René stood outside Kashiwa Reysol puffing a cigarette into the chilly night air, it was early winter and although it was very cold, it didn't bother him.
"Oyabun, Ryukyu clan men have arrived, they are in the vip lounge" fuyichiyo, one of his loyal men walked up behind him and bowed. Although Tanaka was his right hand man, Fuyichiyo was another one he could trust, one could say he was sitting on his left hand side.
"Blood for blood"He replied taking one last puff at his cigarettes before disposing of it. His grip tightened on his sword. He was a huge man, Fearsome dark blue eyes. His cousin had been murdered by the Ryukyu clan, a minor yakuza clan in the mafia underworld.
if anyone could count how many men had died by his sword, they wouldn't be able to arrive at a number. He was a man filled with anger and pain hidden behind his hardcore exterior.
"is Osamu present at this meeting?" He asked as he turned around and began to walk towards the door of the club. Osamu was the only son of the Ryukyu clan leader Nobu Takahashi. He was the one who had shot his cousin in the heart and killed him cold blooded on the spot. The way to completely wipe out the Ryukyu clan was to start with the heir, with no one to continue the clan, everyone under it was either disposed off or let to scatter and join other clans as low breeds. The most shameful end for any clan.
"yes he sits in place of his father" Fuyichiyo answered.
"Good.. i want all of them dead" He said as Tanaka opened the door form the inside and they walked in. René walked up to the vip lounge, he was in no hurry to kill but he was going to kill.
the moment he walked in with about 10 men behind him, The music stopped, the wild noise died down and the crowd gave way for him and his men. Everyone in the club started to scramble out. they knew what this meant.
"if you weren't related to mafia business,
leave before it got bloody and you lost your head"
Nobody needed to tell anyone that, it was a popular saying from René himself. He killed but not people who didn't do a thing to warranted death. He had an ice cold heart but avoided anything that would make him hurt women and children.
When he entered the vip Lounge where the men of the Ryukyu clan were scattered on the floor half wasted from alcohol fooling around with young whores, He looked pissed very pissed.
"stupid bitch!" Osamu spat hitting a young girl who fell to the floor.
One of the men suddenly sprang up to his feet now fully aware of the mafia lord's presence.
"look, shit it's lord Tokugawa" The man shouted but before he could finish his sentence he was swiftly dropped to the ground by one of René's men who sent his head flying off his shoulders."
René felt a sense of familiarity seeing the back of that young woman Osamu had hit. He walked over to her and held her up to her feet. she seemed like she was trying to hide her face. He put the hair covering her face behind her ear.
"you?.." He exclaimed with an expression of suprise before it disappeared as quickly as it had come on. it was the girl from four years ago, the girl he had searched for so long to make things right but he couldn't find her. it was like she had totally vanished into thin air.
He turned to look at Osamu then back at the bruises on the girl's face that had been left by Osamu's slap. His pupils dilated and his expression contorted into one of raw rage. Out of everyone else in the room, only Tanaka could understand the reason behind his expressions.
"Kill them, kill them all" he ordered, and just as quickly as the words left his mouth, the Ryukyu clan men were slain by René's men with swift and skilled sword movements.
The girl he had been holding onto wiggled out if his hold and rushed out of the vip lounge and she was immediately pursued by two of his men who caught hold of her just outside the entrance of the club.
"Put her in the car" He said as he walked out and lit a cigarette. He inhaled it deep into his lungs and the exhaled the smoke his through his nose. He took a few puffs and threw the cigarette stick away before getting into the car.
"What were you doing there?" He asked as he moved over to fasten her seat belt but she cringed back in fear.
"I'm not going to hurt you" he tried to assure her. Her hair was half wet and clunged to her small caramel face. but even so, he could see her eyes, there were misty with tears and fear. He slowly sat back in his seat. For some reason he was trying to treat her as delicate as he could.
"Where do you live?" He asked as he looked at the window of the moving vehicle. He stole a glance at her, she was holding tightly to the hem of her dress, her thighs were a little exposed and it made him swallow silently. what was it with this woman, why did she affect him so much? he felt his blood rush down to his cock and it began to pulsate. He could hardly concentrate.
"Nakano broadway.." she answered curled up in her sit.
Silence fell heavily in the car throughout the entire remainder of the drive and when the car came to a stop, she hopped out and only then did he notice she was barefoot.
"do you.." before he could complete whatever he was about to say, Another young lady in a short dress with bold make up came rushing towards her with a little boy who was fast asleep on her shoulder.
"Where have you been? I'm almost late for work. he cried so much i didn't even know what to do" The other woman scolded handing over the sleeping child to her.
"I'm sorry unami.." she apologized as she gently rubbed the back of the sleeping child.
"By the way, you should take him to the hospital, He's been running a fever" unami said walking away.
René watched the two women leaning by his car. he watched as she started walking towards the entrance of the run down apartment complex. it was located in one of the poorest neighborhoods of Nakano broadway. it had the highest number of crime rates and deaths in japan, you could kill someone on the road here and people would watch you walk away.
"Are you going to take him to the hospital" He said moving closer to her and she moved away.
"I'll take him tommorow" she said in a low exhausted tone.
"i can drive you there now." He insisted.
"Look i don't have the money to go today, I'm going to take him tommorow when i run a few errands" she said with a little annoyance in her voice.
"Is he your brother?" He asked although something in him told him it was a lame question. that child looked biracial, he had curly hair although he hadn't fully seen the child's face yet, he felt an attachment to that child.
"He's my son" she answered turning to walk away but the boy had stirred in his sleep and started to cry again.
"Daisuke, mama is here" she tried to calm him down but he wouldn't stop crying.
"let me help.." René said stretching his hands towards them and the moment he held the child, He stopped crying and his eyes fluttered open and he smiled at Rene.
"we should go to the hospital and i insist" he said in a firm tone. Although no one ever opposed him when he made a decision, he wasn't trying to boss her around he was only concerned for the mother and child.
"Okay..."she nodded.
René carried the child into the car, the child had clinged to him wrapping his arms around René's neck.
They drove to the hospital and were immediately attended to. it was one of the private hospital owned by the Tokugawa Family.
"You're his mother?" The doctor asked in doubts. that child looked nothing like the woman standing before him.
"Yes i am.."she said holding back the urge to roll her eyes at the doctor. she was tired of people questioning her maternal relation to Daisuke.
"You get this all the time don't you?" René bent over to whisper to her and she nodded.
"Well your son's situation requires a blood transfusion. His blood stream dried up and you should have brought him sooner. i also presume this has been going on with him for almost a week now" the doctor said. She felt guilty. Tears welled up in her eyes, not just because of the guilt, but because she had no money to get her son a blood transfusion nor a good match for it.
"I'll do the transfusion and I'll pay" René said, he was looking down at her and he saw how helpless she looked and how much her shoulders slumped in despair.
"you can't.." she said in a low soft voice, she was on the verge of crying. He was ready to follow the doctor.
"what do you mean?" he asked
"you just can't" she said raising her voice a little.
"am not asking for you to pay me back and you're not indebted to me in anyway" he placed his hands on her shoulders trying to console and convince her.
"it's not that.."she broke down..
"then what is it, Think about Daisuke first" He snapped as he turned to follow the doctor.
"Because direct relative can't transfuse blood" she yelled sliding down against the wall to the floor.
René stopped in his track and turned to look at her with his eyes widened in suprise.
"What do you mean?" he had a look of shock in his eyes.
"Daisuke is your son" She sniffled.
"I wanted to go away, far from you. I wanted to take my son and run but..."She trailed off.
"You knew i had been searching for you all these years?" He gently grabbed her by the shoulders and held her to her feet.
"Yes i did... I've actually followed you for a long time. I wanted to show Daisuke his father but..." She wasn't giving him any reasons, always ending mid sentence making him, keeping him on his toes.
No woman had ever been able to do that with him.
"I'm sorry but in this case, He can donate his blood for the boy" the doctor interrupted.
She looked up at René with hope in her eyes and he smiled.
The doctor was taken aback, it was hard to find René Tokugawa smiling, was that woman his wife or lover?
"Let's proceed doctor" René turned to the doctor who professionally composed himself and led the way.
"Show her to the waiting ward" The doctor turned to a nurse they walked passed by.
"Please follow me" the nurse said taking a turn to the left and she followed her while René disappeared into the doctor's office with him.
She was taken to the ward her son was put in. She gently massaged the boy's forehead and smiled. he looked so much like René but she worried too, he was a dangerous man and they were definitely going to be in danger.
She hadn't forgotten that night.
"Rest in peace" she muttered, she had heard about Renji's death. Even though she had held a grudge against him, she had let go after she gave birth to her son.
It was no use holding such a grudge not especially now that he was Dead.