Music of Choice: Titanic OST

Warning: There may be some MAJOR OOCness and MarySue tendencies coming up very quick. Please bear with me. I greatly apologize about this beforehand.

I'd like to thank XxxRazorBladeRomanceXxx, Loosenings, and SapphirestarXD for sticking with this story as long as you have. All of your comments have been greatly appreciated and hope you stick with RoA till the end.

Chapter 17 - Everything's Going To Be Alright

A small pen scraped across the paper, Kia leaving her thoughts and feelings down. All of it felt so cliche, everything did since she came to live with her uncle. Girl meets boy, girl likes boy...girl never gets boy. She felt as though she was stuck in a Nicholas Sparks novel. Stupid sappy romance writer.

"Are you done?" Dante's voice asked her from across the room. The Doll has found the Good Douji hideout, and she furiously demanded to speak to the teenager. After a long discussion, a plan had been set into motion by the two girls, unbeknownst to either good or evil Douji.

"Yes," Kia replied, sealing the papers into an envelope and quickly wrote Ko in an inelegant cursive upon it. She would most likely understand Kia at this point, moreso than K.

Pushing herself to her feet, she quietly followed the Doll out of the room. "You're sure about this?" Dante questioned the girl.

"Yes," she repeated.

"Come," Dante motioned," we need to get you out of those clothes.

Kia felt the smooth fabric between her fingers, and she silently thanked Machi and Slow, the Douji of Energy (ironic much?) for having extra sets of these around. In place of her ripped, bloody, and muddy clothing was a beautiful yukata. Instead of the usual floral patterns she noticed on the ones in the shops, this one had something that looked like a sunset desert scene, the colors woven into the cloth.

She was told to wear it, should any of the Evil Douji or their Master's recognize her. In the meantime, she was going to have to stay with a Good Douji Master. Yamato lived with his mother, and she would become suspicious if there was suddenly a random girl sleeping in his room with him. She didn't know any of the other Master, and quite frankly didn't trust them, so it was decided that she was going to stay with Murayama and Sophia the Wise. He lived in a small two bedroom apartment above Eco Sushi, so she didn't have to worry about sleeping in the same room.

Following Murayama from the hospital, she didn't say a word as they walked silently. Both of them seemed uncomfortable by the silence, and Sophia was scouting up ahead to make sure there were no Evil Doujis nearby.

It wasn't too long of a walk before they neared the sushi shop. The small building itself was simple and quaint. Pulling a key out of his pocket, Murayama unlocked a small back door and they entered to the apartment above. Finally breaking the heavy silence, Kia asked him quietly "Can I call someone? To at least let them know I'm okay?"

He looked as though he was thinking about it, and he nodded. "Just don't tell them where you are." Handing her her cellphone, he left to go set up the room she was to stay in. Sophia would stay in his room for the night and would be alert all night.

Contemplating who she should call, she slowly dialed in a number and prayed someone would pick up.

"Hello?" she heard the voice on the other end ask. It sounded groggy and she immediately knew that they had been woken up from a sleep.

"Ko?"

"Dammit Kia! Where are you?" Ko's voice yelled from panic. "Your uncle is freaking out right now! He's been out for hours looking for you!"

"Ko, I'm sorry, but-"

"You better have a damn good explanation why you pulled this."

There was another silence between the girls, and Kia could tell Ko felt there was something wrong. "Kia, what happened?"

She closed her eyes. There was so much that she needed to say, and the time was ticking. Thoughts came through her mind but her voice wouldn't speak. "I don't know how to start," she said. "If there was really any place to start, then tell me where."

"Kia, you don't make sense." Ko sounded confused.

"I'm sorry."

"For what?"

Kia hung up the phone, turning off the small device. She knew that cellphones couldn't be tracked while they were off, and having it on would complicate things now that they were set in motion.

"Kia?" Murayama asked from the doorway. She stood and walked towards him, aknowledging his presence. "Your room is ready."

"Okay," she said, her eyes downcast. Kia felt a pair of lips graze her forehead, and he tilted her head so she was looking at him.

"Everything's going to be alright," he reassured her. "You'll see. Please try to get some sleep." He retired to his room, and she to hers. Everything's going to be alright. She so badly wanted to believe his words. But not now.

Settling herself down for the night, she drifted off into a dreamless sleep.

Vice stood on the porch of Sparrow Manor, the cold wind blowing his clothes and wild hair. Something was about to happen, he could feel it. The restlessness woke him from his sleep. He couldn't sit still on the couch, and K had just recently gotten home. He had recieved a call from Ko, telling him that Kia was okay but wouldn't say anything more than that.

Golden eyes watched over the quiet city, taking in its features. Despite its busy crowds during the day, it was very quiet in the dead of night. No matter what came to his view, only thoughts of her came to his mind.

Kia was gone, but she was safe. She was somewhere far from harm and safe from him and any evil Douji. That was the only place she could be. Far from any Douji, and stayed out of their world. She'd be safe from them.

When Jealousy returned to the apartment, he had a confused look on his face. Vice had asked him about it, but he wasn't given an answer. Turning to re-enter the apartment, he gave one last look towards the city.

"Goodnight, Kia."

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