Chapter Eighteen: Inescapable

WARNING: Chapter may contain more M rated material than the usual dose.

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Chapter Eighteen: Falter (iWillhexyou)

It was late when Kyon finally allowed himself to be led to a bedroom and attempted to get some sleep. It didn't work of course, his brain was desperately trying to see the logical side of the esper's plan, after all they did want to save Haruhi and keep her alive, but when he thought about what they would do if things didn't go according to their plan he felt nauseous and he physically cringed.

When Kyon rolled over and observed the large empty side of the bed he wanted to scream and cry but found no strength to do it, his life was empty without Haruhi, he wanted her with him, needed her with him. There current situation hadn't allowed him to just sit and admire her while she slept, he swore then that the first day he got her back they would go somewhere they could be alone and wake up without interruption. He wanted to see how beautiful she looked sleeping in the morning sun, he wanted to bury his face in his hair and caress her back, but most of all he wanted to see her wake up and feel her arms around his neck as he kissed her.

"Dammit!" Kyon cried clenching his fist and throwing it down against the mattress. He couldn't just sit here but then again he couldn't start anything, no one had any idea where she was, Yuki knew nothing and the espers sure as hell didn't know, and if they did they weren't going to just walk in here and tell him.

"Where are you Haruhi?" Kyon questioned, going over every single little detail of places she could possibly be. The old man must be relatively new to Earth so he doubted that they were in some huge mansion or underground lab. He was better off in some slum on the edge of town. The only place he technically owned had been Yuki's apartment and according to Yuki he paid for it monthly with cash, so wherever he was it was somewhere that wouldn't leave a paper trail which made it even harder to determine his whereabouts.

"Yuki's apartment…" Kyon whispered, "Its relatively nice in a good neighborhood," yes he would be somewhere like that, "oh course it's not as good as Ryoko's place was."

Kyon's eyes suddenly flew open as he shot up in bed his mind racing to that day Haruhi and himself had done their little investigation. The apartment had been empty and spacious, and according to the manager, though they had moved out, payments were still being made. It seemed like nothing important at the time but now it meant everything.
Jumping off the bed Kyon grabbed his coat and made a dash for Yuki's room which was just down the hall. Gently yet firmly he knocked and waited as he heard the squeaking of the bed and the creaking of the floor.

"Yes," Yuki said as she opened the door slightly then pulled it back fully when she saw who it was, "Kyon, what are you doing here?"

"Get dressed," Kyon whispered checking the hallway to make sure no one was nearby, "I know where Haruhi is but I don't want the espers to find out. We're going to get her Yuki."

"But…" Yuki stammered somewhat confused before Kyon cut her off.

"Please Yuki hurry! We may not have much time!"

Yuki nodded and closed the door grabbing the nearest pair of clothes. She had a bad feeling about this but she too had been concerned about the esper's plan. By any means possible she was going to save Haruhi and this time her master wasn't going to get in the way.

0o0o0o

Haruhi was lying on a bed with another humanoid in the room. This one was older, blonde, and curvy. The old man had said that this was gong to be her nurse and that she'd take very good care if her, but Haruhi snorted at the notion declaring the thing scared her. Still that didn't stop the robot as she took Haruhi's blood pressure and did the physical basics. Though she did her best to hold them at bay Haruhi wanted to cry, she wanted to cry because she missed Kyon and she missed her friends, but as the damn humanoid girl looked at her with cold dead eyes her sadness turned to hatred and she wanted to throw that piece of metal out the window. But Haruhi sat still until she felt the robot pull at the skirt of the white dress she had been given.

"Hey!" Haruhi cried sitting in an upward position ready to kill, "What are you? Programmed with a perverted mind or something? Stay away from me!"

"But I must observed your womanly area, it's just a little checkup," the girl said tonelessly.

"A checkup on what?" Haruhi cried refusing to let go of her skirt, "Do you think I have herpes or something?"

The robot suddenly gripped Haruhi's arm and pushed the girl back to the bed, "You mustn't speak so when in the presence of the master. If you are to be a wife you must learn to speak in a lady like matter and do as you are told."

A sudden memory came to Haruhi's mind, she had told Kyon not too long ago that she never listened to anybody and she wasn't going to start then, it was the same here. Haruhi's mind was retaliating but she managed to control herself enough as she laid back and relaxed as the perverted robot examined her. She was biting her cheek so hard that she tasted blood and it was over almost as soon as it began. Haruhi still hated it though and wanted to throw something as the humanoid took her little medical kit and walked out of the room.

"Bitch!" Haruhi hissed as she stood and went over to the barred up window once again. She needed to find a way to get out, she refused to stay locked up here and become some old man's slave.

Turning her head upward Haruhi saw exactly what she needed, there was a vent that was just big enough that she could fit in. Only problem was trying to get up there, her amazing abilities to alter things not being an option.

"Well…" the robot listened to her master say as he continued to thin out loud, "her blood pressure is just right, she seems to be healthy, indeed I believe she will be ready for the surgery tonight that way we can leave first thing in the morning and…"

"Master?" The robot questioned as she saw his face go deathly pale.

"These tests, you've double checked them?"

"Yes master I did, I was very thorough."

"That good for nothing little son of a bitch!" the old man cried crumbling the paper and throwing it against the wall. "It was I who was supposed to bring Haruhi into womanhood! I was going to teach her the ways the body worked! How could Haruhi do his to me? With these tests can you determine how many times she has been intimate?"

"No sir, tests can only show if a woman has become sexually active, it is impossible to determine the number of times…."

"Well then I'll just have to ask her myself! Haruhi!" the man shouted as he headed towards the bedroom door. If he wasn't angry enough it reached his boiling point when he opened the door and saw her standing on a chair attempting to reach for the vent. She was trying to run away!

"Get over here you little bitch!"

Haruhi felt herself begin to shake as the old man charged for her and took hold of her wrists, pulling her off the chair. She landed on her knees but was pulled up again and pulled painfully to the main room.

"Amelia, get some rope! We're going tie her up! Now Miss Suzumiya shall we begin with the operation? I'm sure you're just as determined to get home as quickly as I am!"

0o0o0o (MajorKris)

Haruhi felt her body go numb as soon as his words were mentioned, she looked to her arm seeing now that Amelia had injected her with some type of fluid. Haruhi felt her heart beat slow down as she was then laid onto a table her head spinning and a growing light until she grew used to the fact that she was no longer able to move. She closed her eyes slowly, doing her best now to fight back against the drug but was to no avail. She then suddenly found herself now staring up at the ceiling as she was tied down to the table seeing now only the face of the old man as he stared at her as if she was the most disgusting thing he was ever seen.

"Haruhi...I gave so much to you and loved you so dearly and this is how you repay me? We were to get married and raise all of our beautiful daughters together, but now...I have to do something that I never wished to do...You could have been the most powerful queen in the universe with me as your king, but instead you go and give your innocence away to...to some other man! I can never forgive you for that Haruhi, but still...I do love you, and so I will take the gift I gave you away from you and will kill him as I make you love me..." The man suddenly turned out of Haruhi's view, but only for a short time as a long deep blue colored device that had a threatening looking blade at the very end of it was placed over her by Amelia. It was unlike anything she had seen before.

Haruhi suddenly felt panic go through her as the device was then turned on. It began to glow a deadly blood red and gave out sparks like that of a miniature lightening bolt. The sight of it terrified Haruhi and even though her body was numb and unable to move she could feel her heart beating in terror against her chest.

Yuki's father then came back to the scene, taking the device as he then thrust the blade down, taking cautious measures in case Haruhi somehow fought against it. The device crackled and hollered as it was driving straight to Haruhi's heart.

Haruhi felt her lungs give out as this happened and stared wide eyed into the ceiling as the sight of blood damped her lovely yellow dress. Haruhi felt no pain but she began to lose conciseness from the shock until within seconds the device was pulled out of her chest, pulling with it a small star-shaped figure. The old man grinned as he held the device in his fingers, paying no mind to Amelia as the humanoid began to heal Haruhi's wounds. Haruhi quickly found herself going back to unconsciousness as white light then appeared in front of her, a figure at the end which what caused Haruhi to mouth out her true lovers name, "...Kyon..."

Haruhi then found she awake again within a matter of minutes, wearing a brand new white dress which to her, looked immediately like a wedding dress. Haruhi felt her heart begin to ache as she clenched her painful chest, noticing the small scar that was lightly covered through the lacing. Haruhi realized now that she was done for, if she didn't have her abilities then how was she to fight back?

She clenched her fists as she began to feel tears of frustration sting her eyes. She didn't want this! She wants Kyon! She wanted to get out, she wanted to see everyone again, and she didn't want to marry this old pervert! Haruhi began banging a wall with her fists repeatedly as she tried not to sob, "Let me out! Let me out! Let me out!!" She screamed over and over, feeling that for the first time she wouldn't be able to get what she wants at all, "Kyon!" She screamed again!

Amelia quickly went to the girls aid as she allowed herself into the room, grabbing Haruhi and slapping her across the face, "Enough of that!" The humanoid cried as Haruhi fell the ground on her knees. "That is no way for a woman to act! Did I not tell you that you are to become a proper lady and to please my father?"

"Your 'father' can go to hell!" Haruhi yelled as she threw a punch into the humanoids stomach. She didn't even phase from the blow. Haruhi then looked up to her at surprise, realizing that this humanoid was much more powerful and could take a punch much more than Cassandra could.

"How dare you!" The humanoid screamed as she pushed Haruhi to the wall, "He would do anything for you! Such an ungrateful woman...I swear that even if you become my mother I will have no respect for you! Now come on! Father and the others are waiting to get started for the ceremony."

Haruhi tried to pull away but eventually she began to be dragged against the floor until Amelia grew annoyed and forced the girl to stand up by tugging her hair, "Don't make me drag you like that! You'll ruin that dress!"

Haruhi still continued to fight back, that is until she noticed a certain blue haired girl standing before you.

"Hello, Miss Suzumiya. You look so lovely, a perfect bride."

Haruhi couldn't believe her eyes at first, Ryoko had come back and was giving a smirk that immediately sent chills down Haruhi's back. Suddenly she felt the room change before her as its appearance then turned to a huge church with bells and flowers completely surrounding it. There were even benches and a long walkway. However, as Haruhi looked over to it, she felt her heart again as she saw who was at the other end in a bright white tux, reaching out a hand to her as he spoke.

"Shall we get married now, my Haruhi?"

0o0o0o (iWillhexyou)

Haruhi's eyes narrowed as she returned her stare to Ryoko, the girl was evil incarnate, and she wouldn't die! Haruhi had never felt such hatred in her life and so with her clutched fist trembling with anger she took two long strides toward Ryoko.
The blue haired girl backed up against the wall but laughed as Haruhi approached her.

"What's wrong Haruhi? Isn't everything just perfect?" she asked with a sarcastic bitterness in her tone.

"Stop this now Ryoko! You know as well as I do that this is pointless! The device is out of me, what could I possibly do?"

"It's not what I want, it's what my master wants, though I guess I can call him father now, I've made a deal Haruhi, since the beginning it's been you for my humanity. My original plan to kill Kyon, as you know was a disaster, but it certainly would've been better than this Haruhi. Still I have to thank you, this is the first time I've ever experience triumph and I rather enjoy it!"

"Tell me how it is when you feel this!" Haruhi cried throwing her fist right into Ryoko's jaw.

Though it wasn't as powerful like it once had been Haruhi certainly had mire strength than the average girl and Ryoko somewhat stumbled, covering her throbbing cheek with her hand.

"Bitch!" she screamed throwing herself at Haruhi's knocking the girl to the ground.

Haruhi fell with a loud bang as the back of her head hit the wooden floor and her scar above her heart suddenly felt as if it was being torn open. She cried out in pain began but used her knee and thrust a hard kick into Ryoko's pelvis. Taking the opportunity Haruhi grabbed Ryoko by the collar of her shirt and pulled her close till her face was just inches from her own, "Feel that Ryoko?" Haruhi cried, "That's not even half of what I feel when I'm away from Kyon!"

"Get use to it then," Ryoko hissed throwing a good punch at Haruhi followed by another, "you'll never see him again!"

"Ryoko!" the old man cried in horror as he watched the girls fight, "Please stop this! Let us all get along like a normal family!"

"No!" Haruhi cried as she used her nails to scratch at Ryoko's face leaving a bloody mark over her left eye. "The SOS Brigade is my family! I'm going back to them dead or alive! I refuse to stay here!" As Haruhi said this she threw a punch underneath Ryoko's jaw and managed to get her off her.

Haruhi was about to jump her but she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her chest and placed her hand over her heart. When she looked at her hand it was stained with blood and as she looked down at the plain white dress it was beginning to stain with the warm red substance.

"If those are the options," Ryoko hissed, "I'd rather have you go back dead!"

"No Ryoko! That is not the deal…"

"Shut it old man!" Ryoko said as she stood and with a forceful push she watched Haruhi fall back to the floor, "I don't play by your rules anymore! I want to see the bitch suffer!"

Haruhi cringed as Ryoko pressed her foot over her scar making it open more. Her head was spinning with pain and she felt nauseous but she wasn't willing to give up just yet, after all she was Haruhi Suzumiya.

0o0o0o

"Kyon," Yuki said as they reached Ryoko's old apartment complex, "you don't look to good, please rest before we go on…"

"No!" Kyon snapped. "There's no time."

"Well we can't just barge in without a plan! I have no doubt that he has the device and I know for a fact he wouldn't hurt Haruhi unless she did something to really tick him off."

"Dammit!" Kyon cried, "Yuki we're talking about Haruhi! She would've done something on purpose!"

"Calm down please!" Yuki pleaded again, Kyon was unbelievably pale and his left leg was shaking, this was a bad idea. "But I have something to confess Kyon," Yuki practically whispered.

"Please don't say your madly in love with me," Kyon said with a small smile as he clenched his stomach but it disappeared instantly as he listened intently.

"Now this is just a theory, but I think even if he did take the device out of her then Haruhi would still have her powers."

"What do you mean?" Kyon questioned as he eyed both the apartment complex and Yuki, getting tired of doing nothing.

"She unconsciously had to learn how to use her powers Kyon, it wasn't like she just woke up one day and knew how to use it, and her subconscious however knew about it and transformed it into what she is now. I don't think her mind would forget how to do something like that Kyon, deep down I think Haruhi has the knowledge to use her powers even without the device."

Kyon's eyes widened as he stared at her, it was possible, but still it was just a theory. Yet something deep inside him stirred and he believed what Yuki said. "But will she know how to use them when the device is gone?"

"Only one way to find out," Yuki replied solemnly turning towards the building. Kyon's gaze followed hers and standing straight up together they walked into what could be their final battle together.

0o0o0o

"Amelia, stop them!"

"Yes master!" the auto human stated as she rushed off toward the girls.

Haruhi now had Ryoko pinned to the wall but she had a firm grip on Haruhi's left shoulder which hurt like hell, so both girls were somewhat frozen in place until Amelia came running towards them at which point they broke apart and watched as she hit the wall of the closed space, weakening it's strength and shattering her to pieces.

Ryoko laughed as she looked up to the lonely old man standing at the alter, "You got lazy father! She was nothing to Yuki or Cassandra and as you can see that might have been your biggest mistake!"

Ryoko then returned her stare to Haruhi who was bent over trying to catch her breath while drops of blood began to stain the white carpet beneath her. Ryoko took this chance as moved toward the girl ready to strike but as she threw the punch Haruhi suddenly snapped up and grabbed her hand mid air.

"I don't understand it," Haruhi hissed slowly turning Ryoko's fist to the point she heard bones breaking, "but the more blood I lose the clearer my thoughts become and I'm starting to remember things, like how to do this!" As Haruhi cried the last part she let go of Ryoko's fist and sent a completely flat hand into Ryoko's ribs.

Ryoko cried out in sheer pain as she fell to her knees and looked up at Haruhi, "No it's impossible! You can't…

"Wanna bet!?" Haruhi laughed pressing her hands on either of Ryoko's shoulders and sending her knee flying into the girl's nose.

Ryoko fell to the floor almost instantly her vision blurring as she tasted the blood that was oozing from her nose.

Haruhi wanted to laugh in triumph but before she knew it she was on the floor as well. She had already lost so much blood and yet more was still coming as the last seam of the stitch opened.

She looked terrible and felt worse. Her dress was blood stained and her hair was sticking to her sweat covered neck as her whole body began to tremble as the room suddenly became icy cold. Her body was numb but she could feel the tears falling down her cheeks, it was really over this time.

"Kyon," Haruhi whispered as she sniffled, "I'll always love you," she said before she fell face first to the floor.

0o0o0o

The door was locked and Kyon's attempts at pushing it opened failed because his body was too weak but still he tried with all the strength he had left.

Yuki was who searching everywhere for something she could use wanted to cry in frustration when she saw nothing but a plant standing at the end of the hall. They needed to get inside, Yuki knew something was wrong and it sent a chill through her heart.

"I need something!" she cried falling to her hands and knees as she began searching the carpet which was completely pitch black from the lack of light.

"Common!" she hissed as she cussed and pulled at her hair.

Kyon tried again to push it open but this time he hit a little too hard and fell against the door sliding to the floor. "Damn! Damn! Damn!" he yelled in frustration. He was near tears and when he suddenly heard Yuki break into a sob he thought she had given up all hope but before he could say anything she sprung up off the floor laughing hysterically as tears fell down her cheeks.

Kyon didn't ask, he couldn't move when he saw what was in her hand, it was a metal hairpin. A wave of relief washed over him and for a moment he was as happy as Yuki as she went to the lock and began to pick at it frantically that is until he suddenly felt a cold dread wash over him.

"Hurry Yuki! Something's not right!"

0o0o0o (MajorKris)

As Kyon and Yuki made it into the room, they were shocked by the appearance of the massive church in front of them. It was Kyon who noticed Haruhi right away, noticing the beautiful wedding dress she wore that collided with the red stains that Kyon realized was her own blood. He ran to her side, holding her against his chest as he tried to wake the young girl up. Haruhi didn't budge, and unknowing to Kyon he certainly caught the attention of everyone else in the room.

"What they hell are you doing back here, boy!" Shouted the old man, who was on the verge of tears after seeing his beloved Haruhi injured and his youngest daughter Amelia just destroyed, "Stay away from her, she's mine!"

"Haven't you learned anything yet!? It's your fault that she is in such pain right now!" shouted Kyon as Yuki went to his side, noticing Ryoko standing up, holding her nose as a deep red substance dripped to the floor.

"That was not nice!" shouted Ryoko as she made her way to Kyon and Haruhi, but was blocked off by Yuki who stood before her. Ryoko gave out an amused laugh, before she wiped her nose on her sleeve. "Don't even bother getting in my way sister, you do realize how useless you are."

"Maybe so, but I can still offer a good amount of pain." Suddenly Yuki brought a fist to Ryoko's face, causing the blue haired girl to fall back and roll back to her father's feet. The old man got on his knees and tried to help his precious daughter, but Ryoko just merely slapped his hand away, "Don't touch me you worthless old man!"

"Ryoko…" whispered the man sadly as he began to sob, "Please Ryoko, your all I have left now…"

"Enough!" Ryoko shouted, feeling her body ache for the first time, "Why did I even want this! I was right by knowing that being human was just a nuisance! Change me back old man, to how I once was!"

"I can't do that…once you're this was, I can't have the program downgrade your system. Who knows what may happen to your artificial intelligence."

"I don't care! You useless…Why you ever transformed your body into this human form I will never understand! You're just like them now! A worthless human being! You can't even protect us anymore none the less commit simple data configurations! It's no wonder the Data Integration Thought Entity saw you saw a failure, because that is all I see!"

"Enough!" cried the man in anger, "Do not compare me to them! They sent me to program you and to have you humanoids be the exact replicas of humans! For years I have researched human emotions and put them as best I could into intelligence! Do you have any idea how hard it is to control your emotional binary while giving you free well that corresponds with your programming!?" he then paused, looking toward the ground sadly before he spoke again, "But then…I realized how potentially dangerous humans are to each other as well as this planet, and so…I tried to force Haruhi to be mine, to change to world for the better. A child's mind is the best thing in the world, and soon I grew to love her as I watched her. I wanted to make this world what she wanted to be, to make her happy, to make me happy… But now, I see that I have become worse than any human…"

His gaze finally left the ground, now looking toward the one who had Haruhi's heart all along, "Kyon, please leave, and take Haruhi with you."

"What..?" Kyon whispered almost unbelievably, finding that the man must have truly lost his mind, "But why are you giving up so suddenly?"

The man sighed as his gaze slowly turned to Haruhi and then back to him, "I see now the mistake I made, and so I will destroy the chip and have life return to how it truly should be. If I die while the device is inside me the world will go back to how it truly was if Haruhi did not make her wish four years ago…By doing this, she will be normal again, the espers will become human, and perhaps my superiors will be generous and let my children continue to live their lives on this planet."

"Father…" Yuki whispered as she felt the watery substance return to her eyes.

Ryoko however was not happy about this at all. "Oh be quiet, I don't care to hear about you mumble about your human emotion of guilt. I've had enough of this, if I can't be princess and assist in taking over this planet than I'll become queen!"

Ryoko then did something unbelievable, she thrusts her hand into her creator's chest, pulling out his own human heart as blood flooded the church floor. Yuki screamed and Kyon shouted but it was heard among deaf, humanoid ears. Ryoko, who was now entirely covered in her father's blood, she then pulled out the device from her father's heart and grinned sadistically, feeling no remorse for the man who lay dead on the ground.

"Father!" Yuki cried as she went to her father's side, shedding tears in fear and grief at the pile of blood in front of her, she looked to Ryoko crying out between sobs, "Wh-why! Why, Ryoko?"

"Oh stop your bawling! You're embarrassing yourself. Besides it doesn't matter…" Ryoko stated simply, now looking toward Kyon, "I always did still want to kill you, so don't worry, you'll see me very soon…"

The room suddenly changed back to Ryoko's old and empty apartment, leaving nothing but a body and three out of the five Brigade members to themselves. Ryoko then quickly left the room, vanishing without a trace, leaving behind her nothing but a trail of red blood with each step that she took. It was then as Kyon looked to where the blue haired humanoid once stood that he saw the faces of Itsuki and Mikuru, as well as the other espers in Itsuki's organization.

"Kyon! Yuki!" Itsuki cried as he ran toward Kyon. Then without hesitation, Itsuki punched the shocked Kyon's face, "What is wrong with you?! You took off without warning and scared the rest of us to death!"

"…" Kyon stayed silent as he looked back down at Haruhi, noticing the pained look on her face as one of the espers came down beside him to attend to the young girl's wounds.

Mikuru looked toward Yuki, noticing why she was suddenly crying on the floor as the body of her father laid on the ground. She carefully went to her friend's side and held her shoulders before trying to move her away from the body. Yuki didn't do so however and turned to push Mikuru away. Mikuru didn't give up however; she forced Yuki into a hug which eventually stopped the girl from pulling away as she began sobbing onto the woman's chest. Mikuru gently stroked the girl's hair as she did so.

"What happened?" asked Itsuki as he to noticed the body on the floor, feeling somewhat victorious that the man who caused all this trouble was now on the ground, feeling that the bastard didn't deserve the tears Yuki was shedding for him.

"R-Ryoko…killed…" sobbed Yuki as she began to hiccup, Mikuru slowly helped the girl to her feet, and moved her away from the body to Itsuki in order to let him hear what she had to say more conveniently, "Ryoko killed him…after…after he agreed to let Haruhi go and destroy the device…She took and who knows what she plans to do with it!"

"Can't that damn humanoid just stay dead for once?" suddenly came the quiet voice of Haruhi as she began to drift out of unconsciousness. Kyon however couldn't help but smile as he tightly held her close to him.

"I was…so worried…" Kyon said as he felt his voice becoming shaky, he then listened carefully as Haruhi just then whispered his name.

"Kyon…you're hurting me…"

Kyon quickly let her go apologizing at once as Haruhi smiled at him then kissed him gently; Kyon didn't even mind the fact of the sight of blood on her face.

"I'm glad that…you came for me," she whispered.

"Of course I did! I wouldn't leave my goddess to the hands of some one like that! I promised you a long time ago that I would protect you, remember?"

Haruhi just smiled, feeling herself drift back to sleep as she leaned against him, Kyon quickly caught her understanding and somewhat surprised that Haruhi was now becoming a fainter.

"C'mon, let's get out of here," spoke Dimitri as he went to Itsuki's side, "we need to find Ryoko before she does something that we may all regret."

Kyon only nodded his head, and with a quick move he picked up Haruhi bridal style and left with the other fellow espers. Yuki however took one last look back toward her father, letting a silent promise that she would get revenge on Ryoko for this. Mikuru carefully took the girls shoulder and held her close, doing her best to comfort the girl as Yuki smiled from the sentiment and too walked out with her. Itsuki was the last to follow, feeling very uneasy. It was unknown to him however that he was being watched.

"Let's have some fun, shall we?" Ryoko's voice echoed in a whisper as her form faded in to the mist that had slowly began to consume the night.