DISCLAIMER I DO NOT OWN BROTHERS CONFLICT IN ANYWAY SHAPE OR FORM

Masaomi hummed a little to himself as he walked into the condo.

"Hello, I'm home, anyone else here?" he called out.

"Oh, hello Masaomi," Iori said as he came down the front hallway holding a vase of lovely pink roses.

"Hello Iori," Masaomi said back, "Where is everybody? Is anyone else home?"

"Well, I know Louis and Wataru are home, though I wouldn't expect to get much out of Louis at the moment," Iori said looking down the hallway down to the main living room. Masaomi walked closer and saw Louis resting on the couch, sound asleep. Wataru was there too, playing some sort of video game on the TV.

"And Ukyo's here too, doing his usual thing," Iori said nodding to the kitchen.

"Oh yeah," Masaomi said looking in the same direction, where Ukyo was hard at work preparing dinner.

"Kaname is home too, but I don't know where he is," said Iori, "I can't remember if Tsubaki and Azusa are at work or just hanging out somewhere and I believe Subaru's at practice or at the very least he's working out."

"Oh, what about Ema and Yusuke?" Masaomi asked.

"I, actually don't know," Iori admitted, "I haven't seen them since I got home or heard from either of them."

"Really?" Masaomi asked. For some reason that made him feel nervous, having remember his conversation with Rintaro earlier that day.

"Maybe they just decided to go do something together," Iori suggested.

"Yeah, maybe," said Masaomi, "But they should come home soon, it is a school night after all."

"How's that?" Ukyo asked as he walked out of the kitchen, wiping his hands on towel.

"Ema and Yusuke not being home," said Masaomi.

"Hmm, you're right," said Ukyo, "But I'm sure they're alright, wherever they are."

"I hope so," said Masaomi, still not getting over the worried feeling that was building up inside of him, "Is Juli around?"

"I think he's been held up in his room alone, resting," said Iori.

Juli was taking an enjoyable nap in the sun on top of Ema's bed when he felt a tingle going down his spine.

"Hmm?" he said as he woke up and looked around, "Chi? Chi, you're not home yet are you?" He raced over to the window and looked out, "you're not home yet! Are you out with a wolf?!" But then another weird feeling, "No, no something worst has happened hasn't it? Oh no, no! Chi, have they found you! No, tell me I haven't failed your parents after all this time!"

Ema and Yusuke weren't sure how long they were in the car being driven to who knows where.

They both nearly jumped when they heard a voice talking.

"Hey, yeah we got the girl, and we got one of her brothers. We didn't have a choice, you said to act fast and he was with her from the time she left school. It'll be fine, it'll be a good thing, with him, we can make sure the bitch cooperates, we tell her we'll hurt him if she doesn't do as we say, easy as that. No, don't worry, we'll be on the plane soon. Of course not, Richard probably doesn't even realize we've left the country yet, let alone in Japan. I'll let you know when we're all back."

'Plane?' Ema and Yusuke both found themselves thinking in slight confusion and fear.

"Are you sure it's a good idea to be talking so openly in front of the two of them like this?" they two heard a new voice ask, one that sounded like the boy they had been trick into helping.

"Eh, it's not like they know English," said the voice who had been talking earlier.

Ema was feeling a little relieved her face was under a bag otherwise she was sure her face would give away both she and Yusuke did understand English, since both their parents had taught them English.

"What are we going to do with them once we get back?" asked the second voice.

"That'll depend on what his lordship decides, he needs to decide if it's better to leave her alive or kill her," said first voice.

'Kill me?' Ema thought. She could feel Yusuke tightening his grip on her pinky finger, as though attempting to comfort her and or reassure her that he would still protect her.

"What will we do with the guy then?" asked the second.

"Probably the same thing that'll happen to her, we'll just kill him or keep him alive to use to our advantage," said the first voice.

'No, please, don't kill Yusuke! Whatever this is about, it's about me! Don't make him suffer for whatever it is that's happening to me!' Ema pleaded in thought.

Suddenly the car came to a sudden stop, and Yusuke and Ema could feel themselves tossing around a little.

"Get those two out and onto the plane!" they could hear the apparent leader voice order.

"Oh hell no!" Yusuke declared, smart enough to remember to speak in Japanese. as he tried to struggle out of his bines. Only to feel something pressed against his head.

"Don't try anything, I will blow your brains out!"

"Yusuke, please don't do anything to make them mad! I don't want to see you get hurt!" Ema pleaded.

"But!" Yusuke tried to argue, but then he heard the click of the gun.

"Don't try it buddy, you want to make her suffer alone?"

"Alright, alright," Yusuke relented, "But you better not hurt her either."

"We won't if you just do as we say," said the leader voice.

"I will, I promise," Ema said, as she suddenly felt herself being forced up stairs, rising higher and higher. The next thing she knew, she was forced down on a chair and her hands untied, only to be tied up some armrests.

She could also hear a sort of commotion next to her and what sounded like Yusuke grunting.

"Yusuke, are you there?" she whispered.

"Yeah, I'm here, it feels like I'm tied to a chair," Yusuke said.

"Me too, we must be on the plane they were walking about!" Ema whispered as softly, "What happens now?!"

"I don't know, but I'll find out something, I promise! I'll keep you safe!" Yusuke promised.

"I bet our other brothers are starting to get really worried around us right now!" Ema said sadly, wishing she was at home right now, in the big family living room with as many of her other brothers as possible.

Masaomi looked at the big clock on the wall.

"It's getting kind of late isn't it?" he asked out loud.

"What's that?" Ukyo asked as he wheeled in a cart with some tea and hot coco for his brothers.

"I said it's getting kind of late, and Yusuke and Ema haven't gotten home yet," said Masaomi, "Or called home."

"You're right, that's a little odd, at least for Ema," said Ukyo.

"Ah," Wataru moaned, "Why would Big sister and Yusuke go off and do something fun without me?!"

"Who's going what?" Azusa asked as he wand Tsubaki suddenly came into the living room.

"Hey, we're home," he said before hiccupping.

"Are you drunk?" Ukyo asked.

"Kind of, we had a little party with some of our female co-stars from our latest job," Azusa explained.

"Hmm," said Masaomi, "You haven't by chance of heard from Ema or Yusuke have you?"

"No, why?" Azusa asked.

"If I had had any contact with our precious little sister, I would have kept it all to myself and arrange a private party with just her and me," Tsubaki declared as he flopped down on the couch.

"Oh, you'd have a private party without me?!" Wataru whined.

"You wouldn't have like it trust me," Tsubaki said with a wink.

"It just we haven't seen or heard from either one of them since they left for school this morning, and it's getting so late," Masaomi explained.

"That does seem a little out of character for Ema, she usually good at checking in," said Azusa, "Unless, do you think something else happen that upset her?"

"Like Yusuke did something to her? Wouldn't be surprised," said Tsubaki.

"What would Yusuke have done to her to make it so she wouldn't call?" Ukyo asked.

"Maybe they got into a fight or something," said Masaomi.

"Have you tried calling them yourselves?" Azusa asked.

"Maybe it's time we did," Masaomi decided, "I didn't want to early because I didn't want to be one of those pesky older brothers." He pulled out his phone and started to dial.

"Let's hope they get home. If they're out any longer, Ema's little pet is going to unleash a can of whoop-ass on him!" Tsubaki joked.

Juli paced around Ema's bed, getting more and more anxious.

"No, no, I'm over exaggerating! This can't happen! It didn't happen when she found out about her real parents, it won't happen now! No, please no! I'll even let the wolves near her if it means she safes from them!"

"Juli, is everything alright?" Louis suddenly asked as he walked into the room, "I heard you muttering from outside."

"I'm just a little uneasy that Chi's not home yet," said Juli.

"I'm sure she'll be home soon, she's a responsible girl after all," said Louis.

Juli jumped up into Louis' arms, "Maybe you're right, maybe she'll be just fine."

Ema took a deep breath as she swore she could feel movement around her. Was it the plane starting up? What was going to happen once the plane was in the air and they were gone? Would she and Yusuke ever get to come home again or see their family.

Suddenly she heard a ring tone coming from the pocket in her sweater.

"What the hell is that?!" the leader voice shouted.

"It's coming from the girl's sweater!"

She felt a hand in reaching into her pocket and pulling out her phone.

"It's one of her other brothers! What should I do?!"

"Just turn it off, the other brothers don't matter now!"

'No!' Ema thought as she heard the sound of her phone going off. Somehow it going off felt as though she was really was doomed to never see the rest of family again.

"Check him too! If he has a phone, turn it off now!" the leader ordered.

"Hey, hey, watch where you're putting those hands!" Yusuke shouted.

"Shut up!" another voice ordered as Ema could hear his phone also being turned off.

'Oh no, our other brothers are going to be so upset!' Ema thought.

Masaomi could feel his face drop as the ringing to his sister's phone suddenly stop abruptly.

"Maybe I got disconnected from her or something,' he thought as he tried again. This time, it didn't even ring. That made him feel even uneasy.

His other brothers could feel his uneasiness as he held his phone without getting any kind of response from it.

"So, no luck with Big Sister?" Wataru asked a little nervous.

"No," Masaomi said.

"Do you think something might have really happen to her? Like back when she found out about her real parents?" Ukyo asked.

"Like Yusuke did actually do something to her?" Tsubaki asked.

"What could Yusuke have done to her?" Azusa asked.

"I don't know, he's an idiot, he could have done something and not even know it," said Tsubaki.

"I'll try calling Yusuke, just in case," said Masaomi as he tried to dial up. However, that too didn't ring at all.

"Nothing?" Ukyo asked.

"No," said Masaomi, "I got a bad feeling about this! I can't help but think something bad is going on! I think I should call the police!"

"Are you sure that's necessary?" Azusa asked.

"Yes, and I'll explain it all later," Masaomi promised, "after I've called."

Juli continued to curl up in Louis' arms, letting Louis gently stroke him. Suddenly he sat up straight in fear, sniffing.

"No!" Juli shouted loudly in fear.

"Juli, what's wrong?" Louis asked with concern.

"She's gone! I know it! Chi's gone and she's in trouble!" Juli insisted.

"What are you talking about?" Louis asked.

"Chi's gone and they're going to kill her!" Juli insisted.

"Juli, I'm sure Chi's fine, I bet if we were going to go downstairs right now, we'll find out where she is or better yet, she's home already," Louis said as he carried the little rodent out of the room and down stairs.

However, as the two came down they saw Masaomi on the phone talking intensely while four of his other brothers all watching him looking worried.

"Everything going okay?" Louis asked.

"We can't get in contact with Ema or Yusuke," Ukyo explained, "It's getting a little worrisome, so Masaomi's decided to call the police."

"Oh dear!" said Louis.

"I knew it!" Juli shouted mad, "They got her! Why wasn't I there for her when she needed me the most?!"

Ema was doing her best not to cry as she felt herself moving, yet not moving from her current seat, until she realized they were in fact airborne.

"God, we're in the air, aren't we?!" Yusuke asked.

"Wow, aren't you smart," said one of the captor's voices in Japanese.

"Don't talk to them, let them be," ordered the leader in English, "the less the know, the easier it be to control them."

'Why is this happening to me?! To us?!' Ema kept thinking the whole way to wherever it was they were going. She tried to her hand over to where Yusuke was, but they were too tightly bound. Plus she was a little too scared to really say anything to him, less she invoke Yusuke to say something and get him hurt. It seemed that Yusuke was thinking and feeling the same thing because he too didn't say anything the whole strange trip.

When Ema felt the plane start to descend, she gripped the armrest tight.

'Are we here, here in this weird place where they'll decide to either kill me or let me live?! God, god I wish I knew how to get Yusuke out of this safe at least!' she thought.

"Alright, get them up and out of here, move!" the leader voiced ordered once the plane had finally landed and come to a stop. "We got to move fast, they may not have seen or heard from us when we left, but that doesn't mean they'll catch on, especially now that we're back!"

"Do you think he has people watching?"

"He's gotten his men so well spread out, they're sneaker than ours! Just get these kids out of here and into the car!"

Ema was practically yanked up from her chair and forced back down a set of stairs before she felt herself being shoved down hard on the floor of another car.

"Ah!" she heard Yusuke moan in pain as he too hit the floor with a thud.

"They're in, let's go!" someone shouted as the sound of a sliding door was slammed shut.

"Think anyone saw?"

"Even if they did, there's no way they'll be able to follow us!"

While Ema and Yusuke's captors were busy getting them from the plane and into a waiting van, they didn't see a black car setting off the to side, so dark it blended easily into the shadows.

"Well, the royal jet has returned, with some, interesting guests," said the driver watching, "Hmm, I bet Richard's going to want to meet these new guests personally."

"Where do you think we are?" Ema whispered to Yusuke next to her.

"I don't know, maybe somehow, someway we're still in Japan," said Yusuke.

"I just hope that whatever they're planning on doing to us, they decide to keep us alive! I don't know what I've done, but I don't want to see you die for it!" said Ema.

"You're not going to die! I'm not going to let them, you hear me!" Yusuke said loudly.

"What are you talking about?!" the leader voice asked, "I thought I've told you time and time again to be quiet!"

"Sorry," Ema said quickly.

"Just be quiet, we'll be at our spot soon enough," said the leader.

After a while, the van came to a stop, causing, Ema and Yusuke to actually roll a little.

"Are you okay?" Yusuke asked.

"Yeah, but I guess we're here?" Ema said weakly.

"Get them out!" the leader shouted.

Ema and Yusuke were dragged out of van, their stomachs scrapping across the floor and then forced to walk. They were led down a few other stairs and then led over to yet another set of chairs, tied up once again.

"How long do we have to keep them here?"

"His Lordship will be here soon, just be patient,"

'I wonder who this lordship is,' Ema thought, 'I hope I can plead with him to spare our lives, or at least Yusuke."

After a while, for what almost seemed like forever, Ema could hear another door open with a creaking sound.

"Sorry, I came as soon as I could," said new deep voice, "Do you have her?"

"She's right here," said the leader voice.

"And the other one? The brother I take it?"

"Yeah, he's been aa real piece of work,"

"Hmm, well let's just get a good look at her," Ema heard right as the black hood was pulled off of her. She let out a gasp of air, relived to be breathing fresh air for a change. She looked around fast and saw she was in some sort of warehouse with all sorts of tables and men working them. She looked forward and saw two men standing in front of her, both close to her father's age, one had a real definitive brown hair while the other had a more silver hair.

The brown haired man looked extremely angry as he looked at Ema's face.

"Son of a bitch! SON OF A BITCH!" he shouted mad, "she looks even more like her in person! God!" He turned away mad.

"I know right?" said the silver haired man, his voice matching the so called leader voice, "Even if she's not related to her, she's such a dead ringer, someone could easily assume she is and or try and pass her off as her daughter."

'What?' Ema thought, 'What are they talking about?'

"Do they know anything?" the brown haired man asked.

"No, we did our best not to say anything to them, just in case," said the silver haired man.

"So, she might not know anything?" the brown haired man asked. He walked back over to Ema and looked her straight in the eye.

"You, girl, do you know who I am?" he asked. Ema shook her head no.

"You're serious now? You're not lying?" the man asked. Ema shook her head again no.

"Do you know anything about the royal family of Elence?" the man continued to ask. Ema again shook her head no.

"You're serious now? You know nothing about the royal family or the king himself?"

"No," Ema said timidly.

"Your parents never talked to you about the royal family or the country of Elence in general?"

"Not that I know," Ema said seriously. The brown haired man looked at his friend.

"Why did you have so many book about Elence in your book bag?" the silver haired man asked.

"Those were for an assignment for our class, we're supposed to do some reports on smaller countries in the world and I got assigned Elence," Ema explained.

"A likely story," said the silver haired man. The brown haired man walked back over to him.

"Do you think they really don't know anything?" he asked in English.

"I'm a little inclined to believe her. I mean, if her parents had told her anything about Elence or the king, I'd think we might have found out about her a little sooner."

"True,"

"What do you want to do?"

"They don't anything at all, so as far as they could be concern, we could say we merely took her out of concern or legal reasons and that the matters all been settled and just take them home. Tell them to just forget about it and move on. No one else knows about her or who her parents are. Besides it such a hassle to get rid of a body! Just get them out of here and figure something out."

"Sure, no problem, we'll have to wait a few days so Richard doesn't catch on to us,"

"Do what you have to, but I guess at this point there's no reason to kill her, let her disappear before anyone else finds out about her,"

"So, they're not going to kill us?" Yusuke asked out loud, in English by mistake.

Both men turned and looked at Ema.

"Did he just speak English?" the brown haired asked, "I thought you said they didn't speak English!"

"I thought they didn't, I didn't see anything that would indicate they did!" said the silver hair.

The brown hair stormed over to Ema, "Can you speak English?!" he demanded to know, "Tell me or I sear to god or I will kill your brother right now!"

"Yes, yes we both know English! I'm sorry!" Ema said sadly.

"So you know that we were planning on killing you and that you might be someone important daughter?!" the brown hair asked.

"I'm sorry, I won't say anything!" Ema tried to insist.

"Save it!" snapped the man, "She'll talk, she'll tell her dad and he'll tell her everything! Kill her, kill her now!"

"What?!" said Ema starting to cry.

"No!" Yusuke shouted.

"Him too!"

"No please, please spare Yusuke! Please!" Ema pleaded.

"Sorry, no luck, he knows too much, you both have to die," said the brown hair man said, "But don't worry, I'm sure you'll get all your answers once you're in heaven."

"No please!" Ema tried to plead one more time before the dreaded black bag get placed down on her head.

"Don't worry, it'll be all over soon."