Kiri and Aki walked through the hall together. They had arranged to have every class together by pretending that Aki couldn't speak English very well. This was definitely a lie since he was born in America. Aki switched over to Agi and he asked "What can you tell me about your real relationship with Aero?"

"He was arranged as my betrothal. My mother set us up a long time ago" Kiri answered sadly

"Then you don't love him?"

"No, I love someone else."

"Who?"

"A girl always has her secrets."

"Okay then change of subject. Why do you still live with him? And you could always fight back. I know the wolf in you would have never allowed him to treat you so badly if it would just come back."

"…"

The teacher walked in just in time to keep Agi from bugging her for an answer. She was more of an idiot that didn't know anything in America than anything else. She was afraid to do what she had done before. She was afraid she'd go too far like when she was in Japan. Kiri had promised herself that it would never happen again even if it meant destroying the wolf inside her.

The day wore on and Agi never asked her anymore personal questions. So Kiri walked home alone while Aki and Agi went to the AT park behind the school. She had made an excuse saying that she was too tired to join him though it was far from the truth. She would have loved to join him but Aero had texted her to come straight home after school. Kiri walked through the door and went to her room to find Aero waiting for her. He was reading one of her books. The book was about ATs.

"You wanted to talk to me about something?" Kiri asked nervously

"You know that I love you, don't you?" He said without looking at her.

"Of c-course I do." She had had this conversation with him many times before and she always came out worse for ware.

"Are you sure you know that? You sure don't act like it." He had begun to raise his voice this time.

"…"

"Answer ME!" he screamed

When Kiri didn't answer he got up and strode towards her. Kiri dropped her bags and ran for that door. Aero ran after her. Kiri felt a strong hand grasp her wrist and twist her around. The sound of a slap echoed through the room.

'I can't take this anymore!' Kiri thought to herself.

She kicked out at Aero and grasped the wrist of the hand that had her trapped. She twisted her wrist free and almost broke his. He cried out in pain as Kiri twisted his wrist even further. She twisted it so far she heard a crack. Then she let his wrist go and watched him fall to that floor whimpering like a baby. Kiri grabbed his dark brown hair and brought him up to eye level. Aero, still clutching his now broken wrist, couldn't bring himself to look her directly in the eyes. Kiri brought her mouth close to his ear and whispered

"Does it hurt?"

Aero tried to nod without much success. Kiri threw him across the floor and went over to one of her locked drawers. She unlocked it and pulled out a gun and a silencer. Aero's eyes widened in fear and he tried to get as far away from Kiri as he possibly could. Unfortunately, his body was paralyzed from pain and overwhelming fear.

"Oh, don't worry, I won't kill you. Yet." Kiri said in a cold voice

Kiri aimed the gun at Aero and pulled the trigger twice. A loud defining cry rang through the almost empty house. Blood flowed all over Kiri's carpet while she relocked her gun in the drawer. She listened to Aero's weak sobs while she searched for a first aid kit.

"At least you can't run away. Maybe I should have shot your arms to keep you from crawling too."

Kiri grabbed her first aid kit and started towards Aero. At that second, Agi came through the door. He took a quick look at Kiri then turned to face Aero. He smiled and tried his best to stifle his laugh.

"What have you done? The police will be on you for sure if they find out about this." Agi said, trying to be serious

"Well there's no one to tell them. He can't walk and you wouldn't rat me out so there's little to worry about." Kiri said as she dug though the first aid kit

Agi helped her bandage Aero's shot legs and put his wrist in a cast. Aero whimpered and struggled through the entire procedure until Agi couldn't take it anymore and punched Aero in one of his shot legs. Aero gave another cry of pain and was silence by Agi putting a hand over his nose and mouth, cutting of oxygen.

"Stop your squirming!" Agi hissed "You're lucky she didn't kill you! Now are you going to shut up and behave or do you want to get shot a final time?"

Aero shook his head as much as Agi would let him and Agi let go. Aero took deep breaths while Kiri and Agi started talking about what had happened. He was too afraid even to breathe loudly in case he provoked his girlfriend any further. He believed she would have killed him if she had really wanted to. Agi had confirmed that suspicion with his serious and cold words.

'What's she going to do with me?' Aero asked himself in his mind.

As if echoing his thoughts, Agi asked Kiri

"What are you going to do with him?"

"I'll keep him here for my own enjoyment for the time being. I can whack him and be rid of the evidence anytime I want, right?"

"You are scary."

"I'm not nearly as brutal as you."

"True."

THAT NIGHT…

Aki had helped Aero onto Kiri's bed and sat with him while Kiri went out shopping. Aero had been too afraid to fall asleep. He was afraid that he would be killed in his sleep without getting the chance to ask for his life.

"You know, you're very unlucky." Aki said out of nowhere. Aero looked at him confused and afraid at the same time.

"If she had been her usual self she would have killed you outright. But sometimes she would take someone and play with them before she killed them. She did that to the people she hated from the bottom of her heart." Aki continued.

Aero didn't say anything. It was more like he couldn't say anything, because he had lost his ability to speak after Agi had threatened him earlier. He was too afraid of dying to answer or ask a question. Who wouldn't be under such frightening conditions? After all, the only reason he was even alive was because Kiri hated him and he was going to suffer for hurting her first.

"She's back." Aki said absentmindedly.