Author's Note: I promise that next chapter, things will get exciting. As in, the Sarutobi boys wear suits, Yulia and Daisuke get cool gifts from Yulia's father, and other stuff. For now, enjoy this chapter.
Disclaimer: I only own the Capricorn Pirates.
Ch. 86: "An Empire of Peonies and Prostitutes."
"Holden, Heathcliffe, time to wake up!"
"No… I don't want to wake up and face the world. There is no way in Hell that I will wake up as a teenager and go to sleep as a prostitute," Holden thought to himself as he willed his eyes to stay shut. He could hear Soren dial something on the DenDen Mushi.
"Hello, room service? Could you please bring up some bacon, some fried eggs, three stacks of pancakes, some sausages, some hashbrowns, some toast, and some fruit? Yeah. And, as for beverages, could you bring up some coffee, milk, and orange juice? I'm in room 522. Thank you."
Holden opened his eyes. Soren was standing above the bed and Heathcliffe – who was still sleeping – had his arm around Holden's bare chest.
"Morning, sleepyhead," Soren greeted Holden. "Looks like your baby brother is looking out for you."
"Mmm… What did you say, Soren?" Heathcliffe said as he awoke. "What's for breakfast?"
"Lots of things – Bacon, eggs, sausage, hashbrowns, pancakes, toast, and fruit," Soren explained.
"Sweet. Bacon," Holden said. The Sarutobi brothers laughed as someone knocked on the door.
"Breakfast is here!" Soren said before he went to go get the breakfast. Holden turned to Heathcliffe.
"So, what do you want to do today before… You know, we have to sell our bodies?" Holden asked Heathcliffe.
"I want to go swimming! The pool looks so huge!" Heathcliffe said.
"Sounds like a plan. Let's ask Soren when he gets back," Heathcliffe explained as Soren carried a tray filled with breakfast food in.
"Ask me what?" Soren asked. Heathcliffe and Holden looked to each other.
"Can we go swimming after breakfast?"
"Oh, man! That was so much fun!" Heathcliffe said as he and his brothers returned to their room after a long day of swimming.
"I just wish we could keep swimming and not have to pimp ourselves out," Soren said sadly. Holden sighed.
"I know, but what can you do?" Holden asked his brothers. Somebody then knocked on the door. "I'll get it."
Holden answered the door to the waitress who flirted with Soren the night before.
"Are Heathcliffe, Holden, and Soren Sarutobi in this room?" The waitress asked.
"That's us," Holden said.
"Come with me. Ms. Jiang wants you to clean up for the auction tonight," The waitress said. Holden turned to Heathcliffe and Soren.
"Come on, guys!" Holden yelled. Heathcliffe and Soren sighed.
"Here we go…" Soren said under his breath. As soon as the three Sarutobis stepped into the hall, the waitress gasped.
"It's you guys… The handsome brothers I met last night. What… What did you three do to get yourselves into this mess?" The waitress asked. Holden sighed.
"I won a jackpot, and now we have to whore ourselves out," Holden explained. The four then went into the elevator in silence.
"So… Nice hair," Soren said, noting the waitress' short, pink hair.
"Oh, this? It used to be blonde. I cut and dyed it so Ms. Jiang wouldn't prostitute me. I got my wish, but now I have to work here for many years," The waitress explained.
"That must suck big time. You outwitted the Dragon Lady, yet she still wants you under her thumb," Heathcliffe said as he pressed the button for the floor they were going to go to.
"It does. I wish there was a way to get out of here," The waitress explained. The Sarutobi boys grew silent.
"What's your name?" Soren asked the waitress as the elevator came to a stop and the doors opened.
"Teru. My name's Teru," The waitress answered as the four got out of the elevator and entered a long hallway.
"Teru, do you mind if we make a couple of phone calls before we get ready for this auction?" Soren asked the pink-haired waitress.
"Go ahead. Ms. Jiang expects you three to be in the showers by now, but I'm sure she won't mind if you make a quick phone call or two. I heard from a little bird that you three will be the top prostitutes tonight, so she's probably giving you specal treatment," Teru explained.
"Don't call us prostitutes – Call us your heroes," Heathcliffe requested.
Back on the Hyperion, Yuki-Rin gathered the rest of the Capricorns for a meeting.
"Where are Heathcliffe, Holden, and Soren? Shouldn't they be back by now?" Isabella asked Yuki-Rin.
"That is why I gathered all of us here. Heathcliffe just called, and he and his brothers are in a lot of trouble. Right now, they're at the casino they won that free stay to, and the owner of the casino is going to prostitute the Sarutobi boys all because Holden won a bunch of money at the casino," Yuki-Rin explained. "Because of the severity of the situation, I am going to send three of you to the Peony Pavilion Casino to rescue Heathcliffe, Holden, and Soren. Yulia called, and she said that her family and Daisuke were also going there to assassinate the casino owner, so we may have a vanguard with them."
"Yuki-Rin, I'll go. Let me rescue Sarutobi-kun," Aki said. Yuki-Rin's face darkened.
"Actually, Aki, I don't want to send you," Yuki-Rin explained.
"And why not?! Don't say it's because I'm beautiful and I could be raped!" Aki argued. Yuki-Rin sighed.
"Actually, Aki, that's not why I want to send you. You see… The Dragon Lady is running the casino," Yuki-Rin explained. Aki turned as pale as a ghost.
"You… You mean… The woman who was responsible for my near-rape?" Aki choked out.
"Yes, that's her," Yuki-Rin said. Aki screamed.
"No! We have to get Sarutobi-kun and his brothers out of there! If we don't, Sarutobi-kun is going to end up lonely and depressed! Please, Yuki-Rin, you have to save them!" Aki screamed, tears falling from her eyes. Enlai banged his fists on the table.
"That bitch! I thought Aki murdered her when we got Mai-Yee back! That bitch needs to get what she deserves, and she'd better get it tonight!" Enlai yelled. "Yuki-Rin, if it's no trouble, I'd like to go. I have a score to settle with the Dragon Lady."
"You can go, Enlai," Yuki-Rin said before she turned back to her crew. "Now, I think the best way to rescue Heathcliffe and his brothers is to have two others – one male and one female – to go and pose as a wealthy couple who are willing to buy the Sarutobis. Then, they'll bring them back to the ship, and we'll leave tomorrow after Daisuke and Yulia get back."
"I'll play the husband in this. I have the clothes and the money to pass off for a wealthy man," Wolfgang explained as he motioned to his outfit, which consisted of a white, collared shirt, a black tie, a black sweater, black jeans, and black shoes.
"You're already wealthy, so you're role is essentially redundant," Enlai pointed out. Wolfgang facepalmed.
"Why are you involved in the plan?!" Wolfgang asked Enlai.
"I told you that I had a score to settle with the Dragon Lady, Shitty Katsuragi. Remember my sick sister, Mai-Yee? Yeah, the Dragon Lady kidnapped her once," Enlai explained.
"Hey, Yuki-Rin, who else are we sending to the casino?" Kazuma asked Yuki-Rin, who pondered this for a long moment.
"I know who we can send. It may surprise you, but she can lie through her teeth can get the Sarutobi boys back."
Ending Note: Review if you FINALLY want to see Heathcliffe, Holden, and Soren dress up.