"Takemitchy."

The blonde boy jumped in his seat when his gang's leader called out his name. Quickly, he sat straighter and met other's eyes.

"Yes, Mikey-kun! You called me here but I don't know why…"

"Takemitchy, I trust you. So tell me honestly, what is your sister?"

'What?'

Takemichi's eyes widened at the possible implications. Both Mikey's and Draken's eyes were silently observing him, judging him. He felt like he couldn't breathe and they would know if he lied.

"I don't know." He said at last. His last time leap proved him that he knew nothing about future, past or his sister. Whatever he learned made no sense.

Kisaki was really dead, all Toman executives were lost, his sister was with Kurokawa Izana and Black Dragons executives were all trying to kidnap him. It was a miracle to begin with when he managed to find Naoto in all that chaos and come back to the past. He wasn't able to turn back to the future for some reason and Shiro was absent in this time.

"Has she been telling you things?"

"No? I haven't seen her in a while. Why? Have you met her?!"

The two glanced at each other. Draken was the one to feel responsible and answer him.

"Mikey did, when he also met Tenjiku's Leader."

"Kurokawa Izana?! What the hell has my sister been doing with him?"

"Takemitchy… Do you know something?" The Sano's eyes were all red without sleep and he looked exhausted. Takemichi felt bad for him. In the future no one talked about him, not even Naoto.

"Takemichi, maybe you were right. Sano isn't in the picture this time but even still… I don't understand how Kisaki managed to kill my sister! He was killed right after she died too… Takemichi, your sister might be a bigger asset than we originally thought."

"Mikey-kun, Draken-kun… I thought, for a little while, my sister might be being used by Kisaki."

"By Kisaki? That makes no sense." Draken muttered and at Takemichi's oblivious look he added, "She was the one who told us to throw Kisaki out of Toman. Like you did before. She said he was a threat to Toman and if we wanted to be safe we needed to get rid of him. It was one of her conditions for alliance."

The younger boy's eyes widened at that.

"Then…?"

"There is little to no possibility that your sister is being used by Kisaki or that she's on his side."

And as always, Takemichi had no clue about what was going on with his sister.

'This is sick.' Thought Ran, not for the first time.

Violence and murder was one thing, black mail and kidnapping was another.

"What do you want from her?! Wasn't sending that man after her enough for you?!"

While the Haitani didn't understand what the younger thug was talking about he shared the sentiment with the blonde. Wasn't whatever Kisaki has been doing enough? He played with one of his braids as he leaned on the railing of the bridge.

"I promise it's not about her this time. Kisaki decided he wanted Kokonoi on his team. Don't worry, if everything goes well Hanagaki will leave without any scratches."

And the scarred blonde was looking at him like he was an idiot.

"You dumb bastards; Shiro will never trade her friends' lives."

"Well, Kisaki thinks she will change a lazy executive with her vice."

"Fuck Kisaki!"

Wasn't that the idea?

"They really came." Rindou murmured.

Shiro and her two executives were walking towards them on the bridge. Ran heard the blonde's breath hitch and one of Kisaki's men load a gun.

Shiro was walking in front of the other two. Her gaze was fixed at the gun aimed at her vice's head. Her eyes were narrowed with anger; her face was twisted with rage.

"You guys never have enough, do you?" asked Kokonoi. Both his and Shiba's hands were raised like their boss'.

Ran straightened up and sent a look at his brother.

"You were told to come alone with Kokonoi." The man who was holding the gun said as he gripped the weapon tighter.

"So you could kill us all? No thanks." Taiju answered back. His eye was twitching with annoyance. Ran was surprised by his loyalty, considering his history with the short girl. He was also surprised with the current situation. He would never think she would let all her executives get into a situation this dangerous. If they were friends as Inui said, then maybe the boys made the girl bring them along. Were they about to make a grand sacrifice to save one of theirs? Ran couldn't solve the riddle that was called Black dragons and Hanagaki Shiro.

"Seishu…" The boy snapped his neck towards the girl's voice. His eyes were widened with fear and anxiety.

"Shiro- Shiro why did you come-?"

"There is something I have to ask." Shiro cut through the boy's sentence, "Something important. The answer will decide whether or not you will get out of this mess alive."

Ran's heart beat more loudly for a second. The girl wasn't giving at her enemy even a glance, her eyes were only seeing her vice and nothing else.

"…Shiro…" whispered the blonde but there was no other sound other than the wind, it was as if everyone was holding their breaths for the incoming question, and so everyone on the bridge heard him clearly.

"I'm a real thug." Continued Inupi, "Your insecurities, mistrust or lying problem has nothing to do with this! You can't give Koko up! I… was prepared to die since the day I got on my knees before you so-!"

"Do you trust me?"

Seishu stopped on his rumble and raised his head. Shiro looked at him with cold eyes.

The boy's lips thinned into a line before he answered:

"Yes."

"And what are you willing to do for the Black Dragons? What are you willing to sacrifice for the gang?"

"Not my friends!"

Shiro's eyes narrowed and she took a step forwards, so did her executives.

"And what about me?" she took another step, "What are you willing to do for me?"

The boy's lips parted, he glanced at Kokonoi then Taiju and then Kokonoi again. The black haired boy gave a nod and so Inupi turned back to his boss.

"Anything."

"Anything?" The girl's mouth twitched upwards, "Is that how far you are willing to go?"

"That and all the way down to hell, you little shit."

"Yeah? So be it!"

And before Ran could understand what was happening; a rock hit him in the face, a gunshot was heard and four figures had jumped down to the water below.

It took Ran a while before he let his hold on his emotions go. He and Rindou had to report back to Izana and Kisaki. They had to get scolded by the two along with the five men which were lent to them by the younger thug. They left the hideout and took the train to Roppongi. After reaching their house and closing the door after his brother, Ran slid down to the ground and started laughing. He laughed at what he had just lived through, laughed at the dried blood on his face, laughed at the realization he came to…

Rindou sat with him and gave out a few chuckles himself.

It seemed siblings were always fucked up together.

Inupi vomited out all the water he swallowed as Shiro cut the ropes which were wrapped around his arms and legs.

Koko sneezed and sniffed.

"Let's not do that again."

"I thought it was fun." Muttered Shiro.

"Try it with your arms and legs bound by ropes." Gritted out Seishu.

After a second long pause the four teenagers cackled.

"Inupi." Called Koko, before hitting him across the face.

The blonde grunted before glaring at his friend.

"What the fuck, Koko?!"

"'Why did you come?' Did you really fucking ask us that?!"

"That was a trap?! Why did you come is a fucking relevant question!"

Shiro pushed Koko back causing him to shut his mouth. The girl then sat before Seishu and looked into his eyes.

"Before you, I had three different best friends." She stated, "First one hanged herself, second one was killed. The third one was like a brother to me and it was me who left him… Seishu, no matter what or who or why; I'll always walk into a trap for you. I love you more than I love my own blood brother. And if anything happens to you- or Taiju or Koko for that matter- I will fucking snap and go on a kill spare. Don't you ever question my loyalty to you guys ever again."

And it didn't take long before all of them were forming a pile and shedding tears.

'What is a traitor? Is it treason if they were loyal to someone else to begin with?

Your 5th division captain is Kurokawa Izana's soldier; though you might've already guessed that, considering who was made their vice-captain. What a contradiction is it? To have someone eliminate traitors for that long only for them to turn on you themselves later on? Did you think he could sniff them out better than a normal member? I'm in shock about how bold you are.

-H.S.'

"So she knew about even you?" Izana asked.

"Seems like it. Mikey told me to leave before everything went sour. I asked how he found out and he told me it was The Black Dragons' captain."

Izana chewed his lip; taste of blood quickly followed his gesture.

"She will be dealt with soon." Kisaki nodded towards the white haired male.

"Though what you did was simply not cool, Kisaki." The tall teenager beside him added.

"I don't see how it concerns you, Hanma. You're just a pawn."

Izana's mood soured even more after hearing the last word. That damn girl's voice was constantly replaying in his mind.

"And you wonder why you have no one."

"What have you done?" Ran asked the younger boy, it had been eating him for a while now.

Kisaki didn't answer; he was getting on Haitanis' nerves but they could not act out of impulse when Izana was there. Thankfully Kakucho put his hand on the older brother's shoulder and answered while glaring at the younger male.

"He's found her-" he seemed to sweat at the word, "her abuser."

Ad some of the executives looked at him with blank looks while the Haitanis widened their eyes with understanding and turned their faces to Kisaki.

"You sick bastard." Rindou spitted out.

The glassed boy spared them a glance from his shoulder.

"What is it to you?" he asked.

Ran's hand's flinched. This boy was as good as dead in his eyes.

"Hold your horses." Izana ordered, "There is no other way to deal with that girl."

Kakucho snapped at last.

"Izana! I told you; I know her! She and her brother saved me before. Why can't we just talk with her?!"

"Tell them." Kisaki nudged the boy with tattoos on his hands. Hanma huffed before turning towards the Tenjiku executives.

"We tried to reason with her before but she has this unexplainable dislike against Kisaki."

"Yeah, how unexplainable." A distressed chuckle left Ran's lips.

"You're incredibly touchy about this, Haitani. Is there something we should know about?"

"This is sick." Ran said with the most unexpressive voice he could muster, "We are aware of everything and that's what we think, that's what Kakucho thinks; if the rest knew about exactly what you are talking about they would think so too."

Kisaki sighed before giving Ran a look.

"What do you thing that's going to happen is not going to happen."

Rindou chuckled.

"Then why the fuck did you reached out to some sick son of a bitch?"

The boy smiled unnervingly. He gestured at the tall teenager beside him.

"Did you know she beat him multiple times? She stole a guy right under our noses. She managed to form an alliance between two gangs with bloody history. She crushed my plans one by one. We're talking about a girl who revived a burnt out gang in less than two years; someone who knows more secrets than everyone in this room combined. That old shit won't be able to harm her in any way."

Ran's eyes narrowed as he tried to understand the point he was trying to make.

"What about it? You didn't tell even me all this, Kisaki." The white haired male was listening with interest as well.

"He is the smaller fish. He is just the bait. She will kill him." Ran's breath caught in his throat, "When she's in trouble because of that, we will save her. The Black Dragons will be loyal to those who saved their leader. As long as we can keep Hanagaki Shiro at bay, there isn't anyone who can take this plan down."