((So I heard. x3))

Arc found the site of the fight between Senoka, Hikaru, and Carr. He scanned the ground for signs of where they had gone from there. Soon he spotted a tire track from some sort of bike and a few scattered patches pf blood. He recalled that Senoka had been on a bike. There were foot prints leading to the fire escape of a building. Carr must have followed the girl from above. Jumping back to his feet, Arc took off after Carr and Senoka. He half hoped that Carr hadn't killed Senoka yet, but that might mean that Senoka killed Carr. This though made Arc increase his speed. He had to reach the two before either died.

The tracks lead all the way to a building in the bad part of the city. There were singes of a fight outside an open window. Senoka's bike had also been left outside. Arc slowly approached, making little to no sounds. If one of them noticed him now, they might think that he was an enemy and kill him before he could tell them otherwise. He realized that he had to be careful of the way he revealed himself. The assassin crept to the window and stopped to listen and find out what the situation inside was. Another thing he realized that he had to be careful of was other people. Senoka could be part of some underground group based off of this location, and there might be more enemies inside. Arc thought this over and came to the conclusion that she would not have lead them to her base so easily if this were the case. That would then mean that this was her personal hideout, and she was alone. He tilted his head to catch any conversation between the two, assuming they were both still alive.

Arc heard the sounds of someone crying inside the building. He could tell that it was a woman. There was also the sound of heavy breathing on the other side of the room. This meant that there were two people in the room who he guessed to be Senoka and Carr. He jumped in through the open window, landing lightly on his feet, weapon ready. Arc glanced around the room, taking in his surroundings and the positions of the other two people. His weapon lowered an inch or two when he realized he was in no immediate danger, then he relaxed.

"Carr?" he wanted to make sure that it really was Carr before he did anything else. "It's me, Number VII."

Arc was surprised by the girl's reaction to him. First, he wondered how she remembered him through all that had happened and the brief gimps she had gotten of him. Another thing that caught him off his guard was her sudden concern for Hikaru.

"If I remember correctly, you were the one who stabbed him with very blade that put him in this sort of condition," He was careful not to give away exactly what kind of 'condition' Hikaru was in. Arc raised an eyebrow at Senoka and sighed, then addressed her last question.

"How do I know I can trust you?"

"I see..." Arc grumbled and carefully considered his options. He had to do something to cure Hikaru, and this girl seemed like his only hope. The assassin could either let Sephira's son die slowly, or turn to Senoka for help. He was still reluctant to trust her though, even though he had run all the way here to get her. His heart beat slowed down a bit as he stood there, thinking and catching his breath.

"Okay. Come with me. Hikaru isn't in too great of a condition, and he called for you. I'm going to take you to the numbers' headquarters, but I'm going to blindfold you and carry you on my back." He pulled out a dark blue bandanna type cloth with red blood stains on it. "This will have to do..." Arc gestured for Senoka to come over to where he was standing.

Arc easily picked up the female, and heaved her out the window. He then climbed out after her and picked her up. The boy turned in the direction of the Chronos headquarters. Taking a deep breath, he started off at a brisk walk which built up into a run. He saved some of his energy in case something else unexpected came up that he had to deal with.

When they reached the HQ, Arc paused. Was this really a good idea? He shook his head. There was no time to second guess himself now. He just had to hope that there was something Senoka could do for Hikaru. Arc opened the door and ran all the way to the clinic where Hikaru was resting. He brought Senoka in, ignoring everyone else, and placed her on the floor.

"You can look now."

Arc saw Hikaru move slightly and stepped forward to get a better look. He eagerly glanced from Senoka to Hikaru and back again. There was a sort of connection between the two that he could feel. "So... can you do anything to help him?" the assassin couldn't help himself from asking her this. He didn't even know why he was so concerned for this boy he had only just met, yet he still hoped that he could get better.

Arc watched intently, curious about what Senoka was talking about. When she started the ritual like murmuring and gesturing, Arc couldn't take his eyes away. He thought briefly about stopping her, but there didn't seem to be much sense in it. Hikaru didn't seem to be in any more pain than before, so he just left Senoka to her work. Another thought struck him, He probably couldn't have stopped her, even if he wanted to.

The boy stepped forward again to get a better look at the symbol on Senoka's forehead. It was a very curios thing. Arc had never seen anything like it. He wondered what significance it held. Who exactly was this Senoka character?

As Senoka and Hikaru hugged, Arc stepped back a few paces. How did these two know each other? Were they... in love? He couldn't help but gape at the pair who had been trying to kill each other earlier in the day hugging like this. What was going on? Arc was supremely confused. The worst part was that he didn't want to interrupt their reunion with his question, so he just stood there staring at them like an idiot.

"Haha" Sephira chuckled "Come, Arc, i shall answer all of your question as best as i can, but some Hikaru will need to answer" No. I turned, gesturing for him to follow, and walked towards the exsit.

Arc directed his open mouthed stare at Sephira. "You knew about this? You knew about her? You knew about them?!" he didn't know if he could take anymore surprises today. The assassin felt like he was being overloaded with new and very surprising information. Soon someone would be telling him that his mother was a platypus.

After thinking for a few seconds more, Arc realized that it would be good to get answers while he could. He took a few reluctant steps in the direction that No. I had gone, then quickened his pace to catch up with her. It was time to find out what exactly was going on here.

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