(A/N: WARNING! First I want to say that I'm sorry for the wait, but I've had a lot on my plate. Next I must warn everyone that there is a very violent scene in this chapter that may push the 'T' rating. I'll leave a warning before that part comes, but the scene will have Kaede at her most sadistic. The scene doesn't need to be read to understand the rest of the story. Hope you like it.)

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Chapter 13: Touch and Slaughter

Lucy couldn't stand it any longer. Kaede just wouldn't shut up. Ever since she'd ran into Mayu's stepfather, there had been the feeling that justice hadn't been served. What that man had done to Mayu was unforgivable. And the fact that he was walking around freely with nothing more than a broken arm was infuriating.

Kaede was feeding on that. There had been the desire to kill at that moment, but Lucy hadn't done it. This was both good and bad. It was good because, of course, she hadn't killed, but it was bad because the desire to kill was unsatisfied, which strengthening Kaede. And she wouldn't let Lucy forget about it, which only made the desire to kill grow, therefore making Kaede even stronger.

'Can you imagine little Mayu's cries as he raped her again and again? And her mother just let it happen. No, she actually blamed her daughter for it happening. They're the scum of the earth. Killing them will make this world a better place.'

Lucy covered her ears, although this did nothing to block out the voice. 'Shut up! Just shut the hell up!'

"Lucy, are you ok?"

Coming back to her senses, Lucy looked at Yuka, who had asked the question. They were all currently sitting down for dinner while she had her mental argument.

"Fine." She lied. "Just a headache."

Mayu gave her a concerned look. "You've been getting those a lot."

'Can't imagine why?' Lucy thought sarcastically to Kaede. "Don't worry, I'll be fine."

She didn't want the others to worry. Aside from Kohta, no one else knew of her third personality. It would only cause trouble if the others knew. And they had more than enough problems.

'Didn't know you were so caring towards any humans besides Kohta.' Kaede told her. 'Do you think of this little group as your family? Even Yuka, you're love rival?'

Lucy's gaze shifted to Yuka. Love rival she may be, Yuka had been nothing but kind to her. Was Lucy jealous of her? Yes. Did she hate her? No. Did she want to hate her? Yes. But, damn it, she couldn't. She really had come to care for these people.

'Touching.' Kaede chuckled. 'So you really do care for them. That's a shame, because we'll eventually have to kill all humans.'

Lucy's flashed violently. 'I won't let you. No, you will not hurt them.'

There was a moment Kaede was silent, then she spoke again. 'Very well. You can at least buy them time.'

Her vectors suddenly burst from her body. Only Nana, being able to see them, reacted. But one of the vectors closed around her throat in a threatening manor. She remained perfectly still, her eyes wide with terror and fixed on Lucy. She could once again feel that dark presence within her.

Lucy's other three vectors went straight for the three humans. With a great deal of effort, Lucy managed to stop them before they touched. Kohta, Yuka, and Mayu just continued eating, unaware that they had been just a few inches away from being what could be death.

Lucy was trembling with the effort to hold her vectors still while Kaede attempted to try and touch the others. 'What… what are you doing?'

'Calm yourself. I am not going to kill them. I am merely going to infect them with the Diclonius gene.'

'What?'

'You don't want them dead, so I will make use of them. I shall spread the Diclonius gene into them, so any children they have will be Diclonius.'

'No!' Lucy gasped. She wouldn't allow that. What if their children ended up being tormented as she was? What if Kakuzawa got his hands on them? She wouldn't make her friends suffer the curse of having Diclonius children.

'I don't even need to infect Kohta.' Kaede told her. 'Any children the two of you have will be Diclonius no matter what. As for the other two, since they will be aiding us in populating the Diclonius race, I'll let them live awhile longer.' She chuckled. 'But I will kill them eventually, for they are nothing but pawns in my game. And pawns must be sacrificed in order to win.'

'THIS ISN'T SOME FUCKING CHESS GAME!' Lucy shouted to her. 'Leave them alone!'

While Kohta, Yuka, and Mayu remained oblivious to nearly having their DNA mutated, Nana watched the inner battle that took place in Lucy's mind. She wasn't sure what was going on, but she knew that some dark presence had seized control of Lucy and was controlling her. Lucy was fighting back, but her strength seemed to be weakening.

'Fight it, Lucy.' She thought desperately. 'Whatever it is, you have to fight it.'

Lucy's nails dug into her palms as she used all her willpower to gain control over her vectors again. She couldn't pull them back, but at least she was preventing Kaede from extending her reach.

'Your resistance is futile.' Kaede told her. 'You are but delaying the inevitable.'

The vector keeping a hold on Nana suddenly let her go. Before either Lucy or Nana could react, that same vector formed a fist and came flying back, punching Lucy in the jaw.

Lucy grunted in pain. She had been punched by her own vector. She didn't even know that was possible. But Kaede hadn't been trying to hurt her, merely disorientate her for a moment. Once Lucy came back to her senses, her eyes widened in terror.

Kohta, Yuka, and Mayu all had one of Lucy's vectors touching them. They may not have been able to see them, but they certainly felt them. They each shivered as they felt the Diclonius gene spread inside them, turning them into breeding machines for the Diclonius race, just as Kaede wanted. It was too late. Lucy had failed to stop it. Any children the three of them had would be Diclonius, and nothing could be done to reverse it.

"No!" Lucy cried, jumping to her feet.

The three humans gave her a surprised look. Nana's was one of sympathy. She knew what had just happened. Lucy had been unable to prevent this other presence from infecting the others.

"You ok?" Yuka asked.

"Yeah, you're paler than usual." Kohta noted.

Lucy backed away. In her failure, her willpower came crumbling down. Kaede was taking control.

"I-I'm… fine…" she managed to get out as she stumbled away. "I just have to… to lay down…"

She fled the kitchen, heading straight for her room and collapsing on the bed. Her body was shaking in her effort to maintain control.

'You've lost this battle.' Kaede told her.

'No.' Lucy thought back.

"Yes." Said Kaede, now in control of her mouth. "Your anger and hatred for Mayu's stepfather have strengthened me enough to come forth again."

Lucy knew that control was lost, but she still managed to say one more thing before Kaede took over completely. "Don't… Don't you dare… hurt my… friends…"

Kaede chuckled. "Don't be foolish. They're on my side of the board now. I won't kill them until they've used up their usefulness. Until then" she grinned evilly, "I'll take good care of them."

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Lucy hadn't come out of her room since leaving the table. Mayu had been really concerned about her. That is, until later that night she had been asked to come into her room.

It was strange though. Whether it had been Lucy or Nyu, Mayu had never felt any uneasiness around the Diclonius. But something was different this time. Mayu wasn't sure what it was, but as she sat on Lucy's bed, she sensed something different, something… dark about her friend.

"Is everything ok, Lucy?" she asked worriedly.

The Diclonius didn't even look at her. She merely stared out the window with a dark look in her eyes and a smile on her face. "Nothing is the matter. I'm actually feeling pretty good right now."

Mayu blinked. "Are you sure? You've seemed sort of… distracted ever since…"

She trailed of and looked away. She didn't need to finish. Lucy had been acting strangely ever since she had met Mayu's stepfather.

Kaede chuckled. "Yes, I have been distracted, as you put it. There have been many things on my mind since that time." Her eyes shifted to Mayu's reflection in the mirror. "Tell me, why didn't you have him killed?" She heard Mayu's intake of breath. "Why not? I was willing to put out any punishment. All you did was shout at him. So why?"

Mayu looked away from her. She stared at her feet, unable to look at Lucy. "To what cause? No punishment anyone could have given him would change what he did to me. That past had been haunting me for so long. I just wanted to bury it. Besides, I couldn't possible allow harm to come to another person, even someone as sick and twisted as him." She looked up at her friend. "And I didn't want you to have his dirty blood on your hands. He wasn't worth it."

Kaede was having a hard time trying not to laugh. This girl and her compassion were utterly pathetic. It was disgusting. Who wouldn't want to take revenge on a person who committed such a sin? Hell, Lucy wanted to take revenge, and she hadn't even been the one Mr. Arisaka had wronged.

"Still," she turned around to face Mayu, "I'm concerned. That man, I know his type." She walked over to Mayu and looked into her eyes. "He'll come for you again. When you're alone and there's no one to protect you, he'll come. And this time he won't ever let you go."

She saw fear flicker across Mayu's face. Good, that was just what she wanted, what she needed to get the information she desired.

"He only left because you had someone there to protect you. He needs to know that even if you're all alone that he can't touch you." She gripped Mayu's shoulders. "Mayu, I need to talk to him one more time. Your mother too. I want them to know that I am and always will be protecting you."

Mayu frowned. "Didn't he get the message after you broke his arm?"

Kaede's eyes narrowed in irritation. "That can be passed off as a fluke. He could see it as a mere coincidence that I was there to help you. No, I must have words with him so he will know beyond doubt that you are completely off limits. Of course," she grinned, "I need to know where he and your mother live."

Mayu looked down and seemed to consider the Diclonius' words. Kaede's eyes shined with anticipation, even as Lucy silently screamed for Mayu to remain silent.

"You… just want to talk?" Mayu asked.

Slowly Kaede nodded. "I'll make sure he never comes near you again."

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THIS IS WHERE THE BRUTALITY BEGINS. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.

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Mr. Arisaka was in a foul mood. Ever since he had come home with a severely broken arm, he'd been angry about everything. And he had refused to say what happened. His wife had made the mistake of trying to get an answer out of him and now suffered a black eye and several bruises as a result.

"Where's my damn dinner!" he shouted angrily to his wife.

Mayu's mother quickly hurried into the room carrying a tray with his dinner on it. She set it down in front of him, bowed, then made to leave. But the tray suddenly being thrown against the wall made her stop.

"How the hell am I supposed to eat something like that with one arm?" he demanded angrily. "Do I have to knock some more sense into you?"

His wife flinched. "I'm… sorry…"

"Apologies don't fill my stomach. Now go make something else after you clean up this mess." He grabbed a bottle sitting on the table and drained its contents. "And get me more sake."

As his wife rushed about to fulfill his orders, the doorbell suddenly rang. Mr. Arisaka growled in irritation, smashing his empty bottle on the table.

"Who the hell is that so late?" He glanced at his wife, who was cleaning up the mess he made. "Bitch, go answer the damn door!"

"Y-Yes." She said, and hurried to the door.

The moment she opened the door it happened. A powerful force knocked her off her feet and she landed painfully on the floor.

"The fuck is this?" Mr. Arisaka cried.

Their visitor stepped inside. Mr. Arisaka's eyes widened as he recognized the girl with pale skin and pink hair. The color drained from his face and he stepped back.

"No… it's you."

Kaede grinned. "Yes, and this time, you're my prey."

Mr. Arisaka turned to run, but Kaede's vectors shot out. Mr. Arisaka came crashing down, his legs severed from his body.

"Going somewhere?" Kaede asked sarcastically. "I insist that you stick around."

Mayu's mother looked up at Kaede. "Who are you?"

The Diclonius glared down at her, ignoring the question. "So, you're Mayu's miserable excuse for a mother." Her vectors shot out, each one grabbing a limb. "Nice to meet you."

Mayu's mother cried out as Kaede crushed both her arms and her legs. Broken bone burst through the skin, spraying blood everywhere. Kaede frowned at the woman's cries of pain.

"What's wrong? Does this hurt?" She ripped the woman's arms out of their sockets. "You've got a lot of nerve to scream in pain after hearing your daughter cry out night after night while that pig of a man took advantage of her." Her eyes narrowed. "What kind of mother are you?"

Her vectors pounded down on the woman's chest, shattering her ribs.

"You think this hurts?" she asked. "Physical pain has its limits. Mental pain is much more excruciating. And you allowed your daughter to go through it several times. And when she came to you for help, what did you do? Do you remember?"

Mayu's mother, beyond speech, could only spit up blood in response.

"No? Then let me remind you. You accused her of stealing away that pervert of a husband from you. All because you couldn't get him to fuck you." She chuckled. "How did it feel, to know that you're so damned ugly and unattractive that your own husband would rather screw your thirteen year old daughter than to touch you?" She cocked her head to the side. "Perhaps you were just sexually frustrated and took it out on her. Maybe you need some relief."

Using her vectors, she tore the woman's shirt open and roughly began fondling her breasts. Mayu's mother screamed as the pain to her broken ribs intensified. Kaede just chuckled at the woman's torment.

"What's wrong? Isn't this what you wanted?" She crushed one of the woman's breasts with her vectors. "Someone else's hands running over your ugly ass body that no one else wanted to touch?" She chuckled and retracted her vectors. "Oh, I get it. You're so sexually depraved that you want to skip the foreplay. Fine with me."

Leaving the bleeding woman alone for the moment, she wandered further into the house. She spotted the legless Mr. Arisaka attempting to crawl away, a difficult thing to do with one working arm, and smirked.

"Don't leave yet. I haven't even gotten around to you."

Using her vectors, she grabbed his broken arm and threw him roughly against the wall. With a grin, she continued further into the house until she reached the kitchen. And when she returned to Mayu's mother, she was wielding a large knife.

Through her pain, Mayu's mother eyed the floating knife fearfully, which only made Kaede chuckle.

"Don't look so afraid. Most woman would find something ten inches long to be quite," she grinned, "enjoyable." Her grin widened as she used her vectors to force open the woman's legs. "I know I'll certainly enjoy this."

With one of her vectors, she covered the woman's mouth to block out her screams as she set to work with the knife. She was finding this immensely satisfying. But she didn't want to play with this one too long. Her main target was bleeding in the next room.

"Well, that was fun." She said, tossing the bloody knife aside once she was finished with it. She grabbed the woman by the hair and lifted her up so she was eye level. "You know you deserve this pain. This is your punishment for what you did to your daughter. For what you allowed you bastard husband to do." One of her vectors caressed the woman's bloody face. "I don't blame him for not wanting to touch you. Your so damned ugly that no man would want to touch you. You need a prettier face."

She lashed out with her vector. Mayu's mother's face, was sliced off her body, all the way back to her ears. The woman went limp, no longer alive, and Kaede carelessly tossed the body aside.

"I'm surprised such a heartless woman had so much blood." She set her sights on Mr. Arisaka. "And now its time for the main event."

Mr. Arisaka pressed himself against the wall. "Please God…"

"God?" Kaede repeated. "Do you think God is going to save a sick bastard like you? Forget it, buddy, you're already damned, and I'm the one who will have the pleasure of sending your ass to Hell."

She grabbed him by the hair and lifted him off the ground, screaming. Kaede chuckled as he struggled to get down.

"You caused a little girl to suffer," one of her vectors grasped his crotch," just to feel good down here. You had no right to take your pleasure from her. So I'll be taking that pleasure back."

Mr. Arisaka looked down at her. "You won't get away with this?"

Kaede raised an eyebrow. "You don't think so? I'm not a fool. I haven't touched anything in this place with my hands. And as for my vectors," she chuckled, "they leave no finger prints. It will be clear that there had been a massacre here, but there will be no evidence of who it was." Her grin widened. "Just as there will be no evidence that you were once a man."

Mr. Arisaka cried out as he received Kaede's messy version of a sex change operation. His screams only made Kaede enjoy herself even more.

"I hate all humans in general," she said over his screams, "but it's the ones like you that truly make me sick. People call me a monster because I like to kill, but its people like you that are the real monsters. The ones who commit truly evil crimes. Well," she snickered, "I'm going to show you what it feels like to be violated in every possible way imaginable. And then I'm going to play with you for a long, long time. I haven't ever really had the chance to take my time and have fun. But with you," she gave him a grin of the utmost evil intent, "I'm going to really drag this out. As weak and pathetic as humans are, their bodies are also capable of enduring quit a bit. I imagine your mind will break before your body does. And when I finally send your child molesting ass to Hell," she leaned in close and spoke in his ear, "it will be Heaven compared to what I've done to you."

(A/N: If you did read this last part, I hope you weren't too disturbed. If necessary I will change this story to a 'M' rating, just let me know if you think I should. Just know that there will be no more scenes like that. Aside from that, things just went downhill for everyone. Kaede has regained control and has now infected the others with the Diclonius gene. Things are going from bad to worse.)