Chapter 27: A Business Proposition! One Last Song!


Alex sat directly across the table from Louis. Ibuki (the lion who Alex had threatened to shoot) presented Louis with a silver platter filled with steak. "Here you go, Boss!" Ibuki cheerfully said.

Louis grinned at Ibuki, giving him a thumbs up before starting to cut the meat apart using a fork and knife. "I'm sorry Alex, does this disgust you?" Louis asked.

Alex shook his head in response. "No, not at all. The idea of deer being herbivores is a complete and utter lie. Your species is omnivorous. So no, it doesn't disturb me that you like eating meat," Alex told the deer.

"Good!" Louis chuckled. He then started to eat his steak, licking his lips and savoring the flavor.

"It must have been like tasting the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge in the garden of Eden, that first time you tried meat," Alex contemplated.

Louis nodded his head in agreement. "Exactly! I may not be a predator, but now I understand the appeal of eating meat. I don't plan on ever going back to eating leafy greens ever again," Louis declared.

Alex's eyes widened. "You can't do that!" Alex gasped.

"I can and I will. You can't stop me from doing that," Louis sneered.

"No, I mean you CAN'T DO THAT! You'll die if you don't keep your diet balanced!" Alex cried out.

Ibuki took a seat next to Alex, and stared at Louis with a concerned expression on his face. "Boss, I think you should listen to your friend. He may be a dirty canine-" Ibuki began.

"Gee, thanks," Alex sarcastically replied. "-But he's got a point. Omnivores can't survive on meat only. Their body begins to break down and eat itself from the inside out," Ibuki continued. Louis scoffed and went back to eating his supper.

Alex was intrigued by Ibuki's interest in the young deer. The way Ibuki was looking at Louis reminded him of the way that Chief Bogo looked at him- like he was the son that the chief never had. Alex sensed that Ibuki was one of the more trustworthy Shishigumi lions, and he'd become a fatherly figure to Louis.

"Ibuki. Why don't you introduce Alex to the rest of the gang?" Louis suggested. Ibuki nodded, knowing that the deer was not asking but giving an order.

"You already know Agata," Ibuki started, pointing to the black Congo lion, who was kissing Lem mouth to mouth. Then Ibuki introduced Alex to Free, Dolph, Miguel, Sabu, Jinma, Dope, Hino, Sony, and Victor. Ibuki and Alex then sat back down.

"I know you from somewhere… but where is it?" Ibuki mused. He couldn't quite place where he had seen the white wolf previously.

"Have you ever been to Zootopia?" Alex asked. Ibuki shook his head. But the mention of Zootopia got his head turning and then Ibuki remembered.

"You're that wolf cop who saved Zootopia single handedly! I saw you on the news a few times! I do have a brother in Zootopia though... his name was Leodore Lionheart," Ibuki recalled. Alex puffed his chest up in pride.

"Yes! Though I didn't do it single-handedly… it was only because of the help of my friends that I was able to save Zootopia," Alex replied.

"Can you apologize? You know, for putting your gun up to my head," Ibuki then asked.

"Yeah, sorry about that. I was pretty steamed and riled up, I thought you guys had eaten Louis like your boss was going to do to Haru," Alex said.

"I must apologize for that incident… the boss was a real nasty piece of work, he deserved to die. Most of us Shishigumi are really only in it for eating meat and friendships, but the boss wanted to make this a full-fledged criminal empire. Things will be different now, though, with Louis leading us!" Ibuki said.

Alex spit out the cup of water he was drinking. "YOU WANT LOUIS TO LEAD YOUR GANG?!" Alex screeched.

"Yeah! He'd make a great leader. Besides, times are changing. It'd improve our image if we were led by a prey," Ibuki nonchalantly replied. Alex whirled around and glared at Louis.

"You and me. Back room, NOW," Alex growled. He heard a couple of the gang members going for their guns, before Louis stood up and gestured for him to follow.

"You hurt a single strand of fur on the boss, and we WILL shoot you," Dolph threatened. Alex nodded curtly, before going to the boss bedroom with Louis.

As soon as the door closed, Alex bared his fangs at Louis angrily. "What the hell are you thinking?! You can't become a crime gang boss!" Alex hissed.

"I'm asking you to help gauge their morals, Alex," Louis then revealed.

"Their morals?!" Alex asked.

"If you think they're still worthy of being called criminals in a few months, you can have Lem arrest them. Otherwise, things will stay as they are," Louis explained. It was a good plan, but Alex still resisted.

"You're throwing your future away to become the next Beastar!" Alex argued.

"The title of Beastar doesn't matter! Any animal can do great things if they put their mind to it! You're a prime example of that!" Louis huffed.

"You're coming with me," Alex ordered. Louis pulled his gun out on Alex. "NO!" Louis roared. Alex sighed, the tension leaving his body as he realized that Louis wouldn't budge. The deer was too stubborn and too dead-set on his current path. He'd have to bring moral reinforcements if he wanted to convince Louis to return to school.

"Fine. Before I leave you to start this new phase of your life, I have one last request for you," Alex then told the deer. "What is it?" Louis curiously asked.

Alex pulled out his phone and brought a song up, titled "BLOODY STREAM". "Sing one last song with me, my friend," Alex solemnly said. Louis chuckled.

"You're a sentimental fool, Alex," the deer snickered. Alex smiled in response. "Don't I know it," The wolf replied.


SONG: BLOODY STREAM (Modified English Version) (From Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 2)

Alex: Creeping from the depths of silence...

Louis: The predators that reside within the night come out to claim you...

Alex: Bring your courage through the violence...

Louis: Painted with crimson blood tonight, you know just what to do...

Alex: And though the road may be long, your love will take you by the hand

Louis: So smile through the dark and you'll understand!

Both: Breathe in and dominate the night! Avoid the danger left and right!

Both: Your blade will find your enemy, so let it be your guide!

Both: Soon enough you'll see the story's end! So bear it out forever!

Both: Like a bloody soul, you'll burn up like a bloody stone!

Both: Your bloodline's string of destiny is one you've always known!

Both: Maybe then, you'll see the bonds you've made so happily!

Both: Your destinies sewn tightly together!


As Alex and Louis finished the song, they shook paws and embraced. "You know, maybe this whole leading a gang thing could be considered cop training," Louis joked.

Alex blinked. "I guess it could!" The wolf then mused to himself. They went back to the table and sat down.

"If you're going to be the boss of the Shishigumi, there are policies that I want you to enforce," Alex told the deer.

"All right then, name your terms," Louis responded.

"First! You and your lions are not to kill ANYONE," Alex began. Louis nodded his head, signaling Alex to continue.

"Next, you are to have two of the gang members stationed at the entrance to the Black Market. No students are allowed in without my permission," Alex continued. Louis's head bobbed up and down, agreeing with the white wolf's terms.

"Lastly, you guys have to take down the carcasses that are being hung outside the manor!" Alex announced.

"You got all of that, boys?" Louis asked the gang members.

Everyone but Agata said "Yes!"; the black Congo lion was too engrossed in kissing Lem to listen.

"All right. Louis, I'll be back to check on you tomorrow," Alex told the cervine. He then started heading out. "Lem! We're leaving," Alex called out.

The dingo detached himself from kissing his mate and scowled. "Aww, so soon? But me and Agata were just catching up!" Lem whined.

"NOW, Lem!" Alex commanded. The dingo's ears and expression wilted.

"Aww, fine," Lem sulked, before following Alex out of the mansion.

A text popped up on Alex's phone, and Alex saw it was from Legosi. "Hey, Alex? I might need some help with Haru," the text read. Alex tore off through the streets, heading to the meteor festival.


Legosi speaks his mind about how he feels about Juno! The two gray wolves reconcile. The three of them encounter Judy, and Haru tells us about her side of the story when she was being held captive by the Shishigumi. Alex and Legosi form an alliance! The Meteor Festival arc reaches its resolution and conclusion next time, on BEASTARS: The Divergent Variable!

Chapter 28: Beautiful Romance Underneath The Moonlit Sky!