- - ... Hunters of the night, deny this evil beast his tomorrow. - - -

All of Weiss were sitting in the ever-famous basement.

"Are you all in?" Manx asked them all ceremoniously.

"YEAH!" Aki cried.

"I'm in." Ran stated.

"Anyone else?" Manx asked the rest.

"I'm busy that night... uh... can't, sorry!" Yohji said.

"I have a soccer game the morning after. I can't be asleep, I don't think the kids would like it if

their coach is snoozing on the bench." Ken said.

"I have exams all week and next. So, I'll be studying, and lots of it." Omi shrugged.

"Well, at least it's only one target." Manx sighed. "Aki, you remember how to fight?"

"Always will!"

"Good, you may want to get some sleep."

"I will thank you Manx!" Aki said happily. "Ran, I'll wait upstairs, k?" With that, she walked up

the stairs to the shop.

"Ran, watch out for her." Manx told him after Aki had gone up.

"I will." He said, staring at nothing in particular. Manx walked up and left as well.

"Ran, it's her first time, help her out, k?" Omi said.

"I said I will, although, so far, with what I've seen, she won't need my help."

"Yeah! She'll need ours, keeping you off of her!" Yohji teased. Ran looked at him and lunged.

Thankfully, Ken stepped in to block Ran.

"Please! Ran! Yohji! Not tonight!" Ken pleaded. "Ran, go get Aki home, let her sleep."

"Whatever," Ran turned to Yohji, "I'll kill you later." He walked up and they heard Aki ask if he

was ready.

"Yohji! Don't do that!" Ken burst out.

"Do what?" Yohji asked innocently.

"You know, get his goat, sink his boat, in Lamen's terms, Don't Get Him Mad!"

"Yeah really Yohj'. Just because you're jealous, doesn't mean you should poke at him like that,"

Omi stated.

"Alright! I'll back off! Sheesh...," Yohji said. "I'm out, bye guys!"

"I'm goin' too," Omi said.

"Me too." Ken stated.