A/N: Okay I'm so humbled. I have a beta. A very awesome beta. All praise the mighty and wonderful Glowie! I mean it. Praise her damn it or I'll Natsuki on you...wait some of you may like that. Damn it. Well I hope that this chapter goes over with well. I find that I'm prolonging the inevitable. The chapter is super angsty oh my god why thing. I've got to 14...i think but I have to make sure I haven't lost a beta. If they will still beta for me. :'( I'm a bad writer. LOL

Enjoy as usual.

Disclaimer: I do not own Mai-Hime.

Intruder: editted by glowie

I got home as the sun was setting, coming in with a bag full of liquor and my clothes for the gala tomorrow. I shut the door very quietly just as I had opened it. A question had haunted me all day, what's wrong Shizuru? Please tell me, I want to know. The apartment was quiet at first until I heard Shizuru's scream. I wanted to charge in but I knew I couldn't. I quickly set everything down. Someone else was in my apartment. I slowly lowered myself to the floor until I was prone and quietly crawled to the opening to my bedroom. As I quietly stood up I noticed Shizuru was flat against her stomach with her feet and wrist bound. There was a girl sitting over her with one knee firmly planted against Shizuru's lower back the girl had a broken nose and bloodied lip. She's holding a knife. The tip is drenched in blood! I knew I couldn't do anything as I stood there silently. I didn't have my gun with me. If I had my gun this would have been done and over with. Shizuru hang on, I'm here with you. I watched as the girl licked the blood from the knife and then she leaned down licking the blood from Shizuru's back making her wince. I could see her, but she couldn't see me. This is horrible. I'm going to kill this teal haired bitch as soon as I have an opening to jump in.

"So, Shizuru, how does it feel to be a target of your own student?" the woman said sadistically. "How does it feel, whore?"

"You can go to hell Tomoe!" Shizuru shouted. Tomoe pressed the blade against Shizuru's skin again, dragging the tip, splitting more flesh. Shizuru screamed again and said something under her breath. "Natsuki, please save me." Tomoe obviously had trained hearing as she grabbed Shizuru's hair hoisting her head into the air.

"Natsuki? Who's that? A new fuck buddy? A replacement for me? You know, I think I'll have to meet this Natsuki but first I'm going to enjoy this." Tomoe said as she kissed Shizuru's neck. "Does Natsuki know about you?"

"No, I haven't told her about me, but I know nothing of her as well." Shizuru scoffed at Tomoe.

"Hmmm, the whore of Karis." Tomoe laughed. "I'll be sure to mention details to her, about you, my love. I'll tell how many men you've fucked to get to where you are. How you used to come home and call me over so you could fuck something else as you drank yourself under the table." Tomoe said in a sadistic tone as she kissed Shizuru's exposed back. "Don't you remember how our board of directors had to be certain of your skills and how they stripped you down in an observation room where they could take turns? You're a basic filth, Shizuru. Always moaning like the whore you are. I bet she can't fuck you like I can." Tomoe placed the knife down and rolled Shizuru over straddling her hips.

"What are you doing Tomoe? I thought I trained you better than this. Come on and kill me." Shizuru said staring the girl in the eyes. The girl backhanded Shizuru as hard as she could. Shizuru winced and laughed. "Ah, how pathetic, you still can't look me in the eyes."

"You stupid bitch, I'm in control right now!" Tomoe yelled and then spit on Shizuru's face. Tomoe laughed. "I remembered something about you though. You always got wet after the general beat you around making sure you would break under interrogations or anything like that. Let's see…" Tomoe seethed as she ran her hand under Shizuru's pants.

"Don't you touch me! You lost that right a long time ago!" Shizuru shouted earning another backhand. Tomoe laughed wickedly.

"I don't care. You're a target and from my perspective I can do what I want." Tomoe said as her hand disappeared into Shizuru's pants. Shizuru turned her head as color started growing on her face. "See? You think you don't want it, but your body always wants it. That's what you did with your targets. You'd let them fuck you silly so you could get every last bit of information. Sucking them dry, right?" Shizuru shut her eyes and tears started to roll down as Tomoe continued to violate her.

My stomach was knotting up as I watched waiting for the right moment to jump in. Shizuru, I'm right here. I will save you from this monster. This girl seemed completely focused on molesting Shizuru instead of killing her. This is my opportunity to run in. I took my chance as I darted into the room heading for the knife. It was just a quick simple bound. Tomoe turned around right as I grabbed the knife and slashed out with it. The blade connected with her neck slicing through completely. She fell backwards off the bed and grabbing her throat. I quickly repositioned the knife into a stabbing hold. I jumped over the corner of the bed as the terrified dying girl scooted backwards. I was livid and scrambled towards her landing the blade into her chest over and over until it felt soft; making a cavity in body where should be none. I stood up slowly sweat dripping from my forehead as I turned around and ran the short distance from the corpse to the bed. I cut Shizuru's bonds and pulled her against me letting her know I was real. I needed to know this was real. I released my embrace and found myself walking in a zombie like trek into the kitchen. I need a trash bag and it doesn't matter what size it is; I should be able to fit that dead bitch into it.

Somehow I managed to take care of everything in an orderly fashion. I had left the knife by Shizuru without thinking about it. I walked back in staring at the blood thinking about how to clean it up when I saw Shizuru taking the knife and stabbing it into her wrist.

"NO SHIZURU!" I yelled not knowing why she would do that. Shizuru looked up at me with pain in her eyes because of the knife that was now digging into her wrist.

"Natsuki, I'm not trying to kill myself. My government placed a tracker in my arm without my knowing." Shizuru panted as she pulled the blade out at an angle. On the tip there was a tiny black dot. I grabbed it and walked to my toilet dropping it in and flushed it away.

"Shizuru I'm going to call someone over. You've got a lot of wounds." I said walking over to her pulling out my handkerchief to tie over the wound on her wrist. As I was tying the handkerchief, Shizuru looked down at the bed.

"How much did you hear, Natsuki? Tell me….tell me…" Shizuru whispered. I cupped the side of her face in my hands so she'd look at me.

"Now isn't the time for this discussion." I said avoiding the question. I sat down next to her and grabbed my cell phone from my pocket. Shizuru kept silent as I waited for Youko to pick up her office phone.

"Hello, this is Dr. Youko, what seems to be the problem?" she said. I sighed as my heart started beating hard. This is the end of it. I looked at Shizuru and held her hand tight. "Hello? I can hear breathing you know….this better not be a pran…"

"Youko, it's me…" I said cutting her off. "I need your help."

"Natsuki, what's wrong?" Youko said with worry in her voice.

"Do you have any of that fast healing serum still?" I said quietly.

"Yes, I do. Why? What is going on?" Youko demanded.

"Listen. I don't have time to explain and I say this now. Please bring it over to my apartment. You do remember where that is?" I asked.

"Yes…I'll be there in about thirty minutes." Youko hung up.

I stared at my phone and gripped it tightly in my other hand and threw it against my wall shattering it. Shizuru tightened her grip on my hand. I did not want to look at her. I hold myself responsible for not coming home sooner. Why am I an idiot? I just can't keep this façade up much longer. I still have that damn gala to attend, but Shizuru can't go looking like a horror movie victim. Then I felt lips against the side of my face and I turned to look at Shizuru.

"Natsuki, it's not your fault. You couldn't have known that I was in trouble." Shizuru said trying to reassure me despite everything.

"But you called me?" I said looking at her; Shizuru's lip was busted. Her back was bloodied from all the deep cuts and her body had been violated.

"Natsuki, I didn't call you. That was Tomoe calling the last person I had dialed. She was trying to figure out whose apartment this was." Shizuru said quietly and looked down again. "Natsuki, now tell me, how much did you hear? What Tomoe said about me? Did you hear all of it?" Her eyes were pleading and terrified. I heard banging on my door and I got up letting go of Shizuru's hand. I opened the door and Youko looked me over instantly seeing the dried blood all over my uniform and my hands. She walked in and started to pat me down instantly but I stopped her.

"It's not me…over here." I said leading Youko to my bedroom. Youko walked in after me and instantly saw Shizuru's back and gasped. Without asking about why or how it happened she ran over. As Youko got closer she saw the wrist wound and the bloodied knife on the floor.

"MY GOD! Ma'am, are you alright?" Youko said opening her kit as she knelt down by Shizuru. Shizuru looked at me with those pleading eyes still and I looked down answering her question. Shizuru's eyes widened and she looked at Youko who wasn't terribly concerned about the unheard exchanged between me and her.

"I've been better, Doctor." Shizuru jested letting Youko know she had a sense of humor in her injured state. Youko smiled realizing she must be dealing with a soldier of some kind.

"Well I have a serum that can increase the healing ability of the human body, but the only down side is, you have to be dead first when it's applied for it to heal you almost instantly. I only figured this out thanks to Natsuki. She was brought into the hospital awhile ago, dead, and I brought her to my lab and worked as fast as I could to save her." Youko told Shizuru. Shizuru's eyes shot over to me.

"Natsuki…died…that day?" Shizuru said almost terrified as she looked at me. Youko caught the exchange that time as she said yes. "I killed you…" Shizuru continued. Youko quickly stood back up.

"What the hell is going on, Natsuki? This is the person who stabbed you? And you're living with them? Are you nuts?" Youko yelled and stared at Shizuru and me.

"Youko I will explain! Just help her." I yelled back at her keeping my distance from both women. Youko grumbled and pull out a needle and grabbed Shizuru's arm.

"This is going to hurt like hell. Every test subject that are alive that I tested this on said getting gutted was better. I'm going to inject it directly into your blood stream to see if the results change." Youko said as she stuck the needle into Shizuru's arm.

"How cold can you be Youko? Taking data at time like this?" I roared. Youko glared at me.

"This is for the betterment of medical science! And you are willing guinea pigs." Youko simply said and then she injected the serum into Shizuru. Shizuru instantly felt pain as she gritted her teeth together and grabbed for her chest and flumped backwards. Youko stood up in shock. "What the hell just happened? Does she have any medical abnormalities?" Youko shouted.

"Yes, I think it's something to do with her heart." I said staying where I was. "Is she okay?"

"She's dead you idiot!" Youko said while holding her stethoscope against Shizuru's chest. "I suppose this is for the better though. Perhaps I will get to see an improvement in the data." Youko said with morbid curiosity as she started CPR. I walked out of the room shaking. I trust Youko. She can save Shizuru.

Youko walked out after an hour and joined me on the couch. I looked at her with anxiety drowned eyes and she smiled at me. I sighed and leaned backwards. I had to tell her everything about the Ice Princess and the Red Princess; the affair of assassin lovers. It must have sounded like a demented soap opera. Youko was actually crying at the end of it all and gave me a big hug. I was shocked. I was certain she'd be terrified, but she just seemed to except everything. Youko wished me well and left. My heart swam in the sea of depression as I waited. She is alive, but she died too. I died. We lived. How much longer?

Mini Feed:

Natsuki: What is it with you and killing us? Do have a secret hatred of us?

Chuckabutt: It keeps the story exiting...or not.

Shizuru: Ara, perhaps she is hinting at more fu fu.

Natsuki: -glows bright red- You're a sick pervert! Do you know that!

Chuckabutt: -looks around- me or Shizuru?

Natsuki: The only person who deserves anything is that beta of yours!

Chuckabutt: -nods- I totally agree. My story would suck if I didn't have a beta.

Natsuki: Took you til ch12 to get a beta, baka. -throws book at Kara-

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Hey, isn't it sad that I kill new characters all the time. But if you notice...it's almsot thematic. I hope it was too icky. I make up for it. Honest. I have to appease the masses with a gift. And thank my beta damn it!