Hehe I like this... my muse is back :) lol this is a bit of a calm chapter I think

Sachiko's POV

"Ma'am, Mrs Mizuno's vehicle is approaching," A guard says from the front door. Rei's family rushes to the entrance and out to the front of the house as the black crossfire skids to a stop. I walk down the steps just as Youko jumps out of the driver's seat and runs to the passenger side. Yumi comes to my side and takes my hand in hers as I watch Youko opening the passenger side door. She looks as though she has gone through hell.

"Where's Rei?" Rei's mother asks as Yoshino holds onto her mother. Youko pays no mind to the woman as she shouts to one of the guards...

"Help me."

I find myself holding my breath as the guard pulls Rei out of the passenger's side. Her mother lets out a whimper and rushes towards them with her sister, Yoshino and Eriko following close behind. Rei's covered in blood and looks to be just about conscious in the guard's arms. I stay outside with Yumi watching Youko as the others all follow the guard and Rei into the house. Youko turns and looks at me as if her world has just crashed. I let go of Yumi's hand and catch my Onee-Sama as she looses her legs and slides to the floor. Tears flood her usually calm face within seconds.

"Youko Onee-Sama." Yumi squeaks as she kneels at Youko's other side.

"Rei... She stayed to get my mum..." Youko sobs.

"But my mum had already gone... She left us." Her hands clutch at my kimono as she cries into my bosom. Yumi looks horrified. None of us have ever seen Youko like this. She's so out of control of a situation, and her own usually calm expression.

"My mum... She just left us there... Rei's going to die." Something akin to a wail leaves her lips and my heart aches.

"Shh... Rei isn't going to die Onee-Sama..." I say the words but the state that Rei is in I don't believe them myself.

"Girls'... will you come in please it isn't safe out here." My mother says from the doorway. She wouldn't abandon us like Youko's mother did her. She'd make sure I was safe before she ever even thought of herself. I can't believe that Youko's mother could be so heartless.

"Youko, Rei is asking for you. She will not let anyone else near her." My mum says. Youko lifts her head from my chest sniffling as she wipes her face with the backs of her hands. Where has the confident Rosa Chinensis gone?

Natsuki's POV

I stumble out of the safe house; coughing and spluttering with Nao leant against my side. The place is wrecked and we're only fairing a little better. My entire body aches and I'm bleeding from so many cuts and wounds I feel light headed. We're practically just about keeping each other semi upright as we get a safe distance from the smouldering cabin. I sit down and Nao practically lands on top of me. We both grunt at the impact as we gasp for smoke free air. Big Sei had better have a damned good explanation for this mess. If not I'm going to kick her ass; when I don't feel like I'm about to die that is.

"Ahh fuck." Nao grumbles as she leans back against me.

"How come I managed to shoot more of them than you? I was injured before you." She asks me. I just groan at her as I lay back on the hard ground. I can't exactly tell her that I was distracted by her. How was I supposed to concentrate when she was fighting in just her panties and a ragged tank top?

"Are you comfy there?" I ask whilst she remains pretty much laid on top of me.

"Shut up." She growls.

"We need to get in touch with Big Sei to find out what the hell is going on."

"Or we could just stay perfectly still until our aches go away." I say with a groan as I feel the blood slipping from the rips in my leathers and my skin.

"Mine aren't going away any time soon." She grumbles.

"I don't mind." I take in a deep lung full of air and lift my hand to the gash on my forehead. Nao rolls over on top of me and looks down at my face as I grimace.

"Uh Nao stay still you're killing me." I grunt as I try to wipe the blood away just to smear it. Nao just gives me an un-amused dry look as she pushes herself up on her arms so that her weight is no longer pressed down on me. I feel my wounds throbbing as the air washes over them. How many bullets managed to just glance off of me? I don't think one of them hit me properly. They got close enough to burn me and gash me which hurts bad enough and that guy with the daggers really deserved the bullet that Nao put through his head. The lacerations on my arms and chest really sting.

"You're in more of a state than me. Look at you." She says as she takes in my damaged body. It's then that I realise that I am all but pinned beneath her in a 'more than friends' position.

"Nao..."

"What...?" She leans down so that her face is only an inch away from my beetroot coloured face and I lick my lips on instinct.

"Erm... You're jeans are still in the safe house. They'll be ruined if you don't get them." I manage to say and she swears. She struggles up to her feet and hobbles back to the wrecked safe house. I pinch my nose to stop any bleeding that might occur at the sight of her buttocks encased in her polka dot panties.

'She was going to kiss me,' The thought hits me like a train and I just grumble to myself as I stare up at the night sky. I take my mobile out and speed dial Big Sei's number.

Meg's POV

I crawl out from under my bed and look at the door to my room thankful that Big Sei had all of the separate rooms' blast and fire proofed. If she hadn't we'd all be in pieces right now. I stretch out with a groan and sit down on my bed. My gun is laid on the floor looking dismal in itself. How could I have forgotten to take the safety off? If I'd remembered then that damned grenade wouldn't have come through the window. I lay back and wait for signs of life to filter through the door. I am not venturing out there until I know that I'm not going to get my head blown off. I hear two mobiles going off and smile. I start laughing to myself as I realise that Mini Sei's ringtone hasn't changed since the last time we saw her. Alvin and the chipmunks sound funny even if it is muffled by walls. Big Sei's ringtone changes daily and I have no idea what it is this time. It sounds like some random Jrock song that she's always listening to. I sit up as two very different voices answer the phones.

"Yo," Mini Sei.

"Sei talking, what's up?" Big Sei answers.

"What the hell do you mean some men have tried to bump you off?!" Mini Sei sounds horrified at the very idea of it. I wonder who she's talking to. Must be somebody she's close to because she sounds seriously pissed off now and it isn't just because she's just woken up.

"Yes I know Natsuki. We weren't expecting it either otherwise we would have warned you. Can you get to Tokyo because we can't get to you at the moment?" Big Sei says. Natsuki had to ring Sei? They must be in some real trouble if that's the case.

"The bastards, I'm on my way back." Mini Sei growls the words out. She's going to end up blowing something up, she's so angry. Both voices go quiet after Big Sei said goodbye. I want to know if it's safe to venture out or not.

"Jo, are you okay?" I shout.

"No I am not. They blew up my T.V." Her deep voice comes back to me and I actually grimace at it. She's pissed because of her T.V.? Yeah I feel loved... not.

"Hey Sei can I borrow a t-shirt? I only had one in my draw and Shimako is wearing it." Mini Sei's voice comes through the door and I hear a door open.

"Erm guys'... Why are there guys with guns in what used to be your sitting area?" She sounds so confused bless her. Wait a second... is she is the sitting area without a top on? There are guys in the sitting area? Why haven't they shot her yet?

"You really can sleep through anything can't you?" Big Sei says. I hear another door open and wonder what the hell is going on.

"You could at least use your hands to cover up Mini me. You're blinding the men. And what have I told you about using your plastic explosives as stress balls? Honestly you're going to end up blowing everyone to pieces." Oh... so that's why nobody has shot at her. She's playing with her explosives. Crazy son of a bitch.

"Why would I need to cover up? He blew Jo's T.V. up none of them are going to live long enough to tell their mates." Mini Sei comes back with something that resembles some form of logic. I open the door an inch and peek out just to see a man stood facing my door with his gun pointed at me. I can see Big and Mini Sei stood chatting as though there aren't two guns pointed at them. I step back and grab my gun off of the floor. I aim it to the guy that is pointing his gun at my door just as Jo steps out of big Sei's room. She strides into the smoking decimated sitting room whilst raising her guns and blasting away the guy that is aiming his gun at Big Sei and the guy that is aiming at my door before she puts the barrels of both guns to the last man's temple.

"You blew up my T.V. Now we want some answers otherwise I'm going to get Mini Sei to shove some very powerful explosives up your rear end." She growls at him. Even I'm scared of her when she is like this so the guy must be seriously bricking it. The man nods viciously and Big Sei takes over as Jo goes to her ruined television box. She kneels down and strokes the remains as if it is her most precious thing. Can you believe it...? I'm jealous of a T.V.

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