You guys! Urg. I love you all. You're making me stay up too late to update instead of doing my theory homework. I'm going to pay for it in the morning. Oh well! Enjoy the chapter!
It wasn't too terribly late when Takano knocked on the door. The man was making one of his frequent visits to the Onodera's hotel room. At first they were very grateful to the man and his want to look for their son, but as the days passed by, Ritsu's mother began to get suspicious. Takano seemed too desperate to find the man.
Takano, of course, sensed this. He wanted to tell them the extent of their relationship, but he just couldn't find the right way to tell them. But today would be the day. He was already helping so much with the search. As soon as they found his lover, anyways, he was going to tell them.
So Takano knocked three times. Within a few minutes Ritsu's father was at the door with a small smile. "Takano!" he said opening the door further. "Come on in! We were just about to have some tea," he said, letting the dark haired man in before closing the door behind him. With that he led Takano into the living room section of their suite where they found Mrs. Onodera sitting on the sofa, pouring over some files that the police had given her. It was public news now that the son of the Onodera's, one of the largest names in publishing, was missing. So the misses spent her time by the phone, doing everything she could to find her son from where she was at. As the two entered the room, she looked up and smiled politely.
"Takano, it's nice to see you…again," the woman said quietly as she set her reading material down.
"Have you gotten any news?" The man asked as he sat down from across the couple.
"No," she explained, shaking her head. "We're just hitting dead ends. I just don't know what to do with myself," She cried out, shaking her head.
Takano was about to open his mouth, when suddenly he felt his phone vibrate in his pocket, followed by a small beeping sound. The man smiled apologetically and pulled out the phone, only to scowl at what it said. What in God's name was Yokozawa doing by calling him? Takano didn't even want to answer, but it could very well be important.
"Excuses me for a moment, sorry," He said, standing up as he made his way into the bathroom, leaving the couple on the sofa. Locking the door, the man quickly answered. "What?" he hissed as his eyes narrowed. It was silent for a moment, and the Yokozawa spoke.
"I-I know what happened to Onodera," the man said, his voice cracking as he did so. There was a long pause between the two men, though Takano was just trying to wrap his mind around what Yokozawa had just said. Was this true? Did he really know? Or was Yokozawa just fucking with him?
"What? What happened?" Takano said after taking a deep breath, his voice hard and demanding as he spoke. He was not in a gaming mood.
"I'm sorry Takano," Yokozawa said, his voice shaking. "I didn't mean to. It wasn't supposed to get out of hand. I just lost my temper and…" The man trailed off, letting out a sob. Takano had never head Yokozawa cry before, and this clearly took him off guard. And while Takano wanted to be mad and yell at him, he knew he couldn't. This was his opportunity to get the information out of him. He had to be gentle.
"What happened Yokozawa?" Takano asked, his voice softer. "Please, tell me."
No response.
"Yokozawa?" Takano asked again to which he heard the sound of the man clearing his throat.
"I-I did hit him, I told you that," Yokozawa said, nodding on his end of the phone. "But then you came up and ended our friendship. I-I was so angry I went to his apartment and I-I," He stopped, letting out another sob.
"What did you do?" Takano asked, his voice a little more forceful.
"I beat him," Yokozawa stated, his voice a little stronger. "And then I raped him." Those words alone made Takano's heart stop. The color drained from his face and he felt like he couldn't breathe any longer.
"You what?" Takano asked, his voice now shaking.
"I beat him, and I raped him," Yokozawa croaked out. "I-I didn't know what to do when he passed out…so I loaded him in my car…and dropped him off with a prostitute," Yokozawa finished. "That's all I know. It wasn't supposed to happen this way. I'm so sorry! I-I-"
"Shut up," Takano finally spoke up, tears now running down his face. "I don't want any of that bullshit!" He growled, his hands turning into fists of rage. "Remember what I said?" He then asked. "I'm going to kill you." And with that Takano hung up.
For a moment he just stood there in disbelief. Onodera was given to a prostitute? He had been raped? By Yokozawa? What else had happened to the younger male that Takano didn't know about? Just thinking about what Onodera had to go through made the man cry even more and he found himself sinking to the floor, burying his face into his arms as he hugged his knees. The man wasn't sure how much time had passed, but suddenly there was a knock and the door which ripped Takano from his thoughts.
"Is everything alright?" Onodera's father asked from the other side.
"Y-yeah, one sec," Takano said, standing back up as he wiped the tears from his eyes. He had to tell them. Opening the door, Takano came face to face with the man. They both exchanged glances as Takano passed, walking back into the living room.
"I-I have something to admit," Takano muttered under his breath as the couple sat on the sofa once more.
"What is it?" Onodera's mother asked, her voice suddenly worried.
"Your son, Ritsu, and I. Our relationship goes a little further than only an employee and supervisor. We've known each other for a while now. We…we even went to high school together. And we dated at one point," he said, his eyes flickering to the couple. "But…we…we were in a relationship. And I care about Ritsu very much. I…I love him," Takano admitted.
His chest was heavy and his eyes were wide as he searched the two peoples faces for any sort of anger, but there wasn't any. Suddenly Onodera's mother laughed softly, which only turned into a hysterical laugher.
"Th-that must be why Ritsu never wanted to find a wife," she said as her husband reached out, squeezing her hand to calm her down.
"We appreciate the information Takano. And we will respect our son's decision. Even if it is not what we had in mind for him. But, does this have anything to do with where Ritsu has gone?" he asked, his brown knitted together.
"It does," Takano said with a nod. "I love Ritsu, I do," Takano said, his voice becoming desperate. "And I would do everything in my power to keep him safe. I would never harm him. But," He sighed. "I just received a call. It was my supervisor. He told me he had hit Ritsu. I was angry with him and broke off our friendship. So he…he took it out on your son." There was a small gasp form Onodera's mother and Takano looked up at her with desperation.
"He…he beat him…and raped him. Only to dump him off with a prostitute on the streets," Takano explained. As soon as he said those words the color drained from both of the parents faces.
"He-he what?" The woman asked, his voice weak.
"I am so sorry. I never thought anything like this would happen," Takano said, tears now streaming down his face.
"Have you called the police about this?" Onodera's father then asked.
"No, I just found out on that call. I wanted to tell you before we told the authorities." Takano explained, wiping the tears from his eyes.
It was only thirty minutes before there was a loud knock on Yokozawa's door. He knew exactly who it was, and was ready to be taken away. He had made preparations, and said goodbye to everything in the house, even his cat. He had to pay for what he had done.
It was only thirty minutes after Yokozawa had called Takano that the police barged into his apartment and arrested the man for assault, rape, and kidnaping. And Yokozawa was more than compliant.
Soooo, I just thought I would get this out of the way! Hope you all enjoyed! I'll try to update more regularly. Have a wonderful week guys! Hope to talk to you all again soon.