Chapter 20 Innocent

-- Scene switch

--- Flashbacks

Aki was stroking her cheek at this point. Sapphire's eyes widened, shit was he going to kiss her? She tensed and held very still. Aki continued with the same lost, far away look as before.

" We were best friends, hell Silver we were brothers and sisters!" Silver stood there numb.

" What did you say?" she asked in a whisper. Aki blinked. " We were brothers and sisters."

" NO!" she shoved backward from him and grabbed her head. Weaving her fingers through her black hair, she crumbled to the cement and cried. Aki bent down next to her and began to talk softly.

" There once was a key. A key created out of love and power of those who had opposed the gods. And the Power stored in-" Silver cut him off.

" The Power stored inside the locked place brings life yet death in one blow. To open the Key, the angel, the key, the beholder will open the gate and the death place." Silver stopped and looked at Aki, dazed.

" How did you know?" She asked, still rocking back and forth.

Aki made her stand up and steered her into the park. " Silver, we're brothers and sisters, we share a very odd connection." Silver sat there with her head buried in her hands.

" Great, when I just thought my life couldn't get anymore messed up, it just did." She groaned and Aki rubbed her back in smoothing circles.

" It's not that bad Silver." Silver jumped up.

" Not bad, NOT BAD!" She yelled, " I spent my life believing I was one person and the next, I'm someone totally different, and guess what I have wolf genes, ok, a wolf!"

Aki pulled her back down gently, " Silver, I know what happened in the Abbey." Silver fell silent. " And don't think you were the only one to suffer."

" Ma suffered because she had to give you up, I suffered, cause I knew they killed you to recreate you." Aki's voice was hushed.

" Killed me…" Silver echoed, " They killed me?" Aki nodded. " Well that's something they forgot to tell me."

Aki looked lost, " Who?" Silver turned and blushed.

" Sorry, I was talking to myself," her expression changed to serious, " The Demolition Boys, they were the ones that told me who I was, to begin with." Aki's face clouded.

" And you're fine with them?" His voice changed from the softness to ice cold. Silver tilted her head back to regard her 'brother'.

" I don't see the problem?" Silver's voice was soft and confused. Aki let out a frustrated breath. " They still may be working for Voltaire or Boris." Silver blinked slowly.

" What!" Silver laughed and fell over on the snowy ground. " Don't be ridicules."

" Ridicules?" Aki thundered and Silver shut up. " I wasn't being ridicules, I was serious." Silver smiled and touched his cheek.

" Don't worry Aki," She gave a soft laugh, " I can take care of myself."

Aki sighed and muttered, " We'll see." Silver's restraint on her temper snapped.

" Aki!" She snapped, " Just because you are a brother that I have never had, doesn't my you can control my life! I've taken care of myself for the past 3 years since I was 13 and I can do that now!" Silver dropped her hand and huffed, " Look Aki I can understand why you're so protective, but I really don't need you to baby-sit me." Aki grabbed her wrist as she turned to go.

Silver turned and sighed, giving him a smile, " Sorry I acted like a bitch." Aki nodded. He gave her a tug and the two hugged.

" I won't lose you again." Silver buried her head in his chest.

" I so short compared to you," She grumbled.

" I know," Aki gave her long hair a tug. Silver smiled. And gave her brother one last hug and drew away.

" I've got to go or the teams will hunt me down." She waved and ran off. Aki looked after her.

" Rociel?"

" Yes?" The male angel appeared next to Aki. Without looking at his bitbeast, he started to walk the other direction.

" Make sure she's safe." Rociel nodded and flew off after Silver Rye, hoping to talk to his sister in the progress.

Unknown to Silver and Aki, someone had been watching them from the shadows. And the person had left when they had been hugging and he/she never heard a thing they said.

Silver moved into the hotel and walked past the front desk. " Miss! Ms. Becer!" Sapphire turned and a bellboy skid to a stop in front of her.

" A man left this for you." Sapphire smiled and took the envelope.

" Thank you." The Bladebreakers, hearing her name crowded around her, minus Kai, who hung back. And was followed by Yune, Seraphim, Aurora, who had dragged Pandora along.

" Hey," Yune said softly. Sapphire smiled back and opened the envelope. She pulled out a stained paper.

When she looked closer, she realized the stains were bloodstains. Sapphire took a sharp intake of air and looked into the envelope, without another word she dropped it and ran.

They all looked at each other and Ray bent down to pick up the envelope. Then he opened it and instantly turned white. " Good God." He gasped and Pandora plucked it out of his hands.

Yune sniffed a bit, " Blood." she murmured. Pandora peered in and dumped whatever was in there out onto the blood stained paper.

It was a finger, the ring finger of someone.

Short, but I really don't care. Hope you enjoyed. Great now I'm really confusing myself. Too many characters, and I still have 3 to introduce.

I've got my work cut out for me, now I have to think about a second tournament!

Happy New Year people. Wow, this story is almost a year old. Holy shit! Well enjoy, last chapter I'm posting for a while!

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Without wax,

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