Hmm, it seems that no one trusts Kiyotaka. Well, there's good reason for that. I won't say what those reasons are, though. Well, enjoy!
Kazuya Arsashi: Sorry for the quick review on your fic, I'll leave a better one next chappy. Thanks for reviewing!
Polaris18: Evil, evil Kiyotaka...he knew about it all along, don't trust him! Eh, they won't listen to me...though, if they did, Kalelle might still be alive...(runs before Kanone tracks her down and kills her). Thanks for reviewing!
freya kurenai: KousukeAyumu is nice. I don't know why I don't do more of them...I do enough, though, I suppose. It's not like they're to EyesKanone status yet or anything, lol. Thanks for reviewing!
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"Tell me what's happening." Kanone demanded for the millionth time.
"I already told you everything I know." Kiyotaka said, shooting a look of annoyance at the younger boy.
"How long have you worked here?" the latter asked, not believing a word of his bullshit.
"What does that matter?" came the avoiding response.
This, of course, only raised Kanone's suspicions, "You've been here all these years, and you have no other idea what's being planned other than 'something is going to happen soon'? he wondered, "I'm not buying it."
The older one scoffed, "If I were planning something, I'd keep it under wraps, too."
"Only if it were something big." Kanone pointed out, ending the conversation. Kiyotaka knew something. much more than he was letting on, and Kanone was determinjed to find out what.
A silence passed over the six boys before Ayumu spoke, looking to his brother, "So, you've seen Eyes?"
A nod answered this question and Chase voice what was on everyone's mind, "And he's alright?"
"As alright as he's ever been."
This answer put everyone on edge. It was a fact that Eyes had never been that well off. Even after he started living with Kanone, he's always had a world of troubles. As alright as he'd even been wasn't necessarily a good thing. It meant he was alive, though, and most likely not that badly injured. Still, no one dared to ask the eldest to clarify.
"Where are you taking us now?" Jack, who had been silent up until now, asked.
Kiyotaka glanced to Kanone, "Well, you want to see yout boyfriend, don't you?"
"Are you sure it's safe, though?" Ayumu wondered, "Won't there be guards or something to make sure this exact think doesn't happen?"
"It's worth the risk." Kanone replied, cold determination in his eyes, "What about Jeremy?" he then wondered.
"He's with Eyes." Kiyotaka assured him, "I've checked in on Callia as well, she's with Josh."
A small smile spread across the other boy's lips, "Alright, then."
"So...what exactly do they do here?" Chase asked, looking around. There wasn't much to see as they were currently walking down an empty hallway that didn't look to be in use at all.
The older Narumi thought about it for a second, "It's a factory, or at least that's what it appears as to the public."
"It's not a factory, then what is it really?" Kousuke asked, "It's got to have some purpose."
"It's a cover to hide all the illegal stuff that goes on." Kiyotaka informed him.
"Illegal stuff." Kanone crinkled his nose at the diction, but shook it off, "And that's where we get to the details which you don't know."
"Right." he said, averting his gaze for a moment, then paused, turning towards the other five, "Alright, we're almost there." The group stopped at the end of the hallway that connected the backdoor to one of the many hallways that ran throughout the building. It just so happened that that particular hallway was the one leading to both Eyes and Jeremy's and Callia and Josh's room.
"So, why did we stop?" Kanone asked, impatiently.
"It'll be too suspicious if we're all together." Kiyotaka informed, "People don't travel in big groups around here."
"So, what, we all have to wait while you and Kanone go see Eyes?" Chase growled, "Like hell."
Kiyotaka sighed, "Fine, you can come, too."
"So what are the rest of us supposed to do?" Ayumu demanded.
"We all want to see Eyes." Jack informed him.
"Stubborn bastards." the oldest thought, shaking his head. He glanced out into the hallway one more time, "Alright, let's go." he said, slipping out into the hall. Kanone followed quickly, being led by Chase, Jack, Ayumu, and Kousuke.
They soon happened upon Eyes and Jeremy's room and Kanone rushed in without a moment's hesitation. The startled silver-haired boy looked up in slight alarm and instinctively wrapped an arm around the small boy next to him. Azure eyes widened as his lover burst through the door, olive eyes scanning the room and quickly finding the boy. For a moment, time froze as blue and green clashed and mixed with each other. Eyes unconsciously stood up and made his way over to Kanone, orbs never wavering from his significant other's, "Kanone?" he whispered, coming to stand in front of said boy.
The latter smiled and wrapped Eyes in his arms, placing a heated kiss on his perfect lips. As they parted, Eyes leaned against Kanone's shoulder, sighing, and burried his face into the crook of the other's neck. Kanone placed a small kiss on his boyfriend's temple, "It's okay, I'm here." he assured the smaller one.
A small sniffle was heard before blue eyes glanced back up, "I want to leave." he said.
Kanone chuckled a little, briefly kissing Eyes once more, "You will, I promise."
Kiyotaka, who was still standing with the other five boys, shifted a little, "That's easier said than done." he muttered.
Ayumu looked to his brother, "What does that mean?"
"That means if we sneak one of them out, we'll have to get all of them out somehow. Eyes certainly isn't going to leave Jeremy or his mother here, and it's going to start one, big chain reaction. No one's going to be happy until everyone's freed."
Chase nodded in agreement, "I want everyone back, too."
"That's not possible, you realize. They're leaving soon enough anyway, and once they're gone, they're gone for good."
"Leaving?" Jack repeated, "So you do know more about this than you were letting on."
"I didn't want to upset Kanone is all." Kiyotaka defended himself.
"And you think lying to him about it was better?" Kousuke wondered, "I thought you knew Kanone."
"I do, and he's going to be pissed about this, but I didn't want him to go off and do something foolish and get himself hurt."
"So what exactly have you been keeping from him?"
Chase's question would have been answered except a jiggle of the doorknob alerted everyone in the room. Eyes winced and attempted to hide himself in Kanone's arms, "They're coming again." he whimpered.
Jeremy mimicked the sound and it was the first time Kanone had noticed the young boy. He followed Eyes to the small bed where the brunette was sitting, "Who's 'they'?" he asked, taking a seat next to Jeremy, who promptly jumped into his lap and burried himself in his arms.
"Our masters." the frightened boy answered, "They're horrible."
Everyone froze as the door started to slowly open, their eyes trained on the figure stepping into the room. Kanone seriously could have kissed Kiyotaka for his next action. The older man stepped in front of the crack in the door, and smirked at whoever was on the other side, "Need something?"
"Yeah, the kid." a gruff voice said, "The boss ordered for him to be delivered to his room."
"Well, that's a real shame. You tell the boss that I'm busy with him right now." Only Kiyotaka knew how much he was risking by giving the other man these orders, but he had taken a personal vow to protect Eyes at all costs.
"Have your fun with the other one, you know the boss has claimed that one."
Kanone had to prevent himself from digging his nails into Jeremy's back when he heard that comment, and wrapped one arm around Eyes' shoulders, "Has he..." he began to whisper, but was cut off with a short shake of the silver head.
"No." came the hushed reply, "I'm yours, remember? Nothing will change that." A faint smile crossed Kanone's lips as he pulled Eyes closer and turned his attention back to Kiyotaka's conversation.
"Like hell he has." the brunette spat, "Tell him if he wants that kid to get his lazy ass down here himself and deal with me." With that, he slammed the door shut, and turned to face the other occupants of the room.
A small 'thank you' was whispered from the silver-haired boy and Kanone smiled at him, "Maybe I was wrong about Kiyotaka." he thought. It was very uncommon, but Kanone was wrong on occasion, and personally had no problem with being wrong this time.
"We don't have a lot of time to come up with a plan." the older Narumi said, "But I don't advise leaving Eyes and Jeremy here alone."
Chase nodded in agreement, "There's no way Eyes is staying here."
"If we get caught, though." Ayumu said, frowning, "It'll mean serious trouble, and we'll be completely powerless to stop whatever happens." He then looked to his brother, "How much time?"
"10 minutes at best." he said, "15 if the bastard decides to bitch before coming down here."
"That's plenty of time to get out. It only took us 5 to get in the building and to this room." Jack reminded him, "So, what's the problem?"
"The problem isn't getting these two out." Kiyotaka told him, "What do you think will happen if he comes down here, looking for a good time, and finds an empty room? Just go sleep it off?"
"We can't save everyone." Ayumu realized, "So we have to save those most important to us."
Kanone gritted his teeth, "I won't allow anyone to touch a single one of them."
"You can't prevent that." the older brunette said, shaking his head, "There's no way to sneak 50-some people out in under 10 minutes. It's impossible."
"Only if we run." Kousuke pointed out, "If we stay and fight..."
"Then we die." reason came once more in the form of a Narumi, "Do you have any idea how many people there are here that are just itching to beat something? It's best not to give them a reason."
"We can't just leave them here!" the redhead objected, "We've got to do something."
"We don't have the time nor the resources. Ayumu's right, it's best to save who we can now and hope the others will be alright until we can make it back here, better prepared."
Kanone stood as a knock sounded on the door. Apparently their 10 minutes were up, and had been wasted fighting and arguing. Kiyotaka cursed under his breath and went to open the door, but a hand stopped him. He looked up, startled, to see the wanted boy's boyfriend looking back at him. Without a word, he backed off and let Kanone open the door. On the other side, a weasly man with oily hair that was slicked back, and a stern look on his face waited, impatiently, "Who the hell are you?" he demanded.
"My name is none of your concern." Kanone informed him, "However, you thinking you can come down here and rape my boyfriend is."
"Your boyfriend? Who the hell are you talking about?" the shorter man asked, "I just want that pretty little thing, one of the slaves."
A fist clenched at the term, "Eyes is not and will never again be a slave." said boy's boyfriend corrected him, "He's not something to simply be used and mistreated until he breaks and you throw him away."
"Actually, that's exactly what a slave is." he growled at being kept from his 'good time' and pushed past Kanone, "Out of my way. I don't really care who you are, but you're starting to annoy me."
Kanone stumbled back from the suprisingly forceful push as the skinny man entered the room, "What the...who the hell are all you people?" His gaze swept over all of the unknown faces until it came to rest on Kiyotaka's, "Narumi? Did you let these intruders in?"
"My name is Kiyotaka, get it straight."
"I couldn't give less of a shit what your name is." His attention turned towards Eyes, "Just get these people out of here, and leave me to my business."
Chase was the first to step in front of the approaching man, "Like hell." he said in a deadly low voice, "Take another step and it'll be your last." Jack soon joined him along with Kanone and Kousuke. Ayumu stayed with his brother off to the side, ready to make a move if anything happened.
"Get out of my way or I'll have you all killed where you stand." he ordered, "I've already got reason enough, so don't push it."
"Do you think you'll really get out the door to get help?" Kousuke asked with a laugh, "No chance in hell."
The man glared as the Narumis moved behind him, the younger one closing the door, "What exactly is your puporse here?" he wondered.
"Some things are going to change." Kanone informed him, "Starting now."
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Hmm, well, I didn't really like this chapter. I don't know why, it just didn't seem very...good? Heh, I don't even know what the word is. So, does Kanone really think it's going to be that simple just to threaten one person and he'll say okay and everything will go back to normal? And what else is Kiyotaka keeping a secret? Well, freya was right, he can't be trusted!
