14
Kurt's Pov
"I already told you, you can call me Kurt?" Really? Did I really say that and after he accused me of being stupid and naïve too.
Way to make a good impression on your soulfinder. I mean sure I thought that he looked hot when I first saw him talking with Victor in Xav's and Crystals wedding. The classic suit mixed with his hair in a bun, but did I look at him with lust? Sure it has been a while since I saw someone this attractive but I'd like to think that I'm not that shallow, but if he's my soulfinder would that make it alright? Because we are supposed to end up together, right?
Why did he look at me with no emotions at all when he discussed my sexual orientation? It can't be that normal for him especially considering the strict upbringing they have here in Japan.
And I'm panicking; he took it well I should be over the moon, so why the hell am I panicking?
Admittedly I had been worried about having to end up with a woman who I felt nothing for but if my soulfinder is a guy who I find attractive and intriguing then things could work out well for me after all. As soon as I figure this mess out that is.
As if on cue, my gut told me to get back into my body. So after giving the kid-version of Raven one last reassuring look I left her mind and opened my eyes to the little room once again.
I had time to open my eyes and get adjusted to the light before the door opened and there stood the little girl from the street, and one of the guys.
The guy looked wearily at Raven but relaxed his shoulders when he realized that she was still unconscious. After that, he nudged the girl inside.
I noticed now that she was holding two water bottles and two lunch box things that were sold in stores here.
Seeing the food made me realize that I hadn't eaten since lunch yesterday and I was willing to bet that it was past dinner time already. Before the girl could hand the food over the guy spoke.
"Don't move until Hana has set the boxes down and moved back or we will put you under again" his accent was thick and it was hard to hear with the surgical mask over his lower face. But understanding the general idea I stayed put until the girl put one of the boxes in my reach and was about to make her way to Raven's side with no regard for the destructive barrier around her.
"Don't go any closer" I called out completely forgetting that the child probably didn't understand me. Even so, she stopped just out of the circle. Looking at the guy, they had a brief conversation, after which he turned to me.
"What is happening to your friend there?" he jerked his chin towards Raven.
What do I tell them? Do they know about me being a savant or should I keep my knowledge of their world to myself? Deciding that the less information I give away the better I went with, "I have no idea, and I'm guessing you would know more about it anyway seeing as she was fine before you knocked us out."
"Don't get cocky Mr. celebrity, we have no use for you at the moment and the only reason you are here and still alive is because you might become useful." The man said looking down at me.
But if I wasn't the original target then that would mean that these people were after Raven and I just happened to be with her when they attacked. Following that logic would mean that the guys are safe which is always good to know. But more importantly, if this is a personal grudge against the Astery siblings then it should be easier for Stellan to figure out where we are and what to do to get us out of here. I mean he already made contact with us, so he must have some leads. Right?
Then again personal grudges have a tendency to get more violent than your basic ransom kidnapping. The fear of my realization must have shown on my face because the guy grinned evilly.
"Good to know you understand your situation Mr. celebrity." The girl had left our cell and the man was turning when I burst out.
"What do you plan to do with her?" my voice was harder than I intended, but the knowledge that they wouldn't hesitate to hurt my soulfinder's sister combined with the memories of what Raven had endured already made my heart turn cold, with the need to protect and not care about the consequences. Huh, that must be how the Benedicts feel all the time.
"If everything goes according to plan then you will be out of here none the wiser in the next three days" I didn't get to ask if he hadn't understood my question or if he deliberately bye-passed it because the door closed again and I heard locks turning into place.
Alone once again I took a closer look at the food I was given seeing as my gut wasn't screaming danger and I didn't seem that important to the plans of my abductors I decided that it was safe enough to eat it.
Stellan's Pov
I opened my eyes to Hiroshi shaking my upper body, taking no particular care to make sure my neck wouldn't break. I gave him the look. The hands left my shoulders and I leaned my back to the bean bag under me.
"Oh, good a little more of this and I would have had to start mistreating your brain" my partner grinned at me even though the sings of worry were obvious in his eyes. He has never been able to trick me with the bent light waves around his body. Considering that I helped Darren complete his perfect hypnoses it's surprising that Hiroshi still tries to fool me even to this day.
"I was fine" I brushed off the concern, standing and stretching my legs and back.
"It's six eleven" he stated showing a phone in my face "it took me almost ten minutes to get you to come back. You are getting worse at maintaining your connection with your body. In any other case it would be fine if your skill set was lacking but we can't have you flying off somewhere" he was pacing in front of me, this was a touchy subject with both him and Megan but I never thought that they were this worried about the aspect of me not opening my eyes. How stupid did they think I was?
"I am aware that my mind can't exist without my body I will not neglect it for longer periods of time than it can handle," I told him as I started walking towards the living room hoping that Meg had time to finish dinner before she headed to the airport. Knowing her though, she probably did.
Once everybody, except for Megan had gathered in the living room and Will had contacted Victor on Skype I gave them the information I had managed to get out of Voss while talking to him.
"So are you going back there after this?" Will asked uncertainly "Can you even find Raven's mind again if she unconscious?"
"Finding her a second time will take less time seeing as I know where to head, and if that doesn't work then I can always use the soulfinder bond to get to Mr. Voss" I elaborated not really thinking about the so-called abnormality of my soulfinders gender.
The room grew quiet so I looked up from my plate of food.
Every pair of eyes, excluding my own, was turned to me with a wide-eyed stare.
"What now?" I asked voice laced with controlled but notable irritation, having a good idea of what had them so shocked and not at all feeling like explaining the same thing again.
Before they could say anything though Hiroshi cut in "You found your soulfinder and that wasn't the first thing you said once you came to? I'm hurt Stellan, aren't we supposed to be as close as brothers. This is not something that you would keep from your brother" the tone he used made sure that everyone listening understood that he was joking but his eyes had turned hard as he held glances with everyone in the room. First making sure what my own thoughts on the matter were and then tearing anyone to make a snide comment about the situation. Had my show of weakness yesterday put him in one of his protective moods? Whatever it was I was glad to get back to more pressing topics.
"No, I won't go back until Tanya arrives so I can talk to her about the barriers in Ray's mind so I can actually communicate with my sister to a level which will help with the case because my trespassing on her mind is not helping with her current situation." I voiced my thoughts fearing that some of that situation may be because we didn't deal with her problems but choose to just hide them away in her subconscious.
"So, what should we do in the meantime? Do you want me to fly over as well?" Victor excepted the change of subject without much fuss.
"Even though it would be a good way for you to get a feel for how things are run here I think that at the moment there isn't much you can do here that you couldn't do at your current location" I said after taking into account the fact that he would probably fly with his soulfinder and having her near a dangerous situation would only distract him, making him more of a hindrance then an asset. I'm not arrogant enough to think I can do this alone, but I also know that the people I have already gathered here will be enough.
Probably understanding half of my reasoning Victor nodded and excused himself to start going over the data gathered so far.
After the incident with FBI and the savant prison, the ex-agent found himself out of a job and not wanting to waste talent I had offered him a position in my and Hiroshi's privet detective agency. He had agreed and had been familiarizing himself with the Japanese law system seeing as it differs quite a bit from the American one.
I had also helped him pick out three apartments from which to shoes from once they have successfully merged their lives together.
"So all we can do is wait?" Will asked after he had found his voice again. To his gradate, he didn't look as baffled as Kurt had, but then again he had spent almost six months travelling with the guy. If he hadn't figured out the singer was gay then I'd be worried about his observation skills.
"No, you can monitor the apartments, I have eight autopsy reports to analyze and" I didn't get to finish as Hiroshi cut in "I'll be double checking all the information I got from the lab." My partner was already sitting behind his table most probably using the loophole I provided for him to sneak past most firewalls without actually doing any of the code-breaking himself.
"But you said that they were a secondary measure?" Will asked looking at the monitor that was still going throw the surveillance cameras in what I deemed to be relevant locations.
"Yes, but knowing your family's history with just sitting still and waiting, it's better to give something to do that might actually be useful rather than have you pace and distract Hiroshi. Oh and let your soulfinder know that the band isn't in any immediate danger so it's fine for them to resume their rehearsals" the people involved with the concert had been discreetly notified and were sworn to secrecy so there weren't any problems if we manage to resolve the incident in time for the rock star to go on stage.
The middle Benedict grinned.
"Considering your actions yesterday I don't really think you have room to judge," he said.
Looking up from the documents I faced eyes full of determination and mirth.
"I'm not judging just stating facts," I said and tuned him out before he could make a comeback.