Disclaimer: Own nothing except the dead character Shade, Skye, Kuroi, Umbra and the other guy, but I forgot his name, lol... Hart! That was it, Hart...

It took me a really long time to update, I know, and I'm sorry. I'm working on updating all the stories that I haven't worked on in a long time, and I had a few good ideas for this so, meh. Enjoy!!!!

Friendly Rivalry

Chapter 10

firefox369

"Kagome, what are you- oh" Skye mumbled softly when she saw Shade's lifeless body beside me. I stared blankly at his calm, relaxed face and clenched a clod of dirt in my hand, squeezing it as hard as I could. I was going to kill Creed... I was going to kill Creed if it was the last thing I did. I stood up and began to walk deeper in to the woods, ignoring Skye's calls and shouts as she stood by Shade, not knowing what to do. "At least tell me what you're going to do!!!" she shouted.

"Train" I replied. "Improve."

"What about Shade?! Are you just-"

I turned my head and sent her the coldest glare I could manage. I knew what I was doing, even if it meant leaving Shade there. Not like I would be returning here any time soon anyways, I would be gone for at least a year or two. If Creed could inflict fatal wound on Shade then I wasn't even close to being ready yet. I smirked. I was still curious about how far I still had to go, though...

Gathering my energy, I then teleported to Chronos Numbers HQ, looking for Creed. When I didn't see him I teleported back out, not wanting to be seen by Wilgar. I waited in a random street, knowing that he would come and find me, and thought over how I would escape if I needed to. I didn't have to wait long before Creed showed himself and I pulled out my gun, aiming it at him.

"You..." I growled and he smirked.

"I'm assuming that your little puppy died?" he sneered and I fired, my anger getting the best of me. He dodged it with ease. "Yes. I'm guessing that he did."

"I'll kill you!!!" I shouted as he kicked the gun out my hand and pulled out a katana. I dodged his advances and fired again. It was dark out, the moon was high in the sky, and I knew that Train had a mission tonight. Good. He wouldn't get in the way of our little fight. When a random black cat appeared, though, I scowled. Maybe I had thought too soon.

"Train has gone soft because of you" he growled and I once again dodged his sword, firing when I thought there was an opening. He quickly moved his sword up to block the bullet and it bounced off, flying in to the ground.

"What are you talking about?" I demanded, dodging another slice.

"Don't play stupid, you know exactly what I'm talking about!"

"No I don't!"

"Saya?!" a voice exclaimed and I turned my head to see Train. There was a searing pain in my chest and I swore under my breath. Damn that Train, if he hadn't showed I wouldn't have gotten stabbed! Creed smirked and ripped the sword out. I screamed and fell to my knees. Was this how Shade felt? I could understand why Shade wanted to die now, this hurt like HELL. Raising my head a tiny bit, eyes squinting in pain, I saw Creed staring at me with a sadistic smile on his face.

"And now, you join your precious pet in hell" he chuckled, raising his katana again.

"NO!" Train screamed. He wasn't one of those guys with the high-pitched screams, he was one of those guys with the screams that only raise the volume of their voice, not the pitch. I lowered my head and smiled, creating a decoy and teleporting away just as Creed swung his sword down and stabbed 'my' heart. I had to stay nearby, though, otherwise the decoy would disappear.

"Creed!" Train shouted, hopping off the building and glaring at said man with most fierce pair of gold eyes I had ever seen. "Why?" he demanded and I heard Creed laugh.

"You were turning girly, I needed to get rid of her before you completely lost yourself in that perverse fantasy of yours."

"The one with the perverse fantasy is You" Train snarled, pulling out Hades and aiming it at Creed. "I'll kill you."

"How ironic, to hear those words from both the girl and you on the same night. Maybe you'll end up with the same fate as her?"

"Shut up!" Train growled, finger starting to squeeze the trigger.

"You wouldn't shoot me, now would you?" Creed asked softly and Train pulled the trigger without hesitating. Creed blocked it with his sword and it bounced off flying into to the ground. "Maybe you would."

Train snarled and lunged shooting Creed again. Creed dodged all of the bullets and sliced, ripping Train's sleeve. Train appeared behind him and fired once again but Creed ducked and attempted to kick Train's legs out from under him. Train hopped back and fired again but Creed dodged and turned around, running off. There was the noise of police sirens nearby and Train looked at my dead decoy one last time, a strange look in his eyes as he wiped the blood off the decoys mouth and shut its eyes, before running off just as the police turned the corner.

----Train----

I slammed the door of Wilgar's office open and stormed in, and placing my blood-stained hands on his desk. Not just anybody's blood, though. Saya's. Wilgar stared at me with a tiny bit of shock in his eyes.

"Creed" I growled.

"What about him?"

"Kill him."

"I can't do that."

"Why not?!" I demanded, "He killed Saya!!!"

"I still can't."

"Why?!"

"You're part of the Chronos Numbers, Train, you know why."

I glared, gritting my teeth. "Then I quit."

"What? you can't just-"

"I hereby resign myself from the position as XIII of the Chronos Numbers" I snarled.

"You know that it doesn't work like that, Heartnet" Wilgar growled and I stared coldly at him.

"I don't care."

"What are you going to do? The only thing you know how to do is kill."

"I'll be a sweeper, then."

"Sweepers don't make much money."

"Does it look like I care?" I snarled and stepped away from his desk, "I quit." I walked out of his office and slammed the door shut behind me. I made my way down the hallway when a voice stopped me.

"So, you're resigning?"

I turned to look at Number I, the leader of the numbers, and nodded. "Yeah."

She sighed. "You really liked her, didn't you?"

"Don't try to stop me from leaving."

"I'm not, I'm just here to wish you good luck. Also, I'll try not to, but if we need you back I won't hesitate to look for you."

"I'll remember that."

---two years later---

I stared at the reward notice for Creed that No. I and II had placed on the table in front of me. 3 billion...

As long as you do not kill Creed, her soul will be unable to attain redemption.

"...Saya..." I whispered, my mind in a haze. What was I supposed to do? It was a chance to get revenge on Creed for waht he did to her... but it was 3 billion if he was alive, not dead... I wanted to kill him, not just turn him in. I wanted him dead, not in prison. I groaned, looking at the floor while deep in gthought. I would sleep on it.

---A few days later, Kagome---

I smiled. I had never seen Heartnet so mad before, not since... my face fell a little bit.

Not since Shade died... Perhaps this Durham has harmed someone close to him? Train left without killing Durham and I scowled. Why would he just leave the man like that? I heard him mutter something about 'Eve' and I smiled knowingly. So, it was a girl. I walked out of the shadows after Train disappeared into the woods, his sillhouette gone.

"Who are you?" Durham asked weakly as I stood over him, my violet eyes staring coldly in to his, and raised my Beretta 93R, aiming it at him. "What do you want with me?"

"You work for Creed" I stated.

"So what if I do?"

"Tell him that 'Saya' is back from hell and that she misses him, would you?" I growled, shooting his arm. He cried out in pain and I smirked, yanking him to his feet. "Go, before I killl you and decide to visit Creed myself."

He stumbled off and I twirled the gun around my finger, debating whether to let him live or not. He might get stronger and cause trouble for me later on, so it might have been a better idea to shoot him down then and there, but I wouldn't degrade myself that much. Killing people while they were weak was what Creed did. Not me.

"Pathetic..." I mumbled, "Using such cowardly means to kill Train, even injuring a woman in the process... how stupid can your people be, Creed?" I growled, kicking the man's face mask in the air and aiming, shooting it with practiced ease, and it shattered in to a million pieces. I fired a few more times at the largest piece, breaking it smaller and smaller until it was dust. "...Come on, Creed... I'm waiting for you. Where could you possibly be hiding?" I asked, walking away and deciding to leave the bullet shells there for the Kitty to see. Who knows, maybe he still remembered the type of gun I absolutely loved.

---Train---

I heard gunshots from the woods where I had just walked out of and I couldn't help but feel curious. I turned back around and retraced my steps until I reached the familar area where the man had once stood. Blood stained the dirt and I noticed that he was gone, a trail of blood left in his wake. That's when I remembered about the mask he wore and I saw a piece of etal. I walked over to it and recognized it as a tiny piece of metal that had been left over from the mask. the ground around it sparkled with fine, metallic dust and I grew even more curious.

I circled the clearing a few times and noticed bullet shells that I knew weren't from Hades. Lifting them up, I studied them and I squinted my eyes in recognition. Why would they be here...? Durham didn't use this type of gun, hell, he didn't even need bullets, and Saya... she died long ago...

"Beretta 93R..." I whispered, then looked at the specks of metal. "No, it can't be Saya..." My blood began to boil when i remembered another woman I knew two years ago. "Definitely her... number XIV... has to be..."

To Be Continued...