Episode 8
Ayumi's P.O.V
The man that had shown up the day after I got my necklace, was back. But this time he was standing outside the apartment and was knocking. Shin had gone out with the boys and left me alone. I didn't blame him, the home was supposed to be safe.
"I know your there. Open up. It will be safer for you to do so. That way I won't have to hurt you." said the man and I looked around the apartment. I pulled out my phone and began to text Shin. Then I texted Rei and Emiko.
"Open up!" the man yelled suddenly and I jumped back away from the door, when he began banging on it. I ran to it and opened it. Next thing I know I have a gun to my head.
"Sit down. I've been watching you. I know you can fight." he spat and I sat down on Shin's couch and watched the man that held the gun.
"Call your grandfather. Tell him to come here." he said and I shook my head. He laughed,
"Your loyalty is stunning. However if you don't call him, I will just shoot you." he said and I yanked my phone out of his hand and called.
"Grandpa, the man is here. He wants you, and I can't exactly do anything. He has a gun." I said and I heard him hang up. I set the phone down and hoped that Grandpa would come. Before I could even think through my plans to somehow get away, I was back handed with the gun.
Shin's P.O.V
I ran. I had gotten her text, and I saw that her cousins had gotten it too. But they were allowed near the apartment. I pushed myself pas the men at the door and froze. On the floor was Ayumi. She was fine except for the bruise on her face, near her temple. She was looking up at the man, and in front of him was Ayumi's grandfather.
"Jirou. What grudge do you have against me?" he asked and the man Jirou laughed,
"You took over my uncles family. You took everything from me. And when I found a new family, you went to war with them." he spat and I looked at him in shock.
"Your new family killed my son in law and my daughter." Her grandfather said and then lashed out, sending him flying. He motioned Ayumi to get up and I caught her as she came running out.
"I shouldn't have opened the door." I heard her mutter as she held her head. I held her close, keeping her from falling. I looked up to see the man being dragged out of the apartment, and she struggled to get free. The moment she did she ran over to her grandfather. He took hold of her face and looked at her temple, which was all bruised.
"I'm sorry he did this to you. Its sad that he held such a grudge that happened more than 30 years ago." he said and we all turned as we heard a gun shot, then silence.
"He's dead. No one targets my family." he said and Ayumi smiled at him as she went back inside. When I followed her, I found her on the couch asleep.
The next morning we got ready to go to school. Her phone went off and she sighed.
"Moshi Moshi?" she answered and then looked confused.
"what do you mean you need me for a few days. Emiko your dad isn't going to let you just skip school." she said and then sighed,
"Fine! I'm coming. Would you mind buying breakfast then?" she asked and then nodded and hung up. She turned to me,
"My cousin wants me to go with her for a few days. Apparently she has the permission of her father." she said and the look on her face when she said this, made me think she doubted her cousins word.
Ayumi's P.O.V
I sat in her class. She had been getting picked on by the others in her class and she wanted me to come to her class for a few days. So here I was skipping class at my school to go to hers. The school was a co-ed, so the leader of the 1D class was male. I noticed that I was being glared at and sighed,
"You owe me Cousin." I said as I ignored the man that was staring.
Dai's P.O.V
I watched this girl. She looked older than Emiko, and was glaring at Emiko.
"You owe me Cousin." she spat and Emiko smirked at her, it was obvious that she wasn't really mad at Emiko. Suddenly the girl's phone started ringing. Emiko looked panicked.
"Ayumi! If dad finds out your here, we are so in trouble." Emiko said and Ayumi smirked at her.
"Emiko, I can lie. You can't. I've got this." she said and then took her phone out.
"Moshi Moshi?" she said and listened.
"Shin, what are you doing? You do realize I'm not coming home tonight." she said and I saw Emiko relaxe slightly. Then she froze when she saw Ayumi freeze.
"Hold on just a second please." she said and then bolted from her seat and walked outside. I waited until everyone was facing away and then I got up and followed. I saw that Emiko was following her.
"What do you mean Watanabe is there? He was supposed to be somewhere else. I don't like this. How is Noda? He was his target after me." she asked and the answer made her smile.
"Good. Look ill be here for at least another day or so, and then ill take care of it. He's not going to go away." she said and then laughed,
"Yes oh fearless Leader. Keep Yankumi from asking where I am okay?" she asked and then hung up. So she the man she was speaking to was the leader of her class. Suddenly she turned and looked right at me.
"Do you normally listen in on others conversations?" she asked and I stepped closer,
"Only when the person is in my class." I said and she laughed, she turned to Emiko,
"I like him. So what did you need me here for Emiko." she asked. We were interupted by what sounds like yelling.
"Thats what your here for." she said and Ayumi smirked before allowing Emiko to go first. Then she stood there and waited. I decided to wait and see what happens. The moment the sounds of Emiko being picked on by the other females that had arrived, Ayumi's face suddenly changed and she charged forward, she entered the room, and when she saw that they had Emiko in a corner, she growled and kicked the desks. They collided with the girls who screamed.
"The next person to hurt, pick, on my cousin is going to get their asses kicked. " she yelled and the girls scattered. Emiko sighed and smiled,
"Thanks cousin." she said and Ayumi rolled her eyes. Then she turned on the girls who had yet to leave the room.
"Now. That girl is my cousin. If you hurt her I will come for you, if you beat her ill come, and if you pick on her I will come back. And trust me when I say that you don't want me to come after you. I am not someone you want to face. " she said and the girls all looked at her and laughed. The first girl to come at her got a fist in the face, the second got brass knuckles in the ribs, and I winced when I heard them break. She growled and then smiled at them,
"Are you really going to do this? You can't beat me. Now get out." she spat and the girls all ran from the room, the hurt ones were helped out by the other girls. She turned to Emiko and sighed, and held her ribs,
"You owe me big time. That hurt, even if they didn't land any hits." she said and Emiko's eyes widened,
"I am so sorry, I forgot your ribs are still broken." she said and Ayumi smiled at her,
"Just don't let them walk over you. You know how to fight, the family taught you that. Take care of yourself. You don't always need help. " she said and then turned and walked to the door. She nodded at me once before turning down the hall and disappearing.
Ayumi's P.O.V
Later that day I was walking home. The crap at my cousins school had pissed me off. Why had she called me when she could have fought them off? It just didn't make any sense. And the more I thought of it, the more mad I was becoming. Just as I turned a corner, I saw several of the 3D boys. But they had bumped into a guy that ended up dropping all the stuff he was hiding. As I saw him look around and then run, I realized that he was a thief. This couldn't end well. I followed the boys to the class where we were stopped by Yankumi. She had heard from one of the cops that her class was suspected of stealing.
"They didn't do it Yankumi." I said and she looked at me before nodding,
"I know this. But don't mention that you were gone today as well. " she said and I looked at her and pointed behind her. She sighed as she realized the head teacher was right behind her.
"Arai! You are also suspended until we know for sure." he said and I looked him up and down before glaring at him hard.
"I didn't do anything. I have a life too you know. I can't always be here on time." I spat and with that I turned and left.
As I walked out of the grounds, I saw Watanabe and the guy I had seen. It all made sense. He was still mad that he couldn't have his revenge and now instead of targeting me or Minami, he was targeting the others. I walked up to him and waited for him to realize that I was standing there.
"Don't target the others. If you wanted a fight, then you should have come to me." I said and I smirked, He turned to the others, who all walked off
"I'll take you up on that. Of course ill help your classmates. I'll tell the guy to turn himself in. Are you happy now?" he asked and before I could even say anything, he was walking away. I sat down and waited for Shin. As I was sitting, I thought over all what he had said. It was a set up. That much was clear, but what kind of set up? Just as Shin came around corner, I stood and pulled my phone out.
"Kuroda-San, may I ask a favor of you?" I asked as I finally got him on the phone. I hated asking for this, but I knew no other way of doing it.
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