Decide to redo this chapter too that's it for now. Hope I didn't make it worse.


The next day, Maslow returned as promised, we talked about the agency and a few cases. I asked him about the eight remaining clans.

"Well Interpol is taking things slow and steady from here on out. Of course investigations are still going on, but it's all on a need to know basis and done underwraps. From what I can tell you, past records and all sorts of strange deaths are being studied as we speak. Information is being gathered, they even got one of the ninjas who weren't killed. They're interrogating them, however I hear they're being difficult and say they'd rather die than give us information.

"Even if we get all the facts we need about all eight clans, headquarters say that we're not rushing like we did last time unless it's something really serious or we have a good enough reason." It was quiet for a moment then I thanked him for all that he told me, when it wasn't necessary for him to do so. A few minutes after that he left.

The rest of the week and the week after that were boring, I spent some talking with nurses and Maslow, however he never again gave me more info when I asked him. He would say, "Not here, its too public, there's some stuff I can show you, but at work or at a private place after I've recovered fully. I'd be so excited that I'd asked if it's new information about the clans, he'd say no that it's just old killings and some even older texts discovered that give details about them.

I got some more good news, the doctors said I was healing really well and would be able to leave soon. This certainly brightened my spirits. I hate being the girl in bed for days while everyone else is taking care of issues in which I am greatly included. I hated that both Maslow and Raizo are out there putting their lives in risk, helping to end the clans, while I am stuck here, not able to help out.

Despite the fact that new information was being gathered and I was recovering well, I was still sad that I didn't see Raizo day the window opened and in came Raizo, he brought a small bag and threw it on the bed."Get up and change into that, we're leaving."

"What? Now?"

"You told me to tell you when. Besides there was a killing last night. They're here and you're not safe."

I went into the small bathroom and changed into the size 36 black skinny jeans, white tank top and put on the black cardigan. I went outside and slipped on the shoes. Raizo grabbed my hand and sneaked me out of the hospital. Despite the callouses and scars, I liked having his hand around my hand. He took me to a nice blue sports car and after getting in he started driving.

"So where to now?"

"A town nearby where we can stay for a while."

I told him what Maslow told me about the investigations. "Well of course the ninjas aren't going to talk. Every ninja fears shame, and none fear death. It's ingrained into our minds growing up. The value of the clan as a whole is much greater than the value of one.

"However, I don't know too much of the other clans so I don't have any grudges against them. At this point, all I care about is keeping the both of us safe."

I stayed quiet after that, it wasn't awkward considering Raizo is a brooding in silence kind of guy. We drove for hours before I fell asleep and drove for hours after I woke up.

"I thought you said it was a town nearby?"

"If we stay too close they'll find us easily. Besides we're only an hour away now." I groaned and so did my stomach. We stopped at a gas station, we both walked inside to use the bathrooms, we stopped to get junk food and he paid for it and the gas. He filled up the tank while I sat in my seat and started stuffing my face with the high caloried snacks. He opened his own purchase of a salad, which I don't know where he found and ate it before he started the car and returned to the road.

I sighed and stared at the highway, our setback cost us more time. An hour and two bags of chips later, we pulled up to a small motel. Raizo went to the trunk and started taking things out. I got out the car and started stretching from being in the car so long. I turned around and saw that Raizo was watching me. "What?" I asked self consciously.

"Nothing. Let's get inside it's getting dark."

We walked inside, him carrying two bags along with his messenger bag which he refused to let me help with, Raizo asked the man for a room with one bed. I was very surprised, yet said nothing, who was I to argue? I followed Raizo to the room and laid down on the queen sized mattress as soon as I came into the room. I turned on the small tv and starting flipping channels until I got to some old movie. After setting down his things, Raizo sat down on the bed against the headboard. I wasn't really watching the movies, more like enjoying the company Raizo has to offer, he's very relaxing. Two movies later, I think (like I said I wasn't paying attention), I yawned. Raizo got up took a nightgown out of his bag and gave it to me. I changed, brushed my teeth with the toothbrush and toothpaste he gave me, before entering back into our temporary room and falling asleep.