Chapter Eleven: Forced Entry:

I didn�t look at anyone on my way home. I kept seeing Kaoru�s face in everyone else�s. He sank into me deep. Now, I am trapped in his game.

�Good evening, Hirata-sama!� someone greeted me. I nearly jumped in the air. Yamamoto-san, the book shop keeper in my town, stood in front of his shop smiling at me. He gave me a little wave.

�Lovely night, huh?� the old man asked me. I nodded as I waved back at him.

�Yes�� I mumbled. I hurried away as fast as I could. Kaoru�s threat blasted in my head again. �You breathe a word of what you saw tonight and I will kill everyone else dear to you, got it?� he told me. I froze and shook my head hard. No! I�ve already lost Aki. I can lose anyone else. I ran all the way home while trying to avoid any more people.

I quickly unlocked my door and rushed inside my house. I tightly locked the door and panted. What is happening to me? Kaoru kept twisting my head into his madness. This is what he wants from me. I must not give in. I have to fight back. But how? How can I fight someone that lives on by killing? I�ve already seen what he can do. I don�t want to cross him. But I have to get him out of my life for good.

�Setsuna-chan!� someone called out to me. I gasped as I jerked up my head. My mother peeked out from the kitchen. She had a deep look on her face.

�Something wrong, sweetheart?� my mother asked. I shook my head at her.

�Nothing,� I lied. �I�m just tired.�

�Would you like me to run you a bath?�

I nodded at her. �Yeah, that would be nice.�

�Okay.� Then, my mother disappeared down the hall. I breathed out a heavy sigh. I can�t tell anyone about my ordeal. The last thing I want is my family to be killed by such a monster. I shut my eyes to think for a moment. My head hurts. Maybe a bath would be a good thing. I take off my shoes and walk into the house.

As I took my bath, many thoughts invaded my brain. Most of them were about Kaoru and Aki. I couldn�t cry for Aki anymore. I did love him. But yet, I just couldn�t feel anything anymore. That beast tried to drain those away from me. I had to hold onto my emotions at all costs. I can�t cave into Kaoru.

I sank down into the water below me. My long indigo hair spilled out around my head. I had never noticed the ceiling looking so white before. Everything felt like a dream. I lazily reached my arm out of the water towards it. The ceiling seemed out of my reach. My eyes began to sink shut. I saw Aki�s face again. For once since my shock of Kaoru�s true identity, my heart ached for him. Aki�

A knock on the bathroom broke my trance. �Setsuna-chan, how are you doing in there?� my mother asked.

I quickly sat up in the tub. �I feel better now!�

�You can sleep in tomorrow, okay?�

I nodded to myself. �Thank you.�

�I�m going to bed now.�

�Okay.� I heard her walk away down the hall. I shut my eyes again. My head feels so light. It�s like I�m not even here.

After my bed, I walked all the way to my bed. I tried to turn on the lights. I snapped out of my warm daze when my lights didn�t turn on. I flipped them on and off repeatedly. �What the hell?� I thought.

�Why do you need the lights, baby?� a seductive voice asked me. I froze in my tracks and looked up against my will. Kaoru stare on my bed, licking his lips at me. I backed up to the door.

�What the hell are you doing here?!?� I whispered in panic. �How did you get in here?!?�

�I came to see you, my pet,� he whispered back.

�Get out of here!�

�But I came to see you.�

�Get out of here or I will call the police!�

�No, you won�t.�

�Yes, I will!�

Kaoru was inches away from my face. He gently put it his finger to my lips. �No, you are not.� I went quiet. This monster smirked at me as he kissed me on the lips. I wanted to fight him off, but my body broke down and I kissed him back. He dragged me over to my bed. I hate him so much. Kaoru owns my soul like a little puppet. I need to break the strings from this bastard or he�ll drag me further to hell.