Faye sat across the table that separated her from the older man. He was a bald, scheming looking man with teeths that had been stained with 20 years worth of tobacco smoking.
"What do you want?" She spat. She had become an angry spiteful version of her former self. She really wished it was all just a bad dream but it wasn't. This was it, this was the reality of a new day dawning everyday.
Her hair was messy and she had dark circles under her eyes. She had emaciated alot in under one week and that was visible to the fact that she really missed the man she loved a lot but she was also pissed at him and didn't want to see him. For several weeks, she had been ignoring him, he'd bang outside her door and plead to speak with her but he'd just ignore him and cry instead. For several weeks Daisuke's crying and yearning for his father almost drove her mad.
"I'm here to help you" he smiled,showing off his tobacco stained teeth.
Faye squinted at him,there was no difference between the man in front of her and this old stinking bar that was located behind an old Alley and smelled of nasty sweaty bodies and sex.
"Oh really?" She folded her arms across her chest and scanned his face. He had a cunning smile and it irritated Faye.
He nodded staring creepily at her.
"How do you intend to help me?" she leaned forward and gave him an intimidating glare.
"I can tell you the story of your life and how you can avoid your tragic end" his smile disappeared.
Faye slammed her hand on the table and the man flinched. The woman in front of him looked crazy mad and he had been trying to look nice and pick his words carefully from the very beginning.
"Listen old man.." she was cut short by the man.
"I'm hayabusa, not 'old man'" he frowned a little, he wasn't that old. He was still in his forties but people still referred to him as old.
Faye looked at him horrified. Her anger was increasing by the minute. It was as if he had been sent to test him.
"I don't have the patience and tolerance for you! Whoever sent you,tell them you didn't find me. Now leave!" She yelled the last part loud enough to draw some attention to them.
Hayabusa sighed, they weren't joking when they had told him, she was a difficult woman.
"B-but…"
"Get up!..." She glared at him "leave!" She pointed towards the entrance of the door.
The older man stood up to his feet and walked away hanging his head low like a kid who had been reprimanded.
"Give me the strongest drink you have" she said to the scrawny bartender as she sat down at the bar.
The lady quickly poured her a drink which she downed in one go,placed the bill on the counter and stood up to her feet. She walked towards the door, she dug through the crowd of men and women dancing seductively in the space meant for the dance floor.
"Hey baby, dance with me" someone grabbed her arm. She spun around to find a drunk redhead lackey trying to kiss her.
"Seriously!" She muttered annoyed. She tried to push him off gently but instead it made the man mad.
"Are you refusing me? Do you know who I am?" He squinted at her, his eyes red from drinking too much.
She roughly pushed him off, kicking him in the groin.
"No and I don't care" she spat and made her way to the door
The air smelled of so much alcohol and nasty body sweat that she felt the urge to puke. She suddenly felt dizzy and held the wall for support. She leaned against the wall to regain her strength for a few minutes. She looked up at the sky,the bright full moon bad been hiding behind the clouds but began to slowly creep out to shine through the night. She sighed and her stomach grumbled. She hadn't eaten today, she mentally scolded herself for forgetting to eat today. She closed her eyes and reeled in the whole events of her life for the past few weeks. Daisuke was currently in the care of her parents. She had not seen her son for a few days now but it was better this way. She didn't want her little boy to see her like this. She hadn't had the time to bond and reunite with her parents yet. Though she craved it, she felt it wasn't the right time for them to do so.
"Faye?"
She opened her eyes to see René standing there staring at her like she
Was the only thing that existed in his world. He was dressed in all black, a simple plain black shirt tucked in ankle length black pants. He looked as handsome as the day she met him. He looked like he was doing better than she was emotionally.
"What are you doing here all alone?" He asked, his voice deep with concern.
She shrugged,folded her arms across her chest and rolled her eyes.
"None of your business René. Go away" she looked away.
If she looked at him,she felt she might not be able to control herself. She wanted to jump on him and kiss him but if René was going to be stubborn then so could she.
"It's dangerous out here"
He took a step towards her but stopped halfway. She looked like she hadn't slept in days and that made him feel a lot more guilty than he already felt.
"Yeà i know! That's why I'm here"
she said sarcastically. She was always going to be the fragile little Faye in everybody's eyes,even her parents.
"Hello young mistress " Tanaka greeted giving her a small smile. He was standing beside René on one side and Fuyichiyo was standing on the other.
"Hey Big guy, how you been" she gestured towards him with a nod.
René frowned, she could speak and smile at Tanaka like that but not him? He glared at Tanaka with his side eye and it made him refrain from answering.
Faye smiled, she liked the look of jealousy on him. It was totally obvious he wanted to reap off Tanaka's head for talking to her in that way.
"You guys excuse us" he ordered sternly and both men walked away leaving them alone.
"What was that?" He growled and Faye smiled which only annoyed him more.
"What was what?" She rolled her eyes pushing past him.
"I love you" he grabbed her arm and turned around to hold her from behind.
"No you don't, let go of me" She struggled to loosen his grip around her waist but he wouldn't bulge.
"You don't understand how much this haunts me, I'm going insane" she heard him sob, he had buried his face in the nape of her neck.
She turned around and embraced him, his head still buried in her neck. She rubbed his back, he sobbed in her arms and she suddenly felt bad. Maybe she was taking it too far.
"René,please tell me. Tell me what's going on" she pleaded. She wanted to look at his face but he was still holding onto her.
"René…."she tried to gently loosen his grip but he still wouldn't bulge.
When he finally let go,his face was stained with tears. Faye wondered what was so heavy to make a man like René cry.
"We can go back and talk at your penthouse " she said, avoiding his gaze. Wasn't angry a few minutes ago,why was she suddenly feeling so sad and remorseful.
He looked at her for a few minutes bringing his hand to touch her face. He had missed her so much, he felt was Going crazy.
"W-where is Daisuke?" He asked, his voice sounded hoarse and sad.
She sighed."with my parents" she answered
He took her hand in his and entwined their fingers. He looked at her hand like he was admiring it and kissed the back of it.
"I'll tell you everything,i promise" he said and she embraced him.
When she let go, she suddenly felt a wave of dizziness over her.
"Uhm i need to go" she back away from him, turned on her heel and ran leaving him confused.
When she was out of his sight, she stopped to catch her breath holding the nearby wall to steady herself. She ordered an Uber and it arrived in a few minutes.
"Ginza corridor!" She gave the driver the address and relaxed into the chair.
The man in the driver's seat did not respond but that didn't bother faye. He was probably having a bad work day. She shrugged, everybody had been having a bad day recently.
She thought about René, he must be feeling really confused about her suddenly taking off, she thought about her son, how he was faring,did he miss her?,He thought about unami who had called and tried to reach out to her, apologize and warn her about Kenji, she thought about her mother, she really needed to bond with her parents. She was relieved her mother was doing okay and had been responding to treatments. She had been out of the hospital for two weeks now. She thought about all of the chaos in her mind,in her life and her mind drifted to the reason she had gone to the bar behind the alleyway at Nakano broadway.
"Uhm hey, you just passed my destination. Where are you taking me to?" She asked suddenly conscious of what was happening.
The driver looked at her through the rear mirror.
"Stop the car!" She screamed.
The car came to a halt and the driver turned to look at her.
He took of his mask. He was a young man of about 25years of age. He had long hair and was really good looking. They stared at each other for a few minutes and faye suddenly heard the car door open beside her.
Her eyes widened "Kenji?!" She called in suprise and He quickly covered her nose and mouth with a white cloth. She struggled for a few minutes before passing out. Kenji got into the car besides her and let her head rest on his shoulders.
"Drive!" He ordered the man in the driver's seat who started the ignition and drove towards the outskirts of tokyo.
"Boss? Shouldn't we go after her? I have a strange feeling something's off" Tanaka said as he stood beside René who was still dumbstruck about what had just happened.
"She's running from me now?" René asked rhetorically. He was beyond pissed. Did she just console him only to run away from him.
"She didn't look too well." Tanaka added and René turned to him with a confused look.
René gently massaged his temple, took a deep breath and walked towards the car, stopping halfway to give Tanaka who was behind him a confused look one more time before getting into the car.
Faye's eyes fluttered open and she sat up. The room was small but looked rich in decorations. She got out of the bed and walked to the open window. Her eyes widened. The house was a villa on a hill. The door noisily opened behind her and she spun around to find Kenji standing by the door with a wide smile.
"K-kenji…" she called defeated.
"Hello beautiful" he took a step inside shutting the door behind him.
"W-what do you want?" She backed away from him.
"You know what i want and this time, your mafia boyfriend won't be here to save you" he laughed, a cruel laugh.
His pupils dilated and he strided towards her, grabbing her by the neck. She was struggling to breath.
He threw her on the bed and took out his belt, tying her hands and restraining her from struggling.
"Please let me go. Don't do this I'm begging you" she cried but it all fell on deaf ears. He stopped for a moment and looked at her face.
"Oh you're so beautiful" he said quietly.
He tore the hem of her dress and caressed her thigh.
"Let go of me you bastard" he tried to kick him but he held her legs in place and brought them up to his lips as he gently laid kisses on them
"Kenji please" she continued to plead with him hoping he'd snap out if whatever trance he was in. She could feel it, this time, there was really no escape. Whatever fate held in store for her,there was really no escape