*Ringtone plays*

The sound of an incoming call suddenly interrupted their quarrel. Frustrated, Tatsuya sighed and went to get the phone. (Perhaps it`s Kura). But it wasn`t. Tatsuya suddenly felt chills down his spine as he looked at the unknown number on the screen.

“Hey. Is this… ehh Shidehara Tatsuya?” A gruff voice entered his ears.

“Yes, who is on the other side?”

“Not important. Listen, we have your daughter in captive, her name is Emiko, eh… the natural blondie that have just entered Toudai.”

Tatsuya`s heart dropped. The blood cell started a mass exodus away from his face, and Narumi`s expression changed into pure dread upon seeing her husband`s. However his nerves were not that of ordinary people, and Tatsuya replied with a stern voice:

“What do you want?”

“Ah, wait now, we don`t need to go into that subject yet. Answer this, do you remember xxx incorporated?”

“What are you talking about? Where is Emiko!”

“You are one impatient geezer aint cha. Xxx incorporated is a company that, well unlucky ‘nuff, “got in the way” of the rampaging “Shidehara group” back then, and went bankrupt. That company, united with many others, attempted to sue Shidehara group. And failed miserably, thanks to all of the chairman`s connections, mister Shidehara. In short, you and your group fucked up my old man`s livelihood and in turn fucked my whole life up. . Tell me, do you even remember how many small businesses have you hungry bastard devoured?”

“I don`t fucking care! Is she safe right now? How much do you want?”

“Haaa… such a perfect businessman from start to end… Not wanting to waste any time eh? Fine, disband Shidehara group and resign from your position now. I don`t need your dirty money. She comes back when I see the official news. And do be hurry, I`m real horny right now and I just wanna fuck some blondie.”

“Teme…” Tatsuya grinded his teeth

“Well, Mistar Shidehara, seeing that you are a busy person, I shall leave your sorry ass alone now. Remember to not touch the police; I`ve got connections. Peace.”

The call ended, and then silence reigned. Narumi`s sobs broke out, but only to further deepen the air that was already saturated with despair. In the midst of that situation, yet another phone call came. His eyes read “Kura” on the screen, and he instinctively picked up.

“Hello?... Kyoya said he has seen your daughter this evening… Yes, I`ll give him the phone…“

Another voice, this time gasped and trembling:

“Ah yes… This is Kyoya… Hai… about Emiko… I saw her entering a bar this evening. The place is very far from your house… on xxx street, and I`m sure it was her… the club is on the ground floor but the building is an apartment complex…”

“…“

“Is there anything else we can do?”

“…”

“Emiko… is being held captive. Some random bastards… they kidnapped her…” His reply was like a hammer dropping down on Kyoya`s mind.

The clock showed half past nine at Kenichi`s place. Someone pressed the bell on his front door, and as Kenichi went to check it, he heard what sounded like an argument.

“This is a horrible idea, Kyoya!”

“Please mom, trust me for this once! We need to help her!”

“And exactly how are you going to do that? Crash into a yakuza`s turf and get killed?”

“Mom! I need to help her!”

*Sigh* ”Why the hell did I take you here in the first place.”

The door`s handle was twisted, and it opened. A man in his late thirties, tall, thin and hardened, greeted them. Without any formalities, Kyoya frantically explained everything for him. Kura followed up with her objections. When it was finally his turn to speak, Kenichi slowly explained:

“I know that I have no rights to tell Kyoya what to do, since I`m just his grade school PE teacher. The final call is completely up to you, Miss. However I do recommend going there and taking a look. According to what Kyoya said, the enemy is unaware that we know their position, thus the bar shouldn`t be too tightly secured. If you allow, I`ll bring Kyoya there with me and scout around, maybe we can help the police a thing or two.”

“Ugh… I don`t like this at all…”

“Mom!”

“Fine! You fucking twerp! But just look around OK? Promise me that you won`t do anything rash!”