Karia crept leaned her head around the corner of the Blue Squares hide out. She looked back around to her partner Saiyo, "Coast clear," She whispered as she moved towards the stairs. They crept up to the next floor slowly. As they reached the top of the stairs Karia quickly grabbed Saiyo's shirt and swung her around the next corner watching the light from a flashlight shine on the place they were a second ago.

Masamune thought he had heard something and swung his flashlight around to the top of the stairs and he swore he caught something yellow. "Yukimura, go around the other side, Motochika, come with me... stay quiet." They crept down the hallway ready to sound an alert to the other Blue Squares if necessary.

Karia and Saiyo tried to keep quiet through heavy breaths. Karia saw shadows creeping closer and she heard light footsteps coming from the end of the hall. Saiyo looked around the next corner catching a boy with a red jacket and a red bandanna with a little blue square patched in the middle of it. "We're trapped Nee-san," She whispered. "There are two on this side, how many on the other side?"

"Just one."

"Okay good, take the mirror. once I count to three I want you to run as fast as you can down the stairs and to the window on the third floor. Signal the others, I can hold off until you get back with everyone else."

"But there are three of them and the one with white hair looks big."

"Just do what I tell you okay."

"Okay.."

Karia handed her sister the mirror and turned to check the progress of her targets. She wrapped her arm around her sister and prepared to activate her plan. "Alright, one, two," She waited another second to check again. "Three!" Karia almost threw Saiyo down the stairs and pulled up a knife just in time to block the one being swiped down at her face.

Saiyo ran down the stairs almost tripping twice before she slammed into the window and tilted the mirror to reflect the light outside three times before running down to meet the rest of the Yellow Scarves.

Yukimura bounded up the stairs as he called out for the rest of the Blue Squares. "We've got intruders! Yellow Scarves are in the building, move it, move it!"

Karia watched the two boys carefully as they circled her in the hallway. "Too bad, I hate having to hurt pretty girls like you," The one with the spiky white hair said. He was grinning viciously at her with one lone left eye. "I guess this won't be a problem then because I have no quarrels with hurting you." She spat back. "Well now, we have a feisty one here Motochika, She should be fun." Karia craned her head around to the brunette behind her. "You seem pretty cocky yourself little boy."

"Why don't you try saying that to someone you don't have to tilt your head up to look at little girl." He smirked walked forward. Karia stepped back until they had her right where they wanted her. "Karia!" She looked past the boys to see the guy she knew to be Keiji from the Yellow Scarves. "Nee-san!" She saw her sister push past the guy. The Blue Square with the brown hair grabbed Karia's arm while she wasn't paying attention and twisted it behind her back while wrapping his other arm securely around her waist. Her knife clattered to the ground as she felt the cold steel of his press against her throat. "Don't take another step!" He ordered to the Yellow Scarves.

Kida watched the scene unfold as he joined Keiji at the top of the stairs. Kida didn't want the girl to get hurt but she wasn't a real Yellow Scarf and he had to think for his gang first. "Go ahead, she's not a true Yellow Scarf, I don't need her." Kida said as back up for the Blue Squares came down the stairs. "Thats my sister you jackass!" Saiyo yelled at him. Kida didn't look at her, he couldn't.

"What's it going to be Yellow Scarves?" Masamune asked. "Like I said I don't need her," Their leader replied again. "Oh? Is that so?" Masamune pressed his knife tighter into the girls neck, making it just deep enough for it to bleed a little. The girl hissed at him and tried to twist her arm out of his grip causing him to hold it tighter. "Not so fast little girl."

Karia tried to struggle again but to no avail. She grinned as she tried one more time, While her captivator though she was trying to worm her way out she was really just trying to get the knife she kept in a slot inside her jacket sleeve loose. She felt the handle slip and fall into her waiting hand. She sliced the boy's wrist and sprung free from his grasp turning to face him on the other side of the hallway. "Nice work Karia," Kida said. "Well, are we going to stand around or are we going to get this party started?" Karia asked.

Masamune smirked at the girls last comment. "Yea, why don't we party?" He said and the gang members started charging for each other. He went straight to the girl but was stopped by another older girl with bright ginger hair and a nasty scowl. She moved her hand up to point a gun at him but Masamune acted quicker and moved up right in front of her with his knife. She pulled out a knife of her own fended him off as best as she could.

Karia wanted to pay the boy back but was stopped by a guy with white hair that came to a point at his forehead. He had a bat and swung it at her side. She tried to jump over it but it hit her legs and she fell face first into the linoleum tiled floor. He tried to smash the bat into her head but she managed to roll away and use her feet to swipe his legs out from under him. He got up quickly and swung the bat hard into her arm. Karia swayed from the impact but pushed herself off from the wall and headbutted the guy in the chest sending them both down. Karia landed on top of him and wasted no time in using her knees to pin him down. He grabbed her wrist as she tried to push her knife blade down at his throat. She pushed harder as she slowly shifted one knee to pin down his arm. Once she had it pinned he rolled back and used his feet to push her off of him. He backed Karia into the rails of the stairs and swung again. the bat hit one of the bars and Karia grabbed the end of it and pulled it through another bar trying to rip it out of his hands. The bat fell down the stairwell and Karia smirked triumphantly. Mitsunari just growled and lunged at her punching her in the gut. Karia's eyes widened and she coughed and went to her knees. "Damn, you're fast." She choked out as she ducked a front kick. Karia pushed her feet and slid forward to grab the only leg the guy was standing on and pulled it forcefully towards herself causing him to land flat on his back. She crawled over him but he wrapped his legs around her and flipped them over. Karia wrapped her arms around his neck and brought her knee up painfully into his abdomen. She pushed him away and they stood back up to face each other. Karia glanced around to see that the boy she wanted to fight had tackled someone down the stairs and her sister was fighting a tall lanky boy with light brown hair. Mitsunari threw a right jab which she blocked with her forearm. The block hurt but it was better her arm then her face. Karia tried for an uppercut but he moved his head out of the way at the last second leaving her open for him punch her in the side of her upper chest. "Shit!" She hissed as her hand went to where he had punched her. She snapped her leg up to kick him in the jaw, whipping his head back. She was knocked into the stairs by a roundhouse kick when he had recovered. Her ears were ringing painfully as he pushed her over the other side of the rail.

Karia grabbed hold of the rail and stealthily swung herself over to the middle section of the stairs. She saw the boy she wanted to fight at the bottom of the stairs fighting a guy who looked like a boxing rapper from her side. She tried to make her way down but was stopped by a guy with brown hair that stood up in the back and three green face paint markings one on his nose and one on each cheek.

"Never seen a girl with a weapon like mine." The brunette laughed innocently. "And i'll kick your ass with it." Saiyo chuckled. Yukimura raised two long pipes, swinging the first down towards her head as he leapt in the air. Saiyo lunged forward as he was still in mid leap and thrust her fist up at his abdomen. He landed painfully on the floor. Saiyo twirled the long pipe in her fingers, smiling proudly. Yukimura was on his hands and knees, so Saiyo took the opportunity to swing her pole under his stomach. He coughed and Saiyo rested the pole across the back of her shoulders, chuckling. Saiyo was hit from behind with a lengthy metal chain. She went to the ground, rolling over to see who her attacker was. A tall, sullen looking man with long gray hair falling in his face. "The hell...?" She croaked as she attempted to recover. "Yukimura, i'll take care of this girl..." He chuckled, glaring hungrily down at her. Mitsuhide drew his chain back and prepared to swing it at her again. She rolled out of range and leapt on her feet. Saiyo clenched her long pipe, taking an offensive stance. Mitsuhide raised a hand and motioned for her to come at him.

Karia's hand went to cheek after her opponent slashed it open with a knuckle blade. Judging the wound Karia grimaced, "That's going to leave a scar you know!" She yelled as she threw one of her smaller knives at him. "You expect me to be upset about that?" He asked. Karia launched at him grabbing his shoulders and throwing her knees into his chest to send him to the ground. "Jeez you're one tough little thing! What's your name by the way; mines Sasuke," He shoved her off of him and rolled back to his feet. "Karia." Sasuke shot his arm out and dug into her forearm with the sharpened metal claws on his fingers. "Son of bitch!" She cried out as she yanked her arm away. The metal claws tore away her skin leaving five nasty trails of blood to run down and drip off of her own finger tips. "Those will probably turn into scars too by the way," Sasuke smirked. Karia tossed a jab at his right and he did the same, their first connecting. "Fuck!" Sasuke's knuckle blade sunk into her own knuckles. He pulled his fist back and moved to swing again but Karia slid to the side and punched him in the cheek with the same fist smearing blood across his green face paint. Sasuke jumped to the left and slipped on a small puddle of blood and slid down a few stairs. Karia picked him up from the back of his shirt as he grabbed her ankle and yanked it up. Karia fell face first into the stairs and Sasuke pressed her face into the stairs with his knee. Karia pushed her body up as hard as she could and rolled Sasuke onto his back. They stood up and Sasuke tried to pull a roundhouse kick but Karia ducked low and pounced, her head connecting with his jaw. She swiped at him with a knife cutting him on the upper arm before Sasuke moved his leg in between hers and kicked the back of her knee. He pushed her back and she landed on her butt on the stairs. Sasuke tried to pin her down but she grabbed both of his wrist and they both rolled painfully down the stairs crashing into the Yellow Scarf member Ieyasu who was fighting Masamune. Sasuke landed on top and pinned her legs down with his knees and the arm he wasn't holding down was pinned by his elbow. Ieyasu snuck his arm in between them and lifted Sasuke off of his ally slamming him against the wall on the third floor.

Mitsuhide lashed his chain out at her feet, but Saiyo jumped to avoid it. As she was distracted by the chain, Mitsuhide plunged a fist in her abdomen. She fell to her knees and Mitsuhide lifted his knee. Before it could connect with her jaw, she leaned out of the way and kicked his other knee. He staggered back from her, chuckling creepily. Saiyo took her stance and slowly stepped towards him. He swung his leg and she dodged it, coming back for a roundhouse kick with her left leg. He was knocked backwards, off of his feet. "Damn, that's one hell of a kick, little one."

"I am only a year younger than my sister. Sixteen, hardly little."

"You're right. So short yet..."

His eyes trailed to her well endowed chest. "Focus on the fight you creep." She whined, darting forward with punch ready. Mitsuhide grabbed her arm, twisting it behind her back. Saiyo stepped on his foot, then elbowing his groin. He cringed, releasing her. Saiyo leapt and kicked him again, only this time in the side of the head. He was sent into a metal barrel and knocked unconscious.

"I was hoping i'd get to fight you little girl," Masamune smirked. "My name is Karia asshole," she spat. "I was right you are a feisty one."

"I bet your pal wouldn't think i'm so 'pretty' now would he?"

Masamune looked her up and down from her bloodied cheek to her bloodstained boots. "I don't know, red seems to suit you." He noticed the ugly claw marks on her arm and her bloodied knuckles on the opposite hand. She had a bruise on her forearm just above the claw marks and a swollen cheek as well as several bruises on her legs, not to mention the small scratch on her neck he had placed earlier. She spat a little blood from her mouth and drew another knife from the supply hidden in her jacket. "Maybe not 'pretty' but you sure as hell look intimidating, and you are still kind of hot," He admitted amusingly. "Shut up and fight me pretty boy," She snapped. Her body ached from her two previous fights and she could still feel the blood dripping from both of her hands and her cheek. The blood was making the hilt of her knife slick and hard to hold onto as well as the floor around her. He raised his knife and they charged for each other at the same time.

Masamune swung his knife in a arc with both hands on the hilt towards Karia's head. Karia twirled to the side and her knife met with Masamune's. Karia was standing sideways pushing her arm backwards against Masamune's trying to overpower him. Masamune knocked her knife out of her hands and tried to swipe at her. Karia ducked grabbing Masamune's arm. Masamune pulled Karia up and locked his arm around her throat-chest area. "This looks familiar," Masamune smirked. "Oh yea?" Karia sunk her teeth into his arm and tightened her grip from where she grabbed his arm. "Dammit!" Masamune yanked his arm trying to her her to let go. Karia took her opportunity to dart for her discarded picked it up and spun around from her crouched position and cut his leg. Masamune tackled Karia to the ground pinning her on her back. Masamune pressed his knife down towards her throat Karia had to use both hands to keep the blade from her skin. She rolled them over swung her leg around so that her knee was pressing down on the side of his neck. Masamune laid there for a moment making a choking sound before he rolled his legs up into backflip taking her head back down to the ground. Karia stood up and pulled another knife out of her jacket.

"My turn, I suppose?" A majestic voice spoke from behind Saiyo. "Hm?" Saiyo turned to see a provocatively dressed woman standing there, poised, with a gun hanging at her side curled in her bony fingers. She slowly lifted it to her face. "Let's exterminate you quickly." Nohime chuckled melodically. Saiyo flew aside as the bullet lodged in the concrete wall. She sped under her arm and forced a palm in her elbow, causing the gun to drop. She slipped another from a thigh holster and shot at the ground by her feet. Saiyo continuously flipped out of the way as bullets zipped towards her. She spun on one hand, her legs straight as they propelled in the forceful kicks towards Nohime. The other gun flew down the stairshaft and Nohime was left weaponless. Saiyo stood back on her feet and slipped the yellow hoodie off, discarding it to the floor. Underneath was a yellow tanktop over tight black shorts and clunky steel toed combat boots. She tightened her high, straight ponytail, blowing the strands of bright red bangs out of her eyes. Then, Saiyo raised her fists and glared at the woman. "Aren't you one of those sisters that's hired by groups to fight with them or do their dirty work?"

"Yes."

"You and your older sister are quite the threat. I'll bet the other has been taken care of by now, I might as well do my part."

"You wish. Nee-san would never be beaten by one of you guys. And neither will I!" She declared. "We'll see about that." Nohime chuckled. She seemed so calm and confident to Saiyo, which made her want to break this woman even more. Saiyo swung the pipe at her ankles, but she easily dodged. Next, she stepped towards her, swiping her fist to the side of her head. She hit Nohime's temple. The woman clutched her head as she regained her balance. "You little brat."

"Can't deny that." She joked. Nohime darted towards her, long nails pointed. She quickly struck at Saiyo's face to try and scratch her. Saiyo bent backwards to avoid one, but her index finger made contact with her neck, scraping a long cut across the length of her neck. Blood trickled from the edges and seeped through her yellow tank top. "I'll repay that with interest." Saiyo growled, throwing combos of kicks and skillful hits from her arms and palms. After a knee sunk into her stomach, Saiyo forced her palm up under her nose, hearing a satisfying crack. "That was the interest." She huffed confidently. Nohime doubled over, coughing up blood and then raising her head to look at her. Her eyes trailed to the gun Saiyo kicked from her grasp, laying a few feet away. Saiyo moved before Nohime, darting to the gun. The older woman took off too. Saiyo dove, grasping the gun and landing on her back with the barrel pointed in between her eyes. "Now, killing someone isn't in my job description. So, I want you to go get that nose tended to while i find my sister."

"You can't just abandon a fight, we're finishing this."

"No one is supposed to die yet, so I consider it finished as it is."

Nohime straightened and stormed away. Saiyo sighed out of relief, her breath heavy as she stood and went up a flight of stairs. She reached the floor where she saw her sister's short, sharply cut red hair. "Nee-san!" she shouted, then seeing a knife, thrown for her hand, plunged in a brunettes eye. Karia looked as mortified as the witnesses. "Oh god." She gasped, rushing over to him and quickly snatching the blade from his eye. His hands were covered with blood as he cradled the injured area. "I'm so sorry i never meant to do that, i thought you were skilled enough to dodge!"

"I am skilled enough, you just...it's your fault you idiot!"

"Sorry sorry! We have to get this taken care of, get Kida!"

Saiyo rushed down the steps, tripping down at least an entire flight, to the ground floor. Kida was leaning against the building on the phone. "Izaya, when i get there, i'm going to kill you!" He stood, screaming into the phone. "You bastard i was looking for her here and you knew where she was the whole time!"

"Kida!"

"Saiyo? What happened to your neck?"

"We have a serious injury, we need to get him to the hospital!"

"I was heading there now. Get whoever it is down here."

As he spoke, Karia fell out of the building, supporting Masamune. "He's a blue square."

"But he needs help!" Saiyo pleaded. "I don't care, he's an enemy, leave him here."

"Kida, we can't."

"I'm paying you to follow my orders and be loyal! Leave that scum here, we have to get to the hospital!"

"We're taking him!" Karia insisted, laying Masamune down and shoving Kida against a wall by his shirt. "We are helping this guy! Besides i don't want you to talk about loyalty when you willing gave him permission to kill me, so screw you!"

Kida pushed her aside and took off towards the hospital. "I have someone to help. Go look for a guy named Saburo." Masamune wheezed. Saiyo, shirt nearly soaked with her own, and some from other people's blood, took off and went to the crowd of blue squares. They tensed and some posed to fight, but she put her hands in her air. "I'm just looking for a guy named Saburo. Masamune said he could get us to the hospital."

"I'm Saburo," A light brunette with three others came forward. "We have to hurry!" Saiyo shouted frantically. The four followed her and Saburo started up the van. The sisters got Masamune in the van and they sped off.

Saiyo wandered around the hospital, surrounded by curtains separating patients from one another. She heard Izaya's voice from one section and popped her head in through the fabric. He was being shaken by an angry Kida. Rin, this girl who had a complicated relationship with Kida, was laying unconscious in the bed. "I'm gonna kill you!"

"I give information to those who ask for it, if the Blue Squares want a way to get back at their enemies i obliged."

"Well you broke our deal!"

Izaya shrugged and chuckled. "I got money either way."

Saiyo thought about that intently as she found her way back to Masamune's hospital room. "Nee-san come here."

"What is it?"

"I saw Rin unconscious in a room and her heart rate was consistent with someone in a coma. Kida was angry with Izaya."

"Well what do you want me to do about it?"

"Nothing I guess..."

"We did our job and we don't need to involve ourselves in his personal problems."

Saiyo shrugged and walked out of the room. "You seem to be pretty involved with that guy's personal problems," She mumbled.

Masamune was still out of it from when the put him under to do surgery on his eye. Karia sighed for the umpteenth time from where she sat in a chair next to his hospital bed. "I feel like such a bitch," she huffed. There was a knock at the door and Karia saw the tall lanky boy with the thin ponytail that had been in the first group of Blue Squares. "So what exactly happened?" He asked. "I, um... threw a knife in his eye..."

"Seriously?!"

"I didn't mean too!"

"Well how bad is it?"

"He went into surgery and they had to completely remove his right eye..."

"Holy crap! You permanently blinded him in one eye!"

"Stop making me feel worse!"

"He's my best friend!"

"I DIDN'T MEAN TO!" Karia shouted finally. "I-I'm just going to go now..." He slinked out of the room and left. Karia growled and put her head in her hands. She heard another knock on the door. "Oh great someone else make me wanna feel worse about this!" She yelled. "I just came to check on the patient..." A blonde nurse said hesitantly. "Oh, i'm sorry..." The nurse came in and checked on whatever she had come to check on. "If my little sister comes in here tell her that I went to get something and that i'll be back soon." She said as she left.

Masamune opened his one good eye when he woke up and saw a red headed blur. "Karia?"

"Nope, her sister... my names Saiyo."

"What are you doing here?"

"I thought I'd watch over you until she got back."

"Huh?"

"She's been sitting here at your side ever since we brought you here. She really feels like shit."

"Well how bad is it?"

Saiyo looked down at the floor and didn't answer him for a good amount of time. "Well?" He asked again. "They had to completely remove your right eye..."

"...shit."

Karia walked in the door with a plastic bag. "Oh, you're awake..." She said. "Hey, Nee-san... i'll see you at home okay?"

"Uh, yea..."

Karia took her seat and looked over awkwardly at Masamune. "Does it...hurt?"

"No, not right now anyway. Painkillers must be working."

"I guess so."

"So what's in the bag?"

"Huh? Oh! It's for you actually..." She stuttered as she reached into the bag and handed Masamune a long thin box. "The hell?" He asked as he lifted the top off of the box. Inside was a black leather eye patch. Masamune picked it up and held it in front of his face. "I-I didn't mean to offend you by it.."

"No, no... I actually like it. Thanks."

"I, just figured it would look better than a plain bandage."

"Hey, Karia."

"Yea?"

"Don't feel bad about it. It was a gang fight I mean you go into it expecting to get hurt, you see?"

"I can't help it. Your half blind now..."

"Not blind enough to tell that you still look pretty hot."

"Wh- I- Is that really necessary!" she blurted out. Masamune laughed at her embarrassed reaction.

"It's good to see that you are awake and laughing Mr. Date." The blonde nurse said as she walked in. "Miss, you should let me take a look at your injuries as well, before they get infected and get worse."

"Alright."

Karia followed the nurse to a different hospital room where she was prompted to take a seat. "I'm going to have to ask you to hold as still as you can. This is going to hurt." Karia hissed as the alcohol was poured onto her most serious wound that Sasuke had left on her right arm. All five clawed gashes felt like they were on fire. After that the same treatment was applied to her cheek and her left fist. After everything was wrapped up Karia stood to leave. "Ah, ah, ah, I'm not done with you yet." The nurse pushed her back down on the seat by her shoulder. "Those wounds were caused by metal blades and claws yes?"

"Yea?"

"Then you need a shot to make sure that you don't get tetanus."

"I think I'm good. Me and shots don't tend to get along well."

"If it isn't treated and you get the tetanus disease and it could become fatal..."

"Fine, give me the damn shot."

After the nurse left and Karia had her fair share of pouting, she calmed down and wondered why Masamune was staying with her. "I wanted to wait until the nurse left to tell you that you're pretty cool and everything, but this kind of thing can't happen. You're a Yellow Scarf."

"I'm not, actually. I'm being paid. But, I get it, you can't fraternize with the enemy."

"Yeah. Well, I'll see you around. Who knows, maybe I'll take out one of your eyes."

"I doubt you could catch me," Karia laughed as Masamune disappeared through the door. It was kind of a shame, she'd enjoyed him for the cocky jerk that he was.

Saiyo peered in shops as she walked past them, avoiding going home because she didn't feel like being left to her thoughts with no distractions. Lately, she was feeling a little down. She felt like her and Karia could be so much more, but they were trapped in a life of crime. Renowned for their skills, gangs kept calling them for help. An endless cycle.

"Could you use some company?" A familiar voice said to her.

"Not from you, thanks." She spat at Izaya. "I've been following you anyway, you might as well let me join you."

"Only if you tell me what you did to Kida."

"The blue squares wanted some revenge, I gave them an opportunity by striking at Kida on a personal level."

"That is low. But, coming from you I'm not surprised."

"Well nevermind that. I need to hire you. Only you."

"You aren't very trustworthy. Tell me what you have in mind before I decide."

"There's a new gang starting up and I've found the leader. I need you to get into Raira Academy and make sure he gets an invitation to attend there."

"Why me? And just why in general?"

"I'm doing what I do best," he gave a prolonged look of amusement, "stirring up trouble."

"I suppose it couldn't hurt, it'll be easy right?"