~~One Week Earlier~~

I was laying with Rikku, watching her sleep. She had another nightmare. She was curled into my side, her arm draped across my stomach.

I was interested in her little fingers. The pinky. It was what first got my attention, that night when she confessed what she was really up to. Pinky promises.

I linked her pinky with mine and brought her hand up to my face. I kissed the back of her hand.
"I'll always protect you," I murmured. "And if I break this pinky promise, you can break my pinky – promise."

~~Current~~

"Where is she?" I snarled slamming one of the men that had been laying on the floor into the wall.

"I - I don't know!" he stammered obviously terrified.

"Why are you here?" I demanded.

He just stammered around, not getting a real sentence out.

"You better tell us," Mitskuni warned. "Or you'll be sorry."

"W - We don't know," the other guy said. "We work for Kenta in the Fifty Fifth Sect. He's had us staking out this place for the last couple of days."

"Why?" I growled.

"He was worried about the girl that lives here," the man that I had explained. "The guys that took her came out of no where and they had weapons."

"Where are they taking her?" I demanded. "Tell me!"

"I don't know!" he choked. He wasn't helping me. I wanted to kill him.

"Takeshi," Mitskuni said. "I don't think that they know."

I threw the guy on the floor, running my hands through my hair. I wanted to die. Just drop on the floor and die... but I couldn't do that until after I saved Rikku.

"Um," came a small voice from the doorway. It was Rikku's landlady. She looked really scared. "Mori - san, Honey - san, I saw... I saw where they went with Rikku."

I shifted to face her more completely. Every muscle in my body was tense, ready to pounce.

"I followed them... Down the block... There's a warehouse. That's where they took her."

I flew out of the door, nearly knocking the woman over. I by passed the entire host club. There wasn't going to be any stopping me. If they had turned one hair on Rikku's head... there would be blood and lots of it.

~~Honey's P.O.V.~~

The host club came running in. I was still standing in the same spot. I couldn't move. I'd never seen my calm cousin like this. He looked ready... Ready to kill.

"What happened?" the twins demanded.

I stared down at the floor.

"Someone took Ri - chan," I told them. "We have to hurry! Takeshi is going to kill somebody!"

That was all they needed to know. They followed me as I ran after my cousin. It wasn't supposed to happen like this.

~~Rikku's P.O.V.~~

I was thrown on the floor. I was scared to death. I didn't understand what was going on.
"This is a lot of trouble for just some kid to cause," one of my captors said, looking at me skeptically.
"Maybe it wasn't her," another suggested.

"Oh, it was," came a voice that I recognized. It was Boss Sebachi's son. "Wasn't it Rikku?"

"W - what are you talking about?" I stammered, pressing myself flatter against the wall. I had to think of something to do. I had to get away. "Ryo, please tell me what's going on. Why are you doing this?"

"Revenge," he said, giving a slight shrug.

"Revenge?" I gasped. "For what? I didn't do anything."

He was suddenly in my face, slapping me hard across the cheek. I gasped. "Nothing?" he sounded angry and spiteful. "You've done nothing? You had my father killed!"

I almost couldn't speak, mostly because my face hurt from Ryo's slap. "I... I didn't..." I said, tears flowing down my face. "I... didn't..."

"More lies!" he screamed. "You lie and you lie! You had those men in the Fifty fifth sect kill him!"
"I don't know what you're talking about!" I cried.

He slapped me again. "You're pathetic," he scoffed. "I know that you hired them."

He walked back. I heard a gun cock and I nearly stopped breathing.

This is it, I thought. I love you Takeshi.

"I know it and now, you're going to pay for it," Ryo said, aiming the gun at me. "No hard feelings though. It's not personal. It's just business, you understand right, Rikku?"

I closed my eyes, choosing not to look in the eyes of my killer. I was scared. I couldn't save myself. I wished Mori was there.

Then, he suddenly was. He round house kicked Ryo in the face, sending the gun flying.

"Takeshi!" I cried.

He rushed over to me, helping me to my feet.

"I'm so sorry," he said. "I should've been faster."

"Don't take your eyes off your opponent!" one of the kidnappers snarled.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you," came Kyoya's cool, evil voice. "In all actuality, it might be best if you two just sit down like good boys."

I looked past Takeshi to see all of the Host Club, positioned - rather dramatically - by the door. They all looked very angry.

I could feel Takeshi shaking, like it was all he could do to restrain himself. I hugged him. "Thank you for saving me," I murmured. "It's over now. It's okay."

He picked me up, bridal style, and carried me away.

~~Mori's P.O.V.~~

Everything scared me at that moment. I was scared that I was going to lose it after seeing the blood dripping out of Rikku's mouth and the man with a gun pointed at her, explaining that it was just business.

Even after everything that had happened, she tried to make me feel better. She held me and told me that it was going to be okay. I couldn't believe it.

Well, there was no way that I was letting her stay home. Ever again. I got the okay from my parents to let her stay over.

I carried her back into my room and we laid down on my bed. She cuddled up next to me as close as possible.

"You're still shaking," Rikku said, propping herself up to look at me. "It's okay. It's all over."

I brushed my fingers lightly against her cheek. Not the hurt one. "I failed," I told her.

"How?" she blinked, obviously confused.

"I pinky promised to protect you and I couldn't," I said, nearly choking on the admission of my failure. "I... I..."

"Listen to me, Takeshi," she said sitting on her knees. She put her hands on either side of my face and brought me up to her. We were so close our foreheads were touching. "You. Saved. Me. I was going to die but you saved me."

"No, I -"

"Takeshi Morinozuka!" she insisted. "You saved my life. I'm still here and I'm perfectly fine. I wouldn't have been without you."

She smiled at me, her green eyes bright, even in the dark. After a quick kiss, she snuggled in beside me. Suddenly, I was looking forward to the day where this would happen every morning.