Bright future

Snapping out of her trance, it took a minute for the school girl to comprehend what had just happened in front of her. Less than a minute ago she was making out with this guy, and now his face was bloody and embedded in the glass table.

"Wake up." The tanned guy in front of her snapped his fingers in front of her face.

"Wha-" Before she could say anything, she caught sight of the tanned guy's face and momentarily forgot to breathe.

"Handsome..." She accidentally muttered.

Seeing that she was able to speak, Aiden guessed that she wasn't in shock or at least it wasn't that bad.

Grabbing her by the hand, he pulled her off the sofa and lead her out of the room and the karaoke bar. While leaving, the two received a puzzling gaze from the cashier girl. Considering that the two entered at different times, and the girl came with the sleazy looking dude, it was normal for the cashier to stare at the two of them.

---

Placing the food down in front of her, Aiden sat down and ate a fry.

"So... what's your name?"

Seeing the way Aiden looked at her made the girl blush.

'What's wrong with her?' Aiden thought to himself.

"Yoshida... Yoshida Saki." She answered.

Nodding his head, Aiden ate another fry.

"You gonna eat?"

"Eh?" Realizing that he was indicating to the food, Saki's face went red in embarrassment.

"I-I." Not knowing what to say, Saki grabbed a handful of fries and stuffed her face.

'Must be hungry...'

Watching her chow down, Aiden was reminded of the girl he saved during his first mission.

Unknowingly, a sweet smile appeared on his face that stunned Saki and the female workers.

---

"I didn't get your name." Now that she was more relaxed, Saki was able to speak to him like a normal person.

"Aiden." He answered.

"Aiden..." She whispered to herself as if memorizing it.

"Saki... that guy from the karaoke bar, did you know him?"

"Uh huh." She nodded then shook her head. "Well we met earlier today and he invited me to karaoke and since I'd never been before I thought it would be nice to go."

'She's kidding right?' Looking into her eyes, Aiden saw that she showed no signs of lying.

'Well fuck me.'

Face-palming, he massaged his temples.

"So some guy you met for the first time today invited you to go to karaoke with him? And without knowing his intentions or background you mindlessly decided to go along with him?" Just saying out loud made it sound as stupid as the situation was. "Saki, answer me truthfully. If a guy in a van offered you some candy, what would you do?"

"Run away, I don't accept things from strangers!"

'I met you less than an hour ago and you're eating food I payed for...'

"*Sigh* Do you know what would have happened if I didn't arrive when I did? Do you have any idea what that guy was trying to do?"

"Sing songs?"

"...." Aiden was actually at a loss for words. He honestly didn't know how to respond to such an answer.

Realizing just how naive she really was when it came to boys, Aiden had this weird instinct to protect her. But since he had too much shit going on in his own life he didn't want to add another burden on top of it.

"*Sigh* Just promise me that you won't follow strangers from now on."

"What do you mean?"

"If a guy comes up to you when you're alone and invites you to go somewhere with him, say no and leave. In fact, carry some mace. Or a rape whistle." He whispered the last part to himself.

"Oh, okay." She nodded and bit into her burger.

Unable to trust that she would do the right thing, he traded phone numbers with her and walked her home.

"Call me if your not sure of a situation okay."

"Yep!" She smiled and waved her phone at him.

Smiling at her enthusiasm, he waved and walked away.

---

"Urgh!" Being thrown into a brick wall, Hayato felt his mind turn blurry. Since ingesting the drug, he was unable to think properly and was clouded by the thoughts of getting off.

"Where'd you get it?"

"Urghhhh." He was incapable of speaking properly and he kept tugging at his belt.

*BAM!!*

Kicking his head into the wall, Aiden's eyes radiated a dark light as he constructed a purple knife.

Grabbing Hayato by the arm, he lifted it up so it was parallel to the wall and stabbed the knife through his palm until it penetrated the brick behind him.

"ARGHH-"

Grabbing him by the mouth, Aiden clenched his hand and forced him into silence.

"Scream again and I'll cut out your right eye and skull fuck the shit out of your socket."

Hearing the icy tone in his voice, Hayato managed to gain some clarity and his eyes went wide when he saw the demon in front of him. From the pain in his hand and the tightness in his pants, he was experiencing true torture.

Seeing his other hand reaching downwards, Aiden pinned his other hand up against the wall and skewered it.

"Ar-" Wanting to scream, Hayato did his best to stay quiet as Aiden's threat replayed in his mind.

Seeing that he was finally getting somewhere, Aiden spoke to him in a deep voice. "Where did you get the pill?"

"Neijima! It was Neijima!!"

---

After torturing Hayato for information, Aiden went on a crusade hunting down this Neijima guy and forcing information out of him. By the time he was done, he had killed a dozen other drug dealers until he found the big boss.

Kitsura Shido, a hidden drug lord that the police only knew by his alias: The Smuggler. Using kids to smuggle his product around, the man was basically a ghost. If it weren't for his brutal methods, Aiden doubted that he would have gotten his name and location within the span of one night.

Killing his way through a small army of thugs and hired guns, he finally slaughtered that fat pig and got the names of all the corrupt cops and politicians working under him.

Looking up at the moon from the window, Aiden stood in the Smuggler's office drenched from

top to bottom in blood. "*Sigh* This is gonna be a long night."