Always Protected

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Emma and Hinata meet up with her outside the store later that evening. "He couldn't make it," Hinata said after Rain asked about Takemichi, "He had some plans with some friends tonight." Rain just nodded not knowing what to say in response.

"So what do you want to do?" Emma asked.

Rain shrugged her shoulders bit not a second later Hinata chimed in cheerfully, "We can go to a manga shop!"

"Hina we are taking Rain out tonight." Emma protested.

Rain let out a light laugh, "I actually love manga."

"Manga shop it is then." Emma smiled and hooked a arm on her left and Hinata did on her right. The three set out a direction to find entertainment for the night.

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"How did she seem?" Mikey asked as Takemichi got comfortable on the sofa.

"She seemed weak," he sad honestly, "You can tell she had lost weight and she had these dark circles under her eyes. Also compared to the pictures I've seen she seemed pale."

"She is locking herself away." Baji muttered tossing himself in a beanbag chair.

"Not eating either." Draken added.

"Have we gotten anywhere with anything?" Chifuyu asked Mikey.

"I'm not sure." He said then reaching into his coat pocket. "I did get a interesting letter though." Mikey reviled the letter as it was pinched between his first and middle finger. "Hanma wants to meet."

"For what?" Chifuyu asked.

"Do you even have to ask?" Baji glared at him.

"He wants a fight. Same as always." Mikey answers.

"He is a sore loser who needs to accept he won't win. Ever sense the bloody Halloween he has always wanted a meeting that ends with a fight." Draken responded and placed his hand over the scared that held the memory of the night he got stabbed and rushed to the hospital thanks to the help of the girls and Takemichi. It wasn't on that night he had been stabbed but it still reminded him that these men was not people who played around.

"Guess we'll have to give him a rematch like always." Baji stood.

"Halloween is five days away." Mikey stood, "Be ready." With that everyone was dismissed.

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As they left the manga shop both Emma and Hinata were hungry as it was getting close to dinner. Rain tried to hid she was hungry and both girl offered to buy her food but she turned them down. She had the snacks at home to eat. Granted it isn't much or healthy but it was food.

"I'm okay I promise." Rain gave her best smiled. Both girl seemed uneasy letting her go without food but they knew they couldn't make her eat. They said their good byes before parting ways.

When Rain reached home she saw someone waiting at the bottom of the stairs. It turned out to be a guy in a white jackets. She tried to just walk past him and ignore him but he grabbed her arm. "Where are you going?" He asked.

"Just please let me go," Her eyes closed tightly, "Please."

"Can't do that." He started to drag her away but it came to a stop and suddenly the man fell to the ground and let go of her. She eyes shot open and there stood Chifuyu. He stood between the man and her, protecting her.

"I think she said to leave her alone." Chifuyu growled at the man. Both hands fisted at his sides.

"Get out of the way Matsuno," He said with venom when he spoke Chifuyu's name, "This isn't your battle."

"Thats where your wrong," Chifuyu's voice calm, "With her it's always my battle." Chifuyu got in a stance ready to fight the man off.

"Your funeral man." The guy shrugged his shoulders and came running at him.

Chifuyu easily dodged his punches and came at him with a uppercut. The guy went to dodge but didn't get out of the way in time so half of Chifuyu's fist hit his chin. The guy grunted before getting ready to throw another round of punches, one connecting when Chifuyu's stomach. Chifuyu groaned but it didn't make him stagger any.

"That all?" Chifuyu smirked at him. The guy swings an arm around to Chifuyu's left and it landed on his face knocking Chifuyu into the ground.

"No!" Rain called as Chifuyu hit the ground.

"Pathetic." The guy spit some blood onto the ground and walked back over to Rain, "Now for you."

He didn't notice that Chifuyu was just faking being out as he walked to Rain. Chifuyu swing a leg back and connecting it to the back of his knees instantly making the man fall to his knees. Chifuyu took that moment to grab his head and shove it down into the concrete, instantly knocking him out.

Chifuyu let out a heavy breath and Rain gasped. He turned to face her as she stood their in shock, "Are you hurt?"

"Your bleeding!" Rain ran up to him as her doctor side coming out, "Come on." She grabbed his hand and pulled him over to the stairs. "Sit." She instructed pointing to the stairs.

Chifuyu sat as Rain stood over him and pulled some supplies from her bag. "It's just a small cut." He said trying to calm her. Rain didn't respond instead she just stood there doctoring him at a weird angle. She stood in front of him and leaned over his closed legs.

He spread open his legs and she stepped forward in a more comfortable way to be able to doctor him. Chifuyu couldn't help but look forward as he realized just how close the two stood now. A week with no contact and all it took was a small fight for them to be breaths apart again. Chifuyu couldn't help himself as moved a hand to touch her leg. She jumped slightly at the contact but noting showing she was afraid, just surprised. He started rubbing his hand up and down her leg as she calmed more at the contact.

"You have to be careful." She scolded him like a child.

He broke and leaned closer to her and rested his head against her pelvic. "Never knew I'd miss being told off." Chifuyu chuckled at the words that came from him.

"Chifuyu," She whispered above him. His head shot up to look at her. "I don't think I'm ready yet." Her voice mimic that of a shy child.

"It's okay," he smiled over his pain as he stood for his spot, "You can be ready at your own time. Don't do anything just to make others happy." The words felt like daggers to his heart. He wanted her to be ready to bring them back. He wanted her to hug him. He wanted them to lay next to each other while they slept. He also knew that was something he couldn't force on her. She had to come back at her own time if she decided to come back.

"Thank you." She whispered. Chifuyu took that as his note to leave. He gave a small rub down her arm as he went to go turn and walk away. "Chifuyu?" Her voice a little louder as he was further away.

"Yes?" Chifuyu turned to see Rain's back was turned to him still.

"Thank you for everything," She took a step up one of the stairs, "And for the ramen."