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'Hey Tia, its ok!' Rocket said softly as he followed her into his bedroom and took her in his arms as she began to cry whilst curled up in a ball on his bed. He gently hushed her as she cried, stressed out from all the questions Sonny was asking her as well as everything else including the mini incidents that had occurred less than five minutes ago. Things began to take its toll after a few hours and Rocket had had enough and ordered that Sonny stop which he did; giving Tia the chance to go off. Rocket followed her as they went to his room, Tia just wanting some rest but when she went into the bathroom to freshen up, Rocket heard her let out a piercing scream so he legged it in after her. He saw her then cradling her face in her hands and looking in the mirror in shock horror as it was the first time she had seen her scarred eyes since she got her memory back and Rocket had not been thinking straight so did not stop to consider that she may have forgotten about trying to claw her eyes out. Obviously she had forgotten and was sobbing hard so Rocket was quick to approach her and embrace her close before he told her what had happened. He explained it as gently as he possibly could but it affected Tia all the same.

'How could this have happened Rocket?' was she sobbed to him but Rocket was unable to come up with an answer. Instead, he just comforted her in every way he could.

'This doesn't change things...' he whispered into her ear after the sobbing had died down a bit and he knew she would figure out that he was referring to their relationship. Tia was quick to catch on and lifted her head but Rocket's phone went off before she could reply. It was Sonny; once again looking for Tia for questioning. Rocket was unimpressed and when Tia ran out of his arms and back into the bedroom as she clearly overheard. Seeing this, Rocket snapped and actually yelled at the Pirate leader for his stubborn requests to harass his traumatised girlfriend.

'Sonny, enough is enough! Tia can't handle anymore of your requests, give her a break!' Rocket exclaimed as he restrained some of the anger threatening to escape.

'Rocket, all we need her to do is-'

'NO! She is not leaving my sights for the rest of the day and she is not being brought near anything in relation to the kidnapping! Tia's done for today, she can't handle anything more,' Rocket said firmly before hanging up the phone; taking deep breaths as he tried to calm himself down before retreating back to his room to see to Tia.

'Hey Tia, its ok!' Rocket said softly as he followed her into his bedroom and took her in his arms as she began to cry whilst curled up in a ball on his bed. This made Rocket even more furious at Sonny but he kept himself calm so he could comfort Tia.

He rubbed her back and did what he could to ease her sorrow but it was slow moving. They spoke nothing for a while and Tia's tears never eased so Rocket decided to try and let words comfort her.

'I still love you,' Rocket muttered as he gazed at her angelic face whilst messing with the zip of her wind-breaker. Tia smiled as he said this but that was removed when she caught on to exactly what he meant.

'How can you Rocket? I don't look like me anymore, I can't remember half the things of my own things and I'm still not me. How can you still love me when I'm not the girl you fell in love with anymore?' Tia sobbed and for a few moments, Rocket froze in shock and could only gaze at her with his mouth agape. He honestly couldn't believe she had just said all that. Breaking out of his trance, he turned his focus on to proving to her that his feelings for her hadn't changed.

'Hey...' he hushed her and placed a gentle hand on her cheek but she looked away. 'Look at me... C'mon; look at me Tia!' Rocket said softly but with a sharp tone that made her listen and also look directly at him. 'Despite what you may think, to me you're still the most beautiful girl in the Galaxy and that will never change! I don't care what you can or can't remember, all I care about is us and being with you forever which will happen; I promise. And Tia, you are still the rebellious girl I fell in love with and that will never change! No matter what you'll always be my Tia! Don't ever forget that!' Tia could only stare at her boyfriend in shock as she tried to comprehend what he had just told her. Even after all the years they had been together and all they had been through, Tia still couldn't realise how much he loved her but she knew when he was telling the truth.

'I need you,' she whispered as she realised just how much she did need him and how much they loved each other. Rocket gently placed a kiss on her forehead and pulled her closer in response.

'I'll always be here for you Tia, no matter what,' he promised her. 'I need you too!' he laughed and Tia smiled before her emotions hit her again and the tears started to flow making Rocket pull her even closer to him

He continued to try and sooth her pain for a while when she stopped sobbing and just lay there against his chest when a sudden idea occurred to Rocket.

'What do you say we go out to my cave for the rest of day? Just you and me? Get away from all this...' Rocket asked as Tia shifted herself so she could look at him and smiled as he said this.

'I'd love to...' she replied and kissed the corner of his mouth making him smile in response before he grabbed her hand and began to lead her out of the room...

'Rocket!' Sonny said through gritted teeth as the stubborn and furious teen hung up on the wise Pirate leader.

'He loves Tia too much Dad, give him a break,' D'Jok asked and Sonny nodded.

'Yeah, I guess you're right. We'll worry about Tia later but right now is about Mei. Go get her now and we'll proceed with our plan,' Sonny ordered and a silent D'Jok left the training room to go and get his girlfriend.

He entered his room warily (he was not keen on the plan at all) where Mei was sitting on his bed waiting on him and looked up from her magazine when he entered. A smile spread across her face but she never failed to notice the nervous smile on her boyfriend's face. Before she could ask, D'Jok sat on the bed and placed kisses along her jaw line seductively before stopping when he reached her ear.

'Come with me,' he whispered seductively and a sexy smile spread across Mei's face. Taking her hand, D'Jok led her off his bed and towards the training room. He said nothing to her out of fear he would say something he's not supposed to; he couldn't risk that. So they stayed silent but when he reached the door of the training room, he stopped them. 'Close your eyes,' D'Jok whispered and she smirked before closing them. Not willing to risk anything, D'Jok placed a blindfold across her eyes making her gasp in shock. 'Trust me.' D'Jok hoped that would work and luckily enough it did so Mei relaxed and allowed him to place the blindfold round her eyes before he guided her into the centre of the training room. With a nod from his father at the controls of the field next to Clamp, D'Jok untied the blindfold before running back giving Clamp the opportunity to bring up the field. Whilst he was doing so, Mei had opened her eyes and was taking in her surroundings before turning to find her fiancée. It was then she saw everyone else and realised this was a set up. And when she saw what Clamp was doing, her eyes widened in fear.

'D'Jok, DON'T!' she yelled and started to run towards him when the field appearing stopped her in her tracks.

Rocket slid his hand into her hair and pulled her closer to him as the couple enjoyed their first make-out session in quite a long time. Too long for Rocket; so he was enjoying every moment of it and grasping every fibre of her body. Suddenly as he took a gasp if air, Tia took advantage of that and slid her tongue into his mouth letting their tongues battle for dominance, neither of them giving in. But when Tia slid her hands under Rocket's shirt, Rocket broke away in belief they were taking things too far as far as Tia's health was concerned.

'Tia, stop. I don't know if you're mentally ready to make love to me yet. I dint want to risk anything,' Rocket informed her and Tia thought about what he said carefully before giving him the verdict.

'I know I don't know much right now, but I know what I want and what I'm capable of right now and right now Rocket...I just, need you. I want you. Tell me you love me, show me. That's what I need from you right now. I wouldn't be asking if I wasn't able but at this moment, I am. Please?' Tia begged and Rocket watched her carefully. Seeing in her eyes what she could handle, Rocket made his own decision and gently took hold of her hand before leading her over to the mattress that lay close to the fire in his cave and out of sight to any passers-by. He sat down and so did she, sitting sideways against him before she pulled his head into a deep kiss. As they lay down on the mattress, their hands that were intertwined separated so they could remove each others clothes...

Mei looked round herself in shock horror as she realised that everyone, including her loving fiancée, had turned against her and were going to try and force her into doing something she did not want to do. Why? She didn't know but she didn't care.

'Are you sure about this?' D'Jok asked his father. Despite himself, D'Jok did not want to do this.

'You already know the answer to that D'Jok,' Sonny acknowledged and D'Jok bowed his head in realisation. Taking a deep breath, D'Jok prepared himself before looking at the screen whilst standing next to his father with the other Pirates and Micro-Ice waiting on the side lines.

Mei was struggling to breathe. She wasn't supposed to be doing this. She knew the consequences of doing this and she knew how they had affected her best friend. That scared her. And of course, what she expected to happen had happened and she could hear whispering starting to occur in her head; something she hadn't experienced but her best friend knew all too well. Mei was inexperienced so the affect it had on her was terrifying.

'Don't…stop…NO!' Mei screamed and D'Jok winced but forced himself to continue to watch his fiancé crumple to pieces on the screen in front of his eyes. How long he would be able to though, he didn't know. Falling to her knee's, Mei began to sob hard as a ball appeared in front of her. Her instincts had told her to head straight towards the goal with it at her feet but as the voices in her head screamed even louder, she could only tremble and fall to her knees. 'Get out of my head…GET OUT!'

'Sonny stop,' D'Jok's immediate response when he saw how much pain Mei was in. It broke his heart and he didn't want to risk breaking hers anymore. Knowing he had betrayed her probably had her heart broken enough already.

'No D'Jok,' Sonny said firmly. In order to help Mei, they had to keep going for her sake. Forgetting why they were doing this in the first place, D'Jok disagreed.

'Sonny-'

'NO!' yelled a female voice that D'Jok was quick to recognise and looked at the screen to find…Mei lying unconscious…

Gently tracing a finger along her pale arm, Rocket gazed into Tia's eyes with only a blanket covering them both. Shivers went down Rocket's spine as one of Tia's hands ran along his chest as he pulled her to him and nibbled on her ear lobe.

'We should probably be getting back soon,' Tia whispered breathlessly but it was easy to hear the longing to stay in that moment with him in her voice.

'Sadly,' Rocket replied and Tia smiled as he moved his face directly in front of hers and their gazes met once again. Smiling at each other, Tia felt her emotions hit her once again at how lucky she was to have him.

'I love you,' Tia whispered whilst trying to grasp with her tears. In seeing this, Rocket smiled and gently stroked her cheek.

'I love you to,' he replied before pulling her into a deep and passionate kiss. She obliged and after a few seconds, they broke apart before Rocket practically jumped on her and shoved his tongue into her mouth whilst his hands found their way around her body…

'Is she alright Dame Simbai?' D'Jok asked her worriedly as both he and his father were by Mei's bedside. She hadn't woken up yet but she appeared to be fine. D'Jok however, just needed to be sure.

'She is fine, just tired though I predict she'll be waking up soon,' Simbai answered before leaving them alone. Wasting no time, D'Jok rushed to the chair at her bedside and grabbed her hand. After a few moments, Sonny also approached and placed a reassuring hand on his son's shoulder who quickly shoved it away shocking Sonny.

'Go Dad,' D'Jok said firmly and for a few moments, Sonny was speechless at his son's actions until he realised why he was acting like this.

'D'Jok, I-

'Leave Dad.' Not wanting to push his son anymore than he already had, Sonny left to let his son cool down after he had pushed Mei further than what D'Jok thought she could handle. He knew D'Jok believed that he was the reason Mei was where she was now.

After about ten minutes of sitting and waiting, Mei suddenly stirred before her eyes opened wide.

'Mei…' D'Jok sighed with relief as Mei looked at him in confusion.

'D'Jok, what... What happened?' Mei asked in utter confusion, clearly not able to remember anything which made D'Jok curious.

'You don't remember what happened?' he questioned and Mei shook her head making D'Jok smile as he began to interrogate her calmly. The results were thankfully what he was looking for. Mei couldn't remember anything that had happened after the kidnapping like Tia couldn't but she could remember some of what happened during the kidnapping but thankfully, just like Tia and Rocket had predicted, Mei could remember him and everyone else; much to D'Jok's relief. The micro-chip was gone. So he explained everything to her, including how they had got rid of the micro-chip, but he was sad to discover Mei also couldn't remember their engagement. However, he left that part out so she could get her head round things first and then he could explain that to her. He was quite happy right now though she was fine and recovering. 'Everything will work out. Once we get rid of the micro-chip inside Yuki's head, everything will be back to normal for us. I promise.'

'Thank you,' Mei thanked her loving boyfriend (and unbeknown to her, fiancée) before pressing her lips to his in a passionate kiss. D'Jok happily moulded his lips with hers but their little heaven was interrupted by Dame Simbai coming in…

The next morning…

Tia and Rocket had reluctantly returned to Aarch Academy but had avoided everyone and went straight to Rocket's room where they cuddled up and fell asleep with Tia in Rocket's arms. Remembering the events of the day before, Rocket smiled as he turned round to pull his angel to him but found her side of the bed empty. His eyes sprung open and he sat up in the bed with his heart beating at ninety miles per hour.

'TIA?' Rocket yelled despite knowing she wasn't in the bathroom since the door was wide open in front of him. That didn't stop him jumping up and running towards the bathroom though to find it empty. Wasting no time, Rocket quickly through on a pair of trousers and shoes and ran out of his room. In his rush, Rocket almost bumped into the crowd standing in the hallway outside Micro-Ice and D'Jok's room but managed to stop himself in time to find Sonny with D'Jok and few of the other Pirates and Aarch standing in a circle and were talking but stopped when they say Rocket. 'Where's Tia?' Rocket exclaimed in a panic. Sonny was about to ask if she was not with him but stopped when he realised that if she was then Rocket wouldn't have asked.

'Rocket…we don't know. Mei, Yuki and…Micro-Ice have vanished to,' Sonny admitted sadly and both Rocket and D'Jok's expressions turned grim. D'Jok's fists kept clenching and unclenching whilst Rocket simply fell against the wall.

'No…' Rocket whispered sadly. He had only just got her back; she couldn't be gone again! And whilst she was with him and that made Rocket feel even worse. He was supposed to protect her.

'Dad, I'm not sitting back and waiting for them to return. We have to find them and Micro-Ice to and figure out why they kidnapped him also!' D'Jok exclaimed as he knocked out of his trance and Rocket followed and stood beside him in agreement. Sonny passed a look between the two boys before speaking.

'Then what do you suggest we do?' Sonny questioned, not agreeing or disagreeing with them just yet until he saw what they had in mind. Rocket and D'Jok exchanged looks when something clicked with Rocket.

'Didn't you guys set up video cameras when the girls were kidnapped the first time?' Rocket questioned Sonny and the Pirate leader soon caught on to what Rocket was getting at.

'Let's go check them out…'

The girl AND Micro-Ice have been kidnapped again… Problems, problems, problems… They just never cease!