The dark spirits were all defeated in due time, but where they’d come from was the real question. Kasai didn’t spare any time to throw more threats around her once they’d stopped fighting, like she was really worried for Mio. Yeah, right.  

“Miow, Miow is fine.” Avani said calmly, and created smaller rocks for each foot this time since Kasai seemed to think size mattered. She made circling motions around the clearing and Ryuu. “We simply agreed that you shouldn’t get any of the food, just cause you can’t handle yourselves. I mean, how do you not notice an ambush.” 

Avani snorted, surfed up to Ryuu and elbowed him in the side. He raised an eyebrow, not acting much as if he agreed or understood. Oh right, she was the one who had sensed others approaching during their time on the streets.

“Besides, we figured we didn’t need more than two to save you, Kasai.” Avani grinned, but it quickly subsided when she heard Kasai’s last two comments. 

Avani was the most fit person in both teams as far as she was concerned. She’d trained hard to achieve her figure and athleticism. She certainly didn’t appreciate comments that implied she was on the fat side, or getting fat by eating too much.

“Oh, yeah!?” She shouted at Kasai’s back. 

Ryuu knew Avani well enough to know why she was now angry, and likely to attack the other woman. He reacted quickly and picked up Avani off of the ground, holding her up so that her bare feet didn’t touch it anymore. 

“I bet this is the first time you’ve been outside this year! Did you break a sweat because you’re in such bad shape!?” Avani struggled in Ryuu’s 
firm hold. “Let me down. I can take her blindfolded.”

Ryuu didn’t doubt that Avani would put up a better fight than anyone else he knew if she was blindfolded, but he certainly didn’t want her to do something all three of them would come to regret. However, Avani was both stronger and heavier than him, even if it was mostly muscles it was strenuous to constrain her for long. He dropped her, and she was ahead of Kasai before he knew it.

“I could take you down like nothing, little innocent cop.” Avani said, then began doing her surfing around the clearing in circles again, faster and faster, while incorporating spins of her own body and a jump. She slid to a halt in front of Kasai. 

Ryuu was glad she’d decided to show off instead of straight up attacking the woman. Most would likely see such an attack as unprovoked, but they didn’t know Avani like he did. Kasai had hit a soar spot, no doubt, but he had hoped Avani would have gotten used to such comments by now.  

“I’m faster and more mobile. You would never see me coming.” There was a threat in Avani’s voice as well now. Kasai wasn’t the only one who could throw those around, but instead of acting on her anger she began to move past team b and towards the forest where Mio would be waiting for them.

When she was right next to Kasai, she made a lightning fast motion, picked the woman up and span around with her on the rocks while she held her as if they were dancing. Avani dipped her once they lost speed and came to a stop. Avani’s grin replaced her anger when she saw the look on her face. She burst out laughing, then dropped her to let her fall to the ground or catch herself.

“Come on, Ryuu. These people are blind and deaf to anyone who’s not a cop like them.”

Ryuu breathed a sigh of relief. He’d felt his heart skip a beat there. They didn’t need to attack a sergeant of the police, no matter what their personal feeling about the police were. He began to walk after Avani.

“I know how to find you, Kasai!” Avani said and held the radio up above her head.