The Course of Nature
A/N: I do not own Skip Beat or any of the characters.. Again, please forgive any grammatical errors (no time to proofread AGAIN *sigh*. Yes. I'm getting pretty busy these days).
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Previous Chapter:
They arrived at the Daruma-ya, and Kyoko gave Ren a peck on the lips before she got out of the car, and stood in front of the door until Ren's car was out of site.
Kyoko stayed in front of the door for a while, and when she was about to turn around and get inside the restaurant, a hand grabbed her from behind and covered her mouth.
'What? What is this?' she started to panic, 'No! Don't panic! Think of something!' she tried to yank the hand away from her face, but the man was strong, so she bit the hand and attempted to scream out loud.
"RE-"
"Damn you.. Keep quiet!" the man hissed. He stuffed something in her mouth and reached for something in his pocket.
'What? This voice… It's very familiar…' she glanced down, and saw a suit. 'A suit? Why is he wearing a suit?' she turned around to face her kidnapper and was surprised. 'M-Miyabe-san?'
Takai smirked. "Heh. Now, be a good girl and come with me." Kyoko's eyes caught sight of his hand which now held a knife, getting closer and closer to her wrist.
Her eyes widened. 'No!' She was about to escape, when he grabbed her hand, and used the knife to cut the flesh in her arm. "If you don't want to get hurt, quietly come with me."
Kyoko still struggled, though, trying to suppress the pain. 'Think of happy thoughts! Think of happy thoughts! Think of happy thoughts! Your arm is not cut! Damn! My demons won't be able to come out in this situation!' Then her bag fell down, which caused her things to fall. She saw something that caught her attention. It glimmered in the light with the glossy texture in front. 'I can use this to give them a clue! Now, if I can just escape his hands for five seconds…' She struggled again, but Takao cut her arms again, this time painfully slow and deeper than the one before.
Kyoko screamed out in pain, which was muffled by the thing in her mouth. Takao laughed at her hopelessness. The cut was deep and her blood trickled down from her arms, and dripped to her things. It was sticky, and warm. It started to pool and drain her strength. Her arms started to throb, and she began to feel dizzy. It felt so painful, like a tiger was biting her arms and not letting go. Every second made the pain worse, but she struggled still, until she reached a bottle made of glass. She knew it was her only chance, and she wasn't going to get another one.
"Why you little-"
Kyoko used the bottle to hit Takao's leg, so he screamed in pain, and his grip on Kyoko loosened.
'Ugh! My vision is getting blurry… I must do something, though…' She struggled to be conscious, and grabbed the card she found, and wrote a message using the blood that now reached her fingers. 'Good. Now, I just have to find a way to remain conscious…'
Takao grabbed Kyoko, unfortunately, and dragged her towards a car using her arm. Kyoko tried to hold back the scream that was threatening to come out of her mouth, knowing that Takao would feel more pleased at the pain he was causing her. Tears starting to spring in her eyes, and she felt like her arm was being ripped from her body. It was unbearable. She struggled to stay awake, although she was unable to think properly - the pain was blocking all of her thoughts, until finally, she drifted off, and everything became black.
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Ren arrived in Lory's mansion fifteen minutes after he found the card that Kyoko left. He looked awful. His hair was tousled, and his hands and shirt were full of blood. His eyes were as wide as saucers. His face was contorted with pain, anger, worry, panic, rage, and hatred. He held the card in one hand, and barged right into Lory's home. The guards tried to stop him, but he struggled, and pushed them aside.
He took no notice of his appearance and on how he acted. His thoughts were only filled with Kyoko, and on how he was going to deal with the bastard that took her. 'DAMN! Where's Lory? I need to find this bastard!'
"WHAT'S Happening… here." his voice boomed at first, but then quieted down as he saw who was waiting for him.
Lory came out wearing a robe, and when he took in Ren's appearance, he immediately took him to a room at the end of a hallway, and locked the door. He knew that this was something serious and that it involved a certain Mogami Kyoko, for the façade of Tsuruga Ren has completely vanished.
Having no time for formalities, Ren immediately spoke about his demands, "Find this man." He gave the business card that was soaked in blood to Lory, whose eyes widened at the message he saw, and became worried. "Try to find where he lives, the plate number of his car. EVERYTHING!" he shouted, his voice full of anger and panic.
Lory looked worriedly at Ren before he grabbed his phone and talked to the person on the other line. First, he made sure that the press would not find anything about this. It would all do them no good if every one of their moves would be televised in Japan. Then, he used his connections to find every possible thing about the man - where he lives, his educational background, his parents, etc. After that, he opened a nearby computer and just typed.
He glanced at Ren again. "Ren, do you have any idea on why Mogami-kun would be kidnapped like this?"
Ren was pacing the room, and was trying to calm himself down. He glanced at Lory, and replied, "No. I have no idea on why this would happen to her."
"Well, I doubt that it's on money. He's got more than enough... with his job." Lory said as his eyes narrowed. Silence followed as Ren continued to worry and Lory continued to type and call.
After a moment, Ren took deep breaths, calming himself down, and faced Lory. "Have you found any leads yet?"
Lory shook his head sadly. "No. This man knows how to hide, and considering his circumstances and connections, he can easily do it. He's the vice president of the Iwada Corps. It's a very powerful company." He paused. "I won't give up, though. There must be something we can find. There is always a way. I'll do my best to find his whereabouts."
"Damn it!" he cursed. Ren became more tensed, "I can't do anything if it's like this! I'm not even sure if he's planning on keeping Kyoko alive for long." He sat on a chair near Lory's desk, and burried his face on his hand. "I feel so hopeless. If something happens to Kyoko… "
Lory sighed, and placed a hand on Ren's shoulder. "Don't worry, Ren. We'll think of something." He assessed his appearance. "Why don't you rest and clean yourself while I work on this? I'll have a room be prepared for you. I'll call for you immediately if I find something." Ren looked shocked at Lory for a moment, until the president hurriedly added, "Kyoko would be upset if she finds out how you're behaving right now because of her." His eyes turned into slits, "She'll be so upset she might not talk to you for a few says when we get her back."
Knwoing he was right, Ren had no other choice and nodded, and exited the room. He wouldn't want to make Kyoko upset. The was one of the things he's most scared of.
Lory sighed. 'How complicated this man is. Only Kyoko can keep him straightened up.' Then, he continued to answer calls and type on his laptop. After a few minutes with this cycle, uncharacteristically, his face began to show signs of worry, impatience, and anger.
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Ren took a shower, and changed into fresh clothes he kept in Lory's mansion in case of some emergency.
He sat on the bed. 'I can't keep the blood I saw on the doorsteps a while ago out of my mind. I can't help but think of possible scenarios that caused that much loss of blood.' He sighed, and buried his face on his hands. 'Just when I thought that everything was going so well, this happens. Is this a sign that says that I don't deserve happiness in my life? That I don't deserve Kyoko?'
He reached for his phone and dialed a number.
"Moshi moshi?" the person spoke.
"Yashiro-san, please cancel all my appointments and plans for the next few days." He said, his voice tired and lifeless.
"What? Ren, what happened? Where are you? Is something wrong with Kyoko-chan?" said a worried Yashiro.
"Just cancel everything. This is important. Don't worry, I'm at the president's mansion." He ignored Yashiro's interrogations and protests and shut his phone.
He lay down on the bed, but still opened his eyes, knowing that he won't get any sleep. 'It was a good thing that Kyoko was able to think fast and leave a clue, or we might never be able to find her.' That thought sent shivers down his spine. 'When I find that guy that kidnapped her…' he clenched and unclenched his fists.
He stood up and went outside, headed towards Lory's office. He opened the door to find the president in a conversation on a phone with an angered expression. 'It's the first time I've seen him like this. I guess he's also grown very attached to Kyoko.'
"No!... I don't care!... Just find him! I want to know where he lives!..." Lory pinched the bridge of his nose. "Fine… Alright… Arigatou…" he sighed, and dialed another number.
"Hello, detective? Have you found anything yet?... No?... Okay, I understand…." When he noticed Ren enter the room, he turned his attention to him.
"Ren, do you have any other clues on where this guy might have taken Mogami-kun?" Lory asked with a stressed appearance.
"No. When I arrived, I only saw a black car driving away, and then Kyoko's belongings scattered on the floor, covered with blood and glass shards. I guess it proves that she tried to struggle." His face showed pain as he remembered.
Lory's phone suddenly rang, and he immediately picked it up.
Ren walked to a window, and stared at the stars before he whispered, "Kyoko, please be safe."
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