"... One... Two... THREE!"
The Apaches roared in pleasure as Choco slammed Vanilla's hand down onto the table.
"HA! I win again! Pay up!"
"Ah man, I've got to stop doing this." Vanilla muttered, handing over a wad of cash.
"When are you gonna learn that no one can beat me."
"Heh, I'll get you one day."
"No way, I'm top and you know it!"
"Yeah! Choco's the man!" The others cried out, high-fiving Choco.
"Well he could be a woman for all we know."
They turned to see Miyuki stood there, smirking at all four of them.
"Hey, the Treasure Town Angel pays us a visit." Strawberry called out, causing Miyuki to laugh as she walked over to them.
"How's it going guys?" She asked, before looking at Choco. "Just kidding man, you're all macho in my eyes."
"And don't you forget it." He responded, grinning at her. "So, what can we do for you tonight?"
"I just brought a couple of party favours." She smirked, holding up for glass vials of different coloured powder. One brown, one yellow, one pink and one green. "Custom made, a party favour for your own flavour."
"Woah! You know how to please a man Miyuki! How come you ain't got a boyfriend yet?"
"Why? You offering?" She laughed, distributing the vials between them. "I'm not really bothered about that. Besides, who needs a boyfriend when I have you guys?"
"Amen to that." Choco said as he took his vial. "Well, it's a good job I just got paid."
"Nah, I'm feeling generous so tonight it's on the house."
"You're the best Miyuki." Mint said and the others roared in agreement.
"Anyway, I thought you were saving yourself for Black?" Vanilla commented.
Miyuki raised an eyebrow at him.
"You best snuff that stuff before I change my mind about not charging you."
"I'm just saying." Vanilla said, grinning and holding his hands up in submission.
Miyuki grinned too. It was times like this she was glad she could hide her feelings, so that they couldn't see how close Vanilla was to the truth.
She sighed, seeing the time on the huge clock tower.
"Gotta shoot fellas, been booked for a midnight shift." She rolled her eyes. "Some weirdo's reckon they look cooler getting a hit in the middle of the night. I'll catch you later."
"See you Miyuki."
They watched her start to walk away, before turning back to each other, still going on about how Choco beat Vanilla easily.
"Good evening gentlemen."
The Apaches turned to see three men in suits stood there.
"What the hell do you want?"
"Take it easy, we don't want to fight." One of the men said, grinning at them. "My name is Kimura, and I'm here with a little business proposition."
Miyuki had stopped when she'd heard the voice, watching the display carefully.
"Kimura..." She murmured. He'd been with the Rat earlier, what was he doing here now?
"We have some work to do with the locals, a little stock to deal out. And we need to do it without any distractions, if you get my meaning. Nothing personal and we won't undermine your reputation."
"Get the hell out!"
Miyuki rolled her eyes as Choco started to snap back at Kimura.
Typical Yakuza, either dirty slime balls or big-headed louts. She liked the Apaches but still, they could be a bit thick at times. Kimura was part of the Rat's gang; anyone could see that he meant business. But still Choco wouldn't give in.
She watched them, wondering how long it would take before some kind of fight started.
"Choco's on fire tonight!"
Miyuki looked up at the sound of White's voice. It didn't take long for her to spot him and Black stood in the crowd. She could tell from the look on Black's face that he knew this situation was serious. In fact, barely a moment after she noticed his face, Kimura looked at Black.
Miyuki shivered, feeling like someone had just walked over her grave.
She had a bad feeling about this.
"You listening?"
"Huh?"
"No he ain't listening, he ain't got no ears."
She rolled her eyes; they just never learned did they.
"Let's go."
"Huh? Hey, Kimura!"
The gangsters left, getting in the car and driving off. Miyuki ignored the sounds of celebration from the Apaches, watching as the car disappeared. The Rat had never tried anything like this before; she needed to know what was happening.
She looked over to the Apaches. They were still celebrating and now White was in the middle of them. Black stood a little away from them, staring after the car.
Miyuki walked over to him.
"The Rat came to see me earlier, that Kimura guy was with him." She murmured to Black quietly. "You think something's going down?"
"I don't know, but I don't like this guy messing with my town." Black replied, not even looking at her as he spoke.
"I thought as much." She murmured softly.