Yo! XD lol I'm back with chapter six! Unfortunately I don't think I'll get a chance to update again before I leave for my trip so yeah...Sorry guys! This'll be your last chapter for two weeks! But I promise I'll update again as soon as I get back! Oh and before I forget, since I have been getting quite a few anonymous reviews (like they give names but there's no link to reply so yeah) so from now on I will thank them in the beginning author's notes since I prefer to reply to EVERYONE who reviews my story so yeah I would like to thank the following for their reviews: Ash, Anime4ever, and Reizo. There may be more of you but since I've just decided this then yeah those are the most recent (in other words, the one's whose names I could remember. but don't worry!I'll start writing down the names of those who leave no reply link from now on so no one will be left out XD). And I'd like to thank MangaMania for the idea that inspired some of the contents of this chapter. Well I think that's it for all the thank you stuff. lol
Well, here's the sixth chapter! Enjoy! XD
Keys:
"blah" talking
'blah' thinking
blah emphasize that word
blah flashbacks, dreams, or writing
-blah- Someone doing something (example: -gasp!-)
--blah-- something happening (such as the ringing of a phone)
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Chapter Six: A Life for a Life
"H-Hitomi-san! What are you doing here?" Tatsuke gasped.
"Finishing what you couldn't. Tch! You're so hopeless, Can't even avenge Taki without trying to make a friend."
"Where are you taking Shindou-kun?" he asked accusingly.
"Oh? You want to go too? Well...I think that can be arranged..." Hitomi said, smiling cruelly.
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Yuki was startled out of his thoughts by the phone ringing. 'It can only be one person...' he thought before answering the phone. "Hello?"
"Eiri Yuki?" came a woman's voice.
"Who is this and how did you get this number?" he asked, thinking it was some fan.
"Feisty aren't we? Well who I am and how I got your number doesn't matter. What does matter is that I now have cute little Shu-chan."
"What? Where is he? When can I pick him up?" Eiri gasped, now thinking she was doing him a favor.
"Oh it's alright. I'll just drop him off...in a body bad when I'm done with him." She answered, laughing maniacly before hanging up, leaving an emotionally shattered novelist listening to a dial-tone.
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Tatsuke awoke to find himself in a dark room, with one of his hands chained to one of Shuichi's. Wait, Shuichi's? When had they met up again? Why were they chained to eachother? It wasn't until he heard Hitomi's laugh from the other room that realization dawned on him. "Shu..you awake?" he asked the form of his friend. Silence answered him. 'O God...this is all my fault...' he thought sadly.
A couple hours later Shuichi awoke to the same room, with one of his hands chained to one of Tatsuke's. Wait, Tatsuke? When did he get here? Why was he chained up too? "..'Suke? A-are you awake?"
Quiet sobbing answered him. A few minutes later the quiet sobs stopped. "I'm so...so sorry Shuichi...This is all my fault. I shouldn't have ever kidnapped you...I'm sorry..." Tatsuke whispered.
Shuichi felt his hear break for his friend. "No. It's not all your fault." he saidm, hugging him. "I have a feeling something like this would've happened eventually anyways. The important thing is that you realized what you were doing before it was too late. So no more tears and let's find a way out of here, ne?" he added with a friendly smile.
"Oh that's touching, really. But I have to agree with you 'Suke. This is your fault." said a woman, standing in the doorway.
"Who are you and what do you want?" Shuichi yelled.
"The name's Hitomi. And I want the same thing Tatsuke wanted before he got sidetracked with your stupid frienship bullshit. Revenge." she answered before slamming the door shut, leaving them in silence once again.
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To say Eiri was confused would have been an understatement. First, some guys called saying he had Shu. Then he got more calls from this guy and eventually he got to hear Shuichi. But Shu sounded like friends with the guy instead of captive and captor. Then out of nowhere some woman called saying she had Shuichi. Yes, confused would definately be an understatement. Once again, the novelist was startled out of his thought by the phone ringing...again.
"Hello?" he answered moodily.
"Well someone's in a bad mood." came the same woman's voice as before.
"What do you want?" he growled.
"I'm calling to tell you what you can do to save your husband."
"What?" he asked, surprised.
"You heard me."
"Wh-what do I have to do?"
"Figure it out from this. A life for a life and your debt is repaid. She said before hanging up.
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Meanwhile, Shuichi and Tatsuke both overheard Hitomi's end of the conversation.
"..'S-suke...what did she mean by that?" the singer asked nervously.
"I...I don't know." he lied, not wanting to scare his new friend. 'Does she really intend to have him kill himself for Shuichi's freedom?' he thought, slightly shocked.
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It had taken Eiri a while to understand what she meant. Now he wished he was still confused. Though, as much as he wished it, he wasn't. He understood perfectly. A life for a life. His life, for his husband's life. Silent tears escaped as he wrote a goodbye letter to Shuichi, hoping he'd find it when he was free and got home. Once he was done, he sigend his name in his best handwriting, picked up a knife, and made perfectly smooth slits on both his wrists, letting tears mix with his spilling blood.
End Chapter 6
There ya go! XD Isn't it just lovely? I'm very proud of this chapter...XD Well I guess I took care of all author's notes at the beginning. Soooooooo I'll see ya guys in two weeks! I expect reviews when I get back! XD