A/N: I want to say THANK YOU to oreobabez for helping me work through this chapter! Well Yasu is messing with Haruhi and her father. It is also about time to pick up his "merchandise" from Arata. About 36 hours have passed since he requested the stuff from Kasanoda's man, which means half of the time they had has already passed. Let's find out what happens next. Enjoy!

Chapter 46 – Recruitment

Haruhi walked out into the bedroom of the suite she was sharing with Hunny in a robe and quickly realized that she did not have any clothes with her. She could walk around in a robe, but she didn't quite feel comfortable doing that considering her security team and her boyfriend were in the other room; it probably wasn't the most appropriate attire to lounge around in when surrounded by nothing but men. Cracking open the bedroom door, she poked her head out, "Hey Mitsukuni?"

Hunny turned his gaze from the TV to his girlfriend and smiled, "Did you have a good soak?"

"Um yah, but are we supposed to get some clothes or something sometime?" She inquired blushing a little at his question.

"You aren't… are you?"

"Don't be a pervert like Tamaki and the twins. I am wearing a robe, but I would like to have some real clothes at some point and time," Haruhi deadpanned.

Glowing bright red, the blonde said, "Sorry Haru-Chan. Yah, a couple of the bodyguards went back to the house to pick up some bags for us. My mom was going to have the maids pack our things. Not sure what they are grabbing, but you should have something to wear soon enough." He couldn't quite look her in the eye any longer as thoughts of what she was and was not wearing assaulted his mind. If he wanted to relax, this was not what he needed to think about.

"Ok, thank you. Can you bring me my bag when they get here?"

"Not a problem Haru-Chan!"

Giving her boyfriend a small smile, Haruhi stated, "Thank you Mitsukuni. I guess I will just watch some TV in here then and start on this pile of work Kyoya gave me." She was about to shut the door, but she stuck her head out again, "Oh can you do me a favor?"

"Sure Haru-Chan. What do you need?"

"Can you call them and see if they have left yet? If they haven't, can you ask them to grab my school bag?"

"No problem Haru-Chan. I will call them now."

"OK, thanks again," she spoke softly as she closed the door.

Hunny picked up the phone to call the security detail. He would make sure that she got her school bag, "Hey this is Haninozuka. Have you left yet?" He paused to wait for an answer, "I need you to go back into the house and get Haruhi's school bag."

"We already have it sir. Your mother had it with the bags of clothes," Kenta explained.

"Excellent! Thank you! We will see you when you get back then," Hunny stated and hung up the phone. His mother really did think of everything most of the time.

Looking at the clock, it registered in Hunny's mind that time was ticking away and soon Yasu would be meeting Kasanoda's man. The bag that was given to Yasu would have an electronic transmitter sewn into the lining that would track Yasu's position, as long as he kept it on him. The guns would be rigged so that they will not fire and the bullets will be prop bullets. The problem was that Yasu could get more bullets and if he tried to fire the guns, he would learn that they did not work like they should. He could also get guns and ammo from another source. Nothing was guaranteed and there was danger no matter what.

Hunny ran his hand through his hair as his thoughts switched from Yasu to Haruhi. He knew this was torture for her. If it was just her, she could bear it more, but dragging her father or her friends into this, and she didn't know what to do or how to act. Looking towards the bedroom door she was hidden behind, he wanted to be able to teach Yasu a personal lesson about how to treat women. Groaning, he thought to himself, "Like I have any room to talk. Although I didn't abuse her, I hurt her and tried to control everything. I will do whatever it takes to make it up to her."

Elsewhere in Tokyo…

"Hi, is anybody sitting here? A beautiful woman like you should never sit alone. Can I buy you a drink?" Yasu asked as he walked up to a woman sitting at a bar alone looking very shy and self-conscious. He knew the type and she was perfect for his plans. It also didn't hurt that she reminded him of Haruhi: dark brown hair with large deep brown eyes and a petite frame.

The woman whipped around to look who could possibly be talking to her and found a man who was extremely good looking smiling at her. She felt butterflies appear in her stomach and smiled back. This was the first good thing to happen to her all day. First she had caught her boyfriend in bed with her best friend last night, and then she was told that her job was going to be doing layoffs and she was in the layoff pool, finally her sister was bragging about how she bagged herself a rich fiancé so that she can leave the commoner life behind and teasing her about how her life was shit. She had been sporting a headache most of the day and craved a drink to help wash her problems away; that was how she wound up in this bar still dressed in her skirt and blouse from work. "Hi, I am Masami," the woman said as she stuck out her hand in welcome.

"Yes you are," Yasu smiled and took her hand in his only to lean over and place a kiss on the back of her hand causing Masami to blush. He also saw the confused look appear on her face at his comment, "I am sorry, but your name means elegant beauty, and I have to agree. I am Yasu."

Her blush increasing to a fierce level, Masami giggled, but did not take back her hand. It felt good in his warm large hands. Stammering, she whispered, "Th-Thank you Yasu."

"So can I buy you a drink?"

"I would like that."

Yasu got the attention of the bartender and took a seat next to Masami trying to sit as close as he could to her. He was going to win her over and she would be his before the night was done, and then… she would be his sacrificial lamb.

As the night wore on, Yasu and Masami got closer and closer, at least to her way of thinking. She laughed and felt better about herself than she had in months. He knew how to compliment her and make her feel like a lady. The butterflies that she felt when she first laid eyes on him, and moved to her heart and she had to wonder if this wasn't love at first sight. "I wonder if he would think I was too forward if I asked him to come home with me." She asked herself not wanting to say good bye or to be alone right now. They had been sitting there for hours and the bar was going to be closing in another hour or so.

"I know she wants me. She is like a fly to honey and she is flying into the trap," Yasu said in his head. He knew what he was doing and he knew how to get what he wanted. "Well, I am exceedingly pleased that I got to meet such an exquisite and beautiful woman such as yourself. I wasn't sure what I was expecting when I walked in here tonight, but now I know that I was given a gift when I saw you sitting here alone," Yasu spoke sensuously as he grabbed her hand and kissed the inside of her wrist.

"Oh, a-are you leaving already?" Masami inquired and tried not to sound too desperate.

"Well, the bar will be closing soon, so I thought you would need to get home."

"Um well if you would like, normally I don't do this, but I really feel this bond and know I can trust you. What I am asking is would you like to accompany me?" She queried softly pushing out the words as fast as possible before she lost her nerve.

Giving her a dazzling smile, Yasu leaned close and whispered in her ear, his breath tickling her neck, "I would like nothing more than to spend more time with you if you will allow me milady." He was the cat and she was the canary, she was caught.

Masami and Yasu walked home and soon enough they had arrived at their destination. It was a small studio apartment not too far away from the apartment complex he met Haruhi. In fact, it was just two blocks away. "This could come in handy," Yasu thought as he scoped out the location and the apartment itself without his "date" being any wiser. "This is a great apartment. I actually used to live not too far from here, but now I live on the other side of town," he turned a smiling face to her and gave her a small wink. He could see her blush and her desire to keep him around already. It was working.

In fact to make sure that she was completely ensnared, he wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her close. This was not a romantic kiss to sweep someone off her feet, this was nothing but one person trying to get something else from another, but the girl didn't have to know that. Yasu quickly lowered his mouth in a bruising kiss. Masami let out a little squeak of surprise and tried to push him away but that only lasted a few seconds. She had no choice but to submit to him. "That's right bitch. You are just like all of the others. You know you want a man to be in control and once he is... you will do whatever he wants and says to keep him happy." Yasu sneered in his head. In reality, he only wanted one woman, but that would have to wait. He could pretend with this one since she resembled Haruhi, and that is what he did. Sweeping Masami up into his arms, he carried her to the futon that was still lying in the middle of the room and set her down. It was time to make sure this one knew who she belonged to and by morning, she would do whatever he wanted her to do.

Masami was enraptured and even when she was a little scared as Yasu got rougher, she didn't say or do anything. He had completely won her over and she needed someone. She was tired of her life and everything that has been happening to her, she needed an escape and he was providing that. He may not be from the rich upper class, but that didn't matter to her. He was good looking and right now he was making her feel things she has never felt before. It was electric and as each article of clothing flew off or was ripped off, she tamped down the fear and tried to let her pleasure center take over. If this is what he wanted, she would give it to him and pray that he was still there in the morning.

Waking up the next morning was a chore. Masami opened up one eye and then the other slowly. Her body hurt and she was sure she was bruised from head to toe. As she looked around the room, disappointment engulfed her. Yasu was nowhere to be found. Tears formed in her eyes, but she refused to let them fall. She had known that this was a possibility when she picked up a stranger at a bar last night and she was a big girl. She would deal with this and move on.

Masami got up out of bed and called in sick to work. If they were going to get rid of her anyway in three months, she was going to take a day for herself and maybe two. After everything that happened yesterday, it was the least she deserved. Stretching after her phone call ended, she walked over to the bathroom in order to take a shower and really take stock of what her body looked like after a night of rough lustful sex. She was right, she was bruised from where Yasu's hands had grabbed her and there was a huge bite mark on her shoulder. Running her hand over it, she smiled remembering exactly when she got it. Memories of the night before flooded her conscious mind and soon her breath hitched, and she really wanted Yasu there right now. She was not used to being tied up or the type of sex they had last night, but she found some pleasure in it and if he asked, he would not deny him or her. Tears once again welled up and this time she let them fall. It was for the best.

Turning on the water and jumping into the shower when it was the right temperature, Masami tried to wash everything bad that happened to her away. She was standing there leaning forward with her hands braced on the wall letting the water wash down her back to help alleviate some of the achiness she was feeling when a pair of arms snaked around her and pulled her against something hard. Screaming, she found a hand quickly pushed against her mouth cutting off the high pitch noise she was making. Was something about to happen to her? Did Yasu leave the door open? What is going on?

"Shhh, its ok baby. It is just me. Its Yasu," the intruder expressed softly trying to calm the woman down. He slowly lowered his hand from her mouth and turned her around to face him.

As soon as Masami realized who was standing behind her, she immediately relaxed; and when he spun her around to look at him, she was once again lost to his eyes and in heaven. "Sorry, I thought you left and I didn't know…" A finger placed on her lips stopped her from speaking any further.

"I only went to get us some breakfast. I don't know about you, but last night was magical for me and I wasn't ready to leave you yet. I will understand if you want me to go though, I know I was a little rough and you are going through something. I would like to help you if I can, but I can leave," Yasu voiced innocently. "Make them think they have a choice," he said to himself.

Masami grabbed his arm to make sure he didn't leave her standing there, "NO!" Clearing her throat and looking down, she murmured, "I would like for you to stay. I don't have to go into work today, so if you have the day off, maybe we can spend more time together. It was magic for me too."

Pulling her into his arms and kissing the top of his head, she missed the sneer that appeared on his face, "Girls were so gullible and why shouldn't they be. The man is stronger and the man should be in control. They want it even when they say they don't." After a couple of minutes holding her, he lifted her chin and started her "education" again. Pinning her against the shower wall with the hot water beating down on them, he showed her exactly who was in charge.

The rest of the day passed in similar fashion and by the end of it, Masami knew she would do anything for this man. If he said jump, she would ask how high. For the first time ever, a man called her beautiful, told her that their time together was magic, and at the end of the day told her that he thought he was falling in love with her. She felt the same way, and she would do whatever she needed to keep him happy.

As Masami served him dinner, Yasu knew it was time to strike with the rest of his ruse, "Can I be honest with you?"

"Of course you can. You can tell me anything," Masami declared with a smile.

Taking a deep breath and releasing it for dramatic effect, he looked at her in the eye and started his story of woe, "I don't want to lie to you because there is a connection between us, but you should know that I got out of jail not too long ago." At her look of confusion, he continued, "Please don't judge me before you hear the whole story. I know I should have told you last night or even stayed away from you, but there was such a draw to you that I could not leave you alone when you were looking so sad; and as for not telling you last night, I was afraid. I still am."

"I promise to listen to everything!" Masami rushed and grabbed his hand after she put her plate down. He looked so sad and pitiful to her that someone told her that his was a true tale of hardship; she knew that she would do whatever it took to keep from judging him and giving him a chance to be in her life.

Tears pooling in his eyes, he gave her a half smile before looking at the floor and continued his sad story, "A little over two years ago I met this girl that I thought was going to be my one and only, but little did I know that she would actually ruin my life forever. She had a lot of friends from the upper class, although she was just a commoner herself. She met them at school and stayed friends with them when she went to college. She was smart, pretty, had a generous heart, and I loved her more than I ever thought I could love another person. I proposed and for a time we were happy, but things changed quickly. She would listen to everything her friends said and soon we were fighting all of the time. She would flirt with other guys at school in order to make me jealous. She told me once that she wanted to see if I would lose my temper with her; I never did. She would even slap me sometimes, but I would just hold her and want to love her. One night we decided to consummate our relationship. I thought that if maybe we made love, things would get better. I had caught her a few times with other guys and I know I should have left then, but I couldn't. I loved her and I guess I wanted to save her from herself. I know she was sleeping with her friends too, they were six guys. Well apparently they had a plan for me because the night that we were going to make love, she turned on me. I showed up at her door and she took me to her bedroom where she told me to rip her clothes off of her." Taking in a shaky breath, Yasu started again, "I told her no, I wanted to make love not do that our first time, but she wouldn't listen to me and taunted me. I finally gave in to her wishes hoping that it would make things better for us and she attacked me physically. She actually knocked me out and called the cops telling them that I tried to rape her. I never did, but didn't have any proof. So I was taken to jail and my trial was a joke. I guess I should not have expected anything different when you are friends with five of the most powerful families in Japan." Tears were running down his face and he did not stop them, he didn't want to.

"Oh no! That must have been horrible. How could they do that to you?"

"I don't know, but my nightmare is not over with and the torture is continuing. When I got out of jail, they called me and told me that they would get me no matter what it takes. I don't know why they hate me so much. I have done nothing to them and just tried to love Haruhi as best I could. I don't know what to do anymore. My cousin gave me a number of a guy that could get me a gun for protection, but I don't know. I know how to use a gun, but I think that is a little extreme."

"Do it! Get the gun and then I will know that you are at least a little protected. I can't believe that they would use their power like that over you! You deserve more than that, better. That bitch and her friends need to leave you alone. You didn't do anything wrong. Please say you will get the gun, for me?"

Shooting her a sad smile, Yasu finally nodded, "I will do it for you." He leaned over and gave her a lingering kiss before pulling back and pulling out his phone. He pretended to call the phone number his cousin gave him, but in fact it was the weather line and placed his order. When he put the phone down, he said, "He will call me later tonight with the pick-up information. Do you… never mind." Picking up his plate of food again, he started to eat waiting to see if she would take the bait. She did.

"Do I what?"

"Don't worry about it. I don't want to drag you into my troubles."

"I will do what I can for you, just ask."

Sighing, he wailed, "I don't like to admit this to you or anyone, but I am terrified of them. What if they see me getting something from the Yakuza and try to take me down? What if they see me getting a gun and then shoot me on the spot? I am not ready to leave you. What am I going to do though?"

"I can go for you and pick up whatever you need," Masami declared ready to take up Yasu's cause. She was ready to make Haruhi and her friends pay for what they had done to this poor man sitting next to her.

"I can't ask you to do that!"

"You are not asking, I am offering," she spoke quietly as she lifted a hand and used it to turn his face to look at her, "I will do anything I can to help. I want to go for you."

Nodding, Yasu whispered, "You are an amazing woman and I wish I was a better man for you."

"You are a good man that was taken advantage of."

Smiling, he kissed her again and said, "When I get the call, I will tell you where and when to meet him. I want you to be careful. This is the Yakuza we are dealing with. You need to stay safe and come back to me."

"I will, Yasu. You don't need to worry. We will get through this together."

"I know we will. You give me hope again when I haven't had hope in a while. Thank you for being my light."

Masami let a couple of her own tears fall as she expressed, "No, you are my light and I will do anything to give you hope and a new life. Do you have money for the guns?"

"My mom gave me some money so that I was not penniless after I got out. I just hope that it is enough," Yasu whispered outwardly and laughing on the inside. His cousin had given him some money, and of course his mother had given him some, but the majority of the money he was using was from helping a couple Yakuza families with a few runs before he was thrown into jail by Haruhi. Daisuke and his mother were none the wiser. As long as he watched what he spent, he had money to live on for a long while.

Mentally calculating in her head how much she had in savings, she offered it to him, "Save your money. I should have enough in my savings to buy the gun for you. We will get your protection and then we will not have to worry about this Haruhi and her friends."

Yasu looked stunned, "I can't ask you to do that for me."

"I want to. Please, take my offer and keep yourself safe."

"I will take it as long as you let me pay you back."

"Deal, but before you pay me back, get yourself settled first. When you find a job and start earning your own money, then you can pay me back."

"Ok."

"Now I think we should eat before it gets too cold," Masami giggled ecstatic that he was going to let her help him.

Kissing her temple, Yasu agreed, "I think you are right."

The couple continued their dinner and then watched a little TV before Yasu's phone rang, "Moshi, moshi."

"Yasu, it is Arata. I have your stuff. Meet me at the park near our old elementary school at 10 am," Arata spoke clearly into the phone. He was nervous, but his voice was not indicating anything like that.

"Got it. Price?" Yasu inquired.

"500,000 yen for two guns, bullets, and information."

"Ok," Yasu stated and hung up. He turned to Masami and said, "That was him. He got the gun and bullets, but I think it is hot. He said it was 500,000 yen."

"Don't worry about that. It isn't like you are going to use it to rob a store or hurt someone. I will go to the bank before I meet him. When and where?"

"Tomorrow morning at 10a at the park near Kengo Kuma Teikyo University," he replied with a tremor in his voice.

"I know where that is," she said and looked at him. Using one of her hands to brush his hair out of his eyes, she whispered, "Soon my dear Yasu, your nightmare will be over." Pulling his head down to her, the TV was forgotten as Yasu was soon showing her how much he really did care about her.

"She is stuck in my web and doesn't even know it, and now I don't even have to use my own money to get the gun that will kill those damn hosts. This is even better! Calm down Yasu, you still may have to get another gun. You can't trust the Yakuza too much," Yasu thought to himself as he used his belt to start tying Masami's hands and pushing her to her knees. He was the one in charge and she needed to remember that. Tomorrow he could start the next phase of his plan.

***Kengo Kuma Teikyo University is a private elementary school in Tokyo.