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A chilled wind stirred in the night, blowing loose leaves off the bare trees and carrying littered plastic bags in the streets to unknown destinations. Owls hooted and dogs barked at the noises the wind made. You would think that this was a nice little town , with no distractions. That is however, until you saw the menacing battles that were being fought on the very outskirts of the town.

Yes, that is where Kairi was, fighting a boy whom she barely knew…well she thought she barely knew.

"Oh did I? I think the only mistake made here is the fact you're still living," Kairi retorted after the boy had made his threatening warning. His eyes flickered with a small flame and once more he came at her. Kairi was more than ready and dodged his incoming kick by sliding out to middle splits. He snickered and literally slammed a foot on her back as if he was planning to walk on her. Kairi groaned in pain, but whacked his other ankle to make him fall over. Unfortunately he didn't, but he did step off of her. She got up and did a quick stretch of the arms before lurching at him again.

The fought for a long time, until they both were panting and leaning against trees for support. They both were bleeding, but not any fatal wounds had been cast upon either of them.

"I am going to kill you," the boy said between breaths. Kairi glared and pushed herself off the tree.

"I am not gonna die until you do," she said crossly, and threw a dagger at his head. He frowned as it hit the tree in which he had just been leaning on.

"We'll see about that," he whispered, and ran towards a tree. Kairi looked at him confused.

What the hell is this guy doing? Why is he running towards a tree? She thought, but she soon found out. He had used the tree for extra velocity and was speeding right at her. Kairi ran backwards as he threw a punch at her, and his fist smashed against the tree behind Kairi, just inches away from her head. He threw his other fist at her cheek, but she knocked it away. Using her free leg, Kairi aimed it at the boy's head, only getting it seized by his hand and ripping her away from the trunk. He swung her around by her leg, as if she was in a carousel, and let go after a few seconds, making her fly into the branches of a furry hierarchy. Kairi fell out of the tree and rolled onto the ground, her whole body stinging and aching.

"Had enough yet?" He sneered as Kairi got up painfully.

"What type of throw was that?" She yelled angrily. But instead of responding, he charged at her, this time with daggers in his hands. She whipped out her own as well, and a big "SLINCH!" sound was heard as the two blades crashed together. They fought again, with daggers this time, slicing at each other with hazardous swipes. Finally, the boy had knocked her down and was hovering over her, a knife in hand, as if waiting for the right moment to stab her head.

"It's over. I've won," he said with a hint of pity. Kairi didn't say anything, but glared a hateful glare. Without waiting any longer, he plunged the knife down, but cocked his head when he noticed he had missed his target. Kairi was now grinning, not like he could see it anyway, and kneed him in the stomach. Keeling over slightly, the boy backed away from her, pain now very visible in his features. Kairi didn't hesitate to lay more combos on his now subtle body, and did without regret. She uppercut his chin and whacked him in the abs and chest, and he soared to the roots of a tree, landing in an awkward position that made even Kairi cringe.

"Usually I would take pity on such miserable opponents, but you make me mad," Kairi said, cracking her knuckles and readying her in an attack position.

"And when I get mad at someone, I usually kill them."

The boy hadn't gotten up yet, but his head was, and he was looking at her. What surprised Kairi was that he wasn't glaring at her, or making any hateful gestures. He was just…looking. His eyes made her legs feel weak, and she soon found herself lost in them. That's when a dagger came whizzing at her and she just barely moved in time. It grazed her side and she instinctively covered it with her hand. Kairi looked around, for she wasn't exactly sure where it came from, because the boy was just scarcely getting up, and he couldn't of thrown it.

All of a sudden the same odd whistling sound that Kairi had heard a couple nights ago, rang through the forest. The boy, who was now on his feet, was stooped and listening, then took off in the same direction that they had come from.

"Hey! Where the hell do you think you're going?" Kairi yelled and ran after him. He was fast, and even though Kairi had done some pretty serious damage to him, he didn't seem to be suffering from it much. They reached the clearing in which the two groups of assassins had met, and she saw the boy darting over to a huge black portal, with swirling purple miasma flowing inside of it. The boy had run over to it and disappeared as soon as his foot reached the violet gas. Kairi stood there, staring at the peculiar portal that had suddenly appeared. She was in utter bewilderment, with confusion written all over her face.

That's when she noticed a man standing next to it with his arms crossed and chin held high to match his inflated ego. It was no other than the gang boss himself, Aiden. Kairi fumed with hatred and charged, flinging a knife at him and attempting to hit him with any body part available. He just raised his brow, smiled and turned into the portal, the knife vibrating as it hit the earth with durable force. With that last touch, the portal sparkled into nothingness, leaving only a small lavender cloud that soon dispersed by the bitter wind.

"DAMN HIM!" Kairi screamed, kneeling down and punching the ground. Kairi hated him with every fiber in her small body, with all the firepower she could muster.

"Don't beat yourself up Kai," Kairi heard Cyrus say. She twirled around and saw him, as well as Vincent and Tifa; they all looked rather beat up themselves.

Kairi felt like crying, not for any particular reason, but just because she was always so sad to see her friends like this. She hung her head as she slouched over to them, and soon found Tifa's arm around her shoulders comfortingly.

"Are you okay Kai?" Vincent asked, but did not look at her.

"Yeah, got a few cuts but he wasn't much," Kairi replied half-lying. Vincent then led the way back home, and if you saw the difference between their moods coming to the battle and departing from the battle, you would be surprised. They weren't going nearly as fast, and they didn't talk at all. Finally reaching Kairi's house, they entered it slowly and sat down, nobody saying anything for a few minutes.

"…I'm sorry," Vincent said, again looking at nobody but the soft carpet.

"No, boss," Kairi immediately responded. "You can't possibly be sorry! How is it your fault? This is what we live for!"

Tifa and Cyrus nodded in agreement. This seemed to cheer him up a bit and he convened to the eyes of his assassins. To his great surprise, he was met with grins and smiles, despite their wounds. Cyrus had blood stained on his arms and his eye was developing a mean looking bruise. He had a cut on his forehead most likely from a dagger, and he had dirt smeared on his blondish hair.

Tifa probably looked the least hurt, but you could tell that she suffered massive blows in the stomach area for when she bent over slightly, she always drew in her breath. She had gashes on her legs that were starting to bleed through her pants, but other than a tiny scrape on her cheek, she was okay.

"Well we better get some sleep. It's already past midnight," Vincent pointed at the clock and Kairi cursed loudly. She happened to have school the next day. Walking up the stairs sluggishly, the foursome reached the second floor and all took nice, warm showers before tucking their tired little selves in bed. Kairi smiled to herself as she cuddled in her balmy sheets, then opened her eyes slightly to stare at Tifa, who was also sleeping in Kairi's room.

"You alright, Teef?" Kairi asked while throwing her bloody mask to the other side of the room, since it had been strewn recklessly on the floor.

"Of course I am. Though taking on two wasn't exactly easy," Tifa responded, lightly fingering a band-aid that was placed on her arm. She gave Kairi a quick grin, then muttered a "goodnight," whilst turning to face the wall. Kairi smiled and she gave a small prayer to her parents.

What would you think of me now, mom? How would you feel if you knew what I was doing? Dad, you used to always say killing was a bad thing…but what if I'm killing for the right reason?

Kairi frowned at her thoughts and lightly drifted off to sleep, only a small disturbance lay in the back of her mind. Who was that boy she had fought, and where did the bizarre portal lead to?

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Buahaha! Yes, I know I ended in a annoying part, but I want my story to stretch out! Plz review!