Seimei let out a scream as he felt his bone rip out of his arm. He drew his hand away from Ritsuka and glared at Soubi, cradling his injury.

"I didn't order you to hurt me. You are a disobedient fighter, so you must be punished." Seimei said, his voice laced with hatred. Soubi froze as the scars on his neck began to feel like they were burning. Seimei, despite the overwhelming pain he felt, smirked at Soubi, an evil idea crossing his mind.

"If you don't want me to take his ears…"

Soubi gulped.

"…then you take them, right here, right now. That's an order." Seimei said, not bothering to stop his arm from bleeding. Soubi stood still, not making any effort to move. Seimei narrowed his eyes at him as he felt the temperature around them drop. Ritsuka was still sobbing silently behind them.

"Take his ears." Seimei ordered, his voice low and menacing. Soubi felt like he couldn't breathe. The beloved scars on his neck were suffocating him. Ritsuka looked at Soubi, confident that Soubi wouldn't hurt him. Soubi brought his head up and took an uneasy step toward his sacrifice. Ritsuka felt his heart drop into his stomach as he saw Soubi advance toward him. He started to thrash around in the chains, digging the cuffs into his wrists, making them bleed.

"N-no, Soubi! Don't…please! I'm not ready!" Ritsuka pleaded. Soubi put a gentle hand on Ritsuka's shoulder and a look of hurt passed through his eyes as he saw Ritsuka flinch away at his touch.

"I thought y-you loved m-me…" Ritsuka sobbed, his head bowed in defeat. Soubi hugged him softly, carefully avoiding his injuries. Ritsuka's body was shaking violently. Ritsuka sobbed as he felt Soubi's breathe on his neck. Soubi grasped the chains holding Ritsuka and in one swift movement, shattered them into little pieces. He caught Ritsuka as he fell, shaking to badly to stand on his own feet. Soubi took off his purple coat and wrapped the naked and shivering Ritsuka up in his coat. Seimei watched, an evil smile forming on his face.

"Are you sure you want to do that?" He glared at Soubi, who met his gaze evenly. Soubi walked briskly to Seimei and grasped his neck and hoisted him in the air, his piercing blue eyes sharp as ice.

"You hurt my Ritsuka." He said, his voice low.

"He is my Ritsuka. And you are nothing but a plaything to me. I know what happened to you in your past. Do you really want to end up like Ritsu? Do you want to follow in his footsteps?" This seemed to get to Soubi, his grip loosening a little from guilt. Seimei took this opportunity to use his good hand to grab Soubi's neck.

"He is my little brother, and I will live alone with him and make sure he sees and depends on no one else but me…forever." Seimei tightened his grip on Soubi's neck until he could see little blotches of white in the corners of his eyes. His arms went limp as he slowly closed his eyes.

"NO!" Ritsuka ran to Seimei and body slammed him with all his might, causing Seimei to fall over, releasing Soubi from his grasp. Ritsuka ran over to Soubi and tried to get him up. Seimei got to his feet and advanced toward Ritsuka slowly. Ritsuka moved in front of Soubi, protecting him.

"You shouldn't have done that, Ritsuka." He warned. Ritsuka glared up at him.

"You are not my brother. I hate you."

"Soubi is my possession; he does not belong to you like I belong to you, Ritsuka." Ritsuka gritted his teeth.

"Soubi is NOT just something someone can posess! He is a person, he is my fighter, and I love him!" Ritsuka screamed back, gasping as he felt something move from underneath him. He blinked, and in a flash, Soubi was on Seimei, hands around his throat. Ritsuka watched in horror as Soubi bent Seimei's limbs back until he heard the sickening crunch of bones. Once all of his limbs had been broken, Soubi stood up, his shirt bloody. He looked at Ritsuka with tears streaming down his face. He stumbled over to Ritsuka in a daze.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry…" he kept repeating, sobbing into the sixth graders shoulder. Ritsuka hugged Soubi back as he took out Soubi's cell phone from his jacket pocket. He dialed 911

"Hello. There has been an accident. Please send an ambulance immediately." He took the phone and put it back in his pocket. He took Soubi's face in his hands and kissed him. This obviously took Soubi by surprise because his eyes were wide and he couldn't form a sentence. Ritsuka smiled at him, flinching as Soubi's hand grazed over an injury Seimei inflicted. Soubi, his protective instincts kicking in, picked Ritsuka up bridal style and turned his back to the bleeding Seimei.

"S-Soubi, you are my property!" Seimei screamed at him. Soubi turned his head slightly to give him an empty stare.

"I belong to Ritsuka, and no one else."

"We need to get you to a hospital." Soubi said, turning his attention back to Ritsuka. He began walking out of the school building, heading to the hospital. Ritsuka smiled and buried his face deep into the crook of Soubi's neck, feeling safe. He slowly drifted off to sleep in the arms of his fighter.