Coupled Isolation
Rating: T
Pairing: Will Horton/Chad DiMera
Chapter T H R E E
Will shook his head, accepting their defeat.
"We just don't have what we need. We could place the plastic rack onto the bars bit there isn't anything to conduct enough electricity or short it out. They planned this too well." Chad hated to see Will so discouraged. He put a hand on his shoulder and started to say something when a whole new idea came to mind.
"The cots are metal," he said, thinking out loud. Will nodded, wondering where he was going. "We could run the shower and trail the pipes to the bars. Whatever they have charging it is bound to short when the pipe conducts the electricity to the water."
Will smiles and the two of them begin quietly working. Will ties the bars together using strips of fabric from the cots. When they are ready they use water to soak the connecting fabric to help the charge move and then they lay one end of the pipe tube in the shower. Will grabs the other end from Chad and tosses it towards the bars.
A loud pop fills the building followed by a flash of light. After a moment Chad tosses a stray pipe left over from the cot onto the bars and it hits without hitting electricity. Will moves into the bathroom and turns off the water while Chad moves the pipe away from the bars without meeting any electricity.
"Now we just need something to pick the lock with." Will thinks for a moment and pulls a piece of wire out from the edges of the broken cot. "Will this work?" Chad was hopeful as he took it from him, using the wire and looping it so that it was stronger, as he shoved it inside the lock. After close to fifteen minutes the pins finally set, more by luck than effort.
The door swung open and they headed directly for the door. They opened it, not bothering to look out any of the windows, and made their move directly into the path of Adam and Joe's van. They both laughed as they raised guns at their two captives and Will began to think that he didn't hear their vehicle start up and leave.
"Did you really think we'd be stupid enough to leave you there? We just got word that your ransom is being set up just in time for your new cell." They were tied and gagged and then shoved back inside the van. When the doors opened close to an hour later they were led into a back entrance of the DiMera mansion.
Chad did his best to scream and get attention, so an angry Joe hit him over the head with a gun, creating a nice cut on his forehead. Annoyed, the other captor led them through the kitchen. Leslie, one of the maids, looked up and smiled at them. "Excellent. Take them to the pantry and utilize the hidden cell. Our paid contractor told Stefano that the cell had been destroyed and then cleaned it up as we asked. You should find the accommodations fitting.
They were led through the pantry and a secret hallway when Adam slid one of the shelves out from the wall. Down a hallway that took them toward the pond on the grounds was a cell far more advanced than where they were previously held. They were unbound and shoved inside, allowing them to remove their own gags.
"Leslie, why are you doing this? I was always nice to you!" The dark haired woman smiles. "It's nothing personal; we just want the money your ransom will bring. Will was a surprise addition to our plan. You two can scream all you want. This facility is soundproof." With that as their final word, the three of them took off. A set of security doors closed to block off their view of the hallway.
Defeated, Chad sat down as Will grabbed a first aid kit by the bathroom door. He found the supplies and joined Chad on the oversized bed and began to look at it. "Thanks," he said when the wound was covered. "Well, I wouldn't have felt right letting you get a scar on your pretty face." Chad blushed slightly but Will was too embarrassed to look at him to notice.
"My family sure has a knack for picking staff, huh?" Will laughed and reached for a remote. Instead of turning on MTV they found a variety of video feeds set up around town so that they could monitor the entire town. "My father told me about this place. He designed it to be a safe room for our family along with a couple others on the property. He didn't know it would be turned into a prison."
"They will pay the ransom and then we'll be set free." Will sighed. "Do you really think that? We've seen their faces and they know all about your father. Even with the greatest riches your father can find a way to get to them. If they hurt you then they he will make them pay." Chad narrowed his eyes at Will. "You really do think we're all monsters, don't you?"
"What? No, of course not! I just meant that he loves you and won't let anything happen to you." Chad relaxed and nodded because he knew Will was right. "You're right about it all. You remember why I didn't want to be related to him or any other DiMera. Even Lexi almost became corrupted."
"Yeah, but that is in the past. Your family is trying to be straight now." Chad found himself smiling uncontrollably to Will's confusion. "What are you laughing about?" Finding a moment of calm wash over him, Chad decided to finally take a stand about something that had been bothering him for a long time. "I'm bisexual," he blurted out suddenly. Will stared at him.
"Crap, I freaked you out. This is why I haven't told anyone." Will shook his head and distracted himself from what it meant for their friendship long enough to calm Chad down. "It just never occurred to me. But I am completely okay with it."
"Yeah?" Chad eyed Will hopefully, wanting to know if his dream of Will feeling something for him was a reality, but no declaration came. "See if you can get the police station on there," he said finally. Will flipped through the channels of various familiar locations until he came to a police conference room.
Sami was crying and Rafe stood silently nearby with a hand on her shoulder. Stefano and Kate sat across from them while Will's grandfather asked them questions. "Dad, we should be out there looking for them." Roman Brady shook his head and watched as his daughter continued to break down. "Sami, in abduction cases it typically is more dangerous for police to randomly search locations. If they get wind of our search then they could scare and harm Will and Chad."
"How much money are they asking for?" Roman slides a letter on the table. It includes Polaroid shots of the boys bound and gagged, which disturbs Chad. Sami continues to cry at the sight of them. "They are asking for ten million each."
"I will call a couple of friends and see if we can get the money," Rafe says, exiting the room and leaving Sami alone. Roman's face grows red but he tries to remain calm. "Titan can front you the money until you can raise enough to pay it back should we lose track of it," Kate offers. Sami thanks her quietly.
"There has to be a way out of here." Chad nods, "The only way is for Stefano to find us or for our captors to let us go. Maybe we can overpower them when we see them?" Will sighs and turns off the television. "We have to try. I can't just sit here and watch my mother have a melt down."
Chad rises to his feet and moves to the doors. His fingers trace the edges. "What are you doing?" Will stands next to him so that he can see. "This is the first thing they do in the movies." His fingers catch on a small recessed latch just out of sight where the door extends from the wall. When he flips the switch a light switch panel slides an inch to the right revealing a mini numerical keypad.
"Great. Now we just need to figure out the code. Do you have any ideas?" Chad shakes his head and begins trying birthdays and numbers that would seem important. None of them work. Chad turned suddenly, not expecting Will to still be close and fell onto him. They both collapsed onto the floor. Chad laughed immediately.
"Sorry, I thought you moved away." Will is silent. His eyes are lost within Chad's and he is oblivious to his hand rising to Chad's neck. Caught up in emotion, Will pulls him close and when their lips touch an electric shock floods through their bodies. A rhythm quickly develops between their lips and tongues until Will gets up and walks into the bathroom, locking the door behind him.
Chad stands and moves to the door. He knocks gently as he hears the sound of the shower turn on. "Will? Open up, man. We need to discuss this." He reaches out and tries to turn the knob but it is still locked. "Will? Come on..."
-
Please post reviews and leave comments. I read every one!
