The Red Stains were nothing but a thing of the past.

As the months rolled by, Hana's hair dye faded and she remained in her cast at Shinra and Celty's apartment. Hana had decided it was the safest location while she recovered. Her few remaining comrades gave her updates on the Blue Squares, mostly Izumii, and he was still itching to repay her for what she did to him. That, coupled with her sister being stuck under the Information Brokers thumb, left her own home to be dangerous.

Saki still visited her every day after school, then twice a day when summer rolled around; visiting in the morning and then again in the evening. Though evening visits were becoming less frequent. If anything, Hana believed that Ikebukuro was less safe at night now that her gang was dead. Thinking of how helpless she was to protect her sister got her nails digging into her palms. She could only lie in bed, immobile in the cast, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Shinra would keep her company while Celty was out, and vice versa. Kiba stopped by once in a while as well. She still had her cell phone on occasion, but all the chatter was just distraction. She'd try to get a hold of her sister, but sometimes Saki would simply ignore her calls, or take forever to text back. That wasn't like her. Hana tossed her arm over her face. It had to be Izaya. He was changing who Saki was. What was he planning to do with her?

Everyone made sure to inform her of the new gang that came into flourish. The Yellow Scarves. Led by a young boy by the sound of it. Ikebukuro can't handle two gangs at a time. Another war was going to break out and Saki could be anywhere, and while she was following Izaya then Hana was damn sure she was going to be involved somehow.

Being stuck was torture. Celty's blood didn't do anything noticeable to her body, but Shinra promised she was healing quite nicely. At this rate she'd be able to remove the cast at the sixth month mark, but after that she'd need to take physical therapy. She didn't have time for that... She didn't have time!

One evening Saki came by to visit. She sat in a chair next to Hana's bed and began to tell her about the Yellow Scarves. "Izaya told me to get together with their leader." Her lighthearted smile seemed fake to Hana. Nothing more than an empty shell.

Hana asked, "Do you want to?" She knew there was no point in trying to break the hold Izaya had over her. In her current state the best she could do was continue on as best she could.

Saki shrugged lightly. "It's not about whether I do or don't. I simply did."

Hana closed her eyes, a stone sinking into her gut. She turned her head and stared at the ceiling. Her despondent nature didn't seem to bother Saki, as if the girl was seeing a different world around her. "He's the leader of a gang... You should know he's dangerous."

"Yeah, I know," she replied.

Hana furrowed her brows slightly and looked at her again. "You should know Izaya is using you to control the leader."

"Maybe," she shrugged again. "Izaya didn't say anything about that. He just told me to be with him." She then looked down at her hands in her lap, a light blush dusting her cheeks. "I'm sure he's dangerous, but... He's not all that bad."

Hana's eyes widened slightly. She was... Blushing? That was the first sign of true emotion in months. "O-Oh?" A crack... A crack in Izaya's hold over her. Hana's heart began beating faster. True emotions- true feelings. Izaya was looking for a way to manipulate the Yellow Scarves leader, but what will happen if Saki develops true feelings for the boy? Even if he was a gang leader, Hana had to pick the lesser of two evils. After swallowing she asked, "What's his name? What's he like?"

"His name is Kida Masaomi," she replied, and her hands began fiddling. "He's... Nice. Even though he leads a gang, he really isn't anything much like them. He's friendly, funny- mostly silly." She smiled as if remembering a fond memory. "He's cute, especially when he's faced with a problem that's easy to figure out. He acts tough in front of his friends, but he gets flustered easily around me."

Saki smiled up at her, and Hana smiled back. "He sounds like a sweet boy," she replied honestly. "I wish I could meet him."

Saki laughed a little at that and Hana's heart nearly skipped a beat. "Yeah, right, leader of the old Red Stains? You'll chase him off."

Hana smiled more, "I'll chase him down. Would that help?"

"No!"

Old Saki had come back. It was only a spark, but it was there. She wasn't gone. Before Saki left, Hana reached over and grasped her hand. "Saki, promise me something."

Saki blinked at her, "What is it?"

Hana frowned a little, rubbing her thumb over her hand. "Just promise me... You'll be careful. Izumii is still out there and wants revenge on me. Now that you're dating Masaomi... You're an easy target."

Saki smiled, realizing her concern, and stood while squeezing her hand in return. "Don't worry, big sis, Izaya is looking out for me."

Hana had to force a smile. Saki bent down to kiss the top of her head before leaving. Then Hana was left alone again in a windowless room, feeling alone and helpless. She closed her eyes and tried to calm down, hearing the far away door closing as Saki left the apartment. Soon, she could be out of the cast. She could return home with Saki after that.

She glanced over at the door as Celty peeked her helmet inside. She then approached and showed her PDA screen, [How'd it go?]

Hana smiled lightly, "Better. I actually have some reason to hope, I think."

[That's good. What do you want for lunch?]

Hana's smile twitched as it became slightly strained. "Anything is fine." While she was lucky and thankful for Celty's hospitality, people without heads weren't the best cooks.

[All right, I'll make a surprise!] As if excited to cook again, Celty giddily left the room.

Weeks continued on, and Saki's old self seemed to be kept alive only by talking about Masaomi. Hana still couldn't get one conversation with her without mentioning Izaya, but it was something. The more Saki spoke, the more Hana began thinking... Perhaps this wasn't all bad. When she noticed Izaya's brainwashing hold on her wavered, she ventured into her past. Asked Saki about things that she didn't know about- that she failed to know about. It was a struggle for Saki, she could tell, but in return Hana would spill her own guts. What did she have to worry about now? The Red Stains were done. While she had tried, in reality she hadn't protected Saki at all. What did she have to lose?

One day, Saki didn't come by for an evening visit. Hana stared at her phone on the nightstand, but resisted reaching out to her. Perhaps she was on a date with Masaomi. Shinra returned home and he opened the door a bit, peeking his head inside. "Still awake?"

She looked over at him, "Yes. Welcome back."

He opened the door further to let the hallway light in. He approached her bed smiling, "You know you shouldn't keep the lights off in here. It's bad for your eyes."

She merely stared at him."I'll be sure to get up and turn them on then."

He laughed, "I have no idea what Celty means; I think you have a great sense of humor!" Hana blinked. "Anyways, good news! That cast will be coming off soon, just a couple more weeks. I highly suggest you hold off on any gang fights and focus on physical therapy for a few months until you gain full mobility of your right shoulder again."

She nodded in understanding. "Thank you again, Shinra. You saved my life."

"Ah, it's nothing, really," he replied, rubbing his nose. "Thank your sister. She's just too adorable to say no to!"

Hana smiled, looking away to the wall. "Yeah, you're right."

"Well, I'll let you rest," he said and headed back out. "Have a good night!"

After he closed the door Hana closed her eyes and tried to sleep. Just two more weeks. She smiled to herself as she imagined going out and about in town with her sister, but just as quickly did her smile fade. She couldn't go roaming around in the open until she knew Izumii wasn't after her. Or at least until she was better enough to take him out first. Her phone lit up and began vibrating on the nightstand. Hana opened her eyes and awkwardly reached over to grab it. She flipped it open and read the unknown number. Frowning she answered it, "Hello?"

"Pop quiz!" Her blood went cold. Her eyes widened as she listened to the familiar voice, "Question one: who's lovely voice could this be?"

"Izumii..." Her breath came quicker as her heart pounded. How did he get her number? Was it Izaya? Did Izumii find one of her friends?

"Correct! Next question: what special guest star do we have tonight?" Her eyes widened as her breathing became frantic. He had someone. Was it Kiba? She hadn't seen him for a while... Fear clenched at her heart as he continued, "No answer? No problem, we'll come back to that one. Final question: what bone is this?"

Hana gasped as she heard a sickening bone crack over the line. Accompanying it was a girl's scream. Hana was overcome with terror. "Saki!"

"And correct!" Izumii's voice went lower as it became more menacing. "Did you really think hiding all these months would make me forget what you did to me? I have a scar on my pretty lips because of you." Hana was trembling, staring in horror at the ceiling as she was unable to do a thing. She could hear her little sister sobbing in the background. "Because you're so content on hiding, I'll get my revenge on you another way. On you and that Yellow Scarf piece of shit. Speaking of which! I need to make another call." The line dropped.

Hana remained as she was, listening to the silence. A faint roar filled her ears as her heart sped up. Still trembling, she quickly made another phone call. "Hana?"

"Kiba, he has her- Saki- Izumii has Saki!" She couldn't hold back her hyperventilation, tears prickling her eyes. She didn't have to say any more as the line suddenly dropped.

Hana dropped her arm as the hyperventilation became more frantic. She knew Kiba was on it; he'd call for the others that were left and they'd go rescue her... Saki's painful scream echoed in her head and a sob slipped out of her. She couldn't wait; she needed her.

"Celty!" Screaming bloody murder sent Shinra and Celty leaping to their feet from the couch. They burst into her room and she shouted at them, "Get this cast off of me now!"

They ran to either side of her, but they hesitated upon seeing her terrified face. Celty looked to Shinra and he asked, "Hana, what's going on!?"

"Izumii has Saki!" She struggled to get up, to get out of the cast, to move. "He's hurting her! Get me out of this thing!"

With that final roar, Celty quickly formed a saw out of black smoke and cut away at the cast. While she worked Shinra tried to calm her down, "Hana, you won't be much help with the state you're in. You'll be taking the cast off too soon; you're not ready to get into any fights!"

Once there was an opening wide enough in the chest of her cast, Hana dug her hand in and ripped it open, breaking the rock shell around her. "I don't care!" With a grunt she got herself up and clawed at the rest of the cast. Celty and Shinra backed off as she fought the rest of the cast off of her and she got out of the bed.

"Hana-" she pocketed her cell phone and snagged her red jacket off the chair, "wait-!" She ran out of the room and Shinra and Celty followed after her. "Hana, wait!" He called again, but when they stepped out of the apartment the elevator was already going down.

As Hana ran through the nighttime streets of Ikebukuro, she tried to get a hold of her friends. Maria managed to tell her where they were before getting caught up in the sounds of a struggle and the call dropped. Hana found herself holding her shoulder while panting hard. She hadn't been using her legs much in the months she was healing, and her shoulder was almost unbearably stiff.

Still she pressed on, Saki's scream haunting her and encouraging her to go faster. Saki... Saki... Saki...! Her scream, and Izumii's smug smile came to her mind. She bared her teeth in a growl, "Izumii..." She was going to kill him. She was going to murder him. She glanced over to the side, noticing a construction site.

Hana apprehended a new weapon and sprinted for the parking garage Maria said they were held up at. Izumii wouldn't be alone. The Blue Squares never fought alone or fairly, but Hana swore to herself she'd kill every last one of them if she had to. I'm not going to lose. Her grip on her shoulder tightened, barely shifting as her arm swung while she ran. I refuse to let anything happen to me while Saki needs me.

She made it to the parking garage and stopped at the entryway. Her heart plummeted, overcome with a new fear as she gazed at the lot. There were so many Blue Squares beaten bloody and unconscious on the ground, but... Hideji, Masahide, Nozomi... Her friends were on the ground as well. Her body suddenly moved without her knowledge as she was running inside, ignoring all the bodies around her as she ran for the ramp. There were more on the way up, blood stains everywhere.

"Hana..." She halted and whipped her head around. Then she froze when she spotted a familiar face wearing a blue scarf.

"Haruto?" He reached out towards her, face bloody and slumped against the wall. She hurried over to him and knelt beside him.

She stared at him hard with her usual expression and he rasped out, "I'm sorry... We tried..." He coughed. "When we found out they took your sister... We tried to help stop them..."

She frowned. Her former comrades tried to help. That filled her with something like hope, but she placed a hand on his shoulder and shook him to keep him awake. "Haruto, where is Saki? Where is Izumii keeping her?"

"Two levels up... He has her in a van..." He then passed out.

Hana left him to slump against the wall as she continued running up the ramp. She ran passed the unconscious bodies of her friends, wearing both red and blue. She couldn't stop, even after she passed Kiba. She continued running, panting, her grip on her metal pipe tightening. When she reached the second level she came to a stop, panting and glaring down the group of Blue Squares. They grinned and readied their weapons. Her voice ripped out of her with a ferocity she wasn't aware she was capable of.

"Anyone who stands in my way dies!"

Seeing the crazed look in her eyes a few of them hesitated. She then gripped her pipe with both hands and charged with a scream. Few backed up, but others charged back. She fought through the stiffness in her shoulder, causing it to throb with a dull pain. The Blue Squares were nothing but punks and hadn't been in nearly enough fights as she had, easily becoming disarmed and discarded. Hana's vision was nearly clouded with a red film as her pipe slammed them into the concrete. She wasn't paying attention whether she was actually killing them or not, she was fighting like a machine making it to the other side.

She tore through them and made it to the second ramp. More Blue Squares blocked her path and she paused to catch her breath, her shoulder throbbing more painfully now. Saki, Saki was just past them. Her scream and sobs echoed in her head again, sending Hana into another rage and she charged at them.

You'd kill for me, right?

Someone smacked her in her right shoulder with a piece of pipe, but the pain barely registered as she whirled around and knocked them down. I'd kill for you in a heartbeat, Saki. Someone got her in the leg and she fell to her knee. She was quick to sweep her metal pipe around and force those around her back or swept their feet out from under them.

Just as the numbers were dwindling, another wave of them were coming down the ramp. She glared over at them, blood leaking from a head wound she had received at some point. "I won't lose..." There was the sound of a vehicle and she glared to her other side, seeing headlights coming around the corner. The Blue Squares stopped where they were as a van approached and Hana got to her feet. "I refuse to let anything happen to me... While Saki needs me!" She raised her metal pipe, prepared to fight off a vehicle if she had to.

!

"That's right, the Yellow Scarves! All of us are gettin' together to put a beat down on their leader!"

First the Red Stains, and now the Yellow Scarves. Kyohei was leaning against Saburo's van while a fellow Blue Square was telling him about their little plan. "I said I want no part of this," he repeated.

"Dude, listen!" He eagerly explained, "We got his little girlfriend kidnapped right now!" He then snickered and flapped his hand as he said, "She's just a kid, but is totally hot! I'm tellin' you man it'll be sweet!"

"Kidnapped? I see." Izumii you lowlife bastard. "Well if that's the case, I'm in."

"Told ya!" The guy said excitedly. "This shit's just too good to pass up-!"

"And when you wake up, tell that bastard Izumii..." The guy's face fell to confusion as Kyohei got off the van. He looked him dead in the eye, startling him a bit, and said, "That I'm done with him." With a swift punch to the face the guy was on the ground unconscious. Saburo, eyeing Kyohei as he got back inside the van, didn't say a word before he drove off. Both Erika and Walker were quiet in the back as well when Kyohei asked, "Know where to go?"

"Yep, heard every word," Sabruo replied and put the pedal to the metal.

When they turned into the parking garage, Saburo refused to swerve out of the way as Blue Squares were running out of the place looking fearful. He was surprised though at the crowd of bodies on the ground. "Holy shit."

"Wow!" Both Erika and Walker's faces were pressed against the window as they eyed them all while they passed. "A war was fought here!" She said in admiration.

"And look!" Walker pointed towards the people wearing red. "Red Stains! Come back from the past to seek vengeance!"

Kyohei was a bit wide eyed as they drove up the ramp, seeing more of them. What the Hell were Red Stains doing here? Wasn't their gang dead? Saburo made a slight effort to avoid running over bodies as they made it to the second ramp. Turning the corner the headlights lit up the wall of Blue Squares standing behind a lone person getting to their feet. Kyohei nearly jumped at the sight of the red jacket, "No way, is that-!?"

Both Walker and Erika shoved themselves between them and cheered, "Titania!" right into their ears.

"Christ!" Saburo shouted as he flinched from them.

Kyohei's eyes widened when he realized they were about to run her over. They were close enough for him to see Hana's crazed eyes as she raised her pipe and yelled, "While Saki needs me!"

"Look out!" He shouted and Saburo quickly swerved.

Hana swung and shocked them as her pipe dug into the side of the van that narrowly missed her, creating a deep gouge all along the side. Erika and Walker were in nothing but awe while Kyohei exclaimed, "Jesus!"

Saburo was promptly thrown into a red vision rage. "She damaged my car!" He turned the wheel sharply and Erika and Walker were thrown into the back as the van whipped in a tight u-turn on an impossible dime. The butt of the van swung up and knocked away a large chuck of the Blue Squares, to which the rest ran away down the ramp. Hana ignored them as they ran by as she locked eyes with Saburo, both of them staring the other down. He revved his engine and she readied her pipe. The tires squealed as he charged for her.

"Saburo, wait!" Kyohei shouted and grabbed for the wheel. He pulled hard and the van narrowly missed her again, but Hana still swung and cracked the pipe against the front windshield, cracking the glass in front of Kyohei's face.

"That bitch!" Saburo hollered, already whipping the van around again.

"Saburo, stop!" Kyohei shouted firmly and Saburo was shaken out of his blood rage, glancing at him.

Hana narrowed her eyes as the van swung towards her, but came to a stop. The headlights shining in her face prevented her from seeing inside, but she didn't care how many Blue Squares were in there. In the van's hesitation she charged at them with a shout. Before Kyohei could react, both Erika and Walker opened up the ruined side door and leaned out waving their arms. "We come in peace!"

Hana was suddenly confused and slowed down. Kyohei followed their lead and jumped out of the door, putting his hands up in surrender. "Hana, wait! Stop breaking the van!"

Hana came to a stop, heaving heavy pants as she glared them down. Looking at Kyohei's face she recognized him from Izumii's warehouse. He wasn't one of her own. "You're a Blue Square." She readied her pipe again.

"Not anymore," he replied and she frowned. He put his hands down and questioned, "Izumii has your sister? Saki? That her name?" Hana bared her teeth as she tensed.

Erika hopped out of the van and smiled at her. "We're here to rescue her!"

Her brows came together. "You... You know her?"

"Not really." Walked hopped out of the van as well with his backpack on. He walked towards her calmly and explained, "I'm hoping that saving her will turn reality into an anime! And I'll become the super cool-" He stopped in his tracks when her metal pipe pointed at his throat.

"I don't have time for this," she growled.

"Neither does Saki," Kyohei replied and she glared at him. He stared back at her unperturbed. "We can't go up there guns blazing while Izumii has her in his hands. He doesn't know we've defected, so let us help."

They'll get the jump on him. Hana glanced at Walker, then at Erika, then towards the driver whom she could barely make out. Her right arm holding up the pipe began to tremble. Lowing her head, she lowered her weapon and Walker continued passed her calmly, humming an anime tune to himself as he prepared his molotov's. Hana grasped at her shoulder that was now screaming in protest at her actions. Erika approached her with a friendly smile, "You should probably join us in the van."

Hana didn't offer any protest. Erika wrapped her arms around her and helped her into the back of the van where the seats were folded down. Kyohei get back into the van as well and Saburo slowly drove up the ramp to not alarm anyone on the upper level, letting Walker go on ahead to jump them. He was still pretty goddamn pissed off, but for now he just held his wheel in a death grip. Kyohei glanced at him, knowing he'd need to make it up to him after this.

Erika smiled at Hana as she sat against the wall, still holding her shoulder. "So, Saki's your little sister, huh?"

"I'll kill him..." Kyohei glanced back at her, seeing she was mostly talking to herself. "I'm going to kill him..."

"You won't be much help to your sister if you're in jail for murder." Hana glared up at him, but he didn't back down. "Let us help handle this. Izumii will get what's coming to him, trust me."

She glared at him for a moment longer, but she broke the contact first and hung her head again. Erika continued to try and make conversation, "So, what's with all the Red Stains? Did you all retreat underground and repopulate there waiting for the day you get revenge?"

"The Red Stains are dead." She pulled on her jacket as she trembled. "They... They're my friends. They came for me. For Saki." Despite the tears welling in her eyes, her voice was oddly even, as if her body was detached from itself.

Erika frowned and looked over at Kyohei. He turned back around and pulled out his cell phone. He made a call, "A gang fight broke out in a parking garage. We need a few ambulances."

!

"You know, I don't really care, but you think she's gonna die?"

Izumii was sitting in the passenger seat of the van that was filled with some of his closer Blue Square members. He looked back as the others laughed and eyed the unconscious girl with awkwardly bent and discolored legs. "Nah, she aint bleedin', she ain't gonna die."

The side door suddenly opened up, "Hey guys!"

"Huh?" He and the others looked over to see Walker standing there.

"Well, well, well- whoa!" He was a bit surprised to see Saki lying there with her legs broken. "You guys really did kidnap the girl!"

"Oh, it's just you, Walker." Izumii leaned his head out the window and asked, "The Hell is Kadota at?"

"Unlike the movies and manga, no help came for the poor girl and only a dark and terrible fate lay before her." Izumii's face fell as he went on a stupid anime monologue. "So, this got me to thinking. If a hero were to suddenly come out of nowhere and save this poor damsel in distress then maybe the real world would go all 2-D and turn into an anime!" His eyes opened slightly while his rage built unbeknownst to them. "Where I would become total superhero savior type! With special powers that lets me get all the hot chicks and build the massive harem I've always dreamed of!" He cheered and shot his fists into the air.

Izmuii looked away, failing to see Walker reach into his backpack. "That dude's as freaky as ever."

"Da-dada-daaa!" They whipped their heads around and gasped, seeing him holding a lit molotov and a bottle of kerosene. "We're about to embark on operation: turn reality into a bitchin' anime story by way of a happy ending!" He flung around the bottle and dashed the kerosene everywhere, causing them all to back up and freak out.

Walker then tossed in the molotov and let the van light up in flames. They screamed and scrambled out of the van, frantically trying to put out the fires on their hair and clothes as the sprinklers came on in the parking garage. Walker put up his hood and easily picked Saki up in his arms with a smile on his face. Right on cue Saburo's van came screeching towards them, nearly running over Izumii as he was backed against a wall.

Erika pulled open the door and Hana lifted her face. Seeing Saki hanging in Walker's arms she gasped, "Saki!"

"Come on! Get in!" Kyohei shouted over the ring of the fire alarm.

Walker climbed in and Saburo quickly pulled out, speeding away from the scene as Izumii screamed after them. Walker laid Saki down and Hana quickly hovered over her, "Saki, Saki!" Hana pushed her sister's hair out of her face. Her expression was fixed in a contortion of pain, cold sweat on her forehead, but she didn't stir. Hana's was seized with panic, beginning to hyperventilate again. "Saki, wake up!"

Walker took off his backpack and pulled out a blanket, handing it over to Erika. Accepting it, she placed a gently hand on Hana's shoulder and nudged her out of the way. Hana forced herself to back off while Erika put the blanket over the girl. "We probably shouldn't move her around too much," she said and then looked back to Kyohei. "She needs to go to a hospital immediately."

Hana's heart twisted painfully at that. A hospital... Kyohei looked back at them and asked, "So are you guys sure you're cool with this?"

"Our loyalty lies with you, not those guys," Walker replied as the van screeched from tight turns. "We could care less about the Blue Squares!"

Saburo then spoke up rather calmly for his driving, "Personally, I believe Izumii and Horada were a bunch of assholes."

"Yup!" Erika smiled at him, "Exactly what he said."

Kyohei sat forward again and took off his blue hat, setting it in the waste bin next to him. Walker leaned in next to him and said, "It would've been way cooler if you threw it out the window!"

"Sit back down," he replied, resting his chin on his hand as he stared out the side window. "The only people that litter are losers. Hm?" His eyes widened as they passed by a boy wearing a yellow scarf. He looked into the rearview window, seeing the boy rapidly fade in the distance.

"Saki... I'm so sorry..." He then adjusted the mirror to angle it towards the back seat. Hana cradled Saki's head in her lap as she hovered over her, her body trembling. "I'm so sorry... I'm so sorry..." Her voice cracked a bit as the tears began to fall.

!

The hospital was a madhouse when they arrived. Kyohei offered to carry Saki inside, but one sharp look from Hana told him that no one was going to get near her. Hana carried Saki inside with the others following behind her. She came to a stop, staring wide eyed as she recognized her friends on stretchers being rushed around. "Kiba... Maria..."

Kyohei glanced at her and realized she was standing in shock. "Hey," he shouted over the clamor and waved to get a nurse's attention. "We need some help!"

A stretcher was brought to them and Saki was taken from Hana's grasp. She gasped as she realized what was going on and protested, but Erika put a hand on her shoulder and calmed her down. "They need to take her to the ER, that's all."

A nurse approached her with a clipboard. "Patients name?"

Hana blinked at her. "M-Mikajima Saki..."

"Mikajima?" The woman questioned, as if not hearing her correctly, and she nodded. The nurse frowned, recognizing the name, and examined her. "You look hurt. Do you need any assistance?"

Hana shook her head, feeling partially numb. "She's fine," Erika assured the woman. "She's just in shock."

The nurse handed Hana the clipboard, "Fill out these forums please."

Hana looked down as she took them. She then looked around the hospital again, seeing more faces she recognized getting wheeled in. "Wait... Wait!" She dropped the clipboard and rushed forward for Saki, seeing her get taken away. "Saki! I need to be with Saki!" Walker and Kyohei were quick to stop her from running after them. "I need to be with my sister! Wait! Saki!"

"You can't help her right now," Kyohei said as he pulled her back. "Let the doctors do their job. She'll be fine."

Saburo bent down and picked up the clipboard, holding it in front of her and causing her to stop struggling. "The only thing you can do for now is fill this out."

Hana ceased her struggling, staring at the clipboard. Walker and Kyohei cautiously released her. She took the clipboard, tears welling in her eyes. She fell to her knees and trembled. Erika knelt beside her and asked gently, "Hana?"

Her body only shook more. She dropped the clipboard and held her face in her hands, sobbing loudly on the hospital floor. Her parents, her sister, her friends, all of her family was taken away from her. She cried out tears that were kept in from her childhood and on, crying over every mistake and selfish choice she made. She fell forward and wept on the ground over everything that led her to this point.

Erika merely sat on the floor next to her and waited, letting her cry her heart out. Not even her or Walker were smiling. Walker, Saburo, and Kyohei stood around to make sure no one approached, looking away as they gave her what privacy they could.