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lixin428 · 1 year ago

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Chapter2

"Banana Fish...What an unique name."

Sienna flipped through the pages as she sat down thinking. War is a scary thing, isn't it? It could even cause a man to be so disconnected from the world around him, even his dear wife. She then turned around to look at the man in the wheelchair whose pair of jade green eyes that was just like Ash's, just that they were staring emptily on the ground. Did this thing did it to you? For what purpose?

"Are you hungry, Griffin? I will make you something." She got up and made her way towards the kitchen, ( it was barely a kitchen because there was only a stove and some other basic cooking stuff). She started by chopping the onions, sauteing them before cooking the bacon and adding some more other ingredients. She ensured that extra cheese was added since Skip, the young boy who was also involved with Ash's gang, love it when extra cheese was served. While waiting for the soup to be cooked, Sienna took the last remaining pills and began crushing them for Griffin to swallow better. She must make sure to tell Ash to to replenish the medicine.

Ash had gone to see Dino Golzine, the mafia don that 'owns' them and at the same time, a fat greedy creature who was good-for-nothing.Honestly speaking, why was he even alive? Sienna hoped that the meeting went well, after all, this thing called Banana Fish might be the key to her and Ash's freedom; a way to escape from Dino for good.

Suddenly, the unlocking of the door could be heard. Sienna took out her gun and hid right behind the door, ready to strike. To her relief, it was Skip.

"You are back, Skip. Food's ready I think." Sienna smiled as she kept her gun.

" Hi Sienna! Are you making potato soup? It smells great!" Skip said excitedly as he hung his jacket, "your cooking always taste good."

Sienna looked at Skip fondly, " thanks, Skip...can you help me get some bowls?"

"Sure thing! Anything for you, Sienna." Skip replied with a bright grin before going away with quicken steps.

Sienna was always happy to see the kid due to the fact that he was adding some innocence to the gang which was why Sienna treated him like one of her little brothers back home.

Home... She paused at the thought as she stirred the soup.

The memory of her home was vague but Sienna did remember her siblings. Her bestie older brother Angelo, her younger reliable sister Gina, the jokester fraternal twins Luca and Lucia and lastly, her youngest brother Santino. How are they? She wondered. Maybe Angelo got a nice girlfriend? With his looks, a lot of girls must have been swooned by him. Had Gina finally got the puppy she wanted? She used to cry for a puppy back then. Did the twins manage to invent the toffee yet? They once mentioned that they wanted to invent some sort of toffee that could cause people to fart immediately when consumed. I wonder if Santino is playing baseball? He had a strong grip so he must have a talent...

Memories flooded her mind one by one. Back then, she was very innocent and happy, probably a bit rough on occasions like Skip. Sienna chuckled, " I do hope that they forget about me though..."

" I will definitely not forget about you, Sienna!"

Snapped back to reality, Sienna jumped back in shock as she caught the ladle just in time before it fell on the floor. "Fucking hell, Skip! You scared the hell out of me!" Sienna yelped while Skip reacted by looking at her weirdly. He then took a breath before speaking, " There is no way in hell I will forget about you, Sienna. Without you, I would have starved to death!" Skip emphasised by exclaiming at the 'death' part. In return, Sienna gave a faint smile as she pinched his cheeks, " silly, don't talk about death while you are in the gang. You will jinx yourself."

Skip just pouted in reply, "I am already twelve years old, mom..."

Hearing this, Sienna slapped Skip's head in pretended anger. "Dude, I am too young to be a mom of a twelve year old so don't 'mom' me!"

"Yeah yeah, sis. I am hungry."

Sienna shrugged her shoulders, " go and get the portion you want. I will be feeding Griffin."

Happiness swelled in her heart as Sienna saw Skip's eyes brightening while scooping some soup into his bowl. She just needs to live in the moment...

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Putting down the half empty bowl, Sienna sighed in dismay. Griffin's condition was not getting better and was eating less and less. If this go like this...

"Sienna?"

With her train of thoughts coming to a halt, Sienna turned around, seeing Ash who just came back.

"How is Griff?" He asked with a concerning tone as he took off his jacket before walking towards her.

"Same as always, nothing new...where is Skip?"

"He left just now." Ash replied. " Are you alright? You seem troubled."

Surprised, Sienna gave Ash a look with him smiling in return. " I known you for a long time, I can feel it when you are troubled with something."

"Nothing much, just about Arthur. He has been causing quite a stir." Sienna emphasised, remembering the scene when Arthur was in the room with Dino, together with the fact that Arthur was till on about his grudge with Ash about both his territory and fingers."We should do something it. He is power hungry and vindictive."

Ash hummed in return while taking out something from his pocket, "Yup. I heard from Skip. I need to settle with him one of these days."

Sienna nodded as her eyes landed on the pendant Ash was holding. It was what the man had given them before he died.

" Want to have a look?"

Sensing a nod, Ash gave the pendant to Sienna whom the later began to analyse it. Sienna thought, it looks like an ordinary pendant...wait, there seems to be something inside! She started to fiddle with it with her fingers and soon realised that she was able to open it.

"Found anything?" Ash moved nearer to Sienna to have a better view of the unknown object. " A locket..." He straightened and reached out, earning a nod from Sienna as she returned the locket back to the blonde.

" What type of powder is that? " Sienna questioned, her mind racing around. It is clearly not heroin.

"I wonder..." Ash murmured before moving towards Griffin and knelt down. Sienna watched silently as he put his hands on his knees and begged, " did this banana fish did this to you? Please tell us Griffin."

It was hopeless. Both of them knew. Ash stood up and sighed, " I need to go to Dr Meredith to get some more meds." Just as Ash was about to leave, Sienna grabbed his arms to stop him.

"We need to send Skip to school, Ash." Her eyes wavered. "He needs a proper education...not getting involve with all the fightings...not getting involve with Golzine...but getting a degree and mix with boys his age. Just doing what normal kids do. I don't want him to end up like us." She finished nervously as silence enveloped the room. While waiting for Ash's reaction, she held her trembling hand. It was her job to take care of Skip since he was a runaway orphan so she needed to take in great consideration of the boy's future. Skip was a brave and bright boy, it would be a waste for him to mix with thugs. Though both Sienna and Ash were properly educated in basic academics, nothing beats school where it can provide a better future for Skip.

To her relief, Ash nodded his head and a smile flickered across his handsome face as he put his hand on Sienna's which was a bit too intimate to be that of friends. " That's a good idea, Sienna. He needs to have a better childhood which we were not provided with."

Sienna's smiled back, her smile was like a sudden beam of light illuminating the darkest corners of the room. " Then how does St Andrew's Elementary School sound? It is within the area. Skip would like it there."

"There should do, he would like it there." Ash commented, excitement were hinted in his words." I will make some arrangements."

Happy with the outcome, Sienna waved, " have a safe trip!"

"I will, bye." Ash waved back and the door was shut.

A/N: Sienna found Skip in the streets when she was 15 years old while Skip was about 9 or 10. Apparently, Skip's father was an abusive man and his mother was very timid so he ran away from home. Sienna took him in out of pity to help her care for Griffin in case something happen to her and Ash.

Note: The St Andrew's school thing was made up after a high school in my country so it does not exist unless due to some coincidences. Plus credits go to Akemi Yoshida.

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lixin428 · 1 year ago

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Chapter1

It was pitch black. How long had passed? An hour? A day? Or a week? Sienna remembered that she was drugged right after she had stabbed a man in the eye. Not an ordinary man, but a politician. A disgusting one at that. That man...was his name Jackson or Johnson? Sienna did not bother to remember her clients' names after they left cause she catered to many more customers compared to the other girls who did the regular shifts.

What a shitty life, she thought in daze.

Yeah, compared to the other children, her life was shit, but not as shitty as those of the child prostitutes. Unlike those prostitutes who sold their bodies, be it female or male, she sold fantasies. And she was supposed to create them to make her rich clients happy.

But what's the use now? In the end, they were all whores anyway.

Sienna's head throbbed as she tried to sit up. She then realised that she was tied up and began to struggle with it as she began to survey her surroundings. This was not the strip club where she belonged to. She could hear the noises outside her cage. The noises belonged to bidders trying to bid for kids they favoured as toys.

Damn it. Oh damn it. So she was in the middle of an auction. The strip club owner Luigi must be selling her off at a high price.

"It's no use. You cannot escape once you are here."

Sienna turned her head to the voice. "Have you tried it before?" She asked, her head hung low, touching her bare chest.

"Countless time." He said with deep melancholy.

"Can...you...at least tell me where is this place?" She sniffed, tears forming in her eyes as her long blond hair covered her face. She could feel the pitiful gaze of the boy on her which caused her to feel a bit shameful due to the fact that they were both naked.

After what seemed to be an eternity, the boy finally said, "Club Cod. A child sex- trafficking establishment."

The words were like the sharp edges of a blade. So she was a child prostitutes now? How laughable. How could life be shittier? God who was fair towards all? What bullshit! What exactly did she do to deserve a life like this?

" Hey. What's your name?"

The boy paused, looking back at her. " Why do you ask?"

" I feel that you will survive long." Sienna answered, as if all the melancholy in her was gone, and instead, a flicker of light was ignited in her. " So?

" Aslan. I was called Ash back at home." Ash introduced himself with a hint of sadness in him. His gaze meeting the girl beside him, hinting her to say her name. It felt so weird. Introducing each other in this situation when they would likely not meet each other again.

"Sienna..." She said, barely a whisper. " Nice meeting you, Ash. Despite our circumstances, I am happy to meet you at least..."

Suddenly, the cloth that covered the cage was lifted off and light began to engulfed the cage as Sienna winced at the sensation. There were adults, mostly men, who were ogling at the both of them like they were animals.

" And now, we have our main course!" The voice of the emcee boomed across the microphone, trying to sound excited. " This two beautiful children with blond hair, ages eleven come as a package. Pure whites and are as fresh as raw meat. Bidding starts from 2-hundred thousand dollars!" Both Sienna and Ash cringed at their description as they surrendered to their fates. Sienna's eyes landed on Ash, thinking about how pretty he was with his platinum blond hair and jade green eyes which somehow calmed her down amidst the horrendous situation they were both in.

"Six-hundred thousand!"

" Six-hundred and five-hundred thousand!"

" One million."

Hearing the bid, silence enveloped the room as all the audience gasped. One million for two kids that will die in a few years? Who is crazy enough to do that?

Both Sienna and Ash looked up, only to see a bald elderly man with grey eyebrows and and a thin trimmed white moustache. Seeing that the two children were looking at him, the man grinned, his smile wicked and dangerous, like a predator stalking it.

That smile would forever etched in Sienna's mind.

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And now eight years later...

Wind shuffled trash into corner, creating a loud 'thud' as they landed on the ground, attracting the mice while the odour filled the air, overwhelming Sienna who covered her nose in disgust.

" You should really get used to it, Sienna. No princess privileges here." The sound of splashed water could then be heard and there came a guy with platinum blond hair, his hood barely covering his handsome features. Sienna only huffed at her best friend's arrival, " stop being such a show- off, Ash. The noises can attract others you know that!"

Ash shrugged in response. " Who cares. This is my territory so I will..." Before he could finish, he was interrupted by Sienna's hand covering his mouth. "Shush! Hear that." She whispered, gesturing behind with her fingers. Her scent, which resembled vanilla, wafted through Ash's nostril, causing the blonde boy to turn his head aside as the tips of his ears turned red.

Multiple gunshots could then be heard. Two approximately. A dark figure could then be seen lurking towards them.

Sienna put her right hand into her pocket, making sure that her fingers were touching the handle of her revolver. Noticing this, Ash squeezed her arm, gesturing that the figure was not a threat. Trusting Ash, Sienna let go of the handle as she walked towards the figure behind along with Ash who was in front of her.

Groans could be heard as the two blondes moved nearer. It was a man, about in his forties and was collapsing on the ground.

He is not in Ash's gang but I never seen him with Dino or Arthur either, so who is he? Sienna wondered, thoughts racing as she bent down to examine the stranger further.

"Help me." He whimpered, flumping to the ground. Two gunshot wounds clearly visible on his chest. Noticing this, Ash crouched down and he too, began to check on the man.

"Are you...No, you are definitely not alright." Ash said, frowning due to the large quantities of blood that the man had lost due to the wounds. Suddenly, the man passed Ash a bottle and gripped his shoulder, " 42 Westwood, L...Lost Angeles..."

The words he said next, shocked them both.

"B...Banana...fish."

He died right after saying that.

A/N: OMG, this is worse than I thought... it sounds so boring...

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