Ruth stands on her front porch listening to the breathing of the two men inside. Without hesitating she kicks the door in. In seconds she was sending a right hook into the first man's face. The force sent him flying through the wall. When she saw that he didn't move, she turned to face the second. He rushes at her full speed. He pulls back his right fist, but she deflects it effortlessly. She took his forward momentum, and flips him onto his back. She slams her foot down on his face. His body goes limp, and she turns to start searching through her house for what she needed.

Grabbing a bag out of her closet. She places it on the bed, and begins loading it with clothes. While taking the bag in one hand, she flips the entire bed with the other. She sets it back on the ground . A trap door sat their hiding what she seeks. The lock seemed to laugh at her hesitation. She rips the lock off the hinge with ease. Flipping the door open she looks down at her past. She picks up the bag with shaky hands. She unzips it to check the contents. A single outfit made up of a ruby red tank, red leather pants with tiger strip like holes, a black leather jacket, and combat boots. She pulls the clothes out to reveal o pair of twin blades, a nine millimeter pistol, and a metal box. She pries open the metal box to see an assortment of passports, money from around the world, and a pair of keys.

She loads the bag back up, and decides that combing the two would be easier. She shoves a few outfits from one bag to the next. Forcing the zipper closed, she takes the key back into her hand. She walks into the garage, and smiles when she sees her custom made motorbike. She hooks the bag on the back, and climbs on to the bike. She places the key in the ignition, and the engine purrs into life. She hits a button for the garage door. When she saw the rod clearly, she threw the throttle open. She roars down the road until she sees the town's bank. She pulls into a parking space, and walks into the bank.

She walks up to the counter sending her regular cashier a smile. "Hey, Shelby, I have a favor to ask."

Shelby eyes her friend with concern. "what can I do for you, Ruth?"

Ruth gives her a sad smile. "I'm here as Ruby Ruthless today."

Shelby's eyes open in surprise, but looks around the room to make sure no one heard. "Let's go into a private room." Ruth follows her friend into a private office. Shelby sits at the computer desk, and signs into the computer. "Okay, Ruby, what can we do for you today?"

Ruth smiles at her friend sadly. "I need you to leave an untraceable trail on a money transfer."

Shelby types away rapidly on the computer. "How much money we talking about?"

"All of it." Shelby stops and looks at her. "Before you ask, the less you now the better.'

Shelby nods her head, and continues typing. "New or current account, and what is the name for it?"

Ruth thinks carefully for a few seconds. "New, and the name it Black Cat."

Shelby types a way for a few more seconds, and then slides a paper towards Ruth. "I need your sigil, please." Ruth pulls out a metal ring from her pocket, and warms it with the candle on the table. She plants it on the wax spot on the paper. The ring left an indention of two R's laying on top of each other. Shelby nods her thanks. "The boss will want confirmation that it was from you. Are you expecting anyone to withdraw from this account?"

Ruth nods her head. "yes, it is for a dear friend with black hair. Make sure the other agents know to let her have the money."

Ruth gets up to leave, when Shelby says her goodbye. "Happy hunting, Ruby Ruthless."

Noir sat in the back seat by Brittany and Ray while Jamir and Kyle sat in the two front seats. She leans forward to see the road sign they were almost back into town, and closer to getting Ruth back. She hoped at least unless Ruth does something crazy. That possibility is extremely high. They turned into the small town, and she smiled at the small shops that lined the road. Antiques, crafts, and hometown restaurants dominated the shop. Jamir pointed to a bank. "There's the bank you were looking for."

Noir smiles at the mans aggravation. "I'll need to go inside, please." Jamir nods, and pulls into a parking spot. They climb out of the vehicle, and walk into the bank. It was pristine, and fine cut. Shining silver and coal black bounced around the place. The ringing of phones and the typing of keyboards hit their ears. However the smiling face of the front desk women, made them feel welcome and warm.

Noir approaches the counter hoping to find a clue. She measures her words, as she speaks to the young lady. Ruth had once told her that they had people everywhere. "I'm expecting a transfer from a Mrs. Ruthless. Do you know if it has hit yet?"

The cashiers eyes twinkle with knowledge. "Would you please follow me?" Noir follows the girl to a room where a woman sat watching their approach. "Ma'am, their here to talk about Mrs. Ruby Ruthless' transfer."

The business woman waves the group in with cold eyes. The young cashier closes the door as she leaves. The woman types away as she asks. "What seems to be the problem, Ma'am?"

noir squares her shoulders. "Can you tell me about the transfer, please?" She mentally crossed her fingers that Ruth hadn't given up.

The woman looks at her when she understood the depth of the question. A sigh escapes the woman's lips. "Ruthe has left everything to you, my dear. All of her belongs have been transferred over to an account under the name of Black Cat. Which she explicitly said, that no one was to talk about it with anyone but you."

Noir balled her hands into fists of frustration. How dare she run, and hid from me. I will find her, and I will make her understand that we are not just for now friends. "Did she leave any items out of the transfer?"

The woman scans the items list real quick when she smiles at Noir. "yes, but there what make Ruby Ruthless. Any other questions?"

Noir smiles at the woman. "One. Did she leave any clues on where she was going?"

The woman frowns deeply. "I wish I could help you, but I would be going against the code. I'm only able to answer questions relating to the transfer." She picks up a file, and hands it to Noir. "This is all the info on the transfer, and your new account. Your debit card ha bee placed in there as well." Noir nods her thanks, and walks out of the office.

She doesn't stop walking until she was standing in front of their car. Suddenly a scent hit her nose, and she turns to look at Brittany. "Do you smell that?"

Brittany nods her head. "She was here?"

They both dart off in a direction which had the men shouting after them. The scent ends in front of a small grocery store. Noir crouches down to see broken glass on the ground. Dry blood was splattered on a few pieces. "She was which means she's got a plan hopefully. I think I know what items she took with her."

Brittany starts crying when her knees hit the ground with a crunch. "She's going back to being Ruby Ruthless. It took so much for her to leave. Why? Why? Doesn't she deserve peace?"

Noir wraps her arms around her friend, as tears of her own stain her face. "I don't know, but I do know that she won't go down with out a fight. We haft to stay strong for her, and make sure we stay out of trouble." She pulls away from her friend to look in the face. "That's what I would normally say, but things have changed. We are NOT going to lose her because of some crazy clan. WE are going to SAVE HER this time. You in?"

Brittany whips her tears away. "I'm in. So what are we gonna do?"

Noir looks up at the boys as they pull up with the car. "We tell the truth first." Brittany follows her gaze with a smile, and nods her head in agreement.

Ray looked at Noir with eyes that hinted his anger. "What were you two thinking? They might still be looking for you." His anger froze when he saw the tears in Noir's eyes. "What's wrong?"

Noir locks eyes with him. "She was here, and we'll tell you anything you want to know about her."

Ray was shocked. He never thought she'd give in to Jamir's request. He looked at Jamir for help, and his friend smiled. Jamir stepped forward to look at the two girls. "We'll discus this back at home." Ray nods, and offers his hand to Noir she places her hand in his to feel a surge of energy ripple down her arm. He pulls her up to her feet with ease. She looks at her friend to see Kyle wiping away her tears.

Jamir clears is throat to get everyone's attention. Noir looks at him, and decides to take a different way back. "I think I'll head back via cat form. Need some time to think." She passes the file in her hand to Brittany. "I'll see you back at the foundation." Before anyone could stop her, she takes off in the direction she came from. She hears footsteps following her while she pasts the bank. Looking over her shoulder she sees Ray only few feet away. When she hits the forest edge, he grabs her arm.

the force sent them tumbling down onto the ground. Where he pined her under his weight, she met his eyes with anger. Ray's eyes mirrored her own which made her pause. Giving him time to talk. "Do you really think it's a good idea to be running around in the woods when you don't know if they are still after you tow?" She tries to look away from his eyes, but finds herself lost in their depths. He sighs deeply when she decide to stay quiet. "Fine. Than your stuck with me tagging along, and since you refuse to think about your own safety. I will be making sure you don't do anything reckless." He gets up pulling her with him.

She looks at him in confusion. Before she could say a word, he leaps into the woods. In the process his body shifts into his panther form. When his paws hit the ground, is blue eyes turn to examine her. She smiles at him, and starts running into the woods. Soon she felt the burning sensation that came with the change. They pranced around each other when they found themselves face to face with the foundation. They both let out a puff of aggravation.

The others pull up in the car, and Brittany dashes out to give Noir a hug. She looks at her friend, and she got struck with an idea. Pushing her towards the woods. Brittany looks at her panther friend. "What? Jeez, your even more pushy in this form." She looks over at Kyle for help.

Kyle smiles at her. "I think she wants you to try to shift. "Noir's head bobs up and down. Brittany's face drops, and Kyle steps forward to reassure her. "It's okay, but you do need to get used to it. It's part of who you are now."

Brittany sighs, and nods her head. "Fine. What do I do?"

Kyle shrug his shoulders. "Think about it, I'd assume"

Jamir steps forward to offer his help. "Try relaxing, and feeling the nature around you. Let your instincts take over."

Brittany nods her head, and concentrates on her other half. Suddenly a burning feeling runs across her skin. Than she felt her body shift and she stood looking up at Kyle. He smiles at her. "A lion. That's amazing." He looks at Jamir for permission. Jamir nods his head.

Noir watches as Kyle shifts into a giant male loin. She rolls her eyes at the fact. No wonder the tow got along so well. Jamir waves her towards the door while Brittany and Kyle wonder into the woods. Once back into her human form a smile slid across her face. Ray bumps her shoulder. "What you smiling about?"

Noir shrugs her shoulders. "Good to see Brittany happy. It's been awhile."

Ray gives her a sideways look. "Really? She seems pretty happy."

Noir looks at him coldly. "You do not know he. We've bee friends since childhood. Those tears she cried earlier, she held those back for days. Not once while we were stuck in that dungeon did she cry. So you do no know anything!" Her pace quickens, and he grimaces. Great. She's mad again.

They meet Jamir in his office, and he welcomes them. He looks at Noir, and asks a single question. "What do you know?"

Noir looks at him, and asks her own question. "Why do you want to find her?"

Jamir nods his head, as if to agree with her question. "The man who ordered to have you three kidnapped. Will not stop looking for you. Since female weres are rare, a lot of weres target human females for mates. Which means they turn them, and hope they survive the transformation. If the do, than they are used in a manner that is disgraceful. Most clans are different though. Hey deal with the low number of female weres, and protect the ones they have. So you see your friend won't just be hunted by them, but by every other clan that thinks like them. There is also rogue weres that will try to taker her as well."

Noir's mouth fell open, and horror took over. "We NEED to find her." She straitens herself, and begins to explain. "Her name is Ruth Reynolds aka Ruby Ruthless. She's an ex-mercenary with a kill count in the thousands, but she has never killed an innocent. Her mentor frowned upon unnecessary killings."

Jamir frowns at her words. "That's a dangerous target for them to go after. You said before that they had wanted her specifically. Strange. Do you know where she might go?"

Noir shakes her head. "No. She took her bike, and I'm sure if we searched her bedroom. We'd find she took her go bag with her."

Jamir looked at her confused. "Go bag?"

Noir nods her head. "It has everything that makes her Ruby Ruthless in it. In other words she's gone back o being a mercenary. Please, it was so hard for her to get away from that crowd. We don't want her to go back. We need to find her."

Jamir nods his head. "I understand, and I will do everything I can to do so. You may leave now. Thank you for helping." Noir nods, and leaves the room. Ray gives him a look as he follows her. Jamir pulls ou the photo they found, and stares at her emerald eyes. Ruth Reynolds. Interesting. Why do they want you? Doesn't matter now. We need to find her first. He picks up the phone to start the strings of calls that wil fill his day. Hopefully, someone has seen or heard of this girl.