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Things are winding down, yet there is more to do! Still more!

So the schedule was set: both Shinta and Kyo would go to work in the morning, the police "guards" would place themselves around the house, Sakura would do her daily chores, which left her not doing much, unless she was surprised by a visit from any of her friends. Then, at sunset, Shinta would return, a large smile on his face, help his mother making dinner, which they would eat together, talking about what happened during the day, she would then send him to bed so he would be rested to work the next day, then, late that night, Kyo would get home, only to sit up all night, watching for any demon hunters.

Nearly three weeks passed like this, with no incident. Sakura was more relaxed with each day that passed, thinking the demon hunters hadn't found anything and had moved on.

She knelt in front of the washtub, doing laundry, humming a tune she'd learned from Kyo to sing to her newborn to calm it at night. One more week of waiting, I'm sure. I don't think it'll be another month. I wonder if Kenshin-nii and Kaoru will come over today, I haven't seen them for a few days. What could they be doing that requires not visiting?

Sighing, she stood and hung all the washed clothes, then all of a sudden, she was grabbed from behind, a hand covering her mouth. On instinct, her wings flared and the erect feathers stabbed into her attackers. With yells of pain, they let go of her, then she was thrown to the ground, something seizing her right wing.

"If your wings are gonna be a problem, demon wench, then we'll just have to get rid of them," a man's voice sneered.

She screamed as her wing was torn completely off. Her left wing was grabbed, but was released quickly when gunfire rang through the gates.

Everything faded into black, then she heard voices, hushed and worried. There was pain, yet numbness in her right shoulder, and she registered that she was lying on her left side, to keep away from her wound.

What happened? Where am I?

"My love, Sakura, art thou awake?"

She pried her eyes open, seeing Kyo at her side, wearing a police uniform. He took her hand, eyes worried. A smile came to her face, and she murmured, "Darling…"

"Thy right wing was torn completely off, and thy left wing was broken. Who could've done this to thee?"

"D-demon hunters, Kyo…"

He took both her hands and pulled her up. She winced, the different position jarring her wounds. He held her close and whispered in her ear, "I shall have vengeance, if they aren't already dead. To rip a demon's wing off is unforgivable. There's a chance when your wing turns black that the missing one will come back, but it isn't certain."

At that moment, the door slid open. Megumi stepped in and saw Kyo holding Sakura close. "Kyo-san, if you would please let her lie back down. You could hurt her more."

Kyo looked up, then sighed, letting his wife lie back down. The lady doctor checked the demoness over, before asking, "How are you feeling?"

"After having one of my wings torn off? Great," Sakura said, sarcasm dripping off her voice.

"The bleeding has stopped, it was hard to bandage, but I managed. The splint is holding on your wing, and your baby is doing just fine."

"Thank you for helping me, Megumi-san." Sakura smiled at her friend. "Where are Kenshin-nii and Kaoru-san?"

"They came to visit you earlier, but left just a few minutes before you woke. I almost had Ken-san lie down too, he was very pale, on the verge of passing out."

Kyo nodded. "Nii-san should have rested, until at least Sakura had woken up. Be connected at the heart does have its drawbacks, especially since now Sakura is the stronger twin. If she suffers anything, Nii-san will have an almost worse reaction to it. I suppose he felt the pain she did when her wing was ripped off."

Megumi's eyes widened. "That must've hurt worse than anything he's ever felt. Even being stabbed. To have a limb torn off…no wonder he was as white as snow."

Sakura bit her lip. "If he comes while I'm resting again, then tell him I'm sorry. It's the best I can do in this condition."

Megumi nodded. "All right, Sakura-san. I will."

Sakura closed her eyes to sleep once again.

That was short...but it was all I could do...sorry!

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