CHAPTER 7

Possessive Over Jealous

Does she really love me? Enishi asked himself. He had agreed to the idea because he believed that's why Tomoe wanted to keep Mika alive. What was on his mind was how to make the proposal authentic. And if she would even say yes. Enishi knew the way he felt about her and it was just "caring" to him.

He knocked on her door after standing outside it for several minutes. Mika opened it and stood in the doorway, surprised at seeing him there. He walked in and she closed the door behind him.

"What do you want?" she demanded.

"We're having a social gathering tonight," Enishi explained. "I'm just wondering if you wanted to go with me."

Mika looked away from him and began to shuffle her feet. "You are asking me out, right?" She felt extremely nervous in his presence that night. After the argument with Hiroshi, Mika felt that she shouldn't be involved with Yukishiro unless she had a good reason behind it.

"Mika," he drawled, "I am." He then saw how much she was blushing and smirked when he knew he was affecting her. To tease her more, he approached her till mere inches separated them. "Do you want to?"

"Sure." Her voice came out uncertain as Mika felt his green eyes piercing through her. She wished they weren't that close in physical terms. She could easily smell that masculine scent and it was so tempting to bury her face in his chest.

Yukishiro leaned in to whisper in her ear, "I'll see you later then." And Enishi knew he had sent shivers down her spine.


The ballroom was crowded. They were a lot of people there from different countries. Most of them were from China but the rest were from Japan, England, India and other places. The mafia leaders were amongst them, trying their best to get as many deals as possible. Only Xiang was flirting with the men and Lin was too busy talking to the women. And Enishi was waiting for Mika to arrive.

Finally she did and he watched her enter the room. To him, she looked gorgeous in that blue qipao and all her long hair in a bun. And this time the qipao had one split unlike the previous one she wore before. Immediately he went over to Mika before any other men decided to go talk to her.

"Good evening, Mika," Enishi said before taking her hand and kissing it. "You look beautiful tonight." He glanced over her to see if there were any obvious weapons on her. He didn't see anything and met her eyes. "I'm not making you nervous?"

Mika gave him a half smile. "Not really." She had already taken notice to the fact he didn't have his black sunglasses on. It only made it easier to gaze into his eyes.

Enishi looked over to his right and saw Lei coming with someone. Until they came closer, he could tell it was Hiroshi. He wasn't expecting him to be there. And furthermore, how he knew Lei was a complete wonder to him.

The two men stopped short of them. Lei looked at Hiroshi (who was trying his best to look calm) and then at Yukishiro. "I came to tell you that you're getting both Wong's and Tao's parts of the organization." Then he added he wanted to talk to Yukishiro alone. Lei walked away and Enishi followed him, leaving Mika with Hiroshi.

When they were a good distance out of their hearing, Lei said, "When are you going to propose to her?"

Yukishiro shrugged. He was too busy thinking about what Hiroshi was doing with Mika while he wasn't there. For some reason, he was becoming possessive over the girl to a certain extent. He didn't like the thought of her being with other men who might want her, too.

"You have to ask her soon," Lei said. "Before some other man gets to her before you do."

Enishi flinched. "Like who?"

"Do I really have to give names?" Lei kept a straight face the whole entire time. He was pulling several strings at once. He was controlling Yukishiro's actions, Miyagi's, Hiroshi's and even Xiang's. And he had been the one who paid the assassin to kill Tao. It was all part of his plan. Yukishiro was still alive because Lei knew he was the first choice to give parts of the organization to in case anyone died. The more parts Yukishiro had, the more Lei would get after he killed Yukishiro.

"Look," Lei added, "if you are going to marry her, then make sure Miyagi only thinks of you."

Meanwhile, Hiroshi was talking to Mika. "You look like you're having a good time," Hiroshi muttered. He didn't say anything for a minute or two until he sighed. There was no point in acting that he was fine about the situation. "Yukishiro is going to hurt you."

Mika's dark blue eyes flickered. "I told you I don't love him already. You need to understand that I don't love you either." Suddenly Mika wished that she could take back the last bit when she saw the look in his eyes. "Hiroshi . . . "

Enishi approached the two cautiously when he sensed the tension. He didn't know what was going on but he saw how Mika's friend was glaring at him furiously. Then he realized he was the one Lei was hinting about.

Enishi touched Mika on the shoulder and said, "Can we talk?"

Mika looked back at Enishi surprised to see him there and then at Hiroshi devastated. She was confused about where to go or who to stay with. Then a gentle tug on her hand by Enishi made her go with him, leaving Hiroshi by himself.

He took her outside to the balcony where they could be alone. The moon was out like it was several nights ago when they were in the forest. It brought back the feeling of her body and her lips to Enishi. He then looked at the beautiful girl next to him before kissing her gently. And he wrapped his arms around Mika to bring her closer.

Enishi stopped kissing her and looked into her eyes. "Do you love me?"

Mika looked away, her mind flashing back to Hiroshi. "I don't know."

His expression softened. Then he lifted her head by the chin so their eyes could meet. "I'm not going to rush you," he told her, "But I still want to kiss you." This time his kiss was a bit rougher than the last, stimulating Mika to respond by kissing him just as hard.

Hiroshi watched the two silently at a distance from inside. He couldn't believe that this was happening. Mika was no doubt kissing Yukishiro. And it seemed that she was loving every minute of it as she ran her hand through that silky silver hair.

Lei stood behind Hiroshi watching the scene also. He tapped the guy in front of him and Hiroshi immediately turned around. Lei gave him a false smile. "How long do you think this been going on?" He got the response he wanted.

"I don't know," Hiroshi shrugged, his eyes burning with hate. "You tell me."


The day after had another meeting to attend. As usual Yukishiro didn't try to pay any attention. His mind was, for the first time, on Mika. He was thinking about last night and how beautiful she looked and how good she tasted. Then someone waved a hand in his face to bring him back to reality.

Lei glared at him. He couldn't wait until Yukishiro was dead. "Did you propose yet?"

Yukishiro shook his head no. "I'll wait a little longer."

"Yeah," Lin mumbled. "Get a little bit of sex in between. And that reminds me. How are we so sure that Chan's going to die now?" It was weird how his mind connected sex to Chan.

Ignoring how that statement came out of the blue, Yukishiro grinned maliciously. "We kill him of course." It's been awhile since he got into a fight with anyone. The last person was Mika- if that was really considered fighting.

"I'll go," offered one of Lei's thugs. "I have nothing else to do in Shanghai." He figured that Lei would have sent him anyway.

Lei looked at his subordinate. "I already have people there. They'll kill the man in a couple of days." So far, so good. He just needed Yukishiro to fall in love. That would screw him up real good. He had seen it happen to so many other men he knew. They all started well till some woman entered their lives and pulled them down. And gave them a weakness.

Xiang looked at Yukishiro anxiously, ignoring the point of the discussion. "Did you kiss her yet?"

Yukishiro was about to say no when Lei cut him off. "Yeah," Lei said slyly. "But they didn't do too much beyond that." He felt Yukishiro glaring at him but he didn't care. Looks couldn't kill and that's why Lei was still there breathing.

"I guess that's all to discuss," said Shaiming Yuan. He was one of the older members of the mafia. He rarely spoke at meetings because he was more of a listener and observer. To him, the younger people didn't seem serious like the previous mafia members before them. Wong was a greedy man, Lin sex-obsessed, Xiang a flirtatious ex-prostitute, Yukishiro a dedicated slacker, Lei an ambitious manipulator and the list of his perceptions went on. Yuan just hoped they would learn the ropes over time.

"We can go," Lei said. "There's no point in staying here. We'll meet tomorrow. Except Yukishiro. He might be taking care of something."


Yukishiro went to his room after the meeting. He had avoided questioning from Xiang and further implications from Lei. Strangely, he was hoping that Mika would be there waiting for him. Instead of her on the bed, it was note addressed to him. He read it and he smirked. To hide it from Mika, he put the note in his pocket. There was no need to get her involve.


Mika went to open the door so the person would stop pounding on it. Whoever it was had little patience. When she opened the door, Mika was surprised to see Lei there. He was smirking at something and it didn't click in her mind as a good thing. "What do you want?" she asked him.

"I hope you're not busy tonight with Yukishiro," he said slyly, noticing the tinge of red on her face. "Your friend, Hiroshi wants to speak to you later. Says it's important. Something about the night of the social gathering. You know, when you were out on the balcony." He saw the necessary effect. She looked guilty like she did something wrong and her face was little red with embarrassment.

"I won't tell anyone," Lei added when he walked out. "After all, it's not like you love Yukishiro."


How long had he been waiting? For about ten minutes. It was dark out but he stood in the middle of the street hoping that the bastard would show up. Hiroshi decided he needed to do this for Mika if she couldn't do it herself. It was driving her crazy and making her do things that she wouldn't normally do. It was the only explanation for her rash actions if she wasn't in love. Then he saw Yukishiro walking, taking his time.

Hiroshi pulled out his sword. "I've been waiting for you." He immediately went into his fighting stance. The sword pointed at a vital part on Yukishiro and he charged.

Enishi didn't know he could move that fast but he easily countered it by drawing his own sword. "What's the point in this?" He didn't see any and he should have been working on that proposal thing for the mafia's sake.

"I know your kind," Hiroshi muttered, taking a swing at Yukishiro. He watched him move back with ease. "You've done enough damage to Mika in the past." He attempted another swing and his opponent avoided that one as well. Hiroshi tried again.

Yukishiro smirked and immediately went on the offensive. He dodged Hiroshi's intended blow and slashed him across the stomach. Hiroshi unfortunately did not waver and struck Yukishiro on the shoulder. He tried another swing but Enishi raised his Tachi just in time to block it, despite the pain coursing through his arm.

Hiroshi stuck his right hand into his pocket and pulled out two small daggers. Then he threw them at Enishi. The first one Yukishiro managed to avoid; the second one grazed his cheek. Seizing the opportunity, Hiroshi slashed Enishi across the chest.

Enishi retreated to recuperate a bit. His shirt was drenched in the blood that oozed freely from his shoulder and his chest. The wounds must have been deeper than he thought. His green eyes glared at Hiroshi whose blood was dripping on the ground, creating small puddles.

"What have I done to Mika?" Yukishiro asked. His voice monotone and his expression made him look like he didn't care even if he did do something.

"You know well what you did," Hiroshi muttered. Ignoring the agony, he ran toward Enishi with only one thought on his mind.

Yukishiro jumped up and Hiroshi stopped moving to look up. He landed behind him and swirled around to unleash his attack. "Watoujutsu," Yukishiro cried, "Shugeki To Sei!" He kicked the flat side of his blade to increase the force of the strike. The Tachi cut through the back of Hiroshi's clothes and went deep into his skin. It only caused more bloodshed and painted the ground red.

Hiroshi stumbled forward but managed to get to slip his hand into his pockets. He pulled out several small bombs and threw them in front of Enishi. They exploded, causing dust to raise into the air and impaired Enishi's vision. Yukishiro never saw it coming. Hiroshi came through the dust at an incredible speed and elbowed him between the eyes. It was technique he used to give his opponent a temporary disadvantage by taking away his or her vision.

"You took away everything she ever had in her life," Hiroshi snarled. "And for that I hate you!"


Jinchuu... If the heavens will not pass judgement, then man must do so... That's the only thing that we both believe in. But I don't know if I can still do it.

Mika laid in the darkness of the room on the bed. The curtain was still drawn so the moonlight flooded in. And the crickets chirped obnoxiously in the background. But that wasn't why she was still awake. She couldn't go to sleep because she was waiting to sneak out. Lei had suggested that it would be best to wait till it was late. So Enishi wouldn't stop her when she was on her way to go meet Hiroshi. Unfortunately, Mika took that advice without a second thought.

A/N: Hee, Hee, Hee... A cliffhanger, I guess. First thing that I got to say is that bugging my dad for that PS2 and Kingdom Hearts II is not really effective. So now I resorted to the "good grades" technique. I'm dying to get that game! I like that song "Sanctuary" by Utada Hikari but I like "Simple and Clean" better. It's just me.

Thanks to Deadly Dive for reviewing. I took your advice even though I did kind of shun Mika these last two chapters. But I needed to give more personality to the other characters especially Enishi. Other readers (if there are) write a review! Writers crave reviews! That's it really. Till later.