30 Reasons Why I Love You

Chapter 23: Reason #8

Reason #8: I'm thankful I met you because you were the second chance I needed 

I rubbed my wrists, stretching my legs as I did so. My bones cracking, muscles stiffening at the stretching I was doing. I had been tied to the posts for more or less 6 hours. And from what I deduced during my stay in this stupid room, I was taken around 7pm and, from the darkness outside, it's around 2am. It didn't matter what time I was taken. What mattered to me the most was the location I was at and how I was going to escape without dying.

But first off, I had a major problem that needed to be addressed.

Clothes. Clothes.

I sweeped the room, checking for at least a pair of briefs to wear. The sight of my nakedness was unnerving. I knew I had other things to worry about but there was no way in hell I would walk out in the middle of the night butt-naked. Hey, I'm a confident bastard but that doesn't mean I want to do a life or death battle in my birthday suit. It would help though if Kaoru got distracted at the sight, leaving him vulnerable. But that was more like a 40% chance of happening and I didn't have the luxury of playing gamble with Lady Luck.

I slowly stood up, carefully gathering my bearings as I moved as quietly as I could. 

What the fuck? Not a thing at all.

I scowled, my eyes returning to the door. Even the lack of clothing couldn't help shake away the feeling that everything was too easy. Hell, I couldn't get away from this five years ago and, now, I'm holding a swiss knife while finding a pair of briefs. This was too easy and I need to get the fuck out of here before I get caught. God knows what Kaoru has planned if he knew I escaped. 

The sheet of the bed caught my eye and an idea popped in my head. It may not be the cleanest cloth I could find, I cared more of what Kaoru did in this bed, but it was the best I had. And I had learned the greatest lesson of life during my short stay here and that's the saying that BEGGARS CAN'T BE CHOOSERS.

Quickly, I tore the sheet, using the blade to cut up a shape that resembled a skirt. I had no qualms with wearing a skirt. Hell, Rei found it sexy and it made him wild in bed. So I don't see how this won't affect the demon spawn from hell. And if this was an alternative to distracting him, I would go all in for it.

The knife settled in between my teeth firmly, making sure I wouldn't end up with a Joker scar on my face, before I tied a really tight knot on the left side of my hip. It was doable and I could move freely so I didn't mind it.

I looked stupid, I knew that much. And if I had any other choices, I would have gone for it. But it was either wearing a skirt or ending up in a diaper, and I don't plan on being a giant baby.

Making my way to the door, the knife I held positioned at my side made my heart beat a thousand times. God, it was nerve-wrecking. I could get caught and killed right on the spot or worse, get caught and tied up again with no hope of escape.

That was something I was not going to risk. I'd be stupid not to take caution.

Here we go.

The old rusty doorknob right in front of me taunted me. It's copper round head still in the silence. I stared at it, enhancing my sense of sound for any imminent danger. I hated the damn thing. It was like I was waiting for it to jiggle before a certain head pops in all of a sudden. And while I had this inner struggle going on, at the back of my head, I could hear a tiny voice asking the question I did not want an answer to:

Where's Kaoru? 

Sure, during the six-hour stay here, he'd come and disappear. But I had no doubt I wasn't alone. I knew he was in the house because of the creaking of floorboards or loud thuds, even the silent walk he did just to check if I was still in the room was noisy enough. That's why the silence of the house was eerily suspicious. Still, I paid no heed to that and carefully twisted the knob in my hand.

Weird. 

It felt like I was falling into a trap Kaoru had designed. As if he wanted me to take his knife and try to escape. With his sadistic pleasures, it was a good enough reason to be overly anxious. However, I didn't have time to think of a plan. If worse comes to worst, I'd have to improvise.

I got on all fours, the knife held in my mouth as I crawled outside. I had seen enough movies to know that walking outside and hiding in corners like a cop wouldn't help me. Most of the people who did that died or were caught immediately. 

I eyed my surroundings, the narrow hallway lit up by dimming lightbulbs. It was like one of those haunted movies where the ghosts would show up at the end of the hallway. Scary but it had to be done.

Taking baby steps as quickly and as quietly as I could, I listened to the house while my eyes strained to see what was waiting for me at the end of the hallway. There were no other doors except mine and, guessing the interior, I'd say it was a one-room cabin. It didn't seem big and it was close to civilization as the lights from the city reached my room's window. So good job to me for surviving.

I glanced left and right, all my senses alert. The crawl seeming longer than it intentionally was, my mouth salivating because of the knife. The metallic taste adding to my salty sweat was a disgusting mixture. It reminded me of spoilt milk. Well, more like spoilt spaghetti.

What the hell am I thinking? Concentrate, stupid.

When I reached the end of the hallway, my breathing evened out. My eyes watching the dark shadows of the room, my ears straining to hear the sounds in the room. Immediately, my eyes widened when I heard a soft buzz. It was like someone was snori-

Shit! Kaoru's in here and he's asleep!