Secret 6: Taken
"It's you, Z-zero Kiryuu..."
He reacted to his name vigorously and to somewhat I didn't expect and felt afraid. I heard the gritting of his teeth as he hissed into my ear, "Don't you dare say my name."
Unable to bare the pain he inflicted upon my neck, I gasped for air. There was this desire within me to hit this bastard. I'm no weakling but at this critical moment, I'm at a disadvantage. As quick as lightning, everything turned pitch black, my head spinned and everything was a blur to me. Faintly before I lost consciousness of everything, I thought I heard him call my name desperately, "Yuuki, Yuuki Cross." But did I imagine his voice or did I wish him to say it?
Regret this Zero Kiryuu, regret that you ever hurt me...
XXX
Ichiru surveyed the spec of society below him as the helicopter flew further and further to an unpredictable destination. His long fingers twitched and turned, attempting to unravel the rope that held him down. His attempts were futile and his attention was soon upon the crazy man that held him hostage. "You won't get away with this."
The man gently tended to his own long silky hair. His gaze never leaving it, as though in awe of the sheer perfection of it, "now, now Ichiru Kiryuu, is this how you treat your friends?"
"Taking me hostage doesn't seem to be a greeting from a friend to me."
The man laughed, "you see, sometimes there has to be excitement and drama to life. Besides, our game has merely just started. I'm certain, a lot of unpredictable and unsatisfying situations will happen from now on..."
"Of course, we won't forget our original motive either," a sweet feminine voice said from behind the man.
Ichiru strained to see who else was present, when the young girl stepped forward herself. She gave a small bow to Ichiru.
"I believe we've met before," Ichiru carefully phrased.
The young girl nodded, "with Lady Yuuki perhaps. My name is Rima. Rima Touya and I serve secretly..."
XXX
The heavy atmosphere remained around the Kiryuu household, since the knowledge of its rightful owner was missing. Tranquility hid the turmoil within well.
The soft, silky duvet slid off Yuuki's slim looking body, as she stretched her arms and flexed her fingers. She peered at her surrounding, which in the first time of her life, did not react or rather find it absurd to be somewhere, she did not anticipate to be. Quite like a robotic eye, her vision zoomed towards the window, allowing her to leer at her abductor. She didn't say a word, in fact she felt inclined to wait for him to explain the drama that he had put her through. The sheer memory of being held so hopelessly by him was a scar to Yuuki's pride and her own burning rage would not allow it to happen again. Her attention was fully concentrated upon him, as she reached in her pocket, taking hold of a flip-knife. She was ready if he should spring at her again.
"Its too much, simply too much-" Zero whispered, though the silence allowed Yuuki to hear him speak to himself, facing the window. She continued to listen without making her conscious presence known.
"-If I could only choose and control my own fate, I really want to be with you right now. Why...why am I always tied down to him, to Ichiru...you wished for this, didn't you. He's also part of me too. I don't know where he is, only that's he's in danger. If your watching over me, please tell me how to save him. Show me how to rescue father..."
Almost as quick as his own heartbeat, Zero spun round in time to witness the flip-knife drop from Yuuki's hand and make a thud as it met with the carpet. He stared at Yuuki, blank and varied in emotion, never intending for anyone to hear what he had just said. Trying to keep his composure, he took one step towards Yuuki. Lifting his head, he simply asked, "were you going to hurt me as well?"
There was no reply, no movement, nothing. Only a sense of uncertainty and anxiety lingered.
XXX
I stared back at Zero Kiryuu, unmoving and not replying to his question. Was I planning to hurt him with the weapon that now lay beside my feet. Even I didn't know. The idea, if it had exsisted is now somewhere so far away. The hate I felt had somehow changed for a brief moment I watched his sad and lonely back whispering. I know for this split second, I am simply TAKEN...