Special Chapter 2 "Non- Alcoholic"

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Afternoon

My name is Shiro Kandido, I'm a hitman as you already know. I'm living in a town of wood-frame houses and cobblestone streets, which is called Colmar. This town used to be beautiful but now, It's just rotten. Since the mayor of this town provoke a terrorist and half of this town became very dangerous because a terrorist group is roaming around and just start killing or slaving people. Although being in a safe side of the town, which is good but just keep being vigilant you never know, what's gonna happen.

I also save a girl name Cocoa Hoto a month ago and start going to school with her. She's annoying but her behavior always makes me happy. To be honest she solves my loneliness problem which I will never tell her that at all because It's embarrassing.

Anyway, we just finish school and right now we're walking back home.

Shiro- "..."

Cocoa- "Shiro you know those guys at school who insult us"

Shiro- "Yeah"

Cocoa- "You don't have to beat them that badly"

Shiro- "I know, but I went to teach them a lesson to not mess with us"

Cocoa- "Jeez sometime I can't stop you huh"

Shiro- "Well you…"

I flick her forehead

Cocoa- "Owie!"

Shiro- "Don't take their insult"

Shiro- "Didn't your parents teach you how to ignore"

Cocoa- "B-But they were talking bad about you"

Shiro- "!...Good grief"

Shiro- "Don't care about me, care about yourself more"

Cocoa- "No!"

Shiro- "Huh?"

Cocoa- "Shiro I hate it when someone talks bad about you"

Cocoa- "I really hate it!"

Cocoa- "So I can't just stand around and let it happen"

Once more that took me by surprise. It even made me blush.

Shiro- "Y-You silly kid….thanks"

Shiro- "But I don't think they would be doing that ever again because I beat the crap out of them already"

Cocoa- "You think so?"

Shiro- "What, you just said earlier I beat them that badly"

Cocoa- "Ehehe yeah"

I noticed a cafe just near us. So I tap her shoulder and said

Shiro- "Hey want to go in a cafe and do our homework?"

Cocoa- "Ahh…not that one"

I notice she nervous about that cafe.

Shiro- "(Why does she feel uneasy about that cafe)"

Shiro- "Is there something wrong?"

Cocoa- "No...It's just I told a girl in that cafe about going to another world if you die and pray for my safe journey to the other world before I went to give you the money to kill me…"

Shiro- "So?"

Cocoa- "I don't know what she's going to say or looked at me when I'm still alive right now though"

Shiro- "(The girl she be referring to must be Chino)"

Shiro- "...I see"

Shiro- "But isn't it obvious?"

Cocoa- "Hm?"

Shiro- "The girl will be happy to see you alive and well"

Shiro- "Right?"

Cocoa just stared at me, like I answer the hardest question in her life by just a guess.

Cocoa- "Your right"

I smiled.

Shiro- "Then let's go, the sooner we finish the homework, the sooner I teach you about being a hitman"

Cocoa- "Yes"

This cafe/bar is called Rabbit House. I used to go to this cafe/bar but I stop one day because reasons...you will know it soon enough. Anyway, I open the door and a girl stands in front of us.

Chino- "Welcome"

It's a girl who welcomes me when we enter the cafe. Her hair is long pastel blue with horizontal bangs held by black crossing bands on each side of her head. She has relaxed blue eyes and yes she quite small. Her work outfit is a blue variant of the Rabbit House Café's uniform along ankle-length black skirt, white blouse, waistcoat, bow tie, a white knee sock and blue shoes

Chino- "Oh It's Shiro-san"

Then a man with a bartender uniform looks to us right away.

Takahiro- "Shiro-kun?! Is that really you?!"

Shiro- "Yeah, It's me. It has been a while hasn't it"

The man came beside Chino as he pushes her away from him a little. I noticed that.

Takahiro- "Very! How can I help you today?"

I look around and there aren't customer inside of this cafe/ bar at all.

Shiro- "(Still the same as always…)"

Shiro- "I don't know yet, but could you bring us to a table"

Takahiro- "Alright, Chino lead our favorite customer to a table"

Shiro- "(F-Favorite?)"

Chino- "Y-Yes"

Cocoa waves at Chino

Chino -"You're-"

Takahiro's noticed she isn't leading us to a table yet and yelled.

Takahiro- "CHINO!"

She panics as she looks at her father instead of Cocoa and starts to bowing to him as she apologizes.

Chino- "S-Sorry father, I will do what you ask right away"

Takahiro- "You better, I don't want our favorite customer stepping out of this cafe/bar because you got distracted!"

Chino- "S-Sorry!"

She then turns to look at me, with a distress in her eyes.

Chino- "Follow me Shiro-san…."

Shiro- "...(It has gotten worse)"

Cocoa- "Chino-chan…"

Once she did lead us to a table, we sit in the chairs and start looking into the menu and thinking what to order.

Chino is just standing beside us waiting.

Takahiro- "Chino, I will take a bathroom break, so watch the cash register will you"

Chino- "Yes!"

She went back to the counter where the cash register is and wait.

Cocoa- "Chino-chan…"

Cocoa look's very worried about her, of course, I am too but yes this is the reason why I stop going here. Once the old man who used to own this place died a year ago, this man took over it. He pretty much messes up the cafe/bar because of his depression on losing his wife and obsessed on competing for his alcohol is better than his father which is the old man and tough financial problem. This continues for months till no one ever came to this cafe/bar anymore. I was their last customer but I eventually left because I was hoping there would be a change if I did. Turns out It just has gotten worse.

Cocoa- "Her father wasn't like this when the time I say my final goodbye to Chino-chan"

Shiro- "Well people change"

Shiro- "And rather he face the fact that he can't fix the financial problems with the way his running this business, he still continues."

Shiro- "Plus if he stop obsessing on competing for his alcohol is better than his father which is already dead, then he could have run this business even more smoothly"

Cocoa- "Hmm...how did you know, that they have this problem, Shiro?"

Shiro- "I'm a friend of his and he brags about his problem when I visit to drink some coffee from the past"

Shiro- "Which is why they know me that much"

Cocoa- "Ohh"

Shiro- "*Sigh* I better hope it hasn't gotten to the point where he starts getting violent and abusing his daughter"

Cocoa- "Is there anything we could help Shiro?"

Shiro- "That's-"

Then suddenly our talk got interrupted by an employee's door that was open aggressively. What came out was Takahiro holding a wine bottle and drinking it.

Chino noticed it and went to her father.

Chino- "No father you're drinking while at work again!"

Takahiro- "Shut up, you little bitch! God fucking damn!"

He slams the counter.

Takahiro- "Why the hell, won't anyone drink my alcohol!"

Takahiro- "Was my father's that much better!?"

He went to lay his head on his arm to the counter.

Chino- "It's fine, don't worry."

Chino- "There are definitely people who like your alcohol, father"

He looks at Chino as he brought the wine bottle closed to her.

Takahiro- "Then why don't, you drink it too"

When I heard those words came from his mouth, I stood up and start walking to the counter.

Cocoa- "S-Shiro?"

Chino- "Um… No, I'm not old enough too…"

Takahiro- "As if I fucking care!"

I start to run.

Takahiro- "How can I trust what someone says if they don't drink!"

He grabs and pulls her arm as he is about to shove the wine bottle to her mouth but before that's gonna happen I got there on time and grab his wrist, stopping him from shoving the wine bottle to Chino's mouth. He notices what I did and let go of her arm.

Takahiro- "Who the fuck are you!"

I pull Chino away from him.

Shiro- "You're so drunk that you have forgotten about me huh"

Chino looks up at me, as I looked at her back. I can see tears from her eyes already and her body is shaking. She's very scared of what her father was about to do to her.

Seeing her like this makes my blood boiled to the point where I could kill a person right now

Shiro- "Chino, I'm sorry I might beat the ever living hell out of your father right now"

Chino- "Eh"

When I saw Cocoa followed me from behind I told her

Shiro- "Cocoa I leave Chino to you"

Cocoa- "Yes!"

She grabs Chino's hand as they walk away from me a little.

I look at Takahiro once again. His pissed off too.

Takahiro- "What do you think you are!, taking my daughter away from me HUH! Fucker!"

Shiro- "..."

Shiro- "(I seriously feel bad about you man but since you gotten to that point, I really have to teach you a lesson)"

Takahiro- "Step the fuck aside I need my daughter's opinion about my alcohol you shit head!"

As he walks to his daughter I stood in front of him and push him away.

Takahiro- "!...Hahaha, I see you want to be like that huh, then!-"

He lets out a sucker punch, of course, I'm fully aware what's his gonna do, so I dodge it and grab his arm.

Takahiro- "Eh?!-"

I headbutt his head right away and I let go of his arm as he got dizzy from that, I kick him, then he falls down on the wooden floor.

After I went on top of him as I start punching his face constantly.

*Punch*

Chino- "Stop…"

*Punch* *Punch* *Punch*

Chino- "Shiro-san stop it….STOP!"

*Punch* *Punch* *Punch* *Punch* *Punch* *Punch* *Punch* *Punch* *Punch* *Punch* *Punch* *Punch* *Punch* *Punch* *Punch* *Punch*-

Suddenly Cocoa clings on one of my arms, making me stop from punching him even further.

Cocoa- "Shiro stop! Just stop, please! He has enough already"

I looked at Takahiro, his face is all beaten up by my punches. I looked at Chino who is currently crying for some reason. And then I looked at my hands. Their dye with the blood of my own and Takahiro.

Shiro- "(Goodness, I lost control.)"

Shiro- "Thank you Cocoa...I'm fine now, you can stop clinging to my arm"

Cocoa- "...Really?"

Shiro- "Yeah."

She let go of my arm and I stood up.

Shiro- "Go and stop Chino from crying, I'm gonna treat this guy face and my hands"

Cocoa- "Can I help "

Shiro- "Of course after you make her stop crying"

Cocoa- "Okay"

She went to Chino and doing what I told her to do so. While she does that I looked at this piece of shit father.

Shiro- "Are you still awake?"

Takahiro- "Uahh…"

He loses consciousness.

I crouch down and grab his arm as I put on my shoulder then lift him up.

Shiro- "Chino closed the cafe/bar right now and after show me where his room also gets me a box of med-kit"

Chino- "*Sniff* Yes… *Sniff*"

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XX-XX-XXXX

Evening

After all that I bandage my hand when I'm done treating it and did the same thing to Takahiro beat up face.

We decided to stay a little instead of going home right now because I need to discuss something Important with this man already. If I leave him who knows what he's gonna do to his daughter"

Takahiro- "...W-Where am I"

Shiro- "In your room stupid"

He tries to look around

Takahiro- "Shiro-kun?...augh!"

Shiro- "Your face hurt doesn't it? Don't worry if you don't move, It hurts less"

Takahiro- "What happens earlier exactly? And where's my daughter?"

Shiro- "Chino is cleaning the cafe/bar with Cocoa"

Shiro- "And I beat the crap out of your face"

Shiro- "Good thing I didn't kill you though"

Takahiro- "Ahaha...I see, well I deserve that."

Takahiro- "I almost killed my daughter there"

Shiro- "You don't remember me beating you up but you remember your stupidity"

Takahiro- "...Yeah I'm a failure as a father"

Shiro- "You're right about that"

Takahiro- "And to be honest, I don't know what has gotten into me, like something just took over my body as it does whatever it wants and I cannot stop it."

Shiro- "...That's called depression and anxiety my friend. Too much of it can make you go crazy as fuck and stop drinking alcohol"

Takahiro- "...Yeah...So what are you doing here anyway, I don't think you would be here just to talk about this"

Shiro- "Of course not, I'm here to give you two choices"

Takahiro- "Two choices?"

Shiro- "Yes and it will determine how's your life is gonna go to. So pick wisely"

Takahiro- "I have a feeling I know what those choices are now"

Shiro- "I'm glad you are"

Shiro- "Now listen carefully."

Shiro- "Choice number 1, you will sell everything in this cafe/bar pretty much your business and used that money to pay bills or anything that you have problems with paying. Then live a life working somewhere else as a part-time or full-time whatever."

Shiro- "Choice number 2, I will cover all your financial problem but in exchange, I will own this place and improve it to something better"

Takahiro was surprised to hear the second choice. I guess he wasn't expecting that.

Shiro- "You pick."

Takahiro- "So choice number 2 is you buying my business"

Shiro- "Pretty much since you don't know how to run it"

Takahiro- "Like you even know how to run a business like this"

Shiro- "That's true I don't, but It's much better than letting you run it, like do you even know what path you're leading this cafe/bar into? Yeah bankruptcy"

Takahiro- "Mmm….then what would you do if you finally own this place huh? How the heck is going to make it better!"

Shiro- "Easy, I will find someone who knows how"

He was just shocked to hear my response.

Takahiro- "W-What?! are you serious!"

Shiro- "Yeah,"

Takahiro- "No!"

Takahiro- "As the son of the founder of this business, I won't ever give it to someone!"

Shiro- "Hmm, then will it be choice number 1?"

Takahiro- "T-That's…."

Shiro-"..."

Takahiro- "...Could you give me a second chance"

Shiro- "Second chance?"

Takahiro- "I will pick number 2 but make me the one to improve it and make it better. You could own the business just let me be in charge of it"

Shiro- "So it's like I'm the boss and you're pretty much the manager"

Takahiro- "Yeah…you can put it that way if you want."

Shiro- "Hmm well should I? Man I kinda have trust issues with you already Takahiro"

Shiro- "Like that event earlier"

Takahiro- "I promise I will change!"

Shiro- "Really?"

Takahiro- "Honest to goodness!"

Takahiro- "I will even cut myself to prove it"

Shiro- "Now you're just being an idiot"

I sigh.

Shiro- "Alright, I will accept that offer but if you ever break that promise"

I took out my suppressor pistol and point on his head.

Shiro- "Bang..., there will be a bullet in your head"

Takahiro- "No problem, I'm ready…and thank you"

I put my pistol away and stood up

Shiro- "You got a separate room right?"

Takahiro- "Hm? Are you planning to move on this house"

Shiro- "Duh I own this place now"

Shiro- "Anyway take a plenty of sleep because tomorrow will be a busy day for us both"

Takahiro- "Alright Shiro-kun"

Shiro- "Now, back on doing some school homework after this"

Takahiro- "School homework? Aren't you already 27 Shiro-kun, why do you need to do school homework?"

Shiro- "Oh I lied about my age."

Takahiro- "What?!"

Shiro- "I'm actually 17 hehe"

Takahiro- "EHHHHHHHH?!"

Takahiro- "But you look older"

Shiro- "I know but man you really have the same response as my companion"

Shiro- "Though keep it a secret and you didn't tell anyone that I'm a hitman did you?"

Takahiro- "Of course, even I'm in a drunk state"

Shiro- "Good, you know the consequence of being a snitch"

Takahiro- "Yes death, I know"

I smiled that he is.

Shiro- "Well cya tomorrow"

Takahiro- "You too"

I exited the room. Once I'm at the cafe lounge where Cocoa and Chino is, I let Cocoa know we're going back home.

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Night

Cocoa- "Ehehe Shiro I made another friend!"

Shiro- "Congrats"

Cocoa- "But don't worry you'll always be my first and special one~"

She clings to my arm. I blushed

Shiro- "Y-Yeah, yeah."

Shiro- "By the way we're gonna live with Takahiro from now on"

Cocoa- "Really?!"

Shiro- "Yes, you always wanted to have a little sister yes?"

Cocoa- "Aww don't tell me we're moving to Chino's house was because of me~"

Shiro- "Half of it and the other half is about my job"

Shiro- "Cocoa, I got a suggestion for you to do"

Cocoa- "Hm what is it?"

I stop walking as she does so too.

Shiro- "Whatever you do don't ever go to the apartment after we move to Takahiro's house"

Cocoa- "W-Why?"

Shiro- "I will be using that apartment to fake something out"

Cocoa- "Fake what?"

Shiro- "It's something to do with my job, anyway I will be out for a week after we move to Takahiro's house. You can handle being alone without me right?"

Cocoa- "It would be lonely…"

I pat her head.

Shiro- "I will try to finish the job as quickly as I can"

Shiro- "Is that alright?"

Cocoa- "Mhm"

Shiro- "Thanks, now let's head back home fast and do our homework already since we didn't do it there"

Our life together continues.

(3 more lives remain to be saved)

Special Chapter 2 "Non-Alcoholic" End