Authors Note: You guys just had to bug the crap outta me, didn't you? You just could not stand being without another precious chapter. I really shouldn't be doing this; I should make each chapter one scene. But I don't want 70 chapters so I'm not being that meticulous. Well, enjoy this chapter... I'll post more.

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Geoff's place Int, Night

Anime. Geoff is sitting in his room, petting his huge, mean Rottweiller (or pincher. As long as he looks mean as hell). However, he's being completely sweet to Geoff. You see Fang Yi, who looks strung out sitting on a table, smoking. Geoff stops petting his pet killer. He touches her shoulder. Se sighs, bites her lip with closed eyes, then opens them again.

FANG YI

This is too uncomfortable. I don't want those women here. I don't want all that shit going down again. I'd hate to lose you. I won't lose you-not to some yakuza bitches.

GEOFF

You won't lose me. You're scaring yourself. I know you couldn't live without me.

He begins fiddling with her hair. She turns to him. He reaches under her shirt as he kisses her, then breaks off.

The scene ends.

(This "pure-audio" scene is me playing around with foreshadowing)

FANG YI

I have stood by his side ( a shot of them together doing something adorable and "couple-y") I have loved him. I have worked for him diligently- and loved him since we met. I have no doubt he is the good guy here. However, considering the possibility of him as the antagonist is all too intriguing. And that is where I fear. If he is right, I believe he will survive the fights to come from the girls who continue to haunt him from the past. However, if he is wrong, if he is indeed, the quote unquote bad guy, his death is fair game. He will die and he will deserve it. But love doesn't respect right or wrong, it only burns.

Streets, Ext,Day

Hajime's car is parked, and he is walking into a ritzy building in the city of Marseilles. It's a club. He swims through the busy, half-naked crowd to a tower that is built into the club. Two buff bodyguards prevent him from entering it

HAJIME

I have business with the man upstairs.

GUARD#1

Who are you to him?

HAJIME

An old friend. He'd want to see me.

A raggedy fight club somewhere, Int, Night

Two men are fighting. Halfway through the fight, it switches over to anime. One of the men is Hajime, the other a random fighter. Here, Hajime is still endowed with both eyes and a couple years younger. He, of course, wins.

MATTIEU ELLIS

(To the losing fighter)

I cannot believe you lost. You will no longer be affiliated with me.

The fighter takes off his bloody and sweaty shirt and flings it at Mattieu.

FIGHTER

Fuck you!

He exits as Mattieu approaches Hajime.

MATTIEU ELLIS

Great job out there.

HAJIME

Thanks.

MATTIEU ELLIS

No, really. What's your name?

HAJIME

Hajime Nakazawa. But why do you ask?

MATTIEU ELLIS

I'm in need of a new fighter.

HAJIME

No thanks. I work for myself.

MATTIEU ELLIS

Well, consider it. You ever need me (hands him his card) you know where to come.

Back to the previous scene.

GUARD#2

Go right ahead.

Both guards open the rope for him.

The tower of the club. It's a small looking pub area where you see scantily clad females and perverted men enter. Hajime sits next to Mattieu, who is holding a cocktail.

MATTIEU

Come to take me up on my offer?

HAJIME

No. I came to see if you knew anything about a midnight blue and a China white.

MATTIEU

I know it's some good shit. You want some, I'll give you your fill.

HAJIME
I guess I just- over thought.

MATTIEU

It's alright. Shit happens. You look like it. You need to crash?

HAJIME

Nah. I'm good.

MATTIEU

Come on. At least have a good time with my girls. (He opens his arms at that moment and they swarm in) On me.

HAJIME

I never turn away from sex.

Bedroom. Hajime sits, covered by nude girls, kissing and feeling on them. He's making love to one, who strokes and reacting dramatically. Slowly the girls disperse as one stays with him. When it's over she rises up. He lifts up her arm to strike him in the chest with a knife. He grabs her arm and twists it back.

HAJIME

Its one thing to ask for me to pay you, entirely another to attack me.

She fights his hand, he uses both and bends over her to pin her down. She tries to punch him, he counters by putting the knife at her neck ad holding it there. She whimpers while he gives her an evil, very serious stare.

HAJIME

Tell me if I'm wrong. Mattieu sent you to kill me.

CANDI

Yes.

HAJIME
Why?

CANDI

I don't-

HAJIME

Yes, you do!

Candi still looks taken by him sexually, with a slightly downturned eye expression, turning away.

CANDI

All I know- is he said you couldn't be trusted.

HAJIME
About what?

She looks into his eyes. She touches his face. He takes her hand, pushes it to its breaking point; she hollers in pain. You can hear the sounds of bones breaking and blood, ect.

HAJIME

Answer me!

CANDI

He said you knew too much about his syndicate- they thought you'd turn.

HAJIME

You're damn right.

He lets go of her and puts on his clothes. He gives her an evil look as he does so. He then gets up.

CANDI

Where are you going?

HAJIME
To commit the crime I was charged with.

CANDI

(she gets a gun and points it at him)

You're not taking another step.

HAJIME

You better believe that I am.

He takes the step. She shoots- he dodges and in that same move turns and hurls the knife at her, impaling her through the throat to the bed frame. He continues to walk down to the level where Mattieu is casually.

HAJIME

Mattieu.

MATTIEU

Hajime.

Mattieu throws the first blow- a strike with his cane to Hajime's stomach. He throws the same blow again, which Hajime dodges this time and kicks Mattieu back in the chair. He does a triple kick, which Mattieu blocks the last two of strikes Hajime in the face. Hajime punches him back, then grabs Mattieu's neck and slams him into the counter, picks up the cane, slips off the sheath and very quickly sticks it through his back. Mattieu grunts, his eyes bulging. Hajime turns around, then kicks the weapon in deeper and leaves the scene in no rush.

Mattieu's bar, Int, Day

(Anime the first few seconds, then real) The whole place is taped off, and you see it's filled with a whole bunch of FBI guys. Obviously midday. Two men are standing around the body. One's older, more experienced, the other younger and with not so much experience.

RON

(looking at the body taking out the weapon with gloved hands)Uch. God. (The body stands where it is) Would you look at that? (laughs)

NICHOLAI

That isn't funny.

RON

No, it's not.

NICHOLAI

Whoever this guy was, he wasn't professional. Left one huge ass mess.

RON

Nope but he definitely knew what he was doing.

NICHOLAI

Won't matter once we print him.

RON

That's just it. This guy has no prints.

NICHOLAI

What?

RON

(showing him the weapons) We looked at the knife on the girl, and this. Only prints we could find were the girls and she's more than dead. See (pointing) obviously there's a hand here, obviously male. There's a grease print but no more.

Nicholai takes the kids magnifying lens from his eyes and looks at the weapon through it. Yet, he sees no more than Ron saw.

RON

We can't arrest anyone on hand or print shape.

NICHOLAI

Holy shit.

RON

(Agreeing but expounding)

Born again, christened shit.

NICHOLAI

Maybe this kid was a pro. Maybe it's more than we think.

Funeral, Morning

You hear a eulogy mentioning the name "Mattieu Ellis" as you see the face of CLARECE MARGARET and see a young man (SEAN) standing next to her.

CLARECE

Who would've killed Mattieu.

SEAN

It's suspected to be a young Japanese fellow. The name of Hajime Nakazawa.

We fade to a dark red.