A/N: Here's a snippet of Lithium! It's posted so I hope you'll head on over to read it.

Preview - Sequel: Lithium.

"Welcome juvies and delinquents alike!"

My boot heels gripped the slanted, rough wooden tiles beneath me. I could see the entire city from my vantage point. Beneath the hill was a sea of green and colorful cherry blossom and plum trees among the roofs of buildings and homes alike. The photo-worthy scene was all under a beautiful, wispy-clouded sky; there wasn't a dark cloud in sight.

Hirogawa's voice boomed out of the speakers as he carefully strode next to me. "And the rare but ever-present convicts!"

"To Kagami Mansion!"

The crowd directly below us on the yellowed, dirt-patched front lawn cheered and roared. Even from up here I could see them itching to get past Sasakawa, Kazuki, and inside the mansion. The brawns of our operation, our Bull, held a mean mug that could rightfully scare a convicted felon so nobody dared to test their luck.

"Tell them what they have to do, Stray Cat," Hirogawa said.

I made sure to look past the crowd of men below and into the beautiful scenery to ensure I didn't stutter.

I brought the mic to my mouth again and let my free hand fly behind me to point at the very top, flat roof—almost resembling Meiou's without the safety railing, chain-link fence.

"Make it to the top roof."

Hirogawa laughed, ruffling his black bowl cut. "Anything else you think is important?"

"Oh, right." I grinned. "You have one hour."

"You're a cold girl," Hirogawa howled with laughter through the mic.

"Everyone who makes it to the top roof before the hour ends competes in an all-out brawl for the last four Megallica tickets!"

The crowd cheered so loud I figured we might as well pack up and leave since some resident way down at the end of the hill would call the cops. We were thankful to have Amakusa in one of the rooms below on the police scanner.

I was sure they all wondered how we were able to maneuver and set up this event in the abandoned mansion. I bet they all thought it was something intricate since Hirogawa was involved. It was actually simple.

Out of boredom and desire for a change of scenery during his routine, recreational drug use, Hirogawa decided to spend one long weekend in the mansion… after breaking and entering. Searching and exploring, he happened upon the master plans of the house and the other prints of the eccentric developer's eclectic buildings throughout Western Japan.

Hirogawa waved his hand around, asking them to calm down. "I feel we're missing something, you guys."

I thought for a second, running through our checklist in my head. "Hm… No refunds."

"No… well, yeah. But one more thing."

"What?"

"Back-up!"

We were trespassing after all.

"Better take this down," I said, tapping my temple with my index finger, feeling the gel nail pierce against my skin. "If the cops are called and we're all busted, we're meeting at the abandoned Community Ruins construction site where the all-out brawl will be held—so all plans here will be cancelled! If you don't show up an hour after the signal, you don't participate."

We knew there would only be three people at most participating here due to our intentional setup, so I hoped we wouldn't get caught. It would be harder to control an entirely chaotic environment like that; at least if we left them in the mansion we could control things.

"You'll hear this—" He pulled the small air horn out of the back pocket of his baggy jeans and pressed it, letting it blare into the mic and out of the speakers for a few seconds. "It'll last for ten seconds."

"We don't have a chime for when the hour's up. That's all on you! Hope you have a watch."

"We will lock the top roof's entrances after the hour!"

Neither Hirogawa nor I were worried about anyone busting it down, or trying anything funny since Sasakawa was packing heat. I mean, the gun wasn't loaded... it was just to fear-monger. But even these walking sacks of meat knew better than to risk their chances with Sasakawa pointing a gun at their face.

I tapped my foot on the tile. "Everything understood?"

The crowd roared louder than before, and Sasakawa opened the front doors as Hirogawa and I yelled.

"Begin!"