Yuzu POV

It was already 3 in the morning but the entire building was still as busy as when Yuzu had arrived. "How's the search going?", she was still waiting for any news from the search team that was dispatched a few hours ago.

"We've managed to track the car that took Aihara Mei. It was left at an old, abandoned office. Our teams searched the entire building but it seems like they've already left", someone reported.

Yuzu couldn't help but hit the wall in frustration, her patience was starting to run low. The people in the room, except for Mrs Hayato and Miyagi, flinched at her reaction. However, she took a deep breath in an effort to recollect herself before shaking herself off and clearing her throat, "Any clue as to where they've gone?"

The informers were reluctant to answer her for fear of receiving the same treatment as the wall, which now had a hole in it. "They've left a note", only Mrs Hayato was able to answer her while looking at her in the eye. She handed the note to her granddaughter who scrunched it up immediately after reading it.

Yuzu huffed, "It says I should go to the meeting place. Alone. It's their 'last warning' or else they'll-", she didn't finish her sentence as she grit her teeth in hopes of trying to remain calm.

"So what are you going to do?", Miyagi asked worriedly.

The girl seemed to be in deep thought until she muttered something to herself, "...something's not adding up…".

Though it was barely coherent Miyagi was able to catch what she said. "What do you mean?"

"I mean", she spoke louder, "these brothers, Junko and Jiro, wouldn't they be more experienced at something like this?". She furrowed her eyebrows before elaborating, "If they've served grandmother through all these years they would definitely have hired professionals to kidnap Mei".

"That's true… these men were quite quick to confess and give us any information we needed", Mrs Hayato nodded in agreement. "So that means either those two brothers are idiots or there's someone else involved…"

"The men who kidnapped Mei were paid by the brothers but someone else hired them. Either that person isn't experienced in these types of situations or he wanted them to talk", Miyagi asserted confidently. "But who…?"

Yuzu let out a deep breath, "...I think I may know", she said with slight uncertainty.

Mei POV

"Man, that was close. They almost found you! Good thing we got outta there when we did. Otherwise, your step sister's people would have found us and we wouldn't be able to get our revenge!", Junko said in a jaunty tone which made Mei feel both hopeless and and furious. After they hurriedly left they didn't have enough time to drug her so she remained awake for the trip. However, they had to tie a gag around her mouth once more as she started to yell for help when she saw a bright flash of light from outside the back window as they drove away. She was so close to getting found. No, Yuzu was so close to finding her.

"You'll be staying here", Jiro presented the building excitedly.

Mei analyzed the structure and for a place that's supposed to keep her hostage, it was surprisingly not abandoned. In fact, it looked like a company office building.

'But… why here?', she looked at the building once again, spotting the big letters across the top of the building; 'Tsuchiwara Company'.

"I know, it's not like you'd expect. But someone's been very eager to see you and he's actually the one who gave us the opportunity of getting revenge on the clan", Junko explained. Mei was suddenly lifted and struggled as they stuffed her into a burlap bag. After a few minutes of resistance she finally gave up and one of them hoisted her up on their shoulder before carrying her into the company.

'Yes, no one will suspect a thing when two suspicious men carry a huge burlap bag into a modern office building in the middle of the night'. Sure, it was still dark but there had to be a few CCTV cameras around the place. Especially since Tsuchiwara Company was surrounded by many other buildings.

Mei had to remain optimistic. She couldn't lose hope because she knew that Yuzu would never stop searching for her. Although, deep in her heart she hoped that Yuzu would get as far away from here as possible. Mei was definitely terrified, but the thought of someone going after her girlfriend was even more terrifying.

Her thoughts were interrupted when she was thrown on the ground and violently pulled out of the bag. It took a minute for her eyes to get used to the dark but after several blinks she saw that she was currently in a windowless prison cell,

'What kind of company has a prison cell?!'

"Alright, we should be okay here", it was too dark to differentiate who spoke. "Make yourself comfortable, the boss will see you tomorrow morning", one of them took off her restraints and untied the cloth around her mouth before locking the jail door behind them.

Yuzu POV

A tense atmosphere set in the room as they all waited for more news. Everyone was exhausted and stressed due to being awake all night but thankfully it didn't take long for one of their informants to rush back into the room, "We've managed to track them down. It's just as Yuzu-sama thought"

All the others in the room were speechless, including Mrs Hayato and Miyagi. "So should I order my men to infiltrate Tsuchiwara Company?", Miyagi snapped out of his bewildered daze.

Yuzu shook her head in reply, remaining silent as she put her hand under her chin in thought. "No… send them to the meeting place. You go with them. If their working for someone they won't hurt Mei without his permission so they won't bring her to the meeting place", she induced.

The next morning

Mei woke up to the loud, creaking sound of the rusty jail door opening. "Rise and shine!", she was almost blinded by the brightness that was emitting from the door. Despite having been unconscious several times last night she still felt exhausted.

"Come on, get up. The boss is here", they lead her to an elevator which they rode to the highest floor. She spent most of her time last night thinking about who this 'boss' person might be. Who, other than these two, had a problem with the Hayatos? From what she learned, Yuzu's family provided protection and safety, especially to companies like this one.

"Okay, this is where we're leaving you", Junko waved as he and his brother stayed in the elevator.

Now, Mei was left alone right outside the doors to the person who's behind all this. She took a deep breath before entering the room. Realization instantly struck her. Things made so much more sense when she finally met the person behind all this. The man in front of her smiled, "Hello, Aihara-san. It's been a while"

Meanwhile at the meeting place

Just as the young girl had predicted, only the two brothers showed up. The meeting place was located near the old office building during the day. At Yuzu's request, Miyagi only brought a small group of his men so as not to make huge scene, even if it was in the middle of nowhere. "Besides, as a martial arts master, those two should be a piece of cake for you", Miyagi smirked as he remembered what his former student told him. "Make sure to leave them both alive", he ordered his men, "Yuzu-sama does not want any unnecessary casualties. Even if they deserve it", he mumbled the last sentence before leaving the car.

"Miyagi-sensei!", Junko shouted almost expectantly as the old man neared them.

Miyagi kept his grim expression, ignoring his former student's enthusiasm, "I'm not your sensei. Not anymore".

The young man feigned a hurt expression, "Don't be so cold! We haven't seen each other since… hmm I can't remember. Oh yeah,", he clapped his hands, "since Mrs Hayato fired us". His false cheerfulness started to crack.

Miyagi remained stoic, "She only fired you because you were planning on taking over the Clan"

"The Clan would've been better off with us in charge… instead of that blonde bitch", Jiro finally spoke.

Miyagi chuckled lightly, "That blonde 'bitch' has gained everyone's trust and respect including mine in less than 3 months. She also managed to learn 127 styles of martial arts and beat me after only 3 months of training"

Both brothers glanced at each other before making the first move. The old man dodged their attacks with ease, "What's wrong? Did I hit a nerve?".

Mei POV

Mei didn't reply, choosing to keep quiet as she stared down her former teacher and ex-fiance.

Amemiya continued to wear his cocky expression as he walked towards her, "Come on, don't wear such a hateful expression. I won't do anything to you", he started caressing the girl's cheek softly. "Though, I can make an exception-"

Mei made her answer perfectly clear by spitting at him and remaining silent. He scoffed as he wiped the spit off his face, his friendly attitude changing to an ominous one. However, Mei did not falter under his menacing gaze and continued to stare at him directly in the eyes. Amemiya's expression suddenly changed to a smile. He grabbed her and forcefully pushed her onto a chair, "Your lover will die today". Mei's eyes widened but she didn't speak.

"That's right, I know about you two", he sat down on his desk in front of Mei, "To be honest, it was quite unexpected. I only had my eyes on your step sister since she's the one I'm after". He paused before continuing, "But this is great! See, I was actually unsure about how I was gonna lure her in… and that's why you're here. In fact, my employees are on their way to her right now-"

"Yuzu already defeated them once, she'll beat them again", Mei spoke intently. Amemiya frowned at her conviction. "She'll beat you too. She'll save me again from you and you will lose", she firmly declared.

Miyagi POV

Despite the brothers' arrogant and over confident attitude from earlier, it didn't take long for Miyagi to defeat them. To be honest he didn't need any reinforcements but he agreed to bring some of his men anyway as per Yuzu's request. They did, however, make excellent assistants in cleaning up the mess he'd made and restraining his targets after defeating them.

"This… this isn't over yet!", Jiro threatened as he was being pulled into the van. His brother attempted to do the same but only slurred words came out of his mouth. His jaw was broken by Miyagi, leaving him unable to move his mouth properly.

"You guys have no idea who you're dealing with… and we have friends. Powerful friends that are connected to the black market and with the yakuza!", it was hard to take him seriously as he slid away from his brother, who was currently drooling due to the inability of closing his mouth. "Plus, you won't be able to find Aihara Mei without us-"

His barking was interrupted by a phone ringing. Miyagi answered it and after a moment he hung up. "Actually", Miyagi smirked, "Yuzu-sama managed to figure out who you've been working for and where you've been keeping her. She sent us to follow you from Tsuchiwara Company to the meeting place and she's retrieving Aihara-san by herself as we speak"

Yuzu POV

Yuzu hung up her phone and turned to her grandmother, "He's on his way with the brothers".

"Okay", Mrs Hayato nodded in acknowledgement, "Are you sure you want to go alone?", she asked worriedly.

"Yeah, I can take him on by myself. Besides, it'll just cause a huge commotion if I bring a dozen armed men into an office building in the middle of the day"

The old woman sighed before reluctantly handing her a pill, which Yuzu wordlessly took.

"Will this really work?", Mrs Hayato asked nervously.

The blonde looked at her, resolve apparent in her eyes, "I'll be fine, grandmother", she smiled before leaving the car and making her way to the towering building.

I know that learning '127 styles of martial arts' in less than a year is unrealistic... but it's my fanfic so I'll do whatever I want :P (also it's a reference to batman)