KohanaAyame's Note: Again thanks for the help to the ones I mentioned in the previous chappie!! :)

Kohana's POV

Kohana: "Um..."

Kenshi: "What's up Kohana? Ah... Hikari."

Kohana: "Haha, Kohana's fine."

Kenshi: "Alright. Is something wrong Kohana?"

Kohana: "I wanted to ask what was your name? I know you guys are thieves... It's a stupid question I know..."

Riki: Smirks and crosses his arms. "It's not stupid, it's our fault for not telling you... We are the Black Foxes. A ring of noble thieves."

Kohana: "Nice." I smiled.

Boss: "Shall we start the mission?"

Riki: "Yeah but first, we need to change."

Kenshi: "How come?"

Riki: "First, if we were to steal the painting, they could find us easily by checking the cameras. Second, Hikari... The other Hikari know what we wore..."

Boss: "True..."

Takuto: "Would've been a lot easier if she didn't come in the first place..." Takuto muttered to himself quietly which I heard.

Hiro: "Good thing I brought these masks."

Riki: "Great, now what about clothes?"

Kohana: I stood up, slipped on my sweater and walked over to my walk in closet. "I got it." I unlocked the door and gestured for the others to follow. I flicked on the lights, revealing several rows of disguises and accessories.

Riki: "Woah..."

Kohana: I smirked. "Pick anything you need."

Riki: "Are you sure?"

Kohana: "Yep! I don't want you guys to get caught."

Kenshi: "Thanks!" Starts taking off shirt.

Kohana: "!!!" I gasped. "Wait! Don't do anything until I leave!" I covered my eyes and quickly left the closet.

Riki: "Heh." I heard Riki snickering.

Kohana: "Jerk." I muttered and sat on the bed, waiting for the guys to change... "I might as well change."

Hiro's POV

By the time us guys walked out of the closet, Kohana was already wearing a black outfit for the mission.

Kohana: "How do I look?" She smiled and spun around.

Hiro: I'm not trying to be a perv but... Her short skirt fluttered as her spun, showing more of her long legs. She had on a shirt that um... Showed a lot of her cleavage. Btw... I'M NOT A PERV!!!

(A/N: We know you so are Hiro-Kun! x3 still love ya! Ya perv!! Lmao !! Sorry that was random...)

Kohana: "Guys? Do I look okay?" She waved her hand in front of us.

Hiro: "!" I jumped in front of Kohana.

Kohana: "Kyahh!?"

Hiro: "No one can look at her except me!" I turned around and embraced her tightly. 😇

Kohana: "W-what?!" 😶

Riki: "I-I-I wasn't looking..." 😅

Takuto: 😳

Boss: 😮

Kenshi: 😦

Riki: "A-anyway... Kohana, follow Hiro okay?"

Kohana: "Got it."

Riki: "Alright. Everyone... It's show time!"

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♪ Black Foxes Mission Theme ♪

Still Hiro's POV

Hiro: "Kohana this way!"

Kohana: "Mmm!" She nodded and followed me quickly into the party room where everyone was still partying.

Kohana: "Takuto, we're ready." She spoke into an earpiece we gave her.

Takuto: "Roger."

Announcer: "And now, ladies and gentlemen, I now present to you, the painting by the Japanese Leonardo Da Vinci!"

People: (Applause)

Riki: "(Now!)"

(Click)

(Pzzzzzhhhhh!) Lights went out.

Hiro: "Lets go!" I grabbed Kohana's hand and ran. Everyone started panicking as we quickly made our way towards the painting.

(Whoosh!)

Hiro and Kohana: "!?!?"

A dark figure on a zip line landed in front of the painting.

Hiro: "Who the hell are you?! Give us the painting!" Good thing I can disguise my voice.

???: "Sorry, but this painting is mine." The masked person replied smiling.

Hiro: Sounds like a man... When the person looked at Kohana, the person froze for a second then took off with the painting. "Wait!"

Kohana: "We have to get out of here!" Kohana whispered and grabbed my arm, running off into the darkness...

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Kohana's POV

(Bam!!!)

All: "!!!"

Riki: "Damn it! Who was the person anyway! Stealing it before us!" He slams his hands in frustration on the table.

Kohana: "I'm sorry... It must've been because I slowed you guys down..." I muttered. Pulled my knees to my chest and rested my head on my knees. I sighed and wrapped my arms around my legs. "I'm sorry... I'm pretty sure you all never failed before..."

Hiro: "Hey, it's not your fault Kohana."

Kenshi: "Yeah. Maybe we can still catch the culprit."

Kohana: "And if we can't?" I looked up sadly. "Ugh, I'm so useless..." I got up and sat in front of my dresser. I opened one of the drawers and pulled out a knife.

All: "!!!! Kohana!!!!!"

Kohana: "Why am I useless? Why couldn't I save that painting?!"

Hiro: "Kohana stop!" Hiro quickly grabbed my wrist with the knife before I managed to cut myself.

Kohana: "Let me go! I deserved it! I couldn't get the painting!" I screamed, tears streaming and pushed Hiro away. (Clang!) Knife falls with a clatter. "I didn't get it... I'm too weak... Too useless... Pathetic..." I muttered and slumped onto the ground. "Ugly... Worthless... Don't deserve anything..." I muttered with tears still cascading down my face.

Riki's POV

Kenshi: "W-what's wrong with her?" Kenshi asked worriedly as we watched Kohana still muttering stuff about herself. Hiro knelt in front of her and hugged her.

Riki: I whispered back. "The result of what her father did to her..."

Boss: "That's terrible..."

Takuto: "All bad people should blow up..."

Riki: "It's not that easy Takkun... I bet those are the words her father told her for several years... And now, they're like scars. Scars that can never be erased..."

Minutes later...

Kohana: "..." She fell asleep in Hiro's arms... Her cheeks were still stained from the tears. He was holding her in a sit up bridal style position with her left shoulder against his chest.

Hiro: "..." Hiro looked at the knife and back at us. Takuto was the first to nod; took the knife and put it in a bag. "I don't ever want her to get her hands on that anymore..." He muttered sadly.

Kenshi: "We'll do whatever we can to help you two."

Hiro: "Thanks... I just wished that I was there for her 13 years ago........." He brushed her hair away from her face and kissed her forehead...

Third POV Elsewhere

???: "I didn't know that you were a part of that group."

???: "I was for several years."

???: "I see... Well, you think you can work for my business?"

???: "Of course..." (Lights dim) "I am your daughter after all....."

Annnnnnnnnd stop! What do you think? I hope this chap. is okay.... If not I promise it'll get better! :) thank you for following and reading my story! And for the little cute stories hehe!

~KohanaAyame