I just added an actual summary for this story (only took 13 chapters lol) so please take a second to read it and let me know what you think! I'm don't think it's perfect, but it captures the story much better than what I previously had. Enjoy!
"Ahhhh I'm not getting a read on Matsukawa's signal!" Yahaba complained as the small machine fritzed out in his hand again.
"Do you still have Hanamaki-san's?" Kindaichi asked nervously. Every single member of the Seijoh Family had trackers hidden somewhere on them. It sounded very convenient when it came time to locate them, but the tracers were extremely picky. More often than not, they couldn't get a clear answer from the receiving machine.
"I have it. I'll try and pick up Mattsun's again. Come on, we're not far." The blond informed them. He wasn't too concerned; he figured those two would be together. What concerned him was that neither of them has moved since he activated their trackers. Why would they just be sitting in an old, abandoned building? Were they hurt? Were they eating? Yahaba scoffed, nah, they're probably just talking about something and lost track of time. It wouldn't be the first time it has happened.
"Why were they in this area?" Kindaichi asked. It was unusual for a Seijoh member to be so far out. They had left their own Family's territory and now ran through the section of No Man's Land between their border and Nohebi's.
"They were running an errand for Iwaizumi apparently. I don't know anything after that."
"Isn't that Nohebi over there? You think they were doing something there?"
"Above my paygrade, kid. Yours too." Yahaba reminded him. Oikawa and Iwaizumi never chastised the rookie members for asking questions, but it wasn't exactly recommended in their line of work. When asking questions, it was better to ask them indirectly or at least not out in the middle of the street where certain ears could overhear them.
Kindaichi nodded his head and dropped the issue. He'd just have to wait and see if one of the higher-ups said anything. Kindaichi had only been a member of Seijoh for a few years. Unlike Iwaizumi, he hadn't been born into Seijoh, but joined externally, meaning he was still at the bottom of the pack when it came to ranking. Oikawa seemed to like him, and Mattsun and Makki had taken him and Kunimi under their wings. He was grateful to be as involved and knowledgeable as he was at his rank, but that didn't mean he would stop asking questions. How else would one learn something?
Wait, which one was Oikawa-san again? The thought popped into his head without any warning. It was said that only a member born into the Family could become boss, but there were rumors that Oikawa wasn't born in the Family. That can't be true, wasn't his grandfather a boss? He shook his head to rid himself of those thoughts. He didn't know where the rumors came from, but no one seemed to care enough about them to do anything. Everyone was happy with Oikawa as the boss, but the higher the rank, the tighter lipped they were on his past. Kindaichi guessed that was just the way it was; it was nothing more than another way to protect the boss.
"-aichi? Kindaichi!" Yahaba yelled closer to his ear than he previously was, "Get your head out of your ass and pay attention!"
"Sorry, sorry!" He blushed bright red at having been caught distracted on a mission, but quickly shook it off as Yahaba had them stop running and waved Kunimi over.
"Alright, according to the tracker, they're inside that building up ahead." Yahaba pointed to a large, supposedly abandoned building. "We'll sneak into the upper level, find them, and get them home."
"Why the upper level? Wouldn't it be easier to just walk in and grab them?" Kunimi's voiced seeped annoyance at the thought of going to all that trouble.
"Standard precaution. Remember- we don't know the situation. Do not assume things!" He scolded his juniors, "The nearest building has a balcony we can use to get onto the roof. From there, we'll sneak into a window. Think of it this way, if there's nothing going on, you can drop down and give them a heart attack as payback for all of this." At the affirmation from the two, Yahaba ordered them running once again. He knew this probably wouldn't be necessary, but he couldn't shake this strange feeling sitting in his gut and tingling up his spine.
Getting into the neighboring building proved to be no challenge and they were quickly flying up the stairs. His plan worked as they burst through the final door and onto the balcony that was only a small jump onto the neighboring roof.
"Wait-" Yahaba tried to get out before Kindaichi took a deep breath and leapt over with barely a second thought.
"You idiot!" He whisper yelled, "This building is several decades old, we can't guarantee it'll hold our weight!" Yahaba took this opportunity to point at a large crack just a few feet to Kindaichi's right. Kindaichi rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly and started checking the condition of the roof surrounding him. Yahaba rubbed his temples, he didn't tell them that earlier, but he didn't think anyone would be crazy enough to just jump off the balcony. Kindaichi gave a thumbs up and Kunimi took a few steps back. He spared a glance at Yahaba and waited for approval first.
"You're officially my favorite. Go." Yahaba said at the gesture. Kunimi jumped without another word and Yahaba followed a second later. Smacking Kindaichi on the head, he held a finger to his lips and slowly led them to a nearby window. With the building being so old, it made it easy to pry open the window and slip inside the landing on the upper level. Yahaba was just about to say something when a voice called out.
"Really boys, it doesn't have to be like this." All three Seijoh members froze. Who was that, and why were they in here? Yahaba put a hand on both of his juniors to get their attention. He put a hand to his lips again and pointed to the large supportive beams that stretched from the landing and throughout the building. They needed a better view.
Leading the way, Yahaba quietly climbed onto the beam and crept along in the direction of the voice. He said "boys" that must mean there's multiple people here. Did we interrupt a deal? No that's not it. Hanamaki and Matsukawa have to be in here somewhere. Was this their mission? He looked around the railings again, there were no signs of anyone else. Where were those too? He took a few more steps and could finally see a group of people in the center of the room below him. Are they surrounding something?
N-no way! Yahaba's mind screamed at him. It couldn't be true; he was seeing things! The small gasp behind him proved him wrong however as his juniors caught up to him and could see the scene happening below them.
Hanamaki was only standing upright because of the men holding him up, his head hung low, and he seemed to be barely clinging to consciousness. Matsukawa practically had smoke coming from his ears and he gave a death glare to the man in front of him. His face was bloodied, and he was thrashing in the arms of the men struggling to hold him, but he couldn't break out. And who was that? In front of them?
Damn it! Yahaba's mind yelled again, The boss of Nohebi captured them!
"He needs to be taught a lesson!" They yelled at him.
"He thinks he's so special that he can just do whatever he wants! That's not how we operate!"
"He has betrayed the family!"
"He needs to be punished!"
"He has been." Sugawara mumbled so quietly he was sure no one had heard him. He glanced at the two members who had caused him so many problems in a shockingly short amount of time.
"What?" Tanaka asked him.
"I said," Sugawara raised his voice, catching the attention of the entire room, "Randomly yelling will get us nowhere."
It wasn't a direct threat, more of a general warning, but everyone in the room recognized it. They knew better than to piss off their boss. He didn't get to his position because he was as sweet as he looked. Suga knew how to command a room and didn't waste anytime getting them back on track.
"We can't allow an offense like this to stand. He should be taught a lesson. If we lose order, we will fall!" An advisor angrily bellowed.
"That is my call to make." Suga's face showed a pleasant smile, but his eyes seeped the same venom that laced his words. Be careful he was telling the advisor.
"They've been attacking Johzenji for weeks now. With this assassination attempt, they're sure to retaliate." Ennoshita pointed out.
"I wouldn't put it past them, but I'm not convinced."
"And why is that?" His advisor growled.
"Because he could crush us." Sugawara said it bluntly. It was the pure, simple truth. "I don't think he will though. Terushima was in good standing with us before the Fall, if we get our rogues in line, we can buy time. He doesn't want a war."
"How can you be so sure?" Ennoshita rose an eyebrow at him.
"Because I happen to know he has something he wants to protect." Suga smirked deviously. "He won't risk open war over a warehouse filled with product that he can replace."
"Let's hope you're right. How do you plan on controlling them?" Ennoshita gestured to the two men outside the window.
"Oh, I don't. They'll control each other."
"Explain."
"It's simple. Whatever action one does, the other will receive the punishment for it. They will force each other to behave. Give them the worst jobs and hours." Sugawara orders.
"For how long?"
"Until they prove themselves to me." Sugawara waved them away. He started to turn towards his own two troublemakers before a hand caught his arm.
"Got a moment?" Ennoshita asked, carefully keeping his voice low enough to ensure the leaving members couldn't hear him.
"What?" The Silver Head demanded.
"That solves one problem, but what about the other?"
"You're going to have to be more specific, we have a lot of problems here." Sugawara knew exactly what the other man was talking about, but he had no intentions of making it easy for him.
"What are we going to do about that cop? He's too nosy for his own good." Ennoshita forced out.
"We don't deal with cops." The boss reminded him.
"What do you suggest then?"
"We'll throw him off. Spin in him circles so much he'll be begging for a different case. I'll handle it myself." Sugawara pulled his arm from the others grip and stalked away. Ennoshita sighed, it'll have to do. He'll keep an eye on it himself.
"Kageyama, Hinata." Sugawara called chilling the two of them to the bone. "You two will take any assignment that comes your way." They immediately understood what he meant and nodded their heads silently.
"Hinata your being discharged. If anything like this happens again, you deal with me." The two in question audibly gulped at his words, compared to what he could do, they were getting off easy. They were aware of that fact as they watched their boss walk away. It would be more accurate to say that if this happened again, they wouldn't be Sugawara's problem anymore if the fire in his eyes were any indication of what he would do.
"Sir!" The man barged into the medical bay without thinking. At the glare he received from his boss, he started scratching at the flower tattoo at his neck. The familiar habit clued Terushima into who was standing in front of him.
"Akio, stop that!" Doc scolded him, walking up to smack his hand away from his neck.
"Hansuke-san, could you give us a minute?" Terushima asked, placing a hand on the doctor's shoulder.
"Of course, don't do anything stupid now that I've patched you up." He waved an accusing finger in his face.
"Understood." Terushima chuckled at him and sent him away with a wave. "What is it?" He asked the team leader.
"Another detail to add onto that report." Terushima thought for a moment, then remembered the conversation they had as he had walked to the medical bay. He nodded his head for him to continue, "We can confirm that he made it back to Karasuno. They're not taking up a defensive position, so I'd say it's safe to say they're not expecting us to attack."
"Damn that Silver Head." Terushima clicked his tongue, of course he'd expect that. "They talking to anyone?"
"Not that we can tell. Looks like they're still flying solo."
"I wouldn't expect that to last forever." Terushima muttered starting to make his way out of the room.
"One last thing!" Akio almost jumped out of his skin at the look his exhausted boss gave him, "Someone accessed the Hidden." Terushima perked up at that comment.
"Thank you." He said, turning around again. It didn't matter if Akio tried to say anything else, nothing could stop him now. The "Hidden" was the room he had just been in with Bokuto; and there was only one other person alive who had access to that room. A soft smile pulled at Terushima's lips as he walked briskly through the compound.
I'm on my way. He mentally informed them.
I'm sorry that the last section was so short! Some people asked what my OC's names meant so here they are! According to my (limited) knowledge of Japanese, "Ichika" means "one thousand flowers," "Akio" is "bright man," and "Hansuke" is "a very helpful friend" I thought that was fitting for a doctor lol.
The BoKuroo story I mentioned in Chapter 11 has also been posted under the name "Because It's Us" if you want to check that out! Thank you so much for the amazing support, it really means so much to me! Chapter 15 is in progress and should be up soon. See you next time! ~Kiera540