Future of the Present.

Hikaru clicked her tougne sadly "You musn't care for him much, no doubt my boys will make short work of the poor thing, tragic that you would drag him into this..."

Hiroku advanced on the blonde, lead pipe in hand

Taro squeezed his eyes shut, knuckles whitening and breath hitching in his throat. It was better than watching, somehow. He set his jaw and waited. "Luke could so take you." He muttered.

Hiroku laughed "I guess we'll find out" he raised the pipe to strike Taro across the head

Hikaru held out a hand to stop him "Wait..."
she smiled evily,
"not the face, we can't destroy his livelyhood... yet."
she stepped back
"Just don't leave scars"

"Yes Hikaru-sama" he grinned and slammed the pipe into Taro's ribbs with a statisfying crunch

A agonised cry tore from Taro's lips, and he hunched as well as he could over his chest. Blood bubbled over his lips and he coughed, a line of red trickling down his chin. It felt as if his ribs had been shattered. Every breath now sending searing agony through him.

Kitamaru punched him in the head and Hikaru kicked the chair and sent it flying
"Maybe it has finally occured to you that you don't fuck with us!!
You try to screw us over and you'll curse the day your father met your mother!"

Taro was unable to respond, simply struggling to keep conscious. Why he didn't just let himself go, he wasn't sure, but the blackness biting into his vision scared him in a way nothing had in a long time. He raggedly tried to take in air, moaning softly in pain and gritting his teeth. "I'll... g-get it to you." The blonde weakly whispered, breaking out into coughs, blood still rising in his throat.

Hikaru looked thoughtful for a moment as if something had just occured to her
"Hmm, that obnoxious bodyguard of yours... he will be here soon yes?"

Hiroku set the chair back in place and slapped Taro to keep him awake

Taro head snapped to the side from the force of the stike and he slumped in the chair, chin nearly touching his chest and his blonde hair draping over his face. "He's not part of this." He managed to say, letting his eyes slip shut for the moment, taking a small breath. "Leave him alone."

"Oh I think not. That son of a bitch made me bleed, for this he will pay. That bastard had no right to shove that gun at me. And now I shant do either of you any favours, he brought this on himself."

she stalked toward him, a palmknife appeared in her hand
and lifted his head to look him in the eyes
"Your luck has run out Taro Miyake, your times up..."
as she spoke she ran the knife across his cheek, his blood spilling in a crimson line in its wake

She turned and walked away
"Slice him up boys. Oh and Kitamaru? keep him awake, I want him concious"
and she stalked out of the room deeper into the house

The others looked to Kitamaru for instruction
"Lets paint the walls with this MotherFucker!" he snarled grinning madly
he slashed at Taro, blood splattered across the wall in a crimson arc

Blood blossomed across his lightweight white shirt, and with each slash, Taro's cries, yells, all grew fainter. The precious red liquid was dripping slowly from his various wounds, and he let his head fall against the back of the chair, his vision of the roof fading in and out of focus, eyes glazed over in pain and sweat beading on his face.

Hikaru returned a few minutes later
she slowly walked around to room trailing her hand on the walls admiring the boys handywork
"Nice, very nice..." she looked up "The roof too? Wonderful..."
she stood infront of the bloodstained blonde
"but you missed a spot" she slashed her blades across his torso with a florish and a laugh
fresh blood splattering across the carpet and her already bloodstained shirt

"Ha ha! Look Taro-kun! we match!"

Taro gave a choked gasp, trembling as bloodloss started to set in. He could barely hold his head up, and all thoughts of escape had completely fled his mind. Tears rolled down his cheeks as his eyes slid closed, and he made a pitiful noise of agony, blood still trickling from his mouth. He struggled to breathe.

Hikaru tilted his face upwards
"Had enough darlin'? Aww poor baby... Hopefully you'll be wiser after this little experiance, ne?"

Luke opened the door, bags filling his arms. He didn't look up until he closed the door behind him.

He dropped the bags and quickly picked up the baseball bat near the door.

Hikaru ripped her hand gun from its holster and pointed it at Lukes chest
"Ahh, the Lover has returned at last. So good of you to join us. Taro and I were having a little chat, isn't that right sweetie?" she smirked

Luke looked at thegun before his eyes flamed with common rage. He rose the bat and smacked it into her arm, knocking the gun to the side. Moving forward with acute pricison he jamed the tip of the handle into her back.

he took a gun from its hiding place in the room and pointed it at the remaining people. He grabbed Hikaru's hair and pulled her upright.

Hikaru smirked despite her position
"Brave, foolish but brave or is that just stupid?"
she twisted her head slightly
"But you don't have the balls to kill me."

Kitamaru snarled moving forward

Luke dug his nails into her neck. Not hiting any arteries but making sure to make her bleed. "I wouldn't say that." he hissed.

Taro doggedly rose his head, trying to catch Luke's eyes even as the movement started to drain the last of his energy. Run. He wanted to yell. Get out. But he couldn't. He couldn't do anything. Only a second later and his head had dropped back down.

She laughed
"You don't scare me. Besides what would happen to your lovely little friend over there?"

Kitamaru scowled and nodded at Hiroku
"Finish the blonde"

"Touch him again and I swear I'll kill every single one of you in this room." Luke growled, his nails still firmly in place in Hkarus neck. His voice was low and dangerous as he pointed the gun at those in the room. "Nice and slow."

Hikaru laughed "I doubt you'd take all of us, even so. I am not afraid to die but is it worth losing your lover over me? If you are wise you will take your hands off me. This is not all of us, kill me and you won't last 24 hours"

Hiroku pressed his revolver to Taro's temple

Luke threw Hikaru to the side and shot at the one holding the revolver to Taros temple.

Hikaru struck out at Lukes legs as she fell

Hiroku grunted as the bullet embeded itself into his arm and he stumbled back
traineing his gun on Luke