Several hours later, Ami and Kaiji returned to his house. The guys had all accompanied her to the police station, where the police had asked her to come to make her statement about the whole incident. Subaru had told her in the car ride over there that they'd traced her cell phone, which had been in the handbag that she'd taken with her, and that was how they'd managed to find her. The men who had been holding her hostage had destroyed the phone shortly after taking her handbag from her, but the guys had been quick enough to trace it before it had been destroyed. Ami had been right in guessing that they had been using an old, abandoned office building as their hideout. The guys had almost had a hard time finding it, as it was so old that it wasn't on most of the GPS's or maps. But all of the men that had been holding her there had, fortunately, been captured and arrested. They, of course, refused to divulge who it was that they were working for, or who they had planned to place in Ami's father's place.
The guys had of course scolded her about her reckless behavior, but had also expressed their admiration of her bravery. Sora went on about how he'd fallen in love with her all over again, teasingly of course, and Ami had relaxed. She was glad that she was with them again. Ami didn't consider what she'd done bravery at all, as she'd been scared shitless the whole time. She'd only done what she knew was right, but she appreciated their kind words. Kaiji had remained unusually silent during the conversation, and while he would normally tease her or call her an idiot for her actions, he just sat there staring out the window. Ami thought to ask him what was wrong, but didn't get the chance as she was ushered inside.
After giving her statement, Kaiji had taken her straight to the hospital, despite her protests. They'd told her that she'd bruised her ribs pretty heavily, but that she'd luckily not broken anything. Her wrists had also sustained pretty heavy rope burn as well, from her attempts to escape. They'd given her some pain medication to help with her ribs while they healed, and some ointment to rub on her wrists twice a day, and had sent her home.
The car ride home had been awkwardly silent, and Ami couldn't seem to find anything to say. Kaiji had barely spoken a word to her since they'd left the office building, and it made Ami feel uneasy. She'd tried to engage him in conversation a few times, trying to sound as bubbly and happy as she knew she usually was, hoping to get him to tease her, or joke with her about something. But he didn't. He only gave her one worded answers, and kept his focus on the road in front of them. She'd wanted to keep trying, of course, but the rather stern look on Kaiji's face kept her quiet. Ami had lowered her head and had adjusted to look out the window.
The house was abnormally quiet as they walked inside. Kaiji's sisters had decided to go up to visit a friend of theirs, and wouldn't be back for a few days. Kaiji walked past her and began locking the house up behind them, making sure everything was locked and secure. It was night time by the time they'd finally made it back, and Ami was exhausted. She'd been held hostage for over 24 hours, and she hadn't slept at all during that period. But she wasn't quite ready to go to bed, as her nerves were still on edge after everything that day. She bounced towards the kitchen.
"I'm going to make some coffee, want some?" She asked over her shoulder, bending over to grab the coffee grounds from the bottom cabinet.
Kaiji stopped in his tracks in front of the front door as he locked it. "How are you so calm?"
Ami shrugged her shoulders, continuing in pouring the water into the coffee pot. She wasn't calm at all, but she pretended to be as she busied herself in the kitchen. Her hand shook slightly as she pulled the creamer out of the refrigerator, and she hoped Kaiji didn't see. She was afraid that if she didn't act calm in front of him, that she would just break down into tears. She wasn't sure how she was supposed to act after an ordeal like that. Was she supposed to be happy that she'd gotten out? Sad that she'd been through the ordeal in the first place? She wasn't sure, but she knew that she didn't want to make Kaiji worry about her any more than she knew she already had. She heard footsteps behind her and turned around in time for Kaiji to pin her up against the refrigerator, placing both hands up by her head.
"I asked you a question. How the hell are you so calm now?" He demanded, his voice low.
Her eyes widened at his sudden action. "I… I… I don't know."
"You should be freaking out, crying, throwing things, hitting me, something! But instead you're standing here making coffee… You know I just don't get you."
Ami licked her lips nervously. "Why would… why would I hit you? You didn't do anything."
"That's exactly it Ami! I didn't do anything! You just offered yourself up to those men on a silver fucking platter, and I didn't do anything!"
"Yes you did! I saw you! You tried to get to me!"
Kaiji shook his head. "But I didn't! I didn't get to you, and I watched them take you away, and I couldn't do a damned thing about it."
"I'm sorry…"
"Don't you ever do that to me again, do you hear me?"
"Kaiji…"
"God, you didn't even fucking hesitate to throw yourself to the sharks!" He continued, "Jesus, you popped up off the ground so quick to volunteer yourself over to them that I bet even they were surprised by it."
Ami felt as her cheeks began to burn as she looked up at Kaiji. "They were holding someone hostage and was going to kill them, what the hell else was I supposed to do? Just sit there and watch?"
Kaiji narrowed his eyes slightly. "You should have waited until I came up with a plan! I'm your bodyguard for god's sake, it's what I'm there for! It's my job!"
Ami felt slightly taken back by his words. Was that really all she was to him? Just some client he had to watch out for and nothing else? Her heart hurt as her hands clenched into fists at her sides. She felt tears burn at the back of her eyes, and became angrier by the second as she fought to keep them from coming out.
"My bodyguard huh? I'm just your job?"
Kaiji closed his eyes. "That not what…"
Ami interrupted him quickly before he could finish. "Well you know what? Let me go ahead and apologize for a few things then. I'm sorry that I didn't have the time for you to play strategy. Someone's life was on the line, and I reacted. I'm sorry that it wasn't the way that you wanted, but it got the job done. I'm sorry that you had to come and get me later, but you know, shit happens. I will not, however, apologize for what I did. I wasn't going to just sit there and let them kill everyone, and you know what? I'd do it again if I had to! So now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go to bed now."
Before he could say anything more, Ami ducked down and maneuvered herself from him. Storming up the stairs, she went straight to her bedroom and slammed the door behind her. It was only then that she finally let her tears fall.
