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You Can Sleep When You're Dead
Chapter 6 Reunions.
Rei was laying on her front, she was in her room after getting some treatment, almost naked save for the towel that covered her ass, thinking that the day could not get any worse.
That was until the rest of the group came badging in scaring the life out of her.
"KAAAAA, what are you lot doing." the startled girl all but shouted
Saya was the first to speak "shut up and cover up Komuro has something we all need to hear."
Huffing the red head covered pulled the towel up in an attempt to cover. but more to tease Takashi. "What is it about?"
"It about, that we are still missing someone unless you haven't noticed." The pink fire cracker scorned her friend.
"Huh oh sorry." As her cheeks flashed red from embarrassment, by her dumb question.
At that moment Komuro entered the room. "What you sorry for Rei." He asked somewhat confused about what he had missed and trying his best not to look at her exposed cleavage.
5 minutes before. He was caught out back by Saya and Kohta, who then proclaimed that he should be there group's leader and this was to be his first decision, as the one in charge.
"Well if I'm going to do this, then I should take charge… ok if you want me to lead, then my first official act will be. I need everyone to meet up, so we can talk about what we are going to do about Saeko."
"What did Don Takagi say." Was the first thing Kohta asked with some trepidation knowing that Saya was next to him.
"Not much he will not stop you and me, but as for Saya he pretty much forbid it." He looked to Saya expecting her heated temper but was surprised by her answer
"What he said that… he can't well I'm going anyway... After all what are you going to do without your genius?"
Back in Rei's room the whole group had assembled. Komuro is addressing the group in a calm tone. "We have been missing Saeko for the last two days… We need to make up our minds now, if we will go look for her… I already have, Kohta and Saya going but what about you guys?" Takashi looked to Shizuka first for her answer.
"Well I'll go, but Rei should stay here, so as not to make her back worse and Alice should stay to."
Alice interrupted her, huffing out. "No I want to go look for Seako-nee- chan."
Kohta Took this as his queue to interrupt the little girl that he had become attached to "it's not that we don't want you to come. We want someone to look after Rei."
"So I get to be a nurse yheeee." The little girl now happy chimed, jumping next to Rei rubbing her back.
"Ok so it's settled then Saya where should we start" Komuro turning the strategist of the group knowing she would come up with the safest way to go about looking for their friend.
"why are you asking me you're the leader."
rubbing the bridge of his nose for a second, then trying another approach; thinking I well just appeal to her brain "Because even grate leaders have advisors."
"hmmm" Taking centre stage Saya laid out her plan, "Well we should start at the wire barricades, moving round to each one in the direction she ran off to. Once that is done we will start from the back of the house outwards" pausing to answer any questions.
"What about… well you know… Them?" Shizuka asked
"We avoid them and go out as quiet as w…."
Kohta was looking out the back window to the gate and beyond when he saw something he muttered "what the.. Is that..?" interrupting Saya by flapping his arms and excitedly trying to get the words out. "ahhh loo er hahaha"
"What is it fat ass!" A now angry pink haired girl shouted to him.
"There... Over there, she is back. It's Saeko and she has someone with her." they all ran over, even Rei pulling the towel around her, stiffly walked to have a look at where Kohta was pointing. Sure as black was black, there arm in arm was Seako, with some tall strange man.
Relieved for his friends safety Komuro with a grin told his group of comrades. "well lets go greet her and find out who that is."
As the others left, Rei was looking towards the man, noting how they were interacting she was feeling relieved that Seako was safe. But also by the looks of things, Seako may just not be a love rival that she was worried about.
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We had left the park well behind us and walked in silence she was holding onto me as we walked so I put my arm around her and she held my hand.
What the fuck am I doing? Am I staying with her or what? Well it looks like my mind is made up I am staying. That's if they'll, her friends will have me?
If not fuck them, I'll see what Saeko wants and go with that and if she wants me to go, then so be it.
As we walked up the hill, crossing a wire fences that had been put up to restrict the road towards the house, nope not a house an estate. You could not call this place a house; it's too elegant and extravagant for that. I had been in the compound several days ago to gain some information on its security and lay out, for the contract on Yoshioka and what I had seen did impress me.
The grounds where surrounded by a thick rendered block wall that was 8 foot high, with steel gates and CCTV units placed about every 50 meters. Woodland surrounded the estate grounds .Inside the compound that was about 200 meters by 200meter was a well maintained garden with a large tennis court stood in one corner was the house, a 3 story European stilled manor, including a traditional looking building as a wing. Then separate to that, were the servant's quarters and near the main entrance was a large garage and store area. So pretty impressive. It had taken me two nights to map it all out.
I had started to notice the people that were moving around the entrance pointing towards us. The next thing I knew the gate was open and a small crowd was running towards us. As we crossed the threshold, I let Saeko go and asked "friends of yours?"
"Yes you could say that." Came the calm voice beside me.
I looked to Seako just in time to see her nearly bowled over by a little girl. Has she got a daughter? No don't be daft she is too old to be her daughter.
"onee-chan onee-chan your back its good to see you're back. I missed you." The over excited girl was jumping into her arms giggling away like any school girl.
"ooff it's good to see you to Alice-chan" Saeko beamed.
"Just where did you get to? And just who is this?" a pink hair short ass demanded taking me off my guard for a second.
Just as I was about to tell the obnoxious little lass to fuck off, Seako spoke interrupting me.
"This is James Campbell and the rest is a tail, which is best discussed over tea. We have not had anything this morning but some water."
"Ok then follow me." Pinkie huffed staring at me as if sizing me up. She then grabbed Saeko's arm pulling her away from me,
Urrgh girl talk and I guess I'm the subject. My thoughts where then interrupted by someone next to me getting so excited I truly thought he had cum a little.
Then an arm from a spectacled fat guy reattach for my P90"waaaaaaa you you have oooo oooo let me see."
"Woo there big lad its customary to introduce yourself before grabbing someone's kit." As I tried in vain to bat away the grabby kid
"Don't worry about him." The other taller young mad explained. "He is like this around guns you get used to it eventually. I'm Komuro Takashi and he." Pointing to the kid I was now almost fighting off. "and that is Hirano Kohta he is our arms expert." He reaches a hand out to me to shake.
"Nice to meet you give me a minute." I reach out grabbing the gun nuts wrist twisting it into a lock "Down boy." then reaching out with the free hand shaking Komuro's. "Sorry about your friend but well you can see." letting him go as he calms down a little.
"So can I take a look. "Gun boy asks while rubbing his wrist.
"Ok seeing how you are so determined." clearing the guns first showing him that it is clear, I hand them over. Then I was left in stunned silence, as I am given the sales pitch knowledge of the weapons.
"You have a FN P90 5.7mm personal defence weapon and the FN five seven pistols that was developed with it you can't get them here how did you get them? look they both uses the same ammunition the 5.7x28 round I guess you do that so as not to carry multiple types of ammunition cooool You have silencers on them but what about the ammo is it sub sonic it is it must be hard to get? and laser pointers and lights and a x3 sight"
Looking to Komuro, as Kohta he keeps going on "dose he breath when taking about this stuff."
Laughing at that he just shook his head. "Come on best go meet the rest of us"
Taking back my weapons, from the nutter I follow Komuro, to the house. On the way there I get bombarded by questions from the both of them. "When the introductions are done, I'll explain. That way I do it once." I tell the now pouting lads.
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Saya dragged me away from James asking me all sorts about him.
"So who is he?" she questions so low that only I can hear her.
"He is the reason I'm not dead, or worse one of them. In the last few days he has saved me body, mind and spirit." Looking back to see he has put Kohta on the ground in an arm lock, for trying to grab his equipment and shaking Komuros hand with the other. The sight causes me to cover my mouth trying to hide a chuckle.
Saya however looked on disapprovingly "Looks like he has started well. What's he like? Is he a foreigner?"
I looked at my trusted friend and answered her honestly "He is a good fighter. Sort of a cross, a good all-rounder, having the same skills as some all of us. He is good, with the sword and the guns that he carries. Towards them he is utterly ruthless giving them little or no time to react. But he has this caring side to him. He treated my wounds and brought me here, although he has asked for nothing in return yet. He is Very methodical in his approach to problems planning almost every task in detail, also he curses a lot" I was trying not to blush as I described him but Saya had noticed.
"You have done something with him haven't you?"
"Done what?" I tried to hide as I started to turn redder.
"Come on Saeko? you know what I mean? you are not as stupid as the rest of the group." Saya was practically begging me to tell her. I relented a little and told her of last night keeping some of the details to myself such as my demon.
"He stopped you?" she gasped a bit dumbfounded.
I looked down a bit embarrassed "yes"
"He's a keeper then" was all she could say I truly hoped she was correct.
We arrived at our destination within the house, to what I found out to be Rei's room. The others were waiting there for us Saya had sent a houseboy for some refreshments that soon arrived just as James and the boys entered the room.
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The walk to the house was dominated by the gun nut, I now know as Kohta, he was deep in discussion with me about my gear.
"What else do you have?"
I was a bit reluctant to tell him, but hiding this from them all may not help with my acceptance. so I began describing some of the equipment back at the workshop.
"well you have seen the pistol, I had 2 but gave one to Saeko. There is another silenced P90 and 2 without silencers. For them though I only have 800 rounds of 5.7mm and 1500 5.7mm sub, so at some point that will need to change to something a bit more common.
I also have a l96 silenced rifle with 800 7.62mm rounds of green spot for it and 500 rounds of match subsonic , a M417 battle rifle that is supressed again I have 1000 of low quality 7.62 rounds for that, an mp5k with 100 rounds of 9mm and finally 2 Glock 18s." as I stopped my summery of the weapons I possessed I turned to look at Kohta He had stopped moving, looking at me with jaw almost hitting the floor, all I could think was god not again is he having another white pee pee moment.
Finally he squeaked out. "Where? We need all of this."
Looking at Komuro, hoping for some sort of explanation. "Is he seriously helping himself to this gear I don't mind lending what I have but is nice to be asked first."
"I think he is, Kohta calm down will you we don't know him yet."
Scratching the back of his head Kohta agreed with him "sorry I get a bit carried away with this sort of thing."
"No shit lad." I proclaimed all the while thinking to myself, I hope fat boy here does not fall in love with me.
We rounded a corner and entered a room to women starring in silence at me.
Well this is awkward.
Taking the silence as my queue, not quite understanding Japanese's introduction I open my trap and start what I thought was a good attempt at an introduction .
"hello I'm James Campbell I brought back your friend back." again silence ok that could of gone better.
The girl that I had now christened Pinkie mutters and rolls her eyes "Idiot."
Saeko then saves me and starts to introduce everyone in the room. I get a chorus of nods and hellos.
Next the girl lying on the bed called Rei spoke "So tell us how you met Saeko?" I was kind of distracted by the fact she only had a towel on and Jesus did she have some big Boobs.
Regaining my senses after a moment and trying very hard not to stair (what I'm a young man that likes boobs).
"Ah well there is a story. She kind of fell on me, as I was having a cup of tea." there was some smirks and stifled laughs at this. "Ok so what I know. Then Saeko can confirm the rest." Then started the tail of what happened, from the girl falling through my roof, to the gate of the Takagi estate. But leaving out what happen at the shrine only saying that we stayed there that night.
the blonde nurse with boobs that surly had their own gravitational lpull was first to speak, even if a little spaced out. "That is wonderful and a new man." she was giggling a little, then surprising me because I had pegged her as a bimbo. She turned serious for as second "Saeko-chan I need to look at your wounds after you clean up." looking at me she added. "No offence but I just want to check" I nod to her she then asked what I gave her.
"A tetanus shot, a shot of broadband antibiotics a pack of 24 Amoxicillin, then some paracetamol and ibuprofen for any pain.
The nurse Looked at me surprised. "Not bad I would have done the same, but I still would like a look.
"Thank you and no problem."
Next was Pinkie she was asking allsorts such as where I was from what was I doing here. It was like a police interview. I simply answered as much as I could, until it came to the subject of my equipment.
"What are you doing with all the guns then?"
This was a tough one. So putting on A game face, to answer her calmly. I tried not to make the same mistake I did with Saeko yesterday. "Well I'm not prepared to tell you all about me. So I will just say that, I fix things for people from time to time."
It was a big enough hint to what I do, without actually coming out with it. Not like I wanted to advertise or answer with. Hay I kill people for a living and business is grate just grate and by the way can you point me in the direction of Yoshioka? So that I can off him.
The final question came from Komuro. "Can we rely on you, when things go wrong or bad?"
That was a worse question than the last I wanted to say to him. Fuck off dick head, its more can I rely on you. But I put it a bit better "So long as we all work together, then I see no reason why not. But I will prioritise who needs my help some more than others." I briefly looked to Saeko. She was looking directly at me with a small smile, knowing that I meant her. This did not go unnoticed by the other girls in the room; I just hoped I did not put her on the spot with that later.
After some more small chat and tea (point to note best tea ever, have I mentioned that I really like tea.) any way where was I oh yes after the small chat, I think that I was sort of accepted as one of the gang.
After some time and more getting to know you I asked if there was anywhere I could get shower as I really need to clean up. The answer was a resounding yes. That there is one in the room I would be staying in.
After saying my see you laters, to my new acquaintances and a see you soon to Saeko. I was shown to this room by Saya. We waked through the halls of the house in silence, only sort of polite nods giving directions. wehen we arrived at the room, as I went in she followed me.
"So it's in there then." Trying to fob her off, more because I did not like her yet, she came across as a bit of a know it all.
"yes." she sighed "Campbell-san please be good to her."
"Pardon."
"Don't play dumb with me idiot." The anger rising in her voice.
"Oh I know what you mean and I have no intention of hurting her. I was saying pardon, at the way you put it Pinkie." Barely containing my own severally pissed off temperament .
She waked right up to me. "It's not Pinkie its Takagi-sama to you." Speaking with a finger poking me in the chest eye twitching "and it is not me that you have to convince to stay with us, it is everyone."
Looking directly at her this time and in a forceful tone that shouted fuck off twat. "I don't give a fuck, what you all think of me. Or if you need me or not. the only person who I care about who's opinion I will listen to is Saeko. The sooner you understand that, the faster we will get along hell we might become friends." I over emphasise the might looking down on her from my full height.
"And I will call you pinkie, until you stop acting a prat and I most certainly will not call you sama." she stands her ground and I'm tempted just to shoot her to get this over with.
"Ok fair enough. We know where we stand with each other" she then explains.
Eh what is she on about.
"I now know you will look out for her. Also my papa wants to meet with you after you clean-up."
Rubbing the bridge of my nose in frustration "Ok… well then I will go see your dad after I shower."
We stand there in silence for a moment until I decide to tell her "Well unless you want to see me naked, I suggest you leave, as I am getting a shower now." she turns a bright shade of red, turns and practically flew out the door.
Shaking my head I start to think of all the rest of the group and apart from pinkie they were all likable in their own way.
Shizuka was a bit dippy with moments of brilliance.
Kohta was a bit of a gun freak but I did like him he was easy to talk to.
Komuro well there was something about him… that the others looked up to him.
Rei well, from what I could work out that she was a bit of a nudist that seamed level headed and Alice was as cute as a button. All in all not a bad bunch to hang about with.
Then I thought about Daddy Takagi Muttering. "I hope this is worth it" God I hope that daddy is not like the daughter or I might just shoot someone today.