Chapter 16: Wake up

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail or High School DxD. The former is owned by Hiro Mashima and the latter is owned by Ichiei Ishibumi

Akeno stepped out of her dorm room wearing a violet bathrobe and slippers. The other girls living at Fairy Hills told her about the open bath area on the first floor. Each tenant had their own private bathroom, but the bathing area was much more majestic. It had a large rectangular pool of water, ornamental rocks decorating the edge of the pool, and a beautiful lake view painted on the walls.

Akeno walked down the hall to the room next to hers and knocked on the door. Meredy came to the door a few seconds later still wearing her pajamas.

"You should probably get up now. We don't want to be late." Akeno said pleasantly.

"Late for what?" Meredy replied sleepily and let out a big yawn.

Akeno had a guilty look on her face. "Oh riiiiiight. I'm sorry. I forgot to tell you that Natsu's team picked a job for us. Remember that we're obligated to go with him because he's technically responsible for us. I knew I forgot something last night!"

"Seriously! How could you forget something that important?!" Meredy shouted at her friend.

"Oh my. Someone's awake now. I don't see what the big deal is. It's not like you had anything planned for today. I would've told you at the restaurant, but you seemed busy with Juvia in the pond.

Meredy gasped. "How did you-"

"You two are the worst spies in history. By the way, how did it feel to be inside Juvia's body?" Akeno smirked cunningly.

Meredy growled angrily as steam came out of her ears. "I don't know how'd it feel to be inside Natsu's mouth!" The door slammed in Akeno's face.

"It was very hot and sensational!" Akeno yelled from outside Meredy's room. "Come on! You should come with me to the open bath area. I heard it's really nice!"

"I'm never going near water again! You can't make me!" Meredy yelled from inside her room.

"Fine, but we're still going on that job later. I can't disappoint my lover."

"You went on one date!"

"Jealous much?"

"I will so hit you!"

Akeno arrived at the bathing area. The room was already comfortably warm from the water. Akeno disrobed in the clothing area and stepped into the room. There was already a group of girls occupying the space. She spotted Cana, Juvia, and Levy lounging by the pool.

"Hey Akeno. How's it going?" Cana greeted her happily.

"Akeno! What happened with you and Natsu after you left the restaurant! I'm dying to know!" Juvia said excitedly, but realized what she just said. "I mean hello!"

Levy just looked at her with disgust and turned her head. Akeno wasn't offended though. She had a feeling that Levy would be behaving like this.

"Nice to see you girls too! Oh and Juvia no need to be embarrassed. Natsu and I knew you were spying on us the entire time."

"Damn! And here I thought I was being so clever."

Akeno made her way to one of the stools in front of the mirrors and rinsed herself off with the shower-head and soap. After that, she joined the other girls by the pool. Levy moved herself over to the other side when Akeno stepped in. She was upset that the other girls chose to stay by Akeno instead of joining her.

"She may hold a grudge over you for a long time, but you have nothing to feel bad about. I'm happy for you and Natsu." Cana whispered to Akeno.

"Thanks Cana. I appreciate it."

"Anytime girl. Now seriously, how did your date go with him last night?"

"He took me out to a nice restaurant and then we went to a peak where he used his magic to shoot off fireworks for me."

"I had a feeling that was him. Why else would there random fireworks at night? He's lucky Erza is still out on a job. She would have been on his ass for causing a disturbance or something like that."

"Anyway he was really sweet, we got along really well, and we had a hot make-out session by the pond near the restaurant. Juvia can probably tell you all about that though." Juvia had a guilty look on her face.

Levy was overhearing everything and started grinding her teeth.

"Whoa! You sure love to share. On second thought maybe we shouldn't talk about this here." Cana noticed Levy fuming in her corner.

"Say whatever you want! I couldn't care less about him!" Levy yelled from across the pool.

"Wow. You got me convinced." Akeno said sarcastically. She heard about how Levy treated Natsu the other day and thought she was way too harsh on him. If levy was gonna act like a bitch about it then Akeno had no sympathy for her.

Levy glared at Akeno angrily. "Whatever. You think he's into you now, but once he sees past those gigantic tits he'll realize all of your little flaws." Levy grabbed her towel and made her way of the bathing area.

"Don't believe anything she says. I know that seems like a bitch now, but she's actually a really sweet girl. She's just been into Natsu for so long that it's a very unsettling situation. Seeing him choose a girl that tried to kill him after all she's done to show her love for him really wrecked her emotionally." Cana tried to reassure Akeno.

"I understand, but I don't it's fair for her to just shun Natsu for the rest of her life. He's such a caring person that I know he never meant to hurt her."

"You may be right, but for now she just needs time. Natsu will only make things worse right now. Hopefully she will come around eventually."

"Let's try to change the subject, we don't want upset our new friend even more...We are friends now right?!" Juvia was in Akeno's face with a huge grin.

"Uhhhhh. Sure why not?" Akeno said getting a little overwhelmed.

"Yay! I love making new friends!" Juvia cheered and started rippling the water from her excitement.

Cana leaned towards Akeno's ear. "She may seem like she might be crazy, but believe me. She REALLY is crazy." she whispered to Akeno. "A lot of people in the guild tend to avoid her, so she will probably be overbearing with newcomers...You have been warned."

Akeno giggled. "It's alright. I can be kinda crazy myself. Just ask Natsu."

"By the way, are me and Meredy still friends?!" Juvia interjected.

Akeno giggled again. "I'm not sure. You might ruined water for her forever."

Juvia started filling the pool up with her own tears. "Oh you're right what is wrong with me?! Just when I start to make a new friend I almost drown them. You should run for the hills before you suffer the same fate.

"With the way you're crying that might just happen." Cana said.

"Come on. There's no need to be upset. She'll get over it eventually. I've made her angry so many times, I don't know how I'm still alive myself." Akeno reassured Juvia while rubbing her shoulder soothingly.

"You really think so."

"Sure. You know if you just wanted some romantic advice all you have to do ask. I have no problem helping you out."

"Really! Even after what I did last night?"

"Yeah really Akeno are you sure about this? Be careful about what you're getting into." Cana warned her.

"Like I said I can be kind of crazy and even shameless as well. I know that you're really into Gray."

"How'd you figure that out?" Juvia asked curiously.

"Everyone in the guild...in Magnolia...in Fiore...in Earthland...in the Universe...knows that you are madly in love with Gray." Cana deadpanned.

"Natsu actually told me, but I could already tell by the way you constantly stare at him and that time you literally pounced on him when Natsu said he wanted to tell you something."

"I see. Well if Gray knows my feelings for him then why does he keep avoiding me? I'm always going out of my way to express my love, but he still shuts me down."

"No offense, but that's probably why he avoids you. I know because I was really overbearing with Natsu as well. Have you ever tried to literally force yourself on Gray?" Akeno asked the rain woman.

Juvia hummed in thought with her hand at her chin. "Oh! There was this one time where I snuck into Gray's bathtub and merged myself with the water. Then when he got in I was able to surprise him with my naked body. I almost had him, but he froze the bath before I could get to him. Just the thought of his naked body entering the water my body was in makes me heat up all over!" Juvia smiled blissfully with a blush on her cheeks and the water in the pool beginning to boil.

"Mmmmmm." Cana said in content. "Keep fantasizing all you want Juvia. This bath just turned into a hot tub." Cana reached to her left and grabbed a bottle of sake to take a big gulp. "Ahhhhhhhh. This is the life." She said in utter content.

"Was that bottle of sake there a second ago?" asked Akeno.

"I don't really know no where it came from either." Juvia said.

"Does that happen often?"

"More often than you think. Don't try to overthink it. It's just one of those running gags that the guild has come to accept without question. You will come to notice the others soon enough." Juvia spoke nonchalantly as this wasn't a surprise to her.

"Anyway. That whole bathtub incident probably was too much for Gray. I tried a similar situation with Natsu and he jumped out a window. I've learned it works best to take things more slow with guys like Gray and Natsu." Akeno advised Juvia.

"Take things slow. Tell me more on how I could do this." Juvia stared at Akeno in an intrigued manner. Akeno spent the next few minutes giving Juvia advice on how she could get Gray to accept her as his girlfriend. She felt inclined to help since good guild mates are supposed to help each other and she wanted to make herself feel like she belonged to Fairy Tail. Also, she was all for making new friends since most of the people at Grimoire Heart treated her so badly.

"Thanks so much for the help Akeno. You're my bestest friend!" Juvia exclaimed as she hugged Akeno tightly as they were both still naked in the pool.

Akeno giggled lightly at Juvia's antics. "Okay there big girl. Don't forget what I said about boundaries."

"Oh right!" Juvia removed herself from Akeno quickly. "Terribly sorry. I should start practicing now so I won't do the same thing with Gray."

"Anyways. I should get out now. I'm heading off on a mission with Natsu's team."

"Have fun. I should get out as well." Juvia began to step out of the pool, but Cana grabbed onto her arm tightly.

"Who told you to turn off...hiccup...the heat?" Cana slurred after drinking sake the entire time Akeno and Juvia were talking. "You ain't going no...Place...Turn...the bubbles back on."

"I'm not your water heater!" Juvia exclaimed with a tickmark on her forehead as she tried to release herself from Cana.

"You'll be whatever I want you to be!" Cana kept trying to tug Juvia back into the pool, but Juvia turned her leg into water and was able to slip out of her grasp.

Akeno was laughing hysterically. "This guild gets more fun as the days go on.

"Iron Dragon's Chain Snake!"

Gajeel fired off multiple chains from his body towards Natsu. Natsu was moving swiftly to avoid being snared by one of them. The two dragon slayers are currently sparring in a field near the guildhall. Gray and Elfman were watching the two clash in awe. Gajeel is covered in his Iron Dragon's Scales to increase his defenses. Natsu is actually wearing a red armor set that resembles the style of a samurai. His entire body excluding his head was covered including metal sheets protecting his upper arms and gauntlets. The entire outfit looked like it was covered in scales. He managed to dodge most of the chains, but one of them managed to wrap around his left arm.

"Gotcha now Salamander!" Gajeel yanked on the chain and flung Natsu towards him.

"Iron Dragon's Club!"

Gajeel fired an iron club from his free hand. The club struck Natsu in the chest and rammed him into a nearby tree. Fortunately for Natsu, that armor was specially made to have great defensive abilities. It may not look like much, but the user can use their magic to make the armor withstand powerful blows.

"Nice one Gajeel. I actually felt that one." Natsu said while being pinned to the tree. Natsu may be pressed against the tree, but he could still use his arms.

"Fire Dragon's Piercing Blaze!"

Natsu brought his hands together and shot out multiple flaming swords in rapid succession.

'Crap!' Gajeel was forced to detach the iron pole from his arm to dodge the incoming attack. Once Natsu was free he quickly charged towards Gajeel.

"Fire Dragon's Crushing Blow!"

A giant arm of fire formed from Natsu's right arm as he launched it towards Gajeel. He wasn't expecting Gajeel to run into his attack.

"Iron Dragon's Hard Fist!"

When Gajeel emerged from the flames he sent a metal-encased fist into Natsu's face. The attack hit really hard since his face was the only part of his body not covered in armor. A little blood flew out Natsu's mouth as he was sent flying back.

"Iron Dragon's Talon!"

Gajeel encased his lower leg in more sheets of metal and went in for a side kick. Even after receiving that hard punch to the face. Natsu caught Gajeel's kick with his left hand and lit it on fire. Both dragon slayers were in a power struggle waiting for the other to break.

"Nice one Black Steel. I didn't expect you to just take my attack head on. Hope you ain't burnt up too bad." Natsu grinned.

"Oh please Salamander. I've been growing a resistance to your flames after every time we fight." Gajeel grinned right back at Natsu.

"Is that so? Try all you might I'll break you eventually." Gajeel cringed slightly as his the flames started to melt through the extra metal layers on his leg. The molten metal started to drip onto the ground.

'Damn it he's right! I can't keep this up.' Gajeel yanked his melting leg back and went in for another blow to Natsu's face. Natsu caught it effortlessly with his other hand. Gajeel was amazed by how fast he reacted with his armor.

"You may hit harder than me metal head, but you'll never match me in speed with all that iron weighing you down." Natsu gripped onto Gajeel's hand as hard as he could

"Fire Dragon's Grip Strike!"

A fiery explosion burst from Natsu's hand and blasted Gajeel back fifty feet.

"What was that?" Meredy asked as her and Akeno were walking towards the guild. The two of them had heard the explosion from Natsu's attack.

"I bet its Natsu. Let's go check it out!" Akeno began sprinting towards the sight of the commotion with Meredy following far behind her.

The girls arrived upon the scene of Gajeel and Natsu panting heavily on opposite sides of the field. A lot of Gajeel's iron scales were missing and some part of Natsu's armor was cracked. He also had some bruises covering his face. The girls also noticed Elfman and Gray watching the scene.

"Hey guys. What's going on here?" Asked Akeno.

"Just watching an amazing show of utter manliness!" Elfman said loudly and flexed his right arm muscles. Both Akeno and Meredy sweat-dropped at his statement.

"Natsu and Gajeel thought they would have a quick spar before they head out on their mission with you two. Hope you guys are packed because they planned on leaving when you guys got here." Gray said.

"Yeah we're packed, but it would have nice to know about this job in advance so I wouldn't have to be rushing out the door in the morning." Meredy complained with a puff in her cheeks.

"Would you relax? I told you they can't leave without us." Akeno reassured Meredy.

"Iron Dragon's Lance: Demon Logs!"

A green magic circle appeared in front of Gajeel's extended hand. He began firing off multiple iron lances in a similar way to Natsu's Fire Dragon's Piercing Blaze. As Natsu was swiftly dodging the lances, he grabbed onto one of them and flung it back at Gajeel. He had to stop his assault and duck underneath as the lance almost took off his head.

"Iron Dragon's Chain Snake!"

Gajeel launched multiple chains again at Natsu again. This time he let one of the chains wrap around his arm and he sprouted his wings of fire. Natsu soared up into the air flinging Gajeel with him.

"What the hell!" Gajeel couldn't help, but hang onto dear life as Natsu took him for a ride. Once he was high enough, Natsu soared straight back down causing Gajeel to slam into the ground.

The weakened Gajeel laid on the cracked ground struggling to stand up from the brutal impact.

"I believe that's another win for me Gajeel, if we go any further we're gonna be too wrecked to go on the job today." Natsu walked over and extended his hand to Gajeel.

"Fine. I'll admit you win again Salamander." Gajeel took Natsu's hand reluctantly.

"Your fighting style is getting better though, we've both really evolved from just mindlessly bashing each other with our fists."

"Damn it. You make it so hard for me to hate you." Gajeel smiled at his friend. "Good match man."

Akeno ran to Natsu on the field and gave him a big hug. "Way to go babe!" She said squishing her breasts into his body.

Natsu sighed, but started to smile. He's come to expect this behavior from Akeno. "Thank Akeno. Sorry I didn't see you get here. We've been waiting for you and Meredy to show up."

"It's about time you guys showed up. We've been waiting for hours." Gajeel complained.

"Sorry about that, but we're all packed and ready to go now." Akeno leaned towards Natsu's ear. "Don't worry Natsu. I know you're charge of babysitting me, but I'll be a very good girl for you." She whispered in a sultry voice.

"If you want to behave, then never speak to me like that in front of people." Natsu whispered back. Akeno giggled.

"I'm ready to go when you guys are." Elfman said walking over to the group. "By the way Natsu, you never told us where you got that armor. Since when do you wear armor anyway?"

"Erza made it for me as a congratulatory gift for my S-class promotion. I've haven't used it because it slows me down a lot, but I thought I would try it this time. It's really helpful when fighting against a heavy hitter like the iron dragon right here. Also, Erza did put a lot of work into so I would feel bad if I didn't try to use it. The armor really does have great defense. I call it the Salamander Scales." Natsu shined as the armor disappeared in a bright light. "She also taught me requip magic for easy access.

"At least when you're wearing that armor, I don't have to worry about holding back." Gajeel pointed out.

"Hey Meredy. How are you doing?" Natsu asked as Meredy walked over as well.

"At least you acknowledge me. It feels like I'm invisible with all of the men at the guild."

"Who's the little pink-haired girl?" Gajeel said confused.

"Wait her name's Meredy? I've been calling her Mary this whole time." Elfman said in a surprised tone.

"Fuck both of you."

Natsu, Gajeel, Elfman, Akeno, and Meredy are currently on a train to their job destination. Elfman and Meredy were quite comfortably, but the other three…not so much. It was true that motion sickness affected all dragon slayers. Natsu, Gajeel, and Akeno were leaning against each other while clutching their stomachs.

"I had thought only Akeno had problems with motion sickness." Meredy said to Elfman since she couldn't talk to anyone else.

"I thought the same for Natsu until we met Gajeel." Elfman replied. The two sat in an awkward silence for the most of the ride not sure what to talk about.

"This is the place." Natsu said as they arrived in a devastated town. They had spent the night in a town a few miles back and walked to their destination the next day.

"Damn! This place got wrecked!" Gajeel said.

"You said it man. I don't think I've ever captured a beast capable of this destruction." Elfman looked at the destroyed buildings in awe.

The girls weren't too surprised because they've seen ravaged towns like this many times. Unfortunately they were usually the ones causing the destruction. Akeno appeared to have a gloomy look on her face. This also reminded her of when she first joined Grimoire Heart after getting beaten severely by Zancrow. She felt Meredy grab onto her hand for support.

"Try not to think about it. He can't hurt you anymore." Meredy said to Akeno reassuringly trying to cheer her up.

"I hope you're right." Akeno said solemnly. Natsu noticed this and grabbed her hand as well.

"It's alright. I'm here for you too. All of us are." He smiled at her warmly.

"Thank you. I'll be fine." She said smiling back.

"Come on let's go see the mayor."

The gang arrived at city hall very shortly. The mayor's secretary was so delighted to see them and showed them to the mayor's office immediately.

"The mages from Fairy Tail have finally arrived sir!"

"Oh thank goodness! We are in dire need of your help!" The mayor was a thin, dark-haired man wearing a suit and tie. "This monster has been terrorizing our village for two weeks and none of our strongest civilians have been able to subdue it! You must stop it tonight!

"Slow down there chief. How about you explain what we're dealing with first." Gajeel said trying to calm the old man down. "Take from here team leader."

Natsu walked up to the mayor's desk with the group following behind him. "Natsu Dragneel of Fairy Tail at your service." Natsu extended his hand and the mayor gladly shook it.

"Oh I've heard stories of how powerful you are. There's has been so much talk about you. I just know you will be able to defeat this monster." The mayor said happily shaking Natsu's hand vigorously.

"Happy to help sir. This is the rest of my team." Natsu allowed the others to introduce themselves.

"Gajeel Redfox."

"Elfman Strauss."

"Akeno Himejima."

"Meredy."

Everybody looked at Meredy in confusion except Akeno. "I'd rather not say my last name. I have nothing, but resent for it now." Meredy said in a serious tone.

'She's completely despises Ultear now. I can't really blame for her, but why do I wonder how Ultear feels about this. Was she really just pretending to be sweet around us?' Akeno had to cut her thoughts short so she could listen to what the mayor had to say.

"So happy to see you all. This beast has been coming to this town every night and wreaking havoc. It has been described as having a metallic, spiked armor shell, a long tail with a spiked ball at the end, a horned head with a thick plate protecting it, and thick, muscular legs with sharp claws. It's capable of wrapping itself into a large spiked ball and rolling at great force." The mayor explained.

"So basically this thing is protected by an armor shell. Now I'm glad we brought Gajeel with us. Good news Elfman. You get to add another beast to your collection." Natsu said.

"Alright! That beast sounds so awesome! It could only be tamed by a man like me." Elfman was really pumped now.

"I can't wait to chomp on that beast's metal shell. Bring it on!" Gajeel was just as pumped.

"That beast is going to be in a lot of pain when I strike it with my purple lightning." Akeno had a satisfied look on her face showing off her true sadism.

"We shouldn't get ahead of ourselves. Who knows what that beast is truly capable of?" Meredy gave a rational response.

"Oh come on. Why can't you be pumped like the rest of us?" Akeno said.

"You have a good point Meredy so we'll proceed with caution at first. Still with all of our experience I doubt we will have to worry any. I'm all fired up now!" As much as Natsu agreed with Meredy he still can't help using his signature catchphrase with his toothy grin.

"You can count on us mayor!"

"Oh thank you mages of Fairy Tail! You will all be well compensated for this deed!

Natsu, Akeno and Meredy were walking by themselves in the ruined city. They waited until dark to head out since the monster always appears at night. The team had split up into two teams with the other guys searching somewhere else. The city was so big that Natsu though it would be best if they split up. Once one of teams spots the monster, they will send out a flare signaling the other team to join.

Akeno would be happier if it was just Natsu and her. "Ever heard of being a third wheel Meredy? How'd you end up on our team?" Akeno asked in an annoyed tone.

"I feel so wanted right now." Meredy said with tick marks on her head. "For your information, Natsu wanted me on your team. If it was just you guys, you would be thinking of a hundred different ways to seduce him."

Akeno looked at Natsu sternly. "Did you seriously ask her to join us? Even after our date, you still don't trust me." She said feeling a little offended.

Natsu tried to keep his patience. "You guys do remember that I'm in charge of watching you on missions. It's nothing personal I'm just doing my job."

"Oh…right…Sorry about that babe." Akeno apologized feeling bad that she was too quick to get upset with him.

"I'm sorry I'm such a nuisance to you guys! If Natsu wasn't on guard duty, I bet I wouldn't even be on this mission!" Meredy exclaimed. She started walking farther ahead of the two.

"Come on Meredy. I didn't mean it like that." Akeno tried to explain feeling even worse now.

"You want to talk to her privately. I'll just walk a little farther behind you guys." Natsu said

"Yeah I probably should. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to start this."

"It's alright. Just go see what's up."

"Wish me luck." Akeno leaned in and pecked Natsu on the cheek before running over to Meredy.

"Meredy don't think like that. Of course I want you on this mission."

"Are you sure? I doubt you would miss me with your boyfriend around. You don't need me as long as you have him."

"Is that what this is about? Alright I admit I talk about Natsu too much, but I still care about you."

"It's not just that. Whenever you walk into the guild, everybody's eyes are you. I'm barely acknowledged by anyone in the guild. Only Juvia was actually willing to get to know me."

"I wouldn't really call all that attention a good thing. A lot of them are still suspicious of me because I what I did to Natsu."

"That's another thing! Why aren't you taking anything seriously! You've spent the last few days worrying about your love life, you don't see the real problem. There's going to be a war between Grimoire Heart and Fairy Tail! Aren't you worried in the least bit! You know how strong Master Hades and the rest of the Kin are! People could die! Including us! I've been worried ever since we left Grimoire Heart and you're off happily chasing some guy!" Meredy took a lot of deep breaths after the rant she just gave. She had never gone off on Akeno like that. Natsu could hear everything back from where he was standing."

Akeno frowned after hearing everything Meredy had to say. "I see what you mean. I haven't been thinking about the possibility of a war. I was hoping it would be all over once we left Grimoire Heart, but you're right. I wish I could just let go of the past and forget them completely. All I can remember about Grimoire Heart is suffering. Being with Natsu helps me forget about all the pain and I don't have to be scared anymore.' Akeno said in a somber tone. She forget why she was sent to kill Natsu in the first place. Grimoire Heart is setting its sights on Fairy Tail and there's no way this will end well.

Meredy looked at her friend in concern. She completely forget that she suffered a lot more than she did. She never had to suffer the abuse Zancrow constantly inflicted on Akeno. It makes sense that she feels the need to repress those memories.

"Look Akeno. I…"

"Boom!"

The entire ground rumbled from a huge explosion coming from the other side of town.

"Shit! The other team must have found the monster. Time to get to work!" Natsu shouted to the two girls. Soon after Natsu said that a shining flare shot into the sky far away from them.

"They're in that direction. Let's move out! Quick! That thing sounds dangerous." Natsu sprouted his wings of fire and took off.

"We're on it. Come on Meredy." Akeno sprouted her lightning wings as well and took off behind Natsu.

"Hey wait up! Damn it now I have to catch up to them!" Meredy complained and started chasing after the two dragon slayers.

Natsu had gotten a head start and was moving so fast that Akeno was having a hard time catching up to him. She could only see the bright glow of his figure as she tried to catch up. Everyone was on their own as they raced to support their comrades.

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A dark figure rammed into Akeno sending her flying sideways another direction and crashing onto the rooftop of a building.

'What the hell was that!' She thought as she quickly got up not being injured too badly. Both Natsu and Meredy were too far away from her to realize what had happened. She looked ahead and saw a person covered in black clothing with only their eyes showing. They also had a sheathed sword in their right hand. Without warning, the person appeared in front of Akeno again and jabbed their sword in her stomach. Akeno gagged at the powerful blow and received another blunt strike to her head from the sheathed blade. Her vision grew blurry and she could feel blood dripping from her head wound.

Akeno felt an invisible force send her flying again and crashing into a window of another building. She felt a shot of pain in her back when she slammed into the wall. She fell down to the ground with a thud. She was in a lot more pain now as she struggled to get up. Her vision was back to normal, but she still felt pain in her stomach. Across the dark room with shattered glass covering the ground was her attacker. The only light in the room came from the shining light of the moon. It was harder to see in the dark room, but Akeno could get a better look of the person now that they stopped moving. The attacker's figure appeared feminine based on her bulging chest. Her hair was tucked inside the black mask that was concealing her face. Her hazel eyes looked like they were full of determination and killing intent.

"I knew it would take more effort to bring you down, but you're wasting your effort. You're all mine and I won't stop until my blade tastes your blood." The assassin said menacingly in a muffled voice as she gripped her sword tightly.

'Damn it I don't have time for this!' Akeno panicked thinking about the others more than herself. She wasn't going anywhere.

See you guys next time!