! Meant to get this out ealier~ Haven't been home or at my computer in awhile~! Stupid life pfft~ On an unrelated note, I saw THOR 2 tonight and OMG~! It was ridiculously good. Like ridiculously perfect. Anyway...

Warning: I think this chapter has cussing. I'm pretty tired and too lazy to reread through real-quick to confirm, but here's a warning anyway~ Again, my writing isn't trigger-worthy enough, but there's a bit of violence or even some squirm-worthy scene..? IDK, you can judge~

Hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of the song this chapter is titled after; I will, however, add that 'This is Twice Now' off of Lydia's album 'Illuminate' is prlly~ my second favorite song; it's good, I strongly suggest a lsiten~!

This Is Twice Now

Rin hangs up on Mikoshiba, leaving him with a hell of a lot of questions. Mikoshiba grips his phone, glancing over his shoulder at the current group of students he's with. There's no practice today, which tipped him off that Rin calling him today was something strange. He'd first asked what the hell Mikoshiba though he was doing, which really caught him off guard, but then he'd ask where he was taking Gou.

Did he know that Mikoshiba had asked her out?

Sure, she'd said yes, but they hadn't disclosed a location or time yet. Mikoshiba tried to play it off as though he didn't know what Rin was talking about, but then Rin said that Mikoshiba was with Gou right now!

"…I'm back at the school, Rin. What are you talking about? Whose Gou with? Rin, what's going on-?"

But Rin had already hung up on him.

Shit.

Where was Gou? And who was she with that Rin thought she was with him?

"Oi, Seijuro! Class is starting!"

Mikoshiba bites his lip, flipping his phone open one last time before following after his classmates.

"Which way did you see them leave, Chigusa?!"

Chigusa is suddenly frightened. Not just because how scary Rin has become, but because it sounds like Kou might be in danger. She had no idea…

"She went-"

"Rin?!" Nagisa panicked, Chigusa and Rin both turning to see the blonde running up to them with the rest of the swim team in tow.

"We were trying to avoid running into you! …Eh? Where's Gou?"

Rin clenches his fists and Chigusa really has no idea what's going on. These guys knew Rin was coming to pick Gou up? Why didn't Gou know?

"The white-haired bastard…"

Chigusa doesn't understand what's going on. A minute ago, she thought that white-haired boy was Mikoshiba. Judging by the reactions of the boys now, though, she thinks it would be strange should Rin react this bitterly towards his captain.

Nagisa looks genuinely frightened, and Rei and Makoto have a look in their eyes that Hana hasn't seen before. Haru-granted he always looks intense-looks like murder.

Rin is all of them combined.

"Hanamura, please, which way did they go? We have to find Gou!"

"She's in trouble..?" Chigusa mumbles. None of this makes sense to her!

"Chigusa!"

"Th-that way!" Chigusa quickly points. Rin is gone without any further explanation. Before Chigusa can say or do anything, Makoto has gripped her shoulders.

"Hanamura, please, can you fill us in on what you saw?"

"G-Gou was supposed to wait for me, by the gates…But, I saw her leave in tow with a boy. He wasn't wearing our uniform, or Rin's…he had white hair..!"

Rei takes off sprinting after Rin; that's right, he used to be on the track team.

"We'll help you search, Rin!"

Makoto nods to Nagisa and Haru. It's then Chigusa recognizes that Nagisa is holding some bag. Whose birthday is it?

"We're coming, too!" Makoto speaks for the others.

"Ah, I'll help also!" Hana blurts. This isn't her fault but she feels somewhat responsible. She wants to find Gou!

"Where are we going?!" Gou mutters. He's released her mouth but his grip on her wrist is really hurting. She keeps eyeing the few people they pass on the streets with wide eyes, like a warning, but no one seems to notice.

She thinks about kicking him and getting away, except she keeps hearing him mentioning her brother replay in her mind.

"How do you know my brother? What are you going to do to him?!" Is Rin ok?

"You might want to think about yourself, don't you think?" Kent replies coyly, shoving Gou a step ahead of him to hide his grip on her arm from passer-byers.

Gou squirms because it feels like he's going to break her arm, but his words get to her. What is going to happen to her?

How messed up is this kid? To stalk her at her own school, hunt her down and kidnap her practically?

Her bag is still swinging at her hip and she hears the vibrations of her phone. Someone is calling her. She prays Kent can't hear her phone, and she wonders if it's Chigusa calling her to chew her out for not waiting. She wants to reach her other arm around into her bag, to text or call someone, tell one of the boys from the swim team where she's at…

Except, she doesn't know where she is.

She doesn't come this way often. The streets aren't very crowded; it's just apartment complexes and a few empty lots.

Gou tries to yank free but Kent's got a grip on her and he squeezes to suppress her.

"I'd stop that, if I were you. You're hurting my feelings."

"You're hurting me," Gou snaps back.

"Kou," he teases.

It's Gou.

Chigusa gets filled in by Makoto on the way, sprinting after Rei and Rin, who is long gone as far as any of them can see.

She had no idea any of this happened Friday—Gou didn't say anything about this to her!

Gou…

Haru is the first to break off, offering to try a back street. Rei must have gotten impatient because he picks up his speed, sprinting far ahead of the others. Chigusa offers to go one way, to which Makoto warns her to be careful and to call one of them should she recognize Gou or the boy.

Chigusa wonders if they should call the police.

Chigusa has never been to this neighborhood before. They aren't far from the school, and she knows Gou can't be too far ahead of them—her head start on the others wasn't that great. She pulls her phone out, holding it so she can react instantly should Makoto or one of the others call her. She hopes her phone will go off and it'll be Gou, saying she's fine and with the others and for Chigusa to come meet her back at her place or in front of the school. That they can walk home together now.

Chigusa sees an empty lot, just dirt between two buildings with some scattered junk, and a street across from it. A short cut, she thinks. She pulls at her skirt as she runs, hoping it doesn't flap up too much. Then again, she doesn't care about her skirt right now.

She cares about finding Gou.

The second her feet hit the sidewalk again, having crossed the lot, she stops. She looks left, then right, trying to decide which direction to cover that hopefully no one else already is checking.

She freezes when she catches sight of two figures standing at the top of an apartment complex' steps.

It's Gou!

The boy is there, fumbling with his pocket. He's got a hand on Gou's arm, tugging her after him. She's trying to resist, giving him trouble stepping up the stairs, but she isn't calling for help.

Chigusa doesn't understand. Why isn't Gou fighting this creep off more? Gou can handle herself, so why is she..?

Chigusa wants to run over there, but she's scared. He's overpowering Gou; can she really take him on? What can she, little Chigusa, physically do? No, she can't save Gou, and it's the worst feeling but she can do something.

Chigusa flips her phone open.

"…Makoto? I found them! They're…" She glances at street signs, trying to give Makoto directions.

"Text the location to the others! See if anyone is closer than me!"

Chigusa doesn't even say goodbye, hanging up on Makoto and sending a mass text. Her fingers have never typed faster.

When she looks up, Gou and the boy are gone. Chigusa didn't see which door they went through.

Hurry! Chigusa thinks, willing someone to show up.

Chigusa becomes impatient, clenching her fists and deciding that no one is going to reach Gou in time! She has to do something—

"Chigusa! Where is Gou?!"

Gou gets pushed through the doorway, stumbling to keep herself from crashing on her knees. She stumbles, gripping at a chair the moment she falls into the room, her bag sliding from her shoulder in the process. She turns on her heels only to find Kent in her face once again.

She leans back, avoiding him, but she's already got both hands on her wrists again.

"How do you know about-?"

"Rin Matsuoka? Your brother?"

Gou glares, trying not to let Kent see her surprise.

"You don't think rival swim teams doesn't have information gathered on rival opponents and schools? It took me awhile, trying to find the connection of why a pretty girl like you from Iwatobi was at the Samezuka pool practice. When I first saw you, you were talking to some guy from Samezuka. I thought it was your boyfriend, but you two looked so similar. Rin Matsuoka…and Kou Matsuoka?"

Kent steps forward and Gou has to step back. He keeps this up until she finds herself pushed against the wall.

"He's going to beat the crap out of you," Gou warns, but her heart isn't in the threat. Her brother is back at Samezuka right now. He didn't text or call her all weekend. He hasn't said a word to her since Saturday morning. And he's not going to save her now.

Last time, she was lucky. Mikoshiba and the others had been just inside at practice, and Mikoshiba had…

Mikoshiba.

She wishes Mikoshiba would burst through the doors; save her again. There's only one of them this time but Gou's more frightened now than she was before.

Kent presses himself against Gou and slides her arms up, pinning her wrists together with one hand so he can free the other.

He brings this hand to her leg, gripping her thigh and Gou feels the hairs on her body stand on end.

"Is he?" Kent challenges.

Gou doesn't know where they are. Is this Kent's apartment? Does he live by himself? No one else is home, no one is expected to be home?

Is anyone in this building? If she screams, will someone hear her? How far away is she from the school, from home? If she manages to break away from Kent, can she make a run for it from here or will he catch her before she can get away?

Gou squirms but Kent grips harder. His hand trails up her waist, settling on her hip momentarily before tugging at her shirt, un-tucking it.

"When is your brother going to beat me up, exactly?"

Kent brings his hand up, clipping off Gou's bowtie before throwing it over his shoulder unceremoniously. She's frozen with fear now, because he's moved in so he's breathing in her face. His voice is low and his eyes are bearing into her skull.

"How about at Nationals? He didn't make those, though, did he?"

Kent's a swimmer, Gou thinks. That was obvious, she realizes though. He was there that day to spy on Mikoshiba. Does that mean he swims in the same events as Mikoshiba? Gou presses her lips together, thinning them. Kent is digging his nails into her, he wants her to cry out or react, but she isn't giving him that satisfaction.

"Why don't we invite him over? I'll have my friends go get him."

That scares her. Her brother is a scary guy and strong; he can take care of himself. And last time, everyone was together and had the element of surprise. But if four guys jumped Rin? Gou won't let that happen.

Kent's hand is back down by her waist and he's tugging at her shirt, now loose. He slips it up her side and she arches her back trying to stop him but this is actually effective in his cause.

He may not be much taller than Nagisa, but he's built like Makoto, which Gou isn't expecting.

Gou tries to thrash him off her but he's quick and a moment later, her shirt is over her head and she's topless with Kent pressed against her.

"Let me g-!" She tries to yell, desperate.

He cuts her off, crashing his lips onto hers.

Gou squirms and fights and tries to bite at Kent, but he's throwing everything he has into this kiss. His breadth is like cigarettes; it's dirty and she wants to gag. His free hand is gripping her side, her ribs, her chest. She tries to bring her knees up but his legs block her and she's so heavily pinned against the wall.

Gou tries shaking her head but he follows her.

His hand rises to her hair and he tugs it free from her pony tail. When he finally releases the kiss, Gou gasping for breath, he smiles victoriously and she's blinking because she will not cry because of this bastard.

"I like your hair down. You're even prettier that way."

Gou finally snaps and head-butts Kent.

That catches him off guard and he falls back. Gou takes the chance, pushing off from the wall and stepping out of being cornered by him.

She only gets one good step away from him before he grips her ankle and she crashes onto the floor.

Just as she brings her elbows under her to push herself up again, to scramble, he leaps haphazardly on top of her, pinning her to the floor on her stomach. There's a thud at the door and Gou tries screaming but Kent's trying to muffle her.

It's then that the door bursts open.

The first thing Rin notices when he kicks in the door is that the white haired bastard is on top of his sister, pinning her to the floor.

The second is that she's topless.

The third is that bastard's smile and the fourth is Gou's panic.

Rin is gripping the white haired bastard instantly, dragging him off Gou and throwing him into the nearest furniture-a chair- that falls backwards.

Before the creep can react, Rin's on top of him, decking him in the face.

He hits him once, twice, three times.

Four, five, six.

"Rin!"

Seven, eight, nine-

"Rin!"

Rin stops, breathing heavily and still seeing red. No, he's seeing red because the bastard is bleeding from the nose.

But he's still smiling.

"Bastard-!" Rin raises his fist for the tenth time, but Gou is crying from behind him.

"Rin, please! Let's just go!"

Rin hesitates, his teeth gritting.

"You better get her out of here," the bastard mutters through gurgling blood. His nose is bleeding; it might even be broken. "The girl's pretty shaken."

It's then that Rin finally turns to look back at his sister and sure enough, she's a mess.

Her hair is loose and her eyes are wide and while she looks a wreck he can't help but think she looks far too composed for what just happened. She's clutching her hands to her chest, and when Rin looks, he can't find her shirt around the room.

Rin is still gripping the creep by the collar and slams him down one last time, pinning his fist to the boy's neck.

"Stay the fuck away from my sister!"

The boy just smiles and Rin raises his fist but Gou begs from behind him, "Please! Rin…"

Rin pushes off the kid, wanting desperately to kick him a last time in the gut but restraining for Gou's sake. Without taking his eyes off the creep, Rin strips his jacket off, tossing it down to Gou who pulls her hands through the sleeves and zips the jacket up quickly.

In an instant, she grabs her bag that she lost when she first tumbled into the room and runs to Rin's side, gripping the back of his shirt.

He walks backwards, as if still protecting her from the bastard, and doesn't bother shutting the door behind him as he and Gou exit the room.

He makes a mental note of the apartment number and building that this bastard lives at before herding Gou quickly down the stairs.

At the bottom, Hana is waiting for them in tears and screams the second she sees Gou.

A/N: Firstly, thanks to everyone reading and reviewing and following this story! That means a lot to me, but msotly that ya'll are enjoying this story so thank you!

So, yeah, it's Rin's turn to save Gou (I feel bad that she keeps needing to be saved...) But the conflict between Gou and Rin isn't resolved jsut cause he got to her first-Spoiler, but Rin isn't exactly going to react the same way as Mikoshiba did the last time...

Random Facts; Chigusa had another large part in this~ I feel bad that she doesn't run in after Gou and the assaulter immediately, but maybe she thought there'd be others waiting in the apartment (I feel iffy both about why Chigusa couldn't go after them herself, and why Kent managed to basically kidnap Gou in broad daylight and walk her to his place; coming up with legit motives to push the story along in that direction were difficult and I'm sorry it's not convincing; all for the sake of plot, I'm sorry T_T Suspension of Disbelief goes a lnog way for this story~).

Kent's parents are divorced, and his father lives at this apartment complex nearby Iwatobi. Kent stayed there with his buddies for the weekend because it was clsoe to Samezuka, where him and his swim team spied on the competition, Mikoshiba~ His father, like Gou's, is gone for business hence the apartment was empty; THat's my excuse, I'm sticknig to it~

Mikoshiba had a teaser reaction at the beginning of the chapter~ Poor fella! He'll play a much larger role in the next chapter and eveyr one to come~!

Poor Gou~! This whumpage seems a bit too much for just a high school first year! I promsie things will lighten up for her in the next few chapters! I prlly had so much more to say about this chapter, but I'm exhausted so this is it! Sorry!

Hope you enjoyed this chapter! Next one should be up soon!