Haley

"Alright! I'm leaving, everyone! I'll be back in a few hours!" I yelled into the training building. I didn't hear a reply so I started to leave.

However, before I could do that, one of their masters stopped me.

"Hey Haley! Could you do me a favor and get some sake," he said.

"Sake? Didn't I already buy you some this week?" I asked. He laughed nervously.

"Yeah, well, I already drank it all!" he laughed. I sighed.

"Fine, I'll get you some more sake," I said, sighing once more. I figured out a long time ago that it was better not to argue with him on his intake of alcohol. He cheered then walked away somewhere.

"Haley? Did you say you're going shopping now?" Allie asked

"Yeah, why? You need something?" I asked.

"Nah. Not really. Just make sure you take your Taser, kay? Since Ashley's at school and I'm training with the Masters," Allie said. I nodded and she walked away.

"Okay, so now I need to make sure I buy some sake," I muttered. I walked out of the dojo and to the grocery store.

On my way there, I couldn't get that dream out of my mind.

"What could it possibly mean? Was it just a dream? Or could it be a memory from my past?" I muttered, crossing my arms. I shuddered, hoping that it was just a dream. A bad dream that I simply wanted to move on and forget about. However, my mind didn't seem to want me to do that since it kept repeating over and over in my head. Clearly in my mind's eye.

While I kept thinking about this, I wound up facing a wall. It didn't occur to me that someone had grabbed me until my back hit a wall, two men standing in front of me with pervertish looks in their eyes.

"Hey sugar. Wanna have some fun?" the guy asked, a nasty look in his eyes.

"Stay away from me! I'm warning you!" I said to them. The guy on my left laughed.

"You're feisty. That's good. Feisty makes things fun!" he smiled creepily. I barfed mentally and pulled out my Taser and electrocuted his butt! He fell down and I cheered.

"Don't get too cocky girl! You still have to worry about me!" the other guy said. I turned around to face him and got punched in the face. The force of it sent me and my Taser flying. When I landed, my Taser slid out of my grasp.

"No! My Taser!" I yelled. Then I suddenly felt something on top of me. I looked over my shoulder to see that creep sitting on top of me and that I was lying on my stomach.

"Now, girly. Just stay still and enjoy the experience," he said.

"Get off of me!" I yelled.

"No way!" he said. I heard him unzipping his pants and gulped.

This could not be happening to me! I thought, silently pleading for someone to come help me.

"Hey! I believe I heard the lady telling you to get off!" a man said. I looked forward and up to see a man with huge muscles, black wavy hair that was tied back with a ponytail, standing there in the alleyway with his arms crossed.

"Why don't you back off old man before I get serious," the guy on top of me said. I saw an angry mark suddenly appear on the bigger guys face.

"Old man?" he muttered. He walked over to us and grabbed the back of the guy's shirt.

"Hey man! Can't you see I'm busy?" the guy asked. The bigger guy picked him off of me like he was nothing more than a lightweight and tossed him back towards the creep's friend. I shakily stood up.

"Um, thank you," I said. The big guy turned to me with a surprised expression. I could tell that he was blushing.

"Um, uh, yeah. No prob. Don't sweat it," he said. "Say, what were you doing in this alleyway to begin with?" he asked.

"Uh, well these guys kind of caught me off my guard and just pulled me into this alleyway while no one else was looking," I explained. He sighed and facepalmed.

"You sure are unobservant, aren't ya kid?" he said.

"Hey! I am not a kid! I am a full grown woman!" Haley yelled. The big guys just laughed.

"Sure sure! You're, what, 17?" he asked. I growled.

"Am not! I'm 24!" I yelled. He flinched and rubbed the back on his head again with the same blush.

"I'm sorry. I didn't know," he muttered.

"Well, now you do," I quietly said. The guy started to walk away but I stopped him. "Wait."

"What?" he asked. He had stopped walking and looked over his shoulder at me. I fully turned to look at him.

"What's your name?" I asked. He then turned to look at me as well.

"Why? Um, that is, why do you want to know?" he asked, his face turning slightly red out of embarrassment.

"I just want to know what the name is of the person who saved me," I answered. I know it's a tad cliché but I didn't care. I at least wanted to thank him properly.

"Oh, okay. The name's Sakaki. Shio Sakaki," he said, pointing at himself. Then he began to rub the back of his neck once more and I began to wonder why he did that. "Um, what's your name?"

"Huh? Oh, my name's Haley. Sorry but I don't exactly know my last name. The person who adopted me a while back said that I could choose it but I never have," I said. "Anyway, thank you for saving me, Shio Sakaki."

"Please, just call me Sakaki. And it's no problem, Haley No Last Name," he said. I laughed.

"Good one!" I said, smiling.

"Thanks. Well, with that I ought to get going," he said. "See ya, Haley." I waved goodbye as he walked away. Then I heard a crunch noise and then him swearing when he got out of sight. I looked down to see my Taser. On the ground. Broken… Oh, he was in for now!

"I don't care if he saved me! He broke my only defense! Get back here, Shio Sakaki!" I yelled, running with all my might around the corner to see him nowhere to be found. "Darn it!" I muttered. He will pay. I will make him buy me a new Taser or have him face the wrath of Ashley and Allie! Mark my words, Sakaki! Mark my words…