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Dedicated to Angelkitsune, the brightest among the stars.

Thanks to all my other reviewers:

sandry stardiamond- Thanks!

IceKit- Thank you so much! Is this update soon enough…?

Kimi Keiko- Thanks! Finally here's the update I told you about!

Chinese Fairy- Glad you like it! (is glomped)

WisherMaru- Thanks! Glad you approve!

Lycana- My thoughts exactly. Out of the whole team, I think only Touya and Gama had exactly the same intentions. Still, people end up liking Touya and dismissing Gama as the really evil one. He's not evil! Though he did try to kill Kurama…but then so did Touya! Does that make Touya the evil one now? To the next point…I'll try to update faster, because I don't see a real way to make my chapters longer. Short chapters is my flaw, and I apologize :-)

Hello! Chapter four is here! Unfortunately, it's short…contains much dialogue…contains little detail…and (just to warn you) ends in a cliffie. I'm sorry! It would be longer, but I'm having problems with the second part, so instead of making you wait twice as long, I'm updating with…really…half a chapter. I'm so, so sorry about this! I'm trying my best…hopefully the next part will be up soon. For now, try to enjoy…

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"Where am I!"

"You're in my quarters at the border of…"

"Who in the Worlds are you! What happened!"

"Please, lie still! You need your rest…"

"Let me go!"

"Please…"

"Get you hands off me!"

"I'm only trying to…"

"LET GO!"

I was jolted awake by the sounds of a struggle. Gama was attempting to pin Touya to the ground. Touya was trying to slice Gama into pieces with the short ice dagger he had just formed.

"Stop!" I shouted.

Both froze and slowly looked up at me hovering above them.

"Jin," Touya breathed, an almost frightened look upon his face, and instantly averted his eyes.

"Finally, he awakens," Gama growled, not noticing Touya's change of attitude. "Your buddy here almost murdered me."

I scratched my head and floated down to sit on the floor. "Sorry abou' tha'…'e was jus' surprised is all."

"Surprised isn't the word," the older demon grumbled, releasing Touya and standing up. "More like…paranoid…"

Sighing heavily, he walked to the door. "I'm going downstairs to wash up and eat. You can join me when he's calmed down." With that, he left.

A sickening silence filled the air between Touya and me. He lay still, facing the wall, and I sat there, staring at him. I didn't know what to say…especially after what I had done to him. He didn't dare speak a word to me for fear of what I would do.

Ten long minutes passed without either of us saying a thing.

"Touya?" I hesitantly questioned.

"Sir," he replied coldly.

I sighed. "Touya, yeh…yeh don' have ta call me tha' anymore."

He turned to face me, but his eyes would not make direct contact with my own. "And why would that be? Are you not the Prince? Am I not your humble slave?"

"Touya…"

"Am I not supposed to fulfill your every desire? Are you not supposed to punish me if I refuse?"

"I…"

"I failed in my duty, and I was punished. It's that simple. If you want my love, sir, you will have it. I will not resist you again, and I apologize for my misbehavior."

"No!" I shouted, grabbing him by the shoulders.

He gasped and automatically tried to pull away, but I held him.

"Look a' me, Touya. Jus' look a' me."

Hesitantly he brought his eyes up and stared straight into mine. Though he flinched when our eyes made contact, he forced himself to hold the stare.

"I'm the one who shoul' be apologizin' ta yeh, Touya," I whispered. "I le' meself ge' carried away. I didn' even consider yer feelin's. I jus' wan'ed yeh fer me own. I was a selfish brute, an' I hate meself fer it."

His eyes widened.

"Bu' now things will be different. I saved yeh, Touya…brough' yeh righ' from tha' awful prison. I ran away from the palace, an' I'm no' goin' back."

"But…but what about your father…?"

"I said I'm no' goin' back," I repeated forcefully, though my voice was beginning to waver. There were too many emotions building up inside me. I felt like I was going to explode.

Still, I continued, "I wan' ta set everythin' righ', if yeh'll let me. I'm no' a prince anymore, an' I never will be again."

Touya stared at me in disbelief. "You're renouncing the throne…you're giving it all up…simply because…"

He trailed off. "Why?" he finally asked.

"Because…"

My emotions began to take over. I let go of his shoulders and put my head in my hand. "Because they hur' yeh, Touya," I breathed.

A tear ran down my face, and he softly gasped as he saw it. Never…never…had he seen me cry.

"Because I let 'em hur' yeh," I sobbed, tears falling more rapidly now. "Because I was the reason they hur' yeh!"

"Sir…"

"Darn i', Touya, don' call me tha'!"

"But I'm still your-"

"Don' yeh understan'!" I yelled, making him jump back. "Yer no' me slave anymore! I refuse ta keep yeh in chains any longer! I love yeh too much!"

He was against the far wall, watching me with wide eyes. He was shocked and afraid, as if I would suddenly leap at him and tell him it was all a lie. Tell him that he would be going back to the dungeon of my father's palace, where once again he would be tormented.

Instead, I slumped, panting, to the floor. I couldn't take it. He hated me, he loathed me. Nothing could take the fear from his heart. Nothing could stop the pain as long as he stayed with me.

"I don' care if yeh accept my apology. I don' care if yeh don'. I jus'…I jus' need yeh ta be happy."

I took a deep breath, and then murmured, "Yer free, Touya."