One In A Million

Eyes sat on the edge of his bed, head burried in his hands, wondering if he had made a huge mistake. Kanone wasn't exactly the kind of person you wanted to hvae working against you, and Eyes was pretty sure he'd royally pissed him off. Why had he even done it? Why had he broken up with Kanone? 'Ayumu' he thought, 'I did it because of him, because Kanone did something to him.' Though, what that something was, Eyes didn't quite know. He racked his brain for an excuse to go over there and see if he was alright, but couldn't come up with a decent one. He knew Ayumu would look into it too much if the pianist simply went over to see if he was alright, but that was his reason; was there more to look into than Eyes thought? The latter quickly shook his head, 'I have no feelings for Ayumu.' he convinced himself. So, then why did he feel like this?

Sighing, he laid back on his bed, staring at the ceiling, trying to sort through his thoughts. His phone beeping was a welcome distraction, and he opened it and held it to his ear. A low voice chuckled on the other end, "Hello, Mr. Rutherford. I'm sure by now you've realized that your dear friend had gone missing."

Eyes glared at the phone, 'What friend?' he thought, but couldn't remember hearing anything about anyone he would consider a friend.

"If you want her back, I want $100,000, unmarked, deposited in the phone booth by the abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of town." said the mystery voice, "Have it there by 3 pm tomorrow or else she's dead."

Eyes heard the line click and glared even more intensely, 'What friend?' he thought once again. The guy had said 'she', and the only girls he could think of were the Blade Children, 'A Hunter?' he considered, but shook his head, he guy wanted a ransom; he was simply a kidnapper.

Flipping his phone back open he dialed Kousuke's number, "What?" came the groggy voice after a few rings.

"Kousuke, are Rio adn Ryoko both there with you?" he asked.

"What, Little Narumi didn't tell you? Rio's missing."

'Why would Ayumu know?' Eyes thought, shutting his phone, 'So they kidnapped Rio.' Dialing another number proved to end only in an answering machine. Needing to talk to the boy now, Eyes stood up. He realized that Ayumu might not be answering because of his encounter with Kanone, but right now Eyes needed him. He found it quite annoying how necessary the boy was becoming, but also terrifying that he didn't mind his help. Deciding that putting seeing Ayumu off would only put Rio in danger, Eyes exited his apartment. Though, he wasn't sure if Rio was his reason or his excuse.

Ayumu heard the knock on his door from all the way in his room. Why he wasn't asleep, he couldn't tell, but he was awake and hearing someone knocking on his door. Hoping that Madoka would get it so he didn't have to, Ayumu closed his eyes and laid his head back down. The knocking, though, didn't cease, and Ayumu knew that Madoka was probably fast asleep by now, 'Lucky.' he thought as he rolled out of bed with a groan. His body felt like one, big, black and blue bruise. Of course, it may very well be for all he knew.

Finally in an upright position, Ayumu limped out to the door, yanking it open and glaring at whomever it may have been that was forcing him to get up. His expression changed only the slightest bit when he saw who it was, "What are you doing here, Eyes?" Ayumu asked, remembering that it had been this boy's boyfriend who caused his pain.

"Rio's been kidnapped." Eyes stated.

Ayumu sighed, of course that's the only reason he'd be here, "Kousuke told me she was missing."

"I just recieved a phone call asking for $100,000 for her." The Blade Child added.

"A ransom?" Ayumu asked, "So, it's not a Hunter?" Ayumu wasn't certain, but he didn't think that the Hunters would ask for ransoms if they had a Blade Child hostage.

Eyes shook his head, "I don't believe so." he agreed. Only then did he see the bruise that marked the younger one's face. He couldn't help the hand that reached out to graze it and hated how Ayumu flinched when he did, "Kanone did this to you." It wasn't a question.

Ayumu swallowed hard and nodded, "He told me to stay away from you." he whispered.

Eyes shook his head, "I am not Kanone's; I decide who and who I want near me."

Ayumu looked up into two, piercing blue eyes, "And?" he asked.

Eyes hesitated before yanking Ayumu closer, only centimeters away from his own face, "I want you near me." Eyes decided, placing a heated kiss on the shorter one's lips. Ayumu gasped at the sudden contact, and Eyes took that opportunity to slip his tongue inside the unexperienced boy's mouth. Ayumu moaned as he felt Eyes' tongue swirl in his mouth, massaging his own and tempting it to join in. The brunette gave into the silent demands and began to do battle with Eyes' for dominance. It came to everyone's suprise, to say the least, when Ayumu finally won.

Finally breaking the kiss, Ayumu stared up at Eyes, his arms somehow locked around the taller one's neck. He wondered what that kiss had meant, if it meant that Eyes and Kanone were still together, or perhaps Eyes had broken up with the older one. He had to know, before it went any further, "Kanone?" he managed to get out.

Eyes shook his head, "No where near me." he replied.

Ayumu smiled slightly, "Good." Then, he realized the reason that Eyes was over here, "What else did the kidnapper say?"

Eyes quickly adjusted to the change in topic, "Only that he had Rio and wanted the money left in a phone booth by the abandoned hotel on the outskirts of town."

Ayumu nodded, forcing himself to pull away from Eyes so he could think clearly. He took a seat on the couch, Eyes following suit, looking at him expectantly, "Have you told the others about this?"

Eyes shook his head, "I didn't necessarily want to tell Kousuke until we had a plan." he informed Ayumu.

Ayumu chuckled slightly, "Good point." he agreed. Knowing Kousuke and how protective he was of Rio, he would go after the guy himself, "You're worried that he won't return Rio or that you'll be out $100,000 by the time this is over?" In order to have a plan, you needed to first know the goal.

"What do you think?" Eyes asked, a little disappointed that Ayumu would think he was worried about the money, "Money means nothing to me."

'How much does he have?' Ayumu wondered, bewildered that the pianist could just give up that much. Still, if Eyes said he didn't want the money back, he wouldn't worry about it, "I've got an idea." he stated.
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Hmm, what's Ayumu's plan? I wonder...Damn, Ayumu's a lucky guy; Eyes is loaded! Hopefully the next chappy will be up soon...