My Savior

chapter four

The next day I go into work earlier than usual.

"Rina!" Manami speeds walk towards me and enfolding me into a really tight hug.

"I heard what happened to your father is he ok, are you ok oh rina everything is going to be alright don't you worry you onee-chan is here." She says rapidly while squeezing me even tighter.

"Ma-n-na-mi ...  I... can't ...breathe." I forced out what little air I had left.

"Oh sorry, as I was saying you ok,"she quickly let me go let me. Finally letting my lungs fill with air.

"Yeah..... It... was.......high.... glucose...he..is fine now." I say while catching my breath.

"Didn't that happened a couple months ago also." She says while grabbing her chin.

"No, but last time he got a cold, since his immune system is weak he got an infection and had to be hospitalized for almost 2 weeks." My face falling it was terrible time I actually thought he wasn't going to make it.

"Right! Now I remembered that you stayed with me for some time. I had to comfort you and keep telling you that he was going to be fine." She bobs her head and gives me an apologetic smile while squeezing my shoulder.

"Is there anyway to check on his levels before anything happens?" She asks

"Yes the doctor prescribed me a device that tells me, but it but it cost me 7000 ryo. Not to mention it has to be replaced every one in a while." I shrugged my shoulders.

"Are you serious that is ridiculous. Does is actually work?" Her hazel eye widened.

"Yes it actually does and so I don't have to worry about him passing out. It is cheaper than making him live in a retirement home." I give her a close eye smile.

"You know you can live with me, we can get a place together so you can save money. You can put in a retirement home too." Shaking my head

"No I just .... I just don't want to be alone he is all I got left. I can't live with myself knowing he probably feels like I abandoned him, just because it is easier for me it just seems selfish."I say holding back tears. She nods at me and gave me a warm hug

"I understand, but if you need money just ask ok."she says into my hair.

"It's fine I'm working all day today I already got the device. Im just working to pay the rent and utilities." I pull away from her giving her a small smile.

"Really, do you want me to come back for you and walk you home." She asks while squeezing my shoulders. Shaking my head her,

"No it's alright I can handle myself" giving her a grin.She raises her eyebrows at me.

"I'll be fine really. Come on we are about to open." I say pulling her to the kitchen.

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"Alright rina thank you for today, you sure you be ok?" Lady chouko asks while holding my hand in both of hers.

"I'll be ok chouko-sama, thank you so much again for this extra shift in such short notice." Giving her a warm close eye smile.

"It's not problem I understand I just hope your father will be okay." Still holding my hand and patting it.

"He will be now, don't worry chouko-sama Kami isn't taking him away from me just yet." I chuckled.

"Well then rina-chan I wish you safe travels home thank you again." Letting go of my hand and fallowing me to the front of the restaurant.

"Thank you, sweet dreams I'll see you in the morning." Walking out of the restaurant and into the cold of late February. It was almost midnight. Tightening the coat around my body I head my way home. After passing a couple of closed restaurants I begin passing a bar and group of older men smoking outside started cat calling me.

"Hey sweetie where you going?" one of them called out.

"Come hang out with us." A raspy voice called out. Feeling nervous I crossed my arms and began to walk quicker, but a man quickly blocked my path.

"Hey now, come have beer with us." he says. not looking up I responded

"No thank you I don't drink alcohol, please let me through" he then grabs my chin and made me look at him.

"No no, not until you have at least one drink with us." He says with a grin. I heard another man laugh. I saw his face had a scar running down starting at the left side of his nose down to his chin. Feeling myself shake I felt my arm being pulled back. I look back and it was a blond man with an angry expression on his face.

"Hey leave her alone" he says as he put himself Infront of me. The scar man looks at both of us, he then puts his hands up in surrender and walked away with another man. When we finally saw them walk away he turned to me.

"Sorry about that miss. Would you like to escort you home. It is dangerous for a woman to be walking so late at night." Giving me a warm smile. Even if he help me I still don't know him.

"Umm..... no thank you I can walk from here " I say

"I get it you don't trust me either its alright I don't blame you, but I don't trust these men so I'll  walk with you, just enough to get a good enough distance away from here and I'll let you be on your way."

I looked towards the bar at the men staring at us, I turned back to the blond man. giving him a nod and I turned to lead the way. Once we were out of eye distance from the bar i notice he was still fallowing me. I started quickening my pace and so did he. Then I started running but since my yutaka didn't allow a lot of leg room I couldn't get very far until I saw the same scar man from the bar jump out of a alley and pulled me into it. He slammed me against the wall with his filthy hands covering my mouth before I could even make a sound.

"Shhhhhhhhhh don't scream because if you do we will kill you slowly and painfully." He whispered to me and his breath reeked of alcohol and tobacco. The blond man that was fallowing me caught up and pulled a knife to my throat and whispered in my ear

"Now you are not going to make a sound, you going to be a good little girl, open your legs and let us have our way with you ok."I didn't respond but just staring at him wide eye full of unshed tears.

"Yeah, you are going to he our little bitch for the night and then we will let you go easy simple as that." The man holding my mouth chuckled.l looking at the closest exit of the alley I noticed the same man that was with him at the bar in the back looking left and right of the entrance of the alley. My heart was pounding so fast and I felt as if I couldn't breathe it felt like I was about to have a panic attack. Tears were already running down my face and I knew there was no way of escaping I was outnumbered.He let's go of my mouth, my eyes were now shut. My lips pressed thinly together breathing heavily through my nose.

"Good little bitch, now don't worry you are going to like it." He started kissing my neck while the other man started grouping me and undressing me. I small sound escaped my lips. I wanted it to end, this is not what I imagined of my first time. I then heard a grunt fallowed by three thumps I was nervous I didn't even realized that the men have stopped. It was when a few seconds past I open my eyes and came face to face with lollipop mask man.

I stood still just staring at him for a good minute before I noticed that all three men were now laying on the floor out cold. Looking back at him, he took a step closer towards me, I quickly braced myself. I then felt fabric lay on my shoulders making my shaking stop a little. When I open my eyes and noticed that he put his black cloak around me. Looking at him with wide eyes, I followed his hands as he zipped his black cloak around me.

"Go home you're safe now, no one is going to hurt you." He whispered. Staring at him I just realized he just saved me and he is not going to hurt me. If he wanted to he would've done something by now.

"T-t-th-ank y-y-you."  I stuttered out and gave him a quick bow. I started heading out of the alley, before I left I walked up to the three unconscious men making lollipop man tilt his head. I made sure I stomped hard as I can at there crotch area with the heal of my shoe a couple times on all three men. Feeling a little better I looked at the mask man and he gave me a nod of approval. Bowing at him one last time I headed home.