Meeting Under Dark Circumstances

Chapter 2 -The Psycho

Warning: This still needs tons of editing! Does not flow from first Chapter!

THE NEXT DAY - Soryou's POV

Sleep seems to have alluded me last night.  Nightmares of that bastard plagued my once restful moments.

After having my leg treated, I waited around for Luke to give us word on the woman.  Luckily,  he had been able to treat all of her wounds; however,  he had no place to keep her for her recovery so Eisuke and I brought her to the penthouse with us.

I placed her in my suite where I could keep a close eye on her. Every hour that passed by after our late night, I checked on her to make sure she was breathing. Luke had said she was lucky to be alive and that she'd require the outmost care. I wanted to make sure she made it through the first night.

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I get up feeling lucky to be alive. Samejima and Inui have both made it a point to stay close to me since the incident. For the first time ever, I see Mamoru in the penthouse early in the morning with a file in hands. Baba, Ota and Eisuke were all settling in as the detective had called a meeting. Mamoru began his report:

"The perp's name was Allen Swade... the police have officially labeled him as a serial killer. They've found 30 complete bodies and 10 more potential victims, but all in body pieces; they're workin' on putting 'em together like a puzzle. He had an obsession with creating the perfect family, so he would kidnap men and women that resembled his 'ma and 'pa. Sor, you were the right height kid! The woman's picture was found in the warehouse... her name is Dawn Rodriguez... the bastard kidnapped her 5 years ago from the airport... Sor, you notice she is your height too? Apparently, the killer had a thing for her... notes were found all around his room about his plan dominate her an' make her his in a year's time. He chose the kid because she's still a virgin, looked like his 'ma and reminded him of his dad... damn these kinds of psychos make me fuckin' sick!" An' that's not the tip of the ice berg, some of the organs of the bodies were missin'... apparently, he ate 'em."

With those words Eisuke spit out his coffee, Baba and Ota were quiet for once and I couldn't stop thinking about how lucky I was to be alive. "Thank you everyone, for saving me." I bow to the guys and they all look at me shocked. "Sor, we could have lost you! Who would continue to draw their gun at me when I get out of line?" I begin to take my gun out of my suit and Baba immediately raises his arms and giggles. "That kid that saved your life Sor... not us, we just showed up... she's got nobody left... that sicko killed her parents once he discovered where they lived... she's an engineer and hell'a bright one..." I sighed as I passed my hand over my wounded area. "I will take care of her Mamoru." I got up and headed to Luke's clinic.

Luke meets me at the clinic to fill me in on Dawn's status. "She's got some color back in her after a few blood transfusions. She'll be okay, she'll just need time to recover, can you take her today? I got some important people coming my way and need the room." I nod and contact Inui to make arrangements for her to be at the penthouse. I then make my way to her room, upon entering I was so shocked to see such a beautiful woman. She had long black hair that trailed down to her waist, beautiful white skin, she truly looked like sleeping beauty, except for the countless bandages all over. The things she must have gone through at the hands of that asshole, I don't even want to know. Before long, I proceed to carry her to my car and take her with me to the Tres Spades. I decide that taking care of her in my room would be easier due to the double beds.

Once we settled at the penthouse, I place as many pillows as I can behind her. When I begin to pull back, her eyes open wide, they looked like beautifully lit emeralds. She gasped and immediately smiled and hugged me tight around my neck, she recognized me. I try to pat her back "it's okay, it's okay, shhhh..." She begins to settle and reclines backward as she winces in pain a little and continues to stare at me. "I'm Soryu Oh, thank you for saving me" I bow to her and she begins to wave her hands in the air trying to stop me, but she does not utter a single word. She reaches out to my hands and holds on to them tightly and then gazes into my eyes, as if she's trying to speak, but no words come out. She gasps as she remembered something important and motioned for a pen and paper to write with. I manage to find a note pad from the night stand and a pen. "Thank you for taking me away from that awful place. I owe you my life" she wrote. I shook my head, "No, you saved me, I owe you. I will help you and take care of you, I promise." She hakes her head, "none of this was your fault Mr. Oh, it was that devil who is to blame. I don't want to be a nuisance. I want to speak again, I just think I'm still scared to talk, I've had to keep quiet for 5 years because he forced me to. I couldn't take the screams of his victims anymore." She sheds a couple of tears and begins to shake after writing that last message. I hug her immediately, something that is uncharacteristic of me, but she's been through hell. "You're staying with me, I will protect you like you did me." I feel her nod in my chest.