Life Is Not A Dream
Chapter Three
Sayuri was currently laying on the couch waiting for the phone to ring with news about Rangiku. Is she alright? Was she fed? Is she still alive? Why wasn't she home yet. According to the officer that was still in her home sitting off to the side, they had everyone they could spare looking for Rangiku while they stayed behind waiting for the kidnapper to call demanding a random.
So far, there was no such call. At least from the kidnapper anyways. Any other calls were cut short. She wanted to keep the line open just in case. Please, she thought. Please return her little girl. Tears threaten to spill from her eyes again for the countless time since yesterday. All she wanted was her daughter back. She hated the man who took her. She wanted to know why. Why would he take her? Money? Surely if it was about money, he would have called by now, wouldn't he? Why isn't he calling? Could it be that he's waiting to make sure he don't get caught?
Kazuya stood in the kitchen drinking his coffee in silent. He was pissed. All he wanted to do was to go out and find Rangiku and kill that bastard that took Rangiku in the first place. He wanted to go out yesterday, but the officer had told him to wait in case there was a phone call from the kidnapper. It has been at least 24 hours since Rangiku was kidnapped. Surely there had to be some news by now. He went back out to the living room to find Sayuri on the couch where he left her.
"Any news?" Kazuya asked feeling he already know the answer. The officer shook his head. Slamming his nearly empty cup on the coffee table surprising both Sayuri and the officer. "That's it. I'm going out there and looking myself." He took a few steps towards the door when the officer spoke.
"Matsumoto-San, please understand the police are doing everything they can to find your daughter." The officer said. "You need to stay here."
"AND DO WHAT?" Kazuya yelled. "I CAN'T STAY HERE AND DO NOTHING WAITING FOR A PHONE CALL THAT MIGHT NEVER HAPPEN." At the last part, he turned to his wife. "Sayuri" Kazuya lower his voice back to a speaking tone. He walked over to her. He placed his hand on her tear stained cheek. "We will find her no matter what. I'm sorry for being a useless husband."
"No, you're not useless" Sayuri said. "You are the best husband anyone can ask for." Sayuri lean forward where her forehead was touching his chest.
Rangiku was slowly waking up. At first she was confused. The bed she was on didn't feel like her own. She didn't feel any sheets on the bed or a blanket covering her. Her eyes suddenly opened when she realized where she was. There was a light coming in from the windows across the room. She turned her head to looked towards the door. When she finally sat up, she became fully aware of her aching body. Like everything she went through was a bad nightmare.
She got off the bed and went towards the door only inches away. She needed to get out of here and go home. She grabbed the doorknob to turn it. Tears came out as the door wouldn't open. She banged on the door, but it didn't budge. Then she ran to the windows on the other side of the room. When she reached the windows, she was barely tall enough to see out the small round windows, even on her toes. She also couldn't see anything that could be used to open any of the windows, but maybe if she yelled someone could hear her.
"SOMEONE...HELP, ANYONE" Rangiku continued to yell and cry until her throat felt sore. When she gave up shouting, she went back to the bed. She didn't want to be here. She wanted to go home. She wanted to see her parents. Her aunts and uncles and her cousins and friends. Everyone she cares about.
Suddenly the door opened to reveal the purple hair woman. The one that was called Hitomi if she'd remembered correctly. Rangiku saw that that woman was carrying a tray with food and a water bottle on it. "Hello Ran-Chan. I'm Hitomi, but you can call me Onee-San." As soon as Hitomi placed the tray on dresser, Rangiku used that moment to run out the door.
Once outside the door, she ran down the stairs. Rangiku was halfway down when a hand grabbed her hair causing her to lose balance and cry out in pain. The next thing she knew, she was being pulled by hair hair back up the stairs and into the room. Rangiku regained her balance only to fall down again when Hitomi slapped her hard in the face. Tears falling down hard, Rangiku shakenly placed a hand on her cheek.
Hitomi looked down at the girl. She grabbed the girl's chin and made her look her in her face. "Don't think about doing that again. I won't be that kind next time." She said sternly and suddenly her face soften. "Come on, it's time to eat." Hitomi grabbed the tray of food and set on the floor next to the girl.
"When can I go home?" Rangiku dared to ask, her voice sounded small and reluctant. Her head was hurting.
"This is your new home Ran-Chan. Nii-San and I are your new family." Hitomi smiled at the young girl. "Nii-San is your husband and I am your sister in law. Like I said you can call me Onee-San"
"But" Rangiku gathered up her courage. "But I...I want to see my Mama and Papa."
Hitomi looked at Rangiku with a cold look on her face. "They don't want you anymore." Then her face soften. "They told us that you can be Nii-San's wife."
Rangiku didn't want to believe her. There was no way that was true. "I DON'T BELIEVE YOU." Rangiku started shouting. "I DON'T LIKE HIM, HE HURTED ME. I WANT TO GO HOME. I WANT MY MAMA AND PAPA. I HAT..." She was cut off when Hitomi grabbed her by the hair causing Rangiku to yell in pain and knocking over the water bottle.
"DON'T YOU DARE SAY THAT ABOUT YOUR HUSBAND." Hitomi yelled and then lowered her voice. "You should be grateful that he chose you to be hIS WIFE." Hitomi pulled on the girl's hair harder causing her to scream more. "Now you behave and listen to us." Hitomi let go of her hair. "Now eat your food." Hitomi walked out the door.
After a few minutes, Rangiku went to the door hoping Hitomi hadn't locked the door. Like before, the door wouldn't budge. Rangiku sank to the ground crying and shaking. All she wanted to do was go home. She didn't want to be here. She wanted to be with her parents.
Toushirou watched his parents asking person after person if they had seen Rangiku along with showing them a picture of her. Most of them often say no and then say they were sorry or shake their head. Some even mention they heard about the kidnapping on the news. There were also some people who wouldn't look at the picture and then there was this guy who was currently arguing with his parents.
"Are you this girl's parents?" The guy asked.
"No" Hiro, Toushirou's father said.
"Then why are you looking for a kid that ain't yours?" The guy got right up into Hiro's face. The guy was taller than Hiro and bigger.
Hiro let the anger get the better of him as he could smell liquor on the guy's breath. He punched the guy causing him to fall to the ground. "Sir, that girl is our niece, our family. We want her home as much as her parents. Now think about this. If this was your child, wouldn't you want people out there looking for your child to bring home safe and sound?"
The guy got up backing away. "Chances are that girl already dead." He then ran when Hiro took a step to him.
"Toushirou whatever you do, don't repeat at what I did." Hiro look at Toushirou, he knew he had just been a bad influence on his son.
Toushirou nodded and looked over past his father. He could see a familiar face of his eldest cousin. He pointed her out to his parents.
Hiro looked behind him to see his niece. He walk over to her. "Nanao, shouldn't you be at home waiting for your parents to come home?"
Nanao looked at her uncle. "They called saying they couldn't make it home any sooner than what they had planned." Nanao looked down to the ground. "I couldn't stay at home alone right now. I wanted..." She was shaken up after hearing about Rangiku. It happened not long after they split up and went their separate ways to school. It was part of their normal routine that she didn't think twice about. "I wanted to help look for Rangiku."
Ami smiled pulling the girl into a reassuring hug. "You can look with us. You can also stay with us until you're parents get home too." Nanao nodded. "Good" Ami said. "We'll call Fumiko and Kei after we get home. Now let's continue looking." With a nodded, they started walking showing Rangiku's picture and asking anyone who will listen if they had seen her.
Rangiku sat by the door. Her head stopped hurting a while ago She had wrapped her arms around her body. She was still naked. At home, the only time she would be this naked was when she would be taking a bath or changing her clothes. Now she had nothing to wear. Gin had taken her clothes and her stuff. There was nothing in the dresser. She had been alone with nothing but her thoughts. She thought of nothing else but her family.
She didn't want to believe that her parents didn't want her. That they gave her to Gin to be his wife. No, she didn't believe it. There was no way that her parents didn't want her. Her eyes started to feel heavy. She tried to stay awake, but her eyes wouldn't listen. The next time she opened her eyes she was being carried. She froze when she realized who was carrying her. When he laid her on the bed, she tried to back up but was stopped when he grabbed her arms forcing his lips onto hers and soon sticking his tongue in her mouth. She could feel her heart pound in her chest. No, she didn't want him to hurt her again.
"It won't hurt if ya don't resist." Gin said when he stopped kissing her. He ran his hand through her hair and felt her shaking. He stood up, taking off all of his clothes. In no time at all, he was on top of her, pinning her arms above her head.
Rangiku knew he was lying when he said it wouldn't hurt. All she wanted was for him to stop and let her go home. When he finally got off of her, Rangiku didn't dare to move. He had to pull her off the bed to the shower where he washed her like the last night. After drying her off with a towel he brought up with him, he pulled her back towards the bed.
Gin picked up a metal cuff that with a chain that was hooked to the end of the bed. At first, he didn't think he needed it, although he had it just in case. After learning about the escape attempt when he got home, he decided it was necessary. Gin put the metal cuff on her ankle. He made sure the chain was long enough so that she can use the toilet and shower.
Rangiku sat on the bed as she looked at the cuff on her ankle. The metal was cold to the touch. Rangiku looked up when she heard the door close. She tried pulling the cuff off, but stopped after a few minutes when she heard the door knob turn. Rangiku held her breath until Hitomi came in with a tray. Again Hitomi put the tray on dresser and left. Once the door was closed, Rangiku didn't get up to eat. Instead she just laid down on her side and began to cry again. Besides she wasn't hungry anyways.