JI: Chapter 4

Nowaki felt his body was in a new position…also he heard noises like men and women crammed into one room. He lazily opened his eyes and gasped. His eyes saw the most amazing scene…like he thought; he was in a room filled with twenty people sitting at a low table. Goda was at the head of the table as he said, "well, one wakes."

He looked around as he found that he was laid in a standing position. Nowaki stood up and looked beside him. Inobu and Saki were laid like him; they were fast asleep when Inobu shivered and woke up. Inobu stalled at the crowd then he looked at Nowaki. He removed himself from the…standing bed. Saki woke up and said, "what the…"

Goda stood, revealing his outfit of pure silk and dark blues robe, walking to the teens. He said to Nowaki, "Gentlemen, the training sessions are going to get harder…for I added a little time bomb in this very room. Twenty people and your teammates are the number to aware of…for one of these twenty-two people are infected with a deadly virus that only you can save them with…kissing them orally."

Nowaki blinked and said, "What are the symptoms?"

Goda smiled and said, "Do you really want me to answer that?"

Nowaki gulped and said, "I…don't understand…"

Goda smiled even broader and said, "you will have to choose…one person will have the virus while the room will be filled with twenty-one other liars. The question is…who is the sick one?"

"Did you…count yourself…" Nowaki said slightly terrified.

Goda giggled and said, "Indeed, did I count myself in the virus? Do you really want me to answer that?"

Nowaki gulped as he looked at everyone. Everyone looked healthy…but he turned back to Goda. He breathed deeply and tried to think. His eyes slowly took everyone's faces closely as he tried to memorize their healthy states…this was one step he could do.

Goda laughed harder and said, "fifteen minutes…and one person shall die. No one is allowed to move or touch Nowaki." He went back to his seat at the head of the table and continued, "I will murder anyone who touches Nowaki." His hand brought out two pistols as he aimed them at the newbies. He said, "Saki and Inobu, join us here. Nowaki…choose carefully. Your lips can save this person from an unlucky death if you can tell who is really sick….be sure to keep a close watch."

Nowaki opened and closed his mouth. He was no doctor! His work was limited to flowers, construction and trying to get into college! He had no idea how to tell lies from truth…who was sick or not…he started to sweat slightly as his teammates joined the other people at the table. Saki started to pant as Inobu gulped hard.

He cleared his throat and said, "Can I have one hint, Goda."

Goda said with a smirk, "do you really want me to answer that?"

Nowaki nodded as Goda said, "Denied, figure it out on your own. The symptoms will show about…now."

Everyone groaned even Goda…they held their stomachs and twisted in their seats. A few people begged for Nowaki to kiss them, but he backed to the corner.

He looked at everyone…there was his teammates, twenty unknown people and Goda. Twenty-one liars and one person had the virus…one person was completely clean…everyone groaned and turned pale. Their faces started to sweat and their breathing turned more rapid…this was getting confusing…did everyone have the virus?

Nowaki tried to find the liars by differentiating the faces…Inobu looked normal…just whiney and…started to scratch himself? Saki leaned forward and held his stomach. There were ten women; each woman had a different face for pain…the other ten men were groaning and pounded the table out of pain and rage…Goda sat still and glared at Nowaki. Goda's face was dripping sweat as he slowly gasped for breath.

He felt himself sweating and panting for breath. How did he get the lucky kiss of life? Why did his…his eyes turned to a clock above Goda's head…he wasted six minutes…someone was going to die because he did not know medical processes! Nowaki groaned and tried to think…everyone looked sick! Who were the liars?

Inobu fell back as a few women and men did the same…foam started to come out of their mouths. Saki passed out onto the table as the rest of the women did the same. The remaining men started to heave and wanted to throw up…Goda remained firm and turned a little pink from the labored panting and sweating…

Nowaki went forward but backed into the corner. No, he did not feel right yet. His mind and hands trembled at the thought but…he felt the true virus holder would show at the last minute. His eyes saw another four minutes had passed…five minutes left. He came out of his corner as he watched the remaining conscious ones.

Goda groaned and leaned forward as he kept his hands on the guns. The last few men started to groan deeply as they slowly passed out. Only Goda remained awake…as he looked at Nowaki and panted.

Nowaki walked forward as he came to the virus holder…Goda. He kissed Goda fully on the mouth as Goda froze with Nowaki's mouth on his. Goda dropped his guns and wrapped his arms around Nowaki's neck. They shared a little oral tongue-a-war as Goda's arms dropped and leaned onto Nowaki panting.

Goda said, "you…chose right…I had the virus. Everyone else had a slight version that will wear off naturally like a protein in their bodies…but how did you know?"

Nowaki snickered and said, "Everyone else showed their fear openly…begged for the antidote while you did not…also…I guessed."

Goda sat up and looked at Nowaki fully. He said, "you will be facing worst than this in the battlefield…I have to tell you a few things while everyone sleeps…" He stood on wobbly legs, but Nowaki held him up. His face slightly turned to Nowaki's and said, "Well…you may hold me if you wish…but I can walk…"

Nowaki said, "I can carry you better." He picked up Goda in bridal style as he said, "where to?"

Goda flushed and panted, "My…office…" He pointed under the clock as Nowaki opened a small latch under the clock. The room was devoid of books, furniture or anything….just white walls and no windows. They entered as Nowaki let Goda stand.

Nowaki said, "Why…is your office empty?"

Goda laughed and said, "Empty? No…it is full to the brim with whatever you imagine… explosives, information, and the best comforts an office can bring…but I will not explain why your pathetic eyes does not see the glories of my office. Now, you are a doctor, right?"

Nowaki blinked and said, "I do not understand…"

Goda rolled his eyes and said, "Are you a doctor?"

Nowaki blinked again and thought about it. He said, "I think…"

Goda smiled and said, "Good answer." He stomped his feet and the room started to lower…

Nowaki gulped as the lowering room showed chains that lowered them down to hundreds of shelves filled with books and bottles. Each item was labeled and shown the poison level…he turned to Goda and said, "What is this?"

"Your office." Goda said as he pointed to the oldest book on the shelves closest to the stage. He said, "Study it like your life depended on it…"

Nowaki took the book and opened it. He flipped page after page when he declared, "it's blank."

Goda cleared his throat as the stage lifted back to the white room. He said, "of course it is blank. But, do you really want me to answer why it is blank?"

Nowaki shook his head as they returned to a room filled with conscious people. The twenty unknown members bowed to Goda. Inobu snarled at Goda as Saki blinked twice in confusion.

Goda said, "thank you for playing along, so newbies…I gave your team a name. So when you hear it, be prepared to do my bidding. Your real, first mission will be in a few days…be ready."

A few members at the table took Saki's, Inobu's and Nowaki's arms forcibly. They started at Goda as he said, "your team's name is SIN Boys. Good night, teens."

The teens were knocked out as Nowaki slowly felt his body lifted into the air. He remembered the kiss and the taste of Goda…it felt good and strange to kiss a man…he hoped that he would get the chance to kiss Goda again…