"Oi, Taichi," Haruka called. He was standing by the window with Sousuke's phone in his hand. "I'm calling the police now,"
Rin snorted at the sound of this sentence. "Haru, that's so childish. Nobody is taking that seriously,"
Haruka didn't comment on that. He started typing on Sousuke's phone with a determined expression.
Taichi turned to Haruka, lightning shot from his eyes. "You won't," he said before heading towards Haruka with a threatening attitude, like a predator attempting to corner its prey.
Haruka didn't move. He just stood still with no other expression but determination on his face while he continued to type. Rin was starting to doubt he was actually calling anybody.
"Rin," Sousuke said in a hushed voice. "We're doing a surprise attack,"
Rin looked at him. "Did Haru plan this?" he asked.
"Yes," Sousuke said, a hint of irritation in his eyes. He was probably irritated that it wasn't his plan to begin with. "He hopes it will give us an advantage," he said.
Rin nodded and through eye contact he and Sousuke timed their attack, running from either side of Taichi. Sousuke prepared to punch him in the face while Rin jumped off, planning to land a kick in his stomach, only then Haruka stepped back as much as the corner allowed him to, to give Rin and Sousuke as much space as possible.
As Rin and Sousuke both ran a little backwards to attack again, Haruka started looking around for something he could use for himself. Of course he could punch and fight for himself, but he had a feeling, whether it was a punch or a kick he landed, it would have next to no effect. Therefore, he was looking for something heavier that could have an effect.
The sound of a car brake outside. He decided to use this to make Taichi even more desperate. He knew the man was put in a tight spot because of his act earlier.
"Rin," he said. "I think the police have arrived," he said. "I just heard a car stop,"
"I heard it too," Rin said.
As predicted, Taichi got angry. He charged forward, again attempting to catch Haruka because he was the easiest to get.
Haruka looked around himself, quickly and found a way out of the corner if he got over the chair next to him. So he stepped up on the seat of the chair and jumped down while Sousuke kicked Taichi's ribs.
"Annoying brat!" Taichi yelled. He allowed himself to withdraw into the corner while fumbling behind him. Nobody knew what for until Haruka noticed a drawer slide open and thought he saw the daylight reflect in something metallic. Realizing what it was, Haruka determined that Taichi had to be stopped, now or never.
In lack of anything better, Haruka reached for the chair and lifted it above his head. He then threw it and his own body weight against Taichi, causing both of them to fall into the table. The table broke from the impact of the sudden force. Taichi landed on top of the broken table with the chair on his head and Haruka on top of him. The knife he had pulled from the drawer had fallen out of Taichi's grasp. It was now lying on the floor next to them.
"Haru!" Rin exclaimed. "Are you okay?"
Haruka sat up and nodded before getting back up on his feet. He looked down at Taichi, the man who had held him here for three whole days. He was now knocked out cold.
"He had a knife?" Sousuke said as he knelt down and looked at the knife. Its blade was sharp, but it was just an ordinary knife, normally used to cut herbs or vegetables.
Haruka nodded once again to respond Sousuke's question.
Then the door opened and Makoto walked in, a worried expression in place on his face. He looked around and his eyes landed on all four people present in the room. He smiled when his eyes landed on Haruka.
"Haru," he said, he quickly walked over and felt on Haruka's body, making a quick check to see if he was okay. Haruka stood still and let him do it, knowing that it would ease his worries.
"Just a few minutes too late for the action," Rin said, smiling calmly. "But what are you even doing here?" he asked.
"Yazaki-san called me. She and Nitori-kun had gotten worried about you because you took a while," Makoto said. "You should have told me that you had found out where Haru was," he sent Rin a reproachful look at these words.
"Sorry," Rin answered while lowering his head. "I didn't think about it at the time,"
Makoto nodded. "I understand," he said. "I'll call the police,"
"Haru already-," Rin started, but was interrupted by Haruka shaking his head.
"I didn't," he said. "It was just an act,"
Makoto chuckled. "Okay," he said. "Then I'll do it," he typed the number and pressed the phone to his ear. He spoke quickly on the phone and hung up within two minutes after giving up the address and explaining the situation.
"So?" Rin asked.
"Yamasaki-kun, if you'd please go down and get Yazaki-san and Nitori-kun up here," Makoto said. "We have all been asked to stay until the police have arrived, we will probably be questioned too,"
Sousuke nodded and went out of the apartment and down the stairs to the street. Rin, Makoto and Haruka were then left to themselves in the small apartment.
"Are you both okay?" Makoto asked concerned.
Rin nodded. "I'm okay… except a couple of bruises,"
"Do you mind if I take a look?" Makoto asked.
Rin shook his head. "But take a look at Haru's stomach while you're at it. He says it's sore," he said while taking off his shirt.
Makoto started studying Rin's body, taking a close look at the blue and black spots on the pale skin. He put pressure on points where he thought something could be broken but each time he let go, he would smile, signaling nothing was wrong with that spot. Finally he let Rin go.
"You seem fine," he said before turning to Haruka. "Haru," he said, and Haruka took off his shirt too and revealed the few bruises on his arms and chest, and the black mark that once had been the pale skin of his stomach.
Makoto studied his body as well. He didn't find as many places to put pressure on as he had with Rin, but the results were the same, except for the stomach. Only a little bit of pressure was enough to make a hiss escape Haruka. After that, he was dismissed.
"Haru, I think you should have your stomach checked out at the hospital. It's not like something serious is wrong, at least nothing I can tell, but I would like it if you did get checked, just in case something is wrong," Makoto said as he stepped back.
Haruka nodded and pulled his shirt on again.
Sousuke, Aiichirou and Aki entered then, and they could also hear the police coming closer. Makoto checked Sousuke before they arrived, nothing was wrong there either. He then thanked Sousuke, Aki and Aiichirou for helping them out so much.
They heard the cars stop and four police officers and a single doctor came into the apartment shortly after. Everyone was questioned and the doctor checked Rin, Haruka and Sousuke again. He arrived at the same conclusion as Makoto had.
After about an hour, the police let all of them go and took Taichi into custody. However, before they could leave, the police decided that they would take Rin's and Haruka's phones as evidence.
As the entire group came down to the street, Makoto announced that he would drive everyone home after that, declaring it had been a tough day for all of them. They all got into the car. Rin, Haruka, Aki and Aiichirou were on the back seat and Sousuke was up front with Makoto.
They hadn't been driving for long before Haruka leaned against Rin's shoulder and closed his eyes. He was preparing to go to sleep again. Rin smiled, and just let him do whatever he desired. These moments were rare. He had to enjoy them while he still could.
Before Rin realized it, also he fell asleep with his cheek resting against the window, too exhausted from the emotional roller coaster he had been through today.
Yup, we had to start off with that stupid line I used to end chapter 37. I normally don't do recaps but I figured that when you are suddenly interrupting a scene with something entirely different, it might be required.
Anyways, thanks to Guest for writing a review. I'm glad you like it.
Also thanks to AoiTsuki1412 and Flowering Lotus for reviewing as well. I am sorry for being late with this.
This is all I have for today. Now only two chapters left.
Jackie