Guest #1: Thanks for the advice and the assailant won't be getting off with just a slap on the wrist, believe me. It might seem like they'll be getting a light punishment in the beginning, but something will happen.
Guest #2: I hadn't thought about that. I have the rapist picked, but he hasn't really crossed my mind.
The Keep of Worlds: Bloodhounds are at the ready, riffles loaded and aimed, this SOB is going to get what they deserve.
Enjoy the next chapter, slight time skip.
Saito at on the windowsill and watched as Louise's parents, her sisters, his parents and his sister stood over the still unconscious Louise. Taking a deep breath, the black-haired young man shook his head and looked out the window as he mumbled under his breath, "It's been almost a week and she still hasn't woken up…what happened? Who in their right mind would do this to her an-"
"Saito," he heard his mother, Junko speak and he looked back in confusion, "What are you doing over there? You should be here to comfort your best friend and-"
"Because I'm pissed, mom…if I see the bastard who did this to her, they're going to be begging for death, but guess what? Death will never come for them," the seven watched as Saito jumped off the windowsill and walked over to them, his eyes focusing on the unconscious pinkette as he frowned and shook his head, "Louise is my best friend and…and seeing her like this…my blood boils, my chest tightens an-" before he could finish, the eight of them heard Louise lightly moan before they looked down to see the pinkette begin to stir.
"Louise!" the seven shouted in unison before Cattleya looked down at her younger sister and frowned, "Are you okay, Louise?" Louise looked at her favorite sister and blinked twice and Saito frowned, "Louise? Are you okay? Can you talk?"
Louise blinked twice again and Saito inhaled slowly as he hung his head, "I'm sorry this happened, Louise," everyone looked at him as Saito stepped closer to her before taking hold of her hand. Flinching slightly, Saito frowned at his injured best friend, "I'm sorry…did that hurt?" Louise looked up and frowned before she blinked once and Saito moved his hand away, "I'm sorry…I should've been here to protect you…it's my fault,"
Louise blinked twice before Karin looked at her daughter's best friend and arched a brow, "Wait. Are you saying you know what she's saying, even though she isn't speaking?"
"She's given me the silent treatment so many times that I've learned how to read her," Saito frowned, "One blink means yes, two blinks mean no," everyone looked at Louise as she blinked once and Saito shook his head, "Louise…did…I'm sorry to ask, but did you see who did this to you?" Louise blinked twice and Saito frowned as he hung his head, "I'm sorry…I was hoping you did and-" before he could finish, the sound of tires screeching filled the air and Saito ran towards the window.
Looking down at the parking lot, Saito's eyes widened when he spotted a familiar black truck pulling up in front of the hospital before the drive climbed out of the vehicle, their head down and a hood up, "Son of a…everyone get in the bathroom," everyone looked at him as he looked back and shook his head as he hissed, "Get in the damn bathroom!"
"And why should we listen to-"
"Just get in the bathroom!" Saito interrupted Centurion and the seven jumped before they quickly walked into the restroom and closed the door behind them. Saito looked at Louise and inhaled slowly, "Louise…do you trust me?" Louise stared at him with wide eyes, "Do you trust me?"
Louise blinked once and Saito took a deep breath, "I need you to act like a coma victim," Louise stared at him in confusion and Saito shook his head as he stepped closer to her, "I know what I'm asking for sounds strange, but I need you to trust me here…I promise nothing will happen to you, all I'm asking is you trust me and act as if you're still in a coma," Louise blinked again before Saito hugged her and her eyes widened slightly, "I promise I'll be right behind the door and nothing will happen," breaking from the embrace, Louise slowly reached up and lightly took hold of Saito's hand before she blinked and Saito nodded before he stepped away from the pinkette. Louise watched as Saito hid behind the door before she laid back and closed her eyes and patiently waited.
Hearing the door creak open, Saito's eyes narrowed as he saw someone in a black jacket, with the hood up and their head down walking towards the bed. Seeing the figure reach down and touched her face, Saito growled before slamming the door shut, causing the figure to jump and look back in surprise as Saito took a deep breath and shook his head before stepping closer to the figure, "I don't know who you are or what you were planning to do to her, but that's my best friend, the most important person to me, and anyone who wants to hurt her will have to go through me and even still, I won't hesitate to kick your ass for what you did to her."
The figure chuckled and shook his head, "You almost raped her, you attacked her last week, why in the hell would you do something like that so someone as amazing as Louise? What kind of sick individual are you?" before the figure could answer, they fell back with a force as Saito's fist made contact with their cheek.
Saito's eyes widened when he spotted a man with short blue hair, "Uh…you're…you're Tabitha's uncle, Joseph and…you were the one who-"
"Tabitha? Oh, you must be talking about my niece, Charlotte," the man grunted as he slowly stood up and dusted himself off, "Honestly, why my halfwit brother's daughter will pick such an alias is ridiculous. She should be proud of her name, but as of right now, boy, you can very well get into a lot of trouble for what you just did,"
"What, you mean defended my best friend from being assaulted by a perverted bastard!" Saito hissed through his teeth before the bathroom door swung open and his and Louise's families stepped out and the blue-haired man looked around, "No one touches Louise like that and gets away with it. I'm going to f-" before he could finish, he doubled over in pain as Joseph stood and quickly pushed past the others and ran out of the room.
Louise opened her eyes and watched as her best friend struggled to stand, "I'm going to kill him…I'm going to fucking kill him!"
"Think this through, son," his father, Shinji, spoke, "Death is quick…prison isn't an-"
"He tried to rape Louise, he attacked her last week and who knows what he would've done today…he's mine…no one touches the woman I love an-" he froze midsentence as his eyes widened as he looked towards the bed to see Louise staring at him, eyes equally as wide as a light pink hue crossed her cheeks before she looked away.
Karin looked at the two before clearing her throat and crossing her arms, "In any case, we now know who was responsible and we can report him properly," the room fell silent as she looked back as Louise and Saito and saw the two avoiding eye contact with one another, "We…we'll give you kids some privacy," the two looked up, stunned and watched as their families walked out of the room, Cattleya closing the door behind them.
Well…a few things I need to point out, one, Joseph was a candidate for the assailant, along with Wardes and Julio, I was also going to suggest Guiche, but not even I don't like him to the point of that, so I thought it over for a bit while wiring the second chapter and went with Joseph only because I like him a little less than the other candidates. Two, Saito's 'confession' seemed a tad out of place, I know, but people tend to get frantic in the heat of the moment and they'll say and do things that they normally won't, which is both good and bad, depending on how you look at it. And no, Joseph isn't going to get off easy, not in the slightest. He'll get his, just wait.
So, with that out of the way, please enjoy everyone and please let me know what everyone thinks.