Hoshido 6

By the time Takumi was even aware of his surroundings, he was already being taken out of the car. His body was still sluggish, and he could hardly hear anything. All he knew was that he'd dropped his phone somewhere and he was being carried.

"Yes, I made an appointment for Takumi Hoshido."

Takumi tried to move, but Saizo held him tightly in place.

"It'll be easier on you if you just hold still." the red-haired man said.

Takumi tried to talk, but nothing came out. His tongue felt like lead. With an exhausted sigh, he leaned his head back on Saizo's shoulder.

The world moved again, and then Takumi felt himself get lain down. The ceiling was a yellowed color, and a shade of such he remembered. His mother had brought him to the hospital. But there was nothing he could do, as thick straps were secured over his arms and chest, then again at his waist, and finally over two places on his legs. They were obviously not going to take any chances with a patient that had a track-record of biting the doctors.

"He seems pretty tranquil." said the nurse.

"I know, but he can get vicious." said Mikoto. "I don't care what it takes, make him better."

"Yes, ma'am."

Takumi just lay there. He knew what was going to happen. They were going to try electro-shock therapy, more drugs, needles that made him feel like there was fire in his veins. He closed his eyes as the doctor came into the room.

"So, he's back?"

"Yes, sir. His mother said he's getting worse."

Takumi felt the bed move. Where were they going to take him, now?

The answer came as probes were stuck to his head. Shock therapy, to try and cure his mood swings. He gritted his teeth as they tried to pry his mouth open to fit the bite guard. There was no way he was going to let them do this to him.

"He's clenched his jaw pretty tight." said the nurse.

The doctor came close, and Takumi snapped, catching the other's hand in his teeth, and biting hard. "Let me out." he snarled.

"Awake, eh? Well, we can cure that."

Takumi thrashed under the restraints. As he shook his head, he managed to shake a few of the probes off. But it was in vain. Someone stuck his arm with a needle, and in minutes, he was feeling sluggish again.

"Have to hand it to your mother, giving you tranquilizers with your medicine to get you here." said the doctor. "She must really be concerned about you."

The bite guard was fit into his mouth, and the probes reattached to his head. It still didn't stop his screams of pain and fear over the next hour as he was repeatedly shocked. When they finally stopped, he was whimpering in pain.

The nurse returned him to his room, leaving him restrained.

Why? Why was he being made to suffer like this?

Takumi cried. He was alone, afraid. He knew they were going to torture him into saying what they wanted, believing what they wanted. His whole body shook, both from the tears and the fear of what they were going to do to him.

Ryoma showed up at Club Nohr well before opening time.

"What do you want?" Leo asked as he rounded the corner.

"Where's Xander?"

"Inside." Leo frowned. "What do you need him for?"

"It's concerning this." Ryoma held up Takumi's cell, showing the message Xander had sent. He spotted the recognition in Leo's eyes. "You knew about this?"

"I knew about the new phone." Leo said. "Not about that." He led Ryoma to the back living area. "Xander, there's a Hoshidan here for you."

Xander appeared, frowning at Ryoma. "Why are you here?"

"You sent my brother a text, under the pretext of being a girl."

"So?" Xander asked. "What's it to you?"

"There was a hidden file on a memory stick your brother gave mine."

"How would you know about that?"

"Takumi dropped the stick this morning when I carried him out to my Mom's car." Ryoma replied. "Also his phone."

"And you decided to snoop." Xander stated. "No wonder he thinks you guys are jerks."

Ryoma looked a bit offended. "At any rate, the hidden file contained a music file created by Kamui. It won't play unless we can get into Takumi's laptop."

"And you think I know the password." Xander concluded.

"How'd you know it was passworded?"

"I have ways." Xander replied. "And the answer is yes, I know the password. I'm the only other person in the world who does. The only one your precious little brother trusted."

"Why would he trust you?" Ryoma asked.

"Why did Kamui and Azura switch clubs to work at?" Xander countered. "I let it happen, Ryoma. Azura couldn't work here, even if I hadn't let her go. She can't DJ worth spit, and the crowds here prefer the loud stuff Kamui creates. I let her go to you guys because Takumi said it was a calmer place."

Ryoma looked confused. "I was under the impression Nohr and Hoshido were exactly the same."

"You were wrong." Xander replied. "Now, where is Takumi?"

"Why do you care?"

"Why don't you?"