CHAPTER 5- HOLDING AN ANGEL
Soryu's POV.
When I saw her being dragged into the black van with no mercy what so ever. It felt like the back of my head was hit by my some kind of hot iron and the feeling went down to my shoulders and into my veins and throughout my body. I quickly but carefully aimed my Pistolet wz.35 Vis handgun at the man's right hip, who was carrying my girl over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. When I pulled the trigger of my gun, the man gave a groan as he kneeled down on the cold concert ground.
Serena used this opportunity to get away, but before she a chance to. He grabbed her not too gently and threw her into the van, her head just centimeters from hitting the side of the van. And while van's door closed, the man who threw Serena in shot himself dead as the van drove away violently.
~~~~~Time Skip~~~~~
The sunrise began betting down at us, as it slowly rose into the clouds that beginning to grow dark as the wind crashing violently into our bodies. Still we drove with a broken window down to the old beaten looking warehouse where they were holding Serena. We did this once before, but they got away before we could do anything.
Now we are more than ready to get her. It didn't take long for the Ice Dragons and the Red Seas to be at each other's throats. But compared to us the Red Seas men were weak, they couldn't even aim correctly and were too dense. It didn't take long for us to get into the warehouse. Soon we got in, but still cautious because we knew somewhere in this crappy warehouse, was the boss of the Red Seas family.
I looked around me as I hid behind an old wall that seemed to be falling apart as it already is. I tried to listen for an intruder, but I was greeted with the liking of the old rusty pips. Just as I was going to go down the stairs to what seemed like a basement, a bullet nearly glassed my arm. I quickly hid behind another wall as I looked for the man who almost shot me. It turned out to be the very boss of the Red Seas, Giichi Tomiichi. His name itself meant single rule of a rich person. Giichi was known for his greed and his unfair treatment toward others and in bets.
He always made sure he won, and he was never one to keep the part of his deal. He would use force for anything just to get what he wants, and usually he does. That's why none of the rest of the mafia families even wants to deal with him because of his cruel ways toward almost anything. I looked at him and saw that his henchmen were all dead around him. Heh he should have hired better or trained better men. Just as he turned his body to his left I came out of my hiding and aimed at him. He turned toward me toward me in surprise but it was already too late. He already had a bullet in between in forehead, he looked at me in shock and fear in his eyes, then with his eyes still wide open he fell backwards to the ground, while his head tilted upwards left.
I knew then that Serena must be here somewhere. I started to descend the stairs and I was met with an unusual site, there was nothing except for a few drops of blood on the floor. Then as soon as I saw some type of hidden door that was not covered properly, I heard banging underneath my feet. I looked down and saw a figure moving to stop the banging, I quickly shot the figure and made sure he was down completely until I reached down and pulled out the "hidden door". I shook my head at this the floor has a gaps in between where if you looked down carefully you'd see another hidden floor. And for kidnapping and knowing that they were being followed. They choose a very shoddy place, and with their horribly trained Mafioso that seemed to be of no help.
I started to walk down the stairs and saw a petite figure, compared to me, tied to a wooden chair. I can clearly see the ropes squeezing her already frail skin so much that I can see some drops of blood on her abnormally ghost white skin. I start to walk to her and each step I take I can see her visibly clench, I pulled the sack off her head, and I was meet with most beautiful eyes that were a mix of light and dark purple. I started to untie her arms and poor fragile wrists. Then I kneeled down before her and gently untied her frail but bloody ankles and legs. As soon as she was free from all the ropes, I picked up her feeble body and held her gently in my arms. She looked so tired, so weak, so helpless, and she was so light that I began to get worried about her.
As we finally got out of the old beaten warehouse and into the cold windy air, I noticed something I should have noticed before. She was drenched, and was now violently shivering, I crushed her in my arms in order to give her some of my warmth. The guys looked at her in shock as we got closer to them Inui was the first to start the bombing questions.
"Is she alright sir!?" He exclaimed in surprise and worry.
"Sir she's bleeding!" Samejima said in concern.
"Find something to stop the bleeding! Hurry!" Baba said to Samejima who nodded and hurried to the car.
"Oh my god is she going to die sir? We need to help her sir!" Inui yelled while panicking when he saw some blood being soaked in my suit and dress shirt.
"Calm down puppy, panicking isn't going to help her." Ota said in a dull voice though I can see worry on his face.
"Nice thinking putting tracking chip in her jacket Baba." Mamoru said with a cigarette sticking out of his mouth as he looked toward Baba who just nodded his head as he examined Serena's right side of her forehead with a serious and worried expression on his face, then he looked back at Samejima who was already hurrying back with some bandages from the other car that had the broken window.
"We should take her to the hotel, if we take her to the hospital she will be targeted easily. I'll call someone to set up the tools and a doctor to be there for her when we get there." Eisuke said, as he walked by me glancing at her, started to dial a number on his phone to talk.
"SIR! She's waking up sir!" Inui suddenly shouted as he looked at her.
I stopped as I waited for those eyes that charmed me to open. I slow her struggle to do so but each time was a fail and it scared her. Her breathing started to quicken and she started to shake even more violently. I can see that she is terrified to go to sleep thinking something bad will happen again when she unwilling lets her guard down.
"Shhhh its okay, calm down no one will hurt you now, I'm here, no one can touch you now. You can sleep, I'll be there when you wake up...sleep Serena." I whispered to her in whisper with a soft voice, as I glazed at her gently. It seemed to have worked because the second I said this, she calmed down and slowly feel limp in my arms.
To say that everyone looked shock was an understanding, that's when Eisuke came.
"Everything is done Soryu, all we need to do is get her there safely."
I nodded my thanks to him as I sat her in the back seat of my Matsunari. When I did, I threw the keys to Eisuke to drive he caught them with ease as he walked around me, toward the driver's seat. He opened to door and sat in the driver's seat while shutting the door in the process and the turned the engine on. Soon after he turned on the cars air conditioner and shorty warm air started to blow gently from the vents of the car. All while I took the medical kit from Samejima and the extra bandages, I went to the left side of the back seat and sat next to Serena. As Eisuke started to drive, I began to add some alcohol on the right side of her forehead which was still bleeding. I grabbed a sterile pad and used some paper tape to attach the sterile pad her head, then I wrapped the roller gauze around her head and gently tied it to the side of her head. Then I repeated the process except this time for her arms, wrist, legs, and ankles after I took her shoes off to do so.
It didn't take as long as it did to come back to the hotel then it did to get to the warehouse. It only took an hour and a half instead of three hours, an extra 30 minutes counted to get to the first warehouse, then a two hours and a half for the last one. I looked back at Eisuke who seemed to have that smug smirk on his face as he glanced at me through the rear view mirror numerous times.
"...Shut up" I said to him in an annoyed tone with a slight glare.
That sent him just barely over the edge as he started to chuckle at me. "Heh... seeing you look all soft I can just pinch your cheeks Soryu-chan. " He said with a downright obnoxious voice and a cheesy grin along with it.
When I sent a murderous glare at him, he started laughing so hard, that I'm sure if he wasn't driving, he'd be hunching over in laughter, which of course isn't an everyday thing since he's always calm and collected.
I let out an irritated sigh wishing I can pull my gun out on him. But I couldn't do that, because in my arms I was holding a small battered angel against my chest. I looked down at her, as my anger grew as I see all the injuries infected on her soft milky skin. I sigh and look out the window and waited for the familiar sights of Tokyo.
~~~~~Time Skip~~~~~
Finally we made it to the hotel, with a still smug Eisuke. I walked out of the car with Serena still in my arms, as I used my left elbow to close the door that I just had opened to get out. I walked through the entrance of Tres Spades Hotel as Eisuke gave the keys to the vitae as he walked toward me and Serena with the phone on his ear.
"Is it done?...Good." He asked in his usual business like tone as we entered the elevator, which of course only worked with a pen house key card. "The doctor along with a nurse is in the room that set up in the second floor of the lounge room, where of course has the top security in all rooms, inside out. Eisuke said as the elevator door opened and started to walk ahead of me to lead the way. The room that we entered, set up for Serena was two doors down from Eisuke's bedroom. I can't say that I liked that, but I'd defiantly trust him most than all the rest of the idiots. (No offense! This is Soryu talking so yeah :D)
I walked in the door that was already being held open for us by the nurse. The doctor moved aside when I laid her down on the bed and moved away as the nurse began to hook her up to an I.V. and a heart rate monitor. All the while the doctor was taking her pulse and making some notes on his clipboard with a serious expression on his face. He looked to be in his late sixties but, he was in a very good shape surprisingly, at this I grew suspicious and slowly raised my hand into my suit and held my gun in case my suspicion grew. And as he took a needle with some type of blue liquid, another man walked in that was dressed just like a doctor. He looked completely shocked to see the said "doctor" preparing to insert the needle into Serena's arm. The "doctor" looked shocked and terrified as he froze for a second, then his movements began to became clumsy as he tried to insert the needle into Serena's arm. I quickly took out my gun and shot the barrel of the needle, where the royal blue colored liquid was held, which of course turned out to be poison. He looked at me horrified as I pointed the muzzle of my gun to his forehead. But before I can say anything, he already took a two surgery knifes, one in each hand that he had hidden underneath his sleeves and slashed both of his wrists.
The real doctor ran toward the bleeding man's side as he tried to stop the bleeding, along with the nurse of was just screaming moments ago as I nearly went deaf in the process. The man died in seconds which was odd because the nurse and doctor were pressing firmly into the man's wrist with a cloth. But no matter how much they tried to stop the bleeding, it was a failure every time. The doctor turned toward me. "He must have drunk a pill called Aspirin; it is used for people who have Hemophilia. It helps the blood circulate in the body easily but in this case, it made the blood flow out easily from his body." He said in a professional tone as he looked at the dead man on the floor.
"Get someone over here to clean up the mess" Eisuke said into his phone. And not two minutes later three men came into the room and put the dead man into a body sized black bag then two of them carried him away. The last one stayed and helped the nurse clean up the mess while the doctor washed his hands then he dried them and put his gloves on. Afterwards the third man left and the nurse did the same action as the doctor though she was visibly shaken up.
The doctor then turned and looked at us "Please wait outside while I check on the patient" He said in an polite tone as he glazed at us in an pleading but tired looking eyes do to his age. I just looked at him silently warning him with my eyes before walking out of the room, closing it in the process as I walked toward Eisuke and waited.
~~~~~Time Skip~~~~~
After an hour the doctor walked out of the door with the nurse following, I turned toward him. "She is fine though she is covered in bruises, and some blisters, but I healed most of them so she'll be fine. Her head injury wasn't much of a problem but she may experience, some dizzies, headaches, or become nauseous from the lack of food. If any of these does happen please give her some Advil or some other type of pain killer, but when she does wake up please make sure she eats. From what I see she is underweight and forgets to eat." The doctor says in a professional tone to me and the gang who came up and decided to wait as well. I nodded my head in thanks as the doctor left but the nurse stayed.
"May I please get a nightwear for Miss. Serena?" She asked us in a timid voice.
"Yes, here I already had some brought up for her." Eisuke said as he handed her a bag that Baba and Ota had brought for her. At first I didn't trust Baba, but when I pointed the mussel of the gun toward him, he quickly raised his hands and said it was from her apartment under her pillow. I then slowly put my gun back into my suit while glaring at him threatening. The said nurse had already left back into Serena's room, she had closed and locked the room as she went to change Serena clothing. Five minutes later she came out of Serena's bedroom and bowed to us as she left.
I walked in to see her bandages changed and her head still rapped in white glaze, I looked around and saw that the heart monitor wasn't attached to her but the I.V. still was. She was wearing a cotton gauze sleep shirt along with a black sport shorts. She looked so tired, alone, hurt, and innocent fragile looking, she resembled a battered angel. I looked at the time it was already 12:15 pm... Sigh I didn't think it all took this long. I sit down on a chair near her bed as Eisuke came in with key card.
"This are the new key's for extra security." He said regarding the incident with the intruder that was seconds away from poisoning Serena. I nodded my head in thanks as he put the key card on the desk next to Serena. "The doctor said that Serena might be asleep for an hour or six hours or even a whole day, it depends on how she hands the traumatic stress."
I take a deep breath "I see..." Eisuke seemed to understand that I was in no mood for talk, so he just nodded his head and left the room. Making sure to close it while doing so as he went to what I assume was his room. I sighed yet again I haven't slept for four days. I closed my eyes to rest them, but it seems my body had other plans for me as I slowly drifted off to sleep.