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Sakura was far from being a weak woman and that was one of the many things that Han loved about her. In one moment, she could be fierce- ready to take on anyone who proved to be a threat to the ones she loved and in the next moment she'd be extremely gentle, helping anyone who was in need. It infuriated him to think that D.K. had hurt her. The next morning, as they laid entwined together, Han had asked her to tell him exactly what had transpired…how she had received those bruises.

Sakura sighed turned on her side so that she could face Han. "He said your shipment was late and he wanted to know where you were. I told him that I didn't know but he didn't believe me."

Han thought about what she had just told him. Lately, Takashi had been on edge but Han had never thought that he would raise his hand against Sakura, especially since his family had taken her in when her mother died. "And then…"

"It's not important Han." Sakura ran her hand over his cheek and leaned forward to kiss him softly. "He was a little rough when he dragged me into the car but that was it. We looked for you for a while and then when we couldn't find you, he dropped me off. I was able to convince him that you had no control over the shipment being late and that he was overreacting."

Han's eyes hardened. "It is important. He never should have touched you." He said sternly. "Did he say why he was so concerned this time? It's been late plenty of times before."

"He didn't say anything to me but I talked to Morimoto for minute when we stopped by Yamata's club and he told me that D.K. lost some of his uncle's money gambling. I think he wants this shipment so he can make a profit and replace the money." Sakura explained further.

Han shifted so that he could stare at the ceiling. His stress level was rapidly becoming elevated. The last thing he wanted was for Yamata to have a reason to start poking around more often. "D.K. needs to learn some self control before he ruins everything."

There was a long silence between them. In the background they could hear people starting to wake up and move around the apartment floor of the building. They'd let so many people stay with them lately, the garage was hardly ever empty.

"I'm scared Han." Sakura said finally. Those were words that he had never heard come out of her mouth before and Han's eyes were immediately on hers again. "D.K. is out of his league and I think we are too. We shouldn't mess with Yamata or his money."

"Don't be scared Sakura-chan." Han sat up and brushed her hair off of her face so that he could kiss her cheeks. "I'm still one step ahead."

"But for how long?' Sakura sighed. "This can't go on forever Han." She pushed the covers aside and started to stand up. His eyes were drawn immediately to the bruises on her bare stomach. "Someone could get hurt."

"You already did." Han muttered to himself.