Dlbn: Hey there, everyone! I know it's been a while, but we're here with chapter two!

Nbld: Genius here started writing it by hand and refused to type it up before finishing it on paper.

Dlbn: I'm a genius?

Nbld: *Facepalm* Review Corner before I strangle her. Thank you to 777angeloflove and Ritt-chan for reviewing! Cookies for you both!

777angeloflove: Ritsuka and Soubi are separate from Misaki's story, but Ritsuka is mentioned in hers (AKA this one)

Ritt-chan: The poor boy gets no respect, I tells yah XD Ritsuka and Soubi have a different story from Misaki's, but she'll be mentioned in theirs.

Disclaimer: I do NOT own any of the Loveless characters. They belong to Yun Kouga. I also do not own Maury or his show. He belongs to himself, don't you know? I DO however own Aidien Aoyagi. I make NO money off of writing in this category.

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Once again, Maury sat in his chair on the left side of the stage. He smiled warmly at the camera.

"Everybody, this is Misaki." Maury addressed the camera and unseen audience. "Welcome Misaki to the show."

The audience clapped and cheered as the camera shifted to a woman on stage. She had long black hair with bangs. She had dark green eyes that kept shifting around nervously. She wrung her hands between her knees.

"Misaki is here because of one man. Her husband, Aidien."

The screen behind Maury lit up to show a blonde man with plum colored eyes. he scowled at the camera before looking away.

"You see, Misaki believes that Aidien is cheating."

The audience booed in response.

"Misaki, why don't you tell us what's going on?" Maury looked at the woman on stage.

"He doesn't come home most days." Misaki was soft spoken. "He has something going on so that he doesn't need us. must be another woman…another family…"

"You think he has a whole other family?" Maury was surprised.

"He could."

"Well, let's see exactly what Misaki had to say." Maury informed. "Watch this."

A video of Misaki rolled on the screen behind Maury.

"My husband Aidien doesn't come home much anymore…" She said. "When he does come home, he leaves really early in the morning and vanishes for days again. He's a lawyer. He can come home for at least dinner. He doesn't need to travel far." Her left eye twitched as both eyes grew darker. "It's because of him…I know it!" She sneered. "That thing that took my…" her eye twitched and her eyes brightened. "He has to have someone else on the side. Once when he came home, I smelled perfume on him. I wasn't near him for three weeks, and I don't even wear perfume! I'm here for the truth."

The video ended, leaving a mystified Maury to take over the screen.

"Because of who?" The host wondered.

"The fake…no one, forget it…" Misaki trailed off.

"So, you think your husband is cheating on you because he hardly comes home?"

"Yes."

"He's a lawyer." Maury stated. "Could work keep him late?"

"He just started this…he came home after work every day until two years ago." Misaki's eyes narrowed. "When my son vanished." She slammed a fist into her knee. "He drove Seimei away, now he drove Aidien away."

"You keep referring to a 'he'." Maury pointed out. "Who is 'he'?"

'The boy with my son's face." She scowled. "He's not my son, but he looks like him…"

"Uh…that's an outrageous claim…"

Misaki's eyes lightened. "I want the truth…"

Maury appeared completely mystified. "Well…um…let's see what Aidien had to say…"

A tape of Aidien began rolling.

"Two years ago, my son suffered a damaging case of severe amnesia. He has no memory of his life before he turned ten, and his personality did a complete 180." Aidien informed. "My wife began declaring that he wasn't her son, and started abusing him. Our older son protected him for a while, but then he was murdered."

Sympathetic noises arose from the audience.

"I tried to stop Misaki, but there's not much you can do when she's in one of her psychotic rages. Things got so stressful, I just stopped coming home as often as I used to."

The audience launched into a chorus of boos and hissing.

"Now she's falsely accusing me of cheating on her, when all I want is some peace and quiet. An escape. I'm here to prove once and for all that I am not cheating on my wife, so at least this branch of craziness can end."

The video ended and revealed a shocked and disgusted Maury.

"Misaki, do you really abuse your son?" He asked.

"I punish him…a child who grows up unpunished grows up to be wild and out of control…" She muttered. "That's who I was raised, too…"

"But do you beat on him?"

She didn't respond.

"Well, no matter. You see, we also gave Misaki a lie detector test."

The audience cheered in approval.

"But first, welcome Aidien to the show."

The crowd booed as Aidien walked down the stairs to the stage to meet Maury.

"You know you beat him, Misaki, don't lie!" Aidien snarled. "And I'm not cheating on you! I just want to escape the nonsense and the violence!"

"Aidien, please, have a seat." Maury interrupted him.

Still scowling angrily at Misaki, Aidien did as he was told to.

"So, Aidien, you don't come home just because you want to escape the so-called nonsense and violence?" Maury wondered.

"You would too, if you lived there." He defended himself.

"Don't you think your son would want to escape it, as well?"

The crowd cheered.

Aidien flushed and ignored the question. "Just because our son 'changed', that doesn't mean he's not our son anymore. People change. Get over it!" He glared at his wife.

"Not my Ritsuka…" She muttered, clenching her fist tightly.

"Oh, shut up!"

That got the audience booing and jeering at him again.

"You people shut up, too." He muttered in annoyance.

"Aidien, I think what baffles everyone is that you know what she's like with your son, yet you leave him home alone with her. Why not take him with you?"

The audience switched from booing to cheering and applauding.

"He just switched schools this year. I can't make him switch again." Aidien informed.

"So instead of making him switch schools, or commute to his current school from where you reside, you'd rather leave him in an abusive and unhealthy environment? Something doesn't add up, Aidien. You're a lawyer. You can't be that stupid."

The audience's cheering volume increased.

"I just can't take him with me…"

Maury shook his head. "Let's get to the lie detector results." He took a manila envelope from a man in the audience. When he sat back down, he pulled out tow sheets of paper. "We'll get to Misaki's first. Misaki, you were asked if you 'currently are, or ever have, physically or emotionally attacked your youngest son'. You said no. The lie detector determine…you were telling the truth."

"What?!" Aidien protested.

"You were then asked if you 'believe that - is no longer your son'. You said yes. The lie detector determined…you were telling the truth."

Aidien rolled his eyes. "Well, we know that."

"For your final question, you were asked 'are you currently, or have you ever, physically or emotionally attacked -." Maury read. "You said no. The lie detector determined…that was a lie."

The audience began booing and hissing angrily in response. Maury shook his head at Misaki, as he put the first sheet behind a second.

"Now, for Aidien's results."

Misaki glared at her husband. He returned the glare before rolling his eyes.

"Aidien, you were asked, 'do you not return home from work because you're unhappy in your marriage to Misaki'. You said yes. The lie detector determined…you were telling the truth."

Misaki held her head in her hands, virtually collapsing into her seat.

"You were asked, 'do you stay away from your home for weeks at a time because you are staying with another woman'. You said no. The lie detector determined…that was a lie."

Misaki snarled at him. "You son of a…"

"You were asked, 'have you ever had any sexual contact with a woman, other then your wife, since you were married'. You said no. The lie detector determined…that was a lie."

Security Guards had to hold Misaki back as she launched from her chair at Aidien.

"Misaki, there are more questions." Maury informed. "You were asked, 'have you ever had any sexual contact with a woman, other then your wife in the past two years since your son's initial memory loss. You said no. The lie detector determined…that was a lie."

"How could you!?" Misaki wondered. "After all these years!" She swiped at him.

"You were asked, 'are you currently in a sexual relationship with anyone other then your wife. You said no. The lie detector determined…that was a lie."

Misaki began to launch again, but guards stopped her.

"You were asked, 'do you regret marrying Misaki'. You said yes. The lie detector determined…you were telling the truth."

Misaki began hysterically crying.

"You were asked, 'do you want to divorce Misaki. You said no. The lie detector determined…that was a lie." Maury paused. "And finally, you were asked, 'do you have any children younger then - that Misaki did not mother. You said no. The lie detector determined…that was a lie."

Misaki fell to her knees, weeping in despair. "I'm done!" She cried out. "I'm done! File the forms and get out of my life!"

Maury kneeled down next to her, putting a comforting hand on her shoulder.

"Misaki, what I'm more concerned about it -." Maury told her. "You have no reason or right to lay a hand on and attack a twelve year old."

"Can't stop…" Misaki muttered. "Want to stop…can't…" She swiped at Aidien.

"If we provide full psychiatric help, would you be willing to see a therapist to work out these issues?"

"Yes…:"

"Okay, we'll do that." Maury patted her shoulder before standing and turning to Aidien. "As for you…man up, take responsibility, and start the divorce if you want out so badly."

Aidien bowed slightly and backed away. "I think I'll do that…" He confirmed.

"And do something to get your son out of that stressful, unsafe environment." Maury said. "And soon, or we'll have a problem. You understand?"

"Completely…" Aidien muttered.

Maury looked to the camera. "We'll be right back."