I want to apologize in advance if this chapter seemed short, but think of it as a nice little part needed for the next one to make sense. I also would like to tell you guys that after several days of thinking, I'll be making more chapters instead of separate stories.

True Intentions

"What do you mean I'm safe?" Tatsumi asked.

"I'm saying you don't have to worry about those awful people hurting you anymore." Sayo hugged him.

"Hey don't I get to say hi?" Ieyasu asked.

"Keep watch dummy!" Sayo angrily shouted.

"Even with Tatsumi here she's still the devil." Ieyasu muttered to himself.

"Sayo, why did you kidnap me?" Tatsumi asked.

"To save you." Sayo repeated herself. "Did you hit your head on something?"

"I'm just trying to make sense of why you went through all of this. Especially working for someone like Aria."

Sayo didn't respond at that moment. Her face went from happy to immediate concern. Ieyasu took a few steps away from the area, trying to hide himself behind a tree. Tatsumi was afraid of what would happen next. Sayo was usually unpredictable of who she would attack first if she were upset; he even knew that.

"Tatsumi." She spoke calmly before slapping him. "Miss Aria has done everything in her power to help us get you back. Do you have any idea how hard it was for us when we got separated?"

Tears started to fill her eyes instead of the grim look she had on before. Tatsumi knew the pain of losing them, just how they lost him. The countless days he spent alone on the road to school with no one to talk to.

"I understand what you felt." Tatsumi finally spoke. "It wasn't easy making the journey alone and walking up to the school."

Sayo looked surprised at his change emotion towards them. Before he was in complete shock but now he seemed to understand the situation entirely.

"But, I was lucky enough to find some new friends I hoped for you guys to meet. It wasn't then when we finally met that you guys turned out to be the ones to hurt my new friends and that is something I can't forgive; even if it means facing against you two."

"Tatsumi. You don't understand." Sayo argued. "Night Raid is evil. We're the ones who should be saying that."

"Then why not talk with me instead of hurting Mein and Leone and Rabac?" Tatsumi asked.

"B-Because Miss Aria asked us too."

"And what does Aria want with me then?"

"We...don't know." Sayo looked down.

"She constantly just continues to help us though so she must be a good person." Ieyasu added.

"How can you work with someone who won't tell you her own intentions?" Tatsumi scolded them.

"You're the one tied up!" Sayo yelled. "You should be telling us Night Raid's intentions!"

"Night Raid's….intentions?" Tatsumi repeated.

Akame jumped high into the tree as Izou swung his sword straight for her, barely missing her foot. Syura soon jumped straight for her and swung his fist, punching her in the stomach. Akame fell towards the ground, straight for Dorothea only for her to dodge Chelsea; disguised as a bear. Landing on the ground, Akame rolled out of the way from Izou's sword and used a fallen tree branch to throw at Izou to slow him down.

"You're pretty smart using the environment." Izou commended her as he slashed the tree branch in half. "However, the way a battle wins is determined by the swordsman's will."

"You talk pretty big for someone having trouble with a girl like her." Dorothea snickered.

"I could say the same to you." Chelsea said as she appeared from behind a tree.

Dorothea grinned as she grabbed a flare gun from her waist and shot it straight into the air. Chelsea and Akame both waited patiently as she walked away; leaving Syura and Izou.

"I think I've got my data." Dorothea said. "I'll see you back at the dorm."

"Akame." Chelsea said.

"On it." Akame replied as she sprinted for Dorothea.

Akame soon had to jump back Izou swung his sword at her, purposely missing and hitting the ground as Akame drew hers. Syura began to laugh as he turned his attention towards Chelsea. The intense deathly stare he gave her; it almost felt as if he was ready to kill, like he's done it before.

"I'm afraid we can't let two beauties such as yourselves get away from us just yet." Syura laughed. "After all, I haven't finished playing with you!"

Syura lunged towards Chelsea and smacked her in the ribs, sending her flying straight into a tree. Akame, distracted, didn't notice Izou's sword make contact with hers until the two blades reached her face.

The sound of the two sharp blades that could pierce flesh without any force needed was a terrifying thought. But, she had to win...no matter what.

"I promised him I'll return." She thought as she managed to find the strength to push Izou back.

"Ah, it seems you've found your will to fight." Izou stated as he pointed her sword at her. "Now let's see how long it'll last for you."

Akame didn't make a sound. Not a single breath, not a single blink, not even a single twitch. She calmly focused her mind on her surroundings and the posture Izou was standing in. It was a basic posture she knew but he seems to have mastered and added his own twist. Looking around at the environment, she could see several loose branches just waiting to collapse.

"Must be from an earlier battle." She thought as she continued to scan the area. "Alright. I'm ready."

Akame slowly grabbed the handle with both hands and lifted her sword over her shoulder and pointed the blade directly at Izou. She took a few deep breaths as Izou waited patiently for her move.

Everything seemed frozen except for one lone leaf that was ready to fall off the branch. Izou seemed to have sensed it too, even with his back turned. The two swordsmen waited as the leaf broke off and gently fell to the ground.

"This is for Night Raid." Akame thought as the leaf neared the ground. "This is for my friends." The leaf getting closer. "This is for…."

The leaf landed on the ground and the two quickly lunged at each other. Akame felt she was quicker as she purposely missed Izou and dodged his blade and ran towards the tree.

Not even hesitating, Izou turned around and chased her. A look a fear seemed to be trying to trick Akame into defeat but she knew better than to let that work.

As she reached the tree, Izou slammed his sword into the trunk, shaking the loose branches but not enough to break them. Akame then began swing her blade wildly around, completely missing Izou and hitting the trunk off the tree, causing the branches to nearly snap off.

Just as she was about to go for another swing, Izou deflected her attack and disarmed her. Her sword landing on the ground as she fell back. The look of defeat was close. She didn't have much time as she hit the ground. Izou immediately pointed his sword at her; preparing to give the final blow.

"Any other words?" Izou asked.

"Dodge." Akame said.

The branches above Izou broke off and landed straight on him only for him to cut them like paper. However, what he didn't notice was Akame swinging her legs and tripping him, causing him to lose his sword as she grabbed it in mid air and pointed it straight at him.

"It seems I've lost." Izou said as his buzzer went off. "That was a good battle. I wish to face you another time." He bowed.

"Same." Akame said bowing to him as well.

Chelsea's head smashed into the ground as Syura continued his assault. She couldn't react in time, his flurry of fist were too quick and he was much more smarter than some of the other guys when it came to her disguises.

"Hey, I said answer me." Syura demanded as he lifted her by the throat. "What happens when someone is done playing with his toys?"

"They tell him to piss off." Chelsea smirked.

Syura angrily slammed his fist into her face, knocking a tooth out and causing her to spit out blood. Her left eye was already bruised and her cheeks were starting to swell from the beating. She could hardly move her arms and she was pretty sure one of her legs were broken but lost feeling in them sometime ago.

"Let's try this again." Syura laughed. "What happens when someone is done playing with his toys."

Chelsea didn't reply as she spit blood on his face. Syura slowly wiped the blood off before delivering another punch into her face and tightening his grip around her throat.

"You know, I watch how you try to get someone to kill you and know that nobody wouldn't bother." Syura said. "However, I'm different and accidents do tend to happen in this event."

His grip starting getting tighter as Chelsea began gasping for air.

"I'll ask you one last time. What happens when someone is done playing with his toys?"

"They dispose of the owner!" Akame shouted as she slashed his back.

Syura seemed shocked as he let go of Chelsea, dropping her on the ground as he collapsed. His face was white and his back started to bleed. His buzzer soon went off. Where Chelsea was on the ground, she almost blended in with the scenery.

"Chelsea, are you alright?" Akame asked.

*cough* "I wish. Listen, right now you need to go back to Tatsumi. But before you go, take this." Chelsea said handing Akame Incursio's key. "Braht also gave some instructions on how to use it correctly." Chelsea coughed up some blood, hitting Akame's arm. "To bad we can't have another substitution." She weakly smiled before closing her eyes.

"I'll make sure a doctor gets her in time." Akame said as Chelsea's buzzer finally went off.

"Hey Rabac you see that?" Leone pointed towards the red flare in the sky.

"Is that ours?" Rabac asked.

"No, it's mine." Leone grinned. "Finally I get to fight."

"What do you mean you get to fight?" Rabac argued. "I think I should be allowed to fight. So I can see all those beautiful women by the lakeside." His mouth began to drool.

"Well you know I'm the only one suited. You might just fake being knocked out again." Leone taunted.

"I'll show you!"

Rabac began to sprint towards the table with Leone right beside him. The two pushed against each other, trying to slow the other down as they reached the substitution table; almost knocking it over as they crashed.

"Put me in for Night Raid!" The two shouted.

The man at the table, had a distinguished grey moustache, gold eyes and a bald head. Several wrinkles appeared on his forehead and most of his attire contained a brown jacket with a white dress shirt underneath and a bolo tie.

"For Night Raid you said?" He asked.

"Yes!" The two shouted.

"But you guys already put in your substitute."

"What?" The two were shocked. "Who?!"

Akame continued her fight with Ieyasu as Sayo began shooting arrows at her. One almost hit if it weren't for Ieyasu's axe blade getting in the way as Akame dodged the attempted double attack.

"Ieyasu keep her still!" Sayo angrily yelled.

"Easy for you to say!" Ieyasu hollered. "You're not the one in close combat!"

Tatsumi watched in horror as Ieyasu and Akame both went at it. To him, he was actually surprised Ieyasu could still fight Akame. He even remembers his first match with her only for it to end in no less than five seconds.

Looking up at Sayo, he could tell she was distracted with Akame to notice him at all.

"Now's my chance." He thought as he tried swinging his legs to knock her down.

Sayo didn't seemed to be thinking straight as she pointed an arrow straight for Tatsumi. Fear immediately began running through his body. Will she shoot? Will he die? He knew what was going to happen, until suddenly a large blast landed between them, sending Sayo back.

Tatsumi slowly opened up his eyes in the smoke and was shocked to see who it was. Sayo seemed terrified as she stumbled back to aim an arrow.

"What are you doing here?" She asked. "You shouldn't be here!"

Tatsumi continued to look at the person in front of him. He never thought they would show up, but somehow...they did.

"Mein?"

It looks like Mein is back and ready for some revenge don't you think? Now with Chelsea out, Night Raid can only hope for a miracle if they are to continue fighting to win. Leave a review and don't forget to favorite this story because you guys love it oh so much. Heiwa!

Oh and 20 pts if anyone can figure out the man I described who talked with Rabac and Leone.