I'm sorry I'm late on this update. I have lots of things to do. I have some big tests coming this week and I recently had time to update some stories. I would like to say something. If you don't like this story, since there is rape in it, then I have no problem with it. You can simply say ' I don't like it' or don't post anything at all. But I, like any other writer, don't really like flamers. If you don't like something then do not read ...here are the votes for the sequel:

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There is a total of 28 voters. I will make the sequel after finishing this story. I will make sure to write longer chapters for the sequel. Now on with the story

Chapter 9

Rido walked over the town once again, satisfaction was clear in his face. He just accomplished two huge things in his life. Hurting Kaname and taking Zero's sweet , how he really enjoyed that moment. Watching someone as strong as Zero writhe in pain as he claimed him. And Kaname's hurt face once he saw his precious Zero laying on the floor. A truly glorious sight it was.

Sadly, he could not do that again soon. He had to get rid of Kaname first. In his pocket, a piece of Zero's clothing was just laying there. He had the perfect plan to destroy that beast. It will take time, patience and a lot of skills. It was going to be hard to convince the whole town, but there was one person that will do anything for the silver haired boy.

Rido walked over the town's bar. The bar was were usually Taki spends some of his free time. Don't get him wrong. Taki wasn't one of those usual drunks. He only had a drink or two and spent the rest of his time thinking.

Rido opened the door, the smell of alcohol was invading his nostrils. Taki was sitting in a table right in front of him. Two bottles were empty in the table. He used one hand to support his head while the other one was holding some photo. Probably one of Zero.

He spotted Vector as well. He signaled Vector to come with him, and the other man agreed. No words were shared between the two as they set their eyes on their target.

Rido's usual grin spread over his face as he walked over to Taki.

"Hello Taki" Rido greeted, not even bothering to sit down.

Taki looked up, making eye contact with Rido. His eyes were red, probably from the crying. He put the photo into his pocket and let out a sigh.

"What do you want?" he asked the taller man.

Rido said nothing. Instead, he took the small piece of clothing and gave it to Taki. The black clothe had a big stain in the center, probably from Zero's blood. Taki examined the little clothe and Rido watched as his eyes widened.

"Where...where did you find this?" Taki asked the taller man.

"I was in the walking around the woods and found it. I just guessed it was from Zero. Mind telling me where is he?" Rido asked Taki.

Taki stayed silent for a moment. What should he do? Should he tell Rido everything? Or maybe he should keep it all to himself. He didn't want anyone to know. Yet, he knew that Rido was an excellent fighter. He could rescue Zero in an instant. But why is that clothing covered in blood?

What did that beast do to his son?

"Well?" Rido asked once again.

"I don't think I should tell you now" was Taki's response.

Rido ran his hand trough his dark hair as he finally decided to sit. He stared Taki eye-to-eye and retrieved Zero's clothes from his hands. Vector did the same and sat next to Rido.

"You see that over there?" Rido pointed at the piece of clothing that was laying on the table. Taki nodded in response. "That is from your son. And he is probably hurt. It's your responsibility as his father to take care of him..." he paused for a moment ", and I think we both know that you can't save him from whoever has him alone. If you give me some information then I will gladly help you"

"Fine" Taki agreed. Rido did have a point with what he just said. "It all happened the day I decided to go to the science fair. I was riding Eclipse trough the forest and decided to take a short cut. That was the biggest mistake I've ever made. When we were deep into the forest Eclipse got scared. Wolves were roaming around the area and scared the poor horse, leaving me alone."

Taki took a large gulp of his beer and continued. "I ran away as fast as I could from then. Miraculously, I found an odd castle there. I simply opened the gate and let myself inside. The cast inside of it greeted me well. But..." Taki bit his lip ", the master of the castle wasn't too pleased with my visit. He kept me prisoner until Zero came for me. He offered a trade. Zero had to stay in his castle with him and let me free or I could stay there and let Zero free. Zero decided to stay there" Taki finished explaining.

Rido's face was covered by nothing but fake worry. Too bad that Taki couldn't tell the difference between it.

"We have to save Zero" Rido simply stated at the older man.

Taki shook his head. "No. The beast will defeat us all"

"Are you just going to let your son stay in the arms of that beast?" Rido asked Taki.

"Of course not but..."before Taki could continue he was cut off by Rido.

"But nothing. We will gather some people and in a week we attack. They won't have a chance against us" Rido told him.

He watched at Taki's expression. He seemed to be deep in thought. But Rido knew that Taki would choose to save Zero. The old man cared about his son more than anything.

"Fine" Rido patted Taki on the back as he stepped on the table, Vector following him.

"Can we get your attention!" Vector shouted.

Everyone in the bar looked over at Rido and Vector.

"One of the villagers,Zero, has been kidnapped. Taki over here" Rido signaled at Taki "needs help rescuing him. I will be grateful with all of you if you could all help us"

Almost everyone nodded in agreement. But there were a few people who still had their doubts. Rido knew all of them due to the frowns they were sending to Rido.

"What are we exactly dealing with?" one of them, a man, asked.

"I'm not going to lie to you. With who are dealing with is nothing more than a beast. A cruel, ugly and disgusting beast. If we all fight him then he will have no chance. So I will ask again, are you willingly to help us save Zero?" Rido once again asked all of the villagers.

This time, almost everyone nodded. There were still some frowns. Some of them turned into a nod after some time but there were still some people that didn't like the idea. It didn't matter if there were two or three people that wouldn't help. They had more than enough people now.

Both Rido and Vector got down from the table. They looked over at Taki. No words came from his mouth but the expression on his face showed it all. His face showed the gratefulness that he was feeling now.

The entire village was now talking about a fighting strategy. Rido heard every idea and offered his honest opinion. He had to admit that the villagers were smarter than they look. Kaname better be prepared for what's about to come. Rido had the advantage now. In exactly a week Kaname will finally die and Rido will have what he deserves.

'You will be mine Zero' Rido thought and then continued to discuss more about the plans he had in mind.

TBC...

Damn. I was going to update this three days ago but I kind of forgot .. But you have it here now. No Kaname or Zero in this chapter but there will be more of them in the next. First five reviews get an preview and I really hope that you enjoyed this chapter...even without our lovely couple. Remember that future updates might take a while.

Love,

Redmoon1997.