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Chapter 3

Tokio's eyes fluttered as she slowly woke up, annoyingly she felt a bit ill, turning to her side, she totally forgot about the wound on her shoulder and hissed as a jolt of pain coursed through her body. "Oh right...owww..." she mumbled as she tried to sit up as she was able to she looked down at her stomach and smiled, "Good-morning..." she greeted and lightly patted her belly. She giggled when she received a small kick as a response.

Looking around Tokio glared at the bloody towels and her kimono that was carelessly left in a corner of the room, "MEN..." Tokio muttered as she slowly stood up and out of bed, slowly walking to the shoji she slid it open and peeked out, she could see two officers in the hall and apparently one was playing with Tsutomu, while Eiji prepared a snack for them. Tokio smirked and stepped out of her room.

"Ma'am...you shouldn't be out of bed..." the officers in the hall rushed over to her.

"Oka-san!" Tsutomu cheered.

Tokio huffed and growled a bit as they laid their hands on her to prevent her from falling, not that she was going to anyway. "Oh please it was only a scratch..." she slowly made her way to the kitchen and sighed, apparently Eiji was cooking diner for everyone. "You're making my twelve year old cook you diner?" she questioned lifting an eyebrow.

"It's alright really, I needed to keep busy..." Eiji answered as he made his way to her, Tokio gave him a warm smile and hugged him close.

"Need any help?" she asked, Eiji quickly shook his head no, "No?...Well that's too bad cause you're all helping..." she glared at the officers who all looked at each other and slumping their shoulders slowly nodded, Tokio smiled sweetly and looked to Eiji who started snickering at the officers.

"Oka?" Tokio then looked down at her three year old.

"Yes my pup?" she asked as she watched Tsutomu walk to her and grab her yukata.

"Oka...sit..." Tsutomu ordered as he led his mother in the living room, Tokio sighed as she obliged to her son's request, Tsutomu gathered a few of his toys and put them near his mother, making himself comfortable beside her he started to stack some blocks, while Tokio ran her fingers through his hair.

Half an hour later Tokio was sitting at the table, Eiji and Tsutomu by her side two officers ate with them while the other kept watch at the front door. As she was about to take a bite out of her rice, her chopsticks fell out of her hand, as she grasped the table.

Eiji looked at her curiously, her eyes were closed tightly and she breathed quite deeply. "Auntie Tokio?" he asked a bit worried.

The officers looked at her and frowned. "Ma'am are you all right?"

Tokio opened her eyes and glared, "I'm covered in sweat, and breathing deeply, not to mention that I'm about to break this table in half..." she growled then calmed as the pain ceased. "My water just broke...I'm in labor...still think I'm all right?" she sighed as she bowed her head a bit and breathed deeply.

It took a few moments for the officers to register this information, quickly one of them stood and rushed outside to get the doctor, while the other tried to keep her calm, which only aggravated Tokio, the officer had no idea that once this woman was in labor unless you were family or friend you should stay away, Tokio glared at the man, "Touch me and I will break your arms..." she warned.

As the pain went away she looked to Eiji, "Eiji would you be so kind as to help me up and to my room please..." she asked. Eiji quickly stood and went to her left side, gently grasping her arm he led her out of the living room. Tsutomu followed at their heels a bit confused at why his mother had yelled at the police officer.

Saitou sighed at the two bickering behind him, growling as he ran out of cigarettes Saitou pinched the bridge of his nose he could feel a headache coming along, as they approached the docks Saitou rolled his eyes and turned to the two idiots behind him.

"Bad influence...you've only met me for like twenty minutes..." Chou huffed.

"I'm usually a good judge in character...and you sir are a prick..." Matsu snorted.

"Are you two done...because if you don't shut-the hell up I'm skewering both of you...and leaving your dead bodies here for the crows..." Saitou drawled.

Chou chuckled while Matsu kept his mouth shut, they then both followed Saitou as they silently and unnoticeably made their way through the docks.

Saitou leaned against a building and peeked around the corner, seeing at least two dozen men loading or unloading their cargo, Chou watched him with a smirk, "Don't tell me we're gonna sneak up on them..."

"Chou if you don't keep quiet I have no problem in using you as a human shield..." Saitou answered.

Matsu frowned as he stepped forward. "What?"

Saitou sighed, "They're unloading rifles." He drawled now wishing he had a cigarette. "I count eight that are armed with them...the leaders are probably in that cabin..." he nodded towards an old shack.

"So how do we find out who killed the women and attacked your wife?" Matsu looked to his commanding officer.

"No harm in strolling up there and askin'...is there?" Chou smirked.

Saitou looked at Chou, 'Heavily armed with his swords, not wearing a policeman's uniform...hn he might prove useful after all...' Saitou thought to himself. "You go...they have no idea who you are, unless they've heard of your previous employer..."

"Hey...don't ya mention that to the kid, he hates me already..." Chou chuckled.

"Shut-up and go...find out who were the three..." Saitou growled, taking the hint Chou kept his mouth shut and walked down the docks.

"Who was his previous employer?" Matsu asked curiously.

"Not...now..." Saitou hissed watching Chou's every move.

Chou smirked as the armed men approached him, "You're shit out of luck today sir." One of the men answered as he aimed his weapon at Chou.

"Well now you intend ta kill me off...huh fine then I won't tell 'bout the juicy info I just heard...bout the cops knowing where ya'll are..." Chou smirked,

The moment that was said the men's eyes went wide, "That can't be possible..."

"Oh don't ya worry they're not looking for you they're after the three who went on a killing spree and..." Chou was quickly cut off.

"They're not here..." the man answered and watched as two of his companions ran off towards the cabin.

"What...well where are they ya gotta warn them..." Chou pressed on. The man looked around, then at Chou. "If you can't leave I'll go warn them..." Chou continued to try to keep them talking.

"Why would you care?"

"Are ya kidding...if they get caught, you guys and your bosses get caught, and I lose a lot of money..." Chou lied, then grinned as he saw the fear in the man's eyes.

"On their last job...the woman they supposedly killed didn't die they went off to finish the job." The man answered. "She knows what they look like…" he continued.

Chou sighed, "Are ya shitting me?" the man shook his head no, "Alright then see you boys later..." Chou quickly turned and left. Amazingly the men had believed everything he said, as he approached the building where Saitou and Matsu waited for him Chou sighed and scratched the back of his head.

"Well?" Matsu asked in an annoyed voice.

"Quit your whining squirt...they're not here..." Chou took a few steps back away from Saitou, Matsu looked at him confused.

"Where did they go?" Saitou asked calmly.

"Well ya see on their last job the uh...woman didn't die so they left to finish her off..."

Matsu's eyes went wide. "Oh no..." he whispered.

"You're sure?" Saitou asked, Chou nodded.

"Matsu go to the precinct and bring at least a dozen officers to arrest those men, Chou you come with me..." Saitou calmly ordered as he started to run back towards his house.

Tokio who was now lying down in her futon was breathing rather heavily, Eiji was at her side and put a wet cloth on her forehead, Tsutomu sat in a corner and was playing with a ball. "Ma'am the doctor has just arrived..." One of the officers informed, leading the old man in the room.

"Well good-afternoon Mrs.Fujita...how are you feeling..." he smiled then noticed the boys. "Children would you two please wait outside while I help your mother?" he asked calmly. Eiji looked to Tokio who smiled and nodded, smiling in return Eiji picked up Tsutomu and left the room.

An hour later Tokio had given birth to a healthy baby boy. Now totally exhausted though she asked for her other two sons to join her, Eiji sat beside her Tsutomu in his lap and smiled at the little bundle sleeping in between her left arm and side, "Do you need anything Auntie Tokio?" he asked.

Tokio shook her head no she was so tired. Her eyes snapped open when they heard a crash at the front door. "What the...doctor get out of here..." one of the officers called out, they could hear the clash of metal, as the men fought with the intruders.

Tokio panicked "Eiji take Tsutomu and the baby...get them out please..." she pleaded. "Hurry before they spot you..."

"But what about you..." Eiji was now on the verge of tears but he refused to let them fall.

"Go...now please..." she cried handing him the baby, Eiji quickly stood cradling the babe in his left arm and grasped Tsutomu's hand, nearly dragging him to the shoji that led outside.

"Oka..." Tsutomu cried. Eiji closed the door behind him and desperately looked for a place to hide, spotting the bathhouse Eiji led Tsutomu to a small door beneath the building, opened it he pushed Tsutomu in then entered himself closing it. Eiji leaned against a beam pushing his foot against the door to keep it securely closed.

"Shhh Tsutomu we have to keep quiet okay..." Eiji looked to the frightened boy who slowly nodded.

Eiji gasped when he heard yelling and a few screams coming out of the house. Cradling the newborn to his chest, Eiji held on to Tsutomu covering his ears hoping that he hadn't heard his mother scream.

Saitou rushed down the street, Chou running beside him, crashing through the gate Saitou nearly went in a frenzy when he saw two wounded officers trying to get up to enter the house. Running in Saitou went to his room and gasped, turning back he grabbed an officer that stood against a wall in the hall by the jacket, "WHERE'S MY WIFE?" he growled, when he didn't get an immediate answer he punched the man in the face.

Chou flinched took a breath and stepped back, Saitou went to the other rooms to look for the boys. Chou kneeled down to the officer, "What happened?"

"Three men rushed in here...took Mrs.Fujita with them, the children ran off or hid somewhere...they said something about how she could be useful..."

Saitou stepped into the kitchen and spotted the doctor on the floor. "What the hell are you doing here?" he seethed.

"Your wife just gave birth like fifteen minutes ago..." he answered.

Saitou's eyes went wide, Chou spoke up from behind the wolf, "That cop in the hall said that they probably hid somewhere...where would they hide in a hurry?"

"She asked for them before the men rushed in here, they were in the room with her." The doctor spoke up quite worried for the mother and the children. Saitou went back to his room and checked the closet, nothing. Opening the shoji that led outside Saitou looked around, he was in such a panic he couldn't think straight, then froze when he heard a small whimper. Leaning down against the bathhouse Saitou tried to open the door, but something was blocking it. "Eiji?" he called.

"Saitou-san?" Eiji whispered.

"Open the door..." he ordered, Eiji quickly moved out of the way and pulled the door open.

"TOU-SAN..." Tsutomu cried as he rushed into Saitou's arms, Saitou held him close and looked him over, not a scratch, Eiji crawled out and sat leaning against the building, Saitou looked at the teen and moved forward pulling back a corner of the blanket that Eiji was holding rather possessively.

"She told me to leave...to hide them..." Eiji cried as he handed the baby to his father. Saitou held the baby carefully and pulled the blanket entirely off the newborn. The baby began to fuss as the warmth the blanket had given him was now gone, Saitou looked him over, then covered him again.

"Boss...what now?" Chou asked as he kneeled down beside the wolf. The three injured officers hobbled outside and gasped at the look on Saitou's face, Saitou was now extremely pissed off, Saitou closed his eyes and took a calming breath, when he opened then he carefully handed the baby back to Eiji.

Making sure that he had Eiji's attention Saitou spoke in a clear calm voice. "Take them next door to Mrs.Shino...stay with them..." Eiji nodded and slowly stood Saitou looked at the five men staring at him. "You two go with them, if any harm comes to them they'll never find your bodies..." he growled, the two officers jumped then followed Eiji and Tsutomu next door. Saitou looked to the third officer. "You go to the precinct bring more men to protect my children, Doctor you stay with my sons..."

"Where we going boss?" Chou quirked an eyebrow.

"The docks...they'll pay for taking her..." He growled.

"So I take it we ain't gonna make any arrests then..."

"That would be the least of their problems..." Saitou smirked as they made their way to the docks.

When they arrived Matsu ran up to them, "Seventeen arrests sir we have them all in custody..." he smiled.

"Where are the leaders?" Saitou asked, Matsu pointed to two men who were tied up and leaning against a crate. Saitou made his way towards them, "Your three assassins where are they?"

"We're not telling you anything..." one of them answered with a smile.

Saitou tiltedhis head and frowned, leaned down grabbed one of the leaders and threw him over the side of the dock, landing in the water, "He has I'd say about two, three minutes before he drowns, I assure you if you don't tell me where they went, where they hide out, or any kind of information that's of value to me you will suffer greater than what your friend over there is going through..." Saitou hissed.

Matsu stepped forward, "Fujita-san!" he barked as he sent a few officers to retrieve the drowning leader.

Chou stepped beside Saitou, "I'd tell him something man...those assholes just took his wife...this here is mad...you sure as hell don't want ta see pissed, trust me..." Chou kneeled down, Saitou was starting to lose patience and unsheathed his katana, letting the end of the sword pierce a small hole in the man's throat.

"Alright, alright...they probably dragged her down to their place they own a geisha house...like an hour's walk from here..."

"Give me a name..." Saitou growled.

"The Tanaban house..." the man answered.

Saitou sheathed his katana and left the docks heading for a nearby carriage, Chou at his side, Matsu following behind. "Fujita-san, I would greatly appreciate an explanation..."

Matsu was cut off as Saitou quickly turned and was now face to face with the officer, "My wife was taken...she just gave birth...she could die in her weakened state...now shut-up or fuck off..." he growled.

All three men got in the carriage Chou had told the driver where to go, since he knew where that particular place was.