Konbanwa~! The trip was fun while it lasted. I visited New York, and my feet fell off. Oh God. I had to walk a million blocks between Times Square and Empire State Building. It took a lot of time and energy, but my parents said that it would be worth it.

I guess it was. :) Empire State Building's view is very nice. But~ I love the CN Tower. Canada, 'tis my home. :D Yay~

And Washington- Don't even get me started. =.=

Well then, let's get on with this. :D This is personally one of my favourite chapters. It shows some kick-ass Gakupo. And Gakkun's scary when he's like that. :D

I decided not to focus on too many pairings or I would get confused. (So the really minor pairings would be GumixMikuo- yes, I changed from BRS to Gumi)

Right, right, I'll stop now! Enjoy this chapter! :~D (Whoa, see what I did there? What an epic nose! :D).

~Kaede

"LUKA!" Gakupo yelled, finally arriving on the scene. He bent down, his hands on his knees, panting from running after her with such a fast pace. He had never known how fast Luka was at running. Then again, she was their school's number one sprinter...

Gakupo looked up, and his eyes flew open in shock. There, Luka stood with blank eyes, and Aito lifting her up by the waist, hoisting her up. He threw her over his shoulder, and Luka just went limp like a rag doll. Behind them, he saw Gumi and Miku both in the same condition.

And just like that, he had known what had happened.

"Aito. I would ask you to hand those girls over to me." Gakupo said in a cold voice.

"No can do." Aito smiled chillingly. "I need them for... ah, certain things."

Gakupo clenched his fists, and he heard footsteps behind him. He turned around and saw Kaito and Len hurrying towards him.

"Gakupo-nii!" Len gasped for breath. "We heard you yell, and we thought we'd-" He froze at what he was seeing.

"Miku!" Kaito whispered in horror. "Give her back!" He yelled at Aito.

Aito chuckled. "Looks like we have more company. Wow, does everyone in the Vocaloid industry have someone they love? Hmm... too bad for me. I can settle for the taken though."

"Where's... Rin?" Len asked in a shaking voice.

"Hmm? I'm afraid I didn't hear the little shota over there."

"WHERE'S RIN? WHERE DID YOU TAKE HER?" Len yelled at Aito. Aito looked at him thoughtfully.

"No need to worry. She's not dead... yet."

"What do you mean, yet-"

"Oi. Just give them back." Gakupo said, losing his patience. But he knew that if he made a move now, he'd be risking all the three girls' lives.

"Oh Onii-san. Didn't I just tell you?" Aito sighed. "Or are you just naturally slow? I can't give them back, I have plans with them."

Aito then turned his head towards his right a bit, and whispered. "Have you got them?"

He must have heard a positive anwer, as a sadistic grin spread out on his face. Gakupo narrowed his eyes, wondering what was going on.

"Right, Daisuke-kun. Let's go!"

Daisuke shot a parting grin at Gakupo, and sat in a little car that was hiding in the dark. They both sped off at unbelievable speed to somewhere on the island, while the three stood there like idiots.

"Damn it." Gakupo muttered darkly.

"That's your brother, Gakupo? I feel for you." Kaito growled.

"I know, people usually do."

"Listen, guys, we have to find-" Len began, but was cut off.

"Gakupo, Kaito, Len!" Someone yelled. They all spun around, and saw Luki and Mikuo rushing in. They looked tired and angry, as if they were chasing something...

"No way." Gakupo said, now entirely pissed off.

"It happened to you to?" Mikuo exclaimed.

"All the girls... one minute we look away, and they're gone! What the hell?" Luki asked.

"Same here." Gakupo sighed.

"Wait, where's Luka? Your brother took her too?"

Gakupo clenched his fists. "Rather, the people that work for him.

If only what happened didn't happen... he wouldn't be in this position now.

Or maybe I would... but... ARGH, I just don't know anymore! Gakupo thought to himself annoyedly. "Listen. We have to go inside and try to figure out how to get them back."

"How the hell are we going to do that?" Mikuo asked. "It's not like we actually know where that bastard is."

Gakupo smiled charmingly, the gesture all too happy. "I wouldn't put my bet on that. Ayaka, where are you trying to go?"

Everyone turned around and looked at the only girl that wasn't taken away. Caught in the middle of trying to escape.

"A-Ah... Gakkun, I was only going to the washroom..." She said, a bead of sweat rolling down her face.

"Really, now? Can I talk to you for a minute?"

"L-Like I said-"

"I'll walk you to the washroom."

"B-But-"

"It's fine, let's go." He said, still smiling the same way. He grabbed her hand, and they left. But instead of taking her to the bathroom, he opened a room door, took her inside, and locked it. Then, he sat on a chair, looking at her with laser point eyes.

"Now, tell me. What was yours and Aito's plan?"

"Our plan? I have no idea what-"

"Spit it out."

Ayaka looked kind of scared, but she sat down on the bed. "Well... he didn't tell me why... but he said he was going to kill your Master and take all the female Vocaloids, because he was going to be your 'new' master..."

"What?"

"S-So, he said that he could take all the girls by hypnotizing them, but he needed my help, since apparently that Luka girl was really stubborn. So he told me to do something to hurt her, so I kissed you..."

He tightened his fists. "That was the reason? And you agreed?"

"But... but... it's so annoying! You're supposed to be my fiance! And that tuna loving-"

"How did you-"

"I did some research. And that tuna loving girl snatched you away from me! I don't understand! What's so special about her? If it's looks, then I'm good looking too!"

"Ayaka..."

"That's why, I had to! It was just so annoying! Then, if something happens to her, if she feels heart broken, she'll move on. And you can be mine again."

"Shut up, you're being noisy."

Ayaka looked at him in shock. Usually, Gakupo didn't lose his temper like this, but he was already at the end of his rope. His friends and Luka were kidnapped. There was a limit to even his patience.

"Wh-wha-"

"There's no physical aspect of her that's special. It's her personality. When she gets mad, when she's sad, when she smiles... that's special enough for me. I don't need anything else." He said, speaking from his heart.

Ayaka widened her eyes as Gakupo left the room. "Then... then you don't care about my feelings?"

Gakupo stopped and turned around slowly. He smiled at her. "I've only ever thought about you as a childhood friend, Ayaka. I still do."

Saying that, he left the room. Ayaka stared after him, and felt like crying. She was pretty much dumped. She brushed her hands over her eyes, wiping away the tears.

Then again... this is what I deserve for forcing my feelings onto him. I was mean, and now I hurt him himself, because Ai-kun took away that girl... She thought with regret. I guess I should tell them where they are...

A little downcast, she walked outside the room.

Luka opened her eyes, at last. She blinked, and felt like mallets were pounding on her skull. She tried to bring her hands to her head, to ease the pain somewhat, but was unable to. Looking down, she realized that her legs, ankles, waist arms and chest were strapped to a red chair. She felt shocked.

What the heck is happening? She tried to yell, but her mouth wouldn't move.

Huh? She thought, and tried to yell out something random.

I love takoyaki! She yelled, but her voice wasn't working. Neither were her muscles. It was as if her brain had stopped sending signals to the rest of her body. When she looked through her eyes, it was as if she was looking through glass.

Then she realized it. She was somehow... being controlled. It seemed impossible, but it was the truth. Had Aito done this? She didn't know, but she felt more frusteration than ever before. Beads of sweat rolled down her face as she strained, trying to gain control of her body. Nothing was happening. She sighed. Well, mentally at least.

Come on... I have to get to the others... She frowned in her head, and continued to struggle.

She heard footsteps coming towards her. Through her little glass windows of eyes, she watched Aito walk to her. She probably would have backed away or kicked him if it hadn't been for the fact that she was strapped down, or controlled. Aito smiled a little sadistically and looked at her. He put a hand on her cheek and she shuddered on the inside.

"Don't worry, Luka-chan." He said softly. Luka noticed how familiar he was getting with her, and immediately got annoyed again. "I won't hurt you. You're merely hypnotized at the moment, nothing to worry about."

Luka glared at him. At least, she tried to. Aito got the hint and chuckled.

"Well... they should be here any time soon. Gakupo and the others." Aito said, looking at the corner of the room. Then, as if wanting an answer, he asked, "Want to have some fun?"

Do you seriously expect me to answer you? She asked skeptically.

"Oh, that's right. You can't talk. Haha~!" Aito laughed. "I win this round, Nii-san!"

... Nothing was going through Luka's head. She watched as Aito danced around the room, looking really weird as he did so.

"Do you wanna watch a horror movie? I love scary movies, they're really cool!"

This guy... Luka thought, beginning to look depressed. Is he for real?

"But I might get scared, so I'll hug you!"

ACK. NO WAY. YOU HAD BETTER NOT TOUCH ME, YOU GOOD-FOR-NOTHING PERVERT!

"Yosha, let's watch Kairo! It's one of my favourites!" He said with a really happy expression.

... He... seems like such a kid. Luka thought warily. I mean, he is younger than all of us, but he doesn't look all that bad.

As Aito put it into a DVD player that Luka had no idea was there, he turned on the T.V. The sudden burst of light was blinding considering that they were in a dully lit room. As the movie began to play, Luka got more and more nervous.

That's right. I forgot that I don't exactly like horror movies. If it was possible to look away, she would have, but she couldn't move. She closed her eyes, but she could still here everything that was going on. In frusteration, she gave up.

Suddenly, Aito looked up. He narrowed his eyes at the door he came from, and then another sadistic smile spread accross his face.

"They're here? Aww... I didn't even get past the opening credits..." He said, sounding genuinly disappointed. He walked over to Luka and unstrapped her. Luka took this opportunity to try to get away from him and find her friends, but unfortunately, she still couldn't move.

"Nice try, Luka-chan. I'm not the complete idiot you take me to be." He rolled his eyes, slung Luka over his shoulder, and walked out the door into a hallway. There, he sat Luka on a chair, and turned the lights on. Luka gasped mentally, seeing two completely shocking things.

One, due to the mirror slightly above, she looked completely different. She was dressed in a pink, old fashioned dress. The kind of thing that you would find in a fairy tale. It was beautiful, but completely didn't fit the occasion. her hair was curled and styled in to two pigtails.

The second thing was what was around her. All around her, she saw the other female Vocaloids. Gumi, Miku, Rin, Teto, Haku, Meiko... they were all there. And hypnotized. They had similar looks to her; they all wore the same kind of dresses that she did. They also had their hair styled in a different way.

Luka couldn't help but wonder if whether or not they were seeing what she was seeing. If they were sharing the shock that she was, feeling what she was. Luka then looked down, and saw the rest of the Vocaloids staring back at them.

Among them... was Gakupo.

That idiot! Why the hell is he here? She screamed in her head. Grr... I wish I could move so I could knock some sense into him!

"Hello, Nii-san and other Vocaloids, UTAUloids, Voyakiloids." Aito sneered from the shadows, a completely different person than he was before.

"Rin!" Luka heard a gasp from below, and recognized Len's voice.

"Let her go!" He yelled.

"Aha, that would defeat my whole point, wouldn't it?"

"What did you do to them?" Kaito asked angrily, looking at Miku.

"Hypnosis. And mind control. Haha, I love that kinda stuff~! Ne, Nii-san?"

Gakupo didn't answer, though he clenched his fists.

"But, you know... it's easier on girls who are heartbroken. Ne, Luka-chan, Rin-chan?" He asked Luka and Rin. He stroked Luka's teeth, and Luka shivered on the inside, not liking the feeling.

Gakupo gritted his teeth. "That was a plan you and Ayaka came up with, right?"

Aito smiled. "Of course it was! I'm surprised that you haven't figured it on your own..."

His hand moved towards a button, and he pressed it. Some kind of rope wrapped around Gakupo's waist, hoisting him up, while Aito pressed another button. The floor dropped, and all the others fell through, yelling in shock. Aito pressed another button, and all the female Vocaloids fell except Luka.

"GUYS!" Gakupo shouted in shock, and the rope let him go. He fell to the ground, and pressed against the floor.

"What happened to them?"

"No need to worry. They have something else to fight with. However you... will be fighting with Luka."

WHAT? ME? FIGHT HIM? THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE! HE'LL DIE SO EASILY! Luka thought in panic.

"I refuse. Isn't there any other way, Aito?"

Aito grinned more wildly than before. "No, I'm afraid not. The only way my hypnosis wears out is if you beat Luka-chan more than half to death, or she almost kills you. HAHAHA!"

N-no way! She thought in shock. Is this some kinda shounen manga? Er... that aside, I can't kill Gakupo! Because... because...

Then Luka felt something slap on to her neck. She began to lose consciousness.

Gakupo clenched his fists tighter. "You... play really dirty, Aito..."

Aito just grinned.

Actually, there's actual kickass Gakupo next chapter. I think XD. Well, in any case, I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Because actually, I enjoyed typing it! WAHOO! 3

I listened to a couple of songs the other day, and I swear, the songs are probably the BEST I have ever heard.

Hanasaka~ Suzumura Kenichi

Akai Tsuki~ Janne Da Arc

Truth~ Arashi

They're really good, listen to them! :D

He~ey, there's that word I love. Ya know, review? I really really love that word. PUT INTO ACTION! Please? *puppy dog eyes*

~Kira