forum This is war!

Started August 20, 2019 by @Fantasy-Illy!

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As the end of school rolled around, Kira waited for Miki outside the main entrance, by the large fountain in the middle of the walkway. As the boy ran out, he smiled upon seeing Kira. "Thank you for waiting for me!"
"Hey it's no worries. Now, I have something planned for tonight. You think you'd be up for a little party crashing?"
Miki's eyes widened, he'd never crashed a party before. "Where is the party?"
A motorcycle pulled up in front of where they were stood, the rider took of his helmet to reveal Kano. He grinned, his eyes wild as he looked down at the two boys by the fountain. "K, Miki, you ready to crash? Hop on, I wait for no man."
"Isn't it illegal to have two people on the back of a bike?" Miki asked, biting his lower lip nervously.
Kano handed Miki and Kira black face masks, just to be on the safe side. "Of course it's illegal, so is not having a registration plate."

They reached Kano's house in the more wealthy area, slipping into his house unnoticed. Only the butler and maids were in the building, but they were tending to their own personal activities while the Lord and Lady of the house were out. The three of them entered to drawing room, a couple of boxes on the table.
"I had one of the maids create these beauties just for the two of you, that way you won't stand out in the crowd." Kano held one of the boxes to each of them. "Go on, get changed! Bathroom is down the hall to the left."

Kira and Miki wandered back into the drawing room. Miki was a little more solemn than Kira, but that was down to nerves. Kano smiled. "They actually fit, wow, she's better than I thought."
"How did she know what to make for us?" Kira asked, fiddling with a button on his waistcoat.
Kano waved his hand dismissively. "I showed her pictures of you both and told her to use her imagination."
At the mention of pictures, both Miki and Kira's mood shifted. Before either of them could say anything, Kano took out two photographs from behind the clock on the mantle piece and threw them into the gently burning fire. "All evidence removed. Shall we go?"

The house where the party was being held was only a short walk from Kano's place. Upon entering through the doors, someone asked them for proof of invitation. Kano held out forged invitations, ones he had made himself upon seeing the invitations his parents received. They worked!
"Enjoy your time here my lords."
The three of them waltzed in, Miki and Kira doing a rather good job at suppressing their excitement. Neither of them had ever been to a party such as that one, whereas Kano had.
"Go on, enjoy yourselves, just make sure you don't do anything reckless."
Miki and Kira nodded firmly, brilliant smiles curving on their lips. Time to have some fun!

"Hm, well, I say we work together to try and get this marriage annulled." Asa held out her hand as if she was making a big deal. All she wanted in life was to get away from her parents and be with someone she loves. Talking to him didn't seem so bad, in fact she could see them being friends.

"I don't see why not." Mre shrugged then held out his hand to shake hers. He was interested in her, he wanted to know more about this strange girl. "Let's go fuck up our parents hopes and dreams." He laughed a bit.

"You know, I can see a beautiful friendship blooming." She smiled and gave him a wink. She liked Mre, he was one of the only guys to not call her beautiful, or try to impress her. It was refreshing. From the corner of her eye she saw Kano. Her and his parents were pretty close, so he used to come over and play when they were young. Asa was conflicted, should she say hi or not. She hadn't seen him in a while, so it maybe weird. "I'll be right back." She left Mre and walked over to Kano, who looked bored. Asa felt the same way. "Haven't seen you in a while." She smiled and stood next to him. It was strang talking to her childhood friend. But it was nice.

"I've always been right next door if you ever needed anything." Kano's voice was a little calmer than usual. "I must say you look awful in that dress, it doesn't seem like your thing at all." He saw Asa every singe day at school, yet she never saw him there. He preferred it that way. "So, on a scale of one to ten, how do you rate your boredom and wish to see a certain someone." Hopefully she would fall into his trap, and she would actually tell him who she liked— it was obvious there was someone, but he never knew who.

"My mother made me wear it. I know not my style." Asa leand against the wall just watching everyone. Her mother will her fake smile, and her dad trying to recruit people. "And I'm not sure who'd you be talking about. A curtain someone?" Asa was genuinely confused. Did Kano bring someone she knew? Then she caught a glimpse of him, Kira. What is he doing here? Even though she is not in her gang outfit, he'll still clearly know it's her. "Do you want to dance?" Without his answer, Asa took his hand and dragged him to the dance floor. With all the people dancing he shouldn't be able to see her.

"Welcome Sir." The guard out front said when Ryuu walked up. He was actually well known, although not exactly for the right reasons. His father was a big mobster, and no one would go against him. He walked into the party, with confidence, a smile on his face. Today would be the day that he would have Asa and take down Kira.

(https://pin.it/lpt7tcd7fh27fl How do you make it so it's his name but the link at the same time? I've never known how to do that.)

Drat, she's smarter than I give her credit for.
A stunned smile grew on Kano's lips as Asa pulled him onto the dance floor. He seemed to remember something similar happening when they were children, but it was all a distant memory now. He wrapped his arm around her waist, gently resting his hand on her back, gently gripping her other hand with his.
"You worry too much, you know. I doubt he would recognise you in this getup."

He was right. Kira spotted Kano on the dance floor, smiling at a young woman. He patted Miki on the shoulder, his eyes wide, his face a little pink. "Miki, who is that girl that Kano is with?"
"I'm not sure, I don't really recognise anyone here apart from yourself and Kano." Miki shook his head regretfully, his eyes scanning over the large gathering of people. In all honesty, he did recognise a couple of the adults present, but he had only seen them in the papers and such. They were important businessmen and women, all with their own large companies that were worth thousands, if not millions.
Kira couldn't take his eyes off the girl that Kano was dancing with, his heart began racing the more he watched her. "She's beautiful…"

"Who are you referring too? I'm starting to worry about you." Asa patted Kano on the head like she used to do when they were younger. It just became a habit when she was around him. A genuine smile appeared on her face. She's always thought of Kano as a friend and always will. "It seems we still have this dancing thing down." Asa tried her best not to look at Kira. Her looks were unusual, so it wouldn't be hard to recognize her face.

Ryuu walked past watching all these people lower than him. No one here dared look at him. But when he saw Kano and Asa dancing he couldn't help but just watch. They made a good couple, but he wasn't going to let him have her. Although she seem genuinely happy to be around him. Ryuu locked eyes with Kano and gave him a nod, telling him it was time. They needed to bring Kira out, and Asa was the only one to do that.

Kano's eyes met Ryuu's, they shared a nod between them. It was down to Kano to get this next part right.
"You know, Asa," he lifted her chin up with his fingers, looking directly into her eyes, his own sparkling beautifully in the ballroom lights. "You're so naive." his fingers reached around the back of her neck, pressing sharply on a pressure point, causing her to lose consciousness.
Other people noticed Asa falling obviously, but when Kano explained that he would take care of her, they seemed content with the answer and went back to whatever they were doing beforehand. He picked her up in his arms, floating over to where Kira and Miki stood. Time to put all those drama lessons to use.
"Follow me, please, I need your help."
The two boys nodded, quickly following Kano out of the hall to the courtyard. A large stone angel stood in the middle, surrounded by hundreds of beautiful flowers. Kano laid Asa down by the angel, she would be out cold for a good few hours.
"What can we do?" Kira asked, still oblivious to the fact that the unconscious girl was Asa.
Kano turned to face them with a wild look in his eyes and a wide grin, he looked almost psychotic. "You can stay right there."

"Kira, my dear friend." Ryuu's voice came from the shadows. "How I've been longing to see you." Many people walked out from the darkness, including Ryuu. "Let's chat shall we?" He moved to one of the statues and sat down. Asa's pink hair covered her face as she laid there unconscious. Ryuu's eyes fell on Kira, never leaving them, while some of his people surrounded Miki, to make sure he didn't do anything.

(Sorry, I had to go somewhere.)

Kira's heart froze upon hearing Ryuu's voice. He hadn't heard it for quite some time. Something rose inside him, anger? He glanced at Kano, his eyes narrowing before he looked at Ryuu. "After all this time, now you want to talk to me?"
Miki wanted to be able to lash out, but with that many people and his less than satisfactory skills, he would have been killed before he could even blink.

"Yes. There are a few things I want, and you can give the to me." Ryuu glanced at Asa, then looked to Kira. Could he really not tell who she is? Maybe he wouldn't even have to mention her and he could just take her. "Your land, I want it. And Asa, you can keep all your gang members and I won't go after your family. But, if you tell Asa to never seen you again, or that you hate her, she'll be crushed and vulnerable." If she was like that he could slip in and take his place. "Do we have a deal." Kira loved his gang, and his family even more, there was no way he could say no. Asa was just one girl, there were plenty more. "Anyway, you have that newish girl. What was her name again?" He sat and thought for a minute. "Ah, Ara, right? She is also quite the catch, I wish you two happiness." Now Ryuu just wanted to get under Kira's skin. In the past it was easy to do, but now he wanted to test him.

Arashi finished her shift and made her way home to get cleaned up. Not cleaning up before going to the hide out last night was a bit of a mistake. She didn't think she had anything to do with the gang tonight, but might as well go there anyways. Once cleaned up she pulled her glove back on, put her gun in it's hidden holster and her whip on her hip before heading out to the hide out. Should be a calm night tonight.