The next day, Nagashi woke up to a knocking sound next to him. He was sleeping in the living room on the couch. When Nagashi opened his eyes, he saw Mia trying to clean something.
"What are you doing?"
Mia shuddered in fear and reluctantly answered
"I'm just trying to clean here"
Nagashi suddenly stood up and grabbed the girl by the hand.
"What are you doing? Let go of my hand or I'll call Yuki"
"Why do you need someone like him?"
"Because I love him," Mia said and pulled her hand away.
"Or his money"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, girls like you don't really value things like love or respect - it's just about the money, and once you get what you want, you're gone."
Mia looked at him and tears welled up in her eyes.
"I'm not you, I would never think of money" she said and was about to leave.
"Nah, I don't care about money"
Mia turned to him again.
"So what the hell are you doing here?"
"I just want revenge".
"Revenge for what?"
"For my mum"
"What about her?"
"She died."
Mia was silent for a moment.
"I'm sorry" she said and left.
Nagashi fell asleep again but not for a long time.
"Wake up, enough sleep" said Yuki, approaching him, "we have a lot of work today"
Nagashi streched and rubbed his eyes.
"So you really don't have a place to live in?"
Nagashi lowered his head.
"Yeah, I had a fight with my dad yesterday and now I am homeless"
"Fight over what?"
Nagashi looked at Yuki and didn't answer.
"Okay, you don't have to explain me but you have to understand that you won't live here for free"
"You need money??"
"If you help us, I will allow you to live here"
"I agreed to help you, wasn't that enough? Or you still don't believe me"
For a moment, Yuki was silent and just stared at Nagashi.
"Are you ready to kill a person?"
Nagashi looked stunned.
"Why would you ask me that, yesterday you saw me fighting to the death, invited to your gang and now you ask me this odd question? Nothing to say to be honest."
"Alright, sorry I just wanted to make sure"
"Well, I never killed anyone but of course I'm ready for it, since i agreeded your offer"
Yuki went somewhere and then returned with a tray in his hands.
"You are hungry I suppose"
"You cooked?" Nagashi said looking at soup.
"I helped"
Nagashi started eating but put down the spoon after the first try.
"Still hot" he said and lowered his gaze "And I wanted to apologize for yesterday"
"What for? I've already forgotten about it"
"Alright, doesn't matter then"
Later, Mia appeared and Yuki started talking.
"So today we're going to another area"
"For what purpose?" Nagashi chimed in.
"There is an old house that no one has lived in for a long time."
"Are you sure there can be something we need?"
"Yeah, because rich people used to live there"
"And you truly think they left something valuable for us? Also how are you going to sneak into the house? Do you have the keys or are you going to break down the door?
"You'll take care of that," Yuki suddenly replied.
"Of course, I have to do all the bloody work"
"So you disagree?"
"Why would I?"
"Alright, so I'll give you my clothes"
"Why?"
"So, you're really going like this?" Yuki said pointing at Nagashi's clothes.
"What's wrong with my outfit?"
"This outfit is too flashy"
Nagashi grumbled indignantly but resigned himself and began to put on clothes.
"These clothes don't fit me, I look like a clown" he said, looking in the mirror.
"Well, it's my old clothes"
Nagashi only let out a whimper and stayed silent. Suddenly, Mia appeared, wearing a dark knee-length dress. Nagashi didn't even realize how long he'd been staring at her - but Yuki noticed. He grabbed him by the arm and pulled him toward the door.
Then, out of nowhere, he said:
"Don't even think about it. Or you'll pay with your life."
"Are you threatening me?"
"Not a threat. A warning."
"I don't even know what I did."
"Don't look at her."
"You're insane."
Eventually, everyone left the house and headed to the Camaro car that was parked not far from the house.
"Do you know how to drive?", Yuki suddenly, looking at Nagashi.
"Not really"
Yuki smiled and got behind the wheel. Nagashi sat in the back, and Mia took the seat next to Yuki.
"How long will it take us to travel and why are we going to sneak into the house during the day and not at night?"
"This is an abandoned area not that far from here and we can't waste so much time anymore".
They drove for a while, then Yuki stopped the car and told to get out.
"So that's this house," Nagashi suddenly said, pointing to the new building in front of which Yuki had stopped his car.
"Nah, this one" Yuki replied and pointed to an old house with bushes and other weeds on both sides.
"What could be valuable in such a shack?"
"Old guns, watches or even dishes, so anything"
"Why would you need old guns?"
"Listen, Naga or whatever your name is, I'm better at these things and I've already searched through dozens of old houses that at first glance seem useless to anyone".
Nagashi only now noticed how Yuki's black hair glistened in the sun and his black clothes looked as if they had just arrived for a funeral.
"Take the hammer from the trunk" Yuki said.
"What for?"
"How are you going to open the door?"
Nagashi reluctantly went to the trunk and pulled out a hammer the length of his arm.
"What if someone gets interested in us breaking down doors and calls the police?"
"I told you that no one lives in this area."
"Okay, what will you do while I'm breaking the door?"
"We'll be watching you," Mia suddenly said.
Nagashi just snorted then he walked up to the wooden, rotten door and thought it would be easy to break it down but after a few blows with a hammer he gave up.
"They're too massive to be broken so easily," Nagashi suddenly said, "isn't there some kind of window here that we could use to get into the house?"
"This is your job so you have to find a way to get into the house yourself"
"Damn it"
Nagashi started to walk around the house from different sides until he suddenly noticed a window on the first floor which was not so noticeable because of the dirt and cobwebs on it. Nagashi grabbed the hammer tighter and was about to smash it through the window but suddenly the image of his mother appeared in front of him who was looking at him and smiling.
"Mum" he spoke quietly.
"What's wrong with him?" Miya said to Yuki and ran towards Nagashi.
"You must avenge your mother's death," the image of mother said and Nagashi slammed the hammer on the glass with all his strength, causing it to shatter and cut his hands.
"What's wrong with you? Are you completely abnormal?" Yuki said approaching him, "You were supposed to do it carefully"
"Shut up, jerk"
Nagashi stepped back, dropped his hammer and wiped the blood from his hand.
"I told you that he is not who we needed" Mia said and stared at the broken window, trying to figure out how to get inside without cutting myself.
"You stay here, I will try to get inside"
"No, don't do that Yuki"
"I will do that" Nagashi grabbed the hammer again and continued to smash the window until only the frame remained.
Nagashi climbed inside and called out to Yuki but suddenly he stopped because he noticed a dark figure at the end of the room where was as dark as in a basement.
"What the ..., who the fuck are you?"