Log #1: Stalkers

[®onnie ®ude]

Shibuya
Alleys



Tam reached down to retrieve his jacket and dusted it off casually. When finished, he slipped it on and resumed holding his gantz suit under his left arm. His eyes met with the girl while fixing his jacket collar and like her, he too looked her up and down studying her worth.


What ever he saw from this physical examination with his eyes must have influenced him in some way. This made him reach into his pocket and pull out a "business card" with his name and underground fight name, Striking Mantis, and handed it to her.

Not sure what else to do she grimaced and took a step back as one of her fellow gang members snatched it from Tam who really didn't seem to care. Instead, he looked past the man and toward her.


"Tam Wei." he announced himself while stroking his chin and he then proceeded to walk back toward the main street.

The man who had snatched the business card handed it to the girl not daring to take his eyes off of the Chinese foreigner that had made a fool out of them. Wei had grounded two of their gang members with ease and they were just now just coming to with what it appeared to be minor injuries.

The man looked back at the girl to see her look at Tam's retreating form with a calm look on her face before she crushed the card in her hands. By her actions you could easily guess that she hated the guy, but the gang member who stared at her frowned immediately when he saw her eyes fixated on that man.

Wei at that moment had just turned the corner and across the street was a rundown inn. It appeared to be the only one for miles away, instead of the hotel that his tired body longed for...



Nottingham, England



Anthony tried to stay awake but, it was starting to become inevitable. His eyes would close for minutes before opening once again because of the beep of a horn or sound of an engine roaring as it passed by. Then his eyes closed for good. His head slumped when sleep finally won the war and silent snores were heard from him.




Shibuya
Subway



"Fuck this..."

Lance shouldered his way to the front of the line, going so far as to push the old lady out of the way. Her tickets that she had purchased by accident had become airborne and she proceeded to try and pick them up on her hands and knees. Her grandson on the other hand noticed Lance trying to get a ticket for Chiba and pressed the button for a ticket to Osaka.

As it processed the devil of a child grinned mischievously at Lance and he picked up the ticket that his grandmother had previously purchased for Chiba. His hand appeared to taunt him with it and He then looked at the oncoming train with his grin widening,"Looks like your going to miss your train mister, better help my poor grandmother before its too late!"




Bar in Shibuya



Zerojii wiped his mouth before responding."The suit means nothing; it simply shows the true essence of the man,"

He then poured himself another shot of Wild Turkey. He downed it, and quickly poured himself another afterward.

The bartender smirked shaking the remains of what else was left in the shot glass,"Well hopefully it can help you take a hit because with that attitude someone in this bar is going to kick your ass...thats for sure." The Bartender turned around to grab a bigger glass for Zerojii only to look back and see him walk right out the front door with his bottle of liquor.




Chiba
Tomoko's Hotel Room



Kramarr smiled back at Tomoko and thought about her proposition for a minute."Okay, I'm sure they can take care of themselves, but where do you want to go?"

"...Its a secret ok, hurry!" She whispered allowing her breath to tickle his ear.

Kramarr had no choice but, to allow himself to be pulled to his feet by a giggling Tomoko, pushing him toward the door. She then opened it and looked back as Kiba appeared from the bathroom and fell back on the couch. Along with him had been Hope who was observing everything that he was doing with mock interest.

"There's sure alot of weird stuff in the city." he began glancing at Hope. "You want to go do something? That toilet was fun to play with but it got kind of old after flushing it ten times."

Hope held a blush not really knowing what to say but, Tomoko answered for her,"Nope, not happening on Tomoko's watch. You two are my responsibility so you two sit tight until I get back. Besides, I don't want to have anyone getting lost here in Tokyo...we'll be back soon so in the mean time...why don't you give room service a call?"

"Bribing us with slaves to do our biding..."Hope quirked an eyebrow while Tomoko laughed uneasily and pushed Kramarr out the door. Before closing it she peered back inside before adding,"I mean it...no tricks, okay?"

Hope sighed and nodded getting annoyed that she was being treated as if she were a kid or something. The moment she left she had no intention on staying in this room so, Tomoko and Kramarr could go do god knows what, until god knows when. Her plan was talking Kiba into going on a short tour around the perimeter of the hotel.

Tomoko on the other hand had no idea what Hope was plotting. She had the chance to be alone with Kramarr and she really wanted to show him a good time. So, taking her hands she put him over his eyes and led him down the hallway."No peeking, I mean it!" She ordered playfully.



Streets of Shibuya



Raito turned on his sirens and entered the same street as the speeding taxi. His tires made a screech and several other cars around him went through great lengths to get out of his way as he sped through them trying to reach the taxi.


Up ahead he could see spikes being laid out beyond a set of train tracks for a train that passed through this street. The only problem with this was that a train was about to pass by and the drunk driver had no inttention on stopping. Also to only worsen the situation, sooner or later Raito would not be able to break in time to stop before reaching the railway. This placed him in as much danger as other driver because there appeared to be kids standing beside the tracks ready to throw rocks at the passing train. It was a stupid childish game, but thats what was to be expected from kids. If he were to brake now the the drunk would run right through them but, if he tailgated the taxi he could perhaps knock the vehicle away and end the whole ordeal.



Shibuya/ Residential
Outside Dane's House



"I want to go back to that room." Dane whispered before leaving his house. He had decided on taking a walk to work off some of his energy. Unknown to him that the real reason he had so much energy was because the anticipation of heading back to the room.

He had only been able to walk several paces before he was shocked by a dog barking at him until he backed up into someone taller and more muscular. When he turned he was greeted by a hockey mask, until it was taken off to reveal Montezno."Your one of those first timers from...'the room'. Your just a kid. Why are you out so late, especially after the shit you must have went through?" The young man then looked across the street at Jomo who was screeching at a vending machine that had ate her quarter. Luckily, no one was really outside or they would have called animal control. "You'd think she'd try to fit in...that damn temper of hers..."



Shibuya/Residential
Rape Victim's House



“Goodbye,” T-Bag mused and a crunch was heard before the girl he held in his grasp stopped moving. He had snapped her neck and when he looked at her corpse he could see his own essence dripping from within her. He couldn't stay to relish the moment because he heard footsteps coming from outside the room.

"Ami! Your friend Reiko called to remind you again about the trip tomorrow. You remembered to pack right? Ami?" Her father called out to her before he began knocking on the door.



Mako's House



Mako looked around frightened and then back down at the phone and put it to hear ear hearing the Japaneses operator in the background, "You have 14 new messages..."

Besides the eerie concept of who had thrown the phone but, what also baffled her was who had called so many times. With her phone in hand she stepped into the living room pressing a series of buttons until the messages were played back to here.

"There was an incident at the school today..."

"Mako's..."

"Been shot..."

"She's in the hospital..."

"I'm sorry she passed away..."

Mako's eyes held tears that now fell freely from her eyes. She would have never imagined how much her death would effect her mother's voice. These messages were for her father but, the had yet to be viewed. After a moment she dried her tears and continued through the rest of the messages. They were also messages from her friends calling to see if she and her family were ok.

Finally she reached the last message. She had been expecting it to be another message from one of her friends until she heard her mother's voice again,"It's a miracle...Mako! S-she's alive!"The cheerleader's response was to drop the phone immediately after hearing those shocking words.

[Dane]

"Just takin' a walk." Dane said. "Look, never mind that. It's over now. It's not like we're ever going back there." Although he said this, he desperately wished it wasn't true. He had proven to himself that he could survive. That his existence wasn't worthless like most people's seemed to be. But most importantly, he'd gotten the thrill of the hunt.

[The Merc]

Lance sighed before turning around and picking up the old lady at the boys request, setting her on her feet quickly.

"Look old lady, you said you're not going to Chiba, I have Oaska tickets. You have Chiba tickets. Let's trade. But hurry, I need to get on that train now." Lance said hurredly in Japanese, glancing down at the bird in his arms to check that it was still ok.

[Kramarr]

Kramarr felt Tomoko's hand's over his eyes as they entered the hallway.

"No peeking, I mean it!"

She said thid this in a a play ful manner as a big smile came across Kramarr's face. He had no clue what he was in stake for,but Tomoko was easier to read than any other person in the room. Kramarr had somewhat of an idea.

[Benry]

T-Bag heard the voices on the door, however he did not panic. He had the suit now, it didn't matter who it was, it didn't present a problem to him. However, now that he had released all his tension, he felt lazy and didn't really want to see who it was. He walked towards the window and jumped from there. Then he disappeared into an all alley and searched for a place to sleep the night.

[Shad²]

''dammit'' Raito said as he accelerated the car.

Even though many people wouldn't know what to do in such a situation there was no other choice for Raito. He had to speed his car in front of the taxi and somehow scare those kids away. Maybe by using his horn. It was convenient there weren't many bystanders since it was night.

As Raito positioned his car to catch up to the taxi his phone began ringing. He knew it was his wife without looking at it, but she had to wait now.

''Goddamn''

[Defectron]

Kiba frowned in annoyance, one thing he hated was being bored, as soon as they left he'd try to figure a way to sneak out of here somehow.

[jjrev609]

Tam rubbed his chin in thought. Should he stay at this busted looking inn or try to find one more fitting of a Triad. After a few moments of hard thinking Tam gulped and headed toward the run down inn. He figured if he went to a shady place most likly he won't run into big time Yakuza, but they were those weird exceptions.

[®onnie ®ude]

Mako's House




"It's a miracle...Mako! S-she's alive!"The cheerleader's jaw dropped along with the phone immediately after hearing those shocking words.

She was now sitting in a corner and had forgotten all about whoever that had thrown her the phone. Her hands held her head between her legs and she tried to sort out her thoughts. Death had brought her to that room but, how could they know about her being alive? She only tried to tell Ginta and Miki.

"Shocked? You should be...well, I would be if I were you." A voice called out to her. It sounded like a boy around her age and it had a cocky suaveness to it. As if he were god's gift to earth.

The interruption made her look up and around the dark living room trying to find out who had just spoken. She already had too much on her mind and if she started hearing things that was a whole new issue itself.
"Who's there? Mom? Dad!"

There was no response for a moment until she heard a sigh,"Hmm...I'm pretty sure the message said they were at the hospital with the real Mako...Miss Impostor."

"I am the real Mako, what are you talking about?"

"Try telling that to your parents...they believe the real Mako is fighting for her life in that hospital."

"Wait a minute...your probably not even real!" She closed her eyes and put her hands over her head,"I'm not going crazy...if I ignore you you'll go away..."

"Thats not very nice."

"La-la-la-la-laah!"

"Your not serious are you? Wait are you listening to me? Hey!?" The voice appeared to be getting slightly impatient with her.

"Nope."

"Gotcha-"

"Will you be quiet...I can't even hear myself think..."

"Thought goes on inside that head of yours...could've fooled me."

Mako gave up on trying to block his voice out. He was like an annoying fly that wouldn't leave her be."What do you want from me?"

"I want what you want..."

"How do you know what I want...I want my life back...I want to be a normal kid again...I want-"

"Answers?" The voice interrupted her.




Shibuya/ Residential
Outside Dane's House



"Just takin' a walk." Dane responded.

Montezno caught the lie and before he could point it out Dane continued on,"Look, never mind that. It's over now. It's not like we're ever going back there."

Romney looked Dane in the eyes, he reminded him of someone. A person who enjoyed the game that they were summoned to participate in. Even if Dane was a first timer the kid probably still had no idea why he favored those missions. He didn't see himself but, what he saw didn't make him like the guy. He was stupid and he'd let him figure that out on his own. "You really wanna go back to that room, ey?" He sighed,"If only the rest stayed that way after a couple of go's. You should go home kid if 'it' wanted to see you you'd probably be back in the room again by now. Theres nothing there for you." The whole time Montezno was staring into Dane's eyes as if he could read him like a book. He then reached in his pocket and pulled out a Black & Mile and held it to his lips."You should think about enjoying what little of a life you have while you still can."


Nearby them Theodore climbed out the window a moment after the girls father opened the door,"Hey, who are-Ami! What have you done to her?!" Instead of pursuing Theodore Bagwell he ran to his daughter's side immediately knowing that she had been violated and then concluding that she was already dead. He pulled her limp form into his arms and cried silently rocking her back and forth.

This gave T-bag time to make his exit down the firescape and into the dark alleys. He could still smell the poor girl all over him. This preoccupied him up until he saw an Inn. It was the same rundown in that Tam Wei was looking at for a moment before walking inside. Whether or not he remembered the Chinese man from the room the place appeared to be the only place the amount of yen in the stolen wallet could afford.

If he were to look through the window he could make out the innkeeper speaking to Tam. He couldn't understand them or hear them but, from Tam's location the triad could hear the man giving him a warm welcome. It was noticeable that the dusty old inn didn't get much customers and the generosity must have been a urge for him to stay.

The innkeeper who held Tam's hands rather desperately and spoke to him in the most gracious way he could muster,"I hope that you can enjoy your stay here at our inn. I can show you to your room and if there is anything you should require my daughter should be able to assist you further." He then let go of Tam's hands and bowed to him,"For as you can see she is not in yet but, I assure you her tardiness will not effect her ability to aide you, sir."




Streets of Chiba




Tomoko lead Kramarr quickly out of the hotel and around the corner. Along the way she never let her hands leave from their place over his eyes. Just when the anticipation cpuld build no more, Tomoko stopped walking making him stop aswell. Her hands fell from his eyes and Kramarr saw a Casino in front of him. There had to be all sorts of gambling going on inside there with its flashing lights and tons of Japanese folk flocking in to gamble.

Tomoko still held her grin and spoke to him,"Okay turn around!" Her true motive wasn't to lead him to a Casino but, to do some stare gazing on a bench on a steep grassy hill that dropped off into a sparkling pond. From here this was the spot that she chose that wasn't too far away from the Hotel to clear her thoughts.

Her eyes sparkled at the view as if it were some form of magic but, unknown to her Kramarr still had yet to turn around. Luckily she didn't kno this and asked,"Kramarr, isn't it just breathtaking?"



Chiba
Tomoko's Hotel Suite



Hope took notice to Kiba's frown and she sighed falling back on the couch with him,"Well we could sit here and be good for mommy and daddy..." Hope grimaced at the thought and her feet kicked at the expensive carpet.

"Or...we could just...leave?" She looked at Kiba and quirked an eyebrow to see if he would 'make a deal with the devil' as some would say. She wasn't one to disobey rules but, neither was she one to follow them either. She wanted to find a good book to read until she figured out a way to get the hell out of Tokyo."Think they have libraries near here?"




Streets of Shibuya




Both cars sped toward the blinking barricade that was supposed to warn cars from passing when a train was near. However, these two had no regard of such rules. A police car and a yellow taxi-cab containing one drunk man and the other sober. They were both pushing their cars past 70 mph.

Raito who was the police officer finally was able to pull ahead and honk his horn. This smart move made the children scramble away in fear of being hit. That made one less problem and the other was simply unavoidable. It was too late for Raito to brake unlike the cab who braked and went into a spin off to the left side. Raito had the short end of the straw and his vehicle was hit from the front by the train. The velocity of the impact ripped the front clean off the vehicle and sent it flying backward into the skidding cab.

The final result was Raito's car turned upside down and ontop of the stolen taxi. Inside the cars both drivers were alive but, barely. While they lost blood they could hear sirens ringing until the moment that they lost consciousness.




Chiba
Subway




Lance was able to bargain with the old lady and her brat of a son. He helped her and she gladly gave him a ticket so he could make it on in time his train to Chiba. While on the train he couldn't help but, look at the condition of the bird and it appeared to have lost alot of blood and no longer was conscious.

After approximately five minutes the subway train stopped at Chiba and he took his leave. He was in Chiba now but, he still had no idea where he could find a vet. It also appeared as if everyone was too busy to be bothered with him. This was true, except for a security guard that he was able to spot amongst the crowd. The man was standing his ground and making a game out of flipping his flashlight and catching it. He was obviously bored and had nothing else better to do.

[The Merc]

Lance shouldered his way through the crowed once again, ensuring the bird wasn't harmed anymore then it already was as he ran up to the security guard.

"Hey, where's the closest vet? This crow needs emergency attention." Lance said quickly in japanese, he stared at the guard, waiting for a response getting ready to move quickly to wherever he said the vet was.

[Benry]

T-Bag walked inside the inn, realizing that he was really tired as it had been some days since he had slept. When he got inside, he noticed that there was another man besides the owner. It was the same from the strange room, but T-Bag did not recognize him. "Give me whatever room you can." T-Bag said in english while showing the man the money he had in the stolen wallet.

[Shad²]

Raito's phone started ringing again. Knowing it was his wife and these might be the last few seconds of his life he picked it up.

''lo..''

Before he could finish what he wanted to say his car was hit by the train. His vision was blurred from the blood in his eyes leaking from a wound in his forehead. But he was able to make out some pieces of his phone lying on the ground. Before giving up hope sirens could be heard from afar.

''Fina...'' he swallowed.''...lly'' and went to sleep.

[Defectron]

"Yeah lets get out of here, this place is too boring." now that Tomoko had left it'd be easy to sneak out. Hope mentioned a library, Kiba had never been to tokyo, but a place this big and crazy looking probably had just about everything. "Probably, I've never seen a place this big and crazy looking before so I would be suprised if it didn't have one."

If they were lucky, maybe theyed run into someone from the Yakuza when they were out.

[jjrev609]

Tam walked into his room and dropped his gantz suit near the bed. he took off his jacket and loosened his tie. he let out a long yawn and fell onto the bed. the much deserved rest was catching up to the triad's weary body.

Let me wash my face and then pass out for the night He thought as he once again stood up and went into the bathroom.

[Dane]

"Wait." Dane said to Montezuno. "Do we... Do we really get to go back?" he asked.

[Kramarr]

when Tomoko's hands dropped and Kramarr saw the casino he grinned. He wanted to go in so badly. He then heard Tomokos voice, but couldn't inerpret her words due to his focus on the casino.

He turned around to see the pond. He realized that this is what she came here for. Kramarr put his hands on Tomoko's shoulders and rubbed them gently. He leaned over and whispered in her ear.

"This is exactly what I needed Juliet."

[®onnie ®ude]

Streets of Chiba



Kramarr turned around to see the view of the stars and the lake. It was obvious to him that this is what she wanted to show him. His hands found their way to her shoulders and rubbed them firmly but, gently. He leaned over and whispered in her ear.

"This is exactly what I needed Juliet."
His voice and breath on her ear gave her goosebumps and she had to struggle not to let out a moan when she leaned back into his embrace. Their was something about him that made her feel at peace.
"Kramarr, how long will you stay with me...in Tokyo?"




Chiba
Subway Station




"Hey, where's the closest vet? This crow needs emergency attention."Lance asked the man quickly in Japanese.

"I'm a security guard not a map and compass..."Came his reply. Lance stared at the guard, waiting for a reason for why he wouldn't help him. A response of that sort was totally unexpected.

The guard then sighed and pointed to the right exit. On the wall their was a map of Chiba. When Lance's eyes fell on it the guard shook his head at his silly question. Foreigners were an odd bunch all together that came in a variety of different flavors.

He stole a glimpse at Lance's coat and saw blood and looked back up to Lance with a curious expression,"Theres not some roadkill in their or something right?" Lance ignored his question and went to the map to see that the Vet's was nearby he'd only have to exit the subway and it should be across the street and a block away from there.





A Rundown Inn in Shibuya




Tam whether or not he remembered Theodore or plain refused to acknowledge him altogether, walked to his room after receiving his respective key. Theodore sort of remembered his face and took a moment to glance at him after walking inside the inn. He must have seen him around somewhere but, nothing rang a bell.

Oh, well...Chinese people all look the same, anyways.

Figuring out who this guy was didn't really matter and he realized that he was really tired, because it had been several days since he had last slept.
The innkeeper looked toward Theodore immediately after finishing his business with Tam. Despite T-bag's weird choice of cos-play and his weirdly shape head he knew he was in no place to judge his customers. So, he got straight to the point...

"Ah, American...you bring american money?" He spoke surprisingly in English that was accented by his native tongue.

"Give me whatever room you can." Theodore responded flaunting the money he had in the stolen wallet.

"Ah, yes...I have just the room for you!" He then adjusted his reading glasses and browsed through a sheet of parchment with his bony index finger. After a moment he nodded and looked back up and handed Theodore a key."Upstairs first room on the right , American!" He then bowed and finished with,"If there is anything that you require either me or my daughter can assist you."

Upstairs, Tam Wei dropped his gantz suit near the bed. He then took off his jacket and loosened his tie, before he let out a long yawn and fell onto the bed. He needed sleep and it was catching up to the triad's weary body.

Let me wash my face and then pass out for the night.

The thought made him stand up again and head to the bathroom in the hallway. Instead of closing the door he left it open and looked into the mirror and saw a Grumpy Alien glaring back at him. The sight made him splash water on his face and look back to see it nowhere to be found even though his visibility wasn't well with the water leaking into his open eyes. With his head down he searched for a towel and someone handed it to him and bowed.

Wei whipped his face quickly and looked back to see a familiar auburn hair but instead of a yellow and black bandanna, there was a white one. She was here, the girl who he had run into in the alley from before. When he realized this she looked up and saw his face and jumped back in surprise,"What are you doing here?!" She shouted in Japanese.




Mako's House




Mako gave up on trying to block his voice out. He was like an annoying fly that wouldn't leave her be."What do you want from me?"

"I want what you want..."

"How do you know what I want...I want my life back...I want to be a normal kid again...I want-"

"Answers?" The voice interrupted her.

"Well...yeah."

"Mako, we have alot in common."

"Easy for you to say...I can't even see you."

"Still their is similarity between us, whether or not you know who I am still doesn't sway the fact that were after the same thing."

"What could you want that I want, do you want to be a cheerleader too?" She giggled at this. The voice also seemed to laugh at her poking fun at him. After a moment the laughter died and the voice regained its composure.

"I'm serious...one thing we both desire more than anything else is, acceptance. Don't we deserve to be included in this world?"
Mako bit her lip before mouthing,"How could he know?"

"I've been watching you, call me a stalker but, you intrigue me. You may very well be the only one who understands me. This is because I understand you. You shouldn't be part of a crowd but, the one who's leading it...with me. We should make our own crowd Mako. One where were both accepted..."

Mako looked down thinking over his proposition,"I want to see you..."





Chiba
Hospital




Raito lay in a hospital bed later on that night hooked up to many different kinds of equipment. The accident left him on life support with many broken bones ranging from his femur, his neck, his back, his right and left arm. The list went on and he had yet to regain consciousness and it appeared as he had lost alot of blood as well. A doctor who was observing him sighed and shook her head. It didn't appear as if he or the man who had stolen the cab would make it through the night.

She left the room and looked into the one next door as a nurse walked out. The irony was that in her pocket she held tickets to a play in Shinjuku, and it just so happened that the director of that play was the man laying unconscious in front of her. She had went through hell to get these tickets and not to mention the day off from work to go and see it planned for tomorrow...





Shibuya/ Residential
Outside Dane's House




"You should think about enjoying what little of a life you have while you still can."

"Wait." Dane said to Montezno.

"Yeah?"

"Do we... Do we really get to go back?" he asked.

"Mmm-hmm. Look, I'd love to stay to chat but, isn't it-a...a school night?" Montezno looked at his watch and back to Jomo who was now heading over toward him. He hadn't known until he had gotten back from the room that today was Monday. Neither did he care, he just didn't want to talk to Dane all night. He reminded him of someone he just wanted to forget about...someone who really got under his skin.

"So, if you'll excuse us...," Montezno cut the conversation short and walked past Dane. While they were walking Jomo nudged Romney's leg and he sighed and turned around,"Oh, ya...its best to keep all this to yourself...if this sort of confidential information got into the wrong hands...some heads are gonna roll, ha...maybe even explode. Trust me...teh, nada a pretty sight." He let his words take a moment to sink in before, he turned to leave and placed his 'Black' back in his mouth."Adios!"





Streets of Shibuya




Zerojii who was outside blinked back his tipsiness and looked down at his Wild Turkey that he had taken with him. He could go home but, across the street and four shops away he saw a what appeared to be a weapons shop. When he stared at the shop he could make out a boy that stood out from a lot of people out here on the street. He was black and wore black goggles and carried two katanas that appeared to be connected together. The young teen looked down at the weapon before he took off down an alley with incredible speed.

Zerojii once again found himself looking back down at the Wild Turkey...





Public Library of Chiba




Sneaking out the hotel was no problem for the unlikely pair, and neither was finding the library because, luckily enough there was one right down the street. Along the way, Kiba and Hope took in the sights of Chiba which wasn't much for a rich area of living but, compared to other places it wasn't as lively. On the other hand, to these two teens this was their first exploration of the city of Tokyo so, they were bound to be marveled by its sightings. Their were museums, zoo's, restaurants and even clubs well spaced out around this area. She had to literally force Kiba to check out the library first, and when inside Hope headed to a dark corner of the library for her choice of dark novels. This left Kiba by himself in the children's section of reading.

Across from Kiba, Hope ran her hands over the rows of Gothic literature as if she were in a trance, and in her own world. After a moment or two she could have sworn she saw a weird alien-like glow at the corner of her eyes."Kiba?" She asked but, when she looked across the library he hadn't moved from his former location.

What was that strange green glow?

"Get it together, it was probably just a glare from the light or something..." Hope reassured herself.

[Dane]

Dane stood in the street and watched Montezno and Jomo leave. He didn't know why, but Montzno seemed to feel uncomfortable around him. He couldn't believe he actually got to go back there. He smiled to himself and raised his fist in the air as if he'd just won a great prize.
"Yeah! I get to go back!" he yelled.
"Hey! Shut the fuck up dipshit!" somebody yelled from a nearby house.
"Whoops." Dane murmered as he went back to his house. He looked at his cigarettes on the table. He picked them up and threw them in the trash can. If the next time was gonna be as tough or even tougher than tongiht, he'd need to be in top health. He felt much better than he had since he started smoking. Unbeknownst to him, when all his injuries were healed, it also healed any damage done to his body by smoking.
Dane walked over to his couch and sat down to relax. He suddenly noticed his hand.
When he was six, he lived in England. One day, he tripped in his house and stabbed his hand on a pencil leaving a roundish scar.
"What the hell?" he said softly. The scar was no longer there.

[KßзŁŁ]

Zerojii scoffed at the ridiculousness of his own existence as he noticed the weapons shop. He took a nice big slug of Wild Turkey before ambling towards the building. Finally coming to the door, Zerojii entered, hoping to get his katana repaired. He was tired, hoping to sleep soon, and expecting repairs to take far longer than he'd like them to. He would set up some sort of deal where he could come back if necessary to retrieve his prized sword.

[jjrev609]

Tam raised a brow noticing it was that very same girl. He let out a little laugh as she demanded to know what he was doing.

"Ain't it obvious?" he scoffed as his placed the towel on the sink and walked past her back to the bed. Sitting down he took off his shirt and shoes. Looking down the triad spotted a scuff mark on his shoe.

And I just got these.. his expression showed slight annoyance as he placed them near the foot of the bed and took off his dress pants. He sat in his wifebeater and basketball shorts staring at his gantz suit in thought. I wonder who made that, i just wish it wasn't so tight. Tam thought as he streched out and rubbed his face.

[The Merc]

Lance ignored the security guard and once again continued to push through the crowed, trying to quickly get the bird into the vetinary clinic and into some proper care. He wasn't sure if the bird would make it but he would do as much as he could to ensure it did.

[Defectron]

Although Tokyo had looked pretty impressive, Hope had taken Kiba to a place that only barely seemed to be more interesting then the hotel room. Suddenly Kiba got an odd sort of feeling that they weren't alone here simialer tot he feeling he had back on the farm. No this was just a regular library, definatly not a space library, that would just be stupid

[Shad²]

Raito's heart was beating normally even though he was still unconscious.

''Where am I''

you are where you are

Raito startled. He looked around and was aware of where he was. It looked like a bedroom but none that he recognized.

''Who was that''

No answer. Before he knew it and without even noticing it he was in the streets if Shibuya again. Taking a walk. Suddenly a yellow cab sped by him. A few moments later another car with a sirene on top came screeching through the corner. Raito looked in awe as the two car raced through the streets. He pulled out his hands from the pockets of his raincoat, which he didn't remember wearing a few seconds ago. As he watched on for a few more seconds he saw the two cars were on top of each other. It was like there was a blind spot in his memory but he didn't see how they had gotten on top of each other.

(OOC: if you could let raito's wife come in the hospital next update i can kill him then)

[Benry]

T-Bag lied comfortably on his bed. He had no remorse for what he had done as he had no conscience. He closed his eyes and waited for sleep to take over.

[Kramarr]

"Kramarr, how long will you stay with me...in Tokyo?"


Kramarr looked back at the casino and quickly back at Tomoko smiling.

"Well I can't really go back to Vegas and this place doesn't seem too bad..especially if i got you with me."

[®onnie ®ude]

A Rundown Inn in Shibuya
Tam's Room


A scoff was heard and the girl frowned at the triad that stood before her.

"Ain't it obvious?"

He left his towel on the sink and walked past her back to the bed. His broad shoulders made her have to shift to the side in order to let him pass but, she never stopped glaring at him. His arrogant form lowering whilst he sit down. First off went his shirt and she blushed looking away as his shoes followed.

She appeared to not understand him but, the way how he ignored her presence pissed her off,"Why don't you just speak Japanese if you can understand me?"

Nothing.

She then rather childishly, stuck out her tongue."If your going to tell my daddy about my gang, he'll probably never believe you!"
A sigh withdrew from her lips and she cursed while she reached down to retrieve his shirt and fold it. After she was done she placed it on the worse for wear looking nightstand."Fine...don't talk. I hate you anyways...and don't expect any dinner and forget about breakfast tomorrow, cause I'll probably poison your food."

On the bed, Tam ignored her and spotted a scuff mark on his shoe.

And I just got these..

His expression showed slight annoyance at his predicament, and proceeded to place them near the foot of the bed. His ignorance of her presence appeared natural to him and pissed her off. She was basically invisible to him.

"Wait, w-what are you d-doing?" She shook her head and backed up to the door.

Tam was taking off his dress pants and it didn't take him long before he was free of his street clothing. He now stood in his wife-beater and basketball shorts for her eyes to see. This made her gasp in shock and she quickly opened the door and left like a bat out of hell.

She must have really hated him now and she had no idea whether or not he'd continue to undress while she was in his presence. Besides she heard a rumor that most men who were Chinese were very unappealing in that lower region.

The door closed and Tam stared at his gantz suit in thought.

I wonder who made that, i just wish it wasn't so tight.

Tam thought as he stretched out and rubbed his face. His eyes then fell on the light switch that appeared to be so far away. It made him wonder why that 'whining girl' didn't turn it off on her way it. It was so far...and it seemed like a real pain to have to turn it off himself.

So Tam slept with the light on that night and didn't notice the bedbugs that lurked in his mattress. He was exhausted from his day and a mere bed-bug bite wouldn't be enough to ruin his night's rest.

However, during his sleep he didn't notice a small head peak in the room and glare at him before that glare turned into a smirk. It was then after her head was visible that his light shut off and the door squeaked closed.



Theodore's Room



Theodore tossed and turned in his sleep. While awake his actions had no effect on him but, in his sleep...in a world that he had no control over...his dreams came back to haunt him. It was the usual girls from long ago that he had taken pleasure in molesting...their shattered innocence were like sugar on his fingers that he could run his tongue across.

Though now, in this illusion they weren't the pretty, innocent juveniles they once were. They were corpses upon corpses of undead girls staring back at him. Some in shock, pain, and anger.

"Why Mr. Bagwell?"
"Why?"
"I want my mommy..."

His dream then shifted to him inside of a crude public bathroom. It was unclean and the walls were stained with blood. When he went to vomit from the putrid smell of rotting flesh nothing withdrew from his lips. He felt empty and as he sit on his knees with his head hovering over the toilet he heard a noise...

A familiar one...the sound of wet feet hitting porcelain. He turned on instinct and found out that he couldn't. Someone or something was pressing his face against the toilet and there was nothing he could do...

Theodore would wake that morning in a cold sweat that only a nightmare as vivid as his could produce.



Streets of Chiba



"Well I can't really go back to Vegas and this place doesn't seem too bad..especially if i got you with me." Kramarr spoke to Tomoko and sighed at his voice pulling him to lay down in the grass with her.
From there they sat and star gazed quietly. The peaceful view was enough to keep all words best left unspoken and was the lullaby that they needed to fall asleep under the stars.



Chiba
Hospital



Raito came to in the hospital but, felt like shit. Everything hurt through out his entire body and he was extremely thirsty. To his right was his wife that had a tissue to her eyes as she held his hand. The doctors said there was no chance that he'd survive the night with his internal injuries and it was only a matter of time before they were waiting on the inevitable.

She was here hoping on the slight chance that he'd awaken for a final farewell and this was her chance. After waiting until almost dawn his eyes finally opened...



Chiba
Veterinarian's Office



Lance Fredickson arrived at the closed Veterinarian's Office in Chiba. The bird in his hand was no longer moving and he could no longer distinguish whether or not it was dead until he felt a tap on his shoulder,"Sign says were clos-Dear god...what happened..." The man had been shocked after getting Lance's attention ,because after the mercenary turned the Vet was able to see his blood stained coat.

"Well did you hit it or something...all this blood..."

Lance shook his head and explained to the Vet the problem. He was lucky to be able to catch the doctor heading back to the office to do his routine check on the pets. Instead of asking anymore questions the doctor made haste in unlocking the Office and taking care of the near half dead crow.

"Usually most people would see a crow in this condition and head in the opposite direction, mind explaining all this?"



Shibuya
Weapon Shop


It took no time for Zerojii to set up a deal with the owner of the soon to be closing weapon shop. The man was understanding and saw Zerojii as a paying customer who might need the sword in the shortest time possible.

"Ah, come back in three days...it will be ready by then. Oh, and would you like anything else done to it?"

Zerojii looked confused for a moment but, the weapons dealer ignored it waved the question off."Three days, and how will you be paying?"

Zerojii paid the man on request and left the store with a sense of accomplishment with his sword being fixed and his Wild Turkey in hand. All that was left to do now was take the next train to Chiba. Then when at home he'd get his well deserved rest, which he did.



Public Library of Chiba



Hope scanned the books again still not sure whether or not she saw that light or not. Then her eyes fell on a black leather book that she didn't remember seeing before that green flash of light. She raised an eyebrow at it and removed it from the shelf.

Her hands felt around the leather binding until she opened the book and read the first page. After reading a few sentences her eyes widened and she reached in her hoody pocket for her diary...it was missing. Or atleast thats what she thought...the original copy of her diary was gone but, in her hands was a completely different book with her entries in it.

Each page she turned was an entry not written in her hand writing. This made her slam the book shut and run down the aisles of the library. When she finally reached Kiba she glared at him,"The joke is over Jungle Boy...Give.me.back.my.diary." She spoke through her teeth stopping at each word to prove she wasn't fooling around.

"Now!"

Kiba looked confused and looked around before pointing at himself,"Me?"

Hope glared at him and stomped off."Were leaving..." She didn't know what game Kiba was playing at but, she wasn't going to let him violate her privacy. She was going to go back to the Hotel and get to the bottom of this whole ordeal.

Outside she noticed the sun was starting to rise,"Tomoko is going to be pissed..." She mumbled while Kiba couldn't help but, notice the book she held in her hand emit a green aura when she shouted at him.



Shibuya/ Residential
Dane's House


Dane fell asleep that night on his couch thinking about the scars that no longer were. Ironic, though his dream had nothing to do with his child hood. Rather then being something of the past it showed him an appealing possibility of the future.

In his dream he laid on his couch as he were when he entered. Instead of being being by himself, he infact had company. Their was a tingling sensation between his legs and he shut his eyes and licked his lips. There was a familiar girl's head bobbing up and down and it was obvious the act that was in progress.

His hand reached down hand found her head and caressed it gingerly as she worked her magic. She was perfect and the torture she was putting him through sent him sailing through a sea of pleasure.

"Ashley..." He moaned and she replied to him with slurpping sounds.
His eyes opened and he looked down and noticed that she had stopped. He wanted to ask her why but, the girl who was once pleasuring him was no longer there and he saw what appeared to be Mako from the room. Why was she doing this to him?

"Mako?"
"Mm-Hmm..." She moaned biting her lips and stroking him.
"W-what are you d-doing-"
"Shhhh..." She shushed him and continued to pleasure him with her mouth.

Dane had no choice but, to relax under her expertise. She had the upper hand and finding out why she was here really didn't matter much anymore...atleast for the moment.

"Ash-M-Mako...I'm!-" He shouted before he awoke on the floor of his living room. He was alone and he must have fell off the couch. If he looked toward the window he could see that it was starting to become light outside.




Nottingham, England



Drool dripped from Anthony's mouth as he waited for his suppler to show up. The young man was still far asleep unaware that he had even drifted off. After being stood up you really couldn't blame him either.

A pigeon landed on his shoulder and he shifted in his sleep but, the bird was determined to use him as a perching spot. It only took a few pecks on the neck from it before Anthony jolted awake scaring it off.
He noticed he was still sitting on the bench from the night before and his eyes scanned the streets until he saw a someone wave at him and start jogging over.

"Hey, sorry about that mate!"The guy called out "How long you been waiting?"





Mako's House



Despite the voice not allowing Mako to see him, she and the mysterious voice talked the night away until she fell asleep on her couch. Before letting sleep take her she asked the voice,"Will you be here when I wake up?" Her voice sounded timid as if she were unsure if he'd even consider the idea.

"Don't say that, you won't be able to get rid of me...I'll reveal myself to you tomorrow. Get some sleep Miss Mako."

She rolled her eyes at the 'Miss Mako' nickname he had given to her and shut her eyes and dreamed of the boy with the silver hair she had seen on the farm. She dreamed about the kiss and imagined the voice and the boy, being one in the same.

[Dane]

Dane stood up and rubbed his head after the strange dream. He pushed it out of his mind. He didn't really feel like going to school today and decided to finally make a move on Ashley. He called her up on his cell phone. He heard it ring a few times before being picked up.
"Hello?" her pleasant voice asked, still slightly sleepy.
"Hey, Ash. It's Dane. Listen, I don't really feel like goin' to school today... um... do you maybe want to go on a date with me?" he asked, suddenly feeling an embarrassing feeling he hadn't felt since he'd gotten to know her and they'd become best friends.
There was a slight pause. Unknown to Dane, it was because she was actually speechless with joy. She had been wanting to go out with him for a while, but never wanted to make the first move.
"Yes!" she answered simply.
Dane pumped his fist in the air as a sign of victory. "Great! Where do you wanna go?" he asked.
"I don't know... Surprise me." she said. "Let's meet outside the library, okay?" she asked.
"Sure. I'll meet you there." he said. "Seeya later, Ash."
"Bye Dane." she said. They both put the phone down simultaniously.
The day before, this would have been a choice that he never would have made, but since he found out from Montezno that they'd be going back to the room , he wanted to live and be happy. He began every male's morning ritual. Piss, stare at himself in the mirror for five minutes, brush teeth, shower, shave if need be, and stare at himself for another five minutes. He put on some deodorant and began to get dressed. He put on a plain white T-shirt, blue jeans and his red converse.

OOC: Ronnie, just to let you know, I wanna have him transfer after the date, so she doesn't think he's an asshole for leaving or something... if that's alright, that is.

[The Merc]

Lance followed the vet closely, not saying much but when asked the quesiton, he spoke with a sense of pride at the bird.

"That crow saved my life, that is all you need to know. Now, can you do anything for it? It saved mine and so I want to save its." Lance finished off, watching the vet carefully examine the crow.

[Benry]

T-Bag woke up suddenly, eyes wide opened as cold was running down his neck. He looked around only to find himself back again in the room he fell asleep. He put his hand up his hairs and closed his eyes, but as soon as he did that, the image of him on the bathroom appeared again. He opened his eyes almost immediately.

The first part of the dream did not produce any sort of anxiety or fear in T-Bag. It was the second part that scared him. He thought he had gotten past what had happened in prison, but it seemed not like that. Me, Theodore Bagwell, actually feeling real human emotions and fear. He thought as he smiled. That part of his life was over and it would not repeat again, he knew that. T-Bag got up, only to find himself still wearing the black suit. He was so tired yesterday that he had forgotten to take off the suit before sleeping.

And he did that now. He took off the suit, and took a refreshing shower, wiping off all the sweat. Then he wore his suit again. He would always wear it now so he would be unbeatable. At least until the FBI threat was taken care off.

[Shad²]

A soft skin was the first thing he felt. A soft sob was the first thing he heard. The pain came second. Raito looked at his wife and raised his hand which made the wound on his shoulder open up a bit and forced him to drop his hand because of lack of strength.

''Don't move,'' his wife said.

''Oh yeah,'' was all Raito said as he remembered partially of what had happened.''Those kids are safe, right?''

Raito's wife didn't respond. She understood he risked his life for other people everyday. It was the source of her love and their fights. A tear came down her face. Quickly she wiped it away. Raito still seemed distant. His mind still had to comprehend what was happening as he looked around the room and, at last, in to his wife's dark bottomless wet eyes.

''But what about you? What about me? I'm not safe without you,'' She cried as she broke down in tears.

Raito's hand which rested on hers tightened its grip as a small spot of blood was visible on his bandages.

''Why are you crying?'' he said with a soft voice barely hear-able.

''The doctors say you won't make it'' She wiped her eyes.

Raito looked away. He swallowed as he completely remembered what had happened that particular evening. Just as he opened his mouth to say something they heard some commotion outside.

''Sir you can't go in right now''

''Let go of me. That's my partner there''

''Only relatives are allowed in sir''

Suddenly the door slammed open as his partner came rushing through the door.

''Rei!''

Raito wanted to say hi but found himself breathless and just his lips moved. However his partner understood.

''What happened.'' he said as he came closer.

''I saved a... bun...ch'f kids''

''...''

Raito focused his attention back on his wife.

''Sorry I wasn't home yesterday.''

His wife clenched her hands in the sheets and buried her head in them as she broke down in tears once again.

''Even though I love you. I'm gonna have to take a nap now''

''NO!!!!!!!''

''Rei!''

''Just a... little nap''

His partner shaked him violently trying to wake him with no success. Blood was leaking from Raito's bandages from the shaking as the his heartbeat stopped. Two doctors rushed in to stop the out of control man from unwillingly and unknowingly molesting the lifeless body of his former partner. Even though a third one joined they had no success.

''You fucking bastard, wake up goddammit!!!!''

It was only when he felt a soft hand gripping his wrist he stopped.

''Let him go'' His wife said with a face full of tears but still smiling.''Can't you see he was happy? ''

Raito's partner looked down at Raito's face to see a slight, almost arrogant, smile which he was known for wearing. He put him down

''You're right. I'm sorry''

''It's okay'' she said as her grip tightened even more until it almost started to hurt. after she immediately let go and fell down to the floor unconscious