CHAPTER 12
Ryuji guided his new girlfriend in Kagami Hiiragi to another part of the horrid section of town where the twin-tailed girl had sold her mother's precious artifacts and witnessed a bizarre encounter at a building known only as Teasers. She was still scared about this new lifestyle she was walking into but her mentality wanted to believe that Ryuji was a good guy and that he would always be there to protect her. Ever since she was a toddler, Kagami always had a tough personality but this boy, this deliverer of pain relief, he was able to dive into her entire being and be the tougher one. Kagami never knew how truly exhausted she was of being the tough one so she believed that being in the comforting embrace of someone stronger would help ease not only her stress, but also keep the pain of Matsuri and Misao away.
With their hands still connected, Kagami and Ryuji walked down a sidewalk and rounded a corner that led them to a rusty apartment complex. As they neared it, a young woman a few years older than Kagami suddenly came out of her apartment and locked it up. She turned and began walking towards them until she spotted the couple moving in her direction and she smiled.
Kagami however was still intimidated by this girl's atmosphere, especially her wardrobe. She was dressed in tight black leggings with heavy black boots that came up to her knees, her torso was covered by a revealing tube top that showed her pierced navel while wearing a tattered jean jacket over it with several buttons pinned to it of different heavy metal bands. Her hair was a dirty blonde with a blue stripe on one side with a purple one on the other and were both in two short pigtails. She also wore black heavy eye shadow with bright red lipstick and her ears were covered with piercings.
"What up, cousin?" She asked in a deep voice.
"How you doin' Yuka?" Ryuji said with a smile. "Yuka, this is my new girlfriend. Her name is Hiiragi Kagami."
Kagami's focus was still glued to the intimidating girl that she didn't notice the look on Ryuji's face. He formed a sinister grin and quickly winked at Yuka to give her a sign. Yuka picked up on it and shot back an even more malignant smirk and began to play along with a giggle. All the while Kagami had no idea the two cousins were planning meticulously to keep her in their lifestyle forever. Little did Kagami know, but these two "people" had done things like this before. They had lured in unsuspecting girls into a lifestyle where the average lifespan ended at age twenty-five. It was all for money and greed and they didn't care who they had to trample on or throw to the wolves to get all of it.
"Well it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Hiiragi. Mind if I call you Kagami? I know we just met but any girl brave and tough enough to tame my dumbass cousin deserves all the formalities and seniority there is. I might even have to call you Kagami-sama." She said with a charming voice and smile.
Kagami couldn't help but smile back. It reminded her of when she wanted Konata to call her that but as a joke. Leave it to Konata to actually use it and turn the joke around on her. However, seeing how nice and friendly Yuka was made Kagami feel more at ease and she smiled back and nodded, giving her approval to call her such.
"You guys caught me on my way to work so walk with me." Yuka said again with a smile and began to walk forward as Ryuji and Kagami followed.
"My girl here needs a new wardrobe so we were hoping for a 'family' discount if you catch my drift, Yuka." Ryuji said.
Yuka's first response was to laugh. "Family?! I'm still not convinced that I wasn't adopted so no discount for you! You're the man so you pay in full for your girl!"
Kagami giggled lightly as Ryuji rolled his eyes and said, "Whatever you're so cheap, just like when we were kids. Not much has changed…even in our vices now."
Yuka smiled maliciously as she walked towards her business at the mall. She knew that her cousin was dropping innuendos for her to pick up on and it only made her lust for not only the drugs, but also for her cravings of the flesh. If Kagami could read minds, it would only take two seconds to see that Yuka Miyakawa was a full-blown psychopath inside and she would run screaming. A girl that dedicated her whole life to a world of endless drugs, stripping, sexual encounters, and also wasn't afraid to get her hands bloody as well. If someone would search her body, they more than likely wound find a 666 birthmark. Ironically, she had a 666 tattoo on her lower back as her version of a tramp stamp.
When the three of them reached the mall, Kagami tightened her grip on Ryuji's hand when they walked past the food court. She dared not look at the increasing activity for fear of seeing the same familiar face that continued to haunt her nightmares and thoughts. She breathed deeply and couldn't get away from the haunting place soon enough until they neared the store. For some reason, the name The Black Window sounded familiar to Kagami but she couldn't picture it in her mind. That is until she actually saw it.
Déjà vu struck Kagami when she saw the risqué shop that specialized in dark and promiscuous clothing that would be treated like the plague at the Hiiragi household. Yuka unlocked the door and led her cousin and Kagami into the dark store and the twin-tailed girl was further disturbed by everything in the shop. More licentious and revealing clothes dangled from the walls and ceiling, as well as dark and frightening jewelry in display cases. Even toys of adult nature and desires had price tags on them, making Kagami gulp and a glimmer of her former self suddenly cracked through.
She freed her hand from Ryuji's grip and she backed up with anger. "These things…they're horrible! Disgusting! Are these the rags that you want to put on me, Ryuji?! To dress me up like I'm your personal whore?! How could you?!"
Ryuji still remained calm and folded his arms across his chest. "Kagami, these are the things my cousin sells. Yes, some of them are provocative in nature and are meant to be sexy, but she doesn't sell just that. I'm sure if you give this place a chance you'll be able to find something that catches your interest."
Kagami tightened her frown at him.
"And don't forget that I'm the one who can get you everything you ever need." Ryuji grinned and reached into his pocket and retracted a small bag of crack.
Kagami held a poker face but Ryuji could see right through the act and knew the twin-tailed girl was practically drooling in delight at the drugs. She tried her best to hide her bodily quivers and her core began to turn to ice as her cravings for the substances began to return. Her withdrawal symptoms went dormant for the night but her mind realized how truly addicted she was when she believed that she couldn't go on anymore without them the second she saw them again. She rubbed her arm where most of her heroin was injected as the veins throbbed with hunger for more.
The twin-tailed girl once again began to look around the interior of The Black Window and took in all the clothes, jewelry, and novelties. She blinked hard a few times to make sure she was truly awake and standing in such a store. As the hardest of the withdrawal continued to wear off, her sense of reality began to return and she began to ask herself if she was making a mistake by being there. Was she truly considering living a lifestyle that involved hard drugs and even probable involvement in unattached sex? Kagami was still a virgin and wanted to remain that way until her wedding night. When she remembered her secret desire to have a real boyfriend and eventual husband, Kagami realized she may be in the wrong place.
She cleared her throat and said, "I…I have to go. I don't want to see you ever again, Ryuji."
Kagami quickly turned and ran out of The Black Window, leaving the two criminals alone in the dysfunctional store. Yuka turned her head and watched her cousin stash the drugs back into his pocket. She huffed and hissed, "Are you sure you wanna let that one go? I think she could've made a hot little addition to our team."
Ryuji huffed back. "She'll be back. I saw the way she was staring at the drugs. She won't be able to live without them, especially when she has to face her family about how she got the money for them."
Yuka walked behind the front counter of her store and reached into one of the drawers. She slowly pulled out a dagger with a razor silver blade and a metal snake as the handle. She played with the blade and retorted, "I hope you're right, cousin. She had one of the sexiest bodies I've ever seen. I want her so make sure she comes back to me. I want to taste her lips…her flesh…her blood…"
"Relax. You'll get your share of skin with her. With any luck you'll be able to team up with her at Teasers. I heard Itou is looking for a new girl for not only the dancing but also to be a 'companion.'" Ryuji replied as he kept his arms folded across his chest.
Yuka giggled while raising the dagger blade to her teeth and she tapped it on her teeth. "I would love that, cousin, I would love that. It would be nice to have a toy of my own to play with while I let those pathetic husbands and businessmen fuck me. I think she'll do just fine."
"Hey, there's something I've wanted to talk to you about." Ryuji became serious. "Itou is still telling me that he's been having trouble with those pricks from the other side of town. They're trying to muscle in on our rackets and our turf. I also heard they're looking for revenge for what you did to one of their boys."
Yuka giggled sinisterly again. "Well dear cousin, what can I say? I'm like the Black Widow Spider. I have my way with my man…and then I gut him like a fucking trout. He tasted so divine."
"Regardless, take it easy next time. I heard those guys are still having a hard time trying to find the rest of him. Sounded like you had a real good time with him." Ryuji scolded. "The last thing we want is to attract more cops. I'll slit my own throat before I go back to prison."
"Oh relax my precious little cousin. Life is too short to worry." Yuka whispered as she stared seductively at her dagger blade and gently ran her tongue against it while moaning.
As the two malevolent cousins continued to converse, Kagami Hiiragi finally made it outside the mall and continued to head home at a hastened pace. Being inside The Black Window brought a haunting and putrid aroma with it that shook her to her icy core and Kagami was trying to convince herself she was better than that. Her arm still craved heroin to be injected into it but there had to be another way out. Kagami was briefly able to picture herself in those clothes and lifestyle and knew her problems would only be furthered if she stayed with Ryuji. Kagami was beginning to find her strength again when she thought about Tsukasa. She knew that no matter what turmoil she was in, she would always be able to rely on her younger twin sister to love and support her.
Kagami kept walking further and further until she heard a familiar voice cry her name. She turned her head towards the source of the voice and her heart was both torn between agony and happiness when she saw Konata Izumi crossing the street and rushing over to her. The blue-haired girl stopped in front of Kagami and she displayed an anxious expression.
"Where have you been, Kagami?! Are you okay?! Tsukasa called me last night and she was a wreck! Is it…is it true that you've been doing…drugs?" Konata hesitated towards the end.
Kagami stood above Konata until she made a move that the blue-haired girl didn't see coming. The twin-tailed tsundere bent down and hugged Konata tightly. She hugged her petite friend tighter and tighter to the point where Konata became short of breath. Kagami eventually pulled out of her hug, though Konata kind of wished she didn't. She stood above Konata again and quickly grabbed her smaller hands and held them.
"Konata…I'm so sorry I treated you the way I did at Matsuri's funeral. You're my best friend and…I wasn't feeling well. I was on drugs but I'm going home now to try and make this right with my family." Kagami confessed in a very heartfelt tone. "Please…still be my friend. I'm going to need your support through this whole ordeal and I want to count on you to be a shoulder to lean on and a voice to pick me up when I start to believe that I'm not strong enough to make it."
Despite Konata's flamboyant and carefree attitude, she was still human and felt emotions just like everyone else. To hear her best friend confess she was on drugs and to immediately express regret over it both broke and warmed Konata's heart. The blue-haired girl didn't know what to make of this situation but she could see and hear that Kagami was honest in her words when she said she still wanted Konata to be her friend. It was her insight that made her form her infamous cat-like grin and she hugged Kagami again, which the twin-tailed girl quickly and happily accepted.
"I love you, Kagamin. Nothing will ever change that. If you need anything…you know where to find me." Konata said calmly with reassurance.
Kagami fought back her own tears. "Konata…thank you…"
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Standing outside her family's home, Kagami took a deep breath and began to walk forward. Feeling reassured by her earlier conversation with Konata, the twin-tailed girl felt she was strong enough to meet her family and admit she had a problem. She still took a deep breath and her bones cracked in anticipation as she walked forward and Kagami could hear voices inside as she placed her hand on the doorknob. She felt her blood run cold when she was able to hear her mother's angry voice say "heirlooms" but she still barely acknowledged that as a misdeed, though that was the drugs telling her that.
She pushed herself down the rabbit hole when she opened the door just as the withdrawal began to heat her brain with a surprise wave of resentment. The voices in the living room went quiet as she finally made it into the room, where she saw her entire family waiting for her. She saw her mother sitting on the sofa with red, puffy eyes and an angry expression. She saw her oldest sister Inori, also with an angry expression. She saw her youngest sister Tsukasa, this time with a hurt expression upon her face with even a hint of fear. She finally spotted her father sitting in his reclining chair, also with a hurt expression and to Kagami's surprise, a splinted cast on his right hand.
The withdrawal suddenly became worse for Kagami. Her paranoia resurfaced and tore throughout her psyche when she saw all the different expressions and eyes glued to her figure. Even though their lips weren't moving, Kagami was suddenly convinced she was hearing voices whisper to her. The awkward silence of the situation only made it worse and Kagami's brain began to create whispers and voices that weren't there in order to keep her from going insane, though little did she even know that the timer on that bomb was also ticking.
"Kagami? Please come in and sit down." Tadao said with disappointment.
Kagami quickly folded her arms across her chest, as if she was trying to wrap herself in a protective cocoon and her voice spat more hostility when she asked, "Why?"
"Because we need to talk." Inori suddenly snapped with obvious anger though she was trying her best to keep it under control.
"I can talk standing up." Kagami snapped back, hugging herself tighter.
"I don't care what she's doing as long as she listens." Miki added her angry voice to this melting pot of heating emotions. "Kagami…did you steal from us? Did you steal my family's most prized possessions and sell them for drug money?"
Kagami quickly lowered her head and glanced away in a futile attempt to buy time and look innocent. "What…what makes you ask something so stupid?"
"Because when we got home from the hospital last night after what you did to dad I found my purse was torn apart and scattered all over my floor." Inori said angrily with a frown.
"And all the money in my wallet was gone." Tadao added.
Kagami's breathing became shallow and the voices in her mind started to worsen. She began to form cold sweat and tremble, showing her family that she was guilty of stealing from them. Still, Kagami tried to maintain false innocence when she stuttered, "I…I…don't…I don't know what…you're talking about."
"Stop lying. Stop lying to us right now!" Miki shouted and stood, her eyes beginning to flood again. "Admit it, you stole my family heirlooms and probably sold them for drug money, didn't you?! I was saving them for you and your sisters! You stole from us! Your own family!"
Kagami's head suddenly shot up, showing her raging face. "I didn't steal your stupid shit! I came home because I know I made mistakes and I wanted to try and make it right but I don't have to take this from you!"
"Kagami! Look at what you're doing to us! Look what you did to your father!" Miki shot back and pointed to her injured husband. "You broke his hand and you've been stealing from us! When we got home from the hospital and you were gone, it took all night to get Tsukasa to stop crying! All she wants to do is help you but you keep doing these horrible things!"
The troubled twin-tailed girl quickly glanced at Tsukasa but abruptly looked away again when she was able to see how much she was hurting. Hearing the quarrel heat up again made Tsukasa's eyes flood with tears and her face became flushed as she quickly covered it. Hearing her sniffs sent daggers into Kagami's heart and soul and she suddenly felt conflicted. She never wanted to see her sister cry like this anymore, but at the same time couldn't convince herself that she didn't need the drugs to deal with her anguish.
She still barely felt any guilt for stealing her mother's prized possessions, yet continued to see and hear Matsuri and Misao and it gutted her. She also didn't want to admit this, but other voices continued to plague her thoughts and some were telling her that she murdered her sister and friend. This was still unknown to Kagami, but she wasn't mentally ready to face the consequences of her misdeeds. The drugs in her system were telling her to run and fuel her addiction for only they knew what was best for her, not her family or friends. Because of the substances, Kagami also viewed her theft as her own need-to-eat necessity, which justified her act so she felt angry with her mother for getting in the way with what Kagami felt were her life-sustaining nutrients.
Feeling her anger mount, Kagami quickly turned. "I don't have to take this fucking shit anymore!"
Miki and Tadao quickly pursued their daughter. Miki was the angriest as she chased Kagami up the stairs. "Kagami! Come back here right now, damn it!"
Tadao tried to act as the counterweight to his wife's anger. "Dear, please, remember what we said?! We need to get her help, not push her away!"
"But she stole my parents' heirlooms! They meant so much to me and I'm so angry!" Miki coughed and Kagami made her way to the bathroom.
Kagami dashed up the stairs and entered the bathroom, slammed the door on her mother's face, and quickly locked it. Miki pounded on the door and continued to scream her name but Kagami ignored her and made her way to the medicine cabinet. Breathing and trembling with immense anger and hatred, Kagami ripped the door open and eyed the bountiful treasure sitting on the small shelves. Several bottles of everyday pharmaceutical drugs for allergies and headaches sat before her and although they may not be able to carry the same punch as heroin or crack, Kagami's withdrawal was reaching sheer desperation.
She grabbed a bottle of aspirin and started to claw at the cap until she heard a pop come from the locked bathroom doorknob. The pop lock came out and the doorknob turned. Miki forced the door open and she held a small wooden reed in her hand that she pushed into the hole on the other side of the doorknob to unlock it. As soon as the two women locked eyes, Kagami quickly resumed trying to gain access to the aspirin until she finally ripped the cap off.
Miki charged forward and tackled her daughter just as she lifted the bottle up and readied to down all the contents inside. The white tablets scattered all across the floor and Kagami went into a screaming, thrashing rampage. She screamed endlessly for her mother to release her as Tadao also rushed in to assist his wife.
"Let me go you fuckers! I hate you! I hate you! I'm gonna fucking kill you! I need drugs! Get off me!" Kagami screamed as she thrashed and kicked relentlessly until she lost her balance and the two parents holding their troubled child fell to the floor with a crash.
"Kagami stop this!" Tadao cried as her daughter continued to kick her legs in the air.
"Give up! Give up you bastard!" Kagami screamed while still trying to wedge loose. "I don't want to be here! Let me go!"
As Kagami's meltdown persisted, Inori had to chase Tsukasa up the stairs as well and into her own room. Tsukasa's docile mind couldn't take the heat of the fight and she sought refuge in her bedroom closet. She threw herself into the dark and confined space and curled into a ball as she screamed and also cried in fright. Her world was collapsing around her and to see Kagami and her mother in such a gruesome feud was stealing every peaceful fiber of her being and her household. This would surely be a series of events that would stick with her for a long time. Inori continued to try and get her youngest sister to come out of the closet but she remained anchored in the secured space and basting in a pool of her own tears.
Kagami finally wedged free and launched herself to her feet as Miki and Tadao also stood and remained on guard for what the enraged girl would do next. Her eyes were blood-shot once again as she gritted her teeth and drooled like an angry animal. Despite the absence of a high, the drugs' lasting effects continued to hold a firm grip on Kagami and she still believed she was in danger if she stayed any longer in her family's home. Kagami quickly dashed out of the bathroom but was suddenly stopped by a familiar but still heartbreaking appearance.
Tsukasa came out of her closet and stood in front of her with a crying face focused upwards at Kagami. She held her two hands together and her thumbs twirled in fright as her knees shook while she also whimpered through her sobs. Tsukasa didn't know what to say or even how to act in front of this kind of entity that claimed to be her older fraternal twin, her mentor, and her idol. Kagami's glare however remained unchanged as she tried to suddenly maneuver past Tsukasa and head for the front door.
Still unable to give up on Kagami, Tsukasa turned as her sister bypassed her and reached for her hand. "Sis, I—"
In the blink of an eye, the rage that surged through Kagami's system because of the drugs boiled over. Voices snuck into her ear and every muscle in her body tightened when it sounded like little demons inside her were laughing at her for Matsuri's death and she felt the cold, scaly appendage of one of the demons latch onto her. Kagami blacked out. Her vision an endless shade of black, she suddenly heard a smack, followed by a thud, and gasps.
After what felt like hours, Kagami's vision began to clear again and she soon saw the scene before her. She was looking forward at her parents still standing in the bathroom doorway, though they now looked pale with expressions that painted a never-ending supply of horror. Kagami suddenly realized her right arm was outstretched and pointing outward and for an unknown reason, her palm was stinging like sunburn. A faint and low whimper was heard coming from below Kagami and it sounded like a frightened child. Kagami lowered her eyes and she felt her heart clench and her stomach do a back-flip when she saw the source.
Her fraternal twin in Tsukasa Hiiragi was curled in another ball on the floor and holding the left side of her face where a sweltering red mark was visible and in the shape of a human hand. Tsukasa was trembling with her eyes presenting infinite fear as they looked up at Kagami and bled the tears. Kagami had violently struck her own sister with such spiteful vigor. The guard dog had turned on the one it vowed to protect and silence fell upon the Hiiragi household. It was broken when Tsukasa finally looked away and started crying loudly again while holding her pulsing face.
Inori quickly brushed past Kagami and dropped to her knees to hug Tsukasa, as did Miki and Tadao. They tried their best to cease her crying by the traumatic event but something as horrible as this happening to a girl like her made it a herculean task. For the one she idolized and looked up to the most had viscously attacked her after all she knew how to show the attacker was unquestionable love. The full reality of what Kagami had just done to Tsukasa was beginning to seep in and she realized her life was a sinking ship and the water sinking her was the mental pain. She could only think of certain substances that would cork all the holes in her ship letting the water rush in.
Kagami turned and began to dash out of the house. No one called for her or begged her to stay. She made it out of her house without another problem. The guilt and the pain were beginning to flood her mind and eyes until she reached her breaking point. She arrived at a street corner and latched onto a telephone pole and slid to her knees. Kagami once again let it all out as she screamed and cried loudly while covering her face and fighting back the urge to vomit. The gruesome image of seeing Tsukasa crying on the floor continued to singe her entire mentality until she pulled herself to her feet. In Kagami's mind, she only had one other place to turn to.
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Yuka Miyakawa was more excited than her cousin Ryuji when Kagami returned to The Black Window. What made Miyakawa even more excited was when she saw nothing but complete and utter defeat and surrender in Kagami's tear-soaked eyes. In the twisted and perverted mind of the retail store worker who also worked as a drug dealer, stripper, and prostitute on the side, all her wishes were coming true. She wanted the former shrine maiden for herself from the moment she saw her and wasted no time in converting Kagami.
The twin-tailed girl decided to no longer fight it. She admitted that she was addicted to drugs, but wasn't mentally strong enough to give them up and deal with her issues on her own. The vice was there to bail her out. Once again, it buried all her pain when she started shooting heroin and smoking crack with Yuka and Ryuji. The drugs were regrettably the only thing that could put a smile back on Kagami's face. Seeing that Kagami had no more will to fight to keep her purity and righteousness, the two psychotic cousins wasted no time in taking advantage of it. Kagami accepted everything about them with no questions asked as they were the only ones that would give her the time of day. The thought of even going to Konata for help didn't even cross her mind as a result of the alienation from her family.
Furthering Kagami's plummet into a dark abyss, Miyakawa dressed her from head to toe in the same style the twin-tailed girl always expected to die first before she would ever sport the wardrobe. Kagami's purple ribbons dividing her hair into her trademark pigtails were replaced with skull hair clips while her hair itself was flushed of its once vibrant color and replaced with a shade of black as dark as a cold winter night sky. One of her pigtails was spared the black mutation but didn't get off scot-free. It was painted a dirty red like that of tainted blood, much like the liquid that flowed throughout Yuka Miyakawa's body. Kagami was also given a black and red top that covered most of her navel and was laced together in the back while two thin black straps held it up around the shoulders. She added a miniskirt that barely covered her private parts and was a black and red striped pattern across it. Her legs were covered with fishnet stockings and she sported black high heels.
Kagami could barely look at herself in the mirror inside The Black Window's dressing room. She was being played with and manipulated down a path of no return yet she had no more strength to fight it. Seeing that last look on Tsukasa's face sucked every ounce of her soul out of her body and she now felt like a hollow shell knowing that she was responsible for that. All she wanted was to forget all of it and try to move on with her life as best as she could, though she could only live "happily" for a few hours until she needed another injection or smoke. Kagami knew that even though the highs she got from heroin and crack cocaine was keeping her ship afloat, a day would soon come where her body would build up immunities to the drugs and she would need to search for a new high.
When The Black Window closed later that night, Kagami's initiation party continued at Miyakawa's apartment. The location was a dark and decrepit cesspit of unimaginable horrors that one could only comprehend in a drug-induced nightmare. Little did Kagami know that that was exactly what she was now a part of. The apartment was a small one bed one bath layout with a living room that resembled a gothic temple. So many decorations that included human skulls and bones, graphic artwork on the walls, black tattered curtains covering the windows, and a surround sound system where only the darkest of music was played.
As the three people sat in a circle next to Miyakawa's coffee table that held all the drugs, Kagami lowered a crack pipe away from her mouth and blew out a cloud of the toxic smoke. Her eyes were red as she was sweating profusely and she dropped the glass pipe as the next high took control of her body. It erased the slapping incident with Tsukasa earlier and she felt better about herself as she stood and wobbled in her new shoes.
Like a vulture circling over its prey, Miyakawa grinned darkly and stood from the floor. She slowly walked towards the numbed Kagami and gently wrapped her arms around the twin-tailed girl's flat stomach and pulled her close. Miyakawa pressed her face into Kagami's hair and breathed in her fragrance and cracked a teeth-bearing smile.
"Hey you," she whispered into Kagami's ear. "I never got the chance to tell you…but you look so sexy in those clothes. It's a shame you have them on…because I have an urge to rip them off you. Let me ask you something. Have you ever kissed another girl before?"
Kagami's eyes remained sad and lifeless as the other girl tried to seduce her. She could only grunt and groan in the surreal haze she was lost in, barely understanding what Miyakawa was trying to do.
"Well then…let me know what you think about this…" Miyakawa whispered and guided Kagami's face to look at her.
Miyakawa lowered her lips and connected them with Kagami's and kissed her gently. The psychotic girl tried to pry further into Kagami's mouth but she began to encounter resistance from the intimate contact while she continued to sniff Kagami's natural aroma. When her gesture was complete, Kagami slowly resisted again.
"…Don't…" Kagami whispered weakly when she pulled out of the kiss and wobbled back towards Ryuji who also sat and was smoking a cigarette.
Miyakawa allowed her to go while she kept her sinister smirk. "Okay, sweetheart. I won't do anything…tonight. But one night…I'll have you all to myself."
Kagami sat down again, not able to clearly comprehend her first kiss with Yuka Miyakawa. It took several attempt for her to find her voice that was buried underneath her high but she finally managed to say, "I…I'm in…"
Ryuji shot her a puzzled look but was smiling inside. He played dumb to get Kagami to say the magical words when he retorted, "In what?"
"Don't fuck with me, Ryuji. I know that all these drugs come from somewhere and that you're in the business. I want in. No matter what it takes I'll do it, as long as you can promise me that I'll always be able to stay high forever." Kagami sharply replied.
Ryuji finally smiled and he extinguished his cigarette in an ashtray. "Be careful what you say, Kagami. If you want in, you're going to have to work…and that means a different kind of work than what may be considered mainstream."
Kagami slowly lifted her head and showed her crying eyes to Ryuji. "Did you ask me to be careful what I say, Ryuji? I am careful with what I say now. I have been ever since I told my sister to drop dead during our fight and then she died in the crash. I know exactly what I'm saying and I know exactly what I'm getting into."
"Do you? If you want your drugs, you'll have to steal from the ones you love and the ones you don't even know in addition to doing things to yourself. Everything in this world has a price tag, Kagami, even your own body." Ryuji said. "If you want to go all in, listen to me…and listen to Yuka. Do whatever she tells you…or whoever she tells you. If you're willing to do all of this, then we'll let you in. Of course, I'm still obligated to let you walk away if you so choose. If you're not willing to fraud and fuck…there's the door."
Ryuji offered Yuka's apartment door as the one and only escape out of the newfound desired lifestyle. It didn't take long for Kagami to reach her decision until she slowly looked up from the floor.
Keeping her look of defeat alive, a single tear fell from her eyes and splashed on the floor when she replied, "I'll do whatever it takes. I'm your property now…"