Chapter 8: The Truth has to come out Ken

Schuldich sighed as he closed the door to the room Lita occupied. As he walked away from the door he slowly button up his shirt. When they had gotten back from their 'visit' Lita was as vulnerable as a baby kitten without its mother. He had attempted to 'sooth' her and he had almost had her too, but that stupid tear had to come down from her eyes. Schuldich had immediately detached himself from her.

The orange haired sighed as he fixed his headband. 'I guess, I really do like her.' He thought to himself before frowning. "Damn it! I'm getting soft! Shit." He swore as he slammed his door to his room behind him.

Stepping from the shadow Nagi emerged. A frown twisted his handsome face as his gaze was locked on the door to Schuldich's room. 'She must be eliminated before Brad finds out.'

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"Kuso!" Youji exclaimed as Amy, gently as she could, pulled out the bullet from his shoulder. "Sorry Youji-san, but there was no other way." The blue head beauty told him as she started to clean the wound up. She had made him remove his shirt so she could have a better look at it. Youji only waved her apologies off with a hand gesture before saying, "I've had worse."

The others were sitting or standing in Raye's room in different areas. Artemis was giving his attention to Mina, she was worst than the others, and he helped treat her wounds while Luna sat by a still shocked Serena, who was staring at nothing. Raye was sitting on her bed with her fist clinched. Anger still in her blood. She was quiet but knew that she had to say something. Anything to get her anger out. When Youji yelled was the opportunity she had and she grabbed it. Turning to look at him with cold eyes she snapped. "Will you stop whining like a damn baby and act like a damn man you are!?" She screamed getting all the attention in the room.

Youji, already not in a good mood for this, sneered back. "I'd like to see you act with a bullet in your shoulder. Till then shut the hell up!"

Before Raye could respond, Luna cut her off by placing a hand on her shoulder. The raven beauty didn't turned to face her. She still kept her gaze on Youji. "Raye, its not his fault." Luna whispered to her. "And it's not your fault either."

Unwanted tears gathered in Raye's eyes sooner than she could hide them away. Her gaze fell to the ground in shame. "I should have been able to get her Luna. The power I felt when I was angry was strong enough too. But what did I do?" She wiped her tears away from her eyes as she turned to Luna. "Nothing. I did nothing Luna."

"Yes, you did Raye." Amy spoke still tending to Youji's shoulder and hiding her tears with her bangs. "Out of all of us girls you did something. You may not have gotten her back but you did something. You didn't freeze when you saw her. You should be proud of that." She tied the bandage neatly and stood up.

"But…"

"Stop it Raye." Amy spoke firmly yet there were hints, in her voice, of sadness. She turned to Raye, who was facing her. "Look at Serena. She's in shock." Ray glanced at the blonde, who had pressed her knees to her chest and buried her face in her thigh. The senshi of Mars bit her lips. "She doesn't need to hear this. Mina is hurt. She needs all the rest she can have, so she will be able to help in the next battle. You need to stop blaming yourself. Nobody is at fault. You should be thankful these men came and helped. Things would have been far worse if they hadn't had came."

Raye nodded. Amy was right. Instead of snapping at the man she should be thanking him and his friends. Looking up at him she whispered. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to snap at you like that. I was just frustrated over the whole situation."

All Youji could do was nod.

Suddenly, Mina's voice was heard. "How do you know Lita?" Her voice was weak but still held enough resonance to be heard. They all looked at the blonde who was pushing Artemis away as she struggled to stand.

"Mina you should rest. You…"

"I'm fine Artemis." The blonde spoke strictly as she looked at Ken, Omi, and Youji. The air around her was one of authority and determination showing the men that she was the leader of the group of girls. "You three were there when Lita was kidnap. Then you come and you," she turned her gaze over to Ken, "you acted as if she was the most precious thing to you. And you…" she looked at Youji, "you looked as if you know her. Who the hell are you men?" Mina demanded in a voice not to be messed with. She was scared of what happened to Lita. Frustrated, had wounds that hurt like hell, and tired. She was not in the mood to be lied too or messed with. She wanted answers and she'd be damned if she was shorn of having them.

Ken sighed as he looked up at the blonde. He could tell she was using every fiber in her body to stay standing and the look on her face was so serious. Lita was right about her. Mina could be carefree and careless when having fun, but when things turned serious she was more serious then Ran, probably, and determined to finish or get what she needed or wanted. "My name is Ken." He whispered. "I'm close to Lita." He added as he looked at all the girls. Serena had lifted her head up but did not face him.

"How are you close to her?" Amy whispered as gave her attention to him.

"We want to know the truth." Raye added. "No more secrets."

The brunette sighed as he looked away from them and to the window he sat next to. He already knew how they would react to what he had to say. He saw it already in his friends' faces. "I'm her brother."

"WHAT?!" Everyone but the WeiBs, Aya, Artemis, and Luna screamed. Manx had already left when the enemy had gone.

Youji snorted. "I see secrets are kept on both sides."

Ken shot up from his position to face Youji who was now leaning on a wall. The glare he had fixed for the taller man was one he had never shown before. One of pure hatred. "Shut up!" He yelled. "I don't need this from you right now!"

Youji was taken back by his comrade's outburst but quickly covered it with a smirk. "It's a free country."

Ken narrowed his eyes more. "You never answered my question before." He spoke ignoring everyone else in the room. Right now it was he and Youji. That was all that was on his mind as of this moment. "How did she get your number?" He repeated the question he asked before.

"How else would anyone receive a number?" Youji asked back. He looked at Ken in the eyes. "Lita can take care of herself. She's eighteen not ten. She's free to date who she wants, you have no say in it."

"Yes I do!!!" Ken roared. "When it comes to you I do have a say." The way his was acting now was one that the WeiBs had never scene before and it scared them in a way. Ken was always cool and calm. Never loosing his temper. Not like this anyway. "You are to stay away from her, do you understand that?" He asked Youji with a brother's anger and with frustration. "If you touch her in anyway I see disturbing I will KILL you."

"Ken-san!" Aya exclaimed, as she looked at the man in front of her shocked. He had said that so seriously.

"Ken you don't mean that do you?" Omi whispered as he looked at the taller man. He was so irate, that he didn't know if he should approach him.

"Why not? You've seen the way he treats women. Sweet talks them, sleep with them, never talks to them again. My sister is worth more than that, damn it! His been with so many you couldn't even count them all! I don't want his soiled hands on my sister."

"Ken that's enough." Luna snapped as she stood up. With long powerful strides she reached him within less then ten seconds. With a swift movement she brought down her hand to his face. The room was drop dead silent as everyone stared at the two. Ken who was more shocked then anyone in the room looked at Luna with disbelieve as he brought his hand to his sensitive skin. Luna frowned at him. She was disappointed in him for acting out like that. She took in a breath before she commenced speaking. "What has gotten into you? What would Lita say if she was here?"

Before Ken could respond, Artemis did. "She would slap you and run out." Artemis spoke as he stood besides him. "Then she won't talk to you for a week. It happened before remember?"

Ken looked at the ground not knowing what to say to them. He was so angry that words just came flying out of his mouth uncontrollably. He looked up at where Youji was only to find him in front of him with a mad expression on his face. Taken back, Ken stepped away from him He was even more surprised when he placed a friendly hand on his shoulder. "We'll get her back don't worry."

"Youji, I'm…"

"Don't worry about it." Youji insisted. Sure he was upset at the words Ken spoke to him, but they were only true. So what was the point in getting angry when he knew they were true? Besides he knew the feeling of losing someone close to him. She left him, his partner left him and he would be damned if Lita left Ken. When he thought about it they all lost someone close to them. Ran and Aya had lost their parents and Ran almost lost Aya. Omi had lost his family and Oka. Ken had lost Kaze and had lost Lita many other times but this time was different. He wouldn't allow it to happen. Youji just couldn't let that happen. There were too many lives taken away from them. It was enough.

"Tell us everything Ken." Amy whispered breaking the silence.

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Lita was curled up in the bed she was given too. She felt guilty for what happened between her and Schuldich. He had taken care of her when Farfarello had ended his fun, even though she was made to believe that she received the wounds from a battle with the senshi. He had cleaned every wound and made her fell relaxed. Yet when he came to her a few forty-five minutes ago wanting her, she had refused him with a simple tear. The man that had taken cared of her for who knows how long. She should be grateful and try to please him but something in her said that it wasn't right. That she didn't want him touching her. Like she didn't trust him.

A sob escaped her lips as she allowed the tears fall from her swollen red eyes. She had been crying before. She was so confused that she didn't know what to do anymore. She didn't know how to deal with it. She knew that the Schwartz was her teammates, but when she saw her enemies she couldn't help but recognize them but couldn't point it out. There was just something about each an every one of them nagged her. Like she was supposed to remember something yet couldn't. She felt trapped between dream and reality, but the worst thing was, that she didn't know which she was living right now.

Unconsciously, names slipped from her mouth as she fell asleep. "Youji…Ken."

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Ken had told the senshi and WeiBs everything about him and Lita. How they were only two years apart, how the government separated them when their parents died in the plane crash leaving Tokyo. He told them how he searched for her once he left the government and found her in a park when she first realized that she was sailor Jupiter. He told them that he always kept an eye on them until Kaze betrayed him and he was taken in by Persia. They were separated again. The next time Lita had found him. He told her how nervous she was when she had come up to him but only ended up turning back. Luna and Artemis were the ones that finally put them together. Since then they, four of them would never separate. He said that the reason why they didn't know about them was because they, Lita and him, thought it would be much safer not too. Then he told them that they were separated once more when Tokyo was attacked by Galaxia and didn't see each other for the past year until she had came to their flower shop weeks ago.

"That's all, basically." He whispered as he stared at his empty teacup Raye had given him before he started.

"And now she's taken by the Schwartz." Ran stated and watched as Ken nodded. He looked down at his sister by his side and sighed. He knew what Ken was feeling now. He was there before and never wanted to go through it again but now his friend is. He narrowed his eyes in anger and hatred as he thought of his enemies. 'I'll help you get her back Ken, you have my word.'

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Author's note: I'm really close to stop writing fics. I hate it when people don't ask before they 'borrow' ideas or scenes. I REALLY do. So if this continue this story and the DBZ/SM fic will be the last the finish and the rest will just be wasted. I'm sorry to those who are innocent but I've had it. This is not the only time this has happen and it pisses me off. Well, anyway, the truth is out. What now? When will Lita be rescued? I'm tired. Tell me what you think of it. See ya!

Keiko