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Sojiro skidded to a stop, holding his hand out to the side. Machante and Shizuki slowed behind him, then stood behind his arm. "Sojiro, whats wro-" Her voice was cut off as soon as she saw what was going on. A group of men wearing different but yet darkly colored suits were gathered in a dark alley, the alley that the three shinobi were just about to venture through. They hadn't be seen yet, but only because of the noise that the group of men were making. They all had weapons of some kind in their hands. A pipe, rope, an umbrella, a wooden 2x4. The men were crowding around a large, brown haired man and a small, red haired woman. "All you have to do is walk away, and we won't kill you, b*****d!" A smaller man jeered at the big man standing between the group and the girl. The big guy seemed to be unmoving, as if some sheer will was stopping him from abandoning her. Then it happened. A man lunged at the big guy with a golf club, and was knocked back with a kick to the chest. Two more men took this opportunity, and rushed forward in an attempt to cripple the big guy. They were sent onto the ground, their weapons thrown from their hands. Then they all attacked at once. A blur of bodies was all that could be seen as Sojiro lowered his head and sighed. "We can't get involved. Lets go. Machante!" She turned with wide eyes in disbelief. "We can't just leave them, they're outnumbered!" Sojiro had already started walking off. Its not like he wanted to leave them, but his prime concern was the safety of his two friends. Machante grimaced in anger then turned to follow. She assumed Shizuki was going to follow, so didn't even turn back to look at him as she ran off, following Sojiro...
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As Sojiro skidded to a stop a second time, he looked left, then right. They were in a housing district now, and the only people walking around were kids riding bikes among other things. Sojiro turned to Machante and spoke up, but he stopped when he saw she was the only one standing behind him. "Machante! Where's Shizuki?!" Her eyes went wide and she wheeled around. "I... I don't know!! I thought he was right behind me! Where did he..." She looked up slowly, with a horrified expression on her face. "He stayed behind..." Sojiro said it for her, then immediately took off back down the direction that they came...
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"Yah!" Shizuki stabbed a kunai into a suited man whose back was turned on him. The man yelped then caught himself before he fell forward. He wheeled around and backhanded Shizuki with his fist. Shizuki fell over, his nose immediately spilling blood. Shizuki hadn't been hit before, and it surprised him when he was sent off his feet. Before he could get up, the man who retaliated against him held a pipe over his head, like he was going to swing down onto Shizuki. In fear, Shizuki held his hands up in defense and turned his head. A crunching sound was heard, then Shizuki cringed. "You ok?" The large man threw the suited man aside, and extended his hand to Shizuki. Now that Shizuki had the time to actually look, this guy was extremely muscular, and his features made him seem like a fighter. Shizuki was surprised, and scurried back a foot or two. "Shy, eh? Well, thanks for your help, but you had better get along. There will be more of them soon..." Shizuki stuttered as he cried out. "Them?! Them who?!" The big man turned to the small girl, then motioned for her to follow him. "Damn Yakuza, thats who... Shizuka-chan, get back to the house while you can. We're gonna have to hurry if we want to get out of here before they show up again. Shizuki looked at the girl. "Shizuka?! Hey! My name's Shizuki! Funny, eh?" She didn't seem to want to talk to him. She ran past him and only whined to the big guy who had been defending her. "Aren't you coming too?!" He shook his head. "Don't worry about me. I'll catch up soon, don't wait up." She puffed up her cheeks and crossed her arms. "Hell no! Not until you follow." Shizuki stood up and brushed himself off, and kept quiet while he listened to them argue. "Now, Shizuka-" She cut him off before he could continue. "No, Sayomi! You never listen! I'm not leaving you behind, now come on!" The two rambled back and forth to each other for a while before Shizuki held his hand up. "Umm... Excuse me, but... Why are Yookiza after you?" Sayomi crossed his arms and looked at Shizuki like he was crazy. "Idiot! Its Yakuza. And they're after her..." Sayomi motioned to Shizuka, who, turned away in a pout. "I'll be fine, I just need you to not leave me, y'know?" Sayomi was going to reach out and grab her shoulder, but right as he moved a gunshot rang out. The three wheeled around to see another group of suited men, all of them carrying guns this time. "All right, i'm tired of playing games, just give up. We don't have time to deal with a lummox like you. Now... The girl." He moved the pointed gun at Sayomi and nudged it in Shizuka's direction. Sayomi instinctually moved forward and then another shot rang out. His shoulder had been grazed and he only flinched but kept his angered stare. "I'm not moving." The suited man shrugged and pointed the gun at his head. "Suit yourself."
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"Take-Shigemi!!"
A mass of bamboo rose in the tiny alleyway, swallowing up the suited men and stabbing them through. They all lost their lives in a matter of seconds, and they fell limp as their bodies hung from the bamboo stalks like flags. After three seconds of carnage, it was over and everything lay still. Shizuki and the other two turned to face Sojiro and Machante approaching them. "I wouldn't have to of done that if you had just followed my orders, Shizuki... Now come on, we're leaving." Shizuki clenched his fist and shouted. "No!" Sojiro slowly turned around, his eyes wide in disbelief. "What?!" He said it in a shrill manner, as if not wanting to make it too loud. Shizuki shook his head again. "No! You said it before! Rank doesn't matter here. Your a friend now, so its your opinion I take into consideration, not an order! They get to come too, or else I'll just stay with them!" Sojiro was speechless and Machante looked back and forth to the two. She finally spoke up while rubbing her head in annoyance. "Shizuki, come on. We don't even know them. What do you know about them, huh?" Shizuki lowered his head for a second, as if thinking in deep thought.After a few seconds, his head shot up with a smile on his face. "Her name is Shizuka, he's Sayomi, and bad guys are after them! Simple!" Machante was about to say something more, but Sojiro waved his hand. "Fine, then. They can come along. Honestly, I don't know where we're going anyway. We're hiding from someone too, so any ideas?" Sojiro looked to Sayomi, who nodded approvingly. "I have a few. Follow me. Come, Shizuka..." The five fled down the alleyway, following Sayomi and leaving the bamboo grove where it stood...
As they departed, a coughing sound came from inside the bamboo grove, a sputtering, horrible sound. A shaky hand suspended in the air came to life, cringing and then tightening the fist. It shakily reached up into the coat pocket, and pulled out a cell phone. Using the thumb, the hand flipped it open and pushed two buttons. It started to ring, and the man held it up to his ear as he was suspended sideways. "-They got away, but those others showed up. We're all dead anyway..." After a few seconds, a beeping sound came out of the cellphone, and the entire area was engulfed in an explosion. The men and bamboo stalks were incinerated and nothing was left but the smell of smoke...
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Sayomi saw the explosion but kept running. "I'm not going back there to see what happened..." The group didn't argue as they continued to flee...
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Mikyo, Akira, and Ibara took to the wall next to them, trying to blend in. A police car went by, and Mikyo long ago identified them as being 'the bad guys'. When an explosion off in the distance made them all jump, Ibara started to walk forward. "Its a good chance that Sojiro and the others are over there. We should go check!" Mikyo shook his head. "No, Sojiro told me to keep you away from danger. We'll not be checking anything out. When Sojiro wants us, he'll contact us. He still has Take-Ryu. No explosion is going to say 'Its safe, come over here!'..." Mikyo crossed his arms with the column set like a huge blade on his back. "Either way, we couldn't just stay in that warehouse... So... Any ideas?"
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"Suguru! They have been spotted! I want you to capture them immediately!" An angry voice came in over the phone on Shimura Suguru's desk, and he sighed. Setting down his cup of tea, he rubbed his chin and clicked a button on the phone and said, "Got it." In a few moments, he was ready. Shimura Suguru was a skinny guy, but the suit he was wearing made him seem a little bigger than he was. As he left his office, he checked his pockets and grinned, then continued to walk towards the exit...
 Sojiro_ReducedEarth · Sun Feb 08, 2009 @ 04:09pm · 0 Comments |
