That same night, Leah woke up from the sound of Nao talking/whispering to someone on her cellphone. Leah slowly opened her eyes, not moving her body to see what Nao was doing who saw the dark red-head put her clothes on and sneaked out of the window. Nao landed safely on the ground who made sure the coast was clear before running into town.

In Fuuka, Nao was making sure she wasn't followed by anyone, including her roommate. Not that Nao minded Leah's company or anything, but sometimes, Nao just wants to be alone and the young adult understood that as Nao made it to her destination. Waiting, Nao saw a guy waiting for her in the darkness of the alley.

"'bout time you got here," The man said to Nao.

"Sorry. Had a few things to deal with at my place."

"Were you followed?"

"No. I checked and made sure I wasn't followed at all."

"Good. Now.." Then, the guy pulled out a gun. "Give me the money you stole from me."

Nao was shocked when the man pulled the pistol out. She didn't even know who this man s until he walked out of the shadows of the alleyway, revealing a middle aged fat man wearing rich clothing that Nao recognized. "Oh.. shit."

"'Oh shit' is right. You think just because I'm rich gives you the right to steal from me? Well, you're wrong! So, I want it back, you whore!"

"I don't have it. I had to use the money to pay someone off," Nao said raising her hand above her head.

Then the guy cocked back his gun and pointed it back at the frightened college red-head. "Well then, it seems I'm gonna have to kill you right here for stealing my precious money."

"W-Wait. Can't we talk this over?"

"A thief like you shouldn't even have the right to talk or explain anything. Now, die."

Nao closed her eyes and waited for the bullet to penetrate as a shot was fired, but felt nothing tearing from her body. She then heard grunting and sounds of struggling from Nao's closed eyes who slowly opened them to see the rich man holding his now blood-covered hand in pain from someone shooting it. Nao was relieved, but wondered who it was who shot the snob in front of her.

"Who's there? Show yourself!" He yelled who then felt something go through his other hand when he was shooting all over in the empty alley before the gun fell out of his hand.

Nao asked herself who it was helping her out since no one at the college knows she snuck out of the dorms. She thought she was safe until she saw the rich man slowly pulling out what looked like a pocket knife. The blade was shinning with the moon's help as Nao saw blood covering the bottom half of the blade before seeing the fat enraged man throw it at her. It was about an inch towards her face when another blade like object hit it, missing Nao's face and hitting the ground somewhere, along with the other blade that hit it. Unfortunately, the rich man saw where the blade came from and was able to throw another knife that was hidden in his shirt at the top of the roof of the alley. Nao could hear someone hissing in pain who then saw two to four more of, what it visibly looks like kunai, hitting the fat middle aged man in his upper legs and arms that made him fall to the ground unconscious.

It took a while for Nao to figure out what just happened before her eyes who then heard the sounds of police cars heading her way. Nao pulled whatever money the now knocked out man had in his pockets before running out of the alley, not turning back.

Nao made it back to the dorms completely unharmed and out of breath from running out of the town of Fuuka without the cops seeing her. She's thinking of stopping her pervert hunting until it's safe to do so again; especially with that fat snob who almost killed her, but Nao wasn't concerned about that who was climbing back in her and Leah's dorm room window. She was just happy to, from what the warriors say in action movies, "Live to fight another day." or in Nao's case, "Live to Sleep another day' but that's besides the point. Nao was just happy she's alive who then saw Leah slowly get up and walk out of the dorm room. Nao was about to ask the female bandit where she was going but didn't bother. The red-head was still a bit shaken from what happened and just went to sleep.

The following morning, Nao told her cousin Natsuki about what happened last night.

"I told you that fat bastard was going come after you inf you kept stealing from him every time you saw him," Natsuki told the fiery red head while putting mayo on her sandwich.

"Whatever. I'm just happy to be alive right now after what happened... And speaking of that, where's the Kid?"

"I dunno. Haven't seen her all day actually. She probably got into another fight with Takeda or something."

"Probably. Or maybe she's just sleeping in late from playing race car games all night," Nao replied as Natsuki shrugged at that.

"I guess. So, what are you gonna do now until the cops leave Fuuka?"

"Don't know. Probably sleep in or ditch my classes to just hang out with you and the Kid when I don't feel like listening to the teacher on days when I'm pissed off."

Natsuki laughed at that whose hands were behind her head with a smug looking smile on her face. "Yeah, since you can't sit still very long when you're annoyed."

"Ha-ha, very funny."

Natsuki smiled brightly smiled with her teeth showing at what her red-headed cousin's sarcasm as the bell rang for them to go to their next class. "Well, I gotta get going. This time, I don't wanna miss this class session."

"Why? Sucking up to the teacher to get extra credit?" Nao taunted in a baby-like voice.

"No! We're learning how to load a machine gun and fire it at an enemy from afar. That's the only gun I don't know how to hold and use and I need to learn how!" Natsuki said in an excited tone.

"That sounds awesome compare to my boring lecture class I'm going to. Let's just hope the lesson goes by quick. Later."

"yeah, okay. Later."

Nao thought Leah would come back to the dorm room since the fiery red-head didn't see the little thief all day; however, she didn't see the little thief the following day let alone the entire week for that matter. Mai and the others found out about Leah's sudden disappearance from Natsuki and became concerned. So, after their classes were over for the day, Mai and the others went to see where Leah was. Nao went to Leah's teachers and asked if Leah turned in her work who did and then left as soon as class was over for the day.

The dark red-head went to the others and told them what Leah's teachers said as Natsuki said exactly what Nao was thinking, "Okay, that doesn't make any sense."

"Yeah, if Leah's been attending her classes and turning in her homework and other things, then where could she be in this college?" Mai said in a worried tone.

"Maybe she's fighting some monsters," Mikoto suggested pulling on Mai's sleeve.

"..Maybe."

"Nah. I don't think so. If she was, then Haruka and the Executive Committee would rush to where the fight is and stop it before it got worse," Chie replied as Natsuki agreed, along with Nao knowing first hand from the former fights the two were in.

"Man, this is a mystery," Aoi said with her arms folded across her chest.

"Hmm. Maybe we can talk to your girlfriend about where Leah is," Chie said to the bluenette rebel.

"Why Shizuru?" Natsuki wondered.

"She's the President of the Fuuka College. She has to know something!"

"Four-eye's got a point, Mutt. Fujino's everywhere when she wants to be," Nao replied as Chie's eye twitched from the red-head calling her four-eyes, "So, maybe Leah's hanging out with her or something."

"I-I guess so," Natsuki said since her girlfriend Shizuru is like a ninja when she wants to be.

"Well, what are we standing around here like a bunch of chumps? Let's go!" Mai said running ahead of the group.

"Mai, wait up!" Mikoto said running to catch up with Mai.

"This'll be the scoop of the century!" Chie cheered running behind Mikoto.

"Chie, wait for me!" Aoi called running after the woman with glasses down the hall, leaving Nao and Natsuki behind in the dust.

All the two did was look at each other, blink at what just occurred, then followed their friends by taking their time down the empty halls of the campus.

"You think Leah's hanging out with your girlfriend?" Nao asked her older cousin.

"Dunno. Probably. The kid's always wandering around this place when she's board," Natsuki casually answered with her hands behind her head.

In the Council Room of the University, Shizuru was drinking tea in a calm manner as a few people around her were putting things away in a quick manner. Them, along with a few of Shizuru's fans who offered to help her put a few papers and boxes away for the Kyoto-ben.

"Where do you want this, Shizuru-san?"

"You can throw that out. I don't need it anymore," Shizuru said.

"Got it!"

"Ma'am, where do you want these stacks of papers? They've been in the drawer for about two years."

"Hmm.. leave it. I'll sort through it later," Shizuru told one of her fan girls.

"Alright! Anything for you!"

During the chaos, Shizur saw Mai and the others walk in, avoiding the running students and fans.

"Ara, ara! It's Natsuki and her friends. What may I help you with today?"

"Hey, Shizuru. Have you seen Leah around here? She's been missing for about a week and we don't know where she is," Natsuki asked the President who put her index finger underneath her chin lightly tapping it in thought.

"Hmmmm... Oh! That's right. I did see her three hours ago. She was in here and said she needed help with something that involved different kanji's and how to tell them apart."

"Was she acting weird in any way?" Chie asked.

"Hmm.. Maybe a little bit, but not much," Shizuru replied.

"Weird how because to us, the Kid does and says weird things more than Mikoto does on a good day," Nao said pointing to the spiky black-haired girl who was confused.

"Ara, you do made a valid point about that, but Leah-kun wasn't acing weird in her usual funny and random way like she is on good days like you were implying. No, she was acting weird like the odd kind of weird where Leah-kun looked like she was tired from lack of sleep, along with hugging more than she normally hugs. She was also limping a bit from what she told me was from another fight from Takeda which I believe was a lie."

"Yeah since Haruka didn't report any fight occurring today or anything," Natsuki said as Shizuru nodded at that.

"But why was Leah limping, though? Understandable about the hugging part, but it doesn't make any sense," Mai told her opinion.

"I asked her why she was limping, but she dind't feel like talking about it at all which was a bit new to me," Shizuru said.

"Do you know where Leah is now?" Nao wondered feeling a bit concerned for her young bandit roommate.

"When she needed no more assistance, Leah-kun said she was going to her favorite spot in Fuuka University."

"Her favorite spot?"

That could be anywhere in this freaking campus!" Natsuki said annoyed.

"Who cares? This'll be great on the front paper!" Chie said texting what was being said on her cellphone.

"I guess we'll have to split up and find Leah. We'll cover more ground that way if we do," Mai said.

"Good idea, Mai!" Mikoto gleefully cheered.

"Me and Mikoto will look through this area of the college, Natsui and Nao, you guys check above, along with the activity rooms Leah goes from time to time, and Chie and Aoi, you guys check the cafeteria and the courtyard."

"Oh, and Shizuru, if you see Leah walk by the Council room could you let us know?" Natsuki asked her girlfriend.

"Ara, ara. Since Natsuki asked me so nicely, I will," Shizuru smiled at the bluenette who blushed at that.

"Tha-Thanks."

"Alright, everyone. Let's move out!" Chie said as the females took their ways around the college.