KIZUNA by Kazuma Kodaka Book 2 Part 6: Solitary Blossoming unofficial translation by Katherine ------------------------------------------------------------------- Conventions: regular text: name of speaker, and spoken lines italics: thoughts (in parentheses): spoken words that are hand-written or not in the talk bubbles bold: descriptions Kai is tied up in a warehouse being raped by a young man with a dragon tattoo. Kai: Uh... Kai: Hu- hurry up... Kai: ...and kill me... you pervert...!! Shinji: Not till Masanori gets here. Kai: Ungh... Shinji: It wouldn't be very interesting for me if you died now. Kai: Uhh...! Kai: I can't let Masa and this guy meet! (page) Kai: Ah...! Kai: Masa...!! Title: Solitary Blooming Masa holds Kai protectively. Neither one is wearing a shirt but Kai looks like he's about eight. (page) A police car is parked outside an office building. Masa: What is it? Intercom: A detective from Nishinari Precinct. Shall I send him away? Masa: ....... Masa: It doesn't matter. Let him through. (page) Detective: Yo, Araki! Detective: Having an executive meeting today? Detective: Looks like you got a bunch of tough guys working for you, huh? (page) Masa: State your business. Detective: Showing Masa a photograph. Shinji Katagiri. 27 years old. Suspected of murdering his sister, on top of which he stole a cop's handgun and escaped custody. Detective: He's the younger brother of your girl, Ayako Katagiri. So you can't tell me you don't know him. Masa: Sorry we can't help you, but we have no connection with these two anymore. We'd appreciate it if you'd leave now. (page) Detective: Ah well, I guess I'll try somewhere else. Detective: If you take him out, that'll kill two birds with one stone. Detective: 'Cause then we'll get to teach you guys a lesson. Detective: Ha ha ha ha ha! The detective leaves. Masa: ....... Yakuza guy: Sir... Masa: There's no need to do anything. And the boss doesn't need to know about this. Masa: Why, Shinji...? Masa: Why did you kill Ayako?? (page) At the Sagano home. Yakuza guy: Bon! Where are you going?! Kai: Get off my case, will you? Kai: I can't go out if I want to? Sagano guy: Please! Take this cell phone! I beg you! Or Masa'll kill me! Kai: I'm like a cat with a bell around its neck... (page) Kai: On his bike, being pursued by Shinji in a car. Hm... That Porsche's been following me ever since I left home. (page) Kai: Some minor gang again, I bet. Kai: As if Dad would retire just because I was taken hostage... Kai: Swerving into an alley. There's no way in hell you can follow me in a car... Kai: Wh- (page) The car follows him into the too-narrow alley, windshield shattering as the car scrapes the walls. (page) The Porsche collides with the bike and Kai is thrown to the ground. (page) Shinji takes off Kai's helmet, checking if he is alive. Kai: ...Uh... He smiles in satisfaction and picks up Kai. Shinji: ...Now then... (page) Shinji: Shall we begin? Kai-kun. Shinji: It's going to be an entertaining show. Flashback. Masa lights a cigarette. Shinji: Do you have to go? Masanori? (page) Shinji puts his arms around Masa, who is about to go out the door. Shinji: Even Nee-chan couldn't stop you. Shinji: So I know there's no way I could. Shinji: Before you go, leave me with that... Masanori. Shinji: Like what you did with Nee-chan. Do that for me too. Shinji: Please...! Masa kisses Shinji and they have sex. Masa: Shinji... (page) At the warehouse. Kai regains consciousness after being thrown from his bike. His wrists are tied above his head and he is dressed only in his shirt. Kai: ...Uh... Kai: !! Shinji: Good morning, Kai Bottchan of the Sagano Yakuza. (page) Shinji: Training a gun on him. They take good care of you, don't they? Shinji: They even made you take along a cell phone... Kai: ...Who are you...? Shinji: Masanori Araki... Shinji: ...'s lover... Shinji: ...'s brother. (page) Shinji: Licking Kai's face. Masanori's gentle, isn't he? Kai: ... Shinji: How does he make love to you? Kai: ...?! Kai: Huh? Oh, is that what this is about. Kai: You're making a mistake. Me and Masa aren't like tha- Shinji grabs Kai in an intimate location. Kai: ! Kai: He's got it all wrong, this guy. Shinji removes his shirt, to reveal a dragon tattooed on his back. (page) Shinji: My dragon is crying for Masa's... Shinji: Nee-chan was in the way. Shinji: You're in the way, too. Shinji: Kai-kun. Kai: As Shinji pulls his cheeks apart. Wh-what are you...? Kai: Stop it! Kai: Ah...! Kai: Shinji is inside Kai. AAah!! (page) Kai: It hurts...! Don't move! Stop...! Shinji: ...Masanori wouldn't just shove it in all of a sudden, would he? (Ha ha ha.) Kai: Aah... Shinji: He takes his time and caresses you... Kai: Ugh... Shinji: I'd never done it with a man before... Kai: Haa... Haa... Shinji: ...I didn't know it would make me so hot... Kai: As Shinji licks at his neck. D- Doing this isn't going to... Kai: ...bring Masa here. Shinji: Putting his hands around Kai's neck. He abandoned me and my sister, just for you. Shinji: I didn't kill my sister...! Kai: Gu... Uh... Shinji: It was you who made me kill her!! (page) Kai: Ghh... Masa... ...Uhh... Kai: Aa... Masaa!! The phone rings. Kai: No! It's Masa calling! Shinji: Picking up the phone. ...... Shinji: ...Masanori... Shinji: ...right? Masa: As Kai pants in the background. ...Shinji... Where are you? Kai: As Shinji slams into him. AAH! (page) Shinji: Your precious treasure is here, Masanori. Masa: Where are you... Shinji?! Kai: Masa... no! He has a... gun... Don't come... Shinji: He's good and tight. Kai: Hah...uh... Masa: Where are you?! Shinji!! Shinji: Near the waterfront, number five warehouse.... Shinji: Come, Masanori. Hurry up and come here... Shinji: ...and make love to me again, Masanori... Kai: Uh... Shinji: I think this princess prefers you too. Shinji: Although he's crying from happiness... (page) Shinji: (A ha ha ha ha!) Kai: Don't come here... Masa... Yakuza guy: Boss?! Masa: Running out the door. The car! Bring the car around now!! Kai: In Masa's flashback. Cross your heart and hope to die! ...Masa, let's split the caramel bun! ...This is what you do with people you love. I saw it on TV. ...I still only do this with people I love... Masa: Please... Let him be all right... Kai: In Masa's flashback. Masa... Masa: Riding in the car. Please, just him. Just let him be okay!! (page) Masa: Getting out of the car. Wait here!! Masa: Throwing open the warehouse doors. Masa: ......!! Masa: Stares in horror at Kai, hanging unmoving from a rope around his wrists and wearing only an unbuttoned shirt. Masa: Breaking the rope. Masa: Gathering up Kai in his arms. Bon! Are you all right? Masa: Please open your eyes! (page) Kai: ..... Kai: Ma... sa... Masa: Embracing him. He's alive! Masa: Wrapping Kai in his coat. I'll call Kyousuke in a few minutes. Masa: We'll get you right to the hospital. Kai: No... Kai: You're going to kill him, aren't you...? Kai: He really loves you... Kai: Don't do it, Masa... Masa: What's most important to me right now is you. Masa: I have to do this. Please don't hold it against me. Kai: Masa... Masa: As a bullet hits the floor behind him. ! (page) Shinji: Up on a balcony, holding a gun. Where are you going? The fun is just starting... Shinji: I've missed you, Masanori. Yakuza guys: In the doorway. Boss!! Masa: Give me a sword! Masa: Rips open his shirt, revealing a dragon tattoo like Shinji's. Draws the sword. Shinji: Come... Masanori. (page) Masa runs up the stairs towards Shinji. Kai: Stop! Masaa! Shinji fires. Masa blocks the bullet with the sword, which breaks near the hilt. He stabs what's left of the sword into Shinji's stomach. (page) Masa slams Shinji into the window, which shatters. Shinji grabs the sword and slashes his own stomach open. Shinji: Spitting blood. Guh... Huh... Shinji: Ma... Masanori... Shinji: ...I... Shinji: I... love you... More than... my sister did... Shinji: I... (page) Shinji licks Masa's mouth and kisses him bloodily. Masa lets Shinji fall out of the window. Masa watches Shinji's body disappear in the water. (page) Outside, by the car. Kyousuke: Holding an umbrella over Kai, who is gazing into the water. Bon, Masa will take care of everything here. Kyousuke: Let's go. You'll catch a cold. And we have to get you to the hospital. Kai: You and Masa are always spoiling me and doing everything for me. Kai: Even though when I cry I'm always alone. Kai: He's the man who's guilty of raping me... Kai: But even so, my chest hurts... Kai: Why don't you give it up? Stupid. Kai: I'm so sad it hurts. Masa: ... (page) Kai: Against Masa's chest. Why don't you just admit it's a pain babysitting me all the time and go be with some woman or whoever you want to be with... Kai: Everything ends up being my fault... Kai: Stupid... Kai: I understand... Kai: This is my punishment for being the only one in his arms. Kai: Masa you're so... stupid... Kai: The place where he most wanted to be. (page) Kai: I'll cry for him, the tears that Masa won't cry... Masa: I'm sorry... Kai: For him... a flower that bloomed alone and died alone...