An abrupt gurgling sound startled the red-eyed boy and he unconsciously jumped in surprise. "Uwaaah... If I knew I was going to get lost, I would have brought some snacks."
Tsukishima sighed and rubbed his neglected stomach. 'I hope no one heard that'. The boy thought with embarrassment tinting his cheeks. Lifting his gaze from his stomach, he frowned at the sight before him. His shoulders slumped in defeat.
"Oh no… another dead end?" Tsukishima was lost. Again.
Tsugaru had told him to come back home before it got too dark. But somewhere along the line he had taken a wrong turn... or maybe seven and was currently standing at the dead end of an alley. Unfortunately for the scarved male, he couldn't seem to recall how, exactly, he ended up here nor the way he came.
Nervously pushing up his glasses, the blond turned his head from side to side, looking for anything even slightly familiar. All he could see were rows upon rows of faded and rusting shipping containers that obscured his sight of anything else.
A slight breeze caressed his skin and played with the ends of his white scarf, all the while dishevelling the boy's golden locks. Tsuki lifted his head to the sky and let his senses take over. The lingering scent of the ocean breeze hung in the air and the cries of seagulls rung in his ears. The scarce but distinct sound of cargo ships arriving at the docks could be heard in the distance. 'I must be somewhere near the harbor,' Tsukishima concluded.
"Tsugaru-nii's going to scold me again..." He said in dismay. He had no idea of how to navigate out of the labyrinth of shipping crates and absolutely no way to contact for help.
The autumn sun had already begun to set and slowly the light was receding, casting his surroundings in darkness. There was an ominous air about this place that gave Tsukishima the creeps. He had to get home soon or he would worry his brothers. He decided to search for someone to take pity on him. Though, there wasn't anyone in sight, so he began to aimlessly wander. The carnelian-eyed male headed back the way he came. Or thought he came, he wasn't quite sure at this point...
It seemed like he had been walking for hours, but this maze never seemed to end. Everything looked the same so it was as if he was walking in circles. The blond soon found himself in a clearing with a few buildings, crates, and shipping containersscattered haphazardly about.
The biggest of the structures was a large warehouse. It looked as old as could be. 'maybe older than my grandpa.' He giggled at the thought. The maze ofshipping containersthat surrounded the clearing reminded him of a fortress that kept enemies out.
Nearing the storehouse, Tsukishima felt a weight lift from his shoulders when he spotted two figures exiting the entrance of the seemingly vacant building. A wave of relief washed over the boy and his carnelian eyes pricked with tears of joy. The bespectacled male started towards the two men, waving his arms frantically. ' Surely these men would be kind enough to get me out of this creepy place!'
"Excuse me-!" Tsuki soon cut himself off as he noticed what the two men were carrying. Guns. Really big guns. His heart skipped a beat at the sight he knew he wasn't meant to see. A spark of fear and anxiety shot through his system, causing his heartbeat to pick up pace.
Tsukishima quickly darted behind a conveniently placed forklift before he could be seen. Tugging at the scarf wound around his neck, Tsuki breathed raggedly, eyes wide with fear. What was going on? 'I only wandered in here for help, not to get shot into swiss cheese!'
Those men were big-well, one of them at least-and scary, and by the looks of it, they probably weren't very friendly either. What would they do to him if they caught him? He shuddered and squeezed his eyes shut. No, he shouldn't be thinking such things. He needed to find a way out to escape his bad situation.
"Ne ne Kabe-kun, didja hear that?" The smaller of the two males asked, nudging his large gun in the direction Tsuki was hiding.
"Yeah," The taller one gave a curt nod andraised his gun as he scanned their surroundings. "lets search the area."And with that the two men dispersed.
The blond had to move. Now! Without a second thought, Tsukishima dashed to another hiding spot behind a cluster of crates. Tsuki whipped his head around, fervently looking for an opening to escape. 'There!' he shouted inwardly as he spotted an alley leading back into the labyrinthof containers. He bolted back into the intricacy of metal containers in hopes of escaping.
He ran as fast as he could, weaving through the small passages without giving much thought to where he was headed. 'Calling this place a maze was an understatement!'. The blond thought as he rounded another corner. The boy skidded to a stop when he saw light at the end of the dank passage. His face fell as he recognized the scenery ahead of him. He was right back at the clearing.
The sound of thundering footsteps ricochet off the metal walls surrounding him. It was alarmingly close. Tsukishima didn't dare look back. His heart pounded in his chest. The only way to go was straight forward, back into the clearing. But tsuki shook his head refusing to go back there. He was becoming more and more desperate and frantic, just like a cornered animal.
The boy slumped breathlessly against the side of a shipping container in the midst of a crossroad. His blond locks stuck to his damp forehead and glasses slightly fogging around the rims. They couldn't have followed him into the maze, and even if they did, this place was neverending. No way they'd be able to find him in here… Right?
In the distance Tsuki heard footsteps advancing towards him from behind. Tsuki pressed up against the wall and his body suddenly froze. His heart thundered in his chest so loud he thought his pursuers might hear.
Run. Run. Run!
His mind kept shouting that same word, but his muscles wouldn't respond. One of the men appeared directly to the left of him and he slapped a hand over his mouth to suppress a yelp. Just barely in time he smothered the sound from escaping.
The distance between them was little more than an arms length. As he watched the man intently, Tsuki couldn't help but notice the mans bright shock of blond hair.
The other blond walked at a slow, almost leisurely pace, yet each step cautious. He hesitated right in the middle of the crossroads. Tsuki didn't so much as breathe, frozen stiff as a statue.
All the male had to do was turn his head a few inches to the left and he would be seen. Seconds tick by like days, and without warning, he continues on, passing the scarved boy. He exhales deeply, releasing the breath that he had been holding. Tsuki waited a few beats after realizing his body decided that now was the time to run.
Taking a step back, Tsuki quickly spun around on his heels ready to dart out of the nearest exit. He was stopped short when he slammed face first into what felt like a wall with an audible 'oof!'. The blond rubbed his nose and blinked rapidly in bewilderment. 'There couldn't have been a wall there, right?' Looking up Tsuki soon gathered it was not a wall but the one very large man with a gun.
"Where do you think you're going, pretty boy?" The wall-like man gave a malicious smirk before grabbing Tsukishima by his arm and jerking him upright, earning him a pained cry from the scarved male.
"O-Ow..." Tsuki whimpered, "Pl-please let me go! I wont tell, I swear!" The man ignored his pleas and continued to drag him towards the warehouse. Fear overtook the blond and he was reduced to shrieking and sobbing like a child. He was scared. He couldn't think, couldn't breathe. He had to get away! 'They're going to hurt me!' The blond thought frantically.
Tsuki began to kick and writhe. Using all the fear induced strength he could muster, he pried the large mans hand off his arm. With tears in his eyes Tsuki began to blindly swipe at his face. There was an audible crunch as Tsukishima's fist connected with the man's face, no doubt he broke something. The man fell to the ground and howled in pain. Tsuki took no time in quickly doubling back the way he assumed he came, when suddenly he was faced with the barrel of the smaller of the two males gun.
"Now why'd you have to do that Megane-kun?" The shorter blond said with a crooked smile as he tilted his head to the side, eyes glinting dangerously.
Tsuki could hear the larger man shuffle off the ground and approach him from behind. He tackled and threw Tsukidown with an enraged growl. When he collided with the ground, all the air fled from his lungs from the mouth was agape, opening and closing like a fish out of water, struggling and gasping for air.
Before he could react, the wall like man grabbed Tsuki by the back of his skull and aggressively slammed his face into the ground. "Fuck! That hurt you little shit!"
"Ooh~ he got you good, didn't he Kabe-kun?~" Theblond with goldenrod eyes and white jacket teased. 'Kabe-kun' shot the other male a murderous glare. A trickle of blood randown his chin from his busted lip.
"Shut the hell up Linda!" He spat back. A bruise had already begun forming on his cheek and his nose crooked and bent awkwardly. With his grip tightening on the back of Tsuki's head, grinding his face deeper into the ground. Tsuki could feel the gravel under him scraping against the porcelain skin of his face, leaving scratch marks all over."You're lucky I don't fucking kill you right now…"
The world spun and Tsukis skull throbbed. Tsuki felt himself being tugged up from the gravel by his hair. He winced at the sudden pull on his scalp. He was still a bit dazed and it took him a few seconds to register what was going on. Kabe-kun roughly lifted Tsukishima by the head onto his feet to look into his tear soaked carnelian orbs. He gave a scary grin, satisfied with his work. Kabe forcefully turned Tsuki towards whom he could only assume as Linda.
" Nighty-night, Megane-kun~" Linda said in a singsong tone, raising the barrel of his gun above his shoulder. The butt of the gun collided with Tsukishima's face, making the boy pass out from the force. Tsuki's limp body fell to the ground with a loud thud. And with that complete and utter darkness encroached upon him.
Tsukishima woke to muffled voices.
"-What am I supposed to do with this?" Adark haired man in a red-fur trimmed jacket said, very uninterested in what 'this' was.
"Well, for your information, Roppi-chan~," the raven haired males eyebrow twitched at the nickname. "We found this lil' cutie spying on us outside." Linda said pushing a half conscious Tsuki on his side with his foot. His hands were bound behind his back by cold metal cuffs, making his movement short lived. "He was quite a handful for us, as you can see.." He gestured toward Kabe-kun's already black and blue face. The man called 'Roppi-chan' halted in filing his nails to give a glance at Kabe.
There was a short pause as the man with the red-fur trimmed jacket processed this all.
"I'll Interrogate him then." The raven said giving a dismissive wave to the two men, as if they weren't worth any more of his time.
Finally recovering from his dazed state, Tsukishima gave out a pathetic moan. Pain flowered from his temple to his scraped cheeks, not to mention his achy body. Roppi perked at the noise that rose from the blond boys lips. The raven haired male slowly stood up off the wooden box he had been perched on. His feet hit the cold concrete with a small tap of his shoes.
Tsuki lifted his head to face the lithe raven advancing towards him. Carmine eyes met his as Roppi approached, towering over Tsukishima as he kneeled down to meet his gaze. "What's your name?"
Tsukishima shrinked into himself, too afraid to answer the males question. This did not go unnoticed by Roppi as he lifted his chin upwards.
"Hachimenroppi. Now tell me your's." Tsuki nodded before averting his eyes from Hachimenroppi's indifferent stare to the floor.
"He-heiwajima… Ts-tsuki.. Tsukishima."
Author's note 1: Hi-hi, this be Fushiko, this is also my first ever fanfiction! I wrote it with my friend Mahou-ShibaInu, This is her first time writing a fanfic as well! This story was originally a dream I had and I wanted to bring it to reality, cuz it was quite a beautiful dream~. We worked hard on this together, spent many nights not sleeping and day turning into night writing this. But we don't really have lives so it was all good. We hope some people like it~. Fav/Follows/Reviews and even constructive criticism is greatly appreciated. Thanks super much for reading. ~(# ₃ #)~
Author's note 2: Yo! Mahou-ShibaInu here! Welp there's not much else I can say that Fushiko hasn't already said but if you've made it this far, thank you so much for reading! It means a lot to shut-ins like us. QwQ. Anyway, there's always room to improve so your input whether positive or not is helpful to us~! We both look forward to continue working together, writing more chapters and sharing them with the world! Have a nice day/night/etc. and again, thank you. ¥( -3- )¥
