Chapter 5

The next morning, you woke up to see Chris next to your bed. 'Morning onee-chan!' he thought happily.

You looked around for Count D but he wasn't there. 'Count D is with my brother in the other room waiting for us. You and D are going outside while me and big bro are going to take care of things here.'

You than smiled and remember last-night. Thanks to him you didn't have any more nightmares that night. You got up and got dress in a red and white rose design Chinese robe and headed to the other room with Chris.

*Meanwhile Earlier*

When Count D woke up he saw you were still sleep peacefully with a smile on your face. He then looked at you scared arms and trace the lines of scars that were on there. He still couldn't believe that you were in that kind of place and the people that were supposed to take care of you treated you and the kids badly to the point of killing them. He got up and walked back to his room where when he was near his bed he collapse and started to cry. Not because of what place you came from but because that you were his only friend that was taken away from him and didn't came back until he saw you now in this state. Q-chan flew and landed on D's shoulder to see if he was ok. "All this time I was gone I didn't do anything to help her." Q-chan looked at him calmly.

When Count D got dress he went to the living room to have some 'breakfast' when Leon came in. "Hey D! What's up?" D didn't say anything. "What's wrong?"

D finally said, "Your sister had a nightmare last night so I came to check on her. After she finished crying, she didn't want me to leave so I stayed, but it was something in her hand that what really surprise me."

"What was it?" asked Leon.

D then took out the key he kept hidden. "See this necklace? My dear friend gave it to me when I was a child. When I was traveling with my father and grandfather, we went to Japan and stayed at a little village near the lake. That is when I saw Kurai playing with other kids, but she was the only one with bruises. When the kids were picking on me, she chased them away and helped me with my wounds. We had been friends ever since. One day I asked her about her bruises and she hesitated at first but told me anyway. I was about to tell father but she made me swear never to tell a soul. After three months of staying at the village we had to leave by nightfall. That is when I heard her running to me. She held out this necklace that belonged to her grandmother. It was a key to a music box. When I turn the key it played the most beautiful song you have ever heard. When it was over she told me, 'The next time we hear this song we won't be separated again,' and that was the last time I saw her." Leon was silent. It may be hard to believe but it was true. D can't make something like this up for any reason. He continued, "Back then, she was full of life and happiness, until everything change about her when she went there and was an abandoned by the family that gave birth to her. You don't know how happy I am that your mother found her, I just wish that it was sooner."

Everything was silent after that. Then Leon spoke. "Do you think at one of your pets can help her? She can smile today but revert back to a fragile kid the next."

D sighs and said, "I'm afraid that there isn't any pet that can help Kurai now. The damage is too deep to fix and I doubt there is anything that would work." After he said that Kurai came into the room with Chris.