"Of course, please wait." She begins to type on her computer, directly beneath the countertop at the reception. After a moment, the receptionist's brows furrow, she looks up to Kai.
"Saskia hasn't attended school today........"
----Chapter 8----
"....................Excuse me?"
"Um, Saskia Hiwatari hasn't attended school today."
"...................Sir, are you alright?"
He could only stand there and stare back at her. It was like time had paused for a moment, there were so many unanswered questions rushing through Kai's mind.
"...............Thanks for your help." He legs it out of the school and into his car, he sat there in silence. She'd normally be in school, but then normally there wouldn't be people calling from his house. ...............Not in school...............home? Without thinking anymore, the engine roars to life, doing well over the speed limit, he drives back home.
His heart was beating almost as fast as the car as going, he didn't know why it was happening, he wasn't even sure if he had let this all sink in. Getting out of the car, he jogs towards his front door, about to shove the key in, he notices something different.
...............The handle.................Its..............With a hand, he rests it on the door handle.
It wobbled.
Someone had already been here; someone had already fiddled with the lock. Taking a deep breath, he used one hand to push open the door slowly.
He stood still.
Even though the door could only open half way, he could still see the whole trashed living room. Chairs were no where near the table, even the sofas were out of place. There were piles of feathers; lying next to some of them were the ripped open pillows. Taking one step into the ruins, a few pieces of shattered glass crunched beneath his feet, he continued to survey what used to be his living room. But then a thought struck him.
....................Sassy?!
Moving around the furniture, he rushes towards her bedroom, mentally praying to himself. Pulling down on the handle, he pushes open her door.
"Sassy??"
Silence. No one was there.
Should he feel disappointed that she wasn't here? Or should he feel happy that she isn't here and wouldn't witness what happened to her bedroom? He couldn't decide. He almost wanted it to be some kind of sick joke, a practical hoax, something that will end.
The bed covers were all over the floor, her toys were pulled out from underneath and her wardrobe was open. The neatly organised stationary on her desk were now everywhere and her stool was tipped over. A once perfect little girl's bedroom has been now been turned into a dump heap. Then what about his room? Making his way out, his bedroom door was just like Saskia's. Closed and looked like nothing had disturbed it, but inside, it would've said differently. He opens the door slowly, a sort of feeble attempt to stop seeing the inevitable. His chair was tipped, his bed sheets were ripped and his document papers were everywhere. Even his wardrobe was open and his suits were pulled out and thrown aside. The room was just as messy as the others.
Something caught his eye.
A yellow postic note stuck on a cassette tape, lay still on his bed. He quickly snatched it up, the yellow paper read:
"Like your new bedroom? Listen to the tape jackass."
He peeled off the paper and examined the tape, it looked normal, hadn't been tampered with. He placed it into his stereo, and pressed play. For the first few seconds it was silence, an unbearable silence.
"............Like your new bedroom?" The voice was deep, obviously a man.
"If not, you can go screw yourself." Sinister too.
"Once a neat freak, always a neat freak. Ah yes, I know you're a business man and all, so I won't waste your time." Kai wanted to curse and break his stereo.
"Five words Kai. Fuck around, and she's gone." Silence ensued. Kai instantly swore, he was –very- pissed off. First he scares his little sister half to death, then this punch up with his long time friend, getting his house trashed and this guy on a tape saying he would kill his little sister! Kai didn't even know why he was gonna do it! Or what he even wanted! He ran a hand through his hair and sighed, he needed to calm down, he needed to think more clearly.
Yeah right.
He pulled out one of his desk drawers, no doubt it was messy inside, but it still had everything he left in there. He pulls out a box and pops a cigarette in his mouth, lighting it swiftly, he takes in a long drag. He pulls up his stool and sits on it, resting his arm on his desk. He closes his eyes, and begins massage his temples.
"RING RING!!" Cursing, Kai attempted to ignore the shrill ringing.
"RING RING!!" He really didn't want to talk to anyone, he hit the voicemail button his phone and closed his eyes.
"Hi, you have reached the Hiwatari Residence, I'm not here at the moment so leave a message after the beep and I'll get back to you ASAP. –In the background- Kaaaaaaaaai! Watchaaaaa dooooooing?? Sassy! I'm recor-....BEEP!"
"Heh heh, sweet, your sister I mean, you must be devastated to lose such a thing." Kai instantly crushes his cigarette to ashes and snatches up the phone at the sound of the sinister voice.
"What the fuck do you think your doing?!"
"Tsk tsk, and I thought Mr Hiwatari was a polite man."
"Shut up, quit playing games, where is she!?"
"Blunt I see, you wanna know where she is?" There was a rustling noise in the background, but then the familiar voice came on.
"..........K-Kai...?"
"Saskia! Are you ok?! Where are you?!"
"Heh heh, I'm fine myself Mr.Hiwatari, but are –you- fine?"
"You are a sick bastard, I swear to God, if you harm her I will hunt you down myself and rip out your guts, shove them in the blender and serve it at your GODAMN FUNERAL!!"
"Not if you don't know who the fuck I am!!" Saskia's muffled scream ended the phone call. ...................Fuck! He dialled 1471, obviously, the number was repelled. He held onto the phone, it was like he refused to let go. Let go of the fact that Saskia was really taken away from him. Another thought struck him, did he just mess up the last chance to get Saskia back? Is Saskia........gone forever? His mind was blank; he didn't want to think about such things. Nor did he want to think that he ended the child's life with a single phone call.
"RING RING!!" He jumped at the sudden noise, but he snatched up the phone all the same.
"Hello?!"
"Calm down yet Mr Hiwatari?"
"I see, still a little –ticked off- at our first conversation?"
"..........................What do you want from me?"
"Oh nothing, I want nothing from you."
"Than why did you take her?!"
"Heh, blood boiling now? Mr Hiwatari, I advise you to calm down, you know what I can do."
"I don't even know you."
"Well then, shall we be acquainted? For little Saskia's sake?"
"Where do you want to meet up?"
"No need, I shall send my people to come get you."
"I don't take free rides from strangers."
"Mr Hiwatari, just to let you know, you are starting to tick ME off now."
"So do you want me to apologise for that?" Kai smirks, this was getting easy.
"Smirking Kai, isn't a good way to go." Kai's smile falters.
"....................So what time would your morons come get me?" Kai shows the telephone his middle finger.
"Hiwatari."
"What?"
"Move one more time and I will kill."
"..................................................." .........................How the fuck?!
"Yes Kai, you are more vulnerable than you think." Kai realised what the guy had done.
"........................You rigged my house didn't you?"
"-Rigged- is such a crude word Kai, how about if I say I'm just watching you? Watching you just incase you plan anything stupid."
"Whatever."
"My men will come tonight, be ready, no fucking games or you –will- see your sister in pieces." The phone went dead.
Minutes passed, and even hours passed. After that phone call, Kai had taken his stress out at the furniture in the living room. Let's just say, there are no more pillows in the house. Kai kept on pacing around the house, he smoked at least nine sticks of cigarettes. He couldn't stand the pressure, the waiting was only leading to more pain and frustration. What would this guy do? Would he really let Sassy go? Why is he doing this? In the end Kai knew he would need some kind of protection.
.........The black box.......
Kai stubs out his cigarette on the crystal ash tray, avoiding some of the over turned objects, he made his way towards the ruined bedroom. Placing a hand on the handle, realisation hit him. The room was trashed, everything must be miss placed, that also included the box.
The room was the same as Kai had last left it. He first searched the desk, where the box was last placed. Paper was scattered all over the wooden surface, pens and pencils were swiped off onto the floor. The box was nowhere to be seen. He looked underneath his mattress, in his desk drawers and even in his wardrobe. Nowhere. He stood back upright and took a more detailed look at his room. Just at the corner of his room, lay an over turned dust bin, to his relief the box was on it's side underneath it. Patting off the dust showing on the black furry surface, he placed it gently on his desk. His hands rested on either side of the golden cubes attached to the front of the box, hesitating, he uses his thumbs to push the cubes outwards, the latch in the middle automatically flips open.
...............Do I want to use it?..........
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DO NOT TAKE UP SMOKING, EVER
Soz, just had to make that point loud and clear
Hehehehe, I dunno why, but I felt like it was getting a bit long. I want to make it a chapter before the next scenario happens. So........Yeah! Plz Read and Review!
(You readers should be able to guess what it is anyway)