Author's Note: Hey guys, sooo sorry I'm late on this update. Been hectic in my life and haven't had the time to sit down and write. I've also been stuck with some serious writer's block. But now I'm back and ready to keep writing if you're willing to keep reading!


"It was reported that the doctor's office had been broken into late last night, resulting in the gruesome murder that was reported earlier this morning. Police have released a statement regarding the case, stating that there are no suspects at this time and will continue to investigate into this horrendous act of rage."

The tv in the background continued to discuss the loss of Weiss' Doctor as three out of the four members sat discussing what had happened.

"It couldn't have been him," Yohji stated. "There's no way he could have done it."

"You said that about him attacking Ran, but he did it. We both saw the injuries they had on each other." Omi remarked back. "And the fact that he never came home last night is an indicator that something's wrong. He was supposed to be going to Dr. Takai's office last night and from what the news castor was talking about the Doc was killed around the time that Ken should have been there."

"Now wait a minute," Came the feminine voice of Manx from the corner. "Who's to say that Ken didn't get there to find him already murdered and went off to find the killer? You should support him, not point the blame at him; he's your teammate after all."

"She's right," Ran finally spoke up. "I'm going out there to find him." And with that he turned and left the remaining members of Weiss alone with their thoughts.

Ken sat atop a hillside looking over into the vast sea. He had stopped here once before, when he had brought her along. Even after she had left this place still brought peace to his troubled life, and he had hoped it would do the same thing now. Suddenly he clutched his head, scenes replayed in his mind, scorching them into his memory. The pieces were coming back to him now, and he was learning a very dark side of himself that he hadn't realized was there. If only he could remember the whole incident, or what had caused him to change, anything that would help to break him of this terrible metamorphosis. All he knew was that he couldn't change that fact that he was a danger to himself, and more importantly to those he cared about.

"I thought you'd be here," A voice came from behind him. Startled he turned around to find Ran leaning against the rail that separated the road from the grassy hill. "Why didn't you come home last night?"

"You should go back to the flower shop." Ken replied as he stood up. "This has nothing to do with you."

"It has everything to do with me!" Ran yelled as he grabbed Ken's arm, stopping the brunette from getting back to his bike. "Everything you do affects the entire team, not just you."

"Do you have any idea what I'm going through right now?" Ken yelled back. "For the last few weeks I haven't been feeling like myself and now I know that I'm not."

"You just need some time to recover. Give it a few more weeks to..."

"A few more weeks to what? You want me to wait around and see if anything changes? What happens if I get worse? I killed Dr. Takai. You have no idea what it's like to take an innocent life like his."

"That wasn't you, there's something wrong and we need to fix it."

"It was me! And that's the problem. You try and pretend it's not me, but it is. I remember pieces of that night I came back. I wasn't hurt because of an attack on me, I got hurt trying to kill you." Ken turned back to the ocean, the breeze whipping his hair away from his face. It was then that Ran realized how pale his teammate looked.

"We can get you help," Ran stated, more gently than his previous remarks.

"No, you can't. This is something that I have to figure out on my own. I need to find out what happened to me when I disappeared for those weeks. If I don't, I can't live with the fact that I could be...no, that I am a killer."

"Ken..."

"My hands are tainted with blood that shouldn't be there," Ken turned back to his motorcycle, a new determination on his face. "And I'm going to kill the person who made me do it."

Ran realized then that there was no way to talk Ken out of leaving. He stood next to the bike as the brunette got ready to leave.

"At least take this," The redhead gave Ken his cellphone. "I want you to at least stay in touch this time."

"Thanks." Ken nodded. "I don't know how long I'm going to be gone, but I can't come back until I know I'm alright. And I can put you guys in harms way either. This has got to stop, one way or the other."

And with that Ken lowered the visor on his helmet and sped off down the road. When the younger of the two had finally gone out of site Ran pulled a device out of his pocket. Flipping it open, he turned it on and watched as the little dot on the screen made it's way along the highway.

"I lost you once already, I'm not losing you again." He replied as he got in his car and followed Ken, using the tracking device in the cellphone to keep a safe distance without losing track of the bike.

Meanwhile, back at Schwarze's headquarters, Schuldig was busy downloading the data files he had gotten from Ken's little implant. He had realized that something was wrong, and had discovered that his new toy was remembering things little by little. He also knew that he had to stop it before the Weiss member became uncontrollable. It was time to start the second part of the phase, the best part of his plan, or at least he thought. Soon Ken would become so scrambled he wouldn't know friend from foe and eventually succumb to madness and murder. The time was almost there to place a second pawn in the game and Schuldig couldn't wait to start the next level of the game. His smile grew wider as he prepared his 'child' to become the monster he had always wanted.


Author's note: Ok, so there's the newest chapter! I apologize again for making you guys wait so long :( I just moved into my own place so internet has been kind of gone for a few weeks, having to check my stuff at my folks home. Plus my dad's laptop (which is what I'm using now) didn't have any kind of writing program, so I had to download Word onto it. But I'm back baby and I hope you enjoyed this new little snippet of the story! R and R please!