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Clarisse hated paperwork. The countless number of people who didn't know how to fill it out, that would make her have to send it back asking for it correctly filled, the wrongly labeled stacks on her desk that belonged to someone else, and the fact that there was always something right after she finished the last scrap of paper, and she would have to end up staying later than planned.

There was absolutely no outlet. And she was a being of movement, so she needed it. She would end up sneaking out through the bathroom window to get to the roof to just breathe.

So when the opportunity presented itself that she could go home early, she took it. Although she would have never guessed that that extra few hours she was given would end up being used to protect the Hitachiin from harm.

Kaoru went through his usual ritual of waking up, looking at the picture tucked away safely under his pillow, showering, eating, brushing his teeth, and then catching the bus before it left. It seemed like just another day. He would have never guessed that having a study session at his house would have had that sort of consequence.

Two nights before himself, Blake, and a couple of other friends stayed at his and Clarisse's apartment. They studied mostly out in the living room, and all but Blake had left before 9.

Flashback

"Hey could I see your room?"

Kaoru looked over from the television and shrugged, "Sure." He led the other boy to his simple yet satisfactory room and they both just hung out talking while sitting on his bed. After a while Kaoru excused himself to go to the bathroom, and when he came back Blake said he needed to go.

"Umm, Alright, I'll see you tomorrow then?"

Blake smiled and nodded "Of course! Who else is going to school you in gym?"

Kaoru laughed and closed the door after the boy had turned his back and went back to the television.

End flashback

It was during gym class that he noticed that his best friend wasn't at school today. He just shrugged it off as a sickness and thought nothing else of it. He ate lunch with their usual group of friends, and went on with his day as any other.

He was dropped off a few blocks down from the apartment complex as usual and started on his walk alone.

A hand grabbed him by his collar and dragged him into the little alleyway beside the bus stop. Kaoru managed to get out a quick scream before another hand had cupped over his mouth, effectively silencing him. The red head struggled violently, trying to use some of the tricks that Clarisse had taught him.

'Always look for a weakness right when you start fighting.'

He forced himself to look around as he struggled and saw that the person had some sort of bandage down his arm. He quickly grabbed what he hoped was the middle of it and squeezed with all of his strength, digging his fingernails into it.

The man grunted in pain and threw the boy away from him as an automatic reflex.

'Asses your challenger to see if you would be able to run, or fight them, and don't ever assume what they know and don't know.'

Kaoru looked at the man and saw that he was just about 6 inches taller than himself, a bit bulkier, and had longer legs, 'I can take him.'

The man growled at him as he held his arm, "You little brat." He charged at the teen expecting him to run.

'See if you can see what they favor most, example, are they right or left handed. It is also very important to see which leg they favor as well because legs can be used just as well, if not better than arms if trained properly.'

Kaoru noticed the man started out on his right leg and was drawing back his right arm slightly; he let a little smirk flit across his face as he slid his own right leg back to fight. He forced himself to wait for the last second to duck under the man and throw him over his shoulder.

The man grunted as he hit the floor but quickly swept his leg under the younger's feet to trip him.

Kaoru, being untrained, would have never seen this coming. He fell to the ground beside the man, his eyes shot open wide when he felt the man pin him down to the ground and wrap his hands around his neck. He stared into the eyes of the man as he tried to breathe, as he clawed at the hands trying to get free.

'If you are pinned down, never panic. That is the worst thing you can do. Try to maneuver so that you are the one on top.'

The young boy pulled up his right knee, and wrapped his left leg around the man; he flattened his right arm down and flung his left over the man. At the same time, he pushed with his right leg and arm, effectively flipping them. He broke free of the man's grip and held onto both of his wrists, "Who are you?"

The man chuckled, "No one you would know, Hitachiin."

Kaoru froze. He hadn't told anyone his name, or his past. "How-How do you know my name?" he asked a little shaken up.

"So it is you then." A voice came from behind them.

Kaoru's head spun around and his heart stopped at the person he saw, "…Blake?"

Clarisse hummed along with the song playing on the radio as she drove home. It was one of her favorites, Forget You by Cee Lo Green. If she hadn't opened her eyes when she did, her peripheral vision wouldn't have seen the little mess of red hair that she knew too well. The French girl looked over and went on autopilot.

She calmly pulled over the car, after she passed the alleyway, and snuck up to the opening of the alleyway.

"B-But I don't understand."

"You don't? Really? Hah. You are an heir to a humongous fortune. And my family kind of needs money, so we are going to be ransoming you. Get it now?"

"How did you find out?" Kaoru asked now frightened out of his mind. The man had gotten up and was now holding his shoulders.

"I found your picture."

Both Kaoru and Clarisse's eyes widened upon this bit of information.

"But I thought we were friends!" He all but yelled at the other boy.

"I did too. I really was hoping it wasn't true." Blake said with an emotionless voice.

Clarisse decided it was time to intervene. She quickly walked up to the man holding Kaoru and hit his neck so that he would collapse. She pulled Kaoru up when he fell with the man and pushed him to the opening of the alleyway as she walked up to the other boy, deflecting his (very) sloppy punch. And hit him in his stomach.

Blake doubled over in shock; he would never have suspected the attractive girl to be able to fight.

Clarisse walked back to Kaoru who was still standing there shaking, she grabbed his arm and pulled him into the car, "Put on your seat belt."

Kaoru swallowed his fear and did as he was told.

The car pulled away from the curb and went into their apartment complex parking. She got out of the car and pulled the boy with her up the back stairs. Kaoru silently followed too shaken to do anything but, "Pack only what you really need."

He numbly pulled out a duffel bag and shoved all of his things into it. He pulled the picture out from under his pillow and put inside as well. The red head looked up and saw the Brown haired girl leaning against the door frame, "I-I need this picture." He said weakly.

Clarisse just kept staring at him before nodding, "You'll need to find a better hiding place than under your pillow."

They got back into the car and drove, after a few minutes, Clarisse pulled out her phone dialing the number she was only supposed to dial in emergencies. Before it started ringing, she looked at the red head and said, "You don't have a picture."

Kaoru knowing immediately what she was talking about nodded.

"Kyoya, it is Clarisse. Code 6."

So? I wanted to make the fight scene all crazy with Clarisse, but I decided to put Kaoru in a fighting position.

Don't worry though; Clarisse will have to fight soon enough! :)

TYPO.