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Hotaru looked at herself in the mirror, as she finished brushing her soft, black hair, and then she walked into her bedroom again.
She wrinkled her nose at a weird smell that reached her then, and a ball under the covers of Hikari's bed got her attention, and she smiled, thinking the blonde girl had left her pajamas there again.
She walked up to the bed, lifting the covers with her hands, and her eyes went wide open, terrified, as a scream escaped her lips.
"Oh God..." she heard Michiru's voice right behind her, but the black haired girl couldn't move. Her violet eyes staring at the lifeless black cat laying there, with dried blood covering its once soft fur.
Michiru's hand flew to her mouth, as she tried hard not to throw up her entire breakfast. She heard the small blonde girl jumping inside the room, and she turned around fast, stopping her from seeing the dead animal on her bed.
"What's wrong?" Hikari asked, looking up at the aquamarine haired woman as she pushed her into the hallway.
Michiru didn't answer her. Instead, she locked eyes with the tall blonde woman that came running up the stairs.
Haruka looked back at her, and then took one look inside the bedroom, at the still petrified black haired girl staring down at the revolting sight on Hikari's bed.
She walked in, taking Hotaru's hand, and making her walked out with her "We're getting out of here" she announced "Now"
But before the tall blonde woman could truly step out of the room, she heard Hotaru taking a sharp intake of breath, as Michiru flew into a wall, falling down on hands and knees, and her daughter screamed out to her.
"No one's going anywhere unless I say so" came a male voice, and the tall blonde woman looked down the hallway, to the man standing there, smiling back at her "Hello, sugar. Long time no see" he said.
Green eyes went wide open, scared to death at the sight in front of her.
The man there was tall, build up, and obviously strong. Light blue eyes looking back at her, almost transparent with his sick, menacing expression. A twisted smile on a face she thought she would never see again, as he held her daughter from her neck, on a strong, painful grip.
A silver gun pointing at the girl's head.
"Don't move" he warned her, pressing his gun on Hikari's temple, hard, and making the small girl cry out "If any of you move, I put a bullet in her head"
"Please, don't..." the blonde woman begged, slowly raising her hands in the air, palms up "Don't hurt her"
He smiled at her, his gun trailing down the trembling girl's face "It's almost poetic, don't you think, sugar?" he asked, the sick smile never leaving his face "Being the one taking her life... it's poetic"
"Mommy" the girl cried out, desperately. Her little hands trying to fight down the strong hold around her neck.
Asuke laughed at the girl's pleading cry, looking at a pale aquamarine haired woman that was still laying on the floor, right next to the tall car racer "Or should I kill your bitch first?"
Michiru's eyes went wide open as the gun was now pointing at her, right at her forehead. And she knew one single bullet would kill her instantly. She heard Hotaru crying, and Hikari fighting against the strong grip that held her prisoner.
Haruka took a step toward him, and he quickly turned the gun back on the girl's head, successfully making her stopped dead on her tracks "Don't move, or I'll kill her" he warned her.
"Let them go" she demanded, in a surprisingly strong voice, as her heart was beating desperately on her chest.
Asuke laughed at her "And why should I ever do that?"
"I'll give you whatever you want" she said, looking straight into his eyes "This is between you and me. Just let them go"
"I don't think so" he said, smiling at her "Now get in there!" he yelled, pointing the bedroom with his head. The blonde woman hesitated, and he pressed his gun harder against Hikari's temple "Get in there, now" he said again, his finger dangerously caressing the trigger.
Haruka swallowed hard, walking backwards, her eyes never leaving his face. One hand up in the air, the other pushing Hotaru back inside with her. Her mind going miles per hour, trying to figure out a way to get that gun out of his hand, without pulling the trigger and getting a bullet into her daughter's head.
But the gun could point anywhere in the middle of the struggle, she new that much. She didn't care getting shot herself, but she couldn't risk getting anyone hurt. She wouldn't!
Asuke looked down at the aquamarine haired woman, and kicked her hard on the stomach "You too, bitch!" he yelled at her.
She screamed out in pain, and Haruka jumped to help her, when Asuke stopped her "I don't think so, Kori" he warned her, holding the girl tightly, chocking her. And when she narrowed her eyes at him, he smiled again "Oh, I forgot... It's Tenoh now, isn't it?"
"Mom" Hikari chocked out, tears cascading down her pale cheeks, as her little hands tried to loosen up the strong hold around her neck.
"You're hurting her!" the car racer yelled, tears forming in her eyes now.
"I'll do much more than that if you don't get your fucking whore into that room, now!" he yelled back, pressing harder on the girl's neck.
She swallowed again, bending down and helping a gasping Michiru get inside the room with her. Her eyes never leaving scared, crying green ones, looking desperately back at her.
She needed to do something, anything!, to help her baby girl and save her from that monster!
Once the three of them were inside the room, as he had demanded, he stood on the doorway, still pointing his gun at Hikari, and looking quite amused at the result. Michiru was still laying on the floor, a hand against her stomach, as the black haired girl was now kneeling right next to her, a worried, scared expression on her small features. Haruka was standing in the middle of the room, looking more than ready to jump on him.
But the gun he was still holding stopped her from doing anything at all. And he knew it.
"You ruined my life once" he said, looking at the tall blonde woman. His eyes full of hate "And now I'm going to return the favor" he looked briefly at the girl he held in his arms.
Haruka frowned at his words. And the deep, strong feeling of true panic inside her started growing with every single breath she took "What do you mean? I never did anything..."
"You ruined my life!" he yelled at her, shutting her up "Your stupid drunk father came to my house, yelling and wanting to kill me, saying I had disgraced his daughter. Saying I took advantage of you!"
She narrowed her eyes at him "You did"
"Shut up, bitch! You were looking for it!" he yelled again, now pointing his gun at her "They accused me of rape, and kicked me out of the team! Out of my house! You ruined me!" he yelled again
"So this is about you and your stupid dreamed career?" Haruka asked, incredulously "Those were your options? Soccer player, or a criminal?"
"I told you to shut up!" he warned her, now pointing his gun at Michiru "Or I'll start by killing your bitch"
Michiru let out a gasp at the gun pointing at her again, as she felt Hotaru's hands on her arms tightening their grip. But then her heartbeat stopped completely, and she panicked as the tall car racer stepped in front of them, shielding them both with her own body.
He smiled at her move "You took my future away, and now I'm taking yours" he said, bending down, his mouth right next to the little girl's ear "Say goodbye to mommy now" he said, before reaching out a hand, and closing the door.
"No!" Haruka yelled, as she jumped to the door, trying to get it open with all her might, and her eyes went wide open in panic as she heard the sound of the door being locked.
And the desperate cries of a scared little girl, calling out to her. Her fear increasing as the screams started to fade away.
He was going down the stairs! He was taking her away!
"Fuck!" she yelled again, desperately trying to jerk the door open. She hit it with her fits then, hard, over and over again. Hikari! No!, he was taking her baby away. He was hurting her, and she was going to loose her! "Fuck!" she yelled again, desperately.
She heard the soft cries of another girl, right behind her, and she turned around, looking at a terrified Hotaru staring right back at her. Her violet eyes almost transparent with her tears.
Michiru was right next to the black haired girl, and they were holding each other. And Haruka vaguely wonder who was comforting who there...
She blinked then, spotting the open window. And she made up her mind, marching up towards it. She took one calculating glance down, before sitting down on the edge. But a strong hand stopped her.
"Are you crazy?" Michiru asked her, looking incredibly scared. And worried "You'll kill yourself!"
"He's taking her away!" she exclaimed, desperately.
"There has to be another way..." she tried to reason.
"There's no time!" the blonde interrupted her.
She took one last look at the still kneeling black haired girl, and then she looked back at those big blue eyes. She reached out a hand, taking her down and kissing her, hard and deeply, before looking into her eyes again.
"I love you" she whispered.
Michiru cried out at the words, holding the blonde's hand desperately "Ruka..."
"Take care of her" she begged, before turning back around.
She took a deep breath, and swung her legs out, the tip of her feet blindly searching for the railing she knew should be there.
She stood up then, her body pressed against the wall, and slowly let herself down. But she lost her balance and slip, barely able to stop herself from crushing down by grabbing the railing with her hands. She crushed against the wall then, and let out a gasp, as the impact took the air out of her lungs.
"Haruka!" Michiru screamed at her, terrified.
The blonde looked up for a moment, before looking down again. It's not that long of a distance... she thought. And with that in mind, she let go of the railing.
"Haruka!"