Sophia's pov

Baki's body crashed agaisnt the table when the door bursts open, police of all sizes rush into the room, screaming about everyone's identification and to not move. I hear Yujiro sigh once but surprisingly the male made no move to stop the interruption.

I knew this was probably suspicious, five men of all ages in a room with two females didnt paint a very good picture. The exact picture police cheif Sanoda had invisioned, had this been some cheesy children's cartoon there would have been smoke coming out the top of his head.

"Oliver! Whats going on here?!"

Unchained childishly smiles "i have no idea Chief Sanoda."

My eyes turn, catching Sikorsky. The blonde sends me a flirty wink before he steps out the window.

"Wait wait wait!" The chief tries but the Russian was long gone "damn it! Thats gonna be one hell of a mess!"

"Hey you! Put the girl down and step back!" I turn again, noticing the hot shot cop- well cops, now pointing guns at Yujiro.

At this Unchained snorts "yeah Ogre, put the girl down,"

Surprisingly Yujiro snorts, setting me on the ground beside him

"Well I suppose theres a first time for everything huh?" His hand moves, gently brushing across my cheek "why dont you run over to the kiddos over there? They seem worried."

I cant help but snort as the group of cops all but parts like the red sea when Yujiro walks me over to the other side of the room. So much for a show of power huh? Katsumi grabs my arm.

"Sophia are you okay?" His eyes were flickering over my body "he didnt hurt you did he?"

I shake my head "No, Katsumi, im fine."

A few moments after the room started to clear out. Unchained moves, stopping before me with an impossible amount of confidence only he could possess and I feel my heart beat.

He lifts a large hand, placing it on my head and smiles, speaking in English "See you around cherry pie."

His heat floods through my body and I can't help but smile, the world all but fading away around us "See you around, Unchained."

When two cops walk after him I'm hit with a cold chill, this feeling of disappointment was unexpected.

Yujiro follows, stopping before me and places a gentle hand on my chin, tilting my eyes up as he leans into my ear "The blood of innocencts is on the hands of your blood. If you ever want to learn how to use it, come find me."

One by one the police left and I couldn't ignore the varying levels of coldness, a few stronger cops felt warm but nothing was the same as Yujiro's heat, even bakis and Katsumi's felt cold.

I shake my head, seeing kozue standing in nothing but a towel, Sikorsky had ripped off her clothes since her hands were ties behind her back and make my way over to her, shrugging my large shirt off. I pause to let a medic pass before me and feel the hairs on my arm stand up. That unpleasant chill runs through my body.

What the fuck was going on?

Just like before I feel a cold hand on my shoulder, well the hand was warm but it was like placing an ice cube on my flesh, the air around it was frosty.

I turn, having to force myself not to pull my arm away and I see Kozue standing beside me. Her eyes were soft and shaken, her hand was physically shaking against my arm "Thank you."

"For what?"

Her face twists "For coming after me? You were the first one to find me."

"Oh, yeah..." I turn, looking around the room as more chilled air surrounds me

Her face twists again "Sophia are you okay?" now wearing a pair of high-waisted shorts over leggings and a fancy mid waist white lace bra I couldn't help but wince as colder air hits me like a truck.

I feel my heart beating faster. it's like im standing in a walk in freezer.

"Miss can i ask you some questions?"

I'm forced to step back as more overwhelming cold hits me and take in the cop before me. This one was smaller than the rest, thin limbs and a childish face. I had no doubt he was new to the force.

I watch him flip over a small notepad and look at me expectantly.
"ma'am?"

Suddenly chief Sanoda appears resting a hand on the newbies shoulder. I watch him signal over a medic and feel a coat placed over my shoulders and jolt away again

"Miss, can you come sit over with us?" A female asks.

I shake my head. There was too much cold in this room...my heart felt like it was pounding in my chest "I-I..." I swallow, suddenly feeling dizzy "I'm sorry, I can't."

I turn, the room felt like it was trying to suffocate me and I pull the blanket closer to my body. Despite my efforts the chills seems to ghost through the blanket, following me down the hall.

"Sophia?" Katsumi asks but I kept walking, leaning on the wall in support. I keep walking, my steps slower now and I feel his warm hand on my back "Sophia? What's wrong."

"I-I have to go..." I pathetically try to pull my arm away as more chills follow, it was like Yujiro's overwhelming heat and burned away all the warmth of the earth and now he was gone, all but forcing me to follow him "I need to go down..."

I feel him move, picking me up easily and I curl into his warmth. It did a bit to fight off the chills as we enter into the elevator and head down to the main floor.

I hear Katsumi chuckle lightly "Sophia how are you the most well-guarded person on the planet and yet you still manage to get involved with the most dangerous people?"

I tuck my hands in, trying to warm them "N-not sure, lucky I guess...?"

"You're shaking." He whispers in my ear and I groan, tucking into him more as the chills of each floor ghosted under the door, dancing around me with mocking laughter.

"C-cold, everyone around me is so cold... it's following me..."

At his silence I was sure he had no idea what I was talking about. Hell, I had no idea what I was talking about but it was like I could suddenly feel the potential of everyone in this building and very few people had the strength I was looking for, that my body was looking for.

I hear the bell ding and the door opens up, flooding more cold as people were going to and from the building as the cops try to figure out who was who in this mess. I groan in pain, grabbing my chest and feel a few tears run down my face.

What the hell had Yujiro done to me?

"Sophia I thi-" his voice and body stops mid-sentence and that's when I feel it.

A deeper blooming heat and I feel more tears come out, I feel myself turn, my hand reaching out "Kaoru! Make it stop! Make them go away!"

I sob, not caring for a moment that I felt and sounded like a child and feel two hands wrap around me and I'm lifted to a large chest. That heat blooms in my chest and I feel the chill slowly disappearing. The scent of roses and cigarette smoke. The scent of safety. Kaoru's killer aura comes out, most likely assuming I was talking about Katsumi and that warmth floods into my system. I reach up my hands, wrapping them around his neck, whimpering once more, my body was tingling like it does after you come inside a warm house in the winter.

"Your house..." I mumble, feeling a sudden drain of energy. Sitting here in his heat like a mother rocking her child I feel my eyes closing "I want... to go home..."

I feel his arms tighten around me, that heat still out and as we turn, walking out of the building I catch the same pair of black eyes hidden under a grey hat hiding in the crowd. I hold Yanagi's gaze as long as I could, the seconds ticking by before my world goes black.

(Kaoru's POV)

To say Sophia's outburst at the hotel was unusual would be an understatement. I had gotten most of the details from Baki, a few more from Kozue and had put a few more pieces together. I had carried Sophia all the way home, not setting her down once, even in the car and had told my men to get a doctor. The older gentleman met us at the front door of my house and I slide out of the car, walking down the long line of servants.

We went down the long hallway, the silence following us and I turn left, heading into the newly made medical center. I knew it was a bit of an over kill but after my talk with Sophia I had it made, I never wanted her to be injured and not get help because Kureha was there. Sophia had flipped out of course, punching me in the arm a few times but I just smiled softly and waited for her anger to pass. I'd known for a while that Sophia was used to doing things on her own but spoiling her like this was something she'd have to get used to.

I lie her on the table and watch the doctor move, hooking up what he needed to and run a few tests "Her heart rate is extremely elevated, but I'm not seeing any external injuries, what did you say had happened?"

...

The doctor had stepped out of the room for a bit. Sophia had been given a few drugs, hoping that would bring her hormones down to a normal level but her heart had yet to calm down. She was clammy and cold, shivering like she had a fever. At the moment she seemed to be locked in state of fight or flight mode, her adrenaline levels were through the roof during the first test.

A low groan comes from the bed and I see Sophia turn her head to the left, her hands closed in tight fists. I see the heart monitor jump again and she turns her head again, tears rolling down her face

"Mom... Mom wait..." she whimpers "Mom please... Don't go." Turning her head again "No... Don't leave me here. I don't want to go with him..."

I use a cloth to wipe off her forehead and gently hold her hand "It's okay Sophia, you're safe..."

"Mom... Please... come back..."

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