We will name our new member: Take My Hand as for she does not wish to tell us her real name…

A/N: Well, I hope you are enjoying my fic…I still need votes for you all to tell me what kind of end you want. So far I still only have 1…how sad, how sad, how sad…

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Kousuke was sitting in Eyes' penthouse when it happened. Eyes was playing his piano in silence and Kousuke had just been sitting there lost in thought. Both of them were thinking about a way to get Ryoko back. They both knew very well that the hunters were keeping her alive as bait for them.

Kousuke had been dreaming of a plan to get Ryoko back when his cell phone went off. He nearly jumped from the sudden noise and quickly answered it to make the buzzing sound stop. Although it didn't bother Eyes, it bothered him very much.

"Hello?" Kousuke said to the phone dismally. He knew it was either the police, Hiyono, or Ayumu, and personally he didn't want to talk with any of the names listed.

"Kousuke?" The voice on the other end of the line sounded frail. But Kousuke knew instantly who it was.

"Ryoko! Where are you? Are you hurt?" One thousand more questions raced through Kousuke's mind, but he forced them out. He didn't want to overwhelm her.

"Kousuke, promise me that you won't come look for me. The hunters won't hurt me until you and maybe some others are here. If you don't come after me then no one has to die." Kousuke was panicked. Ryoko was in some hell hole with the hunters and she was asking him not to come after her?

Sure, the hunters won't touch her for a week or two, but once they realize that no one is coming they'll torture her most likely and then kill her. There's no doubt about it.

"Ryoko, I'm not going to let you die. They're going to kill you one way or another!" Kousuke didn't care how desperate his voice got. It didn't matter. He didn't care anymore. He had to get some sense into Ryoko's head before it was too late.

"Let me die, Kousuke. If you and the others come here to save me then you'll all get killed and it will be my fault. I will die knowing that I killed you." Kousuke heard Ryoko let out a sigh. There was another voice in the background, but Kousuke ignored it for a moment longer.

"Ryoko, I can't let you die! I couldn't live knowing that you died when I could've prevented this whole entire thing! If I had left you alone none of this wouldn't have happened. I won't let you die, Ryoko. I'd die." Once again there was that voice in the background.

Another girl? Is she a blade child?

"Ryoko, who's there with you?" Kousuke listened intently trying to make out what the other girl was saying. It was no use.

"The daughter of one of the hunters." Ryoko's voice was very dull. He knew that it would tear Ryoko up if he went after her, but wouldn't it hurt more if he didn't? Wouldn't she feel unloved?

"Ryoko, tell me one thing. Are you hurt at all?" Kousuke had his mind set on going after her, there was nothing in this world that could change his mind. But he had to know if Ryoko was being mistreated so he would know how fast he should get to her. Whether or not to take a lot of precautions, or just take everything that he might need and leave as soon as he could.

"I'm fine, Kousuke." It was then that Kousuke could understand what the girl in the background said. And what she'd said was not good news at all.

Ryoko! Put away the phone, fast. He's coming! There was a sob from the girl and the loud clanking of what sounded like pans, then a man's voice. No! Then Kousuke heard Ryoko call out in pain before there was a loud thud and the line went dead.

Once again he had gotten Ryoko hurt. If he would've just hung up the phone after he's told Ryoko that he wasn't going to let her die she wouldn't have gotten hurt. (She's obviously gotten hurt due to the fact that she called out.)

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"Who were you calling?" The hunter said in a sickening tone as he pinned Ryoko to the floor. "What did you tell them?" When he did not receive an answer the hunter slammed Ryoko on the back of the head with his fist causing her intense pain. Aki cowered in one corner of the large room afraid of what was going to happen. Ryoko knew that she was just trying to help out someone in need, and that Aki was surly to get punished for helping the enemy.

"Ow! I called a friend!" The hunter pulled Ryoko's arm painfully behind her back to keep her from struggling.

"And what did you tell this friend?" The hunter emphasized 'friend' by digging one knee into her back.

"Ah," Ryoko cried out at the pain. "I told my friend not to come after me because you were just going to kill me anyway!" Ryoko jerked hard and managed to get her arm free from the hunter's grasp.

She attempted to crawl away, but failed dismally. He still had her pinned with his leg.

"And you got the phone from my daughter?" The hunter asked as he glanced at the phone that lay four feet in front of the two.

Ryoko made no comment. She didn't want to get Aki in trouble.

"No. At least not by her will." Ryoko turned her head to look at the hunter with an evil smirk on her face. She despised killing, but that didn't mean that she couldn't conjure up an evil look. "See that knife in the sink? It's rather sharp actually. It could easily slice through delicate flesh." The hunter smirked at her.

"You little liar." He slapped Ryoko across the face with the back of his hand. "I know very well that you aren't the type that kills. That's why we picked you to take hostage. You won't give us much trouble."

The hunter let out a sickening laugh that chilled Ryoko to the bone. Something wasn't right here.

"You know, for one of the disgusting blade children, you are rather cute." Ryoko's eyes got wide. She knew what was going through her captive's head. Despite that she prayed that it was anything but that. Anything but that. "Stand up! Stand up!" The hunter grabbed Ryoko's arm and pulled her painfully to her feet. He forced her around to look at him and admired the fear in her eyes.

He knew that he had caused it. But that fear didn't satisfy him. Not the fear, but what he was thinking about doing, what he was planning on doing to this poor defenseless blade child surly would.

Looking into Ryoko's eyes he knew that she knew exactly what he was going to do to her. But not just him. There were three other hunters in this house and they were all lacking female companionship. Something this girl had more than enough of…

"Come on!" The hunter pulled Ryoko painfully and forcefully forward. She instantly jerked away. She didn't care if she died. She was not going to let him or any other hunters touch her.

Aki watched wordlessly. She did not help Ryoko nor did she help her father. It was almost as if she was watching a sick TV show, or maybe the start of a hentai game. (A/N: Not that I know how they start. I'm just assuming…I find hentai games sick and wrong…my one friend loves them, but he's just weird…anywho…)

"Move your feet!" The hunter jerked Ryoko once again and Ryoko pulled back. She wasn't as strong as he was. Her aspect of strength was in her legs, but she couldn't kick when he kept himself a good distance away from her. "Stop fidgeting!" Ryoko whimpered as she saw another hunter poke his head into the room.

"What's going on in here?" He asked casually.

"Would you quit standing there and help me!" The hunter yelled as Ryoko tried desperately to get Ryoko to mind his words.

"It would be my pleasure," the other hunter said as he grabbed one of Ryoko's arms. He was stronger than the other man and Ryoko knew that she couldn't get away.

While the men were struggling with Ryoko, Aki made a move for her phone. Neither of the two seemed to notice her.

She grabbed the phone and redialed the number that Ryoko had called. She slipped behind a counter so her father and his friend would not see.

The phone rang twice and Aki feared that he would not answer, but then he did. The other blade child answered his phone.

"Ryoko?" said the male voice from the other line. He recognized the phone number and was hoping it was Ryoko.

"You have to help her. Do you know the old apartment complex on the east end of town? The one that has large spikes in the front yard for decoration? Ryoko's in trouble, you have to help her." Aki's voice was heavy with tears while she tried to remain quiet.

"What did you do to Ryoko?" Kousuke yelled as he glared at the glass wall in front of him.

"It's not me, it's my father. I-I think he' going to-to—" It was hard to get the words past her lips and soon she realized that she couldn't say them. She didn't have to. Ryoko's voice was loud and carried far.

"No! Get away from me! Leave me alone!" Ryoko was struggling to break free of the two men's' grasps, but was failing badly. She knew that she wasn't going to get away and that these hunters were going to have their way with her.

"Why don't you help her?" Kousuke yells into the phone. "Can't you hear her? What's happening?" Kousuke was aggravated that he could hear Ryoko's pleads but could do nothing about them. He couldn't save her. He was over a half an hours walk away from her, only ten minuets in a car if the traffic was good. Which it wasn't.

"I can't get them off of her. They're too strong. Please. You have to hurry. They'll kill her when they've had their fun. They don't think you're going to come for her." Kousuke heard Aki sob. "I don't want to kill another blade child!" With that Akiko hung up her cell phone and sobbed quietly into her knees which were pulled up tight against her chest.

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Kousuke stared at his phone for a moment in silence. He knew what was happening to Ryoko. They were going to use her and then murder her like a regular rapist would. She was no longer a blade child to them. She was just a pretty teenage girl inside of their house. Free to use at their disposal because no one is supposed to come and save her.

But they had another thing coming.

"What was that all about?" Eyes asked as he looked at Kousuke. He had stopped playing the piano when the phone rang.

"Those hunters…they're…they're going to rape Ryoko and kill her! That's what that hunter's daughter said!" Kousuke's eyes burned with hate. He would not stand around and let those hunters destroy the heart and soul of his Ryoko. Not over his dead body.

"Then don't you think we should do something?" Eyes seemed calm, but it was obvious that he was worried just as much as Kousuke.

"YES!" Kousuke glared at the pianist.

"Well, do you know where she is?" Kousuke nodded.

"The old apartment complex that was just bough about four months ago. The one with the spikes used for decoration. That's the hunters' new playground." Eyes nodded.

"Well then. I guess we should go then."

So Eyes and Kousuke left Eyes' penthouse and haled a taxi. Only ten to fifteen minutes and Kousuke would be on those hunters making sure they keep their distance from his girl. The girl who was convinced for under ten minutes that she was his girlfriend and the girl who had humbly wanted to hold his hand.

Then the question went through his mind.

Why didn't he let her hold his hand?

At least it would've been a nice way to remember what could've been the last time he touched the girl. He'd pulled her wrist and that was the last time that their skin met. If only he had let her hold his hand like she'd wanted. It would've made her happy.

Life was always full of regret…

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A/N: I don't really like this chapter. Maybe it's because I'm making hunters do bad things to Ryoko . . Who knows…Poor Kousuke, he is regretting not holding drugged Ryoko's hand. For a spoiler hint, It won't be the last time that he gets the opportunity in this fic…I promise. Well, I still need votes for my happy or tragic endings. Even you people who don't have accounts, review away and I will try to make your dream come true…I'm scaring myself. I'll shut up now…lets see what happens in the next chapter…(chapter 7 begins the countdown buy the way…)