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Previously On Match Point: Yuigahama attempts to bond with Hikigaya but unable to find him during lunch break, she fails miserably, however she ends up helping the Ice Queen Yukinoshita, who spilled hot tea on herself. Hiratsuka explains to Hachiman what happened over the weekend, and how she ended up getting the door replaced and calling the police. She also explains how the suspects were never found which displeases the assassin, as those boys threaten his mission greatly. What will he do about this? Find out!


Monday Night

Yukinoshita looks at herself in the mirror. Currently she is standing alone in her bedroom.

'Why did she help me?'

Her eyes are intense and focused directly on the shirt Yuigahama gave her, which Yukino is still wearing.

'Earlier today she showed me a kindness.'

The girl clenches her fist.

'But what does she stand to gain!'

She exhales, then starts unbuttoning the school shirt. Once it is off, she grabs some sleepwear and starts changing into it.

Soon Yukino is done changing, and she heads over to the bathroom to remove her makeup. Despite it only being seven in the afternoon, she has already finished all of her homework and is preparing for sleep.

While entering her bathroom, the dark-haired girl is interrupted by a knock at the front door. It startles her slightly, but she is confident her apartment is safe from any less than desirable people. The security guards make sure of that.

Yukinoshita looks through the peephole.

"Haruno."

On the other side of the door, Yukinos older sister stands with a cocky grin on her face, arms at her side.

She opens the door and the two sisters lock eyes.

"Hello."

If it were anyone else, the younger of the two would be expressing their anger audibly, but this isn't "anyone else" this is her older, intimidating, sibling.

"That's all you have to say to me? We don't speak for weeks and all you say is "Hello"? I'm quite disappointed Yukino."

Harunos smile gets wider, and she walks right past her baby sister into the apartment.

"Why are you here?" Yukinoshita asks as she locks the door.

"Maybe I just wanted to see you, or maybe I just wanted to see my old apartment, to see if you're keeping it in order."

The confident girl sits down on one of the sofas and makes herself comfortable.

Yukino stays quiet.

"I say "Maybe" because it is in fact none of those reasons. I'm here to let you know father is back from his trip."

The younger one sits down.

"Did he… Find what he was looking for?"

"You don't have to beat around the bush you know? This place isn't being monitored, you're not that important." Haruno giggles.

"This isn't a joke. He's been gone for a while... Looking for Uncles killer. This matters a great deal to him, and it matters a great deal to me as well."

"I don't see why it would, Uncle hated our family, wanted nothing to do with what we built. He even went under an alias as to not be associated with us."

Yukino clenches her fist.

"That's not true and you know it."

Seeing that her words are getting to her younger sister Haruno continues to push.

"What did he call himself? It was something generic I think."

"Stop."

"Oh I remember!"

Yukinoshitas fist clenches harder.

"His alias was Haru Kaito." She laughs, "What a dumb name."

"Please stop."

"It didn't help him at all, his reckless nature left him exposed, that's why he's dead and you know it."

At this point the young girl has had enough and is on the verge of tears. This is where Haruno decides to draw the line.

"Well whatever, I do have good news for you Yukino. Father finally came back home because one of his connections got some good information regarding our uncle's death. As you know, a year ago the news reported that it was a strike team that infiltrated his hideout in the USA and killed him and everyone inside, then blew up the place."

Yukinoshita nods as she wipes her eyes.

"According to a friend of a friend, it wasn't four assassins, it was actually one singular person! Pretty crazy right?"

"That's not possible, an entire gang was wiped out."

"That's the crazy part! One guy walked in killed everyone then just walked out. This assassin is extremely high level, meaning Uncle pissed off someone important."

"Then how does father plan on finding this important person?"

"He told me that if he can get into contact with the assassin, he could get him to reveal his employer."

"But he'd have to find the assassin first."

"Father has some powerful connections, I'm confident he'll figure it out."

Yukinoshita and Haruno both smile at each other.

'It's been a year since Uncle died, finally his death might be resolved properly.'

The thought almost brings the young girl to tears. Almost.


3 Months Earlier

Ryuzaki takes a sip of water. Currently he is sitting in a chair surrounded by U.S soldiers. According to the information he was given Hikigaya and his partner would be arriving soon.

The hanger they are camped in is large, but still small enough to keep secure from any Al-Qaeda members. On top of that, there is more than enough space for a helicopter to land comfortably, making this ideal to get everyone back on the plane, then into the sky.

Sounds of a chopper slicing through the air can be heard in the distance. Ryuzaki notices it immediately.

'Guess they're arriving soon.'

He smiles to himself. The years he spent training Hachiman have clearly payed off, and despite knowing he shouldn't feel too emotionally attached, the older man can't help but feel pride every time the lone child he took under his wing completes a task.

'Now is not the time to think about such things. This is a mission, and despite it not being mine, I should still be alert.'

At this point, the helicopter is slowly lowering to the ground, and the once at ease soldiers are now scurrying around preparing the plane for take-off.

Ryuzaki puts down the glass and starts walking towards the chopper. He sees the soldier that contacted him, the target and another soldier.

'Where is Hachiman?'

The older mans eyes dart from left to right, just in case he's missing something, but at this point he's had enough experience to know exactly what's going on.

The man in camo and the senator get off the helicopter and walk towards the hanger. When the man sees Ryuzaki, he smiles and starts walking towards him.

"Yeah, about your asset, I have bad news…"

Ryuzaki looks down and sees the man start moving his hand behind his back. In an instant the older of the two launches forward as the soldier attempts to raise his gun to eye level.

Unfortunately for the American, Hikigaya's sensei is too fast and breaks effortlessly the mans arm. Before the soldiers can react, Ryuzaki grabs his gun and uses the soldier as a human shield, pressing the firearm against his temple.

"AAAAH!"

He screams in pain from the feeling of his bones breaking.

"STAND DOWN! NOBODY SHOOT! Fuck!"

Various soldiers have now surrounded the two men, watching as their superior is held hostage. If they were to shoot they would no doubt hit him as well.

"Tell your men that you and I are leaving this hanger, and that if they attempt anything, I will execute you and then all of them."

The broken armed soldier thinks for a second before making an announcement.

"Nobody shoot! The two of us are going to walk out, do not try anything."

Sweat drips down from his forehead as the two slowly back out of the hanger.

"Tell me, where did you leave those two assassins?"

They get further out the hanger, as the tense soldiers watch unable to intervene.

"I didn't leave them anywhere, they got shot and died, we had no choice."

BANG

"AAAH!"

The man screams in pain once more as a shot is fired off into his right knee causing him to fall down, however Ryuzaki keeps him on his feet, still using him as a human shield.

"Where did you leave those two assassins?"

This time the soldier withholds no information, as he isn't looking to be in a wheelchair.

"We left them at extraction! Coordinates are in my pocket! Please just stop damn!"

He is now drenched in sweat, and his face is blood red. The excruciating pain is likely to knock him out soon. At this point Ryuzaki and the soldier have backed out the hanger and are far away enough for the soldiers to not be able to do anything.

"Thank you for the information."

"So now what, you're gonna ki-"

BANG

Before the man in camo can finish his sentence, a shot is fired directly into his head, and his body drops to the floor.

The soldiers see this and start firing at Ryuzaki, but he is too far away, and they miss. After a few seconds he disappears into the forest. No doubt on his way to find Hachiman.

Present Day

Hiratsuka sits watching her students doing their work. Occasionally she'd glance over to Hikigaya, but for the most part she isn't paying that much attention to what isgoing on around her.

It does make her feel a little guilty, being so absent-minded despite having the weight of educating Japans youth on her shoulders.

'I've already told them everything for today, they just need to work hard, and they'll be fine. I needn't worry.'

She's so used to reassuring herself of things, that it's second nature at this point.

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Eventually her eyes wander down to her hand. The glass cut through her skin pretty badly, and it's only been a few days, so the wound is still visible.

The memory of the night has mostly returned. From when she was in her room and heard loud banging on the door to when she held a weapon at the student who saved her.

She looks at Hikigaya, who is doing his work quickly and efficiently as usual. At least he's doing the work she gives him, efficiently. According to some of the other teachers Hachiman tends to not focus.

'We're meeting at my office after school, I'll discuss his grades with him then.'

Feeling a set of eyes on him, Hikigaya looks up from his work and sees Hiratsuka. He looks at her for a second then looks back down to his work.

'I wonder what he thinks about.'

She rolls her eyes.

'Probably pervy things about his sensei.'

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3 Months Earlier

Ryuzaki isn't as fast or strong as he was 30 years ago, but he is still more than capable of traversing a forest.

'American soldiers will be approaching fast.'

He takes a breath and looks around.

'I have the location of the extraction point, but the men coming after me will probably be heading there as well. This area is also crawling with unpleasant locals.'

He looks around once more, before heading off. The terrain is rough, and he has to make sure he can't be easily tracked.

'Walking to the extraction point could take up to an hour, if I do happen to find a vehicle, it would probably draw a lot of attention to me, but the assets might be injured, meaning I need to get there as fast as possible.'

The older man starts to walk towards a dirt road, once he reaches it, he begins to head forward not straying too far from the path.

Not long after, a jeep full of Al-Qaeda members spots Ryuzaki and drives up to him.

Four men jump out yelling threats in their language and pressing the ends of their rifles against his face. His arms remain raised in a surrender position.

"What should we do with him?" one of the masked men asks in Pashto.

"Just shoot him and take his money!" the other man answers whilst making the universal symbol for cash.

Before the instruction can be carried out Ryuzaki jabs a small knife into one of the mens necks, then grabs his Ak-47 and fires into the rest. A few bullets hit the jeep, but it isn't too badly damaged.

He is soon driving along the road towards Hikigayas last known location.


Present Day

On the other side of the classroom, Yuigahama does her work with a big smile. For her, Monday was almost a complete failure as she never got to eat with Hikigaya, however she did get to help someone. Someone who may not have wanted or even needed help, but that's not important to Yui, because she's one step closer to being the person she really wants to be, an honest person.

'Just like Hikki…' the naïve girl thinks to herself.

She looks over at him and watches him work. It's been a few days since he saved her dog from certain death, and she is eternally grateful for what he did. Yuigahama may never be able to repay him properly, but she's happy to offer her friendship.

'I wonder what he thinks about.'

Yui smiles warmly.

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The end of the lesson is nearing and most of the students have finished their work and are speaking softly amongst themselves.

Hikigaya is on the verge of completing his work as well. As he gets to the last problem, he makes his decision.

'Those boys who attempted to harm Hiratsuka-sensei have endangered my mission. I have no choice but to find them and end them.'

He stands up and walks over to his teachers' desk, handing her the work. She smiles at him, he doesn't smile back.


Authors Notes and the like: Wow its been what like two months since an update? Im the bloody worst! Well heres a new chapter, I'll try and update more frequently! Be sure to leave a review it makes me want to write new chapters 100% more. I hope everyones enjoyed the last few chapters tho because a lot has been buildup, chap 10 will hopefully pay off! Thanks for reading!