Without another word, Suzuka just started to walk off. She couldn't let her heart grow soft by looking at their faces, she decided what to do, and she would do what she set out to. Suzuka was banged up but able to walk. Nothing would make her stop from reaching the edge of that plain. It was where noyone dared to go because of the danger, the danger of falling off, and suffocating in space. So it didn't matter if they fought and destroyed there or not. One thing still rang in her mind. What Z had said before leaving.

Talked about Ira. Why Ira? Was she connected to him somehow? This was to confusing and Suzuka just wanted to get it over and done with. Maybe she wouldn't see the other's again. But that would be a price to pay to see them safe. Without her there or not.

"Suzuka! Don't walk away!" yelled Gene. She didn't stop. "Damn you, listen to me!"

"I don't think Suzu wants to talk to us," said Aisha, looking sad. "I really don't want her to leave...."

"That's okay. If she doesn't want help then she doesn't have to have it," Gene replied. He looked at Kitsami who looked like she had seen a ghost or something. "What's the matter kiddo?"

"Didn't you hear what Zeke had said?" asked Kitsami. The two shook their heads. "Anyway, Zeke said that she would get revenge for Suzuka killing her father. And then for killing her employer, Ira. You know. Ira Oboki! The one that we all killed just a day ago!"

"Why would Ira hire a puny kid? And for what?" Gene asked himself, but out loud. He shook his head. "We really shouldn't follow Suzuka anyway. She doesn't like us, or is mad at us, for I don't know what the hell she's thinking."

Suzuka stopped dead in her tracks and swung around. She shouted "I'm trying to keep my business to myself, Starwind!"

"There is no 'I' in team, Suzu!" Aisha joined in.

A hook landed at Aisha's foot that stuck into the ground. Standing on the tree next to them was Z, prepared with three more hooks.

"Hello there," Z said cheerfully, with a cute little smile.

"Darn that little brat," said Suzuka under her breath. Her attention turned to the others "Run, already! She'll kill you if you don't!"

Z threw a shuriken into Suzuka's arm, but it didn't go very deep. She only threw it light enough to draw a trickle of blood. Suzuka pulled it out with no pain involved.

"I wasn't addressing you, Suzuka!" shouted Z. She looked back to the others "How do you know her?"

"Why do you care?" asked Kitsami. Z's eyes turned cold towards the police girl. Kitsami shivered a bit. "We're here friends, Zeke. What is it to you? And don't you have remorse for what you did to Tonya! I mean, if she was picking on you, why didn't you just tell her! Killing her was going a bit to far!"

Suzuka knew by now that Z was getting really ticked off at them. She pointed her sword out to them, ready to attack if Z did.

Though, that wasn't Z's intention.

"Shutup! You don't call me by my name! Only one person can and that ain't you!" said the ninja pre-teen. "And no, I don't have remorse for the killing at school. Tonya deserved it. She was going to die soon anyway because I was planning to burn this place down with my perfected Fireball of Hell teqnique but I guess that it won't be necessary."

Kitsami, Aisha, and Gene were getting really pissed at this girl. What in the heck was she trying to do anyway?!

"Than why didn't you kill the other two girls?" asked Aisha, with her arms crossed.

Z didn't have an answer. She didn't want to say because of Monica because a ninja was supposed to have no weakness. If they knew they could use that against her. Instead of making an excuse Z decided to run away. She jumped from place to place like a rabbit that could jump long distances.

"Suzuka, you can't fight that girl along," Gene kept protested. "You can't do it yourself."

"You saying I'm weak?" asked Suzuka.

Gene stuttered than said "You aren't weak it's just that, Z...is to strong. Okay. You're weak against her. There! I said it! You can protest against it but you know that it's the truth and nothing can change that Suzuka. You have to face the truth at one time or another. Before it gets you killed."

"Hn," Suzuka replied. Turning back around, a tear fell down her cheek. "I know you're right. But you aren't coming. She'll kill you."

"Then so be it!" said Kitsami.

"Do you want Jim and Faith without their aniki and aunts?! Do you want Melfina without her loving husband and two friends? Do you think that Rina will do alright without her father by her side?! The answer to that is no. And it's my fault that this started anyway..."

Then Gene had to ask the question. "How did this start?"

Suzuka said "That's something you don't need to know. There's no reason that you should. My past is my past and that's all it can be. I plan to keep it that way."

"Well, sorry about that, Miss Samurai Woman. But now that your FUTURE is like this, with US in it, I guess that WE can work this out TOGETHER. See, together can be broke up in three syllables. To-get-her. So let's go TOGETHER to get her," Kitsami shouted. She was getting really tired of this day. It was going every which way and they were being pulled everywhere. "It's time that we step our foot down and ask what happened."

"You really want to know?" said a familiar voice. It was Z, once again but this time in her ninja outfit without everything attached to it too, and Z was standing right next to Aisha. All of them jumped. "Well? Do you not want to know?"

Aisha shouted "STOP DOING THAT, DARNIT!"

Z pointed to Suzuka "Because that witch murdered my father for money. And in my contract with Ira, it says that I have to avenge him if he does happen to die, so I have to reasons. Now...want another round Suzuka?"

Suzuka said "Anytime."

"You've got it!" Z said excitedly and took out her sword.

In an instant, they were fighting. Pulling up ground and grass from their feet digging into the soft soil. It was ruining the whole darn park! The other's watched in amazement as Suzuka managed to keep her own while in her condition. Though, they didn't notice it, Z wasn't up to her full power because of her busted rib.

As they fought, Suzuka was getting every move that she made in her brain. So when the finale came she could know every move that her opponent made. That's why Suzuka kept blocking for about ten minutes as Z just went after her. When Z jumped back, she was breathing hard.

Z couldn't believe how much she has improved. It was like she was predicting every move she made.(which Suzuka was)

"You're pretty fast in blocking. But you haven't hit me once. What's the matter? You getting tired or something?" questioned Z, holding her side.

Suzuka knew that her side couldn't take the quick speed much longer and that if she could just get her to leave that open, she would win this round. Then injure her seriously for the main battle tomorrow.

"You're the one getting tired! I can see that you're breathing hard," said Suzuka, also breathing heavily. "And you're to injured. Stop this madness now Zeke."

"Shutup! And it's Z to you!" ordered Z. Time to finish this round.

Suzuka dodged Z's full throttle attack by just an inch, and it left Z's hurt right side wide open. Suzuka took this opportunity to use all of her strength to smash into Z's side with the blunt side. Cracking could be heard and Z's screaming could be heard as she rolled around in pain on the ground. Suzuka put her sword in her belt, this was over. She turned her back to Z. There was no way Z could get up now.

Predicted wrong.

At the last moment Z jumped up and kicked Suzuka from behind in her injured solder. Suzuka held it. The pain! Curse that little brat. Hitting from behind was no way to fight. Suzuka had been so sure that she would be down for a while.

"And you're the one to talk?! You're hurt seriously too!" said Z, brining out a small shuriken. "I'll just leave you another goodbye present, Suzuka!"

She jumped up in the air and threw the shuriken at Suzuka. Suzuka couldn't move. That's when Gene decided to step in and used a regular gun to shoot the thing away. It spun into a nearby tree. When Z reached the ground, her ice cold eyes went to the Outlaw.

"Hey! Foul play, you moron! You can't do that!" yelled Z in pure anger. "This is our fight, scar face! So stay the heck out of it already! That goes for the rest of you too!"

"Scarface?!" Gene growled under his breath.

"And here's the finishing blow! HA!" screamed Z as she was about to thrust her sword into Suzuka's hurt shoulder but that's when someone came between them.

Monica. Before she hurt her, Z stopped. If she hadn't, she would have hit her friend in the stomach. Most likely killing her. Z, instead of being considerate, yelled at her friend(which in her opinion was being nice to warn her)

"Monica?! What in the heck are you doing here?!" asked Z. "I told you not to come. You're in danger. Get out now before something happens!"

"Who's Monica?" questioned everybody. And Z seemed to care about her too!

"Zeke, you can't. I won't let you. Let's just go already. Alright, girl?" pleaded her friend. She took Z's sword and thrusted it into the ground. "It's not right to attack from behind. You know that. You've told me that before. And also that you can't hurt someone that has fallen, enemy or friend, you said that Zeke! Now follow your own rules. Let's wait until tomorrow. Okay?"

Z blushed. "Fine already!" She took Monica around the waist and under her arm. Then put her sword in her sheath. "I'll be finishing this later, Suzuka. You're just lucky that she got between us."

Suzuka and everyone else watched as she jumped away with that girl under her arm. What just happened?

"Damn it!" swore Suzuka. She was to hurt to get up. Her whole body throbbed in pain. She was to weak right now to do anything. Everything started to become a big blur......

Then, she passed out.

"Suzuka!" cried out her friends.

"We have to get her back to the house and quick. I'll treat her there. She's been putting to much stress on her already hurt body," explained Kitsami as Aisha put her over her shoulder. "That'll have to do for now, I guess."

"Why don't you let me carry her?" suggested Gene.

"No way! Knowing you I wouldn't let her in your arms. You're married!" said Aisha angrily as the girls marched off.

Gene followed close behind and asked "What did I do?!"

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As Z dropped Monica off at her house(well, more like a mansion. Her family's rich)Z saw her little brothers run inside as soon as they saw Z. Hn. Little pests was what they were.

"So? You sure you want to come with me tomorrow to see us fight?" asked Z, for the millionth time. "You can't if you're going to pull a stunt like that again."

"I'm positive!" cheerfully said Monica. "I'm only here to protect you. You know that."

"Yeah, whatever...." said Z.

Before Z could walk away, Monica took Z's hand in hers. Z blushed.

"Zeke, you know that I love you," Monica said. Tears started to stream down her face. "I just couldn't bare it if you were to get killed. I don't know what I would do with myself."

"All I want is for you to be happy, and if my keeping alive makes you happy, I'll do that," said Z, she held Monica's chin up with her hand. "It'll all turn out good in the end. I promise that it will. Okay?"

Monica nodded. Z and Monica looked into eachother's eyes. And like it was the last time they saw eachother, they kissed deeply. After fifteen seconds, they let go of eachother. They loved eachother no matter what. And didn't want to let that love die.

"Be safe," said Monica with a wave as Z walked away. Z waved back.

Tomorrow. It would be decided. What would happen? One family. Two lovers. Will they both be torn apart or will one of them end up in shreds? Only five o' clock sharp would tell. Two paths bound together. One destiny. And then one victor...

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