Been a while and here is the update! Sorry but been busy and have been doing other stuff and Christmas presents and friends. Anyway, this chapter is sort of the follow from the kidnapping in the last.Hope you enjoy it.

Running forward down the street, Spencer found a payphone. Punching in the emergency number, he heard it ring, "I need to report a dual kidnapping! Some bastards got my friends!"

"Sir don't yell. Did you say dual kidnapping? Oh my, okay, I'll hand you to the police please hold," it was a lady. Shortly after listening to classical music, while on hold, a man answered the phone.

"Hello Sir, how may I help you?"

"My friend and his room mate have been kidnapped. One was just taken and the other from his work," Spencer was almost yelling at the officer.

"Calm down Sir-"

"Calm down? How can I calm down when Kai and Rei are being held?"

"Kai and Rei? What are their last names sir?"

"Kai Hiwatari and Rei Kon. Hiwatari was just taken from me and told me not to worry. Now I'm worried as hell!"

"Okay sir, did you get the numberplate of the vehicle that was being driven?"

"No, but it was black and looked expensive. Someone who has a lot of money did it. Oh God," Spencer ran his fingers through his short blonde hair.

"Hmm, that description is not going to help us much sir. Can you tell me anything else about the kidnapper?" the officer was not helping Spencer calm down. His nerves were tingling and his voice was starting to crack under the pressure.

"The guy was tallish with long black hair. He was wearing sunnies and had a deep voice, which was very formal. Also he wore an expensive suit and looked down on us as if both Kai and me were worthless. He's got Rei and Kai for fuck's sake! Can you do anything?"

"Excuse me sir but please remain calm. That description does help a little but not very much. I will let you know if anything comes up. Where can I contact you?"

"At work only, its called Russian Blue Fitness Centre. I've got to go back to work. Please tell me if anything does happen. They mean so much to me," Spencer found that his throat was thick with grief and that a large knot had formed in his chest.

"Yes sir, I can do that for you," he hung up. Spencer then turned and made his way back to the Café. He had only been there half an hour ago and Rei had managed to get kidnapped as well as Kai. What was this world coming to? He found himself running to the White Tiger. Please let the other two men still be there, if not then all hell will break lose. Spencer thought.

Turning down another side alley, Spencer found himself looking directly at his destination. The place was crawling with people and an ambulance was there. He ran as fast as he could to get there. Walking in the door, he was confronted by the short man with grass green hair.

"Hey you were here earlier with Kai. Do you know where he is? Something bad has just happened," he was babbling and fear and panic were making him speak fast making it hard for Spencer to understand.

"Uh, no I don't know where Kai is. Rei's not here either I gather," he mumbled. The guy shook his head.

"No he just vanished about 20 minutes ago when we were waiting for an ambulance to pick up a lady who had gone into labour. Oh I'm Oliver by the way, just call me Ollie though," Ollie said, as he looked around the room frantically while turning his apron in his hands.

"Spencer. The other guy who helps run the joint."

"Lee."

"Yeah him, where's he?"

"Ollie, I can't keep up with the de-. Oh, it's you. Who are you?" Lee said as he walked out of the back room, which must have been the kitchen.

"Hi, I'm Spencer, sorry that we had to introduce ourselves under these conditions but I'm trying to find Kai and Rei at the moment," Spencer started again.

"Rei disappeared about 20 minutes ago. I have no idea where he would have gone at such a time as he was keeping the lady calm. Anyway, what's that got to do with Kai?"

"Kai was kidnapped on our way back to work. I think that something really big is afoot and I just can't stand it!" he slammed one giant hand down onto a table making it tremble with the utter force. Both Lee and Ollie stared at the table with gaping mouths. The sheer force could be felt through the floor.

"Um, well I wish that I could help but we need to finish up for the day. If you wouldn't mind, unless you know how to make coffee and clean dishes, then you'd better leave," Lee started to usher him out of the store.

"I can clean, but coffee I would have to learn how you guys do it. It just tastes so damn good. That is one thing that I love about this place, good coffee and friendly people. Plus the fact that my partner is going out with your boss just makes these things just weird," Spencer said as he wrapped an apron around his waist. Ollie had just given him the customary black one so that you wouldn't be able to tell if you had spilt anything on it.

"This is gonna make my day. Okay Spencer, since you're new, you have to wear this," Lee pulled out a Trainee badge from the drawer under the till, "this lets people know that you're new and learning the ropes."

Spencer grabbed it and carefully pinned it to his apron at the top. Ollie looked him up and down, "Not bad Spencer, now you have to follow me into the back. Here is our lovely kitchen, where both Rei and I cook our lovely meals that take a few minutes to cook."

He looked around in amazement. The room was so small but there was so much room to move about and everything was so clean. Spencer let his mouth gape slightly for that one reason. Walking over to the sink, he washed his hands with soap and stood in front of the two employees.

"Now who looks smart in their White Tigers outfit? Well apart from my random remarks, I think you should start to wash the dishes. That's what Lee usually does, but since Rei disappeared, he's been flat out serving people. So today your job is to clean the dishes as they come and slowly learn how to use the coffee machine and take orders from people. Give a shout if you need any help from either Lee or myself. We cool with that?" Ollie had started to heat up another pan and cook omelettes for people who were waiting out the front.

"Yeah, I think I do. I have one question though, what do I do with all the clean plates? Do you want me to put them away or leave them with the other clean plates that are stacked near the counter?" He shifted his weight onto the other foot.

Lee poked his head into the kitchen, "Just put them with the other clean plates and bowls because that way Ollie can access them easily and won't have to open any cupboards. Now hurry up with the dishes, coz I need some help out here." Then he disappeared around the corner again.

Pulling on a pair of large rubber gloves, Spencer turned on the hot water and started to wash the dishes that were piling up. Behind him cooking merrily, was Ollie who was humming some random tune that must have been going through his head at the time. Spencer's own musings had fled him and gone to Ian, his little barman.

As the amount of dishes decreased and the time flew by, everyone was in their own worlds. Lee was often flitting in to grab meals and would vanish just as quickly. Ollie was lost in his world of vegetables, meats, herbs and spices as he constructed meals that would be fed to the emperor himself. While Spencer washed away his fears with a scrubbing brush, hot water and detergent to clean plates. All was as if there was nothing wrong and that the world was in perfect harmony, when it truly wasn't.

"Hey Spencer, did you call the police about Kai and Rei disappearing?" Ollie asked as he busied himself trying to find a fresh packet of basil in the fridge.

Concentrating on the dish in his hand, Spencer replied, "Yeah I did. I said that it was a dual kidnapping and that the people were very close friends. So hopefully Kai and Rei won't mind that I didn't say that they were lovers otherwise that could get rather weird if they're found."

Ollie just made a noise that said that he was pleased with the action that the blonde Russian had taken. Any precautions that could be made were taken care of and the police should hopefully take care of the rest.

"Uh Ollie, do you think that they will find them?" the kitchen went silent before Spence heard a deep breath being taken.

"Honestly Spencer, I don't know. They usually say that after 48 hours the victims are most likely dead. I don't want to think like that but unfortunately that has been running through my head and I'm just plain worried that my boss won't be here when his business really takes off and becomes well known. Just hold onto your hope Spence, hold onto it tightly and pray hard," Oliver started to cook again. The sound of the knife chopping through the different ingredients filled the air again.

"Yeah you're right, we shouldn't give up hope. They may come out of it alright," he scrubbed harder and faster at the dishes. Finally they were done and he walked out the front to help Lee with customers.

"Good, now you can learn how to use this fabulous machine that Rei bought last month and help me make coffee and tea for the lovely patrons," Lee was smiling badly, but Spencer acted as if it were normal and learnt from the man. Soon he was just as good as Lee, taking a large amount of weight off the guy.

Still lurking beneath all the fake smiles and words, they all feared that they would never see their friends again. Panic and fear were pushed deep down and work soon filled their afternoon. At least they could help people be happy for some time in their short lives.

Please review, otherwise I can't improve writing techniques and the storyline.

wolf-chan