Title: Questions

Summary: There was a deal that has to be made, but they didn't know that there was a series of questions before that. But sometimes, they have no choice but to answer.

Word Count: 4645

Notes: This chapter is pretty serious compared to the rest, but it does have some moments! The next chapter will be more fun though because I tend to do that to balance things up!

Emile/Canción belongs to polar-star-dorks!

Hanako/Lotus and Rin/Bullet belongs to polar-stars!

The temperature of the room got cold as the woman in red grinned a bit. She knew all of the already? She placed her hands together and placed her chin on top of it, and slowly her grin turned mischievous. It was as if the Cheshire Cat was aiming for their heads. "I know you all very well, maybe even your deepest secrets. My, my- isn't that scary~?"

There were people who had the urge to leave the room, as their stomachs began turning at the mere thought that someone was able to identify their whole life. Who does she think she is? Aroon crossed his arms and closed his eyes, not being able to form any words to reply- so the person who decided to do so was no other than another gang leader.

"Listen, lady- shut the fuck up. We're not here to have some fucking mind games, we're here to make a deal with you." He grunted, his glare being seeing through his glasses. "I don't fucking care who you are, but we're just here to get what we need." He raised his voice and the woman tilted her head, her expression not changing.

The eyes of Kuga widened a bit as he turned his head to Eizan."Damn, you never talked like this during a business kind of meeting… Calm down!" He loudly whispered, not being used to the sight before him. "You usually remain in your head and goddamn, we need someone like that now!"

"Gosh, it's fine to raise your voice. I don't mind it at all. This isn't the first time a client has done it." She leaned back on her chair and began giggling. "You mere members of the yakuza are so easy to rile up. But I do believe that Eizan Etsuya wouldn't be reacting like this if it weren't for his fiance being here, yes?" Her eyes traveled to Nene, and she only stared back blankly. "How sweet, you're afraid of your sweet future spouse fearing you, huh?"

"I do not fear him." Nene answered, her reply blunt as she kept on a pokerface. "I know the Yakuza and all the thing they do. I was informed ahead of the time of all their capabilities and the alike. I don't see the reason why I should fear him."

Eizan took some seconds to look at Nene. "You didn't need to say that, really."

"I felt like I need to reassure you in some way." She sighed. "You were close to snapping, it's easy to tell."

All the attention returned to the female who burst out laughing. "Oh god, how sweet! That's so adorable, sounds like a sentence straight from a romantic film or fanfiction." She clapped her hands in amusement. "Yes, sweetie. You know how the yakuza is. You know what they're capable of… But how about his crimes in specific, did her ever tell you that?" She stopped laughing and began wiping a tear coming out from her eye.

"No, but I don't think he needs to-"

"No, sweetie. He needs to, he just doesn't want to. I believe the other gang leaders know it very well. Right, Chankul? Kuga?" She gestured her hand to them. "You know about the deaths of Mister Ninoya and Miss Hanae?" The two knew their names sounded familiar and this only made Eizan freeze. "Do you know who it was caused by?"

"Shut the fuck up!" Eizan yelled and the woman began raising her five fingers.

"Let's play a little game shall we, if someone doesn't answer my question, then it makes our deal closer to being off. You've got 5 seconds to answer. 5, 4. 3-"

"This is rather new of you." Aroon stated as he slicked his hair backwards. "You've never done this before."

"Sorry, not the answer. Quit avoiding it Aroon."

Aroon's eyes looked at her blankly. "Are you serious about this game?"

"My, my, was I ever lying during meetings like this?"

Aroon twitched and he started to open up his mouth. "It was caused by Eizan. But that is completely normal inside the yakuza life."

"Good answer! Ding ding ding, you're right!" She reset her fingers back to 5 before asking the next question. "Now answer me, what was their relationship with Eizan… Kuga!" She pointed at him before beginning to count down again.

"Why do we need to answer these questions in front of the person he's client now?!" Kuga yelled. "Yeah sure, I don't give a rat's ass to Greedy Shit over there, but I do give a fuck about Misses Grump over there."

"Time's up, what's your final answer?" Seiza placed her hand down as she patiently waited for his answer to her question. "Don't you all want to get the advantage of this little battle? If you don't get the passes then there's a bigger possibility of death and a surprise attack."

"You sadistic bitch." Kuga mumbled under his breath before looking at Eizan and Nene for a brief moment and mouthing "Shit, I'm sorry."

"They were both clients of Eizan before."

Seiza nodded her head proudly. "There we go! That wasn't so hard." She got something from her drawer and pulled out a couple of folders. "They were both clients of Eizan and once business was done, he was the one who killed them himself and he even got to get their money by promising to protect the rest of the members of the family for another two months, isn't that cruel?" She opened up the folders. "This information is not known, but I was able to get two witnesses to spill the tea in exchange of the information they wanted. What will you do if he did the same to you, Miss Kinokuni Nene."

Nene paused for a moment before placing her hands together. She didn't know about that information, but she had to show that she still trusted him regardless."I… believe he won't." She didn't know how else she could respond by the lack of time and also because it was a surprise. "So I don't see the point of doing anything."

"Of course you don't see the point, you'd be dead by the time he decides to do so." She rolled her eyes. "Silly ol' me, actually answering a stupid question. However, you have to know very well that he's in the yakuza and he gets tired of people very easily. Once your deal is over with him when you're truly married and if the mastermind decides to stop doing their business… You'd be shot, and no one will able to tell who did it."

Aroon sighed loudly as he stayed on his chair, not knowing how else to respond. "Can we get to business?"

"No." She shook her head. "Not yet, sweetheart. I have to make sure the two clients over here know who their hired yakuza member is. I want to warn these normal humans of what the yakuza can do to them. How they can dispose their body once the deal is over." She stood up from her chair. "You're not pure either, Aroon. You're such a good-looking man who attracts women without any effort. They want to get in your pants. I have yet to discover if you actually did taint a woman, but no information about you being so god-like on bed hasn't been shared with me."

Aroon playfully grinned at her. "Now, I don't need to bed you for you to know. Isn't my looks enough to tell you I'm a master of the craft?"

"Oh my, that's pretty hot." She fanned herself with her own hand. "But telling information about you wouldn't be all that interesting, your gang should figure it out by themselves so I'll you on the safe side. Your members however, is pretty interesting! They all have these code names and all but aren't they simply Em-"

"I'd prefer if you place everyone on the first side, Nakai Seiza." The voice of Kaoru darkened as he stood up from his chair. "Mess with me all you want, or Eizan and Kuga or their clients- I don't care as much. But mess with my damn members, I can kill you with my bare hands."

"How violent~!" She got his hand and placed it on her neck. "But you're soft compared to the rest is the problem with you, are you sure you can do it?"

"..." Kaoru pulled his hand away, his eyes suddenly filled with bitterness. "Taking advantage of my kind heart to not being able to kill women with my bare hands, huh?" He muttered as the female smiled.

"That and I know you can't stand that thought of your friends dying before you. You're really a sweetheart compared to your father." She ruffled his hair. "Such a lovely man, you are. Miss Lotus would be lucky to have you."

"Excuse me?" Lotus began flustering but she raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean by that? He's my leader, not my lover." She answered and Canción only stared at her red cheeks. "I don't harbor any romantic feelings towards Aroon, can we skip to the important part already?" She stated. "We don't have the time in the world, and I'll be more than happy if we return back as quick as possible."

Canción nodded his head. "It's not that we don't want to stay with you, Miss… but if we remain for so long, people might catch the fact that we're here. The Yakuza has its tricks." He smiled politely and Seiza gasped, her hands covering her mouth.

"I know how Lotus and Canción are somewhat new to this life, but gosh, are they better than Eizan and Kuga already!" She coughed. "Ahem, anyway… Hold on for some seconds, loves. I still have to say some things and tell a few warnings." Her eyes turned to Kuga and she had a sly grin. "The reason why you act so confident is because of your failure, isn't it?"

Kuga became quiet and he only began speaking up. "I don't see the point of bringing up something that happened years ago." Despite the words he said, one of his hands was clutching tightly. It might not have been visible to the girl questioning, but it was to others. "Listen up, I don't know what you're trying to do with our heads, but it's best to stop."

"I can't believe a well known household would hire someone who failed before. That's my problem and that's why I can't stop." She pointed out. "I am scared of Kinokuni and Isshiki to die in cold blood just because they picked the wrong person." She brought up. "They went through enough pain. The girl has to go through a daily life with parents thinking she's still weak and fragile and is constantly crumbling over their words, while the boy has to go through constant pressure thinking he's not good enough. And now we have problems of the people protecting them."

Everyone in the room gone quiet, even Seiza herself. She dropped a bit of too much personal information about the two people who weren't part of any gang. The eyes of Isshiki grew rather sharp, thinking that it was uncalled for and it gave a vibe of a threat. Nene could only look down and place her hands together and begin to shake.

She went too far. Too far.

Eizan saw how she reacted to the comment and he had to do something. Now she know what he has done in the past, he should at least redeem himself and prove to her that he is not planning the same thing with her. He went up to Seiza and pushed Aroon aside. "I know we're in a deal, but fuck off." He slammed his hands on the table.

The playful personality of Seiza left as it was replaced with half lidded eyes and a frown. "How impolite."

"And you're calling me impolite?!" He pushed the things off her table out of anger and Bullet began panicking and shaking Death since she started feeling her anxiety rise as he did those actions. "I wasn't a bitch who brought up other people's pasts, now was I? I wasn't the bitch who decided to address some memories to make someone else uncomfortable. I was not a fucking bitch to make that woman shake because of a negative feeling, now was I?!"

"Now you're destroying everything in this room." She placed her hand on her head before shaking her head, as if she's not affected by anything he was doing.

He couldn't hold back his anger as he quickly grabbed anything he could throw as he threw it to the floor. "I don't fuck care about destroying everything that's yours, and I give no shit about the deal at the fucking moment!" He soon threw something else at her direction, but she swiftly dodged the material. It was a stapler which could have actually hurt her and she only looked at it, her eyes looking dim.

"When I talked about you alone, you didn't act like this… Huh, that's quite odd." If she were to be completely honest, she wasn't expecting this reaction. She knew she went too far, but she certainly didn't expect that reaction of him. "What do her feelings mean to you, Eizan Etsuya? Do you actually care about a client for once?"

He stopped throwing things around once she brought up an important question. Now that she mentioned it, he never grew fond enough to his clients to actually stay with them, nor did he actually defend them when it was outside of "the bullets and knives". He couldn't tell her anything, he found it hard to find an answer. "... It's business."

"I don't accept your response. From what I've heard, you never grew attached to a client before. You never cared about their emotional state." She brought up. "But what you're doing now? You're protective of her. You're defending her. She isn't your normal client, now is she?"

She kept pestering him with questions until he began glaring. "She isn't." He was already mad at her for making feel Nene that way, and now she's being annoying with her questions. "She's my future spouse."

A grin formed on the lips of Seiza once again. "So that's what makes her special?" She placed the tip of her fingers on her lips. "Do you love her?"

Eizan, once again, couldn't find an answer. She made him feel different, but he couldn't confirm anything. She was just a woman who had an arranged marriage with, nothing more, nothing less. "No. But I don't want my reputation to be ruined if I were a bad fiance."

"Sad." The woman fell on her seat and twirled her hair around her fingers. "I expected something more interesting than that, but alright." She looked over at Nene. "It's good he's protective over you, I guess. But you still have to watch out."

Eizan cursed at her before he walked back to his previous position and he felt goosebumps when he noticed the person beside him suddenly held his hand. "You didn't… really need to." Her voice was soft and it could barely be heard.

"Tch. Don't think I did it for you, woman." Even if it was barely visible, there was a small tint of red on his cheeks. "I was just annoyed." It was easy to tell that there was something more to it, but no one pushed their luck to tease him because of the situation at the moment.

The sharp gaze of Isshiki changed the moment he saw Nene looking better, and a smile just came to his lips. "That was rather mean to bring up, Miss Nakai." There might have been a hidden intention on the smile of Isshiki and the girl blew her bangs away.

"I have to say, I was at the wrong for that one." She admitted. "I only aim to rile up the yakuza members, but once my worry of ordinary people being possibly harmed- it may have affected my words. It's true, both of you have been through enough. I know that very well." She pulled her chair close to the desk before resting both her elbows above it. "And I apologize for it."

"As if we'll accept your apology, sheesh. You're a rather mean lady, but your looks make up for it." Kuga commented. "If you weren't so pretty, I don't know what will redeem you from that." He got a slight nudge from Isshiki. "Hey!"

"At least you thought I was pretty." She clapped her hands. "But the test is over. I only wanted to test something about these new clients and their protectors." She stuck her tongue out. "I may be a huge bitch, but I did enjoy my time."

"Wait, what the fuck just happened?" Eizan began speaking up again and the woman told him to be quiet by placing her index finger in front of her.

"Sh. Let me talk. I like testing people when they come and see how they are in some situations. At your case, I wanted to test out trust." She explained. "A lot of the people go to me, but only little get my services. I don't work for free and I don't work for dumbasses." She wiped her hands. "And I choose by their reactions to my words. I can determine if they're worthy enough for information, since I do have the right to reject."

"So you're fucking tell me you said all those personal shit just for your fucking game?!" Eizan snapped at her once again, but before he could walk to her desk again, Nene continued gripping his hand.

"Game sounds nice and friendly." She beamed. "So you can call it that."

"Aroon, who does she think she is?!" Kuga screeched and pointed at Seiza.

The woman laughed before standing up again to bow. "Seiza Nakai. I also think I'm quite a maze to new people like you." She winked. "I'm not as rude as I've shown you guys seconds ago, no-no. Absolutely not. I'm an actress with the side job of a data broker. So I wanted to use some of my skills."

"You could have at least told me in advanced." Aroon placed his face in his hands before shaking his head. "I wouldn't have threatened you like that. Or have this fuel in my chest."

"Now, that would be unfair to all if I've told only you about my plan." Seiza laughed before she made her body lean forward for a bit. "But since I went a tad bit meaner than planned, I'll allow three free questions. It's a first come first serve basis, and you don't need to repay me anything. But I do have the right to reject."

"Is she still acting?" Bullet whispered to Canción and he looked at the woman who gave an offer to the alliance. "It's making me worry…"

"I can tell from truths from lies… But now I know how her acting face looks like, it looks much different than how she looks now. So no, she isn't!" Canción smiled and Bullet sighed out of relief. "I was actually thinking something was off and I'm glad I was right! I just didn't know how to word it."

The first person who asked a question was Raven, her hand raising some seconds after. "I wanted to ask if you know if there are any more gangs who are aiming for us." She brought this up and Seiza nodded her head.

"Quite direct to the point, I like that. You surely chose a nice member, Death." Seiza grinned and Death only looked away from her the moment they met eyes. "But yes, there are more gangs aiming for you. One in specific is planning to aim for you next month as a whole. I have to say that you have to be rather prepared, because they'll be pretty big. The other has no significant information on them, they seem rather new to business, but they are solely aiming for Nene and Isshiki. So please be aware of this and be sure to always have your heads up fo gunners or test the drinks for poison."

"She really does know a lot, huh?" Shot spoke up and Cross was ready to pull their hair out.

"No shit, Sherlock. She's a data broker for crying out loud."

"Oooo! Cross, darling, you actually spoke. It's been a while since I saw you." She gestured them to come over. "Come over, let me give you a greeting."

Cross made an x mark with their fingers. "No. Not until we finish business. Sorry." They rejected the idea but then a sudden question came in their mind. "But I do have a question to ask."

"Two out of three questions already? How marvelous. Bring it on, cupcake."

"Have you found any hints of masterminds? I do know you don't know their identities, bu do you have at least any ideas or evidence to know who it is? For both situations of the Isshiki and Kinokuni household and the…you know what Case?"

She pulled her drawer and brought out folders. "No specified information that will greatly help you. But the mastermind hides through hidden pathways and I highly believe they hide underground. The masterminds do work hand-in-hand though." She handed the folders to the person closest to her. "Please pass it to cupcake."

It was passed around until Kuga decided to look at it for a bit. "Milas Case? Huh. Been a long time ever since this was brought up. Must have been a case that X-terminate is still trying to solve." He passed the folder around while it was still opened. "Here ya go, Cross."

Gaia's eyes traveled to the folder and her eyes widened as she saw the pictures attached to the folder. She began gripping on her coat tightly as the folder got passed around. She felt her head getting light and she quickly grabbed the shoulder of Lotus before leaning on her. Lotus held her quickly and quickly began talking. "She isn't feeling that well all of a sudden, I'll bring her out."

Aroon turned around and nodded his head. "Alright, Lotus. Please be sure to stay near this room." He could tell why there was a sudden uneasiness, and he was ready to shoot someone on the arm later. "I'll tell you any information needed once you come back."

"Thank you, Leader."

Once the door shut, Isshiki finally spoke up. "Is it okay if I ask the final question?"

"Of course! It's everyone else's fault for not thinking fast enough. What is it?"

Isshiki paused for a moment before he brought up his question. "Do you know any information about the newly wedded couple in the Marui family? And the current people who are protecting them… the Ibusakis?"

Seiza thought for a moment to try and recall any memories of them. She suddenly snapped her fingers seconds later. "Yes. I do know about them. In fact, I met them pretty recently. I told them some tips and some information they needed to know." She smiled at him. "They were rather cute. Yuki always held the hand of Zenji to make him less nervous about the things I told them. Then Shun and Ryoko were listening carefully as they talked to each other about their plans. A real cute sight, I am happy that the two pairs are together."

"Is there anything else?" Isshiki brought up another question but he turned quiet. "Wait, sorry." He laughed nervously. "You only said three."

Seiza raised her hand. "No, no. It is fine. It is a sub question to your main one, that is pretty acceptable." She began thinking more of what she could possibly say. "I heard that they were planning to go to have a little break from the Yakuza Life as they are going abroad. So I have made four of my guards be a backup for them. They were so cute so I allowed it for free. I wanted them to have a happy break from all the things that are happening."

"Thank you so much… You really aren't as mean as I thought." Isshiki began smiling and Seiza brushed his compliments away.

"Of course, of course. I just love acting like a bitch and doing tests. In reality I'm still a bitch, but you can classify me as a lower kind of bitch. I'm a sweet bitch which people love." She described herself. "I hope you do know that they have stated your name, Isshiki. You seem like a good man, and you should know that they miss seeing you."

Isshiki suddenly grew quiet and he gave a sad smile. "I'll be sure to see them as soon as everything is solved. I don't want to risk anything."

"Understandable. Tell me if you do though! I'll be glad to help whenever I can. As long as your promise that you reuniting with them will be really adorable."

"Haha, I promise!"

After a few seconds, Seiza jumped over her desk and crossed her legs- dropping all of her acts to the side. She wasn't acting like a rich fancy girl anymore, she still was one- but with a twist. "Now, we should talk about the deal."

Away from the Nakai mansion, there was something that was less serious that was happening. There was a couple being lead to an airport by 4 guards with two people from the Yakuza behind them. For now, it was true that they were truly safe as there was no other person was in sight, and it must have been because of a "reservation" which people would think is completely impossible.

"It's been a while since I was actually able to go around!" A girl with orange hair showed excitement in her steps as she continued holding the hand of her lover. "I finally get to have some fun with you and our best friends!" She turned to a male with glasses and began holding his two hands while going closer to her. "Like the old times! Aren't you excited?"

"Y-Yuki…" A smile formed on the blushing man's face as he called his wife by her name. "Absolutely." He replies to her question and the next time he knew it, he felt some kisses all over his face, which lead him to fluster even more.

Behind them, a couple were holding hands, the woman leaning on her partner- both in love and in job. "We really do deserve even the smallest break… I'm glad Yuki thought of this." The male who she leaned on only nodded his head slightly.

"Same here."

At least Isshiki was reassured that his juniors were safe that day.