Chapter 9:
Loyalty
Kazi walked slowly down the dark alley, making her way towards the docks. She pulled a small piece of paper out of her pocket and remembered......
Flashback: Ten-Minutes ago……………………….
"No. Absolutely not." Hwoarang frowned. "You are not going anywhere alone, in Japan, at night. Especially to meet someone anonymous."
"Hwoarang.... Please?......" Kazi pleaded, pushing herself off of the wall.
"No." Hwoarang remained still. Leaning on the opposite wall of the small alley, "I know this place better than you, and you are not going anywhere at night."
"Not like you care." Kazi shot at him coldly. Hwoarang was taken aback.
"Kaziya, I'm only trying to-"
"Yeah, run my life? I'm going." She stalked off, leaving Hwoarang to wonder what had just happened.....
End Flashback……………………………
Kazi stuck the piece of paper back in her pocket, fuming at the thought of Hwoarang running her life. She made her way down to the docks. Kazi heard the sound of voices and someone getting hit as she approached. She thought nothing of it until she rounded the corner. Kazi's eyes widened.
"Bastards! Let him go!" Kazi yelled at Lei and Denise, who had Hwoarang tied up and bleeding. Kazi's hair, now almost it's original color, fell in her face loosely.
"You're here." Denise said. She laughed and looked down at Hwoarang, "I'm afraid you're too late though."
"Bitch." Hwoarang spat at Denise, still breathing hard from their 'interrogation'.
"Let him go," Kazi's voice got dangerous, dark, and serious.
"No, Kazi! Get out of here." Hwoarang yelled over Denise who was trying to say something. Kazi took notice of the heavyset guy that she had seen almost two days ago down on the bridge. He stood silently.
"You." Kazi said furious at him, "You set this up..... You knew...." The man just looked at her through the darkness of his hood. Kazi stared straight through and into his eyes. Inside Kazi was shaken with fear, by the way his eyes seemed to be made of cold flames from hell and the deep dark blackness that shot a cold stare at her. His eyes were hard to look into, especially since he had a strange aura around him, that Kazi could feel. Somehow it felt familiar. Kazi just stared in disbelief and rage. She was used to the darkness and it's cold embrace, which only she knew. Kazi snapped back to the problem at hand and looked at Denise and Lei who were smiling as if they had finally done something. 'Yeah, you'll pay all of you.....' She thought.
"Let's go." Lei said as he grabbed Hwoarang up off of the ground and headed for the police car. Denise followed him and held her gun ready at her side.
"Give him back." She demanded as she began to move closer to fight Lei and Denise off.
"You want him hurt?" Lei asked. Kazi's eyes widened and she stopped,
"You fucking bastard." She said as she gritted her teeth.
"His life comes with a price if you want to save him." Lei said coolly turning to walk to the police car.
"Wait!" Kazi yelled, knowing the only thing she could do at this point without risking Hwoarang's life was....... an exchange. Lei turned around and looked at her. "Take me instead." Hwoarang's eyes widened in fear and shock. His flaming hair fell in his face.
"No! Kazi don't-" He was cut short by Lei,
"You fell for the trap. You pay the price." Kazi nodded as Hwoarang was cut loose and thrown to the ground. Kazi walked past Hwoarang, who was on his hands and knees, spitting a good bit of blood and cursing. Bravely she turned around facing Hwoarang as he got up off of the ground and put her hands behind her back. Lei cuffed her and pulled her roughly to the cop car. Kazi captured Hwoarang's eyes and he whispered loud enough for her to hear, as she was thrown into the car.
"Be strong."
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Kazi hit the cold metal wall with a thud. She pulled herself up and faced the giant muscular man who held a large, mature bamboo stalk. Lei slammed the metal door and locked her in the room with this man. 'A beating. Figures. This IS Japan....' She thought, 'I have to think of something.... But what?'
Denise stood facing Lei. His face was solemn. The hallway was lit by the overhead lights within the police compound. The ceiling fans rattled quietly and everything was still.
"Well?" She asked quietly trying to break the awkward silence.
"Prepare..... For Code Forty-Seven." He answered. Denise hung her head..... 'She won't last.... Poor thing, someone so strong.....' She thought.
"Get a coffin." Lei said stalking off, seemingly NOT pleased with himself.......
