Bankotsu sat with Renkotsu and Jakotsu.
"Where's Suikotsu?" He whispered as they ate breakfast.
"He got a call last night…" Renkotsu mumbled not wanting to bring it up.
"From the hospital?" He asked. Jakotsu looked down.
"Yeah…around midnight…" Renkotsu answered.
"So…"
"I'm not sure if it was Hiten…" He whispered.
"Has Masumi come out yet?" Jakotsu whispered.
"No…she's still shaken up." Bankotsu looked back down to the table.
"Can I go talk to her?"
"Sure…"
-
"Masumi?" Jakotsu knocked and walked in. She was curled up in a ball under her blankets with her eyes swollen from tears and red from lack of sleep. "Hey…" He sat beside her on the bed.
"What?" She asked dryly.
"I just wanted to let you know…Hiten's in the hospital…you can't tell Banks, though…he might get pissed." He smiled when she sat up.
"Suikotsu took him?"
"I'm not sure who called but yeah…Suikotsu got called in for the surgery…" He frowned.
"Can I see him?" Her eyes lit up.
"Huh?" Jakotsu blinked.
"Could you…take me? I won't tell Bankotsu! She pleaded.
"Masumi, do you know how much shit I'll be in if he finds out?" He sighed and she pouted.
"Fine…" She dramatically sighed and laid back on the bed. He felt a pang of guilt.
"Albright you little bitch, get your ass ready and be downstairs."
-
"Where are you going?" Bankotsu asked as he turned on the TV.
"Shopping, something needs to improve her mood." Jakotsu shrugged and she nodded. Bankotsu smiled.
If shopping could get her over him, she would be fine.
"Alright…have fun." He leaned back. Masumi pecked his cheek before walking out.
-
"Hurry up before Suikotsu busts me." Jakotsu whispered as they walked through the third floor hall. "Here."
"Thank you." She smiled.
"Yeah, yeah. I'll be in the cafeteria.' He rolled his eyes and walked out. She knocked and slowly opened the door. She gasped and covered her mouth with her hand when she walked in.
He was on the hospital bed and his eyes were closed. The machine beeped with his heart rate and she felt tears all over again. She walked in and quietly shut the door behind her. She pulled up a chair and sat beside the bed. She placed her hand over his and felt him tense a little.
He slowly turned his head to the side and opened his lidded eyes. A faint smiled graced his lips when he saw his visitor.
"Masumi…" He whispered and a tear rolled down her cheek. He slipped his hand out from under hers and cupped her cheek. She saw him hiss in pain and remembered she was on his right side, where the first bullet went through. She scooted closer and he used his thumb to brush the tear away.
"Will you be alright?" She whispered and placed her hand over his as it still cupped her cheek.
"Don't cry for me…" He whispered.
"Hiten." She frowned and her lower lip trembled.
"You don't want to come back…I understand that."
"Will you die?" Her voice cracked.
"Just stay here…for now."
"Huh?"
"I feel better with you here." He watched her blush. "Who brought you?"
"Jakotsu." She half-heartedly smiled.
"So…he doesn't know…"
"He doesn't know you're here." She explained.
"Masumi…I'm sorry…for everything." He finished.
"Don't die." She bit her bottom lip.
"I won't. They said I'll be here for a while for recovery but…that's it. I just need time to heal." He explained and she nodded. He pushed over on the bed and patted the left side. She walked around the bed and crawled beside him.
"I love you…" She whispered and rested her head on his chest. He frowned and wrapped his arm around her waist.
"Masumi…when I get out of here…stay away." He whispered.
"Why?" She looked up with tear filled eyes.
"After this…things aren't going to go smoothly and will get dangerous, I just want you out of the way." He glared as he finished.
"What's going to happen?"
"Your brother shot me." He growled.
"Because of what you did…please, Hiten, don't go after him." She frowned.
"Don't worry what I'll do." He mumbled and she rested her head on his chest.
"Please…" She whispered one more time.
"Don't worry about it." He barked and she tensed.
"I just don't want you to get hurt." She nuzzled into his chest.
"Masumi…" His voice trailed off and his eyes softened. "Just stay away…" He whispered.
"I don't want to…" She wrapped her arm around his stomach and he hissed a little.
"You're staying away whether you like it or not." He snarled.
"No I'm not." She challenged and faced him. "You're hurt and you won't be able to beat him so you won't!" She sat up.
"Sh…" He whispered.
"No! You aren't going to die because you feel the need to go after someone!"
"And if I don't? Do you think he'll just let you come see me whenever you please? That I'll be able to know on your fucking door and take you out when I wish? I fucking can't! There's no point in forcing back with me because that won't last forever!"
'But…"
"Get over it, Masumi; you were not happy with me! Lie to yourself all you want but you were my whore for two months!" He snapped.
"You don't mean that…" She whispered.
"Yes I fucking do! Get out! Leave! Go the fuck away…" He finished in a whisper. She crawled on his lap and folded her legs at his sides. She hunched over and leaned her head on his chest. He rubbed her back and heard her cry.
"Was that all I meant to you?" She whispered.
"Just…don't talk…" He sighed.
"But…" She sat up.
"Masumi, I'm not going to lie and say I love you to some girl who doesn't even know what love means!"
"Some girl?" She frowned.
"What is it you want from me? You want to come back with me and get hurt all over again? I'm no good at being a lover, Masumi, get that through you're head right now! You'll get fucked and beaten again; you have the chance to get away so do it before I change my mind." He growled. She crawled off the bed and he grabbed her wrist.
"Let go…"
"You fucking need me."
"No…I don't…." She frowned.
"You're nothing but a useless whore without me." He warned and she feared the look in his eyes but reminded herself his body was useless to attack in any way. She slapped him hard across the face and he stared wide-eyed in shock.
"Don't you dare fucking say that!" She roughly grabbed his sack and he clung to the sheets.
"Loosen the hold….or you'll regret it."
"You put me through pain anytime you wanted to please yourself and I stopped refusing because you didn't care what I wanted!" Tears streamed down her face.
"Masumi….." He hissed.
'You told me to love you and I tried….I really did….but I realize I never did….I was fucking terrified of you and what you would do to me!" She dug her nails in and he grunted.
"Shut up….and let go…." He glared.
"I'm not the fucking terrified girl you kidnapped!"
"Masumi…if you want an argument…..shit, let go!" He snapped.
"I don't want to hear anything from you ever again! I fucking hate you!" She shrieked and his eyes softened. She let go and grabbed her purse.
"Masumi…"
"I'm everything without you." She snapped and walked out. She shut the door behind her and walked out.
-
"Banks found out…" Jakotsu frowned as he drove.
"What?" Masumi blurted.
"Suikotsu found me and the bastard slipped so just…be ready…" He warned as he pulled in. "Do you want me to go in with you?"
"No…I need to talk to him anyway…" She took in a deep breath.
"Alright…take care of yourself." He smiled.
"Thank you." She stepped out and took in a deep breath as she reached her door. She opened it and saw him on the couch, with his arms crossed and impatiently shaking his knee. He snapped his neck when he heard the door close and jumped to his feet when he saw her.
"You fucking lied to me! I told you to-" He got cut off.
"You were right…" She whispered with a faint smile and tear-filled eyes.
"Huh?" He blinked.
"I…meant nothing to him. You were right…" She repeated as one tear made its way down her cheek.
"Masumi…"
"H-He hasn't changed and when I talked to him…it wouldn't work…I was stupid to think it would…" She laughed lightly.
"Princess…"
"I'm sorry…for sneaking around and for lying and…" She stopped when he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close.
"Sh…its ok…..I just didn't want to see you like this…"
"I-I thought I meant more…" She whispered, tears now falling freely.
"I know its ok..." He stroked her hair as she cried on his shoulder.
"I thought he cared…"
"Sh…." He knew eventually she would get heartbroken, he just never imagined it to be like this.
He never thought her first serious relationship would be with an asshole that kidnapped her. He never imagined him convincing her that she meant so much and then telling her she was nothing.
"I'm sorry…" She whispered.
"It isn't your fault…"