Back at the police station, Mr. Nakayama and some other detectives and officers were all in room filled with screens and keypads and a keyboard.
"Captain, we have multiple signals coming in from different phones all around town. Whats the move?" asked the tech guy
"To be honest, the most we have now is just this. But thats just visually. We have many other avenues we can take this from." Mr. Nakayama said as he then walked over and grabbed himself a coffee.
"For now, we wait." Mr. Nakayama said, as he did, all the way across town Kibe was looking at all the different windows opened on his computer. Each one showing the location of each person in the group chat. He then got up and went back to the car he had driven back in. He opened the car door and took out the bunny mask, he looked at it and then walked back to his basement. He then walked over to a table near his mother's workout equipment and got a toolbox, he then began to work on the mask and modifying it.
"There are over 20 members in the group chat. Each one likely been given the same address, but if Takashi has really planned this out. He for certain has already deduced that I'd get involved, especially since he has Mi there. No doubt he's though about our connection and just what it could be. He also could have gotten intel from the other thugs who have seen us together.
No doubt he's luring me into a trap with that first building he set up. The question becomes though, do I go for the bait or do I wait a little longer for something to pop up? Not only that, but they all have codes give and numbers given to them. If one is found missing no doubt they'd find out. In fact I bet they already know they're missing three already. The question becomes though. Who's number did I take?" Kibe said as he reached down and got a small ball of glass, he juggled it around as he looked at the messages being sent between the goons and Big T, who Kibe had figured was Takashi and at the police station, Mr. Nakayama and the other detectives were doing the same thing.
"If Mr. Nakayama is as perceptive as I think, then he'll already have the same information as me. Minus Big T being Takashi. Now all that needs to be done is to make a move. However which one of us will be the first?" Kibe said
"If this operation is really supposed to be some sort of student scandal, then it may not be worth the time, but the idea and implication of something more does allude to the possibility of criminal activity.
I figured by the masked men; the yearly play has always given us concern. With the last case of the suicides. And of course, with the current crime rate. Its not hard to come to such a conclusion. The only issue is proving it." Mr. Nakayama said
"If my hypothesis is correct, Mr. Nakayama will take the bait and go to the address they've provided to everyone and if its a fake-" Kibe said
"If the address is indeed a diversion, then we'll have lost precious time we could be using to search these individual spots that are brought up here. Ito! What is the location and name of the building that the address gives?" Mr. Nakayama asked, Ito then began to type in and do some searching to which he then brough it up on the screen.
"A small building, 3 stories, a dry cleaners is the store underneath it. Why they need the other 2 stories though? I don't know." Ito said.
"It could be where the owners live, but we can't be too sure. Have some men scout out that area and be ready to search that place when I give the signal. Send a word to the chief, I want a search warrant to search every building within a 2-mile radius here before my next coffee is finished brewing. As for the other locations, I want a message sent to each squad car in the area. Give them intel on whats going, but don't have them move until my command to do so." Mr. Nakayama said as he finished his coffee and looked. at the coffee maker.
"Sir, about the previous case, do you think our guy will come out during all this?" Ito asked.
"No doubt, he's likely right in the center of it all." Mr. Nakayama said as he then began to feel his badge.
"That other boy from earlier, the one from the dumpster. When we brought him in he told us just about everything we wanted to know. That the black dragons are allied with this scandal and that of course, our mysterious murderer is here too. I can't arrest them without harden proof and an identity. So far my eyes are only on two individuals. And depending on how our perp acts, it will solidify my beliefs.
However, the boy we brought in, when asked if he had seen the guy. Our mysterious third party member. He said nothing, he was shaking in complete fear, like as if he was face to face with the inevitable dooms day. Whoever this guy is spooked him so bad, hes willing to do 2 - 5 years just cause hes terrified of him.
Who on earth could this guy be...no, a guy like this who can get out of situations and remain undetected so casually. No, hes no man at all. This machine is working at the same speeds we are. Which means, I can't let up for a second!" Mr. Nakayama thought as he took off his trench coat and revealed his officer vest underneath. He then got a phone call, he picked it up.
"Mr. Nakayama speaking." Mr. Nakayama said
"Nakayama, I got your request. Consider it done. However, if I don't get at least something out of giving you this. Then you and I will be getting some personal one on one time in my office, understand?" said the chief of police.
"I understand, don't worry. I'll have names and plenty of people in for questioning once this day is done. Nakayama out." Mr. Nakayama said as he hung up and saw the printer in the room begin to print 10s to 100s of search warrants.
"Perfect" Kibe said as he finally finished modifying the mask, he then put it on his face and the strap around the back of his head. He looked around and it seemed fine. He then took it off and grabbed a hammer. He then smashed the hammer into it, but there was no dent, just a small scratch which he buffed out with another tool. Kibe then got up and grabbed the mask and walked to his computer, he looked at all the screens and saw he locations of each person beginning to get ready to move.
"Question is...which do I go for? Which one is the right one with the actual address. Then only way to find out is if I go back to where they all were at." Kibe said
"The school" Kibe and Mr. Nakayama said to themselves. Thats when both men began to get ready and put some clothes on. Kibe walked up stairs to his room and put on his other school uniform. Before he went anywhere, Kibe would grab the shoes from earlier he had hung up and went back to the basement. He used some tools and ripped the shoes apart before he then tossed the remains in a furnace down there. He turned it on and it immediately began to burn the shoes. Kibe covered his noses as the smell of burning shoes wasn't all too pleasant. Kibe knew he was going to have to do some unimaginable things today, so he took some time and focused on suppressing his emotions, his human nature and any other mortal concepts such as empathy and sympathy deep down within him. Locking them away for a while.
Mr. Nakayama put on his coat and began to speedwalk out of the station, he then got in his car and began to drive back to Sawa high. Kibe walked out of his home wearing a new set of his school uniform. He looked at the car and thought for a moment before getting in it and driving down the street.
"That guy's number given to him was 1984561, there's no pattern to the numbers. Making it impossible to make one up. A clever way to get rid of intellectual minds who have figured it out. No doubt Mr. Nakayama is on his way to the school to gather more information. The audition will end in roughly 25 minutes. Which means I need to pick this next person carefully. If done poorly, I could lose this and the police may get a head start on me. And I need to be of them, they get ahead and I'll miss a chance to get information about Akia and just what it was that Takashi may have had he spill that day." Kibe said as he drove through the streets of town.
"Unfortunately Mr. Nakayama, I've already decided. I know you and I are thinking the same way, the only difference being the decision of which we'll both be making.
So, my conclusion is this. Knowing you will pursue for answers at the school,-" Kibe thought as he then parked his vehicle at a random store parking lot. He got out and then looked around, there was no one around. So Kibe then grabbed some fabric from his school bag and opened the fuel tank on the side of the car. He then lit it with a lighter from his bag and put it inside. He then began to walk down the street. As he did he'd tun the corner and find himself right next to the cleaners. The address that was given in the text. Just as Mr. Nakayama had returned to Sawa high.
"I will take the bait. Our roles have been switched." Kibe said to himself as he then entered inside the cleaners. Inside he saw people, all of them cleaning and drying their clothes. Kibe looked around and saw a vending machine, he walked over to it and put some money in it. As he did an explosion would go off and could be felt from inside the store, everyone began scream and go into a panic. Kibe looked out side as he grabbed the bag of candy he had bought, outside some cops left their vehicles and ran over to see the damage and the cause for the explosion.
"So, you set up some eyes here. Unfortunately for you Mr. Nakayama, they have legs." Kibe said as he then walked past everyone, he then saw the backdoor and opened it. Kibe put on his bunny mask and looked around. Clear sight. He then looked to his right and saw a flight of stairs. He walked up them and as he did he could hear voices.
"WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT SOUND?!" shouted goon #1
"SHUT UP! Do you want the whole store to hear us?!" shouted goon #2, as Kibe walked up the stairs he saw a door it lead to. He listened.
"What was the job here again? Wait for that guy to get here right? Then what? We take him and send him to the cops?" asked goon #3
"Idiot! The job is to get the guy and bring him back to T. Nothing else." shouted goon #1, Kibe then dug in his school bag and picked up some clothing he had brought. It was a black trench over coat. He then fixed his tie and walked right in leaving his bag outside the door. The three goons and four others behind them looked in shock as Kibe entered.
"WHO THE FUCK-"
"Who is this guy?! We weren't told we were having someone else joining us here." goon #3 said as he got up.
"No, you weren't told that. I'm here to offer a better proposition." Kibe said as he kept walking to them.
"Huh?" goon #2 said confused.
"You've been promised something, something that isn't worth your lives. I can offer something that is." Kibe said
"Heheh, unless you got 1K for the each of us, then you can forget about it pal!" shouted goon #3 as he pulled his pistol out and walked to Kibe. Kibe didn't say anything. A rule found in about every lesson in human history, even for beast too. Something etched into the minds of every living and breathing thing on earth. The thing that determined who would rule and who would follow those who ruled, strength. Every waking moment dominance was forced onto others, in order to show and demonstrate just who was the one who should be holding the gun and who was the one getting shot.
"I think your full of shit! I don't know who or how you found this place, but I ain-" however right as goon #3 was talking Kibe ducked and delivered a devastating blow to the guy's stomach causing him to wince in pain and scream, but not before Kibe would uppercut him knocking him onto his back. Everyone watched in shock, they were frozen. Not knowing what at all to do. Goon #3 tried to lift the gun, but Kibe stomped on the guy's hand crushing and breaking it. The guy screamed and grabbed Kibe's leg, but all Kibe did was pick the gun up and look at goon #3.
"I'm going to assume you were the leader." Kibe said as he looked down at him.
"Were?" Goon #3 said in pain as he clenched onto Kibe's leg like as if his life depended on it.
"Yes, were. Cause now I will be taking your position." Kibe said before then used his other leg and kicked goon #3 in the face knocking him out immediately. Kibe looked to the rest of them, they all put their hands up in sight of Kibe holding the gun. Kibe pointed it at them.
"Woah woah, take it easy man." said goon #2, he was sweating in his clothes, he could feel his entire life go on halt. He and everyone else in the room felt it, they were the scariest things around where they came from. But at this moment, in this simple second. The whole world froze. For a whole second they weren't in control of their fates and it terrified them beyond compare. Kibe then walked over goon #3 and towards them, still pointing the gun.
"I told you, I was going to promise you something worth more to you than whatever money had been offered to you or whatever Takashi had promised to you. Something that actually meant something to you in exchange for risking your lives.
This is it right here. Your Lives. I offer you your lives. This relationship though, doesn't have to be born on fear. But it certainly can, if you give me reason. Now, any who don't wish to work with me, speak up now. Or raise your hand. And you'll be free to go back to where you came." Kibe said as he stood behind them all pointing his gun to the back of their heads. All of them were shaking, but none raised their hands. Cause they knew exactly what he meant.
"...No one? Alright then." Kibe said as he walked over to one them ones standing up. He walked to them and stood in front of them. He then held his hand out.
"Give me your phone." Kibe said, the goon then gave Kibe their phone. Kibe took it and began to type on it.
"The password is-"
"Don't need it." Kibe said as he hacked his way in easily, he then went to the group chat and looked at the recent messages. He saw that the guys had already left the auditorium with the ones they deemed "special" actors. Kibe looked at the photo and recognized a few faces, one of them only got his attention. It was Mi, she was looking cheerful in a limo full of other girls. Kibe then closed the phone and handed it back to the goon.
"You will all leave the group chat with Big T, I've made another one, I've already sent you all invites." Kibe said as he walked to the front of them. They all mumbled in confusion as they looked at their messages and saw they had been sent an invite by a-
"The White Rabbit. Thats what you all will call me while we work together. Our group chat is called the hares." Kibe said as he then walked out the door he came in and grabbed his bag. He then walked back inside with his bag and dropped it in front of them.
"You'll each be wearing one of these." Kibe said as he dug in his bag and tossed out some black rabbit mask. Each of them grabbed one and put it on.
"Each of you five have a specific assignment, I've texted them to you, don't worry about confusion. They have your name attached to them." Kibe said
"Wait a second, you know our names?! How?" asked goon #1
"I know everything about each of you. From your families to your schools, friends and even mundane nonsense such as your hobbies." Kibe said, they all looked at each other. Kibe then picked up goon #3 and picked him up.
"Tie him up, if he struggles, kill him. Meet me downstairs. If any of you think about escaping, backstabbing or even contacting Takashi. There will be hell to pay." Kibe said as he walked downstairs and grabbed his bag with him. They all looked at one another.
"But thats exactly what I'm counting on." Kibe thought to himself.
Back at Sawa High, Mr. Nakayama had apprehended one of the people part of Takashi's plan. Everyone who was still at school was watching as Mr. Nakayama arrested the guy and put him in his car, Jun was watching from the school gates.
"Crazy huh?" said a voice, she turned around and saw Kenji walking towards her.
"...Yea, can't believe how far people are ready to go just to get a quick couple of bucks." Jun said
"How do you know its money?" Kenji asked
"Its all anyone cares about." Jun said, Kenji just shrugged as he kept watching. Jun looked at Kenji for a moment before looking and watching her father drive off with the guy.
"So, what are you doing here so late? School ended a while ago. Don't tell me you were trying to sign up for that play?" Jun asked
"Hm? Oh no, I have stage fright. I was just doing some work on my club and the room." Kenji said
"You run a club?" Jun asked
"Yea, Chess club. We're always looking for more members." Kenji said
"No thanks, I don't think its for me." Jun said
"Heh suit yourself. I imagine having to exercise your brain can be difficult." Kenji said
"Excuse me?" Jun asked
"Oh I'm sorry if that was offensive. I was just trying to say how sometimes when your asked to do something that requires you focusing. Things can be annoying. And cause stress. So I can see the lack of appeal." Kenji said, to which Jun scoffed.
"Geez, your more distant than Kibe." Kenji said, Jun then looked at him.
"You know him?" Jun asked
"Of course, hes in my club." Kenji said
"Really?" Jun asked
"Yup, had to beg him a bit though hehe. Not my best moment." Kenji chuckled
"Hm, can't imagine its fun with someone so bland." Jun said
"Well I wouldn't say that. At first I thought he was pretty bland too, but there is something about him. Something about the way he moves, I can't quite describe it." Kenji said, Jun looked at him. Seeing the focus yet calmness in Kenji's eyes. The way he shuffled his jacket about and just held himself. He seemed so, laid back.
"Well, sorry. I didn't mean to ramble hehe." Kenji chuckled
"Hm, Well at least you have someone to play chess with." she said
"Well, hes good for sure." Kenji said as he scratched his head
"But?" Jun said
"...Hes never bested me at chess." Kenji said to which caught Jun's attention.
"Which sounds crazy, cause hes really good. He beat Hika and Yos so easily. But whenever I face him. Hes just so easy to read." Kenji said, Jun looked at him.
"Well, I should get going. Otherwise, my pops is going to kill me." Kenji said as he waved away. Jun watched him walk away, she then got on her phone and called her father. Mr. Nakayama was driving when he got the call, he then looked over and pressed a button on his car monitor.
"Yes muffin?" Mr. Nakayama asked, the guy in the back snickered. Mr. Nakayama looked back at him annoyed.
"Dad, I want to help. Give me something to do, anything!" she asked
"How about go home and stay put. I'm not about to risk your life for something like this." Mr. Nakayama said
"Dad please! I can help!" Jun said
"No, end of discussion." He then hung up the call. As he did, he then saw a car accident happen right in front of him. two cars smashed into each other, one of them nearly flipping over the other.
"Oh my god!" Mr. Nakayama said as he stopped the car and got out to check on the drivers. He locked the car and double locked the back doors. In that moment a vehicle would pass behind Mr. Nakayama's car. Kibe was driving it down the road behind him. As he did, he thought on the information he had gotten from the guys he had enlisted before he left.
"The real address to where Takashi is taking the girls is this suite up near the high end of Ushin. You can't miss. Its all fancy and what not, right by the city. However, the only way you're getting in is if you got the code of one of the leaders. Two of them should be driving there though. They'll be on the least populated road, so probably jiatsu road. In terms of where everything will go down though? I have no clue." said goon #2 as Kibe remembered the intel, Kibe continued to drive up the road.
"They won't be using the same chat as the rest of them. Looks like I'll just have to see for mys-" thats when Kibe would see a boy and girl outside of a black car on the side of the road, Kibe looked at their attire. It matched up with what the others said they had seen the leaders wearing, Kibe then pulled over in front of their vehicle. The two looked at him and then to each other. As he came over, he saw that they had put on their mask. One of them a black bunny and the other a black fox. The girl was the fox and the boy the bunny. Kibe could tell just by looking at them, that they were who he was looking for.
Kibe would get out and close his door as he walked over.
"Oh, the mask." said the boy
"Hold on babe, we don't know squat about this punk." said the girl
"Don't be alarmed, I'm not here to harm anyone. Your with Takashi right? About this whole audition thing?" Kibe asked, the boy got ready to answer, but the girl quickly covered his mouth.
"What did I just say? We ain't know him. We can't trust him." said the girl, Kibe looked at them. His eyes looked at the boy and then the girl.
"I already know." Kibe
"What?" the girl said
"You do?" the boy said, the girl then kicked the boy in the shin hard, he winced in pain as he grabbed it. Typical, weak links will always be exploited.
"He didn't mean that, he doesn't know what the fuck hes saying." the girl said with an aggravated tone.
"I'm sorry, It just slipped out, I wasn't thinking." the boy said embarrassed
"You seem to not do a lot of that!" the girl said
"Hey! Don't be like that! I'm not some damn random guy alright or your ex! Alright I'm trying!" shouted the boy to which the girl then scoffed as she looked away. Kibe coughed and got they're attention. He then pulled his gun out and pointed it at them, to which they both put their hands up immediately in shock.
"WHAT THE FUCK?! YOU JUST SAID-"
"I lied." Kibe said, he then gestured for them to move to the other side of the car, the side that wasn't facing the street. He kept the gun on them as they walked to the other side, Kibe stood in front of them as they turned around.
"I'm not here to kill you, the opposite actually." Kibe said
"Yea? Well excuse me if I don't believe you!" the girl said
"Come on man, just let her go. I got money and other shit in the car. What do you want?" the boy said
"I don't want any of that. What I want is your cooperation." Kibe said, the two still were uneasy.
"You were hired to help in assisting in capturing, killing or whatever to a certain man. I'm here to tell you that won't be happening. Many of your other collogues have already agreed to help me in exchange for a better offer than what was given.
I'm offering you the same choice." Kibe said
"GO TO HELL!" the girl shouted
"Himmy! Please, for once cool down goddamnit!" the boy shouted, Kibe looked at him and then Himmy. She scoffed and jerked her head away.
"What is it?" asked the boy
"Your lives. I offer you a chance to do something better. Be better. Humanity often enough takes for granted what it already has in exchange for more. Greed, a thing most common amongst them too." Kibe said
"What are you-, your offering us our lives?" asked the boy
"FOR GOD'S SAKE! Juo just beat his ass already!" Himmy shouted
"HIMMY! Look man, I'll help you. Just leave her out of this." Juo said
"Forget it! No way your doing this without me! You'd get yourself hurt or worse. You're not going without me!" Himmy shouted
"WILL YOU LET ME DO THIS!?" Juo shouted. In love, their depth or cave of memories full, it's what Kibe heard in their voices. The ambers and inferno of passion between the two was clear as day. Though they bickered, it is what comes with the passion and dedication of such. In their defense of the other was the echoes of a shared past, of a desire to see the other come out unharmed from anything. To whatever had brought them to this point was unclear. But the obvious was clear, the two were made for each other.
"Its been decided. You both are coming." Kibe said as he put the gun away and gestured to Juo to move towards his car. Juo went to Kibe's car along with Himmy who looked at Kibe with a awful sneer. Her hatred and anger could be felt miles away, radiating it as she was. Kibe then looked to their vehicle before walking to his. He got in the driver's seat and drove to the location that Juo guided him to. In the back, Himmy was seething in anger at the situation. As they drove, Kibe looked back at her in the mirror and then back at the street.
"When did you two meet?" Kibe asked
"At the exotic place of, None of your damn business." Himmy said with her arms folded.
"...Its really none of your business. None of it." Juo said in a exhausted and agitated tone. Kibe looked at him and then back to the road.
"You normally this fucking weird? Or are we a special occasion?" Himmy said
"Himmy." Juo said annoyed
"NO! Why are you entertaining this guy?! He literally just kidnapped us and now you're talking to him?! What the fuck." Himmy said
"I'm not entertaining it! I'm trying to be the only one keeping my cool! Ya'know? Cause someone should be." Juo shouted back at her, Kibe kept driving.
"Pfft, Whatever." Himmy scoffed, eventually they'd arrive at the city and see the hotel they needed to go to. Kibe looked and saw it. It was massive 4-5 story. It had a large parking lot and even servants helping people get inside and get their luggage inside. There were many people outside, smoking and talking. A giant symbol on the front of it with the letters "HP".
"Wow." Himmy said as she looked around, Kibe then pulled in to a parking space and parked the car.
"Now what? We're here." Juo asked
"You'll be helping me get inside. Whatever floor they're on. You'll be taking me there." Kibe said as he unbuckled his seatbelt.
"No way! We already got you here, figure it out yourself!" Himmy said
"...Don't listen to her sir, she's-"
"White Rabbit." Kibe said
"What?" Juo asked
"You will call me, White Rabbit. Now lets go." Kibe said as he exited, Juo looked back at Himmy and then got out the car. Himmy punched the roof of the car in anger before she got out. Kibe walked to the front of the car and looked at Himmy and Juo hug each other.
"We'll be fine. In and out, easy." Juo said
"...Ok, I still don't like this. We could have taken him." Himmy said
"No you couldn't. Now lets go." Kibe said as he walked towards the front of the hotel with Himmy and Juo with him.
"There is no way we're getting in. We only have codes for two." Himmy said, Kibe then began to walk towards the back of the hotel.
"WHERE ARE YOU GOING?!" Himmy shouted
"Meet in the back of the hotel, Juo meet me in the loading dock and Himmy you'll be guarding the entrance to it." Kibe said
"What? But-"
"Do as I say." Kibe said as he walked away, Himmy and Juo looked at each other.
"I say we get the others in here and jump his ass babe!" Himmy said
"...I...I don't Him, he doesn't seem like someone to cross. I say we go along with it. Then we'll decide on that "idea" later." Juo said, the two walked inside and saw the plaza. It was packed with people and had a giant chandelier above it. Escalators going up multiple floors. A indoor restaurant and many other fancy accessories, they even had a coffee store.
"Wow, look how fancy this place is. To think all of the taxes goes to just keeping a fine-looking table in here spotless. Honestly it pisses me off." Himmy said
"Everything pisses you off. Now lets find that backdoor." Juo said
"Why are we listening to him again? We're in here and hes out there." Himmy asked
"Because he had a gun pointed at your head not even 15 minutes ago, and I'd like that to not happen again." Juo said as the two walked towards the back rooms of the hotel.
"I could have taken him, with how scrawny he look, he doesn't look so damn tough."Himmy said
"Babe, you're a 5-foot-tall female who weighs less than a couch. He'd toss you into the street and do a backflip while doing it. You weren't going to beat him, if anything he would have just shot you." Juo said as he searched each back room looking for the loading dock.
"BULLSHIT! You telling me you wouldn't have helped me?!" Himmy shouted, Juo searched another room just to see it was for smoking employees.
"Helped you in getting the both of us killed? No." Juo said as he looked through another room. Himmy scoffed and looked away. Juo sighed and turned back to her.
"Look babe, I just care about your saftey. If I'm not around whose going to keep your ass out of trouble? Your mom? Dad? Can't be him cause hes dead, how about your siblings? Oh wait, they all hate you. See what I mean? Who in the hell is going to look out for you? Bad enough you got us wrapped up in this stupid dragon gang crap, but now we're stuck helping out some psycho all because you didn't put gas in the car like I ASKED YOU TO DO!" Juo said as he closed the door to the room. Himmy looked at him wanted so badly to slap him, but somewhere in her cold heart she knew he was right. She had really pushed everyone away but him. Not even her mother...
"Fuck you Juo!" Himmy said flipping him off before crossing her arms. He shook his head as he opened the final door to see it led to the loading dock, Juo stretched his arms and legs and then walked in. Himmy watched him go down the stairs.
"Keep watch and don't let anyone come in here." Juo said
"I thi-"
"Don't, do as I say for once." Juo said as he walked deeper into the loading dock backroom. Himmy slammed the door and leaned against it crossing her arms. Juo walked around and saw tons of pallets filled with product and produce. He saw shelves upon shelves. He looked around and tried to stay out of sight of any possible employees wondering about.
"White Rabbit? Mr. White Rabbit? You here?" Juo whispered as he walked around, he then aired out his jacket. He took off his mask for a moment to breathe. Revealing himself to be a short black haired man with brown eyes, with a nasty scar on his cheek. He looked around some more before putting his mask back on. He soon got to the far back of the place where he saw the giant garage door for it was open. He walked outside of it and didn't anyone in the back of the hotel.
"Where in the hell did he go?" Juo asked
"Juo, over here." said a voice, Juo recognized it as Kibe's and turned around to see him waving to a door off to he side of the garage. Juo ran over to him.
"What are you doing over here? The loading dock is empty, we can go inside." Juo said
"The Dragon gang had some more members out here, even though its not in my goal. I still would like information about them and their boss. Which is where you come in. Come on." Kibe said as he let Juo into the room, as he looked around he saw it was an employee lounge. With a coffee maker, a couch, a widescreen TV and of course with multiple unconscious employees and three dragon gang members tied u-
"WHAT THE!?" Juo shouted, Kibe locked the door behind him. Kibe then picked up a shotgun from the counter next to him and cocked it.
"WHAT THE- Where did you get that?!" Juo asked
"They had it on them." Kibe said as he looked at him. Kibe could tell Juo wasn't a real thug or gangster. Not like the ones behind the school or like Tatsuo's goons. Himmy seemed like the one always getting him into trouble, the one telling him what was best to do and what wasn't. But her judgment on situations was poor, which meant someone had to be reason, that reason. Was Juo. She fought and he talked. A perfect duo, at least int stories. Kibe took a quick look at the shotgun.
"Hm, how did they get they're hands on this." Kibe said
"What? the shotgun? Can't you just buy those?" Juo asked
"This is a 12-gauge shotgun. 7+1 round capacity, these are typically used for home defense and hunting. Not for sneaky operations envoling around school girls. Which brings me to my first and only question." Kibe said as he looked at them.
"You dragon thugs have been popping up a lot recently, I know Takashi is working with you all. So tell me. Who is the one in charge of you all?" Kibe asked, but none of them gave answers. Juo took this moment to see the guy's faces, their mask had been ripped off revealing their faces. The guy on the right was a man with black hair and brow eyes, the other in the middle, blonde and with green eyes and the last one on the left was bald and had blue eyes.
"Look, we're in the hotel, theres no point in doing this." Juo said
"The Dragon gang have interfered with me enough today and I won't be letting them get away with it again. I also know, that these guys are new. Before it was Tatsuo's gang and now its you. So I'll ask again." Kibe said as he walked to the guy on the right end and pointed the shotgun at his kneecap. The thug kept his cool and didn't try to show any fear, but when he looked at Kibe. He did indeed see fear, for the first time in a long while.
"Last time I'll ask, Who is your boss?" Kibe asked
"Go to hell." The thug said with aggression and a stern tone.
"Come on man, just tell the guy. You really want to lose your left leg?" Juo said
"Better that than be a snitch! My family owes everything to the boss, I'm not giving him up to some snow bunnyed fuck!" shouted the thug.
"An admirable stance, unfortunately your kneecap will disagree. Also, "bunnyed" isn't a word." Kibe said before he then shot the thug's kneecap with the shotgun, blowing it to absolute oblivion, blood getting all over the floor and the guy's screams loud and painful. He began to get quieter as he began to cry from the pain.
"OH MY GOD!" Juo shouted
"Quiet Juo." Kibe said as he reloaded the shotgun and went to the guy in the middle.
"AHHH! You motherfucker, goddamnit!" shouted the right thug as he stared at his leg and saw it had been blown to hell, the bone and muscle completely destroyed.
"Same question, lets see if you have it. Who is the boss of the Dragon gang." Kibe asked, the thug didn't answer and just stared at him.
"I didn't offer silence as an option. Either you give up the name or you can ask your friend for his crutches once I blow off your leg." Kibe said
"He already gave you my answer pig!" said the middle thug, Kibe looked at him and stood up. He then looked to the last guy, sitting down on left. He was looking at Kibe, completely shocked and horrified at his actions. Kibe and the left thug kept eye contact for a minute before Kibe spoke again.
"Are you going to tell? or do you want to end up like your friend here?" Kibe asked as he then shot the middle thug in the kneecap while still looking at the last guy, the guy giving a bloody scream as he seethed in pain. His entire leg feeling like it was on fire. The left guy's face immediately went to his leg. He began to shake and nearly pissed himself. Kibe walked over to him.
"How about-"
"I don't know his name! But I know some guys he works with; he apparently got a large sum of money from some bitch who asked us to help him out. At least until this whole play bullshit is over. I also know some of what he does run too, he runs money making stuff, deals with dealers, other gangs and even does trafficking." said the left thug quickly, nearly mumbling and stumbling over his words.
"LEON! YOU FUCKING-" But before the middle thug could finish Kibe would get his pistol out and shoot the guy in the head, shocking everyone.
"HOLY SHIT DUDE! WHAT THE FUCK!" Juo shouted
"OH GOD!" said the Leon, thats when he did piss himself. Kibe then looked back to the final thug.
"Listen Leon, I don't care for money fraud, trafficking or drug deals. I'm an ordinary guy looking to keep my life simple. So I need something better otherwise your kneecap is going to be the last thing I blow off your disgusting body." Kibe said as he pressed the shotgun closer into Leon's leg. Juo just watched as he looked back at the door and to Kibe and the thugs.
"OK OK OK! Ando Miyuki, Kono Satoshi and Minami Minori! But thats all I know I swear! They got an outpost and drug house somewhere in the city, but I don't know where! They do the boss's dirty jobs and are his right hands! Thats all I know though! I SWEAR! I SWEAR!" screamed Leon. Kibe then lifted the shotgun.
"Your cooperation is appreciated! Do me one more favor." Kibe said as he got out the middle thug's phone out of his pocket. He unlocked it then freed one of Leon's arms.
"Call the police and tell them everything going on here." Kibe said as he handed him the phone. Leon grabbed the phone shakily and called the police, he then began to tell them everything. Kibe walked over to Juo as he disassembled the shotgun, throwing its parts in the garbage.
"Ok, you go your answer, can we go now?" Juo asked with a shaky voice
"For someone in the dragon's gang you sure are a nervous one." Kibe said as he then put the shotgun bullets in his coat pocket and his pistol away.
"Its a one time thing, me and Himmy weren't really going to join these guys....definitely not now." Juo said as Kibe unlocked the door and opened it.
"Ok I did it! What about this?" Leon asked as he held the phone up. Kibe then turned around and shot Leon's hand through the phone and into his hand. He began to scream in pain as he held it to his chest.
"Lets go." Kibe said as he and Juo left the break room and walked back to join with Himmy. At the top of the hotel though in one of the private suites, Takashi and 10 other girls would be in a room. They'd be doing some rehearsals over the play. Takashi was watching the girls go over the lines of the main female lead, his eyes weren't truly on them though. As he looked at them, he saw the way they moved their chest and legs. They truly wanted a shot at this, no matter what it meant, even if it meant going down a path of depravity. Takashi however was eyeing Mi. He saw how she sat in her seat, she was clearly nervous. Takashi looked around at some of the masked guys he had standing around.
"And so, my hear burns for you. Burns for that darkness you showed. That darkness that bewitched me, kiss me oh shadow of mine and let us dine in the abyss. For eternity." said one girl, her voice filled with seduction and passion. Her body having had moved in the same rhythm as her words. She then put the script down and bowed. Takashi and the other boys in the room clapped. The other girls were staring daggers at her though, even whispering about her.
"Alright ladies, Thanks for your time, however I'm going to need to speak to someone else first before we can get to, why your all really here." Takashi said. All the girls bowed and chatted with each other. Mi went to walk out too.
"Hold on, not you Mrs. Ouchi. I'd like to talk to you. If you please." Takashi said, Mi turned around and walked over. Takashi got up and walked to her.
"Whats wrong Mi?" Takashi asked
"Its just...well, when I was doing it on stage it just felt a bit...different. Here now I-...I don't know." Mi said
"Do you wish Kibe was here?" Takashi asked which caught Mi's attention.
"I-...I...yes." Mi said, Takashi put a hand on her shoulder.
"Its ok, I understand, but role such as this can't be done with others in thought. So often do people believe that another will help them realize their dreams, they aren't even realizing that person is holding them back." Takashi said
"You think Kibe is...holding me back?" She asked
"Undoubtably. I can already see in you someone who desires for more to their life, someone stricken with fear for stagnation. Your afraid your life won't go anywhere so you try your best to move as much as possible. To be...more." Takashi said, her circled her, he could smell the milky honey scent of her hair, her pulsing and breathing chest. Her long and yet full legs. Like a beast eyeing another's gazelle. He could feel his mouth begin to water.
"..."
"Would you humor me Mi?" asked Takashi as he grabbed her shoulders from behind. She gulped a bit before nodding. Her shoulders tense.
"Don't tense up, an actress needs her full body in function to do her job." Takashi said, his voice was slow, yet moving in a way. The idea of floating on clouds came to mind when Mi heard it. It was a complete contrast to Kibe's more robotic and cold tone. So she did, she relaxed her body. Takashi's hands then went from her shoulders to her arms.
"Always remember this lesson, that your emotions will always be reflected in your body. When you know fear, your body will react accordingly. Same goes for love, happiness and of course hatred. What are you feeling right now?" Takashi asked as his hands felt her stomach, her face went to a hot red as her hands got a bit sweaty.
"I-I don't know." She said embarrassed.
"Don't worry, we'll find out together." Takashi said as his hands began to move up her stomach and before he could even feel underneath Mi's breasts someone would barge in.
"SIR! I got news!" shouted the voice of a thug. Takashi's face twisted with frustration and anger.
"....WHAT?" Takashi shouted
"Its about him." said the thug, Takashi's face then got serious as he looked back to Mi and rubbed her shoulder.
"Go ahead and join the others, I'll go ahead and talk with you more later." Takashi said as Mi then walked out quickly. After she did two other thugs would close the doors behind her. Takashi walked over to a small table and poured himself a drink.
"What is it?" Takashi said
"Kibe...hes gone missing. No news on him or what hes planning. Not long after that, we lost complete contact with everyone from the second group. The one we sent to the cleaners." Said the thug, Takashi looked at him and then to his phone, thats when he saw that everyone in his group chat had left. His eyes looked at it and then to a window, he looked out to the city.
"...So, hes disappeared. Hm, no. Hes doing exactly what I figured he would do." Takashi said
"What?" the thug said confused
"Hes coming for the fair maiden, No, he wants his truth. The man wants his reality to make sense again, but that won't ever happen. I want guards at the front doors, I want someone to get the treasure on the phone. I'll need a way out. Kibe isn't missing. Infact." Takashi said as he then grabbed a remote and turned on a TV in the back of the room, which then showed footage of the outside of the hotel with multiple police cars outside of it.
"Hes right where I knew he'd be. Nori Kibe, you've proven your capabilities. And dedication, however all your thinking could never prepare yourself for me." Takashi said as he then opened the doors to the main living room.
"Follow the instructions already given, if done right. Kibe won't live past the day." Takashi said as he closed the door.
Back near the base of the hotel outside, Mr. Nakayama and many other officers arrived. Kibe was looking at them from the second floor.
"Right where I need you." Kibe said as he backed away, Himmy and Juo were also looking.
"Calling the cops? Thats what he asked the guy to do? Is he crazy?!" Himmy shouted.
"I don't know. He has a way of thinking I haven't seen." Juo said. Kibe then walked past them and to the elevator.
"Come, the climax is close." Kibe said as he pressed a button. Himmy and Juo walked to him and it was at this moment Kibe was going to and knew, he had to make the most crucial decision in his whole life. Who to take the elevator with. As he waited for the elevator he looked in the reflection of the door to the elevator and looked at Juo and Himmy. A crossroad in single moment, unseen by others and often enough in life, completely ignored. The elevator arrived and with it, so did Kibe's choice.
"Juo, go ahead and take this one. I will be taking the next with Himmy." Kibe said
"What?" Himmy said
"Uh, no way. I don't trust you, I hardly know you and-" Kibe then looked at him and then to the elevator.
"I'm not asking." Kibe said
"And I'm not letting you be anywhere with my girl pal, I said no!" Juo said, Kibe was suprised at his sternness and readiness to defend his stance. Kibe looked to his firm grasp, how devoted he was to Himmy. He looked back at her and then to Juo who he then touched on the shoulder. Juo then felt it. The weight of that hand. It felt like a brick atop a feather, Juo could feel his conviction and will crumble.
"Tell me something Juo, do you think you can fly?" Kibe asked
"HEY! GET THE FUCK-"
"If your answer is no, then you'll get in the elevator as I instructed. If yes then feel free to stand your ground." Kibe said, Juo was sweating he wanted to badly to stand his ground, but he was no fighter. And Kibe? He had already seen just what he was capable of.
"...Nothing? Then get in." Kibe said as he Juo had noticed Kibe had backed him into the elevator. Kibe pressed a button to the top floor and the elevator closed. He then turned around and looked at Himmy. He gestured for her to enter the elevator and they both went in. They both stood instead as the elevator went up.
"Why the hell did you do that? You better not do SHIT to Juo!" Himmy shouted as she got closer to Kibe, her fist clenched.
"Have you ever heard of the black swan theory? Well really its a study on the individual's reaction to the highly probable." Kibe said
"ENOUGH OF YOUR BUL-"
"Juo is going to die." Kibe said
"What..." Himmy said
"Juo is going to die and it will be all your fault. You must believe that through all the situations you've brought him on and all the times you've saved his life. That is invincible with you. So long as your around he will be ok." Kibe said
"...What the hell are you saying?" Himmy said
"What I'm saying is, expect the most common outcome. Your brash, hot-headed and rush into danger." Kibe said
"You don't know a fucking thing about me!" Himmy shouted
"Thats the thing. I do, theres nothing complex about you Himmy. You're like me. Your bland." Kibe said
"SHUT UP! WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU KNOW!?" Himmy shouted at him
"I know enough that you won't be there to defend him when it matters. You care about him, yet you demean and shout at him. You may love him, but what it really is; is that you need him. You want someone to be watching over you like a parent watching a toddler. Cause mother didn't, did she?" Kibe said, Himmy's fist shook in pure anger. She grabbed her mask almost ready to throw it down, but Kibe wasn't ready to see her face. He wanted to put more of himself into her mind.
"Your codependency on Juo will be the thing that ends you. Turns your into exactly what your family most despised about you." Kibe said, she didn't know how he did it, but somehow unbeknownst to Himmy. She had been reading. Kibe had seen her for what she is. She wanted to beat him to a bloody pulp, but her brain could only do one thing at the moment, as the elevator reached the top floor.
"FUCK YOU! Himmy shouted, Kibe turned around as the doors opened to the elevator to reveal Juo standing there.
"Hey, we got a problem!" Juo said as pointed down the hall to see four other masked men waiting at the door that they needed to go through.
"Well well, if it isn't the White Rabbit! You know when the boss said you were crazy smart I thought he was exaggerating, but nah. You're the real deal! A real psycho!" Said goon #1, Juo and Himmy stared at Kibe and then the goons.
"Takashi, I'm here for him. Get out of my way and you will be spared any injuries." Kibe said
"Oh I don't think so." Said goon #1 as he then got out a pistol and pointed it at Kibe, Juo and Himmy. Who both put their hands up except for Kibe. The goon tiltited his head in curiosity at Kibe's lack of a response.
"You don't want to pull the trigger. It'll ruin you. I promise." Kibe said
"Oh really? From what I've heard you've already been doing that to plenty of my friends. Our other team betrayed us, went rouge and started attacking our own and even causing that damn wreck earlier. You don't get to have a say! Not here! Not at this high of place. Not with these stakes." Said goon #1
"Clearly in disarray, hes not panicked. Hes just crazy, a clear sign that hes afraid of how far down the toilet this attmept at a plan went. They are in a terrible state of disarray. Unorganized." Kibe thought
"Well pal, you're not getting to him. The helicopter will be here soon and he'll be gone." Said goon # 1
"DUDE!!!" shouted the other guys behind him to which he winced once he realized what he had said.
"WHAT!? Leaving?" Juo said shocked
"So all this was for nothing?!" Himmy shouted
"..." Kibe then took a step forward.
"I don't think so pal, no one else of the dragon gang is getting hurt today! Just you fools!" Said goon #1
"US!? WHAT US!? He kidnapped us man! We're not with him!" Shouted Juo
"YEA YOU FUCKING IDIOT! Is that mask making you see things?!" Himmy shouted
"All I see is the White Rabbit and his sheep. No other good men get hurt! Just the ones who caused all this pain! You lot!" Shouted the goon as he then fired his pistol and shot Juo right in the chest. It felt like the world was frozen. Kibe's head turned as he saw Juo collapse with Himmy's screams ringing out as she watched him drop. She ran over and dropped by his side. With that shot Mr.Nakayama and his team immediately went inside and evacuated whoeever they could.
"No! No no no no! No no no! Please, please! Please no! Juo, JUO!" Himmy screamed, Kibe looked down at them. In the place of Himmy, he saw himself. A young boy, not even ten years old. He was there tugging and holding his mother who had been shot in. Blood all over him and her. While a distant voice, a older stern one went off in his head.
Throughout this whole thing, he didn't even register how much affect his real self was taking from this. Not the machine, but the man underneath.
"Alright that's enough! For God's sake!" Shouted goon #2
"What?! They already spilled blood today! You shouldn't be afraid of adding a little more." Goon #1 said, thats when he'd turn around and see as Kibe pulled out his gun and shot him square between the eyes. The other guys fell backwards in total shock as their friend collapsed to the ground.
"Himmy" Kibe said as he turned around to her. She was holding Juo's hand. He was breathing fast and so was she. Tears rushed down her face.
"Please...please don't leave Juo...I need you." She said
"Himmy...please...get out of this....no more....no more blood. Get..." Juo words fell as he then stopped mid-sentence
"Juo? Juo!? JUO!" Himmy shouted
"HIMMY!" Kibe shouted, this was when Kibe would see exactly why he had made his choice. Himmy's eyes looked to the last few goons in the hallway. She immediately sprinted forward, she almost looked like a blur to the goons. She grabbed a curtain pole and immediately rushed in and slamned it into one of the goons head. Shen did a spinning kick and kicked another guy in the head.
"Very good, as expected. She was the brawns and Juo the brains." Kibe thought to himself as he watched her.
He watched as she went into a complete and utter frenzy, one of the guys stabbed her in the side, but she just brit forced her way through the natural reaction. She ripped the knife out of her side and proceeded to stab the guy multiple times in the face until his body dropped. Kibe looked at her as she stood over the bodies, Himmy's side was leaking blood a bit, but her adrenaline was already going through the roof. Kibe saw the elevator beginning to move up, he then walked over and pressed the emergency button which stopped them mid-lift.
"WHAT!? Who pressed the emergency stop button?!" Shouted one of the officers in the elevator, however unbeknownst to Kibe, Mr.Nakayama had went up the stairs instead. Thats when Mr.Nakayama then got a transmission from his walkie-talkie.
"Nakayama! The elevator has been shut down! We're stuck in here!" Said the officer
"Dont worry! Me and A team are almost to the top floor! They won't be getting away." Mr.Nakayama said as he and the other officers with him kept moving up the flight of stairs. Kibe looked over to Juo, his eyes made contact with him before whispering to himself.
"Don't worry. I'll take care of her." Kibe said as he walked forward, Himmy was pumping with adrenaline, a low growl being heard behind her mask.
"We're not done yet." Kibe said as he opened the door to the suite. Finally his goal reached. He walked inside with Himmy trailing behind him. As they looked inside they saw all the girls in there. Some of them had wet themselves and others were huddled togther. Kibe's eyes then landed on Mi. She was shaking in fear. She didn't look hurt or abused.
"HEY! SNAP THE FUCK OUT OF IT!" Himmy shouted at him, Kibe did and looked up as he heard a helicopter above the suite. Kibe and Himmy immediately ran up the flight of stairs lead to the roof. As they got there. They saw a helicopter lifting off with Takashi and a few other dragon gang members with him. The other buildings around, the lights mixing with the night sky and the moon hovering above. The night felt and looked as full as it had been.
"Well well! Look who it is my friends!" Takashi said with a smile, Kibe looked up at him.
"Dont bother taking off your mask, White Rabbit. I have a good feeling on who it really is underneath that. You suprised me. Your tactics are fascinating and a clear sign you won't just let me do what I please. You've impressed me! Although you never could have thought this far! Adios White Rabbit!" Takashi said as he waved goodbye with him and helicopter dissapering into the night. Kibe looked and watched him go until Himmy grabbed his over coat and pulled Kibe to her face.
"THATS IT!? YOU BEOUGHT US ALL THIS WAY!? JUST FOR HIM TO ESCAPE!? JUO DIED FOR THAT!?" Himmy screamed
"Juo died, because of you." Kibe said, Himmy looked at him in shock as she let go.
"He came here because of you, had you not opened your mouth in the hallways the thug may have calmed down more and listened. But you just can't help causing a mess can you Himmy? You're just so use to it." Kibe said
"YOU SON OF-" however at that moment Himmy would get shot in the leg causing her to collapse onto her back, Kibe immediately caught her so she wouldn't fall. As he did, he looked over to the stars leading to the roof and saw some officers and Mr.Nakayama.
"WHITE RABBIT FREEZE! Don't move!" Mr.Nakayama shouted
"I'm suprised detective. You found put just where I'd be." Kibe said
"It was pretty easy to deduce. Though I can tell you the rest once I got you in handcuffs. You've killed plenty of innocent lives. I reckon you're the one responsible behind the suicide of Hino Tatsuo too. I couldn't find anyone who was remotely clever enough to pull it off, and go unnoticed. I thought I had one guy, but now you've come along." Mr.Nakayama said, Kibe looked at him and then to Himmy who was holding her leg and wincing in pain.
"She looks hurt bad, we can take her to a hospital, but you'll need to surrender and come with us." Mr.Nakayama said. Kibe then turned behind him, he saw a building just over 25 feet away from this motel. A glass ceiling, pool maybe? He didn't have time to think it all through. Either way, he was going to be using his strength regardless.
"Hold on tight Himmy." Kibe whispered. The last thing she wanted was to rely on him, after what he did with Juo and now getting shot. All she wanted was for this day to be over. However something told her that this wasn't the end. She remembered what Juo had said to her. Himmy then wrapped her arms around Kibe's neck. He then lifted Himmy up and carried her.
"Don't speak." Kibe whispered as he began walking to the police. Himmy didn't know what to think. Kibe got closer and closer to them. All of them still pointing their guns at him, However. They all seemed to still be on the stairs to the roof, minus the detective and two others right next to him.
"You'll ask me to put her down. Once I get close no doubt you're men will attempt to arrest me which is why, I'll be getting close in the disguise that I've lost. Walk like I'm disappointed, walk in a state of defeat so you won't see my next move coming. You're perceptive Mr.Nakayama, but without my face to see, you will never guess what I intend to do next." Kibe thought as he eventually go close enough to them.
"Drop her and hands up." Mr.Nakayama said, thats when the other officers next to him got ready to put their guns away and took a step forward, with Kibe getting ready to put Himmy down; in that instance though Kibe would do a 360 degree sweeping kick tripping both of the the officers that had walked ahead. Kibe then would get up and kick Mr.Nakayama square in the chest sending him flying down the stairs crashing into the other officers, a few shots were fired, but they missed. Kibe then took that instance and began sprinting towards the end of the roof; towards the building with the glass roof.
"HEY! THERES NO LADDER OR SHIT THERE! WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING!?!?" Himmy screamed
"I told you to hold on." Kibe said, Himmy clung to Kibe tightly, with the officers behind them finally getting up and firing at them.
"DONT SHOOT! We don't know if there are people in the building across you damn idiots!" Mr.Nakayama shouted
"Sorry captain." The officers mumbled, but soon their mouths would open with shock as Kibe then leaped off of the roof, clearing the 25 feet wide gap between the buildings. Himmy screamed as they went flying through the air and eventually crashing through the glass ceiling of the building. Mr.Nakayama got up and immediately
ran down the stairs with his other officers behind him.
"GET SOME OFFICERS TO THAT BUILDING! I want everyone out of this hotel too!" Mr.Nakayama shouted, inside the other building, Kibe had made a lucky guess as underneath the glass. There was a massive pool with a slide and all. Kibe then came out of the water and coughed as he took off his mask, he then pulled Himmy out who was coughing and held her leg still in pain. Kibe looked at her and then pulled off her mask. She slapped his hand away. Kibe looked as her mask flew out of his hand, he then saw her face, she had dark eyes, a lip piercing, earrings and short black hair. Her face was a bit ghastly too, due to blood loss no doubt.
"You'll bleed out if I don't patch you up." Kibe said
"I'd rather be a empty can, than get touched you by!" Himmy said as she tried to get up. Kibe immediately pushed her over and pulled down her pants, to which she of course has a complete meltdown over.
"HEY! GET YOUR FUCKING HANDS OFF ME!!!" She shouts, Kibe then backhands her across the face. She was frozen, shocked at the sudden physical attack.
" Shut up." Kibe said, his icy tone hitting aginst Himmy's ears like chalk on a board. She was ready to hit him again, but her hands and body hesitated. Kibe took the second to look back down and grab Himmy's right leg. He looks at her leg as she looks away embarrassed and her face flushed. Kibe then reaches into his pocket and pulls out a small pin, he starts digging in the wound for the bullet. Himmy breathes heavily pounding her fist on the hard tiled ground. Kibe eventually after a few moments gets the bullet out.
"There." Kibe said as he then ripped off part of Himmy's pants leg and uses it to patch up her leg. He tightens it to which she winced at. He then gets up and throws her pants to her and her mask. Kibe then reaches down and grabs his mask.
"Get up." Kibe said as he got up, he looked up at the skylight and could see the moonlight reflecting off of the glass roof above. It even illuminated the small pieces that were in the pool. Himmy put her pants back on and struggled to get. Kibe then walked over to her and put his hand out.
"Come on, I can't have you slowing us down." Kibe said, Himmy didn't protest and grabbed it, Kibe then got her onto his back and walked over towards what seemed to be a window. Kibe opened it and saw that they were only about 3 stories from the ground. He went ahead and starts making his way down a drain pipe until he reached the ground. As he lands he sees police car lights and hides behind a dumpster quick enough to not be seen.
"Hey stupid, did you remember the car?! We need to get back!" Himmy whispered aggressively until Kibe then put on his mask.
"We'll make it to the car. Dont worry." Kibe said, he then typed in the group chat on his phone. As he did Mr.Nakayama got a report on his walkie-talkie.
"Whats the news? WHAT?! A shoot out?! The dragon gang...What the hell. We haven't caught the White Rabbit just yet. We need-...I understand." Mr.Nakayama said, he looked around at the Sawa high girls getting sent home in police cars, the other officers asking questions and some people being sent to the hospital including Juo.
"Captain! We've looked around and gotten nothing. I reckon we increase the search range, they couldn't have gotten far." Said an officer
"We're leaving." Mr.Nakayama said with frustration
"What?" Asked the officer
"Orders from the chief, a shoot out is going on right now between the dragon gang and some other third party." Mr.Nakayama said, he clenched his fist. He got on the walkie-talkie and would tell all officers in his area to focus on the shoot out. He'd get in a car with another pair of officers as he made his way out of there. A few cops were left on the scene to take care of the situation of the hotel, but to not pursue the White Rabbit anymore. Kibe with Himmy on his back sneaks back to the hotel after that and to the parking lot. Eventually managing to get back to the car they had arrived in. Kibe and Himmy got in and drove off.
Later on that night, Kibe and Himmy would be at a lone bridge by the water. Kibe standing behind Himmy as she held the railing and cried over.
"DAMNNNIIITTT!!!" Himmy screamed, cars passed by them from behind, the night was deep and cold. Himmy slammed her hand on the railing, her tears falling down her face. She looked at the mask and tossed it to the side. Kibe's eyes looked at it and then back to Himmy.
"...Juo...its..its all my fault! WHY WASNT IT ME!? WHY!? WHHYYY!!!" Himmy screamed she slammed her fist on the railing in despair. Her chest felt tight and her breath was shaky.
"...If you're done, then I'm going." Kibe said as he attempted to make his way the car, but Himmy would go over to him and grab his gun. She'd point it at Kibe's head, Kibe looked back at her before turning around completely.
"YOU! THIS IS ALL YOU'RE FAULT! YOU FORCED US! YOU GOT JUO KILLED!!!" Himmy screamed
"I didn't kill him. That was you're fault. You convinced him to join with you. You made him love you." Kibe said
"SHUT UP! YOU THINK I WON'T PULL THIS FUCKING TRIGGER HUH!? YOU THINK I WONT KILL YOU!?!? I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU WHITE RABBIT!!!" Himmy screamed out as tears continued to run down her face. Kibe could see just by looking at her, she wasn't angry she was-
"You're scared aren't you Himmy?" Kibe asked, but she gave him no answer. She put the gun closer to his head.
"You're scared because now you have to make choices, do things on your own. You were dependent on Juo's way of talking to guide you. Now you don't have one. You're afraid of life, of making decisions.
Your codependency is showing." Kibe said
"...I hate you, I really do." Himmy said with a saddened voice
"Then kill me. Prove you don't need me." Kibe said, Himmy's hands gripped the gun tightly and undid the saftey of it. She pressed it hard aginst Kibe's head. Her eyes staring daggers into Kibe's vacant green ones. They looked so hollow and unlike anything she had seen. Her hands began to shake, thats when Juo's words rang through her head. The promise he asked of.
"...God...damnit.." Himmy cried as she put the gun down and leaned aginst the railing, her tears rushing down her face quickly.
"I guess we do need each otheafter all." Kibe said as he then slowly grabbed the gun from Himmy, he then removed the magazine. He looked at her and then immediately punched her in the face knocking her to the ground falling face first, she trys to get up. However Kibe would stomp his foot on her wounded leg. She'd give out a small scream as her nails clawed at the ground.
"Pulling a gun on me, will be the last thing you ever do Himmy. Now I don't know how you got associated with the dragon game or what other information you may have, but we are going to be getting pretty familiar with one another from now on.
I assume you have a place of residence. I'll be visiting you within the next two days
I already added my number to your phone. It was a pleasure Himmy. See you around." Kibe said as he then drove off. Himmy got up and leaned aginst the railing holding her leg. Her tears falling again as she began to cry some more.