The next morning was as silent as a grave. Ambrosine was in the kitchen eating cereal. It was the only thing that could comfort her. Morrigan appeared before her and smiled. Ambrosine picked up her cereal bowl and went to the table by the window. She wasn't in the talking mood right now. Morrigan shook her head and decided to check the mail. She left the kitchen and as she did, she heard something go in the sink. Ambrosine walked out of the kitchen and went towards her room.
"I'm gonna check the mail. You wanna come? Maybe you got a letter from Riku."
Ambrosine stopped walking and turned around to face Morrigan.
"No thank you. I know what you are trying to do and it won't work okay? Now please, leave me alone." Ambrosine replied then walked off.
Morrigan sighed and shook her head. She just wanted to help, but that was Ambrosine for ya. She didn't want anyone thinking or caring about her. Morrigan was surprised that Ambrosine let Riku care for her this long. She walked to the library and went to the mail shoot. There were advantages of living in a castle and having shoots for the mail was one of them. She looked through the mail and as she did, she noticed the disadvantages of a castle and those were bills. She put those in Ansem's box and looked at a letter. Sure enough, it was from Riku to Ambrosine. She walked to Ambrosine's room and knocked on the door. A fully dressed with wet hair Ambrosine answered the door. Morrigan handed her the letter then walked off. Ambrosine opened the letter but decided not to read it. She folded it back up and walked over to Aerith's room. She knocked on the door and was greeted by a smile.
"What's up? How you feeling?" she asked.
"Like shit. Um, I've been thinking… whoever raped Yuffie and me… do you think he'd try it again?"
"I don't think so. Why, did he say something to you?"
"He left me when I felt I was going to die. Everything was going black and I could feel myself exiting my body. Then he left and I was right back in my body. When you and Cloud found me, I was crying and… Cloud carried me right?"
"Yes, why?"
"Didn't you feel something wasn't right? I mean like we were being watched… I'm sorry, I'm just rambling. I'll leave you alone now."
"I'm here if you want to talk Ambrosine."
Ambrosine nodded and walked off to the chapel in the castle. She felt nervous about this. She went to the library and went through the lift stops till she was at the top of the castle. She sat on the edge and let her feet dangle. The wind blew freely through her wet hair and she sighed. She closed her eyes and pictured Riku on Destiny Islands. The image disappeared though when she heard a voice. She jumped up and turned around to see Ansem. He walked toward her then sat beside her.
"Nice weather we're having isn't it?" he said and looked at her.
She nodded and stood up. She excused herself and went to the lift stop taking it down to the library. He always gave her the creeps, especially when Sora was around. It was like Ansem hated him but was the nicest to Riku. She sighed again and walked down the steps. She walked past the cases of books and walked through the exit. She headed to the entrance of the castle and sighed. She went through the big wooden doors and walked to the lift stop that took her to the rising falls. When she reached the bottom, she walked down the rocks and to the entrance of the world. She wanted to go away, go somewhere to turn back time and kill the bastard that raped her and Yuffie. She knew who the guy was but why was she protecting him? Her thoughts were gone when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She yelped and tried to run away but something was holding her. She was gently pulled backward and heard a soft male voice in her ear.
"Ambrosine, its Leon, don't be afraid okay?"
She turned around and saw a scar between gorgeous blue eyes. Ambrosine wrapped her arms around Leon's waist and embraced him. When she did, she got a weird feeling. Why was she so comfortable in his arms? The warmth from his skin on her cold wet skin scared her. She wasn't supposed to think this, they broke up and she was now dating Riku. Besides, Leon likes Yuffie so even if she wasn't with Riku, which she was, she had no other chance with Leon. She shook her head and tried to get the thoughts out of her head. Leon backed up a bit and lifted her chin. He smiled and she stared into his eyes.
"Leon, can you do me a favor? Promise me that you won't mention anything to Riku about yesterday. I wanna pretend it never happened. One more thing, can we go to Twilight Town? Also, don't you dare start worrying about me you got it? I know what happened and I don't want anyone to worry about me. Worry about Yuffie okay?"
Leon's smile faded. He had to worry about her. She was Riku's girlfriend and his ex. He took his hand from under her chin and nodded.
"Let's ask Yuffie if she wants to come too. She might want to get out for a while."
"Go ahead and get her. I'll wait here for you."
Leon frowned at her statement. He wasn't going to leave her alone after she got raped. He was afraid to leave Yuffie alone last night because he thought someone would sneak in. He held Ambrosine's hand and noticed her blush. She moved her hand and walked forward letting him know she would go with him. Why did she blush? She doesn't blush around him so why now? He shook his head and caught up with Ambrosine.
"Leon, you do know I'm only walking with you so I won't get lectured later right?"
Leon nodded and looked ahead. Again with the tough look. How or why she was this way, he didn't know. She hated people caring for her but let Riku worry though she didn't like it. Just then something hit him. It was the reason he went looking for her in the first place. He was about to speak when he noticed that she had stopped walking. She looked forward with wide eyes and started walking backwards. She backed into Leon and tensed up. She turned around and smiled but Leon knew something was up. He stepped forward but was stopped by Ambrosine.
"Let's take the shortcut; it's faster and there are nice views that way."
Leon glanced weirdly at the girl before him. He wanted to know why she looked worried. He finally nodded and she started walking the other way and Leon followed. They arrived at the castle and immediately saw Yuffie. She was at the entrance of the castle and seemed to be looking for someone or something. She spotted Leon and smiled. She walked over to them and smiled at Leon. Leon asked Yuffie if she was up to going to Twilight Town and she nodded. They went inside and told everyone they were leaving. Ambrosine waited inside the castle by the entrance while Leon and Yuffie went off. Leon gave her evil glances but she still remained there. She leaned against the wall and again thought of Riku. His silver hair blowing in the wind and his soft lips on hers… her skin tingled and she felt butterflies in her stomach. Just then she heard something. She shot her eyes open and saw a cloaked figure before her. Her eyes widened and her palms became sweaty. She went for her weapons but her hands were pinned to the wall. She wanted to yell but couldn't. Her mouth felt dry and she wanted to cry. She kept trying to scream and finally something came from her mouth. It was loud and clear to where the Kingdom probably could have heard it. The sounds of footsteps could be heard running at a fast pace toward where she was. She smirked but noticed a purple mist surround her. She screamed louder and Leon along with Cloud appeared just to see the purple mist about to take her. Leon ran towards the mist and almost caught her when the mist was gone completely. Leon hit the wall that was behind where Ambrosine was and Yuffie ran to him. Cloud ran through the entrance of the castle and Aerith along with Morrigan ran after him. Ansem appeared and ran to where Yuffie was.
"What happened? I heard a scream."
"Ambrosine was taken… Leon went to help her but hit the wall."
Ansem's amber eyes flickered with anger. What was going on? Why was Ambrosine taken? He was always left out of things and was always the last to know. He walked off toward the library and disappeared behind the doors. Yuffie looked back at Leon and noticed that his eyes were open now. She gave him a weak smile and helped him sit up. He looked around and frowned.
"He got away? Damn, I was close to getting him… Was that one of the same guys that got you guys last night?"
Yuffie nodded and shuddered at the thought of Ambrosine alone with them again. Leon stood up then helped Yuffie up.
"Come on; let's see if we can find her. I'm not gonna leave you alone got it?"
Yuffie nodded and walked with Leon out the entrance.
