Chapter 10

It took at least 30 minutes to get a cab, even with all of them trying. "YES!" McKenna cheered when one finally pulled over from the wet street to the curb. "Ok, we need to go here…" Natalie showed the driver a map and there was some short unheard words spoked between them.

"Ok, everyone in the car!" the black man with a Jamaican accent yelled above the pouring rain and the sounds of cars passing by, "By the way missy, the cost is 5 bucks!" Natalie pulled out the money and got into the car last.

While everyone groaned at the disgusting smell and how cramped it was in the taxi, Tohru looked thrilled. "Oh my goodness, a taxi! This is going to be so much fun!" she exclaimed. "I'm glad you're looking forward to the ride hun," the taxi driver said almost sarcastically.

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"2 hours left!" Shigure shouted cheerfully as the rest replied in groans. Most were still asleep, but the groans were still incredibly loud. Shigure had been shouting a similar phrase every half hour.

"Let them relax, Shigure." Hatori spoke indifferently. Shigure just shrugged and dosed off, no doubt about something perverted.

15 minutes passed, and everyone but Hatori and Akito were asleep, some snoring. For a while the two just sat in silence, Hatori focused on his driving and Akito on who knows what.

'Akito seems so….' Hatori began down a dark train of thought, 'pleased. Pleased that he is going to America, that Tohru is gone…. I'm not sure what it is but Akito is just so content somehow. And he knew exactly where we needed to go to get her back…"

Hatori looked over at Akito, who was staring out the window like he had been for the whole drive. After a few minutes had passed, he found the courage to question the head Sohma.

"Akito…do you know what's happened to Tohru?"

"No, why would you think that?" Akito said. Not turning his face from the window. Hatori was going to Explain, but Akito interrupted.

"The sky is getting darker, I think there's a storm ahead."

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The car horns were endless. The traffic was awful. The taxi had barely moved 3 inches in 5 minutes.

Natalie was tapping her foot impatiently. She knew The Boss wanted the girl as soon as they could get her to him. Delay wore on his patience, though he may not always show it. She had to get her to him, somehow she knew.

"Ok, dude, what's taking so long!" Sarah burst out into the silence that filled the car for 15 minutes now. She sounded very annoyed.

"Look, babe, in case you haven't noticed, it's pouring rain outside and severe traffic. There's nothing I can do to change that."

"What did you just called me?" inquired Sarah. "Eh?" came the driver. Sarah repeated her question.

"Look, sweetheart," the driver was annoyed now, "Just sit down and shut up. I'll get you to your destination as soon as I freaking can, k?"

"YOU SHUT THE HELL UP PERV!" Sarah screamed. She opened the car door to a wet street filled with cars that weren't moving. She then opened to door to the driver's seat and dragged him out of it.

"YOU-STU-PID-PERV-ERT!" she screeched as she punched the driver repeatedly, "WAT-MAKES-YOU-THINK-YOU-CAN-CALL-ME-BABE-AND-SWEET-HEART! EH!"

The beating went on for about 5 minutes. Tohru watched worriedly and flinched every time the man was hit. McKenna and Natalie were in their ashamed poses of covering their eyes. Sabrina just watched, intrigued by what she saw.

When Sarah finally stopped, there was blood all over the hood of the car and bruises all over the man. Sarah panted. After a few moments, the man painfully rose. All the stopped cars watched the action.

"You…" he panted, "All of you…GET OUT OF MY TAXI YOU DAMN BITCHES!" No one moved, out of shock that he had gotten up after that. When no one responded, he opened the doors and pushed the girls out of the taxi onto the street next to the sidewalk. He opened his trunk and threw the luggage at the 3 who were on the ground. Next he opened the passenger door, grabbed Natalie's arm and threw her onto the sidewalk. He jumped back into his car and locked all of the doors.

Natalie was the first to get up. She punched through the window, startling the man. The sound of her deep voice echoed firm words, "Give me my money back." The man quickly obliged.

"Nice going Sarah," said McKenna as she rose, "Now how are we going to get there?"