Kyoto

Ichika and Shoma

Yuki's P.O.V.

Hearing that Shoma was kidnapped broke my heart. My ten year old brother is the world to me. I became a ninja because of him. All I've ever wanted was to protect him.

That night, we went to the abandoned hotel. Our plan was quite possibly the most stupid plan in the history of horrible plans.

We stood outside the hotel and waited until Mr. Fujimoto came out.

"Have you decided so quickly?" The head assassin asked.

"Of coarse we have! You have my brother!" I shouted in response.

""We've decided to cooperate... On one condition." Ryoto put his arm around my waist.

"Oh? And what's that?"

"You have to release Ichika and Shoma before we even enter the hotel." Haruto explained to his father.

"I figured you'd say that." Mr. Fujimoto smiled.

"Also, I would like to speak with my brother." I added.

"Very well..."

Mr. Fujimoto called for Ichika and Shoma.

"Shoma!" I smiled when I saw my little brother face.

"Yuki!" He replied, running to hug me. "I knew you'd come!"

"I love you, Shoma. Listen, my friends and I have to stay back. I need you to take care of mom until I get back."

"Okay!" Shoma answered before I placed a gentle kiss on the top of his head.

When I looked over at Ryoto, he was hugging Ichika while she was saying that she had been used.

"It's okay. I need you to go home and take care of Natsuki and Yamato."

"What about you?" Ichika cried.

"I'll be fine. I promise I'll contact you as soon as I can."

Before Ichika and Shoma left, I asked Ichika to make sure that my brother gets home safely. She nodded and we disappeared into the hotel with Mr. Fujimoto.

Haruto was holding onto Christina's hand and looked determined not to let go. Ryoto was doing the same with me.

Mr. Fujimoto lead us to a room with a large window. He closed the door behind us and locked it. It was just the six of us and him... not the smartest move on his part.

"Why'd you lock the door when we came out of our own free will?" Christina asked.

"I dunno." He answered. "It's a force of habit."

I reached my hand into my pocket and wrapped my fingers around the single shuriken the I has brought. I watched Ryoto out of the corner of my eye, waiting for his signal to throw it. I was only going to aim for his arm or his leg. S.W.A.N. doesn't kill.

"You must trust us quite a bit. Leaving us in a room with such a large window and not checking us for weapons." Ryoto said with a barely noticeable nod.

I quickly threw the shuriken before Mr. Fujimoto could figure out what was happening. It hit him in the knee and he crumbled to the ground. Christina broke the glass in the window and, one by one, we jumped out.

We safely got back to the theatre and Ryo texted Ichika as he had promised. Together, we wrote a note to the assassins, saying that we'd be back.

Authors Note

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-Phillipi William James