Chapter 4
Tokio groaned as she was violently pushed to the ground, 'Oh you men are so dead when I get my strength back...' she mused, as she tried to sit up but she was too weak, so she just rested her left cheek on the cool surface of the floor.
Feeling something trickling down her chest, Tokio slowly pulled back her yukata, her wound had reopened, "Oh just perfect..." she sighed. 'Now Hajime won't let me leave the house for a frickin month...' she mused to herself, as she slowly sat up and leaned against the wall looking at her surroundings.
"Hmmm, a little oil, a match...revenge is sweet..." she chuckled as she put pressure on her right shoulder.
"Well it's good to see that your in good spirits..." a tall long haired man answered, "And look you seemed to have lost that added weight from our previous visit..." the man grinned.
"Don't tell me I ruined your reputation as an assassin when you found out I lived..." Tokio drawled.
"Hm not quite..." he chuckled as he kneeled down beside her, running his hand through her unbound hair. "What's your name?"
Tokio glared at the man wanting so much to castrate him. "Don't...touch...me..." she growled, as she jerked her head away.
"I like a woman with an attitude..." he whispered leaning down about to kiss her.
"What the hell do you think your doing?" she hissed as she tried to push him away, but he slammed her against the wall pinning her arms to her sides. Forcing his tongue in her mouth, Tokio was extremely pissed now as he moved above her, Tokio clamped her teeth down on his tongue, and kneed him in the groin. When his head reared back Tokio leaned back and punched him in the face. Leaning down on her arms Tokio grinned as he spat blood and glared at her, that little maneuver had drained her of every little bit of energy she had, closing her eyes Tokio rested her head on the floor and passed out.
Saitou glared as his two subordinates where still bickering.
"Look I don't care how long ya been a police officer, and I've only been on duty for like half a day...Stop asking me..."
"I just asked who your previous employer was..."
"Quit botherin me squirt..."
"Why won't you answer my question?"
"Because it's my business twerp, leave me the hell alone..." Chou barked as he leaned forward ready to pounce on the officer, Saitou had had enough grabbing the back of Chou's jacket he pulled him back, slamming the broom haired man back in his seat.
"Sit the hell down...and you shut the hell up..." he growled as he looked back out the window. "I don't believe this you two act like children..." he scowled.
Matsu looked down in shame, while Chou pouted he wanted to get in a good fight. Then a thought hit him if Saitou would hit a fellow officer because his wife was missing what would he do if she was killed... 'Damn...that squirt probably has no idea what Saitou can do, heck he probably doesn't even know who he used to be...' Chou glanced over at his superior officer, who still held that emotionless face. 'Yup he's gonna slaughter every single person he gets his hands on...' he chuckled, '...including us...'
"What are you laughing at?" Matsu drawled.
Chou stretched his arms then crossed them resting them at the back of his head, "Ah nothin...just shut-up and enjoy the ride squirt..."
"Will you stop calling me that my name is officer Kyuri Matsu...you prick..."
Chou laughed, "Hehe damn you're easy to rile up..."
"Oh shut-up..."
"Do I need to gag you both..." Saitou growled.
"Ehehe sorry boss..." Chou hesitated for a moment then figured what the hell. "Listen you're not gonna go all psycho when we get there are ya, cause if ya are I'd like a little warning in advance...I've seen that little fight when you were fighting the Battousai at dat there dojo and frankly when ya lose control you're kinda frightning..."
"You fought with the Battousai?" Matsu asked wide-eyed.
"Are ya deaf squirt I said I seen him didn't I?"
"I wasn't talking to you broom head..."
"Oh no...your not starting with that shit..." Chou barked.
Saitou sighed and massaged his left temple trying to get rid of the migraine he now had. "I suppose I could kill you now save you the trouble of worrying..." Saitou mused out loud. Chou and Matsu clamped their mouths shut and stared at the wolf, then suddenly the carriage stopped, Saitou opened the door and stepped outside, glaring at the building in front of him. 'The Tanaban house...' Saitou mused, "Hn the building would look better if it was in flames..." he spoke to no one in particular.
"Sir?" Matsu stepped forward.
Chou smirked and grabbed the back of Matsu's uniform pulling him back, leaned down and whispered in Matsu's ear. "You should do yourself a favor squirt... don't get in his way...You weren't at his house when he couldn't find his wife...ya didn't see his eyes..." he warned.
Matsu turned and glared at Chou, "What are you suggesting?"
"Shut up alright just don't get in his way...jeez are all you cops deaf..."
Saitou sighed as he slowly entered the building, still wishing he had a cigarette.
Tokio awoke with a jolt as she was being carried into what looked like a dark dank basement, 'What the...' she thought, not liking the way she was being felt up as the man who was carrying her over his shoulder thought her unconscious, Tokio jabbed her elbow in the back of the man's neck "Let me go you bastard..." she screeched.
The man dropped her to the floor and massaged the back of his neck, "You'll pay for that later you wench..." he growled. "Tekki the one you bit said he'd get what he wants out of you sooner or later..."
"So why hide me in this wonderful little room..." she chirped.
"We have a few visitors...apparently your asshole husband found out where we are he's just outside you see..." the man let's call him Han kneeled down beside her. "Tekki wants to teach you Miss Attitude a lesson, by killing actually more like torturing your worried husband in front of you..." Han, rope in hand started to tie her up beginning with her wrists.
Tokio showed no emotion on the outside, but she was crying and screaming her head off on the inside. She knew very well that Saitou threw all emotion out the door when it came to a fight, but she was physically and emotionally weakened after birthing their second son, she couldn't help letting a few tears roll down her cheeks at the thought of her husband being beaten and slaughtered in front of her eyes.
Saitou was greeted by a few geisha's asking if he wanted a drink or something he wasn't really paying attention. Matsu and Chou at his heels, "Tell me has your boss brought a new woman here, she has long ebony hair, amber eyes, about this tall, early thirties..." Saitou asked politely.
"Yes he did, although she was a bit ill, she had to be carried in here..." the geisha answered.
"Really would you know where she is being kept?"
"Yes upstairs sir but master Tekki said that he did not want her to be disturbed...sir...sir..." she called out but Saitou was already heading towards the stairs. Swiftly opening the shoji doors, Saitou checked each of the rooms...no Tokio. Turning to his two subordinates he growled, "Check the entire building...now..."
"I don't even know what the hell she looks like..." Chou grumbled as he watched Saitou head back downstairs to probably yell at that geisha. Matsu sighed and followed his superior downstairs to do as he was ordered.
Saitou walked up to the geisha, "You ma'am have just lied to me...do so again and you will surely regret it...the woman where is she..." he hissed.
"She was upstairs sir, I did not lie to you..." She trembled under his cold gaze.
"Where would they move her...is there a secret room a basement what..." he growled making her step back and hit the wall.
The geisha frantically shook her head as she tried to think... "Th-there is a basement...down the hall...last door to the right..." she cried.
Saitou gave her a glare turned and was now face to face with a frowning Matsu. "I can't believe you just threatened her...how could..." Matsu was jerked back by Chou. As Saitou shoved the fellow officer out of his way, Matsu's eyes widened as he watched his superior pass them by with a scowl on his face.
"Told ya not to get in his way squirt..." Chou smirked as he released the officer and followed their boss.
Saitou slowly and carefully opened the door hearing people speak below and walked down the steps, cringing every time the steps creaked.
Tokio started to breathe deeply as Han started to wrap the thick rope around her arms, "Too tight?" he chuckled.
Tokio glared as the other two of the little assassin group when they came down the stairs. "Make sure the ropes hold...she's obviously had training..." Tekki growled.
Han looked to Tekki who was sucking on his tongue and still spitting out a little blood and chuckled, "Serves you right to try and force yourself on an ex-Shinsengumi's wife..."
"Shut-up..." Tekki growled.
Tokio's head shot up when Han had spoken, "How would you know that?"
"Oh we know a lot about the Wolf of Mibu...just forgot his fucken name..." Han smirked.
"Yes you make quite a fine prize..." Tekki smiled evilly then heard those familiar creaks of the steps.
Now at the bottom of the steps, Saitou froze as the sudden chatter ceased. Quickly signaling for Chou and Matsu to freeze, which thankfully they did, Saitou stared at the paper shoji which was used as a cheap door to hide the room, just in case a few Tanaban guests ventured down the basement. Slowly unsheathing his katana Saitou leaned against the wall on his right. Hearing a quiet grunt, Saitou quirked an eyebrow and moved slightly to the left away from the paper shoji to avoid being hit with the three daggers that were thrown his way.
Saitou smirked, as he now saw his first victim rush at the now ruined shoji, Saitou kicked the shoji open and stepping back charged forward totally surprising the assassin and knocking the wind out of the man by ramming his elbow in the man's throat. Saitou turned his head towards the others in the room, while Matsu quickly subdued the now nearly unconscious man who was gasping for breath. Chou smirked as he leaned against the wall enjoying the show wishing he had brought donuts or something...Saitou slowly took a few steps forward, still showing no emotion.
Han and Tekki chuckled at the wolf, Tokio smirked as she lifted her head, and noticed Matsu and some other man with at least a dozen swords, "Goro...honey..." The assassins turned and looked at her a bit confused, "The one to your left tried to force himself on me..." she answered, Tekki quickly turned towards Saitou who was now gripping his katana with so much force that his hand actually started shaking a little, Saitou took a step forward Tekki then looked at the wolf's eyes and gasped taking a step back.
Tekki took out his daggers and
threw them at Saitou who only dodged them, Chou caught one and examined
it, while Matsu hugged the wall. "Hey I though you were some kind of
expert assassin...this here's a cheap ass knife..." Chou grumbled.
Han
lunged forward with his sword, Saitou blocked and punched the man in
the face, stepping back Han swiped his sword to the side, again Saitou
blocked and tripped the man sending him crashing in a wall, "This is
fucken boring boss they ain't even a challenge, those cops of yours
need more training..." Chou drawled.
Before Matsu could protest Chou pushed him back against the wall as Tekki sent four daggers flying their way. Han stood up and was about to go after Saitou but Chou quickly threw the dagger he had caught earlier, imbedding itself in the wall and slicing a thin cut on the man's throat Han froze. "Give it up fellah you three are no match for him..."
Saitou glared at Tekki and smirked as he took his familiar Gatotsu stance. Tekki crouched, his daggers at his chest and prepared to charge again. Before he could do anything Saitou lunged, Tekki parried and stepped to the right, Saitou's sword followed the man nearly beheading him, and instead the tip of the sword all the way to the hilt went through the man's shoulder pinning Tekki to the wall. Tekki refused to yell out as he stared at the wolf's cold amber eyes. Smirking as he twisted his sword still in the wounded assassin, "Consider this a warning..." Saitou growled as he slowly took out his sword and glared at Matsu who approached, then leaned down to Tekki's ear whispering low enough so that only he could hear. "Expect a visit from me very soon...No one touches my wife..." he hissed. Leaning back Saitou punched the man knocking him unconscious, then with a disgusted sigh let him fall to the ground.
Turning to his wife, Saitou felt extremely relieved when he saw those amber eyes of hers stare back at him, relishing the moment as he tried to calm his nerves, he wanted so much to hear that sweet innocent voice of hers.
"What took you so long?" she scolded.
And of course that little moment had to be ruined by that little mouth of hers, Saitou chuckled. "Tsk, tsk Tokio couldn't you wait to give birth until I got home..." he smirked.
"You're walking on dangerous ground husband..." Tokio seethed through her teeth, she was obviously tired.
"Letting yourself get captured..." he continued.
"Untie these ropes, so that I can strangle you..." she drawled.
"Worrying our sons..." he tried to hide a smile as he cleaned off his bloody sword with a cloth.
"GORO!" she scolded.
"Making me run around town to find you, in a geisha house of all places..." Saitou kneeled down gently pulling his wife forward and slid his now clean katana between her and the ropes swiftly cutting the ropes off of her.
"Are you done..." she glared at her husband as she leaned back, while he untied the ropes on her wrists and helped her up.
"No..." he answered plainly as he sat her in a nearby chair and looked her over. Tokio wearing only a thin yukata started shivering a bit, Saitou noticed and took off his jacket, Tokio lifted her arms as Saitou wrapped it around her small frame. Saitou rubbed her arms to help her gain warmth, Chou smirked as he listened to the little conversation, while Matsu was tying up the last of the three assassins.
Looking as if she was about to pass out Saitou carefully lifted her in his arms, "You two stay with those three, I'll have officers sent to you..." he ordered and carried Tokio outside.
Matsu and Chou stayed with the assassins as ordered while Saitou carried his wife to the carriage telling the driver where to go, Saitou then laid her down within the carriage resting her head on his lap. He ran his right hand through her hair in a calming gesture as she slowly closed her eyes. "So what do we name our new son?" he asked with a smirk.
Tokio smiled slowly opening her eyes, "You saw him hun..."
"Mhmmm, where you in a lot of pain?"
"A little..." she smiled, "I threatened your officers..."
"Is that so..." Saitou laughed, and then gazed in her eyes, "...I hit one of mine..."
"You what?" she quirked an eyebrow.
"He didn't answer fast enough and I lost patience..."
"Answer what?" she asked curiously.
"I asked him where you were..."
"Awww Hajime was worried about me how sweet I thought you'd at..." she quipped but was quickly cut off as Saitou dipped his head and captured her lips with his in a rather demanding and possessive kiss.
After the kiss Tokio pouted as Saitou leaned back with a smirk, "Sleep Tokio..." he ordered as he continued brushing his fingers in her hair and caressing her cheek.
"Not yet...what do we call our little one?" she questioned.
"You dare disobey me Kitty?" Saitou mused.
"Yes I want to know what to name our son..." she tilted her head against his hand apparently enjoying her husband's ministrations.
Saitou chuckled as he thought for a moment still caressing her cheek, "How about Tsuyoshi?" Saitou looked down and chuckled Tokio was just about to pass out.
"Tsuyoshi..." she yawned, "I like that..." she smiled and slept soundly all the way back to their home.
Arriving home Saitou carefully picked her up while the driver opened the carriage door. "Go to that house...bring the doctor and my sons...then head back to the precinct to gather several men to get those assassins in custody..." Saitou ordered the officer quickly rushed next door.
Cleaning her up a bit Saitou changed her into a clean yukata, surrounded her with pillows and covered her with a few blankets, Tsutomu ran as fast as his little legs would let him, he so desperately wanted to see his mother, "Tsutomu slow down...you'll fall and hurt yourself..." Eiji scolded as he still held the baby in his arms. The doctor walked behind the teen and followed as all four entered the Fujita household.
Saitou greeted them at the door taking Tsuyoshi from Eiji, Tsutomu was hugging his father's leg, "Go tend to my wife..." he ordered the doctor, Saitou then made his way in the living room and sat down leaning against the wall, cradling the newborn to his chest, Eiji was beside him and sat Tsutomu in his lap.
"Thought of a name yet?" Eiji asked a bit curious.
"Tsuyoshi..." Saitou answered as he watched his second born curl his fingers around his index finger.
"Will Auntie Tokio be all right?"
Saitou smirked, "I'm sure she'll be fine...she'll need a lot of rest though"
He quickly looked down when Tsuyoshi started to wail.
"Fujita-san...your wife is asking for you..." the doctor informed, "She'll be fine just keep her in bed for a few days...and that little one needs to be fed..." he smirked.
"Hn...Tsutomu will you help Eiji make some tea for your mother?" Saitou asked, as he stood up.
The three year old nodded his head excitedly, and followed the teen in the kitchen. While Saitou went into his room.
Slowly closing the door behind him Tokio looked up as she heard the baby's cry, "Oh gimme..." she chirped as she sat up and leaned against the wall getting comfortable, Saitou chuckled as he laid the newborn in his wife's arms, lifting the blanket Tokio smiled as she opened her yukata and proceeded to feed the hungry baby. Saitou sat beside her leaning his head on her shoulder and closed her eyes. Tokio giggled at her husband, "You look a bit tired dear husband..."
"Am not...I'm just savoring this quiet moment...I haven't had one all day with Matsu and Chou's constant bitching..." Tokio laughed softly as she leaned her head on his.
"What will happen to those three assassins?" Tokio asked curiously, with a yawn.
Saitou smirked, as he watch Tsuyoshi gorge himself, "They'll be punished for their crimes...if not then by me...especially the one who harmed you..." Tokio smiled and kissed her husband's forehead, Saitou looked up total concerned in his eyes, "Are you all right...seriously..."
Tokio closed her eyes and snuggled up to him, "I am now..." Saitou wrapped an arm around her resting his chin on top of her head, caressing her cheek, Tokio suddenly started chuckling, "How hard did you hit that officer of yours?"
Saitou smirked, "Hard enough to rattle his teeth..."
At that moment Eiji and Tsutomu entered the room, "Tea's ready..." Eiji slowly made his way to Tokio, Tsutomu had already rushed into Saitou's arms, and given his mother a kiss.
"Thank-you Eiji..." Tokio whispered as she graciously took the tea and sipped it.
That night Tokio slept soudly with her three children surrounding her, Saitou made sure that the doors were locked and stood watch of his family that he had nearly lost. He smirked at how fast and easily he'd nearly lose his mind at the thought of anyone or anything trying to harm her, like when he was courting her. Saitou chuckled softly at the thought as his eyes slowly closed and he dreamt of his Tokio.