Perhaps this may chapter may seem cruel even I see it that way. I just wanted to paint an accurate portrayal of Adrian's life growing up. To anyone who's lived with abuse this will really strike home I'm afraid. The only unlikely thing is that this would happen in an airport, but you'll understand why I did it publicly later.

Also there is a single line in here inspired from Kodacha... he he he


Chapter 3: Heartless Outbreak
How did they know they were going to be here!

Adrian was scared. She clung tightly to Akito's arm as they slowly progressed towards Adrian's family.

"Mother, Father I..."

Akito couldn't stop it. The woman's hand lashed out too quickly. Everyone was in shock over seeing Adrian laying on the ground her hand cradling her bruised cheek. Akito, Momiji, Yuki, Tohru... everyone.

"You filth! You're nothing but worthless trash!" Adrian's mother hissed at her.

The two just stood there towering over the crumpled Adrian. They watched her with a clear look of contempt.

"That's too cruel!" Kagura whispered in shocked horror. "How can they do something like that to their own daughter?"

"Adrian-chan!"

"Wait, please don't go! Momiji!"

Momiji threw his small body in-between Adrian's and her mother's, while Akito watched on angrily. He wanted to help her up, but he knew the moment he did these two would see it as a weakness, and right now that was something he couldn't afford to have.

He'd spent his whole life knowing that he was going to die at a young age because of his curse but thanks to Adrian not only had he regained everything that had been lost, but he had found so many things that he had never really even known existed.

He wanted to protect her. Just like she had protected him.

Why was Momiji here anyway?

"Stop it!" Kagura cried. "You can't do that!"

Kagura was standing right next to Momiji her arms outspread to protect her friend.

Kagura was here too? Why? Kyo? Yuki? Tohru even!

Akito realized that the lot of them had followed the two of them. But, why?

"You can't have her?"

"You wicked old witch! Ugly Hag!"

Kyo and Yuki watched on silently waiting for any signs. They knew this was dangerous, especially for Kyo. After all Kyo would still transform into a cat if he got hugged.

"Are you Adrian's mother?" Tohru was hesitant in asking and for good reason. She couldn't believe that a mother could be so cruel to her child. What kind of life had Adrian lived? She always seemed so strong to her, but this...

"This is none of your business, get lost! We'll treat our daughter how we like!"

"She's my Wife! You won't lay a single dirty finger on her." Akito growled.

Adrian watched him as he protected her. His aura? Not again. It was beginning to once again swirl with different colors. Swirling? Was he loosing control of his sanity again? Granted a lot of things had been pushing him towards the edge but she had thought that had ended with the curse.

Wounds don't heal with a simple cure. Band-aids after all won't cure heartbreak.

"Akito don't!" Adrian clung desperately to his waist.

"You're wife?"

Adrian's father studied her pointedly. She's too young to be legally wed. Not without her parents permission." He pointed out. His voice was so quite that it was extremely eerie. Yet somehow everybody heard what he had said.

"They are!"

"We were there!"

"The whole family was there!"

"It was a beautiful ceremony!"

"They are two married!'

"What's it to you?"

"She's my wife. There were so many witnesses it can't be disputed."

"Yes but," Adrian's mother pointed out with a wicked smile. "You didn't have our permission."

"Who needs the permission of an abusive mother like you?" Kagura screeched.

This time Kyo caught the woman's hand before she could strike Kagura. He was angry. They all were.

"A stupid cat like yourself dares to touch me?"

How did she know?

"Wait! Just stop it! Please!" Adrian was crying. Akito reached out his hand but she shied away from it. Akito felt something clawing at his heart as he watched the only person he had truly cared about begin to fall apart.

"We ARE married! We also came for a reason. We came to ask that you leave Adrian alone from now on!"

He watched as Adrian's mother simply lifted an eyebrow at this.

"But she's ours... or are you proposing something more?"

Akito nodded. "Equal trade. Though here isn't the best place to talk."

"All right, well listen... with out these brats." She began to walk towards the airports exit. "By the way call me Mrs. Coleman. It's most suitable, don't you think. Children."

"I really don't like that hag."

"Isn't it strange?" Yuki mused. "No police or anything came to help. You'd think somthing like that would have been noticed."

"Not when my parents are involved, expect no help." Adrian took Akito's hand and tried to climb back to her feet. Her knees were shaking, and she was dizzy but somehow she managed. Akito did his best to steady her. "She's a master of illusion. If you don't want to see what's going on you won't."

"Huh?"


Chapter 4:

In which negotiations begin. Don't worry I never make 2 demensional villians or characters. It's just I wanted to leave a nasty impression!