Your Never Safe
By: Keitaro Urashima
Chapter Three
Tetu sat looking at Motoko, who was helplessly tied against the wall. When he had first tied her up, she had resisted and had fought back, but now she was just hanging there, looking very frightened and vulnerable. "So... Your name is Motoko, huh?" He asked her. Motoko slowly looked towards him. She did not answer him. "You know, if you don't answer me I can easily kill you." He threatened the kendogirl. "Go to Hell, you sick bastard." She spat at him. It took a minute for that to sink into Tetu, and when it did, he laughed and made his way towards her. "So, from what I know, you don't like being very feminine... You don't like men... Your not like others." He whispered to her. Motoko pulled her head away from him. "Get away from me." Tetu reached up and put his hand on her cheek. "I can change all that you know.. I can make you one hell of a woman." Motoko's head darted around and gave him a wild look. "Don't even try it." Tetu leaned forward and looked her in the eyes. For a moment, he looked like he was nothing more than excited.. Then his face completely changed, and he had a warm, welcoming feeling... As if he loved her. Motoko just looked back at him without saying a word. She was sick of being trapped against this wall, and the first chance she would have, she would slit the bastard's throat. "I don't see why your the way you are... Your quite attractive." Tetu informed her. He leaned even closer to her face. Motoko's heart started smashing against her chest. Just then, Graham walked in and looked at Tetu and then at Motoko. "Tetu, why don't you leave her alone?" Tetu stepped back from Motoko and looked at Graham. "You don't understand what I get out of this, do you?" Graham didn't reply. He was too busy looking at poor Motoko, who looked terrified. "Graham, what the hell has happened to you? Your like a completely different person. Wht happened to that teenage murderer inside you?" Graham looked back at Tetu. It took him a moment to respond. "Its that Kanako girl..." "Whats she have to do with you changing into Mr. Nice?" He snorted. "I don't know.. When I first saw her I got a strange feeling... It wasn't love or affection... But I really like her. And I don't want you to do anything to her friends. I think you should let Motoko go." He informed Tetu. Motoko looked over at Graham, who looked at her. He isn't like that Tetu man. He's very kind and caring... How could he be a murderer? Motoko thought to herself.
*** Naru continued to follow Kanako through the city streets. "So, how far away are we now?" She asked. Kanako didn't turn around, but she did reply. "Probably about two more minutes. Are you sure your up to this?" Naru walked up beside her and looked at her. "I'm sue. But what about you? This must have been a stressful day for you." Kanako nodded. "It has been.." Suddenly, out of nowhere, Shirai and Haitani appeared in front of them. "Heeeeey girls." Shirai whistled. "Naru Narusegawa and Motoko Aoyama..." Haitani said in approval. Kanako and Naru looked at each other and then back at Keitaro's two ill- mannered friends. "We're very busy. Step aside." Kanako warned them. Shirai walked over to her and smiled. "Come on, we haven't seen you in a few weeks! How about a cup of tea?" Naru looked at the other, Haitani. "Listen, we're in a rush. We don't have time to talk." Shirai and Haitani glanced at each other, then Haitani spoke up. "Awwww, c'mon. We missed you!" Kanako rolled her eyes and then decided to take action. She reached for her sword and pulled it out. Shirai's eyes widened. "What are you doing?" Kanako looked from Shirai to Haitani. "We're very busy. Leave us now or you will regret it." She informed them. Without another word, the two backed off quickly onto the street and stood watching them. "Lets keep going.. I think you made your point." Naru giggled. So, they continued walking. "Kanako, that was a good act you put on there." Kanako blushed. "Well.. I wasn't even trying... But uhh... We'll be at the warehouse soon." Naru nodded, and they kept walking.
*** "Tetu... I see two girls coming." Graham said, who was sitting by the window drinking from a bottle of vodka. Tetu looked at Motoko for a minute before walking over to the window. There were in fact two girls... And they both looked familiar. "Well well well... Looks like Kanako has delivered Naru to us... Good. But Kanako is becoming a pest... I'll have to take care of her."
Graham watched as Tetu pulled out a small handgun from the inside pocket of his demin jacket. In a minute, the door opened and Kanako walked in followed by Naru. BANG Without warning, a shot was fired. The next thing Naru knew, Kanako collapsed in front of her. "Kanako!" She screamed. Graham ran over and turned her over. She was shot in the shoulder. "Tetu, you idiot!!!" He yelled at his friend. Tetu smiled. "Yeah, I know. My aim was a little off.... Where should I shoot? Neck or heart?" he asked Graham. Graham and Naru looked at each other and then back at Tetu. "Don't do it, Tetu. You have to stop this!" Graham commanded him. Tetu paused, if if to think for a moment. "Hmmm...... Nah, this is too much fun to give up!" He once again raised the gun and directed it at Kanako's forehead and fired. BANG Tetu started to laugh, but then stopped when he noticed Kanako did not get hit. Laying on the floor beside her was Naru, bleeding from her chest. "N-Naru... Yout ook a bullet... For me?" Kanako asked her. Naru didn't respond. She was laying on the floor, tears streaming down her face. Graham stood up and looked at Tetu. "You must stop!" He ordered him. Tetu shook his head. "Sorry... But its my job, ya know?" BANG And in an instant, the gun was fired again, this time at Graham. It struck him int he leg and he toppled over. "Ahh! You son of a bitch!" He screamed at Tetu. Tetu smiled and walked away, past Motoko, and to his shotgun. "I'll just load this up and end your msierable life... I can't stand to see you like this." Graham stood up and looked at the table, where Motoko's sword was laying. He quickly hopped over and grabbed it. Motoko watched Graham approach her and raise the sword. Without warning, down it came. Motoko shut her eyes tightly, expecting to feel pain, but instead, she felt the ropes come from, and she hit the floor with a thud. She opened her eyes and say Graham holding onto the blade, offering it to Motoko. She snatched it from his hands and pointed it at his throat. "You assisted him... Your no better than he is!" She exclaimed. Tetu put his shotgun down and turned around to see Motoko standing on her own two feet, sword to Graham's throat. Graham backed up, never taking his eye off Motoko. "Listen, I don't want to hurt you! Tetu does!" Motoko stood where she was. She knew what he wa saying was true, but he was working with him! Before she could reply, she felt something heavy smash into the side of her face. She fell over, her sword falling out of her hand. She looked up to see Tetu with a concrete brick in his hands. "Tetu... I hate to burst your bubble..." Graham slowly said, sounding amused. Tetu looked over at him. He was standing where Kanako was laying. "Where the hell did she go!?" He yelled. Graham shrugged. "How should I know?"
*** Seta shook his head. "Your doing it all wrong. Thats why she keeps kicking you, punching you..." Kentaro Sakata frowned. "Babysitting is a lot harder than I thought... Well, it is with Sara anyway." Seta laughed. "Yes, she can be quite a handful at times.. Now, let me get some rubbing alcohol. Your beat up pretty badly." Kentaro sat on Seta's couch with a soft thud. "Why me?! Why not... Keitaro?" From the corner of the room, Sara sat eating an apple, also watching Kentaro at the same time. "Don't worry. If it'll make you feel better he's a lot weaker than you are." She told him. Kentaro gave her a blank stare. "Your a child from Hell, aren't you?" Sara giggled and continued eating her apple. Seta finally returned with the rubbing alcohol and handed it to Kentaro, along with a cloth. "Sara, you need to take it easy on your babysitters." Seta informed her. Sara frowned. "But I don't want to!" Seta shook his head and looked back to Kentaro, who was leaning back looking at the ceiling. The bottle of rubbing alcohol was empty. Kentaro looked at Seta and smiled. "Thanks. That did help!" Seta laughed. "Well, are you hungry?" Kentaro shrugged. "Well, I kinda forgot about food since I was being slammed with chairs... But I am pretty hungry now that you mention it." Seta nodded. "Well, I was just going downtown to pick up some food. Care for anything?" Kentaro thought for a moment. "Alright. I don't care what you get though, I'll eat anything. I like to try new things." Seta smiled and ordered Sara to get her shoes on. After a few minutes of that, they were finally gone. Kentaro leaned back. "Ahhh.... This is better." Just then, there was a knock on the door. He didn't know who it would be, but he got up to answer it. He approached the door and stopped. The knocking had stopped... But the first one wasn't a very strong one anyway. He opened the door and was shocked to Kanako laying on the steps on her back. Her shoulder was bleeding very badly. "What on Earth!?" He shouted. Kanako looked up at him. "I was shot... So was Naru and Graham."
Kentaro blinked. "Naru was shot?! ... Who is Graham?" Kanako closed her eyes. "Just get this bullet out of me..." Kentaro helped her to her feet and walked her to the kitchen table and set het down in a chair. "Don't worry, I have experience with this. When your rich, a lot of people wnt your money!" He informed her. Kanako watched him walk out of the room. "Please... Hurry." She whispered.
*** Tetu looked through the bag Kanako had brought with her. Since she was gone, he wasn't sure how he could easily get the Hinata-Sou girls to him since Kanako was the only one that was a master of disguise. Naru was laying on an old couch, her tear stained face looking off into the distance. It had been about twenty minutes, and she knew she needed a doctor if she was going to sruvive another twenty. Motoko was by her side, reassuring her everything would be fine. Tetu stood up and turned to her. "You." He said. Motoko looked at him. "What do you want!?" She said in a low voice. "Your still in fine shape, even though I keep hitting you with heavy objects... I need you to do something." Motoko stood up and looked at him. "What is it?" Tetu smiled. "Your going to be my new pawn... And if you say you don't want to... I'll shoot you too." Motoko blinked at Tetu. She didn't know what to say.
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Chapter Three
Tetu sat looking at Motoko, who was helplessly tied against the wall. When he had first tied her up, she had resisted and had fought back, but now she was just hanging there, looking very frightened and vulnerable. "So... Your name is Motoko, huh?" He asked her. Motoko slowly looked towards him. She did not answer him. "You know, if you don't answer me I can easily kill you." He threatened the kendogirl. "Go to Hell, you sick bastard." She spat at him. It took a minute for that to sink into Tetu, and when it did, he laughed and made his way towards her. "So, from what I know, you don't like being very feminine... You don't like men... Your not like others." He whispered to her. Motoko pulled her head away from him. "Get away from me." Tetu reached up and put his hand on her cheek. "I can change all that you know.. I can make you one hell of a woman." Motoko's head darted around and gave him a wild look. "Don't even try it." Tetu leaned forward and looked her in the eyes. For a moment, he looked like he was nothing more than excited.. Then his face completely changed, and he had a warm, welcoming feeling... As if he loved her. Motoko just looked back at him without saying a word. She was sick of being trapped against this wall, and the first chance she would have, she would slit the bastard's throat. "I don't see why your the way you are... Your quite attractive." Tetu informed her. He leaned even closer to her face. Motoko's heart started smashing against her chest. Just then, Graham walked in and looked at Tetu and then at Motoko. "Tetu, why don't you leave her alone?" Tetu stepped back from Motoko and looked at Graham. "You don't understand what I get out of this, do you?" Graham didn't reply. He was too busy looking at poor Motoko, who looked terrified. "Graham, what the hell has happened to you? Your like a completely different person. Wht happened to that teenage murderer inside you?" Graham looked back at Tetu. It took him a moment to respond. "Its that Kanako girl..." "Whats she have to do with you changing into Mr. Nice?" He snorted. "I don't know.. When I first saw her I got a strange feeling... It wasn't love or affection... But I really like her. And I don't want you to do anything to her friends. I think you should let Motoko go." He informed Tetu. Motoko looked over at Graham, who looked at her. He isn't like that Tetu man. He's very kind and caring... How could he be a murderer? Motoko thought to herself.
*** Naru continued to follow Kanako through the city streets. "So, how far away are we now?" She asked. Kanako didn't turn around, but she did reply. "Probably about two more minutes. Are you sure your up to this?" Naru walked up beside her and looked at her. "I'm sue. But what about you? This must have been a stressful day for you." Kanako nodded. "It has been.." Suddenly, out of nowhere, Shirai and Haitani appeared in front of them. "Heeeeey girls." Shirai whistled. "Naru Narusegawa and Motoko Aoyama..." Haitani said in approval. Kanako and Naru looked at each other and then back at Keitaro's two ill- mannered friends. "We're very busy. Step aside." Kanako warned them. Shirai walked over to her and smiled. "Come on, we haven't seen you in a few weeks! How about a cup of tea?" Naru looked at the other, Haitani. "Listen, we're in a rush. We don't have time to talk." Shirai and Haitani glanced at each other, then Haitani spoke up. "Awwww, c'mon. We missed you!" Kanako rolled her eyes and then decided to take action. She reached for her sword and pulled it out. Shirai's eyes widened. "What are you doing?" Kanako looked from Shirai to Haitani. "We're very busy. Leave us now or you will regret it." She informed them. Without another word, the two backed off quickly onto the street and stood watching them. "Lets keep going.. I think you made your point." Naru giggled. So, they continued walking. "Kanako, that was a good act you put on there." Kanako blushed. "Well.. I wasn't even trying... But uhh... We'll be at the warehouse soon." Naru nodded, and they kept walking.
*** "Tetu... I see two girls coming." Graham said, who was sitting by the window drinking from a bottle of vodka. Tetu looked at Motoko for a minute before walking over to the window. There were in fact two girls... And they both looked familiar. "Well well well... Looks like Kanako has delivered Naru to us... Good. But Kanako is becoming a pest... I'll have to take care of her."
Graham watched as Tetu pulled out a small handgun from the inside pocket of his demin jacket. In a minute, the door opened and Kanako walked in followed by Naru. BANG Without warning, a shot was fired. The next thing Naru knew, Kanako collapsed in front of her. "Kanako!" She screamed. Graham ran over and turned her over. She was shot in the shoulder. "Tetu, you idiot!!!" He yelled at his friend. Tetu smiled. "Yeah, I know. My aim was a little off.... Where should I shoot? Neck or heart?" he asked Graham. Graham and Naru looked at each other and then back at Tetu. "Don't do it, Tetu. You have to stop this!" Graham commanded him. Tetu paused, if if to think for a moment. "Hmmm...... Nah, this is too much fun to give up!" He once again raised the gun and directed it at Kanako's forehead and fired. BANG Tetu started to laugh, but then stopped when he noticed Kanako did not get hit. Laying on the floor beside her was Naru, bleeding from her chest. "N-Naru... Yout ook a bullet... For me?" Kanako asked her. Naru didn't respond. She was laying on the floor, tears streaming down her face. Graham stood up and looked at Tetu. "You must stop!" He ordered him. Tetu shook his head. "Sorry... But its my job, ya know?" BANG And in an instant, the gun was fired again, this time at Graham. It struck him int he leg and he toppled over. "Ahh! You son of a bitch!" He screamed at Tetu. Tetu smiled and walked away, past Motoko, and to his shotgun. "I'll just load this up and end your msierable life... I can't stand to see you like this." Graham stood up and looked at the table, where Motoko's sword was laying. He quickly hopped over and grabbed it. Motoko watched Graham approach her and raise the sword. Without warning, down it came. Motoko shut her eyes tightly, expecting to feel pain, but instead, she felt the ropes come from, and she hit the floor with a thud. She opened her eyes and say Graham holding onto the blade, offering it to Motoko. She snatched it from his hands and pointed it at his throat. "You assisted him... Your no better than he is!" She exclaimed. Tetu put his shotgun down and turned around to see Motoko standing on her own two feet, sword to Graham's throat. Graham backed up, never taking his eye off Motoko. "Listen, I don't want to hurt you! Tetu does!" Motoko stood where she was. She knew what he wa saying was true, but he was working with him! Before she could reply, she felt something heavy smash into the side of her face. She fell over, her sword falling out of her hand. She looked up to see Tetu with a concrete brick in his hands. "Tetu... I hate to burst your bubble..." Graham slowly said, sounding amused. Tetu looked over at him. He was standing where Kanako was laying. "Where the hell did she go!?" He yelled. Graham shrugged. "How should I know?"
*** Seta shook his head. "Your doing it all wrong. Thats why she keeps kicking you, punching you..." Kentaro Sakata frowned. "Babysitting is a lot harder than I thought... Well, it is with Sara anyway." Seta laughed. "Yes, she can be quite a handful at times.. Now, let me get some rubbing alcohol. Your beat up pretty badly." Kentaro sat on Seta's couch with a soft thud. "Why me?! Why not... Keitaro?" From the corner of the room, Sara sat eating an apple, also watching Kentaro at the same time. "Don't worry. If it'll make you feel better he's a lot weaker than you are." She told him. Kentaro gave her a blank stare. "Your a child from Hell, aren't you?" Sara giggled and continued eating her apple. Seta finally returned with the rubbing alcohol and handed it to Kentaro, along with a cloth. "Sara, you need to take it easy on your babysitters." Seta informed her. Sara frowned. "But I don't want to!" Seta shook his head and looked back to Kentaro, who was leaning back looking at the ceiling. The bottle of rubbing alcohol was empty. Kentaro looked at Seta and smiled. "Thanks. That did help!" Seta laughed. "Well, are you hungry?" Kentaro shrugged. "Well, I kinda forgot about food since I was being slammed with chairs... But I am pretty hungry now that you mention it." Seta nodded. "Well, I was just going downtown to pick up some food. Care for anything?" Kentaro thought for a moment. "Alright. I don't care what you get though, I'll eat anything. I like to try new things." Seta smiled and ordered Sara to get her shoes on. After a few minutes of that, they were finally gone. Kentaro leaned back. "Ahhh.... This is better." Just then, there was a knock on the door. He didn't know who it would be, but he got up to answer it. He approached the door and stopped. The knocking had stopped... But the first one wasn't a very strong one anyway. He opened the door and was shocked to Kanako laying on the steps on her back. Her shoulder was bleeding very badly. "What on Earth!?" He shouted. Kanako looked up at him. "I was shot... So was Naru and Graham."
Kentaro blinked. "Naru was shot?! ... Who is Graham?" Kanako closed her eyes. "Just get this bullet out of me..." Kentaro helped her to her feet and walked her to the kitchen table and set het down in a chair. "Don't worry, I have experience with this. When your rich, a lot of people wnt your money!" He informed her. Kanako watched him walk out of the room. "Please... Hurry." She whispered.
*** Tetu looked through the bag Kanako had brought with her. Since she was gone, he wasn't sure how he could easily get the Hinata-Sou girls to him since Kanako was the only one that was a master of disguise. Naru was laying on an old couch, her tear stained face looking off into the distance. It had been about twenty minutes, and she knew she needed a doctor if she was going to sruvive another twenty. Motoko was by her side, reassuring her everything would be fine. Tetu stood up and turned to her. "You." He said. Motoko looked at him. "What do you want!?" She said in a low voice. "Your still in fine shape, even though I keep hitting you with heavy objects... I need you to do something." Motoko stood up and looked at him. "What is it?" Tetu smiled. "Your going to be my new pawn... And if you say you don't want to... I'll shoot you too." Motoko blinked at Tetu. She didn't know what to say.
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