A/N: Mio's POV was strangely hard to write for me...Enjoy.


--Mio--

My breathing continued to get heavier and heavier. Mayu must've noticed it and assume something is wrong. She would always ask me what would be wrong if I looked upset but whenever I was, I would lie to her and say I'm fine. I wish I could tell her but I didn't want to break her heart; plus they would murder both me and Mayu if she was to find out.

I checked on my phone and noticed the time: 8:29 pm. Mayu should be at home by now, either in her bath or studying. I wouldn't care what she was doing as long she was safe and sound at the house...

Suddenly my phone made a sound and looked in the messages; it was from her again.

Yo Mio. I need you to do me a little favor.

You know the guy, Teru? Yeah...I need you to do what we do to people who don't go what we say to him.

He forgot to pay us the stuff, if you know what I mean ;)

Everyone else is busy so I have only you to rely on so would you do this for me?

-Kurosawa ^o^

I let out a sigh soon after reading the message. It was from the boss again. From what she was saying, she probably wants me to do the hard work as always since she knew my skills were capable of; such a lazy ass.

I leaned against a tall tree, thinking about Mayu. I wish to see her face again although I just walked away from her just a couple minutes ago. Whenever I see her face, it makes me happy and feel all warm inside just like before when we were younger....when we had easier times..

Suddenly my phone beeped again. I looked in my inbox and groaned again; it was her again.

Mio~

I know you got my message. If you get this message, go head over to his place right now. He should be there.

You'd better do this now while I'm still in a good mood.

Would you want to see your dear Mayu ending up like our patients? ;D

-Kurosawa ^o^

I grumbled again and put my phone into my pocket. I then started walking once again to some random guy's house. I didn't want to hurt the guy for not giving the boss what she wanted but I didn't want to put Mayu's life at risk. She was my only family, my only sister, my other HALF. If anything were to happen to her, I don't know what would happen. Without her...I can't...I can't face it alone without her.....

Maybe I shouldn't have went to her for help...

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I banged on the door many times after looking around the streets, seeing if anyone was there. Luckily no one wasn't; I wouldn't want anyone to notice what I was about to do. After many bangings on the door, I gave up. I proceeded to message the boss again when suddenly I noticed a window had light coming out of it. He was definitely there.

Knowing I can't go through the front door, I went over the door to his backyard and walked up to his backdoor. Since the guy obviously panicked and ran upstairs, he forgot the lock his backdoor since it was unlocked when I tried pulling it. I slid the glass door aside and proceeded going upstairs before grabbing a pocket knife from one of the many pockets of my green capris. As soon as I walked upstairs, I stomped over to a closed room; it was obviously his bed room.

"Teru!!" I shouted as I banged on the door. No response was given. "C'mon, just let me in!! Don't make this hard!!"

No response was given again. I groaned and was about to kick the door down when suddenly...

Click.

My eyes grew big at the sound as I looked behind me. It was Teru, that half-crazed man, holding a gun at me with both intense fear and wrath towards me. Would he, a full grown man, shoot me, a young girl?

"Teru," I thought about trying to reason with him, although I doubt it would work; he was always a crazy man. "If you would just hand me the stuff, I won't need to get physical..."

I could see the gun trembling in his sweaty hands as beads of sweat were appearing and falling off his head. His brown eyes were big as dinner plates while his hair was all messed up unlike its usual well-groomed style. He was wearing his black pants and was rather shirtless, with that disgusting tattoo on his arm. "S-Stay back!!" He sounded more afraid than angry. "I-I don't want one of her dogs near me!!"

I let out a sigh. Talking to this man won't be easy.... "Teru, listen. The big boss won't hurt you if you would hand over the money you owe her. Just give it to me an-"

BANG!!

..He shot the gun. He actually shot the FUCKING gun. Luckily, it missed and hit the door of his bedroom so I guess I barely survived....then again, he was always a bad shot and was always used for his brain. However, I didn't know the man had the balls to actually aim his gun at a little girl like me.

Too bad he developed them too late.

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It was 1:57 am. I didn't want to do it but he left me no choice. I gave him a chance but he wasted it; just like he desperately wasted his money on those sluts so he can get laid. Now he's just a hunk of dead meat in the hallway of his house, that mark on his arm I kept as a souvenir. He was a good man though, despite his many sins to the boss. I gave the boss the message and she told me to get my ass out of that house before either her goons or the police arrived. She didn't give me a fucking thanks after I was done. If I had the chance, I would gladly show her selfish ass to the gateway to hell.

As I entered my late uncle's house, I noticed it was cleaner than usual when I left. Mayu must've clean the place a bit when she got home. I looked over at the kitchen, seeing if anything was different, but it was kept the same. She didn't eat dinner again. How can she? We didn't have that much and from the money I earned from that cafe, we barely went out to buy food. Plus, the big boss didn't send me my money again since last month so I need money. FAST.

After I had my bath, I walked over to our bedroom, and softly opened the door, making a creaking sound. Mayu was asleep in her bed, sleeping quietly under that old red blanket that used to belong to our late mother. I softly smiled and entered the room, trying not to make a sound. The desk near our bed was clattered with papers, indicating she was studying like crazy again. I saw my sister's face, all calm and peaceful, and laid my hand onto her cheek. She apparently didn't notice, thank god. Feeling tired, I crawled into our bed and laid my boy next to my sister. Her face didn't make any movement when I crawled into our bed; I guess she didn't noticed yet that I was here with her.

Well, I was wrong when I felt two arms wrapping aroun my waist. She snuggled into my chest, still asleep. "Mio..." I heard her say.

For some reason now, my heart began to hurt as I heard her call my name even though she was asleep. I wrapped my arms around and closed my eyes in shame, letting silent tears drip from my shut eyes.

I can't hide this secret from her any longer...