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Komodo looked about the bar in bewilderment. There were more people packed into the small building than the first time she had visited.
Beelzebumon had to push people out of the way so the pair could make their way to the pool tables.
Nicholas was chewing on the butt of his cigar as he pondered the next move to make against a younger male player. He looked up and grinned at the pair as they moved closer. "Hey there, Bee! Did you bring Komodo?"
"Yeh." He moved so that the young woman in question was in view.
She smiled and gave him a small wave. "Hi, Nicholas."
"Hey there, kiddoe! I was hoping you'd come back and play more pool with me."
"I might play some. But I really want to go dance. Won't either of you take me? Please?"
Nicholas' current pool buddy looked as if he were going to speak up, but a deathly glare from the Viral quickly squashed any attempt.
"Ah, sorry, sweetheart. I really can't dance."
"Yeh, I ain't either."
Komodo's face fell, though she swiftly hid it with a small smile. "That's okay."
"I think I got a better partner to dance with then either of us."
"R-really?"
"Yeah. I'll be back super quick."
Komodo watched as the burly man disappeared into the crowd. She looked up at Beelzebumon, who merely shrugged.
Nicholas returned after a short time with a woman around Komodo's age, dressed in a jean miniskirt, sheer green blouse and a black apron. She bore a mass of curly shoulder-length hair and a tanned complexion.
"Here, this is Melinda. She's one of the waitresses. She dances when she's on break."
"Hello!" Melinda chirped, waving with her free hand.
"Nice to meet you, Melinda." Komodo said with a small smile.
"It's a pleasure to meet you! So you wanted to go dance?"
"I-I did, yes."
"Then let's go!"
Komodo cried out in surprise as the woman grabbed her wrist and led her off to the dance floor. She looked over her shoulder at her companions before being sucked into the crowd.
Melinda turned out to be a good dancing partner. She was extremely energetic and bubbly.
Komodo's heart leapt to her throat when Kaz's form suddenly appeared behind her female dance partner.
He tapped on Melinda's shoulder, motioning that he wanted to cut in when she turned her attention to him.
She quickly complied and disappeared in to the crowd.
Kaz gave the young woman a sly smile. "Ah, thought you'd gotten rid of me, did you?"
Komodo had to watch the man's lips move, the pounding music nearly drowned out his voice. Her eyebrows knit together in to a worried frown.
"Don't worry, I won't hurt you. Just like I told you before. But just so your friends don't bother us, we should go outside."
"I'm not going anywhere with you."
"Oh...I think you will."
Komodo felt something circular press against her stomach as he spoke. She looked down in alarm to see it was the barrel of a small handgun, craftily hidden inside of his jacket sleeve. Her eyes slowly came up to meet Kaz's. The smile he gave her made her stomach churn.
"Come on, now." He pulled her arm to force her to turn around.
Komodo was led through the crowd, the barrel resting against her spine. She looked around without moving her head, to avoid alerting Kaz, trying to find her companions. To her dismay, she could not see them over the crowd of people that were packed in the bar, even though Beelzebumon was easily taller than most of the other men. What am I going to do? If I try to call for help, they won't hear me. And Kaz could shoot me, or someone else. Maybe if he takes me out the front door, they'll see me...nevermind... She sighed heavily upon seeing Kaz was forcing her to the back door.
Kaz reached around Komodo with his free hand to open the door for her, then pushed her outside.
The door led to the back alleyway, deserted and quiet compared to the inside of the bar.
"Ah, so much better!" Kaz said after he had shut the door.
"Please...why are you doing this to me?" Komodo inquired as the man pushed her towards the entrance of the alleyway.
"I just wanted to have some companionship. Don't you think that's a nice idea? Why do you resist me? Allow that fanged punk of a friend of yours to throw me, a rather sauve and kind man, so forcefully out?"
"I'm sorry, he told me the bounce escorted you out."
"Oh, you're such a sweet and naive girl, Komodo. Hm...my car is the dark red one in front here."
The vehicle he mentioned was a Chevrolet Malibu, in nearly pristine condition.
"All right, darling. I just have to ensure you won't cause any problems in the car..."
Komodo watched over her shoulder as Kaz pulled out a long black zip-tie and fastened it about her wrists. She let out a small whimper. Panic that had been nestled in her gut quickly rose to settle in her throat, creating a painful lump. Her entire body was quivering from the raw terror of the fact that this strange man was kidnapping her and there was no way for her to ensure her own life.
Once the zip-tie was tight enough to satisfy Kaz, he unlocked the passenger car door and assisted the terrified woman inside.
The inside of the car was a little worse for wear than the outside, it was littered with burger wrappers and plastic soda and water bottles.
"Now just have to get you buckled in..." He pulled the seat belt across her chest and buckled it in.
Komodo squirmed slightly in the seat, the zip-tie dug into the skin of her wrists from being squashed between her own body and the seat.
She watched Kaz's form through the windshield as he went around the front of the car to the driver side.
"You'll thank me for this later. You and I will have a nice heart-to-heart and you'll see." Kaz spoke sagely as he situated himself in the seat.
"Please, Kaz. Why are you doing this? If you really wanted to talk we could have just-"
"No, Komodo," the older man interjected. "I am not going to let your freak-show friend stop me-what?"
The pair looked to the dashboard as the engine coughed and sputtered but refused to turn.
"Damn it!" Kaz growled, turning the key several more times, rewarded with the same result, "Damn it, damn it, damn it! I just had this tuned and everything! The hell is wrong with it?!"
Komodo had to suppress a sigh of relief. At least he was not going to be able to whisk her away in his car.
Kaz slammed his palm on the top of the wheel, exhaling loudly in frustration.
The young woman's body shook violently from the action, feeling the anger rising in the atmosphere of the vehicle's interior. What will he do now? I wish Bee and Nicholas were here...I don't want to go with this man, he obviously has some kind of emotional instability.
"You stay here while I see what is wrong with the car."
Komodo slumped down in the seat, attempting to make a gap so her wrists were free. She watched as the hood of the car rose up and blocked the windshield so that only a small sliver of Kaz's form was still visible through the gap at the bottom. Where are you guys? Surely Melinda would have told Nicholas...or Beelzebumon would have wanted to check on me. Did he forget about me? I'm not really worth saving...It's my fault I'm in this mess, I should have never trusted Kaz. I just...I don't like to judge before-hand. Why do bad things always happen to me? Why does everyone I end up coming in contact with want to harm me? Was I some kind of monster in a past life? The trail of thoughts continued for a short while until Komodo had worked herself into a silent blubbering mess, convinced she was being punished for something.
The sound of the hood being closed and the movement of the car from the action caused the young woman to cease her tears and look up after she hastily wiped her cheeks on her shoulders.
Kaz was already stationed at the passenger door. He pulled it open. "Looks like we're not going anywhere in my poor car. We'll just have to take a cab. My dear, why do you look such a mess?"
The young woman gave no reply, she merely averted her eyes.
"Now, now. It will be all right," He slipped an arm about her upper back and held on to her arm with the other hand. "Easy now."
With some effort Komodo was helped out from the passenger seat. She stood shakily on her feet, having used so much energy on her crying fit.
Kaz pulled a handkerchief from his pants pocket and wiped down her face with it. "All better." he said after he was finished, smiling broadly to show his teeth.
Komodo mumbled her thanks, still keeping her eyes away from him.
"You're welcome, dear. You still look just as beautiful, don't worry. But you shouldn't cry, there's nothing to be sad about."
This comment brought a small sigh from Komodo, showing her feelings were not quite on par with his. She flinched as Kaz's palm cupped her cheek.
He caressed her cheek with his thumb. "I know you may think I'm a little strange, taking you from your friends. But I think it's for your own good. That freak isn't someone you should be around. You'd be so much happier in my company."
A gruff voice suddenly spoke out from the darkness: "I think she'd be happier with a group'a pigs."
Kaz whirled around, looking to pinpoint the owner of the voice. "Who said that?"
Beelzebumon and Nicholas stepped out from the shadows of the alleyway.
"Shit." Kaz muttered.
Komodo breathed out a sigh of relief. It was cut short as she was pulled into Kaz's tight embrace.
"She is mine!" Kaz growled, pulling the gun from his pocket. He placed the muzzle against Komodo's temple. "You try to take her and I'll kill her before you lay a hand on her."
Beelzebumon glared the man down, baring his fangs in an animalistic way, a look of pure venom in his red-wine eyes. "Ya better unhand 'er!"
"Or what? I am not afraid to carry out my threat! You leave us in peace and she'll be fine."
"We won't let you take her, you scumbag!" Nicholas snarled, a look similar to the Viral's etched across his normally jolly face.
Kaz merely sneered and pressed the gun harder against Komodo's temple, as if daring them to try anything.
All the while Komodo kept her eyes squeezed shut, tears streaming down her cheeks. Her body was quaking from the act of stopping herself from screaming. Beelzebumon and Nicholas were so close but still so far away from being able to rescue the distressed young woman and it caused her more panic than before.
"Shh, shh. Don't worry, my dear." Kaz murmured in her ear soothingly.
Komodo hiccuped in response.
A sudden loud noise, like something slamming against a large metal trash-bin, broke the tension.
"What was that?!" Kaz whirled his head instinctively around to locate the noise.
Komodo looked to her companions to see they were taking advantage of the distraction, rather than falling for it themselves. The young woman found herself more frightened of the enraged Digimon that had darted towards Kaz at an inhuman speed.
Everything was happening so fast, all Komodo could comprehend was being thrown from Kaz's arm towards the pavement; the darkness of the night swallowed up her consciousness just as the faint sound of a gunshot rang out.

Description
Komodo looked about the bar in bewilderment. There were more people packed into the small building than the first time she had visited.
Beelzebumon had to push people out of the way so the pair could make their way to the pool tables.
Nicholas was chewing on the butt of his cigar as he pondered the next move to make against a younger male player. He looked up and grinned at the pair as they moved closer. "Hey there, Bee! Did you bring Komodo?"
"Yeh." He moved so that the young woman in question was in view.
She smiled and gave him a small wave. "Hi, Nicholas."
"Hey there, kiddoe! I was hoping you'd come back and play more pool with me."
"I might play some. But I really want to go dance. Won't either of you take me? Please?"
Nicholas' current pool buddy looked as if he were going to speak up, but a deathly glare from the Viral quickly squashed any attempt.
"Ah, sorry, sweetheart. I really can't dance."
"Yeh, I ain't either."
Komodo's face fell, though she swiftly hid it with a small smile. "That's okay."
"I think I got a better partner to dance with then either of us."
"R-really?"
"Yeah. I'll be back super quick."
Komodo watched as the burly man disappeared into the crowd. She looked up at Beelzebumon, who merely shrugged.
Nicholas returned after a short time with a woman around Komodo's age, dressed in a jean miniskirt, sheer green blouse and a black apron. She bore a mass of curly shoulder-length hair and a tanned complexion.
"Here, this is Melinda. She's one of the waitresses. She dances when she's on break."
"Hello!" Melinda chirped, waving with her free hand.
"Nice to meet you, Melinda." Komodo said with a small smile.
"It's a pleasure to meet you! So you wanted to go dance?"
"I-I did, yes."
"Then let's go!"
Komodo cried out in surprise as the woman grabbed her wrist and led her off to the dance floor. She looked over her shoulder at her companions before being sucked into the crowd.
Melinda turned out to be a good dancing partner. She was extremely energetic and bubbly.
Komodo's heart leapt to her throat when Kaz's form suddenly appeared behind her female dance partner.
He tapped on Melinda's shoulder, motioning that he wanted to cut in when she turned her attention to him.
She quickly complied and disappeared in to the crowd.
Kaz gave the young woman a sly smile. "Ah, thought you'd gotten rid of me, did you?"
Komodo had to watch the man's lips move, the pounding music nearly drowned out his voice. Her eyebrows knit together in to a worried frown.
"Don't worry, I won't hurt you. Just like I told you before. But just so your friends don't bother us, we should go outside."
"I'm not going anywhere with you."
"Oh...I think you will."
Komodo felt something circular press against her stomach as he spoke. She looked down in alarm to see it was the barrel of a small handgun, craftily hidden inside of his jacket sleeve. Her eyes slowly came up to meet Kaz's. The smile he gave her made her stomach churn.
"Come on, now." He pulled her arm to force her to turn around.
Komodo was led through the crowd, the barrel resting against her spine. She looked around without moving her head, to avoid alerting Kaz, trying to find her companions. To her dismay, she could not see them over the crowd of people that were packed in the bar, even though Beelzebumon was easily taller than most of the other men. What am I going to do? If I try to call for help, they won't hear me. And Kaz could shoot me, or someone else. Maybe if he takes me out the front door, they'll see me...nevermind... She sighed heavily upon seeing Kaz was forcing her to the back door.
Kaz reached around Komodo with his free hand to open the door for her, then pushed her outside.
The door led to the back alleyway, deserted and quiet compared to the inside of the bar.
"Ah, so much better!" Kaz said after he had shut the door.
"Please...why are you doing this to me?" Komodo inquired as the man pushed her towards the entrance of the alleyway.
"I just wanted to have some companionship. Don't you think that's a nice idea? Why do you resist me? Allow that fanged punk of a friend of yours to throw me, a rather sauve and kind man, so forcefully out?"
"I'm sorry, he told me the bounce escorted you out."
"Oh, you're such a sweet and naive girl, Komodo. Hm...my car is the dark red one in front here."
The vehicle he mentioned was a Chevrolet Malibu, in nearly pristine condition.
"All right, darling. I just have to ensure you won't cause any problems in the car..."
Komodo watched over her shoulder as Kaz pulled out a long black zip-tie and fastened it about her wrists. She let out a small whimper. Panic that had been nestled in her gut quickly rose to settle in her throat, creating a painful lump. Her entire body was quivering from the raw terror of the fact that this strange man was kidnapping her and there was no way for her to ensure her own life.
Once the zip-tie was tight enough to satisfy Kaz, he unlocked the passenger car door and assisted the terrified woman inside.
The inside of the car was a little worse for wear than the outside, it was littered with burger wrappers and plastic soda and water bottles.
"Now just have to get you buckled in..." He pulled the seat belt across her chest and buckled it in.
Komodo squirmed slightly in the seat, the zip-tie dug into the skin of her wrists from being squashed between her own body and the seat.
She watched Kaz's form through the windshield as he went around the front of the car to the driver side.
"You'll thank me for this later. You and I will have a nice heart-to-heart and you'll see." Kaz spoke sagely as he situated himself in the seat.
"Please, Kaz. Why are you doing this? If you really wanted to talk we could have just-"
"No, Komodo," the older man interjected. "I am not going to let your freak-show friend stop me-what?"
The pair looked to the dashboard as the engine coughed and sputtered but refused to turn.
"Damn it!" Kaz growled, turning the key several more times, rewarded with the same result, "Damn it, damn it, damn it! I just had this tuned and everything! The hell is wrong with it?!"
Komodo had to suppress a sigh of relief. At least he was not going to be able to whisk her away in his car.
Kaz slammed his palm on the top of the wheel, exhaling loudly in frustration.
The young woman's body shook violently from the action, feeling the anger rising in the atmosphere of the vehicle's interior. What will he do now? I wish Bee and Nicholas were here...I don't want to go with this man, he obviously has some kind of emotional instability.
"You stay here while I see what is wrong with the car."
Komodo slumped down in the seat, attempting to make a gap so her wrists were free. She watched as the hood of the car rose up and blocked the windshield so that only a small sliver of Kaz's form was still visible through the gap at the bottom. Where are you guys? Surely Melinda would have told Nicholas...or Beelzebumon would have wanted to check on me. Did he forget about me? I'm not really worth saving...It's my fault I'm in this mess, I should have never trusted Kaz. I just...I don't like to judge before-hand. Why do bad things always happen to me? Why does everyone I end up coming in contact with want to harm me? Was I some kind of monster in a past life? The trail of thoughts continued for a short while until Komodo had worked herself into a silent blubbering mess, convinced she was being punished for something.
The sound of the hood being closed and the movement of the car from the action caused the young woman to cease her tears and look up after she hastily wiped her cheeks on her shoulders.
Kaz was already stationed at the passenger door. He pulled it open. "Looks like we're not going anywhere in my poor car. We'll just have to take a cab. My dear, why do you look such a mess?"
The young woman gave no reply, she merely averted her eyes.
"Now, now. It will be all right," He slipped an arm about her upper back and held on to her arm with the other hand. "Easy now."
With some effort Komodo was helped out from the passenger seat. She stood shakily on her feet, having used so much energy on her crying fit.
Kaz pulled a handkerchief from his pants pocket and wiped down her face with it. "All better." he said after he was finished, smiling broadly to show his teeth.
Komodo mumbled her thanks, still keeping her eyes away from him.
"You're welcome, dear. You still look just as beautiful, don't worry. But you shouldn't cry, there's nothing to be sad about."
This comment brought a small sigh from Komodo, showing her feelings were not quite on par with his. She flinched as Kaz's palm cupped her cheek.
He caressed her cheek with his thumb. "I know you may think I'm a little strange, taking you from your friends. But I think it's for your own good. That freak isn't someone you should be around. You'd be so much happier in my company."
A gruff voice suddenly spoke out from the darkness: "I think she'd be happier with a group'a pigs."
Kaz whirled around, looking to pinpoint the owner of the voice. "Who said that?"
Beelzebumon and Nicholas stepped out from the shadows of the alleyway.
"Shit." Kaz muttered.
Komodo breathed out a sigh of relief. It was cut short as she was pulled into Kaz's tight embrace.
"She is mine!" Kaz growled, pulling the gun from his pocket. He placed the muzzle against Komodo's temple. "You try to take her and I'll kill her before you lay a hand on her."
Beelzebumon glared the man down, baring his fangs in an animalistic way, a look of pure venom in his red-wine eyes. "Ya better unhand 'er!"
"Or what? I am not afraid to carry out my threat! You leave us in peace and she'll be fine."
"We won't let you take her, you scumbag!" Nicholas snarled, a look similar to the Viral's etched across his normally jolly face.
Kaz merely sneered and pressed the gun harder against Komodo's temple, as if daring them to try anything.
All the while Komodo kept her eyes squeezed shut, tears streaming down her cheeks. Her body was quaking from the act of stopping herself from screaming. Beelzebumon and Nicholas were so close but still so far away from being able to rescue the distressed young woman and it caused her more panic than before.
"Shh, shh. Don't worry, my dear." Kaz murmured in her ear soothingly.
Komodo hiccuped in response.
A sudden loud noise, like something slamming against a large metal trash-bin, broke the tension.
"What was that?!" Kaz whirled his head instinctively around to locate the noise.
Komodo looked to her companions to see they were taking advantage of the distraction, rather than falling for it themselves. The young woman found herself more frightened of the enraged Digimon that had darted towards Kaz at an inhuman speed.
Everything was happening so fast, all Komodo could comprehend was being thrown from Kaz's arm towards the pavement; the darkness of the night swallowed up her consciousness just as the faint sound of a gunshot rang out.