Sighing to myself at the bad timing they had I dropped from the celling landing before the two men.

"Just dropping in, I'll be going" I knew it was pointless to try to walk past them but I had to hope that they were high. As I tried to step past them one held his arm out preventing me from moving forwards. Again seemed they weren't.

"No way are you going anywhere" one went to grab my arm but my reflexes kicked in before his finger even touched the fabric of my clothes let alone me. I grabbed the man's hand before twisting it behind his back; I pulled back and was about to hit him in the exact spot I knew would knock him unconscious when the other decided he was through looking dumbstruck.

He too tried to attack, swinging blindly, it was obvious this man wasn't experienced in fights. Too bad for him I was. I swung my leg around catching his feet before he could even try to plant a fist, on me that is, his friend wasn't as lucky to dodge the blow. Thanks to me keeping him put with the twist in his arm the second man fell forwards his swinging fist connecting with his cheek.

Seemed the man was stronger than he looked, or thought, as the man in my grip slumped forwards after the punch his lowered head connecting with the man who had punched him to begin with. The man who had swung at him was falling to the floor when his face smacked into the one in my hold. It didn't stop his fall but it did manage to daze him.

Pushing the man in my hold forwards he fell to the floor seemingly on the border of consciousness and ignorance. Usually I wouldn't fight but this fell into the category of self-defence allowing me to fight and not go against my principles.

The one who was dazed seemed to have regained his sense. Looking up at me he glared.

"You come in our house and attack us?" He asked as he tried to push himself up into a seated position. I decided that being calm would be my best choice of action and it would infuriate him.

"I was leaving when you and your friend stopped me" it appeared my thoughts were correct as his face literally turned red, a vain popping on his neck. He was about to stand up when I dealt him a quick kick to his chest "I wouldn't try that if I was you, you haven't fared too good so far" his face went even redder but it seemed he had reconsidered and stayed down.

"What are you doing here?" The one who was previously in my hold asked managing to get onto his hands and knees, his arms were shaking and he looked disorientated but his words were clear enough to be distinguishable.

"No reason, just passing by and saw an easy access home" I lied, I may not care about who gave me the job but I wasn't stupid, I knew I couldn't tell them the real reason I was there. If they had half a brain cell they could work out some angry guy wanted his money back if not that then what he gave them. I started to walk past them and in a strange way I was glad that they had tried to defend their home. It gave me a chance to see what I had to improve on. Hiding was something I definitely had to work on.

I looked back at the two men, still laid on the floor, as I reached the exit to the room.

"It's nothing personal, but you have to survive" I mentioned in a monotone as I placed my hand in the doorframe that separates the hall from the front room. My words made them scowl at me, a bruise already forming on one of the two's heads from the collision with his roommate. "Bye boys if we meet again, I trust you to make better decisions" I left the room as a tirade of curses left the men's mouths.

I left in a much easier way but I wouldn't be able to go straight to the pub, I'd have to get my kunai back. For two reasons, one I didn't want them knowing how I got in, two I didn't have many and the ones I did have I wanted to keep.

I walked down the hall on the third floor looking at the abysmal surroundings, the walls were covered in grime and fifty per cent of the lights weren't working and those that were, were no more than five watt, the gloom made it look more than a little ominous and I wasn't sure whether or not it was because of the multiple times I had slept in places like this and the same night someone would end up dead.

Leaning against a windowless window sill I looked down at the ground wondering if I could jump it, I didn't want memories of those dead bodies to come to my mind seeing them once was bad enough. And what if it wasn't just people I didn't know. I quickly shook my head as a body started to form in my mind blood surrounding it and eyes spaced out as life drained from them.

Before the image had time to properly form I pulled myself up onto the window sill and readied myself to jump. I didn't care if I couldn't land I just had to get out.

I jumped from the window sill balancing myself as I felt to make sure I wouldn't break my legs or fall flat on my face. Bending my knees slightly to make sure they wouldn't break I landed with a small thud though nothing felt broken, that was a good thing.

I landed just in front of the building's wall; barely managing to avoid the overgrown weeds that were growing up the wall, covering the plants that had been placed there to make the building look a little presentable. Standing straight I walked from the side of the building, keeping my pace slow as my legs ached slightly from the fall. That was another thing I would have to work on.

I made my way to the wall I had climbed up, easily spotting it as the wall was lined with kunai. Pulling out one from my pocket I threw it up the side of the wall aiming for the small circles on the handle of the kunai. The pointed end caught the holes pulling the kunai from the walls and carrying them up the rest of the wall till all of them were stuck on the one I threw.

I had thrown it in a way that it would curve and come back down to me, still holding the rest of the kunai. I held out my hand waiting for it to fall down, it did just a moment later and I caught it before it fell to the ground.

Now that I had my property I could leave and get my money.

I left the block that held the building I had just robbed and paused at the end of a path, I placed my hand over my front pocket, just to make sure it was still there. It was. I breathed a sigh of relief and carried on walking.

I made it back to the sign that showed where Attamoor was and Richmoor, I walked down the path that the sign pointed to. Not paying much attention to the surroundings, nothing went on here. Everyone was high twenty-four seven around here and were so calmed down by the drugs flowing through their scarred veins that they injected into themselves at every chance they got.

I stared at the sky as I walked flocks of birds flying overhead, their types hard to distinguish as they flew too far from my view for me to be able to say they are anything other than pale. I blinked once my hand going to my mobile. I wanted to call him, I could, but I was hesitant, still. I wanted to see him again, him and the others, I wanted to see them all one more time.

Even if it was the only time I saw them I still want to see them one more time. Taking out my phone I pressed a few buttons and Dan's number started to ring. I waited a few seconds as the rings rang through my head, sounding ten times louder than they really were. I licked my lips feeling more than a little nervous, my mouth going dry. I was tempted to cancel the call, to hang up and for him to never know that I had had second thoughts.

But I couldn't, someone had answered the phone.

"Hello?" It was a girl's voice. A girl I recognised, that was Runo.

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