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"Working late again, Johnny?"

Snapping his attention to the door, Johnny breathes a sigh of relief when he sees that's it's only Ray. Ray is leaning against the door frame, his bag over his shoulder and is currently picking something out of his teeth, looking as laid back and care free as usual.

A far cry from what Johnny is feeling at the moment.

"Ah, yeah," Johnny manages a reply, even though his heart is currently beating at an extreme pace due to being nervous. "I'll only be a couple of hours though."

"I don't know how you can stay in a stuffy office all day," Ray comments as he scratches his ear with his pinky, before shrugging in disinterest. "Anyway, I'll see you tomorrow."

"Bye, Ray," Johnny replies, watching as the neko-jin saunters out of sight and he sighs again, leaning against his desk. He pulls back his sleeve and glances at his watch.

It's time.

The sound of footsteps echoing through the empty hallways causes Johnny to tense up, expecting Goki to step into his office, looking all arrogant and smug. However, he relaxes again when Bryan appears.

"Everyone except for Kai, Miguel and ourselves are still here," Bryan explains as he quickly pulls the redhead into his arms. "And Goki, of course, the little bastard. He was last seen in the foyer."

Slipping his arms around Bryan's neck, Johnny buries his face into his shoulder. "I hope Kai's plan works."

"Come on," Bryan whispers into his ear. "Lets go."

Reluctantly, Johnny steps away but grabs Bryan's hand desperately within his own. Together, the two makes their way down the foyer. The elevator ride is a silent and tense one, only the sound of the lift doors opening alerts the two.

"I was wondering when you would show."

Snapping their attention towards the voice. There he is, the bane of their existence. Goki is leaning against the wall next to his cleaning cart, his arms over his chest, looking as smug as ever. Bryan instantly bristles dangerous as Johnny tightens his grip on his arm in an attempt to calm him down.

"Not here, Bryan," he whispers in a low voice. "There's too many cameras here."

Though far from calming down, Bryan relents and resigns himself to simply glare viciously at the other teen.

"Well?" Goki asks, pushing away from the wall, his arrogant expression not faltering. "How much is your secret worth?"

"We're not paying you," Johnny hisses to him, his eyes narrowing dangerously, trying to hide the fact that this whole ordeal has really taken a toll on him.

However, Goki sees through his façade and smirks almost sadistically as he shrugs. "Oh well, I'm sure the media will pay handsomely for this little pot of gold."

Bryan suddenly lunges forward and grabs the other male by the throat, nearly lifting him up off the ground. "Tell me where the notes are, now."

"Only if you say please," Goki grins cheekily, albeit painfully due to the vice like grip around his throat.

"Bryan, drop him!" Johnny orders, placing his hands on the arm that is trying to cut off Goki's breathing. "Stop, I don't want you to get into trouble."

Although extremely angry, Bryan drops the other male back onto his feet, watching with disgust as he leans forward to breathing deeply, his hands tenderly touching his neck. "You're lucky that we have security cameras here," Bryan hisses.

"I guess so," Goki mutters under his breathe. He then straightens his posture and glares at them. "If you don't want to pay me, then fine. This conversation is over. I'm leaving," he then smirks as he pushes the cart roughly and carelessly into the storage cupboard. "And heading straight the local news group."

"You won't even make it to your car," Bryan threatens, but Goki merely brushes him off.

"Yeah, right. Later." He turns to leave, but stops still when he sees two other males blocking the exit, looking less than happy.

"Wait a minute, Goki," Kai says as he and Miguel venture towards the small group.

Goki frowns, matching Kai's own look of displeasure. "What do you want?"

"Goki," Miguel says in a no nonsense voice. "I need to see your cleaning trolley."

"What for?" Goki asks, reeling back in surprise.

"Just step aside, please," Miguel says as he brushes past the disgruntle teen and throws a glance towards Bryan and Johnny. Both youths blink in confusion, watching in mild fascination as Miguel walks into the storage cupboard, only to appear moments later with a handful of office supplies. He walks over to Kai and hands the items to him to inspect. Kai let his eyes wander over the items before nodding to the blonde, who frowns in response.

With a sigh, Miguel turns his gaze back to Goki. "Can you explain to me how items that have been reported lost just this morning ended up in your cleaning cart?"

"What?" Goki reels back once again in surprise, his eyes widening with a hint of fear. His gaze soon turns to anger and he shoots Bryan and Johnny an accusing look. "I didn't take them! Someone must have set me up!"

"It doesn't look good, Goki," Miguel says, shaking his head in disbelief and annoyance. "There have been reports of unauthorized personnel entering restricted areas. And some of those reports have successfully identified you as the prime suspect."

"But I…" Goki stutters, not really having a response for that. After all, he has been snooping around. But he was being careful. Who the hell could have…? Oh, of course. "I'm being framed. It's Johnny or Bryan, I'm sure of it."

Kai tilts his head to the side as Miguel raises an eyebrow. They share a look before turning their gazes to the accused. Bryan is about to say something, but Johnny discreetly clutches his arm, silently telling him to let this play out before they say anything.

"What makes you say that?" Kai finally asks.

"I accidentally discovered something and they've been bothering me since," Goki tells him, his lips threatening to break out into a smirk.

Bryan snarls under his breathe as his entire body begin to twitch with rage. "You little…"

"That's quite an accusation," Miguel states. "Can you back it up?"

"Yes, I can," Goki says firmly. He then buries his hand into his back pocket and pulls out a wad of pieces of paper. He sends Johnny a smug look, before throwing the wad to Miguel. "Here."

Miguel raises an eyebrow, appearing a little skeptical as he begins going through the paper. Suddenly his brow furrows and he stares at the notes more intently. A flicker of concern shimmers in Kai's eyes as he makes his way to stand beside the head of security.

Not truly understanding what's going on here, Johnny and Bryan wisely stays silent in the background, even though they are inwardly fretting on the inside.

"Hmm…" Miguel hums quietly, before handing the papers to Kai who looks at him, tilting his head to the side in interest.

"You see?" Goki asks.

Miguel suddenly sighs and pinches the bridge of his nose. "I see a poor attempt at blackmail."

"What?!" Goki exclaims. "The notes-"

"From what I can see, neither Bryan nor Johnny wrote them," Miguel cuts him off.

"You're kidding?!"

"No, he's serious," Kai sharply replies. "You see, Miguel here has taken a course on handwriting analysts. And he's very good at it."

"I must admit," Miguel mutters as he takes a single piece of paper. "There are some similarities with Bryan's writing and this, but it's not the same. From what I can tell, someone else wrote these notes as an attempt to get back at him for something."

Johnny subconsciously leans against Bryan for support, and sighs deeply with relief. He suddenly snaps his head up and turns his eyes to Kai. So, this is his plan?

Goki is about to protest his innocence, but snaps his mouth shut, pressing his lips together in a thin line. "Why are you helping them?" he suddenly asks.

A smile flitters across Kai's lips and he throws a look to Bryan and Johnny. "I own a legitimate business here, Goki," his eyes suddenly narrow as he glares dangerously at Goki, causing a shiver of fear to race down his spine. "Besides, no one blackmails my friends and gets away with it. Do you understand?"

Goki swallows thickly, feeling nervous and upset that his plan has just exploded in his face. "This doesn't stop me from telling the media," he lamely tells them.

"Tell them all you want," Bryan suddenly speaks up, a smirk on his lips as he folds his arms over his chest. "You have no proof. Everyday there are rumors regarding bladers and potential love interests."

"Your accusations will only get lost in the crowd," Johnny confirms. "Face it, you've lost this one."

"Heh, payback's a bitch, Goki," Bryan tells him with a low voice. "It also helps to have someone higher up looking out for you."

Kai smiles softly to himself at those words. He tilts his head to the side slightly when he feels a hand on the small of his back. "I told you it would work," Miguel whispers into his ear.

"You're right," Kai nods. He then turns to Goki and his lips turn into a smirk. "As of right now, Goki, you're fired. You are required to pay for all the damages you've done to BBA property previously."

"All of it?" Goki stutters.

"Let's go, Goki," Miguel says as he grabs the male by the arm and turns to Bryan with a sly look in his eyes. "Bryan, could you give me a hand?"

Bryan isn't brightens at the question. "Sure," he says as he grabs Goki's other arm and leans in threateningly close. "I'd love to."

Johnny sighs with relief and shakes his head in ironic amusement as he watches Bryan drag a struggling Goki to the exit. He turns to Kai and rubs his arm in discomfort. This male has just saved his reputation, his career and his love life. How do you thank someone for that. "Kai…"

"Just be more careful next time," Kai cuts him off, throwing the bundle of notes to him.

Johnny presses the notes to his chest as he turns his eyes to the ground. "…Thank you," he whispers softly.

A teasing smile touches Kai's lips as he turns his gaze to look at the red head. "Did you just thank me?"

"It's a one off thing, ok!" Johnny instantly bristles, his face flushing with embarrassment.

"I'm sure it is," Kai chuckles lightly and glances over his shoulder. "I would love to stay and banter with you some more, but there are some things I need to take care of."

Bryan and Miguel reappear, and promptly take their places beside their boyfriends. Johnny has to resist the urge to throw himself into Bryan's chest in joy. There are cameras here after all.

"I'll see the two of you tomorrow," Bryan says as he quickly grabs Johnny by the wrist and pulls him outside.


Chapter 7 is done! Whoo! The next chapter should be the last. Maybe. Hopefully. Whatever.

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