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The Icey Raeven resisted the urge to narrow his eyes at the over-loud, obnoxious man sitting on the car hood, he likewise supressed the urge to growl a threatening 'you' at him. Instead he floated quickly toward him, pressing past the officers until he was right beside the scruffy man.

He reached out to give We`rika a tap on the chest to get his attention, scowling down at the unsavory figure in front of him. "Chloe where. Now, We`rika. Say it." Possibly the most comprehendable string of words to ever escape the Raeven. He ignored the way the officers were staring at him and especially ignored the way one was plucking at his shirt cuff in an attempt to ge thim to back away.

'Well I keep tellin' them! Bu' they are a bi' preoccupied apparen'ly pff!!" We`rika sniffed indignantly as he was lifted from the hood of the police car and ushered to the back. He tried his best to face forward and keep contact with Aphismet before he was taken down to the city jail.

"Look! Jes!... Jes go after her, man. Ya can bring her round when ya come back ta bail me ou' okay?" We`rika laughed, but he was truly terrified inside. He had so much to lose if this arrest went bad. What would he do with poor Sevilin and the lab and his job and his life?! He could not do that to his ward, his son, whatever. "I gave ya th'tag, so go find her! I' was a black like Scion th'ya know big blocky ones! Jes go..."

Roux looked sidelong at Aphismet, his eyes narrowing in aggrivation. "No." If he was able to track Chloe then he'd have found her a long, long time ago. Though... there was something he did know. Roux lowered his head, slender fingers reaching up to touch lightly at the pendant that hung around his neck - something Dr. Kyou had given to him.

"I..." Roux shook his head, pressing his lips together thinly. He didn't have the words.. but he had to try! Slowly he lifted his head, floating close to Aphismet. Gingerly the Ice Frei reached out, hesitating a moment before making contact with the other man's shoulder. He looked into Aphi's face, his own expression far from the usual haughty one that the human might be used to. Anxiety and fear reflected in his eyes as he took a deep breath. He spoke in slow, measured words. "Chloe... brown hair. Yellow hair and... n-...needle. In me, here." He touched a spot on his shoulder lightly before returning his hand to Aphismet's shoulder, as though somehow it might give him the ability to speak coherently.

"He... he took Chloe. Away in c-car. He. He." Roux grit his teeth, tiny whirls of cold air surrounding him as he struggled. "Cody. Find Cody. Go Cody." Roux sighed, letting his hand slip away as he brought it up to his own face.

Roux pushed passed Aphismet, reaching immediatly for the doorknob. A low sound of frustraition escaping his lips as it refused to turn - locked. Without any regard for etiquette he focused his powers on the metal. The air around them chilled and a thin layer of ice began to form over the knob. At first it was thin, like the ice formed in a freezer, gradually thickening and spreading across the door. Cold wafted from where Roux was focusing nearly all of his energies.

Chloe...

A surge of cold erupted from Roux's fingertips, making the metal and even the wood brittle. If one were to try and make contact with the doorknob they would recoil immediatly, left feeling burnt as their skin suffered mild frost-bite. A thin layer of sweat made Roux's hair stick to his forehead as he reached down, the cold wouldn't harm him at least.

He was weakened, the effort of focusing his magic and the energy it took to freeze the metal enough to make it brittle had been an incredible tax on him. He struggled a moment before finding the strength to wrench the doorknob from where it was in the door, letting it softly fall open.

Roux gasped softly for breath, bringing a slender hand to his chest as he floated dangerously low. "Chloe." His voice wasn't loud enough to call for her.

Roux gave a pained grunt as he was pulled forward, but he allowed Aphismet to tug him into the house. He just felt too weak to move on his own for the moment. His heavy breathing was the only sound in the house aside from Aphismet's shouts.

But Aphismet did not have to search for a basement. He had only to step into the hallway connecting the front living room back toward the dining room to find what he wanted.

Blue-gray eyes looked out from behind blond hair that drifted in front of his face. Cody Star sighed, leaning forward to press his cheek against his sister's as he held her against his chest. Chloe stood still, eyes staring dully at the floor in front of her even as Aphismet's voice echoed through the house. She'd imagined his voice before... too often before.

She flinched as he pressed his lips against her cheek with utmost tender and care. "Looks like we're caught." He sighed, standing up fully, his arm still wrapped around his sister's waist to make sure she wouldn't dare move away. He waited for the intruders to find them, a cruel smile playing across his lips.

He was prepared.

"Why?" Cody smiled at the man over Chloe's head. All of his deminor from before, the meek and mild personality he'd taken on to make him seem more like his sister was gone - an elaborate act, played perfectly. "She's my sister. You took her from me first."

Almost casually he slid his hand from his pocket, holding a small black handgun up beneath Chloe's chin. It wasn't until then did she stir from the glazed stupor she'd been in. A soft, muffled sound - blue eyes flicking upward to lock onto Aphismet. She opened her mouth but no sound came out, just the harsh rasp of breath.

Was it really...? And Roux? The ghost of a smile came to her lips. At least she'd get to see them one last time. Maybe she could say goodbye.

"I suppose I'll have to resort to violence if you come any closer. I'm a doctor... I'd rather save lives than take them, but..." He kissed the top of Chloe's head, looking up at Aphismet - he was enjoying this. "If I must."

Roux floated weakly behind Aphismet, eyes wide at what he witnessed before him. His hands clenched into fists at his sides, his breath exhaling into fog.

A slow smile spread across Cody's lips, eyes lowering softly as he curled his arm more possessivly around Chloe's waist. "On the contrary. I was the one who took her in after our parents died, I was the one whom supported her when she needed money. Regardless of weather or not she told anyone else about me, she still wrote to me often. She still answered my calls."

He hugged Chloe softly, causing a soft sound of discomfort from her. "Really, I don't care about your petty attempts to make me upset, Aphismet Delaran." He gave a light shrug, the muzzle of the gun relaxing slightly, though never moving from it's position just beneath Chloe's chin. "It's just as easy for me to discover the things you desire. Did you like the picture I sent you? She's so cute when she's dressed up, halloween used to be so much fun."

With that same, cruel smile he tilted Chloe's head back, sliding the gun up to press firmly against her temple now, giving him free room to press his lips possessivly against her's. Chloe tensed, eyes widening. She put up a little struggle, trying to recoil from her brother.

The temperature of the room decreased, barely noticable, as Roux grit his teeth. Chloe wasn't... he was hurting... Chloe. She'd given him his mirror, she'd given him a lot of other things, she'd risked his ire and laughed when he'd made a fool of himself, she'd made sure, always made sure that he was alright. That he was happy.

Cody pulled back, allowing Chloe to cough and splutter for breath. She pulled against her brother's tihgt grip around her, her voice weak as she called out brokenly. "Aphismet..."

"Or else...?" He let the words drift off, obviously positive that Aphismet wouldn't do anything with Chloe so tightly in his grasp. "What? Or else you try and come get her? I could just as easily turn this gun to shoot you as I could her." He gave a light tsk, shaking his head. "I suppose I should have never agreed to meet with you. It doesn't matter, eventually everyone else will forget about her. Or at least stop caring. They'll assume she's gone for good and move on and that's when I'll be able to move in."

As he spoke he moved back, holding Chloe ever securling in front of him, gun pressed to her temple. His eyes flashed, his voice raising a little too much in pitch. He smiled as he explained his method to Aphismet. "Her friends will become my friends and no one will be the wiser. They'll probably even sympathize with me over the lose of my sister. I'll have her all to myself." He finally backed into the kitchen, moving swiftly out of the doorway and out of sight.

"Are you just going to let me get away with her?" He chuckled velvetly from out of sight, a sound of dismay from Chloe soon following.

"S-Stop, Cody..."

He put the gun down to his side, surely Aphismet wasn't as much as he postured himself to be. From all the research he'd done the man was a shivering ball of nerves.