61 Blessed Enough

"It's called Louis Vuitton, but sometimes, I wear Prada and Gucci," Suzuki Ara declared with a deliberate smugness and air of a spoilt socialite that irritated the hell out of the young men.

Their anger had pushed away the alcohol in their brains, reducing their drunkenness. They wanted blood spilled tonight and it would be hers – or so they thought.

"Why you crazy fox lady," the guy called Kaito said as he lunged for an attack.

He had his fist raised, ready to punch her with a karate move called "choku-zuki", but Ara didn't even side-step. Instead, she lifted her hand to receive his straight punch with her palm, and clamped on it firmly.

"W-what…"The guy was totally surprised with her strength.

He tried to retrieve his hand but couldn't.

"Get her! What are you staring there for?" he screamed at his companions, and they all scrambled to get close.