Kazuki isn't dealing with Koizumi's crap.

Or, Anarchy puts the fear of himself into a certain interfering witch.

Koizumi Akako, practitioner of red magic, stood on the roof of Ekoda high. Facing her was one Kirigaya Kazuki, otherwise known as Anarchy.

"I know what you are," Koizumi hissed, ruby eyes narrowed.

"Is that so?"

"Archetype," she spat. "You're not human."

Anarchy raised an eyebrow. "And?"

"I demand you answer me. What do you want with Kuroba Kaito?"

Anarchy frowned. "Who says I want something?"

"Don't play games with me," the witch said. "I know your kind. You never descend to our world without cause."

"Heh. Clearly you've never met my siblings."

"Enough!" Koizumi clenched her fists, every line of her the commanding queen. "Tell me why you're here!"

Anarchy looked at her, unimpressed. "Because I want to be."

"That's not good enough!"

Anarchy narrowed his eyes. "Really." As usual, Koizumi didn't know when to quit. "You want to know why I follow Kuroba? Fine. Because I enjoy his company. Because it's interesting. Because I like being friends. Because I can. And lastly," he stepped closer, staring her down, "because he's one of mine. Does that answer your question, Miss Witch?"

"You don't belong here," she hissed.

Anarchy's face was impassive. "That's never stopped me before."

"I don't fear you," Koizumi stated. "Make one wrong move, and I'll send you back to your world in agony."

Anarchy dropped his emotionless mask in favor of a smirk. "I'd love to see you try." The witch spluttered in outrage, but the Archetype overrode her. "And while we're on the subject of threats, here's one of mine. I may have only met Kuroba recently, but I've been following Kid for months. I've seen everything you've done - every spell, every trick you tried to pull. Every time you've put him in danger, I was watching, and I can break your power."

Koizumi's face paled.

"But," Anarchy held up a finger, "I've also seen you help him. For that, I'll let you be. Just know this: both Kid and Kuroba are mine. And I protect my own." He examined the witch, noting the slight trembling in her hands, and nodded slightly. "Good day, Miss Witch. I'd prefer that you not call me out again." He turned toward the door and disappeared into the stairwell.

Koizumi waited a few minutes, clenching and unclenching her fists, and then followed reluctantly.

~oOo~

On the other side of the roof access, Kuroba Kaito let out his breath in an explosive sigh. "Well. That was unexpected."

Hope you guys enjoyed this one - it might be my favorite Anarchy short to date. This chapter is half the reason I started posting these in the first place. ^^