I'm Sorry, Omi

Chapter 5

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"Ah, Kaoru-chan, good to see you again. I'm glad you decided to come back to me, especially after last time.." he said with a smirk.

"I'm only here for the school…" Kaoru said, looking straight at him. He wasn't going to show his own weakness, he refused to let him win. Nakamahara smirked with a chuckle before calling the meeting to begin, both himself and Kaoru taking their seats with the others.

Kaoru barely noticed the conversations, his mind filled only with what was going to happen once the meeting was adjourned, just as it always was now. Even after three weeks of it happening, the same fear and pain existed. He hadn't slept with Omi since that first time, terrified he'd see the bruises and all the damage done. His friends were obviously worried but he kept them at a distance, scared and ashamed of what was happening - he'd even let his grades slip, which was completely out of character. It was slowly but surely ruining his life.

He felt Nakamahara's eyes on him the entire time, watching him, burrowing into his soul, his body… Kaoru's heart rate quickened gradually throughout the meeting, dread filling him as the end drew closer and he would be in Nakamahara's clutches yet again. He tried to think of a way - any way - he could escape from the man hurting him, but nothing seemed plausible. The school depended on this funding; without it, Bell Liberty might as well close down with no decent facilities to aid the students. He'd wanted to tell Omi so badly; it had been on his lips a hundred times. The concern in those pretty purple eyes almost broke him don but he'd forced himself to swallow it and smile.

"Kaoru-kun, are you with us?" someone asked. Kaoru looked up with wide eyes, seeing most of the table was looking at him

"Oh, y-yes, I beg your pardon…what were we saying?"

"We were just discussing how you were doing with funding for your school." One of the men opposite him said. Kaoru panicked slightly and looked at Nakamahara, who smirked

"We're still working out the…kinks, shall we say, but I'm sure we'll get there soon if all goes smoothly. Don't you think, Kaoru-kun?" Kaoru nodded and blushed, looking back down at the table. He zoned out again after that, looking forward to going home and feeling Omi's warm arms around him.

He didn't notice until most of the men had left that the meeting was over. He looked up to see Nakamahara still sitting opposite him, smirking "I hope you're ready, Kaoru-chan." He said. Kaoru's heart began thumping in his ears and terror filled his whole body. He felt himself begin to tremble and his eyes go wide, watching the guy's smirk widen then the bastard laughed "I can see you are. Now, please come into my office."

"S-sir…how long must I do this for..?" he asked him shakily, trying to stall him as much as possible.

"Why, until I feel you've earned what your school needs." He said with a smirk. Kaoru sat down on the offered sofa, the same one he'd been raped on exactly three week previous, and again last week. The week in between was a standing position, against the wall where the pretty landscape painting hung, he couldn't bear to look at it now though "Sake, Kaoru?" he asked him again, same as all the other times. Kaoru was about to decline again but changed his mind and tipped the hot, burning liquid down his throat "I thought you might.." he said with a chuckle, drinking his own before taking his seat next to the 18-year-old boy once again. "Now, will you behave yourself a little better this time? You bit me last week, remember? I hope no-one noticed the bruise I gave you…" he said, his hand on the small of his back as he shifted himself closer, moving the pale pink bangs away to see if the dark contusion was still around the green eye but no, it was gone. Kaoru swallowed the bile rising in his throat and nodded

"Y-yes, sir, I'll behave.." he said softly, eyes already filling with tears as all the fight left his body, leaving only despairing submission.

"Very good, you've learnt your lesson." The man said, his hand in the soft pale curls before balling his fist in the locks and pulling his head back, his free hand ripping open his shirt. Kaoru soon found himself lying naked on his front on the sofa as large hot hands touched his body. He closed his eyes to stop the tears escaping and shifted his mind to conjure Omi's smiling face. Kaoru couldn't believe what was happening to him…for the fourth time.

Why hadn't he told Omi about what was happening to him? Why was he doing it in the first place? God, he was so stupid!

"Sir, please…please let me go…!" he begged him quietly, his submission becoming desperation.

"No, Kaoru-chan, I told you this must happen if you want your school's funding. Stopping now would hinder all those repairs and replacements you said you needed…it may even result in funding being taken away completely, who knows…" he said, leaned forward so his mouth was inches from the boy's shoulder and neck, his hot wet breath making Kaoru feel sick. Kaoru closed his eyes again and felt his body instinctively tense up before forcing himself, with every ounce of will power, to relax again.

He heard a deep chuckle and he was easily picked up. Kaoru looked up in shock, only to be laid down on a hard, cool surface, much worse than the soft sofa - at least there he could bury his face in the pillows. He was lying on Mr Nakamahara's desk, office supplies cleared for maximum space and minimum damage to the man's belongings. The hardness of the surface against his back was extremely uncomfortable, coupled with the pain and anguish as he was raped by the man became too much to keep silent, causing Kaoru to cry out and sob.

He felt sick from the pain, this was so much worse than all the other times!

Omi…please save me… I'm sorry I lied to you…to everyone…

He looked up at the cream-painted ceiling and sighed, vaguely wondering if it had all been a bad dream

"Kaoru! Hey, you're awake, how are you feeling?" Omi's voice asked just before Omi's face appeared above him. Kaoru considered this, shifting slightly, only to be filled with pain. Omi's expression became concern "Kaoru, stay still! You're injured, you must stay still." He said, holding him down as firmly as he cared to when Kaoru was involved

"Omi, what happened..?"

"You were mugged. That Nakamahara man called and said you were hurt so King and I picked you up." Kaoru felt his eyes fill with tears, unable to control them. Omi's eyes widened and pulled Kaoru into a tight hug, feeling him crying and trembling against him "What is it, Kaoru? Why are you so upset?"

"I don't know-…I can't s-stop..!" he gasped, thinking how pathetic he was for crying so much in front of Omi. His boyfriend hugged him tightly, not knowing the real reason for his pain and tears as he rubbed his back and stroked his hair, confused and worried. He'd never seen Kaoru this upset; he was sure he was hiding something, something that was hurting him.

He had wondered, when they picked Kaoru up, why he didn't seem to have many injuries but was in so much pain. Nakamahara-san had said they'd mostly got his stomach and back but, on inspection while Kaoru was asleep, he found very little evidence of this at all. He didn't want to jump to any conclusions as he wanted Kaoru to tell him himself when he was ready.

"Kaoru…if something was bothering you…or hurting you, you'd tell me, right? Anything at all." He said, trying to hint lightly that he suspected something. Kaoru looked at him then down, nodding and wiping his eyes

"Of c-course.." he said. Omi sighed and kissed his forehead

"Go back to sleep, Kaoru, I'll wake you up later for some food." He said softly. Kaoru nodded, sniffing, and lay back down, curling up under the covers and rolling over to face away from Omi and the door. Omi looked at him for a moment with sadness, and went downstairs to find King.

He soon located him in the kitchen, eating a peanut butter sandwich

"Hey, Omi, how's he doing?" Niwa asked. Omi sighed and joined him at the table

"He woke up and he was crying…sobbing, really… Something's really bothering him but he won't tell me what it is." He said sadly.

"Think it had something to do with today?" he asked. Omi made a face

"He did get upset when I told him about it, he asked me what happened.."

"He didn't remember?" Omi shook his head "He didn't seem to be too beaten up though."

"That's what I thought. There's barely any bruising but he was in so much pain…I don't understand it.. He bruises quite easily…"

"Yeah, that is weird.. Maybe we should take him to the hospital, just in case?"

"I don't know… He's definitely keeping something from me and I think it's hurting him, physically and emotionally."

"Well, what did that Nakamahara guy say about what happened?"

"He just said he found Kaoru in the street outside the meeting place, being beaten up."

"No-one else saw?" Omi shook his head "And he didn't catch the guy?" another shake of the head "We need to pay Mr Nakamahara a visit."

"Mr Nakamahara? From the Board?" Kazuki asked, walking in with Keita, the couple smiling and hand-in-hand

"Yeah, we think he lied about Kaoru getting mugged."

"Kaoru-chan's hurt?!" Keita asked, the others nodded

"We picked him up from the meeting place, Nakamahara said he'd been beaten up but he's barely got any bruises."

"But he's in a lot of pain.." Omi added. Kazuki frowned

"That's strange… Have you spoken to Kaoru-chan about it?" Omi nodded

"He asked me what happened and when I told him, he burst into tears… I'm getting really worried.." he said. Niwa sighed

"I think we should go see this guy, ask him what really happened…persuasively." He added, cracking his knuckles

"You think Mr Nakamahara did something to Kaoru-chan? He's the chairman of the Board, he would never-"

"Who knows, Kazuki - obviously he never did anything to you because you're not his type."

"You think he's been…raping Kaoru?!" Kazuki demanded, eyes wide

"It…it would explain a lot… He always takes a long shower when he comes home from the meetings and he's always so tired and distant… We haven't even made love since he started going."

"Fuck! We gotta go get this guy." Niwa growled

"Wait a second, you can't just go in there, guns blazing - you need evidence, facts… Kaoru needs to tell us what's been happening." Kazuki said, Keita nodding in agreement

"Do you think you can get through to him?" Niwa asked, looking at Omi. The purple eyes widened

"I…I don't know.. You really think..?" he nodded "Oh God…Kaoru's been going through that all this time and I never-" with that, he raced upstairs to Kaoru's room, not even knocking before going in. Koaru was in bed, sobbing into the pillow. "Kaoru…" he said softly. The pink-haired beauty jumped and looked up with wide eyes streaming tears

"Omi, I'm s-sorry..!" he gasped. Omi was instantly beside him, pulling him onto his lap and hugging him tightly, stroking his hair.

"It's ok, Kaoru, I'm here… Baby…I need you to tell me what Mr Nakamahara has been doing to you, ok?" Kaoru looked at him, shock on his face "I know it's scary and I know he's told you not to tell anyone but you need to, otherwise he's just going to keep doing it and hurting you and getting away with it. Please, Kaoru, please.." he said, not bothering to hide the desperation in his voice. Kaoru looked down, sniffing and wiping his eyes with his hands. Omi gave him a clean tissue from his pocket

"Th-thanks… Mr Nakamahara…has been, u-um…-" he bit his lip and Omi held him tighter

"It's ok, Kaoru, just let it out. Anything you tell me will never change how I or any of your friends think of you. I'm going to love you no matter what, I promise you." He said, his hands cupping Kaoru's tear-stained cheeks, which he gently wiped dry with his thumbs. They smiled at each other and Kaoru nodded, taking a deep shaky breath

"Ok…Mr Nakamahara has been…taking advantage-" he let out another breath "he's been r-raping me…every Friday evening for four weeks.." he said finally, closing his eyes as he waited for the reaction of anger or sadness or disgust. When there was no sound for a moment, he opened his eyes to see Omi smiling at him, tears in his eyes

"Thank you, Kaoru…thank you so much… I'm so sorry you've been going through that pain alone, I wish you'd told me sooner… But I'm glad you told me the truth, now we have grounds to get him arrested and charged!" he said, hugging Koaru tightly. Koaru burst into tears again then, Omi joining him as they cried out the pain and guilt and relief that it was finally going to be over. "Niwa is out for that man's blood…and I might join him." Omi said after their emptied their tear ducts, leaving behind it anger and need for revenge. Koaru moved away to look at him, one hand on the side of his neck as the big green eyes looking into soft purple ones

"Omi…don't do anything reckless, please. If I lose you, I-I don't know-"

"Don't worry, I won't. I'm going to call the police." He said with a smile, taking his hand and kissing his palm. Koaru smiled and nodded "Go back to sleep, baby, I'll be up to see you later." Kaoru smiled and nodded, kissing him softly. They hugged again, tight and supportive, before Omi headed back downstairs

"Dude, did you speak to him?"

"Yes, he told me Mr Nakamahara has been raping him every Friday for four weeks." He repeated, trying to stay informative. "I'm calling the police." He said and went to the phone

"What? I thought we were gonna go speak to him ourselves?"

"Koaru doesn't want us to. And what good would that do for him anyway? We'd get arrested ourselves for assault so I'm getting the professionals to sort it out and get a fair trial." He said. Niwa found that difficult to argue with so he simply nodded. Kazuki stepped forward

"I'll call, Omi, the school chairman will get more attention - no offense." He said with a smile. Omi grinned and nodded, handing him the phone and he dialled 911

"Kaoru, the police are here to speak to you, is that ok?" the pink haired boy nodded and Omi smiled, letting the police officers in while he went to help Kaoru sit up as he was still in some substantial pain.

The two cops, a man and a woman, took up chairs next to the bed, Omi sitting on the mattress and holding Kaoru's hand.

"Hello, Koaru-kun - my name is Yuuki and this is Jin, do you mind if we ask you some questions?" the female officer said, smiling warmly at him. Koaru shook his head, holding onto Omi's hand. "Great. First, can you please tell us what you wish to report to the police, in your own words?"

"I…want to report being…raped and molested by a man… He has been blackmailing me into having sex with him so he will grant the school funding… I hoped it would only be the one time but he made me come back every Friday until he felt I'd 'earned the money'…" he said, his voice sad and with a hint of bitterness or anger.

"Can you give us his name?"

"Nakamahara Heisuke, he's the head of the local council. I went to the meetings on the behalf of Kazuki-sama." The male officer nodded, writing everything down

"Can you please describe what he did to you? Take as much time as you need, we understand it's very difficult to talk about. Perhaps your boyfriend could step outside?" she asked, looking at Omi. Koaru looked up with wide eyes then at Omi, squeezing his hand

"Please don't leave me.." he said softly, tears welling. Omi smiled and hugged him, looking at the cops

"Is it alright if I stay?" he asked, rubbing Koaru's back gently. The policewoman nodded with a smile

"Of course. Now, Koaru, please start with the first time this happened, ok? Take your time.." Koaru nodded, took and a deep breath and, his hand tight in Omi's, began the story.

Omi listened to Kaoru's words, feeling sick with anger and hatred for the man that hurt his beloved Kaoru so badly. The silky voice shook and cracked as he recalled all the pain of each after-meeting assault. It was only when he got to the most recent event, barely 5 hours previous, that his narrative faltered

"I was lying on his desk…he was inside me…and the next thing I knew, I woke up here…" he said "I have no memory of what happened in between…" he said. Omi piped up at this point

"Um, I got a call from Nakamahara saying that Koaru had been mugged. Myself and a friend drove to the meeting place to pick Koaru up. He was lying on a sofa in Nakamahara's office, unconscious. It struck us both as odd that he'd been mugged but there was barely a bruise anywhere on him, yet he was in so much pain.."

"Where is the pain?"

"In my hips and back.."

"Can you show us your torso, please?" Koaru nodded and Omi gently lifted up his shirt to just under his arms, revealing the slim torso with a rather prominent ribcage but very few bruises. The policeman made a considering 'hmm' sound

"I think we'll have to take you to the hospital to get checked out for any injuries, particularly internal damage."

"We can go now if you don't mind, Koaru?" Kaoru shook his head then looked at Omi, who smiled

"Don't worry, I'm not leaving your side." He said, kissing his forehead. Koaru smiled and soon all four of them were in the police car and heading for the hospital

"I have to warn you, Kaoru, these tests will be very thorough and uncomfortable, so be prepared." The woman said as she drove. Koaru nodded his head, looking at his lap. He was wearing comfortable trousers and a sweater, clothes he was prepared to lose. Omi's hand remained around in his for the entire journey and into the hospital waiting room, the couple sitting down while the officers spoke to the reception nurse.

"I don't think I'll be able to stay with you, baby, but I'll be right here when it's over and we can go home, ok? We can have a nice night together, maybe order take-out and watch movies, ne?" Koaru looked him and smiled as much as he could through his nerves

"Thanks, Omi, I'd love that.." he said softly, snuggling into him and letting out a sigh. Omi hugged him tightly until the cops returned to them accompanied by a nurse

"Koaru, the doctor will see you now, if you'll just follow me." She said with a smile, looking at Koaru softly. He nodded and, with a final hug and kiss with Omi, followed her off and disappeared through a set of double doors.

Omi sighed and leaned back in his chair

"Don't worry, kid, he'll be ok. We need to go back to the police station for a bit but here's my number, call us when Koaru's done and we'll pick you guys up, ok?" Officer Yuuki said with a smile, handing him a card with a cell phone number written on it

"Ok, thanks, but we can probably get a taxi home.." Officer Jin smiled, shaking his head

"We need to pick up the medical report too so it's no trouble, I want to make sure you're both doing ok." Omi smiled and nodded, thanking them and bidding them goodbye. Omi then found himself a magazine to read and commenced the long wait for Kaoru to return.

Sorry it's taken so long but I hope you enjoyed this chapter all the same! Review please!

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