“You don’t understand Tasuki,” Kyoko searched her friend’s face as if putting it to memory. She had been right in never letting him come here… he was the last person in the world she would ever want to get hurt because of her. She tried once again to jerk away from him and was surprised by his strength.
Tasuki’s grip tightened as he gritted his teeth. “That’s the second time you’ve said that. What don’t I understand Kyoko?”
The tinkling got louder and some of the guests slowly started to stand.
“Please Tasuki,” she whimpered, wishing he would just let her run away.
There was a loud crash and Kyoko yelped in surprise when one of the overhead chandeliers fell just inches from Tasuki’s standing position. If he had been standing where he was sitting just moments before…
“Don’t you underst
