Tokyo

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"No!" Nero shouted, and turned around. "You." she spat, pointing at Phil. "Watch the house. Do not let ANYONE else in here. Am I understood?" Without waiting for a response, knowing that they would come to her house eventually, Nero grabbed Eze's arm and pulled him after her as she bolted after Alice. "We can't let her stay by herself. They'll be looking for her."

The run to the beach was a long one, and Nero was scared they wouldn't make it. She saw the look in Alice's eyes as the girl left, and it only made her feel horrible. She was nervous about leaving Phil alone, after all, her house was her sancuary... But She needed to get to Alice. "Quickly, now." she called behind her.

Ezekiel had stood back, watching Alice run out of the house. He had no idea why, but he felt as if making a movement to stop her, he might hurt her. It was what she was feeling inside, it made him on edge, incredibly fragile. He could sense her anger, fear, resentment, and it only aggravated his.

Running almost robotically, rain soaked their hair and clothes, but Ezekiel was so busy thinking to himself he hadn't thought about the bike until they were nearly to the beach. "Quickly, now!" Nero called behind her, pulling him out of his stupor. He looked up at her and nodded. Speeding up, it was as if the heightened tension made him lose feeling in his muscles. While they should have been worn down, they ran faster, and while they should have been chilled to the bone, the raindrops rolled off of them like nothing.

Up ahead, finally, Ezekiel could see a small but frightening figure with captives... obviously government lackies that had underestimated her. "Nero.." Ezekiel jerked his head in their direction, keeping a determined eye on them. "Alice!"

Phil stood there for a few moments stupified...it had all happened so fast. He was incredibly worried about Alice, but he didn't dare defy Nero. He had cheated death twice already today, he didn't want to push his luck. Sighing heavily, he simply took one of the kitchen knives and sat down on the floor. Nero didn't want anybody coming in, and he was going to make sure they didn't. If anyone tried to force their way in, he would kill them. After all, if the bastards got a hold of him he'd probably be dead within 48 hours, so it really was fair game. Wouldn't be the first time he'd stabbed someone either. Closing his eyes, he simply sat there turning over all the scant information he had been able to find on the Diclonii. Meanwhile he played about with the knife, spinning it between his fingers. He wondered if Nero would mind if he smoked indoors, he could do with a ciggy right now. But he knew it was better to wait and ask than try it and see. And so wait he did, sitting in the middle of the floor in the now empty house, thunder and rain the only audible noise. He hoped everything would be ok...

Alice looked at Nero and Ezekiel for a moment before turning her attention back to the shaking man that was trying to take her back to the place, she came from, She smirked at the scene for a minute before frowning, at the sound of his walkie-talkie. She looked at it, as one of her vectors picked it up slowly, to hear a man at the other end, trying to tell the frighten man ways to defeat her. Alice placed it next to her mouth "Sorry but I don't plan on going back there" She took it away from her mouth, and shoved it in the mans mouth, chocking him with it. She pulled her vectors back and walked over to her friends, before passing out on the ground, her vectors protecting her from the rain that was falling down.

Nero looked over at the scene of murder, the smell of human blood thick in the air. Her eyes flashed with something, but she didn't say what. She picked up the small girl, cradling her against her, and took a deep breath. She turned back to Ezekiel. "Let's just... get her back..." she murmured, her eyes filled worry. Silently, she began walking back towards her home, using her vectors to help ease the girl's weight on her arms.

During the walk home, Nero couldn't help but wonder what exactly had set the girl off. If it was the storm, then they needed to be prepared. However, Alice had looked so sweet before, and the conditions that she had left the men in didn't seem fitting. Nero closed her eyes briefly, wondering what they were getting themselves into. She realized that it didn't matter... After all, she had made a vow to keep Alice safe. Nothing was going to get in the way of that.

Alice continued to sleep, as her mind played though all the murders she has committed. Alice could feel her once cold body, turn warm again,before opening her eyes and looking up to see someone, Alice couldn't really tell who the person was but, she smiled slightly thinking of her mother, when she use to pick her up the same way "Mama" Alice said softly before closing her now pale pink eyes and falling asleep in Nero's arms again. Every time the sound of thunder crashed through the dark clouded sky, Alice would cringe or shutter slightly, becoming slightly afraid of it.