The Deal

In a cabin far out side of the city a man struggles to free himself from the ropes that bind him. His captors have been gone for what seemed like hours to him. He heard cars drive up outside. He stopped his struggles as the door opened. He looked up to see the object of his dread Shin Fujino looking down on him in disgust with his blood red eyes blazing murder. The blond man flinched and cast his watery blue gaze toward the floor.

"I thought you would like knowing that your son was born this morning he is healthy and looks like his mother," Shin said calmly.

Nick Kuga looked up once more to meet the red gaze and swallowed hard still unable to speak.

"You know I just don't understand it I gave her not even half the money I gave you for the investment and she already has a contract with the military. It makes me wonder why you would leave such a strong woman," Shin said mostly to himself.

"Can I go and see them," Nick begged.

"What and let you ruin what your wife has worked so hard to build. Or is it to be a bad influence on your son who would most likely be a better man without you in his life. I think you just want to run from me some more," Shin asked his face completely expressionless.

Nick looked back down at the floor and began to sob.

"You will not call, you will not write, you will not contact them in any way shape or form. If you set foot in this country ever again you will leave by ocean as an unidentifiable corps," Shin said illustrated his point by resting a wicked looking knife to his cheek.

Nick trembled and choked on his own sobs.

"But as it stands now your not worth the laundry bill," Shin said turning his back.

"Get him to the docks he has a boat to catch," Shin said to the young enforcer at the door whom promptly untied Nick only to shove him into a packing crate.

Shin got into the car that was parked close to the door and was greeted by his most trusted friend and confident Hero.

"You know if I would have given his wife the money to start with I could have been saved this problem."

"She did give you the best deal brother, there is only one thing I don't like about it."

"And what would that be Hero?"

"I have no want for a bride at all much less a child bride."

"Well you don't have to worry about that anymore she had a son."

"Two things about all of this that bothers me, why did make a new deal with her and why didn't you kill him. It's not like you haven't killed better men than him for less."

"I made her a deal because she is a good woman and doesn't deserve to die because of that piece of shit. As for the reason I didn't kill him well there has to be something good about him to make her love him."

"I hope my Shizuru never meet a man like him."

"Ara how is little Shi-Chan I have been away from her for a week."

"Can you believe she is already showing skills in dancing? I signed her up for classes for toddlers. Her teacher was over the moon."

"Shizune always loved to dance, I use to thing her name was grace."

"The world became a darker place when she left it," Shin said tears coming to his eyes.

"So do you think he will listen to reason," he asked Shin changing the subject to ease his brother in laws pain.

"No but I know how to handle stupid," Shin said looking at his brother in law knowingly.