Zaki nodded a bit to Chloe and sighed a little trying to make some heads or tails of a few things then looked at the other across the table. "So what can we do now? Really what can we do? I mean ummm I am bit of wuss when it comes to try be on my own and I hide a little to much." he admitted to her as he finished off his meal.

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Vincent made his way down the side of a building headed to the park, his dark hair hung over his eyes as he looked about the area being sure to be careful about what he was doing and trying hard not to stand out to much but he knew he already did. Once getting to the park he saw someone there not many people where out after what had happened in the last few days and what people think is going. He could tell it was the cop from the other day he remember running into the head of the fire skulls and the one Jubeii had folly with. It was rather interesting to see him in the park.

Chloe finishes up her coffee before locking her eyes on Zaki, "Only choice I can see at the moment is wait and see what course of action the Hunters take." she grimaces at Zaki's comments, "I notice. Just one conflict with the old blood sucker leaves you checking your knickers. Next thing I know, you'll be wearing clumps of garlic around your neck and carrying a cross." she sighs, resting her hands under her chin, "Maybe this is a blessing in disguise, with all this happening, it will help you finally grow a backbone and learn to stand on your own two feet. Cause what happens if you get into a run in with Hunters, Zaki? I think they would be quite amused if a girl was the one that had to do the fighting for you and I can't always keep bailing your ass out, you know."

HAYATE

Struggling to keep his calm, Hayate leaned back into the seat and crossed one leg on the other.

"Not all." In the back of his mind, he wondered whether the other gangs would exploit the current state of the Flame Skulls.

...Or perhaps it will help us.

KYD

Kyd clung onto the tree branch and tried to keep his balance. I need to fucking find a better place to sleep tomorrow, he thought, remembering the police that had been roaming the area. Least they'll think I'm some sort of fucking hobo. Or something. He rubbed his eyes, patted somewhere above his head to make sure his stash was indeed staying on the tree with more ease than he was, and did a neat faceplant back into the bark.

So tired.

Makoto drove around for several more minutes before finally arriving on the street the Police Headquarters was located before noticing Skull Hunter vehicles parked nearby. What's this? There are Hunters at the station? Well then, that makes turning in the kid to the Hunters easier for me, if I decide to do so.

She parked the SUV in front of the station's front door. We're here. I'm not going to bother suiting up or anything. I don't need my jacket irritating my burns.

"Wonder what's up?" Jayden muses, his eyes on the parked Hunter vehicles nearby, something must of happened if Hunters were at the Station before turning his attention to Hayate, "Well, I guess we'll find out the answer to your question now and your choice if you decide to take the easy route or hard route into the Station cause I won't be as lenient as I was with the cuffs back at the restaurant." He pulls the cuffs from their spot on his belt, keeping them in Hayate's view and waits for Hayate's answer.

HAYATE

He glanced around. He could maybe knock Jay unconscious and run for it...but the Hunters all had guns. Or he could use Jayden as a shield.

The mere thought of that upset his stomach. If they were just ordinary policemen, this would have been so much easier.

"Fine. It isn't as if I could easily run away from the others," Hayate muttered, blowing his hair out of his face. It still smelled singed. I need to wash it sometime...

"To me, a staff really doesn't pass by as a long range, mass weapon of destruction," Chloe pauses, pulling out enough money from her pocket to cover both of their meals, which she places on the table, "unless you have done some major modifications and are toting like a rocket launcher or some other heavy machinery inside that staff, cause chances are, we haven't even passed through the silence before the storm."

Jayden studies Hayate for a few moments before popping the cuffs back on to their holding place before saying in a low voice that only Hayate could hear, "If your thinking of attempting an escape, than not here, it would be suicide. They probably have orders to shoot first without any questions." Not saying anything else, Jayden opens the car door and slides out, before reaching and grabbing ahold of Hayate's forearm, in a firm but gentle manner before pulling Hayate out of the car.

What's he whispering to that Skull? Makoto studied Jayden and Hayate through the rear-view mirror. She grabbed her handgun from the side of the seat and holstered it before getting out of the SUV. I really doubt that I would need to use a gun in there, but it's better to have one than grabbing someone else's gun.

HAYATE

Hayate growled loudly from Jayden's hold and glared exasperatedly at him. How far does he expect me to be able to run before they find me, anyways?

...Run. ...Run?

Many of the Skulls had hoverboards, albeit cheap and mostly outdated ones, besides those of the Tech Skulls. There were sure to be a few newer versions in the headquarters...right? And it's not like I haven't gotten enough practice on my own, at least, until I crashed it...But would they have passcodes and other locks?

Jayden just gives Hayate a look as he shuts the car door, "I can still use the hand cuffs, you know." He reminds Hayate as he pulls him on to the sidewalk outside the Station's front doors, "So unless you want to be more miserable than you are now, I wouldn't be complaining too much if I was you. Or I could always hand you to over the Hunters right now and just worry about the mountain of paper work I have to do while the Hunters do whatever the Hell they want with you."

"Maybe you should just do that. I'm a little curious about that facillity the Hunters have set up for those Skulls. I wonder if they torture them." The thought floated in Makoto's mind as she grabbed her jacket and locked up the car. She followed the officer and the captured Skull to the entrance of the police headquarters while tying her jacket around her waist.

HAYATE

"I wonder if they have showers in there," Hayate mused under his breath. Or a medical wing. Even if they did, he supposed he would have to stay cooperative. It didn't seem as though the Hunters would provide such facilities to their...prisoners.

Hayate grimaced as the word passed through his mind. He hoped the angry cat wouldn't be so stupid as to try to save him. I don't think I'm worth the trouble, hah. She'll be risking her life if she comes here...and she's a Ryuujin.

As he was marched towards the entrance, he silently vowed to help the cat gather recruits in the off-chance he escaped.

Jayden gives Makoto a glance, "I'm curious as well but there are morals you know, he might deserve to be tortured and experimented on and who know else what they do there but not without a fighting chance first," he pauses for a second, debating before turning serious, "And you probably already figured this out on your own so no point in keeping it quiet, is there? I would like to know, after you have met her and talked to her in regular circumstances, would you be so willing to hand Chloe straight over to the Hunters if given the choice? Or is she, in your eyes, just like the kid here, something to hunt that doesn't have feelings or hopes or dreams just like you do?" Jayden doesn't wait for Makoto's answer, he wanted her to think about her answers to those questions as he pulls open the door and guiding Hayate into the rather busy station.

Roland sat at his desk going through the new stack of files that someone had placed there. He wasn't all to happy about it either. Suddenly his attention was grabbed by the front door to the station opening.

"Oh well if it isn't Jayden and little miss hunter~", he chimed.

Makoto held in a laugh as she followed Jayden and Hayate into the police station. No wonder she was so hostile towards me back at his place. I never thought about it then, but now I know.

"I don't send the people who help me out to their deaths, regardless of who they are, who they're associated with, or what they do. The Hunters tell me to go kill or capture Skulls, but I do things my way. So until Chloe decides to get in my way or attack me with her gang, she won't see me pointing a gun at her head. And to be honest, I could care less of what 'hopes and dreams' my targets have."

A familiar voice called out to her and Jayden. "Oh, it's you. Roland, the officer with the skull-patterned bandanna." Makoto stopped following Jayden, and gave Roland a cold gaze.

"It all depends on the situation, Zaki," Chloe blows a strand of loose hair out of her face, "Sometimes not fighting is the best way and than, sometimes you have to fight. I don't enjoy fighting but if there's no other choice, than I will defend myself. We always do need new gadgets but spending all your time building things is not really healthy, you need more interaction with people besides the blood sucker and me."

"You don't have to worry about Chloe getting in your way, she really has no interest in tangoing with the Hunters, she has more important things to do with her time and I don't see the other techs being any different." Jayden's eyes land on Roland who had called out, "I thought you were suspended, Roland? Anyway, if you two want to play catch up, I need to see the Chief to deal with matters at hand."

He gives Hayate a small nudge toward the Chief's office. Easier to get this over with now..

HAYATE

"WAIT. YOU," Hayate blurted out as soon as he saw Roland and recognized the policeman who had presumably knocked him out cold in front of the hideout. "Was this your plan all along? To play nice while working with the Hunters? My friends are dead from that attack!"

With a wild snarl across his face, Hayate twisted free of Jayden's grasp and made a crazed lunge at Roland. He had barely reached the man when the wound he had received from the Hunter reopened and he staggered past Roland, grimacing.

Blinking his way through the pain, he glared at both policemen from under matted locks of hair while trying to stem the flow of blood.

Shit. I forgot about that.

Roland quickly stepped to the side, raised is leg and kicked Hayate in the face with the side of his foot as if kicking a soccer ball. The loud thud could be heard throughout the station and soon after another thud could be heard from Hayate falling to the floor.

Roland raised his hand to his cheek and scratched it slightly. "Hmm... Might have kicked him a little to hard..."

Suddenly the door to the chief's office flys open. "What the hell is going on here!" He looks down at Hayate on the floor and then back up to Roland. "God damn it... Didn't I tell you not to cause problems!"

Roland sighed. "He just suddenly charged me. Jayden was the one who brought him here in the first place."

"I don't want to hear your excuses! And Jayden! Why the hell didn't you have this kid restrained?!" Sighing and rubbing his eyes the chief pointed at the Hayate. "Just get this kid to the infirmary and make sure you hand cuff him to the bed damn it."

And with a slam of his door the chief was gone. Roland whistle and leaned over Hayate. "I got in trouble because of you..." He grabbed the Hayate and started to left him up. Supporting his weight on his shoulder. "Well lets go Jayden... You have the hand cuffs."

It took Jayden by surprise when Hayate twisted out of his grip and lunged at Roland but not reaching his target, seemed a wound had reopen. Yet he grimaced as Roland kicked the kid in the face and the thud as Hayate landed on the floor, knocked out cold.

"You really have a knack for making life long friends, don't you?" Jayden sighs as he rubs his forehead and looks at Roland's handiwork before noticing the chief was practically glaring at Roland.

Before Jayden could respond to the question directed at him, the Chief's door slams shut, definitely not in a good mood, Jayden notes to himself, "Um sure." Jayden says, catching the last part about let's go and handcuffs before glancing at Makoto, "I doubt there's much more for you to do here, I'll understand if you want to leave. I'm sure there's more important things than hanging around a Police Station." he turns to help Roland get Hayate to the infirmary.

Makoto nodded at Jayden before looking at the Hunters that were stationed at the Police HQ. I might as well look around. We apparently took over all Police operations, including on the explosion case.

She walked away from the two officers and the Skull. People were gathering around to see what had happened, some catching and missing a view of Hayate getting kicked by Roland, and hearing the angered police chief yell. She wasn't comfortable being surrounded by a bunch of people.

Maybe I'll find some information. Anything would work right now. Info on police officers, last-known Skull locations.

Chloe raises an eyebrow, her expression neutral, "That's kind of my point, Zaki. Humans need interaction with others of our species, unless," she narrows her eyes, "Your gadgets and all provide that.. kind of thing." her expression relaxes a bit, "I know I shouldn't be sitting here criticizing you and your social life when mine is the basically the same, unless you count the old perverts but than, I actually wouldn't be inviting any of them home to watch movies and share a popcorn, like ew." she wrinkles her nose in disgust at that thought.

With the aid of Jayden, Roland took Hayate to the infirmary. Upon arrival the nurse had you lay Hayate on a bed in the corner. The nurse administered a sedative and quickly went to work on stopping his bleeding.

"Hm... Well I guess we aren't needed here."

Making sure Hayate was handcuffed to the bed before the nurse took over, Jayden frowns at Roland, "I assume so as well. The kid probably won't be going anywhere for a few days, not after the chance you probably gave him a concussion." with a sigh, Jayden pulls out a cigarette before offering one to Roland, "I don't know about you, but I'm heading out for a smoke."

"Could have been worse you know", Roland said as he followed behind Jayden. "And it wasn't like I wanted to hurt him despite what he thinks I've done."
Roland pushed open the door leading to the alley behind the station. "I was surprised to even see him again."

Lighting his smoke, before tossing the lighter to Roland, Jayden leans against the wall, "You probably made the right choice in the end and it was more my fault, I should of had him restrained. And you two have had a run in before, I take it." he takes a puff before gesturing back inside, "So, any idea why the place is crawling with Hunters?"

Using the lighter, Roland lit his own cigarette. "Yeah. It was back at the fire skull base. He was all beat up and trying to get to the base. I needed a way in so I used him to get in to talk to one of their leaders." Roland laughed slightly. "It seems I always end up knocking him out when we meet." He reached out his hand to Jayden to return his lighter. "The chief thinks they are going through all our records to find something. But so far all they have done is intercept any new arrests. So I think as soon as Hayate wakes up they will be taking him."

Jayden takes the lighter back and slips it into his pocket, his expression thoughtful, "I suppose this talk with the flame skull leader was police business? And our records? What would we have in our records that they would need?" with a grim expression, Jayden looks at Roland, "Than I hope, for his sake, he doesn't wake up soon."

Ugh, this place is too crowded. It's getting hot, too, and I'm only wearing this half-tank. Makoto gave up on looking for information. She assumed the Hunters already gathered everything they could from the police, and walked towards the exit.

She opened the double doors, and stepped outside. She looked up at the sky, and then at the roof of the police headquarters. Hm... Her hand slipped onto the grappling hook she got from the armory, and shot it at the roof of the police headquarters. The mechanism that shot the hook began to wind up, pulling Makoto off the ground, and flying onto the roof of the HQ. The hook separated from the wall and retracted back into it's case as Makoto landed on the roof. Wow. This thing is pretty cool!

Roland closed his eyes and inhaled deeply. Exhaling the smoke, Roland opened his eyes again and looked down at the ground. "Technically speaking all police forces were pulled off of the bombing incident in the residential district so I guess you could call it official unofficial police work." Roland took the cigarette from his lips and flicked the ash away. "As far as our records go...", he paused momentarily. "They could be after anything. Personal files, arrest records and even evidence records. But it'll only be a matter of time before they find what they are looking for."

Roland put his cigarette between his lips once again and then looked at Jayden. "Can I see your keys for a second?"

Jayden takes another puff of his cigarette, "No wonder Chief wasn't too happy after all that." he pauses for a second, "Hm, wouldn't make sense for them to send that many Hunters if they were just after records, there has to be something else they are after."

Putting the stub of his cigarette out against the wall, Jayden glances at Roland, "Your up to something, aren't you?" he raises an eyebrow as he unclips the keys from his belt and hands them to Roland, "Mind letting me know since I'm being stupid enough to agree with this."

"I didn't mean with all this going on, Zaki." Chloe frowns, "I meant after things settle down. You know, plan a few things like maybe seeing a movie or even hitting a dance club. Be like normal people for once in our lives, cause I don't know about you but I miss doing stuff like that."

Makoto walked along the edge of the rooftop, trying to figure out what to do. Hayate was taken in by the police, and the Hunters were sweeping the place for information.

She continued to walk around the rooftop, until the smell of cigarette smoke irritated her nose. Makoto looked over the edge and covered her nose from the smell. That looks like Jayden and Roland. I wonder if I could hear what they're saying. She laid down on her stomach, and watched the two officers while trying to listen in on their conversation.

Chloe's expression softens a bit and she reaches over to touch Zaki's arm, "Hey, don't you beat yourself up over it, I probably only saw one or two movies myself, and that was before things happened with Mom, everything got pushed to the back burner including my friends and pretty soon, they stopped inviting me to do stuff with them. Than Mom finally passed on and well, expect you and Megan, none of my friends wanted anything more to do with me. Of course, Megan still invites me out but she's busy with her Senior year now, so hard to believe, I would of been graduating this year if things had been different." She smiles, "And you do know, if you want to go to a movie or do something, you can call me up and ask or even drop by the flat. I'm pretty sure Avalon misses her 'Uncle Zaki'. It's pretty sad when you or Jay are the only two people that bring her happiness these days, she even follows Jay during his route and spends most of the afternoon at the Police Station with him." Chloe laughs, "She doesn't realize I know about it but as long as she's not hurting anything and Jay doesn't mind, I'm not going to stop her. I just hope she's okay staying with our uncle, she's never spent any more than a night away from home before."