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Those Piercing Eyes of Red
Chapter 4
"...and crimson were their eyes."
One Week Earlier
The blue flame flickered , instantly lighting up the tip of the cigarette. Shutting the butane lighter with a click, Uozumi let the smoke swell his lungs, before exhaling floating rings in the midnight air.
"Two weeks gone , Momo, and Matsuoka's panties are still intact. Tsk tsk."
Across him, the young Mikoshiba put on a grumpy expression and kicked a stone before his feet, raising a small cloud of dust.
"It's not like I can go anywhere near her with Yamazaki-senpai guarding her like a watchdog. He's so much stricter than nii-chan!"
"Am I?"
Few steps away from them, Sousuke was leaning casually against a concrete wall, with his muscular arms fondled on his chest level. The naughty copper-head snorted at his direction irritated, and just focused on grooving the earth's dirt with his shoe.
"Oh man!" all of a sudden Ai exclaimed anxiously "I have in my bag some bottles of water and soap for Gou-san, but I totally forgot to bring them to her. I'd better do it now"
"I'll do that instead, Nitori."
Ai nearly bounced at his place when Sousuke's commanding voice cut him off.
"Besides, it's pretty late, I need to lock her door too."
"Argh! What's with this stupid rule anyway? " Momotarou finally protested "She wasn't locked in when we first brought her here, and that worked fine."
"She's a constant nuisance, a parasite. Confining her ensures everything runs smoothly around here."
"I'm sure we can keep her under control ourselves, Sousuke." Minami raised up his head from the pile of old tires he was sitting on.
"Can you, Minami? Because I can still see the mark of her slap on your face."
A wave of chuckles spread around the members of Samezuka, causing Minami's face to heat up and steam gush out his ears.
"I just wish nii-chan was back already".
Momotarou muttered to himself, reflecting almost everyone's thoughts. Some of the men nodded.
"Really, what's going on with captain Mikoshiba? Why it's taking him so long to return?"
"Nii-chan is fine, Uozumi, but he had to stay more days in Tokyo cause he is trying to get a couple of our guys out of jail before the court."
Instantly, a shadow darkened the men's faces. Recent memories of getting thrashed by the police filled the air and it was Uozumi's upset voice that spoke for everyone.
"That bitch...It's all hers and her brother's fault. We must give the Matsuokas a taste of their own medicine. That asshole won't be running away for much longer."
Cheers of agreement and rebel yells echoed at the old factory's yard, as the blood of youth started pumping inside the veins of Samezuka. Snapping his neck from one side to the other, Sousuke stepped forward and clapped his hands to get everyone down from their sudden high.
"Alright, alright, keep some of this spirit for when we actually clash with the Iwatobi. It's late, everyone back to your patrols. Let's split it, boys!"
They all obeyed, albeit some of them reluctantly, and soon, only empty beer bottles and cigarette butts were left decorating the yard's ground. Five minutes later, Sousuke shut behind him the door of Seijuurou's office. The creaky sound and his sudden appearance made unsuspecting Gou almost yelp. An irked grunt escaped her coral lips and she narrowed her eyes at him, before stubbornly turning her back as if the plain desk in front of her was much more interesting than his standoffish presence. He indifferently tossed the bag of supplies along with his jacket on the armchair, and rolled up his sleeves, all the while studying her inflexible rear. Matsuokas could be so headstrong.
Sousuke closed the distance between them in two wide strides. When she still refused to turn her face to him, he stretched his hands on the desk, on either side of her body, trapping her between his strong arms and his unyielding torso. Towering over her small frame, like a huge spiderweb around a frail dragonfly, he breathed in the cherry smell of her burgundy mane and, leaning down, he nuzzled the alabaster side of her neck with his nose.
"You know, pretending you're still mad at me makes me so horny."
A devious spark twinkled in her eyes and she relaxed her head against his shoulder. She had won.
"I am angry at you."
"And I love it when you show me this anger in bed."
His teeth grazed her smooth skin, before biting down on her luscious flesh. His bite was hard, just like the beast inside his pants that prodded her back again and again. Gou gasped, opening her mouth to exhale some of the heat overwhelming her body and Sousuke found the perfect chance to assault it. He pulled her satin hair, angling her neck backwards, and forced his scorching tongue past her parted lips. The kiss was sloppy and obscene, their lips barely touching while their wet tongues fenced in ecstasy.
"Someone might...aah...enter..mmh.."
"I sent...them off..."
His hand grabbed the base of her head, keeping it steady in that uncomfortable position, and she moaned in protest. As a response, he just deepened the kiss, devouring her mouth and sucking away the air she was breathing. After an endless moment of hunger, their lips untwined and Gou finally managed to twist within his arms and look at him. He cupped her face with both hands and let his thick thumbs soothingly knead her temples. She closed her eyes and leaned into the warmth of his touch. Her hands sneaked their way below his cotton shirt and her fingers stroked his firm abdominal muscles, mirroring the circling motions of this thumbs.
"I missed you"
His whisper caressed her cheeks along with his hot breath, and his lustful eyes watched intensely her soft expressions as she reveled in his massage.
"Sousuke-kun...it's been only twelve hours..."
"That long already?"
Gou opened her eyes, only to see him grinning playfully at her. It was a rare sight to catch Sousuke's smile. It probably worthed more than gold. Sousuke let his hands travel across her body, fondling their way upwards, until they rested on her round, voluptuous breasts. He groped and squeezed them hard above her floral dress, again and again, feeling the nipples hardening and poking the flimsy fabric.
"Damn, you're so perfect."
In her turn, she trailed the pulsating lines of his biceps and stepped on her toes to entwine her delicate hands behind his neck, but she failed to reach him. She chuckled.
"And you're so tall."
"We can fix that."
He swiftly cupped her curvy buttocks and swept her off her feet, placing her on the desk behind them. Her frisky giggles filled the room, only to be abruptly muffled by his voracious mouth. He chewed on her bottom lip, until its rosy shade gave its place to vibrant red and she followed his lead, swirling her tongue around his, until her buds went numb. When Sousuke parted her creamy thighs and slipped his hand inside her panties, Gou couldn't throw his clothes away fast enough. His palm flattened on her snatch and she grinded against it, while desperately tugging at his shirt. A sly smirk danced on his lips and he took it off, putting an end to her impatience. Her ruby eyes roamed greedily on his smooth ripples, her pearly teeth grazed slowly his solid pectorals and Sousuke quickly unbuckled his belt, since his lower half ached for equal attention.
Gou stopped him from lowering his pants. Instead, she glanced up impishly at him and undid his zipper.
"Keep them on."
His shaft twitched in her hand once it was freed and Sousuke emitted groans of relief, between biting her left earlobe and licking the sensitive spot behind it.
"You want to stain my jeans again, don't you?"
"Perhaps, though I prefer it when I'm staining your face."
Her shameless words instantly sent a dozen darts of pleasure all the way to his throbbing cock. He had never imagined that such a cheerful being, with the looks of a delicate damsel and the character of an audacious tomboy, would be so lewd and insatiable in sex. But apparently, in kinkiness, Gou was gambling on Rin's level.
Before lust drove him crazy, Sousuke ripped her panties apart. The cotton barrier fell down in shreds and he seized her folds again, flicking his thumb over her swollen clit. She started panting and her fingers circled his length, pumping him in sync with his strokes. Teal interlaced with scarlet into an exploding combination, and neither of them averted their gaze even for a second. Eye sex was completely mind blowing.
Once Sousuke decided she was enough wet for him, he opened her thighs wider and in one swift motion, shoved himself inside her, all the way to the hilt. Her head fell backwards, eyelids heavy with lust, back arching and smile wilder than ever. Sousuke had an impressive manhood, she had to admit. Perhaps it was as long as Seijuurou's, but it was definitely much thicker. And the result of that translated into various sensations throughout her body's nerves, as he began to move fiercely in and out.
Tiny droplets of sweat started forming on the ridge of Sousuke's back, as a primitive fire consumed him. His deep thrusts made his body muscles contract, just like her inner walls were convulsing around him. He craved to see more though, so , without losing his rhythm, he shoved her down onto the desk and yanked the front buttons of her dress, tearing it open.
"Damn you, just yesterday I sewed those back...oooohhhh..."
She cried like a feline in heat as a particularly hard push stabbed her insides. Sousuke leaned down and captured the erect rosebuds of her breasts with his teeth, melding pain and pleasure. Each merciless thrust was followed by a sharp bite on her inviting bosom, each swift pull out by a soothing trail of his tongue. Gou weaved her fingers into his raven hair , pressing his face firmly against her, welcoming his devouring thirst again and again.
When he sensed he was reaching his limit and his impeding orgasm couldn't be postponed any longer, Sousuke straightened up and , grabbing her tightly by her thighs, he dragged her forcefully to the very edge of the desk. Gou yelped as her back suddenly slid on the rough surface and he stretched her ivory legs, resting them on his shoulders. From there, he drilled inside her with wild abandon and soon met his blissful release, as her ass bounced up and down in mid air. She followed his climax three seconds later.
Time around them was slowly adjusting back to normal. Sweet oxygen invaded his system, as Sousuke breathed in lungfulls of air. He grabbed the desk to steady himself and his gaze swayed all over his spent lover. Gou ran a hand over her mouth, still stunned by the intensity of their union. He gathered her in his secure arms and she clung onto him, wrapping her legs around his waist. And while still buried inside her, he silently carried her to bed. Her back greeted the lumpy mattress and he finally pulled out of her, only to hastily kick off the burden of his shoes and pants. Moonlight sneaked inside the dim room from a dull, cracked glass and silver streamers showered his naked, rippled body as he stood. Bathed in night's radiance, Sousuke was like an ancient God, bearing the glowing, sapphire eyes of a dragon.
For a week now, they had been jumping each other's bones like bunnies. Every dawn they would put on their masks of hate and raise impenetrable walls between them, only to tear them down every dusk and surrender to their lust for hours. Sousuke had taken her in every possible corner of those rooms, and as their passion was turning unbridled, he had become dangerously bold. Like that time he allowed her to slip outside for her laundry, only to tail after her and fuck her against the warehouse's wall. Each minute on this reckless roller-coaster they had embarked bore the risk of getting caught, and though they did their best to keep Samezuka in the dark, the thrill of the ride shimmered within their eyes.
Sousuke pounced on Gou, sprawled as she was on the bed, and, peeling off her undone dress, assaulted her neck once again. Unable to contain the powerful emotions stirred inside her, Gou let chuckles of mirth and opened her legs for him. But Sousuke had different plans. He swiftly rolled her on her belly, as if she was no more than a feather, and spread his endless body on her smooth back. Parting her velvet lower cheeks, his fingers teased and probed the tight opening of her anus.
"Time for my favourite part."
His words turned her natural blush one shade deeper, and Gou bit her lower lip in anticipation of what was coming; a rear gate no other man had breached before. Not even Rin.
And as the world outside was getting darker, in the distance Uozumi threw his half smoked cigarette on the ground and twisted his shoe to extinguish it.
"Needing to lock her door, my ass. Don't you think it's about time your brother gets an idea of what's been going on?"
Next to him, Mamotarou remained silent, his knuckles blanched under the weight of his squeeze, his golden eyes blackened under the shadow of his rage.
The night cruised on and, several hours later, Sousuke was smoking bare-chest on the cemented stairs outside the office. The moments before dawn were always chilling and a cold breeze cooled from time to time his naked skin. Light footsteps wrinkled the stillness and Gou sat beside him, placing a soft kiss on his triceps.
"Someone might see you."
"At this time, there are only the guards at the front gates. Patrols will start again in an hour."
She rested her head on his shoulder and they stayed quiet for a while, basking in the darkness.
"We might need to stop..."
Gou lifted her head and stared at his handsome profile with the puzzled expression of a child.
"Are you scared?"
"Not about me."
Her tone hardened.
"I never asked you to worry about me. I can hold my own."
"Still, we need to figure out what we're gonna do. Mikoshiba will return at some point, I don't think it will take him more than a week...give or take...I have to get you out of here."
"When did you start smoking?"
Sousuke knitted his thick brows and glanced at her a bit bemused.
"You know, it's funny. Your brother had asked me the same thing the night of the big job fiasco."
"You miss him?"
Sousuke lowered his head. She closed her eyes with a sigh and leaned again on his arm, a light smirk dangling from her lips.
"Don't worry. He will come."
"Rin? Rin will come?"
"Mhm..."
"He's your brother. Of course you still trust him and hope he'll show up."
"I don't hope it, I know it. We have a connection."
"Most siblings do."
"No, it's deeper than that..."
She must have sensed the question in his stare, because she opened her warm rubies and met his sparkling sapphires.
"Come on, Sousuke-kun..." she shook her head with a hint of nostalgia "...Don't tell me you never knew?"
"Are you sure you don't want to join us? Sousuke will drop by in twenty minutes or so."
"You've already asked me twice, nii-chan."
Being the one to prepare their meals ever since they were very young, Gou was cutting the cucumber with the expertise of a chef. Finishing up, she added the fresh vegetable to her cold lettuce salad. Certainly an evening out with her older brother and his best friend sounded much more promising, but she was in no mood for those Samezuka teenagers that would inevitably tag along and their crude jokes.
Suddenly, she felt an arm circling her waist and a hot breath tickling her nape.
"Mom is in the living room..."
"Dozed off with an empty Jack in her hands."
Rin cornered her in front of kitchen's counter, as he pressed his body against her back. He pulled down the left strand of her shirt and let his infamous shark teeth nibble her sweet skin.
"Not now, onii-chan. Stop."
With a disapproving click of his tongue, he freed her reluctantly from his grasp and leaned against the counter using his elbows. Gou cast a couple of devious glances at him, while cutting a tomato in thin slices.
"Besides..." she started, stifling a cheeky giggle "...I know you're really in love with Sousuke-kun".
"Nonsense" Rin grumbled.
"Come on, nii-chan. I've seen you, remember?"
"That was one single occasion. Plus, weren't you just twelve?"
"You forget that's only two years ago. But, I've seen you more times since. And heard you!"
Rin shook his head half startled, half amused.
"You little minx..."
"Hey, it's not my fault if you're such a moaner!" she blushed at her own words.
"I guess there's no point in denying it. Yes, I love Sousuke. But...I also love you."
"Then you fall in love too easily, nii-chan."
"No, I don't."
When she laughed, taking his words so lightly, Rin grabbed her arm and compelled her to face him.
"I don't..."
Never before a confession had been so steadfast and meaningful for both of them. Their crimson eyes blended in one blazing fire and as their bodies got closer and their faces leaned in, they both felt those familiar palpitations as if their hearts beat in sync.
But when their lips came just inches apart, a shattering sound forced them to jolt away from each other. A bottle of whiskey lay broken in various pieces on the tiled floor. Standing above it, hair disheveled and swollen eyes, Mrs. Matsuoka stared at them in utter shock.
"What the fuck you think you're doing?!"
Gou covered her mouth with both her palms, a horrifying expression spread on her youthful face. On the other hand, Rin rolled his eyes and adamantly returned his mother's stare.
"It's none of your business."
"How dare you, you perverted bastard! What were you just trying to do?"
"Mom, he didn't do anything."
"Gou, go back to your room!"
"But mom..."
"I said go to your freaking room!"
"She'll do whatever the hell she pleases."
Anger was riling Rin up already . Equally disturbed, their unstable mother stepped closer, her eyes fixed on her own blood with fear and disgust.
"What have you done to your sister, Rin? Have you been hurting her while I'm asleep?"
"Asleep?" he snickered "...better say completely drunk and wasted."
"Watch your mouth!"
"No, I think I've had enough of you and your constant fits."
"If your father had been here..."
"Don't bring dad into this."
Tears were pooling in the corners of Rin's eyes. His mother seemed deaf to his objections, lost in a world where he always was the main culprit.
"...he would have set things straight, but...but you killed him! His weak heart couldn't stand the path you were taking...you ungrateful son..."
"Hello?! Dad drowned. You fucking hear me? He drowned! You don't know what you're saying anymore, booze has turned your brain into mush!"
"Onii-chan, stop it! Mom, please!"
Gou's body was shaking, as she approached their mother in a vain attempt to drag her away from the kitchen. Still dazed by alcohol and confused by anger, the redhead woman that had once upon a time been the beacon of their family, slapped her daughter hard on her rosy cheek. Rin jumped between them in an instant. His body covered his trembling sister like a shield and his hands locked around his mother's wrists like vises.
"Let me go, you're hurting me!"
"Gou, go upstairs and get your stuff."
"But nii-chan..."
"No buts. Just go."
Obeying her brother's order , Gou quickly ascended their wooden staircase. In a matter of seconds, Rin's face had grown rigid. His mother squirmed like an eel but his grip was too strong for her.
"You are not gonna hurt her again. Ever."
"Where are you taking her? I have the right to know, I'm her mother!"
"Well, I'm sorry, mom. But you remembered this role of yours way too late."
He shoved her off and she collapsed on the floor in sobs. Soon enough, Gou returned with a small sack hanging by her shoulder. She turned her face to check on their mother, but Rin forcibly pulled her by the forearm towards the door.
They both stopped dead on their tracks; Sousuke was standing in the middle of their living room, with eyes wide and face as if struck by a lightning. Rin dug in his sweatpants' pockets and grabbing the family's car keys, he tossed them to his tall mate.
"Let's go, you're driving."
They could still hear their mother wailing and cursing once they got into the old Honda. Sousuke peeked on Gou through the rear-view mirror. Her face was blank and streams of tears had dried up down her cheeks. On the other hand, in the passenger's seat, Rin seemed all tensed up. Sousuke's mind was somehow struggling to store away what he had just witnessed inside the Matsuoka house.
"So...where are we going?"
"To Samezuka's block of flats."
Sousuke sighed. Once upon a time, he had indeed managed to suppress those memories.
"I guess a part of me always had this suspicion, but I deliberately chose to ignore all the signs."
Gou graced him with a heartfelt smile.
"That's onii-chan for you. He always falls in love easily. Except this last time..."
"He's still typical Rin."
"No, it's different with Haru-chan. I've never seen him like this before. My brother was always loud and dramatic. He was never desperate."
Sousuke didn't reply. He brought his cigarette to his lips and let nicotine saturate his nerves.
"Does it bother you?"
"It used to. I was coming up with ways to beat up Nanase before sleep", he chuckled in a bittersweet tone "I guess it bothered me alot up until..."
"Until?"
"...a week ago..."
Who would imagine that ice could melt so easily around proud hearts. That a lonely hue of sapphire would build up comfort inside a warm shade of crimson. Gou leaned into Sousuke's arms, those familiar arms of her childhood, and let his balmy kiss tour her away, following the trail of a young firefly that swirled happily above their heads.
The following noun, Gou left her room in order to return Nitori his bag. Sousuke was going to be busy all day, planning out a risky job with the heads of another street squad. Thus, she intended to keep a low profile and avoid staying around the rest gangsters more than she had to. She was one corner away from Nitori's room, when she heard them. At first , it sounded like a whispering chatter, but she soon distinguished Uozumi's voice as he spoke confidentially to another mate.
"It looks like we've located the prick. He's hiding in a town west of Tokyo, along with some Iwatobi morons."
"Are we gonna surprise the shark-boy? I'm dying to see the look on his face."
"As soon as captain returns, he'll fill us in. Revenge shall be sweet."
With her soul hitched up her throat, Gou hurried back to her room, forgetting all about Nitori's bag and every other petty detail that once mattered. The afternoon hours swayed by excruciatingly slowly, with her agony hitting red alarm in the loneliness of her chambers. Rin was in immediate danger and she had no way of contacting him from her miserable cage. She kept racking her brain for a solution until the scarlet sun hid in the horizon. There was no visible alternative; she had to escape and reach Rin.
It appeared that Samezuka had intelligence about the same Iwatobi hideout she was initially traveling to. After Rin had given her a note with the address she was expected at, she had memorized the info and burnt the little piece of paper, in case it fell in the wrong hands. If Rin was still in that place, it was urgent to break free and warn him. She doubted Sousuke knew anything about this, or he wouldn't be guessing about Seijuurou's return. It was also highly unlikely a man like Uozumi would let anything slip in front of Sousuke, as he envied the very ground he was stepping on. She could reveal to him what she had overheard, of course. He would believe her without a second thought. But he would never help her flee the facility, too concerned for her own safety. In fact, he would stand as an annoying obstacle.
No, she had to act fast and act alone.
So when the night shed its darkened veil, just before her lover returned to claim her body anew, Gou slipped on a black, Samezuka jacket and tip toed outside Seijuurou's office. She carefully slid through the shadows, passing deserted buildings and crawling under haunted trucks that both time and man had relinquished. It didn't help her perilous plan that she had been strictly confined most of her time there, as she hadn't the place mapped out in her mind. She knew there were openings around the steel wired wall fencing the old factory, but she had no idea how to spot them within the night's murk. She tried to keep away from the main gates and any patrols around that area, and after a while she found a tall, gnarled tree whose branches seemed to extend a bit over the walls.
That was her big chance. She rushed to the tree's base and hurriedly tried to climb up its old trunk. And she would have made it to the top, if a stern voice hadn't wrecked her ambitious plan to freedom.
"Stop where you are!"
Strong hands were dragging her down by her ankles and Gou kicked and fidgeted to no avail. Once her feet landed back to soil, she recognized Minami's face among her pursuers. His cunning grin made her want to puke and as he approached her, she wasted no time and kneed him in his groin. Minami howled in pain and reeled backwards. Another man grabbed her under her armpits and struggled to hold her still. A powerful fist crushed her belly and Gou doubled up.
"Bitch!"
Their cries alerted the yard and soon circles of light were dancing around them, as everyone still awake dashed to their spot.
"Getting away, aren't we?"
A few men stepped aside and Uozumi emerged from the small crowd. His sardonic smile rained upon her and his eyes gleamed with the triumph of a winner. Gou just spat at his face.
"You fucking slut..." he hissed and jerked her by her red mane , shoving her down on coarse gravel with brute force. "I guess you forget what state you are in!"
Dusted and scratched, Gou strove to stand up, but someone kicked her and her back hit the ground again. Laughter spread around the men and several of them mocked her ordeal.
"Oi, Momo!"
Uozumi motioned at the young Mikoshiba who was watching the scene unraveling before him aghast.
"If you still wish to shag her hole, now's your chance."
The copperhead took a step back. Uozumi sighed disappointed.
"You really are your brother's disgrace. Oh well, if you ain't gonna do it..."
He licked his lips provocatively before Gou and his fingers tugged at his zipper.
"Hold your dick, Takuya!"
Everyone turned around as Sousuke's grim voice cleaved sharply through the dense air. His face had never been drearier and it felt like temperature dropped a few degrees as he strode in. Instead of meeting relief, Gou was engulfed now by an even more foreboding feeling.
"It was about time you showed up, Yamazaki. I'm afraid you'll have to wait in line, some of us have unfinished business with little Matsuoka."
"I pity you, Uozumi" Gou suddenly snarled, still trapped on the ground "You wish Mikoshiba-buchou had chosen you as his helpmate, but you're nothing more than a pathetic wimp."
"Shut the fuck up!"
Gou writhed in agony as another kick bruised her ribs. Instinctively, she covered her head to avoid any more hits coming her way, but the next second she witnessed Uozumi crashing near her with a loud thud. The animal within Sousuke had lunged at him. Solid punches stormed down his face, again and again, gashing his lips and battering his nose.
"No! Sousuke-senpai!
"What the hell you're doing Yamazaki?! He's one of us!"
Their comrades screamed around them and it took four of them to yank Sousuke away from his blood-stained victim. Gathering the frail pieces of his shattered ego, Uozumi staggered back to his feet and coughed droplets of red.
"You all see it now?" His envious eyes scanned the shocked faces of his companions. "This is what I've been telling you all along. The situation has escalated ever since he took over. And now he's even backing up that filthy traitor's sister!"
He dared a step closer to Sousuke.
"Did it really worth it, Yamazaki? Blowing everything up for a mere pussy?"
The veins through his entire body were pulsating uncontrollably and Sousuke darted forward, ready to attack again. But this time, someone elbowed him hard on the back and he lost his balance, dropping to his knees. Instantly, a bunch of them were on top of him, stretching his arms behind his back and nailing him to the ground. Still, it felt like trying to contain a wild bear unleashed.
"If any of you touches a single strand of her hair, I swear no one will save you from my hands."
"Do you really think we are that savages? I'll tell you what is gonna happen. From this moment, you aren't in charge around here anymore. As for your little redhead, she's a danger to Samezuka much like her brother was. We will keep her locked away from you, until captain Mikoshiba returns."
Uozumi gestured towards Gou.
"Take her."
Two men lifted her up, and she cast her piercing glance of red at Sousuke, this time swarming him with her confidence. His face reflected her stubbornness, and he watched in silence as they dragged her away. His blood was like lava, boiling deep inside him. He couldn't abandon her a second time. He wouldn't.
Once Gou was gone, his subduers released him. Some of them stared at him with repulsion, some others were already feeling guilty for assaulting him. He didn't utter a word to them, frankly he couldn't blame them for being faithful soldiers to Samezuka. Until ten minutes ago, he thought he was one too. He only raised his voice, once Uozumi started walking away.
"It's ironic how you keep mentioning the captain. Even if I'm a lost case, you really believe that he'll reward you once he's back? That he'll be happy with how you're leading his gang or treating Gou?"
Uozumi paused for a moment and his lips curled up to a brash smirk.
"You can spill everything to him if it pleases you. But who do you think he'll eventually believe? His loyal comrades or the butt-hurt ex of his enemy?"
Two more chapters to go, guys! As always reviews are appreciated, thanks a lot for reading.