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While the situation appeared to look bad for the 'unidentified' figure at first, Riyo immediately summoned two creatures of her own, flinging the liquid beasts at the well-formed creatures who proceeded to rip each other apart like feral animals. Quite a disturbing sight. But Riyo wasn't about to just stand there and watch.

Meanwhile, Jess seemed bound and determined to mock his intruder, even going so far as to add vocals.

"Oh little miss, can't you see you can't win this?"

He continued to repeat in different keys, causing the black surrounding Riyo to grow. He really was a cocky b*****d.

Immediately, Riyo charged.... And the second she got too close, Jess took a nimble step to the side, his fingers never leaving his instrument. Instead of hitting him, she ended up knocking one of the little ******** climbing to the stage a good distance away into the audience.

This wasn't normal Riyo mad. This was like a bull in a china shop, and there wasn't anything to stop her. Pushing a couple more little shits back off because they were getting in her way, she charged again.

This time, Jess decided to toss a little salt in the wounds, tugging the instrument tight, he used the connector cord of the amp to trip her up, though almost immediately she pushed herself right back up. Could she get angrier? she could.

"C'mon honey, What's your story? I see you pissed but you don't see me worry." The vocalist continued to toss out spur-of-the-moment one liners, fueling the rage. This guy wasn't even using magic. He was just playing the part of a matador. Obviously he'd had some experience with situations like this.

Eventually the security guards started to storm the stage in an attempt to prevent the situation playing out from happening again. No doubt there would be a dock in their pay for this one. "Get the ******** off the stage before we haul you out!" The biggest one shouted, grabbing kids and tossing them back into the angry sea.

As the crowd started to pour over the barrier Mitsu found herself being shuffled in a different direction than the one Shun had been going. "Eh..S..Shun!" She tried to shout over the noise but her voice didn't seem to carry over the guitar, one liner lyrics, and the screaming of the masses.

She did her best to hang on but eventually she found herself flowing with the crowd like she was lost in the river, her grip eventually slipping. Once her hand let go she was swept up with the raging fans heading over the barrier to avoid being crushed against it.

Now she really was in a panic. She was in a sea of people, all strangers, and noise. Her heart began to pound against her chest her eyes wide and frantically looking for the assassin who brought her. "Shun!"

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This hadn't exactly worked out as planned but perhaps with this many people it would aid in being a distraction. Once he had hopped the barrier Klyde was quick to rush for the stage, gripping the edge and pulling himself up. He had just gotten a knee up when a body guard of sorts picked him up with surprising ease and threw him back into the crowd.

Landing on a few people to soften the blow Klyde started cursing as he shoved his way back toward the stage yet again, this time having a harder time due to all the people. Fighting, clawing, pushing, shoving, he felt like a pinball in a tightly packed pinball machine but he was determined to get to Riyo.

Shoving a few people out of the way, Klyde used the remainder in his path as stepping stones, climbing his way up and stepping up onto the stage fairly easily that way. There was a guard quick in his path but this time Klyde was ready and used his strength to instead push the guard into the crowd who was quickly swept away in the tide.

Finally turning back to Riyo, Klyde made sure his hood was still in place before he headed toward her. She was madder than hell so approaching was going to be tricky....at least if he didn't want shredded to pieces. Couldn't she have waited to attack after the show? In a dark alley or something with a bit more of a private setting. At least that way Klyde would have still gotten to see the concert and she could have gone psycho on this guys a**. It was a win win that way.

"Hey, calm down..." Klyde tried to call out over the noise.

Shun felt Mitsu slipping away from his grip. Turning to see what was up, he saw the crowd pushing her away.

"Dammit!" he cursed lowly before starting to forcefully punch and shove people out of the way so he could reach the girl again. Why was it that whenever he tried to do something for her, everything just went wrong? It was incredibly frustrating.

"I'm coming Mitsu!" he called to her while fighting his way through the crowd. He could see her not far, but people were pretty adamant about getting to the stage. Reaching out for her, he tried to grab a hold of her arm or wrist.

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It seemed that his words were heard by more than just Riyo, seeing how the vocalist practically had a double take there. The next thing he knew, the guy had completely managed to unmask her. Blade's eyes widened as he saw Jess sweep her up in what looked like a bearhug.

Finally able to get onto the stage, he made his way to the two with Klyde.

"Hey, let go! You're suffocating her!" he called out to the vocalist. It was a little confusing for the thief to say the least. The ties they had was more obvious now, but Riyo's emotions towards the guy seemed to be on the opposite end of the spectrum.

As the lights were cut, an echoing "aww..." drifted through the room. Apparently people had wanted to see what was going to happen next... Even if it was weird seeing their fearless leader calling some chick 'sweet little angel cupcake princess'. Seriously, did he just say whatever the ******** came to his mind?

"Oh, hm?" Jess looked over to Blade with a clueless smile, then down at at the girl who was obviously struggling to breathe. "Oh... OH!" Before Klyde had a chance to touch him, he released the smaller feline who gasped for air before slapping the vocalist across the face.

"Don't you touch me again, you son of a b***h." Riyo hissed.

Jess was visibly shocked when Riyo's hand ran across his face, leaving a nice red mark. Noticing his bandmates signals to turn off his mic, he flipped the switch before continuing.

"Hey now, uh... Young lady. That's no way to talk to your father." He tried to scold... but couldn't hold his mildly displeased face. "Ah who the ******** am I kidding? I can't stay mad at my precious little-"

"Don't." Riyo interrupted. "Just. Don't. You ******** left me behind for this. You left me with that woman and think I'm just going to say 'Daddy, I missed you!' and accept it with open arms? Hell no!" Her voice was getting louder, but less confident.

"She told me you left because you couldn't stand to be around me. At first I thought it was just another lie... Figured bad things had happened to you and you were down on your luck... But this... It's hard to believe differently now..." The mixture of hurt and anger was unmistakable... And it was obvious she couldn't decide on whether to hit him or cry.

Jess's face softened at his daughter's words. They cut through him like a knife. He'd often thought about what his wife had told her... And realized it would probably go something like that. "Riyo... I..." What. What could he say to that? "Please let me explain.."

Riyo had started to back away, looking to her two friends as if they'd offer her some sort of escape for the hole she'd dug herself. What had she expected to do by rushing up on stage and trying to kill him? Certainly not this. "No. Let ME explain. I don't want a relationship with you. What I really want is to tell you is how much of a shitty father you are for leaving me in that woman's care. I held out hope for the first three years that you'd come back for me. You didn't. That door is closed now. So why don't you go continue your perfect life while I keep trying to pick up the pieces of mine?" Turning away from the situation, Riyo held back her tears as she started to walk away, intent on closing this chapter of her life for the sake of continuing to try and reach the normalcy she'd wanted for so long.

Jess looked like he was going to lift his hand in an attempt to stop her... But the devastation of her words had begun to sink in. Glancing to the side, he shoved his hands in his pockets, looking like a complete wreck. "********.." He mumbled, an uncanny tone of defeat in his voice.

As the lights cut out Mitsu's eyes began to glow faintly against the darkness so that she could see. Her visibility of the stage was still fairly clear but it didn't help her determine what was going on. "I...I don't understand. Who is that guy?....Is that Blade?" What was going on exactly?

Feeling the crowd shift and move around them Mitsu turned her attention to their immediate problem. Depending on how things turned out there might very well be a riot. The people around them were already in an uproar about the lights and the lack of a show. She could hear them chanting, calling, screaming for something to happen. The earplugs barely helped to soften the blow to her ears.

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It seemed Jess had let go before Klyde had a chance to pry his arms free. He stayed close encase Riyo still needed help, but even as the lights went dim around them, he could tell the curtain had not closed on this situation. The state of the crowd was enough to prove that.

As Riyo stepped back toward him, Klyde reached out to wrap an arm around her shoulder to lead her away. It would be best to get off the stage before something crazy happened. "Come on, let's get out of here." He said softly leading Riyo in the direction Blade was standing so they could leave before the security guards decided to speed along their progress.

That did look like Blade up there... and Klyde too for that matter. Whatever. Their issues were of little concern to him for the most part. Seeing how antsy the crowd was getting, Shun felt it was best to get the hell out of there.

"...Let's just go see a movie. This concert is a complete mess," he mumbled while attempting to guide the girl towards the exit. Eventually, he'd get answers for what happened, but Mitsu's safety was his priority here. And as far as he could tell, this place wasn't all that safe for her anymore.

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Once they were away from the stage, Blade turned his attention back to Riyo.

"Just... forget about him. He doesn't deserve to even be thought of," he said quietly to her while trying to reach out to pat her lightly on the shoulder. He couldn't say he knew how she felt at this moment, but he could only imagine that it was horrible just from trying to picture himself in her place.

The thief glanced at Klyde briefly, then looked back at the girl who was obviously upset over all of this.

"Let's just get the hell away from here."

"Wouldn't count on it." Came an all-too-familiar voice behind the group. Yep. It was Jess. He'd tossed on an expensive looking jacket and had apparently been following them since they left.

Riyo immediately whirred around to look at him, a look of disbelief in her eyes. "but-"

"I've got a double who fills in for me sometimes." He'd figured she'd noticed that the show had continued. "C'mon Riyo. Just give me a few minutes of your time." Jess practically begged, throwing on the puppy dog face for an added effect.

"Yeah. A minute of my time. That's all you want, huh?" Riyo folded her arms with tears streaming down her cheeks, though she still tried to act tough.

"Yes- I mean no! P-please... I know you probably can't stand me... Right now I can't stand me at the thought of what might've happened to you... But... I'd give the world for a chance to make it up to you."

Well this certainly sounded familiar. Riyo tapped her foot as she stared at the pitiful man before her. "I don't believe you."

Just to lay on the pitiful even more, Riyo's father got on his knees and clasped his hands together. "C'mon. Remember the time when you were four and I accidentally dropped ice cream on your head?"

Riyo gave him a 'what the hell are you talking about?' look, which meant she obviously didn't.

"I kept apologizing to you and trying to clean you up until you eventually said 'Silly daddy. I'd forgive you for anything.' Don't you remember that?"

Riyo stared at him for a long time. In reality, yeah... She kinda did. But... "No."

Getting frustrated, Jess's eyes narrowed. "I haven't forgotten anything about you."

"Psch."

"You used to wear pink all the time. Your stuffed animal's name was Kittykins. You hate butterscotch because it's too sweet. You're the only person I know who actually enjoys eating dark chocolate. You had a recurring nightmare about a talking bottle cap that made you wet the bed. Not only that, but you're afraid of spiders to the point that it's ridiculous. And you-"

"OKAY." It was all stuff she'd never told anybody, not even Klyde.

It was, however... Something...

That he remembered all that... "What do you want me to say? 'here's a second chance to be my father again?"

Standing back up, Jess shrugged. "Well, yeah... Something like that would work..."

Glancing to Klyde, then Blade, Riyo's eyes asked for some advice on the situation. What the hell should she do?

"You took the time to bring me...I...would hate to just leave." But the music was kind of loud compared to the radio, the area was stiflingly hot with all the body heat, and the fear that the crowd would get stirred up again was an ever present worry.

"I'll follow where ever you want to go," Mitsu said over the noise holding onto Shun's hand firmly.

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Klyde seemed just as surprised when he heard the vocalist speak up behind them. Turning around as Riyo did Klyde was a little confused about the music in the background until Jess finally explained. He listened to the exchange between the man and Riyo silently, even more surprised to see the man drop down on his knees. The information he gave was....a little enlightening but as far as a second chance. Klyde wasn't exactly qualified to say yes or no on that one considering. So when Riyo looked to him in a questioning manner, he shrugged lightly.

"It's your call. An explanation would probably be good but I'm not exactly....qualified to say yes or no on second chances." He had worked to earn his second chance but Klyde had no idea how Riyo would handle this. He was just a boyfriend, this was her father.