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Scars

It was like time had stopped for those crowded around the young Brunette, the silence was then broken by Yuki

"Haru. Haru... she's unconscious, Muta what happened?" asked Yuki checking Haru.

"I dunno she was fine all the way here but then she screamed as soon as she started shrinking," replied Muta, not once taking his eyes off of Haru's unmoving form.

"Baron lets get her inside," suggested Toto taking a couple steps forward.

"Baron?" asked Yuki realizing he hadn't moved since she collapsed, snapping him out of the trance he had fallen in.

"Right," he answered, walking to Haru and picking her up like she was a precious china doll that would break at any second.

Muta, Toto, and Yuki shared a look of worry for both their friends before walking inside the bureau. Baron carefully navigated his way to the couch and gently laid Haru down. After safely putting his precious cargo down he turned to his friends just barely composing himself.

"Yuki can you check Haru for any injuries? Muta I need you to tell me everything that happened since you and Miss Haru met up at the Crossroads cafe. Toto I would like you to scope out the area for anyone suspicious looking," said Baron turning to each of the people he was addressing getting a nod from Toto before the crow took off to scope the area from high above.

Meanwhile the shadow cats that were tailing Haru had returned to the shadows to inform their master of this new development, unseen by all who witnessed the commotion.

"Impossible I put those memory blocks up myself there is no way she could have broken through them," ranted Lock Jack after his shadow cats informed him of the incident.

"I'm sorry master, but the girl seems to have regained fragments of her memories," replied Chay, Haru's unseen stalker. The minuet the words left his mouth he felt an unbearable heat in his chest, falling backwards he realized that his master had thrown a ball made of pure fire at him.

"Do you think I'm stupid!" screamed Lock Jack holding his paw up making circular motions with it, towards Chay. Within seconds a circle of fire had surrounded Chay "I know she has her memories, I felt her break through the barriers! Fortunately for us she; as you put it, only has fragments of her memories and not all of it."

"Forgive me master I meant nothing by it," replied Chay in a terrified voice as the flames started licking at his body.

"You are forgiven," replied Lock Jack smirking at the relived sigh Chay released before quickly closing his outstretched paw.

"Guraghh!" screamed Chay as he was engulfed by flames.

"But not unpunished," said Lock Jack watching as the shadow cat faded into nothing. "Impressive Haru, very impressive. You never cease to amaze me," said Lock Jack looking out the window almost as if all the answers to his problems were written in the sky.

"And then we got here and... Well you know the rest."

"Hm interesting. Tell me did anything feel odd to you? Anything at all?" asked Baron after having been listening to Muta recapture his day from the second Haru woke him up.

"Well I noticed that her smile didn't quite reach her eyes if that's what you mean," replied Muta trying to think back. Baron looked over to where Yuki was tending to Haru feeling his heart sink at the thought that there was something wrong with the brunette.

"Actually now that I think about it..." started Muta getting Baron's attention "On the way here I did feel as if we were being watched. By what I'm not sure, I didn't hear, smell or see anyone following us. It was just this feeling I had," finished Muta, Baron nodded hoping that whoever was following them hadn't gotten away during the commotion when Toto re-entered the refuge.

"Sorry Baron I couldn't see anyone suspicious looking in the area..." informed Toto before being cut off.

"Baron come here quickly!" called Yuki from inside the bureau, Muta and Baron had gone outside to give Haru some privacy. When Baron re-entered the bureau he ran straight to the couch letting out a sharp gasp at the sight that met him. Yuki had laid Haru on her front and rolled her top up showing Haur's back that was covered in cuts; some were new and others in the process of healing. All of these injuries had been missed by the healing dust, after all why waste precious healing dust to hide wounds no one can see anyway.

Baron felt his blood start to boil coming to the conclusion that some one had been whipping Haru, Yuki then directed his attention away from her back to her arms and legs; showing more wounds that had already been healed but had left scars. Again Baron felt his blood boil.

After helping Yuki take a now fully clothed Haru to one of the bedrooms located in the Bureau, he returned to the sitting area, feeling his heart break at the thought of someone hurting his Haru. The girl he had been hired to protect six months ago. It was mind boggling to him, who would hurt such a sweet innocent young girl such as Haru? Whoever it was they were going to pay, he'd make sure of it.