Secret Revealed

The sky was clear and the clouds floated by, having nothing else to do. There was no other purpose for them. They led on a young teenager, trying to find his friend. "Yoyo!" rang out through the streets, disturbing passerby as they wished for normality in the streets, but knew they would never have it.

The boy sighed. Sometimes he couldn't understand the gang. If there was a missing person with nothing happening in street life, why not send out a search? Actually it would be his brother's call, but he never understood Corn. Well, for certain things, yes. Tab had spent his whole morning looking for Yoyo.

"Well…he's not in Dogenzaka Hill…that's for sure…" moaned Tab, shading his eyes from the sun with his hat. "He's probably somewhere in Shibuya…" he said grimly. It was only just noon, but since he was doing this himself while everyone else was waiting anxiously by the radio, it took a lot more out of him.

"I'm gonna kill him…" Tab growled, skating to Shibuya Terminal. The streets were busy, filled with traffic and people rushing back to their jobs from eating lunch. Tab was getting hungry, but he wanted to get this over with. Rhyth was getting worried and he knew she was going to irritate everyone about both he and Yoyo. "If nothing's going on…what the heck is going on with Yoyo?" Tab wondered, shaking his head.

He knew Yoyo could be careless, forgetful, and lazy, but never heartless. Wouldn't he have learned from his last "going missing" experience? Everyone was glad he was back, but they soon nagged and scolded him, telling him the key was to work together as a gang. That was the point of the gang. They couldn't watch his back if they didn't know where he was.

A loud, earsplitting honk burst through Tab's eardrum and rattled his brain, causing him to jump. He turned coldly to the car that almost hit him and gave the driver the finger. "Asshole…" The hectic area wasn't the place to be, especially in the afternoon.

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A large platter was dropped in front of Yoyo. He glanced at it and took a whiff. Whatever it was, it couldn't be edible. This had cleared his sinuses and made his eyes water with one sniff. "Enjoy." muttered the older woman who gave it to him. Candy and Jam were munching away and the elder was eating some mush that was green with pink dots all around. Yoyo drank some water and pushed his plate away, "No thanks…"

"You're not hungry?" asked the elder, looking up. "Waited too long to eat, I'll get nauseous." Yoyo lied, standing up. Jam pulled him back down, "Take a bite, looks are deceiving."

"If you expect me to eat that…"

"Just try it. Don't make it an issue."

Yoyo didn't want to, but he knew if he didn't, Jam would persist, therefore causing Yoyo's fury to unleash. No need for another replay. He looked around, "Where's the fork?" Jam glanced up, "Are none." Yoyo sighed and stuck his finger into the glob, soon tasting it. It actually tasted good. The taste was similar to that of oatmeal with cinnamon, but sweeter.

"Alright, you got me this time…" he smiled, eating his meal. Yoyo suddenly remembered something he had been meaning to ask. "Uh…what do you guys look like when you're total wolf?"

Candy looked at him curiously, "You've seen what we all look like." Yoyo shook his head, "No, I mean, you two." Candy glanced down and said nothing. Jam glanced up at Yoyo, "We can't do that yet…" Yoyo blinked, "Oh, okay. Is that a bad thing?"

"It's been five years since we've become this and others have been here only months and they can change like that." explained Candy. "Even werewolves have competition…" grinned Yoyo, licking his fingers. "Well…to keep up with Blaze…" muttered Candy grimly. "What's bad about Blaze?" Yoyo asked.

Candy stared at him and blushed, "Oh…I um, well…" Jam shook his head, "They've never gotten along. It's a girl thing." There was a light chuckle as Yoyo realized his plate was empty, "Yeah, I know those arguments…So, what are you fighting over?" Candy crossed her arms, "Basically everything."

"Watch out, they'll fight for your friendship." whispered Jam with a smirk. Yoyo smiled, but it faded as his mind remembered his intended answer. "Do you guys know who attacked me?"

Candy choked on her drink and Jam looked up at Yoyo. "Who attacked you?" he repeated weakly. "Yeah, the one who bit me and made me this way." Yoyo answered grimly. The twins glanced at each other, "We don't know…" Yoyo watched them both. They seemed very uncomfortable answering this question. What were they hiding?

"I'd like to know sometime, yo."

Candy picked up her plate, "I'm done…" Jam followed, "Yeah… me too…" Yoyo was being cheated out of his answer. Growling, he turned to the elder. "What's the big secret?" The elder shook his head, "All in good time, young one."

"Yeah, and I think this is a good time! How come nobody answers me when I wanna be answered! What's wrong with you people!" he fumed, storming out of the place. He needed a place where he could be alone for a while. Somewhere where these wolves wouldn't hunt him down for going out somewhere. He glanced up. The roof would have to do. He looked at his hand and thought about the claws that would come and go whenever. Points suddenly edged at his fingers and he smiled, "Whoa…"

He centered his focus on them, but not too much, and they quickly shrank back into fingers. "Sweet! I'm gettin' the hang of this…" He grabbed onto a brick to see if he could grab hold. He could, so he climbed up easily to the roof. Since they were only one story 'houses' with flat roofs, Yoyo could simply jump from roof to roof. He sat on one of the roofs as soon as he was done with jumping. His normal jumping was now as if he was wearing his skates. He could also jump farther.

Down below, in one of the alleyways between the houses, two children wrestled each other playfully. Yoyo watched as they played tag and other childish games that seemed tempting, even to a sixteen year old. It brought back memories of when he was younger, so innocent and carefree. He was still carefree, but of everything and not so innocent, especially if you're running from the law.

Yoyo blinked and grinned. He'd love to see Hayashi try and catch him now. He wouldn't even need a spray can to tear him apart. Shaking his head of the negative thought, Yoyo sighed. He couldn't expose himself that way, or hurt anyone that way either. The playful giggling and teasing of the young children soon changed into an argument of growling and cries. Yoyo stared as the two innocent looking children morphed into their animalistic selves and started fighting.

He took a deep breath and stared out. He would never get used to this life. A cold wind blew his way, chasing off the noisy pups and alarming Yoyo. He could feel a bad premonition, but he didn't know why.

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The sun sank into the center of the earth as darkness consumed all of Tokyo, allowing shadows to dance merrily in their territory. Soft winds blew gently while those who came late from work made their way into the streets, trying to flag a cab or using their own cars to get home. Hungry and tired, Tab leaned against the cool brick wall of a random building, gaining some energy lost from searching all day without eating.

He glanced around. He knew he made some turn around Shibuya and then in Hikage Street, but where was he now? Nothing seemed familiar and Tab was used to seeing everything. "Great, now I'm lost…" he sighed, lifting his hat a bit. "Where am I?" There were empty alleyways all around and one floor houses, which was strange because most of the places around Tokyo were large buildings.

He skated around, clueless of where he was and he couldn't seem to find anyone. This area was empty of people. Only shadows lived in this district and they followed where he went. A sudden rush behind Tab make him swerve, losing a bit of balance. "What was that?" he wondered, checking behind him. As he continued on, his skates scratched louder than they would in Rokkaku Dai against the hard cement. This lonely area was only lit with dim yellow light posts that would flicker ever so often.

Tab shadow stretched as he watched around himself, not so sure if looking for Yoyo by himself was such a good idea. "Why would Yoyo be here anyway?" he muttered, taking a seat against one of the one floor houses. Taking a break felt so good and relaxing, not filling for his hunger, but it stopped some of his pain. Before he knew it, his eyes closed and he drifted into a deep sleep, unaware of anything around him.

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The sleeping boy looked so peaceful from his stressed day. The pressure had drained him out, so could tell the watcher. He was trying to get comfortable in his sleep, but couldn't for some reason. He continually moved and scooted. He lost balance from his seating and slid to the side, eyes opening a bit. He wasn't expecting a pair of silvery eyes to stare at him from the darkness.

"AHH-"

"SHHH!"

Tab squinted in order for his eyes to grow accustomed to the darkness. "Candy!"

The girl smiled at him and nodded, "What are you doing all the way out here?" Her voice was filled with alarm and worry. Tab stood up slowly and dusted himself off. "I'm sorta looking for Yoyo. You seen him?"

Candy remained quiet, just watching as Tab quickly stopped moving. "Have you seen him?" he repeated, wondering what the pause was for. "Tab, this place is dangerous…" she started, her eyes still locked on him. "He went missing after you and Jam left." Tab continued, paying no mind to what she was saying. So what of this place was dangerous? Nothing could be more dangerous than what Tab faced everyday.

Candy grabbed his arm, "You need to leave, now!" Tab held his place. "Not until you tell me where Yoyo is!" he said hotly. "Everyone thinks you guys have something to do with him being gone."

"You don't understand, Tab. Go back to the garage, stay there. Yoyo…" she quickly stopped, but Tab caught that last bit. Crossing his arms, he snorted, "So, you do know where he is…" A thump interrupted the conversation. Tab turned around and searched behind him, but nothing was there. Nothing he could see anyway. "What's he doing here?" a voice called out to Candy.

"He's looking for Yoyo."

Out of the darkness came Jam, face solemn as if someone had been murdered and he had witnessed the event. His mouth was turned down more than a frown could ever go and his eyes were a dark silver, glaring out at his sister. His dark clothing had, once again, hid him from good view. One of his clenched fists lifted and extended a finger at Tab, "He's not supposed to be here."

"I know." answered his sister, as serious about the matter as he was. Tab, on the side, was utterly confused. "Why can't I be here? What's the big deal with me being here?" he said sternly, but in a quiet tone not wanting to break the stillness of it all. A howl somewhere cracked into the matter and Tab looked around bewilderedly.

A deep growl filled the large alleyway they were in and repeated off the walls. "Ok…now I see why this might not be the best place to be right now…" muttered Tab to himself. The bickering between the two siblings suddenly stopped. Tab looked at them, their faces stony and emotionless. "This is getting too weird…" he sighed, bumping into something as he backed up.

"Who are you?"

Tab looked up at the tall being. His icy grey eyes pierced through the night as his red shirt clashed with them. His dark green cargo shorts were a bit big on him, but they matched his gloves. He had dark brown, almost black, messy hair that had its own style to it without any effort.

"Uhh…Tab. And you are?"

The boy ignored the shorter one's question and looked up at the twins, "You know him?" They both nodded a nod of regret, but Tab glanced back and forth between them. Who was this guy and why did he need to know anything? "Does he know anything?" asked the newcomer.

"No." answered Jam, sure of himself, but the other didn't seem so exact on his answer. He looked at Candy, who remained quiet and watched the moon instead. "Spike, he hasn't done anything and he doesn't know. Let him go." she said out of the blue. Tab looked at her confused. It wasn't like the guy was having a hold on him or anything.

"You know we're not allowed to do that. Do you want to live?" hissed Spike, his grey eyes aglow. "This has nothing to do with living. It has to do with an innocent who's not involved." she replied, eyes not moved from the sky. "Actually…he is." sighed Jammer, quickly glancing at Tab. "I give up." Tab muttered, shaking his head. He had no idea what was going on and he was going to stop thinking about it.

"I trust him." Candy whispered, finally moving her view to Tab. "You have to take him back to the elder. It doesn't matter if you trust him or not." remarked Spike with attitude. He turned and left without a sound. Tab arched an eyebrow, "I gotta go where?" Candy sighed and took his arm, "Tab…we have something to tell you. But not here. And we'll tell you where Yoyo is, too."

Tab followed them. This was what he came for anyway. Only, making an extra trip to get Yoyo wasn't the plan he had in mind. The walk seemed like forever, walking in and out of alleys and avoiding certain ones. He wondered as they passed another one why they would go through some and not others, but he guessed it led them faster to where ever they were going.

Eventually, they reached what seemed to be the center of these one floor homes. Across the center circle that was drawn out into the dirt was a beautiful sight of water, waving by in the shining moonlight. Another howl was heard and Tab smiled, "Dog problem, huh?" Jam stared at him, "What?"

Tab shrugged, "Well I guessed, 'cause there's a lot of howling around here." Candy and Jam exchanged glances. "Yeah, well that's something we're gonna talk about…" started Jam, but was interrupted.

"Tab?"

The boy turned around to see a familiar face approach him. "Yoyo! You've been here the whole time!"

Yoyo grinned and looked at the other two. Something was wrong with them. They were too…serious. "What's going on?" asked Tab, pointing at them. "They're acting all weird and this dude came up to us in the alley…" Yoyo sighed and looked at Tab. "Everyone thinks me going missing is their fault, huh?"

Tab glanced at the two, "Yeah…not my idea! That's why I'm here now! Everyone was bugging me so I said I wasn't coming back until I found you. It'd be the only way I'd get any rest." Yoyo cringed as Tab gave the explanation. "Tab…I've got a true story…that might seem a little weird."

Tab's expression went confused, "Please, no more confusing things. I've already had enough for today…"

"Tab…me…and them," Yoyo added, pointing at the twins, "And everyone here…"

Tab watched in awe as Yoyo's ears stretched out to animal like ones and his teeth grew to fangs. His fingers changed to claws and his toes did, too. "No…way…" murmured Tab in shock, backing away. The boy stared at the twins, realizing that they were also these dog-like creatures and that he was in danger. "It's okay, Tab. It's still us, we're not gonna hurt you or anything!" Candy said immediately.

Tab looked at her comforting expression, it letting him know they were still the normal people he knew, just trapped in these bodies. "Okay…so…" he stuttered, looking at Yoyo. "I can't go back yet…" Yoyo admitted, shrugging, "I'm still getting trained up on."

"Well…I sorta told the others I wasn't coming back unless I brought you with me…"

Candy smiled happily, "There's plenty of room here." Tab glanced at her and she lowered her voice, "Until you need to go." Jam turned to Tab, "But you need to stay hidden. Even here. You can't get bitten. You don't want to be, trust me." He turned, but aimed his comment at Tab, "There's more to tell and understand. C'mon."

They led Tab to the room where Yoyo had recovered in. It was still a mess, but a bit had been cleaned up. Tab smiled, "This your room, Yoyo?" Yoyo grinned, "Well, I did spend some time in here." The two laughed as Jam took the usual seat by the desk and Candy sat cross legged on the floor. Tab also sat on the floor and waited for Jam to speak. "Now that you know about us, there are few rules you can't break." Jam announced seriously.

Candy took up next, "You can't tell anyone about us." Tab halfway nodded, "Whhhy not?" Candy looked at Jam who seemed to be getting tired of telling the same story over and over. "Well, now you see that werewolves are among the human kind, right?"

Tab leaned his back against the wall and shrugged, "I see it, but I can't believe it." Jam glared at him, "Start believing. It could be a life or death matter for you and us." Tab stared at him, a bit shocked, but Candy threw her brother a dirty look. "Anyway…if werewolves are in the world, you can guess other creatures are in the world, too." she sighed sadly. Tab blinked in awe, "You guys are really fighting vampires!"

"How do you know that?" asked Yoyo, surprised. Tab looked at him, "Comics and TV, but I never knew the stuff they wrote was actually real."

"Humans aren't supposed to know we're real." muttered Jam, ear twitching. "But, some of our people started writing about the creatures just in case if anyone ever became one, they would know what to stay away from and who they would have to protect themselves from." continued Candy, moving her hand as she spoke. Tab nodded understandingly, "Makes sense. But, if you guys are going to be fighting off vampires, mainly, that means…" he slowly looked at Yoyo, "You're gonna be gone most of the time…"

Yoyo stared at the twins, "Hey, I never thought about that, yo!" Jam shook his head and waved his hand, "Don't worry, we only attack at night and meet towards the night or sunset. And it's not a lot of times that it's been done at sunset. We can only be our full wolf selves during a full moon, remember?"

"Right…" sighed Yoyo, "How are we gonna keep this a secret from the GGs?" Candy and Jam glanced at each other. "You guys are gonna hafta do your best to not let anyone know…"

"And you need to learn how to control yourself already." added Jam, eyeing Yoyo. "What's the story when we go back? They're not gonna exactly believe that you went on a few days for vacation." remarked Tab. Jam tapped his foot against the wood floor, making a soft padding sound. "We'll think of that later. We'll be coming with you, so don't worry."

"Coming with us! That's the worst thing you two could do!" started Tab, staring at them both. "The gang thinks the worst of everything is coming from you. They even made an announcement on Jet Set Radio!"

"Yeah, we heard it." nodded Yoyo, guiltily.

"Not good." replied Tab, standing up. "And they probably think I'm missing, too."

"Just forget about the gang right now. There's bigger things to deal with. You're not supposed to be here," Jam pointed to Tab, "he wasn't supposed to be the one to be bitten," he said pointing at Yoyo, "and I'm gettin' tired."

Yoyo listened closely as Jam accused them all. "Wait a minute, yo…" Jam's ears twitched a bit as his eyes grew wide, "What…?" Yoyo crossed his arms and glared at Jam and Candy, "What do you mean I'm not the one who was supposed to be bitten…?"

Tab turned to them also and waited for the answer. Candy sighed and Jam looked to the floor uncomfortably. "Orders were…that we had to bring another werewolf to pass in our pack." Tab's mouth dropped open as Yoyo fury built within him. "So you pick Yoyo, just like that?" Tab asked just above a whisper, staring at Candy. "Orders are orders." Jam said quietly, looking up. He no longer looked like his serious, bitter self. His eyes expressed sorrow as he felt deep responsibility for the happening.

"We didn't do it…but one of our pack did." said Candy, daring to look at Yoyo, who glared back. "So, you need a werewolf and you just send someone to hunt a guy down?" he stormed, fists clenched. "You know what hell you're putting me and my friends through!"

"A bit of pain and suffering. We've all gone through it. You get used to it, and it's for the best of everyone." Jam stated. "Really?" questioned Yoyo facing Jam directly, "Do you like doing what you do? Do you get any benefit from this vampire killing thing you're all meant to do?" Jam gave him an empty stare, "I did."

Yoyo sat on the bed and stayed silent, glaring at the two. Jam stood up and left the room quietly, going his own way to get some time alone. Candy went to the door, her head hung sadly at an angle, heart crushed. Yoyo didn't consider neither she nor Jam as friends. And Tab was probably with him on that. She closed the door behind her and glared at the bright moon that was shining innocently and beautifully in the sky. Growling, she decided that she would find out who destroyed Yoyo's normal life. She took Yoyo and Tab as friends, and no matter what, she would help them out.

Author's Note: Been busy, the whole deal and there's been a loss in the family so it adds up. Review!