Your Never Safe
By: Keitaro Urashima
Chapter Five
Seta and Kentaro looked at glanced at each other and then back at Kanako who sat huddled in the back seat of Kentaro's car. "Seta... Just open the door already." Kentaro whispered. Seta nodded and turned the knob to the right. The door clicked and he pushed it open. As soon as it opened, the pair saw two men at a table. One pointing a gun directly at them. Seta shook his head. "Drop your weapon." The man looked at him with a cold stare that sent chills through both of them. "No. I will not." Seta looked at Kentaro and nodded. The two of them pulled out their guns and held them up at the man. "Well, looks like you came prepared... I suppose little pretty-faced Kanako told you all about me?" He asked. Seta nodded. "Your that sick bastard Tetu, no doubt." Tetu's eyes widened. "What the fuck did you call me?!" He demanded. Seta looked directly at him. "You know exactly what I said." Tetu's eyes narrowed as his finger pressed back ont he trigger a slight bit. "Give us the girls." Seta demanded. Tetu shook his head and pulled the trigger. A bullet slammed into Seta's chest, knocking him to the ground. "Not fucking likely..." Kentaro quickly looked at Seta ont he floor then at Tetu. Without haste, he pulled the trigger, and hit Tetu in the arm. He dropped his gun and looked at Kentaro. "You little bastard!" He shouted. Tetu spun around and ran to where Naru was laying and picked her up and ran out the back like wild fire. Kentaro dropped to the ground and looked at Seta. Motoko ran over as well. "Seta-san! Are you alright?" She asked. Seta didn't reply. He looked at his chest and saw blood gushing out. He looked at the two of them and struggled to speak. "I'm... Not able to move... Don't waste your time with me...." Motoko looked at Kentaro in disbelief. "K-Kentaro..." Came Seta's voice. he looked down at the wounded man. "What is it?" "Promise me... That you'll look after Sara... J-Just tell her I'm away... Excavating.... I don't want her to cry..." Seta layed his head against the floor and shut his eyes. "Get Naru back..." Kentaro and Motoko were silent as they exchanged grief-striken glances. Kentaro put his hand and Seta's chest. "It shouldn't have been like this..." He said, choking back tears.
*** Kanako, Kentaro, Motoko and Mitsune sat around the table silently. Graham volunteered to dig a hole out back for Seta's corpse. The first to speak up was Kanako. "We have to get Naru back... I know she won't die... She's too stubborn too." Motoko shook her head. "She took a bullet to the chest though. She'll die without treatment from a doctor..." Mitsune looked at Kentaro, who seemed very distant. "Kentaro?" He looked around the table at the three saddened girls. "I-I'm sorry... I can't get Seta off my mind.." Motoko felt a tear run down her cheek. She had no clue what made her do it, but all of a sudden she wrapped her arms around Kentaro and started crying very hard. Kentaro put his hand on the back of her head and held her. Mitsune and Kanako looked at each other and then back at Kentaro, who had his eyes shut, trying to hold back the tears as well. Just then, Graham walked in and noticed what was going on, making him feel very uneasy. "Umm... I guess I came in at a bad time... But I'm done digging." Kanako and Mitsune stood up and watched Kentaro walk Motoko to the door. The four of them walked out and watched Graham gently lay Seta's body in the hole. Kentaro shook his head. "He killed Seta-san... And has filled us with deep remorse... And pure hate..." Kanako bent down beside Seta and put her hand on his forehead. "I'll miss you..." She said softly. She tood back up. Everyone was silent, except for some sniffing, and this lasted for a few minutes. Graham looked at everyone. "Should I do it now?" Everyone nodded slowly. Graham sighed and picked the shovel back up. Everyone watched as the dirt fell down on Seta, slowly covering him.
*** "Motoko?" Kentaro put his hand on her shoulder. She turned around and looked at him with her tear stained face. "I just want you to know we're all sad, and that we've all cried... I'm here if you need a shoulder to cry on." She nodded. "Thats not all though. Naru might be dead... Kanako is still injured... And I helped him kidnap Mitsune..." Kentaro pulled Motoko against himself gently. "Listen... We'll get Naru back... All we have to do is go to the police and-" "NO!" Motoko whined. "If we go to the police Naru will be dead for sure! He's like a wounded animal, you don't know what he's capable of!" Kentaro nodded. "And you don't know what he'll do next... He seems to have a knack for changing his mind an awful lot..." Motoko held back some tears and looked up at Kentaro. "Do you think we'll find him?" Kentaro nodded. "I'm sure we will.." Motoko walked backwards a bit and looked at the ground, where her sword was. She picked it up and squeezed the handle tightly. "Good... Because I'm fed up with him."
*** "Kanako... I don't even know why I'm still with you guys." Graham told her. The two of them were sitting on some steps outside the warehouse. "Stay with us... I know your a good person... And I know you want to see Tetu pay too!" Kanako told him. Graham looked at the ground. "There are things I need to tell you." Kanako looked at him, wondering what he meant. "Kanako... I've killed girls... I've raped them... Violated them... Treated them like sex toys... No matter what you think of me... No matter what I think..." He paused for a moment, as if trying to think of what to say next. "No matter what anybody thinks... I'll always be a dangerous man." Kanako looked him in the eyes and shook her head. "You've changed. You've proven that!" Graham snapped his head in her direction. "You don't know that!" He yelled. Kanako gasped at this and looked away from him. She didn't know what to say. "Kanako. I'm... I'm sorry. Its not your fault..." Graham softly said. Kanako turned back to him and looked him in the eyes. "Its alright." He nodded and closed his eyes. "Theres umm... Something else I feel you need to know." Kanako moved closer. "What is it?" "I... I think I have feelings for you... Very, very, deep feelings." Kanako looked at him, blinking. That man loved her? A man who was once a murderer, but finally found his place in life? "Graham... Thank you for telling me." She said warmly.
*** Naru slowly opened her eyes. She was immediately hit with great pain in her chest. The last thing she remembered was taking a bullet for Kanako... Is that what she felt? She lifted her head slowly and looked around. She was in a small one-roomed cabin. A lattern hanging from the ceiling was burning away. It was night now. At the table in the corner sat Tetu who was looking out the window. "T-Tetu... ?" He looked over at Naru who was looking at him. She looked so frail and weak. "I did you a favour." He said. Naru watched him walk over with an ash tray. He bent down beside her and showed her what was inside. She saw a small bullet resting in the ash tray. "Is that... ?" "Yes, its the bullet I shot you with. I'll need some company you know... You should live. The bleeding did stop..." Naru looked down at her chest. A little below her stomach she saw a huge blotch of blood... So much that it was still quite wet. "Listen. We need to change your clothes." He helped her to her feet and walked her over to the only bed and sat her down on it. She watched him walk over to a chest and pull out some female clothing. "This will fit you, right?" He asked her. Naru blinked. "Umm... I think so." He walked over with the shirt and jeans and set them down. "Do you think your strong enough to change?" He asked. Naru nodded. "I can get the shirt on... But if I try to put the jeans on, I'll probably have my chest start bleeding again... And I'd be in even more pain." Tetu nodded and sat down in a chair as Naru put on the shirt. After she did so, he helped her into the jeans. "There you go... Some nice clean clothes." He said. Naru shook her head. "Why are you being so kind to me?" She asked. Tetu stood still. "I um.. Just thought you might want clean clothes." He reached down and pulled her up and guided her to the table. He set her down in a chair and in front of her she saw some chicken noodle soup. She looked up at Tetu. "Your taking care of me..." Tetu nodded. "I think... I'm finally starting to see things Graham's way... Only your the one thats made me think over everything." Naru sat still for a moment, thinking about all this, and then she decided to eat. "Do you want a drink? I was in a rush... All I could get was Vanilla Coke..." He asked her. Naru tried her best to smile. "I... I guess so..."
End Chapter Five
Chapter Five
Seta and Kentaro looked at glanced at each other and then back at Kanako who sat huddled in the back seat of Kentaro's car. "Seta... Just open the door already." Kentaro whispered. Seta nodded and turned the knob to the right. The door clicked and he pushed it open. As soon as it opened, the pair saw two men at a table. One pointing a gun directly at them. Seta shook his head. "Drop your weapon." The man looked at him with a cold stare that sent chills through both of them. "No. I will not." Seta looked at Kentaro and nodded. The two of them pulled out their guns and held them up at the man. "Well, looks like you came prepared... I suppose little pretty-faced Kanako told you all about me?" He asked. Seta nodded. "Your that sick bastard Tetu, no doubt." Tetu's eyes widened. "What the fuck did you call me?!" He demanded. Seta looked directly at him. "You know exactly what I said." Tetu's eyes narrowed as his finger pressed back ont he trigger a slight bit. "Give us the girls." Seta demanded. Tetu shook his head and pulled the trigger. A bullet slammed into Seta's chest, knocking him to the ground. "Not fucking likely..." Kentaro quickly looked at Seta ont he floor then at Tetu. Without haste, he pulled the trigger, and hit Tetu in the arm. He dropped his gun and looked at Kentaro. "You little bastard!" He shouted. Tetu spun around and ran to where Naru was laying and picked her up and ran out the back like wild fire. Kentaro dropped to the ground and looked at Seta. Motoko ran over as well. "Seta-san! Are you alright?" She asked. Seta didn't reply. He looked at his chest and saw blood gushing out. He looked at the two of them and struggled to speak. "I'm... Not able to move... Don't waste your time with me...." Motoko looked at Kentaro in disbelief. "K-Kentaro..." Came Seta's voice. he looked down at the wounded man. "What is it?" "Promise me... That you'll look after Sara... J-Just tell her I'm away... Excavating.... I don't want her to cry..." Seta layed his head against the floor and shut his eyes. "Get Naru back..." Kentaro and Motoko were silent as they exchanged grief-striken glances. Kentaro put his hand and Seta's chest. "It shouldn't have been like this..." He said, choking back tears.
*** Kanako, Kentaro, Motoko and Mitsune sat around the table silently. Graham volunteered to dig a hole out back for Seta's corpse. The first to speak up was Kanako. "We have to get Naru back... I know she won't die... She's too stubborn too." Motoko shook her head. "She took a bullet to the chest though. She'll die without treatment from a doctor..." Mitsune looked at Kentaro, who seemed very distant. "Kentaro?" He looked around the table at the three saddened girls. "I-I'm sorry... I can't get Seta off my mind.." Motoko felt a tear run down her cheek. She had no clue what made her do it, but all of a sudden she wrapped her arms around Kentaro and started crying very hard. Kentaro put his hand on the back of her head and held her. Mitsune and Kanako looked at each other and then back at Kentaro, who had his eyes shut, trying to hold back the tears as well. Just then, Graham walked in and noticed what was going on, making him feel very uneasy. "Umm... I guess I came in at a bad time... But I'm done digging." Kanako and Mitsune stood up and watched Kentaro walk Motoko to the door. The four of them walked out and watched Graham gently lay Seta's body in the hole. Kentaro shook his head. "He killed Seta-san... And has filled us with deep remorse... And pure hate..." Kanako bent down beside Seta and put her hand on his forehead. "I'll miss you..." She said softly. She tood back up. Everyone was silent, except for some sniffing, and this lasted for a few minutes. Graham looked at everyone. "Should I do it now?" Everyone nodded slowly. Graham sighed and picked the shovel back up. Everyone watched as the dirt fell down on Seta, slowly covering him.
*** "Motoko?" Kentaro put his hand on her shoulder. She turned around and looked at him with her tear stained face. "I just want you to know we're all sad, and that we've all cried... I'm here if you need a shoulder to cry on." She nodded. "Thats not all though. Naru might be dead... Kanako is still injured... And I helped him kidnap Mitsune..." Kentaro pulled Motoko against himself gently. "Listen... We'll get Naru back... All we have to do is go to the police and-" "NO!" Motoko whined. "If we go to the police Naru will be dead for sure! He's like a wounded animal, you don't know what he's capable of!" Kentaro nodded. "And you don't know what he'll do next... He seems to have a knack for changing his mind an awful lot..." Motoko held back some tears and looked up at Kentaro. "Do you think we'll find him?" Kentaro nodded. "I'm sure we will.." Motoko walked backwards a bit and looked at the ground, where her sword was. She picked it up and squeezed the handle tightly. "Good... Because I'm fed up with him."
*** "Kanako... I don't even know why I'm still with you guys." Graham told her. The two of them were sitting on some steps outside the warehouse. "Stay with us... I know your a good person... And I know you want to see Tetu pay too!" Kanako told him. Graham looked at the ground. "There are things I need to tell you." Kanako looked at him, wondering what he meant. "Kanako... I've killed girls... I've raped them... Violated them... Treated them like sex toys... No matter what you think of me... No matter what I think..." He paused for a moment, as if trying to think of what to say next. "No matter what anybody thinks... I'll always be a dangerous man." Kanako looked him in the eyes and shook her head. "You've changed. You've proven that!" Graham snapped his head in her direction. "You don't know that!" He yelled. Kanako gasped at this and looked away from him. She didn't know what to say. "Kanako. I'm... I'm sorry. Its not your fault..." Graham softly said. Kanako turned back to him and looked him in the eyes. "Its alright." He nodded and closed his eyes. "Theres umm... Something else I feel you need to know." Kanako moved closer. "What is it?" "I... I think I have feelings for you... Very, very, deep feelings." Kanako looked at him, blinking. That man loved her? A man who was once a murderer, but finally found his place in life? "Graham... Thank you for telling me." She said warmly.
*** Naru slowly opened her eyes. She was immediately hit with great pain in her chest. The last thing she remembered was taking a bullet for Kanako... Is that what she felt? She lifted her head slowly and looked around. She was in a small one-roomed cabin. A lattern hanging from the ceiling was burning away. It was night now. At the table in the corner sat Tetu who was looking out the window. "T-Tetu... ?" He looked over at Naru who was looking at him. She looked so frail and weak. "I did you a favour." He said. Naru watched him walk over with an ash tray. He bent down beside her and showed her what was inside. She saw a small bullet resting in the ash tray. "Is that... ?" "Yes, its the bullet I shot you with. I'll need some company you know... You should live. The bleeding did stop..." Naru looked down at her chest. A little below her stomach she saw a huge blotch of blood... So much that it was still quite wet. "Listen. We need to change your clothes." He helped her to her feet and walked her over to the only bed and sat her down on it. She watched him walk over to a chest and pull out some female clothing. "This will fit you, right?" He asked her. Naru blinked. "Umm... I think so." He walked over with the shirt and jeans and set them down. "Do you think your strong enough to change?" He asked. Naru nodded. "I can get the shirt on... But if I try to put the jeans on, I'll probably have my chest start bleeding again... And I'd be in even more pain." Tetu nodded and sat down in a chair as Naru put on the shirt. After she did so, he helped her into the jeans. "There you go... Some nice clean clothes." He said. Naru shook her head. "Why are you being so kind to me?" She asked. Tetu stood still. "I um.. Just thought you might want clean clothes." He reached down and pulled her up and guided her to the table. He set her down in a chair and in front of her she saw some chicken noodle soup. She looked up at Tetu. "Your taking care of me..." Tetu nodded. "I think... I'm finally starting to see things Graham's way... Only your the one thats made me think over everything." Naru sat still for a moment, thinking about all this, and then she decided to eat. "Do you want a drink? I was in a rush... All I could get was Vanilla Coke..." He asked her. Naru tried her best to smile. "I... I guess so..."
End Chapter Five