Chapter 25

Haruhi looked at John fury burning in her eyes. Her hands and legs were shackled to a wall as if she was a slave or someone who was prisoner in the olden days. Haruhi knew exactly what they were doing. They were going to push her and torture her until she gave into them. They had a camera "When we are done with you we are going to send your little host club friends and your gang this video. You will either be dead or given into us by the time they see this." Haruhi let a growl rip from her throat as if she was a wild animal. John stood behind the camera as they zoomed in on her face. But all Haruhi did is grin "God help you." she said.

John glared at her "now why would you say that?" An evil grin stretched across Haruhi's face "you have no idea how much this is going to bite you in the ass. It won't take long for them to realize I'm missing. When they find out your fucked. Hell has no fury like the host club and that gang. Put them together you could have an all-out war." "And who am I supposed to be afraid of hm? Your beloved boyfriend and Harley?"

Haruhi cocked her head to the side "not just them. You are messing with some of the richest men in all of Japan or the world. Not just rich martial art masters, a man who is dangerously cunning and smart as shit, a man with a fierce devotion to people and twins who don't put up with people messing with the ones who they care about. So a word of advice SIR! Back down. Just them alone could bring your whole world crumbling down."

"They don't know your missing you have stopped talking to them before what of your just doing the same thing?" Haruhi shook her head "Harley knows I'm missing he will tell Lawson and they will find me and call in the host club." Haruhi could tell that John was thoroughly thinking through what she had just said and a part inside him feared it. John smirked "You have 6 host club members and what 100 gang members and only about 3 are a real bad threat. And theirs only about 20 others that could match us."

Haruhi raised an eyebrow "then take that chance." John raised a crop beating her on the cheek with it making her cheek bleed a bit. Haruhi clenched her teeth and didn't make a sound. "I think I will thanks." He turned to walk away "No food and water for 3 days! Even then she gets scraps and one mouth full! Cut the camera." Just before they shut the camera off that was zoomed in on her face she looked it directly in the lens and nodded.

Haruhi screamed "the war has just begun!" She looked around, she was underground somewhere. She had no idea where but she knew she was underground due to the small caged windows that was half covered by dirt and the slightly colder temperatures in the room. Haruhi grabbed the chain with one hand and began pulling, it hurt but she didn't care. The metal cut into her wrist. Then she stopped no food or water for three days. One can only last about 3 days without water if lucky 4. She couldn't sweat she couldn't do anything she had to stop and wait.

Today was the day Takashi left so it was the 30 of August she would have to count the days. She would just have to watch the window. She sighed and looked around if she kept pulling the chains the chance they might break was slim and nothing was even remotely close to her they had really taken all the precautions. She sat down slowly, she realized the chains on her feet had weights on them and it stretched so she could stretch out her legs but her arms couldn't do anything they were above her head. She let her head fall back against the wall.

Haruhi began to really look around the room, just boxes and 1 window and the door out. But then she noticed a cord plugged into a wall almost completely hidden behind boxes. She followed the bit of cord you could see to a small hole in a metal shelving unit full of boxes. There was a small red dot only small enough to be a video camera. Focused right on her. Those bastards, she knew they weren't live streaming no they were filming her. So if she did lose it or something they would see and it and be able to show everybody. Haruhi grit her teeth well they weren't going to get anything out of her.

Haruhi let herself lean fully against the wall. Haruhi stared outside it was late evening. Haruhi finally let herself fall asleep but not so asleep that she was defenceless.

When Haruhi awoke it was early evening. That meant she had slept a whole day she looked up to see John standing in front of her. She was exhausted still and hungry and terribly thirsty. Her throat felt like the desert. Haruhi still had the strength to glare up at him and say "Oh look the bitches back." John glared "said the one who is chained." "If you were a man you would face me head on not lock me up until I'm weak." John slapped Haruhi in the face hard. Haruhi felt her lip split open. John just glared and stalked out.

Some weeks later.

Haruhi knew she had been there for some time. She had an estimate around 3 weeks which made it around the end of September. She felt horrible they let her go to the washroom on she had to still be in shackles and someone posted around. She got to standing and shower once a week, depending how good she was she got food and water. Small amounts, she could see how skinny she had gotten how weak she was now. She was exhausted all the time. When she was cocky they beat her up.

Once 2 of the men tried to get her to freak out and tried to poison her but she could smell it and she screamed managing to get attention and the men were assumable dead because John was pissed. She never cried or anything knowing that the camera was there watching but oh how she wanted to. Where was Harley? Where was the host club? Where was Takashi?

With Takashi.

Mori looked at his phone in confusion. Why wasn't she answering him? He walked into the restaurant where the host club was meeting for their weekly dinner. Annoyed his sat down flipping his phone around in his hand. Everyone looked at him funny as he sat down. Honey eyed him "Haru-Chan still not answering you?" "yeah." Hikaru looked at his phone "I've tried to contact her too but I haven't gotten an answer. Mori nodded. Kyouya sighed "we left August 30th and that day she stopped speaking with us, it's now September 28th. We have been out of contact with her for 30 days. That's more than 3 weeks; did she say she was going back to university this year?"

Mori shrugged, Tamaki sighed "I asked her about it she never completely answered me." Kyouya brought out his phone "let's call Lawson the gang leader see where that leads us." Kyouya called and put the phone on speaker. Lawson had 2 numbers this was the one for any gang related thing. It kept ringing until the answering machine picked up "Hi you have reached Lawson if this is important business call Harley at *** *** ****." Kyouya quickly hung up the phone and called Harley's phone number.

After the first ring it was answered "Hello?" "Is this Harley?" "Of course it is who the fuck are you?" "Its Kyouya one of Haruhi's friends." There was a pause "oh yeah I remember skinny black hair and glasses real cool style. Why you calling me?!" "Have you heard from Haruhi or know how she is?" "I haven't seen her in quite a while but I hear her phone broke." "Ah well sorry for disturbing you thank you for telling us." Kyouya replied.

Kyouya hung up the phone and nodded "her phone is broken I guess that is why we cannot talk to her." Tamaki looked at him funny "but doesn't Haruhi have a land line if she really wanted to talk to us she would call us there maybe we should call Ranka." Kaoru looked at his watch "I don't know why would Harley lie to us." Hikaru added "but didn't those other people have it out for her." Honey gripped a tighter hold on the cup of lemonade he was sipping "But Harley-Chan would protect Haru-Chan right." Mori nodded still fiddling with his phone which unknown to the untrained eye made Honey worry. He knew his cousin and he had good instincts this made him nervous.

3rd person POV

With Harley…

Lawson looked over at the computer screen that the gangs hacker Akeria who was typing and clicking at mad speed. Harley set down his cell phone and blew out a sigh of relief. Lawson looked at him "why did you lie?" "The last thing we need is them getting involved they would panic and make rash decisions I want this to be clean and easy we have a better chance of getting her that way. Then we can involve the police for kidnapping and put some of them away we just have to make it legal."

Akeria kept on typing "if I'm on the right trail which I think I am I might be able to have this done today or tomorrow." Harley looked at her funny "how?" "Haruhi conveniently dropped her phone which received calls and texts from that gang and its members. So what I need to do is track the right phone to the right place and we have got her location but getting in is entirely different." Lawson looked at her funny "what do you mean? Start with the cell phone."

Akeria sighed annoyed "All cell phones have a GPS on them, now if they have theirs on it will be easy and I know where they are. Even if they are not it is easy to turn on a phones GPS unless they somehow removed the GPS which has been done and that would bring some road blocks. After I confirm her location hopefully they have security system which will lead me right to them and find a way in, because people monitor security cameras. I will send an add to the computer and infiltrate like a virus they will never know I'm there. Then I can looked and control the security cameras and I can find you a clean way in to find her and a clean way out. Now this might take some time."

Harley rubbed his temple "Doing this the clean way is going to take a while." Akeria nodded "I'm a genius hacker it will not take that long. Have a little faith in me. Now shoo I need to think here." Harley and Lawson stood up and walked away. Harley grabbed a beer and took a swig "What if she agreed to work with them already I mean it took us a week and a half to realize she was gone. Then that other little while finding the phone and when she disappeared and tying other strings together she could have agreed by now." Lawson shook his head "Have a little faith in her Harley. She would never."

Harley sighed "Kind of what I'm worried about we don't know what they are capable of." "Well we know she's not dead they want her as one of their better soldiers they wouldn't kill her if they wanted her badly enough and clearly they do." Harley nodded as he paced. Akeria then shouted "HA!" Harley and Lawson ran over to see her commotion. She smirked "my plan worked but it is going to take 2 days to see a routine or pattern that you can sneak in." Harley punched the desk "FUCK!" he wanted her out of there and he wanted her out now. Lawson sighed "then it's going to take some amount of time to make up a plan."

Harley rubbed his temple "I want to see a Haruhi." Akeria shook her head "no can do princess got to find her and it might distract you go think up some strategy's or get another man or 2 o come with you on this death mission." Harley nodded as he walked away Lawson not following too far behind.

2 days later.

Haruhi was exhausted. She could not sleep even though it was one of things her body desired most it just wouldn't come to her. She had never felt so weak or tiny in her life. Suddenly John came in with a man. A man she hadn't seen before. The man let her out of her shackles and John just kept an evil sinister smile on his face "Ah Haruhi darling. Let's play a game." Haruhi sat up properly "oh and what game is this?" she said completely spent of all energy and sarcasm.

"Haruhi you can leave… if you are able to defeat us right here and get out." John said laughing; Haruhi glared at him and slowly and shakily rose to her feet only to fall because he legs hadn't been used in weeks. The man laughed and John shook his head "first woman to ever join the gangs and she is pathetic it took exactly a month and you are useless." Haruhi tried to stand once more only to fall. Suddenly there was a crazy look in John's eyes "since I realized there is no use to you I decided I don't care what happens to you now."

Haruhi felt panic that was not a good thing. His desire for her was what kept her alive him deciding he doesn't care was her death. John shrugged "but if you will give us secret information on your gang you can leave." Haruhi laughed "Never you bastard!" John looked at the man "have fun." The man came over and Haruhi tried to crawl back only to reach the wall the man picked her up and dropped her in front of John who smacked her hard and then punched her.

Haruhi didn't make a noise under the impact, she couldn't she knew that camera was still there but she was smart she had to protect her stomach all her vital organs and things were on that side she had to protect it. John kicked her hard and she flew onto her back but she quickly flipped over to her stomach, her arms covering it. The man laughed at her as he stomped on her back, Haruhi bit her tongue painfully. God it hurt. Haruhi continued being kicked and beaten without making a sound. She could feel scrapes and bruises, as well as her skin splitting under impact.

At one point the man got angry she wasn't making any noise and threw her across the room smacking her against the ground and she smashed against the metal shelving slashing her side open and hitting her head against the metal than ground caused her head to spin and hurt. Then the guy while she was dizzy flipped her onto her stomach and dropped his heel as hard as he could into her ribs. She felt them crack and she lost all composer and let out a ear shattering scream of pain.

As the watched her lay there defenselessly they just left her there knowing she would die if left alone. Haruhi let tears slide down her face and tried breathing as heavy due to the pain. She just lay there.

Couple of hours later…

Harley crawled through the bathroom window, 2 other men following behind him. 1 to hide in the bathroom and another to accompany him to the room Haruhi was in. It took him 30 minutes to get out here. Akeria hadn't checked the cameras today so it didn't mess her temporary block on the security cameras so he was praying she was still in that room. He quietly moved down the hall on the slid into the door on his first right. He looked around the dark room and seen a figure no longer strapped to the wall.

It was lying on the ground. Harley felt panic rise in him, she could be dead. He ran over and noticed blood leaking from her body. Her thin pale body. Harley ran over and carefully scooped her up not knowing how injured she was. The other guy looked around the room taking pictures as evidence, but then he seen something a red dot. He walked over and seen a camera a constantly rolling camera. It caught everything it was all the evidence they needed. But Harley didn't care at the moment he looked over little Haruhi "Haruhi c'mon Haruhi." Haruhi stirred slightly "Harley… Is that you?" Harley smiled and nodded before realizing her eyes were closed "yeah it's me and I'm going to get you out of here." He ripped some of his shirt and wrapped it around her waist where she was cut. He tightened it nicely so it would slow down some blood flow.

Harley seen the other guy got a camera and he knew it wasn't theirs. Those sick bastards wanted to admire there handy work. He carefully picked up Haruhi and they sneaked back down to the washroom where the other man was waiting. He seen Haruhi and paled. He climbed out the window first and carefully took Haruhi from Harley's arms. They ran to the car they took but Harley held Haruhi in his arms as they sped to the hospital and one of the other guys called Lawson. This was not going to be good.

Couple more hours later…

As soon as they got Haruhi to the hospital they contacted her father. Ranka was hysterical and mad he was ready to kill along with everyone else. He was so happy that they found her he had been worried sick. He knew the reason they were after her was her relations with them but it didn't matter they saved her in more ways than one. When he heard of their plan to take down that gang he was all for it.

Haruhi had many injuries. She was rushed into surgery for the slash on her side and things like that. She had lost lots of blood and she was lucky to be alive not just because of the lack of the blood also due to lack of water and nutrients. She was covered in bruises the most noticeable the one on her chest. Haruhi had cracked ribs and needed stitches and had to stay in the hospital at least for a week and then be under constant watch. The police were notified and given a copy of Haruhi's beatings and medical records.

Haruhi remained unconscious for 3 days. Just enough time for Lawson and Harley make plans for the host club to be brought down and Lawson would be escorting them.

10 days later…

The host club had no idea what was going on. All they knew is they were packed to go somewhere and everything had been cancelled and they were all piled in a car. Takashi was still wondering why he had received no word from Haruhi and it was really bothering him. It bothered everyone else but not as much as Mori and Honey was almost as bothered as Mori because he could sense his mood.

When they got out of the car there was a huge jet waiting for them. Mori looked around noticing all the people that were posted around. Standing beside the stairs of the plane was Lawson. Kyouya knew as soon as he seen Lawson something was up. Mori was the first to stalk to the plane, Kyouya right behind him. Being as dense as a rock Hikaru and Tamaki had no idea what was going on. Koaru had a general idea and kept looking at Honey on Mori's shoulders who did not look pleased.

Lawson looked tense and angry. Hikaru looked at him funny as he walked onto the plane totally oblivious to what was going down. They all sat down on the left side facing the right side so they could look at the huge TV screen that was there. Other gang members walked in taking different seats. But as Lawson walked in the air seemed to get heavier, finally Tamaki and Hikaru could feel something was wrong. Lawson gave everyone drinks and food but he couldn't look Mori in the eye.

When the plane took off Lawson stood up he looked at the ground. "When you called Harley he lied to you." Everyone tensed, "the day you left, Haruhi had been kidnapped by that other gang, remember John from that day at the clearing. His gang had kidnapped her." Mori couldn't believe what he was hearing. She had been kidnapped and he didn't know. Lawson suddenly showed a picture on the screen it was Haruhi. She was shackled to a wall and she did not look good.

They all felt sick, Lawson looked away "they had been taping it, I'm not sure why but we have a copy and so do the cops. I'm going to show you the video; a lot of just plain Haruhi just sitting there is gone only the other things are left. If you would like to see it you may." Mori spoke up "we want to see it." Lawson nodded. He played the film.

7 hours later.

Mori watched the beating, and the cup he was holding shattered, she was so weak she couldn't even stand. Mori didn't even notice the glass cutting into the skin of his hand. The one thing that he was relieved about was Haruhi never cried or yelled it meant she wasn't in that much pain. But then as the man let his heel collide with her ribs she screamed. It echoed through the pain, Mori felt tears gather in his eyes. He looked at everyone else.

Honey was angry, nothing could hide his anger. The twins were holding hands in shock and looked devastated. Tamaki was crying and was holding onto Kyouya's wrist tightly hoping to get some sort of comfort from the action. Kyouya had a broken pen in his hand at some point he must have snapped it, his eyes were narrowed dangerously. They watched 2 men came running in hours after. The one guy found the camera, he unhooked it and walked to Haruhi's body and a man was there. A man they noticed to be Harley.

He secured the cut on her waist and he pulled her into his arms. Haruhi held onto him as they left. The video was over and Lawson stood up again. Hikaru yelled "HOW LONG AGO DID YOU SAVE HER?" "10 days ago the reason we waited to get you was there was some complications." "What are her injuries?" asked Kyouya. "She had a concussion, she has cracked ribs, had stitches on that cut and she lacks nourishment and water. She can't eat too much yet due to the lack of food but its definitely getting better. She is no longer at the hospital she is secured and locked in one of our gang's buildings."

Mori glared up at him "And what are we doing about that gang?" Lawson explained the police had all the information they did and the gang had been arrested and were going to be tried in court for attempted murder, kidnapping, stalking, assault and a number of other charges. Mori had been angry before but he had never been this angry. He had never felt the urge to end someone's life his discipline but right now it was out the window.

The woman he loves had nearly been murdered by those men. He felt the need to kill them. A need he never felt before, he clenched his hands tighter. This was a new feeling for him, a new feeling he wouldn't act on solely so he wouldn't have to leave Haruhi. Also because he knew around the host club the feeling was mutual. If it killed them they would pay.