Holy crap i did not realize how long this chapter was, and it took me a while to edit it so i hope everyone appreciates it as much as i do!
Enough talk, lets go!

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~MajorChemistry~

Chapter 8: Bittersweet 16

A few days had passed Johnny was still in the hospital, Aisha was still gone. I was looking up the passenger manifest again, one name caught my attention, "Kazuo Akuji. Just the man I was looking for." I grabbed my phone and called Pierce,

"Yo, what up?"

"You busy?"

"Not really."

"Come over, I've got something for you to get to the Boss."

"You can't do it?"

"Boss didn't tell me to give him information about the Ronin... It's important information too..."

"Okay okay I'll be over in a few." I hung up. I hit the print button and went upstairs to the office to grab the paper. I heard the door open and close downstairs, "Sara? Where you at man?"

"I'm upstairs!" I observed the manifest, Pierce walked in, "Check this out." I handed him the paper,

"What is it?"

"A few days ago a Ronin lieutenant spilled the beans that Kazuo Akuji was on his way to Stillwater, probably to show his son how to properly lead a gang. Now, just a refresher, Kazuo Akuji is Shogo's father-"

"Sara, I already knew that."

"I know, just making sure. Anyway, what do you notice about this manifest."

Pierce looked at it, "Looks like every first class seat was bought by him..."

"So, he's not traveling alone..."

Pierce and I looked at me, "How do you do it?" He asked,

"I don't know, I just use my brain. Best get that to Boss quick, the flight is arriving today."

"Right, thanks Sara." He left.

I headed to the hospital to visit Johnny, as I have been the last few days, when I noticed some Brotherhood talking in the parking lot, "The race this weekend is going to be awesome." One guy said, "Donnie is fixing up my truck so it will go faster, I'm guaranteed to win this race."

"Man, shut up, you don't stand a chance..."

I walked into the hospital, pulling out my cell phone, "Hello?"

"Boss, I think I know how we can fuck with the Brotherhood."

"I'm listening."

"Remember how Donnie said something about a race this week?"

"Yeah?"

"Well, Donnie sure knows a lot about cars... and it would be a shame if somebody rustled him up a bit to sabotage his own gang..."

There was silence for a second, "Sara, you're a genius."

"Glad you think so, I was beginning to think I was looking like an idiot."

"I'll take care of that after we take care of Akuji, which by the way, good job on getting that to Pierce."

"No problem, good luck." I hung up and went to Johnny's room.

He was flipping through the channels on the television, "Man, all these fucking channels and not a damn thing to watch!" He tossed the remote aside,

"Ohh poor baby." I said in a motherly tone,

"You think you're funny don't you?"

"That's because most of the time I am."

"You keep telling yourself that."

"How much longer are you in this shithole anyway?"

"Doctor said a few more days."

"Damn, sorry for you, I mean, I get to walk around and do some murdering and shit."

"Ah quit rubbing it in."

"So, I got word on Akuji's arrival."

"When is that fucker supposed to arrive?"

"Today, Boss and Pierce are out taking care of it right now."

"Why didn't you tell me about this before?"

"Because I just found out like..." I looked at my watch, "Two hours ago."

"That was fast."

"Yeah, we're just trying to kill the fuckers that killed Aisha."

"Yeah, right..." He looked back at the television.

My cell buzzed in my pocket, I grabbed it and looked at the caller ID, it was Carlos. I looked at Johnny, "Don't let me stop you from talking to him."

"Thanks Johnny." I stepped out of the room, "Hello?"

"Hey are you doing anything right now?"

"Im at the hospital."

"Oh..."

"I was just about to leave though like, I was literally on my way out."

"Wanna go to Freckle Bitches with me?"

"Yeah, I'll meet you there, it's just down the road anyway."

"Alright, see you in a few." I hung up and went back in the room,

"What? No 'I love you baby'?"

"No, we just started dating, we aren't at the 'I love you stage' yet... Wait, were you listening to our conversation?"

"Maybe."

I rolled my eyes, "We're going to Freckle Bitches, you want anything?"

"Yeah can you get me the usual? I'm fucking starving here."

"Okay, see you in a bit." I left.

We sat down at one of the tables, "Man, I didn't realize how hungry I really was until I smelled the food." I said, grabbing my burger, "I haven't really eaten much besides the hospital food."

"Johnny is lucky to have you as a sister. My brother didn't even bother visiting me in prison."

"I didn't really visit Johnny either though."

"Why not?"

I shrugged, "It's out on an island, and I couldn't exactly drive there."

"Right."

"It doesn't matter, he's out now." I went to take a bite of my burger when I looked up at the intersection.

I noticed a yellow Ronin car pull into Kanto, "Sara, what are you looking at?" He turned around,

"Don't look, you'll make it obvious." He turned back around. I watched as the car parked, and a familiar bald asshole got out of the car, I grabbed my phone, "Hello?" "Boss, Jyunichi just walked into Kanto-"

"I know where he's at Sara."

"You do?"

"Yeah, some asshole called me and gave me a tip saying he would be there."

"Are you on your way there?"

"Yeah. Do not go after him Sara, you'll get yourself killed."

"I am more than capable of taking him on my own."

"Your brother couldn't take him on his own, what makes you think you can?"

"Because you won't be there to be a distraction."

"Sara, don't go over there." Carlos said,

"Wha- you're supposed to be on my side."

I heard Boss laugh on the other end of the line, "Don't worry Sara, I will take care of it."

"Oh yeah? And how did taking care of Akuji go huh?"

"Goodbye Sara." He hung up,

"Dick."

"You're not mad at me are you?"

"No, Carlos, I'm not. I'm just annoyed at Boss because I can handle myself. I've been able to handle myself for years. I'm not a little girl anymore."

"Sara, you don't have to try and prove you're as tough as Johnny."

"I'm not trying to prove anything except that I'm not a 10 year old girl."

"I understand what its like trying to prove that you're tougher than they think. I was doing it for years because it was like that with my brother."

"What happened to your brother anyway?"

"He's long gone."

"Like... Dead?"

"What? No, he's just left the state."

"Oh..." I stood up,

"Where are you going?"

"Im gonna take Johnny's food to him, you want to come with?"

"Might as well." We headed back to the hospital.

I was sitting in my room that night reading a book and trying not to fall asleep, the front door opened and closed, "Huh? Mom?" There was no reply, "Fuck it, if I get kidnapped then I get kidnapped." I laid my head back on my pillow.

I heard footsteps coming up the stairs, "Do I look like the woman who gave birth to you?" Johnny appeared in the doorway,

"Coulda fooled me. What happened to 'a few days'?" I sat up,

"The Ronin shot up the hospital and Boss got me out of there."

"Why'd they shoot up the hospital?"

"Because Boss killed Jyunichi." A part of me was relieved, he actually killed the asshole who killed Aisha. Still, that wasn't going to bring her back,

"That means we have to..." "I know, you guys were waiting for me to decide. I also wanted to talk to you." He sat on the edge of my bed,

"What were you thinking?" I asked,

"Saturday..."

I nodded, "That would be a good day." Even though it wasn't going to be a good day, but best have it as soon as we can.

Johnny looked down, "Man, I can't believe she's gone." Johnny and Aisha's relationship was far from perfect, they made it work though. It hurt to see him so heartbroken, usually I was the one who was an emotional wreck,

"You know, a wise man told me once 'She's at peace now, and she will always look after you'."

He looked at me, "A wise man huh?"

"Yup, I wouldn't take advice from anyone else."

"I can assure you you're not taking advice from a wise man."

"Say what you will." I said.

He got up, "Good night Sara."

"Night Johnny."

The next morning I was at the hideout talking to Johnny, Pierce, and the Boss, "... And thats why you don't dissolve bodies in a bathtub, the acid eats right through that shit." I said,

"It's amazing and quite disturbing how you know that." Pierce said,

"You should come over some time, I can show you the Deep Web."

"Isn't that illegal?" Boss asked,

"Only if you don't know what you're doing."

We heard footsteps coming down the stairs, "This is a helluva place you got here... I mean, it's a good thing I had my tetanus shot, but beyond that it's, uh... cozy."

I turned to see Dane Vogel walking down the stairs, "Do I know you?" Boss asked, getting up off the step,

"Name's Dane Vogel, he works for Ultor... I remember he swung by the church and offered Dex a job a while back." Johnny said,

"He's also a total douchebag." I muttered,

"You're shitting me." Boss said,

"Who's Dex?" Pierce asked,

"Dex was a man who had higher aspirations than being a thug, you can't blame him for 'moving on up'." Dane said, approaching us,

"He was a fucking sellout." Johnny said,

"You call him a sellout, I call him a millionaire."

"What's the difference?" I asked,

"Good point." Johnny agreed,

"Whadya want?" Boss asked,

"I want to help you."

"If I need any Ultor Unlimited Sunglasses I'll steal 'em."

"So you're familiar with our products?"

"Fuck off Vogel." Johnny said,

"Do you want our help or not?"

"Maybe." Boss said,

"Yes." Pierce said,

"No." Johnny said,

"Eh..." I shrugged.

We all looked at each other, "Well, this is a well oiled machine."

"What do you got?"

"We've recently severed our ties with the Ronin."

"Aww, you're breakin' my heart." Johnny said, I chuckled,

"I know where the Akuji's lay their heads. I doubt any of your Lieutenants have that information."

"I don't know, Shaundi's fucked a lot of guys, and Sara knows her way around a computer."

"Gat's talkin sense..." Pierce said,

"Besides, the Akuji's stay at the hotel on the south side of town, the big towering one." I said, Vogel gave me a look, "I know a lot of things Mr. Vogel." I smirked,

"How do we know it's not a trap?" Boss asked,

"That part's easy... I'll wait for you here... If you don't make it back, one of your boys can take me out." He sat on one of the couches,

"Yo, why don't we cut the waiting part?" Johnny pulled out his gun and pointed it at Vogel,

"I think the waiting part is very important."

"Gat, you're with me. Pierce, Sara, you're babysitting Vogel."

"You sure you don't want me to take out this asshole now?" Johnny asked,

"Save the bullet for Akuji." Boss and Johnny left.

I looked at Pierce, "You ever play chess before?"

"Girl, I ain't stupid, I know how to play chess."

"Do you?" I raised an eyebrow,

"Sit yo ass down I'll show you how to play chess."

"Alright."

After three games Pierce was no closer to beating me, "So, how old are you anyway?" Dane asked me,

"Don't you know it's impolite to ask a woman her age Dane?" I replied, not taking my eyes off the chess game,

"You hardly seem like a woman."

I glared at him, "And what the fuck is that supposed to mean?"

"I mean that you seem hardly old enough to be a gangbanger. Can you even shoot a gun?"

I pulled out my pistol and shot right underneath his armpit without taking my eyes off the chess game, "Keep pestering me and next time I won't miss." I lowered my gun, Dane stayed quiet. I moved my queen, "And checkmate." I smirked,

"Man you cheat at this game, I'm not playing with you anymore."

"C'mon Pierce, it was only four games that I totally destroyed you at."

"Whatever man."

I got up, "As much as I enjoy babysitting a douchebag, I have dance practice to go to. You can manage right Pierce?"

"Yeah yeah, I'll be fine."

We were having an easy work day at practice today, just doing stretches and gymnastics outside, "Where is Ms. Faber anyway?" Rachel asked me,

"I couldn't tell you." I said, going into a split, "She didn't exactly say." I stretched my hands above my head,

"Then why are we even here?"

"Look Rachel, if you want to leave then be my guest."

"No, no, I'll stay."

"Then quit yer bitchin'."

"So..." She laid down in the grass, "How many people have you killed?"

"What?"

"C'mon, you're running with the Saints, you can't tell me you haven't killed people yet."

"I haven't." I lied, but was keeping my composure,

"What? You haven't?"

"No, I'm not that kind of gangbanger, I give them the information they need about the other gangs and I leave. Nothing exciting."

"Pfft, that sucks."

I looked at my watch, it was almost time to leave, "It's still a dangerous job." I got up and helped her up.

A familiar motorbike drove up and parked in the parking lot, I smiled, "Who's ride is that?" Rachel asked,

"That would be mine." Carlos took his helmet off and waved, "Alright girls, good practice, my ride is here."

"Wait, Sara who is that?" Rachel asked,

"My boyfriend." I grabbed my bag and ran up to him, giving him a hug, "You didn't have to pick me up you know."

"I know, but I wanted to." I put the helmet on and got on the bike.

He took me back to the hideout, when I walked inside Pierce was still babysitting Vogel and Shaundi was on the other couch smoking weed, "Shit, I was at practice for an hour and a half and they're still not back?"

"Yo, they've been gone a long time, maybe I should-"

"You really shouldn't." Dane interrupted,

"Wouldn't bother me any if you did." I shrugged,

"It's alright guys." Boss said, walking in,

"He led us right to 'em." Johnny said, "Get out of here Vogel."

"You've been a gracious host..." Dane said, getting up.

Boss grabbed him by the arm, "How come you went to the Ronin and not us?"

"You were in a coma and we couldn't find Julius... Timing, is everything." He pulled his arm away and left,

"What a dick." I said,

"Why is there a bullet hole in the couch?" Boss asked, Johnny looked at me.

I shrugged, "Sara, you could have killed him." Boss said,

"Don't you think I know that? He was getting on my nerves, I fired a warning shot to shut him up. Sue me for having my brothers bad attitude."

"Nah you didn't get that from me." Johnny said,

"It had to come from somewhere on mom's side of the family."

"I don't know..." Shaundi said, "I think that when you're gone and Sara is here, it's like you've never even left."

"Yeah but you're also high." I said,

"Good point."

"So, what's going on with the Akuji's?" I asked,

"They weren't there, but I think we pissed them off pretty good." Boss said,

"Haven't we done enough pissing off?" I asked, sitting down,

"I'm sure we have, tomorrow I'll take care of that Brotherhood thing you told me about, see what Donnie has to offer up."

Carlos walked up, "You told him something about the Brotherhood and didn't say anything to me?"

"It was a spur of the moment kind of thing, and I was already talking to the Boss at the time." He looked down like he was upset. I stood up and grabbed his hands, "Babe don't worry about it, the next time something comes up I'll make sure to go right to you, no questions asked."

"I think I'm going to be sick." Boss said, walking away.

I smirked and looked back at Carlos, "I'm not mad, if that's what you're thinking." He said,

"I wasn't thinking that at all... If you were mad at me then that would be a stupid reason to be mad." I walked past him, he grabbed my wrist,

"Sara... I promise I'm not mad."

"I know you're not, keep saying it and I will be though." I kissed him on the cheek, "I gotta go, see you tomorrow."

"Ill see you later." I walked away.

I was in a deep sleep when my phone started ringing, "Ugh..." I rolled over and grabbed my phone off of the nightstand, "Hello...?"

"Happy birthday Sara." Carlos said, I looked over at my clock, it was exactly midnight,

"You really called me at midnight to tell me happy birthday?"

"Yes, because that's how important you are to me."

"Aww, well thank you. You're coming over today right?"

"You know I am." I smiled, "In fact, I'm here right now."

"What?" I sat up,

"Look out your window." I sighed and got up shuffling to the window.

I pulled back the curtain and saw Carlos standing in the back yard, the patio light shining on him, "What are you doing here?" I asked through the phone,

"I just wanted to see you. Mind letting me in?"

I smiled down at him, "Be there in a second." I hung up the phone and quietly went downstairs to the dining room. Carlos was standing by the sliding door when I unlocked it and let him in, "My mom's gonna be pissed if she finds out I let you in." I kissed him.

He smiled, "I'm sure she'll let it go this one time, after all, it is your birthday." I smiled and hugged him, "Sorry I woke you up." He ran his fingers through my hair,

"It's okay, you're the only person I am willing to wake up from a dead sleep for."

"It is truly an honor." He smiled. We went upstairs to my bedroom, "You have a nice looking room." He said,

"Thanks. Just don't mind the laundry laying around." I kicked a pair of shorts out of the way. He sat down on the bed, "What do you want to do?" I asked,

"How about a movie?" He suggested,

"Alright, we just can't be too loud, I don't want to wake my mom up." I said, walking to the bookshelf, I grabbed a movie and popped it into the DVD player,

"What did you grab?" Carlos asked as I climbed back into bed,

"Some scary movie... Supposedly scary I mean." He chuckled and laid back on the bed, I laid my head on his chest, "Thanks for coming over Carlos."

"No problem." He kissed the top of my head. About a half hour into the movie, I started to yawn, "You should get some sleep." He said,

"No, it's okay, I'll be okay."

"Sara, go to sleep."

"But Carlos..."

He held me close, "Don't let me keep you up. I can leave if you want."

"No, I don't want you to leave." I muttered into his chest,

"Okay, I won't leave you."

I closed my eyes, "You'll never leave?"

"No... I promise."

I smiled, "I love you."

"I love you too."

The next morning I woke up to a knock on a door. Carlos was gone but I noticed my window was opened, "Sara, it's time to get up." My mom said as she opened my bedroom door, she came in with a tray of food, "Happy birthday sweetie." She smiled,

"Mom, you didn't have to go through all this trouble." I said, sitting up,

"Don't be ridiculous." She sat the tray down on my lap, "Also, you have a visitor."

"Visitor?" I asked,

"Happy birthday Sara." Carlos said, coming into the room, he was holding a vase of flowers with some balloons tied to it,

"I'll let you two talk." My mom kissed my forehead and walked out of the room, closing the door behind her. Carlos sat the vase of flowers on my nightstand, I noticed it was another vase of lilies.

He sat next to me, "So when did you leave last night?" I asked, picking at my bacon,

"Actually I left like an hour ago when I heard your mom get up." He smiled, "It gave me enough time to get you some flowers and balloons."

"Thanks, but you didn't have to get me anyth-"

"Shh, don't say that I didn't have to get you anything because I did."

"Okay okay, I won't complain." I split some bacon and handed it to him. "Thanks though." I smiled. After breakfast I brushed my teeth, "So, I need to get ready..." I said to Carlos,

"Oh uh, yeah okay. I'll just leave." He got up, I thought about it and grabbed his hand as he was walking out,

"You don't have to go." I said, "Are you sure?"

"Yeah, I mean, we are together now and sometime down the road you're going to see a lot more of me than just a bra and underwear." I kissed him and headed into the closet to grab some clothes. Carlos was sitting on the bed when I came out, "Does this look good together?" I asked, holding up a purple blouse and some black shorts,

"Yeah, I think it looks fine together."

"Are you being serious or just saying that?"

"Sara." He stood up, "You look good in everything." He kissed me,

"Thanks babe." I smiled and put the outfit on.

Carlos and I went downstairs and put the dirty dishes in the kitchen sink, "Thanks mom for breakfast." I gave her a hug,

"You have any plans for today since you didn't want a big party?"

"Nah, Carlos and I are just going on a drive around town."

"Okay, but be back by 7, we have dinner reservations."

"Okay mom." Carlos and I left the house.

"You think your mom will let me go to dinner with you guys?" Carlos asked as we zoomed through town,

"Why wouldn't she? I'm pretty sure she likes you. You're keeping me happy and that's all that matters to her."

He turned a corner, "Do you mind if we stop at the mission house for a second? I need to talk to boss about something."

"Not at all, go ahead." We pulled in to the parking lot.

I got off the bike and took my helmet off, "You look good with helmet hair." He smirked,

"No one looks good with helmet hair." I ruffled my hair, "Let's go." We walked into the building, I noticed it was pretty quiet, "Where is everyone?"

He shrugged, "I don't know."

"Happy birthday Sara!" The others all shouted, I now noticed the hideout was all decorated for a surprise birthday party,

"No way." I found myself smiling, "I can't believe you guys did this."

"Actually it was Carlos' idea." Boss said.

I turned to him, "Come on Sara you deserve a birthday party, even if you didn't want one."

"Thanks guys... Really."

"C'mon, let's eat some cake." Shaundi said.

I was sitting on the couch talking to Johnny, "You know, mom's gonna be pissed if she found out I was here." I laughed,

"Yeah trust me, I heard all about how she wanted to throw you a party and you wouldn't let her."

"I didn't want anything over the top."

he nodded, "She can be a little crazy with party planning."

"She probably would have bought me a pony or something."

"Don't be too hard on her Sara, I think she's afraid of seeing you grow up. She doesn't want you following in my footsteps."

"It's too late for that Johnny, look where I'm sitting right now, I've killed people and I've gotten people killed-"

"What happened to Eesh wasn't your fault Sara. That was all because of the Ronin."

"Yeah but I helped instigate it."

"Sara, listen to me, everything that's happened hasn't been your fault alright. I shouldn't have asked you to do this." He gave me a hug, "You can leave if you want."

"I won't leave. We still have unfinished business." I smiled at him,

"I've uh... I've got something for you." He pulled out a little gift bag, I assumed he had it sitting on the floor. I took it from him,

"What's this?"

"Its a present from Eesh and I... Well... she picked it out."

"Oh..." I gripped the bag tightly. I missed Aisha, things weren't the same without her, Johnny wasn't the same. I closed my eyes for a second to stop myself from crying,

"Hey. You okay?" He asked,

"Uh, yeah I'm fine... I just miss her is all." I said,

"Yeah, I miss her too." I opened up the bag.

Inside was a summer dress that was purple with white flowers, I fell in love with it instantly, I smiled, "It's beautiful, thanks Johnny."

I reached in the bag and pulled out a pair of wedges that had white leather straps on them, "I chose the shoes." He smirked,

"I bet you did." I laughed, "Seriously, thanks a lot."

"You know, Eesh was excited about you turning sixteen, she wanted to throw a big party for you and everything."

"Sounds like something she would do." I sat the bag back on the floor,

"Sara, come here for a sec." Boss said, I looked at Johnny who waved me off to see what the boss wanted.

I approached him, "What's up?" I asked,

"This, is for you." He handed me a gun,

"What?" It wasn't anything out of the ordinary, just a simple 9mm pistol with a white handle and the Saint's insignia in purple at the bottom, "You got me a gun for my birthday?"

"Well, we kinda stole it and got it redone."

"No ones ever gotten me a gun before." I said observing it, "Thanks... You know I can't keep this on me though right?"

"I'll hang onto it." Carlos said,

"Thanks guys... really, for everything." I smiled at the others.

The dinner at the steakhouse was excellent, it was just me, my mom, Johnny and Carlos who went and It couldnt have been better. When we got home I went upstairs to change, "Tomorrow is going to suck." I said as I looked at myself in the mirror, I noticed I had dropped some weight since Ive been out of school, made sense, I havent been eating as much as I was when I was in school, but man did I look good.

Carlos appeared behind me, "Funerals are never fun." He wrapped his arms around me. I nodded, my dad's funeral I remembered was complete shit, everyone took it hard. Carlos ran his fingers through my hair, "It'll be okay. By the way, you haven't opened my gift yet."

"You never offered a gift to me." I turned toward him,

"Well I'm offering it now." He handed me a small box, setting it in my hand,

"Carlos..." I said, looking at it, "Don't worry, I know you're too young to marry, and it's definitely not a promise ring." He smiled.

Still, the ring looked really expensive, it was a diamond band and the gem in the middle was the June birthstone,

"You didn't have to buy this..." "You deserve it, I know its not much but I wanted to get you something."

"Thanks." I kissed him, "Seriously, it means a lot to me."

"I'm glad it does."

"By the way, I saw you at the mall when you were buying this." I smirked,

"You did? Were you spying on me?"

"Nah, I just happened to show up at the part where you said I was classy but also feisty." He facepalmed, "You know me well." I put a hand on his shoulder and smiled.

The next morning was rainy and dreary, a perfect setting for a funeral. It was a small funeral, just me, Johnny and the Boss and a few lieutenants. I stood next to Johnny as I held the umbrella over him, Johnny sat a bouquet of roses down on top of the casket, "Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord, and may perpetual light shine on her. May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace." The pastor said as part of the service.

In the distance we heard a motorbike engine approach us, the boss and I looked at each other. Shogo Akuji pulled up with a posse of ronin lieutenants, "You two have humiliated my family for the last time!" He yelled,

"Leave little boy." Johnny said, still looking down at the casket,

"Look at me when I'm talking to you!" He pointed at Johnny,

"Fuck off Akuji, I'm not killing anyone at Eesh's funeral. Tonight, tomorrow... you name a time and I will gladly fuck you up... but not now." Johnny said, I put a hand on his shoulder,

"How noble... nobility is sorely overrated." They pointed guns at us.

Shogo took the first shot at me, "Shit!" Johnny pulled me behind a headstone, "Are you alright?"

"I'm okay, that asshole cant shoot worth shit." I pulled my pistol out of my purse,

"I thought you gave that to Carlos to hold on to."

"I changed my mind and took it from him last night." I started shooting at the Ronin, "Go get that asshole." I said to him.

One of the Ronin lieutenants grabbed me from behind, "Gotcha now bitch." He had me in a headlock,

"Fuck... you!" I stomped on his foot, causing him to release his grasp on me. I grabbed him and threw him to the ground, shooting him as he tried to grab me, I looked around, "Where's Akuji?" I asked the boss,

"I don't know, he ran off that way." He pointed to a house,

"We can't let him get away." I said, shooting another Ronin,

"We can't do anything with all these assholes here."

"Then let's thin them out a little." I said as I covered him. The boss and I thinned out Ronin lieutenants as we made our way to the house, he killed the last of them, "That looks like the last one. Let's get Akuji." We turned towards the house.

The garage door opened and Akuji came out on a motorbike like a bat outta hell and nearly ran the boss and I over, luckily we dove out of the way in time, "He's getting away." I said, helping the boss up,

"No he's not." Boss said, heading to the garage and hopping on a bike,

"I'm going with you." I said, climbing on the back,

"Let's go." He zoomed out of the garage, we both shot at Akuji as he led us down the roads of the cemetery.

I was almost knocked off of the bike when something ran into us, "What the fuck was that?!" Boss asked as I gripped him tighter so I wouldn't fall off,

"We have Ronin incoming!" I said as the car started to speed up beside us. I shot at their tires, "Watch out, they might try to wipe us out." I said. The boss sped up, cutting across the front of the car so they couldnt hit us. I shot out their tires and they swerved hitting a bump and flipping into the grass, "Taken care of." I said,

"Nice job Sara." he sped up to hit the back of Akujis bike, "Keep hitting him, we can get him to wipe out." I said. Boss sped up again and kept hitting him, Akuji lost control and hit a curb. His bike flipped and he flew off, hitting the ground hard. Boss stopped the bike, "Did we kill him?" I got off the bike and noticed he was groaning, "Nope."

The boss walked past me and grabbed Akuji by the back of the collar. He dragged Shogo to Eesh's burial site, "Where are you taking me, let me go!" He begged, Boss threw Akuji to Johnny who punched him in the face.

He laid on the ground, dazed, "Get up." Johnny said, Akuji got to his feet and tried kicking Johnny, but Johnny grabbed his leg and snapped it in half with an oddly satisfying crunching noise. Akuji cried out in pain as Johnny headbut him and he fell to the ground again. Johnny towered over him, "Get up." He said, and again he tried to get up, he was a persistent fucker I'll give him that. He bitch slapped Johnny, which was then retaliated to a nice punch and a knee to the face. Shogo fell against a headstone, "Get up."

"Please... Stop." Akuji begged,

"Not so fun when youre fighting someone who isnt tied to a chair is it?"

"I didn't kill her!"

"You ordered it." He punched Akuji so hard it shattered the headstone.

He was on his hands and knees, "I'm sorry..."

"Well that brings her back doesn't it?" Johnny grabbed him by the collar and started dragging him towards the casket, I followed behind, "You couldn't even let her have a burial you fucking piece of shit." He tipped the casket over and the body fell out, obviously not Aisha's. I then realized what Johnny was going to do, the thought was satisfying, like seeing someone suffer was pleasing me, I was becoming more like Johnny.

Akuji looked up at Johnny, "No, please no..." He begged, I stood next to Johnny and looked down at Akuji, 'Remember what this mother fucker did to you, to Aisha.' I told myself, he looked at me with pure terror, I just nodded my head. Johnny grabbed him and tossed him into the casket and I closed it, grabbing a shovel, "Kill me, but don't do this!" Akuji yelled as Johnny hit the button to lower the casket, "Just kill me damn it! Don't do this!" He screamed like a little bitch as the casket lowered, and continued so until we dropped the last mound of dirt on top of him.