Rhyth grimaced.She wasn't looking at any of the GG's, she was staring up at the brightly lit moon.

"I'll take her the rest of the way," said an impatient Yoyo. He didn't understand the language.He didn't understand the way that Poison Jam males spoke at all.

"Graaaa" growled one of the two guards.

"I SAID-"Yoyo began, before Rhyth interrupted.She turned a cold glare at Yoyo.

"Yoyo, he said he's on strict orders to take me directly to Cube, are you illiterate?"she snapped. The GG's ignorance sometimes angered her. She knew how they spoke, and how Poison Jam had a different way of communication.It was considered simplistic but if so it should be simple to understand.Or, that's what Rhyth thought anyway. Yoyo didn't budge. Rhyth looked simply at the guard on her right arm.

"I promise not to run,"she said, as though answering him.

"Graww, graww,"he replied, then released her arm. The boy roughly skated over to Yoyo, and pushed him to the side. Rhyth found it amusing, because Yoyo seemed to take it to offence because he was not used to their ways. She laughed out loud at the degraded look on Yoyo's face as the guard took her arm again and roughly pulled her onward. They approached the swarm of GG's , and the GG's stood at battle stance.

"Graww, graww,"he said. Rhyth sighed at the puzzled look on the GG's faces.

"He says that he must speak with Corn,"Rhyth translated. Slowly the crowd separated and Corn skated out towards them. "Although, you'll need me to translate,". Corn nodded toward an empty corner near the entrance to Shibuya Terminal. Rhyth smiled with surprise pride.So one of them wasn't completely stupid afterall...

"Graah, graah," the guard spoke when they had reached the spot.

" 'I have been sent by our leader to escourt this GG to Corn, leader of the GG's.She was apprehended at the entrance to Rokkaku-Dai heights this evening and has spoken with Kaa.She is to be watched carefully for treason to the GG's by way of Poison Jam' "Rhyth repeated in normal english.

"I see, Rhyth."Corn looked over at Rhyth warily. "You'll have to explain to me what Kaa is."

"Kaa is our leader. That's how it's translated by the females in Poison Jam," Rhyth explained.Corn raised an eyebrow.

"Tell them to report complete agreement and co-operation."Corn said, looking at Rhyth. Rhyth looked at one of the guards carefully. She raised her her head to the moon and opened her mouth and made a barely audible throaty sound. And then they grunted at her before leaving. She smiled as they left. She waved to them as they turned to look back for a moment. They quickly bowed on their knees and made a low throaty sound before leaving.

"You have a long explanation Rhyth,"Corn said, he sounded tired.Rhyth looked down at her watch.It was only 1:07AM, not so bad, right? She made a quiet high pitched cheeky sound and realized she was speaking in Poison Jam tongue again.

"It means 'I understand.'"she explained.

"I know," he said, then looked at her.For a moment she saw a glint of the moon that revealed his eyes for a moment but as quickly as they came they were gone again. "Rhyth, you will have to accompany me for the next few days in treaty with Cube.That's enough time to explain everything,".

Rhyth followed him in the silence, into Dogenzaka Hill and into an apartment building above a store.In order to get to it they had to climb around the back and hop over a couple of fences and grind up a metal pole into the window.She carefully entered the dull apartment and removed her skates. Corn set his in a closet by the door but Rhyth held the skates tightly to her chest in a protective gesture. He then pulled out two sets of large old t-shirts and boxers and threw one set at her.She caught it curiously, but did not put it on.It was a one room apartment. 'NO WAY' she thought. He moved over to a cot in the corner and without warning began to change. Rhyth blushed heavily and turned the other way to look out the window. She was too afraid to look back in case he was not finished yet, so she remained looking out the window until the light went out. She heard squeaking and turned to look over again. Corn had changed and was climging onto the cot pulling a worn blanket over him.

Rhyth took the cue and set the boxers and t-shirt down, and climbed onto a couch by the window. Later that night she awoke once, sweating from the heat of the room.She looked over at Corn, noting he was still asleep. She then changed into the t-shirt and boxers.She found them much more comfortable than what she noramlly wore, and lay back on the couch and drifted into sleep once more.

"Sister...sister?".

Corn sat upright, upsetting the blanket in result.It slid to the floor.Looking out the window, he noted thatThe sun was about to rise any second. Over on the couch, Rhyth was roughly tossing in a fitful sleep.She murmured words beyond comprehension every five minutes.Corn sighed, this would definitely interfere with his sleep schedule.He couldn't sleep while she was sleeping so fitfully.

"Sister?" she called out again. The second time he could understand what she was muttering.He slowly stood up from the cot, and moved to the couch to check on her.She was reaching out, her arms stretched out as if reaching for something.Somehow she got a hold of his shirt while he was off guard and she pulled it towards her. He wrenched himself away , and quickly changed into his day clothes. He grinded on the pole outside the window and stood on top of the buiding, He looked out on Dogenzaka Hill's main street before jumping down ans skating down the hill.

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"Rhyth, pay attention!You're going to need to know this!" snapped an older girl with short black hair and strict brown eyes. She wore the black baggy dress which now almost fit her and was less baggy.

"But I'm not the leader!You're older , remember?" cried a younger girl dressed in a checkered blanket sewn into shorts and a t-shirt. The stitching was very visible, done in colours that were thrown out behind the sewing store.It was sewn in an ugly shade of yellow-orange that reminded the older girl of throw-up.

"Rhyth, you 'll need to know these things out on the streets!"the older girl reprimanded.

"But the other girls don't leave Rokkaku-Dai Heights!"the younger one protested.

Rhyth suddenly awoke to the sun shining in her face from the window. It was at least ten o'clock in the morning by now.She yawned and stood up.She stretched, then noticed that she wasn't wearing her own clothes anymore. The night before hit her like a ton of bricks. She looked down at her clothes that were in a little pile by the other end of the couch. She picked them up, and for good measure changed in the closet.She emerged in her clothes and skates, then looked out the window and stopped.She knew she shouldn't leave the apartment while Corn was gone, it was dangerous. But she also knew that she bwas brought up extremely reckless. With that last thought, she followed the instinct in her gut and grinded up the pole to the top of the building. The streets were busy and full of people. She would have been happy there, but she decided on having a random visit to Shibuya terminal.She skated into Shibuya Terminal, holding no grudge from the night before but enjoying the warm weather and brightly lit sun.She was about to pass the road that led to the garage but thought better of it and stopped.She was standing where Yoyo had first found Combo. Without forethought, she jumped onto the railing which led to the ramp and led over the street lights.It must have been a bad idea because she suddenly noticed Yoyo and Gum skating out of the Garage.

Rhyth's heart sped up, she had no where to go without being seen. So she skated down the street as fast as possible and ground on the ramp and used the height to jump across the street and land on the railing across the road. Out of instinct, her mind numbed and she circled back to the entrance of the Garage with Gum and Yoyo close behind.

She wasn't quite sure what happened then, things, time seemed to blur and what happened beyond the garage she couldn't remember. All she could figure was that somehow she had gotten to Rokkaku-Dai Heights and led the two in a wild goose chase in the sewer where she lost them in the bottom of the underground sewer.They must have been at the top floor of the Sewage plant when she snuck into the tube that brought her to the bottom of the sewers.Once the adrenaline had stopped she came to full consciousness and realized she was sitting in Cube's throne room, looking up at where Cube once proudly sat , with a golden mask. She was leaning against the thin rail, holding her knees to her chest.And it seemed that no matter how hard she tried she could not tear her eyes away from the chair.The large stone face in the wall had been there since Rhyth could remember alhough she figured that whoever built the sewers didn't build this particular face in the wall.The room reflected a bright purple from the chemical filled waters.She quietly closed her eyes, and she wasn't quite sure how long she sat there seeing nothing but darkness.

The sound of skates did not stir her from her deep sleep, as Corn skated in through the door way.An amused looking Cube sat upon the throne , wearing the mask. Corn and Cube seemed to be aware of each other's presence but did not speak. Without a word, Corn lifted Rhyth and skated slowly out of the chamber through the exit that lead to the grey room.