Assassin Love | #COMPLETED#

CHAPTER NINE: TAG BATTLE I

[Mira's POV]
I lunge over to the one called Jin. I punch every way and kick at every open angle I can get. I swing my leg, hitting him right across his face. "Ha! Usually I would say 'Nice Job', but I'm your rival right now", Tomo says as he catches me off guard from behind. He kicks me from the back, causing me to smash to the ground. "Ha. Have to say, you've improved", I say as I get back up. "It is bad to talk.. Unless you are confident", Lily lunges for Tomo, but was tackled down by Jin. "I may have to say, I do feel a bit confident right now", Tomo grins. "Shut your yapping", Jin calls to Tomo. "Tch.. If we weren't on the same team, I would've killed you off already", Tomo clenches his fist. "Don't be so open~", I sing and punch Tomo across the face. "Sorry, did it hurt?", I grin. "Ha.. Didn't feel a single pinch", Tomo lunges for me. I escape from his reach and get a hold of his partner, Jin, who still has Lily in a head lock. "Ha..! Sorry, but I sort of need her right now", I grab him by his shoulder and threw him to the side. "Hmm.. This is why I don't like working with someone lower than me.. you drag me down..", I look at Lily with dead, cold eyes. "How about... Me?", I look up and see Tomo flying a fist towards me. I jump out of the way, landing on one knee. "You're an exception, Tomo. You're basically the same level as me, but I'm just a bit stronger", I wipe dirt from my mouth. "Don't forget about me", I look to the side and see Jin flying towards me. I jump out of the way, but not soon enough. He gets a hold of my leg and swings me across the room. "Sorry, Jin. I am not on your team this time", Lily says and kicks him to the side. "Don't worry.. Teams no longer exist for me.. Neither are comrades..", Jin mutters and sprints straight towards Lily, punching her across the face.
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"What... Did.. You say?", I slowly stumbled up. "No teams.. No comrades..", Tomo quietly repeats. "I, myself, hate working with Akane.. And Tomo.. But.. I have never.. Said that..", I mutter. "An assassin works alone.. I don't enjoy being with everyone.. But it's better.. I.. Leave this to you.. Mira..", Tomo leans on the wall. "I despise Akane.. Tomo annoys the hell out of me.. But.. What I hate the most than those two.. Is hearing people say that they don't need anyone else..", I look at him with a murderous glare. "Wha-- what are you talking about...?", Jin looks at me with caution. "Go.. F**ken.. DIEEEE!", I lunge for him and jump above him. I look down on him with a murderous look, before smashing my fist against his face, knocking him out.

[Lily's POV]
Everyone stares in silence. I slowly get up from the floor, and look at Mira.
'Comrades.. Teams..'
"You think K assassins are lacking.. You think we are reckless.. But we learned something that you all never have learned.. We learned that we must treasure the team.. Our comrades.. Or else we will be alone, again..", Tomo mutters.
"..J-Jin.. Is down.. Tomo seems to have given up.. M-Mira and Lily win..", the instructor says.

[Akane's POV]
'Good job, Mira..'
"We will have a 10 minute break before resuming", the instructor says. I walk over to Tomo, lending him a shoulder. We walk over to Mira, who was looking down on Jin, who only stared at the ceiling in shock. "Good job.. Mira", I pat her back. "I hate people who think they don't need anyone else.. Without anyone else.. We will all be alone..", Mira mutters. "Hah.. You should rest, Mira.. After all, you're against Akane soon", Tomo chuckles.
'I know how you feel Mira.. To be alone, by yourself..'
I recall Mira's past that she once shared with us.
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It was when Mira had just met us all. She told us that her family was murdered right before her eyes. She became an assassin to later get revenge on the people who murdered them. She vowed to master assassination to avenge them. With that, no matter what Mira said, we knew she didn't want to be alone. We then learned the true meaning behind comrades and teams. No matter how we act, or what we say, we know that we are still comrades that will never leave each other...
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[Shin's POV]
'Comrades.. Teams..'
Memories of my past began flying around in my head. Me being alone, abandoned, crying..
'Is this what they mean.. No matter how much they despise each other.. They are comrades? Never leaving each other alone..?'
After setting Tomo on the ground, leaning on the wall, Akane makes her way to me.
"We're up..", she quietly says. "You saw.. Didn't you? You think that if you're alone.. If you shut your heart.. You will win.. But you're wrong.. K has taught us.. That you need comrades or you will fall, even if you do hate them..", she whispers. "..I know how you feel.. Being alone.. Abandoned.. With nobody..", she whispers quietly.
I felt my eyes go wide. 'What..?'