Hi People! I'm back yet again...*looks at the huge review Rei Ayanami sent her* OKay...this just might take a while...OKay the whole 'door screaming thing' I basically meant that sound that you hear when you kick a door, well when I kick a door *looks at her shoes* Yah...anyways...

*waves to the invisible reviewer, hoping she's waving in the right direction*

p.s...you might find this chapter a little confusing...but just work with me here...

The Ritual



Kai grabbed the person that stood in the middle of the room. He whipped the person around and pulled his other hand back to punch the person.

Kai stopped suddenly as he looked at the girl, she was pretty, no one could doubt that. Why in the hell anyone like he would do this kind of stuff was beyond him but April was tied up behind this girl and that alone was enough reason for Kai to punch the girl.

All of a sudden there was a huge gust of wind. Indoors? Kai was pushed away from the girl, who's short hair flapped in the wind, not moved by it's power at all. Kai jumped up, and glared at the girl, who turned to begin to light the candles again.

Kai looked at April, who whimpered as she pulled at the bonds that connected her to the bed. Kai turned to go and help April when the girl looked up again.

"If you even move towards her, the mistress will kill you. I'm sorry but there is no way to get around this. We need April's magick for this spell and then we will set her free. We are sorry that it went like this but there was no other way we were sure that we would get her here. So just go and sit down and then we can get this over with without any problems." The girl said, her voice sounded to Kai, like a goddess's.

"You kidnapped April and Shanna and you think that we're just going to go and sit down and be civil about it?" Tala demanded, his temper going off again. "What do you think we are, stupid? We're not going to let you use April for some stupid spell just because you think that you need her. We're taking her and leaving, and there's nothing you can do to stop us. Right Kai?"

Kai remembered where he was and shook his head slightly. "Huh, oh yah." He turned, and looked at Shanna and then gritted his teeth, remembering what these jerks had done to her. "Yah, we're taking the girls right now! If you want to stop us, you're going to have to kill us." Kai nodded to Tala who walked towards the girl while Kai went for April.

"I wouldn't do that." Someone said from behind Kai.

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April winced as she saw the woman pick Rei up by his hair. The woman's voice echoed around the room. "Go towards those two anymore and I'll kill him."

Kai looked at Tala, who looked back at Kai and shrugged. Kai sighed and turned back to Rei and Shanna, and moved away from April. Tala sighed, looked at April longingly and then sighed and walked back to the wall as well.

Tala and Kai sat down, Kai taking Shanna in his arms and cuddling her close as he comforted her. April couldn't help but wish that Tala could be doing the same to her. It wasn't fair! April sighed and tried to move herself into a more comfortable position so that she wouldn't be in pain when this was all over.

"Good, now that I have you all cooperating with me. I believe that we can continue with the ceremony. Continue Blàthnat, please. I want to get this over before we lose the power of the night." The woman said.

The girl, who was obviously Blàthnat, picked up a knife, sending fear to the very throat of April, who started to breath in more deeper breaths, afraid for her life now. Tala saw the knife too and jumped up.

"Sit down." The woman said. "We won't hurt April, we need her alive and well for this to work."

Tala took a look at the woman, wondering if she was telling the truth. "What are you going to do with the knife then?"

"Cut her free."

"Let me do it." Tala said. "Please."

The woman looked at Blàthnat, and nodded to her. Blàthnat, bowed and walked to Tala, the knife held across the palms of her hands. Tala took the knife and went over to April. April looked at him, tears in her eyes. Tala took the knife and gently began to work through the rope that held the handcuffs in place to the bed. Tala looked in April's eyes, trying to comfort April with his presence. When the rope was gone, Tala stood up and turned back to the woman.

"Where are the keys?" Tala asked.

The woman turned to Blàthnat and Blàthnat went and get Tala a key and then retreated. Tala unlocked the handcuffs and April immediately jumped up and threw her arms around Tala's neck, needing Tala's comfort. Tala realized this and wrapped his arms around her too, whispering things to her to comfort her.

"Leave her." The woman's voice broke the silence of the rest of the room.

"She's afraid." Kai's voice told the woman. "Let Tala hold her for a while longer. It won't kill you and it will help you in the long run. An afraid woman is often clumsy."

April didn't care whether or not the woman agreed with Tala and increased her grip with Tala, breathing in his scent, realizing just how much she had missed him. Tala sighed and let April go and went back to the wall. April was disappointed but she realized that the faster they start, the faster it's over.

April nodded to Blàthnat and they began.