Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or the characters, I should hope you know this by now. Enjoy!

Chapter Three

Andrew blinked his eyes in the dim light. "Where am I?" he asked to the dark figures surrounding him. "Hell." came his reply, followed by a backhand across his face.

"I'm rather impressed with you Andrew, you kept five pure, gorgeous, girls hidden and just when we almost had them, you managed to sneak them away. I'm very impressed."

Another smack. "We've already searched your cousins place, they weren't there, so of course we had to 'rough up' everyone who was..." Andrew's stomach turned, it was all he could do to stop from throwing up. "So my question to you is, where are my girls?" a threatening voice asked him.

"As if I'd tell you!" a third smack left him dizzy. "We will try this again, but let me warn you, I'm losing my patience Andrew, and I will have those girls whether you help me or not."

"Listen, if they weren't with my cousin, I don't know where they are...I just thank God you don't either. Maybe they are safe...and happy." BANG

------------------------------------------

A faint crackling sound emanated from the intercom in the leader's office. "I'm sorry for interrupting Sir but at your convenience dinner will be served. The kitchen would like to know whether or not to bring it to the rooms or set the table for ten." After a long pause Darien replied, "Have trays sent to the rooms for our guests and the table set in the dining room for the gentlemen and myself. And inform them that attendance is mandatory, we have things to discuss."

"Yes Sir, right away Sir..."

Zoicite, Nephrite, Jadeite, and Kunzite were all surprised by the odd meal arrangements but after seeing the relief on the girls' faces they walked to the dining room.

"Welcome my friends, we have something very important to talk about. But first I trust all of you are now, well...rested," he smirked. The others also grinned with the exception of a much bruised Jadeite.

"Oh what's wrong Jadeite, thought it was going to be easy?" mocked Zoicite.

"She just needs to be taught a lesson is all," he grumbled.

"And who's gonna teach it to her, not you," Zoicite shot back.

"She'll come around and see things my way, just watch."

"We'd rather not," Kunzite added in his usual distant manner.

"Moving on gentlemen..." Darien interceded, "no one can do anything to these girls," giving a warning glance to Jadeite, "until we claim them. I propose we mark them tomorrow night."

"Why the wait Darien?" asked Nephrite.

"Because I think it will give them a chance to settle in a bit, besides, the equipment isn't ready yet, you know the dye must be made special. So is it agreed, tomorrow night?" The men all nodded to their leader and began eating their food.

After dinner Kunzite caught Darien's attention, needing to talk to him in private, away from Jadeite's annoying comments.

"Sir, I have a feeling Diamond is not going to take our theft lightly."

"Yes, I suppose he wont, are you concerned?"

"Actually I am, we both know that he stops at nothing to get what he wants and it's obvious he wants these girls. After he attempted to take over six months ago and he escaped our murder attempt, he has been gaining power. What will happen to the girls if Diamond gets them back?"

"Hmm, if we haven't marked them yet, he will probably mark them himself."

"And if we have?"

"I don't think you want to think about that..."

"Sir?"

"Once they are marked they are ours, and more than likely will no longer be pure, they would be of little use to Diamond then. He can get marked girls anywhere. But he also would not allow himself to fail, I suspect he'd take them anyway and after that, even I don't want to think of what he would do to them."

"So what can we do Sir?"

"Not let Diamond get them. After all, I've seen the way you stare at that little blonde you caught, she's different isn't she?"

"...Yes...I have to have her, but I don't know what I would do if she got hurt, or I lost her..."

"I know the feeling..."

-----------------------------

"Mister Diamond, Sir?"

"Yes..."

"We think we've found them Sir."

"You think..."

"We-we know Sir, Darien is keeping them."

"......."

"Sir?"

"I want him dead."

---------------

Andrew listened quietly from where he had been knocked, with his chair, to the floor. He couldn't believe what he was hearing, his girls, his friends, had been kidnapped by the most powerful gang in all of Japan. 'Stay calm' he thought to himself, trying to find a way out of his predicament. He did not know whether or not they were being taken care of, or what Diamond would do if he got them. 'Girls,' he silently prayed, 'please stay strong, I'm going to help you.'