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It was midnight as Shinkei crept into the house. He stepped quietly into Panda's room and injected a needle into her skin. 'This will keep you asleep...' thought Shinkei. He lifted up her body and placed her in the hall. He made the bed and exited, locking the door as he left. He then lifted Panda again and walked into the forest.

'Yoku and Haiiro have to leave... They must...' said Shinkei, 'And I have to do this... Because if I don't... Akito might do something horrible...'

Shinkei placed Panda in the outcrop of the forest. He sat down and turned on his cell phone. In the profile menu, he changed his name to 'Pay Phone.' Shinkei left the forest clearing, knowing Panda would be okay in the forest. He knelt behind the bushes just outside the house.

Then, Shinkei called Yoku's phone.

"Hello?" asked Yoku on the other line.

Shinkei mustered up the deepest, darkest voice he could. "Get out," he said, quickly disconnecting the phone.

Shinkei looked over at the Sohma house. A light flicked on in Yoku's room, and Shinkei saw another figure, Haiiro, wake up.

'They're not leaving...' Shinkei thought, 'Now, for Plan B...'

Shinkei called Yoku again.

"Who is it?"

"You haven't left yet," said Shinkei, "Leave or your sister will die."

Shinkei looked at the house. Another light came on, in Panda's room.

Shinkei dialed Yoku's number.

"What do you want?" Yoku frantically asked.

"I want you to get out. I have Panda. If you don't do as I say, I will kill her."

"Fine! I'll leave! But don't hurt her!"

Shinkei hung up the phone. He sighed as he saw two figures run out with duffel bags, into the opposite side of the forest.

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Akito smiled. It was midnight and he was watching the Sohma household from the forest. He was watching what Shinkei was doing. Then, he saw as Shinkei left Panda alone in the forest.

'What a fool... He is simply doing all my work for me without knowing...' thought Akito. He smirked and walked down to Panda.

Akito turned on his tape recorder and set it on the ground.

He then took out a needle. It's liquid was different than Shinkei's needle. He injected the needle's fluids into Panda. Instantly, Panda woke up.

"Help! Help me!" Panda said, struggling. Akito pressed her down.

'That's all I need...' Akito thought. He pressed his fingers on Panda's neck, knocking her out. Akito stopped the tape recorder and hid it in his pocket. He then took out a cell phone of his own, and like Shinkei, disguised himself as 'Pay Phone.'

Akito stepped out of the forest and across the street, down into the subway. He ran along the emergency walk, knowing he wouldn't get hurt there. After enough, he threw the tape recorder on the tracks and ran out.

Akito saw as two dark figures, Yoku and Haiiro, ran from the Sohma house and into the forest. Akito called Yoku.

"We've left!" said Yoku, not knowing this was a different caller, "Where is Panda?"

"At the Subway."

"What? Where is she going?"

"I never said she was riding the train. All I'm saying is that she's on the tracks..."

Akito hung up and smirked, running down the sidewalk and around the corner. He peered around, seeing Yoku and Haiiro run in the subway station.

Many minutes later, Yoku ran out.

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Shinkei picked Panda's body up and crept into the house. Her door was already unlocked, so he quietly went in and placed her body on the bed. He stepped out and closed the screen.

Into the kitchen Shinkei crept. He looked at the stove clock.

It was already 1:45.

Shinkei walked outside and ran into the forest. His duty was done...

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Seijitsu woke up at 1:40 from a strange ruckus. She tip-toed downstairs and into the kitchen. Someone was there, because the kitchen door wasn't shut properly, letting cold, outside air come in.

Shinkei.

Seijitsu knew it was Shinkei. It was a gut feeling. She looked out and saw the path into the forest.

"Shinkei..." Seijitsu whispered.

"Seijitsu?" Panda asked, shrugging off sleep, "I didn't know you were down here."

Panda walked in the kitchen, "I had a really bad nightmare..."

"You did?"

"Yeah... I dreamed... I was in the forest... And a man was holding me down... I only lasted for a little bit..."

"Holding you down?"

"Yes... He was holding me by the shoulders. I yelled help, but no one came."

"Are you sure it was a dream?"

"Positive... My doors and windows were locked when I went to sleep..."

"That's good. Water?"

"Sure..." Panda said, sitting down. Seijitsu sat down next to her with two glasses of water.

"Hey Panda?"

"Yes?"

"When do you think Shinkei will return?"

"I don't know..."

"Because, I think he came tonight..."

"What?"
"I heard something and came down here, but nothing was weird. Well, except for the kitchen door. It was slightly ajar..."

"Which door?"

"The one leading outside."

"Is he gone now?"

"Unfortunately, yes..."

Panda sighed.

'Will he come back?' wondered Panda.