Author: Thanks soooo much for the reviews you guys, still hella excited that I've broken the 300 reviews bracket :) sorry for the wait, been dealing with the real world and haven't had the time to sit and work on this but I've gotten a new phone and downloaded a app so I can work on my stories through my phone and omg it works! Soooo I'm going to attempt to work on my fics through my phone on my spare time and just email it to my computer to fix it up and then post; wish me luck. Well enough of my ramblings and enjoy the next chapter!

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A.J. drummed his fingertips along the dashboard of his police cruiser as he sat inside of his vehicle outside Juuban hospital. Anne had been transported here a few hours prior and was undergoing surgery. Alan was pronounced dead at the scene from being repeatedly struck in the head by his own beloved flute.

The police officer clenched his jaw at the thought and was seething in anger. He had to get to the bottom of this; Alan and Anne were such good people...he had to know how they had gotten into such a predicament as this.

Sighing heavily, the tired officer opened the door to his vehicle and stepped out. He stretched slightly to loosen the aching muscles in his back as he slowly began to ascend towards the waiting room of the E.R. ward. He wanted some answers and he wanted to know everything Anne's younger sister knew.

Upon entering the building, A.J. spotted the young pink haired woman sitting in one of the hard plastic seats within the waiting room. Her dark blue eyes were clouded over as the woman stared at nothing in particular, soft manicured fingers drumming impatiently at her side. The lost look upon the woman's face bothered the cop so he decided to clear his throat and gain April's attention.

The action worked as April suddenly jerked up in her seat before her wide startled eyes feel upon A.J.

"Sorry for startling you." replied A.J. as he stepped forward with an outstretched hand.

April gave him a small smile as she stood from her seat and shook the officer's much larger hand. "It's alright."

A.J. nodded and waited patiently for the young woman to retake her seat. "I am Officer Furuhata and I want to ask you some questions about what happened tonight."

April nodded her head vigorously, ready to answer anything he asked.

A.J. cleared his throat once more and burried his hands within the slacks of his pants. "Do you know anyone that would want to harm your sister or Alan?"

April shook her head immediately. "Not that I know of."

The officer nodded, retrieving a hand from his pocket to thoughtfully rub his chin. "Have they recently made friends with anyone or perhaps have you seen anyone suspicious hanging around their home?"

April once again shook her head with a slight shrug of the shoulders. "No...no new friends and I haven't seen anyone suspicious...Alan and Anne never said anything to me about anything like that either. The only person that's been around is their friend."

At this, A.J. arched a brow in curiosity. "Friend?"

April nodded. "Yeah...Wallace."

The blonde's eyes nearly bulged out of his head at the name. "Wallace who?"

"Tenoh."

A.J's eyes widened even larger as April spoke of the name of the man he has been attempting to track down for months. With wild and urgent eyes, the cop grasped a hold of April's shoulders.

"Do you know where he is?"

The young pinkette arched a brow in confusion. "No...why? I mean...what does he have to do with all of this?"

"Everything." replied the officer as he ran a shaky hand through his short tresses. "How long has he been staying at your sister's home?"

"A few months."

A.J. gritted his teeth in anger; that bastard had been in Juuban the entire time...right under his fucking nose! The young officer quickly pulled out his cell phone and quickly pushed in some digits before placing the phone to his ear.

"Hey Dave...have you found any prints within that home yet? " there was moment of silence as the cop listened intently. "All over the flute? Run those prints to a guy named Wallace Tenoh, I have the feeling that this has something to do with him. I'll be down there in a few."

A.J. closed the lid to his phone and looked at April as she was staring back at him in a loss for words. "Let me see your phone.

The pinkette silently obliged to the request and handed the officer her phone and watched as he placed a number into her cellular device.

"I placed my number into your phone...as soon as your sister wakes up, call me."

April nodded and before she could get another word in, the officer was already out of the double doors and heading towards his car.

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Dom yawned tiredly as he untangled himself from his wife's arms and slowly climbed out of the bed. He exited his bedroom and began to head down the stairs but paused as he heard noises...as if someone was talking.

Furrowing his brows and tensing slightly as the hairs on the back of his neck began to stand on end. Slowly creeping down the stairs and ready to attack at any moment, Dom sighed in relief as he saw that the TV was on in the living room.

As he was about to leave to turn and head into the kitchen, the news station's breaking news alert caught his attention as the newscaster began to speak on the two crimes that had been committed today and how the reports said it could be by the same person. The first account was attempted kidnapping and the second was a homicide case with the result of one victim dead and another in critical condition with low chances of surviving.

What made Dom's jaw drop was when the picture of Wallace Tenoh appeared on the screen and was claimed to be on Tokyo's most wanted list.

"Holy shit!" exclaimed the silver haired man.

"I see you like my handy work." came a gruff reply.

"Jesus fucking Christ man!" Yelped Dom as he stumbled back and grabbed his chest in surprise. He quickly leaned forward and flicked on the kitchen light to see Wallace sitting at his kitchen table, sipping on a hot cup of tea.

"What the fuck are you doing in my house? How the hell did you even get in here!"

Wallace smirked as he took another small sip of tea from the light blue mug. "Your door was unlocked, I think you're slipping...but that doesn't matter because if it was locked I'd have picked the lock anyways."

Dom frowned deeply...he never left his door unlocked...was he that out of it after his encounter with A.J. earlier...apparently. The F.B.I. agent shook his head to clear his thoughts realizing that that didn't matter, like Wallace had mentioned, he would have gotten in his home regardless; the real question was why the fuck was he here now?

"Why the hell are you here?"

Wallace smirked. "Is that how you greet a long time friend?"

"We are not friends you sick bastard! Now why are you here?"

The blonde chuckled as he drummed his fingers along the top of the kitchen table. "As you can see I've gotten myself into some trouble."

"Some?" Dom nearly screeched incredulously. "You tried to kidnap someone and now have a murder charge hanging over your head...possibly two. Have you lost your fucking mind?"

Wallace chuckled once more, a lopsided grin upon his grungy face. "I've lost my mind a long time ago."

Dom frowned lightly. "I've noticed."

Wallace grin faltered slightly but it soon turned into a smirk as he stood from his seat. "Being that I've gotten myself into some trouble I am going to have to disappear for a while but don't get too happy." Stated the blonde as his smirk broadened. "I will keep in touch."

"Look man...I don't want to be involved in your shit anymore."

"You have no choice, you owe me."

"I don't owe you a goddamn thing! I got you off from killing Ellen we're fucking even!"

Wallace erupted into a cackle as he threw his head back. "I know it was you that snitched on me all those years ago...you're the one that told Donny about our last deal and got me caught."

At the accusation, Dom literally choked on his spit. "Are you fucking serious? Why would I snitch on you!"

"Because you wanted all the money for yourself."

"You were my best friend Wallace, you were a brother to me! You were the one that helped after I fucked my family into debt; you were the one that got me back on my feet. I would have never turned my back on you!" Snapped Dom.

"Stop lying to me!" Growled the blonde as he picked up the mug from the table and threw the hot tea in his former friend's face. Dom grunted and immediately grabbed at his face as Wallace grabbed him by the back of the collar and rammed him face first into the counter top.

Dom fell to the floor moaning as he rocked from side to side, clutching his now throbbing head. Wallace sneered down at him and was about to kick the downed man in his side when he heard a creak coming from the stairway.

Wallace quickly kneeled down beside his past business partner. "You better take advantage of me being gone for a while because I will be back and you will help me get those little bitches back...if you don't... I have no problem breaking your kids' necks and making your wife my bitch!" With those cold words said, Wallace stood and quickly left Dom's side and soon out of his home.

Dom grunted as he slowly sat up haphazardly wiping the tea from his face and then clutched his head in his hands.

"Daddy?"

Dom jerked his head up and slightly frowned as he spotted his youngest son entering the kitchen.

Sapphire slowly made his way into the kitchen with a perplexed look upon his face. The five year old boy had heard majority of the conversation that his father had with the unknown yet strangely familiar man. Although he had heard majority of the conversation, he had no clue what they were talking about but he knew that it was important and that he needed to remember this moment.

Standing before his father, the boy eyed the man's reddening face from the scalding tea and the knot on his forehead from being rammed face first into the table. Kneeling down beside his father, Sapphire looked the man directly in the eyes.

"Are you okay?

Dom tried to flash his son a reassuring smile but it failed miserably. "Yeah...I'm okay. Just had a bit of an accident."

At his father's bold faced lie, Sapphire frowned. "Who was that man you was talking to you?"

Dom visibly stiffened and turned his head away from his son. "There was no one here."

The boy furrowed his brows. "Yeah there was...I saw you two talking and then he got mad at you and threw that tea in your face and..."

"I TOLD YOU NO ONE WAS HERE!" Snapped Dom as he snatched his son up by the arm and drew him in close. "You didn't see or hear anything...you got that?" Growled Dom with a snarl on his face.

Sapphire immediately nodded his head with tears in his eyes as he snatched his arm from his father's painfully tight grasp. Once he freed himself, the five year old bolted out of the kitchen and up the stairs to his room.

Dom sighed heavily, slowly running his fingers through his damped hair before climbing to his feet to retreat to his room as well.

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A.J. taped his foot impatiently as he was waiting for the results of the finger prints along Alan's broken flute. He heard a door opening and he quickly stood erect, eyes falling upon his coworker David.

"It's a match." stated David.

A.J. ran a hand tiredly down his face with a small shake of the head. "We've been looking for this mother fucker for months and the damn bastard has been residing in Juuban all this time."

David patted his friend on the back. "Don't beat yourself up over it...the guy is slick as hell."

The blonde cop shook his head with a frown. "If we would have found him earlier, we could have saved a life...all of this shit could have been prevented! Plus he got away; there is no telling what he is up to now."

"How the hell could we have known he was in Juuban A.J? All we know now is that the bastard is slipping...we will catch him soon."

"Or... Wallace realizes that he's slipping and is planning on disappearing for a while before he makes his next move." muttered A.J.

David shrugged his shoulders. "All we can do is hope and see if any of this evidence can lead us in the right direction."

As A.J. was about to respond his phone began to ring. Pulling the cellular device from his pocket, he quickly flipped the lid and answered. A small smile appeared on his face as he withdrew the phone from his ear, closed it and hurriedly slipped it back into his pocket as he glanced over at David.

"That was the victim's sister...Anne is awake."

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A.J. bolted through the emergency ward and frowned as he didn't spot April within the waiting room. He immediately stalked his way to the receptionist and tapped on the Plexiglas, drawing the old woman's attention. He whipped out his badge and flashed it towards the woman.

The old woman smiled politely. "You want to see the victim that was stabbed?"

The officer nodded and the older woman picked up her phone and called for a doctor to escort him to the patient. Within a matter of minutes a young male doctor entered the waiting room and ushered the cop forward to follow him.

Once A.J. was at the doctor's side he began to ask questions. "How is she?"

"Too be honest...it's a miracle that this woman is even alive...hell...it's a miracle that the babies survived."

A.J's eyes widened. "Babies?"

"Yes...she's 9 weeks pregnant with twins. She was stabbed in the abdomen and by the wound I can tell that the person had twisted the blade within her, which caused a lot of damage and internal bleeding. If the attacker had gone either left or right a few more centimeters, than either twin wouldn't have made it." The doctor patted the cop on the shoulder, troubled by the saddened expression on the man's face. "If the paramedics wouldn't have gotten here as soon as they had, the patient would have bled to death."

"What is the full extent of her injuries?" Questioned A.J. as he swallowed the lump that formed in his throat.

The doctor rubbed at his graying beard. "She received 14 staples within her abdomen, minor concussion, heavy bruising around her face and neck and other various parts of her body...we also found evidence that she had been raped. I don't understand why she didn't have a miscarriage...she has been through so much within the last few hours." The doctor sighed softly. "We were able to stabilize her and I believe she will make a full recovery physically...mentally...I believe she needs to talk to a specialist."

"I understand...this is a traumatizing ordeal. Not only has she been beaten, raped, and put to the brink of death...her husband was murdered and she has two children to bare and raise alone."

"That's a damn shame." muttered the doctor as he stopped in front of a door. "This is her room."

"Thanks." Replied A.J. as he quietly opened the door and stepped inside. The room was dimly lit as he spotted April sitting in a seat beside her sister's bed, holding the woman's hand delicately within her own.

His eyes slowly feel upon Anne and he had to stop his breath from hitching in his throat. Both of her eyes were nearly swollen shut, lips cracked and blood stained, and the bruises that littered her neck stood out like white paint on a black canvas.

The young cop clenched his fist in concealed rage; Anne did not deserve this and neither did Alan. Clearing his throat to get a grasp of his emotions, both Anne and April finally took notice of the blonde haired officer.

A.J. took this as a cue to perform his job. "Hello Anne, I am Officer Furuhata and I need to ask you some questions about what had happened tonite."

The battered pinkette stared at the officer blankly but gave him a small nod of approval. The officer smiled softly as he took a few steps closer to the bed to stand beside it.

"Do you know who done this to you?"

At the question, Anne turned her head away to stare at the wall absentmindedly.

"Wallace Tenoh."

A.J. clenched his jaw as the spoken name infuriated him. "Do you know why he would do something like this?

With her head still turned the pinkette began to speak in a low and shaky voice. "I was watching the news and saw the report about Wallace attempting to kidnap a child...I immediately went to Alan and told him what I saw." Anne paused as her bottom lip began to tremble as she urged herself to continue on with the story. "Alan said that he would talk to him...and that if all of this was true...than Wallace would have to leave."

"That is understandable." replied A.J. softly.

"I thought so too, anyways Wallace finally made his appearance and he was all beat up...like he was clobbered by a good bit of high priced purses. Alan than escorted Wallace upstairs to talk to him...things were quiet and then the shouting started and I heard a loud thud. Something told me to run...but I couldn't...I just had to make sure that my husband was alright." Anne felt the tears start to trail down her bruised face as she was wrapped in the memories that will haunt her for years to come.

"I went upstairs and found my husband lying in a pool of blood and Wallace standing over him...clenching Alan's flute in his hand...I knew I should have ran but I had to run to my husband's side and that's when Wallace struck me upside the head with the flute. After that he...he..." the pinkette couldn't finish as she burst into an onslaught of tears and heart wrenching sobs escaping her.

A.J. decided that it was his time to leave and he silently slipped out of the room, the image of a broken woman squalling in her sister's bosom branding his mind.

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Laura yawned and rubbed at her eyes before running a hand through her slightly tussled hair. She furrowed her brows as her gaze fell upon her husband's bare back and frowned as she noticed that his shoulders were trembling.

"Honey?" questioned Laura as she placed a cool hand upon A.J.'s shoulder.

The young cop sniffled, harshly rubbing the tears from his eyes with his forearm. "I'm fine...go back to sleep hun."

Laura narrowed her eyes dangerously close. "You are not fine...I've only seen you shed tears 3 times since I've met you."

A.J. frowned and slightly tilted his head to look at his wife. "I don't know what you are talking about."

Laura rolled her eyes. "Your cried when we recited our vows on our wedding day and you also cried when Andrew and Reika were born...so cut the macho man crap and tell me what's bothering you."

sighed heavily, running a hand down his flushed face. "It's all my fault."

The mother of two arched a brow startled yet confused. "What is your fault?"

"What happened to Alan and Anne was my fault."

Laura looked down right appalled. "That was not your fault."

"It was...if I hadn't of put Wallace on the news than none of this would of happened...a woman lost her husband today as well as nearly her own life and the lives of two unborn children. I am the cause of her misery and pain."

Lauara leaned forward and wrapped her arms around her husband from behind and gave him the tightest hug she could muster. "You did not know that this was going to happen...your were trying to help...you were trying to protect the lives of two little girls that have been through hell and back...two little girls you've grown to love and are the best of friends with our son. Unfortunately something bad had happened at the expense...but you did the right thing. In the long run...this may have been the smartest thing you could of done...Wallace's face is posted everywhere. Someone is bound to see him and you will have this nut behind bars in no time."

Laura smiled softly and gave her husband a small kiss on the cheek. "Stop blaming yourself because what had happened tonight was not your fault. Now lie down and go to sleep...you got a bad guy running around that needs to be served some justice."

A.J. smiled, lying down beside his wife. "God...I married the most amazing woman."

"You forgot the sexiest as well."

A.J. chuckles pulling his woman closer to him and falling into a blissful sleep of no regrets as the woman of his dreams softly ran her fingers through his soft blonde locks."

Author: Hope you guys enjoyed…apparently writing on my phone is muuuuuch easier, except when I email it to myself I can only send 3 pages at a time…aggravating. Looks like I will be investing in getting word perfect for my mobile device ^_^ n e ways, I have a little bit written for the next chapter and hopefully I can get it going and have it posted soon! Until than, please review!