Yo! I've only gotten TWOreviews from last chapter. To think...I specially finished it for the anniversary Oh well, we're now at 1100+ views, so that kind of made up for it ;) but PLEASE please review! Even you guests that I know for a fact have been keeping track of my book! You guys can review too! all you have to do is type it, and if you plan to review again now that you know how (because I'm so awesome to tell you how ;P) you can put some random name it (don't make it like, super bad cuss word sort of deal though, because then it just...ick. It ruins the review. But if ur mad at a character, feel free to call him/her jackass or something XD) Anyway, sorry about my rambling xD

Chapter 21

"Come on Ar-ru-to." I said as cutely as I could. We were almost there, but because this was the first I've transformed at all, I had no control of my sed-dust-ive. (Dorkiest name ever for a weapon, I know.) In other words, he was getting impatient, which was so creepy considering he could be my dad.

Finally after such a bone-chilling amount of time with a guy who seriously is under a lot of sed-dust-ive, we arrived back at the base for Andrew.

"We're almost there, nya~" I pulled him into one of the cells and pushed him onto the bed.

"That's enough, Odelle." Andrew said from behind me. I snapped my fingers so Aruto was snapped out of it and went over to Andrew's side, posing as though I was with him now. He followed my lead and put a hand on my waist.

Aruto's look was priceless. The memories all coming back to him at once, but not just of the last hour. "Andrew…Odelle…"

"Uh shut it, pervert! You know, that powder only works if you found me attractive in that way before the powder." The old man laughed awkwardly.

"You are a very attractive girl. You can't blame a lonely man."

"Yes, I can." He sighed.

"Now, what happened to you and Ikuto! You seemed like you really loved him and cared!"

"Ikuto? Honestly?" I laughed bluntly before continuing with a smirk, "Who could possibly love him? He's a pervert! Just like his father. Not to mention he doesn't even do anything for me." Lies. All lies…other than the pervert part. The two really are perverts.

"Come, darling, let's discuss future arrangements." I kept smirking at Aruto as I left, but I hoped the true sadness I felt was coming through. Once the door was shut, I returned to normal and saw Susu was in the same outfit I was just in, only chara-sized.

"Alright, I did what you asked. Now send me to see my mother!"

"Right, well you see, we made that arrangement before I found out how amazing you looked with red hair and an outfit like that of which you previously had." A low growl escaped my lips.

"WE HAD A DEAL!"

"Did we? I thought part of the deal was to see your mother with cancer?"

"You lied to me?"

"Of course I did. If I didn't, you wouldn't have gotten Aruto and I couldn't be getting you to do a little show for me and the crew tomorrow.

"Show? I'll die first thank you." I turned to go, but two guards blocked my path.

"We can arrange that."

Ikuto Pov

How could I have let her do that? I should have known something was off! I mean, she was gone for almost three days and then suddenly she's back and says she beat the guard! I'm such an idiot!

"Ikuto~" I heard a familiar voice say. I turned around to see Susu was trying to squeeze herself under the door of the hotel room. I pulled her in, but dangled her by the feet.

"Where is she? Where is that lying-"

"Ikuto! Do you not notice I'm dark now?! This is the reaction she expected from you! Prove her wrong and let me show you where she is!"

"And why should I trust you?"

"Because Odelle is in big trouble, and just…" Susu explained everything that she knew, which from the conversation between Andrew and Odelle, was a lot.

"So Odelle thought her mother was dying, so that's why she made a deal with them." He let the little chara go. "Now they basically want to use her for entertainment?" Susu nodded. "Those sick minded…Yoru! We're going! Where to, Su?"

Odelle Pov

If Susu doesn't get back here now, I'm dead. Literally, they will shoot me in the arms, the legs, the stomach, before finally the head. I'm just…I have no hope right now. I don't know where the heck she went, but she better be back here-

"Odelle!" I heard her cute little voice say.

"Susu! You're here! Finally! Okay, phew. My heart-"

"No." My eyes opened wide as I looked over to see Ikuto as Black Lynx. My hands went over my mouth and tears of guilt and agony dripped from my face.

"I am so sorry, Ikuto. I am so, so, so sorry. You have no idea how-"

"Don't worry. Susu told me about how they lied to you. I honestly can't say I'd do any different."

"I'm glad. So…do you want me to go back home after this or shall we continue as before?"

"Before is out of the question. Before, you and I were just friends." My face turned red as I knew what he meant by that.

"Odelle, two minutes!" Somebody called from the other side of the door to the changing room.

"What do we do?" I asked. Ikuto smirked.

"We give them a show."

I walked onto the stage in my transformation and grabbed the mike that was on the side. Soon, the lights beamed on and I saw Ikuto out on the edge of the crowd.

"Got a one way ticket down a two way street

Got the wind in my hair and the dust on my feet

I'm just trying…to make it in America

Only thing to my name is an old t-shirt

Faded 1985 from a Stones' concert

And I'm dying…to make it in America

And I'm singing the words to my favorite song

With the rag top down and my glasses on

And I'm driving…straight through America

I wanna taste the sun!

'Cause baby I'm born to run!

I got the feeling that I'm not the only one

I, I wanna show some skin

Baby I need the ocean

And you can't stop me now I've got my heart in motion

I wanna make it in America

Make it in America"

I continued to sing and dance along the stage, throwing in some poses here and there. Finally, when the lights went out after that song, Ikuto came and grabbed me, getting the heck out of there.

"Come on! Aruto's cell is this way!" I said once we were completely out of ear shot. We made our way to the cell, unlocked it, and opened it, only to find Aruto with a gun in his hand. The problem was not that the run was at us, but at him.

"Aruto!" I yelled, getting his attention.

"Ikuto! You found me!" He yelled, putting the gun in his pocket and ignoring my existence.

"Yes, and we need to go now." Aruto nodded and the three of us ran for the front door, but were stopped by Andrew and six other guards.

"Tsk, tsk, Odelle. I could have offered you so much."

"LIAR! All you wanted was to rape me and break me!"

"I would give you things in return."

"Could you give me back the stolen dignity?" He smirked.

"And this is why I love having you around. You have a spark Odelle." He leaned in close to my face. "I like that." Just so we're clear, he deserved this.

Without even thinking, I used every last bit of my strength to punch him hard in the face. I heard a crack coming from his face and watched as blood poured out from it.

I was satisfied, to say the least.

Ikuto and began fighting off the guys with guns as Aruto finished off Andrew. He had a lot to give to that guy, too. Finally, we were able to escape and I made sure Aruto and Ikuto got out first before running after them. The only bad thing was almost as soon as I reached the outside world, a hand grabbed be and yanked me back.

"You are NOT GOING ANYWHERE!" Andrew yelled, still doubled over a bit.

"Oh yeah?" I kicked him where it hurts. "I hope that causes you to not have kids." I broke my hand free and jumped away towards Ikuto and Aruto, who waited for me at a near-by rooftop.

"You enjoyed that, didn't you?"

"After he stripped me down in front of Jake, not to mention the other crap he put me through, I didn't enjoy it enough."

"He what?! Wait, why was Jake-"

"He's like me. He got into a bad deal. I don't blame the poor guy. I won't trust him ever again, but I don't hate him. Hating him will only hold me back." With that said, I jumped off towards the hotel again.

"And this is why I love that girl."