Some strong swearing in this one, nothing major otherwise.
The full title for this chapter would probably be "The Misadventures of Eric and Shouhei".
Enjoy. :P
Shouhei knew it was the end of him. Just. Knew. It.
Pranking Izumo was foolish in of itself.
But when the prank goes horribly wrong, and your unintentional victim is King, you have unwittingly signed away your right to live.
And yet Shouhei continued to hide behind the closet door, horribly praying that somehow, someway, that he could get out of the sticky situation he had gotten himself into.
Of course, he wasn't alone in his dark hiding spot. Oh no. Cowering beside him, in a tight little ball—the mastermind behind the prank—was Eric.
Out of all the prominent HOMRA clansmen, no one would have suspected Eric to be a crafty, calculating prankster. Perhaps it did make sense, based on a logical explanation: the blond was the second youngest member of the clan—the first being Anna, obviously—so a little immaturity was expected.
Still, Shouhei was kicking himself for two things.
One, he should never have doubted Eric's unusual finesse for pranking.
But the 22-year-old male's second realization was that he should never have enabled Eric to try a hair-brained idea and prank their second-in-command.
45 minutes earlier...
The prank was supposed to be simple, according to Eric. What better place to prank Kusanagi-san than his own bedroom, he had said. It was a sluggish summer day, the bar had been relatively empty, save for Shouhei and Eric. Izumo had gone to the local winery, looking for newly-stocked champagne he had heard about. And King was sound-asleep, as usual, upstairs in his bedroom.
When Shouhei asked Eric why he was pranking Izumo, the blond dodged the question by asking for Shouhei's help instead. He just wanted to know which room was Izumo's. He also needed a bucket to fill with ice cubes and cold water, and a small ladder to place the filled bucket above the bartender's bedroom door.
And Shouhei, stupidly curious as he was, participated in the scheme.
They waited in Izumo's closet after rigging up the trap, anxious and anticipating the older male's shocked reaction…when the bedroom door swung open and the bucket had hit its mark. The two proud idiots poked their heads out—Eric had a camera to capture the moment—but the smiles on their faces quickly changed to horrified, their mouths gaping at the sight before them.
Mikoto had been startled awake by the ruckus Eric and Shouhei made while setting up the prank. Annoyed, he stormed out from down the hall, barging through Izumo's closed door, ready to yell at him for making too much noise.
Now, Mikoto was soaked, cold, and taken aback from the shock of the ice water that was mysteriously dumped on him.
Before the furious red king reopened his eyes to see who had been behind this prank, Shouhei grabbed Eric's sweater and the two fell back into the closet.
And here they were, stuck in a closet, fearing for their lives from a backfired prank.
Why King hadn't bothered looking for them, Eric could only guess it was from the shock of it all. Instead, Mikoto had left the building—probably hunting down Izumo or the others for answers. But despite the red-head's absence, ultimately they knew there would be no point in running.
Sooner or later, Mikoto would narrow down the list of possible suspects.
He would notice two clansmen strangely missing.
Without a doubt, he would be out for their blood. Their unbreakable bonds with the King would reveal their hiding place.
Eric and Shouhei were royally screwed.
"Sh-Shouhei?" Eric stammered.
"Y-yeah?"
"I-if we make it o-out of this a-a-alive, I'll n-never do another prank, as l-long as I l-l-live," he whimpered pathetically. "Kosuke's gonna *hic* hate me. H-hate me."
Shouhei said nothing, just held the shivering Eric close to him. Just then, they heard the familiar ringing of the bar's front door chime.
A brief pause.
"SHOUHEI AND ERIC! YOU'RE BOTH FUCKING CAUGHT RED-HANDED!"
The two gulped and stared at each other, recognizing the voice of the person they should be truly terrified of the most.
Not King.
Kusanagi-san.
Author's Note:
So did Eric and Shouhei make it out alive? ...the world may never know. :p
(they did don't worry!)
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