So now I'm confused - is this death really you?
No, no, I think it's more like a ghost that's been following us both.
Something vague that I'm not seeing, something more like a feeling.
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Yumi gave a small blink at his anwser and took a small step back from him as he went on about the monsters having been pawns and...a chess game? The whole thing really made no sense to her whatsoever, so she was supposed to have the dream, but then what? Now that she'd called him out what was the point exactly to playing? "But..." She began before cutting herself off - she wasn't exactly sure what to say to someone in this situation.

Her face became a small shad redder when he called her his Queen again, she had no idea what he meant by all this, and even now that he was explaining it made no sense. It seemed a bit unfair to her though, she'd had no choice in the matter now that she thought about it and it still seemed pretty pointless to her. "Well...what exactly are we playing for then? I've never been good at chess anyways so..I don't quite understand." She said before looking back up at the hole where Ryou was.

"But besides that, where are you gonna stay? We're on a trip right now and...you're kinda not easy to hide." She said before taking a few steps towards him. "I don't really wanna get in trouble...and Ryou.." She whispered, having seemed a bit worried about what he'd think of all this suddenly. "Well I'm tired of being in here though, so let's go up okay? We'll figure that stuff out on the way back I guess." She mentioned. What he'd said sort of made her curious though, she could say anything for him to do and he'd have to do it...? It didn't seem like that bad of a thing now that she thought about it.

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I think I'm drowning, asphyxiated,
I wanna break this spell that you've created,
You're something beautiful, I wanna play this game;
But you'll be the death of me.
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Leah gave a small jump when Luke rubbed her head, making her face give another small blush. It was something she wasn't expecting, but at the same time she really didn't mind at all. In fact, it surprised her how much she didn't mind and how much she found herself liking this contact between the two. Though his voice once again distracted her thoughts and his closeness once again made her lean back. He needed to stop getting so close suddenly! It wasn't fair to her face, always changing colors so fast, she was like an open book around him...

"Well.." She'd mumbled quietly, trying to come up with something to say before he kissed her. It happened so fast and suddenly she really had no idea what he'd done until she heard the gate close. "H-hey!" She called out before jumping up to yell at him. He couldn't just go around stealing kisses like that! She gave a small blink when the man came and immediately sat back down on the bed. So, now that Luke was leaving she'd just have to be good like he asked her to bed until he came back, which she figured entailed her to not say anything to him.

Her plan had been working fine for a few moments, she just figured she'd take the comments he'd make about her and all of his complaints until he mentioned sleeping with her. Her body giving a jump from the sound as her face turned red once again, her eyes darting from the floor and up to look at him. "I-I really wouldn't be any better than your wife, I'm just a kid ya'know." She mentioned, obviously more scared of what he'd said than his actions. "Besides, you're not supposed to touch me or you won't get any money so say what you want, but you can't do anything. And while we're setting rules.. I'd rather not talk to you. But you're free to complain about things all you want, I'm up for listening if it keeps you away from me." She said, having obviously regretted it the moment it came out. She really hoped Luke came back soon..

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[ In this Wrong Dream, Can You Find Me?
Why Did You Call My Name? ]

Creed remained on his knee with a melancholic expression drawn on his face, the man having appeared to have no real personality other than business from what she could see. His head raised when she had asked him a question only to cut back to her original curiosity about her title he gave her. " You're the only one who could have had that dream. " He explained to her question about having been the wrong person. The rules for the game were strict enough for him to understand, he knew that Yumi was the only one who he would call Princess. " You're my Queen. " He had then responded before standing up. " Those creatures you saw were only Pawns, no match for a King. " He explained knowing that she would be confused with what her current job was with him.

" It's the Chess Game. " He stated the title that he heard once before, he repeated it to her as he was told once before. " There's a Black King and White King that are against one another but can only move when a Queen commands it. " He said before pointing at her. " You're my Queen, therefore you have complete control over my moves. I have to oblige to your orders, that is why I appeared when you called. " He said and then dropped his arm back down to his side. " Though I don't sense the White King...it's rare for both of us to be summoned at the same time. " He said and looked at her as though it was too much for her to take in at first. It was new information to accept, he knew that she would have to think about it before he would continue.

" I only live in this side because of you, I'm just a dream brought to reality because you're alive. " He said before bowing his head once more to her. He owed his existence to her and yet it was a somewhat ironic twist that he found himself belonging to her. " You're My Master, My Queen, I only live to serve and protect you. " He finished before looking at her once more with the same empty expression he always gave.


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Luke didn't know how to respond to her at first, he wasn't so childish to admit that he was interested in her when he knew of the danger around them. At the same time he listened to her response and couldn't help but find it amusing, how he wanted to smile at the time. Instead his hand rested on top of her head and stroked it gently. " I'd never think that. " He had added before looking down at her once more with a curious look. He had then lowered himself to her height once more, having leaned down a bit to look at her closely. " Don't do anything dangerous. " He said before smiling at her once more.

He leaned in close and placed a soft kiss on her lips before pulling away, having once more stood up. " And I'd suggest not making anybody mad like you did a moment ago. " He said with another smile before having walked out from the gate with it closing behind him, locking her in once more. Luke could already hear the large footsteps from above heading towards the door to the cellar, after that came the steps down the stairs that caused each creaky step to sound. An overweight man had come down wearing a simple set of jeans and undershirt with stains of oil covered in it. " Luke, you're wanted upstairs. I'll watch the brat. " He said before lighting up a cigarette in his mouth while Luke looked between Leah and her new guard before nodding and leaving.

The guard had hummed as he took in a bit of the cigar and stared at her. " They didn't tell me that you were so beautiful though, heh. " The guard said before sitting down near the small chair and looking at her. His hand flicked the small lighter open and then back to being closed, a seemingly impatient act of his as he smoked the cigarette further. " Babysitting was never really my thing, my wife's been cheating on me with some little immigrant that cuts our weeds and I'm supposed to care for the kid that doesn't even look like me? Ugh, I haven't gotten laid in weeks so you're looking rather tempting though... " He said with a chuckle before suddenly slapping the bars with his lighter to surprise her. " Scare ya? " He said with a hearty chuckle.

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My Freedom..

Oh, Let Me Wake Up...

So now I'm confused - is this death really you?
No, no, I think it's more like a ghost that's been following us both.
Something vague that I'm not seeing, something more like a feeling.
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Yumi had been idly playing with a small piece of ruble, still a bit dumbfounded as to how exactly they'd fallen through. They really didn't weigh that much, and the hill looked pretty sturdy to her, but wasn't their class supposed to- she blinked at the sound of Ryou's voice and looked over at the two only to see him just not wanting to go, she'd thought Creed was hurting him or something. "Oh god Ryou just go with him.." She thought before watching the two jump up, giving a small blink at the way he'd brought Ryou up. She really hoped he wouldn't be that forceful with her but then again... she was a bit more willing to be around Creed than Ryou was.

She really just wanted to ask him if Ryou was going to be a problem since he seemed like such a burden for him already and if he was she'd just try and get the two to get along, it seemed easy enough. She looked back up from her feet pushing around the same rock once Creed had come back down and jumped up happily to see him, having made a slight confused face at the small sound of Ryou shouting something. "What did he say..?" She asked quietly before looking at Creed bowing towards her. "P-princess...?" She managed to ask after a moment or two of silence. She'd never been called that before...atleast not in the way he'd just said it.

"U-um I was just wondering if Ryou is uh..Princess?" She asked again, obviously having been taken back by that comment. "But..I'm not a Princess at all you know. Maybe you got the wrong girl?" She said, having sounded a bit relieved if that were the case. He obviously was waiting for her though, for only God knows how long, so it seemed highly doubtful that that was the case. She still couldn't get past that though - what exactly did that make him anyways? Her Knight? Prince?

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I think I'm drowning, asphyxiated,
I wanna break this spell that you've created,
You're something beautiful, I wanna play this game;
But you'll be the death of me.
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Leah blinked as Luke got up and opened up the gate, he was actually gonna do something like that just because she'd asked? It sort of surprised her, after all he'd been so worried before, and wouldn't he get in trouble if that angry fat little man came back down and saw she wasn't tied up anymore? Her thoughts were quickly interrupted though as her face quickly turned red from how close he was - a slightly nostalgic feeling coming over her as she couldn't help but remember her dream. Hadn't that other guy done the same thing then?

The feeling of being able to use her hands again distracted her from the thoughts that had crept up from Luke being so close and she quickly stuck her tongue out at him once she noticed him holding the cuffs up at her. That wasn't very nice at all! How would he like it if she'd done that to him...a sudden urge to kick him as payback crossed her mind for a few seconds before she gave a small shiver from his touch. "H-hm?" She brought her hands into her lap and started rubbing her wrists as she thought about his question, they really didn't hurt that bad, in fact she might've been able to slip out of them if she really tried but she really didn't want to start blushing again from such a small thing as thinking about how close they'd been or the feel of his hand.

"I-it would actually...but you decided to use that charm you have and dazzle your way to me instead." She admitted with a sigh of her own as she set her hands on the bed and leaned back. "It's sort of my fault anyways. I knew you were to good to be true and told myself 'You should just thank him for the food and go before something happens' but you were so nice! I couldn't help but wanna stay with you some more." She mentioned, having finally decided it was okay to look at him seeing as he wasn't looking at her now. "I'm just a stupid little girl I guess...since you were only doing your job in the end.." She whispered.

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[ In this Wrong Dream, Can You Find Me?
Why Did You Call My Name? ]

Creed figured that she had some questions that she had to ask in private without Ryou around, his next few steps having been towards Ryou before the boy began protesting about wanting to stay with her. Ryou simply had grabbed hold of the boy's collar before taking a step back and then having jumped straight up. Creed figured that Ryou kept his mouth shut from fear, the fact that the boy was scared of heights having been something that amused the warrior.

He landed on the top of the ruins and dropped Ryou onto the ground once both of them landed gently. Having looked around once more to make sure that the same creatures weren't in hiding, he felt secure of the area now. Once he turned he felt Ryou grab hold of his wrist - the unexpected touch having startled Creed at first. In another flash of light the sword he raised from the ruin a moment before appeared above him, ready to strike down but once he heard Ryou mentioned something about Yumi there was another wave of annoyance that washed over him - the fact he was so weak and not capable of protecting Yumi in his state yet continued to slow Creed down began to get on his nerves. " Take the sword, if something happens then just swing it. " He mentioned as the sword hovered down into Ryou's other arm, the sudden heavy weight of the blade having caused Ryou to hunch over to grab hold of the hilt.

Creed left the boy while he attempted to pick up the sword, having jumped down in a fast rate before suddenly slowing down at the last few feet. Once he landed gently in the ruins he walked towards Yumi with long strides before having gotten down on one knee with his head bowed. " What is it you wanted, princess? " He had asked her. The title itself having been something that appeared out of nowhere, yet from his tone of voice there was no sense of it being a joke.


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Ryou blinked as he was told that she was going to wait her for them to have a small talk, his eyes widening as he couldn't bare the thought of her being left alone with this man who just wiped out some weird black thing with just his hand - if he turned on Yumi then... " No! " He protested as he suddenly felt the back of his shirt being grabbed by Creed. " Oi! Let go-Ahhh|! " The sudden feeling of his feet touching the ground made Ryou completely freeze before he could say anything else. He couldn't believe that he had to deal with this and worse of all was that he was way too high up in the sky being held by nothing but a hand.

Once he felt himself being dropped onto the cold rocky rubble he thanked whatever being was watching over him but grabbed hold of Creed before the man could leave him and get to Yumi. " S-stop! Don't go down there with her alone! " He said before suddenly having seen a small light in his face, the sudden sharp tip of a blade end having been staring at him in the face as he gulped. Creed seemed more calmer about this situation than anybody else, though once he mentioned for Ryou to hold onto it.

The sudden weight of the hilt made his arms drop with a thud. " W-what the hell.. " He mentioned as he placed his other hand on the hilt and managed to lift it up slowly. Though now he saw that Creed took the opportunity and jumped down leaving Ryou with a blade that he dragged closer to the edge. " Bastard! If you touch her I'll...throw this thing at you! " He shouted and sighed realizing that neither one of them could hear.

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Luke had to feel amused at her responses, Leah had been worried about getting sick or a few cuts compared to the worse torture he knew could happen to her. Her innocent childish nature having never ceased to amaze him as he smiled once more, having walked over to the entrance of the gates before opening it and stepping in before he walked over to her. He suddenly placed his arm on the bed while his body was towering over her, his knee resting on the edge of the bed as he was leaning over her in an almost threatening manner - it almost appeared like he was going to take advantage of her. " Don't run or scratch somebody. " He had whispered before the arm that had been resting on the bed had come around and began fiddling with her cuffs.

He had pulled the cuffs from her wrists and picked them up for her to see, almost having teased her or rather that he assumed a rather lewd thought at the time. He chuckled gently before throwing the cuffs out of the opened entrance and then kneeled down to her legs. " I'll make sure you're safe, long as you don't tick off the guards. " He said as he undid her legs. His hand having run up her leg a bit as he stood up and turned his head away, a weak sigh escaping his lips. " It'd be easier to hate me, wouldn't it? " He had asked her.

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My Freedom..

Oh, Let Me Wake Up...

So now I'm confused - is this death really you?
No, no, I think it's more like a ghost that's been following us both.
Something vague that I'm not seeing, something more like a feeling.
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Yumi smiled happily towards Ryou and gave him a nod. "Well of course I am! Then it means that my dream doesn't mean I'm crazy and I have my own personal watchmen looking after me. That'd make anyone happy I think..." She mentioned, obviously more excited about this than he was. She really couldn't see why either, if she could do this she wondered just what else she could make come to life from her dreams.

She glanced up at Creed when he offered her help out and gave him a weak smile. "Uh...well..yeah actually. It seems pretty far and...I was never good at gym." She mentioned sheepishly, the obvious dislike between Ryou and Creed having seemed to barely effect her - she really didn't even seem to notice until she heard Ryou.

"Oh..lemme help." She murmured under her breath before helping him up. She stared at the two of them for a few seconds and raised her brow at the way he was acting - why was he so upset all of a sudden? "Um..can you take Ryou first though? I wanna ask you something.." She said before sitting back down on the piece of ruble she'd been on before.

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Sparkling angel, I believed you were my savior in my time of need.
Blinded by faith I couldn't hear, all the whispers, the warnings so clear.
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Leah's brows furrowed at his laugh and she looked away from him in embarrassment. What was so funny? She was serious! "W-well of course! Atleast then I would've had a chance to hate you for all this..." She murmured, a faint blush coming up to her face. If he'd done it the right way she might've been able to have a chance to escape too...but she really didn't want to think about what he would've done if she tried.

She blinked at his anwser and gave a small groan towards it. Alive? What if she was bleeding or got sick or on the verge of death? Would he consider all those things still under the 'alive' category? "Well...but only if you do it. I'd be worried about you..." She mentioned quietly. "And I'll be good, I promise. So...can you untie me~?" She asked in the sweetest and innocent voice she could get. If he said no she'd really have to start remembering that stupid dream and that person's name. Lu...Lu something... "Was it..Lucian?" She wondered.

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[ In this Wrong Dream, Can You Find Me?
Why Did You Call My Name? ]

The concern she displayed for the boy was a problem at best. If the creatures were to return then protecting the both of them would be harder than simply Yumi, though he realized that she wasn't going to listen to his remark either without objecting. He stepped down the stairs and swung the sword once for a test to see how it would feel, the weight of the blade having been little trouble for him as it disappeared in a fog - everything about him seemed like an absurd dream.

" Yumi, do you need help getting out of this cave? " He had asked her without mentioning whether or not he would bring Ryou along, though from both their glances he looked down. " I'd take him as well. " The being in front of them didn't see Ryou as a person worth mentioning in the same line as Yumi's name, his voice having been strong at first but the second line seemed almost troubled and annoyed. Ryou though had pulled himself slowly up to his feet and gave a almost threatening glance at Creed as if challenging him. " It wouldn't trouble me. " Creed added as a final remark before Ryou almost seemed annoyed enough to try a fight.

His head turned from Ryou's eyes and towards the ceiling where the creature had retreated to. He had sensed the creature escaping a long time ago but now it had left his field of senses, there had been no danger in taking them both upwards but the bigger question usually for most of his masters was what to do with him.


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Ryou stared at her with a questionable glance as she mentioned things about her dream and then sighed. It seemed like she had more things troubling her than he first knew if that guy, Creed or something, was apparently something she dreamt up and came to life. " You're taking this easier than I am.. " He mentioned to Yumi who seemed pretty happy about the whole supernatural ideal and the fact she managed to bring a guy from her dreams to life than Ryou was worried about what this meant in all.

The guy approached them once more and began to mention that he would take Yumi out of the cave, practically ignoring Ryou as the brown haired kid stared up patiently until he was mentioned. That wasn't as good either since he wasn't even mentioned by name by the dream man and was simply called 'him' as if Ryou was the one who didn't know Yumi longer. " I have a name. " He mentioned as he stared up at Creed and then forced himself to stand with Yumi's help.

Ryou was glaring at this guy, the fact that he popped out from Yumi's head was not something he was happy about. It couldn't have been that this was the type of guy Yumi found attractive, to Ryou this was exactly what he wasn't - Cold, Annoying, Insulting, and looking down at people. Even now as he glared at him the guy just broke the glance and seemed more interested in other things. " Grr.. " He growled under his breath and looked away from Creed as well with a turn of his head.

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Luke chuckled at her response to him, the normal way being something that was nothing but casual. " Simply ask if you wanted to be kidnapped for the day in the elevator? " He said and smiled softly before reminding himself how cute she was at times with her childish innocence. She hadn't changed herself even when placed in a dangerous setting such as this, she seemed strong enough to handle most anything that could be coming her way or so he thought.

He knew this wasn't about money than it was to send her father a message that she was getting in the way of other businesses. Luke was more worried if it meant killing her than just getting a large amount of money. In this case Leah had already seen Luke's face and the Don's well enough to identify them if asked, under the current situation Luke wouldn't have minded picking up the blame but he knew the Don wouldn't have any idea for it. " I'll try to get you out of here alive. " He mentioned in response as he walked over to the bars and attempted a whisper. " If the worst comes, I'll try to get you out myself. " He said with a smile and then stepped back before letting his smile fade once more into a serious gaze. " Until then, behave. " He told her.

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My Freedom..

Oh, Let Me Wake Up...

So now I'm confused - is this death really you?
No, no, I think it's more like a ghost that's been following us both.
Something vague that I'm not seeing, something more like a feeling.
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Yumi's face obviously turned a few shades darker and quickly turned her back on Creed after he'd said such an embarrassing thing. Couldn't he have said it differently?! She really didn't even know what he was talking about, the last time they'd seen each other she was worried something bad would happen to him. All those people scared her, but he could obviously take care of himself, and her, so her fear wasn't really needed.

She looked over towards Ryou as he showed her his bruise and started thinking of things she could do for it. There really wasn't much for a bruise - put something cold on it she guessed...but there wasn't- "Hm?" She blinked as the sound of his voice cut her thoughts short. Of course he couldn't just let it drop. She gave him a small reassuring smile and lightly shook her head. "Don't you think I would've mentioned something?" She asked with a small sigh.

It was hard to explain, especially when she wasn't exactly sure why she was so calm when he'd appeared. She'd just been so worried and scared, more for Ryou than anything else. "O-oh..that.." She said, another small sigh escaping. "See..I wanted to tell you. I just...didn't know how to say it. I thought it was just some weird dream at first, something from the coffee. On the bus, remember? That's when I first met him..." She said, glancing over at Creed. "Did you find something?" She called out to him before looking back over at Ryou. "I don't know what he was talking about though. Before I woke up he said 'If you're ever in trouble, call me' so I did! I was just so happy you were gonna be okay...well..kind of." She finished, motioning to his bruise. "Is your head okay though? You were mentioning something about it before.." She asked with a small giggle. The whole thing was quite funny to her seeing as a few hours ago she was the one questioning her sanity.

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Sparkling angel, I believed you were my savior in my time of need.
Blinded by faith I couldn't hear, all the whispers, the warnings so clear.
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Leah blinked at his anwser, she suddenly couldn't hold the same amount of hate towards him now. "O-oh.." She mumbled. It was all she could say, all she could think of at the time. Why couldn't she be mad and stay mad at him? After all he had tricked her, he'd even admitted to it and she still couldn't harbor the same feelings. "In that case then...I wish you would've just gone about it the normal way.." She said, her eyes having looked away from him at that moment. She didn't want special treatment - especially since she'd really liked him...

"And what exactly are we waiting for? I really think I have the most here seeing as my parents are out of town so there's really no way to reach them unless I tell you which number to call. Or would a bank account work equally well?" She had asked. She was really just rambling to by herself some time and keep him talking until a name came into her head. That guy from her dream..if she could just remember his name then she wouldn't need to worry anymore.

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[ In this Wrong Dream, Can You Find Me?
Why Did You Call My Name? ]

Creed was not sure how to act at first, the boy that threatened him having been obviously weak to defeat if he was actually going to try a fight. Though Yumi seemed to think of him as a close friend, his eyes following her as she looked the boy over and mentioned that he was an ally. His arms crossed as she asked if he could help and he gave a simple nod. " Healing minor wounds should not be that much trouble. " He explained but already felt the glare come from Ryou.

The boy had begun to talk about how none of this made any sense, that whoever Creed was is just a dream or something. He also questioned Yumi for being so calm all of the sudden whle Creed appeared and defeated the enemies, she just seemed so laid back about it all. " We've been promised to one another. " Creed explained to Yumi's most likely embarrassment, a remark such as that could be taken very wrong especially to Ryou of all people.

He allowed her to address the boy's wounds before having turned and looked around to see the area itself, a small nostalgic memory having drifted in his mind as he noticed the sword at the top of the small alter and walked towards the staircase. The creatures were most likely attempting to get this sword, Creed thought as he grabbed the rock and then pulled out the weapon from it's rusty prison - the rock and moss that covered it having cracked and burned away as the sword itself seemed almost new and in perfect condition.


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Ryou couldn't believe that she was actually trusting this random guy that came out of nowhere and managed to kill one of those things with his bare hands. He looked at Yumi with concern before at Creed and then shook his head in denial. " This doesn't make any sense. I mean he came out of nowhere like that... " He said to Yumi in worry that if he was the only sane one in the room who never had this happen to them. Why was she so calm?

" It's..gotta be a dream, that thing must have knocked me out.. " He said as he gripped at his side which already began to ache from pain as he gasped. He felt self conscious around Yumi but slowly nodded as he undid the first few buttons of his shirt and the rest before revealing the small bruise forming in his side. " So...is...this something normal for you? " He had asked her.

She seemed so casual about it, perhaps she was hiding the fact she could summon an all powerful guy from nowhere and make him fight. It just seemed so weird and awkward for him, he lost his chance to impress her and keep her safe - it didn't seem she heard him either. His frown already having formed as he stared forward at the guy who picked up a sword from the alter and then looked back at her. " You..sure he's safe? " He had whispered in wonder. The guy just seemed so cold and weird. " He said you two were promised..to one another? " He asked in curiosity.

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Luke wondered if it was better to be hated or loved by the girl, the former having been perhaps the safest. " Because I didn't want to hurt you. " He had stated to her question. His hands having cupped one another as he moved his fingers in between one another. " If the others were to grab you then you may have gotten hurt or worse. I'd rather take the safer way to make sure you came here without anybody touching you but me. " He explained as he stared at her with the same gaze that he always did; one of silent affection.

He smiled once more before staring at her. " I don't think you would've trusted me if I was to say I was adopted by a man from the mafia. " He said and shook his own head. " The man killed my parents, I know that much. I didn't want you involved but you came into the picture and now I'm not sure how to handle the problem. " He had said and leaned into his chair while staring at her. " I won't let anybody hurt you as long as I'm here but you'll have to be patient. " He had said.

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My Freedom..

Oh, Let Me Wake Up...

So now I'm confused - is this death really you?
No, no, I think it's more like a ghost that's been following us both.
Something vague that I'm not seeing, something more like a feeling.
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Yumi gave a small gasp after Ryou was thrown away from her, she felt so bad like it was her fault for being so helpless. If he was hurt... she blinked as the sound of glass shattering distracted her from going to see if Ryou was alright. She was honestly worried for the both of them now, though once she saw Creed a small smile came on her face as she watched him kill one of the monsters.

So he was real, she wasn't dreaming after all! It seemed like she'd just taken a shot in the dark by calling him, after all he hadn't really left her with anything but 'call me when you're in trouble'. "Y-yah I'm fine.." She mentioned, having given him a quick look before becoming aware of Ryou again - she just felt unnaturally happy to know that it wasn't just a dream. She blinked as Ryou tried protecting her again and gave a small giggle before standing up as best as she could.

"Ryou, it's okay. He won't hurt me." She said, having given him a nod in reassurance. "Are you okay though? That thing didn't hurt you did it?" She asked before lightly touching his shirt. "You should take this off so I can see. Creed will help if you're hurt right?" She said before glancing back at him. She really didn't know what to say to either of them, would introducing them be the best way to go about it, or should she just explain to Ryou what had happened when she was sleeping before?

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Sparkling angel, I believed you were my savior in my time of need.
Blinded by faith I couldn't hear, all the whispers, the warnings so clear.
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Leah eyed Luke up and down as she watched him sit down in the chair. She still couldn't believe this was happening, and because of him of all people. She had really liked him, was really interested in him too. But it was all her fault - she was just a stupid little girl who obviously needed more attention outside of the maids and butlers. One day of attention and it ended in being kidnapped. Perfect.

She gave a small flinch to his tone and stopped having her tantrum. It took a lot to not stick her tongue out at him like she wanted to but it was easier to avoid when she wasn't looking at him. "No..the room is fine if I wanted to stay in a motel. I image that might be better than this actually..." She mentioned with a slight disgusted tone as she looked around the room. Whenever she did leave her small town she was more accustomed to 5 star hotel suits in only the best of the best. Her dad might not have shown her much affection or even recognized she was alive at times but he always made sure she was taken care of.

"Like I said, you're gonna anwser my questions. Like why didn't you have enough of a heart to just take me by force and drug me?" She asked before glancing up at him. It really bothered her more than anything the way he'd gone about all this - he'd played her like the child she was. "Why'd you lie..?" She added before finally looking back up at him, her tone having changed completely for that question. It sounded hurt where as before it was more accusing and angry.

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The order was clear and demanded his obedience. Within his world he only stared out at the bodies that laid before his feet, defeated. The many that had attempted a revolt against his rule only to be defeated within the hours that passed from the appearance of the girl. Creed knew though that if she had not touched him then that...this would've all ended differently. But as he stared up at the moon and heard the ringing sound of Yumi's order he had only softly smiled as he gazed down. " Such a child.. " He whispered and then raised his hand as he began to reach out.

The view ahead of his began to crack like glass as the shards caused a larger opening to become visible - the view of the beings that threatened Yumi's life having been completely within his gaze as he took another step from his world and then stepped into the reality of Yumi's. As he left he already could feel the different air of the world begin to fill his lungs and cause a much harder ache on his body - it would take a moment to adapt but he didn't have the luxury. He stared forward as the creatures began to move away from him in fear while still attempting to hold their ground with their long arms turning into sharpened blades. Creed only stared at them and began to take steps towards the beings before blurring once more - his form appearing before one of the creatures with his hand grabbing the top of the black being; a sudden blink and the creature seemed to get torn apart from behind as it was torn into small black pieces that fell like snow. The other creature having hissed out loudly from it's comrades defeat and then moved like a serpent towards the opening of the roof where it made it's escape. Creed only stared up and then placed his hand back down at his side as he turned his head and walked back towards Yumi. " You're okay? " He had asked, glancing over to the side to the other kid who was staring at him in disbelief before he threatened him from getting closer to Yumi, the boy having been to weak to even stand on his own as he was limping towards Creed and giving off a suicidal brave attempt at trying to make Creed not approach her.


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Ryou had positioned himself in front of Yumi in an almost protective manner, having been worried that these were the creatures that attacked people in the forest and city. " It's okay...I'll protect you. I promised.." He said out to Yumi, but mostly to reassure himself of his confidence that he had lost a moment ago with the strange movements the creature's made towards them. He spread his arms out in a defiant form of telling them that he wouldn't let them pass and get to Yumi but such a thing meant nothing to them as they slithered closer and swung one of their arms to Ryou's lower side and discarded his form to the rubble.

Ryou coughed at first before having scrambled back to his feet in worry of Yumi's safety, but then he saw the creatures suddenly shudder and twitch violently before moved away from her in a fearful manner. What he saw then was a arm that suddenly reached out from between Yumi and the creatures and a person that stepped out from what almost seemed to be a rift in the area - the sounds of glass shards falling as if he had broken through reality like it was a window. He watched as the strange man began to approach the creatures and then disappear, the sound of one of the creature's painful moans heard as he turned his head just to see the ashes of one defeated and the escape of another. " W-what's..going on.. " He whispered as he watched the man began to turn and then walk back to Yumi. Again Ryou reminded himself of his role and stumbled a bit towards him. " S-stay away from her. " He said, attempting to sound threatening.

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Luke had never liked the cold reality of the world he was brought into. The mob boss that adopted him soon after his parent's death had been something he didn't want to accept, in truth he never lied to Leah of hos origins - the butler truly did raise him. But at the same time the training and education was only to made him prepare for the tough challenges that laid ahead, soon after he began to kill for his new father and become a hitman of sorts. While having been part of the family he branched off and only listened to a few orders from the man, he didn't want to relate himself to him in any way.

Leah's cold statement had left a sting in his ears, the fact he was being addressed by her in a cold manner was painful but expected. He glanced at her almost with some empathy if not for the fact his expression seemed distant and broken off from her, he pulled the chair from the table and placed it in front of her cell before having taken his seat and crossed his arms. He knew the girl he held so close to his chest and kissed on the cheek would never know how much he cared, he knew that at the moment she felt betrayed and at most only felt the desire to take the any punishment she could give him.

" What is it? " He had asked, almost copying her tone while staring at her with an unflinching conviction to the person he cared for but at the same time was guilty to. He wouldn't display his weakness to her now, at least not when he could not do anything about the current situation without putting her or himself in harm's way. He would take his time with his thoughts until he could think of a possible plan. " Is the room to your liking? " He asked.

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My Freedom..

Oh, Let Me Wake Up...

So now I'm confused - is this death really you?
No, no, I think it's more like a ghost that's been following us both.
Something vague that I'm not seeing, something more like a feeling.
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He'd tell her a secret? She looked at him suspiciously while she watched him walk a bit ahead of her. "So that's why he was so anxious..." She thought as she gave a small sigh and shook her head. It finally made sense now, though she now had the nagging question of just what it was. Did he want to tell her something important...something he couldn't tell her on the bus? Her brow furrowed as her mind raced in all different directions and she gave a small pout to herself.

Once they got to the top Yumi gave another happy stretch as she nodded in agreement. "It really was...it's so pretty up here too. I bet we won't be able to climb up here tomorrow either..." She mentioned as she tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear. Though the more she looked out at everything the more her mind went back to that strange dream, she could remember everything so well now. Except for that man, no matter how hard she tried she couldn't get as clear a picture as she could when she remembered the water, or the singing, or even the people who were so angry at the end.

She glanced over at Ryou as his voice cut into her thoughts and turned towards him, her head having tilted a bit from curiosity and trying to look as cute as she could in case he decided to chicken out and not tell her. But the more he talked though the more confused she became. "What is he talking about...?" She wondered while she crossed her arms and raised one eyebrow at him. She blinked as the voice suddenly filled her head and she looked away from Ryou, just so she wouldn't have to explain why she looked so worried if he asked.

Yumi gave a small groan of pain after the fall had happened. It seemed so quick, she didn't even have time to process a scream, exactly like when she'd jumped down - except this time Ryou wasn't there to catch her. "Owchie..." She mumbled as she rubbed her back. "I'm over here!" She called out after hearing him. She was glad he was okay but the happiness was suddenly yanked away as she heard the sound, she felt sick and scared all at the same time. "Um..um..." She glanced over at Ryou and then over at rusty sword. Her thoughts immediately went back to the dream as she frantically tried to remember the man's name. It all happened so fast that all she could do was close her eyes and hope she was doing it right. "Creed? You said you'd come so hurry up!"

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Sparkling angel, I believed you were my savior in my time of need.
Blinded by faith I couldn't hear, all the whispers, the warnings so clear.
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Leah gave a small smirk at the mans reaction - this would be easier than she thought. That was..until he kicked the bars of course. She gave another flinch and a small whimper came out as she closed her eyes. She couldn't look at him or Luke now, as scary as he seemed she wasn't afraid of him, both Luke and the man from her dreams had said they'd protect her. She was only afraid of crying now.

She opened her eyes after the man started yelling at Luke. He took him in? But...hadn't he said that a butler had taken care of him? She looked down at the bed sheets and lightly bit her lip, she hated being lied to. Especially by someone she liked. This wasn't fair at all, what exactly had she done to be so stupid? Countless times she'd had an opportunity to leave, and worst of all she'd snuck off without even her driver seeing her and if anything happened it wasn't like people would actually care to say what they'd seen either.

She gave another eye roll as the man left with his threat. He seemed to pretty whipped for his wife, it really didn't make him that scary when she thought of him that way. But there was still a huge part of her that was scared, and an even bigger part that was angry. "Hey, you." She said as she started to sit herself up as best as she could. "You're gonna talk and anwser my questions understand? Or I'll make a lot of noise and have him come down here again..." She said as she started banging her feet against the floor. They'd tied her up, but they hadn't made it impossible for her to move.

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