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Chapter Five

As Sora lay in the guest room, a little congregation of Ishidas and Takenouchis had formed in front of the semi-closed door.

"Philip, what are we supposed to do? Our daughter is lying inside unconscious! What would have happened if Yamato hadn't found her and scared away her attacker?!" asked a frazzled Lady Shannon, as she shivered slightly at the thought of something worse happening to her daughter.

Lord Philip Takenouchi put his hands on his wife's shoulders as he attempted to calm his wife and his nerves, "Shannon honey, it's all right. Sora's safe now with us."

"But still…what are we going to do about our daughter? Clearly she isn't out of harm's way!" exclaimed Shannon as she threw her arms around her husband.

Philip gently rubbed her back, in an attempt to calm her down. "I know honey, I know."

"She's right. You need to concentrate on her safety," Lady Lorna Ishida added.

Takeru and Yamato glanced at each other before turning their eyes to their elders.

"Maybe you should send her away from the country," Lord Giovanni suggested.

Philip sighed. "Perhaps you are right".

Shannon pulled away from her husband. "Send her away? But she's only seventeen! Where would we send her?"

Philip looked at his wife in her eyes. "We could send her to live with my elder brother."

Shannon shot her husband an incredulous look. "Absolutely not! Philip, you're talking about sending our only daughter to France without us!"

Philip leaned against the door in defeat as he crossed his arms. "What else can we do, other than ask the Queen for more guards to place around the estate?"

Shannon looked at her husband defiantly. "Well aren't the authorities handling the problem? They are investigating our enemy. And he's probably the one behind this!"

He walked to his wife as he gently took her hand in his and gently caressed it. "Just because they are investigating, it does not mean that they will be arrested and taken to prison. And if she is in France, she will be miles away from England, where the danger is."

His wife refused to give into him as she countered, "Well do you not think that he could hire someone and send him to France as well? Either way, she is still in danger. And if she is here with us, at least we can better secure her and keep an eye on her."

Philip sighed again. His wife was always so stubborn…just like his daughter…

Lorna glanced at her husband as she broke into the conversation of the Takenouchis. "Philip, Shannon, there is another solution."

Giovanni caught onto his wife as he smiled, saying, "We always intended for their marriage but we never made it official."

"What do you think they're talking about," whispered Takeru.

"I'm not quite sure but maybe it has something to do with arranging a marriage for her," Yamato whispered back.

Takeru looked at his brother in surprise. "Really?"

Yamato shrugged. "Maybe. My guess is that she will be engaged and will live with her fiancé. They probably figured that her fiancé and his family would keep her safe," he whispered back to his younger brother.

Lord Philip looked over at his two longtime friends before turning to his wife. "Well Shannon, what do you think of that idea?" He watched as his wife's face instantly brightened.

"I think it's a wonderful idea," she answered.

"And I know that getting her engaged to him is the right thing to do. He will undoubtedly keep her safe," vouched Lorna.

"Yes, he can certainly be quite protective," Giovanni, agreed. "How about we draw up the arrangement on paper?"

"Takeru, why don't you come with us?" asked Philip.

"What about Yama-" Takeru was cut off by Lady Shannon.

Shannon smiled. "Yamato, you don't mind watching over my daughter for me, do you?"

"Why of course not, my lady," Yamato replied. He watched them walk away, before opening the door to the guest room. He walked inside and closed the door gently. It had been some hours later and all the guests had left after this incident. Yamato's fists clenched tightly as he remembered what had happened. He had found her lying on the ground, unconscious. And when he had picked her up and took her inside, he noticed Lord Jonathon Farera making his exit. He was sure that after today, the Fareras would never be allowed to step foot on Ishida or Takenouchi property ever again.

"Well at least this ball wasn't boring," he sighed. It's just too bad that it had to end the way it did. His eyes swept over the unconscious figure as he walked to her bedside.

"I'd hate to think of what would have happened if I didn't hear you scream." His hand reached over, and swept a lock of unruly hair out of her face. He recoiled his hand as it made brief contact with the soft skin of her face. What am I doing? He asked himself as he headed to the balcony doors. Glancing back at Sora's pale face, he quietly opened the doors and stepped onto the moonlight-drenched balcony.

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Meanwhile…

Takeru's eyes widened in disbelief as he jumped out of his elegant seat in the sitting room. "Yamato!?"

Both of his parents turned to the outburst of their youngest son. "Yes Yamato," his father answered.

"And you'd better keep quiet until we have a talk with him," he heard his mother warn him.

"I understand mom, but Yamato? You want him to marry Sora?" Takeru asked incredulously.

Lady Shannon laughed at the reaction of the young boy. "There are sparks between him and my daughter. And you of all people should know how protective he can be."

Yeah, now that is quite the understatement, he thought sarcastically. "Yes but, hasn't anyone noticed how much they fight?"

"Oh son, they only fight because they like each other," laughed Lady Lorna.

"Besides, don't you think that Sora would make an excellent sister-in-law?" Lord Philip asked his other soon to be son-in-law.

Takeru sighed. Yamato isn't going to like being set up for marriage…

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~To Be Continued~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Sorry it took so long to get this chapter out but for a while Writer's Block had temporarily sprung a leak in my ideas for this fic. And because it was so long since I've looked at this fic, I had to re-read it. Well anyway, I hope you have enjoyed it. Please review and let me know what you thought of it!

And don't expect another chapter out anytime soon. I don't mean to sound rude but with my job and college, I'm pretty busy. But I'll try not to wait too long for the next chapter to come out, especially since I have some of the next chapter written.