Said And Done

Chapter 10: An Inverted Mindset

"Shizuka! Momoru! We're going now!" Aimi, my mom, said. As Shizuka ran downstairs, Osureru, my father, hugged Shizuka.

"Listen to your brother, ok? I don't want your brother calling me and telling me you were being rebellious, ok?" My dad said, as Shizuka spoke.

"Tell him to listen to me, he always goes out with his friends." She said, as I shouted at her.
"YOU SNITCH!"

"Ok Ok, calm down you two. You brought your cane, right?" Mom said, as dad nodded.
"Yeah dad, be careful. Your gout's getting worse. Thank Uncle Kenzo, he's bringing medicine for you." I said, as dad put his arm over my shoulders.

"I will, be sure to be here to pick it up. Don't leave tonight, for me and your mother, ok?" 
"Fine. I'll be here to pick it up." I said, as dad and mom opened the door and walked out.

"WAIT, MOM! DAD!" Shizuka screamed, as mom and dad turned to face us. 

"I love you." She said, as dad and mom smiled and walked into the car. As Shizuka walked back inside, I saw 3 punks running away from the house.

"Shizuka, go inside." I said, as she walked into the house. As I closed the door, I noticed something. I noticed everything behind and front of me turn orange. An orange light behind me glows bright, as my ears began to ring. I turned to face it, as the glass door behind me is shattered and broken. I walked outside, as the grass and luxury were stained both red and black.

As I looked up, I saw the car. The car they entered, the beautiful car I spent my childhood in. 

The car burnt and scorched. My parents' lifeless and burnt corpses laid in front of me. As Shizuka ran out, she covered her mouth, shocked at the horror that laid before us. As I watched her exit the house, she began to sob uncontrollably. I couldn't hear her voice, the voice that once brought me joy and life to this disgusting and cruel world. I bent down to her level and asked:

"Are you ok?" But was only met with silence.
"Can you hear me?" I asked her, as she looked confused and lost.

"..Can you speak?" I asked her, as she shook her head no and continued to sob.
"Please speak Shizuka.. I need to hear your voice right now.. to make sure this is all a dream.."

"Please speak.."

Back to the present..

As we woke up, I woke up on the chair inside of Fruity and Fuben's room, with Shizuka asleep on my shoulder and Fruity nowhere to be found. I stood up from the ottoman I fell asleep on, as I took the pillow from Fruity's bed and laid in onto Shizuka's head, as she fell asleep. I looked over at Rhed, lying upside down. What an odd sleep position.. 
I looked over at Fuben, just staring out the window.

"What're you looking at?"
"Nothing. Just thinking. If you manage to beat Momoru, nothing really changes for us. If anything, I just become more obsolete." He said, sighing. 

"I joined the Yakuza for respect, something I could never achieve. Everyone joined for a different reason. For Tsuyo, the goon, he joined for the women. Not for sex or anything like that, more so just to feel love. For Sadao, he joined out of spite. He wants Uragiri, the patriarch of the Yamagashi Family, tortured and killed by himself. Guess none of us got what we wanted, eh?"

"You've helped us a lot, Fuben. Although we may cross paths again, I respect you." I said to him, as he looked over at me and smiled. I left the room, and made my way to the roof. I found Fruity there, just standing in place, with his snow jacket and sweater already on. He turned and looked at me, as he said:

"I've fought Momoru before. Although I beat him, its because I cheated. You, on the other hand, You're gonna have to fight him fairly. So I'm going to train you." He said, as he walked over to me and put up his hands. I guess it's to prepare myself, so I put up my hands. As we stared at each other, he slid forward, fast as a blur. As he threw a punch, all I did was catch it. As I caught it, I punched his face, as he stumbles back.

"Ok, that's enough already. That felt like a piston hitting my cheek. I think that's good enough." He said, as he wiped his bruised cheek. 

As me and him walked back downstairs, Shizuka hugs me, as Rhed and Fruity invites us to the room. As we sat down, we began speaking.

"So not going isn't an option." Rhed said, as Fruity replied.
"Why don't we just report this to the police?"
"I don't think we should send a Patriarch's best friend into prison, it wouldn't do much." I said, as we all began to worry.

"I think all we can do is go." Shizuka wrote, as we all looked at each other.

"Well.. fine. If I'm going to guess, it gonna have Yakuza itching to get in. The Kibou castle has 2 entrances, so me and my friend will cover you from the end of this entrance." Fruity said, as I wondered who his friend could be.

"Guess I'm all alone in the other end. Don't worry, I got some new found luck backing me up." He said, as I butted in.

"What about Shizuka?"
"Well, it's her brother you're fighting. So she'll watch." He said, as I gulped.

"Well.. this is as good of a plan as any. Fruity, call your friend. Rhed, do you have a car by any chance?" I asked, as he nodded yes.

"Alright, lets go."

As Rhed drove up, we all entered the car and sat down.

"So this is my friend's car, he's starting a bar, we should go by sometime." He said, as we all entered the car. We drove for what felt like forever. Shizuka and I held hands, as I looked out the window. Fruity began smoking, as Rhed's eyes were glued onto the road. As the sun set, Shizuka's hand and mine were one.

As we parked, we all split up. Rhed ran to the other end, while Fruity, Shizuka, and I ran to the end closer to us. As we turned the corner, Fruity stayed behind us, as me and Shizuka walked up the stairs to see Momoru, just sitting down.

"Hey."
"Y'know my parents were taken from me when I was 15. Do you know how that feels like?"

"Surprisingly, I do."