A few opening words:Wow, an update? Surprise! I have finally put my ideas in order, and will now continue and finish Memories Lost. It was one of those times where you know/have written the beginning and the end, but are at a loss for the middle. Well, now I have the middle, so enjoy it while it lasts!

Stupid middle, getting in the way of the end…

The Sushi Deluxe was located on the outskirts of the commercial sector, no more than a 20 minute drive from the hideout. Sakaki backed the black BMW into a deserted alleyway, where it would remain concealed until she needed it. She stepped out, and buttoned up two middle buttons on the trench coat, just so that it would conceal the pistols better. Crossing the street, Sakaki peered into the window of the Sushi Deluxe, trying to look as casual as possible. The area was somewhat busy at this time of night, and luckily everyone passed her by. Inside, the restaurant was roughly half full, and in a back corner, she saw an older man, probably in his late 50s, eating a steak, flanked by two men dressed in tuxedoes. That has to be him. But how do I get to him without drawing too much attention?

Before Sakaki could come up with a plan, the perfect solution presented itself. She watched as the man stood up, and hurriedly made his way to the washroom, followed closely by his two henchmen, one of which remained outside the door. Now's my chance. When no one was looking, Sakaki darted into the small alley beside the restaurant, and made her way around behind the building. Behind the restaurant, there was a single door, most likely leading to the kitchens, and on either side was a small window about 6 feet above the ground. Both were open, and from the looks of it, both lead to the washrooms; the nearest being the men's. The washrooms being beside the kitchen's would provide Sakaki with some cover, in the form of the sound of dozens of underpaid workers in the room next door working overtime.

Sakaki took a few steps back, and ran at the wall. Planting one foot on the wall, she pushed herself up and grabbed onto the windowsill. It was just big enough for her to fit through, but before she did that, Sakaki pulled herself up enough to see through the window. Inside, the bathroom contained a row of urinals along one wall, and four cubicles along the other. She could see her target in the second to last one. The only other person in the room was the bodyguard, and his back was to the window, much to Sakaki's relief. A plan formed in her head, and she wasted no time to implement it.

Using her athletic body to her advantage, she pulled torso through the window as quietly as possible. Since the window was so small, the only way through was head first. Bracing herself, Sakaki threw her hands forward as she fell the rest of the way through the window. Using her hands, she transferred her body from a head first fall to a quick shoulder roll, and she was on her feet in an instant, with a knife at the ready. Her luck seemed to be holding; the henchman had yet to notice her.

Hoping to keep silent, Sakaki dashed forward and wrapped her arm around the man's head, covering his mouth forcefully so he couldn't make a sound. He started to struggle, but Sakaki ended his attempts to escape with a quick slash of her knife across his throat. All at once his strength ebbed, and reduced to nothing. Sakaki laid him down on the floor gently, letting him drown in his own blood. Sakaki wiped the blood off her knife with his tux, and sheathed it. She turned and swiftly approached the stall her target was in. Sakaki stepped back, and forcefully kicked the door in. The man nearly hit the roof in his surprise.

"What the hell?!? Who the hell are you? Do you know who I am?" The man's face quickly turned red with rage. Confirming that he was indeed her target, Sakaki quickly drew one of her silenced pistols and aimed it at his head.

"Yes. I do," she said, and fired a single bullet into his skull. With a spray of red against the wall behind him, the man fell limp against the cubicle's wall. Her mission complete, Sakaki looked for a way out, keeping the pistol at the ready. The easiest way out appeared to be the window she had come in through, so she took a running start at the wall below it. Before she had a chance to make it out however, Sakaki heard the washroom door open behind her. She quickly aborted her escape attempt and spun around into a kneeling position, with the pistol aimed at the newcomer's head. She wasted no time firing off a pair of shots upon seeing that it was the other bodyguard.

All at once she heard the restaurant go into an uproar. The man had fallen back into the dining area, so it made sense. All stealth abandoned, Sakaki bolted out of the washroom and picked her way through the crowd, heading for the main exit. Unfortunately, she quickly realized that there were more guards here than she had originally seen. Sakaki fired a trio of shots to her right, dropping one, and another two to her left, dropping another. The clip of the pistol was now half empty, if she had counted right, so she drew the second pistol in her right hand, shifting the half empty one to her left. Sakaki dropped another pair of henchmen I her way, and it was then that she noticed the entrance was blocked. It wasn't blocked in a way that stopped people from getting out, but more in a sense that she wouldn't make it out alive. There, waiting just outside the entrance, was a half a dozen heavily armed henchmen, waiting for the time to strike.

Sakaki thought quickly, and acted without hesitation. Keeping her speed, she shifted directions and headed for the front window. She fired a pair of shots from either gun at the window before leaping onto a table and, with a strong jump kick, through the pane of glass. She briefly covered her face with her arms to protect it from the flying glass, before firing off what was left of both magazines at the men outside the Sushi Deluxe. Two dropped to the ground from her hail of fire, and a third was hit in the arm, causing him to drop one of his two SMGs. Sakaki did not stop running however, and covered the distance to the alley where the car was hidden in no time.

Sakaki slammed the car's door shut after her, tossing the guns on the seat beside her in the process. She started the engine and gunned it out onto the street, fishtailing the car in a way that caught one unlucky pursuer off guard. The man was knocked flying by the force of the impact, and the others opened fire as Sakaki raced off into the night. A few shots deflected off the rear windscreen, which alerted her to the fact that the windows were bulletproof; a welcome addition. Her heart still racing a mile a minute, Sakaki took a few detours on the way back to the safe-house, in order shake off any other would-be pursuers.

Author's NotesWould have been longer, but I got cut off halfway through. So, instead of posting two-thirds of a chapter, I'll the entirety of a whole one. Nothing much else to say here; see you with the next chapter, probably tomorrow!