[center][h1] [color=00aeef]Matthew Hyatt[/color] [/h1][/center]
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Matt felt like an ass. He wasn't sure where all of the rage had come from. He'd never had anyone close to him hurt like that before. When he saw how badly Kat had been hurt by her father it did something to him inside. He felt so lost. He had never hit Nikki in all of her life without gloves on in a sparring match. After seeing Nikki he sat in the stairwell halfway between the two floors with his head against the wall. How was he supposed to earn Kat's trust back when he scared her so bad she flinched when he put his hand on her shoulder. He stared out the window for a long time. He watched the sun go down and fell asleep there. 

When the sun came up he slowly got himself back together and went upstairs to get some clean clothes. He snuck into the room quietly and got them. He watched his family sleep. He felt so unworthy of them.

He needed a shower. Malcolm's blood was still on him in places. After he got out of the shower he heard Jenna in the kitchen and then the door slammed open as she came out. [color=f7976a]"MATT!" [/color]

Jenna jumped as he rounded the corner and nearly ran into her. [color=00aeef]"What's wrong?" [/color]

[color=f7976a]"Nikki's gone." [/color]

[color=00aeef]"She went looking for the kids." [/color]

[color=f7976a]"She came back after that and she got her vodka and was drinking. Come with me. I'll show you.[/color]"

Jenna practically dragged him out to the kitchen docks where the monster was parked. [color=f7976a]"Look in the bed of the truck." [/color]

Matt looked and saw that the bed was empty except for Nikki's sword and a finished bottle of vodka. [color=f7976a]"She was in there drinking last night. She never made it back to her room and no one has seen her since last night."[/color]

Matt climbed up and noticed the tail gate was down. Nikki almost never opened the tail gate and she wouldn't have if she thought that she was going to be safe in the truck bed. Her sword was left behind and she never left it. It was their Dad's. Nikki carried it unless the baby was in her arms like yesterday. He closed his eyes and thought for a moment.

[color=f7976a]"Well?" [/color]Jenna asked. Matt nodded. [color=00aeef]"I think Vincent took her." [/color]

[color=f7976a]"So what do we do?"[/color] Jenna worried.

[color=00aeef]"Nothing. If she wants to come back she will. She trusts him and he can't beat her in a fight. We have to trust her on this."[/color]

[@kurai assassin][@Belle]