I know, its been a month since ive updated, but to be fair, i have been working on this chapter for that whole month... granted it was little tidbits here and there... Nevertheless, its here and thats all that matters.
Enjoy!
~MajorChemistry~
Chapter 9: The Fall of The Ronin
Johnny, the Boss, and I were doing target practice on stacks of old cans I kept shooting my pistol at the cans, picturing the cans being every person who's wronged me in my life. I pictured the Akujis, Jyunichi, Maero, Jessica... Each name running through my head as I shot each can down, "I hope that fucker's still screaming." Johnny said as he dropped his guns to pick up a bigger one,
"I'm pretty sure Shogo's dead by now." Boss said,
"A guy can dream right?" Johnny asked as he started shooting cans again. I was about to shoot down another can when Johnny just kept shooting them all, I glared at him,
"Yo guys..." Pierce came running up and noticed what Johnny was doing, "Jesus!"
"What is it Pierce?" Boss asked,
"I bumped into an old buddy of yours who was looking for ya..."
"Who is it?"
"You can see for yourself in a few minutes."
"You brought him here?" Johnny and I said at the same time, causing us to give each other a look.
"How do you know this asshole isn't trying to kill me?" Boss asked, poking Pierce in the chest,
"Please, I would never kill my favorite assassin." We turned to see two men walking down the steps,
"Mr. Wong! This guy used to have me running around killing guys in hot dog suits..." Boss greeted the two gentlemen.
The man that was shaking the Boss' hand started speaking in mandarin, the man with the cane translated, "I'm quite pleased to hear about your survival... I'm here to give you my thanks for killing Kazuo Akuji's son." Mr. Wong bowed,
"You know Akuji?" Boss asked,
"Akuji and I have a long history. I have also had several unpleasant dealings with his son."
"What did Shogo do?" Pierce asked, I could only imagine considering I also had unpleasant dealings with him as well,
"When he was younger, he killed Mr. Wong's dog."
"You're fucking kidding me." Johnny said,
"Johnny..." I scolded, slapping him in the arm, it was insensitive to act like that when someone has lost a pet, Johnny was devastated when our pet goldfish Bubbles died, he had no room to talk.
Mr. Wong turned to my brother, "I do not joke about Sadie."
"If you guys got some time we can-" The Boss was cut off by the sound of a distant motorbike engine,
"Is that...?" Pierce asked,
"Were you followed?" Johnny asked,
"Shit! I don't know."
"He was fucking followed."
"You aren't going to believe this-" A lieutenant said, running up to us,
"A bunch of Ronin goons are coming this way?" Boss said,
"Well... Yeah..."
"You ready for this Wong?" Boss asked as we raised our guns,
"I have not killed a man in quite some time." Wong's translator said.
One of the Ronin goons came in on a motorbike, taking out another lieutenant. Boss shot them off the bike as we heard an explosion underground, "What the fuck was that?" I asked, steadying myself.
Ronin came pouring in from all of the entrances, "Sara, come with me, you guys stay up here." Boss said,
"You got it Boss." Pierce said as he started shooting attacking Ronin.
Boss and I ran underground where we saw a bunch of Ronin, a couple of them were firing rockets at the support pillars, "Boss, if those support beams go then the whole place will come down on top of us!"
"Then lets not let them." Boss said, shooting one of the Ronin that had a rocket launcher. I got behind cover and shot at the other Ronin, some more lieutenants came to help the Boss and I.
My phone started ringing in my pocket, "Hello?" I said as I shot at some more Ronin,
"Sara." Carlos said,
"Carlos, I'm a bit preoccupied right now, cant this wait?"
"No, there's some shit going down, the Ronin are attacking."
"I'm aware of this, I'm trying to stop them from bringing down the place." I shot another Ronin, "Get some lieutenants and stop them from coming in." I ordered,
"Alright, be careful."
"Don't worry about me." I hung up. I picked up a katana off the body of a dead Ronin lieutenant and used it to kill another. A rocket exploded next to me, I fell to the ground, my ears were ringing and the room was spinning. A figure appeared above me, I blinked a few times and noticed it was Johnny, he was saying something but I couldn't hear, "...What?!" I yelled.
The ringing started subsiding, "... Said 'do you need some help'?" He was offering his hand.
I grabbed it, "My hero." He pulled me up,
"Boss!" A lieutenant ran up to us, "There's another Ronin demo squad coming in!" He looked at us,
"They really want to bring us down don't they?" I said,
"That's what happens when you bomb their hotel."
We ran across Old Stilwater to the other support beams where more Ronin were already attacking, I shot one Ronin that was firing rockets at the supports, "Boss!" I grabbed the rocket launcher and handed it to him,
"Thanks." He loaded a rocket into it and started firing.
I took the katana and snuck up behind a Ronin lieutenant and tried to stab him but he blocked my attack, "Did you really think you were going to sneak up on me Sara?" I noticed it was a kid I went to school with,
"Oh Kenji... What a pleasant surprise." I smirked,
"You should have stayed home today." He pressed closer to me, his blade inches from my face,
"Well that's no fun." The blade of the katana was pressed into my cheek, I could feel the blood run down my face,
"It's a shame you're gonna die here, I kinda liked you."
"Thanks for the sentiment..." I kicked him in the balls, he fell to the ground, "But that won't save you now." I used the katana to decapitate him, blood splattering all over my purple sweater, "Shit..." I muttered as I threw the katana down. I noticed the Boss was fighting Akuji, who was out of options, he had nowhere to go and all of his lieutenants who attacked us were dead. We all regrouped to fight Akuji, he yelled something at us in Japanese before driving off with one of his lieutenants,
"Sara!" Carlos came running up to me,
"Carlos, are you alright?"
"I'm fine. What happened to you? We're you shot?"
"No, I just decapitated some bastard... Do you know how hard blood is to get out of a wool top?" He shook his head and gave me a hug,
"What happened outside?" I asked,
"We took care of the Ronin that tried coming in." He wiped some of the blood off of my face, "That looks bad..."
"I'm fine, you should see the other guy." I smirked.
We all looked over at the Boss, "You okay?" He asked Mr. Wong,
"I'm fine, but Akuji won't stop here." The translator responded,
"I know... We gotta lock our shit down, when the Ronin come back at us, I wanna be ready."
Carlos and I went back to his apartment after we helped the Boss fortify the hideout, "I can't just throw out my good shirt." I said as I took off my sweater, "This shit wasn't cheap."
"Just use some soap and water to get it out."
I turned to him, "Are you insane?! This is wool! It'll get ruined!"
He took my hands, "Sara, it'll be okay."
I sighed, "You're right... I just can't go home looking like this."
He ran his thumb across my cheek which I then realized that he was wiping blood from my face, "Let's take care of your face first."
"Trust me, there's no fixing that." I smirked,
"Shut up." He laughed, going into the bathroom. He came back with a rag and rubbing alcohol, "Uh..." "What's wrong?" He asked, dabbing the rag with some alcohol,
"I change my mind, my face is fine." I backed away from him,
"Sara..."
"I'm fine Carlos, really." He looked at the rag and smirked, "Don't you dare." I stepped behind the island,
"Sara, come here a second." He stepped closer,
"No!" I ran away,
"Get back here!" I hopped over the coffee table and was about to make my way into the bedroom when he tackled me,
"Shit!"
He rolled me over so I was facing him, "Gotcha." He smirked, pinning down my wrists so I couldn't move,
"Dammit." I struggled to break free,
"Why don't you want me to help?"
"Because... I don't handle pain very well." I sighed, "And the smell of rubbing alcohol brings back bad memories." I laid my head on the rug and looked up at him.
His expression softened, "I'm sorry Sara..." I think it was in his best interest not to do anything to hurt me, I also found it cute.
While he was caught off guard I grabbed his wrists and flipped him over so that I was sitting on him, "Ha! Who's got who now?" I smirked, he had a look of shock on his face, "You can't let your guard down like that hon, that's how people are gonna get you." I kissed him then helped him back up, "But for real, I don't like the smell of rubbing alcohol."
He tossed the rag on the counter, "Sorry."
"It's not your fault, grab some peroxide please."
"Alright." He left the room.
It was Fourth of July and Carlos and I were walking along the docks, "You going to that Heritage Festival this weekend?" Carlos asked,
"I don't see a need to go, Boss asked Johnny to and help protect Wong from the Ronin."
"You think they would attack the festival?"
"It would be stupid if they didn't. Shogo may have been an idiot but his father means business..." I swatted away a bug that was in my face, "You saw what they were about to do to our hideout." We stopped at the end of the docks, "Here?" I asked,
"Yeah ok." I sat the blanket down and sat on it, Carlos sat next to me.
He seemed off, he wasn't acting like himself, "Carlos, what's wrong?"
"Nothing." He said, looking away from me, "Don't give me that bullshit. I know something's wrong."
"It's nothing Sara, I promise."
I raised an eyebrow, "What's wrong?" I poked his arm, "What's wrong? What's wrong? Huh? Tell me Carlos, what's the matter?" I kept poking his arm.
He grabbed my finger, "If I tell you will you stop poking me?"
"Yes."
He let go of my finger and sighed, "I can't find shit about the Brotherhood and Boss has been on my ass about it."
"Awe hon, it's okay, to be honest I haven't been doing my job either." I stretched my legs out, "The Brotherhood has things locked tight ever since Boss manhandled Donnie."
He nodded, "There's gotta be a way to get information out of them."
"I could rough them up a bit." I smirked,
"That's a good way to get yourself killed." He wrapped his arm around me,
"Nah, they should be more afraid of me than I am of them." He rolled his eyes.
"You sure you can handle protecting Wong on your own?" I asked Johnny through the phone, "You don't need any muscle to back you up?"
He laughed on the other end of the line, "You? Muscle? Right."
"Hey fuck you." I stopped at a crosswalk,
"Sara I can handle a bodyguard job on my own, besides, I'm like twice your size if you can handle the Ronin on your own then so can I."
"I never said you couldn't, anyway I'm heading to the mall to meet up with Shaundi."
"Have fun."
"I will, cuz I'm not babysitting. See you later."
"See ya." I hung up the phone and crossed the street. I was just about to get to the mall when I was grabbed from behind and knocked out.
I awoke in a daze, I was surrounded by water, "Ugh... What the hell?" I tried to move but I was tied down to a chair... Again! I tried to move but the chair was bolted down to the floor,
"Ah, glad to see you're awake." I looked up and noticed Kazuo Akuji was standing at the other end of the room, there was a katana stuck within the floorboards next to him, Oh shit... I thought to myself, He's gonna do to me what they did too Eesh... I wondered what it was like if I were dead, I mean, I know a lot of people would be hurt especially Johnny.
Akuji was still looking over the water, I took this as my chance to try and break loose. The restraints on my wrists were tighter than the last time, I was here to stay...For now. There was a buzzing sound, Akuji must have heard it too because he turned to me and started walking towards me, he reached down into my sweater pocket and pulled out my phone, he smirked and flipped it open, holding it up to my ear, "Hello...?"
"Sara where are you?"
"... Out?" I wasn't going to tell him I was being held hostage by Akuji, I would probably end up like Eesh... Best keep my mouth shut,
"Out where? Shaundi said you didn't show up at the mall."
"I took the long way."
"Whatever, look the Ronin are attacking the festival and Mr Wong needs help."
"Wong?" I noticed Akuji sneer when I mentioned the name, "Wasn't Johnny looking after him?"
"He's fighting the Ronin, look, if I need your help I'll call you alright."
"'Kay..." He hung up. Akuji took my phone and smashed it, "What the fuck was that for?"
He turned around and slapped me, "You should have more respect for your elders little girl, your mouth could get you in trouble." He stepped away from me to talk to one of the lieutenants, I glared at him, he was lucky I was tied to a chair. I'm pretty sure I could have easily taken him, give me a katana and I could just end him once and for all. A few minutes passed before gunshots were heard on the docks, Akuji shouted something to his lieutenants in Japanese, they bowed and ran out. He grabbed the katana from the floorboards, "Stay quiet." he said as he pointed the katana in my direction, trust me honey, my lips were sealed.
Mr. Wong appeared in the room, "It ends here..." He said. Akuji said something in Japanese before hitting Wong down the stairs.
Boss showed up at that moment as well, "No one touches Wong." Boss said, weirdo.
The two raised their katanas, I had no other option but to sit back and watch the fight, all I needed was a bag of popcorn and it would be like a pay-per-view fight. As they fought Boss would flip Akuji over his shoulder and put in a few swings, then Akuji would do the same to Boss, like they were mirroring each other... It actually started to get boring. Finally Boss had the upper hand and got Akuji, Boss approached him as Akuji laid on the ground. Akuji used his katana to block Boss' attack, using his strength to knock Boss' katana out of his hands.
Akuji knocked Boss back onto his ass, "Did you really think you could match my skill?" Akuji asked,
"No, I'm gonna cheat..." Boss pulled out his pistol and shot Akuji.
He fell to his knees, Boss' gun pointed right at his forehead, "Finish it." Boss got up and slid his foot under the katana, picking it up. He circled around Akuji and kicked him in the back so he was laying facedown on the floor, Boss took the katana and stabbed Akuji in the back, pinning him to the ground.
It was almost satisfying to hear Akuji scream out in pain, Boss grabbed his cellphone, "Put Wong on the phone." He said, and knelt down next to Akuji, "Hey Wong, I want you to hear something..." He held the phone down by Akuji's face, "C'mon, be a good sport." He started twisting the blade around. Akuji cried out in pain again, "You hear that Wong?... You're welcome." Boss hung up the phone, "Thanks." He said to Akuji,
"When I escape, the world will not be big enough for you to hide in." Akuji threatened, "Luckily for us you're going to burn to death in a few minutes."
He grabbed me and threw me over his shoulder, I rolled my eyes, "Whatever."
He looked back at Akuji, "Your son should have never fucked with my friends." He ran and jumped off the boat.
We splashed into the water, I freaked out when I tried to struggle to the surface but was quickly sinking, surely Boss wasn't going to let me die... Right? I felt something grab my arm and drag me upward toward the surface. I gasped for air and noticed the Boss was pulling me by the arm towards the shore. He helped me out of my restraints, "Thanks." I said as I rubbed my wrist,
"I thought you were going to the mall with Shaundi, I didn't tell you to take on Akuji on your own." He said,
"For the record, I was on my way to the mall when they ambushed me and brought me here... You didn't seem surprised to see me there anyway."
"I figured you pulled a Johnny and disobeyed me, I tried calling you again but you didn't answer your phone."
"Yeah, that asshole destroyed it after that first call."
Boss grabbed my chin and turned my head to the side to examine my cheek, "You okay?"
"Yeah, its nothing, he just bitch slapped me is all. Nothing I cant handle." I smirked,
"Alright tough girl, lets get back to the hideout." We headed up the shoreline, leaving the burning wreckage behind us.