Disclaimer: I do not own Gokusen. I borrowed most of the characters from the drama and some from the manga. Also, I borrowed a few characters with permission from BlackJack7's Growing up Yakuza, Yoshiro and Meiko.
RECAP: Yankumi was visited by Sawatari sensei, who disapproved of her wedding, but changed his mind and decided to attend and make a speech. Then Yankumi was visited by two teachers that she knew when she was at Kurogin Gakuen, a childhood friend, and Shinohara, who all confessed. She was so stressed that she took up the Uma-No-O's omiai challenge to relieve her stress and soundly beat him.
Chapter 10: The Wedding is Cancelled?
Although it was not even lunch time, Yankumi decided to take a much needed soak in the tub followed by a cup of tea. She sighed as she thought about the events that had already occurred that day, when she remembered that there was something she had to do. She was just about to contact Kekkon sama when the phone rang and then Minoru came to get her.
"Ah, Ojou, Kekkon sama is on the phone for you." He handed her the phone.
"Good. I needed to speak to her too." Yankumi took the phone. "Kekkon sama, I'm glad you called. I need to talk to you about something."
Kekkon sama was startled for a second and then went outside to see if it was snowing. No, hell hasn't frozen over. "Yamaguchi sensei, did you say that you were glad to hear from me?"
Yankumi nodded. "Hm, I had two guests this morning who had not yet RSVP'd for the wedding. I wanted to see if I could RSVP for them, and also one of them wanted to make a speech. Oh, yeah, and there aren't any dietary restrictions."
Kekkon sama blinked for a second. "Oh, okay. Sure. Uhm, just tell me their names, and I'll add them to the program."
"Okay, It is Sawatori Goro and Sachiko. Sawatori Goro was the head teacher at two of the schools where I taught." Yankumi explained.
"Got it, I'll add them no problem." Kekkon sama said happily.
"Great, thank you. Good bye." Yankumi hurried off the phone.
"Good bye. Wait!" Kekkon sama had almost forgotten the reason that she called. "I was calling to schedule you for your final fitting for your dress today. When and how soon can you be at the hotel?"
"Oh, ah, I guess I will come first thing after lunch about 2:00?" Yankumi said.
"Okay, and what about your maiden of honor, Harrison Sensei? I wasn't able to get in contact with her. Do you know if she is back from Hong Kong yet?" Kekkon sama asked.
"She should be arriving soon. You probably couldn't get her because her phone was off since she is probably on the plane now." Yankumi explained.
"Well, I was able to put the call through, but when I tried to talk it was immediately hung up." Kekkon sama responded.
"Hm, that's odd. When is the last time you tried to call her? Maybe she was turning her phone off at that time." Yankumi asked.
"It was right before I called you." Kekkon sama replied.
"Oh well, I'll call her and check. Don't worry. I'm sure she'll make it on time." Yankumi said anxious and then said goodbye and hung up. She was just about to pick up her cell phone to call Imani when it rang from a number that she didn't recognize, and Yankumi answered it.
"Hello Gorgeous." The voice said in a low drawl.
"Who is this?" Yankumi asked warily, not recognizing the voice or the phone number.
"This is the man you love, who is going to marry you. Come over to the hotel, room 721. I thought that we could spend private time together before you get married." The voice said.
"I don't know what you are talking about, but I don't love you, and I'm not marrying you or anyone else who confesses today. And one more thing, I am definitely not the kind of girl who cheats." Yankumi hung up the phone.
The phone rang immediately. "Kumiko, are you saying that you don't want to marry me or spend any time alone together?"
"No, I don't want to marry you, and I'll definitely never meet you at any hotel" Yankumi shouted in the phone.
"So, do you want me to cancel everything, the hotel room and the wedding, and all the plans?" He asked.
"Yes! I won't meet you at a hotel. So whatever you are planning, you can cancel it." Yankumi hung up again and then looked at the phone. "Who is this and why is he harassing me? Whatever plans he made, he has to cancel them. I don't care how much they cost. He shouldn't be so conceited."
Meanwhile he was wondering. That's weird. Did something happen to make her want to cancel the wedding? Wait, did she say she didn't know who I was? He then called back.
"Kumiko, I love you, and we're getting married on Saturday." He said.
"No! I'm not marrying you. I'm getting married to someone else Saturday. It is the man that I really and truly love. He is the only man for me." Yankumi protested.
"Do you know who this is?" He asked again.
"Yes, you're not the man that I love and will marry." She hung up and took out her battery from the phone. Wait until I tell Shin about this. She thought.
Shin thought it over and then decided to call her again but the phone went straight to voice mail. So he called the house phone. "Kumiko, it's Shin."
"Shinnnnn." Yankumi whined. "You wouldn't believe the morning that I am having. First Kyoto sensei came by and told me to cancel the wedding because he disapproved, and his wife tried to set me up with that weird cop that used to work with Shinohara. Then I told them that Kekkon sama set up the wedding, and then they said nevermind and wanted to RSVP and give a speech at the wedding. Then two teachers came and confessed to me, and so did my childhood friend and then Shinohara told me that he loved me and not Kawashima sensei. She's just his friend. Then I had to fight the Uma-No-O in an omiai challenge, and finally some pervert kept calling me and wanted me to meet him at a hotel room and cancel my wedding and marry him instead. He said he already made plans and everything." Yankumi finished out of breath.
Shin burst into laughter. "Kumiko no baka. That was me calling you. I booked us a suite at the hotel. Since we've had such a tough week, I wanted us to get away for the evening and relax together and not think of the wedding just enjoy being together."
"Oh, then why didn't you say so, and why is your phone number different?" Yankumi pouted.
"Because I'm calling you from the limo. I should be in front of your house in about five minutes. I'm taking you to lunch and then to the spa at the hotel. Then we'll have dinner together and just lay around and relax and turn off our phones. How does that sound?" Shin asked.
"That sounds wonderful." Yankumi relaxed. "Oh, but I need to pack for the wedding, and I have to meet Kekkon sama at 2:00 for my dress fitting."
"We can do all of that too. We are going to stay at the hotel where the wedding is. So, we'll be able to meet her and still spend time together, and don't worry about packing. I have already brought you everything you will need. Now, grab what stuff you absolutely have to have for the wedding and come outside." Shin told her. Yankumi looked outside to see a Mercedes Benz limousine. She smiled, waved, and then raced upstairs to pack the few things that she needed and jumped into the limousine, forgetting about all of the troubles from the morning and about what the wedding coordinator said about the maiden of honor, as Shin had hoped and planned.
Meanwhile, Kekkon sama had not forgotten the maiden of honor. She called her again, but the phone was engaged. So let's check in on our forgotten maiden of honor, shall we?
"Waaaaah!" A little girl cried.
"Can't you shut that kid up?" Ren asked.
Imani looked at him and pointed out her handcuffs. "And just how do you suppose I do that like this? Anyway, Ren, it's not her fault. She's scared and probably hungry. It's been more than 12 hours since any of us has had anything to eat. Why don't we order something?" Imani asked calmly.
"No way, they may poison it or put something in it to knock me out and then take you away from me." Ren looked at her.
Imani looked up at him. "Then, have us taste the food first. If there is anything wrong, we'll notice. And I'm not going anywhere like this." She held up her hands that were handcuffed to the witness stand. "So, why don't you use my phone to call my dad and have him order something?" As they were talking her phone rang. Ren picked it up and then quickly hung it up.
He read the caller ID. "Whoever this person is is sure persistent." Ren remarked.
Imani sighed as the little girl began to cry again. "Ren, could you please order her some food. She'll probably sleep as soon as her stomach is full."
"Fine, just tell her to shut up already and ask her what she wants? Oh, and order the same thing for all three of us. That way they won't be able to tell who ordered what and try to slip something in there." Ren tossed the phone to Imani.
She looked at him. "How am I supposed to call like this? Why don't you just call yourself?"
He shook his head. "No, way, and have you hit me on the back of the head or escape while my attention is on the phone." He unlocked one of the cuffs and then attached it to her leg. He then gave her the phone.
Imani spoke gently to the little girl, asking what she wanted to eat, and then called her father.
"Imani, thank god. How are you baby? How is the little girl? He didn't touch you did he?" Kenazawa sensei asked.
"No, Daddy, I'm fine. She's fine. We are just hungry. That's all." Imani replied. "I want to order some food. We will all have the same thing." She ordered.
The police listened and then asked her father. "Ask her if she wants us to put some sleeping pills in his food. We can mark the one that is his for her so she won't mistakenly eat it."
Her father relayed the message. She responded. "Yes, make them all the same way. The little girl will be tasting them all first so please make them all the same. Hopefully, once she eats she will rest and then we can negotiate. We haven't been able to make any plans with the little girl awake and crying. Once she is rested, things will get better." Imani replied carefully.
Her father nodded. "I understand." Then the phone hung up. Her father turned to them. "She said doctor all three meals. The little girl will taste all of them first. Make sure that you only use a little bit."
"Huh? She wants us to put something in all three of them? But won't that make all of them fall asleep?" The detective in charged asked.
"No, just the little girl. She wants her to fall asleep so that she can take action. She was afraid of scaring the little girl. So, if the little girl goes to sleep she can come up with a plan to get free." Her father responded.
They began making calls and plans. Meanwhile, back in the courtroom Ren had hung up the phone and gave it back to Imani. "That was long enough. You better not had sent any coded message."
Imani glared at him and that's when Kekkon sama called. Imani answered. "Hello."
"Imani, thank god, we've been trying to reach you all day. We need you to come and get fitted for your dress." Kekkon sama told her. "Can we schedule you this afternoon?"
"Ah, that will be a little bit difficult. I'm still in Hong Kong. I probably won't be back until tomorrow."
"You what?" Kekkon sama shouted and then calmed herself. "Imani, we really need to do it today. Tomorrow will be cutting it closely. Isn't there anything you can do?"
"Well, you could call my clothing store and get my measurements from them. The last time I was fitted was last week. So those should work. Then I can try on my dress tomo…" Imani was interrupted by Ren grabbing the phone.
"Hello." He spoke. "Who is this?"
"Ah, this is Kekkon sama, the wedding coordinator for the Sawada Yamaguchi wedding. Who is this?" Kekkon sama thought it may be one of the police or lawyers.
"This is Imani's soulmate. I'm sorry to tell you this but she will not be back today, tomorrow or anytime soon." Ren spoke and hung up the phone.
Imani glared at him. "DON'T, answer my phone or answer for me again."
Ren looked at her and smiled. "Why, it's the truth?" He came over to her and stroked her cheek.
Kekkon sama called back. "Excuse me, but did you say that she won't be back?"
"Yes." Ren spoke. He hung up again.
Kekkon sama was both furious and flustered and called back again. "Look, she has to get fitted for the wedding and attend the rehearsal dinner and the wedding. Next to the bride and groom, she is one of the most important people there." Kekkon sama protested. "Wait did you say her soulmate? Is this Tsuchiya san?" She asked.
"You mean that tall boy with the fan?" Ren turned and scowled at Imani. "No, this is most definitely not him. She doesn't love that fool. She is just toying with him, using him to make me jealous. She succeeded, too. So I decided to take action and make her mine. So, from now on we'll be spending the rest of our lives together." He hung up again.
Kekkon sama's heart skipped a beat and she called back again. "Are you saying that she won't make the wedding this weekend?"
"No, she won't. But listen, maybe we'll use your services in the near future. So if you want that to happen, you'll keep the line clear and stop bothering us." He yelled, hung up the phone, and then took out the battery.
Imani was furious. She arched one eyebrow at him and decided to take action. She quickly found something and threw it near the little girl, frightening her and causing her to cry.
"I want my Moooommmyyyyyyy." She wailed.
Ren responded glaring at the little girl. "Would you please pipe down?" He yelled causing her to cry harder and louder.
"Ren, please be gentle. You'll never become a good father that way. Why don't you let me hold her and calm her down?" Imani spoke gently.
Ren exhaled and picked up the little girl and brought her over to Imani. The little girl squealed and fought when Ren picked her up. Imani sat on the floor and placed her on her lap, stroking her hair. She smiled at the little girl and whispered to her. "Would you like to make this go away like a bad dream and then wake up with your Mommy?"
The little girl was still sobbing and nodded. Imani then whispered to her. "I'm sorry for having to do this." She stroked the little girl's hair for a few minutes soothing her, and then she quickly pressed an area along her neck and knocked her out. Imani then spoke to Ren. "There, now could you take her and lay her down somewhere? You should have been nicer, and you wouldn't have scared her."
Ren came over to pick up the little girl, but then stopped first to get another pair of handcuffs to chain her up while he picked up the child. "You are too resourceful." He told her. After he handcuffed Imani, he bent down to scoop up the child from Imani's lap. While he did, Imani took the hairpin she had taken from the little girl's hair and freed herself from the handcuff. She then hit Ren on the back of the neck before he had picked up the child and freed her other hand and was working on her leg. Ren didn't take long to wake up. In fact, he began stirring while Imani was undoing her leg. He looked up at her. "I knew you were planning something." He grabbed at Imani, who took off a scarf that she was wearing and wrapped it around his neck and choked him. He finally let her go to grab at the scarf. She rotated the scarf around and flung him back toward the prosecutor's table. She then put the scarf under the little girl and slid her out of the way. Ren got up and came toward Imani. She freed her other leg and then gave him a quick succession of kicks, knocking him out.
She then took the handcuffs and chained Ren's hands and feet together in back of him. She picked up the little girl and then retrieved her phone. Just then, the police knocked on the door with the food. She opened the door with the little girl in her arms. The little girl's mother ran to her and picked her up and held the little girl to her. "Oh, thank god. Is she hurt anywhere? Is she okay? What did he do to her?" The mother asked.
"No, she's fine, but she will be out for a while. He didn't do anything to her. I put her to sleep so that she wouldn't have to watch the fight. I'm sorry." Imani lowered her head.
"No, thank you for getting my little girl back to me safely." The woman told her and then left.
Imani's father ran to her, put a blanket around her and hugged her tightly to him. "Are you okay?"
She nodded. "Yes, I just want to catch the next flight out of here and get ready for the wedding."
Her father nodded. "I have a car standing by and tickets waiting at the airport. We should make it just in time."
"I'm afraid we can't let you go. We need her to make a statement and tell us what happened. It may take a couple of days." The detective in charge told them.
"I don't have a couple of days. I don't really have a couple of hours. I barely have a couple of minutes. Can't I give a deposition and provide that to you? I was supposed to be gone yesterday, but your slow court system, your lenient judge, and your shoddy police work are the reason that I am still here and got kidnapped. Now I have a wedding to attend, and I need to go." Imani took umbrage and began to walk away.
"Hold on, Ms. Harrison. If we have to arrest you, you will stay here and give your statement, and then you will see just how slow and shoddy our court system and police work are." The detective threatened her.
"That is DR. Harrison, and try it and see if you don't have an international incident on your hands." Imani warned.
"Wait a second both of you. Let's calm down. Detective, it is obvious that my daughter is stressed and suffering from sleep and food deprivation. She probably didn't mean to express herself in that manner, but she does need to leave. So, we'll get some food inside of her, let her rest a couple of hours, and then come to the station and give a statement. She should be finished by tomorrow morning at the latest and will have a police escort to make the latest flight before lunch." Her father's tone was stern.
"Sir, I can't guarantee that we can do as you have requested. I will have to ask my …" He began, but her father interrupted him.
"Your supervisors, the police commissioner is on the phone and is listening. By the way, that wasn't a request. You will perform as I have asked." He handed the phone to the detective who was bowing and being chewed out by his boss.
Imani gasped. "Phone!" She put her battery back in and then made two phone calls. "Hello, Kekkon sama, please calm down and don't panic. Yes, I'll be back by tomorrow in time for the rehearsal. No, there was a police incident, and I couldn't get away. Oh, that was no one important. I assure you that I will be back by tomorrow in time for the rehearsal. Also, please don't tell Miko about the phone calls. You don't want her to panic do you? Good, I'll see you tomorrow." Imani hung up and made one more phone call. "Hey Niichan, is Yankumi anywhere in the vicinity?"
"No, are you?" Shin asked.
"Not yet, but I'll be there by tomorrow." She said calmly.
"Are you sure?" He asked.
"Didn't you get my message from Dad? Even if I have to kill, I'll make it to the wedding." She replied.
"Then, I'll leave it to you, and see you tomorrow." Shin said.
"I'll leave Miko to you, and tell her when she asks that I said don't worry she'll see me at the rehearsal." Imani said and then hung up. She sighed and then sank to the floor. Her father caught her before she hit the ground. He picked her up and took her to a hotel.
Meanwhile, back at the hotel in Japan, Shin and Yankumi were relaxing at the spa. Shin smiled at Yankumi. "So do you feel better now?"
She nodded. "Yes, it's perfect here, but it's kind of weird. I keep running into all these people in cosplay. Are they having some type of cosplay convention or what?" (A/N: Close Yankumi, but not quite.)
Thus, at the end of the day, there was one disapproval, two potential omiais, two fights, four confessions, one near wedding cancellation, and one almost international incident. So with one more day until the wedding all of the unfortunate events have occurred and been resolved for them to have a peaceful and uneventful wedding (pause) is what I would like to say. Of course there is still that.
That
"Boss, I am here to report that all 30 guys have their suits ready and know what they are to do." Eksuh san reported.
"Good. I guess I better buy a gift for the wedding. After all, it would be improper for a man of my stature to come empty-handed, especially since I will be one of the guests making a toast. Although, there will present will come later." He chuckled to himself.
(A/N) Originally, this chapter and the last chapter were meant to be one chapter, but it was too long. So I split them. Originally, I intended to have Odagiri confess again and also Yabuki. Then I decided against it. Since Odagiri made a deal with Shin in the other story, A Gokusen Jdorama Ending, I didn't think he would go back on it. I decided not to make Yabuki confess since there were already enough confessions. I thought that would be too many. All the other ones that confessed were more believable to me than Yabuki confessing so I left it out. I hope you aren't too disappointed. Don't worry. Yabuki will get some time in here.