"I'll be back tonight, alright?" Bankotsu whispered as he crouched beside the bed so he was eye-level with his sister.

"Mhm…" She groaned. He brushed her bangs aside and kissed her forehead.

It was a few weeks ago since the 'Hiten' incident and things seemed to calm down. This would be the first time she was home alone for an entire day since she was taken to the hospital to see him. And it worried him but Suikotsu made it clear he couldn't always have her attached to his hip.

"Give me a ring if you need anything…" He frowned.

"Alright…" She opened her eyes and smiled. He returned it and left.

-

Masumi sighed as she finished slipping on her pajama pants and walked out. The dark, rainy weather convinced her to just relax inside today. She started walking through the living room but stopped dead in her tracks when a set of high-beams flashed from the driveway outside.

She jumped on the couch in front of the window and tried to get a glimpse of who it was. Her eyes got wide when she realized it was a familiar black Navigator.

She gasped and jumped to her feet. She shut off the lights and locked the top lock on the door. She heard a few car doors shut and quickly closed the curtains, hoping they hadn't already spotted her.

She ran upstairs at a quick but quiet pace and straight into her brother's room. She scrunched her nose as she walked over his clothes that were everywhere on the floor and made her way to his dresser. She heard loud bangs from the door outside and bit her bottom lip nervously.

She dug through his boxers in the drawer in search of his handgun and grew anxious when she couldn't find it. She began throwing the pieces of clothing on the floor as she roughly dug through. When they were all gone, there was nothing but an empty drawer. She touched the wooden surface in disbelief.

"Masumi, I know you're in there!" She heard Hiten yell.

She opened another drawer and fell to her knees when it, too was empty. She heard the banging continue downstairs and crawled to his bed. She looked under it and then got to her feet. She stood on her tiptoes and touched the top of his shelves. She felt something and her eyes lit up. She pulled it down and growled when she saw it was a stupid book. Moby Dick.

She ran back down the stairs and the knocking was still going. The high beams still shined through the windows and she crawled by it so they wouldn't see her shadow through the window. She dug through the silverware drawer in the kitchen and pulled out a sharp knife.

"Don't make me break down this door on you." She heard a heavy thud against the door. He meant it. She sat in the kitchen closet and pulled her knees close to her chest, still armed with a knife.

She tensed when she heard the window shatter. She looked through the cracks of the small closet door and saw Hiten, and Manten.

"Check upstairs and call me if you find her." Hiten barked and his brother obeyed. She tried to keep her breaths calm and quiet. She gripped the handle of the weapon and tried to hide her fear.

"Masumi…" He whispered. She watched him go in the opposite direction and her eyes lit up. She watched him disconnect the phone and her they got wide. He walked into the kitchen and on tear slid down her cheek.

"Come out, sweetheart." She watched him look under the table. He walked around lazily with his cocky smiled and she instinctively took a step back. She tensed when she pushed something back against the floor.

She watched him walk directly in front of the door and go to open it. She held the knob shut to the best of her ability and he grunted.

"Come out, precious, I won't hurt you." He taunted.

"Get out!" She yelled and struggled against his strength. The door swung open and she flew out. He grabbed her arm before she fell to the floor and the knife fell from her hand. She gasped and he scoffed.

"What's this?" He picked it up and spun it in his hand with one hand still gripping her arm.

"J-just leave…" She whispered.

"What were you going to do with this?" He laughed and she glared. He slammed her back against a wall and she hissed. "Were you going to do this?" He held the blade against her neck and heard her whimper. "Well?"

"P-Please…Hiten…"

"What?" He teased and threw the small knife on the counter. "Afraid?" He pinned her wrists beside her head and brushed his lips against hers. "You look so fucking beautiful when you're terrified of me…" He teased. She brought her knee forward and he gasped. She bolted out of the room and he tackled her on the couch. He put all his weight on her back and she felt a familiar metal hold her hands together. Handcuffs. "Such good memories they bring, don't they?" He whispered.

"Stop." She whispered. He flipped her on her back and sat on her waist.

"I'm sorry things needed to be this way, beautiful…" He frowned. He slid his hands up her sides and under her shirt. He leaned forward and pressed his lips against hers. He went around her bra and she gasped when he tweaked her nipple. "See…you like that…" He whispered in her hair.

"Hiten…" She cried.

"She wasn't…" Manten's voice trailed off. He glared, still sitting on her waist and leaning over her with his hands up her shirt.

"Something to gawk at?" He barked. "Go wait in another room." He snarled and Manten went off.

"Get off!" She squirmed again.

"Masumi, I'm not going to hurt you unless you misbehave…Manten, go pull the Navigator out back!" He yelled and she winced. She watched Manten whip outside and the high beams disappear, leaving her in the nearly pitch black room with him on her waist. "I missed you, baby."

"Don't call me that." She grunted.

"Don't go and break my heart…" He teased and cupped her face in his hand. She bit down and he snatched it away. He slapped her across the face and she gasped. "You fucking drew blood!" He snapped and saw the fear in her eyes. "I didn't…" He rubbed her cheek softly and she whimpered and went to pull away.

"Don't touch me…" She heard her voice crack.

"Masumi…." He leaned down and softly kissed her cheek.

"Get off!" She struggled again and he crawled off her but grabbed her waist and pulled her to his lap. She squirmed but he got her legs folded at his sides and held her hips.

"Stop." He whispered and she stopped struggling. He slid his hands down her back and grabbed her ass, causing her to tense. "Masumi…sh…" He whispered. He brushed his lips against hers and wrapped his arms around her waist. She let him and closed her eyes.

"They're here." Manten whispered and Hiten pulled away.

"Other room." He barked.

"What about…"

"Masumi's staying with me for now." He barked. Manten nodded and went off. Hiten sat her beside him and casually turned on the TV. "Just remember…I love you…." He whispered and pecked her cheek. He wrapped one arm around her shoulder and pulled her so she leaned on him and took in a deep breath.

-

"That actually went pretty smoothly…" Suikotsu smiled.

"Much better than I thought." Renkotsu agreed.

"I don't even think we needed to draw a gun once to day!" Jakotsu exclaimed excitedly as they pulled in.

"Alright…thanks for the ride." Bankotsu smiled and got out. He saw the shattered window and his eyes got wide. He bolted to the door and shuffled through his keys. He kicked the door open and scanned the room.

"We've been waiting." A husky voice said and he snapped his neck. There was Hiten with his arm tight around Masumi's shoulders. She stared forward with dried tears staining her face, obviously terrified of the situation.

"How did you…."

"It isn't right to leave your sister so unprotected…especially after what happened last time." Hiten kissed Masumi's neck and inhaled a whiff of her hair before standing up and Bankotsu growled.

He knew things were about to get personal.