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A/N: This chapter jumps ahead a few years into the future; but chapter ten will give you an explanation on how they got here. Please enjoy .

Chapter Nine: Missing

Yuuki looked over at her daughter who was overjoyed playing with Tsukushi's one year old son, her otōto she liked to call him. She moved her gaze upwards towards her best friend Tsukushi. She looked absolutely radiant. One could hardly tell she was the mother of a hyper active one year old. Hajime, his parents pride and joy. Domyouji had picked out the name; he said it meant beginning, his beginning with his newly formed family. Yuuki cried when she heard him say that, thinking about it still hurt.

Lifting her thoughts she looked back down at her daughter. The light and love of her life. Her daughter meant everything to her, everything she did, she did for her. Her little taiyō no hikari o hana, blossoming sunshine. Natsumi would be five years old in a month; it is surprising how fast time goes by. She remembered as if it was just yesterday when she first brought her daughter home. When she started crawling, talking and then walking, and now she was already turning five.

"Mama what are you thinking about?" Natsumi asked looking up at her.

Yuuki realized she must have gotten lost in thought, because her daughter was now standing before her. She took Natsumi's face in her hands as she spoke. "Just you darling." She said with a smile on her face.

Tsukushi was worried for her friend. She knew that Yuuki was the type of person who kept her problems in and always acted like she was fine. But Tsukushi knew otherwise, she knew her friend inside and out.

Natsumi climbed into her mother's lap and gave her a tight hug. "Love you mama." She said huge grin on her face.

"Love you too baby." Yuuki replied matching her daughter's smile.

Akira stood from inside the sitting room, watching out at his family in the garden. His two and only loves, Yuuki and Natsumi. He didn't know what real love was before them, he was the man he was today because of it.

Soujiro looked over to where Akira was staring at, and felt a pang of regret hit him. Yuuki. A part of him, sometimes a big part of him, still felt like it should be him with the happy family, and not Akira. Akira was his best friend, like a brother to him, but he couldn't help it. He was stupid to let Yuuki walk out of his life.

"Yo are you guys paying attention?" Domyouji shouted, and everyone turned their attention back towards him.

Tsukushi looked at her watch and noted the time. "Yuuki-chan, I think it's time we went home now. It's time for Hajime's nap." She said as she picked up her son, who began to cry not wanting to be carried.

Yuuki looked at her watch. "Yes it's time for Natsumi to take a nap as well, isn't it young lady?" She asked looking over at her daughter.

"But mama, I don't want a nap!" Natsumi shouted.

"Natsumi, what have I said about shouting." Yuuki said sternly. Her daughter was always calm, but when she didn't get her way she got loud. She knew how to talk her way out of any situation, even at only four years old. She wondered where she got that from. 'Thanks Akira.' She thought mentally.

"But Mama –"Natsumi started.

"No buts young lady" Yuuki cut her off. "It's time for your nap. You can play with Hajime tomorrow" Yuuki said taking a hold of her daughter's hand.

"Mama can't I go with obasan Tsukushi?" Natsumi pleaded. "I could take my nap with Hajime at his house?" She gave her mother her big puppy eyes.

"Natsumi you can't just invite yourself, obasan may have plans already." Yuuki told her daughter.

"Its fine Yuuki-chan, I don't have anything planned today really." Tsukushi explained. "She could help me with Hajime."

"Really?" Natsumi light up. "Please mama please?" she begged.

Yuuki already knew she had lost, there was no use denying it any longer. "Okay." She answered looking down at her daughter.

"Really?" Natsumi asked bouncing up and down. "Thank you mama!" She reached up and hugged her mother's waist.

Yuuki smiled as she hugged her little daughter. "You're welcome baby. Now go tell your papa that you're going with obasan." Yuuki said to her daughter.

Natsumi let go of her mother and ran off to go find her father. "Papa, papa!" She shouted along the way.

While Natsumi went off in search of her father Tsukushi walked up to her friend. Concern written all over her face. "Yuuki-chan, are you okay?" Tsukushi asked.

Yuuki looked to her friend and smiled. "Of course, what could be wrong?" She lied still smiling.

Tsukushi could see her friend's smile, but she knew it didn't reach her eyes. What had happened to her once happy friend? Hajime, obviously cranky from sleepiness began crying. She wanted to stay and check on Yuuki more, but her son came first over everything. It would have to be another time she thought, as she rocked her son in her arms. "Okay, but we'll talk about this later." She told her. "Right now someone's cranky." She laughed looking at her son.

Yuuki laughed looking at her friend and her godchild.

Tsukushi looked in on her son, who was still asleep from his nap. He was tiny portrait of his father. This t Domyouji swell with pride, though he said Hajime had her smile. Which she didn't understand because he was still a baby. Tsukushi suddenly heard a loud shriek, which yanked her from her thoughts.

She ran from the room, in direction of where the scream came from. When she got to the living room, she found one of the maids sobbing and Domyouji shouting at her.

"WILL YOU STOP CRYING, AND TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED?" He shouted.

Tsukushi quickly intervened. "Domyouji, stop yelling at Kiaru-san." She told her husband. She walked up to the maid. "Kiaru-san," She said calmly. "Tell me what happened."

"I…I…I was only g…gone for a se…sec…second Domyouji-san!" She said looking at Tsukushi.

"WILL YOU JUST COME OUT WITH IT?" Domyouji shouted once again.

"DOMYOUJI!" Tsukushi shouted, giving him a stern glare. She turned her attention back to the maid. "What happened?" She asked once again.

"Natsumi-san!" The maid shouted. "Natsumi-san is gone!" She said before sobbing once again.

Tsukushi looked at the maid in disbelief. She opened her mouth and tried to speak, but nothing came out. Natsumi. Her best friend's daughter. Yuuki's daughter. She couldn't . NO! She couldn't, she thought.

Domyouji moved in front of his wife and shook the maid by her shoulders, as if to shake sense into her. "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN SHE'S GONE? Domyouji asked furiously.

"I…we … we were playing ou-outside, and she-she said she was th-th-thirsty. I..I…I came inside to get…to get her some ju-juice." The maid stammered choking on sobs. "When..when I came back out, she was… she was…..GONE!" She screamed.

Domyouji pushed the maid aside and ran out to the garden.

Tsukushi could not move. This couldn't be true she had to be dreaming.

After a few seconds Domyouji ran back inside out of breathe. He looked at his wife as he spoke quickly. "I've searched the whole garden, she's gone!" He told her. He then called all the employees, and told them to search the house inside and out, to make absolute sure that Natsumi had not just wandered off.

Tama had come and taken Tsukushi to her room, where she began to cry uncontrollably. She had to be made tea to help calm her nerves. She was Natsumi's godmother, and it seemed as if her own child was missing. Oh god her little Hajime. She ran to his room, where he was safely sleeping, unknowing to what was going on around him. She left him there with Tama while she regained herself, and went back to Domyouji.

After searching the house completely, it was determined that she had been kidnapped.

When Akira learned the news, he called up all of his men. Each and every one of them and told them to be on alert. He jumped in his car and drove the long distance to the Domyouji mansion in record time. The usual twenty minute drive only took him five minutes. He met Domyouji and Rui who had already been informed and were outside expecting him.

"What happened?" Akira asked, looking at his friend.

Tsukasa looked at Akira. One of his best friends since childhood. He could tell when Akira was upset, even when he tried to mask it. His heart when out to his friend. He knew being a father, that this feeling must be a horrible one. "She was in the garden with one of the maids. She went inside to get her some juice, and when she came back out she was gone." Domyouji answered as calmly as he could.

"Did the maid see anything?" He asked. He knew that he needed to know all the facts if he was ever going to find his daughter. His little angel.

"Nothing." Tsukasa stated.

"We have already informed the police, and they have immediately begun to search for her." Rui spoke.

Akira looked at Rui in anger. "The POLICE?" He asked. "What the hell are they going to do? They're not going to find my daughter!" He shouted.

Soujiro arrived to find Akira shouting and walked up to him "Akira I understand how you feel, but you have to keep calm, think of Yuuki-chan." Soujiro said trying to calm his friend. He knew that it was the situation that was infuriating him, and did not hold it against him.

"DON'T TELL ME YOU UNDERSTAND!" Akira shouted. "What do you understand? You have no child, no wife!" Akira was furious. "Every woman you have ever loved has left you!" He said angrily.

Soujiro just stood silent beside Rui and Domyouji. Akira was right. Every woman he had ever loved always ended leaving him over his own stupidity. But right now was not about him, it was about his friend and his family

Akira turned around and started walking back towards his car.

"What are you going to do?" Rui yelled out after him.

"I'm going to find my daughter!" He answered as he got back in his car, and drove back to his house. He had to the hardest thing ever of informing his wife, that their only child had been kidnapped. And then he had to find his baby.

The rest of the F4 called every single contact they had, in search of help for finding little Natsumi.

Akira walked into the kitchen of his house, knowing that is where Yuuki spent most of her time with Natsumi. Teaching her to bake.

Yuuki heard footsteps from behind her and turned around to find Akira walking into the kitchen. She resumed what she was doing, taking Natsumi's favorite cookies out of the oven. She loved baking, and it was something she and her daughter did together. When Natsumi left, Yuuki had decided to make them for her as a surprise.

"Yuuki-chan, there is something I need to tell you." Akira said solemnly.

"What is it Akira?" Yuuki asked a bit annoyed. She was busy baking and did not have time to argue with Akira at the moment.

"CAN YOU TURN AROUND?" He shouted out of nowhere. "It's important!" He told her.

"Can't you just tell me already, I'm busy?" She replied as she bent down to take the second batch of cookies out of the oven.

Akira wished he didn't have to say this. He knew it would kill Yuuki if something ever happened to their daughter. "Natsumi….Natsumi's been kidnapped." He told her.

Upon hearing this Yuuki dropped the platter of cookies she was holding and feel to the floor.

A/N: I know I said that I would update by Friday; but it's just a little late. Oh God, I'm such a bad person lol. Sorry, I got kind of distracted watching the finale of "Personal Taste", god I love Gae In and Jin Ho , and then I got distracted by looking at Jay Park and 2PM photos! I recommend you too seriously go watch "Personal Taste" :D! Go watch Big Bangs new video/song "Tell Me Goodbye please, I think I've become obsessed lol. I have it on repeat as I'm writing this entire chapter.

Sorry for the long A/N, but I'm really happy which tends to make me hyper (where i talk/write alot lol) . I love reviews ! Thank you.