Author's Note: Alright, this is the chapter we've all been waiting for! Action! Drama! Romance? Yes, romance is in this chapter. You'll see it.

Disclaimer: I only own the Capricorn Pirates and other OCs I made.

Ch. 87: "A Wilting Flower For the Boys."

That night, the Tadase mafiya family was getting ready to go to the casino to assassinate the Dragon Lady.

"Ugh… Yulia, I feel out of place," Daisuke said. All around him, the members of the mafia family either wore fancy dresses or suits, but Daisuke was wearing a forest green T-shirt, black jeans, and black combat boots while Yulia wore a black tank top, a black, leather miniskirt, and black, high-heeled boots.

"This is how my family dresses when they perform an assassin job at a fancy place, Daisuke. If you're going to marry into the family, you'd better get used to it," Yulia expained. Yulia's father approached the two with two boxes.

"I got you two some gifts. I hope you like them," Yulia's father explained. Yulia turned to Daisuke.

"You first," Yulia said. Daisuke opened his box, and inside was a black vest with knives in it.

"Woah! No way! I can't even find these vests anywhere!" Daisuke said as he put on the vest. "Thanks, Mr. Tadase! For the head of a mafia, you're way cool!"

"I'm glad you like it. I tried to find something you'd like based on our first meeting," Yulia's father explained. "Now, Yulia, open your present. We don't have all night to do this assassination job."

Yulia opened the box, and she saw black fabric neatly folded up. Yulia pulled the fabric out of the box, which turned out to be a long, black, velvet coat with black fur at the ends of the sleeves.

"Father… You shouldn't have," Yulia said in awe.

"I had to. It's for a daughter who was kidnapped and forced to kill who made her way home. Try it on for your old father," Yulia's father explained. Yulia slipped on the coat, and looked in the mirror.

"It's… It's beautiful. Thank you, father," Yulia said as she held back tears of happiness.

"Yulia, are you… Crying?" Daisuke asked Yulia, who laughed.

"Hell no, I'm not, you idiot!" Yulia said through her tears and her laughter.

Over at the Peony Pavilion Resort and Casino, things were a bit more tense. Currently, Holden was seated in a dressing room with Teru, who was trimming his just-washed and conditioned hair.

"So, Holden, tell me about yourself and your brothers. Cute boys like you must lead interesting lives," Teru said.

"Well, we're musicians. I play bass guitar, Heathcliffe plays electric guitar, and Soren plays drums. We're trying to become a successful punk rock band, so if you see a band called 'The Sarutobi Siblings' pop up in the future, that's us," Holden explained. Teru giggled.

"Even though we just met, I really like you guys. Soren's really cute," Teru explained as she finished trimming Holden's hair. "All done. Now, you should get dressed in the outfit Ms. Jiang layed out for you."

"Where is it?" Holden asked as he got up from Teru's chair.

"Right here. Please change in front of that screen," Teru explained as she pointed to a screen behind you.

"Why?" Holden asked as he took off the robe he was wearing, leaving him in only his boxers. "It wasn't like I was going to strip for you or anything."

Teru laughed.

"Do you and your brothers do this a lot?" Teru asked Holden as she handed him a black bag containting his clothes.

"We don't. Heathcliffe actually has a girlfriend, and I don't want her to cheat on my baby brother," Holden explained. "Now, close your eyes."

Teru closed her eyes, looking at darkness for about a minute or two.

"Okay, you can open your eyes."

Teru opened her eyes, and her jaw dropped. Holden was now wearing a black tuxedo with a dark blue, dress shirt, a black tie, and black dress shoes.

"Oh, my… Holden, you look so handsome! You've gotta look in the mirror!" Teru said.

"I should? Okay, I will," Holden said before he turned to the mirror. Holden sttod there for a few minutes, unsure of what to make of what the Dragon Lady was about to do to him. But, netherless, Holden still felt that he looked very handsome. "Hey there, handsome me."

Holden winked at his reflection. Teru laughed.

"Ready?" Teru asked Holden, who sighed.

"I guess," Holden said as Teru led him to a backstage area, where many formally-dressed, soon-to-be prostitutes were hanging out.

"Holden!"

Soren and Heathcliffe ran up to Holden. Like Holden, they were both wearing tuxedos, but both of their shirts were white, and Heathcliffe's tie was black while Soren's tie was yellow.

"Hi, Soren!" Teru yelled with a giggle. Soren smiled.

"I wish you could buy me so I wouldn't suffer," Soren said dreamily. Heathcliffe and Holden sweatdropped.

"What?!" Heathcliffe and Holden cried. Soren sighed.

"Look, Teru could be the one for me. I bought her a boat ticket for the next island so she could get away from the Dragon Lady. I also trusted her with our stuff, so she's going to drop it off at the Hyperion before she boards her ship," Soren explained. Panic then arose in the room.

"It's starting! The auction is starting!"

Many of the gamblers – save for the Sarutobi brothers – screamed, with a couple of them fainting. Soren turned to Teru and gave her a kiss.

"Good-bye, Teru. Keep in touch," Soren told Teru.

"I'll see you again, right?" Teru asked Soren, who smiled.

"You will. I'll try to get an Eternal Pose to where you're going so I can see you," Soren answered.

"Good-bye, Soren. I love you," Teru said. Soren kissed Teru.

"Love you too, babe. I'll see you soon," Soren said before Teru ran off. Soren sighed.

"Our next whore up for auction is a seventeen-year old male! Despite his young age, he is quite sexy and loving! Give it up for Holden Sarutobi!"

Holden tensed up.

"Go," Soren whispered. Holden turned back and hugged his brothers. During the hug, Soren slipped Holden's guns into Holden's pockets.

"See you soon," Holden said to Heathcliffe and Soren before he took the stage. The screams of a girl being taken away from either her boyfriend or a relative of hers drowned out the sounds of the audience.

"So, Holden, how are –" The Dragon Lady asked before a knife landed in her shoulder. Everyone in the theater went silent.

"Everybody who's being prostituted, run for your lives! We've got people who will take it from here!"

Holden's eyes widened when he heard the voice.

"Enlai?" Holden asked himself as he ran into the audience. "Enlai, where are you?! We need to get everyone out of here!"

Holden then noticed a familiar face across from him. She wore a black, strapless dress, white opera gloves, black stockings, and black high-heels alongside her signature glasses and ponytail.

"Hana? What's she doing here?" Holden thought to himself. "Hana?! Hana, it's me! Holden!"

Hana turned her eyes to Holden. Time seemed to slow down as the two ran to each other. Right when they were face-to-face each other, time seemed to stop as the two teenagers grabbed their hands.

"Hey, there. You… You look great," Holden stuttered out. A light, almost unnoticeable blush crept onto Hana's face.

"Thanks. You look great, too." Was all Hana could say. The two grew silent.

"So, now what?" Holden asked.

"We have to get you out of here. Where are your brothers?" Hana asked Holden.

"They're backstage. That is, if the Dragon Lady didn't get to them in the chaos after she was stabbed," Holden explained.

"That's because I was too busy trying to get to you."

Ending Note: I had my iTunes playing while writing this chapter, and it provided me with some fitting music.

Song that played when Teru and Holden were talking - Secrets by One Republic

Song that played when Teru and Soren said good-bye to each other - Sigh no More by Mumford and Sons

Song that played when Holden took the stage for the auction - Suspicious Character by The Blood Arm (It has lyrics that go "I like all the girls and all the girls like me")

Songs that played when Holden and Hana had their moment together - Homecoming by Hey Monday and You're so Damn Hot by OK Go (No seriously. The second song played when I wrote that scene)

Current song playing - Black Friday Rule by Flogging Molly

Yeah... Those songs should be the soundtrack to this arc.

Review if you want Heathcliffe, Holden, and Soren to get back to the Hyperion safe!