"What gave you that idea?" I said as I answered the mechanism on my wall. "You baka. What are you doing, calling now?" I whispered furiously.

"My dear, dear Koku-chan. Why must you be so harsh?"

Oh, who are they?" The boy asked, pointing to the group behind me.

"Kodoku, who is he?" Tezuka asked commanding. I froze visibly.

"I see now. You haven't told them yet, have you, Koku-denka?"

"God damnit! I told you to stop that, baka-sempai!" I yelled, temporarily forgetting that the Seigaku team was behind me.

"Koku-chan, who is he?" Kaidoh demanded.

"K-Kaoru-nii... he's umm..."

"I'm her boyfriend!" Kiyo said quickly. Kaidoh glared at the image of him on the wall.

"And how old are you?" Oishi questioned, gathering the other boys as they surrounded me. Kaidoh looked super-pissed.

"He's 22, Oishi." I sighed. This was not going to go well..

"What?!" 'Not good at all. I just, wait, no, Kiyoshi just pissed off 9 over-protective, tennis-plaing,buff teenage boys. That doesn't sound good.' I looked at the regulars glaring at him. 'Nope, not good at all. Oh god, Kaoru-nii, I think he's gonna massacre Kiyoshi until nothing's left!'

"Umm, guys. This isn't what it.."

"You baka! Stay away from her!"

"Go away already!"

"Leave her alone, nya!"

I sighed. "Shut the fuck up already!" I screamed. The boys stopped yelling and looked at me. "Just shut up, don't say anything. Kiyoshi is not my boyfriend, he's just a friend. He's my partner. And yes, he is 22." I said very loudly.

"Partner, for what, nya?" Eiji brought up. Now the boys were looking at me and glaring at Kiyo.

"Well, Koku-chan, you have a lot of explaining to do. I think I'll be over in half an hour. I expect you to have told them by then. Ja." Kiyo's voice rang out as the screen went blank. The regulars turned to me expectantly.

"Kaidoh Amaya Kodoku! What do you have to say for yourself!?" Kaidoh hissed at me. I glared.

"For one, sit down and stop yelling." The boys promptly sat on the floor, minus Tezuka and Inui, who sat on the couch. "Okay, so that was Nagakawa Kiyoshi. I met him when I moved to Transylvania. He was walking around a museum. I asked him what he was doing, and he told me that he was checking out the security. Of course, being eight, I idn't understand. So he told me to follow him, so I did. Once we were seated at his house, he told me all about thieves. His stories of operations, plans, and robberies fascinated me. he said that he had a test for me. It was a physical test, and I passed with flying colors."

"What was it for?" Inui interrupted, scribbling away in his notebook.

"You'll see. Anyway, Kiyo said that I had a lot of potential. Fow what? To be a thief. Captivated by the stories he told me, I said that I wanted to be a thief. Kiyo just helped that dream come true."

"Wait, you're a thief. Stop joking, nya." Eiji scolded me. I stood straight.

"I am not lying. Would you like proof?" They nodded. Well, Inui and Tezuka didn't. Tezuka was too cool for that, and Inui was too busy writing in his notebook. I turned around and lifted up my shirt. There was a huge scar running from my right shoulder blade to the left side of my lower back. The boys blushed, but stared nonetheless.

"Koku-chan..." Kaidoh said warningly.

"Okay, okay. It's from a mission a few months ago. I slipped up, and, well, let's just say that encounters with red lasers aren't fun." I dropped my shirt, and turned to face them once again. I was met with the red face of Momo. 'Pervert.' "Need any more proof?"

Almost simultaneously all the regulars shook their heads. A knock sounded at the door.

"Kiyo's here." I ran over and answered the door. I An unfamliliar face was in my sight.

"Hello, Koku-chan."

"I'm sorry, do I now you? How do you know my name?"

"I'm hurt that you don't remember me, my poor wittle Koku-chan."

I stiffened. Kiyo appeared behind him. "Kiyo!" Kiyo pushed his way past the man.

"Koku-chan, who's that, nya?" Eiji pointed to the other man. My eyes narrowed.

"Takanori, get out of here." I growled. Kiyo turned to him.

"You are the bastard that hurt Koku-chan."

"Ah, I'm so lad you remember me, Kodoku. I've waited five years for you to return. I'm so happy you finally came back." he said as he forcefully pulled me against him. Tezuka, Fuji, Oishi, Eiji, Inui, Oishi, Taka, Momo, even Ryoma all stepped up.

"Leave her."

"Get out." Tezuka commanded fiercely. I guess this was out of character for him, because the boys gaped at him. Pushing it to the side, they looked at Takanori again. But this time, in those few moments, Takanori had roughly froced me to kiss him.

"Just as obedient and sweet as ever, Koku-chan." he murmured in my ear. I shivered in fear.

"H-how..?"

"I'll be watching you." Takanori vanished as I sunk to the ground. Once the reality of the situation set in, harsh, dry sobs wracked my small frame. Kaidoh came over and engulfed me in a hug. I buried my face in his neck, crying my eyes out. I couldn't believe that he finally came back.

"Kodoku?" Oishi asked unsurely. I recieved a small hug from him. As did the others, except Tezuka and Inui. Kiyo came over to me last.

"Koku-chan, I'm so sorry." Kiyo whispered, hugging me tightly, his face in my neck. I rubbed his back.

"Please don't blame yourself. It's my fault he-" I was cut off by the phone ringing. I picked it up. "Moshi-moshi?" I put it on speaker phone before anyone answered.

"I'm watching you."

I hung up immediately. Cries sounded throughout the room. "Why won't he leave me alone?" I asked, hugging myself. Eiji came over and held me. I cried myself to sleep in his arms.

"What to do now, nya?" Eiji turned to Kaidoh. Kaidoh took a glance at my sleeping form. He gently wiped away some of the remaining tears. Kaidoh walked off into another room, where the boys followed him. Eiji laid me down on my bed.

Fuji called for a conference.

"Kodoku isn't going to get any peace from him any time soon. So we need to stay with her at all times.