Heaven Can Wait

Chapter 5

Disclaimer: I don't own the series Hana Kimi, or any of the characters. All ownership goes to those who do own it. The plot comes from inspiration from FT Island's music video "Heaven: Part 2". I also don't own that band, or the song…or that video. This is just a humble interpretation on my part of throwing the characters from Hana Kimi into the situation in the music video.

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Groaning in pain, Ashiya Mizuki stared through watery eyes up at the ceiling. She wasn't a super religious person, but right now she was praying for Sano to come to her rescue. It had been over half an hour now and her hopes seemed dimmer and dimmer while the pain grew. She had been poked and prodded by many of the tools laying around the work-shop like place and when the man had finally pulled her shirt away, biting off half the buttons and then cutting the rest, she had gotten a royal beating. Her face was bloodied and bruised, as well as the rest of her body by now. Despite the pain though, she hadn't allowed herself to mutter a single noise or cry out in pain. It was a relief the man didn't fancy women, but it was also a curse. It seemed like the man who had kidnapped her had a grudge against the female race and when he had found the wrap around her chest and removed it to find tiny breast beneath a white tank he had flipped out.

Closing her eyes, Mizuki could still see the anger in the man's face. His eyes had almost shivered for a few seconds as he looked over her body. He'd then made double sure by touching her below the belt and when he did so Mizuki was sure he was going to continue his assault down there, but then he'd jumped back and gotten off the bed, leaving her top shirt open, the wrap down around her waist and her tank stretched slightly yet covering herself. His face then turned red with anger and he'd turned back to her after staring into space for some time. "You will pay for deceiving me…girl…" He'd then pulled her to her knees by her shirt and started hitting her. At first it was in the face, then when her head had sagged down he threw her to the ground and started kicking her. Through the beating though, Mizuki wouldn't stop thinking of Sano. He was her guiding light through the pain…the light that kept her away from this all. She could almost see him jumping again…could almost see his beautiful form jumping over the high pole and landing gently in the cushioned mat on the other side. She had even smiled through the beating which had caused the man to pull her up from the ground and tie her to the bed.

She was now laying there, eyes staring up at the ceiling, watery and sore. Her mind was half on Sano and her wish for him to save her, the other half was wondering where the man had gone. Before long, the man came back with a knife and knelt down on the bed next to her. "I'll wipe that smile off your face, girlie…" He was then about to lower the knife to her face and slide the blade across her soft skin when a noise could be heard just outside and the man quickly jerked his head to the side to look up at a window. Mizuki's eyes also raised but saw nothing up at the window and her stomach sank quickly. Did that mean there were more men to come and hurt her? A small whimper of fear escaped her throat and when the man turned back to her, a grin spread across his face, Mizuki's eyes widened as she tried to pull away from the man who seemed very pleased to finally hear a noise come from her. "So…yer not a mute after all?" He then went to lower the blade against her face again and had reached her face this time when there was another noise, this one further away and even less audible. "Aaaish..now what?" The man finally stood up, leaving the blade on the bed and walked out of sight. Mizuki tried to move her head to keep him in her sight, but he quickly was out of visual range and no longer in the room. It was then that she heard barking and a familiar voice far away.

"N-Nakatsu?" She asked no one in particular, her words muffled by the gag in her mouth. That voice had definitely sounded like Nakatsu's voice. The sound of her own voice had alarmed her as well though. She sounded so hoarse, so weak. Then again, she was battered, bruised and bleeding…she definitely shouldn't sound like she could sing a Pop song at the moment. However, at the sound of Nakatsu's voice and Yuujiro's bark, she had gotten enough energy to attempt her own escape. They must be up front creating a diversion so she could escape. That meant it had been him at the window and hopefully…Sano…

A weak, cracked, smile spread across Mizuki's swollen face as she thought that Sano was there to save her. He had gotten to the dorms and found Nakatsu. They had then found her and were saving her. As Mizuki wiggled to get the knife that had been left on the bed, tears of joy rippled down from the kidnapped girl's face. Even though pain came from those salty tears rolling across her sore face, Mizuki couldn't stop herself from crying or from forcing her body to twist oddly in order to attempt to get a knife. All the while she listened to Nakatsu and the man speaking. They were so far away though, it was difficult to make everything out.

"Are you SURE you didn't see a dog like this one come through here? It's his twin you see…and my dog can't perform without his twin sister…" Nakatsu sure was making such a great story up to assist her escape, but without further help she was bound to this bed, unable to grab the knife. It was then, as she was about to burst from frustration, that Mizuki saw a figure move beside her and she quickly moved her head to see who it was. Had the man come back so soon? Had Nakatsu been unable to give her enough time?

"Ashiya…" Sano's voice made Mizuki's heart just about jump out of her chest in both shock, and great appreciation. He must have snuck around the side or something while Nakatsu distracted the man up front. Sano then sat on the edge of the bed and pulled the gag out of her mouth. The second her mouth was free, Mizuki wiggled her tongue a bit and stretched her mouth before quickly speaking in a hushed tone to Sano. "Sano…you have to get out of here! He could be back any minute!" Sano then stared at her for a second, making Mizuki slightly uncomfortable beneath his stare, then Sano reached over her, grabbed the knife and started to cut at the bindings keeping her prisoner to the bed.

After some hacking at the bindings and several desperate words from Nakatsu at the front entrance, Sano had freed Mizuki and threw the knife back on the bed having no further use for it. "Can you walk, Mizuki?" hearing her name spoken from his lips was like a miracle, but Mizuki had no time to fan-girl swoon over what he was saying. Instead she started to get up, yet when she attempted to steady herself on her own two feet, her shaking knees gave out on her and Sano had to catch her from falling.

"I guess not…" Those words, however, weren't from Mizuki's mouth, nor Sano's. It was then that the two realized that Nakatsu's words were no longer sounding from the entrance. Both turned sideways to see the kidnapper who was behind everything standing on the other side of their section of the factory, a frown on his face and a very sharp object in his hand. It looked like it was used to poke into machinery, but it was obvious that the man had a different use in mind for it. "Where do you think you're going, kids?"