Second Chances 6/12
Title: Second Chances: Abduction
Author: write_my_dreams
Pairings: past Hakuei x OFC, Hakuei x MiA, Tsuzuku x Koichi, past OFC x Koichi and others
Genre: AU, supernatural, vampires. 1980s setting.
Warnings: Murder, kidnapping, cliffhanger
Disclaimer: The band members portrayed do not belong to me but the writing/story and the original characters are mine.
Rating: PG-13
Chapters: 6/12
Summary: The desire for blood and sex brings Hakuei to Kabuki-cho one night. A chance encounter at a nightclub brings MiA into his life, giving him a second chance at love and happiness after the death of his beloved wife.
Author's Comment: The story takes a much darker turn from here on out and the warnings will become more extensive. Chapter 7 should be posted sometime next week, I'm almost done with the first draft.
MiA pulled back the curtain to look outside. It was broad daylight with minimal cloud cover. Surely he’d be fine going out on his own even if just to get something from the convenience store. With the rate Koichi plowed through chocolate they’d need to restock again soon. It could be another week or more before Hakuei returned. MiA bit his lip and glanced at the phone. When they’d talked this morning he’d tried his best not to sound upset about the situation. Instead they’d planned what to do when Hakuei returned. Whenever that would be. Sighing, MiA dropped the curtain and turned away. Maybe he should go jogging instead of going out and buying more chocolate. He was already eating more of it than he usually did due to living with the vampire equivalent of Willy Wonka.
The phone ringing pulled him out of thoughts. Maybe it was Hakuei! MiA rushed to answer. To his disappointment, it wasn't his lover. It was his boss.
“Hello, MiA. There’s been a slight disturbance down at the station. Two of our detectives busted a party and around thirty culprits have been pulled in. All of them were possessing or using narcotics. Could you come in for a few hours and help with paperwork?”
MiA winced in sympathy. No wonder the man sounded so harried. “Yes I can. When do you need me?” Hours of paperwork wouldn’t be a pleasant distraction, but it would keep his mind off of Hakuei’s departure.
“As soon as possible.”
MiA checked the time. “I’ll be there in about an hour.”
“Thank you.”
MiA set the phone back in its cradle. At least he had something to do now.
After eating a quick breakfast and showering, MiA put on his uniform then entered the guest bedroom. It was difficult to see inside with the blackout curtains thoroughly blocking all light. Hopefully he wouldn’t accidentally step on someone. Squinting, he moved to Tsuzuku’s side of the futon. “Tsuzuku?” he laid a hand on the vampire’s shoulder and shook him gently. The garbled response didn’t sound like any word MiA knew. “Tsuzuku?” he tried again.
The vampire cracked an eye open. “What?”
“I'm going to work.”
Tsuzuku blinked. “Now? But you,” he yawned widely, “don’t work today.”
“My boss asked me to come in. I don’t know how long I’ll be so I’ll call you once I know when you can pick me up.”
Koichi stirred next to Tsuzuku. “MiA?” he murmured. “You work?”
MiA hid a smile behind his sleeve. Talking to barely awake vampires was always entertaining. There was a lot of repeating before they finally realized what was going on. “I do. I’ll see you two later.”
Tsuzuku closed his eyes again. “Call us right away.”
“I will.”
“Have a… nice sleep,” Koichi mumbled.
MiA tried not to laugh as he left the room.
Five hours later, MiA felt like his brain was turning to mush. He dropped the folder with a groan and reached up to rub his temples. He’d agreed to come in, but this wasn’t what he’d joined the police force to do. Maybe he should look into starting a band again. He could ask Koichi and Tsuzuku if they wanted to join. Though Koichi would probably prefer to make costumes for everyone. MiA smiled as he pictured him trying to get a disgusted Tsuzuku into something pink and glittery. Wouldn’t that be a sight. He pushed away from his desk and stretched. He might as well take a break and get some coffee. At the machine, his thoughts wandered to Hakuei. If Tsuzuku was right about Valeria and she reached a decision quickly, his lover could return to him next week. He almost dropped his coffee as a thought came to him. Would Hakuei have to tell the Queen that he had a human lover? What if that became a part of the discussion? What if she didn’t approve of the Japanese head of security dating a human?
“MiA?” He turned to see Emi approaching him. “You look like there’s a lot on your mind.” She bought herself a coffee as well. Emi had worked in this station two years longer than he had. She’d helped him with finding his way around, making introductions, and become a friend. She was also the only one who knew he and Hakuei were lovers. Everyone else believed them to be merely good friends.
“There is,” he sighed.
Emi frowned. “Is it your boyfriend? Did his business trip get extended?”
MiA nodded. “They’re sending him abroad for a conference now. He isn’t sure how long it’ll take or how soon he can come home.”
Emi made a sympathetic noise as they walked back to the front desk. “I hope it won’t be too long. I’d hate if my fiancé had to leave me for an unknown period of time.” She smiled warmly at him. “I know it’s hard, but just think about how happy you’ll be when you see him again.”
Happy? He’d be delighted. MiA didn’t plan on letting Hakuei out of bed once he had him back. Not that he would ever say so to Emi! “You’re right. I’m trying not to dwell on how long he’ll be gone. That’s why I…” he paused as a man in a beautiful, black and gold Venetian mask and a black suit with bones painted onto it approached the desk. The mask covered the upper portion of his face and left his mouth exposed. Loose silver curls fell to his shoulders, blood red contacts completing his look.
Emi bowed to him. “Hello. How can I help you?”
“Hello.” The man gave the pair a charming smile. “I left a party about ten minutes ago and found a wallet near the building. I went back inside and asked around for the owner, but couldn’t find her. This was the nearest police station so I thought I would bring it here so she could collect it tomorrow.” He reached into his pocket and pulled out a flower printed wallet, laying it on the desk in front of Emi.
Emi picked up the wallet. “Thank you for bringing this to us. We’ll see that it’s returned to its rightful owner.”
“As expected of the police.”
Something about the man’s smile didn’t sit well with MiA. He set his coffee on the desk and took a step closer to Emi. What was making him so uneasy? The man’s crimson eyes that reminded him all too much of a thirsty vampire? Or was it how he still wore his mask as if he had something to hide? “Was there anything else you needed?”
The man’s eyes lowered to MiA’s nametag. “Your name is MiA? An interesting name.”
“Yes,” MiA said stiffly. He ignored the look Emi shot him.
“Well, MiA and Miss Emi, there is one more thing I have to report.”
“Another wallet?” Emi asked.
“No. A crime.”
MiA swallowed while Emi’s eyes widened. “What sort of crime?” he asked.
“A murder and kidnapping.”
Emi gasped. “You saw it at the party? W-Why didn’t you say so earlier?” She rushed to grab a report for him to fill out then stopped as he spoke again.
“I didn’t see it at the party.” His smirk was positively vile. “It hasn’t happened yet.” Before either of them could react a gun was in his hand and he’d shot Emi through the heart. MiA watched in horror as blood blossomed over her chest. Emi touched the wound with trembling fingers while her lips parted in an attempt to speak.
“Emi!” MiA lunged forward to catch her when her legs gave out. He cradled her against him as he lowered them to the ground. “H-Hold on, Emi.”
“It’s too late for that,” the man taunted. He seized MiA by the hair then yanked him away from Emi and to his feet. He spun the brunette around to press his back to his chest. His arm locked around MiA’s waist while he pressed the gun to MiA’s temple with his free hand. MiA couldn’t stop himself from trembling. Situations like this had come up in training, but he’d never expected it to happen. This was Japan. A safe country with minimal gun crime. He thought the worst thing that would occur at work was severe boredom…
The commotion drew senior officers and detectives out of their offices, making MiA’s coworkers and superiors witnesses to the horror unfolding. Hands flew to belts to take out weapons. The barrel of the gun pressed harder against MiA’s head when Detective Takigawa drew his own gun.
“Drop your weapon or the next body will be yours,” the man threatened. No, the vampire. MiA wasn’t important enough that a mortal man would come after him. Only a vampire would. Fuck, he should have trusted his instincts! The red eyes had even made him think vampire. “Smart boy,” he purred in MiA’s mind. “You know what I am.”
MiA shuddered at the intrusion. “Get out of my head!” He winced as laughter echoed through his mind. Hakuei was always respectful and didn’t use telepathy unless he absolutely needed to contact him. Having this vampire in his head without permission felt so violating.
Detective Takigawa dropped the gun. “What do you want with MiA?”
“Something your feeble minds couldn’t dream of understanding.” He tightened his grip on MiA. “All of you will let me leave with MiA without any interference otherwise I’ll put a bullet in the skull of anyone who tries to stop me.”
Takigawa exhaled. “Stand down and let him pass.” His eyes were apologetic as the few officers with weapons lowered them. Pleased, the masked vampire pulled MiA away. He walked them backwards outside the building and dragged him behind it. MiA exploded into action the moment the gun left his head. He kicked the vampire into the kneecap while chopping at his wrist to make him drop the gun. Vampire or no, he wouldn’t be kidnapped as easily as a Disney princess. The vampire moved so quickly MiA’s hand never connected. He coughed as his back collided roughly with the wall. The tip of a knife tilted his chin up, a mocking smirk twisting the vampire’s lips.
“I see you’re more than just a pretty face. And you’ve got some fight in you. Impressive,” the vampire purred. He trailed the knife tip down MiA’s neck, licking his lips as the skin at the hollow of his throat broke and blood beaded beneath the blade.
“W-What do you want with me?” MiA hated how his voice cracked. He knew this vampire could hear his racing heart and feel his fear. His regret over dismissing Hakuei’s concerns as paranoia.
“I want your boyfriend to suffer.”
The next thing MiA knew was darkness as the hilt of the knife struck him over the head.
*
Consciousness came slowly and with it, a throbbing headache. MiA squeezed his eyes shut against the pain. What… happened to him? He remembered being at work. Getting a coffee and talking to Emi. Emi! MiA’s eyes flew open. Emi and the Masked Vampire! Where was that fucker and why had he killed her? She’d been an innocent bystander? MiA’s anger at her killer faded into fear as he remembered his last words.
“I want your boyfriend to suffer.”
Worse, MiA was chained to a chair. His ankles were cuffed to the legs and his wrists to the arms. Tugging at the bonds proved useless as the cuffs were both sturdy and tight. MiA swallowed as his heart began to race. Fuck fuck fuck this was so bad how was he going to get out of this disaster? MiA took a shaky breath and closed his eyes. “This is all a horrible nightmare. You’re going to wake up in your own bed. Koichi will be talking about chocolate and trying to get Tsuzuku to take a chocolate bath or something ridiculous with him. It’s just a dream. You’re safe at home.”
“It’s just a dream,” MiA whispered. His heart sank as he opened his eyes. It wasn’t a nightmare. He was still chained to the chair. He exhaled shakily and forced himself to take in his surroundings. He was in a small room with a single window covered by a heavy, black tarp. A table near the door held a lamp which gave off the only source of light. A futon lay in the corner of the room. MiA bit his lip as he studied the futon. Horrific visions of what the vampire could do to him on that futon danced through his mind. Shuddering, he forced the thoughts aside and focused on listening. He couldn’t hear any defining sounds: no voices, no trains, no sea noises indicating he was near the bay, no cars, and no machinery. MiA looked at the ground next. The floor was too rough to resemble that of an apartment so he must be in a warehouse somewhere in a quieter part of Tokyo. But where?
MiA jumped as the door creaked open to reveal the vampire from before, still dressed in his mask and bone print suit.
“Hello, MiA.”
Notes
1) Anyone care to guess who MiA's abductor is? I'm sure he's really a nice guy but I made him such a bastard in this fic.
2) The suit Mr. Villain is wearing is designed off of James Bond's Day of the Dead suit in Spectre. I'd planned to do a masquerade theme for him and then I saw that movie and loved the Day of the Dead scene, so wound up doing a combination for his initial look.
Author: write_my_dreams
Pairings: past Hakuei x OFC, Hakuei x MiA, Tsuzuku x Koichi, past OFC x Koichi and others
Genre: AU, supernatural, vampires. 1980s setting.
Warnings: Murder, kidnapping, cliffhanger
Disclaimer: The band members portrayed do not belong to me but the writing/story and the original characters are mine.
Rating: PG-13
Chapters: 6/12
Summary: The desire for blood and sex brings Hakuei to Kabuki-cho one night. A chance encounter at a nightclub brings MiA into his life, giving him a second chance at love and happiness after the death of his beloved wife.
Author's Comment: The story takes a much darker turn from here on out and the warnings will become more extensive. Chapter 7 should be posted sometime next week, I'm almost done with the first draft.
MiA pulled back the curtain to look outside. It was broad daylight with minimal cloud cover. Surely he’d be fine going out on his own even if just to get something from the convenience store. With the rate Koichi plowed through chocolate they’d need to restock again soon. It could be another week or more before Hakuei returned. MiA bit his lip and glanced at the phone. When they’d talked this morning he’d tried his best not to sound upset about the situation. Instead they’d planned what to do when Hakuei returned. Whenever that would be. Sighing, MiA dropped the curtain and turned away. Maybe he should go jogging instead of going out and buying more chocolate. He was already eating more of it than he usually did due to living with the vampire equivalent of Willy Wonka.
The phone ringing pulled him out of thoughts. Maybe it was Hakuei! MiA rushed to answer. To his disappointment, it wasn't his lover. It was his boss.
“Hello, MiA. There’s been a slight disturbance down at the station. Two of our detectives busted a party and around thirty culprits have been pulled in. All of them were possessing or using narcotics. Could you come in for a few hours and help with paperwork?”
MiA winced in sympathy. No wonder the man sounded so harried. “Yes I can. When do you need me?” Hours of paperwork wouldn’t be a pleasant distraction, but it would keep his mind off of Hakuei’s departure.
“As soon as possible.”
MiA checked the time. “I’ll be there in about an hour.”
“Thank you.”
MiA set the phone back in its cradle. At least he had something to do now.
After eating a quick breakfast and showering, MiA put on his uniform then entered the guest bedroom. It was difficult to see inside with the blackout curtains thoroughly blocking all light. Hopefully he wouldn’t accidentally step on someone. Squinting, he moved to Tsuzuku’s side of the futon. “Tsuzuku?” he laid a hand on the vampire’s shoulder and shook him gently. The garbled response didn’t sound like any word MiA knew. “Tsuzuku?” he tried again.
The vampire cracked an eye open. “What?”
“I'm going to work.”
Tsuzuku blinked. “Now? But you,” he yawned widely, “don’t work today.”
“My boss asked me to come in. I don’t know how long I’ll be so I’ll call you once I know when you can pick me up.”
Koichi stirred next to Tsuzuku. “MiA?” he murmured. “You work?”
MiA hid a smile behind his sleeve. Talking to barely awake vampires was always entertaining. There was a lot of repeating before they finally realized what was going on. “I do. I’ll see you two later.”
Tsuzuku closed his eyes again. “Call us right away.”
“I will.”
“Have a… nice sleep,” Koichi mumbled.
MiA tried not to laugh as he left the room.
Five hours later, MiA felt like his brain was turning to mush. He dropped the folder with a groan and reached up to rub his temples. He’d agreed to come in, but this wasn’t what he’d joined the police force to do. Maybe he should look into starting a band again. He could ask Koichi and Tsuzuku if they wanted to join. Though Koichi would probably prefer to make costumes for everyone. MiA smiled as he pictured him trying to get a disgusted Tsuzuku into something pink and glittery. Wouldn’t that be a sight. He pushed away from his desk and stretched. He might as well take a break and get some coffee. At the machine, his thoughts wandered to Hakuei. If Tsuzuku was right about Valeria and she reached a decision quickly, his lover could return to him next week. He almost dropped his coffee as a thought came to him. Would Hakuei have to tell the Queen that he had a human lover? What if that became a part of the discussion? What if she didn’t approve of the Japanese head of security dating a human?
“MiA?” He turned to see Emi approaching him. “You look like there’s a lot on your mind.” She bought herself a coffee as well. Emi had worked in this station two years longer than he had. She’d helped him with finding his way around, making introductions, and become a friend. She was also the only one who knew he and Hakuei were lovers. Everyone else believed them to be merely good friends.
“There is,” he sighed.
Emi frowned. “Is it your boyfriend? Did his business trip get extended?”
MiA nodded. “They’re sending him abroad for a conference now. He isn’t sure how long it’ll take or how soon he can come home.”
Emi made a sympathetic noise as they walked back to the front desk. “I hope it won’t be too long. I’d hate if my fiancé had to leave me for an unknown period of time.” She smiled warmly at him. “I know it’s hard, but just think about how happy you’ll be when you see him again.”
Happy? He’d be delighted. MiA didn’t plan on letting Hakuei out of bed once he had him back. Not that he would ever say so to Emi! “You’re right. I’m trying not to dwell on how long he’ll be gone. That’s why I…” he paused as a man in a beautiful, black and gold Venetian mask and a black suit with bones painted onto it approached the desk. The mask covered the upper portion of his face and left his mouth exposed. Loose silver curls fell to his shoulders, blood red contacts completing his look.
Emi bowed to him. “Hello. How can I help you?”
“Hello.” The man gave the pair a charming smile. “I left a party about ten minutes ago and found a wallet near the building. I went back inside and asked around for the owner, but couldn’t find her. This was the nearest police station so I thought I would bring it here so she could collect it tomorrow.” He reached into his pocket and pulled out a flower printed wallet, laying it on the desk in front of Emi.
Emi picked up the wallet. “Thank you for bringing this to us. We’ll see that it’s returned to its rightful owner.”
“As expected of the police.”
Something about the man’s smile didn’t sit well with MiA. He set his coffee on the desk and took a step closer to Emi. What was making him so uneasy? The man’s crimson eyes that reminded him all too much of a thirsty vampire? Or was it how he still wore his mask as if he had something to hide? “Was there anything else you needed?”
The man’s eyes lowered to MiA’s nametag. “Your name is MiA? An interesting name.”
“Yes,” MiA said stiffly. He ignored the look Emi shot him.
“Well, MiA and Miss Emi, there is one more thing I have to report.”
“Another wallet?” Emi asked.
“No. A crime.”
MiA swallowed while Emi’s eyes widened. “What sort of crime?” he asked.
“A murder and kidnapping.”
Emi gasped. “You saw it at the party? W-Why didn’t you say so earlier?” She rushed to grab a report for him to fill out then stopped as he spoke again.
“I didn’t see it at the party.” His smirk was positively vile. “It hasn’t happened yet.” Before either of them could react a gun was in his hand and he’d shot Emi through the heart. MiA watched in horror as blood blossomed over her chest. Emi touched the wound with trembling fingers while her lips parted in an attempt to speak.
“Emi!” MiA lunged forward to catch her when her legs gave out. He cradled her against him as he lowered them to the ground. “H-Hold on, Emi.”
“It’s too late for that,” the man taunted. He seized MiA by the hair then yanked him away from Emi and to his feet. He spun the brunette around to press his back to his chest. His arm locked around MiA’s waist while he pressed the gun to MiA’s temple with his free hand. MiA couldn’t stop himself from trembling. Situations like this had come up in training, but he’d never expected it to happen. This was Japan. A safe country with minimal gun crime. He thought the worst thing that would occur at work was severe boredom…
The commotion drew senior officers and detectives out of their offices, making MiA’s coworkers and superiors witnesses to the horror unfolding. Hands flew to belts to take out weapons. The barrel of the gun pressed harder against MiA’s head when Detective Takigawa drew his own gun.
“Drop your weapon or the next body will be yours,” the man threatened. No, the vampire. MiA wasn’t important enough that a mortal man would come after him. Only a vampire would. Fuck, he should have trusted his instincts! The red eyes had even made him think vampire. “Smart boy,” he purred in MiA’s mind. “You know what I am.”
MiA shuddered at the intrusion. “Get out of my head!” He winced as laughter echoed through his mind. Hakuei was always respectful and didn’t use telepathy unless he absolutely needed to contact him. Having this vampire in his head without permission felt so violating.
Detective Takigawa dropped the gun. “What do you want with MiA?”
“Something your feeble minds couldn’t dream of understanding.” He tightened his grip on MiA. “All of you will let me leave with MiA without any interference otherwise I’ll put a bullet in the skull of anyone who tries to stop me.”
Takigawa exhaled. “Stand down and let him pass.” His eyes were apologetic as the few officers with weapons lowered them. Pleased, the masked vampire pulled MiA away. He walked them backwards outside the building and dragged him behind it. MiA exploded into action the moment the gun left his head. He kicked the vampire into the kneecap while chopping at his wrist to make him drop the gun. Vampire or no, he wouldn’t be kidnapped as easily as a Disney princess. The vampire moved so quickly MiA’s hand never connected. He coughed as his back collided roughly with the wall. The tip of a knife tilted his chin up, a mocking smirk twisting the vampire’s lips.
“I see you’re more than just a pretty face. And you’ve got some fight in you. Impressive,” the vampire purred. He trailed the knife tip down MiA’s neck, licking his lips as the skin at the hollow of his throat broke and blood beaded beneath the blade.
“W-What do you want with me?” MiA hated how his voice cracked. He knew this vampire could hear his racing heart and feel his fear. His regret over dismissing Hakuei’s concerns as paranoia.
“I want your boyfriend to suffer.”
The next thing MiA knew was darkness as the hilt of the knife struck him over the head.
*
Consciousness came slowly and with it, a throbbing headache. MiA squeezed his eyes shut against the pain. What… happened to him? He remembered being at work. Getting a coffee and talking to Emi. Emi! MiA’s eyes flew open. Emi and the Masked Vampire! Where was that fucker and why had he killed her? She’d been an innocent bystander? MiA’s anger at her killer faded into fear as he remembered his last words.
“I want your boyfriend to suffer.”
Worse, MiA was chained to a chair. His ankles were cuffed to the legs and his wrists to the arms. Tugging at the bonds proved useless as the cuffs were both sturdy and tight. MiA swallowed as his heart began to race. Fuck fuck fuck this was so bad how was he going to get out of this disaster? MiA took a shaky breath and closed his eyes. “This is all a horrible nightmare. You’re going to wake up in your own bed. Koichi will be talking about chocolate and trying to get Tsuzuku to take a chocolate bath or something ridiculous with him. It’s just a dream. You’re safe at home.”
“It’s just a dream,” MiA whispered. His heart sank as he opened his eyes. It wasn’t a nightmare. He was still chained to the chair. He exhaled shakily and forced himself to take in his surroundings. He was in a small room with a single window covered by a heavy, black tarp. A table near the door held a lamp which gave off the only source of light. A futon lay in the corner of the room. MiA bit his lip as he studied the futon. Horrific visions of what the vampire could do to him on that futon danced through his mind. Shuddering, he forced the thoughts aside and focused on listening. He couldn’t hear any defining sounds: no voices, no trains, no sea noises indicating he was near the bay, no cars, and no machinery. MiA looked at the ground next. The floor was too rough to resemble that of an apartment so he must be in a warehouse somewhere in a quieter part of Tokyo. But where?
MiA jumped as the door creaked open to reveal the vampire from before, still dressed in his mask and bone print suit.
“Hello, MiA.”
Notes
1) Anyone care to guess who MiA's abductor is? I'm sure he's really a nice guy but I made him such a bastard in this fic.
2) The suit Mr. Villain is wearing is designed off of James Bond's Day of the Dead suit in Spectre. I'd planned to do a masquerade theme for him and then I saw that movie and loved the Day of the Dead scene, so wound up doing a combination for his initial look.