Chapter 20

YUI P.O.V.

"Wake up!" Yui opened her eyes slowly and found everyone was in her room. When she realized what situation she was in, she's gone panicked.

"Where's Misa-chan?!" Yui asked panickedly.

"Calm down. Drink the water first," Reiji said as he handed her a glass of water and Yui drank slowly.

"What happened?" asked Ayato after Yui managed to calm herself.

"We were being attacked in Misa-chan's room. The window suddenly broke and Misa-chan managed to protect me. But it seems that the target is her since it was her who was brought instead of me," Yui explained.

"Did you see the attacker?" asked Shuu.

"I saw him but I think I've seen him wrong,"

"What do you mean?"

"The attacker was Richter-san," Yui said slowly.

"What?!" everyone was shocked.

"Didn't you killed him already, Laito?" Kanato asked.

"I did," Laito answered as he confused about it too.

"What should we do?" Ayato asked.

"We're going to take her back," Ruki said as he represented the other Mukami as well.

"I'm going too," Subaru said.

"If it's him, he should be aiming for her power," Reiji said.

"Let me go too!" Yui said suddenly.

"Do you understand what position you're in?!" Ayato asked.

"I know! But even so, I'll go too!" Yui insisted, "I'm the one who could stop her. Even Misa-chan said that,"

"What should we do?" asked Laito.

"She wouldn't stay still even though we left her here," Reiji sighed, "You'll come with us,"

"Thank you!"

MISA P.O.V.

"Richter-Oji-sama! Let me go!" Misa said. She was being tied with ropes tightly.

"No. You have to be my wife. I have to take over the family and dominate the world," Richter said. His face was half burned from the fire Laito lit when he tried to killed him.

"I better die than have to do that!" Misa shouted.

"Oh, don't worry. I'll kill you after I finished with you," Richter said.

"How did you kept alive?!" Misa asked.

"I drank Cordelia's blood of course. It gave me tons of power," Richter said, "Then let's stop this chat already. Drink this,"

"I don't want it," Misa said. Richter put a little bottle of something weird near Misa's mouth but she refused.

"I won't drink something that I don't know. It may be a poison,"

"Calm down, Misa. I won't kill you before even using you," Richter said as he forcedly make Misa drank it. Suddenly Misa lose her conciousness and she changed.

YUI P.O.V.

They arrived in front of a spooky mansion belong to Richter. They opened the door and it was dark. Laito, Azusa, Yuuma, and Kanato lit up a lantern to showed them the way. Yui was a little afraid with the house so she kept closer to the boys so she wouldn't get lost.

"Watch out," Ayato said to Yui just as she almost stepped on a hole on the floor.

"Thank you," Yui said. They kept walking and searched for Misa but they couldn't found her anywhere until they arrived in front of a weird big door.

"This is the last room. I smelled Misa's blood scent from inside. Let's go," Reiji said. They disappeared and reappeared inside the room. As for Yui, Ayato grabbed her wrist and make her reappeared inside with Ayato's power. There was a man sat with his back facing them.

"Richter!" Ayato shouted. The man turned his back and showed his face.

"You're taking too much time. I was waiting for you," Richter said.

"So you've escaped death, huh?" Laito smirked as usual.

"Enough with the talk," Subaru gnarled, "Where's Misa?!"

"Behind you," Richter said. When they looked behind, a sword suddenly was swung rapidly towards them but they were able to dodge it. Yui was carried by Yuuma when they dodge it.

"Misa-chan?!" Yui was shocked, "What are you doing?"

"Wait," Azusa stopped Yui who was trying to approach Misa, "She's not Misa-san,"

"What?" Yui asked confusedly.

"Richter, what have you done with her?" Shuu asked Richter.

"I just knocked some sense to her. That it was her duty to kill others, including her brothers and friends," Richter laughed.

"Nonsense!" Kanato shouted. Subaru stepped on and tried to fight Misa, but as usual, Misa was even stronger than any of them.

"This is bad. She's too strong," Ayato said.

"You don't have to say it. We knew that," Kou said. Misa pointed her sword at Yui and she attacked her rapidly, but Ayato managed to help Yui. No matter the other try to shifted her attention, she would keep attacking Yui.

"What's with her?! She kept attacking Yui!" Subaru said. On a dead point, Misa was able to forced Yui to the corner.

"Stop it, Misa!" Subaru shouted to her but she ignored him.

"Misa-chan…" Yui called her weakly before Misa swung her sword. Yui closed her eyes didn't want to see what happen next.

"Yui," Yui could hear Misa's soft voice calling for her. She opened her eyes and saw Misa was smiling to her and her sword was embed on the wall just beside her face.

"Misa-chan…?" Yui called her name as she still trembling in fear.

"What does this mean?!" Richter shouted angrily. Misa draw out her sword and faced Richter.

"You're one thousand too early if you said you want to fight me," Misa smirked.

"Kill them, you little—!" Richter shouted. Ignoring him, Misa whispered to Yui.

"Yui, I have no power left. Please fight him for me," Misa whispered in weak voice.

"But I have no powe—"

"You have. I told you before that you're strong. Besides, you still holding to that diamond. He won't be able to hurt you even a scratch," Misa said.

"Then I'll believe in you, Misa-chan," Yui said.

"Thank you," Misa smiled, "Give me your silver knife and take this sword. We're going to exchange our weapon,"

"Okay. Stay here," Yui said as Misa fell down on the floor. Her knees were trembling but she chose to believe in Misa.

"What are you doing, you idiot?!" Ayato shouted.

"I'll kill you right here and right now," Yui said firmly.

"What can a mere human do kill me?" Richter said then appeared beside Yui and attacked her using a sword too. Yui who was too surprised couldn't move. Ayato then hold Yui's wrist and defense themselves with the sword.

"Don't say idiot thing like that! You're mine so I would be the one to decide your fate!" Ayato said.

"Ayato-kun…" Yui's eyes got watery.

"Give me that," Ayato took Misa's sword from Yui's hand and continued to fight Richter. Yui went to the side and look at Ayato's fight. After deciding that he woud be okay, she looked at Misa's direction and there were Subaru and Ruki with her, so she calmed herself a little.

After some time clashing sword, Misa's sword were tossed away and Ayato was being cornered and stabbed on his shoulder. But since he was a vampire, it just going to slow him down. Yui took the sword and slashed Richter's back.

"What did you do?" Richter asked, "This kind of wound won't kill me," Richter attacked Yui but suddenly Yui's necklace shone and create a barrier to protect her from Richter's sword.

"It's really like what Misa-chan said," Yui blinked her eyes.

"Tch!" Richter said.

"Stop it, Oji-sama," Misa said. She seemed already gained her conciousness just now.

"Hmm? I won't," Richter said, "I'll kill this precious brother of yours if you're not going to go here," he said as he drew his sword closer to Ayato's neck.

"You're an idiot if you come over here Misa!" Ayato shouted. Misa stood up and walked towards Ayato.

"I'm an idiot. That's why I'm going there, Onii-sama," Misa smiled and walked towards Ayato.

"Stop it," Ruki grabbed her wrist, "Don't go there,"

"It's okay," Misa said, "The boy-whose-name-I-didn't-know,"

"What?" Ruki's eyes opened widely.

"I remembered," Misa smiled, "I'll talk to you later so let me go just this once,"

"But…"

"He's my family that I want to cherish," Misa said.

"I understand," Ruki let go of his grip and let Misa go.

"You're a good girl, but you're too stupid to believe in me!" He said as he swung his sword to Ayato.

"Ayato-kun!" Yui shouted hysterically. But suddenly Misa reappeared in front of Ayato so she was being slashed instead. She got a deep cut and fell to the ground straightaway.

"Misa!" Ayato shouted as he hold Misa.

"I'm okay, Ayato-nii-sama," Misa smiled as she tried to endure the pain.

"As I expected you would cover for him," Richter said, "What would you do now?"

Misa smirked and took out Subaru's silver knife.

"What? You're going to kill me?" Richter asked.

"No," Misa answered shortly. She stabbed the silver knife to her own heart.

"Misa-chan!" Yui shouted hysterically.