Chapter 17: Cruel Intentions
„Tell us where they took him, dammit!" Haruka flinched at the hollering of the man who stood in front of her, but shook her head. "Forget it." The blonde whispered, thin trails of sweat running down her cheeks. The pain in her damaged leg nearly caused her to go insane; since four hours, she was held captive, and no one had tended to her wound at all. "Seems like you prefer suffering to receiving medical treatment." The man who tried to find out where Peter had been taken now mumbled. "Maybe…this will change your mind." And with that, he landed a powerful kick – directly at Harukas shattered knee. The blonde let out a pain-filled scream, throwing her head back into her neck while her eyes filled with tears. "So? Where did they take him?" the man asked again, smiling sweetly. Haruka fell down to the ground, lying on her side and panting. After a few moments of silence, she finally spoke up. "Fuck you." The man let out a low growl of anger and frustration, bent down and grabbed Harukas hair. "Good. Seems like you want it that way." He mumbled before his fist crashed against the blondes hurt leg once more. Harukas scream echoed through the cellar, but it was cut off when her tormentor closed the door.
"You really think that this is a good idea?" Cloud whispered while she desperately tried to keep her head down and check out the agency, all in the same time. Next to her, Lara poked her ribs. "Of course. And it's the only chance we have. Michiru, is Peter secured?" Michiru nodded, shooting a glare at the tied-up and gagged Peter. "Good." Cloud mumbled. "I suggest that my honey and you stay here with him. I'll go inside." "Alone?" Lara protested. "No way I'll let you go in there alone, Wolfie-chan!" "Wolfie-chan?" Michiru repeated, her eyebrows nearly jumping. "Obsessed with werewolves." Cloud explained. "Oh." Michiru replied intelligently. Cloud just snorted and pulled her Beretta out of the shoulder halter she used. "You two stay here." She ordered, and the tone of her voice showed that she wouldn't allow any arguing about that. (A/N: Aren't I a hard, tough dude? -_-;;;) Lara just sighed and gave in. "Okay. Go alone, but be careful!" Cloud smiled and nodded before kissing her lover gently, cuddling her in the process. "Take care." Lara spoke once more. "I will." Cloud promised before readying her gun and sneaking towards the agency.
"She doesn't want to talk." Hiroshi, the man who was responsible for Haruka, sighed. His mates reacted the same way. "I even kicked her smashed knee, dammit." Hiroshi growled. "And she still doesn't talk. How on Earth could we make her…" He never finished his sentence. A loud shot rang, and one second later, Hiroshi stared down at his chest, where a small hole had appeared. He let out a weird gurgling sound before he slumped over – dead. "What the….?!" Seinji, another one of Peter's homophobic bodyguards, shouted, jumping up in the process. "Surprise, surprise." Cloud grinned, standing in the doorway. (A/N: Hey, I'm turning into a mass murderer for this fic! It was not planned to go like that! -_-;;;) Seinji gulped when he saw the Beretta aiming at him. "I have a suggestion for you." Cloud now spoke on. "We get Haruka…and you get Peter. In one piece, alive and well." Seinji mumbled something inaudible, and Cloud frowned. "What was that?" she asked, tapping her foot impatiently. "Tenoh isn't all well." Seinji repeated, obviously fearing the gun that was pointed directly at his…private parts. "Could it be that you don't like men?" Another bodyguard piped in, earning a glare. "And what gives you that idea?" Cloud asked, menace in her voice. "Well…you're aiming at his balls." The bodyguard pointed out. "True. Probably comes from me being a lesbian. Any more questions?" The four men shook their heads. "Good." Cloud grumbled before talking on. "We'll exchange our hostages tonight. Be ready to hand Haruka over to us and to receive your dumb boss back in one hour. And if you try to get him before with violence, he'll die. Clear?" The men nodded, and Cloud slowly moved backwards, out of the door. She kicked it close just in time before Senjis bullet hit the wood. "Asshole." Cloud mumbled, turned around and ran back to where Michiru and Lara waited with Peter.
"Ten more minutes." Cloud spoke, checking her watch. „Then the exchange will take place." Next to her, Michiru nodded, obviously very worried for Haruka. "I hope that they don't hurt Haruka any more." She spoke, more to herself than to anyone else. "Do you care for her?" Cloud asked bluntly, causing Michiru to look at her. "Yes, I do." She finally admitted. "At first I hated the thought of having a bodyguard, and I didn't like her…but now…" She sighed and leaned her back against a tree. All of a sudden, the door of the agency flew open, and three figures became visible: two tall, strong built ones, with a smaller one between them. Michiru jumped up at the sight. "Haruka!" Cloud quickly grabbed Peters collar, pulling him to his feet. "You're just in time." Lara informed the two bodyguards who held Haruka between them. The blonde raised to her head to look at Michiru, and a soft groan, muffled by the tape over her lips, could be heard. Her right leg was bloodstained from her knee down to her ankle, and it was clear that she was in great pain. "Haruka…" Michiru whispered once more, her eyes filling with tears. „You know..." the taller one of the two men who held Haruka suddenly spoke up, „we came to a conclusion concerning the blonde dyke and our…boss." "And what would that conclusion be?" Michiru asked, a terrible feeling rising inside her. "That we don't need any of them." The man replied before ramming the barrel of a Magnum into Harukas stomach. "NO!" Michiru screamed, but she was too late. The bodyguard fired twice, both bullets making their way through Harukas body. Haruka flinched two times, her eyes squeezed shut, before she slowly fell to the ground, landing on her back. "HARUKA!" Michiru screamed, just about to run over to where her blonde friend lay. The second bodyguard threw some green object that looked a little like a egg after her, and Clouds eyes went wide. "Everybody, get down!" she shouted before jumping, crashing against her girlfriend and pulling her down to the ground with her. The blonde officer covered Lara with her body when the grenade exploded.