I think I'm going to sleep for a week. I've been a little busy today which is why I'm uploading at 02:45 in the morning. I had a weird as cheese dream a few nights back and because of it I now know what I'm doing with this story :) yay me lol. Anyway... on with the story.
Slight warning here... there's a hell of a lot of swearing in this one from Nao and Natsuki. Sorry if it offends anyone.
standard disclaimer. Oh and I also don't own the snipet of the song used in this chapter (Limp bizkit- eat you alive)
Yumi's POV
I'm sat with Eriko, Yoshino and Sachiko watching with intrigue as the three strangers place an unimaginable amount of weapons on the dining room table. The adults are all sat in the sitting room talking things over, Youko and Rei are in Youko's room where Youko is telling Rei off for constantly trying to move around and Shimako is in the lobby trying to reach her father on the phone. That leaves us lot sat here in boredom. I smile as I look the strangers over. Sachiko asked Sei to ask them to dress a bit more conservatively than they had been when we first saw them. Because of this, the red head is dressed in a 'I heart NY' t-shirt and a pair of baggy jeans, the silver haired one has tight fitting jeans on underneath her chaps and a black t-shirt with a picture on it that makes my tummy hurt, and the one that Sei calls Big Sei is pretty much wearing the same, except now she has a bra on and has bandages covering her midsection. I wonder absently what happened to her.
"Yumi-chaaaaan...?" Sei pops up in front of my face and I squeak at her as I jump out of my skin. She smiles that mischievous grin before chuckling heartily at my expense.
"Yay for Yumi-chan's blushing face." She chuckles and I pout at her.
"Sei-sama..." I know reacting this way will just get more of a reaction out of her but I don't mind. It's a nice change from the monotony and the worry that has been drowning us for the past day and night. I try to ignore her though as the red haired bubbly girl sets a device on the table with all of the weapons.
"Mini me, can you set up the transmitter please; preferably before Meg's curiosity breaks it." Big Sei says as the red head (Meg) knocks on the device as if it's a door.
"Hai..." Sei jumps away from me and all but skips back to the table. Her mannerisms are so out of whack that they dumbfound me to no end. I turn my head to Sachiko and the two Foetidas just to get confused looks from the trio. Shimako walks into the room looking as calm as ever but I have a feeling in my stomach that something isn't quite right. I watch her as her eyes fall on see and notice the smile that edges its way onto her face. It can't be that bad if she's smiling. I have always thought that they had a bit of a strange relationship, but then again; everything has always been straight forward for the two of them.
"Oi, oi Natsuki-Chaaaaan, put your visuals on." Sei says into a mobile. A few moments later the device starts to project an image onto the back wall of the dinning room. I see two women racing on a motorbike that sounds like its growling like an angry wild cat.
"Ara, Natsuki-chan looks very comfortable with Nao-chan's arms around her." I can tell by Sei's tone that she is teasing the driver of the powerful bike.
"Don't talk wet Sei, and stop trying to act like Shizuru it doesn't suit you."
"Are you telling me that Shizuru can pull off talking wet?" Sei asks and I chuckle. She always has a come back for everything. The girl driving the bike growls and I tremble at the sound. She sounds angrier than the bike.
"So are you going to explain what is going on?" The other girl asks and Big Sei steps in.
"Not yet Nao. You need to be here for us to explain. We don't know if the transmission is being traced because Ami isn't here to find out for us." Big Sei says as she checks over what looks like a very scary gun.
"Fine, but can you tell us why we are constantly getting shot at?" The girl asks.
"From what I can deduct they are trying to bump us off before we get to what they want. There's something that isn't quite adding up though. It just doesn't all fit properly into place yet." Our Sei says. I'm even more shocked at the businesslike tone she adopts for talking about the subject.
"We need to compare notes when you get here, but for now we have a ritual to get through. Yumi-chan will be our sacrifice."
1 second... 2 seconds... 3 seconds...
"P-Pardon!?!?" I squeak at her as her words finally register. Sei breaks down doubling over in a fit of laughter at my reaction.
"Mini me, you get worse." Big Sei says with a smile.
"We won't sacrifice you. Sei's going to put her and Nao's song on." She says. I relax but my confusion continues as Sei plays a song on her mobile.
"You still have that damned song?" The driver of the bike asks as the girl behind her starts to chuckle.
"Turn it up Mini Sei." The one I think Big Sei called Nao says. That would make the other one Natsuki right...?
"Oh, no... There's no point if I can't see the look on Natsuki's face." By her tone I can imagine the pout on her face.
"It's okay I have a replacement." Sei says. She jumps to a stop in front of me and fireman lifts me over to the table.
"Sei-Sama!?!?" I squeal in shock.
"Oh shush you know you like being Sei-handled (instead of man-handled)." She chuckles at me. My face turns red as I turn away from her with my arms crossed at my chest.
"Just listen to the lyrics Yumi-Chaaaaan... Pweeez?" She pouts at me.
"I don't understand English." I say to her.
"That doesn't matter I'll sing it in Japanese for you." She grins. I have a feeling that I'm going to regret this. I'm quite surprised that Sei actually has quite a good voice. I realise fast that the song has a lot of swearing in it as the one called Nao also starts singing along to it. She has a really good voice. I'm fine with the swearing. I'd be fine with it all if the second verse didn't happen. The singing duo bellow out at the top of their lungs:
"No doubt that-
I'd love too-
Sniff on them panties now-
I'd eat you alive..."
My face turns beetroot red as my jaw goes slack. I loose my balance as the blood rings in my ears and I fall on my bottom in shock. Sei and the girl are in hysterics. The others are all chuckling as well. All except the driver who is very quiet. I wonder if she has had a similar reaction to it as me. Even Shimako and Sachiko are chuckling at me although they are both trying to hide the fact behind their hands. They both get up from their seats; Shimako goes to Sei and Sachiko helps me to my feet. I watch as Sei whispers something in Shimako's ear. I have to admit I'm interested in what she said because it put a smile on Shimako's face. I study them as Shimako leans in and whispers something back into Sei's ear. I am shocked beyond understanding as Sei does a very good impression of a tomato.
"What did she say?" Yoshino asks from where she is sat next to Eriko. Sei shakes her head telling her not to be nosy but it just fuels my curious friend.
"You know, they say that whisperers are liars." She says and Shimako smiles slightly.
"I can prove to you that I am telling the truth if you would like Yoshino." Shimako says in a calm voice and Sei freaks out.
"No...!" My strange friend shouts as she grabs the waist band of Shimako's jeans and holds them up as if they are about to fall down. We are all left wondering what the hell Shimako said to make Sei behave strangely. (Strangely even by Sei's standards)
Natsuki's POV
"Hey guy's, we're almost in Tokyo." I say to the screen where I can see Mini Sei fending off questions from her friends. Big Sei, Meg and Jo are all stood calmly checking and loading their weapons. Big Sei came through big time with the bike I'm now riding. It's the same model as mine, but there are so many upgrades on it that I feel guilty for liking it more than my baby.
"How long do you think you'll be?" Big Sei asks me as Meg takes Jo off to the side and talks quietly. I can't hear my old friend so I doubt that anyone but Jo can hear her. I wonder if she's finally telling her how she feels.
"I'm not sure. We are on the highway so... Half an hour maybe...?" I say and she nods. It's once again dark outside. I'm glad that Nao made me sleep last night. If she hadn't I would have been wiped out long before now. It's been strange between us all day. I know now that she likes me like I like her. She admitted that she wouldn't mind kissing me. I'm not ready for anything heavy though. We argue a lot and don't really get on unless we really have to. I'm not looking for a volatile passionate relationship. I'm embarrassed to admit it but, I want someone that I can cuddle up to and have fun with. Someone that I can spend my weekends being lazy and playing on my PS2 with. Someone to go on bike rides with... I know, I'm a total pansy at heart.
"Hey Nao...?" I was about to ask her something but My words get cut off by the sound of gunfire and Nao screaming and shouting obscenities. My heart stops in fear as I look in my mirror and see three cars tailing us.
"Guy's what's going on?" Big Sei says as I start to panic.
"Nao?!?! Nao speak to me!" I shout back to her.
"The mother fucking wank stain of a bastard shot me!" She shouts and I relax. If she's swearing about it like that then she isn't about to die on me.
"Are you going to be okay for now?" I ask just to make sure. I look ahead totally ignoring the fact that Big Sei is shouting at me to tell her what is going on.
"I'm going to be fine as soon as I give them some of their own medicine." Nao says with an evil coldness to her tone. I smile at the inside of my helmet as I feel her turn around on the seat behind me. Shizuru would have never even considered doing something like that. She would be clinging to me in fear not facing the other way. Two seconds later I hear two shots fire out at the same time and two very loud pops. I look in my mirror to see the two front cars swerve into each other. My gut goes cold as I realise that there is other traffic on the road. We are on a highway not a back lane!!! The third car hits the other two in an explosion of noise. The sound of metal colliding fills my ears and then I hear Nao.
"Duck!" She shouts and I do as she orders just in time as the third car flips over my head and crashes into the road ahead of us. It flips three times as I break. I look back as the bike comes to a stop and see two other cars crash into the two that Nao shot. The new cars weren't after us though. They are family cars. My heart goes cold as a hollow feeling runs through me. I jump off the bike with one gun out in case the people in the cars that were after us want to start anything.
"Natsuki!" Nao shouts at me.
"Nao, tell me what the hell is going on." Big Sei's voice comes through and I feel like shouting at her.
"Natsuki get on the bike!" Nao shouts at me.
"There are innocents in those cars Nao. We caused innocent people to get hurt!" I bark at her and she goes ridged for a second.
"Do you not think I know that? I'm the one that shot the damn tires out but we can't stop to think about that. We need to get to Tokyo now." She says to me and I bristle at her.
"They could be hurt." I say and she shakes her head at me.
"And what are you going to do if they are? What can you possibly do for them? Paramedics will be here before you know it so get back on the damn bike and lets get going." She says to me. I want to help the people. I hesitate one last time before cursing as I get back onto the bike. I hit the ignition button and screech away. I swerve around the third car and speed down the now deserted highway.
"Is someone going to explain what's happening?" Big Sei shouts and I loose my cool.
"Shut up!" I bark at her.
"This is all your fault. If you hadn't hired us back then, then those people wouldn't have been hurt. Because you hired us Nao has been shot, cut to shit, battered and bruised and I'm only fairing a little better. You fucked us up Sei!" I shout at her. I'm so cut up about it. What if those people die tonight because Nao and I were here? If it wasn't for Sei then we would both be in our dorms probably bitching about nothing at all. What if they don't live? What if later on Nao and I get mortally injured? What then? Will it all be worth it for the pay that Big Sei gives us?
"Natsuki...?" Big Sei's voice is softer now as she looks at me with hurt eyes. I just keep my eyes on the road and swear. There's a road block ahead. I slow the bike down to 30mph and lean forward. Nao lies against my back and rests her elbows on my shoulders as she aims her powerful pistols.
"Can you hit them from here?" I ask as I slow the bike to a stop.
"Yup." She fires. Seven bullets leave the chamber and seven men fall. Now all I have to figure out is how to get past the cars. I reach behind me between Nao's legs where a package is safely secured to the seat. I pull it out and smile. I wasn't intending on using it but we can't go forward without it. I look at it in my hand and see the blood dripping down my fingers from where they brushed against the seat.
"Nao you're bleeding bad." I say and she scoffs at me.
"It's nothing. Hurry up already." She says. I nod and set off again just to pull up a little closer and throw the object at the middle two cars. An explosion detonates and rips the vehicles to pieces, hurling debris out in all directions. Some bits hit us others don't. Nothing causes any bad damage. Well... Nothing except the hunk of shrapnel that gets embedded in my helmet. I curse for the umpteenth time tonight before setting off again. I wonder if that was their last attempt on us tonight. We aren't that lucky.
Nao's POV
We race through the gates of the Ogasawara residence and I look back as security close the gate behind us. The strange thing is, the cars that were following us stop and turn away as soon as we enter the grounds. If they can attack us in our dorms then why not here? Not that I'm complaining about being safe for the moment. We pull up to the mansion and I stare at it in awe before getting pulled from it by Natsuki once again carrying me. It's getting to be a routine between us. I get busted up; she carries me no matter how hurt she is. A woman meets us at the front door and leads us to where the others are all waiting for us. Natsuki sets me down next to the table, yanks her helmet off, throws it down, and turns to Big Sei... before collapsing to her knees on the floor as blood gushes down her face from the gash in her head.
"Natsuki." I gasp as I yank my own helmet off.
"Sei..." She gasps as she puts her hand to the bleeding slit.
"Come here so I can hit you" She swallows hard trying to keep herself upright. In the end she turns over and sits on her rump as blood pours between her fingers and down her arm.
"Sachiko...?" Mini Sei asks one of the girls.
"Could you possibly get the doctor to come down please?" She asks. A girl stands up and bows politely before exiting with three others. The Doctor comes in and tends to Natsuki by gluing and stitching her up before he turns to me. I get really uncomfortable as he smiles at me.
"So what's the matter with you then?" He asks me. He doesn't look like a doctor. He has a salt and pepper mushtash that looks more like a beaver on his top lip, fuzzy eyebrows that look more like caterpillars, and hair that looks more like plastic because it is slicked back with so much hair gel. I don't like him. He looks like a slime ball.
"She's been shot." Natsuki informs him and I want to kill her.
"Really...? And where have you been shot?" He asks me with that smarmy smile of his.
"None of your god, damn, business." I growl at him.
"Well it is my business if you want me to see to it." He says as if he's scored a point and I glare at him.
"I never said I wanted you to see to it." I fold my arms beneath my chest feeling down right pissed off with the toad.
"So you're going to walk around with a bullet inside you?"
"Damn right!" I say. I don't want this guy anywhere near my bullet wound.
"Is she always this easy to get along with?" He asks and my so called friends all nod their heads.
'Jeez thanks guys.' I think as I sulk.
"Well I can see why she doesn't want you seeing to it." Mini Sei says from behind me. My face turns luminous red as she starts to laugh at me.
"Nao has a cap in her ass." She out right laughs at my discomfort and I growl as I take out my last loaded gun and put it to her head.
"Keep laughing dickhead and I'll redecorate the walls with what little grey matter you have." I hiss with fire blazing in my eyes. She puts her hands up in surrender as her smile slips from her face. I growl again as I turn to the doctor.
"You can see to it but if I hear one ass remark I will not hesitate to rid you of your manhood." I threaten him. I must look seriously pissed off because he gulps as he nods.
"Yeah, no smart assed comments at all." Natsuki mutters and I put a bullet in the floor between her legs. She looks up at me with a predatory wolfish smile on her face that matches my murderous glare.
"I'm sorry Nao. I really shouldn't be arsing around when you're in so much pain." She licks her lips before smiling at me. I know that the others are trying desperately not to laugh.
"Just sort it will you?" I say to the doctor.
"Sure. Will you leave the room please?" He asks the others who all nod and leave. He sets up his stuff and I start to shake as I unbutton my jeans before letting them fall and bracing myself against the table.
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