Komachi was in the house with the three men, all about to fall asleep, when she heard a familiar voice. "This is where Komachi is staying?"

"I guess so. Let's just get what we came for and go, okay?" said another familiar voice.

Komachi sat up in her bed before crawling closer to the door. She carefully opened it before whispering, "Heihachi? Kiku?" No one answered her through the darkness and Komachi decided to get up and investigate. She was in the sitting room when she heard a noise from behind her. She turned and screamed when a tall figure placed a hand on her shoulder.

Katsushiro jumped back as Komachi let out a scream before saying, "Komachi! It's me! Katsushiro. Please stop screaming!"

Komachi sucked in her breath before apologizing. "I heard voices and was scared. Can I come sleep with you tonight, big brother?"

Katsushiro blushed a little before nodding. The two went into the boy's bedroom before he paused. "Where did sensei go? He was in here before I left." Komachi heard something coming from the kitchen and she pulled on Katsushiro's shirt, scared. "Maybe that's him. Stay close."

Komachi clung to the back of Katsushiro's shirt as he lead her through the house towards the kitchen. They slowly opened the door when the a figure popped out of no where. Both of them screamed before they heard Shichiroji's gentle voice. "Calm down you two! It's just me!"

Katsushiro let out a heavy breath before asking, "Have you seen Kambei-sensei? He suddenly disappeared when I went to go check on Komachi."

"No but i think-" Shichiroji stopped suddenly, listening.

Katsushiro listened as well when they suddenly heard a loud noise from outside. Katsushiro turned to Komachi before telling her to stay before they ran outside.

Komachi stayed in the middle of the kitchen, scared to move, when she heard a familiar voice calling to her. "Komachi... Komachi! Come on, come play with me!"

"Kikuchiyo?" Komachi asked, slowly moving towards the door.

Then she heard Heihachi's voice. "Hurry Komachi! We need your help!"

Komachi turned to the back door before nodding to herself and turning back to the front and running out the door. She was running after two figures, a little less than four houses in front of her. She had made it down a few blocks when suddenly she lost sight of the figures and she was in street she had never seen before. She slowly crouched to the ground, ready to cry when a slender figure approached her. Komachi looked up in surprise at the vast beauty of the woman that held her hand out to Komachi.

Katsushiro and Shichiroji ran out the back door and stopped when they saw Kambei laying on the ground unconscious. They both ran to him before sitting Kambei up as he slowly woke up. "What happened?" Katsushiro asked.

"I heard something in the house and got up. Then there was a noise outside. I followed someone out and then I was attacked from behind." Kambei put a hand on his head before looking around. "Where's Komachi?"

"She's inside, don't worry," Shichiroji said with a smile until he heard a door close. "I take that back."

The three stood up and ran into the house, calling for Komachi who didn't answer. They all picked up their weapons before running out the door to try and find her. They ran down the street, calling for her, before splitting up to go down three different streets.

Komachi walked with the girl a few more blocks down before they walked into a house. The woman took off her cape to reveal a deep green and yellow dress. She smiled ever so sweetly at Komachi before inviting her to sit down for tea.

"What are you doing out at a time like this?" The sweet woman asked.

Komachi looked down before saying, "I thought I heard an old friend of mine, but I guess I'm just hearing things."

The woman smiled before asking, "Was that person Heihachi by any chance?"

Komachi looked up instantly, shocked. "How did you know?"

The woman stood up before opening a door and calling to someone on the other side. She sat back down before a boy with orange hair, pale skin, and a steam punk outfit walked in. Komachi stared at the boy, surprised and frightened by him.

The boy smiled before saying, "Hey Komachi! It's been awhile, hasn't it?"

Komachi felt a tear run down her cheek. "Heihachi?"

The woman smiled before whispering something to Heihachi and leaving the room. Heihachi waited until the door closed before sitting down and looking into Komachi's big eyes. "I've really missed you Komachi but there's something i need to ask you."

"Anything! i just can't believe it's you!" Komachi smiled even though she was still crying.

Heihachi smiled weakly before saying, "If you call this living." He received a confused look from Komachi but waved it away. "Look all i need from you is that you don't say anything to Kambei and the others. Could you do that for me?"

"What? Why? They would be so happy to know you're alive!"

"It's not that i don't want them to know. It's that it's not the right time. You know that timing is everything right?"

Komachi nodded before she remembered something. "Hey! Is Kiku alive too!? I heard you talking to him! Is he here with you?!"

Heihachi looked back towards the door before looking down. "No. It was a friend of Kinagomy's. I'm sorry, Komachi."

Komachi looked down, distressed but pushed it all away. "It's okay. I'm just glad you're alive. How long have you been in hiding."

Heihachi opened his mouth to speak but the woman from earlier, Kinagomy, burst through the door. "Komachi, your friends are outside looking for you."

Komachi was about to ask when she heard Katsushiro's voice yelling, "KOMACHI!"

Kinagomy took Heihachi's hand before pulling him out the door. Komachi stood up and quickly followed them, watching as Kinagomy pushed Heihachi towards a tall man with dark red hair and fair skin. Komachi felt herself blush when the man saw her and smiled. She looked away shyly before a hand was placed on her shoulder. She looked up to see Kinagomy kneeling in front of her.

"Hey. Let's get you home, okay?" Kinagomy said with a smile on her face. Komachi nodded before turning to see that Heihachi and the handsome man were gone. "You'll see him again soon, I promise!"

Komachi smiled before the two headed for the front door. They exited the house just as Katsushiro and Kambei met up a few houses down. Komachi called to them and they both ran to the house.

Katsushiro took Komachi into a tight hug before asking, "How could you run out like that?! I was so worried!"

Komachi looked down, ashamed, when Kinagomy stepped in, "She thought she heard someone from her past. Someone I believe is dead from what she told me. If a close friend of mine was speaking to me from the grave I would go investigate as well."

Katsushiro shot darts up at the girl before Kambei asked, "And you are?"

"Kinagomy, but you may call me Kina. I heard Komachi calling out to her friends and was worried about her safety this late at night." Kina smiled sweetly before putting a hand on Komachi's shoulder. "I recognized her from an earlier meeting so I invited her in to try and resolve what was hurting her."

Kambei was just relieved that Komachi was safe but Katsushiro felt like this Kinagomy was lying to them. Suddenly there was a loud noise from the back and Kinagomy snapped into attention. She turned towards the noise before turning back to Komachi and whispering something in her ear.

When Kina looked back up at the men she said quickly but as politely as she could, "Now that you have Komachi and she is safe I have to ask you to leave. I have family things to deal with right now. Sorry for the inconvenience." As she finished there was a loud cry of pain and Kina turned and ran to the back, picking up a sword as she went.

"That doesn't sound good. We should check it out!" Kambei said to Katsushiro before the three ran after Kina.

Kinagomy burst through the doors just to see Heihachi on the ground, blood pouring from his stomach. "Hei!" She ran to him but was knocked aside by a tall dark figure. She let out a cry of pain before she heard Komachi calling out to her. She just screamed towards Heihachi, "Get him out of here, Kiku! NOW!"

The man from earlier with dark red hair appeared at Heihachi's side before picking him up and disappearing into the sky just as Kambei and the others burst through the back door. The tall figure, a sword in his hand, turned towards them slowly before a pearly sharp toothed smile spread across his face.

Kina let out a surprised breath, whispering, "The Orden..."

The man jumped between both boys before picking up a screaming Komachi into his arms. "LET ME GO!" Komachi screamed in fear.

The dark figure just smiled before turning to Kina. "I didn't know you were friends with so many people! Isn't it sweet? I'm just happy you could bring the little water priestess to me."

Kina stood up before drawing her sword. "She has nothing to do with you. Drop her!"

The man laughed before saying, "Of course she has everything to do with me! Cain will be so happy when I bring him Kirara's sister."

"Let her go!" Katsushiro said drawing his sword.

The man frowned at him and Kambei before saying, "Come any closer and I'll take her to Cain dead!"

Kambei took a step back before forcing Katsushiro to do the same. Kina sheathed her sword before asking, "What do you want from me, Marcus?"

Marcus smiled at her before saying, "You know exactly what I want, Kinagomy!"

Kina smiled before saying, "To bad you won't be getting it today."

Marcus turned around to see Shichiroji burst through the door but he didn't feel the pain until a sharp blade struck down his back, forcing him to drop Komachi who was caught by Shichiroji. They jumped out of the way as Marcus whipped around to see a tall, brown haired boy jump back and land beside Kinagomy. Marcus cursed something loudly that the others didn't understand before disappearing.

"Get out of here Dietrich," Kina whispered to the boy.

"You're hurt, Sukai. I can't leave you," Dietrich whispered back.

Kina just shoved Dietrich away before saying, "If they recognize you they'll try and kill you. Go."

Dietrich nodded before obeying her and jumping up onto the rooftops of the houses and disappearing.

"Who was that?" Shichiroji asked looking at Kambei.

Kambei looked at Kina before saying, "Dietrich von Lohengrin. He is part of the Orden. We should pursue him."

Kina stood up weakly before pleading, "Please leave him! He helped save Komachi's life. Just this once please leave him be!"

Katsushiro blushed at the sight of Kina on the brink of tears, her face covered in dirt and a look of hurt all over her body. He turned to Kambei who was looking at him and Shichiroji. "Can't we just this once?"

Kambei looked down at Komachi who nodded. "So be it. Just this once. But know this, Kinagomy," Kambei started, turning towards her. "If you are sheltering the Orden then the Vatican will punish you! Keep that in mind. We will allow his escape now but I'm sorry to say I still have to report it."

Kina nodded before falling back down to her knees. Marcus had knocked the air out of her and she was to weak to protect herself or Dietrich at the moment. Komachi ran to her before hugging her. "Will you tell me more about it later?"

Kina nodded before Shichiroji helped her back inside and into a bed. They left her there to rest before returning home to do the same, no one talking about what had happened that night.