Republic City University

[Little]

Yume took a deep breath. "Tikin. S'Yume. IS Eri there? Did she tell you Nipo was missing? We found him. He's in bad shape."

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NIpo closed his eyes and gave Tahno's hand a squeeze. "Do....this."

[Purple-Cat-Princess]

Tikin frowned, "Yes, she's in her room. She didn't. What?"

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Tahno squeezed his hand back, "That?"

[Little]

Nipo shook his head painfully. He brought his hand up and motioned. "This...." He frowned. "Get....involved...me..with..." He shook his head. He quit.

***

Yume frowned. "TIkin. Nipo was kidnapped by a pimp. I don't know what he did to him...all I know is that's he was naked bloody and almost dead. I need her to come look at him"

[Purple-Cat-Princess]

Tahno frowned, bringing Nipo's hand toward him and kissing it lightly, "You need to rest Nipo. I'm sorry we left you there so long..."

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Tikin nodded, "I'll get her." He held the phone down and called, "Eri! You're crazy boyfriend needs you!"

Eri shouted back, "Did they find him?!"

Tikin called, "Yeah! He's on the phone!"

Eri opened her door, "You need to drive me there!"

[Little]

Nipo looked at him. "...Love....you, Tahno."

***

Bolu frowned. "What happened?"

[Purple-Cat-Princess]

Tahno closed his eyes, pressing Nipo's knuckles to his lips again, "I know Nipo. I love you too."

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Eri pulled on her jacket, in a pair of flannel pants and a thin tank top, having intended on spending the rest of the day shut up in her room, "In short Nipo got kidnapped and they just got him and now I need to go. There's no telling how bad he is."

[Little]

Nipo smiled slightly. He closed his eyes and went to sleep.

Yume frowned as he leaned against the door. "Did he say anything?" He asked just walkingin.

****

Tikkin hurried out the door. He looked at Eri. "Something about a pimp?!"

[Purple-Cat-Princess]

Tahno set his other hand over Nipo's, "Nothing important."

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Eri nodded, grabbing her shoes, "Yes, we stopped at a... whorehouse... to look for him. They must have found him there."

[Little]

Yume nodded. He walked over looking down at his brother. He pushed his hair back from his face. He frowned and moved over pulling out a blanket to put over his brother. Once he spread it out and was certain he was just sleeping- he looked at Tahno. "You need to go put powder or something on."

****

Tikkin blinked. "YOU...went to a whorehouse?"

[Purple-Cat-Princess]

Tahno nodded, standing up. "I'm glad he's alright..."

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Eri paused, "No. I sat in the car. Yume and Tahno went in, we can talk about this on the way you know."

[Little]

Yume frowned. "He's not out of the woods yet." He couldn't get the picture out of his mind. That man with his hands around his brother's neck. NIpo...chained to the headboard.

****

Tikin blinked. "Oh... right." He ran over and opened the door. After she was in he got in as well and took off.

[Purple-Cat-Princess]

Tahno walked to the bathroom, pinching the bridge of his nose, "Nipo..."

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Eri zipped up her jacket, trying to retain some sense of modesty going out in her night clothes. "Thank you Tikin."

[Little]

The mirror shown back at him- exposing three purple marks over his neck.

Yume sat down next to his brother. He took his hands ans started unwrapping the bandages.

****

Tikin nodded. "Yeah. It's okay. I thought you didn't like NIpo anymore though?"

[Purple-Cat-Princess]

Tahno flipped his collar up hoping that could do it, then frowned, "D*mn."

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Eri sighed, "It's not his fault, and it's not Tahno's either."

[Little]

Yume cringed when he saw his hands. He shook his head and sighed.

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Tikin shrugged. "If yous y so. What are you going to do to help though?"