Okay, it turns out that this story is coming to an end and fast! Hah, I'm going to miss it. *sniffle* but next chapter SHOULD be the last one. It's been good. It's been real. It's been real good. So anyway, I hope you will miss this story as much as I will. (Jeez I feel like someone is dying haha... wait)

So without further adue,

Dedicated to: purple-ducks

Dedications: sapphire-monkey, Jewel Flower, rebeccasanfujieijilvr (It takes me like 20 minutes to read this name and type it xD) Michi-chi, Master Hut, kygirl101, Lane Render

Chapter 20

Kaoru went home that day a bit uneasy. Usually being with Kyoya let his nerves at peace but something felt off to him. He didn't know exactly what it was but his leg started to shake as he bit his thumb.

They dropped him off about 10 minutes ago. Something seemed wrong. He didn't know what but he felt sick to his stomach. He didn't like the feeling at all.

Tamaki walked in with a smile while holding a motorcycle helmet under his arm.

"Kaoru!" He grinned and Kaoru looked up, absentmindedly until he saw what Tamaki held in his possession. A motorcycle helmet was the last thing he'd expect the boy to have so gave Tamaki all of his attention.

"What's that for?" Kaoru asked as he pointed lamely to the helmet and Tamaki grinned.

"I got a bike!" He said happily. "I didn't want a car so my dad got me a motorcycle!"

". . ." Kaoru raised his eyebrow slowly and Tamaki grabbed his wrist and dragged Kaoru outside and there he saw the baby blue bike in all of it's glory. It was a 2008 Suzuki Hayabusa. Gorgeous bike.

Kaoru stared in awe at it and listened intently as Tamaki explained the bike to Kaoru. How to turn it on, how to give it gas, ect.

"I didn't know you had your motorcycle license." Kaoru said after the lesson Tamaki gave him and Tamaki smiled and shrugged.

"I just got it. I didn't tell you guys I took the test because I wanted to surprise you when I got the bike!" He said and Hikaru purred. Kaoru didn't even notice Hikaru appear. He was pretty startled.

"I love a biker." He said and Tamaki's eyes glimmered and he grinned.

"I love a rider." He replied and Kaoru's eyebrow twitched.

What a double-entendre. Ew. Something Kaoru did NOT need to know.

As Tamaki and Hikaru were flirting like usual, Kaoru found himself sneaking back into the house. He wanted to figure out what could be bothering him. Nothing really was bad enough TO bother him so he didn't know what the hell was going on with his thought process. He just sat there biting his thumb thinking.

Why the hell do I feel like this...?

Kaoru thought to himself confused and laid down as he grabbed his phone.

He called Kyoya to make sure he was feeling well. Maybe that's the base of his paranoia. He IS always thinking about Kyoya.

The phone was picked up from the other side but not what he expected.

"Kyoya will call you back." CLICK. That was Yoshio's voice. And he didn't sound to happy.

Kaoru's face turned pale. What the hell was going on?

.:~**~:. o(^.^)o .:~**~:.

Kyoya got home and knew his dad was there. He looked at his sister with worry and she looked back trying to mask hers.

"Tell me." Kyoya whispered as they both unbuckled their seatbelts. "Is the reason you wanted Kaoru to come over so badly because of the fact that you knew I'd be dead soon enough so you wanted me to see him one last time?" Kyoya asked and looked at his sister.

"..." Fuyumi turned her head. "... I could let you run away Kyoya. But father is mad. I could let you run from this car so we never have to see you again. Go back to him Kyoya. Please don't come inside."

"I have to Fuyumi." Kyoya said sternly and got out of the car. He found a new part of him and that part was pride. He learned that from the Haninozuka's. Never back down from a challenge. Even if you know you can't win you have to try. And those were Kyoya's intentions. To bad they didn't teach him how to pick his battles wisely. This wasn't a battle to be messed with. This was a battle with the devil himself and no one else would stand to tell him Kyoya was wrong. He was fighting with the devil and the price was his life.

His father has always been the shadow king. Did that make him the prince?

Kyoya inhaled deeply as Fuyumi's eyes watered, she knew this was wrong but she couldn't convince Kyoya otherwise. She didn't want to see her brother get hurt. But nothing would stop Yoshio.

Kyoya walked inside and Yoshio stood at the top of the stairs looking down at the front door with his arms crossed and his eyes narrowed at Kyoya. Kyoya though, simply bowed his head in respect.

"Good evening father." He said politely like he was taught.

"My office, now." He roared and Kyoya nodded and walked up the stairs with slight haste and followed his father into the office. He didn't know what he did wrong this time but he was sure that it was something he didn't do.

Right before he went to talk Kyoya's cell phone went off. Kyoya's eyes widened and his father outstretched his hand and Kyoya placed the phone in his waiting hand. He was never so thankful for the fact that he didn't put names in his phone. Just words to relate to the person.

"Who is orange?" He asked and Kyoya was still standing sternly.

"One of the Haninozuka's. He taught me up to an orange belt." He replied and Yoshio opened the phone and Kyoya's heart sped up.

Please Kaoru don't say anything...

He begged in his head and his father snarled.

"Kyoya will call you back." He slammed the phone and tossed it behind him and Kyoya stood still.

He slowly reached to his face and took off his glasses and put them in his pocket. His father liked hitting him in the face so he didn't want to make it more painful than it should be.

Suddenly his father began lashing. His hands violently hit Kyoya's skin and his clothes got ripped and were covered in blood.

Kyoya was in so much pain. Sure his dad beat him before but never with this much force.

"Do you know what you did to deserve this beating?" His father's chest rose and fell in anger and Kyoya shook his head unsurely and that gave him another smack across the face. "Slut."

Kyoya looked oddly confused and his father dug in his pocket and threw down an object so it was in front of Kyoya.

The black jelly bracelet! He didn't take it with him when they got off the boat!

"I thought you were raised better than that Kyoya." He hissed and gave another smack. "Did you think I wouldn't find out that this was a sex bracelet? There are several more in your room but those are innocent ones like... Yellow, orange and blue." His eyes narrowed at the color blue. "What no one likes you enough to just give you a hug, kiss or blowjob so you have to get bracelets. How sad Kyoya. How pathetic."

A swift kick that would surely break a few ribs. Then a punch in the face, leaving the whole left side black and blue.

"Was it the little fucking slut that you were making out with? I've found that you spent a good lump of cash. Did you have to pay him too?" Yoshio laughed bitterly. "Wouldn't surprise me at all Kyoya. Just when I think you're pathetic enough you take the cake with this. I've never been so disappointed in my life. And now I wont have to be." He pulled out a gun from the inside of his jacket.

Kyoya's eyes widened. Was this really how he was going to die? He spends all this time getting beat, in hope things will get better but no. It doesn't. It never would.

The gun went off and he could feel the pain in his shoulder.

"Bleed out." He said and walked to the door.

.:~**~:. o(^.^)o .:~**~:.

Kaoru ran downstairs, tripping in the process. He bumped into Tamaki and looked at him frantically.

"Can I use your bike?" He asked and no matter how much Tamaki didn't want someone to ride his new bike, the urgency in Kaoru's voice and face made him hand over the helmet and keys.

"Thank you." Kaoru was on the verge of tears. Tamaki and Hikaru would ask what was going on but just by looking at him they knew. Kaoru needed to get to Kyoya's house in a hurry and their mom's van wasn't going to get there fast enough. "If somehow I break it, I'll pay for it." Kaoru said and got on the motorcycle and turned it on. It was pretty good that he paid attention closely when Tamaki was explaining how to work the bike.

Hikaru and Tamaki exchanged glances and then ran inside the house.

"MOM!! MOM!!!" Hikaru cried out and then cursed. "SHIT!"

He forgot that she was in no shape to drive them anywhere. She was brought home early today and she sat on the couch and their dad brought her back upstairs when she wanted to. Her legs were pretty messed up.

"Yeah?" She looked over and Tamaki scratched his cheek.

"Can I have the keys to your van?"

.:~**~:. o(^.^)o .:~**~:.

Hold on Kyoya. I'm coming...

Kaoru thought to himself as he sped on the bike faster, his button over shirt was unbuttoned mostly with his wife beater on underneath. The over shirt was flapping wildly in the wind as he hunched over on the bike hoping he could get there fast enough. He was doing roughly 80 mph. It was a 30 mph zone. He hoped the COPS didn't find him.

That and he wasn't even old enough to HAVE a license. If he was caught, he was screwed.

He saw the house in view and didn't know whether to speed up or slow down. Kaoru WANTED to get there fast but if he sped up then he would be going to fast to stop himself so decided the breaks were the best thing.

While he slid off the bike and was fumbling with the helmet he heard a gunshot from inside the house and his skin went cold and he didn't even bother with the helmet. He dashed over to the door and it was conveniently left open. Fuyumi was waiting at the bottom of the stairs. Like she knew he would come.

"You're going up there unarmed?" She asked smoothly. Tears were rolling down her cheeks but if you were talking to her without her showing her face you wouldn't know how heavily she was crying.

"You knew I'd come." Kaoru replied kind of confused.

"I was hoping." She said softly and handed him a knife and pointed upstairs. "His office is up there."

"Okay." Kaoru gulped and tried not to cry. "Thank you, Fuyumi."

"..." She nodded and he quickly made it up the stairs and saw Yoshio walk out of a room.

"Who are you?" He asked and Kaoru brushed him to the side and walked in the room and saw Kyoya bleeding horribly on the floor. His eyes widened and he saw Kyoya's close slowly.

*Says in the YYH announcer voice* (Which JUST so happens to be the guy who does the voice of Hatori Sohma AND Yoshio Ootori! haha irony)

What will happen in chapter 21? Will Kyoya live? Or die slowly? How will Yoshio react to Kaoru in his house? Will Hikaru and Tamaki get there in time? Find out on the LAST chapter of

THE SHADOW PRINCE AND I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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