Yuri's grin was replaced by an irritated scowl. The knife she plunged into Maido's chest found itself planted into the earth infront of her. Her hands shook in anger while the figure behind her laughed. From the shadows of the trees, she stepped forward to reveal long, blonde hair that flowed down her back and a pair of gold eyes that glowed like those of a monster. Maido smiled widely, her usual serious expression replaced with that of a cheerful one.

" Hahaha, I've never fought anyone before, and I'm looking forward to fighting you in armed combat. Teehee~" Maido revealed a knife hidden in her pocket.

" I can't believe my luck... I found this while cleaning Yoku's room. It is a knife with its edge facing the opposite direction. It's probably used for sparring and training." Maido glances at Yuri, her eyes shot her a look of pure anger.

" Are you jealous? If you want, you can take it from me." Maido smiled as she flips the knife in the air. Yuri scowls at this and quickly grabs her knife from the ground.

" It's been a while since someone put up a decent fight against me." Yuri breathes in and out, before lowering her body closer to the ground.

" A frontal assault? Fine, I'll take you head on!" Maido plants her feet on the ground and goes into a defensive stance.

A moment of silence fell between them. An aura of bloodlust emanates from both of the girls. Their gazes clashed with each other, waiting for either to look away or blink. In a blink of an eye, dust and leaves flew up into the air and a loud clashing sound can be heard. The loud clang of steel echoed trough the area, the sound of two monsters clashing with each other. Sparks can be seen flying within the dust cloud created by their fast and powerful movements. It was hard to see, due their actions being hidden by the clouds of leaves and dust along with their speed. Suddenly, a figure was thrown into the ground. But before she could crash unto the forest floor, she managed to changed her position mid air, causing her to land on her feet instead of her back. Her violet eyes glared into the raging storm of leaves and dust to meet the golden gaze of a small girl.

" You're pretty agile." Maido said with a calm voice. The dust settled around Maido, revealing a smile that could make a grown man shiver in his shoes.

" I'm surprised you can even nove with that stuffy outfit of yours." Yuri said as stands upright before entering a stance.

" Hahaha, yes. It is hard. Tell you what, I'm just gonna stand here and block all of your atta-" Maido was cut short of her sentence. Within milliseconds, she managed to block the sudden attack of Yuri, catching her off guard. Yet, she didn't counter attack, allowing Yuri to jump back to safety.

" Rude. Anyways, I'll give you 10 minutes to attack me to your heart's content. This will make for some great data on how battles work." Maido smiles as she opens her arms her arms towards Yuri.

" Now come! Show me what you got!" In a taunting manner, Maido gestured Yuri to charge at her.

Yuri charged at Maido with unbelievable speed. Yuri went for a slicing motion, aiming for Maido's neck. Maido blocked the strike with her knife, then using her free hand, took hold of her arm. After swiveling her feet, she twisted and pulled Yuri's arm to disarm her. Yuri winced at the pain, dropping her knife due to the weakness and pain she felt. Maido kicks the knife away and lets go of the girl's arm. Seeing this, Yuri recoils her arm and glares at Maido. Yuri roars in anger as she threw a punch at Maido, but she effortlessly dodged it. She tried to sweep kick Maido's feet, but she jumped in the air to avoid it. Maido jumps back and yawns, taunting the furious Yuri. She run towards Maido, her fists clenched while letting out a cry like that of a lion's roar. She swings at Maido's direction, then took a jab at her, before throwing a right hook. But the blonde girl avoided or blocked all of the throws without breaking a sweat. Yuri jumps back and immediately goes on the defensive, but Maido simply ignored her and yawns.

" Is that the best you got?" Maido frowns in boredom. Yuri is now filled with rage.

In an instant, Yuri dashed for her knife. Maido didn't bother stopping her, she merely watched as the girl before her took arms once more. She raised her knife and aims it at Maido. In a few strides, she has closed the distance between them. Using both of her hands, she stabs the knife deep into her gut with all of her weight behind it. A sense of victory and triumph washes over her. But, her opponent did not fall before her. Her eyes widened in shock and terror. Maido has caught the blade of the knife between her fingers. She shoved Yuri away before tossing the knife beside her. Maido smirks as Yuri falls to her knees in defeat.

" I think I've already proved the difference in our abilities. If I were you, I'll just call it a day and forget about this ordeal." Maido turns around and looks around the place. Her bags are laid on the ground, thankfully, undamaged and untouched. But as she tried to reach down, she felt a sharp pain at her shoulder. Yuri cackled as Maido turned around to face her.

" Don't turn your back on me... I am not incapacitated yet..." Yuri hissed at Maido. A knife is imbedded deep inside Maido's shoulder, a clean hit from Yuri. But, Maido merely shrugs it off. Not a hint of pain can be seen on the blonde's face.

" Tch... You know, you just made a grave mistake." Maido pulled out the knife, large amounts of blood started pouring out from the wound.

" I told you, the moment you hurt me..." Maido threw the knife on the ground and smiles.

" I won." Maido snickers at the perplexed Yuri.

" I don't want to dirty up your uniform since you are still going to confess to Yoku. But, I also don't want Yoku to see this..." Maido turns around and picks up the two bags behind her. Yuri is speechless at the resilient girl, now having a profile of what kind of enemy she just fought.

" It would be real bad if Yoku found out you attacked me. It would surely hurt your chances with him and he might also hate you." Maido turns around to face Yuri, the girl now trembling in fear of Maido.

The small blonde girl picked up the bags beside her that is filled with her clothes. She sighs and takes a moment to reflect on something before smiling at Yuri. It wasn't a smile filled with bloodlust or anger, rather it was a warm and welcoming smile. Yuri felt herself even more scared at Maido's change in behavior. She slowly made her way towards her, careful as to not frighten or intimidate her that may cause her to do anything brash. Her small figure looms over Yuri, casting her shadow on the girl before her.

" You're in quite a spot here, huh? Kill me and you risk losing the small chance you have with Yoku. On the other hand, if you let me live, Yoku would clearly see what happened to me and you would surely be in a pickle." Maudi kneels beside her and takes the bag that Yuri was supposed to bring.

" Lucky for you, I'm not really a fan of ruining friendships." Yuri looks at Maido in surprise. Her warm smile comforts Yuri, melting her fears again.

" Now, let's get going. You've got at least 25 minutes to run to your school. I'd really like to hear how you confessed to him someday." Maido pats Yuri's shoulder. A motherly sort of aura can be felt when you look at her smile.

" I'm... I'm so sorry..." Yuri shivers in guilt, tears forming in her eyes as she bows her head. Maido hugs her tightly to try and calm her down. She pats her back as she embraced Yuri.

" There, there... It's okay... I forgi-" Maido stops speaking due to the tremendous pain she felt. She was backstabbed, both figuratively and literally. As she was stupefied by this betrayal, Yuri giggles as she twists the knife deeper into her back.

" I'm sorry, but I just can't risk it. Ahaha, although I regret doing this, I have no choice." Yuri pulled away from Maido's weakening embrace. A triumphant smile spread across her face as she pulls the knife out of her.

" Damn it Yuri. This was my best dress!" Maido looks at her with an irritated look. For a moment, Yuri's victorious smile wavered.

" Tsk... What a pain..." Maido gets up from the ground, coughing up blood in the process. Her two gashes now pouring out blood so much that the ground around her had multiple pools of blood. Yuri is baffled on how could a little girl still stand up even after such a mortal blow is inflicted on her.

" I'm going now... See you later. I hope you don't get rejected too hard." Maido picks up her bags and sighs. She passed Yuri, and stops for a moment.

" For a moment, I really thought we could've been friends... I hope we can still do." Maido coughs up some blood before walking forward, gradually increasing the speed of her pace. Yuri wanted to cut her down, but deep inside her, she didn't want to. She shakes her head and looks around the place, she still has to pick up a few of her knives here and there.

*DDLC: Our Reality*

Maido dashed towards the house, her speed is so fast it would probably put a certain Kenyan to shame. She can't let anyone see her wounds. She opens the door and quickly gets inside. It may not seem like it, but Maido has already lost about a liter and a half of her blood. She slams the door behind her and took of her shoes. She was about to run to the kitchen to get her first aid kit, but her legs gave way and she collapsed on the floor due to blood loss. As her vision darkened, she sighed in anger.

" Dinner... not... ready." She groaned out in pain as she tried to crawl her way to the kitchen. But, after a moment, she blacked out. A large pool of blood flowed outward from her body.

" I can't... die... yet..." Maido whispers as the house falls silent once more.