Chapter 5

It's lunchtime and Sora and Nick are outside under a cherry blossom tree eating lunch when two guys walk by talking about the raid on the Black Heart party last night. Both Sora and Nick smile.

"I wonder who tipped the cops off about last night." Says Nick as he looks around the schoolyard. Down by the tables you can see Bobby surround by dozens of girls. Nick looks at Sora and sees she is watching Bobby. "Sora you know what your father would say. Besides he's known as a player I don't want to see you get hurt."

"I know Nick and I can handle myself. He was just really nice last night, oh god I can't believe I kissed him."

"I know, it was very romantic, you shoving a gun into his hands when the cops are after us."

"My gun! He still has it." Gasps Sora as she feels her empty holster under her shirt.

"Any excuse to go see him right?" chuckles Nick as he lays down on the grass.

"Jealous?" she asks as she raises one eyebrow.

Nick looks at Sora and smiles, "Nope just don't want you to get hurt is all. Besides my heart belongs to another."

"Oh and who would that be?" asks a tall slim girl with beautiful azure eyes and long black hair, she's fourteen like Nick but she wasn't skipped ahead a grade.

"Oh hey Tima. I'm not sure who Nick is talking about." Says Sora with a smile as she sees Nick's cheeks flush a bit when he looks up at Tima.

"So Nick who were you talking about? Sora? Everyone thinks you two are a couple."

Nick laughs and smiles, "Nah Sora' like a sister to me, besides she has cooties."

"I do not have cooties, will you please stop saying that." Snaps Sora as she slaps him on the arm. "You two stay here I have to see some one." She says as she stands up. She runs across the schoolyard and taps Bobby on the shoulder.

Nick watches Sora for a second and then he looks back up and sees Tima sitting beside him. He sits up and smiles.

"So who does your heart belong to Nick?"

"Do we have to talk about that?"

Tima opens her mouth to reply but a gun shot rings through the schoolyard and screams are heard. Nick stands up and scans the yard and sees Alas lying on the ground with a bullet hole in his head. Nick looks up at the roof and sees someone running, 'That running style looks familiar.'

Sora is talking to Bobby and getting some evil looks from the many girls around but when the gun shot is heard all the girls scream but Sora who quickly scans the yard and sees Alas on the ground shot in the head. "Oh my god." She gasps.

Bobby pulls Sora into a hug, but really he's putting her gun back in it's holster. "I thought you may want this back."

"Bobby it's Alas, he's been shot. I'm sorry." Says Sora knowing that Alas and Bobby were close friends. Sora turns around and looks over to see Nick bending down by Alas's body. He quickly stands up and looks at Sora.

"Go on." Says Bobby as he gives Sora a quick kiss on the cheek and pushes her off.

Sora runs over to Nick and she looks down at Alas, "Who did this?"

"I saw someone on the roof just after the shot and when I looked at the wound, I know who it is."

Sora bends down and looks closer at Alas, "Oh my god."

"I know we trained with her for our whole life, we know each others tell tale signs. This is Lexus's work."

"But why kill Alas?" asks Sora as she scans the yard and sees the cops heading in. "Cops, Nick we have to go."

Nick nods and they both take off running, leaving all their stuff behind they run from the school and split up when they hit the street. Bobby meanwhile has run up and grabbed their stuff and calmly walked off to his car and drives away to find Sora and Nick.

Lexus walks into the house and yells, "I'm home."

Meilin comes out of the kitchen and smiles, "Have a nice trip?"

"Uh yeah I did. Where's Sora and Nick?"

"They are out with a friend. Have you heard the news?"

"No what news?"

"Alas Wei got murdered at your school today. Good thing to cause he was going to become a problem."

"Oh he did. Problem?"

"Oh we think he was tied to our rivals, but we didn't have solid evidence. So what did Xander and Yelen have to say?"

"Sorry mom can't talk about it, you know secret stuff. Well I'm kinda tired so wake me up when Sora and Nick get home."

"Will do." Says Meilin as she watches her daughter head for her room. She turns back into the kitchen and looks at Sora, Nick and Bobby. "She wants to see you two."

"Well you know what we've told you. The same with the others. Why didn't you tell us she went to see Xander and Yelen?" asks Sora as she looks at Bobby and sees him staring out the window.

"Not allowed. Now pretend you know nothing. I'm sure everything will work out in the end but for now just pretend like nothing is out of place. Why don't you three go play some pool or something."

"What is he doing in this house? Sora?" asks Li as he walks into the kitchen and sees Bobby staring out the window.

"He drove us home dad. We ran from the school, he grabbed our stuff and came and picked us up and took us home. I invited him in."

"Oh come on Li be nice to the boy. You know damn well that Yelen didn't approve of me when she first heard about me." Says Sakura as she walks by the kitchen.

"That was different Ying Fa." Calls Li as he walks after his wife.

"Why did your dad call her Ying Fa?" asks Bobby after Li left.

"Ying Fa means the same thing Sakura does but in Cantonese. It means Cherry Blossom. My dad is from Hong Kong."

"Ohhh." Says Bobby as he follows Sora and Nick to the games room.