One Last Chance

By: LanaPanther

Disclaimer: If I DID own it, would I be writing this? Nope, I'd be animating it! ^_^

Warnings: Not many, thank goodness.

::Chapter Five::

::Home Sweet Home::



Genrou led them down many alleys until they came to a door she unlocked, then they came up a flight of stairs and entered another door.

"Welcome." she said in a bored voice, and kicked off her boots, falling in an armchair.

"Well, um, to begin with, I'm Chichiri, no da." Chichiri said, looking out of the corner of his eye to see Chiri's reaction, who had gone stock still.

"I'm Tasuki." Tasuki told her shortly and continued to stare at her as he had done the whole trip here. Genrou raised an eyebrow at his look, but shrugged it off when he offered no explaination, then turned to Chichiri, who was trying to explain why they were there.



~Tasuki's P.O.V.~



I just couldn't believe it. This girl sitting in front of me was supposedly ME! I had been watching for similarities ever since we had found her, and had found one after each step we had taken. Her fangs, right down to her, 'Don't give a dang' attitude was all my own. She even had the tessan for crying out loud!

She didn't seem to care that the two of us looked alike enough to be twins, she just seemed to blow my presence right off as if just by she ignoring me, I might dissapere. Fat chance. I wasn't going anywhere until we had found the rest of the guys' reincarnations and somehow prevented their deaths so the rest of my friends could be revived.

I guess she was getting tired of me staring at 'er, because she suddenly turned around and stared right back. I had never paid much attention to my own eyes, but now that I was looking at someone who I knew had a mirror image to my own, I couldn't help but look at them. They were a deep gold with a black ring around the iris, and looked at as if they could stare down anything in the world.

I could feel a smirk on my lips as I thought, "Maybe. But we both have the same eyes, and I can stare down anything she can."



~Genrou's P.O.V.~



What the heck did he think he was lookin' at?! He had been staring at me ever since I first saw him, and I had been able to ignore it up until now. I also couldn't decide if he was lookin' for somethin' or just perverted. I had turned around and was looking back at him now, but he didn't look away. If anything, he just looked closer, studying my eyes. I glared at him all I was worth, but he didn't even flinch. He just smirked as if he thought it was a challenge.

Chiri and the guy, CHIchiri, which had me confused, let me tell you, were completly quiet, waiting to see who'd win this little staring contest. I was about to just whip out my fan and flame this guy when someone suddenly banged on my door, making all of us jump.

"Oi! Genrou! Open up! Who's there? It's a friend. Now open up before I collapse. Alright, alright. Arigato."



~Normal P.O.V.~



Everyone's heads turned to the door, and Genrou quickly got up and went over to open it. Once she did, in stumbled a figure, looking like she had just been on the worse end of a gang fight, or at least fell down several flights of stairs. Genrou caught the girl before she could fall, and sighed, "Dammit Kouji. What happened this time?" Tasuki gave a small gasp, but Genrou ignored him, looking at the girl in concern. The girl looked back up at her blearely, giving a shakey grin.

She had very tan skin, and Midnight Blue hair with olive green eyes. She was wearing a white t-shirt with yellow and red sleeves, as well as red wrist bands. She also had her hair done in a pony tail, done up with a yellow ponytail holder, a blue belt to match her hair, and jeans. Or at least it looked like she was. There was so much dirt and bruises you could hardly tell.

Kouji tried to laugh, but only ended up coughing and let Genrou help her to a chair. After she had rested and drank some water Genrou had given her, she sighed, and said, "It was that shimatte gang up town near all those pot- head hangouts. I was on my way here and they freakin' attacked me." Genrou growled from deep in her throat, then put a hand on Kouji's shoulder, and gave her a reassuring smile.

"You guys stay here." Genrou told the rest of them after putting on her boots, and turned towards the door, picking up her tessan as she went.

"Where are you going?" Chichiri asked, voice small, as if he dreaded the answer.

Genrou turned halfway back to them, so they could only see half her face, and gave a cold smirk. "I'm gonna go fry me some yaros."