Kuma's Problem Part 2

Hayato's P.O.V

The same guys showed up again, and Kuma ran off to get the deed back. But I also wanted to go, and when Yankumi told me not to, I argued.

"Don't. Emiko would be worried if you went." Take said and I glared at him, he backed up and I then took off running after Kuma. Yankumi turned and yelled after me, but I was Kuma's friend too, and I wasn't going to abandon him.

Emiko's P.O.V

After Ryo returned home, things seemed to escalate in Kuma's shop. While Ryo was with Hana in the next room, I received a phone call from Take.

"Whats wrong Take?" I asked as I looked away from the brother and sister that were in the enjoying themselves in the next room.

"Kuma's shop was destroyed, the deed stolen. He went to confront them. But Hayato went with him. They are going to fight, I know they will." he said and I sighed. I looked up as Grandpa came into the room. He seemed serious, and I knew that he had heard what Take had said. I hung up and looked at him.

"Grandpa, I have to go help." I said and I was stopped. He held out a box. And when I opened it, it was just like Ayumi's, only it had my birthstone in the middle. But it also had the Oshiro name stamped on it.

"Wear it when you go." he said and then walked out. I raised my eyebrows at his comment, but I didn't question him.

I met Ayumi when we both got to the same location at the same time.

"Yankumi is coming too." she said and I looked at her.

"Your here for Kuma, and I'm here for Hayato." I said and she smiled at me, she stuck up for her brother, and we both knew that Kuma was her brother.

"We have to be careful, These aren't high schoolers." she said and I rolled my eyes. I scooped my hair up into a pony tail and got my brass knuckles out of my pocket. I didn't comment, and instead made my way up to where they boys were.

Hayato's P.O.V

I didn't have strength left to fight, and I went falling to the ground. Kuma also went crashing to the ground. But then I realized that he didn't make that crashing noise. I looked over and my eyes went wide. There in the doorway stood Emiko and Ayumi. They looked different though. Their hair was up and they had brass knuckles on each hand. They wore a gold necklace that I couldn't really see.

"Ill take care of this side if you do that side." Ayumi said and Emiko nodded. They both ignored the man at the desk and instead went towards the men that had beaten me and Kuma up. They got hit a few times, but the only sound that told me that was the air rushing out of their mouths. They retaliated by slamming their feet, or fists into the closest body part. At the end, all of the men were on the floor out cold.

"Hayato, Kuma, you are both fucking idiots. All you had to do was ask for help. Don't you trust us enough for that?" Ayumi spat as she looked at both of us. She turned to Emiko and sighed.

"Apparently its too much to ask for them to trust us. And yet we are the ones that saved their asses." she continued, and Emiko laughed. Then they both focused on the man at the desk.

"Not only did you target Kuma's shop, you also targeted my family's shop. The sad part though, is that you targeted a Yakuza shop. That was highly stupid of you." Emiko said as she stepped closer and glared at the man.

"So we can either do option A or option B. Option A is where you hand over the deed to Kuma's shop, and you never bother us again. Option B is the opposite, where you end up dead and floating at the bottom of the Sea." Ayumi said and I felt shocked. She just threatened to kill someone, and didn't even bat an eyelash. Suddenly I see a man, about to hit Emiko on the back of the head. But before I could even yell, the man was knocked out.

"Kuroda-San." Emiko said as she turned and looked at the man and then to him.

"Imagine my surprise when my granddaughter calls me and tells me that someone is stealing and acting like disrespectful on my territory. Naturally I wanted to hear your side. But since coming here, I have seen that my granddaughter is correct. Now, how shall we handle this?" he asked as he leaned down on the desk and stared at the man. The man immediately put the deed down on the table and paled as he looked at Kuroda-San. Emiko smiled at him as the man got up and ran out.

"Thanks. But did Yankumi really call you?" Emiko asked and the old man chuckled.

"No. I have my own information network. I have a proposal for you Emiko, if you would be so kind as to come to my home after you are finished here." he said and Emiko looked at him seriously before nodding.

"Of course Kuroda-San." she said and watched as he walked away.

We all were on the side of the river as Yankumi cleaned up Kuma and me. She wasn't telling us anything and when we asked why she wasn't, she smiled.

"Because for once, I was not your protector. Its not up to me." she said and then stood up and stepped aside. I looked up at Emiko, she was looking me over and looked angry or maybe it was dissapointed. She stepped forward and before I could even question what she was doing, she slapped me.

"I had to do that at least once. First of all, am I really not trust worthy? Why wouldn't you ask me to come with you, or maybe even call me and tell me that you were going? Why did I have to hear about it from Take?" she asked and when she didn't get an answer she sighed.

"That's not even the point. The point, is that you could have died before me and Ayumi showed up. They had guns Hayato. I'm not dating you just because your the leader. I actually love you, and your endangering your life." she spat and then turned around.

"I have to go. Ayumi tell Grandpa where I am." she said and then turned and walked off. I felt bad. I knew that she only felt scared of losing me, and maybe I should have asked for help, but I'm not used to asking. Ayumi wasn't done though.

"Is it so hard to ask for help? Emiko offered it, and you both turn her away. How do you think that makes her feel? And Kuma, don't think for one second that your out of trouble. I consider you my brother, and I'm not going to let you endanger you life just because you refuse to ask for help. You want to have kids right? And get married?" She asked and when he slowly nodded, she sighed,

"Well you can't do that when your dead can you?" she asked and then she herself turned and walked off. Yankumi smiled at us both,

"They worry about you, and you are ruining a good thing. Its good to have someone that worries about you isn't it? Ill always be your teacher Kuma, and that won't ever change. If you need help, its OK to ask for it." she said and then looked up as the other boys came running over to us.

Emiko's P.O.V

I sat at the table with Kuroda-San.

"Yes. Emiko I would like to offer you the chance to take over as Leader when I die." he said and I felt my heart stop. It scared me.

"I...Um..." I started and couldn't get any words out. I didn't know what I wanted to do with my life. I don't know if I wanted to be a Leader. That had always been Ayumi's thing. I looked up at him and he must have seen the panic on my face, for he held a hand up.

"there is no need for an answer at the present moment Emiko. It is up to you, but I will not pressure you into saying yes. In fact if you have any alternative ideas, then that will be welcomed. Ill let you think on it for a while." he said and then got up and excused himself.