Chapter 7- Welcome Back
Serena's POV.
I woke up to the sun beating down on me, especially down on my face. I quickly closed my eyes in order to try to avoid blinding my eyes. When my eyes adjusted to the light, I looked around the room to see I'm in the same room I was in before I ran away only to come back again. I knew that I probably couldn't escape now that they knew I tried to once before also I'd worsen my feet's condition as it is. Slowly I pushed the blankets away from my body and hopped off the queen sized bed as gently as I could without adding extra pressure on my feet. The moment I did, I started to fell light headed and I instantly grabbed onto the bed post to steady myself. My stomach started turning and squeezing from the inside, I haven't ate in a while for three or maybe four days. But fortunately and unfortunately I was used to forgetting about hunger and not eating so I it didn't hurt that much, but definitely hurt more than usual. When I started to get used to the pain in my stomach and eventually started to ignore it. I looked up and started to search for my fluffy kola slippers, I saw them sitting innocently next to another door that I had not seen before, which was no surprise because I was in no, I guess what you can call condition, to do so. I slipped them on and I opened to mysterious door that lead to a bathroom. When I saw there were a toothbrush and toothpaste, I nearly cried in joy. I mean come on; I haven't brushed my teeth in three days! I hate morning breath and I'm sure a lot of people would and will agree with me and if you did, then image that for three freak'n days, got shivers yet?
When I was done brushing my teeth, I took a deep breath as the cool minty breath touched my throat and soon my lunges. I shivered at the feeling, I missed it so much, I have no idea how I survived without it. Oh wait, never mind, I know the answer to that. I looked around and saw a shower just a few feet away from the toilet, I made sure to lock the bathroom door before I started to take off my night wear that surprisingly still clean beside the fact what happened not...twenty four hours ago maybe? I was extra careful with my feet; I made sure to sit on top of the closed lid of the toilet and took off the bandages on my feet as carefully as I could manage. When I was done I stood up as took my feet out of the slippers to the cold temple gray marble tile's and nearly jumped from the temperature difference of my warm feet. Sadly I decided to take a quick warm shower because I didn't want to burn my feet from the sudden change of heat of the water or add to much pressure to my feet, which are healing faster than I thought they would, not that I'm complaining. I made sure to wash away the access blood on my feet that had become dark red with a hint of a deep violet color that had withered around the cuts of my feet.
When I was done I was glad there was a soft golden colored carpet in front of the shower, I started to dry myself and wrapped the white towel I was using around my body, and grabbed another one to wrap around my long hair that went down just past my lower back. I turned on the sunk to wash my face once again but with cold water this time. When I was done, I noticed that the towel I had wrapped around my body had three initials in royal blue, T.S.H. along with a spades symbol in deep but still light gold next to it. I starred at them knowing that they looked familiar but didn't think so much of it because I didn't have enough energy as it is, which is probably the reason why I was so calm at the moment.
I went back into 'my' room to grab a change of clothes after I put on my slipper of course that is, normally I'd just go bare foot but at the moment, that was not the wisest decision. I found some of the clothes I owned were here in the drawers, I grabbed a black bra and some black panties to put on. When I did, I just grabbed something simple to wear, I choose a choose black tank with cross sequin and a Jen 7 Jeans - skinny in kelly green (If you type the tank top (it's black but please picture it white) and skinny jeans whole name in Google, you'll see what Serena's wearing :D sorry I couldn't get the pic). I still had my white rose earrings on so I didn't change them but, I did put my hair up to a messy bun. Though I didn't change my shoes for obvious reasons, I slipped out of the room making very little noise as possible. The fluffy kola slippers still on my feet with clumsy and loose bandages because I was hesitant to wrap them too tightly back in the bathroom after showering. I started to tip toe toward the stairs when I heard a voice that made my jump up quite literally about, two feet high in the air.
"PRINCESS! YOU SHOULDN'T BE OUT OF BED!" I look back to see that blonde haired guy with a mix of a few dark brown strains running toward me, full speed with a panicked look on his face. I started to dash down the stairs, feeling some pain in and under my feet but chose to ignore it at the moment. When I was nearly completely down the huge stairs, I looked back to see if he was behind me only to bump into someone, or should I say, someone's. I looked up slowly to see the two of the guys who kidnapped me. The one on my left, had gray stormy eyes looking down at me with his arms crossed and his faced void of any emotion, but his eyes held a stern look as his hair slicked back with a few strands on his face adding to his cold yet handsome look. And the other guy with brown hair and brown eyes that has a hint of yellow in them, he had a serious expression both on his face that was tilted up slightly and in his eyes that looked down at me with his arms also crossed but with a smirk on his face, he was the one holding me in the car and watching me struggle with a million dollar smirk on his face. I didn't think twice when I jumped behind them and hid from the guy yelling at me to come back, with my heart beating wildly in my chest.
I heard laughter behind me but I was focused on the blonde guy to look back when he reached us. "PRINCESS WAIT! SIR! I am sorry sir, you said to make sure she stays in her room, but she got away sir!" At that, heard more laughter behind me, louder than before and a little from one guys I was hiding behind, what was his name, oh yeah it was Eisuke.
Eisuke then turned and went to join those laughing behind me while casting an amused glance at me when I quickly hid behind Soryu, my fist clinching into his jacket.
"Hey puppy, I think you're scaring her more than helping her." At that comment, there was a blooming sound of laughter that bounced off the walls.
"WHAT?! AHH! BUT! AWw! I'm so so sorry princess!" The guy in front of us whined in a childish tone, that I could not help myself when I peeked from Soryu's crossed arms.
"I-it's okay Mr." I said in a small quiet shy tone, feeling bad when I saw he looked really sorry especially when I saw had the face of a teen more than an adult.
"AWWW! She's adorable! I wish I can keep her!" I heard someone say with happiness clear in his voice.
Soryu turned around with me still facing him and with one arm he held me to his chest and the other took out a gun.
"I'M KIDDING! I'M KIDDING! Geez, you don't have to kill me Soryu!" Ota from the sound of it, yelled panicked.
I looked down at my feet when they started to hurt from all the weight and pressure. But before I can do anything I was picked up bridle style and my arms instinctively wrapped around the persons neck. I looked up in surprise to see Soryu already looking at me as he carried me to the couch, sat me down sideways and took off my slippers and poorly wrapped gauze. When he did we saw some cuts had reopen again, knowing what was coming next I looked down and my bangs covered my eyes.
*sigh* "Why won't you listen when I tell you something lovely lady?" I heard Baba's voice next to me.
I looked up to see Soryu looking at me with a bottle of rubbing alcohol in his hand and some cotton. Then he stood up and looked at Baba who was next to me. Without a word being said Soryu switched places with Baba and pulled in into his chest. Baba grabbed the alcohol bottle and dipped the cotton into the bottle which was full. "Alright pretty lady, I hope this is the last time we will do this, okay?" I just nodded and turned away into Soryu's chest with tears threatening to steam down my face when I started to feel the now familiar, but sadly still painful stinging.
"Wow, it still amazes me how she can runs with those cuts on her feet!" Ota said in a shocked voice.
I just hug Soryu tightly and he just put a hand on my cheek making me look up at him. When I did he saw the tears gathering in my eyes, but I didn't even blink as I looked at him, because I knew the minute I shut my eyes even for a second the tears would start to fall. "It's okay to cry, to let it out, no one will blame you, and no one can't, because you've been holding all the pain in and once you start to cry, it's hard to stop. It's okay to let it out Serena you don't have to hold yourself back." He said in a soft whisper while his breath brushed my face gently as if it was encouraging me to do so, but I just shook my head and looked down, he didn't know anything. I took a deep breath and forced myself to stop the tears forming in my eyes, it took a while but in the end I did. Just like any other time when I was tempted to cry before I stopped altogether, until recently that is. When I was sure that all the wetness in my eyes were gone along with the bump that had sneaked its way into my throat forcing me to start sobbing. I looked up to meet everyone's shocked glaze; Baba was finishing up my right foot. When he was done he started to rub alcohol on my left foot and so on.
I looked up to see another guy who looked like a cop looking at me with a bored expression smoking a cigarette. "...Are you a cop, or are you dressed as one?" I asked him knowing that he knew full well of my kidnapping.
At my question everyone including Soryu and Baba started to laugh, well Soryu chuckled while the cop looked at me with a cigarette hanging on left side of his mouth with a bored expression on his face. Yet at the same time looking as though he was waiting for something more or another smart-ass comment I should say.
"Hahahaha she got you spot on Mamoru! Ah, it still surprises me how you still get paid when you just sit around doing nothing, hahaha must be fun not getting bored from doing that, guess you can't do anything when you become old!" Ota yelled out with a huge smile on his face no regrets for the rude comment what so ever. I shook my head eyes wide at that and looked at Mamoru.
He was just looking at Ota with a bored but annoyed expression on his face. "Shut up brat I do, do work."
"Really? Is that why your here all day." The way Ota asked that was more of a statement than a question if you ask me.
Mamoru just looked at Ota like he didn't care. "You know Mamoru use to be a very hard working and uptight detective." Eisuke said with a smug smirk on his face.
"What!? Mamoru?!...Him or a lookalike? It's hard to imagine." Ota said in shock or surprise, maybe both, as he looked at Mamoru who said nothing as he inhaled from the cigarette and let it out with a tired and a slightly annoyed face.
When Baba finished my left foot, he stood up from his position. "Okay lovely lady, all done." He said with a wink and walked away when he saw Soryu was about to take out his gun again.
Why is Baba here? Why am I here? Why are they nice to me? For some reason I am strangely calm about all of this, well for the moment that is. I look around the room more closely than I had before when I was on my escape mission. It was HUGE! Like a whole condo (A two-story house) could fit in here, and this is just the living room! I was looking around in shock and wonder when I felt the grip around my torso tighten. I looked back to meet face to face with Soryu, his face was barely an inch away from mine. I could fell his cool breath on my face as I got goose bumps on my arms, especially when he spoke to me in a low threatening voice that seemed gentle at the same time.
"Don't you even think about running away from me again, it is not going to happen. And even if it does...I will be there to bring you back here even if I have to drag you, I will and trust me when I say this. Whenever, wherever, and however you go, no matter how far it is, I will catch you and I will cage you in my arms just like before and just like now." His cool breath whispered into my ear as if it was telling me a deep and dark secret that no one else can ever know about. But the warning was clear and I didn't dare question him as I looked into those stormy gray eyes I seemed so attracted to.