𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 | 𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘶𝘺𝘢 𝘵. ᯓ ᡣ𐭩

002. | ʙʀᴜɪꜱᴇᴅ ʙᴜᴛ ᴜɴʙᴇᴀᴛᴇɴ

Kana and Yuzuha stood defiantly back to back, their gazes piercing through the tension as they intensely scrutinized the circle of gang members encircling them. Each of the roughly ten figures wore a smug smirk, aiming to unnerve the pair with their intimidating presence.

"You know, you two should've just stayed out of it and saved yourselves so much trouble." Kiyomasa said, his voice dripping with mockery and disdain for the pair.

"Parading around school like you're all that, just 'cause your bros are in the gang. Well, here's a heads-up—I'm not so different from you two," Erina boasted, her smirk evident as she dangled her legs from her spot on the high platform. "Teaches you to mess with me and make me look like an idiot."

Kana's gaze settled on her, observing the aftermath of their confrontation this morning on her body as she sat distanced from the rest of the members, a subtle laugh escaping her. "So you have your brother looking out for you? You talk a big game from over there, but haven't we seen how today played out?"

Erina's gaze sharpened as she looked at Kana, exhaling sharply in irritation. Beside her, Kiyomasa's stance was firm, his arms crossed, radiating a mix of smugness and annoyance. "Drop the act, Kana. You got lucky earlier against some little girls, but what are ya gonna do against my crew? Against Toman members?"

Yuzuha cocked her head to the side, a playful yet vexed smirk dancing on her lips. "Kiyomasa, you're really pushing yourself here. You sure you want to take this further?"

Kiyomasa's eyes narrowed, his stare intensifying. "Oh really? Is that supposed to scare me?" He let out a scornful laugh, his tone dropping to a more menacing register. "I've got no time for small fry like you. Strutting around like you own the place just 'cause people gas you up? You're asking for a beatdown."

The members chuckle around Kana and Yuzuha, rolling up their sleeves and cracking their knuckles as they start closing the distance between them. Kana and Yuzuha both dropped their bags beside them and got into their own defensive stance.

"Can't stay out trouble for a couple hours, can we, Yuzuha?" Kana asked with a smirk on her lips as she stared at the members closing in on them.

"I guess not. You heard him, we're asking for it." Yuzuha said with a smirk of her own, standing firm at Kana's back.

"I don't know... looks like they're the ones begging for it..." Kana muttered, her hands balling into fists as the group closed in.

"Oh boy, she's got attitude." One of the gang members snickered.

"Don't think we'll go easy on you because you're just little girls. If we have to do that, then so be it." Another gang member threatened, his tone ominous and dangerous as he moved forward, coming closer towards the two of them as he did so.

"Is that so?" Yuzuha smirked, still not showing a shred of fear at his presence in front of her. "Let's get this started."

"Yeah, quit wasting time and get to it." Kana added with a smirk of her own, her tone daring and full of confidence as they both waited for one of the members to land the first move.

The members laughed and took one final look at the two girls before one of them finally made his move, lunging towards Kana with the intention of grabbing her.

Kana, however, was fully prepared for his sudden attack, and without letting herself hesitate for even a moment, she quickly reacted by stepping backwards, dodging out of his grasp at the last possible moment. She did not show even a slight hint of fear, instead meeting his glare defiantly and glaring right back at him.

And just like that, the fight was on – the ten members and two girls locked in a flurry of strikes, dodges, and grunts as the fight erupted.

Kana's foot snapped out in a quick arc, toppling the first guy, while she spun around, narrowly dodging a sneak attack from another.