AN: I combined two chapters for you today so it isn't quite as short. I'll go straight to the next chapter after answering a few reviews.

Eva-Freak015: Yumi's brother, Jin, does have a part to play with both Yumi's past and Ari's.

Little Vili : Ooo... you are sooo close. Can't tell you, though. :)

Tellemicus Sundance : Not Theo's last girlfriend. Think... Ari is a transfer from the US. She couldn't have gone out with him.

Well, that's all I'll answer for now. I feel like I'm giving stuff away... Well, as always, read, review, and enjoy! See you at the bottom!

"Why do you let him do this to you?" Ari expertly blended the concealor to hide the bruise on Yumi's left cheek before she administered to her own.

"It's not like I have a choice." Yumi tilted her head as she looked in the mirror, making sure the bruise was completely hidden.

"You always have a choice."

"No. If I don't let him do what he wants he'll..."

"He'll what, Yumi?"

Yumi shook her head. "I can't tell you."

"I already know that he abuses you which we can do something about. We're going to the principal before classes."

"No, we can't!" Yumi's wide eyes showed a fear that surprised even the level-headed Ari.

"Why not?"

"I can't tell you." The raven-haired girl's voice pleaded with Ari, begging her to not take the topic any farther.

"So be it." Ari finished blending the make-up on her own left cheek and stood up. "You should go back to your cabin before the girls realize you're missing." Yumi nodded and left the cabin, buried deep in her thoughts.

As soon as she got back to her own cabin, filled with still sleeping young girls, she reached carefully under her bed and pulled out her blue-green journal and a pencil. And, by the light of the rising sun, she added another entry.

Tuesday, March 13

I am a terrible, terrible person. Not only have I put myself in danger, but my friends, too. One person has already been hurt because of me. Ari didn't deserve it, I did. If only I would have been able to get up and defend her... Now he's going to hurt her, too, to keep her quiet and there's nothing I can do about it. I tried breaking up with him, but that didn't work... I'm afraid that if I try again, he'll get even madder and hurt one of my friends. For now, I'll do as he says.

"What's going on here?" Principal Delmas shouldered past the students massed around cabin four. Reluctantly, a path opened for him, closing behind him so the students could get a better look. Once he entered the cabin, Principal Delmas drew in a sharp breath. All the cabin was neat and organized save one area. The space around the single bunkbed against the short left wall was a complete disaster. Papers and clothes were strewn on and around the bottom bunk, and the blankets on the bed showed signs of a struggle.

"What happened in here?" Principal Delmas locked eyes with one of the cabin's young male residents.

"W-we don't know, sir. It was like this when we woke up. A-and he was gone," the wide-eyed, pale boy replied.

"Who is it, who's missing?" The principal's voice was low and urgent.

"Jeremy, sir, Jeremy's gone," the boy sobbed.

AN: That's it! I am soooo evil...