Chapter Ten: Plots and Preparations
Disclaimer: I do not own Durarara.
Author's Note: I have no clue what Shizuo's and Tom's boss name is so I'm assigning one. If he does indeed have one… feel free to tell me, but, for the most part, I'm not changing it if I plan on using the character again.
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Akai cheerfully hummed as he skipped into Kisuke's office within Kenichi Technologies, having just finished reprimanding one of the Human Resources Department's employees on how to do their jobs. "I see you had fun," Kisuke smirked at the pleased expression on his lover's face.
Akai purred, "Yes I most certainly did. Kino-san wishes to put in his resignation on the grounds of no longer being suited for the job."
Kisuke raised a brow in disbelief, "What really happened? I know there is something more complex going on. This is a setup, correct?"
Akai's lighthearted façade changed rapidly once he locked the door his face became impassive, but a cold fury reflected in his eyes.
"Quite an elaborate bordering on convoluted, too. Tadao-san had done very quick and thorough work on investigating the incident the moment it was flagged. So because of this I won't punish him too badly. Now from what I've been told Hondo was hired as a favor by Kino, a friend of his. So there was no standard background check was done, which is why no one knew of the gambling debts.
But our real concern is the man who gave the flash drive to Hondo. After examining the flash drive, it has a program inside of it designed to hack into our systems. The stolen data was information on our more illegal activities. Fortunately, it is heavily encrypted and we recovered the flash drive before it reached unwanted hands.
However, if everything had gone according to plan Hondo would left and used the money to pay off his debt. He would have also unknowingly the building with that stolen data. The person who gave it to him in the first place would undoubtedly come back for the flash drive to retrieve the data.
He managed to track down Hondo prior to all this, right? He would have gone looking for Hondo again to get the flash drive back and Hondo would have given it to him thinking nothing of it. Hondo by this point gotten what he wanted and we'd have a huge information leak.
But I have to say this entire thing bothers me to no end. As intricate as this place is it… there was so much room for error meaning this was staged. I don't believe the flash drive, the money, or the data is important. No, this is a smokescreen. My reasoning for thinking this is simply put, the program itself.
The program used to do everything was sophisticated. Whoever designed it could have made sure the user wouldn't have been discovered thus that is what they wanted to be found out. Someone is clearly targeting you and the Ken," Akai reported.
"You always seem to impress me, you know that? So did we get our description? What did this mystery Yakuza look like?" Kisuke frowned, interlacing his fingers.
Akai sighed, "The most generic description I've ever heard. Black hair and brown eyes, he fits a good portion of the population of males in Japan."
"So we hit a dead-end?" Kisuke rubbed the bridge of his nose.
Akai replied coolly, "Just who do you think you're talking to? I sent a few of our guys to pick up Hondo after the debt collectors were done with him. I had a few more questions so I relayed them to our men to ask such as the location of the bar where they met. Also after a bit of encouragement Hondo recalled overhearing a phone call the man was having outside when he went to thank him before going home. He mentioned the Awakusu-kai, particularly Shiki-san's and Akabayashi-san's names."
Kisuke scowled, "That could mean anything at this point. He could be a member of the Awakusu-kai or an enemy. Though I have to agree this smells of a setup. I mean come on having a convenient phone call? Speaking loud enough to be overheard? We need to identify this mysterious Yakuza fast, this was done to spark a war."
"Don't worry I'll find him and introduce him to Setsu-chan and Zetsu-chan," Akai smiled coolly, his eyes glowed with malice.
Kisuke exhaled noisily, coming from behind his desk, and pulled Akai forcibly against his body, "Ah your beloved knives… you know I love that about you. This elegant cruelty you can slip on like a mask at any given moment."
"I feel the same with you shrewd callousness," Akai whispered, their breaths intermingled until they rushed forward devouring each other's tongues. Deft fingers removed Kisuke's suit jacket and tie within seconds while strong hands rubbed along Akai's lithe form.
Soon a large hand traveled under Akai's shirt, caressing the skin beneath causing Akai to shiver slightly, biting back the moan threatening to spill when Kisuke pinched one of his nipples.
A sudden knock thundered in the air breaking the lovers apart. "Just a minute," Kisuke called out hoarsely and had to clear his throat. He quickly put on his tie and jacket, smoothing down his clothes. He nodded at Akai to open the door once he saw the other male had straightened out his appearance.
"Tadao-san, how may we help you?" Akai smiled, but Tadao got the feeling he was in trouble.
"Kenichi-sama, Metsuki-sama you may not be aware, but Yuki-san is a very talented artist. He decided to take the initiative and sketch out a description for you to go on," Tadao pulled out a piece of paper. It was a highly realistic drawing of a man with dull eyes and oily dark locks.
Kisuke hummed thoughtfully, "So that's him. About as common as I thought he'd be. Thank Yuki-san for me. Akai when you get the chance deposit the usual bonus into his account for his excellent work."
Tadao knowing he was no longer needed bowed then left the room. "This saves time. Now all I have to do is ask around about this guy. Maybe I can pick him up on security cameras in the area of the bar where Hondo met him," Akai took the drawing, heading towards the door.
"Uh… you're going… now?" Kisuke stammered.
Akai smirked, "I can't afford to get distracted. Someone is making a move against you and I have to stop it. It's my job after all. Not only to be your informant but your bodyguard and enforcer. I am whatever you need me to be and right now I may have to do all three until our stay is over. Now shall I get to work, Kisuke-sama?"
Akai's blood red eyes glowed unnaturally in the lights of the office. Kisuke could clearly see the bloodlust, but he wasn't frightened by it. No, it excited him. "Yes," He purred, his own emerald eyes ignited.
The smaller male nodded then left so quickly and silently it was as if he was never there.
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"What happened with Hondo?" Tom asked noticing the lack of client who was delivered not too long ago. They came back from another job, but it only took about ten minutes with both Varona and Shizuo there to threaten the man.
"Oh him…" Shizuo's boss, Haku raised a brow, as the three debt collectors stood in his office. He sighed, "The Ken sent a couple of guys to pick Hondo up. They paid for the remainder of the debt to us."
"Then why bother letting us take him at all if they were just going to take him back and pay off his debt?" Tom asked.
Haku frowned, "As a sign of courtesy. You three had a job to do so Kenichi-san helped you complete it. It was also a way to not let the other party know Kenichi-san is on to them."
"Hm?" Shizuo blinked in confusion.
"There is a potential war going on against certain Yakuza organizations. I have gotten a call from Metsuki-san stating the Ken has no intentions of drawing us into this. So our role is done. The exchanged was even done at another location so no one would have reason to believe we are involved. As far as anyone knows Hondo-san left here from our offices on his own power," Haku stated.
Shizuo growled, "So the flea can't stay out of trouble." His fists tightened into fists, anger pulsated in his veins at the idea of Izaya being back to his old games.
Haku hissed, "Don't be foolish! This goes beyond any petty rivalry you have with Izaya Orihara. He's Akai Metsuki now. He's not the slimy informant who causes chaos just for his own pleasures. He is the loyal Kuro Ookami of the Ken, a dangerous man no one wants to cross at the beck and call of Kisuke Kenichi, another man not to be trifled with. Don't let his friendly exterior fool you Kenichi is said to be the more treacherous of the two. If you are actually lucky enough to get pass Metsuki and you're not dead or dying you will be, if you face Kenichi. That family line is thought to be descendants of demons."
"You don't truly believe that bullshit?" Shizuo snorted.
Varona interjected, "Isn't it duplicitous to discredit Haku-san's beliefs when one of your companions is a Dullahan."
Shizuo stiffened then rubbed the back of his head sheepishly, "Yeah I guess you have a point."
"In any case we'll do what you say and stay out of their way," Tom said giving both Shizuo and Varona meaningful glances, receiving nods of agreement in return.
"Good because the property damage Shizuo does now will not compare to the amount mostly done if you get mixed up in their business. Anyway, I have no other assignments for today. You're free to go," Haku dismissed them.
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"You're right on time Kenichi-san. I was worried you would be late with all the problems going on," Akabayashi smirked upon seeing Kenichi with his bodyguards, Kai and Kei entered Russia Sushi, where it was decided to be their meeting place once more.
Kisuke frowned, "So you heard. Then you must know someone is trying to play me for a fool. They want us to go you war, going even so far as to plant evidence against you."
Shiki scowled, "Like what exactly?"
"There are only a few organizations in the modern day frame of mind to employ hackers. Hackers skilled enough to create a flash drive with a program simultaneously stealing money and information from my systems. This flash drive was given to a now former employee by the name of Kenta Honda, a really bad gambler with a huge debt.
What was strange was the suddenness of the alert to this problem. It happened after having arrived in Tokyo. Someone wanted my attention then wish to point at your group by mentioning your names along with your organization. Akai had a figured out in minutes, the little sly genius, which confirmed my own suspicions," Kisuke explained.
"You are very forthcoming with information. How do you know we didn't have anything to do with it?" Akabayashi asked, quite curious.
Kisuke gave a razor-sharp smile, "No one can lie in my eyes." His eyes gave an eerie glow before fading to normal.
"So the rumors are true. Your family does descend from demons," Akabayashi calmly sipped his tea whilst Shiki only lit a cigarette undaunted by the revelation.
Kisuke chuckled, "You guys are no fun at all. It seems there is a special breed of people in Ikebukuro. Akai wasn't alarmed when he found out either. In fact, he was positively thrilled. He asked all sorts of questions, but that's just how he is."
"He hasn't changed much then. The strange and supernatural always held his interest despite his claims to loving all humans and them alone. I honestly believed his heart was actually devoted to the monsters of the world," Shiki blew a puff of smoke into the air.
"How philosophical of you Shiki-san," Akabayashi grinned earning a snort from Shiki.
Kisuke sighed, "I can see why Akai might have loved this place so much. It will be a shame when we leave it behind." The two Awakusu-kai executive chose to remain silent.
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"Is there a particular reason why we were all called here on such short notice?" A quite short male with wild dark blue hair and purple eyes grumbled. He resembled more of a child than an adult due to his small stature combined with his youthful face. He huffed impatiently whilst sitting in a standard conference room with another.
"Try not to throw another one of your infamous temper tantrums. You always end up having to pay for some kind of furniture being replaced," A cool voice spoke, which had a slight English accent. It belonged to the other person in the room. He was a tall willowy male with long silken gold hair and silver eyes.
"You are ever the voice of reason, Kane-san. Shi-san, I apologize for the lack of decorum," Saitou appeared in the doorway of the conference room with Ryuto was trailing behind him.
Shi folded his arms, "Well why are we here?"
"Do you remember my proposal two years ago?" Saitou prompted.
Kane frowned faintly, "You wish to claim the territory belonging to the Awakusu-kai and get rid of the Ken who was encroaching on our territory. So you did some rather sloppy work in trying to frame the Awakusu for the murder of the Ken's leader, to remove them in one stroke. I would also like to add this poor attempt at subterfuge was done without our and the other executives' permission. You barely escaped death for your massive failure only because you got rid of that troublesome informant, Izaya Orihara. You only just now regained your former rank as an executive."
"Yeah and it seems you didn't even get that accomplished. Orihara is alive, working for the Ken, more dangerous than he's ever been. You're just lucky the other executives are dead and we're all that's left of the governing branch of Doragonsukēru or you would have to answer for it," Shi smirked.
Saitou glared, "Don't act so high and mighty! You wanted those senile bastards dead because they kept treating you like a child because of your looks. It's only natural the young and strong should govern over the old and feeble."
"Calm down you two. There is no need to argue. We all agreed to split the territories evenly between us so no one has more power than the other. We also can't kill each other because of the fact we are all responsible for the other executives' deaths. We wouldn't want it to get out to the lesser branches. It's the benefit of collective blackmail. Now can we get back on task?" Kane interrupted, preventing an argument.
"After being informed of Kenichi arriving in Tokyo to form an alliance with the Awakusu-kai I developed a plan to destroy both our enemies. I used some guy I found out worked for Kenichi Technologies who had a debt with one of my bookies. I had Ryuto give him a flash drive programmed to steal all the money he would need, but also it had a subroutine to steal information. The security would discover this and catch Hondo.
I had Ryuto pretend to have a phone call for the guy to overhear so he would relay that information to his boss, Kenichi. During the fake phone call, Ryuto would talk about the Awakusu-kai as well as speak of Shiki and Akabayashi. Little clues to make Kenichi believe the Awakusu is involved.
Added with the past rumors that the Awakusu was responsible for his father's death he will think they are trying to kill him. The circumstances are almost exactly the same: purpose an alliance and suddenly wind up dead. He'd be stupid not to see the similarities between now and what happened to his father. Rather ingenious, don't you think?" Saitou smirked proudly.
Shi and Kane were silent. They slowly turned to face each other then moved to face Saitou. "Yes. I approve. It is a wonderful idea," Kane smiled.
"Yeah I don't see how anything could go wrong. You appear to have everything under control," Shi added.
"Excellent, I'll let you know when it's all done," Saitou nodded to each and left the room with Ryuto, his guard dog after him.
When they were sure Saitou and Ryuto were gone, Shi began to laugh, "What an idiot! He really thinks this will work. Kenichi didn't become the leader on charisma and good looks alone."
"He also has Akai Metsuki working directly under him. He was once Izaya Orihara and as much as he was a seditious little snake, he was incredibly shrewd. Metsuki would have perceived this plot immediately. What should be our next move? It was advantageous to feign ignorance of Saitou's last plan, but I have the impression it won't be the greatest option this time," Kane murmured monotonously.
"No, it's time we swallow our pride and ally with the Ken and Awakusu," Shi proposed.
Kane nodded, "Yes that is best. Shall we make the preparations?"
"Yes, I have a feeling the meeting is going to be very interesting. By the way, what do we plan on offering to the Ken? I know the Awakusu will want the use of our shipping ports," Shi grinned.
"Why the truth of course. I'm sure Metsuki will want to know who caused his amnesia. At the same time, I'm certain Kenichi wishes to know who was responsible for his father's death. It's poignant how they are the same person," Kane smirked.
Shi chuckled, "Yes even I can see the irony of the situation."
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Akai was calmly reclining against the bar when a cheerful chime of an alert to a text message resounded, which was remarkable due to the noisy background. Unlocking his phone Akai read the message: Do you wish to know the truth?
"Who the hell is Tsukumoya Shinichi?" Akai scowled when he saw the name of the person who sent the text. Suddenly his vision started to swim slightly before righting itself, but the overall feeling of annoyance crept up on him. "Why does that name make me irritated? Whatever, I'll find out about this person after I wrap things up here," He sighed, putting his phone back into his pocket.
"Now where were we? Oh yes, you were going to tell me the name of a certain customer and where I can find him," Akai smiled a bit too pleasantly given the situation.
The place was in complete disarray, tables broken and turned over. There was broken glass all over the floor. Finally, there were various customers were suffering from various degrees of injuries, mostly lacerations and blood loss. A lone man, the bartender was the only one still conscious, but he was far from unharmed being that there was a very sharp knife buried in one of his hands, pinning it to the bar.
"Alright, I'll tell you! His name is Ryuto Jong. He's this half Korean, half Japanese guy who works for the Doragonsukēru under Dai Saitou, and executive of the Doragonsukēru. That's all I know!" The bartender screamed.
"Thank you very much," Akai none too gently removed his knives, cleaned it off with a nearby rag, and placed it back in its holster. "Here, the Ken always pays its debts. Although next time when a representative of the Ken comes into your establishment, do try to be a bit more courteous," He laid down a huge stack of money on the counter and walked out the exit.
Akai smiled in satisfaction as he prepared to head back to Kisuke to give him the new information, but the smile quickly vanished from his face. The reason being: a familiar faux blond man in the bartender suit. "Heiwajima-san," Akai murmured.
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End of Chapter
Author's Note: Hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Until next time!