Moons: Alright, this chapter takes in the same night as last chapter. The only reason I separated them was because I wanted last chapter to end on a more up beat note. This chapter will deal with the darker side of the story.

Aurora: And what would that be? The romance?

Moons: No you freak, the people after Yami. Now I assure you, after this chapter you will see where I am going with this story. All the previous events will make complete sense.

Aurora: That's what you think.

Moons: v.v;; I give up trying with you! *goes off to write chapter*

Aurora: …he he he…

Have You Ever?

CHAPTER SEVEN

            Chad watched as the leather clad Romeo pulled his girl in close for a kiss. The way he moved in slowly, wooed Raye into a seductive kiss caused his blood to burn and surge through his veins. He clenched his eyes shut and growled into his fist.

            He knew that he had a reason to hate Yami from the minute he saw him puttering around the temple but he hadn't allowed his anger to get him. Sure he had jumped him in the park and then approached Raye and tried to warn her off, but that was it. He hadn't caused Yami to flip out after their kiss the other night and run out.

            But even after his carefully placed warnings, Raye was still falling for the spiky haired freak. Life wasn't fair. He had spent the last year training at the temple to try and win over Raye's heart, knowing she had dreams to become a priestess, and that didn't work. But out of no where, this loser in a leather jacket shows up with nothing more to boast about then having lived in Egypt at one point and Raye was smitten. All it had taken him to loose any chance with her was a single country far away. He growled as he slammed his fist into the ground and darted towards his room.

            Chad had left the light on in hopes of fooling Raye into thinking he wasn't spying. If she saw the light on and didn't spy him in the window, hopefully she'd think that he was heading her warning and minding his own business. He had even left one of his lighter CDs on for added show.

            He would see to it that Yami got what was coming to him. He would stop at nothing to make sure that he was out of the picture and Raye would be his forever.

~*~

            Her lips pulled back in an evil smile while she watched the young brunette man fume to himself. Jealousy was such a horrible thing. It caused so many problems, wrecked so much havoc. It was definitely a dangerous emotion.

            At least it was for Yami.

            This boy, Chad, would be the perfect pawn in her game. His desire to rid his life of Yami for good would be what brought the plentiful energy surging straight into her arms. The one fix that Regina was able to bring back from her first attack had been amazing and she couldn't wait to get more.

            Turning to said henchmen, she motioned for her to come stand by her. Regina stood by her and gazed up at the face of the brunette boy. She scoffed slightly and flicked a strand of her jet black hair over her shoulder.

            "He looks pissed." Regina pointed out, starting to turn from the image. "What's his problem?"

            "He's jealous." She answered. "He's jealous because our victim got his girl. This is perfect Regina. Now we have another pawn in our game."

            Regina raised her brows as she looked at her creator and the boy.

            "And how can that belligerent dope help us?"

            She laughed and ran a finger down the length of Chad's flushed cheek. The image swirled and drifted away, whipping out like smoke under her touch.

            "He's going to help us catch Yami."

~*~

            Chad growled again as he stormed over to the window. The light in Raye's room had long since gone out, but the image of what happened earlier still burned fresh in his mind. The way Raye had melted up against Yami's body, giving into him like some kind of whore. That wasn't the Raye he knew, and that wasn't the way she deserved to be treated. She should be treated like a jewel, handled delicately. She should be regarded as a princess, treated like royalty because she held more beauty then any queen.

            And Yami didn't understand that. Chad could see it in his eyes. He regarded Raye as though she were a piece of meat, something there for him to taste. And he knew exactly would happen. Once that punk got all he wanted he would leave her, break her fragile heart. And that was the last thing Chad was about to sit around and watch.

            While his heart vowed to do anything to get rid of Yami, his mind whirled with ways to do just that. He couldn't kill him, that was too eccentric, and step he wasn't about to take. But warning him off hadn't worked, so another step was in order. The physical kind, a warning that couldn't be over looked. But how was he going to do that and not alert Raye of his doings?

            As he was staring into the night, asking for help in his plan, he saw something strange begin to happen. The air began to waver as though a great heat was forming in thin air. Chad gasped and jerked back away from the window. The wisps of heat began forming a shape, a body of a woman. At that point Chad knew he must be dreaming. He rubbed at his eyes, hoping it would make the vision go away, but it didn't. When he pulled his hands down the shape had finished forming and there sat a woman on his windowsill.

            She stared back at him with fiery red eyes that were slanted, yet somehow still alluring. Her ruby hair whipped around her pale face like fire dancing in the wind. A long black dress fit her body perfectly, accenting all the curves that Raye always kept hidden beneath her temple wardrobe. In way, this woman reminded him of a sultry version of Raye.

            "W-who are you?" He finally managed to stutter out.

            The woman laughed, a high tinkling sound that reminded Chad of breaking glass. He cringed slightly and immediately feared what the woman might do. But she seemed not to take notice as she absently twirled a strand of her long hair.

            "I feel names don't matter." Her voice was husky and had a sensual tone to it. "But if you must call me something, call me Ruby."

            Chad nodded numbly. The name fit her, with her ruby eyes and hair. And he wasn't about to question her. Not after she appeared out of thin air. She must have some kind of power, a power strong enough to destroy him at least.

            "I know you're wondering why I am here." Ruby slowly rose to her feet, coming to stand before the shocked Chad. "I am here to ask for you help."

            "M-my help?" Chad was still a bit stunned by this woman, appearing out of no where and then saying that she needed his help. "How can I help some one like you?"

            Ruby laughed again. Again Chad shied away from her. As beautiful as she was, her laugh was equally as horrid. It was the kind of sound that would haunt dreams, or more like nightmares. And he was sure he'd being hearing it in his nightmares soon.

            "My dear boy." She grinned, stroking his cheek. "You can help me greatly."

            Chad jerked back away from her touch. Her hands were cold and rough, like those of a corpse. A repulsion boiled up in his stomach, churning it in nausea. If he knew anything about this woman, Chad knew that he couldn't allow her to touch him again.

            "I know what darkens your heart." Ruby continued as though she hadn't seen or felt Chad's disgust. "That boy, Yami, the one who stole your love."

            At the mention of that name Chad's features darkened and all disgust he felt disappeared. She was right. The only thing off in his life was Yami. Was Ruby the answer to his pleas? And if so, why did she seem to have come from the bowels of hell?

            "I can help you rid your life of him." Ruby kept speaking, seemingly unaware of the hostility in his eyes. "I have come to offer my help for yours in return. Dear boy, I will take Yami away if you promise to allow me to use your eyes to see him, find his weakness. Then your love will be only yours.

            "You see I need Yami. He's the key to Despair and therefore can't be left roaming the streets. You will all be safer if he's locked away with me, never allowed to hurt another."

            Shock rippled through Chad. His senses seemed to go into over drive. He had been right? Yami was bad news? If Ruby was telling him the truth then she couldn't allow him to roam freely. And he couldn't allow him to be near Raye, he couldn't allow Raye to fall in love with him.

            Chad brought his gaze up to meet Ruby's. His heart was weighed down. This decision would hurt Raye, but it would be for the best.

            "Yes." He rasped, as though in a trance. "I agree to lend you my eyes to see him if you promise that Raye won't be hurt and she'll be mine forever."

            Ruby laughed, throwing her head back to allow the evil gals to peel out of her in an eerie song. She reached out and grabbed Chad's face between her hands. He jolted to a start at the feeling of her deathlike grip. A scream caught in his throat as her red eyes began to glow a darker shade. That was when the ripping sensation began. A pain flashed through him. It felt as though he was being pulled from his body. In the last few seconds before darkness consumed him, Chad realized he had made a mistake.

            But then there was nothing.

            And in a room not far away from him, Raye tossed violently in her bed as visions of a horrible future crashed into her peaceful dreams.

            The steps towards Despair were finally be taken and echoed soundlessly into the night.

Moons: Short, I know, but I feel it gets the point across well.

Aurora: Oh, I like Ruby! She's one evil bitch. I think we could be good friends.

Moons: Don't count on it. I'm not allowing an evil to enter the story and plague me like you do.

Aurora: Oh really, *grins evilly*

Ruby: Hi 'ya Moons!!

Moons: HELP!!!!!!!!