Prologue :

The night was still. Nothing stirred. The only sign of life in the dark street of down-town Toyko was the noisy flickering of a half-lit up blue neon light on the outside of a smoky bar. The air was filled with tension. As if sensing the moment of calm before the storm, the neon light stopped flickering, as a repetition of gun shots exploded through the humid night air. Within moments, the street errupted into total chaos. Sirens filled the air, drowning out everything else. Several black cars sped down the deserted street, firing rounds out the tinted windows, smashing shop windows and taking out one police car. It veered to the left; it's driver dead, and smashed into three other police cars, sending one flying through the air, to skid several meters along the road, before it stopped and burst into flames.
A black Avalon GXI skidded to a hault behind the pile up, and a plump man around the age of 35 jumped out of the car in a fury.
" Kale what the hell was that? " he roared. Another plump man around the age of 35 turned around, removing his cap and wiping the sweat away from his forehead.
" Don't start with me Macc. This isn't my idea of the justice system. "
" What justice system?! " Macc yelled angrily, going red in the face. " It's because of jocks like you that the justice system has slipped down the notch in the last milenium! You're incompetent! You're too used to sitting up in that fancy new office of yours, stuffing your face all day, dishing out orders around the clock. You've been sitting on that arse of yours so often, that you've forgotten what it means to catch the bad guy! Because of you and your deroes; I've got ten people dead, another seven injured, property damage that'll make the government swim; Tokyo crash derby pile up in front of me, with pathetic fools standing around still trying to catch their balls from the ground, and the alleged criminals proberly out of Tokyo by now and heading god knows where! Yeah, real smooth job you've accomplished here Kale. " Macc spat.
" I'll have you know that these are the finest; top of the rank officers Macc. You'll not find any better - "
" Top of the rank my arse! I've got more intelligent water coolers in my office than what you've got scattered around you. "
As they continued to fight and argue, the passenger door of the Avalon GXI opened and a young woman around the age of 17 stepped out. Her short hair moved with the breeze that sailed past, her side strands moving along with it as she looked around the destruction.
A helicopter buzzed overhead and she lifted her head, shielding her eyes with her hands, as her hair and clothes billowed crazily with the force of it's moving blades.
" Offenders were last seen heading along route 32, towards the southern highway. We lost contact after that. " boomed the voice.
Macc hit the top of the car forcefully and reached inside the car and pulled out the com link, shooting Kale another murderous glare.
" I want every available unit out there searching for them! I want them found! I don't care what the hell you have to do to nail the bastards, but I want them found before morning! What are you doing still standing there? Move Out"
Emerald eyes flicked over to look at Macc. He turned to look at her.
" What's your problem Avalon? "
Sakura shrugged.
" What's that supposed to mean? " he demanded angrily mimicking her shrug.
" You have a terrible temper, you know that Macc. " Sakura shot back calmly as she looked away surveilling the street.

She blocked out his ranting as her attention was drawn to a shadow no less than ten meters away. She thought she saw movement, and as she continued to stare, she watched as it moved again. She blinked and stiffened, her eyes widening as she watched the young man, no older than 18 step out of the shadows a little, watching the Tokyo police try to sort out their mangelled and smashed up cars.
The faint light from the chopper spot light in the distance panned around and she was able to make out brown hair and a tall/broad, darkly dressed figure with a serious expression before he turned her way and saw her watching him, and melted back into the shadows.
" Hey! " she yelled and sprinted off towards the corner of the building.
" Avalon! Get back here! " Macc yelled.

She could hear the thudd of footfalls as who ever it was sprinted down the dark alley way.
" I said freeze! " she yelled as she kicked it up a notch. " This is the Tokyo Police! "
She saw the young male dash to the right around a corner.
" You've been given your first warning! " she yelled as she skidded around the corner, drawing her gun. " Running from an arrest is a serious offence! "
She came to a hault as she came to a fork. Using her intuition she ran and leapt over the high cement wall and landed lightly on the other side. She hadn't been a cheer leader in elementary school for all these years for nothing.

Controlling his breathing, he hid further into the shadows hiding his surprise. He hadn't thought she'd follow him over the wall. He watched as she scanned the small dark alley. It was too dark to see her properly, but what he had seen earlier made him smirk. She was barely past being a baby. She'd have to be a rookie agent, proberly on her first mission. Well he'd give her something for thought for the future years to come.
Sakura wipped around holding her gun in ready to use at any moment. She scanned the darkness and forced herself to see beyond the shadows. " I know you're here. " she stated. She turned slowly and crouched a little lower. " If you come out now, I can assure you, that I'll drop most of the charges I'm thinking of putting against you. It'll be better for you to give yourself up now than have me find you. "

Li pushed himself closer to the wall. She was getting closer. Damn this was getting close. Too close. It was time to disappear.
Sakura whipped around when she heard the sound. Li froze, but remained perfectly still. She walked straight past him and he let go his breath silently. He took one step, than two.
" Freeze! " Sakura yelled and aimed her gun. She starred into an empty space.
" Oh damn. " she cursed. " Just wait until Macc here's about this. " she sighed, unaware that she was still being watched.
She pulled out her com link and pressed the button. " Come in Macc this is agent 3758956. Suspect got away. "
" Avalon what the hell do you think you were doing running off like that and without backup?! " came Macc's voice over the static. " Don't start with me Macc. Just come and get me will you. I'm standing in an alley out the back of - " she squinted against the dark. " Smokey Joe's. Hurry up. I don't like the dark, it gives me the creeps. "
She listened to what sounded like Macc's grumbling, before she sighed and walked back to the cemant wall, where she climbed it and stood on top of it, starring out into the city lights.

Li watched as a few moments later as a black Avalon GXI pulled up and a plump man came around the car and called out.
" Avalon get your arse over here now! You're lucky if I don't put you on suspension for that little stunt. "
" Yeah, yeah. Whatever. " a female voice called back and Li watched as the young girl front flipped down from her perch and walked over to the plump man, who was obviously her supervisor. He jumped over to the other roof and hid amongst the shadows directly above them and listened.
" Who were you chasing? " Macc demanded.
" I don't know. I just saw someone, a male, and I took off. I thought he might have been a suspect. " Sakura replied walking over to the passenger door and opening it.
" We already know who's responsible for the inncident tonight. Masaki just checked in with the info. "
" You trust what Masaki says? " Sakura asked starring at her boss. " He's lied to us more than once on many occasion. Why believe him now? "
" He's the only lead we've got Avalon. And I'd like to remind you about your position and your rights to question my staff. "
Sakura sighed.
" Ok, ok. I know . . but still - "
" Do you wish to be informed? " Macc cut in.
Sakura nodded.
" It turns out that a new gang going by the name of the Black Wolves was responsible for tonight's little escapade. "
Li's eyes widened.
" Oh? How do you figure? " Sakura asked.
" Becuase several by-standers and several others were able to indentify pronounced black wolf tatoos on the suspects seen earlier. Plus there are several pieces of evidence found that can be traced back to the Black Wolves. "
Li almost choked and barely managed to restrain himself from jumping down and giving himself away to find out where he found out so much bullshit. None of his members where in town tonight. He'd told them to stay behind, because he knew something like this was going to happen sooner or later.
" So . . . " Sakura trailed off thinking. " Why do you think that all of a sudden the Black Wolves are out for blood? Gang rivalry? "
" That's what we're gonna go find out. " Macc replied as he got in the car, followed by Sakura.

Li watched them drive off before he dashed over the roof top and continued on his way over roof tops trying to sort out the thoughts going through his head. Someone was out for blood. His blood. He stopped and looked down onto the dark alleyway below. No one was around.
He emerged from the shadows ten minutes later, making sure the coast was clear. He'd have to walk all the way back to Tomoeda. He couldn't risk calling out Eriol or Mika or any of the others, not with all the cops around and with the bounty on their heads for a crime that they didn't commit.
As he started to walk, two thoughts stood out clearly in his head. One was that someone was out to eliminate his entire clan, and the other was a young woman who was afraid of the dark.

To Be Continued . . .

BW2Hey it's great to be back! For those that are waiting for me to update The Old Woman, The Silent Child, And the Magician I just want to apologise as this new story of mine has taken up all of my time. Shortly I'll be starting Tafe, so I won't be able to write as much as I did before, but that's not going to stop me from writing!! I just need a little break for a while, to get my creativity flowing again. I know you guys will understand. Plz review as I love this story and I want to know what you all think.