"We can't go this way," Yuuto took hold of Ruri's hand and pulled her behind him. He peeked around the corner to observe the movements of the Academia soldiers patrolling the area. Narrowing his eyes, he tried to think of a way to get past them without getting noticed.
One soldier must have felt his gaze because he turned his head to look down the alley that they were both hiding in. Yuuto quickly ducked his head so he wouldn't be spotted.
"Yuuto?" Ruri tugged on his arm, trying to get around so she could see what he was looking at. He thrust his arm out to keep her back. "What?"
"Come on, we need to get back to Shun. I'm sure he's starting to get worried." He gave her a smile and patted her shoulder.
"O-okay. So what do we do? This was the fastest way to get home..." folding her arms, she bit her lip and waited for Yuuto's answer.
"We might have to circle back around the east side or..." reaching into his pocket, he pulled out his deck. "I can be a distraction while you run for it." She shook her head. "Yeah, I didn't think you'd like that idea much either."
"We're not children anymore, Yuuto. I'm not a princess that needs protection from her knight." she joked. Ruri then pointed to a small field of debris lying just beyond the alleyway. "What if we took some of those rocks, climb this building and chuck them in the opposite direction to get their attention?"
"That...could work." He made no move to stop her when she began inching her way down the alley.
Kneeling on to the ground, she carefully crawled over to the pile and undid her Resistance bandanna from her leg. Picking a few up, she spread the cloth on the ground and placed them on there as quietly as possible. Securing a knot to the bandanna, she gave Yuuto a peace sign for victory.
"You've got this, Ruri!" Yuuto whispered. He watched her use her small arms to pull herself up the rusty fire escape, and waited. Not even three minutes later, he heard the distant sound of something hard hitting a wall. Taking a chance, he peeked around the building, and watched the soldiers run after the noise. Just like dogs.
"Yuuto!" He looked up and barely had any time to react to seeing Ruri flying towards him, but he instinctively put his arms out to catch her. The force of impact pushed him back a few feet. "Nice catch!"
"Ow! Ruri, that was dangerous!" She hopped off him and grabbed his hand, pretending she didn't hear him, and began running. "Ruri!"
"Oh hush, my plan was flawless and we can make a break for it now. Come on!"
"Shun-nii! We're home!" the two Resistance members burst through the door in triumph, startling their other comrades.
Shun, whom had been busy tinkering with his duel disk, raised a hand in greeting. "Welcome home."