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"Kai! Finally! Where the hell were you?" Tifa bombarded Kairi when she walked through the door. Kairi looked at her with a baffled expression.

"I was at school," Kairi answered cynically. Tifa glared at her.

"No duh, but I'm talking about afterward? We were getting worried…" Tifa said and sighed heavily.

"Why? Do I have to be home at an exact time?" Kairi asked a bit angrily, throwing her book bag on the couch.

"Kai, its dangerous out there. Vincent was worried that Aiden and his gang got you or something terrible happened," Tifa answered, giving Kairi a stern look.

"No, nothing happened to me. Besides, and I don't want to sound insensitive, but I'm an assassin, and I can take care of myself. Even if they did try to kidnap me, I could fend them off in time to get you guys," Kairi said, walking passed Tifa and into the kitchen to get something to eat.

"I know you could, but your huge ego is the problem," Tifa joked, pinching Kairi on the sides. Kairi laughed and kicked Tifa in the butt.

That was the thing with Kairi and Tifa. No matter how angry they would get with each other, they would always joke about it and make up. They were best friends, sisters, or whatever you would call two people who were inseparable.

"So I take it that Aunt Marlene is gone?" Kairi asked Tifa, biting into her apple. Tifa nodded.

"Yep. I think she went on another business trip," She responded, peeling her orange. It was very important that they all ate healthy foods if they were to keep their stealth, speed and physical appearance.

"She's always going on business trips," Kairi complained, relieved yet saddened at the same time.

"Well, we're going out again tonight…we may even meet Aiden's gang," Tifa said, excitement and mischievousness (A/N: believe it or not, that's a word, lol) burning in her eyes. Kairi felt her incitement and smirked.

"Do you really think we can take them?" Kairi asked, though she knew they could.

"Of course! We can defeat those losers any day!" Tifa said in triumph.

"I think your ego is the problem," Kairi giggled, and received an ambush of oranges and orange peels from Tifa.

Meanwhile, things weren't going so hot for Vincent. He was mulling over the letter he had received from Aiden just a few hours ago.

Dear Vincent,

Please meet my friends and I on the outskirts of town tonight. I do believe you know where I am hinting. Do not try to avoid us because we will hunt you down and it won't be a pretty reunion. Bring your assassins as well, because I do intend to fight. Yes, I will be blunt. Do not think that your rejection of my offer will go unnoticed, and whether you like it or not, someone will get hurt.

Be there,

Aiden

Vincent crumpled the note heatedly and threw across the room and it landed perfectly in the trashcan. He grabbed his hair and rocked back and forth on his bed, tapping his foot nervously.

He knew he couldn't get out of the situation, but he didn't want to anyway. He wanted to face Aiden; he wanted to show him how much stronger he had become, and how well trained his assassins were.

On the other hand however, he barely knew anything about Aiden's gang. He knew they were powerful, for Aiden was, and he must've taught them well. He also knew that Cyrus, Tifa and Kairi were quite skilled and potent themselves, but were they enough? He certainly hoped so.

Vincent walked downstairs and didn't see the threesome anywhere, so presumed they were in the basement. Making his way down the uneven steps, he heard the familiar noises and punches/kicks of his comrades.

There they were, Tifa and Kairi, dueling each other in what looked like karate type clothing. You see, assassins have to train somewhere…somewhere nobody could see them. Kairi's basement was a perfect place, because it was big and spacious, and a place people wouldn't really suspect. Of course, this wasn't the only place they trained. They often went to empty fields or lots, practicing all types of techniques, stopping only for small breaks then continuing the grueling but fun practices.

"Hey boss!" Cyrus shouted and running toward Vincent, tried tripping him by sliding downward and kicking him in the shins.

Vincent jumped up and flipped over Cyrus, turning around just in time to block one of his punches. They began to fight, not too seriously, but getting a few punches or kicks here and there.

After about 2 ½ hours of fighting, running and teaching, Vincent called their practice to a stop and informed them to meet him in the kitchen.

The assassins followed him up the crooked stairs and sat down, exhausted from their training. Vincent brought them all glasses of water and took a seat himself.

"What's up boss?" Cyrus asked, taking a huge sip of water.

"Well I'm sure you all know about tonight…" Vincent began, taking a sip himself.

"Are we gonna fight Aiden?" Kairi asked, excitement glimmering in her eyes. She wasn't quite sure as to why she was so eager to fight them; she supposed it was because they enraged her and she wanted to beat their brains out.

Vincent glared at Tifa, who averted her eyes, embarrassed, over to Cyrus. She wasn't exactly supposed to tell anybody about fighting Aiden, even if Vincent was going to anyway.

"Why yes we are Kai. In fact I received a warm invitation from him not to long ago. I hope you're prepared," he said, as though was a warning of some sort.

"Are you sure its safe boss? It could be a trap or something wicked of Aiden's…" Cyrus proposed. But Vincent shook his head and stood up.

"Aiden may be immoral, but he wouldn't do something like that. He wants to fight anyway, so what would be the harm of a trap?" With that, Vincent left, telling them to get dressed into their suits and to eat something quick.

They all stayed there for a few seconds, not quite sure what to think. They wanted to fight, but at the same time were frightened. At last, they all got up slowly and got dressed, Kairi rumbling with motivation. She was so excited that she was shaking as she put on her mask. Taking a big breath, Kairi walked out, and met with the rest of her team down the hallway.

"Are you ready?" Vincent asked once they all had come together. Tifa, Kairi and Cyrus nodded.

"Then we will go. I do wish I could tell you what to except, but truthfully I do not know. We cannot escape from this, we must fight," Vincent told them before exiting the house. The three assassins nodded again, and followed him. Immediately, as soon as they had all stepped outside, Vincent began to sprint, running past the trees as a blur. Kairi sped after him, Tifa and Cyrus close behind. She had absolutely no idea where she was going, so she hoped Vincent had a clue. After all, he had received the letter.

After about 15 or so minutes of pure running, Vincent began to slow down to a stop. Kairi halted as well and looked at her surroundings. They seemed to be on the very outskirts of town, where there was almost no civilization, or according to Kairi, deserted. They were near empty fields, similar to the ones she practiced on, but there were forest areas too. All around, trees seem to appear, secluded only by the envelopment of the bushes. It was dark, so it became harder for Kairi to see much else. There was some light coming from her town, but other than that there wasn't any other sort of illumination.

Kairi looked up at Vincent. He stood there, a hand on his dagger, looking like he was waiting for something. That's when it happened. Kairi sidestepped to avoid the whizzing switchblade that came flying at her head, and it spun off in the distance. Kairi glared in the direction it came from, and gasped quietly when she saw a figure of a man emerge from the shadows.

"Good, good. Looks like you've trained her well Vincent…" He said, finally in full view. Kairi presumed it was Aiden. She was surprised at the way he looked. First off, he was much younger than she had expected, and his hair was silver and short. His eyes resembled those of a cat, with a touch of wickedness to it. But what made him different was that he had no mask on. Kairi assumed he didn't mind the fact of no mask, since Vincent already knew how he looked.

Suddenly, a masked man flipped out of the trees and landed right next to Aiden. He had long blue hair with spiky bangs that covered his reddish eyes somewhat. No sooner had he landed that another masked guy jumped out. He held onto two daggers, and grinned sheepishly as he landed quietly at Aiden's other side, his spiky blonde hair glimmering in the moonlight. Again and again, as if it were a circus show, Aiden's gang came into sight. Two more men followed after the blonde boy, one being the boy Kairi had faced the other day, and the other being a man with a long black braid and a jagged scar on his cheek.

By the looks of it, Vincent's gang was outnumbered by one.

"I'm surprised you showed. It's not everybody who would come so willingly to their death," Aiden said.

"You speak so high but yet your not. My words will come from my blade," Vincent said coldly, taking out his knives. Aiden raised an eyebrow, and glanced at Kairi, then Tifa and finally Cyrus.

"Let us fight then," he said, smiling slightly.

Aiden ran at Vincent, who kicked upwards to hit his chin. Aiden jumped over him and started to run the opposite direction, as if to lead Vincent away from their assassins. Soon they were both out of sight.

Kairi scowled at the boy whom she had fought before. Then something caught her attention. He had no hood on like before, which exposed his spiky brown hair. It was so familiar…Sora?

Kairi mentally slapped herself. Kairi, you're insane. No way in hell could that be Sora, she reassured herself.

Then she saw the blonde guy having a silent conversation with the man with the long black braid, saw them nod to each other, then stare at Tifa. She couldn't tell if they were smiling because of their masks, but she could tell there was some mischievous look in their eyes. Then, as if on cue, the two assassins jumped at a startled looking Tifa.

Kairi and Cyrus immediately reacted and threw two daggers at the two men. They knocked them down in two clean swipes, but that just gave Tifa a big opening. She took advantage of it, and kicked both guys in the chest. They flipped backwards, landing on their feet, not even a glimpse of pain in their eyes. Of course, the boy with spiky brown hair and the man with long blue hair weren't just going to stand there. They both charged at the assassins, and if it weren't for their amazingly fast reflexes, Kairi and Cyrus would've suffered a blow to their heads. Kairi glanced at Cyrus, who was now fighting the man with long blue hair. Tifa unfortunately, had to fight two men, but Kairi believed she was strong and was more than capable to take on two.

Then Kairi focused on herself and glared at the boy with spiky brown hair.

He returned the gesture and then said softly,

"Let's go somewhere more…secluded."

He turned on one foot and disappeared amongst the shadows. Kairi chased after him; ready for any surprise attack he was planning to carry out. Surprisingly he stopped in a small clearing near a little creek with his back turned toward her.

Kairi instantly went for an attack, and brought down a powerful kick to his head. He expertly dodged it, and grabbing her foot, he twisted it, making her revolve once or twice. Kairi cringed, but planted her hands on the ground and kicked him in the chest. He stumbled backwards, but regained his balance in no time. Kairi flipped back up onto both feet.

"Looks like I'll have to get serious," the boy said, fixing his gloves in an intimidating manner.

"Oh really? Give me your best shot," she replied, brushing her bangs out of her eyes.

He charged at her, and they both got into a fistfight. They mostly blocked punches that were thrown at one another, but finally the boy got a punch in. He had smacked her across the cheek, bruising her lip in the process. Kairi was thrown back, the bushes breaking her fall. It took her a second before she got up, and she could feel a trickle of warm blood dribble down her lip. Kairi ignored it and once again the two assassins flew at each other. An intense quarrel began between them, both wanting to kill each other so bad it made their blood burn. That's when the boy took out his knife and swiped it at Kairi, forming a straight cut below her eye. Kairi, furious, butterfly kicked his head, and trapping it between her two legs, she flipped onto her back and with amazing leg strength, threw him over her. He collided with a tree, and to Kairi's dismay, got up slowly.

"You, my friend, just made a big mistake," he said threateningly.

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