@fuu_kun: I make interesting fics because my mind is screwed up
@cisda: The main questions is who gave it to her?
@TTLuver: Dead giveaway?
@mayuki: yeah a third-person narrative of Mayuyu and her money adventures
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Chapter 1Life-changing events happen once in a while. An event where things can turn for and against you. Something where you can pinpoint in your life that it made your life better or worst. Watanabe Mayu had gotten that opportunity two years ago where three million yen came to her front door. After watching her parents fall in front of her, she vowed to destroy the people who did it to her family.
Following the note, she acquired two things, a house and weapons. Hidden deep in the Tokyo skyscrapers, she had laid out the plan for her revenge. Five people were placed in front of her, using her superb drawing skills, she placed their portraits on the wall. Mayu eyed each of them before heading out to the bookstore for her pickup of anime manga.
It was a brief cover up to analyze the situation on the streets. The group met up at the bookstore once in a while, giving an opportunity to seek their faces. Hidden behind the crowd, she heard the many ventures that they performed. However, what she didn’t expect was the canes they carried to support them. Her heart raged at their appearance and instantly reflected her plan.
Escaping the growing crowd, she returned back to the apartment to another box on the table. Mayu searched around her for anybody that was present before approaching the box. It was of similar size and color with a white envelope with blood red lettering on it. She ripped it open to find pieces of paper falling to the ground and a telephone card. She picked it up and turned to find numbers scribbled on it.
Crumbling the paper in her hand, she headed back out into the streets to seek a telephone booth. Two blocks away was the nearest phone booth next an outdoor café slowly filling with people. She stepped inside and looked down at the piece of paper. Her hands started to freeze as she firmly dialed the number and a ring startled her senses. One ring. Two rings. Three rings. As she was ready to hang up, a voice came through the speakers.
“Who is this?” The voice asked with a nasty feminine undertone.
“This is Watanabe Mayu. I am asking for your assistance.”
“This gotta be a joke right? No civilian would have my number, who sent you my number?” She demanded as Mayu gripped the phone.
“It was sent in a brown box and a white envelope with blood red lettering.” She explained as the irritation was lingering on the other side. “I have money and weapons.”
A sadistic laugh came with her statement. Mayu felt her spine tingle as she waited for the reply. Her heart slowed to a constant thump every second. Then, a knock forced her to turn to a businessman asking for the use of the phone. Mayu signaled that it was an important call and he walked away showing his frustration. A second later, a zooming motorcycle came by and splattered red onto the booth.
“Was he bothering you?”
Mayu’s heartbeat rose to a thunderous roar as the smear of blood was slowly oozing down the sides. Digging her nails into the phone, she began to panic over the situation before a bystander wiped the blood to reveal her inside.
“He wasn’t really.”
“Aww that seemed like a waste.” The disappointment in her voice shook Mayu down to her knees.
“My parents were killed by the Five Demons after a run-in with them.”
“Five Demons, you say?” She questioned. “I think we have a deal but I don’t need any weapons.”
“Can we meet somewhere? I feel comfortable that way.” Mayu asked.
She laughed at the statement but coolly agreed, “The café outside of the phone booth is fine.”
Mayu hung up before taking a deep breath as the street was covered with blood. The body was out flat with his arms flailed out. His face disfigured from what had hit him and the following car ran over his crushed skull. Mayu turned away to prevent any etching of the memory in her mind and walked up to the reservation stand.
“Watanabe Mayu, I assume?” She smiled and pointed toward the table in the back with a person waving towards her.
Slowly walking through the café, the tables were unusually empty for an early afternoon where people would have their lunch. Mayu noticed the few left were further in from the accident that happened ten minutes ago. She took her seat across of the raven-haired beauty. The woman glanced up at Mayu and presented a pure smile with her right hand extended to her. “Mayu, welcome to the club.”
“What club?” She pondered as she hesitantly shook her hand.
“The Five Demons killers of course. We are out to destroy the gang that ruined us.” She remarked as she wrapped her lips around the straw for water.
“What did they do to you?”
“We’ll say that they are just enemies of my father and they have enjoyed their fun.”
“I have a feeling it isn’t just us two.” She wondered as the ambulance came by to pick up the body.
“Well… your suspicions are correct but we cannot assemble just yet.”
“Why not?”
“We haven’t had lunch yet.” She exclaimed as she lifted the menu up to her face.
Mayu’s concern grew with the meeting. She started to feel the tension in the air with the empty café and the laugh she heard on the phone couldn’t be from her until the waitress came and took the order. Mayu assured the laugh was genuinely from her and ordered the small salad with a glass of water. She moved the menu to the side and grabbed her long hair and presented it into a ponytail.
“I forgot to mention my name, Kashiwagi Yuki.” She blurted out as she took another sip from her drink.
“Yuki… What did they do you?” Mayu spoke in a soft tone.
“They tortured me for a few years when I was a kid but I ran away before they could install a plan on me.” She explained. “They would have done it to everyone but all of them suffered an unusual sickness.”
“Sickness?”
“I’m not sure what it is exactly but one person in particular wants to do it herself and we will get her after lunch.”
Mayu nodded her head as she understood that she wasn’t the lone person hurt but to kill them while they were deteriorating was not a great option. She wanted them dead like her parents were killed in front of her but they must have had a reason to not get her. Then, she remembered the canes from the bookstore and shook her head confirming the truth in front of her.
She turned back to notice her salad was sitting in front of her. Grasping the fork between her thumb and forefinger, she poked through the green mass and munched through it. The silence ended as she munched on the crisp greens. The acidity of the dressing penetrated the mouth and fit in perfectly with her water to wash down the rest. Mayu enjoyed the continuous cycle of water and salad until the plate was wiped clean, leaving a mark within her.
“Well Mayu I hope we can enjoy our time together to rid of the Five Demons.” She noted.
“I hope so too.” Mayu agreed as she placed down a 10,000 yen bill on the table.
“Well thanks for the meal and we shall see my friend at the prison.” Yuki announced as she let out a haunting laugh.
Yuki led Mayu to the street corner where a black Toyota was parked and Yuki slid into the driver’s seat. Mayu took to the passenger side where the leather was warmed by the afternoon sun. She started the engine with a few revs before blasting down the street to the prison on the other side of town.
Topic: Bittersweet Chapter 4 3/9/2013 (Read 4423 times)