Kyouya stood in the wings, watching Marie begin to sing to Kaoru. He was seething with jealousy and still feeling the raw, passionate anger from the night that Kaoru had attacked her.
"Every now and then
I get a little bit lonely
And you're never coming round," Marie sang, sadness evident in her voice.

Kyouya clenched his fists, physically restraining himself from running onto the stage as Kaoru sang back to her. "Turn around."

"Every now and then
I get a little bit tired
Of listening to the sound of my tears"
Marie turned, presumably looking for Kaoru, and gave Kyouya a smile filled with such warmth and love that it dissolved much of his rage.

Oh Marie, if only you knew, he thought.

"Turn around."
"Every now and then
I get a little bit nervous
That the best of all the years have gone by."
She continued singing, letting her inhibitions go as she performed. "Turn around, bright eyes!"

"Every now then I fall apart. And I need you now tonight. And I need you more than ever."
Kyouya spared one last look to Marie before walking backstage to get ready for his next song.
As Kyouya walked to his dressing room, Tamaki attacked his best friend.
"Kyouya! Mon ami! Isn't Marie fantastic?"

Kyouya smiled at the Blond Buffoon. "Yes, she's brilliant." He wasn't sure if he wanted to strangle the blond or kick him out.

"What's wrong, Kyouya?" Tamaki could sense that something was bothering his friend and wanted to know if he could help.

Kyouya shook his head. "I have a strange feeling something is off tonight."

"I have to go now, Kyouya. I'll see you in a few minutes" And with that...Tamaki was gone. As Kyouya was changing into a black silk shirt, Hunny bounded into his changing room.
"Hey, Kyou-chan! What song are you singing next?"

"I'm singing Shattered by O.A.R," Kyouya replied, as he tucked in his half-buttoned shirt.

"Sounds fun. Oh! Marie and Kao are done! You should probably go out there now!"

Kyouya sighed and walked out onto the stage, sitting on the stool in the center. Marie watched from the wings as Kyouya began to sing.
"In a way, I need a change
From this burnout scene
Another time, another town, another everything
But it's always back to you"
She didn't know why, but she felt almost sad that Kyouya would sing a song like that.

"Stumble out in the night
From the pouring rain
Made the block, sat and thought
There's more I need
It's always back to you"
Kyouya continued singing, unaware of the tears that fell from Marie's eyes as she listened to him.

"Why are you crying?" asked Mori from behind Marie.

"I don't know...I feel like I'm about to lose him," she managed to choke out. Mori wrapped her in a hug, rubbing her back and trying to soothe her fears.
She barley heard the song end. All she heard was Kyouya's sigh when he left the stage. Kyouya looked up as soon as he was away from the audience's view and saw Mori hugging Marie, trying to stop the tears streaming down her pale face.
"What happened?" he asked, worried that she had been injured somehow.
Mori shook his head. Frankly, he wasn't sure what was going on either. Suddenly, Marie left Mori's embrace and launched herself at Kyouya.
"Don't leave me, Kyouya. Please don't leave me!" she sobbed into his chest.
Kyouya, shocked, wrapped his arms around Marie.

"Where is this all coming from?" he asked.
"I...don't...know! I just...feel like…I'm going to lose you!" she said, hiccupping and trying to regain some of her composure.
Kyouya rubbed her back. "Hush. It's all ok. I'm not going anywhere."

"P-promise?" she sniffled, trying not to further smear her already ruined make-up.

Kyouya pulled back and looked into her eyes. "I swear."

Marie drew a shaky breath before laughing quietly.
"I'm a mess. I'm going to go fix my make-up and change costumes. My song with Mori is coming up in a few minutes." Marie rose, gave Kyouya a quick peck on the lips, and left. Kyouya waved her off.

"She certainly is an emotional wreck, Kyouya," a familiar voice sounded behind him. Kyouya turned and was greeted by a smiling Akito. "Hello, little brother."

Kyouya nodded as cordially as he could.

"Awww...Kyouya. You're always so cold towards me." he whined. "At least darling Marie gives me a smile."
Kyouya simply glared.

"Now, Kyouya. What's that look for? You're usually calm. Did I hit a nerve mentioning Marie?"
"Kyouya? Wish me luck!" Marie called, before disappearing onto the stage with Mori.

"I don't know what's up with you, but I want you to stay away from my Marie."

"Fine" Akito sighed "But it won't be easy. She's so...appealing."

"Back off," Kyouya growled.

Akito raised his hands.

"As you wish. Kyouya," he sneered.

What is he planning? What does he want with my Marie? Kyouya thought, as he moved to the wings in order to watch his angel.

She sang with Mori naturally; performing came easy to her.

"Leave me out with the waste
This is not what I do
It's the wrong kind of place
To be thinking of you
It's the wrong time
For somebody new
It's a small crime
And I've got no excuse
Is that alright?
Give my gun away when it's loaded
Is that alright?
If u don't shoot it how am I supposed to hold it
Is that alright?
Give my gun away when it's loaded
Is that alright
With you?"

Akito sat in the audience next to his father, watching Marie sing with all her heart and soul.
Soon, he thought, her heart and soul will be mine.

Marie finished the song and smiled to the audience.

"We will now be taking a short ten minute break. Please enjoy our drink bar and snacks."

Walking back stage, she immediately latched onto Kyouya and gave him a passionate kiss, which he gladly returned.

"Woah, Marie, Kyouya, not in public, please!" Mori said, playfully shielding his eyes.

"You know...one day you're going to find that one special girl, Taka-nii...and then HONEY is going to be telling you the same thing," Marie said, giggling.

Mori scoffed and walked away.

"Well...isn't this a cute sight? Hello again, Marie" Akito said.

Marie smiled slightly and nodded politely to the second Ootori son. Kyouya pulled her in tightly. "Goodbye onii-san."

"Aww, Kyouya don't be selfish."
Marie shivered. Something wasn't right.

"Why don't you leave us," Marie said.

"If that is what the beautiful angel wishes…" he mocked, giving a low, sweeping bow before leaving the couple.
"I don't like him, Kyouya. I'm sorry; he's part of your family, but something's off," Marie said softly.

Kyouya nodded, pulling her into a hug.

"I know, Marie; I know."

"I don't want to lose you. I don't know why I have this feeling that we're about to be torn apart but it has me on edge. Especially since we still haven't found the stalker."

Kyouya held her tighter.

"I'm not going to let you go."

"I know." She whispered.

Marie and Kyouya stood like that, locked in each others' embrace, for a few moments until Kyouya was called away by his father. He sighed and kissed Marie on her forehead.

"I'll be right back."

Marie watched him longingly before a familiar tune reached her ears.
"You belong to me
My Snow White Queen
There's no where to run
So let's just get it over..."

Marie whirled on the man behind her.

"Akito?"

Suddenly, a piece of cloth was being held over her nose and mouth. No matter how hard she struggled, Marie fell limp and unconscious. She tried to scream for Kyouya but she was too far gone in the drug to even move.
Kyouya, she thought, Help.

Akito grinned devilishly.

"And now, you're mine," he whispered, sneaking her out of the club easily.

Minutes after Kyouya finished his discussion with his father, Tamaki and Kaoru ran up to him, demanding to know where the blond girl was.
"What are you talking about? I left her two seconds ago on the wing of the stage."

"Well she's not there now," Kaoru said.

Tamaki was frantically looking about, hoping to see a sign of his precious cousin.

Kyouya blanched.

"She must be somewhere else!"

Tamaki shook his head.
"We can't find her. We searched backstage, the lighting booth, we sent Haru to check the bathroom...we can't find her."

Kyouya swore. "Where could she be?"

Tamaki immediately went into crazy mode.

"OH NO! WHAT IF SHE'S BEEN KIDNAPPED BY NINJAS TO BE HELD RANSOM FOR MILLIONS AND TRILLIONS OF YEN?" he screamed.

Kyouya shook his head. "Now is not the time to be an idiot, Tamaki."

"Do you have any ideas where she could be, Kyouya-sempai?" Kaoru asked as Tamaki sat in his corner of woe, muttering about how no one believed him.
Kyouya shook his head.

"I don't know. But wherever she is, it can't be good."

Marie awoke, blindfolded, feeling the bump and sway of a vehicle underneath her; the smell of musk; the sound of a man's soft voice. She didn't know where she was, and her temporary blindness only caused her further distress as she felt her heart beat accelerate. The voice was humming. Marie panicked. She wanted to leave, wanted her friends...but she mostly wanted Kyouya.
Kyouya, she thought, hoping that they had a bond that allowed them to communicate through thought, regardless of the fact that she knew that that was impossible.

The car suddenly stopped, and Marie felt herself jerk forward before being restrained by what she presumed to be a seat belt.
"Where are we?" she asked, her heart rate never slowing.

She was met with silence and rough hands pulling her from the car.

"Let go of me!" she wailed, thrashing against her captor.

A deep voice boomed out laughter and Marie froze in terror. She didn't know where she was or who she was with and that laughter sent chills down her spine.
"Who are you? Why I am here?" she demanded.

She was dragged from the car and thrown about, but still met with silence. She screamed as she felt her side hit something hard; presumably egging her captors on. She was thrown to the ground harshly, her head hitting the concrete with a painful thump. Tears streamed from her face as more laughter ensued before suddenly quieting. Marie tensed, not sure of what this sudden silence meant. She felt her head being yanked back by a hand fisted in her hair. She cried out when the hand flipped her over onto her back, feeling pressure on her hips as someone sat down on her.

"Let me go! Please!" she begged, sobbing from terror and pain.

The person on top of her leaned down and pressed her hands onto the ground.

"No!" she screamed, but to no avail.

The man on top of her leaned forward further until lips were pressed against her ear. Marie mewled, her body not used to so much weight on it.

"Let me go," she demanded before whimpering as she felt his breath on her ear.

"Why?" the man whispered, chuckling as she struggled to free herself from underneath his body.
"I haven't done anything. Please release me." She sobbed harder.

The man laughed and got off of her.

"For now, but you will never be gone from under my control."

"Who are you?" she whispered, having a feeling that she already knew the answer.

The man laughed. "You will find out soon enough."

Marie whimpered as she heard the door open and close with a resounding thud. She refused to let the tears fall from her eyes, yet a few still made it past her defenses.

"Kyouya" she whispered "Please find me."

"Where is she?" Kyouya exclaimed. He wanted to know where Marie was. He was pissed at himself for leaving her alone. Tamaki and the twins cowered in fear as the Shadow King yelled at Tachibana.

Hunny was in tears at the thought of his imouto-chan being kidnapped. Mori picked him up and placed him on his shoulders. "It's ok, Mitskuni."

"But...Marie-chan is..missing! What if...what if someone is doing something horrible to her?" Hunny wailed as he hugged Usa-chan to his chest. Kyouya glared.

"Nothing's going to happen."
"You don't know that, Kyouya-sempai." Haruhi said as she tried to comfort Tamaki.

Kyouya got a determined look in his face.

"I'm positive, because I won't let anything happen."

"She's already gone isn't she?" Kaoru demanded as he sat on the couch next to his twin.
"Damn it! How did this happen?" Hikaru exclaimed.
"Hikaru…" Kaoru whispered, wrapping the older twin in a hug.

Hikaru cried into his brother's shirt.

"I hate this."
"We all do," Mori said as he looked to the door, hoping to see Marie waltz through at any moment.

"She's not going to walk through that door," a voice, amplified through a microphone, said.

"Who said that?" Tamaki said, trying to sound brave as he hugged Haruhi close.

The voice laughed through the microphone.

"I'm going to find out," Kyouya said determinedly.

"Takashi! Do you think it's the same person that kidnapped imouto-chan?" Hunny asked, gripping Usa-chan so tightly it appeared as if his head would explode. Mori nodded slowly.

Kyouya looked around backstage before deciding that the voice had come from the sound and lighting booth. Determined, he marched up the stairs to have a look around. He opened the door, but was met with nothing but the equipment and a tape, left on the circuit board. He cursed. This was not good. Whoever this person was, he was smart.
"What's that?" Haruhi asked as Kyouya walked up to them five minutes later.

"It's a tape."

"There was no one there?" Tamaki asked, worry etched on his face.

Kyouya shook his head angrily.
"What does that mean, Kyou-chan?" Hunny asked from his perch on Mori's shoulders.

"It means that whoever that was is messing with us."

"Kyouya?" Haruhi said.
Kyouya turned his head and saw tears trailing down her face.
"Do you know who it is?"

Kyouya shook his head.

"But I have an inkling."

"Kyouya! Father wants you home," Akito said as he leisurely strolled through the door.

Stopping, the man bit back a grin as he saw the tears and pained expressions.

"What happened?" he asked. "Did someone die?"

Mori had to hold back Hunny as he made a break for Akito.

"What'd I say?" Akito asked, backing up slightly in fear of the petite blond.
Tamaki stood slowly. "My cousin is missing." He glared at the elder Ootori.
"I didn't know, Suouh-san. Forgive me," Akito pleaded, bowing to Tamaki.
Haruhi scoffed angrily at his cocky attitude.
"And what, may I ask, are you scoffing at, Miss Fujioka?" he said coldly.
He knows something. Kyouya thought.

Haruhi looked up at him.

"At you, Akito. You and your snarky behavior. It sucks, rich boy, and you should do something about it."

"Well. What have I done to offend you, Miss Fujioka?" he sneered.

Haruhi spat at his feet.

"You exist, don't you?"
Akito glared.

"You know, Miss Fujioka? You act as if I kidnapped Marie. Is that what you're suggesting?"

Haruhi opened her mouth to speak when Tamaki ran up to her and placed his hand over her mouth. "No, of course not," he said hastily.

"Good. Because I didn't do it. Kyouya. Come on. Father hates waiting." And with that, Akito was gone. Haruhi pushed Tamaki's hand away.

"Something about that guy doesn't sit well with me."
Kyouya looked at her before whispering, "I know."
"Kyouya!" Akito called sharply.
"Coming." Kyouya turned and walked off to meet his brother.
I really hate him, Kyouya thought to himself.
The car ride was silent. Both brothers were thinking of the same person, but in two different ways.
I can't wait to get my hands back on Marie. Once she's gotten a taste of me, she won't be able to go back to Kyouya. Ever. Akito thought.

Please be safe, my darling. I'm looking for you, I swear. Kyouya thought.

KRRR: Hey everyone! I know I usually do one of these at the beginning too, but I was too lazy. Thanks Ember for writing this chapter with me and proofing it! Please R&R!