Thank You

Author's rantings and ravings: Bored to tears. Also depressed. Even though mine's done.

Thank You:

SLL: PMR? You still haven't told me what it is! :P good luck

Tensaispira: if I remember your exams are the same time as sLL...good luck to you too!



Part 17: Kidnapped!

"Great choice!" Karo clapped Sendoh on the back. "Must be a lucky bottle."

Tomoko, Seta and Nobuo held Aya back from getting at him.

"Let me go," she growled, "I'm going to kill him, nice and slow, over a roasting fire."

Nobuo tightened his grip on her wrist. This girl is strong. He had to use both hands for one arm, and he could see Seta also having similar problems. If he could persuade her to join their Side, they'd be strong enough to fight against Them.

But then, the last time they tried, she ended up in jail and the party that was sent was hospitalized for several weeks.

Sendoh looked genuinely shocked. Aya was...well...

Everyone else was laughing their heads off. Sendoh! Tomoko, Aya! This was getting fun!

It turned out that the bottle pointed to Tomoko originally. Both brother, sister and boyfriend protested that if they had to kiss each other it would be incest, wouldn't it? And that's worse than The S thing, even though, yes, it's only kissing.

Half the group agreed to let him respin, the other half didn't. They were about to argue violently over the issue until someone remembered Aya, who had not chosen a side yet. They dragged her up from where she lay on the floor, asleep, and forced her awake to choose.

She wasn't in the best of moods. The only help she gave was tossing a coin to the ground and telling them to use the traditional way, Toss the Bloody Coin and let Fate decide.

Heads, Sendoh chose and that's what came up. He happily spinned the bottle again.

Unfortunately it pointed to Aya.

Which led to now.

"Ayra, what's wrong? A lot of girls would kill to be you now," Tomoko reasoned.

"It's not your brother. Trust me on that." She said through gritted teeth.

That's good, thought Nobuo. She could identify a Dæmbolus already. He gave a small squeeze to her shoulder. She calmed down, though she was still very tense. A quick peck and it was over.

The party passed on, with a couple of expected gatecrashers coming in with beer, to be kicked out of the house by Sendoh, Seta, Nobuo and the rest. Aya was tired, so she went to rest in Tomoko's room.

As soon as she sat on the bed, Karo came in without knocking.

"Out." Aya said tiredly.

He sat next to her. "Don't you want to know what I want to say first?" He said with a glint in his eye.

"No."

"Then that will be too bad. You know what They can do."

"I plan to be neutral. Now get out or I"ll scream."

Karo frowned. "You won't do that."

She opened her mouth.

"All right, I'll go. But don't forget what I said." He went out.

She stared after him, then fell asleep on the bed.





Akagi was awaken by the ringing of the phone. Sleepily he rubbed his eyes and picked it up.

"Moshi?"

"Akagi! Is Aya there?!"

"Oro? Sendoh?"

"Yes! Aya's not here, and my sister's missing too!"

"Nani!?"





She was tired.

The drug still hasn't completely worn off its effects on her. But she had to stay awake, keep on moving.

She must.

Because it was all her fault.





"Sendoh, what's up?" Nobuo saw his friend at his neighbourhood playground, a frantic expression on his face.

"Have you seen Tomoko? Or Aya? Please, help me find them!"

He placed a hand on Sendoh's shoulder. "Relax, I'll help you. Just let me make a call."





Mitsui was breakfasting at the cafeteria when Akagi rushed in, clothes askew. Kogure was behind him, hurriedly putting on his glasses.

"Nandadou? Akagi, your shirt's tucked in there."

He tucked it out, then told Mitsui.

"WHAT?!"

"Search party, now. Shohoku basketball club's meeting at school. Hurry up!"

Mitsui looked sadly at his tray. "To think I spent a lot this morning, hoping to get a good breakfast."



She was scared, in a dark room, tied, and by herself. Only a dim lightbulb gave light, since there were no windows at all. There was a gag in her mouth; it was all she could do to swallow.

She hoped it was clean at least.

There was someone coming in.

She looked up hatefully at the person who did this to her, two guards at his side.

"Ohayo, my friend. Hungry? Want something to eat?" Karo sat down in front of her.

She tried to say something. Karo snapped his fingers and one of the guards came over to take out the gag.

"Go to hell, you bastard," she coughed. Her throat...very dry...

"Tsk. Seventeen and speaking such language. You're not afraid that I'll kill you?"

"Go ahead and try, son of a bitch."

Karo shrugged. "I can't have you starve, unfortunately. My bosses want you alive. Palinchino, get someone to feed her." Karo leaned in closer to her face.

"If I were you, I'd watch out. Getting Us angry is not a very good thing for your health."

She spat in his face.

He merely wiped it away. "Put the gag back in, Kadevro."

They left her alone in the room. When she heard no one outside, she stared at the ceiling, her anger boiling down.

How long is she going to be here?





Excuse the language, but I did change the rating....

I feel depressed........

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