Red (Manjiro "Mikey" Sano x OC)

...CHAPTER XXX...

"Huh? Are you serious? Naoka-"

"I'm going to check it out." She quickly told him, and Mikey's eyes widened.

"Wait! Naoka don't-" he tried to protest, but she had already hung up the phone, grabbing a wrench as she did.

'Fuck!'

Mikey's heart started to race as he flew out the door, a concerned Emma calling after him as he did, but there was no time to explain. He wanted to tell Naoka to hide or get out, but she had abandoned the call too quickly. A terrible feeling twisted in his gut as he sprang into action.

He was speeding down the road on his bike while flashes of his brother coming out on a stretcher invaded his mind and he choked fearing that he would see the same thing with Naoka. It was something he couldn't bear, not again. Those thoughts turned to images in his mind and his hands began to tremble as he tried to shake them off.

"Please don't let that happen, please." He silently begged.

Meanwhile, the lilac eyed girl was cautious as she snuck closer to the entrance, counting three of them. She hid near the light switch moving quietly as she listened in.

"I thought you said she was here?" She heard one of them mutter quietly and she cocked a brow. 'If this was a burglary, why would they want someone here?'

"We gotta take her out, it was his orders to do so, she must be here." Another muttered and she recognised the voice she just didn't know where from.

She realised that this wasn't a burglary, but someone was after her.

'Who?' Was the question.

As they neared her, her heart started racing faster and faster. In moments like these she wished that she could be more like Senju, fearless, but she was just her, and she knew that she needed to stop underestimating herself. Well it wasn't that she underestimated herself as such, but more that she was afraid of the serious damage she could actually cause someone.

A hand appeared on the doorway, then a head peaked through, and it took her a moment to recognised who it was. He had been dumb enough to not wear his hood and she could see his blonde hair and signature mask he always wore, Chouji. Her eyes widened as she pieced together what was going on.

As they got further into her section of the shop, she switched the lights off, causing them to panic then she emerged from her spot and swung the wrench at one of the guys, causing him to groan out as he fell to the ground clutching his chest. She didn't want to aim for his head because she didn't want to kill him, but it meant she was at more of a disadvantage.

Suddenly thoughts invaded her mind as she thought about the way Shin had died and she dropped the wrench unable to use it out of fear. She was going to be sick.

"Found you, you bitch!" Another one said launching at her and she stumbled back narrowly dodging his swing but couldn't dodge the other. His fist collided with her face, but it wasn't much to her. After all, there were pros to being Senju's punching bag, and that was that she could learned to take a good hit.

Turning off the lights proved to be tough for both of them as their eyes, as well as hers weren't adjusted and she hadn't been thinking smart as to cover her eyes to adjust beforehand. She could just make out figures and she swung her fist at one, feeling it connect before she grabbed onto him, and twisted causing him to cry out in pain as she broke something.

Last was the one she knew, and a sinister laugh left his lips as adrenaline pumped through him, excited to be fighting Imaushi Naoka.

He landed a powerful punch to her face which she narrowly blocked, and then she jumped kicking him in the chest. He fell back with a grunt before recovering quickly and tripping her up causing her to fall and hit her head on the floor. She winced at the impact, her vision blurring for a moment before she felt a weight on top of her.