Hatori's office about a month later than chapter 1

Sayuri walked back in with a cup of tea. She thought Hatori could use a cup after such a long day. She went over to him and handed it to him.

He thanked her and took a sip and sat it on his desk, then continued with his charts.

"I'm almost done here, is there anything else you need me to do?"

Hatori looked up. "No, I think we're good for today."

Sayuri smiled and nodded. She went back to her desk and quickly added the last of the information into the computer. She was tired and anxious to get home.

Hatori turned around. "Do you have tomorrow's appointments ready?"

She let out a low yawn and stretched in her chair. She stood up and grabbed a stack of papers and handed them to him.

"Thank you." Hatori said as he took the papers and sat them on his desk.

"Anytime." She smiled and went back to her desk.She leaned over her chair and shut down her computer as she yawned again.

"Would you like a ride home?" Hatori asked, as he noticed her getting ready to leave.

"No thanks Har'ri. I have a few things to do on my way home." She smiled at him appreciating the gesture.

"Are you sure? It's no trouble." Hatori tried again.

"Oh, I'm sure. And anyway, your driving scares me." She joked.

Hatori looked up at her with a forked eyebrow. "Is that so?" he replied.

"Kidding." She smiled and winked.

Sayuri hung up her lab coat and went to the door. She stepped out side and put her shoes on.

"Goodnight Har'ri"

"Goodnight Sayuri"

She closed the door and started walking. She headed to a store to pick up some tea an a few things she needed.

As Sayuri walked towards the store, she noticed there were a lot of people out. She had really hoped it was going to be a quiet walk home.

She entered the grocery store doors and was greeted by the man at the register. She waved back and gave her famous big smile and continued to head to the tea aisle.

As she walked she noticed a tall man with black hair in the Alcohol aisle who looked to be about her age. He was walking and started to stumble.

Sayuri rushed over to him and grabbed his arm to steady him. "Are you ok?" She asked as she held onto his arm. She could smell alcohol on his breath.

"I'm fine, pretty lady." The man said slightly slurring his words. He kept staring at her and smiling.

She felt a creepy shiver run down her spine and let go of his arm. "Well, take it easy ok?"

The man nodded and continued to stare not saying a word as Sayuri took a few steps back. She gave him a nervous smile as she turned around and left.

She continued on to find the aisle with tea. As she walked down the aisle she saw the man enter behind her. She quickly grabbed her tea, turned and smiled at him as she walked by.

Sayuri started heading for the check out. She saw soy sauce on sale and grabbed a bottle. She then continued to the check out. She found the shortest line and waited her turn.

She paid for the things and thanked the cashier as he handed her the bag. As she walked outside she realized there were more people out and it was even noisier then when she first got there.

She looked around and decided to head back to the woods. It would be a much quieter walk that way. She entered the woods swinging her bag.

She looked around thinking to herself how beautiful and peaceful the woods were and how much she enjoyed walking in it.

Sayuri looked up and noticed it was getting very dark causing her to speed up her pace. She slowed down again when she saw a dojo to her left.

She walked a little closer and didn't see anyone. "Hmm I wonder who it belongs to." She thought out loud to herself.

She turned and continued on her way. As she walked she heard a stick crack behind her. She felt a shiver run up her spine as she turned around.

"Well, hello pretty lady." A familiar voice said. "Where are you headed?

Sayuri's eyes opened wide from fear. Had he been following her this whole time? "I'm on my way home and I'm very late, so I've got to go." She started to turn around and stopped.

He started walking toward her. "Here, let me walk you home so you get there safe." He kept advancing toward her and she continued to take steps backward to keep her distance.

"T….Thank you, but I'll be fine." She tried to convince him noticing the bottle of sake in his hand.

He smiled and stopped "But it's the least I can do to repay you for your kindness, pretty lady." He tried again as he continued to stare.

Relieved that he stopped walking toward her, she took a deep breath. "Thank you again, but I'll be fine, really." She gave him a nervous smile and turned to leave. "Goodnight." She started to walk away.

She hadn't even taken 5 steps when the man rushed up to her from behind, wrapping his right arm around her pinning her arms to her waist. He cupped his left hand over her mouth. "I don't think you understand, you stupid bitch!

Sayuri's body froze. Her eyes were wide with fear. Tears started welling up in her eyes. She kept saying in her head "This can't be happening."

The man took the hand he was using to cup Sayuri's mouth and forced her head so that she was against his left shoulder and her eyes were looking up at him.

He lowered his head so his lips were next to her right ear. "You smell so good." He told her and felt her body begin to violently shake. "You want me so bad you couldn't wait until we got to your place huh?"

Sayuri's eyes looked around the woods rapidly searching for something, anything she could use to escape. Her body was shaking to the point she thought she might faint.

She smelled alcohol again as the man tilted her head to the left and began kissing her neck. She closed her eyes tightly and felt an adrenaline rush.

Sayuri quickly jerked her head back, throwing him off guard. As he went to cover her mouth again she opened her mouth wide and clamped her teeth onto the bottom part of his hand.

He let go and looked at his hand that was dripping blood. "You stupid fucking whore!" He yelled as he drew a knife from his pocket.

Sayuri started to run. She didn't get too far before she felt a hand on her right shoulder. She let out a blood curling scream when she felt the knife sink into her left shoulder. He pulled the knife out and gave Sayuri a shove as she dropped to her knees.

Tears spilled down her face as she used her bare hand to put pressure on her wound. Blood continued to run down her arm and drip onto the dirt. Her lips trembled and she felt herself going into shock.

The man stood in front of Sayuri. "You could have made this so much easier." He snorted as he balled his fist and punched her on her left cheek sending her body onto the rocky dirt path.