AN: Yeah, sorry about the long wait for a short chapter. At least it hits hard (he said lamely). I was writing two stories at the same time.

-Next update might have a time skip... What do you guys think? Would be near the beginning of Black Lagoon.

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The day started so normally. None of them knew that by the end everything thing would be changed. Then again, isn't it always the unexpected events that rock the boat?

Well, at least one could take comfort in the fact that, "They were such normal kids" was 100% wrong here. All three of them were pretty broken from the start. All they needed was a push. Though, they might've had legitimate futures.

It seemed like business as usual in the biology club that didn't actually care about biology. They were just wrapping up operations. Rokuro was updating the records he insisted on keeping (unintentionally making them look like bookies). He was honestly surprised at the number of students and teachers that showed up. It was probably the teachers that kept them from getting caught.

Kanra was sitting next to the window listening to the radio and sorting out the winning and losing bets. The expression on her face was a mix of total focus and slight boredom, which meant to those who knew her that a new scheme would be needed. She wore the button up shirt and black pants of the male uniform. The boys had no idea how she did it but she convinced the school to switch her to male uniforms (she found skirts to be massively impractical). Shinra suggested that maybe she blackmailed key members of staff, to which she gave the boys ambiguous answers. The theory had merit for totally sounding like something she'd do.

Shinra usually didn't show up most days. When he did today, he and Kanra went straight into a conversation they've had many times before. It was almost an exercise in futility with how she always responded. Honestly probably would've went exactly the same way had the day not decided to get exciting.

Rokuro just zoned them out and went about his own business. If this were like any other time it'd be over in a few minutes.

"Come on we've talked about this. You've gotta stop taking bets on baseball games."

Bored with this predictable conversation from the start, she just droned out her responses.

"What do you care? My activities don't really affect your life."

"Because I've already told my family that you two are my friends and if they find out you're doing something illegal..."

"Sounds like you can't make you're own decisions. Letting others think for you. You're such a puppet."

"I wouldn't mind being a puppet for the woman I love."

"Tch."

And that's when the door slid open revealing a rather panicked looking student. His name was Nakura and was a regular gambler. His voice was matched his look.

"Hey Nakura, sorry but betting's closed for the day."

"I know, listen. That bet I made earlier? I need the money back! If my dad finds out I took it from his wallet he'll kick my ass!"

"Sorry but that's not my problem, you know the rules."

"Come on! Please!?"

"No can do."

She was smiling like she just found a new toy to play with. Honestly? This should've been Rokuro's first clue as to how messed up his friend was. His only reference however was Shinra... Yeah, his judge of character wasn't really developed yet. When the knife came out the gleam in her eyes and the predatory grin on her face kinda made him uncomfortable.

That and the stool in her hands as she got ready to defend herself.

"You're always after the easy money. Whenever there's a big winner you're always there asking for a handout. We've gotten complaints."

"That's not true! I just need the money back!"

"Can't do that. It'd be bad for business. You can't cancel your bets here."

It all played out in slow motion as Nakura charged at her with the knife. The Shinra did something that shocked the hell out of everyone in the room. He jumped in front of Kanra and took the knife to the gut. The look on her face said it all, she didn't understand his action at all.

Nakura ran off and Shinra stopped both his friends from calling for help. Being the son of a doctor helped him keep a cool head and he stopped the bleeding with duct tape. Even if his dad was a total nutcase who enjoyed dissection a little too much to be healthy, no one could deny his medical genius. He said he it was a wasted opportunity seeing as the woman he liked wasn't even there to witness his "great act of bravery."

That was when Kanra said something neither boy would forget. She picked up the knife that was discarded and spoke.

"Shinra, do you mind if we spin this me being the one who stabbed you?"

Rokuro looked at her in confusion.

"Why would you want to do that?"

"If you say yes, I'll spend the rest of my life making his miserable."

Rokuro saw that gleam in her eyes again, this was the exact kind of game she'd been craving. Was it wrong that he was sharing a bit of her excitement? Probably. It wouldn't be until years later that he'd realize just how affected he was.

One of the main differences between them was while Rokuro was content to just ride out his boredom, Kanra has to get rid of it.