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Chapter Ten

[Kaoru POV]

Big Billy? Oh, no! The Gang Green Gang… I'm not sure if this is better or worse than a rapist… Probably better, probably worse, depending on what they're planning on doing to me. I doubt they knew I was Buttercup.

That was probably Ace who was talking first. I hoped that someone would help me, because, as much as I hated to admit it, I needed help. I was too exhausted to change into Buttercup, and I couldn't exactly do much more as an exhausted Kaoru.

"Well, young lady, congratulations. You're going to enjoy your last night alive," Ace said. I shuddered.

He dragged me into an alley. My mouth was taped, so I couldn't scream for help. All I could do was whimper, and that seemed way too low for me to stoop.

I could've screamed, but I didn't have the energy. But once I felt someone lift me up, I found it. I screamed with all my might, as cheesy as that might sound, and I prayed that someone would help me.

"Let her go," I voice, low and deadly, said. He sounded completely serious, and that was a first for him.

"Well, well, look who it is. Butch? From the RowdyRuff Boys? I wouldn't have thought you'd be out doing good," Ace spat.

"It's a funny thing," Butch said, still angry. "Now let her go if you want to see tomorrow come."

I almost shuddered. Butch looked so menacing and… I couldn't describe it, but it almost scared me silly. Almost scared me, and there was another emotion I couldn't describe. Something like…excitement?

"Maybe we don't feel like listening to you," Ace responded.

"I wouldn't mess with me right now if I were you. I wouldn't be so dense as to ignore the fact that my vision's clouded and red, and that I'm trying to restraint myself. Back away if you don't want to die." I looked closer. Butch was twitching, sort of, and his eyes were narrowed. They also were clouded over, like he said, with rage and fury.

"F-fine," Ace replied, trying, yet failing horribly, to sound unfazed. "But this isn't the last you'll see of me!"

"And this isn't the last you'll see of me!" Butch charged forward and struck Ace in the jaw with his fist, obviously holding back.

Blood came out of Ace's mouth, and he growled a bit before taking his gang and retreating into the dark alley. I could swear I heard whimpers.

Butch untied me and unbound me. I was still too tired, so he carried me. He still looked angry, and I could see fury in his eyes.

"Don't be mad, Butch," I said.

"Why shouldn't I be?!" he answered. His acid tone stunned me and I actually flinched. He felt that. "I'm sorry…" He sounded remorseful.

"No, it's okay. I can tell you're very upset," I said, still wondering why I said it. "It was my fault. If I hadn't decided to walk home so late, this wouldn't have happened."

"It's not your fault. It's Ace's. I hate that worm so much…" Butch closed his eyes, trying to keep calm. "He's going to pay for what he did to you."

"Almost did," I corrected.

He opened his eyes and looked down at me. "Why didn't you transform? Or run away?"

I sighed. "I couldn't. I was walking fast to avoid things happening, but I was kinda tired since I ran to the park earlier. I was exhausted. And I knew that if I transformed, I'd be too tired to even fly away. I also couldn't risk wasting time transforming."

He sighed. He was still walking, carrying me, bridal style. I had to have my arms around his neck for support. How I managed to keep from blushing when our faces were inches apart, I don't know. However, my heart was still racing.

I closed my eyes. I was so tired. I think I was tired enough to sleep, because the next thing I knew, my head was on Butch's shoulder and he was the last thing I saw before a deep, dreamless slumber took over.

[Butch POV]

I was pissed off as hell. Ace tried to touch Kaoru, and I couldn't be angrier.

Well, I could be, if the girl I loved wasn't in my arms. Dead tired and knocked out, but she was in my arms.

She still had her arms around my neck for support, but she was asleep, so it didn't help much, not that I needed help. I carried her easily, still walking. Where was I going? I don't know. I'd decide that sooner or later.

My house. I didn't know where she lived, and I couldn't take her to the Professor's. So she's coming to my house. I was suddenly grateful that we'd convinced the Professor to give us our own apartment to live in, instead of living in spare rooms in his house.

I walked faster. My house was nearby, so it wouldn't take long.

I kicked the door open and headed up to my room. I laid her out on the bed and covered her with the sheets. She smiled in her sleep, and I couldn't help but smile as well.

I walked downstairs and glanced at the clock. It was near eleven at night. I walked into the kitchen and got something--anything--to eat.

Brick and Boomer were there, not doing anything.

Their heads snapped up when they heard my entrance. "Yo, bro, where've you been?" Brick asked.

"Nowhere," I said.

"Really?" Boomer asked sarcastically.

"Well, there was a situation," I said.

"What happened?" Brick asked.

"I'll tell you later," I muttered, heading back to my room. "And don't come into my room without knocking."

I stopped and turned around, heading to grab some paper towels and bandages. Then I ran up to my room.

When I opened my door I found Kaoru sitting on my bed, with a less than pleased look on her face.

"What am I doing here?" she asked without emotion.

I blushed. I could tell what it looked like. "I didn't know where your house was, and I didn't want to wake you," I replied.

"Oh." Nothing more. That 'oh' didn't even hold emotion, so I didn't know how she felt about the situation.

I walked up to her. "Sit down and don't move," I said. "You have some wounds…"

She complied. I cleaned her wounds and bandaged them. "I suppose you'll want to go home, now," I said.

"Nah," she said, surprising me.

"What?" I asked, shocked.

"I don't wanna deal with my parents right now. They'll be so mad and I don't wanna get a lecture. I'll just tell them I'm sleeping over at Miyako's house."

I blinked. "You gonna stay here?" I asked. Stupid, I can't even form a sentence!

She shrugged. "I guess." She laid back on my bed with her arms crossed behind her head. "You're sleeping on the couch, though." She was teasing, and I knew that. At least, I hoped she was teasing.

I smirked and rolled my eyes. "Whatever you desire, your highness," I mocked.

We both started laughing at that. "Hey, you got any food around here?" she asked.

"I live with my brothers, and we're guys, so, of course we have tons of food," I joked.

She laughed, and I helped her up off the bed. We walked down to the kitchen, and I hoped Boomer and Brick weren't still there.

Hope failed me. "Hey, hey, hey! What's this? Kaoru's over here? You never mentioned that, Butch!" Brick exclaimed. Shut up, shut up, shut up!

She laughed at that while I fumed. "Yeah, Butch! She sleeping over or something?" Boomer asked.

She rolled her eyes in the cute way that she does. "There was a…situation…and Butch saved me. I was too exhausted to save myself. And now I don't wanna take any crap from my parents, so I'm telling them I'm sleeping over at Miyako's," she explained.

"But you're sleeping over here?" Boomer asked.

"I'm already here, so, why not?" She turned to me. "You're sleeping on the couch while I take your room, just so you know."

I poked her. "No way," I teased.

"Don't poke me," she said. "And, yes, you're sleeping on the couch."

"Hey, it's my house!" I complained.

"I'm the one who's injured and was almost raped by Ace, so I make the rules, tough guy," she said. Feisty…

"No way! We both sleep in my room or none of us!" I demanded.

"You want me to sleep over here or not? I could go back home, ya know!"

"Fine…" I said. She smirked and patted me on the head, starting to play with my hair.

"Good little boy!!" she teased. I rolled my eyes.

"Wait, wait, wait!" Brick said. "You were raped by Ace?!"

"Almost," Kaoru corrected.

"And Butch saved you?" Boomer asked.

I nodded for her.

"Damn, Ace is getting weird," Brick muttered. "Since when did he go from stealing and torturing to rape?"

I shrugged, but my anger was coming back. Kaoru would've been his first victim. Of that crime, anyway.

"Whatever. That explanation's done, so, Butch, get me some food, now," Kaoru demanded.

"Of course, your highness," I said sarcastically. She smiled.

I sighed and went to forage for food in the fridge. I ended up finding some pepperoni pizza and heating it up for her. Why was I doing this again? Oh, right, because I love her. Right…

Brick and Boomer left the kitchen, but not before sending me some weird looks. I could only shrug in response.

After she ate, the argument started again. "I'm sleeping in your room, you sleep on the couch!" she argued.

"Kaoru, we're both sleeping in my room. I'm not gonna get kicked out of my room just because you're a girl!" I said. "Besides, we both know that you wouldn't go back home now, anyways. It's midnight. So take it or leave it."

Finally! Butch's point of view! :D

I'm working on the next chappie! Will be up tomorrow, probably.

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