DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN OURAN IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM
"In the meantime Haruhi," said Yoshio handing Haruhi a new cell phone.
"What's this for?" asked Haruhi.
"So far your phone is the only one the kidnappers have called so in the mean time the police are keeping that one in case they call again. So meanwhile will have a new one with a new number and everything," said Yoshio.
"All right I guess," said Haruhi accepting the phone.
"WHAT?" said Joji watching the TV, "A hoax, is he serious?"
"Oh this is just peachy, just peachy!" said Hyota, "So now what do we do?"
Joji thought about it for a moment.
RING, RING, RING,
Everybody looked at Haruhi's phone ringing as the captain answered it and put it on speaker.
"Who is this?"
"Where the hell's the mother?"
"I'm answering for the mother. Now what do you want?"
"I'm not talking to anyone but the mother! It's her or no one. That is if you don't want to know anything about the kids."
"How can we even be sure you even have the child? For all we know you're just making it all up," said the captain.
'Making it up?' thought Joji.
"You want proof; find I'll get you proof!"
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"Is that really going to help?" said Haruhi.
"We have to really know how far he willing to go and just what he's up to hopefully," said the captain.
"I'm home," Aito called out when got to his house. No one answered. Not that he expected them too. Joji and Hyota could have cared less and Masao was probably off working somewhere. None of the other staff really seemed to care about him either. He still always called out he was home in the off case someone might call back.
He walked to the kitchen to get something to eat, but stopped when he saw the door to the cellar. He remembered that there was still a poor little girl down there, possibly cold and alone. Maybe she was hungry too.
So instead of taking the just three cookies for himself, he made sure to grab three for her as well. He also made sure to grab his checkered board as he sunk down stairs and grabbed the key to Taeko's room.
Taeko was sitting on her bed alone when she finally heard the door opened. She hadn't seen anyone since the nice butler had left when she finished her breakfast.
She sat up to see who it was.
"Hi," said Aito walking into the room timidly. He was holding a big pile of cookies and a checkered board game with him.
"Hi," said Taeko getting down off her bed. "What are you doing down here? Weren't you told not to?"
"Yeah well I thought you might be hungry and lonely so I came to see you. I brought you some cookies as well," said Aito.
"Well thank you, but won't you get in trouble?" asked Taeko taking a cookie.
"Not if I'm not caught," said Aito grinning. "I play down here all the time and they never know."
"Really?" said Taeko.
"Yeah," said Aito, "Speaking of which, I brought down my checkered board. Do you want to play?"
"I guess," said Taeko as she and Aito took a seat on the floor together, "But I prefer chess myself."
"Chess, I don't really know how to play that," said Aito.
"My dad taught me," said Taeko.
"Well maybe you could teach me, unless you finally get a chance to go home," said Aito.
"Do you think I can?" asked Taeko eagerly.
"I don't know. I don't know what my uncle and his friend are up to," said Aito. "If I could I'd let you go."
Taeko looked to the door.
"You left the door opened didn't you?" she said.
"Yeah I did," said Aito.
"Do you think anyone would notice if we were to sneak out?" said Taeko.
"I don't know. Most of the staff are as mean as Uncle and Mr. Daraku are. If they see us they'll tell them and I don't know what they'll do then," said Aito, "Unless…."
"Unless what?" asked Taeko.
"Wait here, and here take this," said Aito handing her the key to the room. "It's only locks from the outside, but at least they won't be able to lock you in."
Taeko held the key tight.
"I'll be back I promise," said Aito running out of the room.
He ran upstairs.
"Masao, Masao, where are you?" Aito called out.
"You looking for someone kid?"
Aito screamed a little before backing up against the wall.
Koki laughed as he cracked his knuckles in front of Aito. Aito hated him most of all. Koki always seemed delighted in scaring him.
"That's enough of that!" said Masao walking up behind Koki.
"Sorry," said Koki, "Aren't you suppose to be changing Joji's sheets?"
"Yes of course, let's go," said Masao walking back into Joji's room followed by Koki.
"Why is Koki following you?" asked Aito.
"Because he needs the extra help," said Koki.
"What?" said Aito.
"I need the extra help," Masao muttered through clenched teeth.
"Okay," said Aito as he hurried away.
He came back to Taeko's room sad.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"It's not going to work, not today anyway," said Aito sadly.
"Can we try again tomorrow?" asked Takeo.
"I will I'm going to help you get back to your mom. It's not fair that you shouldn't be with here if she's not in heaven!" said Aito.
"Thanks," said Taeko, "And in the mean time let's play checkers!"
"Sure," said Aito.
The two children were quick to play.
"King me," said Takeo proudly.
"That's five games you've won!" said Aito, "I've only one two and that was when we first started."
"Your moves were easy to calculate so I was able to predict your moves easily," said Taeko, "That's why I prefer chess. There's more of a challenge to it."
"Will you teach me how to play?" asked Aito.
"I will, if when I escape you come with me," said Taeko.
"I guess I could," said Aito.
"What are you doing in here? What did I tell you not to do?" said Joji yanking the boy away. He threw him to another bigger man.
"Hey there stupid," said the man.
Aito shuttered as the man hauled him away.
"No, no, you leave him alone!" said Takeo running at Joji. Joji caught her and pinched her arm.
"You are not allowed to talk to me like that," he said pushing her back against the wall hard.
"He was just being nice to me, you should try that more often!" said Taeko.
"What did I just say?" said Joji. He looked to the bed and saw Takeo's teddy bear.
"I think you need a punishment," he said taking the bear.
Taeko gasped.
"No, no please I'm sorry," she said.
"It's too late," said Joji as he walked out of the room with her bear.
"No!" said Taeko.
"Damn it where's the key?" said Joji looking at the rack they were suppose to be hanging on. "Looks like I'll have to mover her to another room. But hopefully she doesn't know the door is locked!" said Joji.
"Kid's up in his room," said Koki.
"Good, get one of the others to guard this door for right now. I have to take care of this," said Joji dangling the teddy bear.
Time seemed to slow down at the apartment. Despite all of the cops that were there Haruhi felt so alone. She was trying to keep herself from going to Taeko's room, but thought it was best not to.
"How are you doing madam?" asked Chiye.
"Oh, I'm okay. It's almost time for you to go home?" asked Haruhi.
"Yes it is, but if you want I can stay," said Chiye.
"No, don't trouble yourself. You and your niece are free to, uh where is your niece?" asked Haruhi.
"Oh she said she had to run down and take care of the trash," said Chiye.
"Oh really, well the bags right there," said Haruhi pointing to a corner to the kitchen.
Chiye moaned.
"Five bucks says she just used it as an excuse to go text on her phone. I'm sorry madam," said Chiye.
"It's okay," said Haruhi.
"Sorry, sorry" said Ran running back into the apartment. She ran and grabbed the bag.
"You can't let yourself get distracted so easily like that!" Chiye scolded after her niece.
"I'm sorry all right," said Ran as she walked back to the door.
"Just be lucky the Ohtoris are too distracted, you probably get your pay reduced!" said Chiye following after her. She stopped when she saw a box out in the hall that said, FOR THE OHTORIS.
"What is this?" said an officer examine it carefully. He cautiously opened it and pulled the thing out.
"What is it?" asked Kyoya.
"Is it dangerous?" asked Haruhi.
The cop held up it up.
It was Taeko's teddy bear.
"Is that, is that…," Haruhi spattered right before she fainted.
"Haruhi!" said Kyoya.