-Authors Note: Time for another chapter of Wants and Confusions! This stories been coming along nicely I think, it may be a bit slow right now but it should pick up in the next few chapters. If you haven't already checked out my Kingdom Hearts one-shot please do so, Kingdom Hearts is the best! Peace.

Chapter Four: A Little Risk

Mike

The shrunken landed into the target with a swift thud. A smile appeared on the brunette's face. Perfect he thought, he really had been on target for these last few throws. This is how Mike meditated, training. It gave him time to think about his life, to think about his duties as a ninja. Mike walked up to the wall and pulled the ninja star from the wall. With very soft steps he walked back to his original position. With the shrunken in hand he pulled his arm along his body. Just before he was about the throw, a perky blonde walked around the corner.

"Mike! Figures you would be down her training! Don't you ever take a break?" She asked putting her hand to her hips.

Mike lowered the star down to his side and smiled.

"You know me Amanda. Have to be prepared for anything!"

Amanda glanced at the target being pinned to the wall by the shrunken.

She smiled. "Well it looks like your prepared enough! Let's go have some fun, how about the movies?"

"Sounds great!" he stuttered for a moment. "Uh… just us two going?"

"Um, no." the blonde blushed. "I also invited Owen and Cameron."

"Of course you did." Mike muttered to himself.

"What?" Amanda questioned.

"Ha nothing, now let's go see that movie!"

They both smiled, the two walked out of the dojo and to the movies. When they arrived they saw Cameron and Owen sitting in the lobby munching on bags of popcorn.

Cameron stood when they walked in and went over to hug Amanda receiving many dirty looks from Mike.

"Mike my man!" Cameron said while giving Mike a quick man hug.

The brunette sighed. "Uh… hey uh Cameron, hows it going?"

"Going great bro, just loving spending time with this special girl here!" He said as he motioned towards Amanda. "Be back in minute guys; don't have too much fun without me." Cameron smiled as he walked off in the direction of the bathrooms.

"He's such a riot isn't he Amanda!" Owen chuckled.

"Oh shut up!" she said playfully. "He sure is cute though!" She said a little dreamily.

"Cameron this, Cameron that, he's not that great. I'll be back in a sec, I'm going to go buy some popcorn." Mike said while walking away towards the concession stand.

What does she even see in that guy? I mean sure he does have good looks I bet but he other than that I honestly don't see what she sees in him. He approached the concession stand and looked up. I teenage girl in her 16's with hazel eyes looked at Mike. She appeared to be running the snack stand.

"What can I get for you sir?"

Mike stuttered still a little shaken with his thoughts. "Uh, yeah I'll take a medium popcorn and a…"

Out of the corner of his eyes he saw a quick movement. He turned. His friends! Amanda's purse was getting stolen! A man dressed in a black coat was running out of the movie theaters with her purse! Mike ignored the question that had just been asked to him, and ran out in pursuit of the thief. The doors to the theater slid open as Mike ran out. The man with the black coat was at the end of the sidewalk almost. Mike took off into a dead sprint. He was just about to reach the thief when suddenly he turned around. In his hand he held an open switchblade.

"Don't come closer to me kid, or I cut you!"

The words didn't even reach Mike's brain. All he was concentrated on was getting Amanda's purse back. He wasn't about to let the man in front of him stop him from doing so. Hastily in search of a weapon he took off the medallion which concealed a shrunken within. He pressed his thumb to the center of the metal and it popped to life.

The man laughed. "You think you can stop me with a little children's play toy?"

Mike smiled. "I know I can."

The man lunged his open knife forward, Mike, having amazing reflexes side stepped out of the way and swung down with his weapon knocking the knife out of the thief's hands. The man took off again trying to run away with the purse. Mike however was much too fast for him. The man let out a cry of pain as the medallion landed in his back from Mike's throw.

"I think I'll be taking that." He said in triumph as he took the purse from the thief's hands also pulling the medallion from the man's back. He just appeared to be knocked out. Mike took a look around. Nobody had seen the action that went down a few moments ago. Good he thought to himself, wouldn't want any questions asked. The doors to the movie theaters slid open as Mike walked back in. He was greeted with Amanda's arms wrapped around him.

"Mike! You had me worried! You took off after that man, he… he had a knife. It was so fast, I couldn't protect myself, and before I knew it the purse was out of my hands."

"I'm so glad you're okay, just don't do it again. You even managed to get my purse back!"

"It was no problem, seriously." Mike said with a grin on his face.

"Sorry I took so long! Got lost on the way there, they should really put some signs up." Cameron said while walking towards the group with a confused countenance. "You guys look a bit shaken? Did something happen?"

Owen laughed. "You really are clueless dude, but I don't think were in the mood for a movie anymore, maybe another time."

And with that, Owen and Mike walked back outside into the night. He had actually done something heroic in his life for once, Mike thought, something that didn't go totally wrong.

"Hey Mike, how bout we go back to your place and grab some grub. We can even say hi to Hologramps."

"Sounds great Owen." Mike laughed.

"Mike! Wait up!" Mike turned to see Amanda running to catch up with them with Cameron not too far back. She got up on one side of him.

"That was a really great thing you did for me." She whispered in her ears.

She gave him a small peck on the cheek and walked off back to Cameron. Mike's heart was flying, overjoyed with what Amanda had just done. The biggest grin appeared on his face, I guess there's no harm in taking a little risk once in a while.

-theotherpromise8