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An amused smirk was seen to be adorning the lips of the white-haired male with the noticeable scar upon his chest as his golden-hued irises wavered upon this shocked girl at the sound of the Flower Maiden's name.

Karasuke mentally kicked herself as she realized how she'd just landed herself in it by complete and utter accident; her plan had been a simple one from the moment she'd seen them halt her pursuers; thank the four and let them be on their way before they discovered her secret…for she had known their's all along…and now she couldn't get that name- Cheza- out of her head for some odd reason as the vision of white blossoming flowers obscured her vision and she heard a voice ringing within her mind.

"This one is happy to have found you…"

But then she snapped back to reality and flashed a smirk as the four sets of eyes remained trained upon her…the girl stood and wiped the last of the blood from the wound Blue had dealt her, then spoke in a low voice so as not to have any of her gang overhear her conversation with the quartet of human-looking individuals.

"So…now you know, whatcha gonna do about it?"

The youth in the jeans and open jacket, with his white t-shirt merely shrugged his shoulders in a nonchalant manner as he took his hands from the pockets of the jacket and inclined his hazel head to each of his three comrades in turn.

"Well…why don't you come with us; we're heading for Paradise."

"Paradise? Tch! That's an old story pups are told at night-time…there's no truth behind it-"

A sudden noise made the five of them look up, as it did with the rest of the people within this warehouse that served as the base for the band of thieves. The young girl from earlier came running in, glancing over her shoulder as she skidded to a stop in front the lad who had earlier objected to the presence of the four new males.

"Kirin! They're coming; Jaguara's troops found our base!"

The lad immediately looked to their leader as the many members of the gang let out a collective gasp, fear rising within their hearts; they were the last of the gangs…everyone else had been taken in and were now held in the prison of this city.

"Karusuke!"

The girl was already aware of the sound of approaching footsteps as her acute hearing was much more advanced than that of her human comrades…she turned to the four lads that had only arrived today and who now knew the best-kept secret she'd ever had.

"Go find your Paradise, but I've got bigger problems right now…everyone get out of here now!"

The reaction to her loud shout was instantaneous as the many thieves all found their quickest way out before the troops arrived…the four unbeknownst wolves being swept along by them as the fourth of their dying canine race let her orders fall fast and heavy as she made sure every single person was clear and into the back passage that led to a small alley outside.

"Hey guys…I think it's time to pack in the stealing, huh? Don't bother rendezvousing here again; we're through. Find a nice place to live and get a goddamn job for yourself- Tarashi!"

The little girl had been overlooked in the hectic emptying of the base and now stood, quite lost in the vast expanse of the warehouse…causing the teenage leader to run forward and grab her, thrusting her into the arms of the lad named Kirin as she heard the metal armour chinking against itself slightly…Jaguara's troops had breached into the base…so she slammed shut the door leading outside and locked her people out, willing to be the sort of leader that would protect its subordinates.

"Where's the rest, girl?"

"Have no idea what you mean…ahhh!"

She dropped to her knees as the butt of a rifle was slammed into her stomach in retaliation to her smart comment, and then the men lowered their visors…but only a human form was seen through the wolf-scanner, odd; they'd been given information to suggest she was of wolf blood…but nonetheless; Lady Jaguara had ordered the capture of Karusuke Yaiden.

"Owww…you boot-licking cunt!"

The teenage girl turned on her heel as she was shoved into the cell and immediately tried to ram through the resilient iron bars…only to receive a painful jarring down the length of her right shoulder, making the bite wound on her bicep throb all the more agonizingly in response.

"That won't work, kid…"

She knew that male voice as it spoke in a tone that echoed despair…and she instantly knew the man with his clear light grass-coloured eyes and cropped blond hair…though he looked a hell of a lot worse for wear as her emerald irises set upon him in the cell across from her, slumped hopelessly against the wall.

"Hubb…Hubb Lebowski?"

The pale green-hued eyes flashed with recognition as he realized who owned the voice and, out of sheer disbelief, looked across the cell to the other side of the block, seeing the teenager to be staring at him curiously…it was her.

"Karusuke?"

"What the hell happened you? You were the biggest Noble-pet going round…"

The man chuckled lightly as the girl said this in an amazed voice…he wasn't quite sure how he'd managed to get himself into this either, but here he was locked up; once you became a liability you were cut like any other person…though he knew he needed to find Chere and make sure she was okay.

"The Nobles don't take well to someone being found with The Book of The Moon…and kidnapping their Flower Maiden either…"

He glanced back over at the teenager as he said this; Hubb had known Karusuke for near-on five years now as he'd been the one called in to try and track her down after committing her countless robberies and somehow she always evaded his troops…and then she'd been caught a couple of times and had even managed to break out of custody and disappear into the night…not once had they managed to retain her for any longer than a couple of hours for she would be gone again the following morning and he had to admit, although his objective had been to capture her, the then-detective had come to respect the wiry teen for her unusual aptitude for escapes…he'd just never imagined the seventeen-year-old would be caught and retained.

"Flower Maiden…is she here, is Cheza here?"

He nodded at her question and then his eyes widened as she stood beneath the barred window through which moonlight streamed down…illuminating the vicious bite wound on her right bicep…but what was more odd was the way the skin was knitting back together and healing as the pale white-blue light shone down brightly. The girl noticed him eying her affliction and flashed a smirk his way.

"I've got a few secrets…"

"See, I told you I smelled her!"

"And that's why you had to stop off at the kitchen on the way, was it?"

Hige frowned as Kiba asked this, with Toboe appearing and running up to the door of her cell…Karusuke looked at the four wolves she had told to get lost earlier; what the hell were they doing here? Tsume was the one to answer her dumbfounded look as he pressed the button on the wall that allowed for her cell door to slide open.

"It was the pup's idea and I can't say I disagree; we need to stick together."

She broke out into a bright smile as she eyed these four…maybe she had judged them too fast; they were here, trying to get her out and they barely knew the first thing about her…perhaps Paradise wasn't an old pup's tale…and then a thought occurred and she spun on the lad named Kiba.

"The Flower Maiden's here…Cheza's here!"

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