Good morning, everyone. Today is a new day nn time for another chapter. Some OOC but I'll try to keep them acting normal. WARNING More Shuichi torture towards the end. Thank you for the reviews!
Chapter Four
Hiro's POV
I enter into the main building waiting for the elevator. Yuki said he would meet us at the elevator on his floor. Maiko starts to take her hat and glasses off. She looks over at me and smiles. I wonder what she's hiding that got Shuichi into trouble. I flip the newspaper over to see what the headline is today and stare at it for awhile. The elevator takes us up and opens revealing Yuki. "Did you see that they have asked for a ransom?" I ask Yuki as Maiko looks up.
"That's another reason why I wanted to talk to you. They connected me this morning and I called Touma soon after. Someone tried calling you, but you didn't pick up." We walk down to his apartment and enter in.
"That might have been while I was talking to Maiko. My phone was in buried under my covers. How much money are they asking for?"
"Five million dollars," he answers emotionless.
"Five million dollars!"
"They don't want the money," Maiko says sitting down on the couch.
I look over at her. "What do you mean?"
"They are probably trying to get my attention. They want me, and the disk I accidentally took from them."
"Can you explain a little better?" Yuki asks sitting down as well lighting a cigarette. I sit down on the other side of Maiko.
"Sorry. It's hard to talk about. I was using a public computer at the library. I was trying to print out my papers from a disk since our printer died, and I sent Shuichi an e-mail about it, but he didn't answer me at that time." Maiko pauses for a few seconds as I reach down and take her hand. I've gotten so used to seeing her in high school that she was like a little sister to me.
"I left my disk there accidentally and ran back to the library before they closed. Without even thinking about it, I grab the first disk I saw around the computer. There was another gentleman sitting there, but I assumed he took mine out already and set it there. It looked like my disk I swear! I wouldn't steal someone else's disk I needed my disk."
"It's okay, Maiko. Just explain at your own pace," I say patting her hand.
"When I got home I realized that I had some typos so I put the disk in to fix everything on my papers. What popped up wasn't my papers. It was plans for a hidden organization that was going to develop a nuclear plant and bomb. They are building a plant to explode it once they fire off the bomb at some point that wasn't mentioned. They are going to take out Tokyo with the shockwave."
She starts to shake a little. "I was going to go to the police with this, but I saw the same guy that was at the computer watching the house. I disguised myself like this and ran out of the backdoor. I haven't gone home since. I guess kidnapping Shuichi was their last straw to get their disk back. I don't want them to have this back, but I don't want Shuichi to die. I don't know what to do."
"Maybe you don't have to give up the disk or Shuichi," Yuki says putting out his cigarette. "Hiro, you said your manager K can attempt a rescue?"
"Yea, he was all into hunting Shuichi down the first day. I wouldn't be too surprise if he almost knows the location Shuichi is being held at. But what about the money they are demanding?"
"We can use that to show them that we don't know what they are up to. We can raise the money from the public, and I'll donate some," Yuki says as I look at him. That's the first time I've seen him actually show emotion towards Shuichi.
"What do I do about this disk?" Maiko asks.
"Hang onto it. Oh I been meaning to ask you. Why did you say they would never expect you to go to Yuki's house?" I ask.
"Oh," she snorts, "Because they think I hate him."
"Oh?"
"I was cursing his name the whole way home," she laughs slightly. "Sorry, Yuki." Yuki shrugs and lights another cigarette. How does Shuichi put up with his smoking? That's two already.
"I guess we should start planning a fundraiser. Oh, Yuki, can Maiko stay with you? She won't be safe at my house."
"I don't care," he states as I look over at Maiko. Well she's always dreamed of meeting him now she gets to stay with him for awhile. I smile at her and pat her hand. I'll get Shuichi back no matter what.
Shuichi's POV
I roll over on the floor feeling all my bones and muscle screaming out in pain. I slowly kneel up and crawl onto the bed. It feels softer than the floor but not enough to stop the pain. I put my head down on the mattress and close my eyes. I wonder if they believe that I don't know where my sister is. The last e-mail I received from her was her complaining about the printer not working. I sent her one back saying that she can use mine until I get her a new one. After that I didn't hear from her. I wonder what happened.
The door opens to the room as I just lie there. I can't move I don't want to move. "Up, kid," Ralph says firmly grabbing my leg and pulling me off the bed. I slam into the floor knocking my chin off it. Another bruise and sore muscle. He drags me by the feet back into what I now label the "torture chamber" to see the "king." He stops as I just lie there on the ground too tired and sore to pick myself up.
"Well, Mr. Shindo, have you thought about telling us where your sister is?" he asks me.
I moan and close my eyes. "Like I said before I don't know where she is."
Ralph comes up behind me slamming his foot into my stomach. I cough and roll over on my side curling up. He kicks me several more times in the back earning screams of pain from me. I can't take this anymore. "I don't know where she is!" I shout. "The last I heard from her she was telling me that her printer was broken. I sent her an e-mail back saying that I would get her another one. That was the last I heard of her."
Ralph continues to kick me as I close my eyes. I can't take anymore of this. Everything hurts on my body. My body slowly shuts down. "Tell us!" is the last thing I hear before I see nothing more…or hear anything less.
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