Feeling the surprise in Zaki's reaction to her kiss before his arms encircle her waist, pulling her closer to him to return the kiss..
After the kiss ended, Chloe leans her head against Zaki's chest, "I guess in a way, that means we're official right? I am not sure what the dating rituals are these days." she laughs softly, her cheeks a slight pink, "And we're going to have some explaining to do in the morning, turns out Avalon is quite more craftier than I gave her credit for."

"I assume so myself, I guess we will have to break this to Advent at some point as well." Chloe replies, "Can either of us really blame her? I am sure she blames herself for the way things are, she honestly has never felt the love of either of her natural birth parents and as her sister, there's only so much I can do. I will never be in her eyes, a substitute for what is programmed naturally. And we both know how cruel children at any age can be, they don't try to look past what their own parents teach them to see who a person really is. Maybe that is why I worry, I don't wish for her to follow in my path, I basically had to come an adult at thirteen myself. She is still a child yet, she already knows the evil that lurks in this world and in people's hearts."

Glancing at a nearby clock, she grimaces seeing the time, she had plans on seeing if she could hack into the hunter's files in the morning and locate Makoto's address, that bitch was going to get one hell of a wake up call, rather she planned on it or not.

Stepping out of Zaki's embrace, even through she preferred not to, Chloe makes her way to the bed and pulls the covers on her side back, "We really should get some sleep. And don't worry if I am not here when you wake up tomorrow, I have a few things to take care of before breakfast." Chloe had no plans on telling Zaki what she was going to do, she knew he wouldn't say anything to Advent concerning what she had said but she didn't want him worrying about her esp. if he knew she was going after a Hunter.

Zaki nodded understanding, they all had to grow up quickly and that is how life was and is now for them all and he didn't want to be thought differently about by Avalon but he wanted to be there for her also. "I can understand Chloe and I will be here for you both, I know you tuff on me cause I do need to believe more in my self." noting the time and it was getting rather late. Still a little shy about moving over to the bed he made his way over to see if it was okay.

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After a while of looking Vincent came across Kimiko blinked some. "kimiko why are you awake? I thought you would be tired? It is one in the morning you should be resting after all. . . " he said to her as he leaned against the wall some.

Chloe raises an eyebrow, watching Zaki as she slides into the bed before patting the other side, "Come on, I said it was okay for you to spend the night in here. It's not like we have never not slept in the same bed before, nothing to be nervous about." an amused smile crosses her lips, "Or are you scared that I'm going to be doing dirty things to you while your sleeping?"

"Yes, it has been a few years since we last did this. I kind of missed those days." Chloe leans over and turns off the lamp near the bed before settling down into the pillows, "Night, Zaki."

Roland took a long drink from his beer then set it down on the table in front of. "You aren't ... You aren't inviting more people here are you?" He grumbled slightly and took his bandanna off. His hair falling down around his face.

HAYATE

Hayate sighed, and whispered, "...I wonder how I managed to owe two policemen so much. ...Plus Maki, of course," he added in hurriedly, glancing at the Ryuujin, who had just walked back.

It hadn't been long since he had last slept, but there was a dull ache all throughout him, and he keeled over sideways a bit stiffly onto the ground. "I hope you don't mind if I sleep here...or I could move to the other side of the room," he muttered, glancing up at Maki.

Roland grabbed his drink from the table and stood up. "Well as long as you understand that it is still kinda dangerous for you both to be together as well then I wont push the matter on what you do or do not do." he said as he started to walk to the stairs that led to the lower floor. "Get some sleep you two. And don't go snooping around!" Roland walked down the stairs and headed straight for his room and closed the door behind him to go to sleep for the night.

FORZ

He blinked his eyes open, still in a sleep-induced daze. The room was still dim, but he assumed such a grand hotel would have thick curtains. There were reasons he preferred to not go to the police headquarters, but since he had too...

Might as well not play the part they expect of me, he thought, remembering a certain mindset that the Hunters were a group of ragtag mercenaries, as he headed toward the shower.

Half an hour later, he had showered, packed, and gotten breakfast and coffee from the continental downstairs. Not bothering to use a map, he hailed down a taxi outside the hotel and asked to be driven to the police HQ.

Sho had awoke before even dawn had happened his eyes went to his door "Perhaps he's still asleep..." he whispered to himself but he knew his brother didn't sleep for long and could function well. Standing he went to bath removing his night kimono as he did so, his blue eyes going to his arms seeing bruises at different stages of healing "Why is it he does this, I-I don't want to fight it doesn't make me weak." he stepped into the waiting bath and washed contently though whimpered every now and then as he touched a tender bruise or a healing cut. "Violence just begets more violence but then a Neanderthal like Kenji sempai couldn't comprehend such an advanced thought." he sighed a little soaking for a few minutes longer before washing himself and his hair "I have my homework complete for school. I have physics, chemistry, psychology, ethics, and music composition to have done by the time I get home." he sighed getting out of the bathtub drying himself off.

Walking to a small low table he looked to the clothing that was already sat there for him. A black set of dress trousers, a white shirt a red tie and forest green blazer. Dressing quickly "I have to go to the doctor about my wounds... I don't like the doctor." he whispered as he fixed his tie by slipping it into his blazer and picking up his book bag slinging it over his shoulder and walking towards the exit of the large home. His eyes went wide as he found himself pinned against the wall, he couldn't help but whimper knowing who it was. "K-Kenji sempai..." he whispered his head lowering as he shook a little.

"Oh Hime, you weren't planning to leave before coming to say good morning to me where you?" he said laughing a little, his amber eyes looked to his younger brother his eyes with a sadistic glint as he pulled back letting Sho drop to the floor, Sho fell hard yelping a little "N-no of course not, I-I thought you'd be at the gates." in honesty he knew at the gates he would be safe or at least he hoped it would be the case but now he'd never know. Moving his leg Kenji brought it down hard on his younger brother's leg, not daring to move his hand to snuff out the pain he bit his lip and let out a groan and moved his arm out "p-please don't take to much... p-please..." he looked up his eye begging his older brother.

Kenji smirked bringing out his kunai sliding up his brother's blazer and sleeve before cutting his arm watching as Sho winced fighting not to pull his arm back or scream out in pain "Such a good little princess you are... I guess since it's your birthday I will not take to much... but this is your gift from me." he said placing the kunai away into his leg holder. Sho kept eye contact nodding "Thank you Kenji sempai... y-you are generous." he was so scared right now he just wanted to get out of the way his eyes turned away as Kenji began to drink for his arm small whimpers escaping as his brother fed him after a few minutes Kenji pulled back kicking him hard in the ribs, he couldn't stop the tears falling watching as his brother walked off "Happy birthday Hime." he laughed knowing that it wouldn't be any different, but for the moment that was the least important thing as he had training.

Standing he brought out a bandage from his blazer pocket and started to tend to the cut before pulling down his shirt and blazer sleeves standing he felt wobbly but he didn't have time for it so headed towards the door once more running towards the school as he would hand in the note before heading to the doctors. "This new cut isn't going to sit well with him, I-I have no way to explain it." he whispered continuing towards the school as he knew he was running late as it was now eight thirty.

Avalon had set her alarm to go off a little bit before the sun came up, in hopes that she could get off to school before Chloe would get up. Running a brush through her mass of curly black hair before pinning it back and grabbing one of the school uniforms from the drawer, Avalon quickly dresses and pulls the book bag off the bedpost.
Cracking open her door, she notes Jayden must of recovered during the night cause he was no longer where Chloe had shoved him unless, Chloe had finally murdered his ass..
Hurrying down to the kitchen, she places the bag against the leg of a chair and makes herself a bowl of cereal.

The sound of Avalon scurrying down the hall woke Chloe up, she knew her sister's games and today it wasn't going to work. Noting that Zaki had cuddled up with her during the night, his arm draped around her made her smile. Sitting up, she leans over and gives Zaki's a kiss on the cheek, hoping not to wake him as she slides out of the bed and makes her way out into the hall to the kitchen, where she leans against the door frame, watching Avalon make her breakfast.

"If you think your going to get out of your punishment that easily, Avalon, you can think again." she says,"I want all your voodoo dolls before you leave this flat and don't think about skipping school today either.

Avalon sends a glare at her sister before grudgingly going back to her room and bringing out the box that contained her small collection of voodoo dolls which she handed over to Chloe. Without uttering a word, she sits down to eat her breakfast before shoving the empty bowl into the sink and with an evil eye, grabs her bag brushing past Chloe and hurries out of the flat to catch the bus to school.

During the ride, all Avalon could think about was all the dirty names her sister could be called and with a groan, seeing the bus pull up her stop, Avalon still had a block to go before reaching the school building, sure sucked when all had you to rely on was public transportation. Making her way off the bus, she idly makes her way toward the school building..


With a sigh, Chloe watches as Avalon leaves the flat before entering back into her bedroom, Chloe shoves the box onto one of the shelves in her closet before turning her attention to the desktop, it was mainly a back up storage but last night, the thought of checking to make sure the files on there was safe hadn't crossed her mind. Pressing a button on the keyboard to wake the computer up, expecting to see the sign in window pop up but instead an error message flashed up, saying the eternal storage space was not responding.

Dammit. That meant Makoto had done something to the desktop or she had somehow stolen the hard drive. Clutching her hand into a fist, all Chloe could see was red. Breaking into the flat could be forgiven and the files would be overlooked if Makoto was willing to return those but this was unforgivable, everything stored on that system if the hunters got ahold of it..

Pausing to leave Zaki a note, Chloe grabs some clean clothes which she quickly changes into and grabs the labtop on her way out of the door, she would stop at one of the internet cafes and do the hacking into the Hunter files there. Besides, she wasn't in the mood to deal with Jayden at the moment, he was the reason behind this and if she wasn't obligated to provide a roof over his head, he would of woke up to find all his belongings thrown out in the street...

The sound of her side table vibrating woke Makoto up. Her phone vibrated several times before she flipped it open. She yawned and rubbed her eye with one hand while turning off her phone's alarm with the other. Makoto slowly got out of bed, and went into her bathroom to brush her teeth and take a quick shower.

Makoto looked at her bathroom mirror and examined the burns on her neck. The medical gel did a good job of healing the damaged skin on her neck, since her morning shower was less painful than last night's. I'm glad I still have more medical gel here. Someone would have to strangle me to make my burns painful...at least I can wear my jacket again....but damn, it looks really bad. Makoto cracked her neck, and walked to the kitchen to make her breakfast.

Sho continued to run towards the school scared that he was going to be late to hand in his letter to the reception and hope he could still make it to his doctors appointment. Biting his lip he slowed down "I wouldn't know how to explain my new cut to her..." he just moved his book bag bringing out an ethics book he began to read it "I-I'll just say I forgot..." he whispered knowing that he used it so often when he was wounded that he was starting to believe it.

Opening the book he sighed reading it "So dull.." he closed his eyes before reading his textbook once more. He started to feel dizzy, he had just stopped feeling like this the day before and was hoping for a day or two but he knew he would never so lucky. Without notice he bumped into something his book dropping on the floor. "A-ah... I-I'm sorry." he said picking up his book looking up seeing Ava, the girl he had been guided by when he first came to the school "I'm so sorry Avalon sempai." placing his book back into his book bag a light blush coming to his cheeks like it had when they had first met.

Avalon frowns as she feels someone bump into her from behind, not many of the students who attended here lived as far away from the School as she did, as far as she knew, she was the only student in her class who didn't have someone drop them off in the morning or there to pick them up afterwards. But than, all the other shits had parents as they so rudely loved to rub in Avalon's face.

Turning around, she sees Sho there, stammering an apology. "What's up, Sho? Been awhile has it?" she asks in a bored voice, she hadn't seen Sho since the day she showed him around School.

But than, honestly, how often was Avalon in School these days? With all the other students, it was not like they were going to call Chloe to bitch about Avalon's low attendance performance, were they? Hell, she could skip today.. Chloe would never find out..

Her green eyes flick over Sho, noticing blood on the sleeve of his uniform, "Hey, your bleeding?!?" She grabs his wrist and pulls the sleeve up, noticing the bandage filled with blood, her green eyes narrowed at the sight of it before glancing at Sho, a 'what is going on' look on her face.

Makoto finished her breakfast and started to refill her first aid kit and ammunition. She grabbed new clips for her pistol and MP7 and holstered them in the ammo pouches on her belt and armor.

She looked at the jacket hanging on the chair across from her. The left sleeve and collar were ruined by Hayate's fire. Makoto grabbed a new jacket from the closet before she slung her MP7 over her shoulder. She holstered her pistol in her underarm holster and grabbed her bow, quiver, and armor before heading out to the SUV.

Tires screech as dozens of armored vans pull up to a school located somewhere in the Old Tokyo district. Hunters fallout one by one out of the vans and start to form a perimeter around the school. Then several men dressed in white lab coats step out holding large white tackle boxes.

"Commence the operation~!"

One man yells out and hunters rush into the school. Children can be heard screaming as they are dragged out of their classrooms and even the occasional gun shot can be heard. Presumably to either eliminate an unruly teacher or to force cooperation from the children. As each child was brought out of the school one of the men wearing a lab coat took a syringe from their tackle box and gave the child a shot. And with each shot a child was put into one of the vans until each van was filled to capacity.

"I have a report sir!" One of the hunters addressed one of the doctors with a salute. "One hundred-fifty suspected gang members have been subdued and 4 teachers have been eliminated for resisting."

"Very good", the doctor says with a slight scoff. "Lets get them to the facility at once." Van doors slam as each van speeds off leaving a large amount of hunters behind to secure the school.

As the vans rounded a corner one of the hunters noticed two teenagers wearing the same uniform as the schools. The van came to a screeching halt and two hunters jumped out of the back. "Quickly, grab them!", the driver yelled out. The two hunters grabbed them as a doctor came up holding a syringe in his hand. "Now stop struggling! This wont hurt."

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Roland woke up to his phone ringing. and grumbled and pulled the pillow over his head. "Shut up... I don't wanna get up~", he said sleepily. The phone continued to ring and he grumbled once again. Rolling over to his side table, Roland grabbed his phone and answered the call.

"This is Roland..." The chief's voice yelled rang out from the his phone and Roland had to pull the phone away from his ear. "Answer the phone faster damn it!" the chief yelled and screamed through the phone and Roland quickly brought the phone back to his ear after he was done yelling. "Ah sorry about that chief... I was in the shower..."

"Like hell you were! Look we have a major problem! The hunters have put the station under lock down! Its like they initiate Martial law on the whole of Old Tokyo!" Roland sat up on the edge of his bed. "What the hell do you mean?! They'd have to get the government's authorization to do that!"

The chief could be heard sighing over the phone. "No one is allowed to enter or leave the station. There was only a few officers in the station at the time but before the lock down we got a... A report that the hunters were in a school dragging out students." there was silence for a moment as Roland took it all in.

"Chief... Keep everyone there safe..." Roland stood up from his bed and started to grab his clothes. "Hmph. You don't need to tell me that kid. But what are you going to do?"
"Something really stupid..." Roland hung up the phone and started to get dressed.

Roland ran up the stairs to the top floor and grabbed his bandanna from the coffee table and then shook Hayate. "Oi... Get up. Theres trouble so I gotta go. Get to some place safe." He didn't wait for Hayate to respond and headed straight out the front door.

Sho kept his eyes lowered as Avalon spoke to him, the pinkness in his cheeks deepening just a little more. Hearing the question he nodded "It's been two years, four months, twenty two days, one hour, seventeen minutes." he said looking to her "nothings up, I guess I just feel a little tired Avalon sempai." his crystal blue eyes apologetic at what he had done from not paying attention 'I'll let them know later.' he thought as he let out a silent sigh.

He snapped back into reality as he heard Avalon mention that he was bleeding, his eyes going to his sleeve his hand going to protect the one that had been injured, however, he hadn't been quick enough to stop her bringing up her arm and shirt sleeve. "Y-yes, I-I am having problems so harmed myself this morning." he said he was a horrible liar, but he doubted she would remember the fact that he wouldn't touch a knife even to cut food let alone the chances of him actually doing such a thing.

"S-sempai..." he paused not paying attention to her for the moment "D-d-do you hear that?" he said hearing the gunfire something deep inside was telling him to run but he was frozen to the spot in fear "A-and I thought Kenji sempai was scary." he shook a little pulling down his shirt and blazer sleeve. Hearing trucks suddenly screech off he felt as if the atmosphere had changed for the better but it was short lived as he seen one of the trucks hault and two hunter's came out running towards them "R-RUN!" he grabbed Avalon's arm and moved to run they got as far as the corner before the two hunter's caught them thanks to just how heavy his book bag was.

He felt like such a failure because they couldn't get a way though struggled with everything he had trying to get to Avalon to protect her "LET US GO!" he screamed his eyes looking around as to see if someone would help but the whole area was empty. Right then he knew their was no way they could escape so stopped struggling, but seeing the seringe he tried to withdraw away from it but was held fast as the doctor injected him he looked to Avalon his vision darkening "S-sempai... I-I lov-" his eyes where open but he felt like he was looking to what was going on to him from afar.

HAYATE

"Unngh. Wha...what's going--"

He blinked his eyes open. ...Huh? Where'd everyone go...? He sat up and looked around. Safe place...But this is the safest place I know of.

He suddenly realized that he had forgotten to ask Roland yesterday about a change of clothes, and decided that the policeman probably wouldn't mind, as he made his way towards the room. I doubt I'll wreck another shirt. He rummaged through the dresser and pulled out a striped longsleeve. I guess my burned are healed enough that they won't stick to this... he thought, hoping the sleeves could help avert curious glances. The coat was dumped onto the bed sloppily, and a few lighters, a small aerosol spray, and pair of sandals vanished from beneath the bed before Hayate had left the building.

A safe place. Why...unless there's something serious afoot. It's too late to track Roland, but I should still check this out. He stepped outside onto the street, looping a rubber band around his ponytail, and made his way towards the more populated area of Old Tokyo.

KYD

He nearly fell off the tree in shock as he was awoken by gunshots. ...Hunters? I guess this means I gotta haul ass out of here, huh. Grabbing the bag, he swung out of tree and landed on the grass, turning back one to listen to the screaming/ It sounds like fucking kids. The hell's going on?

The fight between curiosity and flight was settled in mere moments. Might as well see what those Hunters are up to.

*Bzzzt* Makoto picked up her phone and flipped it open and saw a new message on her phone. Kidnapping Operation has commenced. Tokyo Police Headquarters has been locked down. Any available units please report to the Commanding Officer at the School to assist in securing the campus.

Makoto closed her phone and set her GPS to the School. Interesting. What are we going to do with a bunch of kids? Makoto started up the engine, and drove to the Hunter-occupied school.

Avalon doesn't say anything listening to Sho mutter about self harming himself, knowing that he was lying. Before she could retort, Sho's attention is else where and the sounds of gun shots and screaming could be heard. Not getting much of a chance to digest what was going on, Sho was screaming to run and had grabbed ahold of her arm, tugging her along. They had only reached the corner when both of them were grabbed from behind.

Struggling against her captor with all the might she could muster, Avalon hears Sho scream at them to let them go before suddenly, he was longer struggling and his eyes... "NOO!" Avalon screams, twisting violently against the person holding her as a man holding a syringe approached her, she tried kicking out at him. But it was no use, she felt the prick of the needle as it punctured her skin..


Something told Chloe to travel by the back alley ways than taking the main way to one of her more favorite internet cafes. Her eyes scan the not too busy streets, making sure no one was following her, thinking it was odd that not many people were out heading to work. Frowning, she pauses at the entryway to one of the alley ways she commonly uses, doing one more sweep with her eyes. Better safe than sorry, as the old saying went before starting down the alleyway. Note to self.. I really need to locate that hover board and fix it.

Advent

He hadn't got such sleep during the night the information he had been seeing was more scattered than normal and he felt a disturbance within it "This is seriously not good, something terrible is going to happen." he spoke to himself in a low whisper as he finally sat up going to his father's room he opened the door and walked forward picking up the tray that he had used to serve his father's food the night before. His spare hand going to the alarm clock setting it for about thirty minutes later knowing that's how long it would take him to make the breakfast. With this done we walked out the room to the kitchen to make some breakfast.

He looked to the cooker and pouted "I know you can feel it does it really mean I need to know?" he seemed a little more touchy than normal but shook his head "I'm sorry I didn't sleep well last night." he had started cooking a fry up for his dad and some egg fried rice and chicken for himself as he realized he hadn't eaten anything other that the boiled rice and soya sauce from the cafe before, but then with everything that was going at the moment he was pretty sure he'd forget his head if it wasn't sewed on

Little after eight thirty his eyes opened wide under his bandage as he finished serving up his and his fathers meals putting them at the table with little care right now there was a bigger problem and where he didn't know the full details he knew for a fact if Chloe found out then she was going to run right into a conflict there was no way she would be able to get out of in one piece. Running the phone he dialled the number he had memorised for her "Chloe pick up the fucking phone..." he knew he didn't have long doing this but he knew it would be long enough.