(The reading gets harder now when everyone has two names. Here's something to help.

Izumi - Angela Kouji - Ayumu AKA Jing by "some people" Tomoki – Sagura Takuya – Takayuki or Shinji Junpei - Yue

Hope that helps.)

Angela gaped at Kouji's blood stained face. Blood still trickled down from his head somewhere cause by the beating he had earlier. He was shirtless and hung aimlessly. The guards constantly prodded at him with sticks, laughing and saying, "Whatcha gonna do Mr. Assassin? Not so tough anymore are you?"

Kouji clenched his teeth in pain as they continued their fun.

"Make them stop. He's in enough pain already." Angela said.

The magistrate stopped them and they left the room.

"He's harmless in these chains right?"

"Yes..."

"Please let me talk to him alone."

The magistrate slowly walked out of the room, glancing back with worried eyes. When he finally left the room Angela started to talk.

"Kouji. You're an assassin?"

"I am... what's it to you?" He said angrily. "And my name is NOT Kouji."

Angela frowned. "Then what is your name?"

"There's no point in revealing my identity. As soon as I'm out of here I should still be an assassin. It would be another thing against me."

Angela sat quietly. She disliked this new attitude Kouji had picked up.

"Would you rather like more pain?"

Kouji frowned. Angela had not heard him scream throughout the torturing but she was sure he was in extreme pain. The cuts on his body were deep and he gasped for air every so often. A silence followed her question.

"Ayumu..." the boy finally mumbled.

"And your last name?"

"I have non."

"Tell me what happened during the last four years."

"Why do you care? You should already know having chased me halfway across Gardia"

"Gardia?"

"The land surrounding this town you moron!" Ayumu shouted.

She grimaced as he shouted at her. As she began to speak again a knife flew through the bars of the window. It flew straight for Ayumu's head as Angela let out a scream.

"Shut up!" Ayumu said, instantly silencing her.

The knife spun towards his head closing the ground between them quickly. Angela's eyes widened when at the last second she closed her eyes. Silence...

"I didn't hear anything. It must have hit." She thought to herself.

She opened her eyes and she saw Ayumu still hanging. A new cut released blood on his cheek but the knife was caught in his mouth. With a flick of his head the knife flew back into one of his hands allowing him to cut the chains. It seemed that the knife was extra sharp, made for cutting anything. The blade seemed faintly familiar as it cut off the chains.

"Dang it, Takayuki. Your stupid aims off." Mumbled Ayumu as he rubbed at the cut on his cheek. "All I asked for was an inch away from my face..."

Ayumu leapt off the wall and landed on the floor. He walked across the room and opened a compartment hidden in the wall. He began to dig through the items looking for something.

"Don't ask questions. It keeps people alive." He suddenly said.

He stood up, put on a dark purple T-shirt, draped a black drench coat like thing over his shoulders, and stuck all sorts of weapons inside the concealed pockets. Finally he finished and stood straight up.

"Later."

He pulled out the knife again leapt, cut the bars of the window, and was gone.

The magistrate entered the room again.

" Angela, its time for dinner. You should co..."

He froze.

"What happened??? Where's the assassin? Guards! Are you hurt, Angela?"

He continued to shout all sorts of things in the confusion. Guards ran in and ran out, adding to the racket. The whole castle seemed to be in an uproar.

"It's ok. I'm fine." Angela finally said.

She was still a little surprised at Ayumu's capability.

"Was he able to do stuff like that before...?" She silently thought as she left the cell to go prepare for dinner.

Ayumu ran down the dark streets. He had the town's layout memorized giving him the advantage on any task. As he ran another boy matched his speed.

"Dang it, Takayuki. You cut me."

Takayuki laughed and smiled at him. His hair flowed gently in the wind but it was much shorter the Ayumu's ponytail. He wore goggles around his neck but when Ayumu asked about it Takayuki just smiles and says, "I think I got it from my parents. I forget." He wore a green shirt with darker green cargo-like pants.

"At least I got you out. It was my fault you got caught anyways." Takayuki said with a smile.

"Yea... I could've got out too but you had to butt in."

Ayumu looked at him, smiled for a second, then looked forward again.