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I froze in shock.

What the hell!?!

I don't know what to do but this guy in front of me is HUGE.

He has long chocolate brown hair which he tied in a ponytail. Some strands of that long hair is covering his fierce eyes which can make anyone tremble just by looking at them. His tall muscular frame is terrifyingly intimidating. He looks like he's capable of swallowing me whole. It seems every guy's aiming for 6'5" these days, because this guy just passed that. He's the correct description of Goliath's junior brother. How the heck am I gonna help Dianne talkless of myself.

"Uh-uh s-s-sir, w-why" I stammer but pause and grab unto courage

I clear my throat.

"What, I mean why are you here? What do you want?" I say, my voice wavering.

The gigantic man smiled at me. Even his smile is freaky.

"Well young girl, I'm sorry to terrify you but my master needs you." He pauses

"But he figured out that you wouldn't freely come with a stranger seeing that you seem to have your self-defense in control" he said as he pointed at the baseball bat I was holding.

"So, he suggested we uhm 'pick you up' without any interference of course. You know, from the guards or from...you."

"Forget about me, what does Dianne have to do with any of this?"

"Oh, obviously you dont put a fishing rod in the water without putting bait on the hook and expect to catch fish, it just doesn't work that way. If I didn't take someone you care about or someone we think you care about hostage, you wouldn't have come out. Even if you didn't know her from anywhere, with your caring heart, you obviously won't put the life of someone on the line, plus it seems you focus too much on putting everyone and everything before you. Hm, consideration can weigh one down, but if I were to give you advice, master will have my head."

I look at this guy like he's crazy. Of course he is! From the way he spoke, it seemed as if him and his master and anyone concerned looked like they...watch me. It's too freaky to even process. But he said think meaning he wasn't sure Dianne was someone I cared about talkless of knew. But he does seem to have a lot of info about me. Obviously he wont tell me more things he knows about me. Judging by his face, he looks more like a secretive person, even the way he smoothly entered the house unnoticed. Also, he wouldn't risk doing anything stupid because it seems to "anger his master" or whatever.

There's no room for brawn, I have to use my brain. No problem. I think too much anyways...now what am I gonna do with this guy?

Just then, in a quick flurry of movements, the door blasts open and several bulky men race upstairs. I make a sharp turn looking at the man in front of me, hoping my head wont snap off in the process. He looks at me with narrowed eyes. And just like that, he recklessly drops Dianne on the ground and picks me up like I weigh nothing. He does the unexpected.

He crashes out from the window. But the large window isn't open. Won't he bleed from all the glass on his body? I dont think he cares anyways. He has a mission.

We are welcomed with the beautiful outside. We land heavily on the lawn, seeing that we jumped from a really high place. He begins to run towards some near bushes.

Obviously for camouflage

He patiently listens to his surroundings.  Where any particular noise is coming  from. But all I can think about is Dianne and her wellbeing.

I should've acted out! Ugh! I'm so useless, I couldn't even help someone right in front of me. Dianne..

I hear a crack from behind. It seems this guy didn't hear it.

Ugh, he never even had the time for introductions. No one with the intention of protecting someone would sneak up from behind. What to do?

I act without thinking

I can hear the person's footsteps

From my tangled crouching position, I slowly stand, turn around with my arm and balled fists, therefore giving the person a backhanded hit. The gigantic man looked at me in shock; probably shocked that I did that without precautions and the fact that he didn't notice the person.

I don't know why I did that. I just feel...subject to this man. Like...he's...protecting me. I dont know.

"Do you mind telling me your name? So that when they're more people coming without your knowledge, it'll be a lot easier to contact you"

He narrowed his eyes.

"Watch that mouth of yours. And dont underestimate what Leonardo can do." He said as he also stood to his full height.

Did he just introduce himself in the third person?...cool.

"Be on guard Kim, we're the good guys and we dont want to hurt you."

I dont even know how to feel about this. What do they want from me? How am I so special?

"I know you're confused but I'm in no place to give you information on all this but I'll tell you this. We've been looking for you." He said.

Looking for me? Who?

I hear rustling from behind us.

"Duck!"

I go down low and hear a sickening crush. Like someone eating chicken bones or crushing a stone.

Disgusting. Is this man- I mean Leonardo- human? Who gives ferocious punches like that.

*Clap* *Clap* *Clap *

Someone's...clapping. And it's so slow.

"Well done Leonardo."

Such a familiar voice indeed.

"So, do you want to explain what you're doing here and why you're with my prize?

Prize? What am I? Some kind of medal or trophy?

"A pleasure to meet you...again Alec. I planned on coming here unnoticed but it seems that isn't working out. Wanna talk about it over a cup of tea?"

"I admire your humour, but this isn't funny. Why does er...he want her?"

"You bastard! Dont act like you don't know the reason for my appearance! I've come to take her to her rightful place and you know it! Even though I do agree to not mention the name of the boss so openly."

They obviously mean they cant mention this "boss's" name in front of me. But why?

"Bastard? Now what was that for? I wasn't outright rude to you now was I?"

"Whatever you snake. It'll be better if you just let us go with ease than cause commotion with a fight." Leo snarled.

"What?!? You must be delusional if you think I'm letting you leave alive and go with her to that bastard of a man!"

"Dont call my boss such!!!" He said as he ran up towards Alec with a balled fist.

Alec dodged the punch swiftly. He threw his own punch at Leo but Leo dodged it with ease.

People started to troop in.

Reinforcements?

Others came from the house and basically everywhere. Now this is a war.

Some comes at me from behind. Wrong choice. I turn around and lunge a kick at him. He flops to the ground in a useless way. I turn a notice more guys heading my direction. You know in all those crazy Japanese movies that the person just fights like crazy and everyone just dies or whatever. Yup, I think I have connections with Japanese people.

Just then, someone pushes me to the ground and pulls out a gun.

Oh no.

*BANG*

But there's no pain. I open my eyes only to see a smiling Leo in front of me.

He-he t-t-took the hit for me.

"I swore on my life that'll I'll protect you no matter what."

I let out a sob and felt a tear slowly trickle down my face. Why?

Someone grabs me from behind.

"Let go you bastard!!"

"Stop struggling kid. The more you do, the more I get pissed." The ugly person said through gritted teeth as he dragged me back into the house.

"Leo! Leo noooo!!" I cried as I gradually get further away from him.

My mind gets all cloudy and my whole world's spinning.

Leo...

And I black out.

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