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[Shuzoku Rin]

"You're such a fool...Vladimir.."

Being stopped dead in her tracks by his hand gripping onto her shoulder she wouldn't do anything at first. Under the black helmet she was biting her lip...an expression of worry crossing her face. This wasn't the best place for them to be standing let along be near with her brothers inside. It wasn't until his hand reached for the Zippo that she would begin her assault to get him away from the entrance and hopefully into the dark car park where they could speak in private...or slug it out until the idea of just talking would occur.

"Hmmph!"

Shifting her right leg across the outside of his right leg she would turn her back to him slightly. The hand he had on her shoulder with his arm extended would meet her right arm curling up, wrapping on the inside of his arm to hand her hand grip onto the inside of his elbow pulling his arm forward. Her free hand reaching to grip onto his wrist that went for the Zippo, if she got this grip her next move was simple forcing her hip against 'his' more like his leg but meh. Shifting her weight forward and pulling him up and over her form to toss him forward from her.

"Don't start this s**t with me! "

She'd huff out as she would begin the Aikido hip throw. This wouldn't be hard for her to do to a man his size considering her cybernetic arms did most of the work. His weight actually was a minor hinder to her at this point.

[Vladimir Ivankov]

The girl had already knocked the wind out of him once now, so he wasn't planning on taking her lightly but then again he hadn't expected her to attempt such a thing. His left foot started to skid against the concrete, and if he didn't do anything he'd be thrown right over the young girl. 'She's a ******** monster!' He knew there was something 'different' about her, but really? Most men wouldn't have been able to throw Vladimir with the height difference alone,but this girl was really attempting it...

He went onto his tippy toes with his left foot, and his right foot dipped as far back as it could go and then launched forward knee first, if she was taller his knew would find it's way to the back of her's though she wasn't taller so instead if it connected it'd be closer to her upper thigh. If everything went according to plan she'd fall forward, either with him ontop of her, or ready to jump on top to restrain her from any farther action.

[Shuzoku Rin]

Well s**t ********. She wasn't expecting him to NOT go over her. His sudden actions would make it harder for her to get him to the car park. She had to think quick, as he stepped into her the hand that held his arm would slip down and push back against his towering chest with enough shunt in it to knock him back a step or two. The knee to her thigh would give her the levy to shift forward though it would stagger her step. Releasing him completely she would stagger forward with her body tucking into a break fall roll. As her boots hit the ground she would bolt back onto her feet and scramble forward regaining her balance with each step.

She had to get him away from the area.

Zippo still in hand meant she knew he would come after her for it. This was the only way to draw him into the dark safety of the unlit car park. Being shorter didn't always mean you were faster but god damn this woman could sprint. She would clear a good distance as he would take his steps back after the shunt.

"You can do better than that big boy!"

She'd taunt back at him with a loud voice.

[Vladimir Ivankov]

Vladimir watched as the girl ran off and sighed, he was in no mood for this sort of thing. At least this time she hadn't wasted another one of his cigarettes. No, he wasn't going to chase after her, it almost seemed like that was what she wanted, was she just toying with him at this point, if it were the case he wasn't amused. He felt like kicking her bike over at this point, but for whatever reason didn't, instead he followed after her with a quick walk, all along cussing in Russian, if anyone were to understand what he actually said they would have been appalled.

[Shuzoku Rin]

Well it wasn't a run but he did follow. This was a good sign for her, little did that knuckle head know she wasn't luring him into a trap she was getting him out of the way of her brothers. Rin would stop walking and turn around, she could see his body marching towards her quickly but she stood without fear. Ripping her helmet off and tossing it over towards her bike Rin would reaching into a pocket and remove a smoke. Placing it to her lips she would flick the zippo over and light up the smoke. Its cherry glowing red as she inhaled. The flame would show him exactly where she was in the darkness. He'd see her earthen hues watching him as the eyes seemed to sheen over with a metallic tinge for a split second.

"Keep that foul tongue up Vladimir and you'll jinx yourself. "

Her soft tone whispered into the chill of the night air. The flame flickered out and they were once again merged into the shadows. The sound of his zippo lighter being open and closed repeatedly would echo around them. The only thing in view of her body was the occasional glow from the cigarette

"You fool for coming here...surely you were informed that I'd be here? And if I'm here then you damn well know my brothers are nearby. You may not fear them but I do...they would kill you and I..."

She'd pause thinking about what she had almost said. Her eyes shifting down to the zippo, she could see it as clear as day.

[Vladimir Ivankov]

Vladimir both saw and heard his Zippo struck and his eye widened, 'How the ******** does she get it to work first try?!' more then anything else that pissed him off, that Zippo never ever wanted to work for him, let alone on first try.... He would have been happy if it work ever other strike or even after three times, but no, it took at least nine strikes sometimes more.

He came to a stop standing fifteen or so feet away, his eyebrow raising as he saw the strange metallic glow come from what seemed to be her eyes. Was she a ******** alien or something? The girl went from interesting to simply strange. '******** Japanese women..'

"No, I actually wasn't. Well, maybe I was, but it had nothing to do with you or you're brother. You're a egotistical one aren't you, assuming I came here for either you or you're brother. You leave without any thanks? Not that it bothers me, I just would have expected better manners from a Japanese."

Did she say brother's? ********, there's another one. Though, he actually hadn't came to see her or Eiji it wouldn't have been a bad bonus, he had more then a bone to pick with both of'em.

"Kill me?! Heh, and you? Why would it matter if I were here or not, what would they only do it if I were around? That doesn't make much sense to me."

He took another feet steps closer, using her cigarette to guide him. His own ciggertte bobbing up and down with each step.

[Shuzoku Rin]

At first she would just listen to him, he called her egotistical which could be true but it was more concern for him being around her while the brothers were also. Her eyes trailing up from the zippo to where he was walking. She'd take her own steps forward with her boots clunking against the concrete. He would talk more with every step she took.

"If you didn't care so much about me leaving then why would you even bother to bring it up. If you really had no care for me, business or not, why the hell would you save my life. You could have had the doctors examine me..but you didn't. "

Her voice seemed colder than normal, he was starting to make her blood boil with anger. Something she hadn't really felt for a long time...not real anger.

"It matters to me because you saved my life. You took me into your embassy risking your own rank to do this just to save me. Why else would I ******** care. As for my brothers, Vladimir, they will kill you because of my 'affection' towards you. I don't know why I spoke to you..I don't know why I touched your hand and I have no ******** clue why I let you take me away...I...can't explain this to you.."

Rin would stop walking, her hand lowering the zippo down to her side. Her mind darting with so many questions as to what was coming out of her mouth. She had lost almost all of her composure, her restraint and her traditional Japanese ways had flown out the window. There was something about him that made her change...and she didn't know if it was good or bad. Having taken full sight off him she would just stand still with the cigarette dropping to the ground. She was lost in thought.

[Vladimir Ivankov]

Back to the lighter... He still couldn't help but to think about it, he just had bad luck maybe... it wasn't just lighters. He once bought a dog that was sweet as pie to EVERYONE but him, the dog went as far as to piss on his leg... And then there were girlfriends who would meet one of his 'friends' and go behind his back and cheat on him, and worse of them all was anything electronic, he didn't even want to think about that. 'Why won't that Zippo work for me!' Rin would see the Russian let out of heavy sigh, though it had nothing to do with what she said, the whole lighter thing just had him irked.

"I brought it up because it pissed me the ******** off, but now that some times passed I realize you're just stupid, so why would I care if you left!?"

At this rate he was starting to get pissed as a whole, this women... this magical lighter magician! Who he had helped out didn't go so far as to thank him, just complained and whined.

"What I did had nothing to do with you, it could have been any women, and I still would have done that. Stop assuming things!"

His eye went from the girl to where he thought his precious lighter was, he wanted to snatch it out of her hands and just walk away at this point, he had never in his life hit a woman out of anger but there was always a first fort things, if were going to be any women it'd be her.

[Shuzoku Rin]

Twitch.

He had really ******** her off this time.She felt like crushing the zippo in her hand which she held up in front of him.

"You want this back so bad!? GO ******** FETCH JACK a**"

Her right arm cocking backwards to quickly fling off to one side crossing over her front as she basically base ball pitched the ******** thing into the air with her hips turning into it. Her eyes tracing its exact direction and pin pointing where it would land. She'd know...and he'd have to get her to help him find it. The zippo was a mere glimmer in the night sky as she threw it half a block away from their designated area. Shifting her stance back to face him quickly her hand would be brought back, she was so wild at this point that her mind was clouded, the only thing she could think about was knocking him out clean and dragging his sorry a** to a safer location.

"Screw you to think I lay there watching the room all night just to protect you!"

Yepp, she had..it had actually taken her a while to sleep that night. She was in fact awake after he crashed. And now she was going to slug him one for being so insensitive to her. This behavior was not typical of this usually sweet nature woman. Now back to where that right hand was about to go. She gave him enough time to react, in fact enough time to do more than react but she'd still strike as she was taken over by rage. That right hand swung out into a heavy haymaker aiming to crack the side of his jaw, to either 1 knock him out or 2 really ********' make him hurt.

[KumaKakes]

Raising his head from the bar since the pain in his gut wouldn't stop from his lack of food Kuma noticed a meal sitting infront of him, the selective smells from each portion. He caught the attention of the bartender asking him "Excuse me, where did this come from?"

"Oh a woman bought it for you a little while ago, she ran off though."

Kuma looked around, inspecting each of the women in the place, "What was she wearing?" he asked as he turned back to the bartender while begining to enjoy the meal before him. "Hmm...a white jacket or was it black, no it was white and she had on a bikini top under it, red I think it was." Kuma darted from the bar headed for the door but returning shortly to finish off the food then leaving again in search for the woman who was so kind as to feed him.

[Vladimir Ivankov]

Everything she had said was blocked out as he saw his Zippo grow a pair of wings and fly away. He tried to follow the flying Zippo but couldn't, he didn't have a clue as to how far it went or even really which direction.

Vladimir's attention went back to the girl, at this point a mixture of eastern European cusses left his mouth, though most of them were in either Russian or Croatian, but for anyone but a eastern European the words wouldn't be understood there shot out far too fast and held way too much slang in them. His two massive hands balled into a tight fist, both shaking with anger and at the moment hatred for this woman.

The Russian's feet repeatedly tapped the floor in annoyance, his hands shaking with rage that only the greatest offense could have caused. His right arm jerked back along with his leg, his elbow got into alignment with his shoulders, and both knees slightly bent. He saw that she was getting ready to go Mike Tyson too, but it didn't matter he was irrational and would gladly trade punch for punch. Maybe instinct took over or just blind rage, his hips turned and all the force and rage he could muster went into this single punch, he didn't want to hurt her, nor was he trying to knock her out, no, he wanted to take off her ******** head. His arm went right by hers and as it inched towards her Vladimir felt his stomach turn, if he could have stopped the punch he would've but there wasn't a chance, and with the girl throwing her own it would be pretty difficult for her to dodge.

[Shuzoku Eiji]

"No it is quite alright....."

He said calmly, and poured himself another drink of sake, his amber hues glanced to the woman who had entered, and once she removed the helmet, as he had suspected, her build was familiar, the slight, feminine muscle of a military woman. But he would not be so rude as to leave Keiko to go talk to his sister, matters of which he had to discuss with her were best left in private. Resulting on her answer, and how she answered, he may not hit her again, though hitting her was not fun for either of them, he had lost his self control the other night, but he would not allow her to think that, she would have disciplined him in the same manner where she head of the Shuzuko clan.

"You're problems are caused by children, who only find that they can pick on the weak."

He said, and toked on his pipe, no sooner had Rin entered the bar, the Russian did as well. He watched thing proceed between them, steadily growing more and more violent, it was interesting turn of events. He continued to watch until things started to escalate into a fight, however, he would not interfere, it was for her to solve, though she better not be killed, Eiji had a few things to talk to her about, especially her disappearance that night, along with the Russian's, he had a hunch, but he would see if her was right.

"Would you like some sake?"

He asked Keiko, it was only polite to share the sake the woman had delivered to him. He had turned his eyes back onto her, watching her and waiting to see if she would accept.

[Shuzoku Rin]

The cursing at the speed of light didn't bother her, his reaction afterward did. She was already mid flight with her punch and there was nothing she could do to retract her fist. Instead the both of them would have their heads jolted backwards. But for Vladimir the most Rin could do was to pull the shot. As her fist would connect with his face it was at normal human strength, yeah it'd still hurt but she held back her strength. She didn't want to hurt him.

THUMP

WHUMP

Vlad's fist smashed against her cheek and her body shifted back with the motion. A few staggering steps and her body recoiling forward and her head swinging down. Placing a hand to her cheek she was a bit stunned and dazed at first...the taste of blood on her lips forced her tongue to flick out and lap the blood away, she would spit the rest out only to have her mouth fill again. He really did knock her one..though it wasn't anything like Eiji's hit.

[Maeni XIII]

Ren pulled a cigarette out, lighting it with a steady hand, her black nailpolish refecting the dim lighting. It was good to see people in here again, no less those in her clan. The waka of the Shinryu-kai yakuza leaned back in her seat, taking a drag then exhaling, watching it all. She subconsciously flicked the ash into the ashtray wondering with a slight smile if they would even notice their waka was there.

[Be Lateralus]

Once apon a time there was a story...

Yui steps out of the shadows on the second floor and looked down at the dance floor bellow. Tapping her toe with the beat of the music off her heel she watches the crowd looking for anyone that looked interesting enough. Finishing up here drink she looked upon her empty glass with remorse "Guess i better head downstairs and get another drink. Hell maybe i might run into someone fun"

... THE END!