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Worth	By : Valisilwen Category: +S to Z > Saint Beast Views: 1336 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Saint Beast, nor the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

Chapter List
- 1-Worth
- 2-Confrontation
- 3-Attack
- 4-Almost Escape
- 5-Pain
- 6-Return
- 7-Explanation
- 8-Truth
- 9-Comfort
- 10-Love
- 11-End?
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From the safety of the dense shadows of the trees, a pair of cold, ice blue eyes watched the interaction between the two angels. The eyes narrowed in fury at every intimate touch between the two, and when they kissed...it took everything the owner of those eyes had not to give himself away.

Only when the two Saint Beasts finally took off did the watcher detach himself from the shadows, glaring after the retreating figures as they grew smaller and smaller. It infuriated him to know that the silver-haired angel, Ruka, would touch Rei's soft, lithe body the way he himself had been denied the opportunity to do. He had never liked it when one of his toys was taken away from him, and he liked it even less when it was taken by someone else.

Stheno allowed himself a small smile. Well, this time, he would get what he desired, no matter who tried to stand in his way. Though it may take a while before his efforts were fruitful, with the help of a few new...allies, he had already taken steps to ensure that that beautiful angel would be his. He would get his toy back, and then...the real fun would begin.

Ruka sighed, leaning against the railing of the balcony and staring out into the black, diamond encrusted sky, the nearly full moon illuminating the landscape with a breathtaking, ethereal glow.

The sight, which was usually so soothing to him, did nothing to calm Ruka's frantic mind now. No matter what he did, Ruka could not banish the images of what his beautiful angel had gone through from his mind. And, no matter how many times the scenes replayed themselves in his head, Ruka still felt the same white hot fury that he'd felt earlier that day spread throughout his body.

Hearing a muffled sound from behind him, Ruka turned around and walked back into his chamber, quietly walking over to the small figure that lay asleep on his bed.

Rei was laying on his left side, one arm draped across his small waist while the other lay on his pillow up by his face. His long, shiny purple hair flowed out behind his body, though a few stands hung across his face, which was turned towards Ruka.

Ruka smiled lovingly as he brushed away those few errant strands. He could not believe how heart-breakingly beautiful his angel looked when he was asleep. While Rei was an amazing beauty when he was awake, to be sure, when he was asleep he practically radiated purity and innocence, and as he watched him lie there, dreaming peacefully, Ruka felt himself fall even more in love with this radiant creature in his bed.

Ruka bent down and placed a soft kiss on Rei's forehead before silently exiting the room. While he had been the one who had insisted Rei stay in his room that night, claiming that he didn't want to let the smaller angel out of his sight, he knew he wouldn't be able to sleep when he was this keyed up. So instead, he decided to pay a visit to the library of Heaven's Palace. After all, Ruka needed to figure out just one would go about killing another angel, and how he could make the process as painful as possible.

As he was sitting at one of the many tables in the library, his head bent over a book on Human torture techniques, he became aware of someone's footsteps coming towards him. Not even bothering to look up from his book, he asked casually, "What are you doing up at this hour, Yuda?"

Yuda smiled, though tried to sound stern as he replied, "I could ask you the same question, Ruka. It is rare to find you awake at this hour, and even rarer to find you in the library. May I ask what has so absorbed your attention that it cannot wait until morning?"

Ruka looked up at Yuda, his face blank as he turned the cover of his book so that Yuda could read the title. Yuda's smile faltered, and he sighed. "Ruka, you can't do this."

"I'm sure I have no idea what you're referring to," Ruka said blandly, looking back down at his book.

Yuda sighed again. "Ruka, I know you're angry about what happened to Rei, but you can't—,"

"Angry?" Ruka said, once again looking up from his book. Though his tone was calm, Yuda could sense the fury burning below the surface. "You think I'm angry, Yuda?" Ruka closed his book and stood up, glaring at his best friend. "Because if that's what you're worried about, then rest assured, I'm not angry. I'm murderous."

Yuda actually felt a thrill of fear go down his spine at the look in his friend's eyes. "I know, Ruka. And it's alright to feel that way," Yuda said as he walked around the table and laid a hand on his friend's shoulder. "But you can't act blindly upon those feelings. It will only lead you to do something you will later regret for the rest of your life."

Ruka stared down at the table, his fists clenched, and didn't respond. So Yuda continued, "I understand, Ruka. I know what you must be feeling now, but—,"

"Oh, do you?" Ruka snarled, his head snapping up to look at Yuda with a burning glare. "Do you really? How? How could you possibly know what I'm feeling right now, Yuda? You can't possibly know!"

Ruka trailed off for a minute, seeming to regain control of himself, before he said softly, "Yuda, just imagine if it were Shin. If Shin were the one who came home bloody and broken. If Shin were the one who had those terrible lashes on his back. And if you were the one who had to live with the knowledge that you hadn't been there to protect him."

Yuda couldn't help but cringe at the scenario Ruka had painted for him. Yuda couldn't even imagine what he would be feeling if Shin had been the one to go through what Rei had, but he couldn't help feeling there was something more to the situation than Ruka was telling him. "Ruka, what aren't you telling me? What else happened to Rei?"

Ruka flinched, hating how perceptive his best friend could be sometimes. He hadn't told any of the other Saint Beasts about what Rei had told him, about what Stheno had tried to do, and he'd had no intention of doing so, but now it appeared that he had little choice.

"Yuda," Ruka began softly, trying not to let his voice shake in fury. "Do you know what the crime of...rape is?"

Yuda seemed caught off guard by the question, but he quickly recovered and answered. "Yes, it's when one person, normally a male, forces another person to..." Yuda trailed off, his eyes widening in shock as he realized what Ruka's question meant. "You don't mean...please tell me...Stheno didn't..."

"No, but he came close...very close. If Rei hadn't gotten up the strength to use his powers at the last minute, he would have," Ruka replied, not even trying to conceal the angry tremor in his voice this time.

Yuda was silent for a while, processing what Ruka had just told him. Then he suddenly turned and walked over to a book shelf behind Ruka, quickly scanning the spines until he found the one he was looking for, and pulled it off the shelf.

Yuda walked back over to Ruka and held the book out to him. Ruka just looked up at his friend in confusion. "Human torture techniques won't work on angels, they'll heal too fast," Yuda said calmly. "This book contains torture methods used by demons. They'll be much more effective, and more painful."

Ruka smiled at his best friend, carefully taking the book from him. "Thank you, Yuda."

Yuda smiled back. "If you really want to thank me, let me help you kill the sorry bastard."

Ruka clapped a hand on his shoulder, his smile widening. "Nothing would make me happier, my friend."
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