Aggh, so many more chapters to upload, so little time! As I said before, pardon our sudden cut-offs, it just happened that way.
Chapter 3: Caught
(Yes, still by both **Twilight Zone Twin1** and **Twilight Zone Twin2**)
Nokoru rubbed his sore cheek. The man had found out about the conversation and had let him pay the price for the lie. But Nokoru ignored it and adjusted the headset. He had been told (more like ordered) to get audio files from the mainframe along with security camera footage. As he typed, his mind wandered onto Suoh. Although he had insisted on coming for him, Nokoru was still worried. If the man saw him here...
"I cause him too much trouble," Nokoru sighed. "It's better if he didn't see me again." He stood, took off the headset, and walked to the window. He placed his hand on the cold glass and stared out blankly into the dusk skies. He stared for several moments before something moved below in the trees.
* * *
Suoh looked up from where he was crouched in the lower branches of a tree. Through the leaves, he saw that a light was on in one of the many huge picture windows lining the side of the building.
Looking closer, his eyes widened. /Kaichou!/ Then he realized how Nokoru was standing and sweatdropped.
"It's official...I am going to make it my next project to brick up all windows he comes within a 5 mile radius of," he grumbled quietly to himself as he turned from the window to survey his suroundings. Golden eyes narrowed as he suddenly became all buisness again. Palming several shuriken in readiness, he set out.
* * *
Nokoru sighed and turned away from the window to see the man in front of him with a satanic smile spread across his face.
"What did I tell you would happen if you didn't do the work?!" he demanded, grabbed Nokoru, and dragged him back to his chair far from the window. Nokoru glared at the computer screen, not looking at the man. He let out a breath of aggrivation, then set to work again. The man left.
"Pushy bastard," Nokoru cursed, then set back to work, hacking into his beloved school's computer system.
* * *
Suoh cursed silently as he flitted from shadow to shadow. Pausing to listen, he heard nothing and carried on. With luck, he wouldn't meet up with anyone else before he got to Nokoru. Though he had to admit taking out the two gaurds was quite satisfying. The corner of his mouth quirked up and his eyes gleamed at the thought.
Once again pausing to take in his suroundings, he started to move when light suddenly flooded over him. Blindly, he trew a handfull of shuriken as he leapt, hearing them thunk against wood and somthing soft that grunted at the impact.
Growling, he crouched, waiting for his eyes to adjust for better aim. Now that someone had found him he couldn't let that person get word back to his comrades so they could hurt Kaichou. Finaly his eyes adjusted, just in time to see the fist flying towards him, too late to dodge.
* * *
Nokoru managed to crack a smile when he came across a file Suoh had written up for him last week.
Again, the door flew open. Nokoru groaned in frustration.
"WHAT?" He asked the man, "I'm going as fast as I can, OK?!"
The man shook his head. "You're done for today. Now get some sleep."
Nokoru blinked. "Sleep?" He looked at the time on the computer. It was 1:23 at night. And he had to admit he was tired. He sighed and stood.
"Ok," he said. The man led him down the hall to a bedroom. Nokoru walked in and closed the door. He immediately walked to the bed, and collapsed on it.
* * *
Groggily, Suoh became aware of consciousness, painfull and annoying consiousness. Slowly, he pried his eyes open. Darkness.
/Greaaaaaat.../ he thought sarcastically as he tested his limbs to discover what he already knew. /I'm tied up. *Sigh.*/ And in a VERY uncomfortable position.
/The last time, I was in a position remotly like this was when I made the mistake of dozing off when I knew Kaichou was in reach of duct tape./ He shivered at the memory. /Note to self: NEVER let Kaichou near duct tape./
That noted, Suoh set to work on examining his situation.
/The bindings are chains. They must have noted the knives,/ Suoh grouched slightly at this thought. /Nothing more annoying than a smart kidnaper. Damn. *shrug* Oh well...now, the room is empty, I'm on the floor which is COLD.../
Suoh shivered. Shoving the discomfort aside, he got back on track.
/Other than being slightly uncomfortable *with a headache you wouldn't beleive*, I'm ok, which means they are either saving me for later, or are planing to use me as insuance against Kaichou--or both./
Suoh beared his teeth to the darkness. /Well I can't let them do either!/
Relaxing all his muscles untill he was in a near boneless state, he began to work. After several minutes of squirming and twisting, he had managed to work himself around into a more agreeable position. Taking a moment to let the pain in his head to settle, he closed his eyes. /Kaichou.../
* * *
Once again at the window, Nokoru sighed and sat in front of it, too tired to do anything else. He found that boring, and walked to the door, surprisingly finding it unlocked. He stepped into the hallway, looked both ways, and walked right. He got to another door and opened it. Inside, there were several men seated around a large mahogany table in the large elegant room.
/Looks like they've been waiting for me./ Sighing, he walked over to them. The one man who he had encountered earlier smiled and held out a chair in the middle of the table. Nokoru gave him a smug grin and sat in the large leather chair at the head of the table, then looked around at the others.
"Just like an Imonoyama," the man said, chuckling. Nokoru suddenly felt very nervous. He knew what he was here for. A bargain. They were going to negotiate on the rest of his life.
"We have your friend," the man sneered. Nokoru's eyes closed as a feeling of deja vu swept over him.
/Again. It's happening all over again...and it's all my fault./
Chapter 3: Caught
(Yes, still by both **Twilight Zone Twin1** and **Twilight Zone Twin2**)
Nokoru rubbed his sore cheek. The man had found out about the conversation and had let him pay the price for the lie. But Nokoru ignored it and adjusted the headset. He had been told (more like ordered) to get audio files from the mainframe along with security camera footage. As he typed, his mind wandered onto Suoh. Although he had insisted on coming for him, Nokoru was still worried. If the man saw him here...
"I cause him too much trouble," Nokoru sighed. "It's better if he didn't see me again." He stood, took off the headset, and walked to the window. He placed his hand on the cold glass and stared out blankly into the dusk skies. He stared for several moments before something moved below in the trees.
* * *
Suoh looked up from where he was crouched in the lower branches of a tree. Through the leaves, he saw that a light was on in one of the many huge picture windows lining the side of the building.
Looking closer, his eyes widened. /Kaichou!/ Then he realized how Nokoru was standing and sweatdropped.
"It's official...I am going to make it my next project to brick up all windows he comes within a 5 mile radius of," he grumbled quietly to himself as he turned from the window to survey his suroundings. Golden eyes narrowed as he suddenly became all buisness again. Palming several shuriken in readiness, he set out.
* * *
Nokoru sighed and turned away from the window to see the man in front of him with a satanic smile spread across his face.
"What did I tell you would happen if you didn't do the work?!" he demanded, grabbed Nokoru, and dragged him back to his chair far from the window. Nokoru glared at the computer screen, not looking at the man. He let out a breath of aggrivation, then set to work again. The man left.
"Pushy bastard," Nokoru cursed, then set back to work, hacking into his beloved school's computer system.
* * *
Suoh cursed silently as he flitted from shadow to shadow. Pausing to listen, he heard nothing and carried on. With luck, he wouldn't meet up with anyone else before he got to Nokoru. Though he had to admit taking out the two gaurds was quite satisfying. The corner of his mouth quirked up and his eyes gleamed at the thought.
Once again pausing to take in his suroundings, he started to move when light suddenly flooded over him. Blindly, he trew a handfull of shuriken as he leapt, hearing them thunk against wood and somthing soft that grunted at the impact.
Growling, he crouched, waiting for his eyes to adjust for better aim. Now that someone had found him he couldn't let that person get word back to his comrades so they could hurt Kaichou. Finaly his eyes adjusted, just in time to see the fist flying towards him, too late to dodge.
* * *
Nokoru managed to crack a smile when he came across a file Suoh had written up for him last week.
Again, the door flew open. Nokoru groaned in frustration.
"WHAT?" He asked the man, "I'm going as fast as I can, OK?!"
The man shook his head. "You're done for today. Now get some sleep."
Nokoru blinked. "Sleep?" He looked at the time on the computer. It was 1:23 at night. And he had to admit he was tired. He sighed and stood.
"Ok," he said. The man led him down the hall to a bedroom. Nokoru walked in and closed the door. He immediately walked to the bed, and collapsed on it.
* * *
Groggily, Suoh became aware of consciousness, painfull and annoying consiousness. Slowly, he pried his eyes open. Darkness.
/Greaaaaaat.../ he thought sarcastically as he tested his limbs to discover what he already knew. /I'm tied up. *Sigh.*/ And in a VERY uncomfortable position.
/The last time, I was in a position remotly like this was when I made the mistake of dozing off when I knew Kaichou was in reach of duct tape./ He shivered at the memory. /Note to self: NEVER let Kaichou near duct tape./
That noted, Suoh set to work on examining his situation.
/The bindings are chains. They must have noted the knives,/ Suoh grouched slightly at this thought. /Nothing more annoying than a smart kidnaper. Damn. *shrug* Oh well...now, the room is empty, I'm on the floor which is COLD.../
Suoh shivered. Shoving the discomfort aside, he got back on track.
/Other than being slightly uncomfortable *with a headache you wouldn't beleive*, I'm ok, which means they are either saving me for later, or are planing to use me as insuance against Kaichou--or both./
Suoh beared his teeth to the darkness. /Well I can't let them do either!/
Relaxing all his muscles untill he was in a near boneless state, he began to work. After several minutes of squirming and twisting, he had managed to work himself around into a more agreeable position. Taking a moment to let the pain in his head to settle, he closed his eyes. /Kaichou.../
* * *
Once again at the window, Nokoru sighed and sat in front of it, too tired to do anything else. He found that boring, and walked to the door, surprisingly finding it unlocked. He stepped into the hallway, looked both ways, and walked right. He got to another door and opened it. Inside, there were several men seated around a large mahogany table in the large elegant room.
/Looks like they've been waiting for me./ Sighing, he walked over to them. The one man who he had encountered earlier smiled and held out a chair in the middle of the table. Nokoru gave him a smug grin and sat in the large leather chair at the head of the table, then looked around at the others.
"Just like an Imonoyama," the man said, chuckling. Nokoru suddenly felt very nervous. He knew what he was here for. A bargain. They were going to negotiate on the rest of his life.
"We have your friend," the man sneered. Nokoru's eyes closed as a feeling of deja vu swept over him.
/Again. It's happening all over again...and it's all my fault./