~A/N: enough with the Yakuza! Time to get another enemy up in here! Oh, btw, this is a slightly graphic chapter. Only slightly.~

  I told Sam everything the next day. And Taurtis. And Grian. Literally everything. They were all shocked. Taurtis didn't believe the part about Sam at first.

"Let me get this straight," he said. "You're my younger sister, Sam becomes a crazed maniac twice a lifetime, and one of the only was to stop him is to kill him?"

"Yes," I said.

"I'm right here you know," Sam said.

"We know. And I'm not going to let you die. Ever."

"What should we do?" Grian asked.

"What my father said. Although, it will be dangerous. It's the only way."

"It isn't really," Grian whispered.

"Excuse me? Are you serious? Come on, Grian! I thought Taurtis was going to be the one who said that! You? Really?" I gave a big sigh.

"Hey!" Taurtis said. "I am offended."

"And I am not impressed." I gave Grian a look. He did his little 'Sorry-I-didn't-mean-to' face, but I just rolled my eyes.

"Sam? You're thoughts?"

"I-I don't know," he said. "This, this is crazy! But it's got to be true." He looked in my eyes. "I know you wouldn't lie."

"Not to you," I said.

We walked to the park (yes, it was after school). We sat down on the benches. Or at least, they did. I walked over to the tall tree behind the slide. I leaned against it. So much was happening right now. I felt like I could break down any second.

"Hello Chrissy," a female voice said. I looked up. Yuki was standing a few feet away, holding a knife.

"What do you want Yuki?" I asked, tiredness in my voice. "A 'Thank you' for what you did yesterday? Yeah...no."

"No, I just wanted to talk to you." She walked closer until she was right in my face. "I know you're father isn't going by the plan anymore, but I am."

"What plan?"

"Well, after Taurtis picked Chan that one day, I was supposed to win Sam's heart. So that we could kill him. But it seems you've already done that."

"My father knows I actually love Sam. Unlike you. I would never kill him. Or do anything to hurt him."

"Oh, but you've already done that. Don't you know? He's breaking down inside. After what you told him about himself, he thinks he's a monster."

"You're making this up."

"Am I? Tell me Chrissy." She raised her knife until it was centimeters above my head (A/N: There. I used metric for all non-North Americans out there). She smiled a devilish smile. Then she backed off.

"I'll get you one day Chrissy," she said. "And I'll kill you're precious bunny boy."

I walked away. I didn't want any part of her.

"Yuki is insane," I told myself. "Don't listen to her." I walked over to Sam and sat down beside him.

"I'm sorry I had to break it to you," I said. "It should've been someone close to you, like a family member. I feel horrible."

"Don't," he said, lifting my head. I met his eyes. The brown orbs were filled with sorrow, but now also with love. It made me smile thinking about how much he cared for me.

"I'd rather it be you than anyone else," he said. "Not even Taurtis." We shared a small kiss.

"Are you sure I didn't...do something wrong?" I asked.

"How? It was the best way you could tell me without making it awkward. Taurtis and Grian were there."

"Yeah..."

~

We started to leave soon after. It was getting dark. I took a turn while I waved goodbye to my friends. I walked down the alley, which was a shortcut to get to my house. I didn't even realize who was there until I nearly bumped into her.

"Yuki?" I said. "What're you doing here?"

"Look, it's Chrissy...all alone." She had her knife out and was smiling maliciously. "Nobody to protect her. Not even scrawny ole' bunny boy."

"Yuki, you're insane. Calm. Down."

"How can I? You're getting in the way of my plans. Question is, should I kill you now, or wait and watch you suffer through the death of Sam?" She moved forward. I stepped backward. I bumped into a wall.

"No where to run, no where to hide," Yuki said, coming even closer. "No one to stop me, from making you die." She raised her knife. I had no time to react. I screamed. My left shoulder now had Yuki's knife sticking out if it. I crumpled to the ground. Yuki pulled out the knife, and I screamed more.

"I couldn't let it sit there," she said. "I'm going to need this later." With that, she ran off.

My vision started to go blurry. I heard running. Someone gasped. Someone screamed. Three figures were in front of me. One got down, and I recognized his voice. Sam.

"Oh my gosh," he said. "Chrissy...Grian, call 911. NOW!"

One of the figures hastily pulled out his phone and dialed the number. He started talking, but I couldn't hear him clearly. Before I went out, I heard Sam whisper, "Stay with me Chrissy. Please."

~A/N: annnnd it's official. Queen of Italics~