Zoruna<br/><br/>Vince watched Aki stop crying which made him feel a bit of relief. He saw the shirt was all torn up. What had happened? Then again he probably didn't want to know. He blushed bright red as Aki's wing came out and wrapped around him. Pulling him close to Chris and Aki. He wrapped his arms around both. Then just snuggled in close to them. He wasn't used to having a wing touch him. Or being pulled close. It made him a bit uneasy but at the same time was really cool and somehow nice. He buried his face in Chris's arm to hide the wince of pain as a sharp spasm went through his abdomen area. It was gone as soon as it had come. He shook his head and just hoped Aki would feel better.<br/><br/>Brian had gone back to his place. A secret base underground. Changed back to him when a man came towards him.<br/><br/>"Boss...that girl who moles and informs for Aki just got hurt by her boss. He caught her taking photographs. She is badly beat up and bleeding."<br/><br/>Brian looked at him. "I see. Watch the screens and tell no one of this." He then vanished down a tunnel and reappeared on the surface. He went towards the location his man texted him. Aki.... The one thought rang through his mind. He heard moans of pain and headed in that direction. He looked to see an extremely bruised and covered in blood form of a young woman. Shaking his head. He was just himself. â€œArnia...you poor child.â€ He said softly.<br/><br/>Arnia whimpered and moaned from pain. Still she tried to sit up. She needed to show Aki those pictures she emailed to her ghost email account. She slipped back down from the slippery blood on her hands and beneath her. She didnâ€™t cry though. She was trained not to cry even when the pain was extreme. â€œAniki...â€ She whispered.<br/><br/>Brian knelt down and picked her up. Scooping the poor girl up and carried her damsel in distress style. â€œWhat could be so important a young thing like you risked your life for it?â€ He murmured. Carrying the child. Her legs dangled and her head lay downwards. He shifted her but she was kind of slippery. He soon had her comfortably. He pushed open the front door and ignored the stairs. He had no voice manipulator. He was here as himself.<br/><br/>Arnia moaned in pain. Her eyes closed and there was a deep cut across her right eye. It went at an angle above and below where her eyes closed. She whispered. â€œAniki...â€ For a second time.<br/><br/>Brian walked down to the basement. Walking in and ignoring the others. Despite the fact they were probably on guard. â€œAkihiko.â€ He called out.  "Kore wa jÅ«yÅdesu. Arnia wa hidoi kega o shite imasu. Kanojo wa chi no pÅ«ru de tÅri ni yokotawatte ita. Watashi wa kanojo ga anata o tasukemasu shitte iru." (This is important. Arnia is badly hurt. She was lying in the street in a pool of blood. I know she helps you.)<br/><br/>Arnia smelled Aki and shifted. Moaning in pain with a whimper. â€œAniki.....â€ She got out with a voice filled with pain. â€œIâ€™m sorry....Aniki....â€<br/><br/><br/>Tenshi<br/><br/>Aki was up in a flash and taking Arnia out of Brian's arms carefully, the purr-growl for younglings echoing within the basement. "Aspen." Aki called, though it was unnecessary. Aspen was already up and moving towards Aki, Arnia, and Brian.<br/><br/>Aspen placed a hand on her stomach and her forehead. He healed her slowly so her body wouldn't reject his energy.<br/><br/>Aki didn't even glance at Brian, his full focus on Arnia. He nuzzled the top of her head, his chest vibrating from the growl.<br/><br/>Reno's eyes were on Brian. Watching his every move. If he tried something Reno would know.<br/><br/>Hikari was wide eyed. Flashes of memories of a life where she looked like that everyday flashed before her eyes. She was suddenly enveloped in warmth and looked up to see Tamaki holding her. She blushed and ducked her head down.<br/><br/>Aspen finished healing Arnia and nodded to Aki before returning to the couch and falling asleep.<br/><br/>"Arnia...?" Aki whispered his wings folded against his back shuddered slightly.<br/><br/><br/>Zoruna<br/><br/>Vince felt worried for the little girl who came in. Though who was carrying her confused the hell out of him. "Brian? What are you doing here?" He said in puzzlement. He watched as Aki moved and took the little girl from Brian. Why was Brian here?<br/><br/>Brian looked at Vince. â€œIts a long story my friend. A very long story.â€ He let Aki take Arnia from him. He heard a purr-growl that he recognized. It was meant for younglings. The girl couldnâ€™t be older than twelve. Maybe around twenty in dragon. She was a strange breed. An angelic dragon. Her dragonâ€™s form when she grew older would be beautiful. He stepped back once Aki had her.<br/><br/>Vince watched as Aki nuzzled the little girl and continued that growl. Arnia...who was she to Aki? He looked at Chris. Chris seemed to have his eyes glued to Brian like he was seeing a ghost. He wondered why. To him Brian was just Brian. He didnâ€™t know who he really was.<br/><br/>Arnia whimpered and felt Akiâ€™s warmth. It was even more warm than her little form was. She leaned into the purr-growling chest of her Aniki. The vibrating of Akiâ€™s chest from the growl caused her to force her eyes to open. â€œAniki....Iâ€™m sorry...â€ She said again. Her eyes closing again as she felt something beginning to help her body heal. She whimpered as some bones had been broken popped and healed themselves back into place. She felt her breathing beginning to even out more. Her body felt tired but so much better. The cut on her eye would scar but it was nearly invisible now.<br/><br/>She heard Aki and her eyes slowly opened. â€œAniki...â€ She said softly. Her arms weakly wrapping around Akiâ€™s neck. She had tears that only around Aki had she ever cried. â€œMari caught me taking pictures. Pictures of the things they had made. They are mass producing mega weapons.â€ She said softly.<br/><br/>â€œMari told OtÅsan. Otosan was really mad. He and my brothers Noru and Mari beat me up. They demanded answers. I lied and said I just thought they were cool. Noru told otosan I was lying. They hit me with whips and fists. Noru hit me with stones. After Otosan left to meet Marlo my brotherâ€™s found me healed. Mari and Noru beat me up again. Reopening the cuts they had made. Then they threw me on the streets. Noru said next time they would kill me. Mari and Noru said that I really deserved death for treachery to the family.â€<br/><br/>She closed her eyes. â€œI sent them to my ghost email though before they found me. They deleted them from my camera and smashed it.â€ She closed her eyes and huddled in close.<br/><br/>Brian listened as she spoke. Yes. Noru and Mari were cruel creatures. Sadistic like their father. Like their uncle who had married into the family. Runoteli. Whom Aki had killed. He glanced to Reno and smirked. â€œSuch a cautious and guarded youth you are Reno. I can see why Akihiko has you here. Not to worry young one. If I intended any harm Iâ€™d have done it already.â€ He said with a smirk. He looked to Vince. Then to Aki. â€œI would never hurt the ones Akihiko took in.â€ He then turned and moved to walk away.<br/><br/>Vince was confused. Why would anyone hurt a little girl? She was just maybe twelve in human years. She was so small and frail. What those people did to her was torture. He bit his lower lip. Least she was better now because of Aspen. She still looked really tired. He looked to Aki. He could tell by the look on his face the little girl was special to him.<br/><br/><br/>Tenshi<br/><br/>Aki growled at Brian, "Stay." His eyes flashed red.<br/><br/>He strode over to the couch and placed Arnia on it beside Aspen who wrapped his arms around her unconsciously. Aki then draped covers over the two of them. "Sleep." He ordered Arnia. He kissed her forehead, then stood.<br/><br/>He looked at Hi-chan and saw Tamaki holding her. He walked over and kneeled in front of them. "Hikari... She won't ever go back. I promise." He hardly ever called her Hikari anymore, but knew she wouldn't truly listen to the truth in his statement unless he did. "How would you like to be her big sis around the bar?"<br/><br/>Hikari's eyes widened and she beamed at Aki, "Un! I would love to Aki-sama!" She gave him a quick hug before leaning back into Tamaki's arms.<br/><br/>He stood and strode over to Brian. He stared him in the eyes for a few moments before looking at Chris. "Vanturi!" He snapped to get Chris out of his funk.<br/><br/>He looked back at Brian, "We need to talk." He turned to the rest of the room. "We will be upstairs first floor. Pull out futons and sleep. We will be back soon." He gave Chris and Brian a look that said follow before striding up the steps. He went to the middle of the room, pulled three chairs off of a table and sat down. He propped his chin on his laced fingers, his elbows upon the table. Staring unseeing at the distance.<br/><br/>After a few moments of silence, "Why...?"