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I am so sorry that I said that I was going to try to get this chapter up as soon after the other chapter but ended up not doing that. I am so sorry! I've been so preoccupied with watching anime and playing video games. So I'm so sorry! But here is chapter ten so... be happy! Yesu!

Chapitre 10: Hot Limit

Later that day, everyone (mainly Fai and Yume) decided that they should all have dinner together. Since most of them had to work, they decided have it earlier than usual.

When dinner was ready, everyone began to sit down.

"Hey, Kuro-it, will you go get your girlfriend, Kyo-it for me?" Fai giggled.

The dark haired man growled angrily, but did what he was asked. He walked to the girls' room and knocked on the door.

But got no answer.

So he knocked again.

Again he got no answer. He began to get impatient so he opened the door to find it empty of any living beings.

He came back out.

"Where is she, silly?" Fai said.

"I don't know, she wasn't in her room."

"She wasn't? But then... she should be. I was out here for the most of the day and I didn't see her leave." Yume said. She thought for a few moments. "The window! She must have climbed out of it."

"But we're on the third floor." Syaoran reminded her.

Fai, followed by Sakura, went to the room to see.

"I know, but ours has a fire escape. She used to sneak out of her bedroom window back in our world when she and her mother had an argument. That is the only way I can think of her leaving without us knowing." Yume told them.

"The window was open. Though it is a warm day..." Fai said, returning with Sakura.

"Who was the last person to see her in the apartment?" Kurogane asked.

"I saw her earlier, then Syaoran came in, and I left..." Yume said, thinking. "I don't think I saw her since earlier this afternoon."

"I think I might have been the last one to have seen her." Syaoran said.

"Did she act funny when you talked to her? Did she say anything about if she was going anywhere?" Kurogane asked, wanting to know as much information as he could find out so they could locate her faster.

"I asked her if she had seen the second volume of the book she gave me at that store since the second one probably talks more about the Shadows and Sakura-hime's feather. She told me that she would check it out..." Syaoran told them.

"Damn her, she went back." Kurogane punched the wall and started to head toward the door, but was blocked by Yume.

She looked up at him worried. "Kurogane, what is going on? Is everything all right? Why did Kyoki run off?"

He looked down at her.

"Did something happen that you aren't tell us?" Fai asked.

"Yea. I'll tell you later, after I get that idiot back here. Everyone stay here. Don't leave the building at all." He told them.

"Don't leave at all? Why? It's only six-thirty. The Shadows don't come out until eight." Fai asked.

"Just stay in." Kurogane took another step forward as Yume nodded and moved out of his way.

"All right, all right." Fai said.

"Wait, please let me go with you. It's my fault she left." Syaoran said, stepping toward him.

"It's not your fault Syaoran." Yume assured him.

"Please let me come." Syaoran pleaded with Kurogane.

He sighed and said, "Come on. White Pork Bun, bring out Hien and Sôhi."

"Right!" Mokona said as it spit out the two sounds. The two of them grabbed the swords and ran out of the room.

"Thank you for letting me come, Kurogane-san." Syaoran said as they ran.

Kyoki was happy when she found the book rather easily. She at first was going to go up and look in Hen's apartment at the top, but then she saw out of the corner of her eye the door that had been opened when Kurogane threw the book. She had entered the room to find it almost completely empty besides one small bed and a small table in the corner. She walked over to the table and began to open the drawers. The book was in the last drawer. She pulled out the book and wiped off the dust that had accumulated upon it.

Kyoki exited the room, not liking that room at all and walked over to the counter and opened the book. She wanted to make sure it was the right book before getting all happy over it. Though, since she could not read the writing on it, it really didn't matter if looked or not.

As she was looking through the book, the front door opened. Kyoki, thinking it was probably some customer, looked up and smiled and started to tell the person the store was closed for the day while inwardly cursing herself for forgetting to lock the door behind her.

Kurogane and Syaoran were running as fast as they could. Kurogane was the first to see the strange group a head of them, halted Syaoran and the two of them hid behind a car as they watched the herd of people fifty feet ahead of them.

These people had their heads down, and were walking strangely. They were wobbling as if they were just getting use to the art of walking.

"What's wrong with them?" Syaoran wondered. "Do you think they need help?"

"No. Shadows are inside of them. Look at their eyes." Kurogane told him.

Though they were at a distance, Syaoran squinted his eyes and saw that their eyes were glowing red.

The two of them remained there until the group moved on a couple blocks away. Once they were out of sight, the two of them stood and ran once more.

"H-Hen? Is that you?" Kyoki's eyebrow rose as she looked at Hen. It looked like Hen, but he was at least twenty-five years younger looking. And his eyes were glowing red. She couldn't help but think that Hen looked a lot better when he was younger.

"Yes, and no. You see, this is his body, as you well know. But the one inside of him is not Hen." The Shadow said in a calm tone.

"Then... may I ask who I am speaking to?" Kyoki asked, nervous.

"You may call me Thoth." He told her.

"Well, ok then, Thoth, now that you are back to run the store, I think I shall leave now. Later." Kyoki hugged the book to her chest and made to leave.

"Hold it right there. You have something I want. But before I tell you what I want, I am going to tell you about myself and then ask you a question. All right?"

Kyoki froze, looking at him.

"Firstly, I am now the leader of the Shadows. I killed the previous leader. He thought we should only come out on full moons and only control the humans for four hours while causing your kind no harm. Which isn't fun. Sure it was at first, but it got old, we wanted to stay in them longer. So when I brought this up to the old leader, he didn't take it very well, and the two of us fought. And I killed him and now the Shadows and me will have free rain over this little city of yours. So, the question I have for you is, may I have your body? And may I have that book? I rather do need it."

Kyoki hugged onto the book tighter. 'If this thing wants the book, then it must mean it has something important in it. I can't let it fall into the wrong hands.' She thought this to herself as she pulled out one of her guns and pointed it at him.

"You must mistake me, I am not a pervert like the previous owner of this body. Though, I can't lie, sexual intercourse is rather fun. I don't know who started it, but I think they are a genius. So maybe I will use your body just a little, but I want to give your body to a friend of mine. And you might not want to shoot me. Once this body is dead, I can just leave it and then overtake your body."

"Go to hell." Kyoki shot off a bullet inches before his feet, causing him to jump back as she spun around and ran up the stairs to the apartment. Kyoki had read and watched hundreds of people running to the top of a building, she never really quite understood, but she decided to try it herself. Most of the people made it out alive... she hoped she would be one of them too.

She raced to the balcony, threw open the doors, climbed on the railing and looked behind her.

Thoth was still in the living room, but was coming at her quickly.

She jumped and landed on the roof of the building next to her. Then she ran across that one and jumped to the next building without looking behind her. Kyoki then across this roof too to where she had seen a ladder. She swung her body over the edge of the building, grabbing the ladder with one hand; She put her feet on the outside of the bars and slid down the poles at a fast rate.

Though she did get down faster than she would have if she had climbed down the regular way, she slammed to the ground so fast that it dazed her for a few moments. She looked up and saw Thoth looking down at her. She raised her gun up at him and fired.

Thoth jumped back.

Kyoki prepared to run, but only ended up falling to her knees when she realized her left felt completely numb. She quickly got back up again, and put weight on it. It wasn't broken, but it was sore and every time she put her weight on it she got a small shock of pain. She ignored that, however, and started to run as fast as she could. She didn't know where she was going to go, but she had to get the book somewhere safe.

I really hope that everyone is enjoying reading this fanfic. I'm sorry if some things are odd and go roughly... ideas front he beginning are changing and thus are being conflicted with new ideas now. I'll try to go back and correct it eventually. I'm sorry for any inconvenience it may have caused.