I'm keeping this brief, but I hope you guys enjoy the third chapter, and yes, things are a bit more different from the last version.
Chapter 3: Order
Len's P.O.V.
Saturday, 7:12 a.m.
"They've been outside the mansion since the court trial, dammit! Why else wouldn't I allow anyone to walk out? They're trying to snoop out the incident, so don't even try to question why we're late to the meeting!" I paused from walking down the hallway and stood close to Tanaka's door to hear him yelling, again. "I'm stressing too much. ... We're in a ditch, and it's hard to get out. I mean, Kaito isn't a commercial fail anymore. Especially after his vocals were worked on to a newer V3 version. His popularity rose, and his fanbase will notice his absence in a heartbeat." He stressed.
I took a step closer to peek in his room to see the brunette holding the house-phone up to his ear, tie undone, papers scattered across his desk with him holding a couple. His brows were furrowed, hair messy as if he was pulling on it, and the noticeable bags underneath his eye's. It have been two days since the court date, and Tanaka has been like this since.
"Look-! ... Well I'm calling to try do a combination concert with your company so no one would notice Kaito's absence! I can only do this for so long. Do you know how hard it'll be to cover him being gone for almost two years? I'd have an easier time picking rose thorns out of a strangers ass! Wait. Give me a second-, Len! Come here!" I nearly fell back once he called my name.
I waited a couple of seconds before I walked in, trying to make it seem like I wasn't eavesdropping. "Yes, Tanaka?" I questioned the brunette. Lazily he grabbed a small package off the desk and handed it to me and said, "They just sent the tape not long ago. Keep that thing to yourself and make sure to not let it be seen by others. I'd rather you hand it back so I could destroy it once you're done, but anyway, you can go." He then gave a deep sigh and waved his hand for me to go away.
The tape... I stared at the white package for a second before I nodded my head numbingly and turned to walk away.
Everyone inside the house have been more quiet than usual, except for Rin and Miku. They've tried to get everyone to play games or go to the recording studio, but not a single one of us was in the mood for it. Especially me. Singing, for once, is the least amount of things I wanted to do. I still don't even know how I feel. Scared? Confused? It's like everything isn't real. I lowered my gaze towards the floor and watched my feet move as I walked down the quiet hallway, making my way towards my room. There's no point arguing with Tanaka because I don't want to sing. That'd just make him stressed, upset, and angry even more- I paused my thinking once I began to hear Meiko and ... Haku?
Turning to the right, I spotted Haku leaning against the wall near the kitchen as Meiko sat on one of the stools. Meiko, like everyone else, wasn't wearing her work outfit. Just a brown spaghetti strapped shirt, black sleeping pants, and her hair was tied into a sloppy bun. It almost resembled my own attire, but it was just a grey shirt, black shorts that barely went past my mid-thigh, and my hair was completely out.
The two ceased from talking once Haku glanced and noticed my presence. She gave a small nod, silently telling me, "Hey." Her crimson eyes examined me for a couple of more seconds before breaking the eye-contact. Every time I saw her, she'd always wear something along the lines of a black button-up, skin-tight black pants, leather black gloves, and dress shoes. But this time, she cut her hair shorter, making it a little less than mid-back.
I gave a half-hearted wave to her and decided to dismiss the two. As suspicious it was having Haku over, I didn't want to bother finding out how she got in. All I knew was that the only time anyone would see Haku nowadays would only be if she was around Kaito-.
Erasing the thought of walking away, a thought took over me. The only time I would see Haku is if she's around Kaito. ... When I did see them together, Kaito would stop talking immediately and smile at me. ... No. Kaito always stop talking to people when someone else comes. It's not like she knows something about him that we don't. Giving a weak sigh, I gave one last glance to her and allowed my legs to continue moving towards my room till-.
"Len" Haku's raspy yet deep voice called out to me. I sharply turned to see her casually walking up to me and stopping about a step or two away. "... How are you holding out?" She then questioned, without a single trace of emotion. Her voice was too monotone for me to even make out anything.
I paid it no mind and responded, "Okay, I suppose."
"A year and a half, huh? Someone like him missing for that long isn't going to go unnoticed. Subside from that, where's Tanaka? I need to discuss a few things with him." She then questioned. I eyed her once she mentioned Kaito's sentence, but I shook it off and pointed towards his room. "Thanks-. ... What's that you're holding?" Haku pointed to the small package in my right hand.
Quickly I muttered, "Nothing important. Goodbye." And with that, I hurried off towards my room and shoved myself in, closing the door behind me.
My body grew weak all of a sudden and slumped itself against the door, sliding down to the wooden floor. I clutched the tape against my chest and closed my eyes for a moment. After a couple of seconds, I opened them back up and held up the package.
Automatically I scooted myself across the room till I reached the small t.v. on the floor and began ripping the edge of the package off, shoving my hand inside and pulling out the black tape, and as soon as I did, I felt a wave of uneasiness sweep over me. Should I even watch this? ... It was him in the video. It "was" him.
With that thought lingering in my head, I turned on the t.v., lowered the volume, and slowly pushed the tape into the vcr slot.
Within four to five seconds, the video began to start.
Kaito's P.O.V.
"How the hell did you end up here? Weren't you just created a year ago?" I questioned the red-head sitting across from me at one of the lunch tables. He was also my roommate at the facility, so I had no choice but to talk to him in some point of time. "Mawarine Shuu, right?" I questioned. He simply nodded his head and sighed, resting his chin on his palm.
"Mhm. Just call me Shuu" turning his grayish-blue eyes to me, he then said,"In all truth, I don't even know why I'm here half the time, but to put it simple, excessive running away and doing stuff that made them think I was crazy-, wait. You're a lot different than I thought." I rose a brow at him as I dug through the pockets to my sweats for a cig. Once I pulled out the pack, I held it out to him.
He stared at it for a second, then shook his head. "No, but thanks. In all truth, I'm more of a drinker. Being here and being treated like a child pretty much make you turn to drinking."
"I noticed." Setting the pack aside, I took out a match and lit the cig in little time.
"Hey, I never got the chance to ask, but why are you here? You're the least amount of people I'd suspect to be here." Shuu had then asked, but I paid no mind to the question. So he finally ask the question everyone wants to know-. Why the fuck am "I" here? Probably feels like the greatest philosopher in the world for asking that. I silently gazed at kid before rolling my eyes and taking a long drag out of the cigarette, allowing the ashes to fall on the surface of the white table.
Blowing out the cloud of smoke I said, "Isn't it obvious? I'm here because I get a kick out of the nice scenery." Why am I here? Just me sitting here should tell you that I'm not here for good reason. ... Damn. People who can't use their minds pisses me off. But not as much as the ones who got me here to begin with. I swear, once I'm out, I'm going to torture the living hell out of them. Build a perfect world. Kidnap. Provide joy. Torture. Inject love. ... Since they want to show everyone my business, I'll make sure everyone sees my work. Everyone will fucking see-!
"Kaito" I held that thought once I heard a familiar voice call my name.
I turned my head to see Dell, wearing another one of his suits for work. He motioned for me to follow him, and I quickly got out of my seat and did so. He told me he'd try coming by to update me on anything major throughout my time here, knowing how I wouldn't trust anyone at the house to tell me shit.
As soon as we were out the cafeteria, he then said, "What the hell is Shuu doing in here?"
"Don't know, don't care" I quickly yet bluntly responded. "You came back pretty quick. What's going on at the house?"
Stopping in the middle of the hallway, he checked around and saw no one coming. A second after he reached for his tie and loosened it and took a seat on the nearby bench.
"I was hoping to not travel my ass up here, but stupid shit just tends to happen. Look. Word from Haku, someone in that house is blabbing their mouths to the others. By others, I mean the others in the same industry. Neither one of us even told her about what happened, but someone did, and now she's letting me know to tell you. Now she said she was supposed to go to your home to go talk to Tanaka about it today. ... We both sure as hell know it wasn't Tanaka, nor Len who spilled it." He sighed. "I need a cigarette to even get into depth with this shit. Do you mind?" He asked.
Instead of pulling out a new one, I just gave him the rest of my own and walked over to sit on the bench as well. He gladly took it and began inhaling right away.
Rin. ... The more she runs that mouth, the more trouble will stir up for Len. I felt my brows furrow at the thought. "What about Len? How is he?"
"Well" he exhaled. "He's not dancing and singing, so that should pretty much say everything. Little boy is all locked in his room, refuses to sing, hadn't got dressed for anything for the past two days, and just shrugs everything off. He ain't mad as far as I can see, but he is confused as hell, plus he's trying to get his mind right. ... That's the prediction I can make on him. I briefly talked to Tanaka last night to square away future expenses, but he somewhat mentioned something about Len wanting a copy of the tape that was being played in the court..." He then stated at me once he said that last part.
I couldn't help but snap my attention fully to him, but refused to say anything.
A copy of the tape? ... Trying to find or figure something out, I can only guess on the tip of my mind. I know that boy page by page whether I'm there or not, and him wanting that tape could only mean he's thinking of the "real" me. Sadly enough he's far from knowing the whole thing, and it'll be too much for him as it is. ... All you're going to find out through that tape is all the things you love me doing to you. ...In fact, go ahead and watch it, baby. Fall for me even more because of it.
"Bring Haku the next time you come here." I then mumbled.
"Eh? What about the tape situation-?"
"You heard What I said, Dell. Do as I say, and bring Haku. I could care less about the damn tape." I shot a glare are the white-head and shut him up immediately.
Just how they're going to check up on my progress, I'll do the same with my baby. ... So go and watch it.
