"Sir, we saw the young girl. She came out from her apartment just minutes ago and is taking a stroll in the near-by park of her apartment." One of Amakusa's men reported through the phone.

"Well then, leave the place and return to the office. Inform the others too. There is no need to inspect anymore." Amakusa answered in a deep voice and the line is cut off.

After days without sight of Kaoru, Amakusa finally hear some news about her. She has finally appeared.

'It is time to pay her a small visit...to claim my belonging' he thought with a sly smile.

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Kaoru returned to school and her work place as usual. Many close friends and working staffs crowd around her with concern, asking for her recent disappearance. Misao had said nothing in school when asked about Kaoru. Sano too had said nothing. To avoid any more questions, Kaoru only smiled saying 'she's fine'. People who know Kaoru knew that if she didn't want to talk about a matter, even after numerous times of questioning, no answers will be given.

There, Kaoru had gone back to her daily life as before. Although she couldn't forget what had happened during that fateful day, she decided to take it as a growing up experience. 'Every woman will lose their virginity eventually. As long as it is not by force, I'm considered a lucky one.' was what she thought to feel better.

Never did she think that she will be meeting the man who hurt her...again.....soon....

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"Jou-chan!" shouted Sano from the bar counter, waving to Kaoru, gesturing her over to him.

"So...did your man look up for you again?" Sano whispered into Kaoru's ear when she went over to him.

"Sano... no one is my man! Stop your rubbish or else you will get it from me!" Kaoru answered back softly in anger with a blush shown on her cheeks, knowing what Sano was talking about.

"Okay Okay... Relax girl..." Sano said as he calms Kaoru down and went to finish off the duty of his for the night.

Finally it's time for DARK-side pub to open their door for business. As usual, loud music blasting, the crowd was huge and everyone was having fun until a man name Shougo Amakusa came. A stir in the pub was about to happen.

He came into the pub after his work, around one plus in the morning. The crowd was still there but that doesn't bother him. His target was Kaoru. He found a table and saw her serving. She was in fact more beautiful than before, deadly gorgeous. She was wearing a tight off-shoulder black dress with a slit at the side, opening to the upper part of her thigh. Her hair was tied up in a bun, secured by a hair-stick. Her form projected a womanly aura, not a young girly one anymore. Her eyes seem to grow with maturity after the night they shared together yet there was still innocence showing within.

'An experience, or should I say a satisfactory well-done job in bed can really bring a child into an adult' He thought as he continues watching her at his seat, waiting for her to go over to him.

Kaoru was working non-stop. There was no time to stop and have a breath. The people today were more than usual. She had been clearing the tables, getting drinks order and avoiding men's lecherous glares and intentional touches. Then she stops at one particular table when she saw no drinks on his table.

"Hi! Welcome, any drinks?" Kaoru asked from the side of the man's body. She couldn't see his face.

Just then, the man turned his face around. A shocked and frightened Kaoru couldn't run but stood there for his reply. Her heels seem to be glued to the floor. Shougo Amakusa is right in front of her now. Her heart was stating to race.

"Yes, a glass of whisky." Amakusa replied as the smooth sentence flowed out of his mouth, looking directly into Kaoru's eyes.

"Coming right up." replied Kaoru in slight shiver.

'She isn't going to disappear again. She'll bring him his drink after all.' Was what Amakusa thought when he let Kaoru off, not holding her to his side when she first approached him.

Sano saw Kaoru's paled face and asked her what had happen and she told him with fear showing in her sapphire orbs. Seldom in his life did Kaoru shown fear in her. That man had indeed scared her deep.

"Do whatever you think is comfortable. I am around." Sano said when he thought it is better for Kaoru to head home early.

"I am going to face him Sano. Running away from a problem is not like me. Don't worry. I'll be alright. You are here, right?" Kaoru said in a cooling tone. 'Yea, she is going to face and get over with it once and for all' she thought.

Sano ruffles her hair and said, "Silly, of course I am!"

Waiting for several minutes, Kaoru returned with his glass and sat opposite him.

"I'll go straight to the point. What do you what? Why are you here?" Kaoru asked calmly.

"Nothing... Can't a man enjoy his night, baby...?"Amakusa said playfully as he took one of the strands of her hair, twirling around his finger. It was unusual for him to say playful words in the public; it was always the other way round. Only Kaoru had the ability to make him. No other women, only her.

"Don't call me that and get your hands away from me! I'm not a woman of yours. Haven't I made it clear the other day?" Kaoru hissed, anger building up.

"And I suppose you are the one that is not hearing what I've said. I told you that you belong to me. You are mine, don't deny the fact Kaoru..."answered Amakusa. He still couldn't figure out why Kaoru is strongly rejecting to be his woman when thousands out there are fighting for him.

"I don't think there's a need to carry on this conversation. Carry on your wishful thoughts if you want but leave me alone." Kaoru said and stood up from her seat.

"There is no need to converse when we can have sufficient body contact like dancing or maybe bed activities if you want... A woman like you will never forget your first night of sex. Moreover... my essence and 'you know what' is within you. Can't be sure whether we have made a baby during that night..." Amakusa said with lust building in the depths of his eyes as he held onto Kaoru's arm to prevent her form leaving.

"Sorry to say but I'm on pill. No babies made, no responsibility needed. End of everything. As a customer to our pub, I'll serve you only with drinks and nothing else. Don't even think that I will dance with you. Keep that in your mind. Have a nice day." Kaoru said as she swipes off his hand and walk away.

AMAKUSA'S POV:

How dare her! Should have thought that doctor cousin of her would advise her to be on pill... Now how am I supposed to make her beg me to make her my woman, beg me to take her into my bed?! Kamiya Kaoru... no woman ever turns me down but her! She...

His thoughts were broken when loud cheering was heard. It was Kaoru. A guy among the crowd had been lucky to have successfully granted the chance to dance with her. Being a regular to the pub, Kaoru couldn't turn him down when he asked her shyly. To Kaoru, shy guys are considered sweet.

Flashback:

"Hi... hi... my name is Rex. Can I...I mean... can I have the honour to have a dance with you? One will do. It's okay if you are busy... I... I mean you are working..." A guy around mid-twenty asked Kaoru.

He was considered average for his size, a head taller then Kaoru. With dark brown stylishly cut hair and a pair of spectacles over his dark green eyes. Kaoru had just finished her talk with Shougo Amakusa when she heard a boyish voice requesting to have a dance with her. Despite the anger swelling within her, the shy embarrassed guy made her cool off.

'He looks so sweet. Barely any men will feel shy when asking a dance from a woman' Kaoru thought and decided to have a dance with him.

End Of Flashback

While Kaoru was preparing for the dance, Amakusa was seething in anger. A guy not better looking than him got the chance to dance with his Kaoru, his woman. With luck, the next song was not a hot-moves dance. It was slightly slow with a few beats. Seldom in the 'DARK-side' would people hear slow-moving songs. It's the style of the pub. The songs are in random. No changes are supposed to be made.

Rex was flying. He had gotten the chance to dance with the woman who drives his sexual needs. One thing he was unhappy about was the song that was selected. No stick-on-body moves of Kaoru on him. He saw the dance of Kaoru and the caucasian, Jack, the other night. Definitely incredible.

The song started, Kaoru being experienced in all sorts of dance lock her arms around Rex's neck and his around her slim waist, standing not too closely. This song was mainly selected for loving couples in the pub. Amakusa switched his anger to pity to the guy who thought that he could have a closely-contact body moving dace with his woman.

When the beats of the song increases, Rex took the opportunity to slide his hands lower to Kaoru's hips, bringing his body closer to her. Kaoru was feeling uneasy by then.

KAORU'S POV:

What is he doing? This is a slow song for couples. Oh god...his hands are on my hips now... His body... too close...he is having a physical reaction! I can feel...male organ! Shit! His breath...god... he is breathing out into my ears!!!

In a sudden, Rex had one of his hands moving to the side of Kaoru's thighs. Kaoru's thought was broken immediately. He caressed her thigh and slipped his hand into the open slit. This is the first time Kaoru had encountered a man having reactions during a slow moving song when they are not having any intense body moves. His touches creeps her. Then, Rex's next move totally sends Shougo Amakusa who was watching the entire dance, over the edge. He had slipped his hands under Kaoru's thigh and had moved up to her ass.

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'Damn! What have I eaten this afternoon?! This shitting is killing me! Damn!' cured Sano as it was the fifth time he had been visiting the restroom.

He was in the middle of his 'business' when the fight began. Even if he isn't there to stop the fight, Sano would have hit Rex in the face for touching Kaoru. Yes, Kaoru do dance with erotic moves but that happen only when she knows that she is the one controlling the whole situation.

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Just as Kaoru was about to slap him, Amakusa went over and gave him a punch on his face. Rex was simply thrown onto the dance floor. Amakusa's eyes were flashing with death signs. Who would ever know that Rex was a man with a steel of heart; He fears no body.

Both men were fighting in the middle of the dance floor. Instead of pulling a stop, the crowds were cheering. Kaoru, who was also on the dace floor, was shouting for both to stop, trying to use her body as a barrier between the two.

"This is a fight between the men, bitch!" Rex shouted as he slapped Kaoru over the face.

Strong anger rises up in Amakusa blood when his Kaoru was beaten and was called a bitch. He had Rex pulled up, giving him punches on his stomach. All in the while, Rex didn't have the chance to touch a finger on Amakusa. Using the last resort, Rex took hold of a fallen empty beer bottle and took a strike on Amakusa's head. Blood dripping off his head into his eyes didn't stop Amakusa from backing down. Taking the chance, while Amakusa was wiping the blood that's distracting his sight, Rex took the broken bottle held in his hand and stab towards Amakusa's stomach.

None of the staffs dared to interfere and Sano was no where to be found. Sano was always the one who stand up to these matters. The crowds were no longer cheering but looking in terror. Yet no one offer to stop the fight. Everything was in a blur in the next few seconds. Kaoru who saw what Rex was about to do, threw herself onto Amakusa. With shocked, he flexed Kaoru's and his body, using his arm to block the bottle glass.

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'Finally done...'Sano thought as he walks out of the restroom when loud smashing noises were heard.

"What the hell happen? Kaoru!? Why are all of you standing here? Go! Stop them!" Sano shouted to the other staffs when he saw what was happening on the dance floor.

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Finally, the staffs went over to stop the whole fight. Sano held onto Rex, calming him down while the others cleaned up the blooded dance floor and broken glasses. The crowds left in groups. Lastly, those left in the pub were Sano, Kaoru and Amakusa.

"Sano! Where are you just now?!" Kaoru asked in anger.

"I'm in the damn washroom! I must have eaten something bad...but we're lucky that the boss is not in the country...if not..."Sano replied.

As they were conversing, Amakusa watched with interest. Observing their conversation, he found Kaoru's eyes showing concern when she heard Sano's pains. Through the fight, he found out that Kaoru is one fiery woman who stands out to help when matters happen. She even risked her own life to safe him from getting stab earlier on.

"Kaoru...are you forgetting something? There is another person here other then the two of us..." said Sano as he turned around and saw Amakusa.

"Huh?! What? Oh ya! That's right. How can I forget about him? He is hurt Sano. Can you pass me the first aid box? Thank you." Kaoru replied looking at Amakusa's injured areas with worries flickering in her eyes.

'Did I see what she felt? Worried? For me?'Amakusa thought.

"I don't even know where the hell that box is... I'll see his injuries... Go on... you don't wish for him to die here, do you!?" said Sano as he lied.

Kaoru went out to look for the aid box with a humph. She doesn't know why she had a painful feeling when she saw him hurt. It just bothers her.

"Okay, she's gone. We need to talk. What do you want from Kaoru?" Sano asked Amakusa seriously while clearing the mess on his blooded head.

"Nothing and it is none of your business. She's mine and not yours." Amakusa replied.

"Unfortunately, it is my biz. Either you stay away from her or you marry her." Sano continued.

"What I want from her is strictly my business. She is mine, my woman, my possession." Amakusa replied with anger.

"Let me warn you...play with her again and you'll be dead. If it concerns Kaoru, I don't give a damn even if you are Shougo Amakusa. No one breaks her soul." Sano said in a deep tone and walk away when he saw Kaoru's nearing figure.

"I've stop the bleeding on his head, the rest is yours, Jou-chan. A man can't get me into work." Sano said teasingly.

"Let me see your arm. Luckily it is not a deep cut. Bare the pain, it may sting when I apply the lotion." Kaoru said as she concentrates on the injured areas, not looking at Amakusa. She then wraps his arm and head with clean bandage cloths.

"Marry me." Amakusa said suddenly, shocking Kaoru.

"I beg your pardon. What did you just said? Marry you?! Are you kidding me? I will not! There is no love between us! I told you earlier on that you do not have to bear any responsibility! Now leave!" Kaoru shouted with anger.

"You'll have to marry me in another way or so. I always get what I want and you are mine. Don't forget that Kaoru... Just wait to be my wife and bear me some kids." Amakusa said in laughter as he walked out of the pub.

'Now what am I supposed to do? I can't marry him. He is a beast!' thought Kaoru.