Protector

Chapter 5

It had been three days since Hiro's encounter with the mysterious figure and he was still worried about Gogo and the others. He spent as much time as he could with Gogo and that time was the only time the thought of everyone in danger seemed to slip to the back of his mind. Watching Gogo get better always made Hiro smile, soon she would be out of the hospital and back in the nerd lab.

He currently was at the hospital, sitting next to Gogo as usual as they talked about what Gogo was going to do when she was able to leave.

"First thing I'm gonna do is go drive around the city."

Hiro gave her a questionable look, "Really, that's what you want to do first?"

She nodded, "Hiro, just because I was in a wreck doesn't mean it'll happen again."

He shrugged, "I guess but I still think it's a bad idea."

She smirked, "Don't worry I'll be extra careful."

"I know it's just…"

"Just what?"

He just shook his head and smiled, "Never mind, hey how about once you're out we can get some dinner to celebrate and I'll pay this time."

"But I didn't get to take you out last time."

He shrugged, "I think we can make an exception."

She gave a soft chuckle as she took a hold of his hand, "Thanks Hiro."

He nodded and pulled his hand away from hers when he heard his phone vibrate.

"Hold on, I bet that's Aunt Cass wondering where I am."

"You did tell her you were coming here right?"

"Yeah I did but she wanted me home early today, she's been acting weird for the past couple of days."

"Did you talk to her?"

He shook his head, "No, I bet she's just spooked because of the latest horror movie she watched."

Hiro's face turned pale as he saw the picture attached to the text. The picture was of Aunt Cass with duck tape on her mouth and someone holding a knife against her throat. The text below said: Better get home soon!

"Hiro are you alright?"

He shoved his phone into his pocket and darted towards the door.

"Hiro!?"

He suddenly stopped and turned back, "Listen Gogo, I need to go, Aunt Cass is in trouble!"

Before Gogo could respond Hiro had darted out of the room and out the building.

Once he got home he darted through the front door, the house was dark and the only light that could be shown was from the closed curtains on the window. Hiro looked around cautiously as he took a step inside. He didn't see anything out of the normal, no knocked down furniture, no broken vases, no blood on the floor, nothing.

"Don't move sweetie, unless you want to get hurt."

He froze when he felt a hand cover his mouth and felt a knife against his throat. The voice was female and Hiro could see her pale white hands with teal blue nails. She guided him up the stairs into the kitchen were Hiro saw Aunt Cass tied up in a chair with duck-tape. Standing behind her was a woman.

She had long messy violet dyed hair with red eyes, she wore a purple tank-top with an open black hoodie over it, she had jean shorts and black combat boots, and on her legs there were metal wires that trailed up to her lower thigh. She smiled at Hiro and rested her hand on the back of Aunt Cass's chair.

"Hello Hiro, I'm glad to see that you were able to make it in time."

The woman holding Hiro let go of his mouth so he was able to respond, "Let go of her or else."

"Or else what? What can you possibly do to me? You're just a child; I could take you down in a second."

Hiro growled, "You would really put all my friends and family in danger just because you want me to leave this freaking city?"

"It's a little more complicated than that."

"How so?"

She shrugged, "Well let's just say my sister and I had something planned and you and your friends would get in the way. Since you're the leader we had to take you out first."

"That doesn't really answer my question."

"She's very bad when it comes to that," the girl holding Hiro said with a giggle.

"Shut up," the other hissed she then grabbed a butcher knife and laid it against Aunt Cass's throat.

"N-No stop!" Hiro yelped as Aunt Cass whimpered.

"S-Sis, maybe we should-"

"What did I tell you earlier?" the other questioned as she roughly grabbed Aunt Cass's hair.

"You told me to hold the boy and not get in the way."

"Exactly, hence shut it and hold him."

Hiro looked up at the girl who was holding him, her hair was long and dyed teal that was pulled up into loose pigtails, her skin was as white as ghosts, her eyes were blue and she wore dark smoky eye shadow. The girl bit her pink lip gloss covered lip as she wrapped her arm around Hiro's shoulders.

The girl with the blade to Aunt Cass's throat started to deepen it. Aunt Cass whimpered again and tried to hold back tears of pain and fear. Hiro suddenly felt a burst of anger charge through him and he darted towards the woman. She smirked and flung him onto the floor, he hissed him pain as his back slammed against the wooden floor boards. She walked over to him and picked him up by the collar of his shirt.

"Such a brave little boy," she cooed, "How about we make a deal?"

Aunt Cass shook her head rapidly; the woman sighed and looked towards her sister.

"Hit her."

"W-What?"

"Hit her."

"B-but sis-"

"You've done this before, hit her!"

The teal haired girl frowned and looked down at Aunt Cass; she took a deep breath and did as she was told. Hiro could see tears fall from Aunt Cass's eyes as she looked down at the floor.

"Whatever your offer is I'll do it as long as you leave my friends and family alone."

She eyed him curiously and then smiled, "Very well then," she then turned to her sister, "Take him out to the car, I'll be there in a second."

Her sister nodded and took Hiro from her, they walked down the stairs and Hiro could see the other woman hit Aunt Cass over the head and undo the duck-tape. The teal haired girl led him into the car and sat in the backseat with him. She pulled out a 9mm pistol and aimed it at him; he stared at her and noticed that she seemed as if she was worried about something.

The other woman soon joined them and put the keys in the ignition. Hiro looked at her and swallowed hard.

"So where are we going?"

She just smirked, "It's a surprise."

Well here's a little longer chapter for you all I hope you enjoyed it, ^^. Comments are always helpful and thanks for reading. :)