[hr][h1][i]Hikari Mino, [color=598527]No.49 Nagisa[/color], No.11 Houkatori & No.88 Yajuu.[/i][/h1]
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Yajuu glanced up at the girl, vaguely amused at her serious face. "I was greeting your competition, that's all," he answered. "I thought the giant rifle was out of place." He looked back to Nagisa and Hikari, sticking his hands into his pockets. "I didn't expect them to be so close to your apartment. It'll be interesting once the game kicks off." He let out a small laugh, starting to walk past the two of them, continuing his trip to the grocery store. 

Houka, for her part, was rigid, keeping her eyes on Nagisa the entire time. A spark of flame came to life in her right hand, but she quelled it quickly. "I hope you don't intend to harm my Ashikabi," she stated in a low tone. "We will have a problem if you do. One that I will resolve...quite quickly." The spark reignited, flames traveling around her hand in a show of force. An intimidation tactic. This was not the time to fight. A sharpshooter could only do so much, though. Hopefully, a display of powers would be enough to make her back off. For now, at least.

"Fire? What the hell is up with you people?" Hikari asked, eyes wide in shock and fear. Sure, Nagisa looked dangerous. She clearly knew how to use that gun. If she had the same physical capacity as that other Sekirei, she would be handy in a fight no matter the range. This other Sekirei, though...she could control [i]fire[/i]? How the hell was that fair?

Nagisa narrowed her eyes at yet another newcomer Sekirei - this time it was a pyrokinetic. The odds were indeed against the petite girl - while she knew she was at a disadvantage with the male one moments ago due to the range, she could feel this dark-haired female emitting a dangerous aura even without her flashing those flames in her hand.

Lamenting about herself being a weak - almost useless - Sekirei was not an option; her priority right now was to get her master back to his house safely first...and then start thinking about possible countermeasures. In worst-case scenario, she probably might have to force Hikari to 'wing' her and complete their pact, to unlock her [i]true[/i] power - she had hoped to at least build a solid, mutual trust with him first, but after seeing how her master was like, especially his reactions towards her mere presence...

She couldn't afford the time and patience to deal with his nerves - not with their life perched dangerously on the brink of death...so early at this stage.

The faint sound of sirens distracted the raven-haired girl as she stared down at Nagisa. Her fire was snuffed out almost immediately as she turned away. It seemed the gunshot had drawn attention. Maybe this would work out in her favor. "Stay away from us or you'll regret it," she stated with finality before walking away, heading back to the room where Yuki still waited.

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Nagisa arched an eyebrow as the sirens were becoming louder...coming closer towards where they were. She then shielded her eyes on instinct at the sudden flash of light - from the headlamps of a black-and-white car. More vehicles skidded to a halt behind the car, and soon the narrow single-lane road was filled with armed men surrounding the Sekirei, their guns pointing at her from all directions.

One of them shouted at her, "The little lady over there! Drop your weapon on the ground, and put your hands behind your head now!"

Nagisa ignored them; Hikari was still close to her, within her reach - despite her small size, she was confident she could carry him out of here in a blink of an eye. However, she felt that she should still seek his advice first. "Hikari, please give me an order."

Hikai's eyes were wide as the cops shouted at Nagisa to put her gun down. The gunshot had drawn too much attention. It was to be expected, but what was the path he was supposed to take from here?

At her question, his mind went blank. He had no idea what orders he was supposed to give. He said the first thing he could think of in this scenario. "...Put your weapon down," he said softly. "They won't hurt either of us if you listen to them." He knew this would put them at risk. They would be defenseless against another Sekirei attack. However, the police would open fire if the sniper tried to make a move against them or to escape.

Nagisa nodded and placed the sniper rifle before her casually, still unfazed by all the handguns that were aimed at her. She tilted her head a little, then kicked the rifle towards the policemen before she placed her hands behind her head.

"Now, move away from the boy - [i]slowly[/i] - and keep those hands behind your head!"

That made the petite girl narrow her eyes at the cop. Half of her wanted to snatch up the rifle and grab Hikari out of this troublesome situation, but her master's order was clear: she would have to listen to these armed humans if they wanted to leave unscathed. She widened the gap between herself and Hikari - very much reluctantly, obvious in her hazel eyes that had broken their usual glassy demeanor and were now throwing daggers at the policemen. They rushed in at once and pinned Nagisa to the ground, who didn't bother to resist when they snap the handcuffs around her wrists.

The cop - who had been barking at her just now - picked up the sniper gun and whistled. "I don't know where the hell you got your hands on this baby - but we're gonna have a very long chat tonight, back at the station. [i]You and me.[/i]"

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[b]FUKUOKA-SHI
09:54 PM[/b]

"That's it? Tch, what a shame."

High up on one of the office towers, a spark of flame broke the darkness for a mere second; in that quick flash showed the head of a teenage girl - a pinkette with aquamarine eyes and a tattoo underneath the left.

She sighed as she watched the charred remains of the card were carried away by the night breeze. "Well, well, well... What a cast we have here. I'm going to put my bets on you, Hikari Mino - entertain me with everything you've got...and I might just fall for [i]you[/i]."

The melodic giggles faded into the roar of the wind, and silence descended once more.