Chitaru was reading the newspaper, seating on her couch. That was still the morning. The tall girl was alone at her home. Hitsugi had gone for a walk for one hour. Chitaru began to be a little worried. She didn't like when Hitsugi wasn't with her, she was afraid that she would return to the Datura organisation.

After Black Class, both Chitaru and Hitsugi stopped the assassination business. Because of the poison she had drunk, Chitaru had been in a coma for some months. Thankfully, it wasn't a lethal poison. Hitsugi used it to neutralize people, but not necessarily to kill them. It wasn't the same as the one she had planned to use to kill Haru. After her coma, Chitaru had to go in rehabilitation, her body had become weak due to her long invalidity. Hitsugi survived because, unconsciously, Chitaru didn't really want to kill her, her knife didn't stab her to death. The tall girl wasn't mad at Hitsugi, but she didn't fully forgive her. It took some time for Chitaru to forgive the short girl. She figured out that vengeance wasn't justice and decided to help Hitsugi to leave Datura and stop being an assassin.

It had been two weeks since Chitaru finished her rehab. She had moved to her old house, with Hitsugi. Her body was still weak, so she couldn't live alone. Also, Chitaru couldn't let Hitsugi at her own fate. Even if she was her former enemy, Chitaru wanted to protect the short girl.

The tall girl finished the newspaper and sighed, still worried about where Hitsugi could be right now.

"Kirigaya!" Shiena shouted, terrified.

The brunette looked at the girl who had poisoned her. Shiena stand up and tried to run away from Hitsugi, but because of her bad vision and her injuries, she fell once again. The short girl approached of her, which made Shiena more panicked.

"Stay away from me, you psycho poisoner!" Shiena stammered, frightened.

Shiena looked in Hitsugi's eyes. They weren't the same eyes as before, they weren't the cold eyes she had seen when she was poisoned. Hitsugi's eyes had changed, the brunette could see something different in them, something who looked like…guiltiness.

"Don't be afraid, I'm not going to attack you, I don't even have weapons on me." Hitsugi said.

"You're not armed?" Shiena asked, suspicious.

Hitsugi showed her hands, to prove that she was saying the truth. She didn't even have her pink teddy bear with her. The brunette seemed to be reassured. The short girl noticed blood on Shiena's leg.

"You're bleeding! What's happened? Why are you hurt?" Hitsugi asked, worried.

Shiena showed a mischievous smile.

"So, you can't defend yourself, right, Kirigaya? You're vulnerable right now, just a harmless little girl, huh?" the brunette said.

Shiena stood up, with the object she had taken in her drawer and threatened Hitsugi with it. It was a revolver.

"Too bad for you, I am armed." Shiena said.

Vengeful, the brunette thought of shooting Hitsugi. It was Hitsugi's turn to be afraid. But, Shiena couldn't shoot a girl who looked like a little kid. Also, she wasn't armed, it would be unfair. Suddenly, Shiena thought about another idea, Hitsugi could bring her to someone who could help her.

"Brings me to Namatame!" Shiena ordered.

"Chitaru-san, can you come here please? It's really important." Hitsugi asked.

Chitaru was in her bedroom when she heard Hitsugi's voice calling her from the living room. The tall girl took her cane (she couldn't walk without it, because of her weak body) and headed to the living room.

"What's going on, Hitsu…" Chitaru began to say.

It was a shock for her to see Shiena, who was holding Hitsugi, pointing a revolver against her temple. The brunette seemed to be nervous, while Hitsugi was surprisingly calm.

"Kenmochi-san, what are you doing?" Chitaru asked, confused. "I know you want revenge for yourself because of what Hitsugi did to you, but please…"

"I'm not here for vengeance. Well, yes, but that's not about Kirigaya."

"Chitaru-san, she's hurt, and maybe she hit her head…"

"No, I don't, I'm alright, shut up!" Shiena protested. "I just need your help, Namatame."

"My…help? Ok, we can talk, no need to be violent. Just let Hitsugi go, ok?"

With some hesitations, Shiena freed Hitsugi, but she still pointed her revolver on her. The brunette noticed Chitaru's cane.

"I need some advice from you, Namatame. But, what happened to you? Why do you need a cane…"

Hitsugi used Shiena's confusion to take her gun, which was hidden under a bibelot.

"You need to calm down now, or I shoot you." said Hitsugi.

"I can also shoot you." Shiena said, a bit worried.

"Really? Without your glasses and at this distance, I doubt it." Hitsugi replied.

Shiena realised that she was right. As she dropped her weapon, Hitsugi run to her, and shot a dart. The brunette received it and began to feel dizzy. She lost consciousness, but Hitsugi caught her before she touched the floor.

Otoya woke up. She was still hidden in the empty apartment. The serial killer yawned.

"Hurry up and find me, Shiena-chan, I'm bored now…"

Shiena was still a bit dizzy when she woke up. She noticed that she was lying on an unknown couch. Touching her legs, she also noticed that she didn't have her pants, only her panties. Hitsugi was sitting next to her, on a chair. She had a childish smile on her face.

"Kenmochi-san, you have nice underwear, you know?" Hitsugi giggled.

"Huh? Shut up! What have you done to me?"

"Relax, it was just a tranquilizer dart, not poison." Hitsugi answered.

"Why am I in panties?" Shiena asked, embarrassed.

"We needed to remove it, to take care of your injury, on your leg. The wound had reopened."

"Where are my pants?"

"Chitaru-san put them in the laundry, they were covered in blood."

"Where is Namatame?"

"In the shower."

Shiena sighed. She was alone with Hitsugi for a moment.

"Do you want to eat? Or drink?" Hitsugi asked.

"No, you could put poison on it."

"Don't be so rude, I wouldn't do that!"

Suddenly, Hitsugi approached the brunette, and touched her injured leg.

"Who did that to you?" Hitsugi asked.

"That's none of your business!"

"Are you still angry for what happened in Black Class?"

Once again, Shiena saw guiltiness in Hitsugi's eyes.

"No, I'm not. In fact, I'm a bit grateful." Shiena answered.

"Grateful? Why? I poisoned you!"

"Yeah, but if you hadn't done that, I would have tried to kill Ichinose. She's an innocent girl, she doesn't deserve to die."

Shiena suddenly smiled to Hitsugi, who was surprised. The short girl hugged the brunette.

"I'm sorry, Kenmochi-san." She honestly said.

Chitaru left the bathroom, and smiled when she saw Shiena forgiving Hitsugi.

Otoya turned around in the empty apartment, quite bored. It was now the night.

"Damn, Shiena-chan, where are you?"

After Hitsugi went to bed, Shiena started a discussion with Chitaru. The brunette admired her, the tall girl was a nice person, what was surprising for an assassin. She was different from the other assassins in Black Class. If someone could help her with her problem, it was Chitaru.

"Kirigaya is already sleeping?" Shiena asked.

"Well, she's like a kid, she needs to sleep a lot." Chitaru answered.

"How old is she?"

"15."

"And you?"

"18."

"Oh, then your relation is legal." Shiena said.

Chitaru suddenly blushed.

"You said you need my help." the tall girl said.

"Yes. I want to kill someone, but I'm not sure if it's alright."

"Who do you want to kill ?" Chitaru asked.

"Takechi Otoya." Shiena replied.

Chitaru seemed to be surprised.

"Why?"

Shiena didn't want to say that Otoya had tortured and raped her.

"She stole my glasses." the brunette answered.

"Kenmochi-san, what's the real reason? She's the one who hurt you?"

"Yes, it was her."

"Well, even if Takechi-san is a horrible person, killing is wrong, whatever the reason. You shouldn't kill her."

"Then what am I supposed to do? Forgive her?" Shiena asked. "That's impossible, she doesn't deserve forgiveness!"

"But, you forgave Hitsugi…"

"This is different! They aren't comparable. Takechi is a serial killer who killed innocent people for pleasure, someone like her doesn't deserve mercy!" Shiena said.

"Then, call the police."

"No, I can't. I'm an assassin, Takechi can denounce me, and I don't want to go to jail. The only thing I can do is to kill her. But I don't know where she is, this psychopath wants to play hide and seek with me…"

"She's probably hidden somewhere evident." Chitaru said.

Shiena thought about it. Somewhere evident, where could it be? Suddenly, the brunette realised she knew where Otoya was probably hidden.

"Thanks, Namatame. I have to go now." Shiena said and she headed for the door.

"Do you really plan to kill Takechi?" Chitaru asked, worried.

"I don't know what I'm going to do." Shiena admitted, before leaving Chitaru's house.

Shiena arrived to her apartment. If Otoya was hidden somewhere, it was probably in one of the empty apartments. After having checked the majority of them, the brunette opened the one next to her apartment. The serial killer was there. She seemed to be happy to see Shiena.

"Welcome home, Shiena-chan!"

Corrected by HolyBhunivelze.