Ok, sorry for not updating for a while. I was thinking on what the story's main plot should be, and what to add into it, and what not, I had a writers block for a while and now I'll try to make it up to you in this chapter, and try to make it longer than the other's and hopefully more interesting.

"Other self talking"

"Flash back"

"Really" - Normal Talking

"Sure"- Thoughts

Beware of violence in some chapters

Chapter 6

The Crazy woman, caring for strangers.

Mina sighed for the hundredth time that morning. She was confused, one she just figured out she had some creepy thing living in her subconsciousness, and now the king was letting them stay in the castle for some odd reason, and she still wanted to participate in the games, but she was so bored right now it wasn't even funny. It was dawn, and the sun had only just risen, and breakfast was going to be served in about two to three hours, so she sat awake thinking about for a walk around the castle. She sighed again, "life was so boring at times." Mina thought, as she got up from the bed she was just laying down from, and got her normal clothes on. That were sewed back together, and got her shoes on and left Floyd sleeping soundly as she walked out and closed the door behind her.

Mizuna walked down the hall towards the entrance and found very two large doors, curiosity got the better of her and she opened them, it was the grand ballroom. She did a low whistle," this place it pretty big, and it doesn't look like it's been used for quite some time either." Mina said to herself. She walked around and looked at the blue with cherry blossoms printed drapes hanging by where the thrones where seated. As she walked around some more, every time she made a step it echoed throughout the room. She spotted a balcony through two double glass doors, she walked over the the doors opening them and stepping out onto the balcony. She walked up to the railing and leaned on it, look at the view it gave off of the whole city.

"Must be nice living in this big castle, because some weird crystal with magical powers chose you to carry it. Just that crystal can control the lives of some many people in this country. I guess that is what some people call fate."Mina thought bitterly to herself, not noticing that the queen herself was watching her actions from afar, from behind one of the ballroom." This child is so antsy, she can't wait for breakfast, and decided to explore. Better tell Toma since he's up." Misano closed the door quietly, and walked to her and her husbands room.

Mina look as the sun was almost fully risen." I've been here for that long?" She thought out loud, as she stretched, and walked off of the balcony, shutting the two glass doors, walking to the entrance to the ballroom, opened those two doors walked out and shut them, and started for the dinning room."Odd I didn't remember ever closing those entrance doors." She thought walking into the dinning room to find everyone there, including Floyd whom was now pigging is face out on food, and she sighed and sat down to the right of him, on the right hand side of the table, and started to eat her breakfast.

Toma was curious, this teen was full of mysteries, and Toma knew she was keeping a loud of information from him, he eyed her as he ate his meal."She's even going as far as not telling me her full name, she is and interesting, yet troublesome girl, this Mina." Toma thought taking another bite of his meal. As her heard Mina speak."I'm still entering these games of yours, I thought I should tell you, also why haven't you kicked us out yet?" Mina asked to the king, as she was the only person done wither her food."Well I don't mind you two being here, also I believe half of the village is scared of you now, after you pulled that stunt in front of most of the villagers." Toma said, as he stopped eating his food."Also I know you are keeping a loud of information from me, and I don't like when people hide things from me." Toma added. Mina crossed her arms and sighed." Everyone hides things, and you and your family are no different, also you don't need to know everything about everyone just because you are king." Mina retorted, as Toma's face was had a hard stare on it, inside her was almost furious.

"Mina, you can't talk to royalty like that." Old man Haru said with an aggravated sigh."Just because he is royalty, and was chosen by some magical crystal doesn't mean he's not like everyone else, he's a demon ya, but he still is normal, and has a lot authority, but he still can't barge into peoples personal lives, just like people wont do to him. It's that simple." Mina stated to her master.

"Why I never seen the day when a commoner insulted royalty!" Reena practically yelled."Tch. Commoner my ass, you people just have money and authority, also you people like to pry, I don't insult I state the facts there is a difference, just so you know." Mina replied coolly.

Misano was shocked, including half of the other people in the dinning room. Toma was angry, and queen and princess of the Forest Country were boiling. Then a guard came in with urgent news."My Lord the woman Mina, is an assassin, she works for money, and only does certain jobs that would endanger another's life, or world for that manner." The knight spoke."I rest my case." Mina said."Well that's the only way we know whom you are I only learned some more information of the person I tried to help, and is now in my home, by my family." Toma replied rubbing his temples with his thumb, and pointer finger.

"Also," the knight interrupted."there has been sightings of people whom maybe your daughter, or look like her, here is the list." The knight walked up to the King and game him a list of names of girls who look like Mizuna and where they were last seen, and some where they live, and one of those people were Mizuna herself, even though only one to two people knew her full name, and she thought there was no relation."Interesting, thank you , you may leave." Toma instructed, and the knight bowed and left. Mina got up to leave, but Toma stopped her."You are going out yes, well since you are, then your new job it to walk around to city and keep watch, if people are violent and disturb the peace take them here to me, I'll be in the throne room, also your shift if over at four, and Floyd will take over, if that's fine with you both." Toma said. Mina looked at him."Fine I'm leaving, and Floyd don't follow me around I'm not in the mood, Mina said and left."As you wish Mina-Chan." Floyd said to her disappearing form.

Haruno Misika sat in her isolated cell."My I guess I will never get a good challenge right Shine, I mean you are doing fine with giving all the dark power I desire, but it's no fun anymore, I have no one to play with."Hehe, well I think a change is going to occur, I can feel it Haruno." A high pitch voice insane voice said within the prisoner."Oh, I hope your right, I need someone one to play with, I need to call my killing intent, with a good opponent that can hold their own at least." Haruno said with humor in her tone of voice, as she started to chuckle along with Shine, her inner, inner, inner demon.

Mina was one her rounds, she was just by the huge coliseum, where a huge man was starting fights with some of the competition." You people are wimps! Small fries, and are scared easily! Ha you don't stand a chance!" The big stupid head yelled, and Mina walked up behind him."Don't start causing unnecessary fights wait until the competition, or you will be imprisoned, on behalf of disturbing the peace." Mina said in a cold and professional voice."What!" the man look behind and the down at Mina."What?! And a weak little girl will stop me?! That's great! Run along and go play with your dolls!" the man laughed. Mina grabbed his arm and threw him down on the ground beside her."You are now under arrest for disturbing the peace, and saying rude comments to people you know, and also being stupid." Mina said wrapping rope around the burly, and barely conscious man. Some people didn't know either to be scared of Mina or laugh at the man, and Mina's failed attempt of humor. She started to drag the man towards the castle to see what Toma said.

Toma looked at the man and sighed, yes her knew this man he been in and out of jail for a long time."Put him in the cell number 4531, and then you can go back to duty." Toma said rubbing his temples again."No! Not that cell!! It's right by her cell!!! " The man yelled historically. "Mina, put him in cell 4532 then, be careful that person in there is dangerous, and he needs to learn a lesson, so put him there, but be careful and cautious." Toma warned as Mina waved over her back and dragged the now crying man to his cell, that was under the castle.

Mina walked down there, and a guard told her where to go to get the crying man to his cell faster, and when she said what the number of the cell was, the guard visibly paled, and look at the man Mina dragged with pity."Here it is." Mina said opening the cell to see a woman on a cot be the wall in a dark corner. She stared for a second, and threw the man in with her, and the man scrabbled to Mina's leg and pleaded not to leave him here, and then Mina looked up at the place where the woman was sitting, as she heard some low evil chuckling."Hehehe, so I have a pet now?" She said, more like chuckled darkly to herself."NOoooo!" The man cried now scared shit-less."Now I can play, what about you girl, you wanna play?" Haruno asked still chuckling evilly as she got up and very slowly started to move towards Mina and the cry-baby."Tch. Thanks, but no thanks, I don't need to be here with you two so he;s all yours." Mina said with no emotion in her voice, but she knew this woman was crazy, and not to turn her back on a crazy person was so that they didn't jump you, so she to two steps backwards."OH? What a pity, the woman stepped closer and Mizuna, so her face was visible. Mina walk back some more, so she was out of the cell and by the door, and she closed it, and walked away with a fast pace, her heart was pounding.

Haruno looked at the door where the girl was standing minutes before."Interesting." She said out loud "Hmmm, very, she's just like you, have and inner evil self just like you, but she was never evil to begin with, from her sent, she came in contact with the Dark Crystal's power, I guess her inner self is called Shard, and she's a powerful being at that." Haruno's demon chuckled."Well you did say things would get a lot more funner around here, and now I have a new play-toy, and a somewhat worthy opponent to play with." Haruno chuckled at the thought. She looked at the man in her cell whom cowered in fear in the corner by the door. She smiled evilly and walked towards him, and the man started to scream bloody murder.

Mina walked out from the prison ward and heard a shriek like scream and shuddered, she knew where it came from, now she knew that woman was crazy, and she was now shuddering in a little fear towards that woman's look."HAHAHAH A! So you're scared of that woman, she is another dark being inside her just like you have me, but she was evil to begin with, so now she's just demented, and her inner self, or whatever you wanna call us, was screaming blood-lust, we can communicate with each other, and we know if another person has one of us inside them. Interesting yes? Well if you ever fight that woman, you could always count on me." She chuckled evilly in Mina's head. "No! I will never rely on your power, I can do this on my own, now shut your pie hole." Mina said as she walked out of the castle to continue her patrol on the streets, it was almost time to head back, so she stopped a block down from the castle, turned around and headed back, she as hungry, and now she was hoping the crazy woman wouldn't get the best of her conscious.

Toma was in his study when Misano walked in."Yes?" He asked, not looking up from his paperwork."Did you really send Mina to put that man in with her?" Misano questioned."Yes." Toma replied as he stopped what he was doing and looked up at his wife." Well maybe you should have had someone else do it, Haruno can be intimidating in a lot of ways." Misano said in almost a whisper."I know, but she needs to over come that if she is going to fight in the competition. Also she wants the get her bounty's head, and if she gets far enough she might have to face Haruno in the end, and if she does hopefully she wins and doesn't get gravely injured." Toma said in almost what would sound like a worried voice."I still don't think she should, she's only a child Toma." Misano stated." Toma leaned into his chair and crossed his arms."I know, but it's her choice, and I can't stop her. This is her decision, and she's wise enough to make her own decisions as well as fight a a high ranked level on her own. I'm sorry to say this, but you need to talk to Mina if you don't want her to fight, and you hardly know her, so do get to attached." Toma stated."Toma! Mina is a child, and don't say that! I'm worried for her safety, don't treat her like she's some threat!" Misano half yelled." Misano I don't see it that way, please calm down, I"m sorry I said that." Toma said with a whisper, in almost a hurt tone."I just don't want you to get to attach if she's going to fight, she might die, and you will be sad again just like you were with our...our...our daughter, and I-I don't want that to happen." Toma said, with a lowered gaze."No matter what I still care for her safety as if she was my own, so please try and help me talk her out of it." Misano pleaded. Toma sighed."I'll try Misano, but If she decides to do it, leave it alone." Toma said with a sigh.

Floyd just go out of the shower and dressed, as he toweled his hair."I hope Mina knows what she's doing. She could die, and I don't want that." Floyd thought as he sat down on his bed with a sad gaze at the floor."I Don't want anyone precious to me to die again, It hurt so much, what happened.......I will always be her knight." Floyd thought, as Mina opened his door, It's your shift, so get ready, I'll be asleep once you get back so try not to be out to late, we have to get rest for the games after tomorrow." Mina said, as she went to the dinning room, to eat, she was starving, she had a weird and eventful day today, and she needed food, and sleep.

Floyd walked out of the castle, he too was going to fight, but only for the bounty, and because he need something to do."Also for Mina, she needs money just like me."Floyd thought. He walked down the almost empty streets with his arms crossed, hopefully he didn't have to deal with any drunkards tonight, cause he wasn't really in to mood for it, it was deep in thought.

Yukito looked out at the city from the ballroom balcony window."She's looks like Mizuna, and she somewhat acts like her, but not at all the same, but the feeling is so similar, when I'm around her, just like when I was around Mizuna." Yuktio thought, as he had a sad look on his face, as he thought, he really did miss his sister.

Misano walked into the dinning room to see Mina eating some food."Mina, do you think you can reconsider in fighting in the games? Please your work shouldn't be that important for you to get killed over. Please, you stay here and work here if you wish, just...I just care about your well being." Misano said and Mina looked up at her in what look almost like shock."And why do you care so much about me Mrs. Misano?" Mina questioned." I-I care for you, I haven't known you for long, but your still a child, that's why I care, you should live like a child, and have some fun, please think about what you're doing." Misano pleaded. Mina finished her meal and sighed, as she got up from her seat, a butler took her plate and glass from the table as she did so." I'm sorry, but I am not a child, never grew up like one, and don't have the time to be one, I have a lot on my plate already, and problems only I can solve, so please excuse me, and I will be fighting in the games." Mina said to Misano and left.

Old man Haru came out."You tried, but Mina is too stubborn for her own good, she wont change her mind anytime soon, so try and support her like everyone is trying to." Haru told Misano as he laid his and on her shoulder, and then left. "I'll try master." Misano said in a faint whisper to her master as he walked away.

To be continued.........

I hope you like this chapter, and I'll try to get the next one out soon, so I you would please read and review, that would be much appreciated, and no flames please, just pm me or whatever if you want to know something, or review on how the story is so far. XD