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Chapter 24: Too many

"I'm sorry."

"I knew you would make the right choice, ge ge."

Everything at that moment was moving so slowly. I wanted to scream, but the sounds would just not come out. Haru raised a defeated arm out towards me as if he was trying to grasp onto me one last time before Hana fired. I nodded my head in acceptance that this was the end and hoped death would be swift. However the unexpected happened.

From Haru's raised arm something shiny slipped out of his sleeve. With dexterity, the gun slid down into his hand. Not hesitating for a moment he fired.

"Hana," he whispered through choked breaths.

My stomach lurched at the splatter of blood that hit my face. Hana's face went white like a sheet and her petite body crumpled over instantly. Her hand dragged down my arm with her and I looked down into her pitiful face, which now had a look of shock in it. Blood spurted out from the tiny hole through her chest.

Where did he get the gun from? He shot her. His own sister. Suddenly the pieces all fit together. He took it when he fell on top of me before. The realization that the gun that was strapped to my thigh was missing struck me. He had slipped it off me when he dove for me before. He calculated and executed a chance to get the gun, so they wouldn't' know. He had made his choice.

Jin instinctively fired a shot at Haru, but his aim was impaired by the hit to his back. Fujio lodged a bullet into Jin's shoulder making his arm jerk back. Jin dropped his gun upon feeling the intense pain running up his arm through his hand. Fujio grabbed it and now was loaded on both hands.

"Good show!" clapped Mr. Tse laughing bitterly. "You haven't forgotten a thing I taught you, Haru.. First rule: never trust family. Hana was never one to listen, was she? I see you even remembered the perfect kill I taught you four as children. Right through the heart."

"You are to blame for all this!" Haru screamed. His entire body was trembling in confusion. He pointed his gun towards his father. "I'm going to send you to hell bastard!"

"Oh. No. No. No. I think you better rethink what you are going to do." He motioned towards the two men who came up from the sides poised to shoot him if he made the slightest move. "I think I will teach you a lesson about the meaning of family." He pulled open his jacket and jerked out his gun. "Just like a father's duty. Always finishing up the messes the children leave behind. I'm very disappointed in you too Jin. You were like a second son to me. I remember a time when you and Haru were constantly competing to see who was better. You had the makings to be a great leader if given the chance. Perhaps I would have let you take over. Fujio never had the same drive as you. That thirst for blood. It was never really his nature. I always thought you showed a great deal of promise. Your failure hurts the most. I don't accept failure well."

In cold blood, he shot him in the stomach. Jin fell forward and his face slammed against the ground. Blood now seeped through his clothes and trickled in a puddle around him. He was barely breathing fighting to hold on.

"I want you to suffer, Haru. This will teach you a lesson about what happens when you disobey your elders." He turned his gun towards me and like a deer caught in headlights I froze. Repetitive fire shots were fired at me.

"NO!"

Rui and Doumyouji both at the same time lunged towards me. Breaking free from their restraints with some ungodly superhuman strength. They both fell to the ground pushing me out of the way and falling on top of me. I looked on in horror as their puddles of blood began mixing with each other into one river. Rui managed to drag himself against the ground using his arms and pulled me down covering me like a blanket. Doumyouji laid down beside me breathing heavily struggling with each inhale and exhale.

Mr. Tse was stunned that they had used themselves as shields to cover the girl, a nobody.

Everything after that went by in a blur of gunfire. Fujio extended both arms to the side and his shots rung through the air one after another. His arms jerked back a little each time he pulled the trigger. The two men didn't have a chance and fell lifeless to the ground. In agony, Fujio dropped one of the guns to the ground beside Jin's lifeless body having been shot through one of his hands.

Haru and Mr. Tse both glared hard at one another waiting for the other to make the first move. Mr. Tse pulled back the trigger, but all that came out was the soft click of an empty gun. His eyes widened in fear of impending defeat. "You win. You're out. It'll be a win-win situation. We can both walk out of here alive."

Haru lowered his gun for a moment.

Mr. Tse smiled to himself. "That's a good boy."

Haru looked up and raised the gun once again, "Rule one."

BANG!

Mr. Tse fell backwards, his legs went out from under him upon the hit to his knee.

Haru turned around to walk away, but Mr. Tse managed to pull out another gun strapped to his ankle.

"Haru! Look out!" Fujio screamed.

BANG!

Haru turned around as he watched his father on his knees. His head tilted back a little. His hand was put against his chest. When his hand dropped to his side a small hole through his heart was revealed. Haru turned forward to see where the shot was fired. His eyes widened upon realizing who had done it.

Jin stood with the gun in his hand. "We'll always be hing dai, Haru. He made a few steps forward and fell to his knees besides Hana body. He picked her up closer to him and cradled her in his arms gently kissing her cold hands. "Hana, Ngo oi nei." He crumpled over still clutching her head in his lap until he collapsed over onto his side. His chest rose and fell heavily. He gasped in coughs vomiting blood. He clutched tightly onto her hand.

Haru rushed to the others untying them and freeing them form their captivity. We've got to get out of here before the others come!" he screamed rushing Yuki and Shizuka to untie Soujiro and Akira. He stopped in his chaotic movements at the sight of Fujio's convulsing body. He bent down on one knee besides him.

"Are we still brothers?" Jin whispered to Fujio. His eyes began to dull over. He slipped in and out of consciousness muttering to himself.

Fujio nodded. "Brothers."

Shizuka ran to Rui's side checking him over to see how badly he was hurt.

"Rui! Are you okay?" Shizuka screamed in panic at all the blood he was covered in. She broke down in tears seeing him hurt.

Rui groaned in pain and touched his body feeling for where the bullets had hit him. slipping into unconsciousness. He touched the spot on his shoulder where the blood was coming from and winced in pain.

I ran forward to help Rui, but Shizuka stood in my way. "Stay away from my Rui!" she snapped with a protectiveness. "You've done enough."

I guiltily slunk back away from Shizuka. She was right. It was my fault. I turned my attention towards Doumyouji who was being looked over by Fujio. His body was still. I dove towards him.

"Doumyouji! Fujio what's wrong with him? He's not responding!"

"He's been shot four times in the back," Fujio grimly replied as he raised his good hand covered in Doumyouji's blood.

He made no movements as I screamed his name. I touched his back and felt the warm blood still seeping out. I patted his cheek to wake him up fearing he had already left me. "Please wake up," I begged between sobs.

"Hmmm." he muttered as his face scrunched up in pain. He opened his eyes that pierced right through my heart.

"Baka! Why did you push me out of the way!" I found myself scolding him.

He only smiled at me with that same goofy grin he always had just for me. "I told you I would got to hell and back for you," he laughed. His drastically changed contorted in agony. Then his eyes closed and he laid still.

"Doumyouji!"

"He only passed out from the pain, but he needs some real medical attention Fujio," calmy said as he tried his best with one hand to stop the bleeding. "Hold onto this," he instructed to me as he took my hand and placed it over one of the open wounds.

Form the distance I could hear the faint sound of something approaching. It was sirens.

"Shit! It's the cops. We can't stay here Haru. We've got to go!" Fujio yelled. Fujio grabbed Jin's limp body and threw it over his shoulder.

Haru ran and picked up the body of his sister who appeared so tiny in his arms like a small doll. He stopped in front of me with a pleading look searching for understanding. He opened his mouth wanting to say something, but words failed him.

"Thank you for saving us." I weakly smiled. "Go!" I yelled.

Fujio honked the horn as he brought the car to a screeching halt in the doorway. Haru nodded his head and ran towards the doorway and jumped into the backseat. He looked back at me one more time with a glint of sadness and regret in his eyes.

As I watched the police and paramedics burst into the warehouse I clutched Doumyouji's hand. Suddenly the room began to spin. I could make out the faint sound of shouting as the paramedics dropped to their knees trying to awaken Doumyouji. I looked around in a daze as I watched them pry Doumyouji's hand out of mine and he was placed onto the stretcher. To my left Rui was already being whisked away into one of the ambulances. The room was now spinning with bodies being taken out in stretchers.

"Are you okay miss?!" a policeman screamed into my face.

I blankly stared ahead into nothingness. Nothing made sense anymore. My body felt suddenly heavy.

"We need help here!" the policeman screamed towards another group of workers.

My head bobbed back and forth. Finally my body gave up and I passed out.

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"Ugh," I groaned as I placed a hand onto my forehead.

"Oneesan!" Susumu yelped as he suddenly jolted out of his slumber. He fell to the ground from his chair

"Where am I?" whispered barely able to find my voice in my weakness.

He scrambled onto the bed and sat down beside me. "You're in the hospital."

"How long have I been like this?!"

"Only a few hours. The nurses had to sedate you for a while to calm you down. You were screaming in your sleep."

"Doumyouji?! Rui?! Where are the others?"

Susumu lowered his head afraid to speak. "Oneesan, when they found you. There were so many. It was a bloody massacre."