It was a beautiful day at Cherryton. Everyone was getting ready to go to class, the halls were bursting with energy, students were very excited about yesterday's play and were eagerly anticipating tonight's performance. Well, not everyone. Legoshi's mood was rather dim. Due to an unfortunate series of events, after Louis had broken his leg Bill was cast as Adler in his place. But that left the role Bill played empty. So who could fill it? Legoshi! Well in theory at least, Legoshi isn't really into acting you see. He would much rather stay behind the scenes, in the shadows. But today was not that day, he had very little time to prepare, and he had to make the best of it. He got up from bed and walked to class with Jack. Jack however, noticed Legoshi's shift in mood, which just provoked his fears more. Jack had a feeling that Legoshi was replacing him, but with whom? Louis? Keanu? Someone else entirely? Legoshi has never kept anything from him, so what was the matter?

-"Legoshi, are you alright? You seem off." Jack asked, lifting one ear and looking at Legoshi.

-"Hm? I guess I'm just nervous about the performance. It's my first time on stage." Legoshi replied in his usual monotone voice.

-"No, it's not just that, I can sense it Legoshi. I feel like we're growing apart, and I can't understand why..." Jack replied, obviously a bit upset.

-"Jack we're not growing apart, why are you so worried?" Legoshi asked.

-"Well it's almost like you're replacing me with someone. You have been spending time with that Keanu guy." Jack replied

-"You have too though? Didn't you go over to his dorm for coffee that one time?" Legoshi asked nonchalantly. Jack turned a bit red.

-"Uhh..Yeah but come on, still." Jack muttered.

-"Relax Jack, you know I tell you everything anyways." Legoshi replied. Jack took a deep breath and calmed himself down a bit. Everything was okay, he was overreacting. They both entered their classroom and took their seats. Legoshi wasn't honest though. What about what happened with Haru? Will he ever tell Jack? The thoughts clouded him. He would mull it over later, for now he had a class to focus on.

Later that night...

Keanu was walking through a bright street. He held his head down, which was unlike his usual self. He was deep in thought again, and when he did that nobody could pull him out. He walked for a good 20 minutes, before arriving to his destination. In front of him stood a tall building,7 stories at least. At the entrance were two large doors, with two windows on each side. He walked inside. The foyer was beautiful, almost like a hotel. Bright shining lights at the ceiling, plenty of paintings on the walls, even a wall fountain. Keanu walked through, admiring the paintings. One of them was just a symbol: 狼 (Okami). He soon found himself standing in front of a set of double doors. He could hear the chatter inside the room in front of him, and some music playing. He took a deep breath and walked inside.

Inside the room there were three couches, along with a coffee table and a TV. The room was clearly a lounge. On the other end there was a huge bar, filled to the brim with every drink imaginable, along with a lot of bar stools. Three animals sat on a couch watching the TV, one lifted his ears, clearly hearing Keanu enter the room. His face instantly lit up and he

-"Keanu! Hahaa, we missed you boy! Welcome home!" He shouted and jumped from the couch towards Keanu. The other 2 followed suit.

-"Come on, you don't come home for a month and you don't bring a lady? Don't worry I'm fucking with you" Another voice chimed in and laughed. They all gathered around Keanu and greeted him. Keanu laughed it off with them.

-"Ah fuck me It's good to see you all again." Keanu said, lighting up a cigarette. "Hey, Kubo pour us all a drink yeah?" He said in his smooth voice.

-"Since when the fuck do you tell me what to do?" Kubo growled back. Keanu gave him a death stare. The two glared at each other for a bit, before they both started laughing. "I'm fucking with you, you still drink jack?" Keanu nodded. Kubo walked to the bar pulling out 4 glasses and topping them with Jack Daniels. The group stood at the bar and clinked their glasses, drinking some of the booze.

-"So what brings you back?" Kubo asked, his hands planted firmly on the bar.

-"Araki called me in." Keanu replied.

-"No shit? Gotta be something important then" Another voice replied.

-"Well he's the Alpha, Wayne,and he's calling onto me personally, so I can only imagine what it is." Keanu replied, putting out his cigarette. "I'd better go deal with it, where's the rest of the crew?" He asked

-"Sera's out with some of the guys, probably got a car battery hooked up to some guy's junk again. And Hager's working on something in the garage, doesn't let anyone in." Wayne replied, sipping his drink. "The rest of the guys are probably around here or hitting the town."

Keanu nodded and walked towards the elevator at the end of the room. He stepped inside and fixed the collar on his shirt, before looking at the crew posted up at the bar.

-"How do I look?" He asked.

-"Like an asshole." Kubo yelled, prompting the three to laugh. Keanu smirked and hit the button for the 7th floor.

He was quiet on the elevator ride, trying to think of a reason why Araki would call him in. He had no time though, as the elevator chimed, and he was on the 7th floor. He stepped out of the elevator and walked through the hallway towards yet another set of double doors. He stepped inside. Inside the room, sitting behind a desk, was a gray wolf. He looked at Keanu up and down.

-"You look like an asshole, anyone ever tell you that?" He spoke in a rough voice.

-"Yeah." Keanu said and chuckled. The wolf laughed.

-"Go on, sit." He commanded. Keanu sat on a chair in front of his desk.

"So, you've gotta be wondering why I called you." The wolf spoke, lighting up a cigarette.

-"The curiosity is killing me" Keanu replied sarcastically. The wolf glared at him for a moment.

-"You remember your 16th birthday?" The wolf asked.

-"I remember pretty much everything after the prostitutes, but everything after the pcp is a blur. Why?" Keanu replied. The wolf laughed.

-"Man you remind me of myself back in the day." He spoke

-"So what's this about Araki?" Keanu asked.

-"Mmm, well you're 17 in a little less than a year, you need to figure out how to be an adult. You've got room to fuck around, sure but that time is slowly running out." Araki explained.

-"And this couldn't have been done over a phone call?" Keanu brushed off.

-"Funny as always, I also wanted to give you some more money for this month." Araki stood up and opened a safe in the floor under his desk. He pulled out some money, counted it and stuffed it in a bag, handing it to Keanu. "There you go,800000 Yen. I hope your tastes haven't gotten too expensive." Araki chuckled.

Keanu grabbed the bag and thanked him, he stood up and started leaving.

-"Oh, one more thing." Araki spoke. "Whether you like it or not, you might be the next in line to take over the Okamigumi, so I'd consider getting your priorities in order about finishing that school if that's not something you'd want to do."

Keanu said nothing, leaving the room, his bag strewn across his shoulder.