Chapter 42

You watch as Kazutora disappears. Your eyes widen in fear. You slowly turn your head to look at Kokonoi. He's smiling down at you. You slowly shift your eyes away out of fear. Kokonoi tilts his head a bit, motioning the guys who were holding you down. One of the guys puts a bag over your head and you get struck in the head by something causing you to pass out.

You slowly open your eyes to see you're in a room, sitting on a concrete floor. You tilt your head to the side a bit feeling immense pain. You slowly open your eyes, looking up to see what was around you. 

"You're awake..." Kokonoi says in the distance. You slowly lift your head up in his direction. 

"... Who are you..." You struggle to say. Kokonoi scoffs and stands up.

"Shouldn't you be asking why you're here?" He sadistically smiles at you. "You don't need to know who I am... If you already don't." He grabs a chair from the side and pulls it towards him. He sits down on it backwards and leans on the back of it. "It's really crazy that you're a girl... killing you would be pointless... you would be worth a lot more if you were sold instead..."

"What the hell are you blathering about..." You seeth through your thick bloody hair. Kokonoi looks down at you and smiles. 

"You killed one of our members... didn't you?" He asks in a mockery way. You furrow your eyebrows at him. He relaxes his eyes at you and tilts his head a bit to the side. "I will give you an offer... You can pay me a million yen for your freedom... or I can sell you to some nasty pigs on the black market... your take~" He sooths.

"A million yen? I don't have that kind of money... Besides I didn't even kill anyone-"

"I didn't ask you all of that... I said give me money or become some old man's sex toy..." He says in a stern tone, staring at you with a blank expression on his face.

"..." You stare at him unsure how to respond. "I-" 

"I don't really care if you are a girl or not... I don't care what happens to you... I want my money one way or the other... whether it's to sell you or for you to pay me that money." He sooths as he smiles at you. You grip at the rope they tied you down with.

"You are taking money instead of killing me... even after I killed one of your own? What kind of system do you even uphold..." You huff.

"So, you did kill one of my members?" He cocks his head the other way. You furrow your eyebrows and slowly looks away.

"I'm speaking in general... I didn't kill anyone..." You murmur. Kokonoi stands up from the chair and grabs your hair, pulling it back. 

"You have long hair... long pretty jet black hair. Hair like this can be so... expensive..." He leans closer to your face and grabs your chin, pulling your lip down to reveal your teeth. "Pretty white teeth... those can be good for a nice pair of dentures... don't you think?" You pull your face away from him. "Your heart... kidneys... lungs... brain... all of it... would cost a hefty price..." He sooths into your ear. "I guess you're right... I should just kill you..." He purrs into your ear. You pull away from him feeling uncomfortable and uneasy. Kokonoi lets go of your hair and stands up straight, looking down at you.

The door behind Kokonoi swings open. You slowly look up to see a guy with blond hair and a pink scar on his face, by his forehead and eye.

"Koko... someone's here for you." The guy says from the door. Kokonoi smiles before turning his head towards the door.

"One million yen... right?" The voice says as they approach the door and walks in. Kokonoi smiles at the guy and looks back down at you.

"Make it two million... the black dragons aren't the only ones after her... Don't pay up and I will just give her away to someone who will pay that much..." Kokonoi gibes. You squint your eyes to see who Kokonoi was talking to. The guys gray eyes bore into yours. Your eyes widen when you notice who it is.

"Fine... two million..." Kisaki replies, handing Kokonoi the money. Kokonoi smiles at Kisaki and then back at you.

"Maybe next time..." He sooths at you as he walks out the door. Kisaki narrows his eyes at you as the guy with blond hair unties you.

After the guy unties you, you walk outside with Kisaki and into an alley way. You stop walking when you hear the door you walk out of close. You slowly turn around to see Kisaki who grabs you by the shirt collar.

"WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?!?" He yells in your face. You squint your eyes at him.

"Let go of me..."

"Two million yen to get you out of this... What were you thinking following Kazutora? THE ENEMY!" He huffs.

"Why are you lecturing me!" You shout pushing him away. "I don't even know you like that..." You seethe. You feel your heart beating really fast which is making you feel lightheaded. Kisaki stares at you before relaxing his eyes.

"You don't know me like that? Really?" He slowly walks closer to you. You step backwards.

"No... I don't... now fuck off..."

"Fuck off? Heh- you serious... you owe me now..." He fumes, still walking towards you. You bump into the wall behind you. You try to slide across it to get away from him but Kisaki grabs you. 

"I didn't ask for you to pay for my freedom... I didn't ask you for shit..." Kisaki sighs and cocks his head down a bit. You scrunch up a bit, pushing yourself back more than you already could.

"You keep fucking things up... making it hard to do anything... I'm so close to getting rid of you."

"Yeah... then why don't you do it?" You ask, glaring at Kisaki.

"Because..." He tilts his head looking directly in your eyes. "You are the only person who can..." He pauses before letting go of you.

"Huh...? I'm the only person who can what?"

"..." Kisaki stares at you before looking to the side of him. "They are waiting for you." He quietly says.

"Who?" You question as you walk towards him. He turns and looks at you. 

"You owe me..." He says in a stern tone as his eyes bore into yours. You furrow your eyebrows at him. He turns away and continues walking forward out the alley. You slowly follow behind him. Emma and Hinata are both sitting down at a bench. Emma looks up towards you and her eyes widen.

"YUKI!" She yells as she jumps up and hugs you. Hinata smiles and walks over to you.

"Thank you Kisaki..." Hinata softly says to Kisaki, smiling a bit. Kisaki clenches his fist and sighs. 

"Yeah..." He replies. You narrow your eyes at him. His eyes shift in your direction. "I'm going to go now..." He sighs as he walks away.

"Wait... you won't tell my brother about this... right?" Emma asks Kisaki. Kisaki stops walking and adjusts his glasses. 

"A promise is a promise." He says with his back still towards the three of you.

"Okay... thanks..." Emma softly says as Kisaki walks away. Hinata grabs your face, making you look at her. 

"Are you okay?" She asks, squeezing your cheeks.

"I'm okay..." You softly reply.

"What happened... Kisaki mentioned that Kazutora-"

"Kisaki knew?" You ask interrupting Emma.

"Huh?" She looks at you confused.

"Nothing... I'm just really tired..." You softly say, walking away.

"Wait... Yuki... where are you going..." Emma asks as she walks towards you.

"I'm no longer in danger... the black dragons no longer want me..." You turn your head to look at Emma. "So... you don't need to keep following me around." You softly say as you walk away. Emma stands still, watching you walk away. 

After getting off the bus, you walk towards the bakery. You slowly look up at the bakery door, staring at the dark inside. You stare down at the doorknob before grabbing it and twisting the handle. The handle is locked, which makes you sigh heavily. You slowly walk down the sidewalk towards the park before stopping and looking in the distance.

Knock Knock

"Hold on...!" A voice from the other side of the door shouts.

"Big bro... someone is at the door..." A little girl says.

"Yes... I know..." The voice replies. The door opens to reveal Mitsuya who's covered in cloth and pins. "Yuki?"

"I came to get my key... and stuff..." You listlessly say.

"Oh... uh... okay..." He says opening the door more to let you in. "You okay?" He softly asks. 

"Mhm..." You softly hum.

"You sure...?" 

You walk over to your bag, kneeling down a bit, opening it and looking through it to find the key.

"Yuki..." You pause, staring at the key. Mitsuya places his hand on your shoulder. "Are you really okay?" He asks again.

"My head hurts..." You softly say, rubbing the side of your head. When you pull your hand away, its covered in blood. Mitsuya grabs your wrist and then moves your hair to the side.

"What the hell happened to you?!" He yells in a panicked tone.

You slowly open your eyes. You squint, looking around the living room a bit. You are laying on a mattress futon on the floor. You lift your head to examine your surroundings. You were still in Mitsuya's house. The front door opens and Mitsuya slowly walks in looking at you.

"Hmm... you okay?" He asks, closing the door behind me.

"What time is it?" You ask.

"Uh... around 9 am... why?" You lay back down and sigh. Mitsuya takes his shoes off and walks over to you. "You okay?"

"Why do you keep asking that?" You sigh. Mitsuya stares at you before answering.

"Why? I can't be worried?" He responds, sitting down beside you. You slowly sit up and nod. 

"I'm sorry."

"What happened to your head?" He asks. You look down and then at him.

"I can't remember" you say in an unsure tone. Mitsuya slowly nods his head before tilting his head.

"You should sleep more... maybe that will help?" He insists. You lay back down, covering your head with the blanket. Mitsuya quietly sits beside you. You slowly close your eyes, trying to hide all your stress from everything that had happened earlier.