Suzhou

Jian broke from his trance once Joon introduced the girl and he swallowed with difficulty. This beauty was Joon's sister?! At this thought, Jian almost burst into laughter and his eyes watered as he held back the laugh. He turned his attention back to the girl, on closer inspection Jian saw another girl with her, but he shook off the eerie feeling. "Yes, as your brother says my name is Yu Jian Shi." Jian said in perfect korean as he moved to an empty seat next to Hei. He gave her a dazzling smile before turning his attention to Joon. "Did you like the piano piece? I pretty sure its familiar to you?" His eyes twinkled like a little child waiting to be praised. "And how's the family business?" Jian hinted what he meant and hoped Joon got it. But, before Joon got to answer. A very familiar face joined them.

"Xiao wh-" He caught himself and stared blankly at Xiao. Despite Xiao's well practiced mask of seduction, Jian barely noticed that his eye's showing the opposite of what he felt. Xiao was one of the few prostitues in the Deadly Tigers'. Jian had no idea when he had joined, but he did know Xiao was a prostitue of his own will. He secretly admired Xiao's daring and had a deep respect for him, even if his greediness and clingness made Jian cringe. "Been working all day have you?" He asked airily to break tension when Joon reacted a bit...beside himself? 'Difficulty swallowing and choking....rare for Joon' he thought, wondering also why Xiao was here and why Joon was his client of all people. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Jun standing around.

Jian waved an arm to get his attention and getsured with goofy gestures to get to the table. Another girl had joined them and introduced herself. Jian nodded in response and held out a hand. "My name is Yu Jian Shi. I'm the- the...manager at an office." He managed to say and come up with. The girl didn't seem to like him from Jian's view and messing with her wouldn't be the best idea. He was bored, but saying it wasn't very polite and he turned his attention back to Chun Hei. He genuinely thought she was pretty, and really wanted to actually get to know her. She had a certain aura to her that drew him. 'Maybe I should try getting serious for once...' He thought reluctantly and a chilling memory shoved its way into his mind again. Jian's smile fazed for a bit and he lowered his head to look at his shoes, the shiny black reflecting himself.

Boneyard cringed as he watched the girl. "Honestly. If your first attempt at suicide failed you, what makes you think that the second time will succeed?" Nothing was said in response from the boy who simply sat there barley alive and feeling weaker every second, like an hourglass close to the empty being on top. "Your injuries will only get worse if you struggle. If you're itching for a fight that badly, wait until you're better. Anyone who rationally takes you out in your state is a coward. It just...wouldn't be a fair fight. You can barely sit up straight as it is," Boneyard took the scolding and nodded. "F Fine" he said barley able to speak.

He winced as the doctor pressed on his wounds. He knew this was best for him but he didn't want it to happen to him at all, at least not by this girl. She was very concerned of him even though she probably knew he was a dragon by the look she got when she saw his bare hand. He certainly wouldn't do the same for a Tiger but if they were praying for death he would comply and give them a sweet kiss of death.

He reached his hand up and pulled the glasses off his face revealing his silvery eyes, something he almost never did. He hated his eye color and felt they made him look like a true killer, mad and heartless. He gave the doctor a awkward smile and let out a weak voice."Um, thanks I guess." he said ashamed he had tried to kill his savior less than an hour ago.

It was uncomfortable to think like this. He wanted to thank her but he knew he would have to kill her. This was sinister, having your prey heal you so you can kill them later. Of course, he needed his guns before he could kill her or at least his knife although it was halfway across the room. It wasn't much of a help that the girl was armed and knife versus gun, gun almost always wins, almost.

His mind raced and he thought it would be best to at least try and move a bit. He gripped the girls shoulder tenderly and stood up using her for support. He crawled onto the bed, panting. He bowed his head slightly at her before speaking again. So what's wrong with me?" he asked somewhat redundantly since he could feel the wound on his shoulder and the bruises coating his body.

Smiling sweetly in appreciation, Xiao sat down on the bench next to Joon, rather close to him. Whether working or not, Xiao had absolutely no sense of personal space, none at all. In fact, it often seemed like he went out of his way to get as uncomfortably close to someone as possible - sometimes this was the case, actually - he usually just ended up unconsciously inching towards someone until he was pressed up against them. Because of this, most people who knew him tended to do their best to avoid sitting next to him, or, in the case of those who found him attractive, ended up taking advantage of this and sitting as close to him as possible without seeming odd.

"I'm Xiao," he replied, twisting to the side slightly so that he was able to shake the other male's hand. "Nice to meet you, Su Joon." He added in a nod to the woman who was sitting across to him once her introduction sank into his head. "And you, Jun." He had a habit of calling everyone by what they told him to call them, never adding any honorifics or anything else that society would consider 'polite'. Among friends, this was generally okay, but among strangers, this had a tendency to get him beaten up. Xiao didn't mind that, though. His job was practically to get beaten up, at least when he was around his rougher clients. A bit of extra pain on the side was nothing.

"Ah, hello, Jian," Xiao said pleasantly, his sweet, fake smile still plastered on his face. "Fancy seeing you here. Having fun?" The thin male ran a hand through his auburn hair, pulling some strands out of their ponytail to hang in front of his face, framing his eyes."Yeah, I had a rather persistent client this morning, he just would not let me go." In Xiao's case, this phrase - one that was usually taken to be an idiom - could be taken very, very literally. "Well, if that question about working was intended for me, that is," he added quickly, sheepishly rubbing the back of his neck.

Hei looked up at her brother as he made his way back to the table. She just chuckled at his comment. It was truly shocking that Jun left her manga with her. "The piano player is great isn't he?" Hei chimed in as she listened to the music. She always had a soft spot for classical music. Nowadays she listens to more dance music though. Dancing is a secret hobby of hers. When the music came to an end she frowned a little. It was the most interesting part of the whole night. Not to mention how charming the piano player was. Hei felt her body tense when she noticed he was coming to their table. She straightened her posture more and gave her pinned up hair a quick fix. She had to hide her shocked expression seeing as he was better looking up close.

When he greeted her brother, she was shocked. He knew her brother?! There was no way! She crossed one leg over the other and gave him a short bow. She was supposed to introduce herself, but the words wouldn't come out. Just as she found her voice, Jun came back to the table along with some male that was...seducing her brother practically?! Well that must be Joonie's birthday present. How exciting! "Oh hey Jun. Don't worry your manga is fine." Hei joked with her friend. "Of course you can come to my home! We need to talk anyways." She fake punched her friend's arm. When Jian sat down her attention was back on him. He was really good looking.

So his name was Jian. Definitely a name she will remember. Before he looked like he could be in a gang, but it was nice to hear he was a manager at an office. she didn't know if she could even talk to another gang member, so it was lovely to hear he wasn't in one. Hei didn't notice Jun glaring at Jian. It was like he was the only thing she saw in the room. Shaking her thoughts clear, she finally introduced herself. "Hello Jian. My name is Jian, no I-I mean it's Chun Hei. But I guess you already know that because of my mother, n-no I mean my brother Joonie. That's my nickname for him. Joonie." Of course she would say something stupid! Curse her rambling habits! "Sorry for talking so much. You see ever since I was little I would always talk a lot when I'm nervous or excited. It's a habit of mine that just won't go away. Just go away." On the last sentence she hit her head softly and gave a smile. She knew she sounded either stupid or crazy.

Jun had not realised he had been standing idle until he noticed his brother usher him towards a table. The boy was surprised he had not seen him walk from the piano! A loaded plate balanced precariously within his grasp, he hurriedly approached Jian. By the time he got there, his brother was already busy with a girl seated. He blinked at the expression on his face, how could've he described it? Lovedrunk? Jun hardly saw that expression unless his brother was determined about a girl. The boy couldn't help but mentally groan, he wanted to forget what happened last time he got serious. Jun could only pray that he had chosen the right one this time. Although, this girl looked just as enchanted as he did with her. Not quite knowing what to do, Jun awkwardly patted Shi-shi on the shoulder - not wanting to disrupt the conversation they were having - and examined the remaining occupants on the table.

The boy instantly recognised Kim Su Joon, the heir of the Sacred Dragons. Jun knew that him and Jian had a friendly relationship, despite the two gangs not quite being on equal terms.
"Hello, Joon. It's good to see you." He said quietly, a warm grin on his face. "It's been some ti-"
Jun couldn't help but stare. Who was that beside him? Was that... Xiao? What was he doing here? After a short moment of sputtering, which Jun attempted to cover up as clearing his throat, he turned towards the prostitute.
"Good afternoon to you, Xiao." babbled Jun, he nodded his head towards him; a pleasant smile planted on his face. He felt ashamed for reacting like that towards a fellow Tiger, he hoped he was forgiven. Was Joon his client? If so, the heir wouldn't see what was coming. Xiao could eat up a man alive.

He then turned, and bowed once more but to the other people seated. The boy decided this would be the best time to introduce himself. He placed his plate down, aware that he would have to pick it up again afterwards.
"Um, hello. I'm Yu Jun Wang, Jian's brother. Nice to meet you." He mumbled, fiddling with his tie.

Yamato Junko

Jun looked at her friend with a cocked eyebrow, "Either she's getting high or she just wants to look cool to the pianist." Jun thought as she watches her friend stumble upon words to say. She sighed mentally and sat quietly and partly ignored the young man's introduction, well she did listened but she chose to act not to acknowledge him, "His name is Yu Jian Shi and he is a manager at an office...that's one lame lie. He's even lamer than Usopp (a character in One Piece who lies a lot). A manager at an office...tch. He just doesn't want to say he's from another gang, probably opposing to ours if he doesn't want to say what gang he came from."

She went back to reading the third volume of One Piece while eating one of the cakes she got from the buffet table. Unaware that another guest has joined their table, she still carried on with her reading, not wanting to see how much has progressed with Joon's flirting but she would sometimes peek from her manga if the Jian guy is doing any harm to Hei, "I do need a new dummy to test my new techniques."

Though curiosity got the better of Jun and so she read the last line of what Luffy was saying and giggled at the humor. Her dark brown eyes peeked from her manga to see who the new stranger in their table and widen her eyes, "It's him!" She thought as she remembered her encounter with him at dessert section of the buffet table.

"Um, hello. I'm Yu Jun Wang, Jian's brother. Nice to meet you." He mumbled, fiddling with his tie.

Jun lost interest and went back to reading her manga, also she hopes that he wouldn't see her and recognize her as the girl who didn't know what language to use. She took the last bite of the piece of cake and took a sip of water then proceeded to the next volume of One Piece.

"Hello Jian. My name is Jian, no I-I mean it's Chun Hei. But I guess you already know that because of my mother, n-no I mean my brother Joonie. That's my nickname for him. Joonie." Hei's suttering caused a small stab of dissapointment to knaw at Jian's mind. 'Can't one girl talk to me without getting flustered....then again..' He got lost in his thoughts, still staring at his shiny, but worns shoes. Jun's awkward patting brought him back to earth. "Ninja much..?" He asked his brother, who was introducing himself. Then he turned to Xiao. "That's your fault isn't it? Striking that kind of deal? But buisness is buisness right?" He gave the prosititue a wicked smile, his eyes sparkling with mischief. "And yes the question was aimed at you." A r'ather fond memory of first meeting this guy stretched Jian's grin. Jian was only 16 years-old and had just scene Xiao lurking around the house, probably something to do with his father. But, he knew when to recognize members of the gang and thought it would be nice to make a new friend. That turned embarrassing for him and he learned Xiao's scary nature, well scary to Jian.

He faced Hei once again with a softer grin. "It all right. Besides even if people tell you that you talk to much, its still a gift not many have. The ability to create conversations out of nothing is really entertaining and I guess it makes it less awkward and a bit more enjoyable between people who can't socialize as well. Like Joonie over here." Jian reached over and ruffled Joon's hair, the wicked grin once again playing on his lips. "He's a cutie, but he finds punching and other physical actions a way to start a conversation. Maybe you could edgucate him Miss Hei?" Right now Jian was genuinely enjoying himself.

Waves of animosity from the girl named Yamato Junko caused Jian to turn to her, meeting her cold gaze a few times. 'Japanese....yet affilitated with a Korean gang...Probably song rich girl runaway?" He studied her a bit, trying to remember any news about amous female Japanese runaways, nothing popping into memory. He shrugged off the suspicion and eyed the manga she was reading. "Wan..Pissu?" Jian asked Junko in Japanese. "Volume 4, Mikazuki? Where Usopp is joined by the Straw hat pirates to stop the ex-pirate Kuro from killing Kaya right?" He read manga himself and he thought maybe he could try and get on the tomboy's good side by appealing to her tastes.

(OOC: It's been awhile since I read One Piece...so correct me if I am wrong about that volume t_t)

Joon recovered from his coughing fit, though his throat still burned from the alcohol going down the wrong pipe. He straightened up and shook Xiao's—as he'd just learned was his name—hand in return. Why he had been so stunned was a mystery to him. He didn't usually get flustered around people seeing as how he grew up with them around him all of the time. It was highly uncharacteristic of him. He was very aware of exactly how close the other male was sitting to him, though he didn't really mind it, he couldn't help but feel a tad bit self-conscious. The thought made him quietly chuckle to himself. Joon never acted like this, he oozed confidence with everything he did, even if he was just retrieving the mail, he walked towards the mailbox like he owned the world. 'Get a hold of yourself Joon, this isn't the first time you've seen someone attractive.' Leaving his inner thoughts and coming back to reality, he started paying attention to the conversations around him again. He wondered how Jian and Xiao really knew each other but let the question fade as his attention was drawn to his sister's strange rambling. He looked at her and raised a brow, curious about her sudden change in behavior, even though he hadn't been doing much better himself. He knew of only one instance of her acting like that and it was when she first met her ex-boyfriend. The sheer thought of Hei liking Jian, even in the slightest bit, was enough to send a sickening chill down
his spine. He quickly pushed the thought out of his mind, not having the strength to dwell on the matter any longer.

Joon's right hand immediately shot up to fix his hair when Jian messed with it while poking his bottom lip out as if he were pouting. "I have my own special way of greeting people." Of course it was reserved for people he knew well, and even then there were some—like his father—who he wouldn't dare greet in such a manner least he wanted to have his hand cut off. Time was ticking by and Joon no longer felt the need to stay at the event much longer, but he didn't plan on returning alone when a new thought popped up in his mind. He directed his attention back to Xiao, feeling much bolder, he leaned in closer and lowered his voice. "I'd love to get to know you somewhere more private." He pulled away with his hand still lingering on Xiao's thigh, a small grin on his face. Was Joon the type to know someone for five minutes and try to take them home? Well, yeah. He was kind of a manwhore, Hei chastised him for it regularly. It never bothered him though, he couldn't see himself being with just one person, the thought made him shudder. If he were ever to get in a monogamous relationship he'd feel like he was neglecting the others who deserved his special attention.

Yamato Junko

There are three things that can break Jun from reading her manga, one is if someone touch her, second is if she is curious on what happened beyond the small book because of her surroundings and lastly if someone is trying the strike up a conversation with her by commenting something about the manga she was reading. Usually, she preferred the third thing that can break her from her precious manga but that all changed when Jian spoke to her about the manga, "Volume 4, Mikazuki? Where Usopp is joined by the Straw hat pirates to stop the ex-pirate Kuro from killing Kaya right?"

She lowered the manga until her hand has reached her lap and gave Jian a blank stare, "Almost right. Usopp didn't join the Straw Hat pirates, the Straw Hat pirates joined Usopp in saving Kaya from that evil butler. I knew he was up to no good, his aura is just oozing of I'm a bad guy." She murmured the last part. Her eyes narrowed at Jian, "If he thinks he can just get to my good side just because he also knows the manga I'm reading, then he's dead wrong...okay maybe just a bit but he is dead wrong!" She thought then regretted not reading the manga right then.

"I'd love to get to know you somewhere more private." She heard Joon said. It gave her the chills and made the back of her hair stand up as she started to imagine what Joon would love to know about this feminine dude in a private room. She shook her head and tried to continue to manga, "I just had to read a lot of yaoi manga the past few weeks." She thought as she remembered all those rated 18 art.

Seeing that she couldn't go back to reading because of Joon's comment, she turned to Hei, "Hey Hei," Jun just loves calling her that way, "What time did you ask the driver to pick you up?"