Saints Row: Bullet to the Heart

Chapter 66

~*Tohoku Towers, Shogo's suite.*~

Shogo was furious. His cousin one upped him again! She was working with his father the whole time. He was certain. Shogo felt he was going to lose his position.

Kyouki always has been the one to make his father, his father, smile. 'How was it possible to care and praise a child, not his? Unless she was his? Could that be it? Was Kyouki born first of his father and he claims they are cousins? It would make sense. He always has a kind word for her.'

In his father's eyes, she could do no wrong. He needed this. Shogo has to prove he isn't a disgrace. He has to bring in the one who took the money, bring his father Johnny Gat's head. He has to before Kyouki does.

Shogo paced, he hardly slept, he was beside himself. "Yeah, if I bring Johnny Gat in and kill him in front of father, He won't see me as incompetent." It was a foolproof plan. It was a fool's plan. "Brandon?"

"Sup?" Brandon had been Shogo's longtime friend. One could call him a best friend.

"I want you to go find Johnny Gat, bring him to me alive, and kill anyone who stands in your way."

"Yeah... ok."

Shogo went to stop him. He thought about it. Kyouki is the Saint's leader, then that man is under her, Ky won't find out that he had the man killed. "No.. she won't find out."

~*Purgatory.*~

Kyouki finished her dance. She turned to see Johnny watching her, always watching. "Why is it always you I feel staring at me? How long have you been sitting there? I already told you I would shoot you if you stepped foot in here, didn't I?" Picking up napkins, she kicked off the bar.

"Long enough to believe you ain't a ghost. What you mean by that 'feel me staring'?" He ignored what she said. He remembered, but he needed this. Having gotten up, coming down the stairs towards her.

Ky pulled her hair up into a messy bun. "For as long as I can remember, you have this horrible habit of looking in my direction." She felt Johnny's heat as he placed his finger on her cheek, trailed to her chin, lifting her eyes to meet his gaze. Ky's pulse quickened as she looked into his eyes. She felt her face warming with fever. Remembering the night she almost gave into him. "Back up. I'm not in the mood for your teasing."

"Sing for me."

"Oshiri, no..." She smirked, pushed his hand away, sidestepping to head to her room for the shower she needed.

Not tonight. Johnny grabbed her by the arm, hugging her tight. He was sorry he hurt her, and she needed to know that. Gat pulled back looking at her. She looked different somehow.

Ky pushed him further back. "Go home."

"I saw the moving truck a few days ago."

"You just don't listen, do you?"

"Have you known me to?"

"Yeah, that's why this situation is going on now. I am not talking about it. Just be gone before I finish dressing."

Johnny stood there a while as she ascended the stairs. He heard her door close, sitting on the couch, propping his feet on the stripper pole platform.

"Fuck, am I thinking?" He rubbed his face and berated himself again. What did she mean by this situation? What has happened that she's back to send him away?

After an hour, Ky stepped out of the room and headed to the elevator. Johnny was in her office just up the hall.

"Where you goi... Whoa." He came to the doorway, stopping dead in his tracks, forced to lean on the door frame.