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"Don't worry, Riyo," Neko tried to reassure her when she obviously protested his current actions. Though to be truthful he wasn't too sure about this himself but at the same time it was worth a try. They needed to get out of here fast and get back to the Inn. It was already pretty dark so no doubt the others were questioning their were abouts.

"If you could cover me from above encase I fail that would be great. Just try not to hit me or anything. My face is how I make my money," Neko tried to smile as he joked a little standing uneasily in the window sill. "Well, here goes nothing." Taking hold of the make-shift rope Neko began to ease his way down the wall. His plan was to at least drop half way down before he tried to jump.

(since I have no idea how this is going to work out I'm going to leave it up to fate 8D; Even number it works, Odd number something goes wrong

edit: looks like neko lucked out)

His descent was rather slow, he didn't want to make too much noise and alert the guards below. When he was just above the first story window Neko took that moment to judge when would be the best time to act. A few seconds later and the opportunity presented itself as the guards stopped next to each other to chat for a second.

'Now's as good a time as any,' Neko told himself mentally.

Without too much more thought put into Neko leaped from his current position and nimbly landed on the shoulders of one guard sending him face first into the ground. He was barely about to get out an audible sound of discomfort before he was out cold leaving his friend to stare in shock at what had just transpired.

Wasting little time Neko stood and placed a well aimed kick in the stunned guard's face sending him back into the bushes. He still seemed to be partially conscious though as he gave a muffled groan reaching up to tenderly touch his now swollen nose.

Blade watched intently as Neko descended before taking action. He was ready to provide some back up if it was needed, but sure enough the demon had taken care of everything. Grinning slightly, he was glad that they weren't completely ridden with bad luck.

"Nice one Neko.." he murmured before watching the ground where Neko was for a bit. From there, he stepped back to let Riyo go. The rope seemed to hold up pretty good even though its former user didn't really climb down all the way.

"Alright Riyo.. you go ahead and go next."

As the sound of ripping fabric echoed through the air Neko put himself at the ready. As the rope gave way Neko nearly dove forward at catch Riyo on her way down holding out his arms for her. Luckily she wasn't too high up so she didn't fall on him with too much force but still enough to send him stepping back a few feet to catch his balance.

"There now, that wasn't so bad was it," Neko tried to smile as if to lighten the mood.

Placing Riyo down Neko looked back up toward the window where Blade still stood. There wasn't enough rope for him to make it far enough down without hurting himself. Looking from side to side Neko tried to think of a plan.

"Hang on, man!" Looking to Riyo Neko put on a serious face. "Riyo, stay here and watch for trouble and make sure Blade doesn't hurt himself okay?"

With that Neko disappeared around the building as if looking for something to help Blade get down. However, his time away was rather prolonged and soon there was footsteps heading toward the room where Blade was currently located. Without much hesitation the door was knocked in and six gaurds came rushing in armed and ready.

"The black-haired man was right, the thief was here!" One guard yelled out the door.

"Capture him! Don't let him escape!"

As the guards rushed forward in a attempt to capture Blade, Neko rushed back around the building seemingly stuffing something in his pockets. "Come on Riyo, let's get out of here!"

Riyo gave a gasp as she fell into Neko's arms, looking around with big eyes, almost ready to panic. When she caught a glympse of his smile, she realized that she definitely wasn't dead. Neko had saved her yet again. She smiled back softly and stood on her feet as he put her down.

Riyo gave a nod to Neko as he left and looked up at Blade with big eyes. She had to look back down before she got a case of vertigo. What was he gonna do? What could he do?

When Neko came running back, she thought he'd found a solution... But her mind quickly rejected that when he told her to hustle. "But what about Blade, Nyu?" She yelled as she ran after Neko. That question was quickly answered when she heard the loud pop along with the agonizing cries of Blade behind her. She stopped and looked back, then forward at Neko. "NEKO, NYUU." She shouted. They couldn't just leave him there!

Huffing out heavily as if to try and quell the pain some. Adrenaline wasn't rushing through him a whole lot so that didn't help him. Blade heard both Riyo and Neko exchange a few words with one another before seemingly trying to run off.

Heh... no one waiting for me...

Groaning, he kept clutching at his shoulder while hearing a few shouts of some guards nearby. Even if he didn't have any friends of loved ones waiting for him anywhere, he still didn't want to get thrown into a prison for who knows how long. Though, suprisingly, he wasn't really panicking or anything like that right now.

Ah damn this hurts like hell...

Slowly, he managed to get up onto his feet, glad that he didn't end up breaking a leg. Or his back. Either which would leave him in a hopeless situation. Hunched over and still grabbing at his shoulder which still screamed with pain, he grunted and attempted to start back, staggaring somewhat along the way. Despite Neko and Riyo being right there, he really didn't expect either to help him out now. After all, they already abandoned him.

Her disappointment didn't phase him much. He was used to that sort of thing no need to change the pace of his life now. Only offering a short look back Neko saw that Blade had got to his feet. Her knew better than to think he was some sort of weak individual and maybe perhaps he would have to watch his back for a little while. But at the moment he made haste in his retreat taking Riyo and himself back to the Inn.

Once there he set Riyo back down on her feet and bent over breathing hard trying to catch his breath. They were just outside the door looking in on the dinners of the small restaurant that resided there. "We're back." Apparently the guilt he had felt before had fleeted away as if it was never there. He didn't feel the least bit sorry, not now. He had to worry about Riyo and himself.

Riyo sighed softly as Neko sat her back down. She folded her arms and stared down at him. Her eyes held the same tone of her voice. Disappointed. "That wasn't nice, Neko nyu..." She sighed out. "Why did Neko do that to Blade?" It was an honest question. She wasn't dumb as bricks like the guards said. The fact that the guards chasing after Blade and Neko running away were timed a little too perfectly with eachother. She didn't think she was just imagining it.