A/N: Okay people, for any of you out there who are actually reading this,
sorry I haven't updated for a long time. School sucks. Anyway, thanks for
the um... checks compy screen 3 reviews I've gotten so far! And can
some one tell me how ta make those lil seperator thingys between different
parts? Kinda lost here...


Chapter 4: Some connections.. And Kiri kidnapped?

"Kiri, come with us, you have no where else to go." The

shadowed man said, holding out his hand.

"No! My parents are still here!" Kiri said, pushing

away the hand.

"Kiri, your parents died a long time ago." The man

said.

"I still have my aunt!" Kiri said, tears sliding down

her cheeks.

"She is a drunk, it is hard to live with her, is it

not?" The man asked.

"No! It's fine! I can live with her!" Kiri said, she

didn't want to leave.

"Kiri, he is the only one who can take care of you."

The man said.

"No! I'd go anywhere then to be with him!" Kiri said

shaking her head and almost screaming.

"You leave me no choice." The man sighed and took a

bucket of water, he poured it on Kiri. Fear shot in

her eyes.

"NO!" She screamed.

"No!" Kiri shot up and looked around. Her heart

pounded in her ears. She saw Ryoga-chan sleeping on

the chair next to her.

"It was… only a dream." Kiri placed her hand on her

chest. 'Calm down Kiri, it was only a dream.' She told

herself.

"Kiri, what's wrong?" Kiri squinted to see Ryoga's

outline in the dark.

"Nothing, just had a dream." Kiri said.

"Sounded like a nightmare to me, you were almost

screaming in your sleep. You sure you ok?" Ryoga

asked, his tone filled with concern, he was now

sitting on the couch next to Kiri. Kiri nodded.

"Hai, I am fine, just a nightmare, please go back to

sleep." Kiri said, placing a hand on Ryoga's shoudler.

Ryoga was glad that it was dark, so that Kiri couldn't

seem him blush.

"Ok, if you don't feel well again tomorrow, don't go

to school, ok?" Kiri nodded.

"Ok." Ryoga smiled and went back to the chair and

pulled the blankets over him.

"I need to stop worrying, he has disappeared and won't

come back, I just have to stay here for a while until

he returns." Kiri told her self, and went back to

sleep.

"Kiri?" Ryoga looked at what Kiri had cooked. Food was

line up on the table, all smelled and looked very

good.

"Wow Kiri!" Ryoga said, almost drooling from the good

foods.

"Well, dig in!" Kiri said in delight.

Ryoga nodded and started to eat, a hug smile spread

across his face.

"This is terrific!" Kiri blushed a little.

"Thank you." Ryoga then stopped and looked.

"It seems like you can go to school today."

Kiri nodded. "Hai, I feel much better, thank you

Ryoga-chan." She turned away, a slight pink color.

Ryoga, confused at why she was thanking him looked at

her.

"I mean, thank you for saving me and taking care of

me." Kiri said, hiding her face again. Ryoga smiled.

"No problem, thank you for this great food!"

"Oh shoot, I'm going to be late! Got to go! See you

after school!"

Ryoga nodded and Kiri left. Kiri arrived to school on

time and met Ranma and Akane there, along with Ukyo.

"Hey Kiri!" Akane greeted her, along with Ranma.

"Hi Akane."

Ranma glance and saw a little spot of red on her arm.

"Hey, what's that on your arm?" Kiri looked at her arm

and smelled it was blood, she quickly covered it with

her hand.

"It's nothing, just got a stain, that's all." Ranma

nodded but didn't believe it all. He then thought

about the monster last night, could it have attacked

her? He then noticed her eyes, those blue eyes, they

looked familiar. Ranma gasped, those eyes looked like

the monster's ones. Could it possibly be?

"Ranma, earth to Ranma!" Akane waved a hand in front

of his face.

"Huh?" Ranma said, coming back to earth.

"The bell rung, come on." Ranma nodded and went off to

class.

"Kiri.." Ryoga sighed and looked out his window, it

was raining again. 'Strange, it usually doesn't rain

this much.' He sighed again and thought back to when

the monster attacked. He was still curious about

finding Kiri in the street. Did the monster attack

her? He didn't believe everything when she said that

she couldn't remember. He felt like she was keeping

something hidden from him, but couldn't tell what. Did

she have a connection with the monster? Ryoga shook

his head. How could a monster like that and a nice

girl like her have a connection? He sighed and played

with Checkers.

"Wow, rain again, well see you later Kiri!" Akane

said, taking out her umbrella and waving to Kiri. Kiri

smiled and waved.

"Good bye!" Kiri sat under a tree, making sure not to

get wet. She grinned when Ryoga came.

"Hi Ryoga-chan!" Kiri said, wrapping her arms around

him again.

Ryoga was shocked once more, he had found his way to

Furinkan High without getting lost. It was a miracle.

"Hello." Ryoga said, blushing again.

"Here, I brought an extra one." He said, handing

another umbrella to her.

"Thank you Ryoga-chan." Kiri said, taking it and

opening it.

They walked home together, both very quiet. Ryoga

wanted to ask Kiri about the monster, but bit his

tongue. Kiri sighed a couple of times, but seemed to be

her usual happy self.

"Can I cook dinner again?" Kiri asked, heading towards

the kitchen. Ryoga smiled.

"Of course, your cooking is wonderful!" Ryoga said.

Kiri turned pink.

They both ate happily, thanks to Kiri's wonderful

cooking. After that, both sat down and watched some

T.V. The news was on.

"And yesterday, reporters and neighbors are still

surprised about what had happened yesterday, a

monster, that looked and was about the size of a wolf

attacked this part of the town. 5 people have been

killed and many more have been injured." Ryoga turned

and saw Kiri listening very closing. It looked like

she was about to burst into tears.

The news ended and Ryoga turned off the T.V. Kiri said

nothing and stayed quiet the whole time, she went up

to take a shower. She changed into pajamas and went

into Ryoga's room. Ryoga knocked.

"Hai?" Kiri asked.

"Can I come in?" Ryoga answered with a question.

"Yeah." Kiri said and Ryoga walked in. Ryoga came and

sat by Kiri on his bed, she turned away, she looked

very sad.

"Kiri," Kiri turned and looked at him.

"Is there something bothering you?" Ryoga asked. Kiri

opened her mouth and then closed it.

"No, nothing is wrong Ryoga-chan." Ryoga sighed; he

felt a little hurt since he knew that Kiri was lying.

He felt like that she couldn't trust him.

"Ok Kiri, but I want you to know, if there is anything

you want to talk to me about, just tell me, ok?" Kiri

nodded.

"Thank you Ryoga-chan." Ryoga nodded too. He grabbed

Kiri and pulled her into a hug.

"I don't want you to get hurt." Kiri blushed, she had

never been held by a boy this way, but she enjoyed it,

Ryoga's scent, she never noticed how good it smelled.

She stayed in his arms for who knows how long but

enjoyed every second of it.

Ryoga gasped a little in his throat. Why did he hug

her? It seemed like this power came over him and just

did. He kept telling himself to pull away but he

couldn't, so he stayed there, with her in his arms. But for

some reason, he didn't seem to mind it. Where some new

feelings towards her kicking in?

Ryoga finally pulled away, noticing that Kiri had

fallen asleep in his arms. He softly rested her head

on the pillow, pulled the covers over her and turned

off the lights. His heart pounded. He had never been

that close to a girl before. Well, he has, but when

Ranma was in disguise, that doesn't count.

"Heh, there she is, sleeping like a cat, let's get

this over with." The women slipped through the window

and tip toed over to Kiri. She grabbed Kiri gently and

slipped out the window again.

"Nice work, let's go." The man and women vanished into

the dark night.

"Kiri, Kiri? School is about to start!" Ryoga knocked

and knocked on the door; he finally opened the door

and gasped. Kiri was gone.

"Kiri?" He said in worry. He then thought that she

might have gone to school already, rushing over there,

Ryoga took no time to see. He turned into the little

black pig before he could even blink and rushed into

Ranma's school. He ran to the classroom to see if she

was there. Looking, turning his head every which way,

he didn't see her. He squealed and with panic, rushing

outside. Could she have gotten kidnapped? That was the

only explanation now. But how could he find her? With

his terrible sense of direction.

"Yo, Ryoga, isn't Kiri at home? Why are you here?"

Ranma asked, looking at a sad Ryoga. (Who was now back

in human form)

"Ranma, I need to ask you a favor." Ryoga said,

looking up at him.

"Sure, what is it?" Ranma asked.

"Kiri, she has vanished and I can't find her

anywhere." Ryoga said sadly. Akane gasped.

"So she wasn't at your house?" Ryoga shook his head

slowly.

"Alright Ryoga, I'll help you." Ranma said patting his

friend's back.

"Thank you, I owe you one." Ryoga said, hope in his

eyes.

"Where, where am I?" Kiri slowly arose from her deep

sleep.

"Ow, my head." She rubbed her head as she looked

around. 'This isn't Ryoga-chan's room.' She thought to

herself as she looked around to what seemed to be a

dungeon. 'What's going on?'

"Ah, so the girl is awake." Kiri looked straight to

see a woman, her dark brown hair, waist length flowed

behind her. Her purple eyes were full of entertainment

as she watched Kiri.

"Who are you? Where am I?" Kiri asked, anger rising in

her voice.

"Now, now, all those answers will be answered soon,

come with me." The women opened the door, and put

chains around Kiri's wrists. Kiri followed her, seeing

that she had no choice and followed her into a bigger

room. The room was big, quite big. It seemed like it

was designed for a ball. Lights twinkled and food was

on a big table. There was a red carpet laid out and a

throne at the end of it. Kiri looked to see who was

sitting in it.

"Ah, so my little princess has come." The man said,

smiling. Kiri gasped. 'No, not anyone but him, not

him' She said inside her head as she saw him coming

down towards her. He lifted her chin, looked into her

eyes and said.

"Welcome back, I've missed you."

End of chappie 4