CHAPTER 43

One week since Kagami accepted Junichi's offer to stay with him in his neighborhood was also the same week Hiyori Tamaru didn't sleep peacefully through a single night. But of course, the twin-tailed girl didn't know that. What she did know was how happy she was, even as she packed the last of her family's heirlooms in a box. Sitting in Junichi's living room, she hummed happily as she finished packing them with the intent of having them sent back to her family's home, along with a personal note inside the box.

Kagami gently clothed the gold Buddha statue in bubble wrap and sealed it with scotch tape. Observing it one more time with a smile, she sighed with deep nostalgia laced with a hint of lingering regret and she gently placed it in the box. Kagami reached for the floor and grabbed a sealed envelope with her family members' names written on the front. It was a simple note highlighting some of the more important aspects of her timeline since she was disowned from the Hiiragi household.

Kagami mentioned that she was okay and that she was pregnant, as well as the fact that she met a good man who was taking care of her and helping her get back on her feet. She also mentioned that they were dating and that she was getting everything together. She was no longer a junkie or a prostitute and vowed to make something of herself. She also explained how she came across the family artifacts. Above all, she said how sorry she was and that she would never bother her family again.

She put the envelope in the box and sealed the carboard flaps. Pulling long strands of shipping tape, she sealed in shut just as her boyfriend walked through the door. It was another warm day outside, though the autumn crisp couldn't be denied. Still, it didn't stop Junichi from wearing a black wife beater in addition to his usual tactical cargo pants. Kagami didn't mind since it showed off his muscular build and tattoos.

"What cha' doin?" He asked as he walked in.

Kagami stood up and faced him with a smile. "I was hoping one of your men could do me a favor. I was hoping they could take this box back to my family's house in Saitama."

Junichi glanced at the box then back to her. "Of course. What are you sending?"

"I'm sending my mother's heirlooms back to my family. Along with a note telling them that I'm okay." Kagami said with a smile.

Junichi flashed a bit of concern at first. "I hope this means you're not saying goodbye to them for good. I'd hate to play a role in a soon-to-be mother cutting ties with her family and keeping someone like Tadao away from his grandchild."

Kagami smiled and held his hands. "I know and I'm not planning on that. I wrote them a note and put it in the box. I just wanted them to know that I'm doing fine and that I am pregnant, as well as hoping I can get back in touch with them some day. For now, I just want them to have their heirlooms back and I think giving them a little more time away from me will do them good."

Junichi sighed. "If that's what you want then I'll arrange for them to take it today. Are you feeling better since this morning?"

Kagami rubbed her stomach and remembered feeling sick for most of the morning that day. Mama Sanae examined her, being the former nurse she was, and concluded that it was just morning sickness; a normal side effect of pregnancy.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Besides I don't want to miss the cookout with everyone tonight. Having a final neighborhood celebration for the end of summer is a good idea." Kagami said.

Junichi smiled. "Glad you think so. It wouldn't be a party without you."

Kagami smiled and snuggled closer to him. She rested her arms on his shoulders while Junichi placed his hands on her hips. Kagami added sweetly: "You know it…and I was hoping we could dance together too."

His smile grew. "Just try and stop me."

She giggled and the two leaned in and started kissing again. The kissing evolved into a make out session and Junichi led Kagami to his sofa and he sat down. Kagami sat on his lap and the two lovers continued kissing and holding each other tightly. Kagami reveled in feeling his muscular arms hold her as she cupped his cheeks. The twin-tailed Hiiragi's face was red but she was comfortable with this display of affection, as was Junichi. She couldn't help but laugh internally about how shy and prudish she once was about such activities, yet at the same time couldn't help but gag at the irony of what she used to do to her body in the Aku District when she was under Yuka's control. Kagami was able to shoo the dank memory away and be at ease in this pure gesture with her boyfriend.

Junichi's cell phone suddenly began ringing on the coffee table in front of them, abruptly halting their make out session. Kagami groaned as she put her face in Junichi's shoulder. Her muffled voice said: "Let it go to voicemail."

"Wish I could, baby, but I'm expecting that call." Junichi replied, his voice equally disdained. "We're having some extra guests tonight for the cookout."

Kagami crawled off his lap and let him answer the phone. She gave a befuddled stare when Junichi answered it and said: "This is Reaper."

She cocked her head to the side. And couldn't help but listen to the conversation.

"Good hearing from you, Bullseye." Junichi said and listened to the voice on the other side. "Yeah the cookout is still on for tonight and I'm looking forward to meeting you and the rest of the club tonight…yes I am still interested in a patch-over but on my one condition regarding Miyakawa…I understand…yeah…yeah…okay…yeah my men will be onboard with that as well…and our long-term plan for the Aku District? Perfect. Yep, all of that sounds good. All right. See you and the others tonight and bring your appetite, brothers. Alright, see you then. Later."

Junichi hung up the phone and dropped it on the table. He turned to Kagami, who held her puzzled face. She was quick to ask: "What exactly are you planning, Junichi?"

He quickly glanced away and was silent.

Kagami frowned at him. "I have a right to know what's happening, Junichi. Remember last week when I rode on the motorcycle for the first time? That was all about trust and I trusted you. So you owe me the same courtesy."

He pursed his lips and nodded. "You're right, Kagami. You do have a right to know what's going on and I do trust you just as you trust me…so I'll tell you."

Junichi sat down next to her. "Do you remember last week when I first brought that motorcycle home and I said that it was just one more step in taking down Miyakawa?"

Kagami nodded.

"Well, the man I was on the phone with is the president of a motorcycle club called The Forsaken Sons. They're an outlaw gang from Tokyo and I came to him with our issues regarding Miyakawa and the Aku District." Junichi said. "They're willing to help us find Miyakawa, as well as bring peace back to the Aku District and cleanse it of the drugs and human trafficking. In exchange, my men and I are going to become a part of The Forsaken Sons MC. That'll allow them to grow and expand their club and the territory they control."

Junichi's response only raised more questions for Kagami than it did answers. "I…I don't really understand. You said they're an outlaw motorcycle gang? And you're associating with them to bring down another outlaw? If that's the case, then are you becoming an outlaw as well? Wouldn't that be contradicting your whole plan about returning peace to the Aku District? It seems like it would be a never-ending cycle of outlaws coming in and out of the Aku District."

"Technically I already am an outlaw, Kagami. Remember our first meeting consisted of me executing Yuka's cousin right in front of you. Ryuji wasn't the first person I ever killed either." Junichi replied.

"But that's different!" Kagami suddenly wailed.

"How so?"

"Ryuji was…he was…he…" Kagami stuttered as she began to see the never-ending loops she was now a part of. "He hurt a lot of people! He hurt a lot of innocent women and girls like me! He and Yuka tricked me into doing all those horrible things by convincing me they loved me! You never did such a horrible thing!"

"I still killed a lot of people, Kagami." Junichi said. "You may be right that I never forced a woman to prostitute herself, but I still have to call a spade a spade and say that I am a killer. Just like Ryuji and Yuka."

Kagami was starting to become flustered and Junichi could see why. He could see that even Kagami knew her boyfriend was a killer, but she was trying to justify it in her mind because it was him. Junichi could see that Kagami still had a long way to go to fully understand his world and it was as he watched her struggle with her own logic that he began to wonder if he was doing the right thing by letting her stay with him.

"But look at what you've been able to accomplish here, Junichi!" Kagami exclaimed again. "You've built this neighborhood and saved all those people out there! You saved women and children who otherwise would've become more victims of Yuka Miyakawa!"

Junichi nodded. "That's true…but everything we have here…everything you see…all the comforts we have were all because me and my men took them from others by force. My men robbed for the money and resources to build this neighborhood, my men and I beat up and killed other people so those people out there could be free. The end result here may be good, but everything comes with a price, my dear."

Kagami turned away. "I don't want to hear it! You're not a bad guy!"

"I am, Kagami. I am." Junichi replied. "I hurt other people and steal. It doesn't matter what or why I do it all for. The things I do is the definition of what a bad guy is to society and–"

"Then fuck society!" Kagami quickly turned and yelled. "I don't care what society thinks about you or the others here! You are all good people and if you have the best interest of others at heart and you only want to help, then it shouldn't matter what or how you accomplish it! Besides, I don't care what you think about yourself in your own mind! In my mind, as well as everyone else's minds, you're a hero, Junichi!"

Silence fell between the two and as Kagami panted from her frustration, Junichi simply stared at her with a deadpan expression. He suddenly closed his eyes and smiled, making Kagami more confused. He chuckled a bit and Kagami was about to get madder at him, until he cupped her cheeks.

"Thank you, baby." He said softly. "If only the rest of the world was like you."

Kagami sighed as she nestled her face deeper into Junichi's palms. "I just want to know that everything is going to be okay. I love you, Junichi, and I want us to be a family."

"Look at me," he said and Kagami stared deep into his eyes. "Everything is going to be okay. No matter what, I will always watch over you and protect you."

He concluded everything with a quick kiss on her forehead, making Kagami feel like jelly. With him by her side, Kagami was convinced that everything was going to work out for her. She still held her concerns regarding who this outlaw motorcycle gang was and what they were all about, but Kagami still trusted Junichi. More than anything, she looked forward to the social event tonight and spending time with the rest of the friends she had made since her arrival.

True to his word, Junichi took the box and tasked two of his soldiers with returning it to Kagami's home. They loaded it into one of the vans and drove it out of the neighborhood. The two soldiers weren't in any of their gang colors and made small talk as they drove.

"Funny how Kagami and Junichi got together…and how they're connected by the same enemy." The soldier driving the van asked.

The other soldier took a drag on his cigarette and blew the smoke out the open window. It was his final drag before he threw it out the window and nodded. "Yep. Can't believe that Miyakawa was also able to destroy all the Hiiragi's daughters. Her evil really knows no bounds."

The driver glanced at him. "Don't they still have one that wasn't corrupted by her? The oldest one?"

The other soldier looked up. "Oh yeah that's right. I think her name is Inori or something like that."

"Well let's hope we can take out the psychopath before she does any more damage. Let's also hope we don't have to nuke the entire Aku District just to make sure she's dead." The driver added as he turned the van into traffic and continued for the Hiiragi residence.

Junichi's soldiers drove for another half hour until they entered the neighborhood where the Hiiragi's lived. Following Junichi's directions, they turned another corner and saw the infamous shrine at the end of the street. What they weren't expecting to see, however, was a police car parked right outside their front door. Miki Hiiragi was also appeared to be conversing with the two officers as they sat in their car.

"Whoa…what the fuck…" the driver said calmly yet puzzled.

"I have no idea. Keep driving and look innocent." He ordered.

The driver nodded and they slowed down to the appropriate speed limit for the neighborhood. They kept staring forward and drove past the cop car. The police officers were indeed talking and apparently laughing with Miki. It appeared to be a friendly conversation between the three individuals. The soldiers rounded a corner and parked the van on the side of the road.

"Now what?" The driver asked.

"We wait until they leave." The other soldier replied. "They're just cops passing through. Nothing to worry about."

Junichi's soldiers were unaware that the police officers weren't going anywhere. At least not until their shift ended and another patrol car would take their place. News of Miyakawa's harassment of the Hiiragi family had not reached Junichi, so they were all unaware of the twenty-four-hour police protection stationed there. Junichi's soldiers began to realize they may have a conundrum on their hands when an hour passed and the cops were still sitting there. Miki had gone back into the house a while ago but they began to figure out why they were there.

"That's police protection. No doubt about it and you just know it is because of that motherfucking Miyakawa." The driver said as he kept an eye on the cop car in his rear-view mirror.

"Yeah that's pretty clear." The other soldier said as he finished another cigarette. "We might have to call this one off and tell Junichi that Kagami herself might have to deliver the package. If we try to walk up to that door, I doubt it'll go swimmingly for us. Especially considering there's warrants out for both of us."

Before the driver could respond, another police car turned down the street ahead of them. The two remained silent and acted casual, letting the cruiser pass them. They breathed a collective exhale when it passed them and they watched in the mirrors. The second car pulled alongside the first one and the soldiers watched the police officers converse.

"Yeah that's total twenty-four protection. Miyakawa has definitely been here." The driver noted. "I say we get out of here while we still can."

"I agree. Let's go." He said.

The driver started the van and no sooner did the engine turn, the lights and sirens from both police cars erupted. Both cars quickly spun around and sped for the van.

"Fuck! Go! Go! Go!" The other soldier yelled.

"So much for being discrete!" The driver exclaimed and threw the van into gear and tried to floor it.

The van was too bulky and slow and was easily outmatched by the police cars. The two police cars parked behind the van and all four officers exited, guns already drawn.

"You in the van! Come out with your hands up!" A female officer yelled as she pointed her pistol at them.

It was Yui Narumi.

"What do we do?" The driver asked.

The second soldier glanced from the cops aiming their weapons at them, to the box in the back of the van, and the road ahead of them. As he readied to tell his comrade to make a run for it, the distinct roar of approaching engines was heard. Suddenly, two black Harley Davidson motorcycles zipped around the corner and approached the cops from behind, grabbing their attention. The riders were muscular with long beards and wearing leather cuts with patches sewn on them. They each held bricks in their hands and they both hurled them. The bricks sailed through the air and crashed into the back windows of each car, smashing the windows.

"Hey cops, over here!" One of them yelled and both riders turned back towards the Hiiragi house.

"Freeze!" Yui and another officer yelled and chased after the bikers.

Junichi's soldier seized the opportunity and jumped out of the van while unsheathing a knife. He quickly stabbed the front tires of each police car, deflating them. As the other officers saw what he was doing, they turned back to him. He quickly opened the van doors and pulled the box out and placed it on the ground.

The Hiiragi family quickly raced out of their house to see what all the commotion was about and they beheld a circus right in front of their house. The bikers quickly sped off just as Junichi's soldier jumped back into the van as the driver began to take off. Before they were gone, Miki stepped forward and was able to hear him yell at her.

"KAGAMI SENDS HER REGARDS!"

He withdrew back into the van and slammed the doors as it sped away. The police officers were livid over the events that blindsided them and also damaged their cars. Yui was on her radio relaying everything that just happened to the other police cars in the area and told them to be on the lookout for the perpetrators.

Regardless of the bizarre spectacle that occurred outside their home, the Hiiragi's felt they weren't in any danger and Miki approached the box left by the strangers. Although she wasn't a criminal expert, Miki knew that whoever those people were, they weren't with Yuka Miyakawa. From her experience, Yuka seemed to be the type of criminal that wouldn't hire outside help to do her dirty work. That would spoil all the fun for her so this was a different matter.

Miki approached the box and recognized Kagami's handwriting, making her heart beat with both euphoria and malice. The rest of her family approached her as the police continued to secure the scene and radio for additional cars to the area. Miki asked her husband to borrow his pocketknife and he produced it for her. She opened the blade and cut the tape and opened the flaps.

When she saw what was inside, Miki cupped her mouth and felt her eyes glisten with tears. To see her beloved family heirlooms left to her so long ago that were selfishly sold for drug money now staring back at her set her heart ablaze. She thought they were lost forever and the hope to one day pass them down to her children was returned to her as well. Miki could barely contain herself as her trembling hands gently lifted the golden Buddha statue.

Inori reached into the box and saw the envelope tucked to one side. She reached in and pulled it out and proceeded to open it while Tadao and Tsukasa lowered themselves to their knees to relish in this happy moment.

"Uh…guys…" Inori's voice was fallow and short.

Her family looked up at her and took notice of her bleaching complexion.

"You might want to read this." Inori said. "It's from Kagami…and she's saying she's pregnant."

When Junichi's soldiers arrived back at the neighborhood, they were accompanied by the two bikers. Kagami and Junichi were on a walk together at the time and upon their return to his house, his soldiers and the bikers were waiting for him. Kagami tightened her grip on his hand when she saw the intimidating bikers and they looked like the epitome of bad news. Junichi patted her hand to let her know it was okay and they approached.

"The Forsaken Sons I take it?" Junichi asked.

The bikers nodded. One stepped forward. "My name is Sinner. I'm the Sergeant at Arms for the club and this is my wingman, Eyeball. We heard your men were in the area delivering a package and we thought they might need some backup. Turns out we were right."

Junichi turned to his men. "What happened?"

Junichi's driver soldier sighed. "When we got to the house, there was a cop car parked outside. We parked further down the street and tried to wait them out but another car showed up to I think relieve them. They got suspicious and tried to get us out of the van. That's when these guys showed up."

"We provided a distraction so they could offload their cargo and make a getaway. Gotta give them credit on slashing the cop car tires before they left though. That was some quick thinking." The biker named Eyeball added.

"Was anyone hurt?" Junichi asked.

"No. No guns, no shootouts, nothing. Just two broken windows and flat tires." Sinner stated. "Our president knows how important that is to you that no cops are hurt."

Junichi nodded. "It is and thanks for looking out for them. And thanks for delivering my old lady's package."

Kagami shot a piercing leer at him after hearing his title for her. "Your what?"

"Biker term, Kagami. It means you're my girl." He said with a wink.

Kagami rolled her eyes. "But you guys were able to get the box to my family?"

The soldiers nodded. "Yes. Your family came out of the house just as we were taking off so I'm sure they got it."

Kagami smiled. "Thank you for doing that…but you also said something about cop cars parked outside my house?"

"We don't know why though. We were thinking it may have something to do with Miyakawa." The other soldier added.

Kagami threw a concerned look at Junichi, who looked down at her. He reassured: "That may be for the best. You told me that Yuka was holding your little sister captive for a bit until she released you both. The cops are probably there as a precaution."

Kagami glanced away and nodded. "I suppose you're right."

"Anyway, glad you guys could make it. We're expecting the rest of your club in a few hours." Junichi added. "Until then, make yourselves at home. My men will show you around."

"As long as they don't lead us to any more cops." Sinner joked.

Junichi turned to Kagami as the bikers followed the soldiers. "Ready to start setting everything up?"

She smiled and nodded.

They walked to the house and as they neared the front door, a sharp stabbing pain struck Kagami's stomach. She quickly stopped and hugged herself while groaning in agony. It was worse than this morning. Much worse.

"Are you okay?" Junichi asked while patting her back.

The pain slowly subsided and Kagami looked back up. "Yeah I'm fine. Just another bout of sickness I think."

The twin-tailed girl was able to shake it off and assure her boyfriend that she was fine. He still kept an eye on her even as they assisted the rest of the neighborhood residents with the setup. It consisted of assembling a bunch of tables and chairs, as well as gathering a bunch of grills around the area in the park near the pond where Mina-chan liked to play. The children soon playing games in the park as more and more bikers arrived at the cookout as the evening hours approached.

Kagami had to admit that she was nervous about meeting them at first but it didn't take her long to see just how misguided her initial judgements were. She never would've expected a biker gang to consist of some of the nicest and friendliest people she had ever met. Even the bikers who brought their "old ladies" were some of the nicest and classiest ladies Kagami ever met. They were firm believers in traditional principles, dedicated to family, and dedicated to the men they loved and the children they had. Some of the old ladies shared some of their fondest memories with Kagami about being on the open road with their men and Kagami had to admit that they were all poetic sentiments.

As the evening wore on, Kagami could safely say that she had made a bunch of new friends. As promised, Junichi made good on another promise he made regarding dancing when the music started playing on the speakers that were also put together for the cookout. Kagami never smiled and laughed so hard in her life as she danced with Junichi while other couples joined them on the floor. Even as darkness entrenched the land and the temperature started to drop to its welcoming embrace of the changing seasons, Kagami still had a blast and wished the night wouldn't end.

As the night wore on the height of the party's activity began to wind down, Junichi and the other bikers stepped aside and confined themselves to a more secluded part of the cookout. They smoked big cigars and passed a rum bottle around to fill each other's glasses while they talked. Kagami watched from afar as this was a private matter between the men discussing business. She understood that and didn't feel as if she was missing out. She was having too much fun with her new friends anyway.

Kagami sat next to Sinner's old lady, a friendly woman whose road name was Bug. Kagami gravitated towards her the most because she was in a similar position as herself. She made a lot of bad decisions at an early age, wasn't on good terms with her family, but most of all, Kagami found it hard to stop rubbing Bug's pregnant stomach. She was due in a couple of weeks.

"So this is number three?" Kagami asked as she rubbed the belly.

She nodded. "Number three. I want more than three kids but I think Sinner is going to be done after this one."

"Wow…and I'm losing sleep at night over raising my first one." Kagami was able to pry her hand away and return it to her own stomach. "I'm only two months pregnant and everyday I'm worried about what kind of mother I'm going to be."

Bug giggled. "It's going to be fine, honey. I think you have a good man by your side and I think it'll all work out. Our club really likes him."

Kagami turned her head back to Junichi, who seemed to have the floor and was addressing the rest of the bikers. She turned back and nodded with a smile. "I am very lucky."

A sudden flash of light lit the sky on the horizon. It was followed by a low and distant thunder clap. A storm was coming. The festivities had calmed to the point where people started packing their things and preparing to leave before the storm came. Junichi adjourned the meeting and said his goodbyes to the bikers as they packed up and started to leave. He had a few final words with Bullseye, the president of The Forsaken Sons. They left with a handshake and a hug.

As Kagami was about to join her boyfriend, she felt a small hand tug at the hem of her shirt. She looked down and saw Mina-chan looking up at her with puppy eyes and clutching a storybook.

"Onee-chan? Would you read a story to me?" She asked in a pleading voice. "A storm is coming and I get scared unless someone reads my book to me."

Kagami smiled and bent down to her. She patted her head and replied, "Of course I will."

Kagami said goodbye to her new friends as they began to leave and exchanged phone numbers with Bug and a few of the other girls. When they left, Kagami took Mina-chan back to her house. She walked and held the little girl's hand and hid the pain she was feeling from more cramps in her stomach.

Mina-chan's story of choice for the night was a bit cliched but still appropriate for a girl her age. It was a tale of a knight rushing to save a princess trapped in a castle guarded by a dragon. As cliché as it was, Kagami couldn't help but see parallels between herself and the story. She felt as if she was the princess trapped in the castle guarded by the evil dragon named Yuka Miyakawa while her knight in shining armor Junichi rode to save her.

By the time Kagami finished the story, Mina-chan was fast asleep and Kagami couldn't help but gently kiss her on her forehead. Kagami then left Mina-chan's house after saying goodnight to her parents and slowly walked back to Junichi's house. A few bikers were still present as she walked. As she got closer, she recognized the two soldiers who delivered her box earlier. She smiled and wanted to thank them one more time and approached them.

She remained undetected and she was able to hear their conversation. She was able to drop into the conversation when she heard: "and then there was Matsuri, too."

Kagami froze in her steps, her heart now racing. Did she hear them correctly? Did they just mention the name of her departed older sister? The sister that Kagami to the day blamed herself for the death of? She hoped it was a coincidence as she stepped closer.

"Yeah, that poor girl. I remember Junichi talking about the hardship she had to endure after he spoke to Tadao about it." The other soldier said.

Kagami's heart sped up faster and sweat began to form on her head as she stayed concealed behind a tree and listened. Junichi, her boyfriend, was keeping a secret about Matsuri from her?

"That's just one more reason we have to kill Miyakawa. How many more women is she going to victimize? How much more does that family have to suffer until she's satisfied?" He added.

Kagami had heard enough. Feeling her anger boil, she quickly retreated away from the soldiers as they continued to smoke their cigarettes. Kagami stormed up the steps of Junichi's stoop just as another bolt of lightning lit the sky and she pushed the door open. Junichi was washing a few dishes in his kitchen.

"What are you keeping from me?!"

Junichi jumped slightly and spun around, seeing Kagami in a very flustered state. "Uh…what?"

"You heard me! What are you keeping from me?! About Matsuri!" She yelled.

"Kagami, calm down! I don't know what you're talking about!" Junichi countered as he dropped the dish in the sink and approached her. "Take a deep breath and talk to me. What's going on?"

"I heard two of your guys out there talking about my dead sister, Matsuri." Kagami snapped as she panted. "They said something about a hardship that Matsuri had to endure because of Yuka and that you spoke to my father about it. I remember you telling me that he was a mentor of yours but what do you know?"

It took a second for Junichi to process everything Kagami was ranting about but it soon clicked. His face lifted with a sudden strike of realization and disbelief that Kagami never knew this story about her sister. Kagami knew of an incident involving Matsuri that drove the final wedge between the two sisters before the latter's death.

Kagami had come home with Misao Kusakabe drunk after meeting Ryuji at the party and Matsuri was beyond livid with her sister. Matsuri tortured the two hungover girls in the morning and Miki and Tadao let it slip out that Matsuri was in a "similar" incident as Kagami a few years ago. She too made a bad decision at a party and it tortured her until the very end. Kagami never found out what that mistake was or how bad it was. All she knew was that it was bad judging by how big Matsuri's meltdown over it was when Kagami confronted her on it. Now it seemed Junichi knew about.

"Oh my god, Kagami…I…I thought…I thought you knew." Junichi stammered.

"Knew what?!"

"About…Matsuri. What happened to her. How she was the first member of your family to be the victim of Yuka Miyakawa." Junichi replied.

Kagami's angry and feral expression slowly melted to one of a scared and meek child. "It…it's true?"

Junichi sighed. "I'm sorry, baby, but I only thought you knew because I assumed Yuka told you herself to taunt you. I think you need to sit for this."

Kagami gulped and wobbled to the sofa and slowly sat down. Junichi sat next to her and held her hand. He cleared his throat: "After Matsuri graduated high school, she too went to a party with her friends. Yuka was at that party. She was there lying in wait for your sister…so she could be the first."

"First?"

"First victim. Yuka Miyakawa has been after your family for a long time. She's been stalking and plotting against all of you for years." Junichi replied with sorrow. "Yuka met Matsuri and because Yuka has the manipulative skills she does, she was able to become friends with Matsuri, at least that's what Matsuri thought. They partied and drank together and when Matsuri was, well, tipsy, Yuka slipped some ecstasy into Matsuri's drink.

"Matsuri didn't remember much after that but when she sobered up, she was naked in a motel room with Yuka and Ryuji. It turned out Yuka made a sex tape with Matsuri and she threatened to upload it to the Internet. Matsuri begged and pleaded with them not to do it, but all her begging was just entertainment for Yuka. They ultimately threw her out of the motel room naked and alone. That's when Matsuri was able to call your parents crying. But Yuka did upload the video to the Internet. At the end of the video, she promised to find the rest of your sisters…including you."

Kagami's face turned more pallid with each word Junichi spoke and she felt her innards beginning to tighten again. She felt short of breath, light-headed, and nauseas again. Sweat fell from her face and she began to pant and sway in her seat, prompting Junichi to take her other hand and hold her.

"Kagami, are you okay?"

She quickly jolted up from her seat and began to pace in the living room. Her eyes flooded and she felt sick to her stomach as she paced. "Sa-so…this whole time?! Yuka was…was…hunting us?! Like we were just some animals?! Why?! Why?! WHY US?!"

"Kagami, Yuka is a depraved psychopath and has no remorse or empathy for other people." Junichi said as he stood and tried to calm her down. "We're going to find her, okay? I promise you we will and we will end this!"

"Ba-ba-but…my life!" Kagami screamed and fell to the floor gripping her head as she cried. "SHE'S TAKEN EVERYTHING FROM ME! AND YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT MY WHOLE LIFE WAS JUST A GAME TO HER?! WHY…!"

Kagami's tangent was silenced when her cramps returned and they were worse than ever. Her whole abdomen felt like it was collapsing onto itself and she cried in sheer agony.

"Kagami, what's wrong?!" Junichi exclaimed when he fell to the floor with her and gripped her shoulders.

Kagami continued to squirm in agony. "It hurts! Everything hurts!"

She reached between her legs and felt something wet seeping from her pants. Pulling her hand up, she screamed an unparalleled cry of horror when she saw her fingertips were covered in blood. She begged for help. Junichi wasted no time in scooping her up and rushed her out the door to Mama Sanae's house. He ran the whole way as she continued to cry and scream in pain.

When they arrived, Junichi waited outside the house while the former nurse and caretaker of many people in the neighborhood worked on her. She returned only twenty minutes later and delivered the news, making Junichi palm his face and sink to his knees.

The rainstorm started around the same time Kagami Hiiragi had her miscarriage.

A/N: Matsuri's mistake was mentioned in Part 1 in Chapter 3 and 4. Now we are getting close to the end.