Closing the shop door Touka sighed and locked it up tight, looking over her shoulder towards the group, her eyes falling upon their new "ally". Hinami stood next to L and held his hand tightly. "Please, promise to keep her safe."

L nodded in response to her request and gently squeezed the little girl's hand in return to her squeeze. "On my honor, with my life, I will keep little Hinami safe. Shuu has already set out with Ayato. We will meet again at the Mask Shop. Uta is already expecting us. We will all leave for Shuu's home once we are all together again."

Beyond yanked the chains leading towards the bound Kaneki. "Let's move. If we could beat the CCG before they get to close to this shop it'll be for the better."

L hesitated before leaving in the opposite direction of the others, he glanced back to the other group. "You two have been practicing together, right?"

Juuzou smiled whimsically. "Of course. Turns out we make a fluid team. We'll see you again!" He waved and caught up to Beyond, Touka and Renji. "I'll make sure Touka and Renji get out of there safely!"

L motioned with his head for Light to follow and they continued deeper into the city.

Rifles raised towards the oncoming group. Juuzou stepped forward and held his hands up. "Hold on. While I was in this district investigating, I came across two ghouls who were instrumental to the detainment of Eyepatch. I want to speak to the lead investigator."

"The newly tainted Raven, Juuzou. Let him and his accompaniment through." A voice called from behind the ranks. The armed men parted, leading directly towards CCG Dove Arima. Who seemed to be radiating both displeasure and disappointment.

Whispers from the CCG members immediately began when the group walked through the ranks. Juuzou lead the pack with Touka and Renji in front of the bound Ken Kaneki, with Beyond behind them all.

Touka bowed the Arima. "We aided in the apprehension of the ghoul you were hunting. We bring him to you, to ensure to you that the twentieth district does not intend to harbor or give refuge to any of those attempting to evade the CCG."

Arima glanced at her before stepping in front of the bound ghoul. "I see. Thank you. You may leave. We appreciate your cooperation." Renji and Touka bowed once again before turning to leave.

Touka stopped and gave a small bow to Beyond and Juuzou. "Thank you for allowing us to accompany you to make sure the criminal ghoul was escorted out of our district."

Beyond shifted his gaze away and Juuzou bowed back to her. "You're welcome, citizen. Please, return to your homes." He smiled and waved to them thinking to himself. 'She's a great actor. Or, is L a great teacher? Either way, they seem to be buying it.'

Juuzou dropped his hand but tensed up slightly at Beyond's whisper. "Do not get comfortable yet. The heat is still on."

Several cars departed in different directions. One of them carrying Kaneki. "I'm still not sure how I feel about your partnership. Where did L end up going? It's all a little suspicious." Arima turned to the duo. "I feel like –" A loud crash was heard behind the lines of CCG. Causing a large commotion of shouts and troops readying.

Beyond growled out while running towards the sounds with Juuzou behind him. "Why now?! Why would they wait until we got him here?!"

Stumbling slightly on his leg, Juuzou groaned before being lifted by Beyond and set on his shoulders. "They probably thought they'd make a cleaner getaway with the CCG vehicles. Which is telling me this is a large enough group not to be afraid of the CCG, but not strong enough to take us alone."

Beyond lifted them both off the ground with lightning speed, leaving the scrambling soldiers behind with the exception of Arima, who kept pace with Beyond with ease. "Couldn't let you two get the glory. Can't let the men think: going Raven is the way to go." He gave a smug grin while Beyond rolled his eyes.

Juuzou pointed ahead. "There! They have Eyepatch!"

Giving a devious grin, Beyond leaped off the top of a building, propelling them forward in a much quicker pace, calling out to Arima. "Better keep up then!"

Arima landed behind the duo who had landed ahead of him, he rubbed his eyes when he witnessed a massive bikaku lift the two up and support them just below nine feet off the ground. Juuzou smirked and opened his coat while resting comfortably on the shoulders of his partner. "1000 needles! Heads up and stay behind the pros, grandpa!" Massive dual scarlet pulsing winglike ukaku spread from Beyond's shoulder blades and unleashed a fearsome amount of projectiles alongside Juuzou's knife quinques.

Staring at the relentless assault of the Raven team, Arima smirked and readied his lance-like sword quinque. "So, that's why they call you the scarlet angel." Arima stood next to them and darted into the fray with seeming unnatural speed. "How about I just dodge you!" Arima dodged the incoming attacks from both sides with expert evasive maneuvers. "You'll have to explain why they call you the Wolf next!" He smirked as ghouls fell at his blade, and those who didn't, dropped behind him with deep red needles littering their backs.

As the smoke cleared, Arima looked back to where he last saw the pair, only to see they had vanished. He turned to see that Kaneki had been released in the scuffle. "Great." He groaned out in annoyance.

A boy with Snow White hair went flying past Arima, a trail of crimson tainted the ground. "I have orders that you are to be taken to the CCG headquarters. Dead or alive." A single kakugan shined in the street light. When Kaneki attempted to evade Beyond and Arima he turned to see Juuzou standing behind him with his scythe readied.

Juuzou chided in a sing song voice. "Not today Eyepatch, this is where your freedom ends."

Light carried Hinami in his arms. Several people smiled cheerfully at the sight of a sleeping child as they passed by. Following L's lead they turned down the back alley's of the city. A menacing laugh resounded off the walls of nearing buildings. "Ah. We meet again."

Hinami startled awake at the sudden movements of her current guardian, attempting to shield her from any incoming attacks. L set his case down and clicked open he handle, sighing quietly before speaking in a near bored tone. "Do forgive me, I'm not sure I remember. Perhaps you didn't leave much of an impression?"

A ghoul landed in front of him, her kakugan shining in the street lights. Waist length chocolate hair fell to her sides and back. "How dare you! We were partners! Before you ever became a Raven! Before I became…" Her voice taking a disgusted turn, "This."

Six thin rinkaku kagune snaked themselves out from her back as she stared daggers into the investigator. L smirked and nudged the case with his foot, causing it to fall open. "Light. I will meet you there. I expect you can outrun her goons?" The brunette smirked and tore off into the darkness with Hinami squealing in delight.

Stormy eyes landed on the woman one again. "Ah. I do recall you now. You were obsessed with my brother. Though, you never told me why. Why you were so convicted? So fixated?"

Her eyes narrowed as her kagune lunged forward. "Not him! You! It's always been about you! I wanted to catch your brother because it's what you wanted! I wanted to get stronger, because it's what you wanted! Climb the ranks of the CCG, because you wanted to!" Her eyes started to water when a colossal ebony battle axe with pulsing red veins crossed and deflected her attack.

Her kagune quickly retreated and attempted to shield her from a lightning paced swipe coming from her right. Her eyes began to water when they landed on a dual bladed scythe. Fearsomely large obsidian blades with matching pulsing crimson veins. Each blade dangerously sharp with a fierce hook to each side, spiny scarlet daggers were raised from mid blade to staff along the ridge.

Her voice trembled as she spoke. "Living quinques? But that means…" She winced when the scythe quickly twisted in the hand of it's wielder, quickly pricking into her side. Hissing loudly she broke the grapple of weapons and held her side, a deep crimson coated her hand. "Do you even understand the power you wield?! It's more than a sharp blade that never dulls and has over half of its weight lightened! It's their hearts! The souls! Their passion!" Her kakugan landed on the scythe. "And to make such a monstrous blade… This weapon hungers for the living… If I can damage this weapon enough, I won't have to kill you!"

The ghoul leaped into the air towards L her kagune readied at her sides. L smirked as he spoke above a whisper. "You always held back, it's why I was never attracted to you, as a partner or otherwise." Readying his dual weapons, his axe in front of him, his scythe behind him. "You had the conviction, but never the strength." With lightning speed L leaped off the ground towards the ghoul, closing the gap in mid air.