Dangerous Villain

MARGAUX

I can't help but mutter a curse. I was half mad at myself, but then, Daisuke already fired his gun and had alerted the others of mine and Mary's whereabouts.

Still, I shouldn't have been careless and should have left Daisuke alone instead of quadruple killing him.

I muttered another one feeling frustrated to find the gate that I had remembered bearing a huge rusty padlock.

I just then remembered that our father had the gate locked for safety reasons. Mostly, it was for Mikee.

I don't know how long it would take for Takahashi and his men to eventually find us and I wasn't about to make any calculations.

I wasn't scared of him. However, my brother's safety was at stake and I hate the fact that we were trapped in this life and death situation all thanks to the power hungry Japanese Yakuza Boss.

In all honesty, I didn't see this coming. Takahashi had my father fooled. He had each of us wrapped around his finger.

Now I was left to question, did his father know about this? Or better yet, if the late Mister Ryuji didn't die, would he have done the same thing too?

"Now what?" I said not even masking the frustration in my voice.

"It's not hopeless Margie," Mary said, catching my attention. I found her untangling her hair, pulling out a few pins.

"May I?" she gestured to the big padlock. I gave her a brief nod, holding Mikee tightly against me. He was still shaken from everything that has gone down. But I was grateful that he didn't witness our father getting killed mercilessly and that he didn't see Madelein and our mother lying lifeless on the floor.

What went down earlier at the garden was already traumatic enough for children his age. To add, Mikee was really sensitive. He was playful, sure, but he was never exposed to any form of violence. Plus, he didn't like seeing it.

Mikee would often cry whenever Mads and I watched a movie involving people fighting and such. He would want us to stop and switch movies. In his young age, he understood that it wasn't right.

Hearing the faint click, I can't help but let out a sigh of relief seeing that Mary had successfully unlocked the gate but instead of smiling, Mary had a horrified look on her face as she gazed behind me.

I turned around and was instantly hit by something hard right by my forehead which had me stumbling and almost losing my balance. I felt a cool liquid dripping down my face.

I was grateful for the adrenaline and my brother's cries. It gave me the strength I needed to fight off the dizziness the sudden hit had caused.

Oof! I almost lost my breathing with that punch. Furious, I wiped away the blood that had interrupted my vision, finally seeing one of Takahashi's men ready to make another attack.

"Mikee, run!" I screamed, trying to coax my brother to leave me and Mary whom I found was also locked in hand to hand combat with another member of Takahashi's crew.

"You can't shoot me, can you?" I said, challenging my assailant who was holding his pistol, my blood tainting the handle. He was aiming it towards me and he could have fired it instead of trying to knock me out.

I knew then that Takahashi didn't want me to be killed by his men, he was going to do it himself.

"Hyaaaaah!" I dodged to the side, making a counterattack as fast as I could. It was my turn to knock the wind out of him, kicking him on the stomach with a side kick. Not wanting for him to recover, I quickly added jab punches on his face, making him a human punching bag.

I wanted to use my favorite blade but my assailant was also quick to counter me, devoiding me of the chance to make a grab for it on my thigh.

Needing more adrenaline, my father's face flashed before my eyes. It was enough to fuel my anger and let it all out against my opponent.

By the time I was done with my attacker, I was breathing heavily, while Mary made her way towards me.

"Margie," my brother's frightened voice had instantly caught my attention. I clenched my hand into fists, finding myself face to face once again with Takahashi Ryuji with a few of his men behind him.

Mary began to tug on my hand. I knew what she was thinking. The gate was just right behind us. She and I could still make a run for it and I also knew that it was the logical thing to do right now. But I was torn seeing Takahashi holding my brother, a gun directly pointed on his head. I also saw that his other hand was wrapped with a cloth. It was the hand that was grazed by my shot earlier.

"Well done Margaux, well done,' he said, slowly making his way towards us. "But not so fast."

"Take me and let my brother go," I stated, trying to hide the fear that was beginning to cloud over my logic.

Takahashi laughed, looking at me directly in the eye.

"I have a better proposal. Surrender yourself and I will allow your brother to have a merciful death. You have my word" I was seething with rage.

"You call that a better proposal? Go to hell Takahashi," I spat to which he merely smirked at, placing his finger on the trigger of his gun which was steadily pointed at Mikee.

"The choice is yours, Margaux," my heart hammered so hard in my chest, I could almost hear my own heart beating rapidly.

"It's too late to save him, Margie," Mary whispered in my ears. I shook my head, tears brimming in my eyes, threatening to fall any minute now.

I stared towards my brother's eyes. He had stopped crying.

"Margie," he croaked, sounding indifferent. He wasn't pleading like earlier, instead he sounded like he understood.

I shook my head vehemently while Takahashi's smirk seemed to have deepened as he too seemed to understand what was happening.

Bang! The sound of Takahashi's gun echoed through the night, shattering not only the silence but also the last bit of hope I was clinging to.