Landon jumped from the roof and easily slipped through the window only to

come face to face with Toad. "Where the hell have you been?"he demands as Landon

shoves past him to lay on his bed. "I said it before you don't own me. I owe you no

explanation,"he answers dareing the other guy to challenge him. "Landon, Piedro was

looking for you. Something about a new recruit,"Toad scowls glareing at him. "Tell him

I'm here and that he can come to me." "You know, one day you're not gonna have

Saber around to protect you." "I don't need Saber, you frog-like freak,"he answers

sitting up as his blades come out. "Yo, you two knock it off!"Lance suddenly commands

appearing in the door,"we have a new recruit." "And?"both ask with a shrug just as a

girl about their age appears behind him. The girl seemed normal enough except that

she had a slight Toad like appearance and the spikey brown hair with jeans,

trainers,red shirt, and black fishnet shirt she wore made her appear stranger. "Hello,"

Toad grins,"I'm Toad....the man." Landon and Lance both snort as Tara just gapes at

him,"what?" "Tara, this is Toad and Landon,"Lance introduces nodding to the girl then

to the two of them. "Yo...."Tara says quietly seeming slightly set off from them in a

weird way. "Hello Tara,"Landon yawns,"Can I sleep now?" "That was rude, but no

Saber wants to see us for a mission,"Toad grins walking out as the others follow. "Oh,

the joy,"he mutters sarcastically following them into the big meeting room at the house.

He leans against the doorjam as the others sit and Tara crouches in a corner almost

as if she's afraid of them. "Anyways, now that you've all met our new recruit it's time

for our new mission,"Saber announces scanning his eyes over all the members. "Fine,

what is this new mission?"Tara demands watching him. "There's a child at the

institute that we need. It'll be easy to get her since tonight they're having their

halloween party and everyone'll be in costume,"he continues ignoring her. "Ok....give us

some info on this child we have to get,"Landon nods makeing a mental note to check

out the party just for fun. "Well her name's Angel,she's 5, she's also the youngest sou
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reaper ever, and we need her since she can pretty much control life and death,"he

continues watching them all,"You have your mission. Go to it." "So we're kidnapping a

five-year old child?"Tara scoffs turning and hopping out as the other members leave.

"This is just wack,"Landon sighs exiting through the front door and hurrying toward

the institute but watching Toad and Tara leap over the roof tops. Shoulda known he'd

make a move on the new recruit. He does it to every girl that joins us and soon they

leave, Landon thinks with a smirk,"What is this world coming to?" Yes, what is it

coming to, brother dearest, Candra asks as he reaches the doors. "When I learn I

will let you know,Candra....."he answers pushing open the door and entering the same

time as Toad. "You....."both growl in unision, but walk past each other searching for the

child. Finally, he spotted the child that seemed right....she was dressed in a green and

black dress and was with an older girl maybe their age in jeans and a red halter top.

He had to admit the kid was cute and she seemed normal enough, but already Toad

was moving in and he could see Tara crawling along the roof toward them. Landon

walked over to the girl and struck up a conversation drawing her attention away from

Tara who now silently leapt to the floor moving toward them. He'd just about run out

of things to discuss when she made her move catching both by suprise and catching

the child with one arm around her throat. "Let her go!"the girl commands turning as

blades identical to her own come out of her hands. "Very nice, Tara,"he grins moving

to her side putting out his own blades as Angel bites Tara. "Ow!The little bitch bit me!"

she yells hitting just the right spot on her neck to knock her out. "Anyone moves and I'll

break her neck I swear,"she says backing out as Toad and Landon follow covering her.

"What do you want with her?She's only 5!"another guy around the same age says

joining the first girl who stood with her blades out. "We have orders...."Landon says

following Tara out as she shirfts the child onto her shoulder and the three run. He

could hear their voices yelling after them, but continued to run back until they reached

the door. "I'll take her to Saber,"he announces taking the child from her arms and

moving toward the meeting room where he met Saber. "Good we have the child....you

have done well Landon." "Go tell it to Tara; she's the one who got her,"he answers

setting the child down and walking back to his room. "Very well...Landon watch her

while I go speak to Tara,"Saber commands walking out as he turns and re-enters. The

child slowly awakes and begins to cry at the site of him,"I don't wanna be here! I want

to be back with Nanaki and my uncle!" Landon closed his eyes at her tears,"Ok, kid

you'll see them soon...Want me to teach you a game until you can go back?" "Yes...."

the little girl says after a moment wipeing the tears from her eyes. "OK...here just

listen to me explain it, then we'll play ok?"he says and after her nod he explains about

the game and after a few minutes the two begin to play.


About an hour later, two figures darken the door of the room and he looks up.

"NANAKI!UNCLE KADANCE!"Angel yells happily standing to go to them, but he grabs

her arm stopping her as his blades come out on one hand. "She's just a child let her

go,"the one she called Kadance says as the girl's blades come out-identical to his own.

"Sorry, but I have orders to keep her here.."Landon mutters but stops as the tears

begin to fall from her eyes. How could you do this, Landon?Candra demands in his

mind sounding angry and very near. "It was a mistake,"he mutters as the blades go in

and the three just stare at him. How could you kidnap a child?Just so you'd have a

place to belong....How could you Landon? "I'm sorry! It wasn't meant to be like that!"

"Please let me go,"Angel cries through her tears and releases her remembering the

night that he'd 'lost' Candra and the tears she'd cried. "TAKE HER AND GO!"his voice

echos across the building to everywhere as the guy picks up the child and the three

take off. It's still not right, Landon....Candra whisphers in his mind as he slumps against

the wall covering his ears,"NO NO NO NO! Stop, Stop judging me!" "What the hell just

happened to our hostage, Landon?"Tara demands appearing at the door afterwhile
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He shrugs in answer and pushes past her heading toward his room. "Dude, what's

with your eyes?"Toad questions and he knew the blood tears as part of his half demon

blood had come. "Nothin' that concerns you......"he growls slamming the door to his

room loudly. "Bastard,"Toad mutters then storms off to his room leaving Tara alone in

the hall. He knew she's hit her head against the wall at the thunk then sent her a

message,Don't do that.....Tara come here. She cautiously appears in the

doorway,"Maybe I like banging my head into walls when I'm utterly confused and yo?"

"I let the hostage go because of my sister...." "You have a sister?" "Have? Had? Is there

a diffrence really?" "Not really.....but what's the eye thing?" "Part demon....if I get too

upset I cry blood tears. Let me guess, now you think I'm evil right?"he demands

sounding bitter. "Why would I?You don't appear evil." "My parents sure thought I was...

ask them. Oh wait, they're dead,"he growls mockingly. "That makes it kinda hard to

ask 'em,"she replies earning a smirk and shrug from him, but no other comment.

"Sure....look when Saber asks about the hostage escapeing it was all me got it?"

"Yeah, you know you're gonna get killed right?"she asks moving once more into her

crouching position on guard for something obviously. "Not my problem." "What is your

problem?" "Nothin', why should I care for anyone else? No one's cared for me, except

her." "Is this more about that stupid dead sister of yours?"Toad mocks appearing at

the door. Something in Landon snapped and he jumped from the bed pinning Toad to

the wall with one arm and pressing his blades firmly into his throat. "If you ever speak

of my sister in that manner again....I swear on my life I will kill you, do you have it, Toady

boy?"he demands as Tara back away obviously not used to the fights that went on here

daily. "Landon....um not threatening members,"she says quietly. Toad coughs then

mutters,"Fine...let me go now." "There he promised let him go,"she mutters backing

away from them once more. "Remember that,"Landon growls inserting his claws into

his hand and turning. He storms out aware of their voices and the fact that they could

probaly both kill him with a whip of those long frog-like tounges. But strangely he

stormed out without any problems,"I could have killed him, Candra. For mocking you

like that." And so you shall if you wish, Landon, she answers her voice holding a strange

evil laughing sound that he really found disturbing. "Candra, are you really here or is

this just insanity?" You're a smart guy; what do you think it is?she asks her voice

already fadeing to show conversation over. "I will find you again, and I will make them

pay whether it means killing the brotherhood or working with them,"he vowes walking

down the dark stree with no real destination. He'd met the runaway, they'd fought, but

now he'd need her more than ever to unlock the secrets......of his past demons........