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Kate

I woke up with my head on someone's chest and I stiffened. I felt a hand in my hair and looked up. Tadashi. I relaxed against his chest and breathed a sigh of relief. "Hey," he whispered. "How do you feel?"

"Better than last night."

"So you remember it then?"

"Vaguely…. you know, you never really think its gonna be you that gets drugged."

"You should be more careful."

"I was careful…" I mumbled into his chest.

"Not careful enough, apparently." He paused. "You know, we don't know what it was…. Honey did a urine test...tested for 15 different drugs. Each was a negative."

"Of course it was."

"Do you think…?" Tadashi hesitated. "Do you think it was the same group of people who kidnapped you?"

"I don't know…what did they get out of it? Were they going to try to kidnap me again and they just didn't plan on Cain being there to call you? Why did they let me go in the first place? I don't really understand any of it. I just feel like I'm being attacked on all sides."

Tadashi tightened his arms around me and whispered, "I won't let them take you away from me. I won't lose you again."

Tadashi and I decided to walk to SFIT just for something to do. It was Saturday and we didn't have any classes but we could still get some work done. Hiro came with us because he had something in the lab he wanted to work on. We stayed until it was dark, all of us wanting to keep our mind on our work for as long as possible. I tried to not think about the people who wanted to steal my work.

Once we had finally made it outside, Hiro stopped and smacked himself. "Ugh! I forgot something. You guys wait here. I'll be right back." I sat down on the edge of the fountain and looked around. There were several people coming and going. Two security guards leaned against the building, obviously bored until the fire alarm went off. One jumped to life and ran inside the building to make sure everyone was leaving and the other stepped forward, blocking the entrance so that no one could go in. Tadashi and I weren't concerned at first. The fire alarms at SFIT went off all the time. It was usually just a mild accident in one of the chemistry labs, nothing to worry about. But as time passed, we could see the flames and smoke building.

When Tadashi saw that there was actually a fire, he jumped up and started running for the building. I ran after him but one of the security guards already had him restrained by the time I caught up to him. Tadashi was screaming. "Let me go! My brother is in there!" I stopped in front of them and the other security guard came out of the building.

"I couldn't stay in there. The smoke is too bad but the fire department is on its way."

That wasn't good enough. My heart pounding, I made a split second decision. I ran for the door, ducking away from the guard's reach. This gave Tadashi the opportunity to break free and follow me. "Hiro!" We both scream, looking around for him. When I was sure I was about to pass out from the smoke, I found him and screamed for Tadashi. Hiro was unconscious but breathing so I picked him up and started for the exit with Tadashi following. I slowed so he could catch up but he yelled, "Keep going. You need to get him out." Reluctantly, I picked up my pace. I went as fast as I could but I could hardly breathe and my vision was blurry. When I made it out the building, I turned around and saw Tadashi running out the door. I tried to keep going, struggling with Hiro's weight. I didn't get very far before a violent coughing fit hit me. I felt someone pulling us further from the building and I looked back towards the flames. Tadashi was still too close to the building. I handed Hiro off to an officer and slipped away from him, heading back towards Tadashi. I didn't pay attention to the people yelling for me to stop.

Tadashi motioned for me to turn back around but I ignored him. I couldn't just stand there and wait for him. Before I got very far, the building exploded, sending both of us flying. I hit my head when I landed and then curled in on myself. I looked up to see firefighters and EMTs running towards us. "Tadashi," I croaked. He stayed still and tears filled my eyes as I tried to crawl toward him. "Please be okay," I whispered. I grabbed his hand, tears pouring down my face. "Don't you dare leave me, Tadashi. You promised." Sobbing, I held on to him, clutching him for dear life. My mind felt cloudy and I knew I was going to pass out but I was able whisper to him one more time before the darkness took over. "Don't leave me."