See Into the Eyes of a Medium

Chapter IV “Strawberry Traffic Jam”


It was two weeks before Christmas and the snow was relentless. Despite the bitter cold that didn’t keep the Christmas rush from coming. People often times suffered from depression around the holiday seasons and got very lonely which meant plenty of business for our five favorite boys.

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Suichi kept glancing up at a clock on the wall. He was late picking up Rukia. She had been at their condo for the last twelve days and they had been trying to get used to her, but she was even stranger than they first thought if that were possible. Also she had been gone a lot and sneaking back in with out any explanation. Suichi wanted to just not care about her and treat her like a piece of furniture, but she kept on asking for favors. And every time she’d sneak out she’d come back bleeding or bruised or something. He tried his damnedest to turn a blind eye to it, but the compassionate side of his nature just couldn’t do it. So he complied, but he did it with a pissy attitude just to show her he still didn’t like her.
However, as he eyed the clock he got more and more worried that if he was late on picking her up she’d end up wounded again…or something else. He had dropped her off three hours ago at the worst street in down town Tokyo, but very reluctantly. She was armed with a gun, but she was still an eighteen year old in a ghetto at night. She didn’t stand a chance, the clock on the wall made a small chime and Suichi sighed inwardly.
He knew the street was a bad one because of who he picked up there after he dropped her off…and he was still with her. And right now all he could move was his eyes and his tongue and his tongue was getting tired.
“Oh…oh yes…oh yes! Yes!!!”
The woman finally fell back onto the bed panting and he sighed and squirmed. He was bound from head to toe in leather belts and his hands were tied up behind his back. He was tethered to the bed post with just enough leverage to keep his head where she wanted it. For the last three hours he had spanked, beaten, burned and yanked on in several areas. Also he had discovered at least two new sex toys and several make shift ones.
“Ok Jun-san are we done here?” he asked, “I’m kind of late for something.”
She sighed contentedly and ran her hand down her face and between her bare breasts.
“I suppose. Three hours is rather long.” She replied before she rolled over onto her side and grabbed her cigarettes. She lit on up before she stood and she let Suichi free from his restraints. He stood and he quickly got dressed while she dug in her purse. She counted some rolled up money before she handed it to him and winked at him.
He left the apartment and quickly got into the truck. The syndicate provided them with cars to cart around their customers and they monitored the mileage to make sure they weren’t using the vehicles for personal pleasure which meant picking up Rukia had to be very short.
He blasted the heater as he drove as quickly as he could with out skidding on the icy streets. The traffic was already hell because of the roads so he was another fifteen minutes late before he drove down the street where he had dropped her off. He saw her in his head lights and he slowed down as she walked around to the other side and got in.
“You’re a little late Suichi.” She said and he looked her over as she buckled up.
He sighed when he found she was alright so he just drove off.
“Another one of your bitches keep you out late?”
He was silent and she leaned over and looked at him.
“What’s eating you, you’re more tense than usual?” she poked his arm and he shrugged her off and she sighed.
He was kind of tense because he worried over her for nothing and rushed out of there sore and disgruntled…plus he didn’t take all of the restraints off. He had accidentally forgotten one.
“Come on Suichi do you not like me that much? Can’t you lighten up a little big guy?” she asked him and patted his knee and he grabbed her hand and dropped it in her own lap.
She eyed him and then her eyes went down and she chuckled.
”I see now, you aren’t tense because of me, your little friend left you tense.”
“Can you just…take the hint and leave me alone?” he asked irritably.
She shook her head and looked out the window as they came to a stop. He looked up ahead and he growled to himself. The entire free way was backed up. None of the cars were budging. He glanced at Rukia and she was starring out the window. He grabbed his crotch and kind of rearranged himself. He was starting to hurt because Jun-san had put a rubber band on him and he had forgotten to take it off. He looked around again; there were no gas stations or anything around.
He just put the truck in park and he leaned his head against the window. There was a long silence when he heard a strange wet sound. He sniffed and got a sweet scent and looked over to the side. Rukia was rubbing some lotion on her hands. His eyes kind of stayed glued on her hands and he whined inwardly and tried to keep his eyes on the road.
“Don’t like strawberries?” she asked him not looking up.
He rolled his eyes towards her and she chuckled, “You’re lotion isn’t what’s pissing me off.” He replied facetiously and she giggled.
“No your dick is pissing you off.” She replied and stuck her tongue out.
“Eh! Sorry, the correct answer is you.” He told her and he ran his hand over his hair.
She left him alone for about half an hour, but by that time he was in agony and they had moved only a few feet. He was tapping his fingers agitatedly on the dash and biting his nails. Rukia looked like she was getting pissed off.
“…Would you please stop tapping? It’s annoying.” She asked him with out looking at him.
“Bite me.” Was his snappy response.
He kept on tapping and he shifted his seat and slid down in it spreading his legs. He was almost afraid if he didn’t get some circulation soon he was going to have worse problems. He stopped tapping his finger and started tapping his foot and he gripped the arm rest.
“…” Rukia gripped her fist and she glanced at him.
The tension was so thick right now. He started tapping his fingers on the arm rest and she just snapped.
“That’s it! Would you just take care of it before you drive us both crazy!?” she yelled sitting up in her seat.
He looked at her, “Are you out of your mind, I’m not just gonna do that in the car! Besides that’s not the problem if you must know!”
He started tapping again and she narrowed her eyes. He was suddenly knocked back in his seat and she was undoing his belt.
“Hey! Hey!!!” he yelled and tried to shove her off, but she shoved her hand down his pants and he yelped when she yanked him out of his pants and he heard her laugh.
He ran his hand down his face as she sat up.
“Now I see.” She said.
He glared at her red in the face and he yanked his pants back up, but she grabbed his hand and she pulled out a switch blade.
“Oh you are not getting that any where near my dick!” he yelled at her.
She rolled her eyes, “If you wait much longer the poor thing is gonna fall off. Relax I’m not gonna cut you.”
He gritted his teeth as she leaned over and he flinched when he heard the rubber band snap and she lifted the little piece of rubber. He sighed when he felt the pressure lift, but she looked down at his still hard dick and she looked back up at him. He frowned at the look on her face, but he jumped when she grabbed him, her hand was slick with more of that strawberry lotion.
“Hey don’t you…” but she started moving her hand and he grabbed the steering wheel and gripped it hard.
She bit her lip and leaned into him with her breasts pressed against his shoulder and her face right next to his. He swallowed hard and started to sweat trying not to look at her because she still had the switch blade in her other hand.
“I bet it’s been years since a woman has pleasured you…or are you not into women?” she asked him quietly.
He slowly looked at her face.
“You’re still hard so that’s some indication.” She muttered in his ear and she ran her tongue on the tip of his ear lobe and he closed his eyes with a small shudder, “We got a few hours I’m thinking in this traffic…let’s spend them in an awkward silence after I give you the ‘highway delight’.”
His eyes snapped open and he looked at her a little alarmed.
“Wait…wait you can’t just…ha…oh my…!”
She had gone straight down and swallowed half of his dick with her hand still wrapped around the base. He shuddered hard and gripped the steering wheel again. He knew he should stop her, but it felt way too good. She was right; he hadn’t been pleasured by a man or a woman in years. He flinched when the cars started moving. He looked down and tried to compose himself as he drove through the snow. I jerked the steering wheel a few times wondering some where in the back of his mind why the cars would finally start moving now of all times.
He jerked hard as he was switching lanes when she started humming deeply and she took him deeper in the back of his throat. He started breathing hard when as she moved her head up and down on him. He turned down a back street as his fingernails started to dig into the leather grip. She finally milked a small whimper from him as he felt his orgasm mounting. He almost drove into a ditch as he came hard into the back of her throat and he ran a stop sign.
She lifted her head and he slowed down panting. He jumped when a blue light flashed in the window and he heard a siren. He cursed looking back. She buttoned his pants for him as he pulled over. He ran his hand over his face and rolled down the window. The police officer came up to the window.
“Sir, do you know why I pulled you over?” asked the officer casually.
He muttered, “I can think of a few reasons.”
“You were going thirty seven miles over the speed limit, you were swerving and you ran a stop sign. Sir, have you been drinking tonight?” asked the cop as he pulled out his ticket book.
“Uh…no officer.”
“I’ll need you to step out of the vehicle.”
Suichi sighed, but he looked to the side as Rukia got out of the car.
“Ma’am please stay in the vehicle…ma’am!”
She ignored him and she walked around the side and she took the officer towards the back of the car. Suichi watched from his mirror as she spoke with the police officer. The officer stood up straight and he looked her over. She slipped something into his pocket and he saluted her and he got into his car and drove off. She came around back and got into the car.
“Did…did you just buy him off?” asked Suichi incredulously.
She put a piece of gum in her mouth and nodded, “Yep, cops are easy to buy off. Let’s go.”
“…We’re just gonna go after all of this crap!?”
She frowned and looked at him, “What’s the big deal?”
“What…what’s the big deal!? I have an eighteen year old guinea in my truck who just sucked my cock and then paid off a cop! How about that!?” he shouted at her.
She chuckled, “Would you let it go?”
He looked ahead with his jaw set. He just rolled up the window and he took off.

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Suichi’s room mates looked up as they heard the door bang open. Rukia walked in first with a small grin and Suichi after her looking pissed.
“What’s the matter with you?” asked Shane.
“…Nothing.” He said silently.
He walked into the hall and they all looked at their grinning female roommate.
“…what happened?” asked Kyo.
Suichi marched right back in and gave Rukia a warning look.
“Nothing, happened.” He told them.
Rukia giggled, “He’s just mad because his little skanky customer left him displease in horrible traffic.”
They all looked at Suichi as he pointed to her.
“I’m warning you Rukia. You better shut the fuck up.” He warned her again.
She stood with a coy smile and she looked at him, “And I found out he doesn’t like my…strawberry lotion.”
Shane looked confused for a moment, the rest of them looked appalled.
“You’re fixing to get it, I’m serious.” Muttered Suichi.
She leaned over and looked him in the face, “And now…he ashamed that he got head from an eighteen mob girl.”
“Oh my God!” yelled Kyo and Toya covered his mouth while the other two kind of laughed.
“Damn Rukia, you’re a nicer room mate than we thought.” Chuckled Kaito.
“Oh shut up!” yelled Suichi and he marched out of the room angrily.
She shook her head, “He’s the only man I know who could get grumpy from being blown.”
She sat down with a small smile and they chuckled and sat back down.
“You know I almost thought you didn’t like any of us.” Said Kyo.
She rolled her eyes, “Oh come on, I know I was being a bitch about forcing you guys to keep me, but that doesn’t mean I hate any of you. Hell I don’t even hate Suichi despite what a dick he’s being to me.”
Toya snorted, “That’s apparent.”
“That’s not to say I don’t blame him for being pissed at me, but you guys don’t seem nearly as pissed as he is.” She shrugged.
“Yeah well between the housekeeping, the awesome meals, and how likable you are, you’re just like another tenant.” Replied Shane brightly.
She chuckled and she grabbed a note book from the coffee table and she pulled a pen from the spine.
“So Kaito…I saw you go into a hotel again with mister ‘Blue Suede Shoes’.” She mentioned.
“Again?” asked Kyo, “That guy’s has had you twice a week for the last three weeks. I hope he pays.”
He cleared his throat, “…Well…”
“Oh come on Kaito, you can’t just give it away. I know you like him, but you can’t just sleep with him during work hours. You’ll fall behind again.” Kyo scolded him.
“Oh please what room do you have to talk with Yataro?” shot back Kaito.
Kyo laughed derisively, “I have him off to the side. I don’t fuck him all day when I should be making money.”
“It doesn’t matter.” Said Rukia with out looking up, “Eichi is a little nobler than just to fuck some one who’s fighting for his freedom.”
“…Do you know Eichi?” asked Kaito.
“Eh, Eichi has made a few bets that’s all. He’s never gotten into serious trouble with the mob, if that’s what you’re getting at. But I know Eichi because he is a teacher at my high school.” She replied.
“Why would he teach if he’s loaded?” asked Toya.
“Because even rich people get bored.” She replied, “He’s got a great Christmas Eve surprise for little Kaito-kun.”
“What?” asked Kaito leaning in.
She zipped her lips and he sighed.
“But it’s something good trust me.” She replied making a mark in her note book.
Kyo shook his head and he pulled out a cigarette and lit it.
“So where exactly have you been sneaking off to?” he asked Rukia eyeing her note book.
She scratched something out, “Making some money of my own. I don’t have my father’s cash any more, but I do have my own separate account he doesn’t know about, but I need to keep it full incase I have to skip the country.”
“How are you making money?” asked Toya.
“None of your business.” Was her reply which made them suspicious.
She closed her note book and stuck her pen behind her ear.

A while later Suichi came back from taking a shower and none of them said anything to him.
“Rukia…a word.”
She looked up and she stepped into the kitchen with him. The others looked up and they all ran to the door.
“Look what you did was not ok.” He told her out right grabbing a beer from the fridge.
She snorted, “You act like it was the first blow job I’ve given some one.”
He eyed her, “That’s not the point, do you know how old I am?” he asked her.
“Thirty one.” She replied promptly.
“Yeah and…wait how did you know how old I was?” he asked her getting thrown off the subject.
She set her chin in her hand and grabbed a banana from the fruit bowl, “I’ve read your file. They have all of their money owning whores on file in the brothel.”
“…what were you doing in the brothel?” he asked her leaning against the bar.
“None of your business so…what…I’m eight and you’re thirty one. Does that mean you wouldn’t or haven’t slept with some one my age for money?” she asked him peeling her banana.
“That’s not the point!”
“Then what is the point Suichi?” she asked rigidly, “You know what I’m getting sick and tired of your pissing and moaning! I try to cut you a little slack and instead of being maybe a little laid back about it you freak the fuck out! If you think it’s immoral, you… are… a… whore! You aren’t living a moral life even if it is forced!”
“You know what…just…forget it ok…” he shook his head and drank his beer.
“No let’s get it out in the open right now ok? What is really bothering you about me? It can’t be this, you may not be a regular guy, but a guy doesn’t just start complaining about getting head! There is something else wrong and you’re just bitching about this to cover it up! What is wrong Suichi!?” she yelled at him.
“I was worried about you ok!?” he shouted back and she was brought to silence, “Look you have me…drop you off in the most sleazy neighborhoods and ghettos by your self! You stay there into the night doing God knows what alone! And when ever I’m late I’m afraid the next time I pick you up you won’t just be scuffed or bruised, you be fuckin’ raped or dead!”
“Well why the hell do you worry about me any way I thought you hated me!?” she shouted back looking a little upset now.
“Look you may be the big bad mob bosses daughter with your bad ass gun and your weird powers, but you’re still just an eighteen year old girl and you’re hiding from the mafia! I don’t hate you. I just think you’re annoying and you get a kick out of annoying me, but like it or not …I feel responsible for you now. And if something happens to you…you’re blood is on my hands…just like with any of the other guys out there.” He finally said and he sighed.
She looked at him and he blinked when she crossed the kitchen and she hugged him. He was surprised and she sighed and stepped back.
“…I’m sorry Suichi…I didn’t know…you actually cared about me that much.”
“Hey…I don’t ok? But if something happened to you I’d feel horrible about it later.” He replied.
She snorted, “Yeah right. Look…yeah I’m just eighteen, but you have to understand. You may think I was just some spoiled little guinea of my father’s that grew a conscience and I got in deeper than I could get out of… But the truth is being my father’s child has prepared me for things in life no little girl should ever be prepared for by the time they reach eighteen. I can handle myself ok? I have more in me than just strange powers and a sniper’s accuracy.” She told him and folded her arms, “I’m very grateful for you guys hiding me like this, but all these little things you find annoying…other people would call it gratitude. Just ask your roommates.”
She grabbed her banana and she sat down again.
“I’ll try and keep you updated so you don’t worry, oniichan.”
He gave her a shrewd look and she wrinkled her nose.

*oniichan: a term of endearment meaning big brother or big sister*

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It was around eleven and Kaito and Shane had already gone to bed. Toya was sitting up with Rukia and they were actually giving each other pedicures and manicures. Kyo was sitting on a chair lounging in the side and reading. Suichi was nursing another beer and trying to figure out how he was going to keep himself from getting sold as a sex slave after Christmas.
Rukia sighed after she put another coat of blue on Toya’s toes, “I love living with gay guys. I had four straight as hell brothers, but not a sister or a mother.”
Toya chuckled, “Well now you have me sis and I know Yataro is here.”
There was suddenly a knock on the door. Kyo looked at Toya incredulously who just chuckled and put another coat of purple on Rukia. Kyo got up and he opened the door. Yataro came in and he looked excited.
“What are you doing here so late Yataro?” asked Kyo.
“I have a big surprise for you.” Replied Yataro eagerly as he came in and sat down with Kyo.
“Well?” asked Kyo with a small smile.
Yataro handed him a thick envelope and Kyo frowned and he opened it and his eyes widened as he removed from it a huge stack of money.
“It’s exactly 1,000,000 yen. That means you only need 200,000 more to get out of here.” Said Yataro with a wide smile.
Kyo looked up at him in awe, “Y…Yataro I don’t…where did you get this kind of money?” he sounded a little worried that he had done something bad for it.
“Oh no, I didn’t do anything like that Kyo-kun. I was…cleaning out my father’s old house and I found this really old antique shield. I took it to be appraised and the owner told me it was worth 1,000,000 and he actually bought it off of me right then. Isn’t this great Kyo, you can make the rest in like a month and a half…you’re gonna be free.” Said Yataro.
Kyo looked at him and he covered his mouth with his hand.
“Just…think of it as an early Christmas present.” Said Yataro trying to contain his happiness.
Kyo looked at him and shook his head as tears slipped down his cheeks and he embraced Yataro tightly, “Thank you so much Yataro…thank you…”
“You’re welcome Kyo-kun…”
Kyo kissed his cheek and sat back and he looked at the money in disbelief.
“Come on…I’m gonna give you your money’s worth tonight.” Said Kyo taking his hand and pulling him off the couch.
Yataro grinned widely as Kyo took him to the bedroom. Rukia was smiling and she glanced up at Suichi who for the first time since she had met him was smiling as well.
“That was so damn cute.” Said Toya.
“We all knew Kyo would be the first to go.” said Suichi with a small nod.
Toya sighed, “Yeah I just didn’t see him going that soon.”
“It’s ok Toya, I’m sure you’re knight in shining armor will come and whisk you away from this hell.” Rukia told him and then she blew on her nails.
He sighed and fell over to the side landing his head in her lap.
“I spent the best years of my life in this place and I will spend the rest of them in here before my debt is paid off.” He muttered.
“Big deal, so did I.” replied Suichi as he finished off his beer.
Rukia snorted, “I spent years fourteen to sixteen in that whore house a block from your brothel.”
Suichi choked and Toya sat up, “You spent two years…from fourteen in the Lucky Number whore house!?” asked Toya incredulously.
“Yep.”
“That is the worst whore house in all of Japan!? How the hell did you end up there at fourteen!?” Suichi asked in disbelief.
She sighed and thought back, “Fourteen was the first year I sent some photos to the cops. My dad wanted to shut me up so he sent me there to try and scare me dumb. Needless to say, it didn’t work.”
Toya shook his head, “Screw my story then, why did he let you out then?”
She giggled, “He figured I wouldn’t have the gall to defy him again after two years there. If anything my hate for him merely intensified… How did you end up in here Toya?”
He shrugged, “…”
“Forget it, he’s never told any one why he’s here.” Suichi mentioned.
Toya glanced at Suichi, “…I was sold to the brothel.”
Suichi looked up at him and he frowned, “…Sold to the brothel? By who, why?”
“I was…a sex slave …”
”A sixteen year old sex slave?” mused Suichi a little confused.
”…since I was ten years old.” Replied Toya quietly, “It wasn’t until I was sixteen that my master got tired of me and sold me to the brothel owner. The only way I can get out is if I can match the price I was sold for.”
“God that’s horrible.” Said Suichi appalled, “Who would make a child into a sex slave?”
“My adoptive father. Or so he claimed to be, he adopted me when I was six from an orphanage in Kyoto.” Toya responded.
“Does that have anything to do with that woman from before?” he asked.
Toya nodded, “She was his girlfriend when he adopted me. She saw me on the street curb and she did the old bit and knocked me unconscious. God I get nauseous just thinking about it.”
Suichi shook his head almost unable to fathom such a thought. He looked at Toya, so young, but the strongest of them all and the most street wise…now he knew why. His life has prepared him for what he was living now. His mind moved back to what Rukia said. That here life prepared her for things so eighteen year old should be prepared for. He wondered, just what she had gone through to make her such a shameless hard ass today. Rukia capped the nail polish bottle and propped her feet on the table.
“What happened to your parents?” asked Suichi.
Toya shook his head, “I never knew my parents. I was on the streets when I was really young until child services came and stuck me in that orphanage. Hell I don’t even know if I’m Japanese.”
Suichi snorted, “Try growing out your hair and see what the original color is. It might give you a clue.”
Toya narrowed his eyes at him, “This is my natural hair color.”
“You’re hair is white!” said Suichi incredulously.
Rukia chuckled, “Doesn’t surprise me, can’t even see a different color root. Either he’s very diligent in his hair job or he’s telling the truth.”
“Damn.” Muttered Suichi and he shook his head.
Rukia pushed Toya off the couch and he eyed her, but she sat behind him and pulled out a switch blade comb and she started running it through his hair.
“Do you ever go out in drag? You’d make a very convincing woman.” Commented Rukia.
He nodded, “I’ve tried it a few times, not good for business though. I look so much like a woman I end up hooking in straight guys. You don’t look like a guy, but you ever tried it?”
“Heh, are you kidding me? I’m a master of disguise. You know that bag I carry around when I go out? It’s my bag of disguises. No one in this town will recognize me. I’ve actually been thinking of altering my look permanently to make sure I don’t get caught ever.” She told him as she parted his hair and he took some of the top in her hands and started twisting it.
“How would you do it?” asked Toya.
She thought about it, “Cut and dye my hair, colored contact lenses and chan ge my clothing style. Maybe get a tattoo.”
“You’re gonna ruin you body to hide from your dick of a father.” They both glanced up because it was Suichi who had uttered this.
“…You think a hair cut and a tattoo would ruin my body?” asked Rukia.
“I dunno…you seem to be hiding fine, I don’t see why you should change.” He replied not looking up from his figures.
Toya grinned, “Sounds like you have a fan Rukia. He doesn’t want you to change.”
“Oh shut up.” Replied Suichi eyeing him.
Rukia giggled and continued to French braid Toya’s hair. She soon tied off the long whip like end and he felt his hair.
“Where did you learn to do that?” asked Toya.
“The whore house. For customers into S&M you would normally stick a metal ring in the middle and folded it over so they could put a strap on it and yank.” She replied truthfully, “But it looks good regardless of why I learned it.”
He sat back up on the couch and he ran his fingers through his hair. Suichi looked up at Toya and Rukia as they talked. He looked between their faces and he could have sworn he was looking at an older brother doing his little sister’s hair. Their eyes were exactly the same he noticed…that mesmerizing blue and gray making them look almost luminescent silver. Toya glanced up and he frowned.
“What?”
“Uh…nothing I was just…you two look…a lot alike.” He just said.
They looked at each other and then at Suichi and he was instantly weirded out by those eyes starring at him at the same time, “…Really Toya are you a medium too…you both have the exact same… eyes… it’s …almost creepy.” He muttered almost getting lost again in Rukia’s eyes.
It was like he could see every single color in her eyes. Every fleck of blue in the silvery gray and the star like streaks that made them so jewel like and hypnotizing. He felt his body lock into place as the black in her eyes seemed to swallow him whole. He heard a screaming in his mind as the vision of blood flashed in his head. He still saw just her eyes, but in his head he could see the body of a woman on the floor. Her blue-gray eyes blank as paper and her hair splayed on the floor. Lying in a puddle of blood as a drop of it streaked her face from her head.
He jumped when he suddenly realized Rukia was in his face. He hadn’t even noticed she had moved. She blinked and he kind of snapped out of it, he looked down and back up at her. His heart was thundering in his chest and he felt a little light headed. What had he just seen? Who was the woman whose body lay on that floor? And who was screaming?
Rukia stood and she narrowed her eyes cruelly and he swallowed and looked up.
“…What did you see?” she asked quietly.
He didn’t like the tone in her voice; it was almost like she was daring him to voice what he had seen in…was it her mind? Maybe even…her memory. He chose to remain silent and she turned her eyes from him. She turned and went into the kitchen. Suichi sighed and he looked up at Toya and he tried to avoid his eyes. Toya stood and he walked over to Suichi and leaned over.
“…If you can see into some one’s eyes…you can see into their soul. Because it is the only portal in the human body to the soul. But if you see into the eyes of a medium…you won’t be pleased with the things you see. Her eyes are pretty…but they only betray the quality of her soul.” Toya told him solemnly and he went down the hall to him room.
Suichi sat alone in the living room. Seeing into her soul…into the eyes of a medium. If that was her soul…
He stood and he went to the kitchen. He found her making some tea. She glanced up at him and continued to make the tea. He threw away his beer can and he sat down at the bar.
“Would you like some tea?” she asked him quietly.
“Uh…sure, thanks.” He replied with a small nod.
She poured him a cup and set it in front of him and she sat down and blew on her tea before she sipped it.
“…You don’t…have to tell me…but…who was that woman?” he asked her hesitantly.
“What woman?”
“The…she was…on the floor…I think she was…there was…blood and screaming and she…was dead.” He replied slowly.
She slowly set down her cup and she ran her fingers through her hair and folded her arms on the bar.
“So you were seeing into my eyes.” She muttered and she sighed and looked up at him sadly, “That woman was my mother.”
He was kind of struck hard by this, she swallowed and pursed her lips, “She was…in the study of my father’s home. Like me as you probably saw in her eyes as well…she was a medium. My father used her for his games like he tried to use me. But he could use her effectively unlike me. She found out I was like she was when I was only five and she didn’t want me to learn to do what she could just so my father could use me too. So she just stopped. My father got so mad at her…and she never went back. One night they got in and fight and…he hit her…hard. She hit her head on the desk and she didn’t get up.
“I walked in after I heard the crash and I saw my mother dead on the floor. The screams you probably heard were my own. But any love I ever had for my father was completely lost in that one night. Just because my mother was trying to protect my innocence.”
Suichi slowly looked at his cup and he glanced up at her. She had unshed tears in her eyes.
“What about…you’re brothers?” he asked her.
She kind of smiled, “My youngest older brother, Ryouta, was just as cold and resenting towards my father after that. He left home when he was seventeen. He was eight when it happened. The next to youngest, Ryosei, was ten and he was always a bit of a coward. So he just hid away and heeded my father to avoid the cross fire. He works for my father as a colt mule. Then one year older than him is Gensai Kobayashi the 2nd. And he was the black sheep of the family. He’s kind of…artsy I guess you would say. My father couldn’t stand him which was a plus and then there was my oldest brother Ryonosuke. He was thirteen when it happened and after he got over the shock he slid straight into rage and he actually shot my father in the shoulder trying to kill him, but he only ended up in the hospital…Never seen him after that day, but my father left him alone.”
“Sounds like a big family…but your father would have had to have been fifteen when he started having kids.” He kind of mused of subject.
Rukia giggled, “My father has had plastic surgery believe me. He’s actually forty six.”
“…But his profile in the first chapter says he’s forty one.”
“Shhh! Don’t reference the story you dunce…besides every one wrote their own profile, he lied.”
Suichi chuckled and Rukia sipped her tea.
“…Can I ask you one more question?”
“Hmm?”
“How…did I read into your eyes like that?” he asked.
She grinned and set her chin into her hand, “…You must be a one of a kind man. Because I’ve only heard of and not ever actually met…a soul reader.”
“Huh?” he asked confused.
She stood and set her cup in the sink.
“You’ll figure it out eventually, oniichan.” She replied with a small smile before she left the kitchen.
He shook his head and finished off his tea.
“I am sick and tired of mind games.” He sighed and went to his room and went to bed.

…To be continued.
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Rosettamoon: Sorry for taking so long. Had some serious writer's block, plus working on anotrher story. So please send in the reviews. I appreciate them even if all you send me is bull shit. ^-^