Bar Odake* had empty bottles laid on the ground, waiting for someone to trip over them. It looked messy like it had not been cleaned. Mostly everyone was tipsy, with a few people sitting around drinking or just talking.

"Ne, Yamato-san! How is it going?" Chiharu asked Yamato "Did we drink too much?"

Yamato smirked and looked at Cobra that was sitting next to him "I think we are fine. Since Cobra isn't asking about 'Inoki Bombaye'" he mocked Cobra making everyone laugh and Cobra to slam his hand against the counter.

"It's been a while we haven't seen Cobra-san so much drunk!" Dan noticed as he tried to remember when was the last time, he rubbed his head confused.

"Will you keep this act longer going on!" Cobra said serious as he didn't like it when the guys were making fun of him, especially now where that "punk" was with them. 'How did he manage to get so mixed up with that Kira guy again' he thought.

Kira slapped Dan on the back "Stop with such nonsense." she chuckled and pointed at Cobra. "That one cannot get drunk! He doesn't know how to be fun!" she said laughing and trying to stand on her chair.

"But you can? Didn't you drink too much?" Yamato asked Kira a bit worried. Naomi would freak if she would notice her friend now. It's not only that she (as well as the others) ended up all wounded, she was drunk too.

She glanced at Yamato and giggled. Kira was drunk enough. She wasn't much of a drinker. Three bottles of beer were enough to have her all drunk and happy. She climbed on top of the chair standing there and gazing down at Cobra. Cobra look at her, feeling that she was ready to create more troubles. And he wasn't wrong.

Kira stretched her arms. She gazed up smiling towards the ceiling. She lost her balance suddenly. She tried her best to hold herself up but she didn't manage that. Yamato, Dan and Tettsu stood up trying to catch her. But they were late. Kira had already lost her balance. She fell from the bar chair. She crashed against Cobra who was sitting next to her. And with all the force of the fall, as well with all her weight against Cobra both landed on the ground. First Cobra and then Kira on top of him. With her face against his. And her lips lightly touching Cobras accidentally...

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16 hours earlier...

The next morning, everything started normally like every other day. Minoru and Tetsu were trying to wake up Yankumi. Sawada loved Yamaguchi a lot. As a couple, they were very cute together, even after so many years married. Although they slept together in the same bed, Shin had never dared to wake up Kumiko. No-one ever did. The only people who woke up Ojou were only Minoru and Tetsu.

In the next room, Kira was already up. She was trying to find which outfit to wear today. Although she was Kumiko's daughter, she managed to wake up every morning at the right time. But she needed extra time each and every day to pick up the right outfit. To put it on correctly. The early waking up, and the fashion fanatic, were part she had totally inherited from Shin.

Downstairs Shin, Kuroda-san, Yusuke, and the rest were already having breakfast. Everyone was busy in the morning.

"How do I look?" Kira asked as she ran down the stairs into the room (where everyone was having breakfast). The pink shirt covered her shoulders almost fully and flows down into a simple jewel neckline. Her arms have been covered fully. The sleeves broaden towards the bottom, allowing for bracelets to be visible. The shirt's waist is wide, but it's a slim fit. Below the waist, the black skirt fit snugged around her and has a wrap style. Above she wore a coat. And her 'Burberry*' black heels.

"Perfect, as always. You have a way too many clothes sister." Yusuke told her "Since you came back from New York. Each day you're wearing something new." The rest agreed with him. Indeed she looked great but seemed she was spending a lot on clothes.

Kira smiled and turned around admiring her outfit. "I know, I have a lot of clothes. Your wife does also," she said. She grabbed her cup of coffee and sipped it. She thought the reaction that Yusuke would have if he knew, that now she also started buying male clothes.

Shin gave a fast glance at them "Spending the right amount of clothes, it's fine. Kira is good at that. Your wife on the other hand..." he commented.

"I do not spend a lot. I only buy every season of new clothes. How will I go to work? And who is paying for that? Me... " Yusuke's wife replied a bit annoyed.

Kuroda-san smiled and mocked Shin "Well Shin they are your kids, you know." The old men had a special bond with Shin. He loved everyone in his family, but there was something that connected Shin with Kuroda-san.

Kira placed the cup on the table and walked over giving her (great)grandpa (Kuroda-san) a hug. "See you later guys. I have to run." She was in a super happy mood, not because of her work only. There was something keeping her mind busy. It was Naomi and the Sannoh district. "I'll be late tonight. "Visiting Naomi again." she let them know. She wanted to see her friend and maybe have some more action like yesterday.

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12 hours earlier...

"I'm telling you I took the picture last night!" Tettsu (Hoodlum Squad Tetsu) claimed as he was trying to find the pictures he took with his phone.

Nikka (who was working now at Itokan Diner) nodded "Then who was responsible? Whoever dared to do that?"

"Today, it seemed alright like nothing happened. Are you sure, it was Cobra's bike?" Dan asked as he was all over Tettsu's phone to see the pictures.

Tettsu stood up and showed him the picture. "Are you telling me this isn'tCobra's bike. See it's on the ground."

Naomi shook her head, someone was calling her. She picked up the call. It was a video call from Kira.

"You better hide the pictures and stop talking about it. Cobra was really upset yesterday." Yamato told them as he was eating his Ramen.

"Konnichiwa (Hello) Naomi. Can we talk?" Kira asked. Naomi nodded at her and placed the phone on the counter so they could talk. Kira could hear the others talk "You sure you are not busy?" she asked her.

Naomi nodded again "It's like that every day. And I have Nikka helping me. Although, I may need one more person?" she mumbled. Naomi turned the phone and showed Nikka at Kira "That's her."

"Alright! Alright! Then it's just busy like my home. Got it! Got it!" Kira told her as she was sitting outside of the Sony building having her lunch.

"Are you on a break?" Naomi asked her.

Kira that was nomming nodded "I am. I will come by today. Naomi, Will you be there?" she asked her friend with a full mouth.

Naomi laughed "I will be here. You don't need to ask ... I am here all the time. And if I am not you can wait for me. But since when did you start asking?" Naomi was a bit confused. They never really asked each other those kinds of things. They were best friends.

"I know Naomi." she giggled making a funny face at her friend.

"And why didn't he pick it up then?" Dan asked. The boys were still talking about the pictures that Tettsu had taken of Cobra's bike. Yamato explained what had happened and everyone was having a good time. They knew how serious Cobra can get. But what had happened last night, was funny for them.

"Ne, Naomi are they talking about the bike I crashed?" she asked her. Kira could hear them clearly talk all that time.

"At least your admitting now that you crashed it!" Naomi noticed.

Suddenly, someone grabbed Tettsu's phone and flipped it by placing it on the table next to him. "Did you have enough fun?" Cobra frowned. Then he took a seat next to Yamato (who was still eating) and gazed at them.

Tettsu hid his phone. The guys tried to stop laughing. As Naomi was still on the phone with Kira.

"As you can hear." Naomi finished her phrase.

"You know it wasn't my fault" Kira hummed. "Okay! I have to go back. Lunchtime is over. See you this evening. Jane (Bye)!" Kira ended the video call.

Cobra faced Yamato "Did you started this... again?" he whispered at him as he leaned towards Yamato.

"Huh! No way I did." he answered smiling and eating his second ball of ramen.

Cobra smiled at them. He just loved it the way they could react, with only a scary look of his. But he didn't say anything. After the silent broke, the guys went back talking. Naomi brought one more bowl of ramen to Yamato.

"I will never understand where all that food goes Yamato." Naomi mocked him.

Yamato gazed at his belly and pointed at it "I think down there."

"I cannot see it. Eating like that every day, you should have a big belly, Baka." she went on teasing him.

Yamato smiled at her and started eating the 3rd bowl of ramen happily. Cobra rolled his eyes. Sometimes he couldn't get those two. It was fine when they were just friends. Now that they had started dating they seem more annoying. And why was everyone dating lately? He never understood that. After Noboru and Miho's story. It's like everyone was falling in love. 'It must be a virus or something.' he thought.

'Wait..' he turned and gazed at the guys "Where is Noboru?" he asked them.

"You really asking. He is out with Miho." Naomi said.

"He said, they had classes to 'attend'." Dan added. Noboru and Miho had started going back in Law school, they also slowly started dating again. Taking baby steps.

Cobra nodded and spaced out for a bit. Remembering how messed up those two ended up to be. That they were able to pick up themselves again and go on with their lives, was a miracle. A miracle, that they worked hard to make it happen.

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6 hours earlier...

The sun drowned in the horizon, it's rays slowly vanished. The night that was about to come was colder than the evening. A light breeze was slowly covering the Sannoh district. The streets were not more crowed. Nikka left (almost run) from Itokan Diner and went to meet Tettsu (Hoodlum Squad Tettsu). Those two had fallen in love two years ago. Since then, they started dating. They were a cute match.

"Look at me! I am scared." a boy with long hair yelled at seven people that had him surrounded.

Nikka stopped. She turned and stared at them. They were far away into a dark alley. They were hardly noticeable. The group of seven seemed liked bad news. They were wearing leather jackets, they had colorful hair. It seemed that the one with the red hair was their leader. They kept pushing the younger man, that looked really short.

Nikka kept watching. They were about to start a fight. 'I have to tell Tettsu.'

"You shouldn't have crossed our path." a man with the green hair and scar on his face shouted and pushed him against the wall. The rest were hitting their pipes against the ground making annoying sounds.

Their leader tried to push the boy's hair of his face, as the boy simply dodged it and punched his hand away of his face.

"Even with a pretty face like that, he wants to fight." he mocked him.

The boy hissed at him ready to attack.

"You were the ones looking for a fight. If you want to fight then fight with someone, who can answer back." the boy said and stepped forward punching him directly at the face. After that the fight began. The first one raised the pipe aiming his shoulder and attacked him. The second his leg. The short guy avoided as many hits as he could. Even if he got hit, he answered with stronger strikes.

Nikka had seen enough. It was surely an unfair fight seven to one. She stepped back and dashed off to Tettsu. She reached Tettsu, who was waiting for her at the corner of Barber Puma. "Behind... there ..." she tried to explain and pointed at the alley.

"Easy... Easy! Why were you in such a hurry to see me. I'd wait." Tettsu .

But Nikka shook her head "No, that's not it. Seven men gang up against a boy. I suppose he was trying to help someone and ended like that."

"Nikka were they from Sannoh district?" Tettsu asked serious.

"No! No-one of them seemed to be." she answered as she was holding on Tettsu.

Tettsu was informed about the gangs that have lately appeared around the White Rascal's district and the Rude Boy's. "Nikka, go inside. I will get the boys." he told her. Tettsu ran fast at the Itokan Diner. Thankfully the boys were still there.

He kicked the door open getting everyone's attention "Fight, at the back alley... close to Barber Puma."

Cobra stood up looking at Tettsu serious "Oi! What happened?"

"I am not sure. Nikka saw 7 men ganging up against one. She was sure they are not from Sannoh district." Tettsu responded.

"The one that Rocky and Takeshi were talking the other day?" Yamato noticed.

Cobra nodded "A! It could be! Let's go"

Cobra, Yamato, Dan, and Chiharu followed Tettsu. Tettsu remembering exactly where Nikka had shown him, led the way. They approached the alley. It was darker now. The men were still there. They surely were fighting with someone. Cobra pause at the entrance of the alley. He was sure it was an unfair fight. Seven against one. But it seemed that although that one was wounded, he was still on his feet fighting. Cobra gave a light nod to everyone. They should help that boy.

The man with the green hair pushed the injured boy against the ground as the Leader was about to hit him directly against his face. Move that the boy couldn't dodge. All stormed together pulling back the group of seven. Cobra lifted his hand and shielded the boy. The pipe crashed against his arm, making him gasp loud. He grabbed the pipe and pulled it off the man's hand. Throwing it away. Then he kicked him with a sidekick and pushed the green hair guy aside.

For three seconds, time froze. Cobra turned to check if the boy was alright. But he was surprised. Cobra tilted his head as he recognized the boy was no one else than the "punk" that had crushed his bike last night.

"You?" Cobra said loudly almost living down his guard.

Kira (who was the boy that once again got in trouble) gazed at him also with a dazed expression on her face. She yelled "Be careful." as she stood up. She pulled him towards her, helping him dodge a hit. They both looked at each other astound.

They went back fighting with the rest. The red-haired leader noticed they were losing ground he called his boys off. And all seven of them ran away. Cobra, Kira, and the rest tried to catch them but they were long gone.

"They don't remind me of any gang." Yamato said as he bent and grabbed his legs.

Tettsu and Dan ran until the end of the alley but they also didn't manage to see anything more "They are gone!" they added as they were trying to catch their breath.

"Because they aren't a gang!" Cobra told them. He turned and gazed at Kira. She was still panting since she was fighting with them longer. Cobra grabbed her from her arm. He pushed her with all his force against the wall. Kira gawked at him as she felt the wall hit against her back. The hit made her howl. Cobra glaring at her "Who are they?" he asked her and leaned towards her.

Kira tried to push back, but Cobra's grip was strong. She tried again. But Cobra wasn't letting her off. "I don't know!" Kira shouted still pinned against the wall.

Yamato had only then noticed that the boy was Kira, Naomi's friend. He stepped closer. Pulling Cobra off her. But Cobra pushed him back. There was no way Cobra would let her go, if he didn't get his answers. He was always like that when he was angry.

"Oi! Then explain. How did you end up here?" he asked her. His eyes still staring at her deadly.

Kira sighed 'why does he always appear and ruin my fun' (she thought).

"They were trying to beat a boy." she explained.

Cobra gazed at her once more, he remembered what Rocky told him. He loosens his grip and freed Kira. His fist crashed against the wall next to her. He was really pissed. Not because of her. Indeed the boy was annoying, but to the new problem that was raising seemed severe.

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3 hours earlier...

Later the same night they reached Bar Odake. It was close by, and they really needed to talk and have a drink. Kira followed them as if she was already part of the group.

Bar Odake's Mama shifted and grabbed the tequila bottle. Only seeing them like that, she knew they had a fight. She poured the liquid for everyone. The boys sat around the counter and sipped the drink at once. Only Kira pushed it away, she wasn't much of a drinker anyway. Bar Odake's Owner noticed, and she grabbed a beer for her.

"Now Kira what did happen? Can you tell us?" Yamato asked her.

Kira grasped her hand around the beer bottle. She turned and looked at him. "After I visited Naomi, I was just wondering around. Those guys showed up from nowhere and gang up against a boy," she said honestly.

"And how did you get mixed up with them?" Chiharu asked her as he was trying to bandage up his minor cuts.

She sat cross-legged, playing with the bottle "I pushed the boy aside and asked them to let the boy be. Then they dragged me at that alley. That's all."

Cobra almost face-palmed himself 'Was that boy stupid, or did nothing scared him?' "And you followed them like that..." Cobra added as he kept glaring at her. The boy was bad news for Cobra. He seemed too reckless.

Kira tried her best to look disappointed, but she wasn't. She enjoyed the fight tonight. As she had enjoyed it last night. She was floating in happiness those days. The only one who was messing with her was Cobra. She only gazed at him and pulled her tongue out. She didn't answer him.

Cobra rolled his eyes and went back drinking. The best he could do for now was to avoid her. She was walking trouble, each time they met.

"Ah! These..." Kira said suddenly as she pulled from her jacket a small hand-camera and place it at the counter. The guys gazed at it. "They were filming it. Since they found the boy, and as they surround him. They only stopped when I appeared." she revealed.

"Then it's them!" Dan noticed as he was also now drinking his beer.

"Seems like that." Tettsu added.

"They were surely after the boy. That's why they filmed him. But I wasn't on their plans." she observed. Kira was after all clever as Shin. She could read through the lines. She maybe was acting recklessly these two days, since she found a solid ground to fight. And joined her wonderland were she could get in trouble and stay in trouble. But that didn't mean she didn't pay attention to her surroundings.

"How did you get that?" Yamato asked her curious. Surely Naomi's friend was something new.

"I grabbed it. That's all." she said smiling.

Cobra ready to face-palm himself looked at Bar Odake's Mama, she was gazing at him back. She could read Cobra's reaction. She poured him one more drink. Cobra drunk it one shot.

The night went like that. The guys are drunk. They talked a lot. After all only Cobra and Yamato knew Kira. They rest introduced each other that night. Kira drunk a few beers and was more talk active. Growing up in Oedo family, surrounded by so many guys. She never felt uneasy. She could speak her mind out easily. Especially now. After all, posing as a boy, was the best part.

The time of the accident...

Kira drunk only three beers that night. Enough to have her all tipsy and happy. The guys also had a lot to drink. All the bottles around them pointed to that. Only Cobra didn't drink much. The guys noticed that and couldn't but mock him.

"Ne, Yamato-san! How is it going?" Chiharu asked Yamato "Did we drink too much?"

Yamato smirked and looked at Cobra that was sitting next to him "I think we are fine. Since Cobra isn't asking about 'Inoki Bombaye'" he mocked Cobra making everyone laugh and Cobra to slam his hand against the counter.

...

They went on mocking Cobra like that. Even Kira followed their tease, making him only angrier. When they thought things couldn't go worse. Disaster once again.

Kira looked at the bar chair and she pressed her weight against it making sure the chair was stable. She lifted her right leg and climbed on top of the chair.

She stretched her arms, gazing up smiling towards the ceiling. Cobra blinked gazing at her like he was sure she would fall.

Suddenly, Kira lost her balance "Wow!"

She tried her best to hold herself up but she didn't manage that. She was too drunk for that.

Yamato, Dan, and Tettsu stood up, as they noticed her. "hey be careful!" they shouted as they did their best to catch her.

But they were late.

Kira had already lost her balance. She fell from the bar chair and crashed against Cobra. (He was sitting next to her.)

With all the force of the fall, as well as her weight, she smashed against Cobra. Causing both of them to land on the ground. First Cobra and then Kira on top of him.

She froze instantly blinking. Then her face dropped, her lips touched Cobra's lips.

They guys jumped up, pointing at them. A terror was on their face. Waiting for Cobra's reaction. He already didn't like Kira. Now he would kill her.

Right?

Not, really. Kira wasn't done. The fall, the beers made her feel sick. She simply vomits, directly at Cobra's mouth. Then she sat up cleaning her face

"That was refreshing!"

The guys didn't move at all. The horror showed on their faces. They didn't even dare to gaze at Cobra. Who was still laying against the floor? His shock facial expression couldn't express what he had just lived. He pulled himself up and rushed into the bathroom.

Yamato grabbed Kira from the floor and pulled her up. He couldn't still forget his friend's face. "I'll take him out of here."

Tettsu agreed with Yamato, Cobra wouldn't let that slight. And he was already pissed at him.

Though, Cobra came out of the bathroom and left. The smell was awful. And only remembering Kira throwing on him was enough. He was angry. He was pissed. He wanted to kill that "punk" right there. But the disgust was too much to bear. He ran home, stripped and spend all night inside the shower. Brushing his teeth and washing.

Meanwhile, Kira took a taxi back to her grandparent's house (Shin's parents). After ensuring Yamato, that she was doing okay, so he would let her return home on her own. She showered, changed and went back home. Not even recalling what had happened, she fell asleep blissful.

(( upcoming chapter ~ Act 4 ~ ))

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Note:

+ Bar Odake It's located at Sannoh district. Owned by Bar Odake's Mama. It's the second hangout of Cobra, Yamato and the rest.

+ Burberry Founded in the mid 1800's, Burberry is one of the oldest designer fashion brands still hot on the market.

+ Nikka Is the sister of Ijuin Kabuto and Kakuto. They own the Barber Puma at the Sannoh district.

+ Odake Mama Is the nickname (or how everyone is calling her) the owner of the Bar Odake. She's helping a lot with her advice the young people around the Sannoh region. And she used to be the leader of the Ichigo Milk Gang.