heEyes of the Heart
Author notes: Ok that last chapter was pretty so-so, at least I thought so. I think I need to cut my chapters down they are too long.
Cloud X Solider: Actually I had thought of having him accidentally drinking some of the Champaign but than I also thought that he wouldn't be able to control himself. And than you know what would happen so that was definitely out.
Defafaeth Mechqua: I know I do take myself serious sometimes. Actually it reflects itself in my writing even though normally I'm a pretty carefree person.
Tireen- I'm glad you got a kick out of it and yes that is a detail that I will address in this chapter.
BeeBop: Congrats on your computer and I have yet to go to a concert boo, but yeah I wanted Tsukushi to do what she thinks about sometimes. Actually you can think about her acting out that other voice in her head. The bad girl one.
I-Smiles-U- I'm actually trying to tie up all my loose ends in each chapter that I had in others. I want it all to come together.
Black Maru- Hehe can't help but leave it at a cliff-hanger or the chapter would be too long. Thanx about my grandmother and I'm glad it's enticing enough to keep you up reading.
Enigma-Nemesis- I liked the drunk part too, Tsukushi is too uptight sometimes.
Chapter 14: Raid
"I see you guys waxed your legs." Tsukasa chuckled at the dark look he got from Soujirou.
"Well what did you expect us to do? Our muscles are enough to pass us as female bodyguards sexy ones at that. But we would be very unconvincing if we had hairy legs. Even though Akira I think waxes his routinely." 3 sets of eyes focused on an Akira trying to apply lipstick using a compact mirror.
"What?! The older women I date have this thing for guys with smooth legs. I think it's about the 'boy toy' image."
"I just realized that you can see most of the time Tsukasa." Tsubaki gave him a puzzled look.
"Oh yeah, actually I've been able to see more and more since Tsukushi came. Before I could only see after I've been awake. But now it's like I never loss my sight to begin with. Sometimes I go for days without losing it. I won't know until I see an actually doctor but I think I've healed completely. I don't want to jump to conclusions but I think its because of Tsukushi." Tsukasa blushed at his admission.
Tsubaki surprised him by giving him a hug.
"I'm glad you've finally found someone to care for. I've longed for you to find that one person that would cure you maybe not physically but emotionally."
I had never that the girl I met in my mothers building would be the one to heal my bruised heart.
30 minutes later they arrived at the address given them. Tsukasa exited first followed by Tsubaki than the other three. The building they were at was in one of the shadier parts of town. The building itself was an old hotel that had seen better days. There were two thug like men standing at the front of the doors, doing their best to appear as if they were casually standing outside but in actually guarding the entrance.
The five walked up to them Tsukasa deepened his voice slightly.
"Eh, you I need to see your boss man." Tsukasa gave them an intimidating glare.
"And who are you?" the one lease intimidated walked up to him only coming to his neck.
Tsukasa looked down at him and than grabbed him by the front of his shirt and pushed against the glass door, cracking it from the force.
"And who do you think you are, questioning me?" he spat in his face and tossed him to the side.
He eyed the second one and snapped his fingers at Akira. Akira bounded over and gave the 2nd guy his biggest cute school girl smile. The guy dropped his guard momentarily, to his detriment, Akira delivered a swift kick to his abdomen. He fell to the ground in pain gazing up at the sneer on Akira's face.
The first guard was back on his feet but feel the vice grip of someone behind him. He turned into the smiling face of a pretty lady clad in red. He was on the ground again when he received a knee to the stomach.
Tsukasa walked over to the first guard and crouched down next to him.
"You see this is what happens when you question me. Will you be doing it again?" The scared man shook his head in acceptance.
"Good. Now get up and open the door for us." Tsukasa stood back up and watched the hurt man open the door slowly for them.
Upon entering the building they were greeted by a huge well lit fully functional hotel lobby. There was a large crystal chandelier over a double-sided stairway. The lobby bar had huge fish tanks filled with exotic fish and coral one tank had a small nurse shark. There were bell stops and stewardesses dressed in little French-maid outfits. Even though it gave the illusion of a hotel it was obviously a front for all the dirty business that went on behind the scenes.
Tsukasa motioned for Tsubaki and Rui to go talk to one of the stewardess. Akira and Soujirou were busy ogling the girls.
"Quit it you fools or you'll give us away. They'll think you're weird girls." Tsukasa hissed at them
"Aww cool your jets, its nothing wrong with looking."
"I think I may just come back here when we're done."
When Tsubaki reached the counter the stewardess game here a quick look up and down and frowned slightly. Than she looked at Rui and tried to give him a seductive smile. Tsubaki rolled her eyes and snapped her fingers in front of the girls face.
"Excuse me..." the girl frowned even more.
"Oh I'm sorry how may I help you?" the girl sounded bored
"...I'm here to see Junpei. We have some urgent business with him."
The girl gave her a disbelieving look and took a side glance at Rui. Rui winked at her which elicited a small giggle. The girl looked down her nose at Tsubaki with an 'I can take your man look'. This caused Tsubaki's blood to boil. Tsubaki wrapped her arms around Rui's neck and pressed her self against him and gave the girl an 'You'll never be any competition for me honey look'. The girl got the point and sniffed at the two before picking up the phone.
"Hello Mister Junpei there is a young lady down here, with some men." There was some commotion on the other line.
"He says that he didn't expect you until late Miss Aika. He asked that you please wait at one of the lobby tables for him."
"Ok thank you." Tsubaki said in her snotty rich girl voice before placing her arm in Rui's and walking away.
"What was that all about?" Rui raised a puzzled eyebrow.
"I refuse to allow some lowborn chit to think she is better than me. I'm a Doumyoji and she is nothing."
"You know you and your brother are a lot alike."
"Don't compare me to that idiot."
Rui just chuckled.
They walked back to the others and found a table in a corner behind one of the giant fish tanks in the lobby bar. The bar areas lights were dimmed and the corner was even darker obscuring their presence from any passer by. Even though others couldn't see them they could see people that came in and out of the lobby quite well.
"It appears Junpei has mistaken us for Aika and her lackeys. I say we play along with it. We'll just have to tell him that there were a few last minute changes. Tsukasa you are now the older cousin of yourself. I'm sure Junpei will recognize the man responsible for the incident a little while back."
They continued on with their plan change until Tsukasa stood up his face a display of pure rage and hatred. The four looked at him puzzled at his sudden reaction and than they looked in the same direction as Tsukasa. The watched a well-dressed young man surrounded by 6 men dresses in black descend the steps.
"Stay calm Tsukasa you don't want to blow our cover do you." Tsubaki gave the other three a worried look afraid of what Tsukasa may do.
JUNPEI! This is the man trying to destroy my relationship with Tsukushi, the man that has caused Tsukushi so much pain, the man that will soon regret he ever was born. He has plagued Tsukushi and me for the last time. I will make him pay for all the pain and damaged he's caused. I will make sure he never forgets my face and whenever he thinks or hears my name he will cower in fear.
"Tsukasa, are you alright." The other four were getting worried because he seemed to get angrier and angrier the more he looked at Junpei.
Tsukasa broke away from his thoughts and forced himself to calm and place a mask of arrogant indifference on his face.
"I'm fine." He said flatly
"I'll go and talk to him while you wait here, Rui you shall be my bodyguard." Tsubaki walked confidently out toward Junpei with a silent Rui.
"Hello I take it your Junpei?" Tsubaki gave him a slight smile as Junpei drank in the sight she presented. He licked his lips which caused her skin to crawl. She hid the distaste she had formed for the man already behind a smile.
"And whom may you be my sexy vixen. I was expecting a stiffer woman, and it is obvious that you are not her. Could my stewardess have made a mistake? I know you're not who I'm waiting for but you would prove to be a very enjoyable time passer." He leered at her and the lust was practically dripping off of him as he reached out to grope her. His hand was abruptly stopped by the feeling of cold steel against his throat.
The speed of Rui's actions stunned Junpei's guards for a brief moment before they started to pull out their pieces. Junpei held up his hand to stop them.
He glanced slightly at Rui and gulped.
"I take it you were sent from Aika to be able afford such a guard of his caliber. My men couldn't even blink. He could have beheaded me before you guys could have even fired a bullet." Junpei felt a small prick and than his skin moisten. His men gave him a disapproving look and put their guns away.
Rui removed his blade from Junpei's neck slowly before he put it away he pulled out his handkerchief and clean his blade. Afterwards he handed it to Junpei to attend his small cut.
Tsubaki smiled smugly at Junpei before talking.
"Now if you are finished we can get down to business. My boss is not Aika but a relative of the Doumyoji household. He has no love for his cousin and was sent in her place for the protection of the Doumyoji name. The heir of the Doumyoji Corporation can not be involved with such low born blood as that Makino girl has."
"You rich people are very serious about this class system. We live in the 21st century and you guys still act like this, it's really sad. Anyway on to the matter at hand, where is this so called boss of yours?"
Tsubaki turned around and led him towards the dark corner of the lobby bar. Junpei decided to try once again to touch Tsubaki in a sly off handed way. But was stopped not by cold steel but an icy voice.
"I suggest you stay your hand if you would like to keep it, or I shall have to teach you another lesson one of which you will not quickly forget." No further words were needed to kill Junpei's desire to touch the silent bodyguard's mistress.
"Sir this is the man you wanted to talk to." Tsubaki held her palm out in Junpei's direct with a slight bow to the person in the dark corner.
Tsukasa stood up and walked into the light where Junpei could get a better look at him.
"Tsukasa..." Junpei whispered and backed up a few steps as he recognized the eyes of the man before him and the hatred they displayed. I've been tricked by Aika she is trying to have me killed. And Tsukasa seems angrier than before his hatred seemed more pronounced this time less restrained, feral almost.
Tsukasa's hand shot out grabbing Junpei by the neck.
"Don't ever call me by that bastard cousin of mines name again." He growled
"My name is Dias I expect you to remember that." Junpei nodded his head in acquiesce. No this was this isn't Tsukasa this is someone else, someone more dangerous than Tsukasa. What kind of family is this Doumyoji clan? Behind the masks of the rich are demons I swear it. I rather face Tsukasa 1000 times than this man that exudes such intense hatred.
Junpei couldn't understand why being in the presence of this man made him want to run away and hide. It was almost as if there was a black aura surrounding the man, one that would suffocate anyone within a few feet of him. Is this what they call fear no terror?
Tsukasa let go of Junpei's neck before he continued.
"I believe there is a reason I'm here. The sooner I get what I came for the sooner I will be gone."
"Uh yeah, well do you have my payment?"
Tsukasa glared at him and gave him a smile that bordered on evil.
"I'll be sure to pay you in full the moment I have secured the goods."
Junpei let out a sigh of relief before he led them upstairs to the hotel rooms. The room they entered was the presidential suite. The room was decorated with glass tables and a lot of modern art a few ceramic pots and crystal champagne glasses on the dinette counter. They followed him into another room which was converted into a huge dark room.
"Uh I need your guards to leave the room for a minute."
Tsukasa gave him a disapproving look and his guards remained rooted.
"No." Tsukasa folded his arms and took a stance of defiance.
"No...? But I'd rather show you the pictures alone."
"If my guards have to go the same with yours, it is only fair."
Junpei thought about it for a minute before dismissing his men into the outside room. Tsukasa snapped his fingers and one by one his sister and friends filed out. After a long pause at the door Rui exited last.
Even though they were now alone Junpei felt no safer, in fact he was having second thoughts on dismissing his men. It seemed like that dark aura had grown and soon the pent up tension would be released. The guards the man had were the ones holding back the anger that was growing steadily.
Junpei walked to the far side of the room to pick up a box and get away from the scary man he was alone with, trapped with.
"Is this everything? Because I swear if I hear that you gypped me and there are more of these pictures in circulation..." he let the sentence drop allowing Junpei's imagination to take off.
"Y-yeah that's it. I would have more for you but my last batch was set a blaze by your idiot cousin Tsukasa."
"Who are you calling an idiot?" Tsukasa snapped
"Not you man your cousin. Geez do bad tempers run in the family or something." started shuffling through the pictures. Each picture he saw fueled his already boiling rage.
"Get me a suitcase." He barked the order without even looking up.
"A suitcase?"
"Yes and get it NOW!"
Junpei jumped at the order and peeked out of the dark room.
"Eh, one of you guys get me a suitcase pronto." One of the guys had their arms around the girl in the red dress that seemed pissed at the moment. The guy with his arm around her moved it quickly and ran off to get the suitcase. He was back with the case in 2 minutes and handed it to Junpei.
Junpei closed the door behind him and gave the suitcase to Tsukasa who than began to load the pictures and negatives into the suitcase before speaking to Junpei again.
"You know I really hate my cousin, he so arrogant and stubborn bringing in that low born girl."
Tsukasa closed the case.
"Yeah he thinks he's hot stuff because he has so much money." Junpei relaxed due to Tsukasa's calm tone of voice. And it seemed as if his hatred disappeared.
"You're right, but you know money isn't everything. There are a lot of things money can't buy..."
Tsukasa walked over to the door suitcase in hand.
"...it can't buy you real respect, or real friends and most of all it can't by you real love."
Tsukasa locked the door and turned around to face Junpei.
"Uh, yeah that's true. But uh, now that you have what you came for, could I have my money."
"Money..." Tsukasa placed the suitcase on the floor and walked slowly towards Junpei.
"Yeah my payment that was settled with Aika earlier."
"Oh yes your payment, how thoughtless of me to forget." Tsukasa smiled at him but there was no warmth in it. He reached into his jacket pocket.
"I did say I would pay you in full didn't I?"
"Yeah you di-..." Junpei's sentence was cut off as a meaty fist connected with his jaw loosing some teeth. The next couple of minutes seem like an eternity as Tsukasa commenced beating the life from out of him.
The first blow was followed by another. Tsukasa grabbed him by the shoulders and kneed him in the stomach. Junpei spit out blood and teeth. He than picked him up with such force that he knocked his head against the low hanging ceiling light, throwing the room and into a red chaos as it swayed back and forth The swaying light play on Junpei's blurred eyesight causing, in his eyes, Tsukasa to look like a red oni coming back from his dark realm for revenge.
"This is what happens to people who think they can mess with my belongings and get away with it."
Tsukasa held him against the wall and head butted him, breaking his nose, which was followed by another blow to the stomach.
"And Tsukushi is one of my belongings just as I'm one of hers."
He dropped him onto the ground and kicked him consecutively.
"You...(kick) have...(kick)...meddled (kick)....in our lives (kick stomp kick)...for the last time."
Junpei's screams could be heard on the outside of the room. There was a commotion on the outside as someone tried to jiggle the locked door. His men were screaming his name but soon they themselves were screaming in horror.
Tsukasa paid any outside noise no attention as he picked Junpei up once again and ran him across one of the counter tops knocking over various tubs of water, dye and chemicals. At the end of the counter he dropped him onto the floor. Junpei lay slumped up against the counters front on the floor bloodied and wet from the water and chemicals.
Tsukasa crouched down in front of him the red light still swaying in the back throwing the room in to an illusionary chaos of red and black. He took out a lighter he had brought for the picture burning.
"Junpei did you know that there are a lot of things flammable in a dark room." He light the lighter. Junpei's eyes grew wide with fear and he screamed as the fire from the lighter seemed to lick around the face of Tsukasa. His eyes to Junpei were a blazed with fire and anger, hatred and loathing. The swaying light further added to the illusion of a vengeful demon.
"I want you to remember this name Doumyoji TSU...KA...SA. Burn it into your memory and never forget the face of the man that will destroy you if you so much as try to interfere with my or Tsukushi, my soon to be wife, lives again. Do you understand?"
Junpei nodded his head too frightened to speak.
"Very good." Tsukasa rose to his full height causing Junpei to cringe in fear as he watched the man walk to the door and pick up the suitcase. He opened the door and left him alone in the dark room with the red light still swaying back and forth in his room that use to fill him with lust now only to fill him with fear and dread.
10 minutes earlier...
"Rui why did you pause before you came out? Are you scared that Junpei may try something?" Akira whispered to a reluctant Rui.
"It's not Tsukasa I'm worried about. I'm afraid that Junpei will not survive very long alone in that room with Tsukasa."
"Hmm you do have a point there. I hadn't thought about that."
"I think I'll just sit here at the door waiting for the screams, I'm sure we'll be hearing soon."
Tsubaki went to sit next to Rui on one of the couches, not liking the lustful looks she was getting from Junpei's guards.
Rui put his arm around her and glared at the ones ogling her. They seemed to get the point and turned their attention to the other two ladies.
"So what is your names pretty lady?" one of the men came up and put his arm around Soujirou.
"Ryoko." He said flatly and with growing irritation as the man started to rub his shoulders.
"My you have such a deep voice of which I think is very sexy. And you are very muscular no wonder you're a bodyguard. I wonder if you could guard my body." He leered at him and tried to lean in closer to him.
Soujirou bawled up his fist, and almost hit the guy in the face if not for the intrusion by Junpei, giving orders about a suitcase. The man had been saved from an embarrassing fight he would have lost to a girl.
The guy came back with the suitcase and Junpei closed the door again.
"I think we should get ready." Rui said as he stood up moved closer to the door and began his countdown.
10...
The same guy that was messing with Soujirou tried to continue romancing him.
9...
Another guard walked up to Akira and smiled up at him.
8...
"Hey you're pretty cute girl, even if you're kinda tall. What say you and me have a few words outside?"
7...
Akira ignored the man and popped in a piece of gum as if he wasn't there.
6...
The other guard talking to Soujirou was getting more insistent and it was apparent Soujirou was loosing his patience for the man.
5...
Rui led Tsubaki to the bathroom. "Stay here because soon we will have to deal with these men."
4...
Rui walked back to his post by the door.
3...
The guard that was trying to mess with Soujirou grabbed one of his boobs. And a look of surprise crossed his face as a look of anger plastered itself on Soujirou.
"These aren't real."
2...
Akira turned to see what was going on with Soujirou when the guard talking to him grabbed his butt.
1...
A scream was heard coming from the dark room. A guard ran to the room knocking on it hollering Junpei's name but he was quickly cute off by Rui's blade. The one guard that still had a handful of Soujirou's stuffed bra was shocked by his colleague's quick defeat. But his hesitancy was his downfall, Soujirou grabbed the mans wrist and twisted it breaking the fragile bone after which he punched the man and kicked him on his way down to the ground.
Akira turned around as the guard who grabbed his behind tried to pull out his gun. Akira quickly kicked it from out of his hand before a shot was fired.
"How dare you grab me like that?"
The guard was shocked at Akira's voice.
"Y-You're a guy!"
"Got that right." Akira said before he delivered a roundhouse kick sending the guard into one of the glass tables around the room.
Two other guards ran up to Rui who was still guarding the door, barring the way for anyone to interfere with what Tsukasa was doing.
"So you want to fall just as fast as your friend here?"
The guards pulled out their guns which had the barrels quickly shortened by the swiftness of Rui's blade. Rui took an offensive stance with his sword beckoning one if not both to come. Both guards decided against it and ran out of the room.
"Cowards." Rui sat back down at the door watching Akira and Soujirou take care of their opponents.
Tsubaki heard all the commotion in the other room and tried to stay quiet in the bathroom.
"I know you're in there girl so come out. You have nothing, you're alone, no weapons your friends are busy and no one will come help you, you're completely defenseless."
The last guard who had been watching and waiting for his moment to be alone with her banged on the door.
"NO go away you cretin." Tsubaki was scared but she refused to be cowed by the likes of a common thug.
She looked around the bathroom for something to hit the man with but could only find toothpaste. She poured out the whole tube into her hands.
"I said open this door you whore." The man began to kick at the door.
"I will if you promise not to hurt me."
"Hehe I won't hurt you one bit girly."
Tsubaki unlocked the door and backed up quickly her hands behind her back. The man rushed in and stopped. He gave her a grin that lacked 3 teeth, Tsubaki gave him a look of disgust as he walked towards her. She backed up until she was almost against the wall. When the man reached out for her she quickly threw her hands full of toothpaste into his face and rubbed it in his eyes. The man let out a blood curdling scream as he tried to run, blinded towards the sink to rinse his eyes out.
Tsubaki made a mad dash to the door but was tripped by the blind guard who tried to launch himself at her. She kicked him in the groin in mid air. The man fell to the ground withering in pain on his back holding his precious.
Tsubaki stepped on his hands and ground her heel into them making the man scream more.
"Don't you ever think for one moment that a girl is defenseless just because she has no physical weapon. She spit on him and walked out the door maintaining the persona of one born in privilege.
When she reached the room that her friends occupied, Tsukasa walked out of the dark room. He had the look of a feral beast that had just torn his prey apart and was now very satisfied with its destruction.
"It seems that you took care of his lackeys. Are you guys ready?"
They all nodded and walked out of the room, they casually walked down the stairs and out towards the lobby, missing the girl in the tight black skirt and very bad wig.
"What do you mean I'm not Aika? I have business here with Junpei and this is the first time I have been here all day." Aika was screaming at the top of her lungs and paid no heed to the 5 as they headed to the door.
"Madam I don't know who you are but Aika has already arrived." The stewardess looked up from her sheet and spotted the five heading out.
"Actually there is Miss Aika now. Miss Aika..." The young stewardess yelled out to Tsubaki. Tsubaki turned her head which caught the attention of the other 4. When Aika saw who the Aika imposter was a look of dawning recognition hit them both. She also recognized the other 4 with Tsubaki.
"Tsubaki1!? And the young heirs..." Aika looked at them taking in their attire and than she pinpointed the suitcase in Tsukasa's hand, just than Junpei called out to her from the top of the steps to stop them. She could tell from the appearance of Junpei that what she came for was no longer in his control but that of the young heir, Tsukasa.
She quickly got out her phone and dialed out to her men waiting outside.
"Tsukasa is here; grab him before he gets away!"
"RUN guys we have to get out of this place now." The 5 ran out the building.
There were four men in black with dark glasses waiting outside for them. Tsukasa took the suitcase and knocked one of the men out with it shattering his glasses as he hit the hard concrete. One of the men dove to grab Akira who nimbly jumped over his feeble attempt kicking him in the back in his passing. Soujirou pulled off the heels he wore and threw them at one of the remaining 2 and than jumped kicked him in the stomach. Rui ran silently through the last welding his blade like a master, even though the man did not die he had 5 slices covering his body millimeters away from a vital points. They took care of them all without losing a heartbeat. They each dove into the awaiting limo one by one.
Aika watched in both horror and disappointment as her evidence for Kaeda drove away at top speed. Junpei stumbled down the steps holding his side bruised and bloodied.
"Aika (cough) the pictures (cough) that retch took them (cough)." He was a mess and Aika looked down on him with loathing and a certain satisfaction that he had been thoroughly beaten.
"So what you are trying to tell me is that you don't have the pictures." Aika dialed on her phone.
"No you don't understand (cough) I was fooled."
"Only a fool can be fooled mister Junpei...hello police I would like to make an anonymous tip as to the location of one of Tokyo's leading gang hideout." Aika walked to the door talking to the police.
"Wait give me more time (cough) I'm sure I can get that pictures back just give me another chance." He tried to walk after her but the pain from his injuries made him falter.
"It's too late Junpei your time is up and I suggest you get out of here soon because the police shall be here momentarily to raid the place. Good day sir."
Junpei watched her get into her limo followed by 3 of her men that were still conscious the other still on ground. The realization that he was finished set in as the sound of police sirens could be heard in the distance getting closer and closer.
Tsukasa, Tsubaki, Rui, Soujirou and Akira watched the suitcase burn inside a metal trash can in a back ally. Akira and Soujirou had already changed into their regular clothes inside the limo. They silently watched the case burn away completely and than all the pictures curly up as in a fetal position as the fire danced upon them in a ballet of destruction.
"There goes the last of them Tsukasa." Tsubaki hugged her brother tightly as the ashes were carried away by the wind and the embers died, falling into a cold oblivion.
Everyone was silent as each one was dropped off at their respective residences. Tsukasa was the last and walked slowly up the stairs to Tsukushi's apartment. It was almost dawn by the times he washed and lay down next to a still naked Tsukushi.
He pulled her close to him and shared his warmth with her, the exhaustion and relief on his face slowly relaxed as he drifted into a dreamless slumber. It seemed as if the new heat source had stopped the awful nightmares she had been having, subconsciously Tsukushi buried herself deeper into Tsukasa's warmth oblivious to the events that transpired that night.
She sighed deeply and whispered unknowing to her or the man next her I love you Tsukasa...
Sooooo how was that? Did you like huh, huh, what did you think was the action portrayed well enough? I hope so I'll be really upset if you guys thought it was bad, or maybe it was too much fighting for some of you. You know I have to break up the lovey dovey stuff every now and than with a little excitement. This chapter turned out to be long even though I had said I would shorten my chapters. I couldn't help myself my fingers just kept right on typing.
