A/N: Welcome back to Save The Last Dance! I know I said that this story would be on hiatus until I'd finished another story which introduces another character, but since I love writing this story so much, I came up with a work-around. You'll see what I mean.

Anyways, I hope you enjoy the chapter!


Chapter 7 - The Truth Will Out

As he and his brother chased Nozomi up the stairs, Adam reached out and grabbed her by the arm. "Will you slow the fuck down, and let me explain? Do you honestly think I'd be doing this if I had any other choice?" He demanded, only for Nozomi to wrench her arm free. "I should've known you would pull something like this. You always cared for your job above everything else. Even me. But I never thought you were this cruel. Abandoning us, especially when I thought..." She spat, before cutting herself off by opening the door to the roof, revealing the rest of μ's, as well as the remainder of the Militia.

"Nozomi?" Honoka asked, as her purple haired senior ran over to the idols, and clasped onto Eli, sobbing into her shoulder. "What did you do to her?" The blonde demanded, glaring towards Adam. "He did nothing to her..." Jamie said in defence of his sibling, but Eli shot him a glare as well. "Stay out of this!" She spat, before looking to Adam again. "Well?" She asked, drawing a frustrated sigh from Adam.

"Alright..." He said after a few seconds. "Here's how it turned out; Jamie and I, we've been given another protection job. And turns out, it's on the same day as your competition." As soon as he finished explaining this, a gasp went round the group, except for Nozomi. "So, what does that mean? Are you abandoning us?" Honoka asked, getting a scowl from Adam. "No. The Militia will still dance with you. There's just a chance that it'll be with less of us than we planned." He said, causing Umi to rub her chin. "We'll have to rework the routine..." She said, before Adam shook his head. "Not necessarily." After saying that, he turned to Ryan and Cameron. "Blink, Hybrid. You'll be taking our places if we can't make it. Copy the moves we do in practices." He stated, getting nods from the other two members of the Militia. "Copy that, boss." Cameron said with a smile.

"Mark my words, we'll try our damnest to make it to that competition. But that's all I can promise." The Mentor stated, turning back to μ's. "Well, I guess that's all we can hope for." Eli said, looking down to Nozomi, who had stopped crying, but her eyes were bloodshot. "I think that we should leave practice there for the day, don't you?" She asked the group as a whole, all of whom nodded. "Good. I'll walk Nozomi home. See you all tomorrow." She said, picking up the bags of her and her friend, before walking towards the stairs, shooting a look towards the brothers as she did so...


A month later...

After that day, the following month had been...tense, to say the least. The brothers had continued to attend practice sessions, but they mostly just coached Ryan and Cameron in the moves that they'd need to perform in the show. As for Nozomi and Eli, the somewhat tolerable relationship that had started to form between them and the brothers had returned to its previously cold state. And, though their egos would never let them admit it, doing this was tearing them apart. Unbeknownst to them, it was the exact same for the two Robertsons as well. Eventually, something would kick off, and the rest of the group knew it. But first, they had one very important thing to deal with.

Almost in a flash, it was the day of the Love Live! finals, and Adam and Jamie's other protection job...


At the Akiba Dome...

"Nozomi?" Eli asked, opening the door to the dressing room. Entering, she saw her friend standing over at a nearby window, gazing out of it. "Hey, Nozomi." She repeated, snapping the purple-haired girl out of the trance she was in. "Oh, hey, Elicchi. What's up?" Nozomi asked, causing Eli to sigh, before she walked over and engulfed her in a hug.

"I know what you're thinking. But let's face it, they're not gonna show, much as it pains me to say it." She said, as Nozomi returned the hug. "I know. It's just..." The older girl started, but she sniffled slightly, which cut her off. "I get it." Eli said, patting her friend on the shoulder. "But we're still going to perform with the Militia." She said, pulling back from the hug. This drew a small smile from Nozomi, who nodded.

"Alright." The spiritual girl said, straightening her stance. "Let's do this."


At the same time...

"Did you need to attract this much attention, ??" Adam asked, as he blocked the downward swing of his enemy's knife. Quickly drawing his pistol, he shot the man in the heart, before dropping his body to the floor. "Oh, live a little, Mentor!" The one called ? laughed back as he slit the throat of another attacker, causing Adam to roll his eyes. For this 'protection job', Adam and Jamie had been assigned to protect a local hit-man by the name of ?, who, reportedly, had information on a powerful crime syndicate. Thanks to this, the killer had been targeted by the syndicate, and Adam, along with his brother, had to keep ? alive, until he could testify in court. However, due to the time, the brothers were progressively becoming restless.

"Duck!" Harbinger called out, causing his partner to fall to the floor, just narrowly missing being hit by the blade of a knife, which soared over his head, embedding itself into the skull of the last attacker, who fell to the floor, dead.

"Thanks." Adam said, as Jamie pulled him to his feet. "No problem." The elder brother said, as they turned to a laughing ?. "Woah..." The hit-man said in amazement. "You're better than all the stories!" Smiling, Adam cracked his neck. "That's because the stories aren't true." He stated, shooting a look at his watch. "Any chance we could speed this up?" He asked, after seeing the time.

"Got somewhere to be?" ? asked. "As a matter of fact, we do. So, the sooner we finish this, the better." Jamie retorted, making their client smirk. "Women. There's women involved, isn't there?" He asked, as the brothers cocked the chambers on their guns. "It's complicated." Adam said, as the trio began to walk through the building they were in. "Well, we've got time. Simplify it." ? said, not in a commanding tone, but more peaceful.

"Basically, we were with a couple of girls a couple years ago, but one of them betrayed us, and got one of our clients killed. Things kinda fell apart from there." Adam explained, getting a nod from ?. "But I'm guessing that you still love them?" He asked, making the brothers exchange a look. "Something like that." Jamie said, in a downtrodden tone. Sighing, ? turned to face them.

"Look, I'm not the kind of guy built for 'romance'. I lost the girl I loved to her job. But here's what I learned from being with her; If they're able to put up with your bullshit, they must be pretty fucking special." He said, causing Adam to look to his brother.

"Maybe we should just forget about Komuro." He said, getting a shrug from Jamie. However, ?'s eyes narrowed. "What'd you say?" He asked, drawing the pair's attention back to him. "Takahashi Komuro. He was the client. My ex exposed him, got him killed." Adam stated, causing a few tense seconds of silence, before ? burst into laughter.

"The fuck's so funny?" Jamie demanded, before ? held up a hand. "She didn't expose your client! I'm the one who popped Komuro!" He laughed, causing the brothers to widen their eyes.

"WHAT?!" They both asked at the same time.


"FLASHBACK:

2 Years Ago...

"Thanks again for your services, you two." The man said, shaking the hands of Adam and Jamie. "Our pleasure, Mister Komuro. Now please, for your own safety, get on the plane." Jamie stated, before the man nodded. "May we meet again." He said, tipping his hat to them, before turning and walking up the steps leading to the inside of the plane. Taking his seat, Komuro looked out the window, and waved to the brothers, who returned the gesture.

Unbeknownst to them, on the roof of a nearby parking garage, not more than 300 metres away from the plane, a man in a black leather jacket was carrying a large metal case over to the boot of his car, when he suddenly stopped at the sight of the plane on the runway. Reaching into his jacket pocket, he withdrew a rifle scope, lifted it to his eye, and peered through it. Thanks to his magnified vision, he could see the people standing outside the plane, but what caused an evil smile to form on his face was the man sitting inside the plane. "Komuro..." He thought, as he placed his case on the back of his car. Quickly opening it, he pulled out multiple pieces of metal, and slammed them together, with the end result being a completed silenced sniper rifle. Slamming the scope on top of the barrel, he hefted the rifle onto the boot of the car, and peered through the scope.

Taking a deep breath to steady his aim, the man moved his reticule to the window of the plane, through which he could see his target, who was waving to two young men outside of the plane...

FLASHBACK END"


Back in the present...

"I was at the airport, and I spotted him by accident. Lucky for me, him, not so much. Tripled my money on that corrupt motherfucker! But I gotta admit, it was the single greatest shot in my entire hit-man career. 300 metres through a firm C-Cup titty sized window!" ? laughed, as the brothers stared came back to reality, with the image of Takahashi's brains coating the inside of his plane flashing into their heads. "I thought you two knew that I was the one who popped him!" ? said, before the brothers scowled. A second later, the hitman was caught off guard by Adam's fist flying out and connecting with his nose. "AHH! What the fuck, Mentor?" He cried out, as his nose started gushing blood. As he cradled his broken appendage, Jamie stepped up, and cracked him in the side of the head, sending ? to the floor.

"We're done." Adam said, as he and Jamie walked off. "What?" ? asked in surprise. "You're on your own." Jamie replied. "That shit was 2 years ago! You're gonna be little bitches about it now? You know what, fine! I'm better off on my own anyway!" The hit-man said, causing the brothers to scowl. "You won't last one day without us, you'll be dead in a minute!" Jamie called out, before he and Adam left the building.

"Yeah? Well, good luck! When I'm finished with this job, I'm coming for you two!" ? yelled, before cocking his pistol...


Outside...

"What. A. Prick." Jamie growled, as he and Adam exited the building, slamming the door shut behind them. "Yeah, I agree. But he made me realize something." Adam replied, causing Jamie to look at him in confusion for a second. "If he's the one who's responsible for Komuro's death, then who have we been blaming for the past two years?" The younger brother asked, before Jamie's eyes widened in realization. "Nozomi..." He breathed out, as Adam shot his hand to his pocket, quickly withdrawing his phone.

"Come on..." He groaned, after initiating a call, and placing the phone to his ear. After a few seconds, a voice came through the phone's speakers. "Mentor?" Cameron's voice asked, before Adam sighed in relief. "Yeah, it's me, Cameron. Just answer me one thing; How long do we have?" He asked, before there was a silent few seconds. "About half an hour before μ's goes up." He finally replied, before Adam looked to his watch. "Half an hour? Got it. We're on our way." He stated, before hanging up the phone.

"Where are we, bro?" He asked Jamie, who had pulled a map out of his pocket. "Here." Harbinger replied, as he pointed to a spot on the map. Reading the scale, Adam realised how far away from the dome they were. "A mile..." He breathed out, before looking to Jamie. "What's the plan, Adam? We left the cars back at the house." asked Jamie. "What else?" Adam asked, folding the map back up, and placing it in his back pocket...

"We run."


Back at the Dome...

"Well?" Ryan asked, as Cameron flipped his phone shut. "You got the bags?" Hybrid asked, before Ryan held up two duffel bags. "Great." Cameron said, smiling to his teammate. "They'll make it..." Riddick said, causing them to turn round. "Right?" "Well, if I know those two half as well as I think I do, they'll certainly try." Carlisle piped up, but Cameron scoffed. "They'll make it." He said, before looking to his watch.

"We should get ready." He stated, causing the rest of the boys to nod, before they moved to get changed...


Across town...

"Watch out!" Jamie called out, causing his brother to look ahead, where he saw a small ramen cart. And due to the fact that both of them were sprinting full pelt, they wouldn't be able to slow down in time before they crashed into it.

"Go over!" Adam yelled, pointing to a set of boxes near the cart. Nodding, Jamie sped up, placed one foot on the boxes, and used them as a springboard to push himself up and over the cart, rolling to his feet on the opposite side. As the nearby crowd moved back to avoid him, Adam saw an opportunity, which he took. Leaping forward, he cleared straight through the open space of the cart between its roof and the cooking food. Almost as soon as he hit the ground, he rolled back to his feet, and quickly shot off after his brother. Now, they could see the Dome, as well as the crowd forming in front of the stage. They could also the dark clouds signifying an approaching downpour.

"How long, Adam?" Jamie asked, making Adam look to his watch. "10 minutes." The younger of them said, as they slowed to a walk. "Right, round here." He said, as he led his brother to a side entrance of the Dome. Unfortunately...

"A guard. Shit." Jamie spat, as Adam held up a hand. "I got this." He stated, before stepping out from behind the wall they were hiding behind. Immediately, the guard turned to face him. "Sorry, but the public has to be round front." He stated firmly, getting a nod from Adam, as he stepped closer. "Sorry 'bout this." He said, just before his fist shot out and clocked the guard in the stomach. As he hunched over in pain, Adam delivered another punch to the side of his head, knocking him out cold. "I'll pay for his medical costs." Adam explained, as Jamie walked over. "Now, let's go!" Opening the door, he pushed Jamie inside, and followed him, shutting the door behind them.

Inside, the brothers immediately descended a staircase at the back of the stage. Doing so, they came across a door marked "PERFORMERS". Placing his hand on the door handle, Adam paused when Jamie asked, "You sure about this?" Looking to him, Adam said, "We've put those girls through so much. Let's make up for a part of it, at least.", before he opened the door. Inside, the room's occupants turned to face them.

"Adam?" Nozomi gasped, as she saw them enter the room.


A/N: Dun, dun, duuun! Yep, I know, the method I'm using to hide the hitman's identity is a bit dickish, but I promise, when I finish the character's introductory story, I'll repost the chapters they're mentioned in with their name revealed.

Anyways, I'll see you all in Chapter 8 - Showtime!

Madman out!