Okay; back after such a long time…with chapter 7!

Reader's response:

Yuki y: Thanks…and you'll just have to wait to find out, won't you?...and just a note, I'll be updating on the Tsuyosa soon…hopefully; I'm just getting a little stuck on starting what I planned…but I'll figure it out after a good night's rest…(sleep…snore…sleep)

Chichiri's Wanderer: Oh, c'mon; I bet even the world's most stubborn person would have gotten over that funny little incident. And yes, FIREEEEEEE! (Laughs happily as I strike a match)

Pil-Z: Maybe I should put more words in italics then; might attract more readers! And…no…it's not Yui…you'll have to wait to find out…and yeah, I know what you mean with Tokaki; after all, you have a totally different version of Tokaki in your story.

Aderine no miko: Well, he has found out the wonders of the precious thing called a lighter…you'll see it in this chapter…yeah, I was gonna make Tasuki use Rekka Shinen on the girl, but if I remember right, Sai took away Tasuki's tessen for a while, I think…oh well, if she didn't before, she did now!

LadySakaya: Well, aren't you the little manipulator? That's a good thing by the way; that way no one ever suspects you for anything…not like me. If anybody causes any trouble, I'm the first one accused… (Hangs head…then grins sheepishly)…even though…it usually is me that causes trouble…0.o; my school is probably almost that vicious…considering there are at least six fights each day…

Mint Drop: Yeah, Nuriko's great, but Tasuki is good 'cause he has fire! (Grabs Tessen from Tasuki...and throws Tasuki in the…pile…of…yeah…) You don't find out who the guy in shadows is this chapter…and before you read this…I will apologize for the cliffhanger!

Enjoy the chapter everyone!

Sai brushed the tangles out of her wet hair and stepped out of her room, wondering what the seishi were doing for the twenty minutes that she had been in the shower and changing.

"Hey guys?" she called out, stepping into the living room. All she got was the sound of a program playing loudly on the TV, however. Curious, and slightly suspicious, she walked into the guys' 'room' and looked around. They were all crowded in a corner in a circle and were talking amongst themselves.

"Guys?" she asked, "What're you doing over there?"

She got no answer. Extremely suspicious now, she walked over silently and poked Suboshi in the shoulder.

"AHHHH!" he yelled, suddenly jumping and causing the most of other seishi to jump up in surprise also.

Hikitsu was the only one who had not jumped. In fact, he stood there in the center of all the chaos looking out of place as he was the only one standing still, arms crossed. Sai stifled a laugh, "Sorry"

Suboshi rubbed his shoulder, "Your nails are sharp…"

"Are not! See!" Sai showed him her fingernails which were filed so that they were in a rounded shape and could not have possibly hurt him at all.

"But I swear…" Suboshi trailed off. He had looked at his shoulder and saw a few drops of blood seeing through the nail mark in his skin. Strange…it was true that her nails should not, could not, have hurt him at all, but…here was more proof that it did.

"What were you guys doing? You didn't even hear me come in"

"Uh…um…w-we…uh…"

Sai narrowed her eyes. They were hiding something. It did not take a genius to figure it out. But she was never one to pry into someone else's business.

"Whatever; well after five days of almost getting suspended again, it's the weekend; wanna go out tonight?" she asked, "I don't know where we could go but h-"

"YES! I wanna go!" Nuriko shouted, interrupting her.

"I'll go" Subaru said. She poked Tokaki in the ribs and he agreed also. Hikitsu gave a nod. Chichiri, who was always up for trying out things in this other world, readily agreed as did the twins. All eyes turned to Tasuki, who had been happily playing with a lighter that Sai had bought him. He looked up.

"Can I bring the lighter?" he asked, sounding a bit like a child speaking of the lighter like some wondrous toy.

Sai rolled her eyes, "Sure…" she agreed, "You're outnumbered anyways"

"Outnumbered? Were we voting on something?"

Nuriko pulled on Tasuki's ear, "Listen, fang boy"

"Oww…fuck you…" Tasuki said, rubbing on his now swollen ear.

Nuriko laughed, "So where're we going?"

"…um…I'm not sure yet…"

"Where can we go?"

"Well…I really don't think we should go to the movies again…" Sai shuddered in memory of the trouble that once again, the pyromaniac had caused. The movie was actually a good horror one that she had wanted to watch and everyone else were immersed in the gore and violence, but Tasuki, as usual, was playing with his tessen, so every few minutes, the theatre would go bright and then dark, bright…dark, bright…dark, until they were kicked out. That had managed to get them all banned from that particular theatre, which was another reason Sai did not want to go to another movie. She was not going to risk getting banned from another one; what if she had a sudden and extreme urge to go watch a movie again?

"Let's not try that again" Amiboshi said, nodding. He was obviously having the same memory of the theatres.

"Um…how about…well, I dun really know…how 'bout a club?"

"What's a…club?" Tokaki asked.

"It's kinda like…" Sai did not really know how to explain it in terms that they'd understand, "Here, just get into the car and you'll find out when we get there"

"Okay"

"Wow…it's so…loud in here" Subaru commented when she walked in. There was a loud pop and from next to her, Tokaki, Sai the twins and Tasuki appeared. The bouncer at the entrance had not let Sai, the twins or Tasuki in because the twins were confusing the bouncer with their identical looks, Tasuki was playing too much with his lighter and Sai, well, Sai had kicked him in the jaw when the bouncer hit on her. So of course, it was Tokaki to the rescue with his teleportation powers.

"Good job, Tokaki" Sai said, grinning, "When I get outta here, I'm gonna kick that bouncer where it hurts"

The guys inched away from her, "She's being way too happy about it…"

Tokaki gulped, "I think I'll go…" his eyes roamed and saw many girls wandering around. He made to go after them, but did not realize that his wife had the equivalent of a hawk's eye locked on him.

"You are not" she hissed.

"But-"

"No"

"But…"

Subaru glared at him, "I said no"

Tokaki conceded and then his eyes lit up, "Fine but can I get some beer or something?"

Subaru sighed, "Go ahead, but I'm watching you!"

Unlike most clubs, where they had DJs, there was a band playing on the stage. Suboshi rocked his head in tune to the music while Amiboshi tilted his head, trying to figure out how to play that tune on his flute. Chichiri, of course, had already disappeared elsewhere, most likely using his powers and changing into the form of something so unusual, it would blend in. Tasuki and Nuriko, as to be expected was off at the bar with Tokaki and Hikitsu, downing as much alcohol as their bodies could consume. Subaru joined the girls on the area near the band, moving a bit to the music, but seeing as she was used to the more traditional dances of Sairo, she could not dance too well to the music. And Sai…she was wandering around, sometimes rocking along to the music, sometimes getting a drink, sometimes talking – mostly using her oh-so-special vocabulary reserved for assholes, however – and the whole time, enjoying herself.

And as it was, hours passed and it was soon 12 am in the morning, almost closing time. Amiboshi, Suboshi and Subaru were sitting down at the bar next to the drunken idiots and were getting tired. And the drunken idiots…well, they were close to passing out from the alcohol. The only one still able to sit up and not stagger was Hikitsu, with no surprise.

"I wonder where Chichiri-" Subaru started to say but was interrupted by a…

"DAAAA!" Chichiri appeared, transforming from what they had thought was a glass of water. Smart. He figured out already that no one in a club or bar would rather drink water than beer, so he was safe from being 'drunk'.

"Have you seen Sai, Chichiri?" Amiboshi asked.

"…nope, no da"

"Hm…I wonder where she is"

Chichiri frowned, taking off his mask, "Maybe something happened…"

Subaru caught onto his train of thought, "You mean…"

"…possibly"

"We'll go look for her" the twins offered, standing up, "As long as you keep an eye on these drunks"

"Fair enough" Subaru agreed. The twins walked off into the crowd.

Amiboshi looked around, but could not spot the girl with the black and dark violet hair anywhere. Her golden eyes that could usually be spotted from a distance due to their color could not be seen either.

"Hm…" Suboshi said. He made his way through the crowd with Amiboshi following him. He reached a part of the club that was supposed to be off limits to the crowd. It even had a sign attached to the rope that cut off the area from the rest of the club that said 'Do not enter; employees only'

Suboshi raised his eyebrows and smirked, "You don't think?"

"I think so" Amiboshi smiled. Sai must have gone in there. It would be a miracle for her to resist going against something even resembling an order. They jumped over the rope. They walked through a doorway and then it was totally pitch black. Amiboshi felt the wall near him for a light. When he found one, he flicked the light on, revealing what was in the room. His eyes widened in shock and fear for a few moments. Then both twins called out, "SAI!"