.....sorry im late! *stumbles in with an almost empty bottle of jack daniels* i was just celebrating courtney's death and the time just flew by i guess ^_^ *falls over in a drunken stupor* i'm okay! anyway, here is chapter 31. i hope you guys like it so let me know with your reviews.....okay im going to take nap.....*passes out*

Bloodbath

Chapter 31

The next day

Miss Shirakawa sat on the plane, still trying to contact Chief Kurama. The man had not answered any of his phone calls, making the woman somewhat impatient. Behind her, Mariko was strapped to one of the seats. She was wearing a yellow shirt with a blue skirt, as well as blue ribbons tied over her horns. The girl suddenly looked up.

"I sense someone," she said. "Not Zoe, but someone else."

"Number Seven," Miss Shirakawa quietly told her. "The other escaped subject."

"Can I kill her, too?" Mariko asked eagerly.

"Yes," the woman told her. "Kill them both."

At Takuya's house

Nana's head shot up, her eyes going wide. Someone was coming. Another Diclonius.

"Oh, no........." She stood up, then began to make her way to the door. "She's coming for us...."

"Nana, where are you going?" Tommy asked, coming up behind her.

"Someone's coming for me and Zoe," she replied. "I have to stop her."

Tommy grabbed her wrist. "What do you mean?"

Nana sighed. "Zoe and I are being hunted down. The place we escaped from has sent someone to retrieve us. I have to go stop her. But stay here, it's dangerous."

"No, if it's dangerous I can't let you go. I don't want to see you get hurt," he said.

"Tommy, I have to. I promise you that I'll come back. Just in case, guard the house."

"But Nana-"

She cut him off. "When everyone comes back, tell them to be careful. Okay?" She gave him a quick kiss on the cheek, turning slightly red. "Bye!"

Tommy watched as the girl ran off, touching his cheek. "Please come back."

As Nana ran, she fought back the tears. She's gonna kill us, she thought. I hope I can fend her off long enough for Zoe to get away....

At the private airport

The plane descended and landed on the small runway. Miss Shirakawa, along with five other scientists, unboarded the aircraft. Behind them, another man was pushing Mariko down the ramp in a wheelchair.

"You have thirty minutes," Miss Shirakawa said. "After that, we will leave and try again later. Director Kakuzawa doesn't want you out too long. We already have the roads blocked off."

The man pushing the wheelchair held out a remote control. "If you pull anything, we won't hesitate to blow you up. Just remember what we did to your arm."

Mariko looked the the prostetic arm they had fitted her with, much like the ones Nana had. She lifted it using her vectors, then sighed.

"I remember. I won't do anything bad."

"Good. If you sensed Number Seven, there's a good chance she'll show up here because she can sense you as well. Tear her apart...." The man told her.

Back at Takuya's house

"Where's Nana?" Takuya asked, idly scratching his armpit as he walked through the front door.

Tommy looked at the brunette, his face grim. "She took off. Anyway, how was the movie?"

Takuya frowned. "Forget the damn movie. What do you mean she took off?"

Zoe came up behind him, then looked around. "Nana?"

"She told me to stay here and tell you guys to be careful," Tommy said.

"Why? Be careful of what?" Takuya asked.

Tommy sighed. "She told me that someone was sent to retrieve her and Zoe. She's going to try to stop them."

"What?! Someone's after them?" Takuya asked, confused.

"Yeah. She told me that after Zoe escaped from the research facility, she was sent to bring her back. But after the facility ordered for her to be killed, her 'Papa' helped her get away. That's how you found Zoe on the beach, I guess. She got injured after she escaped and washed up on the beach."

Takuya looked dumbfounded. "Uhhh..........so..........Zoe and Nana are like test subjects?"

"Yeah, apparently so. And now they're being hunted." Tommy sighed. "Nana promised me she would come back, but I'm afraid that she won't..."

"I'm going after her," Takuya said. "Even though I'm still confused about what the fuck is going on, she's part of the family now. So I won't let anything happen to her."

With that, he ran out the house in pursuit of Nana, with Zoe close behind.

"Zoe, stay here! If they're after you, then you shouldn't come with me," he shouted back to her.

The blond continued to follow him and shook her head. "No! Go with!"

Takuya sighed. "Fine, but stay behind me the entire time. I don't want you to get hurt."

"Be careful!" Tommy shouted after them.

At the beach

Bando flexed the fingers of his robotic hand. "About fucking time this thing was fixed."

Chief Kurama stared at him. "I did my part of the bargain, now I want you to do yours. Find Zoe and kill her."

"That won't be much of a problem. I hope this thing doesn't fall apart on me like it did last time," Bando said with annoyed look. "The stupid thing couldn't stand the recoil of a damn gun.

"I made it stronger this time," Kurama replied. "It should withstand up to about two-hundred pounds now. I did all I could to make sure the new arm stayed intact. You'll need it if you're going up against Zoe."

Bando smirked. "Good to know. Now I'm off to find me a Diclonius..."

Back to the airport

Nana cautiously made her way down the road, walking past the blockade signs.

"It's now or never," she said to herself, swallowing in fear. "I have to stop her."

After a few minutes, she could see a group of people standing behind a young girl in a wheelchair. By now the special assault team had shown up. They stood in the back, holding their guns ready.

That's her? Nana wondered. That's who they sent to retrieve us? A little girl?

"That's the girl I sensed," Mariko said.

"It's Number Seven," Miss Shirakawa told her. "Remember, you try anything funny, and we'll set off the other explosives in you."

"I know, I know," Mariko replied impatiently. "But I still get to kill her, right?"

One of the scientists, Bryce Donovan, walked up next to her.

"Yup. Have fun with her," he said.

"Oh, good!" Mariko clapped excitedly.

"Her vectors reach up to eleven meters," Donovan said to Miss Shirakawa. "Number Seven doesn't have a chance."

If she's just a kid, maybe I can get her by shooting my arms at her, Nana thought to herself. Before she could, however, Mariko released her twenty-six vectors.

Nana's arms and one of her legs were pulled off and thrown to the side. Her clothes were immediately shredded and she was held upside down by her remaining leg. Mariko began to beat her, whipping the girl side to side. Nana was unable to reach the girl, as she was too far away.

"Let me go!" She yelled, trying to thrash.

Nana was flung into a rail, then back into the pavement. A moment later, one of the vectors started to drag her closer to Mariko.

"She's fun!" Mariko said with a laugh.

"You think we should tell her to stop tormenting Number Seven and to just finish her off?" Miss Shirakawa whispered to Donovan.

Donovan shook his head. "No. Just let her do what she wants. As long as she kills her, that's all that matters."

The woman sighed, then looked back at the girls. By now Nana was only a few feet away from Mariko.

"Won't be long now," Donovan said.

curse you cliffhangers! but don't worry, chapter 32 is coming soon. and yes i finally woke up ^_^ its hard to sleep when you can hear bagpipes in the backround (don't ask cuz i don't know......) takuya and zoe are coming to the rescue :] i hope you liked this chapter, so let me know by reviewing ^_^ laterz