MafiA's Gamble

TWELVE

Yuki kidnapped situation

     Yuki groaned, waking up tied to a chair with a blindfold over her eyes. All she remembered were the bodyguards... The agents? Immobilizing her and knocking her out with chloroform. She soon realized her predicament and began to panic. Where was she? What happened to the mission? And how was Ley related to all of this? As she struggled against the ropes, she heard a pair of footsteps walking towards her. "Yuki." Yuki grit her teeth. That voice, one she would always recognize. She hated how she still loved the way he said her name. Sudden light blinded her, as her blindfold was pulled off, revealing Ley's handsome face in close proximity to hers. Yuki involuntarily started blushing, and she turned her head away from his face. Ley sighed and stepped back, observing the girl with cold eyes. Yuki gulped. "Where am I?" Ley's eyes sharpened at her words. "We are in one of the safest places in the entire city. If you behave, I'll release the ropes." He turned and left, leaving Yuki alone.

     As soon as he left, Yuki's eyes started flitting around the room. It appeared she was in the well-lit modern living room of a rather nice looking house. Off to the side was the kitchen, though there were unfortunately no knives in sight. Looking up, she saw a single skylight far above her head, filtering a dim light due to the gathering clouds. She sighed and looked out the window, revealing what looked like the countryside. Thinking to herself, she tried to find a way to contact everyone, but she drew a blank. All she could do was stare out the window and hope someone would rescue her. Seeing the same scene again and again, she looked up at the skylight in frustration, noticing the clouds darkening like her mood. "Hmph, how fitting," she muttered to herself, as she looked out the window again, remarking the sunny and picturesque countryside. Wait, what?

     Suddenly, something clicked. If it was cloudy and about to rain up above, then why on earth was it sunny out the window? Trying to test her theory, she watched out the window, willing the clouds to move. Disappointingly, they stayed put, and her spirits fell. She frowned and grumbled. "The windows are fake? Well, there goes my plan to smash the windows and escape." Ley casually walked in, overhearing what she said. "Oh? It seems you've caught on. It's too bad you did.. Would have been amusing to see you crash into a wall in an attempt to break the 'window'." He paused, and then continued. "If you behave and try not to kill me, I'll release the ropes. Can you promise me that?" Yuki's frown grew deeper. Well, at least the ropes will go away. "Fine, I accept your offer." Ley swiftly got down and untied the bindings, letting her go free. Using this opportunity, Yuki reached for his neck to suffocate him, but instead was grabbed by the throat and thrown to the floor. Ley's piercing gaze met Yuki's, sending a chill down her spine. He spoke, exasperated. "I told you to try not to kill me, didn't I? It'll never work anyways, I'm physically stronger than you. You'll never defeat me in a battle." Yuki rubbed her back, which hit the floor rather harshly after being thrown. "Tch. Fine." With that, she stood and walked away, exploring the one story house.

     After a while, she discovered the bathroom, two bedrooms and a large basement with absolutely nothing in it. Glowering, she headed back to the living room, where Ley sat at the dining room reading a book. "Which of those rooms are mine?" she demanded, not caring if she sounded rude. Ley looked up from his book and pointed towards the far end. Yuki turned and walked over to the room, closing the door behind her. Flopping onto the bed, she tried to reorganize the messy thought processes swirling in her head. One, she was trapped in an unknown house in an unknown place, with no exit point besides the locked front door. Two, she had noticed earlier that she was wearing different clothes, possessing no electronics of any kind. As to that, she presumed that they stopped by K Tech to remove all her gadgets and tools. Three... Yuki sighed, as her thoughts circled back to Ley. She felt betrayed and conflicted. Since when was Ley so insulting and cold? Who was he exactly? She thought back to their time together at school. He was so much different now, but at the same time, she could tell he wasn't acting nor pretending. Yuki frowned as she had been the whole day. Which one was the real Ley? The reserved, yet polite and semi cold boy, or this rude and slightly insane cold guy? She couldn't reach a conclusion. Both seemed like completely different people, yet, at the same time, they both felt like Ley. Sighing for what appeared to be the hundredth time, she closed her eyes wearily and drifted off to sleep, the sleeping gas' effects still lingering.