Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne

Summary: Hitomi's parents died when she was 16, and they left her in care of her two brothers. Her brother become gangsters. But when Van moves across the street what well happen? Its kind of like outsiders (that's a book) well the theme with Ponyboy and his brothers.

Title: Better Off Dead

Chapter Eight: Let's Rumble

Sesshomaru sat on the sofa playing with his switchblade. "What are we going to do?" Allen asked standing next to him.

What are we going to do? Damn, Van you got us into some serous shit, that's for sure. Now we gotta fight them. But Hitomi will want to fight, I can't let her get hurt nor can Jiro. "Let's rumble guys! But know one tells Hitomi and Jiro, got that! If you do you'll be looking down a barrel of a gun!"

"Right" "Sure" "Yeah" was heard from the gang that was crowded in the small apartment.

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Hitomi and Van walked home hand in hand, it was sunny now the rain stopped after they kissed, as if on cue. "Hitomi if we fight those guys I don't want you to fight with us!" Van said looking at her with a serous look in his face. "But Why? I'm a part of the-!"

"No!"

"Van, if I can't fight then you can't fight ether!"

"What! No I have to fight. I'm the one who kicked the crap out of that guy!"

"Why? What did that guy do to your sister?" Hitomi asked letting go of his hand and turned so her whole body faced him.

"Well, a few days ago Merle came home crying. She said this guy was following her at a club two nights before, the day after she went out and that guy was stalking her. He night she came home crying she said that was going to rape her but someone scared him off and she ran home." Van sat on a bench that was near by.

"Oh." She sat next to him "Sorry." She embarrassed him and closed her eyes as her head feasted on his shoulder.

Dilandua watched Hitomi and Van "Grrrr, damn you Van!" Dilandua said to himself, walking down the street.

"Van." Hitomis lips said with out her knowing.

"What?" he asked sitting with his head in his hands.

"I

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Sesshomaru walked out the door. Where are they? Where's Van, that kid got us into this he needs to finish it? Damn you Dilandua I'll kill you for touching my sister though!

Gaddess followed his leader polishing his knives on his 'special' rag he made only for cleaning his daggers. Allen used a dagger but it was somewhat long, he too was polishing his weapon. Allen and Gaddess like fighting too much, if they only where supposed to 'injure' they guys they fought they ended up killing at least one person. Hitomi tried to stop them from killing, they only rumbled once every year if anything. There was a lot of gang where they lived. Most girls walked with a guy or someone at least. Hitomi did not need to, she was to strong.

Sesshomaru walked up to an ally with Gaddess and Allen. "Dilandua let's rumble! I'm going to kill you for what you did to my sister!"

Dilandua sat on a garbage can with one leg dangling and the other he held to his chest. Grinning "Oh really! How is my dear Hitomi doing?" he laughed. Sesshomaru balled his fist. Damn you Dilandua! Grabbing his blade he charged at him flipping the switch a clean blade flipped out of the black holder. "Huh!" Sesshomaru looked at the wall "looking for me?" Dilandua laughed.

He must of jumped dogging my blow. Gaddess and Allen got tense watching Sesshomaru and Dilandua fight with each other. "Damn it!" Gaddess yelled grabbing one of the Black Dragon's by his shirt and punched him in the face. Allen throw the other Black Dragon in the ally against the brick wall, then grabbing his head in one hand he banged his head over and over against the wall.

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"What Van what are you going to do?"

Kissing her on the cheek Van ran as fast as he could.

"I, well Van I think I know why Merle was almost raped?"

"What why?"

"Well because well Dilandua, he ,he-!"

"HE WHAT!" Van stood up yelling. "Go home Hitomi!"

Sesshomaru, where are you? Running past an ally Van stopped and backed up to see Allen shoving his dagger into a Black Dragons stomach, pulling it out the metal blade was covered in blood. Van looked into Allen's eyes and they were filled with joy. "Hey Van, finally showed up?"

"I got caught up. Besides I'm here now, but hey more for you right!?" Van joked.

"Yeah!" Allen smiled a smile that ran all the way up his face. Van put on a serous face "Where's Dilandua?"

"Back there with Sesshomaru." Allen moved to another guy and kneed him the head and he fell to the ground drooling.

Van walked through the crowed off guys fighting, Van punched one or two of them square in the face making them fall to the ground. Where is he? Where is Dilandua?

Where is Van? Damn this is his fight and I'm fighting it. Wait no Dilandua is my fight, not Vans! Vans is that guy that did something to his sister! Did he do the same thing Dilandua did!? Sesshomaru was daze by his thoughts and was hit in the face by Dilandua. "What's the matter Sesshomaru? You use to beat me all the time! I guess it's my turn, huh!?" he punched him in the stomach. "Come on your not-!" Dilandua finished his sentense with blood dripping out of his mouth "Van!"

"Van this is my fight go find your fight with that guy!" Sesshomaru said.

"No, this is 'my' fight!" Van said kicking Dilandua.

"He touched Hitomi! She my 'sister'!"

Dilandua laughed "Well, your fights with Van too. He's touched your sister too!"

"What! Van what did you do to her!?" Sesshomaru grabbed Van shirt.

Dilandua spit out blood and punched Van in the face "Hitomi is mine!! Stay away from her."

"What!" Van punched Dilandua again in the face. Spitting more blood out he grabbed Van's shirt and throw him against the brick wall and he slid down it. 'Shit, that hurt!' Van's body screamed at him. His arm hurt to much to swing it at him, but he did. No matter how much pain he felt he had to kill him. Van attacked him again pushing him down he jumped on Dilandua and gave him varies blows to his head as he sat on top of him. "Don't you ever go near her again! Got that, stay the f**k away from her!"

"Van!" a voice called out to him "Stop it!"

Van turned around and saw Hitomi pushing throw the crowd "Hitomi!? What are you doing here?"

Hitomi ran up to him and hugged him "Stop! Its over!" looking at Dilandua she put a discussed look on her face and spit on him.

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Yeaaaaaa! Its kind of weird don't u think? Well anyways I got to do my homework and it's the second to last chapter!!! So next one will be the last. . . but I may write a sequel! If u uys want me to so next chapter will be up in like a week or two!! Thanks to all who R&R I would of never wrote this if not for u guys! Luv ya!