In the hotel Ryu came out of his room he couldn't sleep and had decided to have a walk outside. Ryu soon came to the park were Kyle Yoh and Anna ran into mask grey wolf and red fox. The circular saw blade mask had thrown was still stuck in the wall. Rhy sat down on a bench and looked up at the moon in the night sky. But Ryu wasn't alone he could hear something.

"Who's there?" Ryu shouted.

Suddenly claw came out of nowhere and came at Ryu. Ryu dodged out of the way as claw stuck his twin blades into the bench.

"Oh no claw" Ryu said.

Claw released his blades from the bench and attacked again. Ryu pulled out his wooden sword and blocked claw's attack. Claw kicked Ryu in the face Ryu staged back as claw attacked again. Ryu tried to block but claw cut ryu's sword in two claw then slashed ryu's arm. Ryu cried out in pain as claw kicked him again Ryu fell to the ground. Claw walked up to him.

"Don't tell me that's all you've got," he mocked.

Ryu turned to him.

"Oh I'm not beaten yet," Ryu said as he got up.

Ryu held his arm and claw could see blood dripping. Claw smiled.

"That's a nasty nick you've got there," he said.

Claw attacked Ryu again. Ryu grabbed claws weapon with his good arm.

"You're pretty strong" claw said.

Claw then kicked Ryu in the stomach Ryu was once again down.

"But your not to smart" claw told Ryu.

Ryu could see a small log in front of him he picked it up and got up with his back to claw.

"You don't think I'm smart well try this"

Ryu threw the log at claw, which took him by surprise. Ryu charged at claw and pulled him to the ground and punched him in the face.

"How's that" Ryu said.

"Impressive" claw replied.

Claw kicked Ryu in the face both got back up.

"But you still leave your self open" claw said.

Claw attacked Ryu. Ryu grabbed a stick and used it to block claws attacks. Ryu managed to hit claw with the stick. Then claw cut the stick in two and slashed Ryu 3 times. Ryu fell to the ground.

"Sweet dreams" claw said.

Claw kicked Ryu in the face and knocked him out. Claw picked Ryu up.

"Now lets go and see your friends" claw said.

Claw left the park with Ryu.

Soon at the hotel Yoh was woke up to banging on his door.

"Yoh get out here quick" horo shouted.

Yoh opened the door and followed horo outside there was Ryu lying on the ground Kyle and ren were next to him.

"What happened" Yoh asked.

"Claw" Kyle said.

Soon an ambulance arrived and took Ryu to the hospital Yoh Anna ren horo and Kyle sat in the waiting room while the doctors worked on Ryu.

"I don't believe this. First manta goes missing then claw gets Ryu"

Yoh placed his head in his hands

"This is all my fault" Yoh said.

"No it's not" horo said.

"It is if I didn't ask you guys to come here manta wouldn't be missing and claw wouldn't have got Ryu" Yoh said.

"Don't blame your self Yoh. You didn't know this would happen" Anna told him.

The door to the waiting room opened and a doctor walked into the room. Everyone stood up.

"How is he" Yoh asked.

"Your friend had some nasty wounds but we've managed to stabilise him and he's going to be fine," the doctor said.

Everyone sighed with relief.

"Can we see him?" Yoh asked.

"He's still out at the moment but as soon as he comes around you can see him" the doctor explained.

Everyone looked a little disappointed.

"Don't worry as soon as he wakes up I'll call you," the doctor said.

Everyone left the hospital and found claw waiting outside.

"So how's your friend" claw asked.

"You've gone too far claw," Yoh shouted.

Claw laughed.

"Oh I haven't even started yet" claw said

"So you here to fight" Kyle said.

"Not this time but we'll fight soon enough count on it"

Claw threw down a smoke bomb and when the smoke had cleared claw was gone.

"I'll get you for this claw you hear me" Yoh yelled.

Unseen by anyone spike watched form the shadows.

"Looks like claw's really getting to asakura"

Spike smiled to himself.

Yoh and the others headed back to the hotel. Later Yoh sat in his room looking out of the window. Anna sat next to him and put her arm around him.

"How you doing" Anna asked.

"I'm all right," Yoh said.

Yoh turned to Anna.

"I just can't believe what's happened. My dreams coming true"

"Don't say that Ryu will be all right"

"I know but what about next time"

"Claw's only doing this to get to you and it's working"

"What"

Yoh looked surprised.

"Look at you blaming your self this is what he wants" Anna continued.

"But it is my fault what happened to Ryu was because of me"

"Stop blaming your self Yoh"

"I can't"

"You have to"

"You have no idea how I feel Anna" Yoh shouted.

Yoh pushed Anna away for him.

"Just leave me alone Anna"

Yoh got up and ran out of the room.

"Oh Yoh" Anna said to him self.

Yoh ran into the night tears streaming from his eyes.

"Why is this happening" Yoh yelled.

Yoh came to a doorway and sat there and sobbed quietly to himself until he fell asleep.

Soon it was morning and as the sun rose Yoh woke up and found him self still in the doorway.

"Yoh" a voice shouted.

Yoh looked up to see Kyle walking towards him.

"Kyle what are you doing here" Yoh asked.

"Looking for you Anna's really worried"

You suddenly remembered what had happened in the night and what had happened between him and Anna.

"I'm such a jerk she was only trying to help and I bit her head off," Yoh said.

"Come on lets go back to the hotel"

Kyle held his hand out Yoh took it and Kyle helped Yoh up. Both headed back to the hotel and Yoh found Anna waiting for him. Anna hugged Yoh.

"Oh Yoh I was so worried" she said.

"I'm sorry Anna it won't happen again"

"You better not or you'll be doing push up's for life" Anna said as a joke.

What will claw try next and will team asakura be able to defeat team deadeye without Ryu. Find out in the next part of island of heroes.

Another chapter done at last how do you think the stories going please let me know? Once again thanks for the reviews and ideas are welcome as always.

Thanks again TK LEE

Foxly Island copyright A.E.Atkin 2004