---Chapter III—-
Bring Me to Life
Aoi was afraid. He'd never been like this before, but now, knowing that he screwed- up big time, he has the right to be as afraid as he can be.
Big Brother then talked to Aoi.
"Aoi," he said in his usual deep voice. But this time, with anger (or fake anger, as I call it every time I watch PBB). "You knew very well that you're not allowed to use the fire extinguisher except in the case of a real fire."
He sighed nervously. "Yeah… I know…" he then folded his arms and continued to explain. "But if I'm not going to do it, there may be a real fire inside your house. Do you want that to happen?"
"Are you questioning my rules?" Big Brother asked him.
"No! No Big Brother!!" His eyes widened. He didn't mean to do that.
"Look," Big Brother said as Aoi bowed his head and prepared to listen to a well- deserved scolding. "I'm the law here. I run this house and whatever I want you to do, you do. And whatever I want to happen, it happens. So you better watch your mouth when talking to me, Aoi."
"Yes…" he said like a five-year-old apologizing, "I'm so sorry…'
Big Brother drew out a long sigh. "And what do you think will happen to you?" he asked.
"The king will send me to a gay parlor..?" Aoi said, imagining the horrifying place as he narrowed his eyes and formed a ridiculous smile.
Wait a second! Why is Aoi going to a gay parlor?!? And what is the meaning of that face he's making?!?
Nice question, Narrator! To answer that, we will use the "Flashback Technique".
(Flashback to two years ago)
"Neat place…" Aoi said as he looked around his friend's (guy friend) hang-out.
Then his friend started to touch his rippling arm muscles. "I'm really glad you like it…" the friend whispered to his ear.
"What are you…doing?!" Aoi gasped as he felt his friend's hand touching his butt.
"Oh nothing, just seducing you…" his gay friend giggled.
"What the hell—!" He was shocked to see lots of guys approaching to him wearing gay-ish outfits and started to join in the fun.
This gives me the creeps… (Sign of the cross) Then, they stripped him and who-knows-what happened to him that night… in the gay parlor…
[Katy Perry's "You're so Gay" plays in the background, making the fanfic writderfr ………………………………………………………….]
I'm really sorry… she had numb fingers and started to type weirdly…….
(Back to present!! BACK TO PRESENT!!!!)
Hey… You ok?
Yeah…Yeah… Just… scared….
But why did he smile?
Just… Don't ask…
Ahem… S-so Big Brother spoke again.
"No Aoi. Your punishment is more horrifying than that…" he said casually, though he knew he can't hide the shock in his voice.
(Big Brother's thoughts: What the f*** is he talking about? And what's with that smile?!)
"Excuse me..?" Aoi said. "Why are you quiet?" he said worriedly.
"Nothing… Anyway, the moment you wake up tomorrow, that's when you'll find out what your punishment is…"
He nodded. "Okay… Later, Big Brother…"
Outside the Big Brother House…
Don't stop, make it pop
DJ blow my speakers up
Tonight, I'mma fight
'Til we see the sunlight
Tick-tock on the clock
But the party don't stop, no…
"…Woah-oah-oah-oh! Woah-oah-oah-oh!!" Shido sang as she danced inside the bar with her cousin Kahoko and Kazuki's fiancé Yuura.
"It's a good thing you brought us bar-hopping with you, Yu!" Kahoko laughed as she swayed her hips with Yuura.
(Kahoko narrates)
This is my brother's fiancé, and our best friend Yuura Himeno.
She's a top fashion designer. In fact, the outfits that we're wearing now are her creations!
If you're asking about her love story with my brother, it's very funny! It all started when they met at a convenient store back in Melodia. She was buying condoms for her brother while Kazu was paying for sanitary pads. When they met, they couldn't help but LOL at the counter. It was ridiculous really…
Anyway, she's the greatest friend any princess could have!!
(Back to story)
Shido was in hype, though she's a little bit tipsy. But hey, it doesn't hurt to get drunk once in a while. She danced and danced and sang along to the music.
"… ain't got a care in the world but got plenty of beer. Ain't got no money in my pocket but I'm already here..! " she sang. As a mater of fact, Shido is one heck of a party animal. She leads the crowd to dancing, she always gets the last glass of tequila, and she always ends up in someone's table flirting with a bunch of guys when she's drunk. One time, she almost had sex with a middle-school boy. But thank goodness she was with Ryoutaro back then…
One hour later, Shido got drunk, while Yuura and Kahoko are tipsy.
"Hey Shi… are you drunk..?" Kahoko asked, a little bit sleepy.
Shido shook her head and laughed crazily. "Ha ha!!! Like, what the f*** are you talking about, slut?"
"Yep, she's drunk!" smiled Yuura as she drank another glass of vodka.
Kahoko sneered. "You're getting drunk too…" she reminded her.
Yuura finished the glass of alcohol. "Ha! Who's drunk?!"
Then she felt a pang in her stomach and started throwing up. She admits that she's a weak drinker. Meanwhile, in a dark corner, Shido is with a guy and they're turning each other on…
"Hey ya good-lookin'…" Shido smiled at him. "My name's not important anyway… you just wanna f*** me right?"
The guy touched the underside of her bosom. "Not yet…" he whispered, "I intend to kiss you first…"
So then the two of them kissed so hard that Shido almost choked. They got outside the bar, and continued the hard kissing inside the guy's car.
His cellphone rang.
"Is she with you, Etou?"
"Yes," Etou whispered so Shido wouldn't hear him talking. "I'll be with you later, Azuma…"
Etou turned off his phone and continued his love session.
"Let's have it here, boy…" Shido then began to unbutton his shirt. "I can't wait for your tricks…"
Etou kissed her neck and tasted her mouth. When they finished, they're catching each other's breath. "Not now, you naughty girl… I'm much better if you use me under the sheets…"
And so they drove away the place and left the unaware Kahoko and Yuura.
"Where is she?!?" worried the two of them.
Meanwhile, the two of them was driving by a cliff. It was a long way down and if you should fall, you'll be dead because there are pointed boulders at the bottom. Etou drove faster than he did before until it was faster than the speed limit.
"It's too bad I can't have sex with you before you die, Princess Shido…" he said as he drove the car to the dead end of the cliff. "But that's okay-- I'll be so damn rich anyway!!"
Before the car would reach the cliff, Etou jumped out of the car and left the unaware, unconscious princess in the brink of death.
The car fell of the cliff… Etou looked down and called his team mate on his cellphone.
"Hi Raiza…" he greeted.
"Did you kill her?" she asked.
Etou smiled. "The princess will be dead in three… two…"he counted down.
The moment the car reached the bottom, it exploded and burned into pieces. It was like watching the fires of hell from up above, swallowing the poor girl's soul. And the princess of Corda is gone.
"…One. She's burning down there." He smiled creepily. He was then accompanied by Azuma.
"Doesn't it feel good?" asked Azuma as he watched the fiery destruction with Etou.
"You bet." He said, "But I regretted not having sex with her…" he laughed.
Azuma laughed with him as well. And they left the scene of the crime not leaving any trace of evidence or clue because all of it went burning down with the dead princess.
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"It will be alright…"
"…huh…"
"My head hurts…"
"What happened..?"
"Who…who are you..?"
"Rest your voice…"
"Close your eyes…"
"You'll be safe… Shido."
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Day 2 of Aoi's stay in the Big Brother house…
"Help!"
"Huh?"
"Aoi!! Save me!!"
"Where are you?"
"HELP!!!"
"WHAT THE—?" Aoi exclaimed as he opened his eyes. He looked around, and realized that what happened is all just a dream.
"That's weird…" he scratched his head. I thought that someone was really in danger…, he thought.
He got up from bed, scratching his back. Then, he went to the bathroom to wash his face.
The moment he got out of the bathroom, he noticed a red laser beam darting towards him. He quickly avoided it.
"What was that?!" he wondered. He then remembered his punishment. Soon, the whole house was a laser maze, like the one you see in spy movies.
"Good morning Aoi." greeted Big Brother. Obviously, it's not quite good for Aoi.
"What's happening?!" he said as he ducked for another approaching laser beam.
Big Brother sounded happy. "It's your punishment. For the entire morning, you have to avoid the entire laser maze or else you might get hurt with a third-degree burn…" he explained.
"WHAT?!?" Aoi continued avoiding the laser beams. But after every beam he avoided, comes another one in his way. He jumped, ducked, flipped, rolled, and ran… you know the rest…
After 2 hours of laser beam-avoiding…
Aoi was in a ridiculous pose, with his feet off the ground, standing with one hand, with his right arm twisted towards his back and his entire body bended to the left. Then fired another dozen of laser, and he quickly changed his position, making him look like the Dancing Shiva of India.
He can't take it anymore. His body was aching because of the movements he had to do and he was getting tired of avoiding every single beam. He had to do something besides ducking the beams: he had to cover himself and attack.
"Are you alright, Aoi?" asked Big Brother in a teasing tone.
"Does it look like I'm alright?" he said with a mix of exasperation.
Big Brother then flashed a picture of Shido when she was eight on the T.V. "Since you've made it to the living room, I thought I'd give you more motivation…"
Oh my god, she's cute! , he thought. Seeing her in a lacey dress with her hair done in pigtails was more than enough motivation for him. Then he had an idea. He could get the framed picture hanging on the wall right in front of him. And just in the nick of time, he grabbed it before another beam struck him. Every beam bounced off the glass surface, and with this, Aoi made his way to the kitchen to get the silver tray for a stronger shield.
"Ha! Who's laughing now, huh?!?" he teased. He then continued shielding himself everywhere he went…
Yippee!! He did it!! Though I suggest that he should've got that knight's armor displayed in the bedroom. Still, that was a pretty smart move!! Go Aoi!! Fight for the sake of your job!!!
Meanwhile, friends and relatives arrive in the Palace of Corda to see the Princess in her peaceful rest…
"Shido…" sobbed King Hiroto. He just couldn't take the tragedy that happened to his one and only daughter whom he loves more than his own life.
Prince Keiichi was there, silently observing his pale sister in a peaceful sleep. He felt envy; he had never slept as peaceful as her.
Ryoutaro was there, his forehead creased. His heart was filled with anguish as he saw her face and thought of the accident that happened to her. Why did this have to happen?, he thought with remorse.
Kahoko, Kazuki, and their older brother and sister were there, comforting each other with hugs as they glance at Shido's weak body.
Yuura was there too, and she felt that it was all her fault. She should've take Shido somewhere else so that this didn't have to happen.
They were all inside her room -- once aloud with blaring music from her speakers, now quiet with sobbing and sighing. Even outside the room, family and friends pour out their tears. Len suddenly entered the room.
"I'm sorry to interrupt but," he said in his usual, calm tone, "Doctor Shinobou is here."
"Ah, yes…" the king wiped the tear in his eyes, "Please let him in."
Ousaki Shinobu then entered the room to answer the call of the king.
"You were asking for me, your highness?" he asked, putting down his brown leather bag on a table near her bed.
"Yes Ousaki. I want to know how she was doing when you brought her here…"
Ousaki then felt her hand and checked for vital signs. "When I brought her here, her vital signs are weak, but her heart was still beating." He explained. "But now, her hands are cold and her pulse is weak…"
Kahoko cried even more and her sister embraced her as they worried. Seeing this, Ousaki smiled at them and told them that she has a chance to live.
"Don't lose hope. Not yet…" he turned to Hiroto. "Your daughter will live, sire. I'm very sure of it…"
"Thank you, Ousaki…" the king smiled faintly.
Ousaki looked at Shido and took both of her hands. "You are still alive…" he touched her face and whispered in her ear, "Just open your eyes… Don't give up…"
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"I'm… I'm not dead am I..?"
"You are still alive…"
"I… am alive?"
"But…Why can't I see anything…?"
"Just open your eyes…"
"Don't give up…"
_
Ousaki got up and took his things. "Please do keep an eye on her and if anything happens, just call me…" He looked at Shido again before he left.
Shido exhaled and started to breathe softly…
Hiroto felt her breath and every head turned to look at her. Seeing her breathe, the king, Keiichi, and everyone inside the room has found brand new hope.
"Shi-shido…" Ryoutaro gasped. Mixed emotions are seen in his face, but the ones that dominate are hope and faith.
"Her pulse is getting stronger..!"
"Thank god!"
Then she struggled to open her eyes, though her eyelids felt heavy. She gathered every strength left just to lift up her eyelids and slowly, she opened her eyes until she could see light.
"Shido!" cried king Hiroto as he held on to the hand of her daughter.
She opened her eyes, but the view was blurry and unfocused. She blinked, and then she heard voices that are familiar to her. She blinked again, and her view was back again. She then recognized the face of her father, brother, cousins and friends.
Everyone inside the room then celebrated the return of Shido from her long rest.
Ryoutaro took her hand and smiled at her so dearly. "Welcome back…" he said as tears burst out from his eyes.
She then bent her lips and smiled, and opened her mouth and said to them,
"I'm… alive…" as she smiled feebly but full once again of life…
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"Thank god I'm still alive!!!" Aoi felt triumphant after crossing the maze. Now that he's outside the house, he could finally relax his tired body and get some shut eye. He lied down on a chaise near the pool and sighed heavily.
He rested his eyes for a while, and then he noticed that he's falling asleep. Before he knew it, he's starting to have a dream…
And so this is his dream…
..
.
Where am I? Why is everything in black and white?
Who… Who's there? Can you tell me who you are? Where am I?
Hi Mr. Kaji…
Woah! It's the Princess of Corda!! I must be dreaming!!!
I guess I must be too… But how did you get in my dream?
Your dream? I thought this was my dream!
So maybe we're dreaming of each other huh?
You might be right… Oh, pardon my manners, your highness…
You don't have to be formal with me, Mr. Kaji…
Well, you could call me Aoi, um, Shido.
It's funny… my heart just thumped…
.
..
… Little did he know that at the same time, Shido was sleeping and dreaming of him…?
Your heart thumped? Well, could you explain why?
I… I really don't know, Aoi. Maybe it's because you said my name…
You… you're quite honest with your feelings, huh?
W-well, uh…
I like you too. A lot. I liked you ever since I met you, princess…
You made it beat faster… Can you hear it?
I can hear it, Shido… Can you hear my heart too? It's going nuts for you…
Oh Aoi, I just want to kiss you right now…
Kiss me… Even just in a dream, kiss me please…
[RIIIIIIIIIINNNGGGGG]
Shido jumped up from her bed. It took her a few seconds to recognize the ring tone of her phone, and then she picked it up.
"Hello..?" she said, still startled and amazed of what just happened.
"Wake up, sleepyhead!!!" greeted her dad on the other line. "Do you know what time it is?"
"Its 2 o'clock" she grunted, "Can I have some rest here?"
"Why, you've been sleeping for about a day now! And it's not just another 2 o'clock in the morning…"
"…IT'S THE DAY OF PREPARATIONS, SWEETHEART!!!"
I HATE THE GAY PART!!! But I'm not against the homo or bi-sexual, I'm just horrified by the idea of Aoi being raped.
That's all…