I sigh and grab my things, standing up and walking outside the school as the bell rings. "Where are you going Izu-Chan?" I stop, hearing Yuki's voice and I look at him. I bite my lip and don't say anything. "You know we have class right?" I pull my books closer to myself and stare at the ground.

"Where were you planning on going?" He asks another question and I sigh. "T-To w-work." I mumble and he looks displeased, "Izu-Chan. You can't ditch school for work." I tighten my grip on my books and shake my head. "Izu-Chan, I was told you have three jobs. You shouldn't skip school for work."

I bite my lower lip and feel him grab one of my hands. "Come on. Let's go to class." I nod in defeat and let him lead me to class. I can't focus on anything we do in class and know that I'll have to redo my work when I get home. I put my stuff away and Yuki is immediately at my side, "Izu-Chan ready for next class?"

I frown, knowing I won't be able to get him to leave me alone. The rest of the day is with Yuki forcing me to go to my classes and most girls giving me death glares for it.

At the end of the day, I have a ton of work to redo and I can't stop playing with my ring. A nervous habit I picked up from Okaa-San. She did it when she was thinking but I do it when I'm nervous. I frown as Yuki grabs my hand and pulls me out the classroom. "Y-Yuki-Kun..." I mumble and stop, he turns to look at me.

"Yes?" I take a deep breath and look at the ground, "I-I have t-to g-go t-to-." He cuts me off, "you can go Izu-Chan. I just don't want you trying to skip classes." I nod and bow, looking around. I see Tohru heading towards us and I wave at her before turning back to Yuki, "c-can y-you-?" He stops me again with a small smile, "I'll make sure Honda-San gets home alright."

I nod again and bow, turning and running as I hear Tohru near us. I sigh inwardly, 'sorry Imouto but I have to make sure you are okay.'

After work, its 2 a.m and I feel exhausted. I have to get home now, or back to Yuki's house. I start walking, my eyes half lidded and carrying my book bag. "Izu-Chan?" My eyes widen when I see Yuki standing next to me. "Y-Yuki-Kun?" I stutter and he nods, "you must be tired. You didn't even notice me walking next to you."

I nod and look away, embarrassment clear on my features. "S-Sorry..." I mumble, he shakes his head. "It's fine, let's just get you home." I nod and follow him the rest of the way to the house. "You know y-you didn't have t-to come get m-me from work, I-I could've wal-walked home on m-my own..." I stuttered and he smiled a bit at me, "I know Izu-chan but I couldn't allow you to walk alone in the middle of the night like this."

I blushed lightly and nodded, "okay...thank you." I stated softly and looked down at my feet in silence as we walked. After a bit, I opened my mouth to say something, only to be cut off. "Isn't that the girl you said was dancing today?" A voice asked loudly and I stiffened a bit but kept walking with Yuki's encouraging smile for me to ignore them.

"Yeah it is, but Yuki-kun is with her." I heard that same boy's voice from before and trembled slightly. "So what? It's like 7 of us against one of him." I could hear the smirk in the guys voice. "I don't know..." The hesitation almost made me relieved. "Okay, let's do it."

No sooner than the words were spoken, Yuki grabbed my hand. "Izu-chan, run!" He ordered and started pulling me in a random direction. I ran with him as best I could, he was much faster than me but those guys weren't giving up by the looks of it.

Someone grabs my hand and I gasp in shock and slightly pain as I'm yanked back into someone's arms. I struggle, "let m-me g-go...!" I freeze when I feel something cold against my neck. "Now, now Yuki-kun I wouldn't make any sudden movements or this girly may just get hurt." I close my eyes tightly and try to calm my breathing as I feel the knife press harder against my neck.

"No...no...no..not again..." I mumble to myself softly before grabbing the arm holding the knife and turning around, I bite his shoulder harshly and he let's out a scream. "Bitch!" He loosens his grip and I swing my foot back before kicking him full force in his crotch.

He cries out and drops to the ground, holding his self. I back away with tears in my eyes, not looking at his friends who no doubt are in shock. Another hand grabs me and I turn around, only to get caught in Yuki's gaze. "Izu-chan, let's go before he gets back up." I nod in response to his order and he turns and starts to run again.

"Get that bitch!" The guy screamed angrily to his friends, none of which moved after us. I sighed softly as we made it to the safety of the forest and out of sight of those guys.

"Izu-chan how did-?" Yuki had turned around to ask me a question but there was a problem, I hadn't stopped running. I crashed into his chest and he fell to the ground with me on top.

"Izu....chan...?" He mumbled softly, his hand moving to my back as I trembled. "What's wrong Izu-chan? You didn't do anything wrong, in fact it seemed like you knew exactly what to d-." I cut him off and shake my head quickly, looking at him. "D-Don't say th-that.... I-It was j-just a-a guess-." I stuttered out quickly.

He cupped my cheek, "Izu-chan...then why did you say not again?" My face pales slightly and he frowns as more tears fall from my eyes. "Izu-." I shake my head and bury my face into his chest as I cry. "Don't t-tell h-her...d-don't tell T-Tohru...." He nods silently and wraps his arms around me to try and comfort me. I hear a tiny poof, but don't stop crying and I don't open my eyes.

Once I'm slightly calmer and his shirt is soaked, I pull away and blush. Sniffling softly, I rub my already red cheeks and irritate them more. "S-Sorry..." I stuttered out quickly, without opening my eyes so I don't see his look of probable betrayal. "I want to know though...what happened?" He asked softly and I shake my head.

"N-No you d-don't Yuki-kun...." I whisper shakily. "Please..." He mumbled softly and I look at him, my eyes widening. "Y-Yuki-kun y-you-." He cuts me off, "yes...a rat." I blink for a moment at him before slowly nodding. "O-Okay....a r-rat..." He seems to smile as he tilts his little mousy head. "At least you didn't pass out Izu-chan." I stare at him, ignoring his statement.

"Izu-chan?" He calls and I don't answer as I just stare. A sudden poof of smoke and a popping noise, I realize I'm staring straight at a naked Yuki! "A-Ah!" I cover my eyes. "Oh my gosh, what in the world?" I don't even stutter as I stand up and turn away. I feel his arm brush against mine and I squeak, "Izu-chan I'm just grabbing my clothes." He states softly and soon I feel his hand taking mine.

"I'm sorry Izu-chan," he stated softly and the sincerity made me accept it. "It's...it's alright..." I whisper softly and open my eyes, turning to look at him-now dressed thankfully. "Um...explain...please?" I request softly and he purses his lips. "We both explain." I frown at his condition and slowly nod as we walk to his home hand in hand.

End::Chapter 4

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