A/N: If Yasu was hoping that his mother would help him some more, he is sorely mistaken. It is time to really pull out the big guns and get the psycho. Can he do it though? What does he have planned? Whatever it is hopefully it will work because Yasu needs to be caught. Also, he has not forgotten about what the twins did. There will be retaliation, but we have to wait until they are not in danger. It is coming soon! Here is the next chapter, enjoy it and review if you can. Thanks!
Chapter 57 – The Trap is Set
It had been deadly quiet for almost a month setting everyone on pins and needles wondering with the next blow was going to come. Something didn't feel right about this calm and they knew that the tempest was about to be unleashed. Where? When? They knew not, but it was coming and the only thing they could do was wait for it and hope that everyone came out on the other side.
They had their plans and their contingency plans, but as they have learned no plan is infallible and without action, the spring was winding tighter and tighter. Soon it would be let released and everyone would jump into action. The problem with a tightly wound spring… anticipation. The coil releases quickly and everyone jumps at the same time and it could be at the wrong thing.
Kyoya was not going to let everyone get sloppy. Yes, it was hard to sit and wait and everyone was on edge, but if they started to get sloppy now, everyone would be in danger. It wasn't the body guards that worried him, it was everyone else. Hunny was worried about Haruhi. Haruhi was worried about her father, her boyfriend, and the other hosts. The twins and Tamaki had never been exposed to a threat like this and were either trying to pretend it wasn't very serious because they were scared, or they were overreacting to it all. Mori was the calm one and was preparing for anything to happen. The Shadow King wished everyone could be like the tall stoic man, especially when the three drama kings that would flip like a switch from one extreme to the next. He cringed every time his phone rang and it was Tamaki, Hikaru, or Kaoru. Even Kaoru the level headed twin had been pulled into the theatrics.
Pinching the bridge of his nose, Kyoya wondered when this nightmare was going to be over with. He knew that as hard as it was for him and the others, the toll it was taking on Haruhi and Hunny was even worse and more so magnified for Haruhi.
He thought back to the day she stumbled into the third music and everyone thought she was a boy. He knew she was going to turn things upside down and affect them all. There was just something about her. Chuckling to himself, he had been right. Everyone had fallen for her to some degree and she had taught them all that there is a world bigger than theirs that they couldn't ignore. Haruhi had opened doors and their hearts and they had grown and flourished under her unknowing tutelage. She saw through everything and chastised them when they needed it, beat sense into them when they were acting foolish, and stood up for them when no one else would. She was an amazing woman and they were lucky to have her in their lives.
The day she became the host club dog, he didn't know if the changes would be good or bad, but he was intrigued to see what was going to happen. Then as he got to know her, he didn't want to let her go and kept increasing her debt. Tamaki had won her first, but there was something in Kyoya's gut that told him she had ended up with the wrong host and it wasn't going to work out. He had been right. Now that he sees her with Hunny, he knows that she is right where she belongs and the shorter man is who she needs to build up her life, her confidence, and her dreams once again.
As his thoughts turned to his other friends and how much Haruhi had influenced everyone in the Host Club, an evil grin appeared on his face reminiscent of high school days. There was a little matter of payback he needed to extend to his twin hooligan friends and he would make sure he gave them everything they deserved and more. He just had to be patient a little longer and then lightening would strike.
Noticing the time, he realized he had not had his morning report from his commanding officer. A couple of weeks ago, he had his men start scouring two neighborhoods to try to find Yasu. They were both a distance away from Haruhi and more of the burrows of the city, but they were the perfect place to hide. Why he had not thought of it before, he wasn't sure, but those were the only two places left really that the man could be hiding with any sort of anonymity.
Picking up the phone, he dialed the number that would connect him with his officer. It took only two minutes to get his report before he hung up with phone with a grin on his face. Kyoya had done it. He had found the area Yasu had been hiding out it; now if only he knew exactly where he had been staying. That would come with time. He was not going to give up and he would get Yasu Sato in this lifetime no matter what. It was the promise he made to himself and silently to his friends.
It was time to put a plan together and he had already been working on one. Since it was so hard to find him, they would have to flush him out… and they needed bait for that. The other problem with the plan was that it would have to be an open space otherwise it was too obvious that it was a trap; however if it worked, and it had to work, it would ensure his capture and he would not be able to bother Haruhi or anyone else again. He hoped his friends would go along with it though because it was the only way for it to succeed.
Grabbing his suit jacket off of the back of his chair, Kyoya ran out the door pausing only briefly to tell his secretary to reschedule everything. This was more important. This was the priority. He got onto the elevator and felt like jumping up and down, but that was not Kyoya. He did not jump like a fool, but he did feel giddy for the first time since before the maniac had been released from prison.
Kyoya arrived at the hotel where Haruhi and Hunny were staying and went up to their room. Nervous didn't begin to describe the way he felt. He had a plan to capture Yasu, but it would take buy in from his friends and he wasn't sure that they would agree to something so dangerous.
Knocking on the door, he went through all of the security protocols that anyone else would be subjected to and entered. Hunny and Haruhi were sitting on the couch watching a movie together but had looked up when Kyoya arrived.
"Hey, Kyo-Chan!" Hunny smiled.
"Hi Kyoya," Haruhi waved.
Kyoya walked over to the sitting area and sat in a chair facing the couple trying to decide the best way to approach this subject. It was not the easiest thing to do and he felt like he was at a loss on how to begin to ask for Haruhi to risk her life.
"What is it Kyo-Chan?" Hunny inquired. He could see that his friend was anxious about something, but until Kyoya told them what was going on, he refused to jump to conclusions that it could be something bad in regards to Yasu.
Taking in a deep breath, he exhaled slowly and then began, "My men have found the area Yasu has been staying. We are still working on locating his actual dwelling place, but we have the neighborhood. A couple of weeks ago I made my men start canvassing the burrows and today they were able to find out that he was staying on the south side of town far away from anything that has to do with Haruhi."
"I thought you had searched them before," Haruhi stated furrowing her brow in confusion.
"We did a brief sweep, but figured he wasn't staying there because he would want to be close to you. It was a mistake on our part. We should have been thorough, but he had only been seen around your neighborhood, so we concentrated our efforts on your side of town," he explained.
Haruhi nodded in understanding, "It isn't your fault. It made sense logically that he wouldn't be there."
"Yah, Kyo-Chan. That isn't your fault. Does this mean that you will search for him there and take him into custody?" Hunny questioned with a level of hope present in his voice.
Kyoya shook his head and scowled, "I'm sorry Hunny, but no."
"What do you mean?" Hunny inquired his voice changing from hopeful to pure steel.
Running a hand through his hair, Kyoya continued, "He is an escape artist. If he sees my men searching for him or gets wind of it, he will bolt and then we will be back to square one. I don't want that. I want to keep him contained where I somewhat know where he is." He paused before he stated, "The best way is to set a trap for him."
"We tried that before and it failed," Hunny pointed out with narrowed eyes.
Kyoya looked at Haruhi and Hunny sitting on the couch. Now was the time to tell them of his plan and try to convince them that it is the best way to handle this situation. If only he felt more confident about it. Clearing his throat, he leaned forward and grasped his hands together between his legs. Looking at them in the eye he told them of his plan, "We need to use different bait this time." When he saw that Hunny was about to interrupt him, he held up on of his hands, "Let me finish. Yasu has evaded us time and time again because he is an escape artist and frankly we weren't giving him enough credit or thinking like him. He wants two things: the hosts dead and Haruhi back. We need to control the game. We set up the time and the place, but not let Yasu know that we are the ones in control. Haruhi will return to school and will have a contingent of guards and officers watching over her. When Yasu arrives to take her, we strike."
"Just like that? That simple?" Hunny scoffed.
"The simplest plans are sometimes the best Hunny. We have to flush him out and the only bait he will take like that, the only bait he cannot resist, is Haruhi," Kyoya felt like he was pleading and in a way he was.
"He has gotten away from you before when you had the area surrounded," Hunny declared. He didn't like this plan. It put Haruhi in danger and there were too many factors unaccounted for.
Kyoya nodded acknowledging what Hunny said as fact, "Your right, but it was usually dark and like I said, we weren't giving him enough credit. The college campus is big and open. It is the perfect place to set an unsuspecting trap. My plan is to have sharp shooters on all rooftops watching her. There will be men in plain clothes around her acting like students. When he makes his move, we make ours."
When it looked like Hunny was going to say something again, Haruhi placed her hand on his arm, "Kyoya is right. If we try to take him from the place he has been living, he will elude us again. If we set the trap then at least we are the ones in charge and not him. His plan is sound and he has planned for almost everything. If this will get him in custody, I want to try."
"Yasu could hurt you Haru-Chan," Hunny said softly. That is the last thing he wanted. He didn't want her to hurt any longer. He wanted her nightmares to stop and for her to be able to have a life without the worries Yasu has been imposing on her.
"He has hurt me before and I lived; and that is when I didn't really have all of the reasons for living like I do now. I think it is a sound plan and we need to try it," Haruhi confessed.
Hunny looked into her eyes and saw the determination gleaming there. He knew there was no way around it or out of it now. Haruhi wanted to do this and he was either going to support her and be there for her, or she would leave him behind. He wanted Yasu just as much as the others, hell he wanted to get a few punches into the man, but he didn't want to risk Haruhi. Sighing, he knew he would do anything to help her because he couldn't lose her and if she wanted to go through with this plan, he would make sure she was not in danger, "Fine, we will do your plan Kyo-Chan, but I want to know where everyone is going to be and what all aspects of this plan are."
Letting out a breath he had been holding, Kyoya felt relieved, "Of course Hunny. We will not enact the plan until we are perfectly sure of all of the details. I don't want to see her hurt either."
"I know Kyo-Chan," Hunny offered his friend a small smile.
"Thank you Kyoya. We know you have been working hard on this and trying to juggle a lot of different hats," Haruhi told her friend. She knew that Kyoya was stretched thin. It was in his eyes and the way he carried himself. The average person may not be able to see it, but she had always been able to read him like a book.
"It will be worth it when we catch him," Kyoya stated and then stared at Haruhi for a moment longer, "There is one more thing I think we need to do."
"What?" Haruhi asked wondering where this was going and if she was going to like it. He had that Shadow King look in his eye and that was never good.
"I want to put a tracking beacon on you somewhere it won't be seen," Kyoya explained.
Shrugging her shoulders, Haruhi decided that wasn't so bad, "Ok, sure."
Smirking, Kyoya knew she didn't get what he was saying, "Jewelry comes off too easily. If someone were to take you, he or she could make you change clothes. It is the same with shoes. Your bags and everything else could be left behind."
"Ok, then what does that leave?" Haruhi probed hesitantly. This didn't sound good. There was no way she could know what was coming next.
"My team can insert a little device under the skin so that if something happens, we can track you without fearing that the device is lost for whatever reason," Kyoya explained further.
"You want to put something under my skin?" Haruhi asked a little louder.
Hunny grabbed her hand and held it, "It is a good idea Haru-Chan. They can always take it out when Yasu has been taken care of. Right Kyo-Chan?"
"Exactly Hunny. We can remove it afterwards, but for now it will be best as a contingency plan. I am not planning on having to use it, but he has been slippery before and I would rather know how to find you no matter what than to lose you and have to search for you without any clue as to where you are. We have to plan for any possibility," Kyoya stated.
Squeezing his girlfriend's hand, Hunny tried to be reassuring. He didn't like the fact that there was a chance that Yasu could take her away from him, but Kyoya was right. It was something they had to plan for, and he would rather know he could find her if something was to happen than not at all, "It will be alright Haruhi, and if you want, I will get one too."
"That isn't a bad idea Hunny. We should all probably get one just in case," Kyoya offered seeing what Hunny was doing and hoping that it would help. Plus it would be beneficial since Yasu was after all of them.
"Ok, I will get one, but after everything is done, I want it out of me. I don't want the Shadow King technology accidentally falling into the wrong hands. I have had enough of Tamaki and the twins ruining vacations in the past," Haruhi grumbled setting off a round of laughter from Hunny and Kyoya.
"Yes, they were rather adamant about following you back then," Kyoya chuckled.
Rolling her eyes, Haruhi glared, "Gee you think? And I know for a fact you were the one supplying the information."
"I didn't think he would storm off to rescue you, well not all of the time," Kyoya smirked and pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose.
Haruhi shook her head, "Mitsukuni, you were there also."
Leaning over and giving her a small kiss, Hunny giggled, "Of course I was, I didn't want to be anywhere else."
Blushing, Haruhi turned to Kyoya, "When did you want to do this implant thing?"
"I will get it set up for tomorrow. Since I don't want everyone to know where you are at, I will bring you to one of the hospitals to get it done," Kyoya said.
"Ok, Kyo-Chan. Just let us know when to be there," Hunny declared.
"I will. Now that we have that taken care of, would you two like to join me for lunch? I figure both of you could use some time away from here and I have had my men secure a restaurant close to here," Kyoya told them as he stood up.
Hunny jumped up off of the couch and helped Haruhi to her feet, "Sure Kyo-Chan, let's go!"
They had a plan in place and once everything was ironed out, they would be ready for Yasu. He would not escape from them again and he would be dealt with in the most appropriate way that would guaranty that he was gone from their lives forever. It was just a matter of enacting the scheme and waiting for Yasu to take the bait. Soon he would never be able to haunt the hosts again.