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Akane-ashiteru:Yes,Ryo did seem a bit ooc:P...Hope you find this chapter better!

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Chapter 3

Kaori's Pov:

"Ryo!?Where are you?Come and help!",the voice of the young attractive Kaori Makimura resounded over the now presumed empty apartment...the red head scanned the apartment while she juggled the bags in her hands...

"Now where did that hopeless pervert go...",she mumbled as she struggled with the grocery bags yet again,as she tried to close the apartment door,"Why should I even bother?",she added disheartened...

It had been quite some time since she had become a part of City Hunter,taking over the part of her late brother Hideyuki Makimura after his untimely demise...not that she could ever replace him,he was the best in everything he did in Kaori 's eyes and all she believed she could do was to try and work hard and be someone her brother would have been proud of...She missed him so much still..

She had always thought that to be able to feel close to her brother,just for that very reason she had decided to be where she was now but with time she came to realize that it was just one of the many reasons she had taken the decision then to join City Hunter,...the other reasons were mostly to do with her feelings for the hopeless yet charming pervert... though unclear at that time...Kaori laughed at that thought.

She never ever regretted this decision,she doubted if she ever would...even though it was pain in the neck at smiled.

Kaori all but dragged the grocery bags to the kitchen and dumped them on the table there and slumped back against a chair with a soda in her hand defeated with exhaustion,as she regained her strength...the walk from the grocery shop had been long and hard despite the early hours,the sun had been shinning down mercilessly...

The day had started off like any other with her dragging a reluctant Ryo away from his bed and his mokkori fantasies,breakfast had been a somber occasion thanks to Ryo's heartless comments on her cooking which ended with him being squashed against her 1000 ton hammer...quite painful...

Later she had left to check on the board at the train station for a case to work on and do a little(not so little she thought as she now looked at the grocery bags in front of her and sighed..she had gotten carried away...again) restocking of the kitchen supplies, only to return home now and find the famous pervert and sweeper in all of Japan was no where in sight...

"Probably chasing after skirts and visions...",Kaori said with distaste as she willed herself to stop thinking about the one person who stole her heart only to ignore it most of the times but failed miserably...

Kaori,had bore the burnt of not having her feelings returned from the one person she truly desired many times now but no matter how many times it pained her to watch him brush aside the hints she dropped him that she had feelings for him,she would never give up..because somewhere in the corner of her heart she believed he did care for her and had feelings for her...the very same way she had.

But then why doesnt he acknowledge them? Kaori questioned,as she went about putting the groceries away,what is he so scared of?...

Kaori leaned against the table deep in thoughts...No,she knew the answer already,it was evident from all these years of staying close to him...she had seen him crumble every time when someone even remotely close to him gets hurt or worse..dead... Ryo was scared of loosing ,he was too scared to love,to care for...life had forced him to see himself as a harbinger of death and pain to those around him... She shook her head with remorse...life had been so unfair to Ryo...If only she had found him before,maybe then she could have saved him from all this...

She had tried,god she had tried to make him realize that he was no such thing as a harbinger of misfortune but he never chose to believe in her words...She prayed god to help her to help him to help himself...And may be then,at last he would let her share his burden,maybe then he would see her like she wanted him to..with love and care...

Just as she finished putting the groceries away,there was a knocking on the apartment door...

"Who is it?",Kaori asked as she opened the door but instead of a reply a strong hand covered her mouth ...even before she could react or defend herself... she felt something pierce her arm and felt herself get drowsy within seconds all the while she heard a cold voice speak...that sent shivers through her spine...

"Finally I have you Kaori and no one will dare take you away again from me. Now you are here...TOGETHER FOREVER with me",her eyes closed shut whilst a blood curling laughter echoed through out the room.

Kaori's head felt like someone had hit her repeatedly on the head with a two by four..over and over again...and the pain she felt shoot up through her very veins was none like she had felt before...

Her mind went blank and nothing registered as it kept going around and around only to stop and squeeze itself into her skull most painfully and repeat all over again...

Help!-Kaori tried to scream,only to find herself without voice...

Amid all the pain and confusion her mind fixated on one thought- Ryo.

Suddenly,Kaori found herself relax,she would be saved,he would come and she would be once again safe in his arms...Everything would be alright.

"How much longer?",asked a sinister voice followed by a equally sinister voice that answered his question.

"A few more minutes,the drug has successfully spread to all her nerve system,she will listen to every word you say..but keep in mind this vial only clouds her sense of mind...She wont be the real her...the drug has to be injected every 6 hours in the exact amount to keep her in this state until it fully takes effect,...but also anything more will mean immediate death,...all her nerve systems will collapse and her breathing will stop.I hope you know what you are doing sir."

"Oh, but I do.I am going to steal the one thing that Ryo craves for,...slowly and painfully away from him and watch him crumble while I...",he walks towards Kaori who is lying down on the couch and caresses her face,"Take what rightfully belongs to me".

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