Me: Okay. Well my buddy (yes, my fiancee is still reduced to that. He has not regained is status yet.) and my cat who stares very pointedly at me whenever I'm not working on this story and is my new editor (yes. I also gave his job away to the cat [who is affectionately name Buttercup but she responds to whatever she wants]. She does a better job anyways.) has been pointing out to me that I need to update so that everybody knows that I am still alive. So here I am 2.00 am EST typing up this just for you readers. So without further adieu here's chapter 23 of LOPRH (Now looking at it the abbreviation reminds me of Lord Of the Rings. Oh well.)

Kitty: Meow!

Me: That was the disclaimer. If you can not understand it then grab you cat translator or your nearest Eliza Thornberry. Anyways Things in bold and italics is Russian (in example) and things in italics (in example) are thoughts in Kai's head. Also there may be some sort of strong themes (Nothing to bad yet in this chapter but this story is talking a bit of a turn. Still going to be some humor but I thought I'd warn you ahead of time.

Yang's POV

How did I let him get out of my sight! It's my job to make sure shit like this doesn't happen. Just because I'm finding life hard at the moment doesn't mean that I can slack off any little bit.

"Stop it" said Bryan glancing at me from the corner of his eye

"I'm not doing anything." I said picking up a piece of my hair and putting it in my mouth.

"You're chewing your hair. You're worried."

"...Shut up. I don't worry over idiots."

Okay so I was chewing on my hair. Who cares if I chew my hair? Doesn't mean that I'm worried. No in fact I'm pretty angry that idiot had to go and wander off. What was he thinking. If it wasn't for that chip Biovolt...

" Whatever." he said but he still took one hand off the wheel to hold mine.

Hopefully we'll find him soon...Not that I'm worried or something.

Tala's POV

" 'ey. Wake 'em up."

Cold and wet and blind. These were the first two things that I registered.

"Is he up yet?"

Huh? Who the hell is that? Doesn't sound like anyone I know. Last thing I remember was being on the bus... a snowman and... oh there was a guy! With eyes like Rei! He sounded like a trucker... ugh. Too much thinking. I want to go back to sleep.

"I think he is."

" 'ey! Red head! You up yet?" said someone jabbing me in my side.

"Ouch." I said.

" Yup. He's up al'ight." said the guy who evidently poked me in the side, "Look 'ere. I did meh part. Now where's meh money?"

"You'll get your money as soon as the boss gets here."

Great. Kidnapped evidently and by someone who can't speak properly. Where's that thesaurus that Rei so conveniently reminded me of when you need it? A loud bang echoed to my left and instantly whipped my head to see what was coming. I had forgotten that they had blindfolded me. Footsteps echoed loudly. Obviously whoever this person was is either a female or has a shoe fetish.

"Good job. Stand him up" said a feminine voice

Huh? Stand who up? Wait! Why am I tied up? Where the fuck am I? Why am I just now noticing I'm naked! This is no longer funny.

"Hm. Great tone to the body though he might be a problem with escapes...he'd sell high as well. I mean that red hair and it's natural as well!"

"Who's there?!" I yelled out into the darkness

SLAP!

"Merchandise does not ask questions." she said coldly.

"I am not-"

Punch!

"They do not speak. You are now called Scarlet. You will do whatever they paid for. Short of killing yourself of course. Though if they want to see a little blood...well it's their fantasy."

Scarlet? Fantasy?

"Now why don't we get you ready for your first customer." she said as she walked away her heels clicking in the distance.

...Holy shit. Ivanov what have you gotten yourself into now?

Yang's POV

"CRAWLING IN MY SKIN!"

"HOLY SHIT YANG! YOUR PHONE!" yelled an evidently startled Julia from somewhere behind me.

"PICK IT UP!" I yelled back.

If it's Tala I swear that I'm going to kill him...No. I'm still not worried.

"Here." said Julia putting the phone by my ear, " It's someone who's speaking Russian... I think." she said walking to the back and closing the door.

" Hello."

"Hello there granddaughter."

I growled into the phone. Voltaire. What does he want?!

"Grandfather. I don't know how-"

"Thought you might be missing your wayward pet."

"Where is he?!"

"Someplace useful. If you want him back then you'd have to do one little thing. Shouldn't be to hard. Even with your...condition."

"Hm. Let me think. No." I said, "Now go and do what old people do best. Drop dead."

I was about to hang up when a thought struck me. If he's behind Tala's disapperance then...

"Bryan! Stop the bus. We won't find him the normal way."

Bryan gave me a incredulous look but pulled the bus over anyways.

"Why are we stopping?!" said Mariah as she cracked open the door that separated the back of the bus from the front

"Is there another traffic jam?" asked Julia sticking he head out the door above Mariah's

"No the cars are moving..." said Rei looking out of the nearest window.

"So why did we stop?" asked Julia

"Something must've happened." said Rei

"Rei! Go check!" said Mariah

"EH?! Why me?!"

"Because Yang would kill either me or Julia." she said matter-of-fact like

"So send Brooklyn." said Rei pointing to Brookyln who was laying on his bunk bed.

"I think that I have acquired enough injuries." he said holding up his left hand.

"You happen to like that injury. Said it makes you feel like Edward Elric." said Julia

" And this is an argument, how?" he said

"Hmph!" said Julia, "and these are the 'men' of the team. Cowards."

"I don't see you going out there." Brooklyn pointed out

"I happen to like living."

"I vote Brookyln. He found it. He should give it to her." said Mariah.

"...Wasn't you telling Rei to go a minute ago." Julia said

"So? I'm team captain and as-"

"Alright! I'm going! Your 'I'm team captain' rants are worse than me and my nature's laws." Brooklyn said forming air quotes with his hands

"...You know those are annoying?!" they all said at once in amazement.

He just smiled at them and walked away with Julia humming a death march under her breath.

"What is it that you want?!" I snarled into the phone.

"Simple. Get me Black Dranzer back. I don't care what you do to Kai but the bitbeast is mine." he said as he hung up the phone.

I glared at the phone as I flipped it closed. How the fuck am I supposed to get Black Dranzer and how the fuck is it helping him. Last time I checked Kai was the only one who could use it.

"Um. Yang. I had uncovered this last week and I thought that I might see him again that I may return it but we were all too distracted that I simply had forgotten." said Brookyln.

I grunted at him but paid him no mind.

"Uh..." Brookyln looked behind him to see everyone giving the him thumbs up. He smiled and tried again.

"Yang. I-"

"I heard you the first time. If you haven't noticed that I'm kinda busy."

" I just thought it might help" he said placing it on the arm of my chair.

...Dranzer.I looked up at Brooklyn and it struck me. This may not be as hard as I originally thought.

"Bryan. Do you still have that launcher from when you broke your arm?" I said smiling.

A/N: Okay chapter 23 done and ready! Now I was thinking about how this story was going to end in the next few chapters. (In fact I was going to end it around chapter 20 but you see how well that turned out) but what other authors like to call a plot bunny hopped in a totally different direction. Now this can guarantee at least five more chapters than I was planning and a twist to the story that hopefully no one has seen yet. So I guess that can guarantee me staying here writing you more chapters. Any problems or errors feel free to leave a review or send me a message. Ja Ne and Domo Arigato to those who review! (Bows and walks away backwards. Hits a wall.) I kew that was there. (Turns and walks off)