Ruka's P.O.V

I watched my little brother. He was making out with a girl and talking about hunting first years. I moved back as I heard them picking their targets. I returned to the roof to inform Shake of what I had found out. I missed Yuka, but I knew that she had her reasons for turning on Shake. And I wasn't going to take away her pride by beating her up for him. He had tried to talk me into it, but I had merely looked away and kept my distance from her.

"Shake, My brother is planning to hunt first years. Are we really going to allow him to do this?" I asked as I sat down next to him. He was playing chess with the others. Shake looked up at me and then went back to his game. I sighed as I realized that I was going to have to warn Yuka. I knew that since Shiro had lost, he wouldn't be up to his full strength. And Yuka would take it hard if my brother made a fool of Shiro.

Shiiba's P.O.V

I sat next to Yuka, who had invited me to train with her. Shiro was in his spot and had not talked to me since, but I saw them talk to eachother almost all the time.

"He will come to talk to you again Shiiba. Shiro doesn't like to lose." she said as she punched the punching bag that was hanging from a tree. Her bag was purple, while I had seen Shiro's green one. I looked over as I heard foot steps. Cobra, the girl I had seen before on the roof, was walking over to her spot. Yuka had seen her, and was now standing there looking at her.

"I didn't come here to fight you Yuka. " she said as she walked past me and then she turned to look at me,

"Sit. Im not here for you." she said as I had stood up to challenge her. I sat back down and watched them both.

"Then why are you here? I thought you didn't want to see me because of what I told Shake?" Yuka asked and Cobra sighed, she stepped back,

"I wanted to be friends Yuka. But you were the one that said that we shouldn't." Cobra said and then she sat down next to me,

"I came to warn you. My brother is planning to hunt first years." she said as she looked at her hand, which had a large scar on it. Yuka looked at her in alarm.

"Who?" she asked and Cobra looked up, her eyes betraying her guilt.

"Shiro, Shiiba, Marumo and Urabe." she said and I watched as Yuka turned and took off for another part of the school grounds.

"You might want to also run. If I'm not mistaken, he will come for you himself." she said as she stood and then she turned and stared at me.

"Welcome to Kushima. Maybe you should have transferred to another school." she said and then turned and walked away. I got up and hurried after Yuka.

When I found her, she was right in front of Shiro, who was holding his hand. He had pain written all over his face.

"Your next then." the boy said and Yuka smirked,

"Bring it. But remember what happens to those that challenge me." she said and I saw the brass knuckles that I had seen earlier. But this time she didn't take out a knife. Just as she went to pounce, he turned and fled. Shiro was still holding his hand, but he was sighing in relief.

"I was about to lose." he said and Yuka smiled at him as she walked closer to him.

"You won't lose again. Tomorrow, challenge him and take him out. But first we have to make sure the others are ok. They were also being targeted. " Yuka said and he nodded. As he turned to start walking, he saw me,

"He followed you." he said and Yuka chuckled,

"I know. I figure that he likes to see me fight." she said and I saw Shiro roll his eyes.

Yuka's P.O.V

I stood off to the side and watched Shiiba make a fool of himself. I had to admit that he was stubborn, and that would help him when he actually got to fight Shake. He would make a good top. He was doing well, until Kirio used his fist, not the normal one, but his left one. With in seconds he was out cold. Kirio left to challenge Shake, and I walked over to where Kirio had been standing and saw a timer. I picked it up just as Haruka had come over to do the same. I looked at her for a second. Then I simply handed it over to her.

"Make sure you give it to him. I know that he likes you. He needs every motivation he can get to win against Shake." I said and she looked at me in shock, then she looked down at the Timer.

"Is he really that stupid?" she asked and I glared at her,

"Well I think your stupid for not knowing how to fight. But that is just an opinion, just like its your opinion that he is stupid. So how about you keep your insults to yourself." I spat and then I turned and walked back over to Shiiba who was just waking up. I crouched down and smirked at him.

"Good job. Even if you didn't win. Its very commendable. But your opponent went up to face Shake." I said and he looked up at the roof in shock. Then he slowly stood up and forced himself to walk towards the roof stairs.

The 4 boys lay on the roof of the building, beat up. When Shiiba came up to fight Shake, they all ended up laughing at him. Shake and the others were long gone, and so I went back down stairs to confront Shiro. As I walked down the stairs, I saw him standing at the bottom.

"Oi. So what did you mean when you told Shiiba that you liked me more than just a friend?" I asked and he looked up at me, he turned and walked off. He obviously didn't want to answer me. I jumped the last 3 steps and landed behind him. I followed him all the way to the infirmary. I let it go as I realized that Marumo, Shiiba and Urabe were in there as well. I poked him in the back.

"This conversation isn't over." I said and he nodded once.

When the 3 boys left to go hunt down their enemies, I turned towards Shiro.

"Answer me." I said and he sighed. Instead of answering me, he turned and started out the door. But I took off after him, and slammed him against the wall, and stared at him.

"Give me a straight answer Shiro. I deserve an answer. What did you mean that day?" I asked as I stood in front of him and blocked his way. Students in the hallway were staring and I was getting angry, angry at all of them, and at Shiro. I turned and glared, which had them all moving quicker to get to their class. I turned back just as Shiro made his move. I found myself slammed into a wall, his hands holding my arms to my side. He then leaned down and kissed me. I felt shocked for a second, before responding by kissing back.

"More than just friends Yuka. That scares me. I don't know what love is. And I don't know how it feels. But I want to find out, and that scares me even more. Why do you have to make this so hard to deal with?" he asked as he broke away from me. He wasn't done though, he turned and then started pacing.

"I don't know what to do. How to act to you. How to act how I feel. No one has ever loved me, or cared about me, or cared about my opinion. But you do. Why?" he asked suddenly and turned to stare at me.

"Because what you said before is mutual. And your only confused because you are feeling something for me, and don't know what it is. You don't have a name for it. But I don't believe that you can't feel it. " I said and he nodded once, he turned and stood there for a few seconds,

"What do you want this to mean? What do you want? What does your heart say Shiro?" I asked as I stepped away from the wall and put my hand on his arm. He turned and looked at me,

"That I want you for my own. To not let anyone else have you." he said and I smiled at him as I took hold of his hand,

"Its the same feeling that everyone feels when they are in love, or like someone. You don't have to hide it, or be scared of it. And you have always had me. There isn't anyone else Shiro." I said as I let go of his hand. I pulled him to the stairs,

"Now I believe that you have a fight to get to. Win for me." I said and then pushed him farther. And I watched as he went down the stairs to meet up with the others, who were going to ambush Kirio's friends.

"So finally told him how you feel." asked a voice and I turned to see Ruka, she was standing there looking happy. Her blue leather jacket was a huge stand out in the school hallways.

"Yea. Ruka, do you really think that Shake did what he thought was best?" I asked and she looked thoughtful for a few seconds,

"No. But he is my boyfriend. Yuka, he did the wrong thing, but you have talked to Rei right? I know that she doesn't want you to do the revenge thing. Why can't you just let it go?" she asked as she stood next to me and looked out the window.

"Because, I was never protected and I want to show everyone that I can protect something I hold dear. My sister is the only link I have with my family. A family that until a year ago, had forgotten about me. My father is a heartless man who thought that he could kick me out, and never have to deal with me again. And while I don't want to deal with him either, it hurts. It hurts that he would even do that to his own daughter. I don't want Rei thinking that I have become heartless all because he kicked me out." I said and she nodded,

"You want to prove that you can feel, that you can be strong." she said and I nodded. That pretty much confirmed what she had been thinking.

"You are strong. You don't need to fight to prove that Yuka. The fact that you stuck up for your sister is enough to be strong. You have nothing to prove. And as for the feeling part, let me ask you one thing." she said as she stepped back and started up the stairs,

"If you think you can't feel, then how do you feel something for Shiro? You don't give yourself enough credit sometimes Yuka. And I know that you are a great person, and I was lucky to have you as my friend, even if it only lasted a few years." she said and then turned and walked the rest of the way up the stairs. I watched her walk up the stairs, and thought on what she had just said. Revenge was usually reserved for those that were criminals. What I was doing, it was justified. Right?