Chapter XIV - Into the Night

Yuki was sitting in his study, working on his current novel. He didn't know where Tatsuha was, but frankly, he didn't really care. Then, Tatsuha suddenly popped up out of nowhere. Speak of the Devil, thought Yuki.

'Yuki.. Wanna go out on the town, tonight? Considering you and Shuichi seem to have broken up, I feel I owe my big bro a drink.'

'You're too young to drink,' said Yuki, without even looking up.

'Not according to my fake ID. But, being the great younger brother that I am, I'll let you pick what we do. Pick up chicks?..Men? Any Christmas parties you want to crash? A nice quiet drive? Come on now, Yuki. There must be something...' exclaimed Tatsuha with a hint of playfulness, bringing to mind a young puppy chewing on a slipper, perhaps? Most people like puppies, especially for Christmas. Not Yuki, however. But, he did want something to distract him. All this sitting alone in the dark couldn't be helping his health. Working on his novel was just an excuse. But then, since when had Yuki ever cared about his health? He usually let someone else do the worrying for him. But, Shuichi wasn't there. Touma had made Yuki break up with Shuichi because of his health. The irony was not lost on Yuki. But Yuki still wanted a distraction, and it didn't seem like this puppy was about to let go of Yuki's slipper. So, finally Yuki sighed, 'Fine, we can do something. You pick. Something legal, I don't need the old man on my case, so no drinking.'

'All right, I'll settle for a quiet drive. I can drive, really attracts the ladies, you know, cars... Who am I kidding? Of course you know! You sly devil, you,' exclaimed Tatsuha, with a wink.

'I don't care if you can drive or not, you aren't driving my car. It won't attract the "ladies" anymore, after you're through with it.'

Crap. I'll have to kidnap him, thought Tatsuha. He snuck a look at his watch: 11:45. I better hurry, or Touma will be mad, and that means K will be mad. Tatsuha shuddered at the thought. And Ryu-bunny! He's in on this too, isn't he? I can't disappoint him. All right...

'You head out to the car, aniki, and I'll come out in a minute.'

Yuki grabbed his coat and car keys, and braced himself for the cold ahead. Tatsuha ran off, to find something to tie Yuki's hands with, and maybe a knife, or something. No, not for kinky incest. Something to scare him into standing still long enough to tie his hands, and to force him into the car. Oh, and a blindfold. Couldn't have him knowing where he was going. Tatsuha grabbed what he needed, and flew out the door, to catch Yuki before he got into the car. That would complicate things. Lucky for Tatsuha, Yuki was just opening the door. Tatsuha rushed over to behind Yuki, holding a knife to his throat. 'I'm driving, give me the keys, and your hands,' stated Tatsuha, with some authority.

Of course, Tatsuha was behind Yuki. Which made this awkward. Yuki stood there, thinking how cliched this was. Being a romance author, he definitely knew his cliches.

'Put your hands behind you, dammit!' yelled Tatsuha, desperate, and desperately trying not to show it. His watch now read 11:50. He had to hurry. 'Now, goddammit!' Tatsuha took a step back, careful to keep the knife at Yuki's neck, without cutting him.

Yuki extended his hands silently behind him, car keys enclosed. Tatsuha grabbed the car keys and shoved them in his pocket, in a rush. He then quickly bound Yuki's hands with his one free hand. He did it surprisingly quickly, for using only one hand. He had lots of practice.

'All right, now you go in the passenger's side. Quickly!'

Tatsuha grabbed a hold of Yuki's bound hands, keeping the knife to his neck, and lead him towards the passenger side. Yuki went along with it. Well, this is definitely a distraction, thought Yuki. He didn't have anything better to do, he might as well humour Tatsuha. Yuki sat down, and Tatsuha closed and locked the door. He then rushed over to the driver's side, and got in. He put the key in the ignition, and started the car.

'Oh, before I forget, you need a blindfold, aniki.'

Yuki continued staring blankly out the window. Tatsuha reached over and did his brother's seatbelt, and quickly tied his blindfold. He glanced at the dashboard, 11:55. He and Yuki took off at an incredible speed, into the night.