One of the spiked balls tore past Hakkai's cheek, opening a bloody gash, and his lips thinned with annoyance as he glanced at Hibari's face. He wasn't going to stop fighting as long as he was restrained, was he?

The vines whipped free of Hibari's skin and back along the chains, coiling back into their places on Hakkai's arms, and he stepped back, deliberately lowering his hands to his sides.

"Calm down."