[+][L-N+][P-UL] ~ SHOUNEN POP - 少年ＰＯＰ ~

[Nileregwen DoUrden]

He didn't know what to say...
For a long time, Naoko lay there, unmoving. He didn't utter a single sound... just lay there, staring at Hayato from the back seat.
"Did you do it?" the pianist eventually asked. "The first time, I mean... Were you responsible for kidnapping me... or was it your little brother? Were you in the coma... or Jun?"
They were both very valid questions.
If Jun had been the one to kidnap him... then perhaps his fear right now was partially unwarranted.
But if it had been Hayato...
"He won't come for me, Hayato." Naoko whispered. "He knows I don't love him anymore, not like I used to... not like before..."

 

[Ryuu Minamoto]

Like a thief in the night...

"Me? Kidnap you before? Goodness no...if I had done that, well, I'd probably still have had you...if I hadn't gotten what I wanted by now."
Cut and dry and to the point. Every word of it was true.

"Now I can assure you, it was JunJun in that coma. I found him not long before that happened. Hell, I saw when it happened. I had followed him. He wrecked his bike in the rain leaving out from ******** your big brother. You boys sure have some kink going on...I like it." he winked in the rear view mirror.
"I thought I lost him then...been waiting a long time to get my revenge on him...and, for the record, I really do think he will come for you. You don't know JunJun like I do...not the root of him...whatever he may have become, he'll still come for you."

I am come to steal it all away...

 

[Nileregwen DoUrden]

The urge to roll over and vomit on the backseat floorboards was nearly overpowering, and it took everything Naoko had to keep the bile back.
Hayato... no wait, Jun... and Sai?
Tears started to stream down the blond's cheeks. "Sai wouldn't... he wouldn't do that. He knew who kidnapped me!" the pianist replied angrily, trying to piece together his shattered world once more. "He wouldn't betray me like that... I..." amber eyes closed and Naoko just tried to remain calm. "Hayato... I can't give you what you want... he won't come. I know he won't. But others will come for me... please... please just let me go before it's too late..."
Oh how Naoko wanted Ryuukaze right then... how he longed to just curl up in his lover's arms and banish his fears.
It had been Jun who took him... who broke him into a million pieces and just expected his torn up little doll to be whole again afterward...
And now...
Now Oumori was in the hands of someone who seemed far worse than the deranged 'little brother'...
"Ryu..." Naoko whispered, unable to hide his desperate longing.

 

[Ryuu Minamoto]

~( Lonely ) Mayotta nara~
~( Try again ) Nando datte~
~Yarinaosu koto dekiru kara~

Wow...that had been such a rush! The performance had been as close to perfect as one could have imagined, if it hadn't of been outright on the spot perfect!
Milling about, Ryu wondered exactly where Shou, Narcissus, and Naoko had gotten to. Nobody was taking position for an encore...
Well, they must not be doing one, he assumed...
Talking to Jaz, Yammi, and the crew, Ryu was still riding the high of the performance when a stage hand came up to him, relaying a message from Naoko that Narcissus was ill and had been taken to the hospital. That was where Naoko and Shou had gone, and Ryu needed to get there posthaste.
The look on the rest of the band's faces was one of utter shock and extreme concern, mirroring the look on Ryu's face.
"Oh...s**t..." he cursed, heading out the door, still in costume, and rushing to hail a cab.

~( I’m here )~ Soba ni iru wa~
~( Believe me ) Osorenai de~
~Shinjiau koto....~
~FOR YOU~

 

[Ryuu Minamoto]

Like a thief in the night...

"I promise you...Sai totally did. I watched through the window. Your brother likes it rough. He likes kissing, too. A lot. Some sort of oral fixation, almost. Of course...I don't think JunJun was there for that, to begin with. At first...it was almost like they were fighting...but Sai was into that, apparently. My god, it was like watching some of the best porn ever. JunJun always had such a lovely body..."

Hayato listened and Naoko begged, pleaded for release. It was a sad sight...one that rather turned the older man on.

"It's not that simple, kitten. I can't let you go. Not unless I get Jun, like I wanted. He has to come to me...he has to trade his life for yours. That is the only way!" Hayato's grip on the steering wheel tightened, knuckles going white.
"I know, it's unfortunate for you, but little brother caused this. He just couldn't accept my love for him. And oh! How I loved my JunJun! Years and years, I proved to him each and every night just how much I loved him. He told me it hurt...but I made him understand that the pain was my love for him. Pain was love. He understood, he loved me in return! Then when he was fifteen...he just turned on me. Shot me down...left me for dead. After all I had done for him! All the love I had given! That's why...that's why I have to take what he loves most....I have to punish him...and then...either he can come back to me...or he can die!"

I am come to steal it all away...

 

[Nileregwen DoUrden]

Naoko couldn't listen...
Oh how he tried to think about something else... to get his mind off what Hayato was saying...
Sai had betrayed him...
He really had...
Who would be next?
After all, Sai had loved Naoko deeply... they had always been so close... would Ryu turn on him next?
Was everything just a lie?
A lie to placate little Naoko... to make him happy... to chain him to some new owner... each... and... every... time...
"You destroyed him enough..." the blond whispered through his own tears. "You turned him into a monster... you..." Naoko couldn't help it, but the b*****d driving the car was responsible for everything.
EVERYTHING.
"He destroyed me... because you destroyed him. His love was your love... he didn't know any better..."
'Just like I seem to not know any better either...' he thought pathetically of himself.
"You created a monster who broke everything... broke everyone... he's ever loved..." the pianist whispered. "If I had a gun... I'd shoot you myself."

 

[Ryuu Minamoto]

Like a thief in the night...

"Destroyed him? I loved him. What part of that don't you understand?" he hissed, actually mad enough to believe himself to be in the right.
"That's how I know...how much he loves you. He never, ever loved anyone else like that. Not the way he loved you. I looked into everything, every little detail, every person I could possibly track down that had any connection to him after he left home, thinking he had gotten rid of me. He never had anyone like you. That, THAT, is how I am sure he will come for you...because I came for him...he loves you the way I love him....he has to. Unless...unless there was something there with your brother..." he pondered.
It was unlikely, though....that had been a one time thing. Hell, Jun probably didn't even remember it after the accident.
But...it was something he would keep in mind...
"You sure are angry...you're scared, aren't you? I bet you're lonely, too. You know...I heard what you said back there. You should be careful what you give away. So...it's Ryu, huh? Is that the 'someone' you have now? Perhaps I should go and get him to keep you some company while we wait for Jun to come. I know I would enjoy the company of both of you..." he teased threateningly.

I am come to steal it all away...

 

[Nileregwen DoUrden]

"Touch him and I'll try to escape every chance I get." Naoko spoke darkly, all fear gone from his voice. "Leave them BOTH out of this, Hayato. This is some stupid spat between you and your brother, and you've already dragged me into it. I don't give a damn about him betraying you... shooting you... I'd do the same ******** thing. I don't care how you want him back so badly, you're willing to kill someone just to watch him cry. Yes I'm scared. I have every damn right to be scared. I know what your brother is capable of and if you're worse than him..." at this, the blond paused, taking a quick breath as he steadied his nerves. "What your brother did to me was down right torture. Better to have some things slip now... then when you turn your full attention to me instead of giving half to the road."
Okay, so he had a very valid point.
But he didn't want Ryu hurt... didn't want his akuma broken the same way he had been.
The same way he was bound to be again...
"Leave Ryu and Sai out of this, Hayato... and I won't try to run."

 

[Ryuu Minamoto]

Like a thief in the night...

"If you think I care about your threats, you're wrong..." he said flatly. Hayato feared nothing. He had seen death, and overcome it. He had proven to himself time and again that he could do whatever he damn well pleased, and nothing could stop him.
There was nothing for him to fear from idle threats of escape. There would be no escape. There would be no mercy.
There would only be what he wanted, in the end.

"You know...I'm terribly sorry if you find it so awful to be truly loved." he left it at that, focusing on the road.
As far as Hayato saw things, Naoko was a fool for not wanting Jun back. He would give anything to get his beloved little doll of a brother back. If only he hadn't made such a mistake with trying to kill him. If it hadn't been for that...then maybe they could have just talked things out.

I am come to steal it all away...

 

[Ryuu Minamoto]

Nigiyaka na hitogomi ni tokeru tsubuyaki ga
Ashimoto ni chirabatta omoide nijimaseru---

Chiyou just lay there, head in Izzy Lucky's lap, shivering and trembling.
He felt so cold, so sick, and his heart wouldn't stop racing.

"I...I'm so...so scared..." he mewled pitifully, clinging to Izzy, staring blankly at the seat across from him.
He couldn't help it...he had to talk, had to get it out somehow. He just felt so desperate.

"He...was so cold...his heart...I tried so hard...he wouldn't stay awake...I gave him CPR....but...I couldn't...I couldn't....is it my fault? Did I do something wrong?" the child wailed, so pitiful in his terrified state.
Of course, he didn't know what was happening...but in his mind, Akihiko was probably dead...and he was blaming himself now.
Chiyou had had some moments of extreme anxiety and delusions when he was on drugs, but nothing like he was experiencing now.

---Mayoi aruku machi no kagayaki wa glaring one way
Kogoe sou na boku wo terasu

 

[Nileregwen DoUrden]

"That isn't love." Naoko whispered softly, laying still on the backseat. "Love means something... it's gentle and kind and yeah, sometimes you get carried away... but it isn't physical pain... it isn't a torture of the body. Sure, sometimes you get hurt, but that sort of pain makes you grow... what you're talking about only leads to death..." shaking his head, the blond just couldn't understand. "He was always saying how everything he did... he did because he loved me. But then I learned what love really was... what Jun did... what you've done, Hayato... is a sick perversion of something glorious. A spoiled child's game where he bends the toy to see how far it will go before it breaks in half in his hands..."

 

[Kaikoloren]

What a shock, it was so surprising,
You looked so small and frail------------------------------------------------}:-

Izzy Lucky
At times life can be so enlightening .uoy no nrut nac ti tuB

........Just Shoot Me.........

He wasn't talking much. Instead, he just sat there and listened as he held Chiyou. His hands did what came naturally; a soothing stroke over the boy's hair and a gentle caress. His face remained calm now as he let himself be just as he was - a manager.

"No...you didn't do anything wrong. You did what you could do and that is enough. You're not a doctor, Chiyou-kun and well there are many that could be held responsible but in the end Narcissus made his own choice."

That was the right thing to say rather than the mess of feelings that stirred within him. But he had enough of those horrible emotions that tore at his soul.

"The doctors will do their best for him and hopefully things will get better." he finally said as he looked over at Nakai for a brief moment taking in a slow breath before looking out the window.

The hospital loomed quickly before them and soon Izzy slipped out of the car. He didn't run. No...from what he heard there wouldn't be much he could do anyway. So he walked knowing that tragedy #...whatever was waiting for him inside.

Yes, it seemed a little cold but right now, Izzy was tired. Very tired of being the victim. He just wanted to have a good day for once. Didn't he deserve a good day? What had he done for karma to be so cruel to him lately.

He glanced back once to make sure Nakai was following as he walked into the hospital to find out where Narcissus was taken. He needed another clear head around him.

-:{------------------------------------------------I didn't know what to do
I grabbed the tiger by the tail!

 

[Ryuu Minamoto]

Like a thief in the night...

Silently, Hayato regarded Naoko in the mirror, eyes narrowed.
By now, they were far from the suburbs, well into the country.
He didn't say a word.
Nothing...not a whisper. Just...that cold, black stare.
He had heard enough.
Hayato was angry.
Which was well and good, for him, at least, seeing as they had just arrived where he had been driving this whole time.
Turning on to an unmarked, unpaved drive, Hayato drove through the long, winding trail, shaded underneath thick trees, finally arriving at a small, neat looking home.
Parking in the garage, he turned to look at Naoko.

"Perhaps I need to remind you...exactly what love feels like..."

I am come to steal it all away...

 

[Nileregwen DoUrden]

He was frightened... so very alone and scared.
But instead of giving into that fear, Naoko stood his ground.
Or rather, laid on his back... but he didn't back down from that stare.
Nor the words that came from Hayato.
"I doubt Jun will come for a corpse." he reminded the other man, inwardly praying that he'd at least survive...

 

[Nileregwen DoUrden]

Right with Izzy all the way.
Even though Chiyou was bawling... even though the young star just couldn't stop the tears... Nakai was right beside his manager.
Just in case.
He could tell Izzy was exhausted, mentally and probably physically as well... emotionally certainly...
But the guitarist just didn't know how to console Chiyou...
He'd never been good at such things.
So he sat in the limo, being a quiet but strong presence. After all, he didn't know Narcissus well enough to get all weepy over the situation.
But he did respect the man.
In some ways.
After all, Akihiko was a brother-in-arms technically, though a very fierce rival as well. How could he not care what happened to the older man?
Once out of the limo, Kai was the first to the information desk, inquiring and quickly flashing an ID that clearly showed they were with Ohayou.
"Look, this is his manager now. Can't you at last tell us where..."
"I'm sorry, Sir." the nurse was saying confidently. "He seems to be in Intensive Care right now. If you'd like to head up to the fourth floor and wait in the lounge, I'll have a doctor speak with you as soon as possible."
Sighing slightly, the blond looked to his manager. "Lets get the next elevator. Maybe someone upstairs can tell us what the hell's going on."