Thank you Leben Eve Selena Jonze, This story is dedicated to you.
WARNING! There is swearing and violence in this fic.
The only sound that was heard was my old volley's slamming against the cement as I walked home from school. The backstreets of Tokyo was empty and filled with criminals, stalkers and perverts.
My brunette coloured pigtails billowed in the stale air as my golden brown eyes watch the cracked path that lead through Tokyo's worst area.
As my mind wondered I heard cries of help coming from an old alley, I peeked my head around the corner to see what was happening.
There were three men crowding around a girl I couldn't see well cause of the angle I was standing at, suddenly there was a ripping sound that bounced around the bricked walls and a hair raising scream.
"Ahh you perverts!" The girl screamed. I had enough and tapped one of the men on the shoulder, as he turned to face me my fist cocked him right in the middle of the face and he fell to the floor clutching his broken nose. The second dude realised this and was racing towards me and aimed a fist at my face but I caught it centimetres away from my face with my left hand. I grabbed his head and bringing it down to my raised knee, knocking him unconscious.
The last person came raising towards me and did a high kick to my head, but I ducked and picked up some sand from the ground and threw to his eyes, in his moment of confusion I swept my leg around sweeping him to the ground. I stood up and smashed my foot into his guts and he stopped moving.
I looked around seeing three men knocked out on the floor. I pulled my white button-up shirt off (Mikan had a singlet on underneath) and threw it at the girl, she pulled it over her black mop of hair and a pair of crimson eyes stared at me intensely.
I turned my heel and walked out of the alley when I got to my street I realised I was being followed by a small girl with raven hair.
"Are you a stalker?" I asked the bush she was hiding in, I am so glad no one walks around here or I would be classified crazy for talking to a shrub.
"No I just wanted to thank you," She said walking out of the bush, I raised an eyebrow. "For saving me from those perverts."
"I know why, but why bother to thank me; most people would walk off... You're not from around here are you?" I inquired, I turned my head in the direction of my house if I didn't hurry ji-chan will worry
"My family just moved here because was less crowded and less paparazzi following us." My head snapped back towards her, the word paparazzi got my attention
"Paparazzi? Who are you?" Staring down at her, she only reached up to my shoulders.
"I'm Aoi H-" Before she could say her full name there was a call from behind us and saw the three men from before.
"Ahh there's the bitch, get we'll make her pay for before." Said the 'leader' of the group, he had dried blood above his lip from me injuring his nose.
I turned to Aoi, "Quick hide don't come out 'til I say so." Not waiting for her answer I walked over to the leader, "I think I did job of making your face look decent, how bout you guys want your nose to the left of the right," I held up my fist to prove my point.
"You little bitch, men grab her." He said glaring at me. Unaffected by the glare, I tip toed and hissed into his ear.
"You really want to go up against me, Sakura Mikan?" I threatened more than asked.
The man stepped back shocked, "Boss you okay?" Ugly 1 asked.
"It's Raven Blossom." He said pointing a shaking finger at me.
"It's mean to point at people." I said in a mocking voice.
"She's Raven Blossom, leader of Crimson Guard." Ugly 1 and 2 asked in fear. All three of them bowed in front of me.
"Gumen (Sorry) Raven-sama."
"Get out of my sight and if I ever see you or someone from the Kazika Gang on my territory again I will make sure you'll never use your legs again." I waved my hand at them to signal them to go away. They scurried away and Aoi came out.
"What's the Crimson Guard?" She asked, I grabbed her hand and walked to home. "Hey where are you taking me and answer my question!"
When we got home I slammed open the door with my foot and made a beeline for my room, I let go of her and headed to the cupboard and pulled out a red long sleeved t-shirt with necklaces on it. I tossed it to her and she caught it and slipped it on since it was an old one it fit her better than my school shirt.
I walked over and sat next to her on my bed and started my explanation. "In this area there are gangs, I am, was, the leader of the most powerful one that consisted of five girls. Me, Anna, Nonoko, Sumire and my best friend, Hotaru." I took a big breath and continued. "Unfortunately they transferred to a different area so I was alone, my number one enemy, Luna Koizumi, also called Maple ruler of the Kazika gang, the ones who attacked you were from her tribe."
"O-oh," Was all the young girl in front of me could say, I grinned and offered her my hand, we walked into the kitchen and I cut her en apple, I made bunnies of them, Aoi smiled.
"My brother used to cut them like this,"
"He sounds nice."
"Oh no he is a complete jerk sometimes and only cut them so I would shut up and leave him be." She said sternly, I chuckled and ruffled her hair and picked up the empty plate in front of her,
"Let's take you home," I said and picked up my jacket.
"I'm home," Ji-chan called, "Mikan did you find a new job, we need more money,"
"Hai (Yes)" I called and gave him a hug "I'll just take her home and come straight back," Pointing over my shoulder to the girl fidgeting with the hem of her new old red shirt.
"Who's she?"
"Just a kouhai (A junior)"
"Oh be back soon," He said with a heart warming smile that I copied most of the time. Me and Aoi walked out and headed to the Hyuuga estate and when we got there I was amazed. It was a large white mansion with a black iron fence with the letter H on the front.
"Home, sweet, home."