Father lunged at Dio, swinging his chainsaw, but Dio was fast and dodged. Father turned around to try and hit him again, but Dio picked up a steel pipe and blocked the chainsaw attack.

Arisu yelled out directions to Dio and tried to kick father's legs out from under him, he stood firm though.

All I could do was watch. I couldn't help them. I couldn't stop this. I couldn't even say anything to father. He wouldn't hear me. I felt so helpless.

Father lifted his chainsaw and swung at Arisu. She dodged, predicting that he would go for her, then she bit his leg.

"Get off!" he screamed, trying to shake her off his leg.

When that didn't work, he picked up his chainsaw and swung it at her. She tried to dodge, but it grazed her arm. I heard her scream as blood started to leak through her clothes.

'Arisu!' I called out.

She smiled at me. "Don't worry. I'm fine. I promise we'll take this guy out and bring you back."

Dio nodded. "We'll do whatever it takes."

I tried to smile, but I knew it wouldn't show. 'Please come back alive.'

Just then, father revved his chainsaw and went for Dio's chest, he quickly blocked with the pipe, but father kept pushing forward, eyes blinded by the urge to kill.

Arisu then noticed a match box up on a nearby shelf. She raced over and grabbed it. She then lit the match and threw it at father. His lab coat set ablaze.

Father screamed in agony as he fell to the ground, rolling around and dropping the chainsaw. Arisu and Dio picked up the chainsaw, wanting to kill him together.

I could see the pure terror in father's eyes. "No! Stop! This isn't supposed to happen! YOU WILL BE MY DOLLS!"

He started laughed psychotically, eyes bulging and red. Father had finally reached his limit and snapped. He wasn't the same father I knew anymore.

Dio smiled evilly. "This is for everyuthing you did to me, bastard!"

Arisu's eyes became cold as well. "I know what you're thinking. You don't think we have the guts to kill you? You thought wrong!"

As they plunged the chainsaw into father's body, I felt life return to my body. My soul took over my body once more and I could move.

Before he died, I sprinted over. There were a few things I had to say to him before this was all over. I just needed to say a few words.

"I love you, father. Good-bye..."

"A...ya...I...was w...wrong..." he choked out.

Then, his eyes were hollow and expressionless. His body felt like ice when I touched it. He was dead. But I was alive...

Dio smiled at me in a way that felt like nothing ever before. I could feel how happy he was. How much he loved me. It was all in that smile.

He embraced me, causing me to blush madly. Arisu joined in the hug as well, tears streaming down all of our faces.

"Thank you," I whispered to them.

Dio nodded. "I love you Aya..."

I smiled. "I love you too..."

Arisu looked up at me sadly. "What are we going to do now? We're all alone and I don't want to stay in this house."

Dio nodded. "Me either."

I shrugged. "I guess we'll have to find a new house and fend for ourselves. Can you hunt, Dio?"

He nodded. "Yeah."

I nodded. "Ok. Then you can bring us food. Anything but rabbits though."

I was referring to Snowball who was just hopping over to meet me. I hugged him too.

Arisu smiled and pet Snowball. "I can always tell when someone's coming. We'll be safe as long as I'm around."

I smiled. "Well...I guess we're about to start up a new life."

Dio took me by the hand. "Then let's make it all happen. Quit dreaming about it and make it a reality!"

I smiled up at him. "Ready guys?"

Arisu smiled brightly. "Yeah! Let's go!"

Dio nodded as well. "We'll start our own family."

I blushed when he said that, but nodded. Arisu smiled.

"You guys are kind of like a mommy and daddy."

I blushed. "What?!"

She laughed. "Dio's the dad. You're the mom. And I'm like your daughter! Dio did say we'd start up a family."

I laughed and hugged Arisu. "Alright. Let's all be a family."

Dio smiled and pushed us out the mansion air. "Feel that breeze? That's freedom!"

And never did the outside air feel so good. We were free of father. We were free of all those experiments. We were free to forge our own path. And who knows what adventures would await us now. Whatever happens, I'm just glad to be free...

Thank you for reading my first Mad Father story! If you would like a sequel, please put that in your review because I have a few ideas for one. Anyway, this is good-bye for now!

-IchigoHatake