"So we finally get to meet her as a civilian?" Hachi chuckled teasingly, excited to spend time with her friends since she was able to get a babysitter to watch Sachiko.
Yasu nodded as the group of friends sat down in a booth at a small club called Dansu. The club had dark blue carpet where the booths were and a black concrete dance floor. The walls were painted a dark blue, the same shade as the carpeting. The booths were a black fake leather material with dark wooden tables.
"Yasu always gets the babes." Shin teased.
Yasu glared over at shin only to look up upon hearing high heels approaching. It was Masako, dressed in a black knee length, form-fitting, dress. The dress had a v-neck lined with silver studs.
"Sorry I'm late, paperwork took longer than usual." Masako slid in next to Yasu with a smile.
"Don't worry about it, we just got here ourselves." Hachi smiled. "I love your dress."
"Thanks, I've had this forever but never get to wear it." Masako chuckled lightly. "So you all know my name, I know the BLAST members but I'm afraid I haven't learned yours." Masako looked over at Hachi.
"Oh, my name is Nana, but the group calls me Hachi, its a nickname that just kinda stuck." Hachi giggled. Hachi suddenly stood up "Oh I love this song! Let's go dance!"
Masako nodded and got up as well.
"You girls go ahead, we'll order drinks." Yasu gave a small smile.
Masako and Hachi walked out to the dance floor and began to dance together to the fast paced music.
"You two seem to be getting along well." Nobu smiled at Yasu.
Yasu nodded. "We don't get to spend a lot of time together due to our work schedules but she is really laid back." Yasu explained. The two had been on a few dates, mostly at bars, talking and drinking a bit together.
The three guys looked up upon hearing Hachi yelp in surprise. Three men were standing around Hachi and Masako. The first had ear length black hair and was dressed in black jeans and a button up black shirt. Second was a man with short bleach blonde hair wearing black dress paints and a white button up shirt. Lastly was a man with short black, spiked hair dressed in black pants and a button up black shirt with a red tie.
Masako stepped between Hachi and the men.
"You know that is harassment right?" Masako smirked sarcastically crossing her arms across her chest.
The three men laughed. "I don't think you know who we are little lady." The longer haired man smirked, sending a chill down the spines of both girls.
"We own this entire block, we would be more than happy to show you girls a good time tonight." The blonde chuckled and attempted to grab Masako's behind.
Masako grabbed the man's wrist and twisted it, hard.
"Ah let go of my arm!" The man shouted in pain.
"Back off before I arrest the three of you." Masako growled before pushing the man away, letting go of his arm in the process.
"Bitch..." The blonde snapped, rubbing his wrist.
"Come on boys, lets go find some girls who actually want to have a good time." The longer haired man turned and walked away with the other two, like dogs with their tail between their legs.
"Wow Masako that was awesome." Hachi smiled brightly.
"You ladies alright over here?" Yasu walked over, not ever feeling the need to worry since Masako had a calm demeanor on her face through the entire altercation.
"Yea, just some lowlife dogs looking for trouble." Masako shrugged.
"Let's grab some drinks." Hachi smiled as the group returned to their booth. The group of friends drank and chatted for a while, about the band, about Nana's disappearance, and just life in general. The group stopped drinking a few hours into their stay since they each had to drive.
Hachi yawned "I should get home for the babysitter, it was nice hanging out guys." Hachi stood up after the group paid their tab.
"We'll walk you to your car." Shin smiled and slid out of the booth with Nobu.
"Goodnight guys." Masako smiled as the three walked out of the bar.
"I'll drive you home." Yasu offered.
"Okay." Masako smiled. Masako had walked since the bar was not too far from her home but figured it would be nice to get a ride home with Yasu.
Yasu and Masako walked out of the bar and got into his black Miata RX-7. Yasu started up the car and drove down the street.
"This car is really nice Yasu." Masako gave a soft smile.
"Thanks, I bought it a few years ago..." Yasu gave a faint smile as the pulled into a parking spot in front of Masako's condo.
"Goodnight Yasu, I had a great time." Masako unbuckled herself before leaning over and kissing Yasu on the cheek. She stepped out of the car giving a small wave before walking back into her home...
Yasu drove away from the condos to his home. As he arrived and opened his car door, the light revealed something on the floor by his right foot. He picked it up to see it was a tiny photo album, no larger than 2x3 inches. Did Masako drop this? He thought to himself before opening it to find it had three pages of photos.
The first showed a family, a woman with shoulder length black hair and green eyes, dressed in a purple ankle length dress. Standing beside her was a man with black hair, with hints of grey appearing. He was dressed in a black suit with a black tie. Standing in front of them were two young girls, the first slightly taller than the others with her black hair pulled into a ponytail. She had the deep ocean blue eyes and was dressed in a dark blue lacy dress. Standing beside her was a shorter, younger looking girl with shoulder length black hair and green eyes. She was dressed in a white frilly dress.
Yasu turned to the next page to see what appeared to be a portrait of a young woman, about 16 years old. She had long black hair and emerald green eyes. She was wearing a pink tank top under a white, thin jacket.
She looks a lot like Masako...she never mentioned a sister...Yasu thought to himself as he turned to the final page. It was a picture of a younger Masako who appeared to be 18 years old. Her hair was missing the blue streaks and she had several fewer piercings. She was with the same younger woman that was in the previous photo. Masako was dressed in black jeans and a black corset top while the other girl was dressed in a pink, knee length dress.
I shouldn't be snooping...Yasu closed the album and placed it into his jacket pocket before exiting his car and entering his own home for a nights rest...