Chapter 12 - Jump

A/N: HEY THERE. I'M STILL WRITING THIS THANG. Not leaving it everrrrr. I'm so sorry (again) for having you wait so longggg. It's been a year now... I graduated college in December, I got a job... life has been pretty weird lately for me. I'm 100% determined to see this fic until the end... I'm pretty sure I won't let it go to another year, the reason I abandoned it for a while was because of the whole graduating thing and getting a job. I'll keep on writing this, because I just LOVE KLK soooo much aklsdjf and because I remember my dear readers QuQ thanks for sticking around (despite my mega messy updating schedule...) So...on with the show!

There he was, completely dormant within the Kiryuin laboratory. His dreams seemed to mesh with reality as he tried to determine what was real and was wasn't. A young Satsuki, around age 5, stared at him with curious eyes. He stared back at her behind a glass window, and let out a small snarl, trying to let go of his restrainers. This situation seemed strangely familiar to him, since he recalled this had happened before. The little girl was the first being he laid his eyes on. He felt the need to reach out to her and communicate in someway.

"Dad says you'll be my wedding dress someday." Satsuki uttered, as she placed her small hand on the glass case where he was contained in. "I'm still too little to wear you, but someday I will."

Junketsu tried to answer back, but was only met with growls and snarls coming out of his mouth. He desperately tried to let go of his restrainers and yelped in frustration.

Young Satsuki just blinked at him, seeing how he wanted to set himself free. "You can't get out from there. Dad says it's not time yet, so you need to stay there for a while." She closed her eyes. "Someday... We'll take her down together."

Junketsu widened his eyes and nodded slightly as he listened to Satsuki's words. After their talk, she vanished in front of him. His restrainers vanished as well and he was left in the dark. He waited a while, confused at what had just happened. He thought he heard some steps approaching him, when he saw an adult Satsuki step into the darkness.

"Junketsu. It is time." Her piercing and determined gaze went straight through him, as he saw that she immediately stripped and slipped him on her own skin. The moment he had been waiting for all his life had finally come.

In a moment of pure ecstasy, Junketsu opened his mouth to speak with her, but all that came out of it was a high pitched screech. He tried it again, but met with the same result. Enraged, he thrashed about, trying to let himself loose from Satsuki.

"Junketsu! What are you doing?!" Satsuki stood her ground, trying as hard as she could to control Junketsu. Despite her efforts, Junketsu lunged towards the wall and both of them fell. Satsuki shielded her face, avoiding any major damage done to it while falling.

"I need your strength, Junketsu... I need you so I can stop Ragyo..." Satsuki winced as she had hit her leg.

Junketsu snarled at Satsuki and kept trying to throw her to the ground.

"Very well then... If you won't cooperate... We'll do this the hard way." Satsuki used all her strength to get up and overcome Junketsu's movements. "Father gave me a special code... To use in case something like this happened..."

Satsuki flicked her three bands on her shoulder and started synchronization. Wind engulfed the both of them, and her hair swooshed in the air. She felt some needles prick her skin, drawing blood at an overwhelming pace. Junketsu was completely aware of Satsuki, both her body and her consciousness. He felt her strong desire to watch Ragyo disappear from her life, her complete hatred for her and the lack of strength she still had in her. Junketsu knew, that she couldn't take on her mother without him, that she could turn to none other than him and felt strangely at ease. Knowing that he was needed- although he would like to be needed for the correct reasons- was satisfying for him. He was going to overtake Satsuki's entire being and control her completely when...

"Life Fiber Override... Kamui Junketsu!" She yelled, feeling how the blood drawing from her body slowed a bit and felt Junketsu's primal instincts waver. She took a deep breath and felt more in control of herself and Junketsu.

"Junketsu... I am not here to make friends. I have no interest in bonding with you whatsoever. I need you... For the sole purpose of defeating Ragyo." She walked to a nearby mirror and caught a glimpse of her new form with Junketsu.

"This is just what I need... To take her down." Her determined gaze pierced through Junketsu's eyes, who was looking at it through the mirror. She closed her eyes and vanished into the darkness, while Junketsu was left alone.

Out of nowhere, he was now worn by Ryuko.

"So... This is what it feels like... To have unlimited power..." She grinned. "Better than that other sorry excuse of a Kamui..." Junketsu felt Ryuko's unjustified hatred, which had been fabricated by Ragyo herself in means of controlling her. Ryuko represented nothing less of a threat to Junketsu, and definitely did not represent someone he could consider his ally. He did not feel that drive coming from Ryuko, that drive that only Satsuki possessed. He wanted... To share that drive with her and only her.

Ryuko vanished into thin air and reappeared in front of him, only this time she wasn't wearing him, but his sibling, Senketsu. He watched them through some sort of screen and couldn't interact with them.

He saw them walking through the street, both of them laughing at something. He couldn't tell what they were talking about, since he watched them completely on mute. They seemed... So pleased with each other. It almost made him sick. The screen changed to Ryuko and Senketsu in battle. Junketsu immediately saw the difference between Ryuko and Senketsu and him and Satsuki. These two actually seemed completely in sync with each other, something that Junketsu had never experienced. Ryuko glanced quickly at Senketsu and he looked back at her. They both nodded in agreement and smiled at each other. The screen flashed again and this time Ryuko and Senketsu were looking at the sunset. Ryuko wore him and placed her head on her shoulder and closed her eyes, completely at ease with Senketsu. He mirrored Ryuko and Junketsu felt for an instant what Senketsu was feeling. A moment of pure joy, of pure happiness, something he had yearned in all his life as a Kamui, but more specifically, with Satsuki.

It wasn't fair. It wasn't fair at all.

The screen faded to black and Junketsu was left alone in the darkness, once again.

"Why... Why can't I have what he has?!" He uttered, blinded by jealousy. "I want it...I have... Always wanted it..." He whimpered, devastated. "He doesn't... DESERVE IT!" He screeched out loud and woke up from his dream.

Furiously, he thrashed in his place trying to let loose of the darts securing his body. He had never felt this level of hatred for another being in his entire life span, and was determined to eliminate Senketsu from the face of the Earth. Snarling, he let loose of the first dart, which was securing his right sleeve. He gnawed at the left one and it fell off, finally he lunged forwards and let loose of the bottom darts. Like a vampire hungry for bloodlust, he dashed to lab's main entrance and flung the doors open. He escaped into the night and headed straight for the Kiryuin Mansion.

Senketsu was fast asleep and was next to Ryuko in bed, who was snuggling with him. Ryuko, who always ended up in weird postures while she slept at night, was embracing Senketsu with one arm, while she had her other arm completely extended and her legs sprawled out, and a little bit of saliva coming out of her mouth as she snored a little bit too loudly. Senketsu woke up at the sound of a door flinging open and he immediately sat straight on the bed. He blinked in the darkness, trying to assimilate what had just happened. His horns twitched in confusion, and saw that the door was closed. He thought he had probably just dreamt it, so he went back to sleep. Someone grabbed a hold of his sleeve and threw him to the ground. Senketsu met with an enraged Junketsu, staring at him viciously. Senketsu was about to wake up Ryuko with a scream, when Junketsu shoved a sleeve in his mouth, silencing him.

"You utter as much as a word, and Ryuko is done for," Junketsu slurred.

Senketsu, completely taken off guard, was pinned to the wall by Junketsu.

"You sicken me. Both of you... Sicken me," Junketsu growled. "Why... Why can't I have what you have with Ryuko..." His breathing quivered and his eyes bulged. "You've always been... The better version of me..." He leaned in closer on Senketsu. "Your synchronization with Ryuko... is all I've ever wanted... With Satsuki..."

"...J-Junketsu..."

"SILENCE! I told you to keep your mouth shut, you idiot... Now I just have to... Kill you... Nice and slow... Where's that Nexus Thread of yours..."

Senketsu's eyes widened in fear. "Junketsu, s-stop!"

Ryuko woke up, due to Senketsu's yelling. "Hey man, it's really late for you to be saying all this-" She rubbed her eyes and saw both Kamuis against the wall.

"R-ryuko, stand back!" Senketsu yelped in horror.

"I told you. Now she gets it." Junketsu grinned. He lunged at her and pinned her to the ground.

Ryuko screamed in agony, as Junketsu made her strip. "I want to know... What it feels like... To be HIM..."

Senketsu jumped on Junketsu and tried to separate him from Ryuko, but he was way too strong.

"L-Let go of me, you FREAK!" Ryuko yelled and tried to land kick on him, but failed.

"Ryuko! Hang in there! I-I'll get some help! Can you hold him off?" Senketsu went near the door.

"Don't worry Senketsu... I got this bastard..." Ryuko held Junketsu's sleeves in her hand, budging against him.

Senketsu pressed a button, which sent an alert straight to Satsuki.

"I got him alright... I got-" Ryuko got cut off at her sentence when she let her guard down and Junketsu took a hold of her body. She yelled out in frustration and defeat as she winced, trying to fight against Junketsu on her body.

"Ryuko, NO!" Senketsu yelped, and jumped at them, trying in vain to release Junketsu from Ryuko's body.

"He's got me... Senketsu..." She flashed a small smile at him and grunted.

"Ryuko... I'm so sorry... I am completely weak in this form..." Senketsu's voice quivered.

"It's alright... You did... What you could..."

Just when Ryuko was about to be engulfed completely by Junketsu, Satsuki came bursting through the door and shot some darts at Junketsu towards the wall. Both Ryuko and Junketsu were pinned, and Ryuko was unharmed.

"Satsuki... Thank goodness..." Senketsu sighed.

She went straight to Ryuko and helped her undress from Junketsu.

"Did he do anything to you?" Satsuki asked Ryuko, her voice completely serious.

"I think if you hadn't come so quickly, he probably would've... I'm fine sis..."

Satsuki handed Ryuko some new pajamas. "Put these on. Iori, please take care of Junketsu." Satsuki stared at Junketsu, screeching on the wall. "I told you, there would be dire consequences if you touched my sister. You lost your chance."Junketsu stared back at her with a broken smile.

Iori stepped into the room and walked past Satsuki.

"You know what to do." She told him.

"Yes, Lady Satsuki. Rest assured." He transferred Junketsu to a case with wheels he brought, and kept him in there. "I'm sorry for the inconvenience, Ryuko and Senketsu." He bowed down to them and left the room.

"Sis... What is he going to do to him?" Ryuko wondered, still naked.

"He will disintegrate him." Satsuki said, "Down to his very last fiber."

"Don't you think that's... A bit too harsh?" Ryuko winced.

"If he wants to harm my sister and take away from me all that's left of my family then I don't consider it harsh at all." She looked at Ryuko and Senketsu sideways. "...Excuse me. I have to go do something."

She left the room without saying another word.