I had woken up and saw Kaname sleeping a few feet away from me.

Watching him sleep, I had felt my heart beat faster. I had crawled over to him until I was a couple of inches away. I was so close I could feel his breath upon my body.

My body had become aroused as I felt his hot breath upon me.

I placed my hand on his cheek.

He had opened his eyes and looked at me.

"Is something wrong Kara?" he asked sitting up in front of me.

"Hagiri-san," I said looking at him. My voice was husky with desire.

I had leaned towwards him and placed my other hand upon his hand.

"Kara?" Kaname asked.

"Let me," I said claiming his lips in a kiss.

Kaname's eyes opened wide at my boldness.

He placed his free hand on the back of my neck. He gently pressed me closer to his body. I could feel heat at my core.

Kaname pulled free of the kiss and looked at me.

"Hagiri-san?" I asked.

"Kara, call me Kaname." Kaname said lowering his head and kissed my neck.

"Kaname-chan," I said breathlessly as he slid his tounge down my neck.

Kaname laid my body down gently as he got on top of me.

I felt his hand caress my body. But when his hands caressed my breats, I had felt my nipples perk up at his touch.

"I hope I'm not interrupting anything," Sensui said in the entrance.

"Mr. Sensui," Kaname said getting up off of me.

He had helped me up off of the ground. But still held onto my hand.

Sensui looked at Kaname and smiled.

"I can see you desire Miss Kara very much." Sensui saud smiling at Kaname.

I have since the moment I laid eyes on her," Kaname said smiling at me. "But, I thought I would be the first one to make a move."

"I have come to let you know, someone is inside kara's house. Though I don't know who she is," Sensui said.

"Was she driving a blue car or green car?" I asked.

"It was a blue car," Sensui said.

"My mom must be back from visiting my aunt in america," I said.

"Do you mean your aunt you told me about earlier?" Sensui asked.

"Yeah. After the funeral, my aunt left for america. She didn't want to stay in japan any longer. Living here would remind her of that day." I said.

"What day?" Kaname asked.

I had told him about the day my cousin was raped and murdered.

Telling that story for a second time had brought tears to my eyes again.

Kaname placed his arms around me and hugged me.

"Let's go and see her," I said. "She needs to know what's going on."

"Okay," Kaname said getting on his bike after he had helped me get on.

We had left to go to my house.

I had gone inside with Kaname behind me.

"Mom?" I called out.

"I'm in the kitchen, Kara." Mom said.

Kaname and I went into the kitchen.

"Welcome home. How was aunt Haruka doing?" I asked hugging her.

"She's doing very good." Mom paused then said, "you have some visitors."

"Who?" I asked.

"Some kids from your class." Mom said.

Kaname and I walked into the living room.

I stopped in the doorway.

Kaname stopped right behind me.

"Get my mother out of here." I said to Kaname.

"But, Kara." Kaname said.

"Do it. I'll be fine Kanamr-chan," I said kissing him.

"I'll be back for you," Kaname said then went to go and see my mom.

I did not see Kakeru anywhere.

I had gone to my room to pack as quickly as I could.

Right when I got to my room, Kakeru attacked me.

I had fallen onto the bed and got knocked out as my head hit the headboard.

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"Mr. Sensui," Kaname said bringing my mom to his hideout. "Watch over Michiru."

A couple of minutes later Kaname left to go and get me.

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"You taste very good Kara." Kakeru said biting my neck. I had woken up and found my arms and legs tried to the bedposts. I was stripped of my clothing.

"You bastard," I said angrily.

"Tell me Kara, who is that girl in the picture with you?" Kakeru asked. "Because, I beleive my boys and I have already met her."

I looked at him with anger in my eyes.

"She tasted very good." Kakeru said placing his hand between my legs. "We shall do with you what we did to her."

Tears burned my eyes. But they weren't from hurt, or anger, or pain.

They were from pure rage.

"It was you! You were the ones who killed my cousin." I had started to pull my wrists and ankles against the ropes.

My wrists and ankles began turning red and burning. The next instant blood was running down my arms and legs.

I had broken free of the bedposts.

I had reached under my pillow for my pocket knife.

It wasn't there.

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"Kara, please be safe." Kaname said walking into my house.

Saiki, Ryoji, and Kento were in front of him.

Kakeru wasn't anywhere in sight.

"Get out of my way," Kaname said holding four pebbles in his hands.

He flicked three of the stones towards Ryoji, Saiki, and Kento. He knocked them all out.

When Kaname got to my room, the first thing he noticed were my arms and legs covered in blood. He noticed the ropes were torn from the bedposts.

He flicked the pebble towards Kakeru.

Kakeru fell forward towards me.

Before he landed on me, I reached up and grabbed his throat. I had begun to squeeze it. Kakeru dropped the knife and I picked it up.

"Kara stop!" Kaname yelled.

Tears burned my eyes as I was about to stab kakeru in the throat.

Kaname had one last pebble. He flicked it towards my wrist. I dropped the knife onto the ground. He walked towards me and got Kakeru off of me.

"Kara?" Kanme asked as he saw pain in my eyes.

Kaname wiped the tears from my eyes.

"Let's get you out of here." Kaname said picking me up.

Kaname walked out of my house shile holding me in his arms.

"I'll have Doctor heal your wounds," Kaname said placing me on his bike covered in his jacket.

We left soon after.

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"Kara!" Mom yelled when she saw me unconscious and bleeding.

"Mr. Sensui," Kaname paused then said. "We need Doctor to heal Kara."

"I'll go and bring him," Sensui said leaving.

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"She's all healed now." Dr. kamiya said.

Mom sat by me the whole time.

"Kara" Mom asked my name.

I opened my eyes and saw her next to me.

I sat up and looked around. I saw three other people.

My name is Itsuki. You can call me Gate Keeper," said the man with green hair."

"My name is Kyoshi Mitari. My nickname is Sea Man," said the boy with curly blond hair.

"And my name is Amanuma. You can call me Game Master," said the kid with brown hair.

"Nice to meet you," I said smiling at them.

I started walking towards the cave's entrance.

"You better stop right there Kara." Mom said looking towards me.

I turned back to look at her.

No emotion showed in my eyes.

"I will not let you leave here," Mom said. "I know what you're thinking and I won't let you go."

"I will keep my promise to Rika," I said leaving the cave.

"Kara, stop!" Mom yelled towards me.

I just kept walking.

"I'll fallow her," Kaname said leaving.

"Mr. Sensui?" Mitari paused then asked, "what's going on?"

Sensui told Mitari and the others what I had told him yesterday.

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"I never knew she did that," Mom said.

"She told me she'll keep that promise no matter what the cost is to her. Even at the cost of her own life," Sensui said looking at mom.

"I hope she won't go that far," Mom said.

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"I have finally found the creeps that did this to you, Rika." I said kneeling down on Rika's grave. "They tried to do the samt thing to me that they did to you. I was about to kill one of them until Kaname-chan stopped me.

"I will keep my promise I made to you. But, I'm scared Rika. I might have shown fearlessness when they attacked me.

But inside I was shaking with fear. I wish you could be with me now to show me the way."

All of a sudden my cousin's spirit appeared in front of me.

"Rika," I said as tears fell out of my eyes.

"Kara, it's alright to be scared. I know you're scared of those monsters because, I can feel it. But you shouldn't be. You have eight guys that will protect you. Especially the one who loves you." She turned towards a tree and smiled. "isn't that right Hagiri?"

Kaname stepped out from behind the tree.

"Yes, it is." Kaname said looking at us.

"Kaname-chan," I said looking at him.

I could feel myself blush.

Rika smiled at us.

"Kara," Rika said looking at me. "I know I can't talk you out of what you promised me. But here," she said holding her hands out to me.

A bow appeared in one hand. And a bag of arrows appeared in the other hand.

"You and I both know you're the best archer out of the whole family." Rika said smiling while giving me the bows and arrows.

I took the items from her.

"How did you get these?" I asked.

"You can thank me later. I have to go now. Tell aunt Michiru I said hi," Rika said kisiing my forehead. "Remeber, I'm always with you." Then she disappeared.

"Thank you, Rika." I said looking up towards the sky.

Kaname came by and placed his hands on my shoukders.

I looked up at him and smiled as he kissed my lips.

"I'll be there right by your side when you face them," Kaname said smiling at me.

"Thank you," I said.

"And I know Rika will be there for me as well." I thought looking up at the sky.

"Well, well. Look who we have here," Kakeru said looking at Kaname and I.

I looked at him and saw he had Saiki, Ryoji, and Kento with him.

I could feel the fear rising up in me.

But, I wouldn't show it.

"How dare you," I said pulling an arrow out.

"Are you going to kill us Kara?" Kakeru asked looking at me.

"After what you've done to rika and to me." I paused pulling back the arrow with the bowstring, "how dare you step one foot on this holy place!"

I had let go of the arrow and the arrowhead went right threw Kakeru's wrist.
"Ahhh!" He screamed in pain as blood was running down his hand dripping onto the ground in front of him.

Saiki and the others gathered around him.

I pulled another arrow out.

"I'm only giving you one warning. Get out of here now before you disturb these people anymore."

They had left holding Kakeru's wrist.

"We should get going back too," Kaname said placing his hands on my shoulders.

"Okay," I said to him.

I had placed my bow behind my back.

Kaname had helped me on his bike then got on.

I wrapped my arms around him and hugged him.

"Thank you Kaname-chan. For being there for me," I said kissing his back.

He placed his hand over mine and squeezed it gently.

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"I'll cut that bitch to peices when I get my hands on her." Kakeru said looking at his bandaged wrist.

"How did she get a bow and arrows?" Saiki asked.

"I don't know. And I don't care. I will kill her after I have her and kill Hagiri." Kakeru said making a fist.

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She's back," Mom said running out to meet Kaname and I.

I got off of the bike and looked at her.

She slapped me across the face as tears fell out of her eyes.

"How dare you leave here! And right after Dr. Kamiya healed your wounds!" Mom said then hugged me.

"I'm sorry Mom. But, I needed to speak with Rika." I said looking at her as tears fell out of my eyes.

m noticed I had a bow and arrows behind my back after she hugged me.

"Kara?" How did you get that bow and those arrows?" Mom asked looking at them.

"Rika gave them to me." I said.

I had gone inside and sat down.

Kaname and Mom sat on both sides of me.

I could feel my eyes begin to drift shut.

Within ten minutes I had fallen asleep.

I was leaning against Kaname.

He smiled as he covered me up with a blanket.

Everyone smiled watching us.

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When I had woken up I was laying down on a matress next to Kaname.

Everyone had gone home.

Mom had gone with Dr. Kamiya to his home.

"Did you sleep well?" Kaname asked.

"Yeah," I said smiling at him.

Kaname leaned forward and began to kiss me.

My body reacted immediately to the passion in the kiss.

Kaname felt it and brought my body on top of him.

We had felt our bodies react but decided not to go any further because of all that had happened that day. Kaname and I had fallen asleep holding eachother.