UGH! I keep forgetting my updates! This is getting REALLY annoying… I hate forgetting this all the time. No, the fanfic isn't annoying. I LOVE WRITING. Sadly, I'm going to be gone for 3 or 4 weeks, thus, I definitely can't update for the next 21-28 days. So, I'm going to leave you on a nice, dramatic cliffhanger *evil face* MUAHAHAHAHA.

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Now, onto the story.

Chapter 5: Waiting for Death

Pushing her way past Shintani, completely ignoring him, Misaki walked as fast as she could to the exit of the school as the bell rang, wanting to catch up with Usui before he got to his apartment.

There was so much to ask him, and he must've known it, too, because as soon as he saw her, he averted his eyes and walked the opposite direction.

Not in the mood for answering questions, I guess, she thought sadly as she continued making her way to the door. Well I need these questions answered, Usui, whether you like it or not.

The door of her house clicked behind her as she took off her shoes, staring at the hardwood floor. The two, newer looking planks that Usui had put in before made Misaki's heart ache, though she would never admit that she thought about him every single time she saw them or walked over them.

Dashing into her room, she quickly changed out of her uniform into a T-shirt and brown capris, then tied her hair up. Here goes nothing.

Slipping her feet back into her worn out sneakers, she pushed open the door and ran out, crashing straight into Shintani. Her eyes darkened and she turned her head away and sprinted past him, but he grabbed her shoulder.

"Wait! Misaki," he begged, "Please don't go to Usui's apartment today!"

Her teeth clenched. "Why not?"

"There were these weird guys up there when I was trying to talk to him, too. They were standing outside his apartment. Please don't go."

"Weird guys, hm?" (Oh, just in case you guys didn't know, I started this before I read the manga… So I did it after episode 26 of the anime. She didn't know about his family yet.)

"Yeah! And they were wearing sunglasses, and black suits and everything!"

His face was set in a mask of determination, as if he knew she was going to go and was willing to protect her.

"Look, Shintani," she sighed, "I can take care of myself. I have a lot of questions for him. If I'm not back in half an hour, you can call the police or something, but I doubt you'll need it."

Knowing he couldn't stop her, he nodded eagerly and sat on the steps of the house, checking his watch.

She turned her head back to him, smiling softly as she walked out of the gate. "Arigato, You-kun."

The apartment building loomed over her, ominously casting a shadow over the entire parking lot.

As she opened the door, the sound of a vase shattering could be vaguely heard from the top floor. Her eyes widened, and she ran towards the elevator, jabbing the "up" button about 50 times per second.

Impatiently, she fidgeted in the elevator, watching the numbers pass by. One more floor… Come on!

The elevator stopped and she charged out, heading for Usui's door when someone pushed her over, face first onto the floor.

"There she is," a guy who Misaki thought was Usui said, "How are you doing, my dear Ayuzawa Misaki?"

"Misaki!" two voices shouted at the same time from opposite sides of the hall.

"Let go of her!" Shintani commanded, shaking with fear, yet eyes on fire with strength.

She looked to the other corner, only to find Usui already on his way beating people up, creating a path of unconscious men in black across the floor as he sped towards her.

"AH?" Shintani screamed, "There's TWO USUIS?"

The man holding her down seemed to loosen his grip, and that was all she needed to break free. She pushed off the floor on her hands and jumped to her feet as the guy toppled off of her, throwing a spinning back kick at the head of the next man who came down to stop her.

Two men rushed her from behind, and she grabbed their balled up fists and flung them over her. However, instead of letting go of her as she expected, they found purchase on her wrists and pulled her down, dragging her across the floor. Roughly, they shoved her up against the wall, trapping her arms and stepping on her feet, and the Usui look-alike pulled a shotgun out of his pocket.

"You," he spat, "You are distracting my brother from his duty. He could've gone back last month, too, if you hadn't shown up in his life. He's got business to do. And you are stopping him."

Usui looked up, shocked at the scene that just appeared as he knocked the other guy in front of him to the ground, and Shintani angrily charged one of the men holding Misaki down, when Usui's brother pointed the gun at him instead.

"One more step and I'll shoot you, too."

Shintani gasped, looking to Misaki, then looking back to Usui, then at the gun pointed at him.

Usui. Save her, he pleaded with his eyes, This isn't a fight between us for now. It's a fight for her.

Usui charged forward, just that close to the guy holding her down, when his brother turned.

"Takumi. I'm not taking anymore of your rebellion. Grandfather wants you back, but he never mentioned dead or alive. I'm going with…"

He pulled the trigger, and a supersonic boom echoed and shook the walls of the building, shattering glass and deafening Misaki and Shintani. A sinister smile crept across his face.

"… Dead."