Luca hung upside down precariously from a rope attached to the beam in the ceiling as he carefully picked the lock to the door in front of him. This was where Rey no Suzaku was, hopefully. He pulled his hands away as the lock clicked and the door slowly opened.

"Too easy," he smirked as the hidden red lasers in the corridor made themselves visible for three seconds then faded away.

He let himself down and opened the door carefully. He picked up a can and sprayed it around the room. Sure enough, there was a whole net of green lasers across the floor and Luca stretched his fingers out with a confident smirk. Carefully and elegantly, he tiptoed across the bedroom to where the beautiful young man slept in his bed. Luca reached the bedside table and flipped open the lamp where the deactivation button was. Once the lasers had disappeared, Luca relaxed and breathed out a quiet sigh of relief. He stared at Rey, looking for any other traps that might be surrounding him and smiled when he saw that there were none. Carefully, he pulled the covers away from Rey and picked him up. Rey moaned in his sleep and snuggled into Luca instinctually. Luca looked down at him with a surprised look then smiled warmly.

"He really is beautiful," he commented and carried him to the window.

As soon as the window swung open, the cold night air made Rey shiver and stir. Luca's eyes widened as he quickly popped a pill in his mouth. He wouldn't be able to get the chloroform out in time but Luca always had a back-up plan for everything. He even had back-up plans for his back-up plans. Rey's eyes flew open and they widened in shock as he saw Luca.

"What are you…?!"

His speech was cut off when Luca swooped down and kissed him, forcing the drug down his throat. Rey stared ahead in shock that he didn't register the drug going into him and he slipped back to sleep again. Luca pulled away and held him tight before jumping out of the window and running into the night.


Goh landed on the guard that was patrolling the corridor outside Gai no Byakko's room, hitting his pressure point immediately to knock him unconscious. He stood up and dusted his hands down with a smirk.

"You'd think they'd be more capable if they're guarding something worth more than diamonds and platinum," he sighed almost in disappointment and opened the door.

He froze when he saw Gai sleeping with a massive white tiger, using him as a pillow. Gai snored loudly and peacefully whilst the big cat purred loudly like a motor. Goh raised an eyebrow.

"Luca forgot to mention this part of the security system," he muttered whilst going across the room "Well, I suppose it doesn't matter now."

He carefully took Gai's arms and pulled him away from the tiger. It woke up almost immediately and roared, lunging for Goh. Goh's arm struck out and his hand chopped the tiger right in the pressure point of his neck. The tiger slumped, unconscious and Goh sighed in relief. He froze when he heard footsteps and ran behind the bedroom door, waiting. He narrowed his eyes warily as two guards came in, their guns loaded.

"Aw, Gai-sama must have slipped out of Tora's grip," one murmured as they saw no threat.

Their visions went black as Goh snuck up behind them and hit both their pressure points at the same time. Quickly and deftly, he grabbed Gai and jumped out of the window. Gai snored on blissfully, making Goh smirk to himself.

"That's kind of cute," he commented as he disappeared into the night.


Judas and Luca were discussing how much the ransoms should be amongst themselves when Goh finally arrived with Gai.

"Where do I put him?" Goh asked and Luca pointed to one of the doors.

"Put him in the fifth room so he won't be able to communicate with the other two," he said and continued writing down things that they want and the cost "Hey, how many cigarette packets would you like to last for the winter?"

"I told you, I'm giving smoking up," Goh muttered as he carried Gai through the door and into the fifth room as instructed.

"I still don't like the idea, Luca," Judas said as he balanced a pen on the tip of his finger "Supposing they call in the FBI or hire a private investigator?"

"I have a back-up plan," Luca said coolly as he continued writing things down that he would personally like.

"And supposing that back-up plan is sussed out?" Goh asked as he came back in.

"I have a back-up plan for the back-up plan," Luca shrugged "Trust me, I have it all under control."

Goh shrugged as he sat down on a box, folding his arms.

"We should get another sofa," Judas said as he stared at the one that was falling apart.

"Already got it down," Luca said as he kept writing down prices and items.

"Have you got a fridge down there? It would be nice to keep some leftovers from takeaway meals that we haven't finished."

"Yup, oh, and I've put down a freezer too…"


Shin woke up blearily as he heard traffic and motorists slamming their horns at other people. He slowly got up, his memory coming back to him one piece at a time. He looked around with narrowed eyes when he saw nothing but darkness. He did discover a lamp next to him and turned it on to reveal a pretty empty room with nothing but a bed with a bedside table and lamp, sink and a cracked mirror. He stood up and walked to the door, gripping the rusted handle. He grunted when he found that it was locked and tried forcing it open. It wouldn't budge. With a tired sigh, he turned around to pace and think of what he should do. But as soon as he turned his back, the lock clicked and the door opened.

"Ah, I thought you'd might be awake."

Shin turned and his eyes widened when he saw the man who was outside his balcony before. He stepped back as the man entered, closing and locking the door behind him. He had a plate of bacon and eggs which he placed on the bedside table.

"Here, I thought you might be hungry," he smiled kindly at Shin who had backed away to the far wall.

"Who are you?" he asked, raising a hand in case he was attacked "What do you want?"

The man shrugged and leaned on the wall behind him.

"Who knows?" he asked "Just know that we don't mean any harm. We're just holding you hostage until your family agrees to pay the ransom."

Shin was trembling and the man gave him a sympathetic smile.

"Just do as you're told," he said and left Shin alone.

Shin stood still for a while, staring at the door fearfully. Who was we? How much were they asking from his family? And why was his kidnapper being so friendly?