~Keiji POV~

It was near the night time and I was really exhausted from all the riding and the meetings. I really think I deserved to rest after everything I've done.

And once I'm done with the meeting at the Diner, I'm riding one more time to Nameless City, where I'm gonna crash with Smoky and the Rude Boys.

They did say that whenever I need a place to sleep, I can come by and I don't even need to ask.

When I finally arrived at the diner, I got off my bike and looked to walk in, but my legs fell asleep!

Instead of walking, I basically crawled inch by inch until I reached the door and opened it.

Naomi: Keiji?!

She ran over to me as well as Noboru, Yamato, and Cobra as they were concerned but I was laughing.

Cobra: You alright?

Keiji: Yeah, I'm okay. My legs are asleep after all the riding. Can I get to the booth please?

Yamato: Of course.

When they helped me up, they helped me into the Diner and the guys were concerned until they knew my legs were asleep.

Naomi: Do you need anything, Keiji?

Keiji: A water will be good for now.

Naomi: Okay.

They all helped me to the booth, where my legs were laying straight across.

Soon after that, Naomi gave me my water and I drank it all in one sitting. I was really exhausted and all and I really needed something to drink. She then refilled and I kept drinking until I was nourished enough to have some more energy.

Cobra: So Hyuga agreed to the alliance?

Keiji: That's right. Rocky is still undecided about it, but other than that, we're just about to defend our home from those Kuryu assholes.

Yamato: That's awesome! The flash drive though, we still need proof of its existence.

Dan: Why don't we just forget about this USB flash drive?

Keiji: Oh, that's exactly what we need! We just want Kuryu to destroy SWORD! What a great idea, you dumb shit!

Yamato: Keiji's right, you mean just let Kuryu have its way?

Dan: That's not what I meant. The casino itself isn't a bad thing. The redevelopment will help a lot of people, like Tettsu's family.

Cobra: Things won't improve here as long as Kuryu is around. Shortsightedness and greed will eventually ruin us. Tettsu, I know it's tough now, but we have to consider our future.

Noboru: We can destroy Kuryu with the USB flash drive. This could be our only chance. Even if the project...

Dan: What fricking future? You've seen the contents. It's already out of our hands. I want to take Kuryu down too, but I also don't want my friends to get hurt! Cobra, you too, right? We've been fighting for our town, but now, it's Kuryu we're fighting. Not just the lemura Family. All of Kuryu. The enemy is too big for us now.

Keiji: Here's the thing, Dan. You're right on some things: Kuryu's big and we don't want our friends to be hurt, but in this case, we have to fight. This is where all of us grew up and for those assholes to think that we're gonna lay down for them, it's not happening. As a matter of fact, in case you've been living under a rock, Noboru was with them and he saw what they can do, so what's the point of letting them take over and destroy our home, Dan? What's the point in that?

Dan: I'm not saying we should let them—

Keiji: You just said that. You know, I used to like you, and you were a great fighter, but now, as I listened to you for almost a minute, and my recollection about all this is that you're becoming a ignorant little pussy.

Yamato and the others' jaws had dropped when I said that, and I had to speak the truth about his statements.

Dan: What did you just say?

Keiji: I said that you're an ignorant little pussy who needs his asshole powdered. I would get up and fight you, but in case you haven't noticed, my legs are asleep from riding all day, passing out information to all the gangs we know, and in case you haven't really noticed, Hyuga agreed to be in our alliance, thanks to yours truly.

Dan: You're being a smartass, you know that?

Keiji: I'm smart, yeah, but you're an ass.

Dan: That's it!

He tried to lunge at me, but Cobra stopped him and shoved him away.

Cobra: If that's what you think about this situation, then you're living in delusion. Get out.

Dan left and didn't come back for the rest of the day.

I mean, I really don't want to let Kuryu take control of my home, and for that prick to say that we should lie down for them and let them take over our home, that's what made me go off.

I decided to get up and try to walk with no problem, and sure enough, my legs were fine.

Keiji: I'm gonna head back to Nameless City.

Cobra: You sure you can ride?

Keiji: I'm sure. Just need to move around.

Cobra: Alright then. Take of yourself, alright?

Keiji: I will. See you guys later.

Cobra: Same.

I bro hugged Cobra, Yamato, Noboru, I hugged Naomi, kissed my hand, put it on Tatsuya's plaque, walked out, and looked to ride over to Nameless City, but before I could get over there, I saw a figure in the distance wearing a black and white jacket, stumbling and just losing balance.

It looked familiar and I think I know who it is as I was very concerned.

To see if it's who I think it is, I rode over to the figure in a panic. I had to know who it is.

When I finally got closer, it was...

Keiji: Sarah?!

I rode over faster until it was really her.

Sarah looked at me, but she turned away, hiding her face.

I got off my bike, and ran over to her, just to see if she was okay, but obviously she isn't because I had to know what was wrong.

Keiji: Sarah, what's wrong?

I lifted her face at me, and I saw that she had a BLACK EYE and a busted lip!

She looked at me, cried, and hugged me out of nowhere. I didn't know what to react, but I naturally hugged back until I lifted her face up to me.

Keiji: You're not gonna get hurt again. I promise.

I brought up to my bike and she held onto me as I rode us back to the diner. I know that some of my friends will be peeved that she's here, but I know for a fact that they would forgive her after fighting them.

I got her off my bike, put her arm over my shoulder, and we walked in.

Keiji: We need help!

Chiharu: What the hell?

Naomi: Keiji Harada!

Keiji: Guys, it's Sarah. Help me set her down, she's hurt bad!

We brought her over to the booth, but as we set Sarah down, laying her down. To keep her neck from cramping, I took off my vest, folded it in half, rolled it, and laid her head on it.

After I did just that, Naomi managed to get some ice in a small bag as Sarah was just having tears staining her face from all the crying.

I mean, I really hate it when I hear and see women cry, especially if they get abused by their partners or so.

Keiji: What happened, Sarah?

Sarah(voice cracking): Ice started asking where the plans were, I denied it and denied it until he started to hit me, calling me names.

Keiji: What did he call you?

Sarah: "Whore", "bitch", "traitor", "slut", anything you could think of. I'm gonna stop calling you "Harada" and just call you by your first name, because Keiji, I can't stay there anymore.

Keiji: Hey. You're safe now. It's all that matters.

Cobra: Keiji, we can't keep her here.

Keiji: Why not? She's the one who leaked us the information on Mighty and Kuryu, we should at least show some hospitality.

Yamato: But she's Mighty Warriors. It doesn't change anything.

Keiji: Here's a newsflash for both of you, people can change. If she can change, everyone can as well. Sure, she despised us while she was with them, but shocker, people can change over the course of a year or something like that.

Cobra: You're right about that, but still, Sarah's Mighty Warriors. If she's lying to you, don't expect me to show any mercy to her.

Keiji: You don't seem to understand, look at her face. Tell her when she's telling lies.

Before I left to go to Nameless Road, I went to her one more time, just to check on Sarah.

Keiji: Do you need anything right now?

Sarah: I'll be fine. Thank you.

Keiji: Naomi will take care of you. She's nice. Trust me.

Sarah: I trust you.

Keiji: Naomi, you don't mind having Sarah stay a couple nights?

Naomi: As long as she doesn't kick any of our asses here, she can.

Keiji: Alright. Call me if you need anything, okay?

Sarah: I will. Thank you.

Keiji: There's one more thing you should know. It doesn't matter where you come from, who you are, or what Ice saw in you. And I know that I called you a bitch a day ago, but as I sit here with you, you're not.

Sarah started to tear up as I was encouraging her, even though I wasn't today or yesterday.

As I was, I could tell she had an idea what she was getting into in regards to Mighty Warriors, only for Ice to turn around and treat her like garbage after the loss in the container yard brawl.

As far as I know, she was a young woman who didn't know what she was doing, but I'm pretty sure the beating she got from Ice opened her eyes and looked to escape.

Keiji: You're not a bitch, a slut, a whore, whatever Ice called you. You're none of those things because I know exactly what you are, and what you're worth.

I then told her this, from the heart, as she needed to know this...

Keiji: Sarah, you're priceless.

Then, she looked down, and cried again as I let her lean onto me to let out the tears.

Then, she hugged me again as I had to do the same, but with one arm out of respect. I didn't want to be inappropriate and use both arms.

I even saw Naomi tearing up from what I said and covered her mouth.

I wanted to make sure that Sarah isn't treated like dirt from Ice ever again, and if I ever start my own gang, she's the first person I'm going to have as my VP, or Vice President.

I gave her my handkerchief, and let Sarah use it to wipe the tears from her eyes. She even looked so happy, just knowing how much of a priceless girl she is.

After one more hug, I did my usual routine, fist bump my friends, hug Naomi, kiss my hand, pat it in Tatsuya's plaque, walked out, got on my bike, and rode to Nameless City.

I was gonna crash there for the night, only because I have nowhere else to go at the moment, so until I start making some money, even though I did on the side, I'm going from place to place, just to stay alive.

On the way over, I thought about Lala and I think she would be excited to see me after riding all day, giving out information about Mighty Warriors and Kuryu's intentions of taking over.

So far, it hasn't happened yet, but we are ready for it.

When I finally arrived, I turned my bike off, and traveled through the area, to where Lala was sleeping.

As I finally found the place, I put my kickstand up, and I walked in to see Lala still awake.

When she saw me, she knew I'm exhausted from all the riding around, so Lala helped me over to my cot, and I went to sleep almost immediately after she laid next to me.

As she did, I put my arm around her with a kiss on the back of her neck. I mean, it felt so good to be back in her arms after a hard day of riding around.