hey guys. Im so sorry you havent read/heard from me for so long. To make up for it i will post 2 chapters now, with a bit of luck anotherone tomorrow, but my teachers hate me so...

Joy-Anne's pov

I was shocked. This was my worst nightmare, for someone to take Marc away from me. How could they? I had to do something. Still in shock I went to my bedroom and quickly changed into trousers and a shirt. I took all the weapons I had, and placed them in the right pockets. Then I rushed out to find Soryu. He had to help me.

Eisuke's pov

After a nice conversation Joy-Anne went to freshen up.

I leaned back and took another sip. I was impressed. She wasn't pure beauty after all, she could be funny, and was definitely very smart. I wondered why she always put up that mask of coldness...

A loud slamming noise interrupted my thoughts. I looked up, my eyes meeting hers. Then I saw that she had changed. Why would she do that? I was about to ask her but she cut me off: "Eisuke, where is Soryu? " She asked, sounding rather angry. I was stunned. "The fuck?!" I yelled "Why on earth? " She sighed. In one swift motion she pulled out a gun -where did that gun come from?!- and pointed it at me. "Where is Soryu? " She repeated. I could only stammer. "D-d-downstairs". She didn't say a word after that. She just ran off.

Joy-Anne's pov

That moron. Why couldn't he just tell me where Soryu was? I thought while pointing my gun at him. I didn't have much time left, only 40 minutes, since I read the text later than it came in..

When Eisuke finally told me where I could find Soryu, I rushed downstairs. 39 minutes. When I ran into the living room I saw him, Soryu was talking with the rest of the guys. "Soryu! " I called out. He looked up lazily. "What? Don't you see we are busy?" I repeated myself. "What is it woman?!" He yelled, angry now. "They've got Marc. "

Everyone's pov

The room went quiet. It took a few seconds before someone spoke again. "You mean your assistant Marc?" Baba asked. Joy-Anne merely nodded, not taking het eyes of Soryu. Soryu slowly stood up and walked away. "Soryu!" Her voice sounded rather desperate. "Come with me, all of you." He simply said, before walking off.

After a split second of confusion everyone started running after him. Joy-Anne was there first, then the rest. Soryu started talking to Joy-Anne so the rest of them couldn't hear what he was saying.

Joy-Anne's pov

Thank god, I thought hearing him say he would help me. I quickly walked to him. When I stood next to him I saw the pain in his eyes. I understood that. We hadn't talked in years before this auction thing started, and now the first thing I asked him if he could help me save my son. Soryu interrupted my thoughts by asking me questions. "Who, where, and why?" "I think the black panthers did it. They wanted to make a deal but I said no." I looked at him. "Probably some revenge action. The where is easy, we just trace the text message." Soryu nodded. "We will have to do that first" He told me. Normally I would have scolded

at him for saying things I already knew, but not this time. This time I didn't care how it happened, as long as Marc was save. The detective came up from behind us, I had forgotten his name. "They are at 375 goldstreet. " I nodded at him, although I wasn't too exited about the fact that he had stole the cellphone from me to get this information. Soryu looked at me "What's your stash?" I thought for a while. I had those ninja star things, a couple of daggers and knives and a gun laying upstairs. "Not enough" I answered.

I took them to my apartment, and opened the door. Baba was the first one to say something. "Nice place you've got here. " "Of course she has a nice apartment, she lives in a bloody Tree Spades Hotel. " a voice said from behind us. Of course it was Eisuke. "Now, con someone explain to me what we are doing here, and why she has a gun?" He was obviously very irritated. Ota quickly explained the situation. "I see." I walked through the apartment. "Come on!" I called to the men behind me. I walked into my bedroom, pushed a button and revealed a walk in closet. I walked to the closet, roughly pushed aside a few designer gowns and typed in a code. I took a step back. I turned around to see the look on the guys faces. Baba:stunned Ota:shocked Detective whose name I kept forgetting, something whit an M?: pretending not to be impressed. Eisuke: almost angry Soryu: smirking. I turned around once again, and this time I didn't face a wall covered with dresses and makeup. I faced a wall loaded with guns, knives, let's say every awesome weapon you can imagine.

After taking every weapon I could carry to a table I handed them out. The heaviest ones to the detective and Soryu. The simple, more easy to control ones to Eisuke and Ota. Baba I gave a meaningful look. He smirked. "Sorry" I rolled my eyes, trying not to look at the box he had stuffed in his jacket. He had obviously tried to steal some of my precious weaponry. I looked around the table "Soryu you call your team. The rest of you, come with me."

Running as fast as we could, we went to the basement, where my car was. Soryu stood there, waiting. I jumped in the front seat, while the others squeezed themselves in the back. As soon as the last door slammed close, Soryu started driving. Fast. "So, Joy-Anne..." Ota started. I turned around in my seat so I could look at him. He clearly took that as a sign to finish his sentence. "Are you a mobster?" I was surprised for a second. I thought that they would have known by now. "I am." I answered, managing to keep a straight face, and not show my confusion. "She is an Ice Dragon. " Soryu added. The car went quiet, and everyone looked at me. "What?!" I asked, getting uncomfortable. "But you don't look Japanese, or Asian for that matter" I couldn't help myself and started laughing. This time it was their turn to look surprised and confused. "There are Ice Dragons all over the world, Soryu's branch is just a small part of that. I heard Soryu grumble. "Sorry Sor. It's the truth though. " I giggled. It was silent for a while. We drove East, to a industry district. Just when I wanted to say that we were almost there Baba spoke up. "Does that tattoo have anything to do with that, mobster thing?" I smiled at him. "Well of course. "

Eisuke's pov

So I had seen it right. Well obviously, it's me, but that blue I kept seeing on her hand was in fact there. Joy-Anne rolled up her sleave to reveal a blue snake like figure circling her arm. "This is the tail, and on my shoulder and back is the rest of the Dragon's body." Everyone, including me was in awe. It really was a beautiful tattoo. Joy-Anne explained that she normally wore a suit so nobody would see it. It was less trouble that way. We talked about her tattoo for a bit when suddenly her face turned cold again. "We're here." Was all she said before turning around and getting out of the car. I felt weird inside. Like I had a snake for a stomach. Soryu gave us orders and we just did as we were told. We walked to the biggest building in the area, and went in. We walked through the large double doors, into one of the biggest rooms I had ever seen. It must have been a factory hall. All the way in the back, I could make out a figure sitting on a chair, with a bag over his head. Next to him were 2 men. The left one was pointing a gun at the figure's head, the other was pointing his gun at the figures chest. I saw Joy-Anne, who walked in front of me, flinch for a second. Then, with a speed I had never seen before, she and Soryu started running. They pulled out their guns, and so did I. Joy-Anne shot both the men standing there and went to the person sitting there. She pulled of the bag, and screamed. It was Marc alright, but he was barely recognisable. His head was full of blood, and as far as I could tell his nose was broken. I ran closer, checking the hall for any bad guys. I didn't see any.

I turned around and nearly vomited. Marc looked awful. I decided to look at Joy-Anne instead. That wasn't a good plan eather. I could see the look on her face. She looked calm, but I could see the pain in her eyes. She was about to say something when Marc spoke up. "Get out of here. " He said in a weak voice. "Of course honey, and you are coming with us." Joy-Anne said sweetly. "Mom." Everyone turned around when Marc said it, with more force than we thought possible. "It's a trap. " as soon as Marc had said that, a group of -I can no other describe them as bad guys came running in and started shooting. "Shoot back you idiots! " Joy-Anne yelled, at which everyone started running, yelling and fighting. It was total chaos, and there was blood everywhere. I started shooting people, they shot at me.

After a while there weren't many left, and everyone was out of amo. I stopped, breathing heavily. I looked around. I saw Soryu punching a guy in the face, Mamoru slammed his fists in someone's stomach, Ota kicked a man from behind, and Joy-Anne sat besides Marc, talking softly, and cutting him loose. I walked up to them. "Are you alright?" I asked them. "We are, thank you. " Joy-Anne answered in a hushed tone. I looked at Marc. He was silently crying. "I had to set his nose back in place. Unfortunately, that does hurt a lot. " Joy-Anne said, wiping the tears on Marc's face away with her thumbs. "Let's go home" she whispered with a sad smile.