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Chapter 9 - Chapter VII, Part II: Emotional Scars.

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SELF-HARM

Time : 4:32 Pm

(Slash)

...

(Slash! Slash!)

...

Yuri was sitting on the edge of her bed, slashing at something.

(Slick, Slash!)

...

She was using a razor to cut her arms.

Tears running down her cheeks and neck, as she continued to cut.

She pulled down her black silky pants, 

revealing countless cuts and gashes on her thighs.

Yuri took a deep breathe as she swiped the razor across her scarred thighs,

One after another, she cut multiple cuts onto her thigh and stomach.

 Moments Later, 

She calmed down, from relief and pain from the cuts.

Grabbing paper towels to clean up, she grunts as she swipes the sandpaper like paper towel on her cuts.

More tears running down her cheeks, she finally cleans it all.

She pulls up her black pants, 

the fresh blood soaking up into the pants and sticking to her body, as she climbs slowly into her soft bed, 

Laying on it, it starts to sting and burn, 

She forces herself to fall asleep.

A final tear drop forms from her right eye, 

Slowly rolling down her red cheek, and onto her stuffy nose.

Time : 7:04 Am

Jesper wakes up with Sophy, 

"I'm kinda hungry, Do you wanna go grab something? "

Sophy asked Jesper as she hugged him from behind, 

"I'm hungry too, whatcha want? "

Jesper replied to her, she answered as she wrapped her arms around Jesper's shoulders.

"Literally anything, I wanna spend some more time in this city with you" 

She tells him as she looks at eyes, he folds instantly.

"Sure babe, anything you want" 

Jesper said to Sophy as he leans in closer to kiss her.

They share a passionate kiss together.

20 Minutes Later,

They got their coats and sweaters ready and walked out of their room.

As they were going to leave, 

Badr stopped them and asked them.

"Leaving so soon? " 

Jesper replying as Sophy was adjusting the coat on the shoulder, 

"We'll just walk around and enjoy the city before we have to leave" 

Badr nodded his head and understood, 

"Here's the keys, Yuri gave me a spare and I'm probably going to stay in here for a while anyways, so you should have it instead" 

He gave Jesper his spare key to Yuri's apartment,

"Have fun y'all, be safe"

Badr said as he walked off, scratching his butt after shaving it in the shower. 

And both Jesper and Sophy left to their alone time in the big and crowded city of Kyoto.

Time : 7:14 Pm

Sophy and Jesper walked onto the sidewalk that follows the 37th National Route, 

The street was slightly quiet, but still full of life in the same time.

They walked together, Sophy wrapping herself around Jesper's arm,

"The weather is already so cold! My damn boobs froze the second we stepped out! "

Sophy said as she still is holding his arm, 

"Next time stuff me in between them, I should keep them nice and warm for ya"

Jesper flirted with her, they both laughed as they crossed the street.

Eight Cold Minutes Later, 

A brightly lit convenient store at the corner appeared ahead of them,

Sophy got the idea of grabbing something sweet.

"Baby, can we grab something from the store? "

She asked him in a gentle tone, cutely.

Jesper looked at her as he replied to her with a smile,

"I was literally going to ask you the same! "

As he held her tight.

Back at Yuri's penthouse Apartment

(R&B Music Playing)

Badr woke up to faint music playing from somewhere in the room,

He looked around and at the same time, feeling around for Lani.

She wasn't beside him or on the bed,

Badr opened his sleepy and red eyes and looked around,

Lani was sitting in front of a dresser with a mirror, 

doing a hairstyle with her hair, using the Iron curler.

She is curling her hair into the hair style she kept pestering Badr about.

"Hala, ya'l Jameel"

She said with a heavy English accent and a silly smile on her face, Badr dropped his head back onto the pillow.

"I thought you didn't speak Arabic Lan..." 

He asked her while he stretched his arms up, as well as his legs.

"Well, I kinda took classes and courses... Wanted to work back in Dubai"

She replied to him as she looked herself while curling her hair, 

Slight steam coming off her wet hair.

"Are you trying that hairstyle you were talking about? "

Badr asked as he got up and sat on the edge of the bed,

Lani's smile grows bigger.

"You remembered! "

She said almost jumping out of her skin in excitement.

"Girl, of course I would" 

He replied as he adjusted his back, 

"By the way, do you know where Jesper and Sophy went off to? "

Lani asked Badr while he put on a black T-shirt and some pants.

"Uh, no idea where to, but I saw them leave and handed them the keys to the apartment"

Badr said as he came to the dresser.

"Look at you...All pretty and hot"

He said as he leaned closer to her, Lani held out her hand.

Halting his approach,

"Don't mess up my hair, I've been burning my fingers and head for the past 30 minutes"

She said sarcastically while looking at Badr from the reflection of the mirror.

Badr rolled his eyes in annoyance, 

"I can't even kiss my own wife anymore...How the world changed..."

He told her as he acted dramatic, 

"Hey I was kidding, come back"

 She paused as she thought about what he said.

"Wait, your wife? Boy if you don't come back..."

She warned him with her mean look,

"Or else? Are you gonna spank me? Tie me up to the ceiling? "

Badr turned around and replied to her.

"I'd bite your ear off" 

She said while rubbing her hands together, 

Badr sensing a challenge ahead, tells her.

"Better watch out, I bite your cheeks and it'll hurt" 

While also rubbing his hands.

Sakaimachi Oike Street

Time : 7:23 Pm

"I haven't had corn dogs in ages! Last time I had corn dogs was when there was a festival in Abudhabi! "

Sophy said as she takes small bites of the corn dog, savoring every bite and flavour.

"Me too, missed these unhealthy and oily American food"

He replied as he bit onto the corn dog, in one single bite, half of it was gone.

The two chit chatted more about French fries and Burgers.

"Let's do that thing I saw on the web with those Sticky Sticks! "

Sophy said as she digged through the bag, to find that stick snack.

"You didn't even explain what was the point of doing it, or what it even is about" 

Jesper said as he stopped walking and held the plastic bag for her.

"It like, I romantic thing...I don't know! Let's just try it" 

She replied, embarrassed slightly.

"Oh, like those silly things you did saw on the internet, and when we tried to do it, you almost broke my nose? "

Jesper said as he smiled knowing she'll cringe and explode from embarrassment, 

"Hey! Quit it! I don't want to remember! "

She yelled at him, not in a full on loud yell.

But in more of a, "When you get back home, you'll get a whopping..."

Type of quiet yell.

"Fine, let's try that silly thing you saw on the internet"

He said as Sophy pulled the box out, and they continued to walk.

Ten or So Minutes Later.

The two were walked after taking a picture of them doing that silly internet trend for couples.

Crossing over the small Takase river underneath them, and onto Kamiosakacho.

An empty plot of land sits off to the right, covered with an industrial fence.

Sophy pointed it out, 

"What would they build here? I just wonder sometimes... I think some kind of hotel...The view is perfect"

She said as she looked at the view ahead and analyzing, 

A bridge is coming to view, Sophy's eyes light up.

"Let's go to that bridge! I wanna see what kind of view it holds! "

She said super excited as she slightly jumps, Jesper shaking his head, had no choice or say in it.

Dragging him by his arm, Jesper follows her to the bridge.

"Woah! Look at the sky and the water! "

Sophy said as she looked down.

Seeing the river reflecting the sky perfectly, almost beautifully.

"Oh wow, that is interesting..." 

Jesper said as he too looked down at the river flowing underneath them.

"It's beautiful isn't it? "

Sophy said as she looked up at the sky now, the orange flame like color of the sky, 

Reflecting onto the clear waters of the beautiful Kamo River.

"Not as beautiful as my Beautiful älskling..."

Jesper Replied to her as he looked at her, She was too focused on admiring the view to notice.

"My my, you flirty cutey" 

She says as she finally looks at him, noticing he was staring at her the entire time.

Sophy asks him,

"Would you want to hångla? "

(Make out)

She said while moving closer to Jesper, 

He replied and moved in closer himself.

"Självklart..."

(Of Course...)

The two were hugging while looking into each others eyes, 

Jesper leaned in for the kiss, Sophy followed.

And the two were kissing on the bridge.

Water flowing underneath them, 

The Koi Fish swimming and thrashing,

The wind blowing the smell of distant food stalls.

Yuri's Penthouse

Date : 19th November

Time : 12 Am

(Paper's shuffle)

(Pin's and Paper clips fall onto the hard tile floor)

Yuri brought out boxes full of papers and letters, 

Badr and Jesper helping Yuri dig out whatever they might need.

"What are we looking for specifically? There's so many fucking papers" 

Jesper asked them as he still was shuffling through the box, picking each single paper, one at a time and reading them.

Even though he didn't really understand Japanese he organized the papers.

The ones with stamps went to the left, there were so far 3 papers with official looking stamps.

A bunch of papers with signatures, total of 17 stacked ontop of each other but off to the right side, 

"Organizing I see" 

Badr said as he glimpsed over, then he added on.

"The documents we're specifically looking for are written in both Japanese and English"

Badr said as he cracked his neck, and Jesper looked around and saw a few English words on a buried paper.

"Hey I found one, it says... Application for change of status of residence..."

Jesper said as both Badr and Yuri looked at him, 

"Who's it for? "

Yuri asked as she looked back down into the box on her lap, covered in dust.

"Uh, give me a sec, let me read" 

Jesper told them while he read the paper.

"Ah, it's for a...Zaabi, Reem Nawaf..." 

He told them as he handed the paper to Yuri.

"Jeez, haven't heard that in a while huh" 

Badr said as chuckled and shook his head, 

"Oh shut up" 

Yuri replied to him as she put the paper to the side.

Almost half an Hour later, 

Badr already found most of the papers he has been looking for.

"Green...Green..." 

Jesper said as he flipped through the last remaining papers, 

So did Badr and Yuri.

"Yep, don't got it" 

Yuri says disappointedly, 

"Hopefully it's one of these..." 

Badr said as he unfolded the papers and reading through them.

"Bingo! Two!"

Jesper celebrated, both Yuri and Badr's head snapped to him.

"Gimme that! "

Yuri said as she grabbed both of the papers, 

Straightening it up and reading through both of them.

"Holy shit...I still have that damn garage papers from back in the day..."

She said as she smiled, Badr shook his head and took the other paper from her hand.

"Hmm..."

Badr said as his eyes followed the text, then he added on.

"This is it, what we need" 

Badr said as he held his sore neck.

"Phew, fucking finally... I need a smoke" 

Yuri said as she stretched her legs.

Badr laid back on the couch to relax, Jesper laid flat on the floor with his hand on his head.

"Man all reading and shit got me fucked up..."

Jesper told Badr as he looked over to him, Badr's legs were pointing up to the ceilieng,

He laughed as soon as he saw what Badr was doing.

"Yo, what the fuck" 

Lani said that as soon as she walked back into the apartment, empty Soda can still in hand, empty chips bag in the other.

"Uh, Nothing, just stretching" 

Badr said as he quickly sat back down normally, trying to look cool.

"Uh huh...You were sleeping like that too today..."

She jokingly taunted him while going into the kitchen, 

Walking down the short corridor and then into the kitchen, Lani saw Yuri taking out some Pasta.

"Need a hand with that? "

She asked as she threw the trash she was holding.

"Wouldn't mind a helping hand"

Yuri replied as she placed the Pasta container on the counter and bent over to pick up a big cooking pot.

"I'll take care of the sauces while you focus on boiling them" 

Lani said as she opened the fridge to take out the ingredients.

Onions, Tomatoes, Basil, Garlic and some cream cheese that Lani bought when they stayed at the hotel.

She put most of the ingredients on the counter opposite of the cooker, then turned back and asked Yuri.

"Umm, Where do you keep the seasonings and spices? "

Yuri replied to her as she opened the cabinet and showed her,

"Right here, Whatcha need? "

Lani took a second to think about what she needs and then listed them off one by one.

"Black pepper, Dry Basil, Salt and lastly, Paprika"

Even Yuri was amused by her confidence, 

"Coming right up Chief! "

Said Yuri as she picked up the seasonings.

10 Minutes later, 

"Get your asses over to this table, asap!" 

Yuri said as she carried two plates and so did Lani.

"Oweeh, Lani's special Pasta! "

Sophy said as she got up from the couch and walked over to the table,

Along side Badr and Jesper.

The dinner table was filled with laughter and chatting,

All of them are warming up to each other.

Jesper and Badr sharing times of knowledge and hardship,

Yuri and Lani as well as Sophy chat about old times, family and pets that were long gone.

"His name was sunflower! Because he almost looked yellow in the sun! "

Lani talked about her childhood kitten, his mother was a stray cat that gave birth to a single kitty, on Lani's comfortable Window lined with pillows and cushions.

"Aww that's so adorable! I once found a stray cat that I called Mimi, it ended being a male and he kept running away from home, and didn't come back one day"

Yuri told the others as she took a spoonful of Pasta, 

"Cats tend to do that you know, Maybe he was dying, maybe he just wanted to get some of that kitty, kitty"

Badr said as everyone was listening, 

Sophy laughed, Jesper shook his head to the awkward joke Badr made, 

Yuri annoyed told him off sarcastically.

"Shut up, you asshole"

As rolled her dark brown eyes.

Time : 2:06 Am

Everyone's stomachs were filled with Lani's delicious Pasta.

Stuffed, Badr and Lani both went to sleep early, 

Cuddled up as always, tightly and warmly.

Sophy and Jesper are laying on the couch watching tv, 

Jesper was up watching some animated series of a dare devil boy who jumps off buildings and bridges for a whiff of dopamine.

Sophy was laying on his chest, dead asleep, her hand on his chest as well.

Meanwhile Yuri was on her desk, looking through some sites and forums.

Clicking off the tabs as she suddenly remembers something, turning on her own programmed virtual private network, then she types a website.

(wwvv.9FC5N1.ru)

The site opened.

The dark fonts of webpage, series of numbers pop and a bar appears.

Yuri types in the first series of numbers, 

(7 7 7)

The webpage color turns to white, A redirect to a different page.

Another set of numbers appear, she types different numbers in this time.

(1 9)

The page once again redirects, to a mountain made with ones and zeros.

At the top is yet another box, Yuri typed in the final numbers.

(9 5)

The website redirects for the last time, into a chatroom, Multiple categories and tabs are on the side of the screen.

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X | O | -- 

Asia :

(CN___Online)

(HK___Online)

(KR___Offline) Raid.

(JP___Uknown) Raid.

(TW___Online)

West - East Europa:

(RU___Online)

(UA___Online)

(DE___Online)

(NL___Offline) Raid.

(FR___Offline) Raid.

(BY___Offline)

Middle East :

(SA___Online)

(AE___Unknown) Raid.

(QA___Offline) Raid.

(IL___Offline) Raid.

Africas : 

(EG___Online)

(KE___Online)

(LY___Online)

(NG___Online)

Americas : 

(CA___Offline) Raid.

(US___Offline) Raid.

(MX___Online)

(BR___Online) 

(CO___Unknown) Raid.

(CO*temp___Online) <----

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Yuri cleared her throat, and used her arrow keys to navigate the website. 

Clicking the down arrow key all the way down to the Americas, 

Clicking on, Colombia *Temporary.

A small chat box opened, simple and bare bones.

(Chime) 

(001 Connected)

(001: Desert Fox, status check.)

Yuri wrote with worrying eyes, asking for Mateo's ware bouts.

No response.

She waited for a solid 20 minutes, tapping on the table with her pencil.

Every tap feels heavy, every tick from the clock on the desk, deafening.

(Chime)

(Chime)

(002 Connected)

A response, finally.

(002: Silver Fox Status : Gazing from the distance, Wolves hunt.)

She sighs a sigh of relief, they're safe.

(Chime)

(002: Status, Desert Fox.)

Mateo asks her, 

She thinks what should her response should be, 

(001: Desert Fox Status. Wolves Howling, Uncharted Territory) 

(Chime) 

(Chime)

(Chime!)

A warning.

(003 Connected)

Yuri's throat tightened, and the air around her turned bone chilling.

(Chime)

(003: Foxes are sly. Wolves are greedy.)

The unknown person sent a message.

(Chime)

(002: Status, Sly Fox)

Mateo responded to Badr.

(Chime)

(003: Sly Fox Status. Den Dug) 

Said Badr laying in bed, while Lani's Laptop is on his lap.

Yuri giggling, somewhat relieved and still shaky, 

(Chime) 

(002: Silver Fox Whines in pain)

Mateo cut their virtual conversation short, 

(002 Disconnected)

And so did Badr.

(003 Disconnected)

Yuri looked at the small chat box one last time, and closed the chat box.

Clicking on the edge of the screen, the shredder button.

(=Shredder=)

It shreds every trace of her ever being on those sites.

She pulls down the laptops screen and stands up, 

prepares herself for bed, 

Adjusts the pillow.

Jumps into her bed and gets cozy, 

Minutes later she's sleeping soundly.

Time : 10 Am

Lani and Badr are still sleeping in bed, 

Badr was not sleeping upside down like Lani said.

Yuri is up, smoking her daily cigarettes along side her black coffee and breakfast.

Jesper is showering as Sophy is still napping on the bed.

The weather is cold and cloudy, slightly windy.

Time : 10:38 Am

Badr slowly opened his eyes, waking up from his sleep.

His hand still wrapped around Lani as she is also half asleep by now.

"Hun, you awake? "

He asks quietly and gently.

She moans slightly, as her head shifts downwards, 

"Mhm...I'm up..."

Lani replies to him, face pressed onto his chest, 

"Alright then, get your sleepy butt up, we got to eat some breakfast"

Badr said as he looked at Lani laying on him, and she replies back stubbornly.

"No..."

Said Lani as she wrapped her arms around Badr now, holding him tighter.

"Come on, I'm starving! "

Badr said as he tried to move, Lani's grip got tighter.

"I said no, you're planting your butt back where it was"

She says as she is practically squeezing Badr's back and side, 

Badr shakes his head and tells her.

"You're such a, دلوعه..."

As he laid back down.

Lani lifts her head up and looked up to Badr, 

"What did you just call me?" 

She asked with a serious look on her face, slightly scaring Badr.

"I was kidding...You're a princess..."

Badr said as he brushed her hair with his hand, 

"You better..." 

She said as she laid her head back down on his chest again.

Wanting to giggle, he says something again.

"...دلوعتي"

(My Spoiled Girl...)

Lani sighed loudly, and then she suddenly pinched his nipples.

"Ouch! Hey cut it out! "

Badr yelled out in pain.

Someone knocked on the door, 

"Yo, y'all good? "

Sophy asked cautiously, 

"Get yo home girl! She gonna take my nipples off! "

He yells out as Lani is now laughing out loud, shushing him up.

"Shut the fuck up dummy! "

She said as she laughs, Badr slightly laughing through the pain.

Time : 10:42 Am

The four were all up.

Badr and Lani, as well as Jesper and Sophy.

Sitting on the Dinner table, as they ate some egg sandwiches freshly made by Sophy.

"My nippies hurts..." 

Badr said as he rubbed them, still hurting him.

"Hmph, hopefully you learnt your lesson" 

Lani replied, still stubbornly and bossy, 

Jesper side eyeing Sophy as they are sipping on their coffee's.

"What did he even do for you to pull his nipples off? "

Jesper asks as he chuckles.

"He was mean to me, that's what happened"

Lani told Jesper, while she is still eyeing Badr.

Sophy jokingly gasps, 

"You deserve it, you bad person..."

Sophy said, holding in her laugh.

"Oh come on, I called her a دلوعه"

Badr said, scared Lani would jump on him from across the table.

Both Jesper and Sophy click their tongues in disapproval.

"Tsk, tsk...Nobody dares say that to our queen Lanira, nobody gets out alive..." 

Sophy said sarcastically.

"Aw come on, even you Jesper? You were supposed to back me up! "

Badr replied as he felt the betrayal deep in his heart,

"Okay enough giggles and shits, that shit hurt, I can feel milk coming out" 

Badr said, dragging the joke even more, this time Sophy and Lani let out a laugh.

"Pfft! Giggles and shits? What kind of messed up version of the saying is that" 

Sophy asks as Badr devours the egg sandwich, Shrugging he answers.

"Dunno, my version I guess"

Time : 11 Am

Everyone was up and starting they're day.

Yuri finally come back down from her room, all dressed up and ready.

Badr and Lani are still putting on their clothing, 

Lani dressing up in some warm black sweatpants, 

A green jacket with fur on the hood.

And Badr wearing a light grey sweatpants, 

As well as a slightly tight white t-shirt and on the top,

 He wore a warm brown bomber jacket.

"We all set? "

Badr asks her as he checks the last luggage bag.

"Yep, got everything" 

She replies as she rolls them towards the door, Badr turns to the side, looking at the side table drawer.

He walks towards the side table, pulls the drawer outwards and picks up a few of the useless things he put there on purpose.

Then placing them on top of the side table, and pulls gun out of the drawer and hides it in his jacket's pocket,

"Babe, have you checked where your laptop is at? " 

He asked her as he already plans on hiding it inside one of the bags.

"Oh shoot! Good thing you reminded me! "

She said as she suddenly opened the door and went to the kitchen.

Badr quickly opened the baggage bag, pulled out the gun from his pocket and buried it deep inside, 

Before Lani could come back, he went back to the drawer and took out the plastic magazines of the gun and hid them in his inner pocket.

"Phew, now I definitely think were set..." 

She said as she scanned around the room,

"Yep, checked the entire room, nothing left" 

He said as he pulled all of the luggage bags outside and onto the living room.

"Badr! Come here, we got to talk for a sec" 

Yuri said as she signaled for him to come upstairs, eye brows raised slightly, he goes to Yuri.

As he goes up the stairs, Yuri tells him.

"Hey, take this" 

She hands a small pistol out of her back pocket, Badr looks at her as he pushed it back towards her.

"Already got one, don't worry" 

Yuri nodded in understanding.

He told her as he looked down and to the side, seeing if anyone saw it.

"What about Jesper? Does he have one? "

She asked Badr.

"No...But do you think it's a good idea to give him a weapon right now? "

He asked Yuri as he though about it, and she replied.

"Better safe than sorry" 

As she pulled out two magazines out of her other back pocket.

Handing them to Badr as she takes them, he turns around and calls out to Jesper.

"Yo Jesper! "

Badr yells out, Sophy and Jesper turn around as they were sitting on the bar stools by the kitchen, 

"Yeah? "

Jesper yelled back, as Sophy looks at Jesper with a confused face, Jesper shrugging.

"Can I burrow him for a second? "

Badr turns the corner and asks Sophy, as she looks at Jesper.

"Nope, take your time" 

She replies as she places her hand on his arm and rubs it gently before letting him go.

Jesper gets up from the bar stool and follows Badr around the corner, 

"What is it? "

He asks Badr in confusion, 

"Here, just incase anything happens" 

Badr replied to Jesper as he pulls out the gun and magazines.

"Oh damn..." 

Jesper said as she looks up at Badr again, before taking them and placing them in his jacket's inner pockets.

Nodding in approval, Badr walks off and goes back to the luggage bags.

Time : 11:15 Am

Everyone had packed their bags, spirits are high.

Laughter and excitement filled the corridor of the apartment, 

"Alright then, let's hit the road guys" 

Yuri said as she unlocked the door and stepped outside, backpack on her back and luggage bag in hand, she stood aside waiting for everyone to come out.

As everyone was standing on the buildings corridor, Yuri stepped forward and looked at the apartment one last time,

(Deep Sigh)

She let out a sigh as she pulled the door back and shut it, locking it twice with her key before placing it in her pocket.

The journey is set, all 5 of them went down the hallway, and into the spacious elevator of the building.

Building Ground Floor Lobby

When the elevator stopped at the ground floor,

The group went out into the lobby and sat on the leather coaches there.

As an old resident and neighbor of Yuri, comes up to her.

"ユーリ,ねえ...旅に出るの?それとも家に帰るの?"

(Yuri, my dear... are you going on a trip? Or are you going back home?)

Asked the old woman that knew Yuri ever since she has gotten this apartment years ago.

"ええ,あちらの友だちと一緒に,しばらく長い旅に出るんです,タマエさん"

(Well, I'm going on a long trip for a while with my friends over there, Mrs. Tamae)

Replied Yuri to the old woman, as she points with her palm towards the others.

The older woman looks at them, smiling politely, as the Lani and Sophy smiled back,

Turning back to Yuri she tells her.

"どうか無事でね.問題なんて起こさないで,元気で帰ってくるんだよ.

帰ったら,その旅の話を聞かせておくれ"

(Please stay safe. Don't cause any trouble and come back safe and sound. Tell me about your trip when you get back)

Mrs. Tamae said as she smiled at Yuri and held her hand, before she slowly walked to the elevator.

"So, guys...Should we take a taxi to the train station, or just walk there? "

Asked Jesper, arms crossed.

Lani looked at Sophy and then back at Jesper,

"Don't mind walking to be honest" 

She told Jesper as she shrugged her shoulders, 

"Same here" 

Said Sophy, nodding in agreement.

"Yeah no, we are not going on foot! "

Yuri told Jesper as she came back to the group, she added on.

"It's almost an hour walk from here" 

As she sat down on the couch, Jesper turned back to Badr.

"Yep...Taxi it is..."

Badr said as she straightened his back and went to the front desk.

7 Minutes or so, a Taxi stopped right in front of the building, Order by front desk.

"Move it people, the cap is here" 

Jesper said as he grabbed the bags and luggage bag, 

He was putting in his luggage bag and bags into the truck of the Taxi when he was stopped by Badr.

"The taxi won't fit all of our things, how about you and the girls go first, me and Yuri will follow close behind by another taxi"

Badr told Jesper, and he replied back,

"Well fuck, I guess we'll meet by the main entrance or whatever" 

Jesper said as he took Lani's bags and put them in the trunk as well.

"Wait Badr isn't coming with us? Are you taking a different taxi? "

Lani asked as she kept looking at Jesper and Badr,

"Yes, the damn truck is too small" 

Badr told her as he held her hand, she looked worried.

"How about I come with you, Yuri can go with the others..."

She said as she looked into Badr's eyes, then Yuri overheard them talking about the taxi.

"How about I go with Jesper and Sophiyah? You two love birds can have the taxi all to yourselves"

Yuri said as she rolled her luggage bag to the rear of the car, 

"Sure, won't make a difference" 

Said Badr as he helped with her bags, Yuri walked to the front passanger side of the taxi,

Turning towards Lani and winked.

Lani smiled and winked back.

(Slam!)

Badr closed the trunk of the Taxi and walked over to Lani, where their bags and luggage was.

"京都駅"

(Kyoto Station) 

Yuri told the Taxi driver as she shut the door, 

The driver nodded and he drove off, leaving Lani and Badr alone.

"Welp...There they go..."

Lani said, holding Badr's arm, as he is looking all around for a taxi.

"Yeah...They'll be alright though, Yuri is one tough son of a gun"

Badr said, reassuring her and her worries.

"There's a taxi! "

Lani said as she pointed it out to Badr, 

Badr flagged down a Taxi, waving with his left hand.

The taxi slowly pulled to the side as Badr and Lani were rolling the luggage bags on the asphalt,

Badr opening the trunk of the Taxi and throwing all the bags and Laggage bags into the truck, while Lani is sitting inside.

Seconds later, Badr jumps into the taxi as well, sitting in the backseat along side Lani.

"どちらへ向かいましょうか?"

(Where are we heading to, Sir?)

The driver asked Badr as he looked into the rear view mirror.

"京都駅まで" 

(To Kyoto Station)

Replied Badr as the car started moving.

Yuri's Taxi

Time 11:41 Am

"They'll be alright, don't worry"

Yuri told Jesper and Sophy as she turned over to look at them,

"Yeah I know, Badr won't let anything happen..."

Jesper said as he slowly took out the gun from his pocket and puts it inside his small grey backpack.

"Besides, give the two some space, leave the birds have their time and snuggle, if you know what I mean" 

Yuri said sarcastically as she giggled, Sophy smiling and agreeing.

"Yeah sure" 

Jesper replied as he closed the zipper back up.

Time : 11:58 Am

The roads are slightly congested, but traffic is moving.

Both Badr and Yuri's Taxi's were stuck in traffic,

Couple of Minutes Later.

Yuri's taxi arrived at the train station first, 

Taking their luggage bags and bags out of the trunk, Jesper along side Yuri and Sophy.

They walked towards the entrance together, and ended up standing underneath the entrance.

With the (JR) And (京 都 ) Sight side by side.

Waiting for Badr and Lani to arrive.

5 Minutes later, 

Badr gets out of the taxi and so does Lani, opening the trunk once again to take out their stuff.

"Need some help big guy?"

Lani said as she put both of her hands on Badr's back, He shook his head no and said.

"Nope, might as well carry you along side everything" 

Badr replied flirting with her, she got flustered and gave him a little tiny pinch on his cheek.

As he was dragging his and Lani's luggage bags, they met up with the others,

"Finally you two...Better not have been doing something up in that taxi" 

Yuri said as she adjusted her bag, Sophy giggling in the background.

"Oh we definitely were, he was all buttered up and ready for it" 

Lani said as Badr came closer and heard the conversation.

"What..." 

He said as she looked at the both of them.

"Nothing! "

Both Yuri and Lani said in unison, in perfect pitch and tone too.

Badr just stared at them then kissed his tongue,

(Tsk...)

"Alrighty then...Let's get those tickets..."

He said as everyone stretched a little and followed behind Badr while we walked towards the pay booth. 

 At the Ticket Booth

"Uh...Okay..."

Badr said as he pressed on the English option on the ticket machine screen.

The screen shifted and changed, asking for the destination.

(Pick your Destination)

The machine gave out options, Before Badr could press any options, Yuri pressed it.

(Beep) 

(Shin-Kobe) 

"Damn, didn't even give me the chance to read"

Badr said as he pressed on the next button,

This time it asked the number of seats and passengers.

(Number of seats?)

Badr pressed the number 5, on the touch screen.

( 5 )

(Beep!) 

Screen changed again, this time into a seating plan.

(Seating plans : 1-Regular seat, 2-Regular Opposite Seat, 3-Comfort Seat, 4-Opposite Comfort Seat)

Badr looked at the options then asked the others.

"Who gets dizzy whenever they face forward on a train? "

Jesper and Sophy looked at each other, shrugging.

"I dunno...Never been on a train? "

Sophy said as puts her hands into her warm pockets, Jesper then said.

"How about me and Sophy get the front facing ones, we'll be just fine" 

He said confidently, Badr nodded as he turned towards Lani,

"What about you? "

He asked Lani while looking into her eyes.

"I kind of don't know either, I'll just go with you"

Lani said as she came closer to him. 

Badr pressed the Plus twice,

(Beep)

(Beep)

(Comfort Seats : 2) 

Then he pressed twice on the Reverse Comfort seat,

(Beep)

(Beep)

(Reversed Comfort Seats : 2)

"I'll take the normal front facing one"

Yuri told Badr as she clicked on the Comfort Seat,

(Beep)

(Comfort Seats : 3)

"Alrighty then, next..."

Badr clicked on the green next button.

(The Fare Cost : 15,220 Yen)

Badr dug in his pocket for his wallet, pulling out a Ten Thousand Yen note, sliding it inside the cash into the deposit slot.

(Krrrr!)

Followed by a Five Thousand Yen note.

(Krrrr!)

Then he pulled out two separate One hundred Yen coins.

(Ching!)

(Ching!)

As Badr was searching for the last Twenty Yen in his wallet, Yuri pulled out her purple purse, Ten Yen coins.

"Here, you're welcome brokie" 

Yuri said mocking him sarcastically, as Lani held her laugh, so did Jesper and Sophy.

"You're mean sometimes, you know..." 

He said as he lowered his head in embarrassment, playing along with the joke.

Time : 12:10 Pm

Sophy and Jesper are munching on some Onigiri.

While Yuri, Lani and Badr are drinking on some coffee while chit chatting about how Yuri is stressing on meeting Ayano and Isami again.

"Girl, you'll be alright! I know you'll be just fine when you meet them!"

Lani was being sweet and supportive to Yuri as she was stressing, helping her calm down.

The board that the group were standing and sitting across from, changed the status of the train.

(Shin-Kobe, Platform 4-5 Boarding)

"Guys, get your butts up, we have to get down there" 

Badr said as he picked up the bags again.

At the Fourth Platform

The five board the train, a shinkansen.

The trip itself would most likely take around thirty or so minutes, 

Until the train reaches Kobe.

"This is nice! "

Lani said as she felt a seat, Fascinated with the train and its nice interior.

"Well everything's nice in Japan, except them Osakans..."

Badr said as he looked around for their designated seats, Yuri agreeing with him.

"Yep...Most of them hate tourists and foreigners" 

Yuri said as she follows Badr and Lani behind, 

Lani lifts up her eye brows as she listens to both of them.

"There it is, our seats" 

He said as he pointed it out to Lani, 

"We'll find our seats in the next compartment or somethin, Later dipshit! "

Yuri told Badr as she unlocked the cabin divider doors, Jesper and Sophy waving a temporary bye to Badr and Lani.

"Well, were alone once again...Just the two of us..." 

Lani said as she taps her feet on the train's floor, somewhat excited for the train ride.

"Yeah, I like when that happens you know, we get to spend more time together"

He replied to her as he booped her nose, as he is smiling and enjoying his time with her.

Meanwhile in the other compartment

Jesper, Sophy and Yuri are searching for their seats, as Yuri suddenly comes across their seats.

Yuri would sit behind Jesper and Sophy's seats, away from their view, away from anyone's gaze.

"I'm so darn excited! "

Said Sophy excitedly and happily,

She overheard Sophy and Jesper talking.

"It's my first time too, hope I wont get sick" 

Jesper said as he laid back down on the seat, resting his head.

Meanwhile behind them, Yuri's panic slowly starts to settle in.

She tries her best to slow her breathing down not to over hyperventilate, 

Calming her nerves and attention down using a cute little cat keychain.

She fidgeted with the tail and the nears of the cat, 

Distracting her and helping her calm down. 

(Deep Inhale)

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(Deep Exhale)

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(Deep Inhale)

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(Deep Exhale)

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(Sigh)

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