L is for… Laser Tag-a team or individual sport or recreational activity where players attempt to score points by tagging targets, typically with a hand-held infrared-emitting targeting device.

"Duck!" The command came from the Monk as he slid behind a towering box and held his head down.

Mai scrambled out of firing range and hid next to him. She held her gun tightly and tried to slow her beating heart down. Never has she felt so much adrenaline, not even during ghost hunting. Sweat poured down her face and she reached to wipe it away. The sounds of shots being fired filled the dark room and even curse words were thrown out from two familiar voices. She bit her bottom lip and shut her eyes tightly.

"They're getting slaughtered." Mai whimpered as she recognized Yasu's and Madoka's angry voices.

Monk shot her a warning look.

"Don't do it Mai. They'll be fine. We need to press on and eliminate the little bastards. Once and for all. The points are almost tied. Just a few more shots and we'll be in the lead. I promise it'll be okay."

Mai clutched the weapon closer to her and nodded her head.

"Okay. I'll follow your lead."

Monk nodded.

"Good. We need to find Naru-chan. If he actually participates, we'll have this thing in the bag."

"Right. I know where he is!"

"Go get him, I'll hold them off."

Mai's eyes grew wide as she gently touched Monk's arm.

"Thank you for your great sacrifice, you will not be forgotten."

He nodded and pushed her in front of him.

"There's a pathway down that way. Be silent when you go down there, the floor boards creak if you go too fast. They'll climb up and shoot down at you, okay?"

She nodded her head and silently crawled away as Bou-san shot at the enemy forces from behind his cover. Mai let out a sigh of relief as soon as she made it around the corner of the wall and descended the stairs. She knew Naru was around there somewhere, she just had to find him.

But that was the problem.

The room was full of black lights that highlighted all bright colors. However, Naru always wore black, and even the vest he wore did not allow him to be spotted as easily.

The game of laser tag is a very dangerous game indeed. No one knew exactly who they were shooting at; no one knew where each other were. And no one was supposed to run around, and use the props inside to climb on. But did that stop the team of obnoxious little kids? Hell no. And now, the SPR team, excluding Lin (who declined before the question was out of Madoka's mouth), Masako (who was filming), John (who was not in the country at the time) and Naru (who came but hid in a corner), was left, fighting for their victory, pride, and of course, their lives.

Mai was looking for the team's last ray of hope, Naru. He couldn't care less, of course, but he was a good player. He was hidden by the dark shadows and no one believed him to be playing. But Mai would change that. Or so she hoped.

But thankfully, she had found him. The only thing that they had given Naru away was the pale color of his skin. He stood perfectly still in a little indention in the wall. It would be easy to pass by him if one wasn't looking hard. Mai let out a sigh of relief as she approached him.

"Naru! We've been looking everywhere for you!"

His dark eyes watched her closely before he sighed in irritation.

"I'm not playing with you all. I don't even know why you dragged me here in the first place."

"Oh live a little Naru. Besides, these kids are little monsters. They're getting away with everything. They're breaking all the rules and not even getting in trouble for it. It's not ri-"

Mai was cut off as soon as something slammed right into her legs and knocked her off balance. She squeaked in surprise, and then cursed when she heard an evil laugh from the brat that knocked her over as he shot her. Her life vest flashed and everything shut down. She was out of lives. She groaned in annoyance and glared up at the kid.

"Watch it midget!" She snapped.

"Stupid! Don't stand around and do nothing!" He laughed again and took off.

Naru felt his eye twitch as he stepped out from his hiding spot, and shot the little devil in the back. He stopped when he realized he was out of lives as well. His vest and gun completely shut off all together. Angrily, he whipped around to glare at Naru. But his glare faltered when he saw the stone cold eyes bearing into his soul. His eyes grew wide, and he quickly turned to run off.

Mai was in the process of picking herself up off the ground when Naru held a hand out to help her. She accepted it and let him push her back into his little alcove.

"Be quiet. I hear the brats coming downstairs."

Mai nodded as they waited for them to run past their hidey-hole. The footsteps started to get louder and Mai realized they were running. And in an instant, Naru kicked his leg out. There were loud screams of surprise, followed by the sound of bodies hitting the floor. Naru wasted no time in stepping out from their temporary sanctuary with his laser gun raised. Each shot was quick and calculated, and it also meant the end for some unlucky little boy. And just as quickly as the entire incident happened, Naru was stepping back into the alcove for Mai. Grabbing a hold of her hand, he stepped out again, and shot one of the little monsters that still had a life left. Naru ended it with sick pleasure. He stepped over the still fallen and awestruck boys.

"Come on Mai. I think Yasuhara-san still needs our help."

"You know, I don't think those moms were really happy with us." Monk sighed with his hands behind his head.

They all were outside in the parking lot, walking away from the laser tag house.

"I can't believe we were kicked out." Ayako mumbled as she crossed her arms.

"Well," Yasu started. "At least we're allowed back."

"Yeah, in two months!"

"I wish you guys could have seen the look on those kids' faces when Naru tripped them and shot them all." Mai giggled. "It was priceless!"

"I can't believe we won!" Madoka giggled with Mai as she slung an arm around the girl's shoulder. "It was the best game ever."

"Thanks to Naru, I am a full believer in ninjas now too!" Yasu agreed.

Naru felt his eye twitch in annoyance again as he led the group back to the van. He couldn't believe the humiliation of being kicked out of a simple place.

A/N: This was too fun to write! I couldn't help myself. You see, when my sister and I went to play a round of laser tag with our friends, a similar thing happened. The kids kicked our asses, but we couldn't do anything back… :/ Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter a lot! I'm looking for an M now! Tehehehe, thank you all for your wonderful and beautiful support! Writing this helps me work through my blocks, and I'm almost ready to finish my other story soon! Yay! Anyways, review and stuff please!

Love,

Jazzy