Cheeks burning, face alight, had he really just done that, the damned fool? She lowers her knee, debating on smashing it between his legs twice more for good measure. Seriously, where was his sense?
… Then again, her mind wasn't on twelve level panic button now. That was good.
Sayo let him fall to the ground, groaning in pain. "Do that again and I'll use a knife next time," she promised.
"D-Duly noted," he managed to wheeze. "You hit hard."
"Training benefits."
"You mean a privileged family," he countered, wiping his mouth.
Sayo's eyebrow arched. "Yours as well, or you wouldn't be here."
His lips twitched and she grinned, despite herself. Taiga was right. She really could get under people's skin. She frowned to herself. Got distracted by this guy, damn it. She straightened and went back to her computer, typing rapidly. Minutes passed and Taigas familiar face appeared on screen, hair rumpled. She flushed. It was a weekend for him. It was good to see that he remembered how to sleep in.
"Sayo?" No pang in her heart, nope, none. "What's the matter?"
Sayo hesitated and then went on. "Yuuya-san and Akiho-san… have they gotten any transmissions from up here lately?"
Taiga yawned and rubbed his eyes. He hadn't noticed Koh curled on the ground yet. Maybe she would get lucky and he wouldn't noticed until she had ended the call. "Mm… last I heard from them, no. The connection's still not back. What's happening?"
"Night Claw agents just tried to kill us like zombies," Koh deadpanned from the floor as he tried to stand up.
Sayo could have seriously kicked him again.
Taiga's eyes narrowed and he moved closer to the screen. "And who are you?"
Sayo sighed. Men.