engulf me, and everything went black.