There was a morbid sense of.. shock still present among the gangsters, but slowly they managed to get their rears in gear, gathering up whatever buddies that hadn't survived Ranma's passing and helping em out of the house.
"And if any of you mother fuckers breath a word about this to anyone, it's your ass." Yamada threatened, before purposefully stomping to the stairs. "My room, now Mizuhara."
Natasha winched a little at that. He only ever referred to her by her given name when he was really, really pissed off. There was only one other time before now that he had used her given name, and that was shortly after Ranma had busted up her operations in Furikan High school. Turning around, she stomped back up the stares.
Yamada watched her go, turning to his lover. "Chaco, I'm gonna need some time alone with her."
His lover just nodded dumbly, far too stunned to do much of anything at that point.
He sighed, inwardly. His lover was going to need some cuddle time tonight, especially after all this. He made a mental note of that, before following Natasha up the stairs. It was about time he found out what the fuck was really going on around here.
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Natasha had seen some pretty fucking incredible things in her life, but never, not in a million years had she suspected Ranma of being capable of anything like that. Invisibility? Never knew he could do that! Glow like the fourth of July? No freaking clue. It was like she had just taken a step out of her world, out of reality, and stepped into a fairy tale world, as twisted as it was.
Yamada came in the room, slamming the door shut. "I don't believe this shit!" he spared the busted up window a glance, before glaring at the girl, "What the fuck happened up here?"
Rage flashed across her eyes as she remembered just what had happened. "Sanada fucking tried to lay me on my back!"
Yamada nodded, he suspected as much. "I figured that much. What the hell was Saotome doing up here? Why'd he throw that Sanada fucker out the window?"
Natasha blinked. "Uh.." in all the excitement, she had seriously forgotten just what Ranma had done up here. He had saved her, stopped Sanada from raping her. Responding, her tone much more subdued, "He.. he stopped Sanada from.. threw him out the window."
Yamada rubbed his forehead. It was easier dealing with an angry Natasha, right now she wasn't angry and he knew it. He could only imagine what she could be feeling now that the realization she could have been raped really set into her. It wasn't a secret among the gang that she hated Ranma, it must be jarring to be saved by some one she hated. "Doesn't tell me why he was up here in tha first place."
Natasha looked up at him, almost in a daze. "Up here?" she shook herself, taking in a deep breath before exhaling. The question she had to answer, really, was should she tell him the whole truth. She didn't know how he'd take it, but the fact he was perhaps her best friend, well.. he deserved to at least know why he was here, and that she was the one who pointed Ranma in his direction. It was time to come clean. "Waiting for you."
Yamada scratched his chin, "How'd he even know I lived here? I don't exactly tell everywhere where to find me."
"I told him."
"What." he deadpanned.
"He came up to me yesterday." she explained, hurriedly, "In my house, stabbed me right in the leg. Said I had a choice. Stay a Street Soldier, almost no better then a .. whore.. " she gritted that bit out, ".. or join him and he'd take me far." she looked up at her friend, seriously, "He asked who the leader was, I gave your location and name to him, but he promised he wouldn't kill ya or nothin if you played it smart! I swear."
Yamada felt that, in any normal case, he should be thoroughly angry. Pissed off to the ends of the Earth, he really should, but considering the situation, the fact he was going to have to step down anyway and give the reigns of power to that nut Sanada, or get killed for the leadership, well, he really couldn't bring himself to get angry. Not much, anyway. "Fuck it." he snapped, walking up to his drawer and pulling out a small black book. "I got some calls to make." he gave her a glare, "And don't think yer goin anywhere until after this meeting tomorrow. You and me are gonna have a go, Natasha." he walked out of his room, slamming the door behind him.
Now that he was gone, Natasha fell to the bed tiredly. Now that she was alone, she could really think about what had happened, and what it all meant. Ranma kept his promise, didn't idly boast about it or nothing. He said he'd take control, and that's what he did. She knew the other heads, and aside from Sanada, and only from him because he's a vengeful jealous raping bastard, she didn't think the others would care. Hell, they'd probably really, really like the change in leadership, especially with them gaining a billy bad ass like Ranma Saotome.
She gazed at the window, the shattered glass serving as a reminder for what had happened. She knew it would come, eventually, the rape. She had hoped she would be able to fight it off, but it goes to show not even she could keep her guard up all the time. The fact Ranma of all people saved her was a little aggravating, but appreciated, really appreciated. Maybe she was wrong about him? She didn't know. What she did know, next time she saw him, whether he liked it or not, he was going to get a thank you. A Natasha Mizuhara grade A THANK YOU.
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Yamada flipped through his black book. He really shouldn't have expected anything less from Natasha. She was a hard core soldier, cold, ruthless when she had to be, but all you had to know to push her button was her fear of being a whore like her mother. Know that, and she was like putty in some ones hand. How Ranma of all people had figured that out was beyond him, it just went to prove that Ranma wasn't just a dumb kid trying to make it big. The guy was smart, clever, and down right hard. Hard as any gangsta he knew.
He smiled then. He wouldn't ever tell Chaco this, but Ranma was also kinda cute. "Ah yeah, lemme talk to Kyo."
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