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I know I shocked a lot of you by shooting both Hunny and Hikaru. We already know that Hunny will survive, but will Hikaru? You will have to read and find out. Yasu has Haruhi, but thankfully Kyoya made her get the tracer. So many things going on right now! The plan is to have everything wrapped up by Saturday. Are you ready? Enjoy the chapter and please review if you can.
Chapter 60 – Rescue and Retaliate
Haruhi was terrified for her life and the lives of her friends. She didn't know if Hunny made it or not. She saw him go down and the blood pouring out of his shoulder, so much blood. Hikaru had been hit too. Had her old friend lived or died? She may be mad at him for everything he had done and the fact that the twins don't listen to anyone or anything, but he was still her friend and she didn't want to lose him like this. No, she would rather kill him herself because if the twins had not kidnapped her, neither he nor Hunny would be shot and she wouldn't be wondering if she had lost the love of her life or a friend to Yasu's bullets.
The taxi had dropped them off some time ago and as soon as it had driven away and turned the corner, Yasu had shoved her into the trunk of a waiting car. How long had she been separated from her friends? She didn't know and as she rubbed the area where the tracking device was inserted under her skin, she prayed it was working. She knew it was her only hope because if she wasn't found and rescued, Haruhi truly believed she would surely die by his hands.
Wrapping her arms around herself, Haruhi thought about how just that morning it was Hunny's arms that were encircling her. As her last memory of him materialized inside her mind, she tried to push it away. She wanted to remember the other times with him and not about him getting shot and bleeding. "Please, please let me see him again, let me see all of them again. I didn't get to spend enough time with Mitsukuni. It just wasn't enough time. Please, someone please find me," she whimpered as she felt tears sting her eyes and then fall into the darkness.
Hunny was going to live, but it was still touch and go for Hikaru who was currently in surgery. Thankfully the bullet that hit Hunny only grazed him, unfortunately it changed trajectory and hit Hikaru in the chest. The second bullet it turned out narrowly missed Kaoru's head by mere inches and embedded itself into the pillar that was behind the less evil of the two twins. No one had realized how close three people came to getting shot until Kyoya's team had done the forensics.
Ten stitches and a bandage on his upper arm later, Hunny was free to look for Haruhi and pay Yasu back for everything he has done to him, his friends, and most importantly Haruhi. If something happened to her, he would make sure Yasu paid a hundredfold more so that what he was already going to suffer.
Walking out of the room, Hunny found Kyoya and Mori waiting for him, "Have you found her?"
"He is on the move with her. They are already out of Tokyo," Kyoya replied feeling the anxiety deep in his chest. His men were following her and tracking her, but they haven't been able to get to her yet. He was never more grateful for technology than in that moment.
Hunny nodded and started walking towards the entrance of the hospital, "We have to get to her. I promised her I would protect her. I promised her she would not be hurt by him anymore. I have to find her Kyoya." He could feel his eyes starting to burn, but he refused to cry. Not yet. Now was not the time for tears. He stopped in his tracks when he felt a hand on his shoulder. Looking behind him, he stared into the face of the Shadow King and caught a brief glimpse of the turmoil Kyoya was feeling at Haruhi being taken before his mask was firmly in place once again.
"I know Hunny and I have a helicopter waiting for us on the roof to get us to her. Are you sure you are up for this?" Kyoya inquired as his eyes moved to the bandage on Hunny's arm.
Cracking his knuckles, Hunny turned and faced his cousin and his friend head on as he declared, "I have only been surer of one other thing in my life and that was Haruhi."
"Let's go," Mori spoke knowing that they were about to go into battle for not only their lives but for the life of Haruhi too. The only acknowledgement he received was for the others to start running up to the hospital roof so they could get on the waiting helicopter. Haruhi would not be lost to them again.
Within minutes the trio was on the chopper and they were taking off on their way to a rescue mission that no one knew what the outcome would be. Kyoya took the co-pilot seat as the guided the pilot in the direction of the signal they were following. Mori and Hunny were in the backseat with a couple of Ootori officers ready for anything. Another helicopter with more officers heavily armed was flying behind them and there were officers on the ground in pursuit of the moving car ready to act at a moment's notice. No one wanted to try to stop Yasu yet because of the package he had with him. It was a sensitive mission and everyone was aware that if something happened to Haruhi, there would be hell to pay.
The helicopter was able to catch up to Yasu's car within thirty minutes and they could see it below them. There wasn't much traffic on the road he was travelling and that would make the rescue mission a lost easier. "We are going to land in front of the car and hopefully he will stop. The men in the other chopper will cover us if they need to with firepower. The men behind Yasu will prevent his retreat," Kyoya explained what was going to happen to his friends. He received a brief nod from both of them, and he knew they were ready.
"Can you put spikes down?" Mori inquired. The spikes across the road would slow the car down and should bring it to a stop.
Shaking his head, Kyoya said, "If we did that at the speed he is going, he could flip the car and my men have informed me that she is not in the car with him which means she is probably in the trunk. There is too much risk to Haruhi if he rolled or got into an accident. The best course of action is to get him to stop on his own. We will see if that actually happens though."
Mori nodded once again and grunted as his only answer. Kyoya was right, but he wondered if Yasu would really stop if a helicopter were to land in front of him or try to ram it with the car. He was crazy enough to try to escape and that was more danger for Haruhi. Looking down at his cousin, he knew Hunny was prepared for anything and he would do whatever it took to rescue the woman he loved. Haruhi had come to mean more to all of them than they could have ever imagined, and the day she stepped foot inside the music room looking like a unkempt boy, was a day that would forever be engrained in his mind as the day the boys of the Host Club started to become men. He would backup his cousin and make sure she was back in Hunny's arms for eternity.
As with all other plans concerning Yasu, nothing ever went the way it was supposed to. He didn't stop when the helicopter appeared, he didn't surrender, and Haruhi didn't come out unscathed.
A helicopter descended onto the road and blocked Yasu's path. He had heard it coming and he should have known that they wouldn't let her go without a fight. "They can't have her back; she doesn't want to go back. When will they learn to leave us alone! She belongs with me! I own her!" He yelled as he quickly made some decisions… if they wanted to take her from him, he would make sure no one got either one of them.
Stomping on the accelerator, Yasu swerved off of the road and started driving through a field of grass heading straight for a lake he knew was just over a hill in the distance. He knew no one would try to shoot him with Haruhi in the car and that would be their downfall; and he believed it is what would cost them the loss of her.
He never made it to the lake. One of the front tires of the car hit a hole near a small cliff that overlooked a meadow. Yasu over compensated on the steering wheel while pressing the accelerator onto the floorboards loosing control of the car as it flew off of the cliff before landing and rolling three times. Luckily the cliff was only about four feet high, but in the best of circumstances the passengers when they were strapped in would still probably sustain injuries. Haruhi was unbuckled and loose in the trunk.
The chopper landed and Hunny flew out of his seat with every intention of getting to Haruhi and pulling her from the wreckage. He halted his advance just a few feet from the car though when Yasu got out of the vehicle holding his side and pointing a gun at him.
"I wouldn't if I were you. I will kill her and you before I let anyone take her from me," Yasu snarled like a wild animal.
Narrowing his eyes on Yasu, Hunny chuckled, "I don't think so." With quick moves and reflexes, he advanced on his enemy.
Yasu was able to get off one shot, but missed his target. He tried to shoot again only to find that the gun had jammed; and before he knew it Hunny was right next to him and wrestling the gun away from him and throwing it away. Bellowing a guttural cry, Yasu swung at the other man and missed. He kept swinging and he kept missing. Then he heard Hunny laugh and Yasu tried to grab his throat. He wanted to stop the laughing. No one laughed at him. He caught air before he felt agony.
Hunny ducked and dodged and then when Yasu completely lost it, he paid him back. When Yasu tried to grab his neck, Hunny moved and used his knee to hit the man in the stomach. Clenching his fists together, he hit him between the shoulder blades and the psycho went down to the ground. Hunny picked him up by his collar and punch him in the jaw feeling the bones break under the power of his fist. Moving his hand to clasp Yasu's neck, Hunny sneered, "You will never hurt her again." He started to squeeze ignoring the maniac's hands that tried to get him to release his grip.
Knowing that his best friend and cousin could and would kill Yasu, Mori stopped him with a couple of simple sentences, "Don't become him Mitsukuni. Haruhi needs you."
Mori was right. Hunny pushed Yasu towards Kyoya's men that were waiting to take him into custody and whipped around towards the trunk only to see his cousin hovering over an unconscious Haruhi who was lying on the ground with blood rolling down the side of her face from a gash in her forehead. Was she…? Couldn't be because Mori said she needed him. Kyoya was examining her, and he wouldn't do that if she were dead, right? "Kyoya, Takashi?" Hunny couldn't voice his question as he approached.
Kyoya glanced up at Hunny and smiled, "She is alive. No broken bones that I can see, but she does have a cut on her head and it looks like a concussion. I am not sure of internal injuries. We need to get her back to the hospital."
"Can I carry her?" Hunny questioned afraid of hurting her.
"Yes, since we don't have a stretcher and it would take too long to get a medic helicopter out here. My men will secure the scene and contact the police while we take care of her. Yasu will need to go to the hospital also, but it will be in a secure facility. I am making sure he is not within five miles of her," Kyoya stated as he stood up after bandaging her head wound to give Hunny room to lift Haruhi off the ground.
"Thank you Kyo-Chan," Hunny spoke softly as he picked up his girlfriend and carried her back to the helicopter. When they were all safely in and had taken off, he leaned down close to her ear and whispered, "I love you Haruhi, so much. Please stay with me."
Haruhi heard what sounded like Hunny's voice, but it couldn't be… could it? Was she in heaven? That didn't feel right and she hurt all over, and if she was in heaven she shouldn't be hurting like this. She remembered she was thrown around in the car and then nothing. Now she felt arms around her and even though she was in pain, she knew those arms, she knew the voice. Was it really him? Eyes fluttering open to small slits, she could just make out the blonde hair and the outline of his face… Hunny. She tried lifting her hand, but it wouldn't move. Her shoulder hurt too much, so she settled for whispering, "I love you too."
Eyes snapping to Haruhi's face, he saw her unfocused eyes looking at him and he could no longer hold back the tears. Leaning down he gently kissed her and wiped away the tears that had fallen on her face.
"You're alive," she spoke with wonderment in her voice. She hadn't been sure if he had lived or died, and knowing he was there with her was a gift she would forever be grateful for.
"I'm alive. I told you I would always protect you."
"Where's Yasu?"
"Kyo-Chan's men have him," he told her leaving out the part where he had been him and tried to kill him.
Haruhi tried to nod and winced in pain. Everything was getting fuzzy again and the pain was getting to be unbearable.
"Haruhi? Haruhi talk to me," Hunny noticed that she was fading and her eyes were closing.
"Hurts and tired," she whimpered as she drifted out of consciousness again.
Kyoya had been sitting next to Hunny and Haruhi with Mori sitting across from them. As soon as he heard the panicked voice of his blonde friend, he pushed his fingers against Haruhi's neck to find her pulse. It was there and it was strong if not a little erratic, but that could be from the pain and shock. They needed to get her to the hospital quickly and thankfully they were only about five more minutes away. "She just passed out again Hunny. I can feel her pulse."
Nodding, Hunny didn't trust his voice. He couldn't lose her, not when he just got her back in his life. With tears still flowing down his face, he kissed her soft lips once more, "Just a little further."
When they landed on the roof of the hospital, Kyoya had a medical team standing by. They took Haruhi from Hunny and laid her on a gurney before wheeling her off with the other three former hosts following closely behind. Rushing her into one of the trauma rooms, the medical team closed the door on anyone else entering and thus Mori, Hunny, and Kyoya were left in the hall staring at a closed door and willing the patient inside to be alright.
An hour passed and no one had stepped foot outside of the room. There had been no news about what Haruhi's condition was or if there was internal damage that Kyoya had not seen. An hour of waiting and Hunny felt like he was about to go mad without any news, "Kyo-Chan, can't you go in and find out what is happening?"
"I am giving my brother time to figure out what's wrong with her. Akito is very thorough and one of the best trauma doctors we have," Kyoya tried to reassure his friend, but he had to admit, he wanted to know what was going on also. With Akito working on Haruhi and Yuuichi working on Hikaru, he knew he had the most trustworthy people on the cases, but that didn't mean he got the information as quick as he wanted it.
Hunny stood up and walked up to the door. He wanted to walk in and demand answers, but he couldn't. He didn't want to do anything that would jeopardize Haruhi's care. Instead, he started to pace in front of the door willing it to open and for a nurse or Akito to come out and give them good news.
Another twenty minutes passed and then the door swung open to allow Akito to emerge from the room. He knew his brother would be waiting for him, but he wasn't expecting the Haninozuka heir and the Morinozuka heir to be there as well, and he really wasn't expecting that it would be Hunny that would bombard him before his brother. Holding up his hands in surrender, he quieted the shorter man down, "Haruhi will be fine. She was lucky that there wasn't any internal bleeding. She does have a concussion and needed stitches for the cut she sustained on her head. There was a massive contusion on her right shoulder and we found that she had hit it with enough force on something that the bone was cracked. There isn't much we can do about that though since it didn't affect her spinal column and didn't dislocate her shoulder. The crack is only small fracturing and she will need to take it easy until it heals. I want to keep her for a few days to monitor her and then she should be able to go home."
"So she will be OK?" Hunny needed to hear the words again.
Akito smiled, "She will be fine."
Hunny looked beyond the doctor and towards the room, "Can I see her?"
Looking at his brother, Akito received the nod to go ahead and let Hunny in the room, "Yes, but only one at a time. You can all go in when she is transferred to a room." The man that was standing next to him had suddenly disappeared and the only evidence of where he went was the closing of the door. Turning a questioning glance towards Kyoya, he stated, "I thought you were dating her."
"Whatever gave you that impression? No, Haruhi is a good friend, but she is dating Hunny," Kyoya chuckled.
"You don't give many people second chances and I knew you were close. I just assumed," Akito grinned.
Shaking his head, Kyoya rolled his eyes, "No, Haruhi is special in the fact that she is one of my closest friends like the other members of the Host Club are, but that is where it stops."
"Well she should be up in her room soon. I already put the order in. Since she is a friend of yours, I put her in one of the private suites. You can change that if you want though," the doctor explained to his brother and the tall man standing with them.
"No, she will need a private room when Ranka and Tamaki arrive," Kyoya sighed pulling out his phone as it beeped to inform him he got a message. Reading the text telling him Hikaru's surgery was finally done, he dialed his eldest brother, "Yuuichi, how is Hikaru?"