Hey guys! Here's chapter two of 'A Wish'
Thanks alot to those who read, reviewed, favourited and followed this story! :')
You guys gave me a lot of motivation to write you know that? Without keeping you too long, here's Chapter Two!
By the way, sorry if I've made any mistakes.. I don't have a Beta Reader yet and I didn't have much time... Enjoy!
It was exactly how she remembered it. The sights, the smells. It was all too familiar. Her boots thumping against the cobblestoned streets as she walked, she passed by many shops that had been here since she came here as a little girl. Just looking at the displays in the shop windows caused many memories to flood through her mind. After staring at the buns and breads on display, she was beginning to feel her stomach growl. Yuki had been so excited this morning that she didn't even finish her breakfast. Feeling her jacket pocket for her purse, she felt a wave of relief wash over her when she realized it was there. At least she wouldn't have to call someone to send her home for lunch or whatever. She'd never get back out of the house if that happened. Just then, her phone rang. She tapped the answer button and heard immediate screaming. It was her mother. "Yuki! How could you ask to be left alone in the market?! It's dangerous!"
"It's not! I'm just going to be here for a little while longer." Yuki whined. "You are coming home this instant! Your father is going to hear about this." Her mother had a warning tone in her voice.
"But-
"No buts. I am sending the chauffer." The phone line then cut off.
Yuki was about to start cursing. She didn't want to go back to that house just yet. Maybe she could just hide somewhere. Then she thought it through. She wasn't the kind of person who was brash. She thought about the consequences. If she ran and hid, she would cause panic. When she caused panic to people in the Cross Clan, especially her father and mother, she was a goner. They would comb every part of the city and all across the country if it was necessary. Shaking her head, she cut the thought off. It would cause too much panic. She should just be a good little girl and go back home. Yuki didn't like the idea but what other choice did she have? She could only imagine what her mother is going to say when she got home. At least her father was nicer to her but in this matter, he may be worse than her mother. Shivering, she walked a little further down the street. The crowd was beginning to thin out. She stopped when she saw a little white puppy in a crate down an alley.
"Hello there." She grinned as she picked up the dog. It whimpered when she touched its paw. "Are you hurt little puppy?"
A voice spoke behind her, "Hello there Miss."
Yuki turned to see a man in a white suit heading straight for her, men with iron bats behind him.
"Why, if it isn't the young mistress of the Cross Clan."
"What do you want?" she backed away, still holding onto the puppy.
The man shrugged, "No need to be so wary. I just wanted to know if you were lost." She turned around to run but it was a dead end. Uh oh… She should've known better. The puppy jumped out of her arms and ran straight in to the men. The man in the white suit drew out a gun, aimed and shot the puppy. Blood splattered on the ground and Yuki nearly threw up. How could he?! An innocent little puppy... Killed just like that… It was unfair and crude. The man put away the gun, "What's your name?"
"Shut the hell up." she spat. The man merely grinned, "A feisty one I see. All well… My name is Kurosawa Inoue, the heir to the Ueda Company. She shrugged, "Never heard of it." She saw him scowl but he quickly regained composure, "Doesn't matter."
"What do you want?" she growled. "Just some fun…" In a split moment, he appeared behind her and she gasped. He was holding her hands behind her back and she could barely move. She lashed out wildly, her feet kicking behind her. She stopped when she heard the satisfying crunch of a bone. Behind her, Kurosawa cursed loudly. He turned her around, a hand grabbing her throat. She was lifted off the ground in an instant, "I could just kill you now but that wouldn't be fun now would it? I would rather torture you to death." She couldn't breathe and was relatively convinced he would crush her windpipe. He removed his hand and she dropped to the ground, gasping for air. As she slowly hauled herself up, she heard Kurosawa laughing, "I think you are going to be a keeper." He waved his hand and immediately, his henchmen in the back surrounded her. Before she could react, she was knocked out…
Where was she? Her mind asked. Her head was throbbing rather painfully. When she tried to move, she realized her hands were tied behind her back. It was dark… She hated the dark. It was scary… Scared… Scared… That was the only word that seemed to register in her mind. It was tough trying to remember what exactly had happened to her. After a few minutes, she remembered. She was cornered in an alley in the market. Oh damn… Yuki's mother had told her that the chauffer is going to pick her up and if he finds her missing… Her parents are going to freak out. Calming herself down, she tried to figure out where she was. It was cramped and if she wasn't wrong, she could see a… Steering lock?! That's it! She was in the back of a car. Outside, she could hear people talking.
"Where do you want us to take her boss?" Yuki assumed it was one of Kurosawa's henchmen.
"Take her to the warehouse." It was Kurosawa's voice.
Yuki felt the car begin to move and she slammed in to the boot's door when it went over a bump. "Ow!" She gritted her teeth together. Obviously no one had heard her. She had to figure out a way to get out this damned place. But how exactly?
Think Yuki, think.
Okay, first steps first. Free yourself. What could she use to cut herself free? She squinted as she looked around for something sharp. She inched herself closer to what turned out to be a Swiss Army pocket knife. How convenient. She may have been kidnapped but her kidnappers were pretty big idiots. Fumbling with the knife in her hands, she began to saw back and forth. Her heart raced faster when the car stopped. Yuki began to saw even faster.
Back and forth, back and forth…
That was the rhythm. Finally, the ropes broke free just in time as the boot opened. She turned and kicked. Her boot connected with one of the henchmen's gut. Bull's eye. He doubled over in pain. What a wimp. She jumped out of the car and ran straight past everyone who didn't even seem to notice that she was escaping. Hearing shouts behind her, she ran even faster without knowing exactly where she was. Looking around, she saw a dense forest surrounding the entire warehouse. Without much of a choice, she ran straight in.
Running and running and running…
She could still hear people's footsteps behind her. Scanning the area for coverage, she hid behind some bushes. How the hell does she get herself into these situations?! Yuki ducked lower when she heard voices. It turns out; only three men were after her.
"How could you lose her?!" It was the henchmen she'd kicked.
"Boss is going to kill us if we don't get her back." Another said.
Yuki rolled her eyes. Kurosawa was dumb enough to hire people like them. He probably saw something in them. After all, it took an idiot to know a denser idiot.
"Let's split up Taro." One suggested.
"Are you crazy? In this place?! Haven't you heard the rumors? You won't get out alive if you're lost." She saw the one she kicked, Taro, slap him.
Taro shook his head, "If she's gone far, she won't make it out alive. Kurosawa was going to kill her anyways."
Yuki gritted her teeth as she watched the three idiots walk back the way they'd come. When they were far enough, she got up and wandered deeper into the forest. It was either she died out here or she died in the hands of Kurosawa. She'd rather die out here. She pulled out her phone from her jacket pocket and unlocked the screen. What with all the jumping and kicking and falling, she was lucky that it didn't fall out of her pocket. Staring at the screen, she wanted to break the phone. There was no signal. What the hell was she expecting anyways? Full bars in the middle of the forest? She pocketed the phone and began to walk. What was she going to do? She didn't even know where she was. What else could she do besides walk and try to find her way out while looking for a signal? Yuki wasn't just going to sit around and wait for her death here.
After what seemed like an eternity of wandering, Yuki reached an open area where a river flowed. She remembered that Ichiru told her if she ever got lost in a forest; follow the river upstream because that would usually lead to a hill top. She checked her phone again. It was about four in the afternoon and still no bars. Sighing, she continued walking; following upstream like how Ichiru taught her. But how exactly does going upstream help her reach home? All well, it was better than wandering around hopelessly lost right? As she walked ahead, she felt raindrops starting to fall. What the hell? She looked up, it was cloudy and the sky was dark gray. Oh damn. Why today and why now of all days and all times? She ran and took shelter under a nearby tree. At least she was wearing a leather jacket… If that actually helped with her scenario right now... "And this is dry clean only…" she muttered. If she was dead, would it matter anymore? As the rain began to pour heavier and heavier, she took off her jacket and used it as a makeshift umbrella. Deciding she had no time to lose and with no idea when the rain would stop, she continued her journey upstream. While this wasn't exactly the time to be reminiscing, Yuki couldn't help but remember that she'd never actually gotten this wet by rain before. Whenever it rained, her bodyguards and maids would be next to her with umbrellas and trying their best to keep her dry when they themselves got wet. She couldn't say it felt good but at least it was experience. While she walked, she felt her stomach growl. Amidst being kidnapped, running and walking, she had forgotten that she was actually starving. She didn't even finish her breakfast this morning because she was busy being excited. There was nothing Yuki could do now unless she wanted to eat twigs and leaves as sustenance. Not a chance. For once, she actually missed home. Never had she missed her home. While she wasn't too happy with her home and family, at least it was dry; compared to being soaking wet, hungry, thirsty and tired...
After walking about another kilometer, the rain had stopped but her legs were about to give out and her stomach was aching. Her clothes were slowly drying and her long hair was plastered to her scalp. She carried on anyways. Finally, about ten minutes later, she reached the top of a hill. Pulling out her phone, she let out a sigh of relief when the signal showed. "THANK YOU!" she shouted to no one in particular. The first person she called was Zero. When he finally picked up, he screamed at her,
"Yuki! Where the hell are you?! Mom and dad are worried sick! We've sent out search parties after you but they couldn't find you."
Yuki ran her hand through her wet hair, "I'm sorry okay? I have NO idea where I am. I got kidnapped…"
She thought she heard her elder brother growl, "Don't make up excuses. If you didn't want to come home and just wandered off, just admit it."
"I didn't wander off ok?! I got kidnapped by some guy named Kurosawa Inoue. He said he was the heir to the Ueda Company." She was beginning to sound desperate, even to her own ears.
Zero sighed, "Where are you?"
"I don't know! I'm up some hill in the forest. I heard Kurosawa say that this is one of their warehouses and I just wandered through the forest."
"I'll get Ichiru to track your phone. DO NOT move from that spot."
"Okay... Be quick okay? I am starving, wet and tired." She whined. While she has never whined to Zero before, now was an exception.
"Shut up will you?" Zero growled.
She shut up.
About ten minutes later, a helicopter appeared with Zero on board. He dropped down a ladder and she hung on, the ladder slowly retracting itself and hauling her on board. Zero helped her up and she collapsed immediately on the seat. Ichiru was sitting in the cockpit of the helicopter. He frowned when he looked at her, "Yuki-chan, you look terrible." She grinned sarcastically at him, "Thanks." Zero shut the door, passed her the headset and put on his own. "You're in so much trouble." He looked at her, his eyes piercing. She closed her eyes, "I know." The rest of the ride back home was quiet and unsettling. Ichiru had landed the helicopter in their garden. The moment she'd gotten out of the helicopter, there was no, 'Yuki, are you okay?' It was the total opposite, she'd gotten the 'Are you stupid?' She could've died out there and yet she was being asked if she was stupid. Yuki could barely stand the tears that were threatening to overflow. What has she ever done to be treated this way? For once in her life, she just wanted to have a little fun alone and this is what happened. Would it have been better if she was murdered instead? It seemed that she was the one who always seemed to cause trouble to her parents. Zero and Ichiru seemed to be the ones who were flawless in their parent's eyes. She didn't blame them but instead put the blame herself for being so imperfect. After being yelled and screamed at for the next two hours, she was grounded for the next year except for going to school and because of her, Kazuo Tsuchi and the rest of the bodyguards that had followed her out today were on probation until further notice. It was unfair that they had to be punished because of her stupidity. They were just following a stupid girl's orders. Locked in her room and crying, she couldn't stand it anymore. She had to leave. This isn't what she wanted. She didn't want to live a life with no meaning. Yuki only had one choice if it wasn't killing herself and that would be to run away.
How was it guys? I left it on another cliffie. Hope you enjoyed it because I had a lot of fun writing it and imagining what's going to happen next.
R&R kay? ^_^
P/S: Sorry Kaname did not appear in this chapter.. Please be patient with me! I'm building up on the moment xD
I promise he'll appear in the next one! ;)
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