Twisted Two

The Best of Me

"Soryu!" Yumiko's voice calls for the mobster from his room, and the rest of the bidders snicker as the mafia prince gets up and heads for his suite.

"What?"

"Umm... A little help, please?" Yumiko, who was only in shorts and a sports bra, gestures for Soryu to help her tug on an over sized sweatshirt sitting in the open closet. The mobster tries to hide his red cheeks at seeing her that way.

"Arms." "What?" "Lift your arms up."

Yumiko does so and Soryu carefully tugs the sweater down on her petite figure. "Thanks. I need to go out and visit my dad today so I'm leaving now."

"I'm coming with you."

"Why?" "Your brother said I need to watch over you and after seeing what he was when you were gone..."

"Alright, I get it! Jeez, just guilt me into it." The mobster shrugs and places Yumiko in her wheelchair, proceeding to push her out to the lounge. "Ooh, where is the couple going?"

"Yeah! Soryu, you better take her out on a nice date, hm?" Of course, Baba and Ota would be the first to tease, and the first to threaten was Yumiko."

"Yeah, once I get out of this chair, you're going to hang out with me too, right? Your heads on the wall would make nice decor." she threatens, a glint in her eye as she glares at the two, who shut up.

"Man, this kid is perfect for the mobster." Mamoru comments from the back, taking a long drag from his cigarette.

"We're off to see my dad, he-" "Seriously?! That stage already?! Damn, Sor, you move fast." and of course, Baba and Ota move on to Soryu.

"Shut up." the mobster presents a gun, pointing at the two and their laughter stop immediately. "I don't have time for you fools, I'm out." Yumiko shakes her head and begins to push her wheelchair to the elevator.

"Oh, you comin' or what?"

~*****~

"Ryo, good to see you again." once they arrived there, Soryu watched as Yumiko was helped up by a silver haired man, but it was dyed, as Soryu could tell, seeing as he had a young face, blue highlights at the end of the snow colored hair.

"I'm here to see Father."

"What about Yukio?" "Mission in Brazil for three weeks." "Alright, you know where to go. Is he with you, by the way?"

"Yeah, one of the people who bid on us for the help."

Ryo nodded and moved away from the gate and Soryu pushed Yumiko's chair inside, the assassin giving him directions to her father's room. But what happened next was... unexpected.

"Hello? Father? May I come in? It's Yumiko."

"Ah, Yumiko...? Come in," the words seemed choked and concern was evident on Yumiko face when she opens the door slowly. A startled gasp escapes her lips and Soryu quickly looks inside, worried.

But her father was laying in a grand king bed, looking ill and sickly.

Although she was hurting, Yumiko doesn't think when she stands up. For a moment, she bends over to clutch her torso, but she flaps away Soryu's supporting hand and wobbles over to her father's side. 

"What is going on?! What happened to you...?"

"I can explain that." and all three turn to the door, where Ryo stood. It seems that he followed them. "Boss, would you like me to...?"

"No, I'll do it... Ryo, go on get her things ready."

"Wait... My things?" "I'll tell you now."

Despite being an assassin group leader, the man, with his weak strength, grabs his daughter's hand. "I have a brain tumor. It seems that I only have a week left."