Valentina sat there with a million thoughts running through her head. She wasn't too sure what she was going to do. She was relieved that her friend was ok, annoyed because she was dating some Varia scum bag. Her phone went off again.

Are you going to make me come to Japan to see you?

Val changed into a pair of black denim skinny jeans, and a matching top, and left her apartment.

Val thought about taking the train, but the trains are always so packed she thought while slipping her keys into her pocket. Sliding her ear buds in she decided it was best just to jog the four miles. She was halfway to the house where Dino was staying when she heard a scream. Down an alley way to her left she saw a small girl being hassled by two guys; they looked about the same age as her. One had long shaggy brown hair and the other had some slicked back greaser style going on. The girl was in a school uniform and had her brown hair pulled up into a messy bun.

"I told you I don't want to, So leave me alone PLEASE!" the little girl squeaked out. Sounding much more like a frightened mouse then a high school girl.

The shaggy haired guy pulled on her arm and the girl winced "C'mon we'll be nice if you just cooperate."

That was all Val could take from watching this little scene being played out.

"Hey she asked nicely so why don't you leave before you get hurt." Val yelled

The two guys turned their heads in val's direction.

"Look a tourist" The shaggy guy said

"Should we play with her instead" ask the grease head

"Don't talk about me like I am not here, I can hear you, ya know." Val said

The two guys let the little girl go, who ran away like the hounds of hell where on her heels, and started walking towards Val.

"You are going to play nice." The blond guy said

"We'll be gentle" said the second guy

Val smirked "well see I don't play too well with others" She said in a sing song voice as she reached in the side of her shoe and tossed a handful of knives at the idiots leaving them pinned to the walls. Cursing.

Well that was fun but now I have to go, Please feel free to hang around. She snickered at her own joke and then ran the rest the way to Dinos.

When she got to Dinos she was still laughing on the inside. Dino was sitting in front of the T.V. watching some horrible drama. Val bounced on the couch on the opposite side of Dino.

So Dino guess what happened today?

You got a purple hippo. Dino said dryly

"Nope but I'll add that to my Christmas list, I got a text message from Belphegor."

"oh, that's nice." Dino said focusing on the T.V.

"okay then well then I'll head back to my apartment."

She was half way to the door when she heard the sound of liquid being spat out

"Valentina Nicole Simon!, what did you just say!?

"I am going back to my apartment?" she said sarcastically

"No… Before that."

"I'll add a purple hippo to my Christmas list?"

"No after that." Dino seethed he was clearly losing his patients

"I got a text from Belphegor.."

"I told you not to speak to that psychopath again,"

Well for one I didn't speak to him HE texted ME, and for two he told me Jess is alive."

"It could be a ploy to get to you, ignore him if Jessica is alive I am sure she'll contact you."

"Yeah whatever Dino, again YOU are not my dad."

"If your father was he YOU would be grounded and the psychopath would be spread across the ocean by now!" he said raising his voice.

Valentina didn't say another word, she slid her ear buds back in, turned up the volume, and left.

Dino looked at Jacob who sat at the glass table trying not to laugh.

"What's so funny Jacob?" Dino growled

"Nothing sir just the fact that the little teenager who just walked out the door is the only one who gets away with ignoring you." Jacob said still stifling a laugh.

"Ha ha ha, Jacob. Go clean the toilets or something." Dino growled

All Dino heard were the sounds of Jacobs's laughter fading down the hallway. Damn teenagers and their rebellious stages. He mumbled to himself while pushing play on the soap opera he paused.

Valentina sat on her bed thought of the conversation earlier. She finally got up the courage to send the text.

I am glad she's well, but don't contact me anymore. Dino's going to get mad, anyways you're a Varia and I am not. You're too clingy. Good by princess.

She hit the send button and stared out her window, she felt depressed for some reason. Is it because it told him to leave me alone? She wondered as she reached into the icebox to grab an ice-cream cone but all she found was an empty box. She huffed as she threw the box in the trashcan. Well the good thing about Japan is there is convince stores, and vending machines everywhere she said out loud as she strapped her knifes back in place, and walked out the door.

As soon as she left the gate to her apartment and got onto the main street she could tell she was being followed. The person had heavy footsteps, and was getting closer to her by the second.

"You know if you're going to follow someone wouldn't it be best to try and keep your footsteps quite?" Val Snicker

"I knew it." The guy behind her said

Valentina smirked as she turned around and came face to chest with the shaggy haired kid from before. Her smirk grew wider as she looked up into a pair of caramel colored eyes. Originally she thought his hair was brown, but it was a sandy blond color, his lips where tilted in a smirk.

"Find something amusing, Miss Simon?"

Her eyes widen just for a second when she heard him call her by her real last name.

"Nope….. Just trying to figure out why a guy like you picks up on little girls in dark allies. Are you a lollicon or something?"

His eyes widened and then narrowed. His smirk he was wearing turned into a frown, and he stood there for a second glaring at her.

"Well it was nice chatting with you MR. creepy, stalker, lollicon person." She laughed as she turned and started walking away.

"You know you are either pretty cocky, or really dumb to be talking to me like that." He growled as he reached for her arm and spun her back around."

Within the second it took him to spin her back around Valentina pulled out her knife and had it to his jugular. She looked up and smiled sweetly

"And you're not just some creepy lollicon, you're also an idiot, if you know who I am then you should have expected this. This blade is covered in venom, one little poke and you're dead." She said her words coated in sugar

"You're bluffing." He said

"Wanna find out if I am?" she said as she put the blade to the edge of his skin

"Now MR lollicon, who are you with, and what do you want? Keep it short I have important things to do."

"I am Hiro Tsukino, first son of the leader of Burakku ryu. My blood type is AB, I'm going to be a fourth year in high school. I hate squid, but love pocky. I am not a lollicon, and I just wanted to have a conversation with you, oh and I am a Gemini." He finished with a grin.

Val couldn't hold it in any longer, she laughed until her sides got sore, leaving Hiro to stare at her baffled.

When she finally quite laughing she looked up to see him holding her knife, he was examining it.

"It's not poisoned." He said flatly.

"Well it would've sucked for you if it was." She giggled out

"C'ya around Hiro-chan." She said in a sing song voice as she walked to the convenience store for her much needed ice-cream fix.