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Yaten walked home with Setsuna and dropped her off her house; he still didn't know that she was abused by her father. When he got to his house he got out of the car and opened the door.

Blood. Blood was all Yaten could see. His parent's bodies were strewn across the floor bullets going through there hearts. He couldn't find his sister at all. He searched franticly through the house and found nothing. He then heard a noise coming from the living room, it was his mother. He picked her up and held her.

"Yaten, they took her, they took Janette, we tried to stop them but we couldn't. Find her and bring her back safely...please," and with that his mothers body went limp.

He cried, for the first time in Yaten's life he had shed tears. He was crying out of agony, anguish and most of all anger. He clutched his mother's limp body to him and cried. He then looked up with a raging fire burning in his eyes, then he spotted a note on the floor. He picked it up and read it:

Yaten,
If you're reading this it means that your parents are dead and your sister is taken. I warned you to stay away from Setsuna but you didn't so you'll have to suffer. I guess fate toyed with your life a bit. Well if you want your sister back you have to stop seeing her, unless you want me to send her back in pieces.

Signed, Jakoutsu

P.S. You're next

He could just see Jakoutsu laughing at him. He growled and crumpled up the letter. His new tasks were to find his sister, clean up the mess Jakoutsu made, and protect Setsuna. It was going to be harder than he thought.

~At Setsuna's~

"Jakoutsu's family is coming over again tonight so I don't want you to ruin this dinner. If you do I will personally take care of it," warned her father. She inwardly groaned and went upstairs to do her homework and pretend she was invisible. After finishing it she went to her bed and dozed off.

Later on she heard a knock on the door. She knew it was Jakoutsu so she didn't answer. He then knocked down the door and walked over to her bed and pinned her in place.

"You know I told Yaten to stay away from you, but he just didn't listen so we had other methods of persuasion," he whispered in her ear.

"What did you do to him?" asked Setsuna fearful of what he might say.

"His family is anihalated and his sister is our hostage. If he or anyone tells the police she is going to die, get this you're mine now, you will always be mine, you have been mine ever since you moved here and I found out about your LITTLE problem."

"I will never be yours and if you hurt his sister at all I swear I'll..."

"You'll what, you have no power over me and it's your word against mine, rich kid against poor child, I HAVE THE POWER HERE NOT YOU, SO YOU'LL DO AS YOUR TOLD AND LIKE IT, or at least I will."

He got off of her and left with his parents. Her father walked into her room with a bat.

"Now for your insubordination, you will be punished and I have some good news. The good news is that Jakoutsu has asked for your hand in marriage, I said yes and if you make a.."

"NO I WON'T MARRY THAT SLIME OF A MAN!" yelled Setsuna.

Her father hit her on the head and she fell to the ground and had a big headache, Her father was mad and he hit her with a bat a couple of more times.

"YOU WILL MARRY HIM, NO IF ANDS OR BUTS ABOUT IT," he emphasized every word by hitting her on her head. He then left her to cry her eyes out. What he didn't know was that she was planning to escape.

Her window was still open so she jumped through and ran to Michiru and Haruka's. She was exhausted by the time she arrived. She knocked on the door and Haruka answered. He led her inside and sat down on the couch.

"What's wrong? What happened to you?" he asked. Michiru was listening intently from the kitchen.

Setsuna told him everything. She cried her eyes out at the end.

"... And that's what happened. Haruka I'm scared. I don't want to go back, but eventually I'll have to," she pleaded. Haruka held her until she fell asleep. "Come on lets go check up on Yaten," said Haruka.

"Yeah, let's go," agreed Michiru.

Both of them went into Haruka's car and started off. They arrived at Yaten's not only minutes after they left. Michiru knocked on the door and Yaten answered. His eyes were puffy from crying.

"Yeah what is it?" he asked angrily.

"Well, it's about Setsuna..." said Michiru.

Yaten's eyes widened and he let them in. They all set down in the living room. Michiru explained everything down to the last excruciating detail. Yaten was silent the whole time, nodding.

"Can... Can you take me to her, take me to Setsuna," he pleaded.

Haruka only nodded and led him to the car. They all sped away and arrived a few minutes later. Yaten jumped out the car and waited at the front door for Michiru to open it. She did and he rushed into the house. He found Setsuna sleeping on the couch. He walked over and picked her up, lightly running his hands through her hair. She then stirred.

"Yaten... YATEN, OMG I am so scared. I don't know what to do. Help me please," she said.

Yaten held her tightly. He didn't want to let her go. He enjoyed the feeling of her in his arms, it made him whole. Every since he was little he felt a hole in his heart and he was cruel to others around him and ever since he met Setsuna he felt complete. He didn't want to lose her not now not ever.

"Please don't let him take me; I want to stay here with you. Please," she mumbled into his chest.

"I won't, I promise he can't have you," he said with new found strength.

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