Hi!
I recently watched Japanese drama High & Low, and fell in love with it. I wanted to make a story of those hot men, their fights, bonds and little more romance than the real story holds. I'm prepared no one finds this and reads it but I still want to publish it. I know there's different ways of pronouncing the character names but I'm going with these, please bare with it if you are used to some other names.
Smoky - Su-ouki
Lala - Lara
Pee - P
Tetz - Tetsu / Teppei
Also there's this main character that I invented to this series, that changes the main plot little. a.k.a. Mia

You can read this fanfiction, even if your not familiar with the TV series. I'm explaining things here and there, so even if your new to the story you get hang of it sooner or later.

I hope you enjoy.

Chapter 1

I sighed and looked toward a shop where I worked. Finally a break. It was a small bakery in a place you didn't expect one to be. It was few blocks away from main street around apartment buildings. To me it seemed decent and normal neighborhood. Apparently it wasn't. This part of town belonged to school of thugs as I had been told.

At first I didn't notice them. It wasn't until one of my night shifts I saw some dark school uniforms. They didn't look one bit of what the school uniform was in the countryside where I had lived the past 5 years. It was like they've overslept and hurried to school barely wearing the uniform. But they didn't hurry just lazed toward where I thought the school was. My boss told me it's 10 minute walk from our bakery.

"Don't look too long" Lara said leaning on the wall next to me. "You don't want to have any business with them."

Lara - the person who was as close as family to me. To be exact, she was part of my family. Our family. She started today working in our shop after I recomended to get another waitress. Boss seemed to see it as good point and hired Lara the next day.

"Hey Mia" Lara pulled me face to face with her. "We don't want attract attention. Your brother-"

"I know." I replied not letting her finish. It was always about my older brother. Lara was basically in love with him. I'm not sure if she noticed it herself. Even thought we were family. I couldn't never look none of them like that. Family was family.

"Then don't look at them." she glanced over my shoulder and let go of me probably when the gang of guys were far enough.

"It's fascinating how they can wear their uniforms like that and get away with it." I replied stealing glances at the back of them when Lara didn't notice.

"That's Oya Highschool for you. It's nothing to be impressed about." Lara said "You lived way too long surrounded by old faithful people to live in this city again Mia. I really hope you get accused to this town already."

"Tired of babysitting me?" I smiled knowing Lara already had a job but changed to be with me just because brother asked. "I haven't been gone that long. You've filled me in pretty well the past week."

"Too long if you ask me. I was very bored without you." she pouted

I smiled hugging Lara. If I was honest I didn't wanna leave even in the first place. It had not been my choice. "Thanks." I replied tightening the hug.

"For what?" she asked breaking the hug to look at my face concerned.

"Being here with me" I grinned at her confused face that now turned into similar goofy grin.

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It always was troublesome walking home from nightshift. It was little bit easier when we walked together with Lara but I was alone tonight. It wasn't the first time and surely not last. I looked happily the city lights. They were so colorful and bright. It was late already but it felt to like it was middle of a day. They reminded me little of stars in grandma's place. Pretty, yet too far away to reach.

This part of city was little bit safer than the part where Oya highschool was located in. And when I say little it really isn't that much. For bad side this part is know as clubbing part of Tokyo, so obviously there's lot more people here. For good side, no one here dared to hurt women. It was unspeakable rule and it was because of a gang that ruled this part of the city.

It was shock to me when I returned here too. When just few years ago the whole city was under Mugen now it was split to five different gangs. One was the Oya Highschool - the one area where my job was located.

Second was here the nightclub area. This place was ruled by White Rascals. Lara told me not to speak the name loudly thought. "They might think you wanna join in. They're always scouting" she had said. So usually when I passed I kept my head low and didn't meet anyone's eyes.

Watch where your going!" someone yelled after I bumped on a person. It was hard not to when you looked down and the street was packed with people.

"Sorry." I turned and looked high enough to see his neck. Damn. This person was wearing all white clothing. That meant... He was one of them. Part of White rascals. Like their name they dressed all white. It was like their code to recognize each others and also other gangs to recognize them.

"Hey!" he yelled after me when I turned to leave. He might chase me. They were like that in that gang, Lara had said. Trying to recruit ladies that were alone. I wasn't alone. I have family. But they didn't know that, so I left the place running.

After few minutes of speed walking I dared to look behind me. No one followed me. I let a long sigh. That was close. Guess Lara wasn't messing around when she said to run if you ever met some of White rascals.

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"Mia!" Takeshi said jumping from his post to the ground to greet me "Your late. Su-ouki is getting mad already."

Takashi - aka childhood friend of mine. He was almost like real brother to me, we were so close like that. He was just like Lara part of the family. He was also my brothers lackey, a thing I despised at a point of time.

Late?" I asked. The hell, I didn't even stop anywhere today and walked straight home. "How come?"

The late shifts remember?" Takashi said "you were supposed to switch with Lara if you had any."

"For god sake." I sighed. I had forgotten all about that. Brother had said after hearing that I have late night shifts that he didn't like me out that late. Well geez not like he was home clock 8 PM sharp. "I know this city. He should stop being so overprotective."

Takashi looked like he wanted to say something but ate his words right before another guy joined us. He was new recruit of our family - P. I had seen him few times around but we barely spoke.

"P" Takashi greeted

"Didn't see you up so I came to check on you. You never know." He said glancing around fast before turning back to Takashi. Maybe he was really worried about Takashi or the more obvious one, he was bloodthirsty for fight. I had been like that once too.

"I just came to say hi to Mia." Takashi replied turning toward me nodding his head toward home. He knew we weren't close and offered me way out.

"See you guys later." I smiled catching Takashi's silent request. I didn't want to bother them any more than necessary. Plus the past week I had felt odd around P. Like he despised me or something. Maybe to him too it was hard to accept newcomers.

"Su-ouki is at center." P said to my back before I walked out of their sight.

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This part of city was ruled by third gang - Rude Boys. This was the city of people who lost their homes or had nowhere to go. People who lived here were all thieves, murderers, people ruined by society or abandoned people. One might think this is the most dangerous area of Tokyo that I'm in now, but to me it was the safest. It was my home.

I saw him chatting with Shion at their usual spot. Shion - was my brothers second in command. Calm and collective guy who used his head to his advantage. Since my brother and I moved here Shion had been here. He and my brother were the people who made the Rude Boys, family to us all, and protected us.

Shion spotted me right away and nodded toward me when my older brother, Su-ouki too turned. He was obviously angry but I was not afraid. I had few of my own words to say to him if he dared to slash on me or Lara.

"Where were you?" he glared me when I got to them. Shion shot me apologetic look. He understood I was no longer little girl, but he was too loyal to my brother so he didn't help me either. Back to square one.

"I could ask the same from you." I replied looking his old shirt that now had few more stretching marks from the last time I saw it. It meant he hadn't been lodging around all day. He had been in a fight.

"Mia." his voice warned me not to mess around. Not like I was. I was tired of him bossing me around. Yes he was boss of Rude but that shouldn't be the reason he should act like his little sister is lackey of his who would do everything like he asked.

And to put to stamp into it, it was a pain get new clothes. Not like I could just march to a shop and buy him shirt. We had no money to do such luxury things. Money needed to be shared with everyone and no one must not be treated more special than others. Even my salary was put on share with everyone else's. That was the only reason my brother let me leave home.

"I had late night shift." I sighed "Let it go already Onii-san." (=Older brother)

He gave me one last glare "Go home first."

It wasn't question nor like he was asking nicely. Lately everything he said was straight up order. I could've said something more, but this time I gave in. I gave him my best glare and walked off. I considered everyone here family. But I didn't consider myself his lackey. Never. I couldn't. In this city, there were living other important people to me that my brother called enemies.

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Bye!

-Ada