Chapter 28: It Happens For a Reason

[The Next Day...]

(Nikomaru opened the door of his house, carrying a waste bag as he throws it in the garbage can. Then some group of six men who were likely to be group of gangs came to meet Niko)

1ST MAN: Hey Niko!

(Niko didn't answered as he looked at them with a serious look)

NIKOMARU: What's it, Tobi?

TOBI: You have been avoiding us for the past four weeks now.

(Nikomaru was about to take his leave as the second man stopped him by blocking his way)

2ND MAN: Where do you think you're going?

TOBI: Come on dude, you promise us you wanted to go into this.

NIKOMARU: Well I'm not interested again.

3RD MAN: No man, why? You wanted to rob a certain man and you didn't again.

NIKOMARU: That was before. Before was before.

4TH MAN: Come on, Niko. You always come up with an idea. You can make real cash if you can help us.

NIKOMARU: Can't you leave and hired someone else. Beside I'm not the only one that is smart.

TOBI: We don't know anyone else. The certain man lives at this junction and he's known to be the richest around here.

NIKOMARU: So?

TOBI: So? You can come up with a plan. His house is so big that to my thinking, he will have many rooms and it will be difficult to know where he keeps the bread, you know the what I mean.

NIKOMARU: Whatever. The old man has where he saves them and he keeps them in his room.

5TH MAN: What you know about that?

NIKOMARU: You just gotta use ya sense, that's all. (So he went inside his house and shut the door)

6TH MAN: So boss, what are we going to do now?

TOBI: Let's just forget about him. Beside he's not the only smart guy.

(Meanwhile at a club, the background music was played as people were dancing. But Nikomaru was seen seated on couch as he drinks a bottle of an alcohol and...)

??: Yo Niko!

(Nikomaru turned around and saw that it was his friend name Taku)

NIKOMARU: Hey Taku. How's it going?

TAKU: It's just the way it is.

NIKOMARU: (Chuckles) You can say that again.

TAKU: Say Niko, did Tobi and his boys showed up to your house today?

NIKOMARU: Yeah. How do you know?

TAKU: Same thing with me.

NIKOMARU: (lights up his cigarette) Does he have anything to do with you?

TAKU: They only told they need my help to come up with a plan to seek inside the rich man's house.

NIKOMARU: (smokes the cloud) He does need the money badly. Don't you think?

TAKU: Like yeah. You know Tobi just need it in other to survive.

NIKOMARU: I can help a man who is greedy when sharing the money.

TAKU: So what do you know about him?

NIKOMARU: All I know about him, is that he always try to bus my ass, but just a fight with I got mad skills.

TAKU: Mad skills after he punch ya in the face at our last meeting.

NIKOMARU: That was the last time. Ain't got time for that. (He said and drinks up the bottle)

TAKU: How far the deal with Kiddo?

NIKOMARU: You mean the leader of our gang? Nah, he's not ready. He doesn't pick up his call, I'll try to call him and he doesn't pick up. It's been weeks now.

TAKU: Or something must be wrong.

NIKOMARU: If something is wrong, is his fault then. He's ain't nice at all and wanders round following all those chicks or bitches I should say.

TAKU: (his phone rings as he picks) What's up... Nothin I'm just hanging around. What's it... No way chill fella... Hold on... Yeah later (cuts the call)

NIKOMARU: Was that Kiddo?

TAKU: Yeah. Eight, we should meet him. Remember the deal you pay him full in cash.

NIKOMARU: If this is what he want. I'll make it up to him. And you are gonna follow me.

TAKU: Yeah sure. I gotta go. See ya.

NIKOMARU: Come on man, you didn't order a bottle.

TAKU: It's okay I'm good. (said before leaving)

[At Tomoyuki high school]

(Eito was walking on the corridor and Ryo saw Eito as she begins to blush. He turned her face away from him and Eito looked at her confused)

EITO: Ryo, are you alright?

(Ryo was surprised to hear that Eito was talking to her, quickly looked at him and said)

RYO: Sure, I'm definitely fine.

EITO: Okay. (before leaving)

RYO: Wait Eito.

EITO: (looked at her surprised and said) Is there something you'll like to ask.

RYO: Quit that Eito. You always see me and you can't say hi. Is this what you want to be doing?

EITO: (confused) What are you talking about?

(This took Ryo by surprise but made her face redden as well)

RYO: Don't you know we are neighbors as well but you still drive off to school without taking a walk with me.

(Eito looked at her with a surprise look, who her face was still redden. And Eito finally said)

EITO: Okay. I'm so sorry. After school why don't we go home together. My driver will coming and you follow me off.

RYO: That will be great (she said while her face were still redden)

(Teacher Kenji and a man walked pass them and Eito turned to the man as he has a strange feeling about him. The man turned back to Eito as they made an eye contact as they left)

EITO: Ryo who was that man?

RYO: That's our new maths teacher.

EITO: What's his name?

RYO: You don't about it. His name is Mr. Yamada Chida.

EITO: I see.

RYO: Is something wrong?

EITO: Don't worry, nothing is wrong. I was just wondering about the new teacher. How come I didn't know about it?

RYO: Teacher Kenji introduced him to some of the students.

EITO: Some. Why?

RYO: I don't know.

EITO: Okay. See you in closing. (He said before leaving)

(Ryo was surprised to hear what he said last, which made her to blush)

(Back to Nikomaru, who was seen with Taku holding a bag as they walk to meet Kiddo, who was seen with Tobi and the gangs, lighting a big wrap of tobacco as he smokes it in the air)

KIDDO: Nice one, Niko. (As Nikomaru gave him the bag and Kiddo opened it and saw it filled with money as he smiled)

NIKOMARU: So I guess that's all right?

KIDDO: The pleasure is yours.

(Nikomaru and Taku were about to take their leave but Kiddo stopped them by saying)

KIDDO: Why do you have to turn your back on us.

NIKOMARU: I don't understand (while confused of what Kiddo said)

KIDDO: You refuse to do your last mission with Tobi, isn't that right?

NIKOMARU: Is that why I'm here?

KIDDO: Just answer my question first. Don't you want the—

NIKOMARU: No, I don't. Whatever you are saying is about the money. I don't want to make my life miserable again since you are the cause.

KIDDO: So dare to call me miserable. Niko! (He said while he drops his tobacco and crush it with his shoe)

NIKOMARU: Yes I did.

KIDDO: You motherfucker! What has gotten into you?!

NIKOMARU: Hey, no one calls me that, you hear me. All these shits I've done to people is over.

KIDDO: Ha! over? So tell me what're you gonna do next?

NIKOMARU: You talked like you already know.

KIDDO: You see Niko, everything happens for a reason and you think yours have a reason. It may be difficult for you to understand but we all are as one, so if one leaves it will be hard for the pillar to stand again. I know how you feel Niko, maybe you are like this because you have your assignment to do and it isn't a force but a choice. So... (Brings out his gun and quickly shot Taku on the head)

NIKOMARU: Taku! (He yelled while being shocked to see that unexpectedly)

KIDDO: We show no mercy remember that, if one leaves the gang, I the boss will kill one of their love ones. That is the law.

NIKOMARU: So was this a setup? It's not the money you want?

KIDDO: How fuckin' smart you are. Goodbye (Shoots Niko on the chest and he fell to the ground) This is the end of the road, Nikomaru. You are so worthless. Let's get going guys. (He said while about to get into the car with the gangs)

(But suddenly, someone shot Tobi and he fell to the ground and died. Kiddo was surprised as he turned around to see the person it was no other but Nikomaru)

KIDDO: What you died?

NIKOMARU: Everything happens for a reason. It's not just the reason, I chose to believe it because I know being in a gang is ain't good to me.

KIDDO: Fuck! Get him!

(The remaining gang ran towards Nikomaru and he fought all of them using his hands and legs combat moves. After beating all of them as they were seen dead on the ground, Kiddo was afraid as he enters his car and was about to start it. Nikomaru broke the front door and threw Kiddo out of the car and shot his leg foot)

KIDDO: Ahhh! Fuck hell! (While yelling)

NIKOMARU: Next time you better stay out of my business.

KIDDO: What business!

NIKOMARU: Don't fuckin' play wit' me Kiddo. You know my next plan and... (Said while his gun still pointed at him) For what you've done to my friend, Taku.

KIDDO: Fuck you!

NIKOMARU: No fuck you and the gang members. Now say your last word.

KIDDO: Well Niko if you want to kill me go on. But on one condition if—

NIKOMARU: (shot him without hesitation and he died) I said your last. (He said before leaving)

(Back to Eito, who was seen with Yuuto in the computer room. Eito was checking something in one of the computers as he types while Yuuto peer outside the exit to see if anyone is coming. Yuuto looked at Eito and said)

YUUTO: Eito, we shouldn't be here.

EITO: Just give me some seconds. I'm trying to do something very important.

YUUTO: And what is something important you are doing?

EITO: I'm trying to track down the blue tree organization.

YUUTO: How can you do that?

EITO: Hatsu told me the person who is behind all this and his name is Kuragari Fujita. And I can't get to find his records. (He said while Yuuto was surprised and stopped what he was doing)

YUUTO: Let me see some of their records. (He said as Eito does that, going to their profiles and sees one which made Yuuto stop him) Stop. (He said as Eito stop to see the profile of a girl, who is a member of the Corvus)

EITO: Her name is Kin Tanaka and she's the commander of the Aoks.

YUUTO: You are joking, right? She's not even up to my age.

EITO: She is the first female to be the commander, a member of the Aoks and first female to join the Corvus. She has killed more than 2,000 people.

YUUTO: What the fuck?! More than. She's really an assassin for that.

EITO: About their whereabouts, the blue tree isn't in Japan but the outskirt.

YUUTO: How do you get to know?

EITO: During the fight against Keisuke at the warehouse, I put a invisible mini tracker on his hat to see his whereabouts and what these Corvus are up to.

YUUTO: That's so smart of you. But how can you make something that can turn invisible.

EITO: Nevermind. About the blue tree, it is said that the organization is invisible and only manipulators can see it.

YUUTO: So non-manipulators can't see it.

EITO: Yes.

YUUTO: Well that's dumbass. I bet the scientists sure made a research on invisible buildings.

EITO: That's because I'm not sure it was build (He said as he leaned back his chair) I'm not sure researchers did that. It may be created with an element and the person might be working with the blue tree.

YUUTO: How are we going to tell Shin?

EITO: That's because we wouldn't tell him. We shouldn't tell everything to him and if we tell him, what would be his reaction and his plan next.

YUUTO: You are right. Shin never joins us in a mission ever though he's the strongest.

EITO: Yeah (He said as he brought out a hard drive from his pocket) I'm going to store all inside and see what I can do when I get back home.

YUUTO: You sure are a busy guy. (He said as Eito insert it in the computer and sends them to the hard drive as it started loading)

EITO: Sure I am. (He said as it was done while removing it from the computer) Now let's go.

(Suddenly, they heard a noise and sees the shadow of someone coming. The person opened the door and sat on a chair while bringing out his laptop from his bag and video call someone. The person in the laptop was seen on his mask, which is Kuragari as he said)

KURAGARI: You know the plan.

??: Yes sir.

(Eito hid himself under a table with Yuuto and was shocked to see the man's face and said) Wasn't that the man I saw with teacher Kenji. (He thought while thinking of it) But what is he doing here?

??: Master Kuragari, I will soon make a research on that.

EITO: (Thought) So that's the man behind all this.

??: In completing that, it will take three months to finished it.

KURAGARI: You all are just cudgeling your brains. Tell your experts to hurry up in building the machine.

(This made Eito to be shocked)

??: Yes master.

KURAGARI: While doing that, send some of your men to look for Kaaru Kagawa.

??: Don't worry about that. I have send someone who is willing to undertake this task.

KURAGARI: Oh very well. But remember keep tracking him and your men should complete the machine in three months. He hung up)

??: Yes master. (As he shut his laptop and puts it in his bag and left the room)

(Eito and Yuuto came out of their hiding spot and Eito who remained shocked to hear that didn't understand what is going on)

YUUTO: Eito we better leave before he comes back.

EITO: That man he is our new teacher and what is he doing in this school?

YUUTO: For real.

EITO: So what is going to happen to Kaaru?

(After school was over, Kaaru walks home and All of a sudden, BOOM! A building exploded which made the people look at the scene and obviously, it caught the attention of Kaaru)

KAARU: How did the fire occur?

??: Someone help my daughter! (The poor woman said while feeling worried)

KAARU: Where's she?

??: She's still inside the building.

(Kaaru, whose face started to get serious quickly went inside in search of the little girl as he wears his XO mask and flies up to the last floor which the fire occur. The whole place was full of smoke and hot)

KAARU: (Thought) Hope she's gonna be here.

(As soon as he says that, something like a sword hit him at his shoulder as he goes on one kneel, touching the left side of his shoulder. The smoke began to clear and Kaaru saw a person on an Aoks uniform with a sword, the person slowly turned around and looked to Kaaru)

??: I found you (The person said with narrowed eyes and then revealed the face to be Kin, which made Kaaru shocked)

KAARU: Who are you?

To be continued...