~Alright! I noticed chapter two didnt get as much of a response as the first one so I have decided not to draw things out so long and make my chapters just a bit longer. I hope this can spark your interest and set an example for future chapters. If you like it, or don't like it tell me. Please! TELL Me!!! I need your reviews so I can make this good!! Thanks so much I will try to always improve! Enjoy Chapter Three!!!!
Chapter Three: Threats and Crashes
Yashiro stealthily looked over at Ren; he didn't quite look like himself as he carefully drove down the highway. Of course his gentleman façade was perfect, but having known Ren for so long he could tell when something was bothering him. Ren was much too pale and distant. Confused, Yashiro attempted small talk, he asked Ren about some job or other but all he got were one word answers. After trying unsuccessfully for fifteen minutes to get Ren acting "Normal" he gave up on that tactic, being a little worried by now and directly interrogated.
"Ren, are you okay?" Yashiro asked Ren, they were currently between jobs and they were rushing down the highway. Ren blinked a bit surprised then blushed faintly and said, "Yes, I am fine, thank you." Then he stared off into the distance obviously thinking about the cause of the blush. Yashiro sighed in relief, then rolled his eyes as Ren's distraction now became apparent, and said "Tell me, Ren, what did she do this time?" He smiled mischievously at Ren's response, which was to stare open mouthed at Yashiro until he abruptly changed the subject.
"Did we get the script for Go yet?" Go was the new drama Ren was appearing in it would be his second love story. For some reason the question made Yashiro's smile widen "Yes," Yashiro replied, "But I thought I would give it to you after work today. So you, you know, don't get distracted." Ren looked questioningly at Yashiro, willing him to elaborate, when he didn't Ren said, "I think now would be a good time, to you have it with you?" Yashiro sighed; relieved he had thought to not pick up the copy yet. "No, it will be delivered today at work; I only have the manager's addition, which I simply cannot let you see." Ren tried to press Yashiro further but he disregarded all attempts. Instead he turned on the music.
Yashiro thought about why exactly he couldn't tell Ren about Go. He came to the conclusion that his reasons were entirely selfish, but he couldn't convince himself to do the right thing and tell Ren before he got to LME. For one thing he wanted to really have a chance to get maximum shock; he also wanted to be in a position in which he could savor the moment. Besides that he didn't have a positive on Kyoko as Ren's co-star, so it could be a bit of a problem to tell Ren something he didn't know was concrete.
After twenty minutes of silence Yashiro was sure Ren had forgotten about their talk, (He assumed Ren would have had sufficient time by then to sink back into thoughts about Kyoko.) Bored he wanted to try an experiment, for the last ten minutes he had been toying with the idea of threatening Ren. He knew it would be very difficult to extract the desired information from him so he plotted. Deciding on the one choice that would definitely wring no unsavory answers out of him. Positive victory was in his clutches as nonchalantly he asked, "Oh, um Ren, can I borrow your phone for a sec?" Ren shrugged said, "Sure." he fished his phone out of his pocket and handed it over, "What happened to yours?" he asked. Yashiro smiled acting a little embarrassed and said it was broken. Ren rolled his eyes; Yashiro really couldn't own a phone for more than a month without breaking it. He was, Ren noted, wearing gloves to protect the electronics he handled.
Yashiro sighed contentedly once he had the phone, things were playing right into his hands, literally. Carefully and very suspiciously he removed one of his gloves. Ren was distracted, and by not looking at the road got honked at as he started to drift into the other lane. Looking up he righted himself but asked, "What are you doing?" Yashiro's eyes glinted of mischief and evil intent, he heard the faint trace of panic in Ren's voice. And he will be even more worried in a minute, Yashiro thought before he said. "You know the drill, tell me what Kyoko did this time or in ten seconds your phone will be again a useless lump of metal."
The horror was too great. Ren vividly remembered the last time Yashiro had threatened him, and actually killed his phone by holding it in his bare hand for ten seconds. Gulp. Yashiro put Ren's phone in his hand "Ten," he said, "Nine" he counted down slowly.
Ren panicked. He couldn't just tell Yashiro about his dream! But he also depended on his cell phone. Besides what if Kyoko needed advice but couldn't get a hold of him! "What? What does it matter to you?" Yashiro thought for a second about Ren's reasoning and said simply, "Curiosity." Acknowledging that way of negotiating was useless. The stress and pressure was too great so then Ren did the one thing that came naturally he acted (or in other words, lied.) "I just had some sour pudding this morning! It gave me an upset stomach. There was really nothing with Kyoko, I never said there was!" Even though it sounded convincing Yashiro was not to be trifled with, Ren would never voluntarily eat pudding, especially in the morning. His reply, "four, three, two-" suddenly, as a last resort to evade the inescapable doom, Ren lunged for his phone forgetting the road completely in his panic.
He soon remembered the road, that enlightenment unfortunately came with a shock to the two passengers. The car spun out into the middle of the next lane facing the on coming traffic. It got hit and spun back to the right side which created another crash, metal was flying everywhere and the poor car flipped twice. Yashiro and Ren jolted around as if on some sick carnival ride, Ren could have sworn he saw Yashiro laughing for a minute, before the whiplash knocked him out that is. Luckily nobody was killed, but all the same the ambulance came and the police sorted out the whole thing.
It took them fifteen minutes to wake Yashiro up and Ren tried to brush the whole thing off but even though Ren was a big actor the police couldn't ignore a huge mess like that. They grudgingly called Lory and heard his exclamations of concern. He assured them within minutes he would come.
When Lory arrived the first thing he saw was the car. He burst into tears, what once had been a sleek machine of speed was now unrecognizable. It had become a lump of metal too twisted and crushed to even salvage. Once the initial shock was over though, he braved the tragedy and turned to the injured men.
Ren and Yashiro vehemently refused going in the ambulance to the hospital, as they rightly should seeing as they were men and all. Lory didn't approve, but didn't see how he could force them to do anything, he wanted them to retain some dignity. In his haste to come to the scene of the crime he had forgotten the room Ren and Yashiro would take up. Instead of saving them space to ride in he had brought that day's elaborate entourage. So instead they accepted a ride in the police cruiser to LME, a little dignity retained, a little lost. All expenses were covered with LME, but the whole day was wasted as far as Ren's schedule was concerned.
If anything good came out of it, it was, and Ren noted this smugly, that his phone survived almost unscathed.
~Authors Note: Okay So that was it!! The sooner you review the sooner I can get the next chapter out!! Thank you!
