OH, My Senpai!

Part 5

Jack felt a soft pressure rubbing the soles of his foot, and as his mind caught up to the last thing he remembered... he jerked awake in a panic!  Sharp pain shot up his arms and he paused long enough to get his baring's back.  His wrists were cuffed to the thick side bars of another gurney.  Judging by the way his ankles were strapped down and elevated... he guessed it had to be a delivery gurney.  Billy stood at the end, massaging one of his feet.  Jack was afraid to breathe.  The gesture felt innocent, but it just felt wrong.  If his ankles hadn't been strapped down, he would have yanked his foot out of his hands!  It took a minute or two, before his emotions settled enough to notice that Billy wasn't looking at him.  He was staring off to the right...  Jack heard the soft rattling of chains and followed Billy's gaze.  Jack hadn't been the only one to move.  Mark was no longer in a cage.  He was chained up to a large wooden 'X'.  There was a black bar gag in his mouth, and he was completely awake now! 

Mark's expression was hard to read, but he didn't look scared or even worried.  Just prepared.  He caught Jack looking at him and pulled lightly on his restraints.  Jack's heart was starting to beat wildly.  He didn't like where this was going.  Hell, he could guess where this was going!  Billy started slipping a finger between each of his toes, saying out loud.  "I imagined this moment differently in my head. But this it turns out is much better".  Billy slipped casually away from Jack, taunting Mark as he approached him.  "I had plans to lure you here eventually using Jack's twitter, but you decided to show up all on your own. So, now I can physically show you that he's NOT YOURS ANYMORE! He belongs to me. He deserves me. I will make him happy".  Mark just stared back at Billy, unable to do anything else.  Finding his voice, Jack nervously called out.  "I was never his! Jesus, kid.... Septiplier was just a friendly gimmick among friends! It's not-".  Billy whipped around with a broad smile, cutting Jack off as he finished.  "Not real? Shows what you know! I know things about him you'll never know, Jack! Why do you think I sent you my game? How do you think I got all your information and itineraries? The moment you downloaded it to your computer, I got everything! All your passwords, your schedules, your friends information, etc.  It wasn't so much a 'game' as a complete hack into your life! You even sent the link to 'him'! I hadn't expected that, but oh boy, did I get dirt"! 

Jack could feel every beat of his heart thundering in his ears.  He had downloaded that game months before playing it... He literally gave the information to Billy as easily as handing it to him!  He didn't feel grounded by gravity anymore.  His world was slowly drifting away.  It took all his focus just to keep listening as Billy continued on excitedly.  "I even got access to your web-camera and phones! I knew where you were and listened to every conversation without every having to leave my house.  Neat, huh? I guess it pays to have parents that are never home and work in benefiting work fields".  Jack laid back against the slightly propped up gurney back, telling Mark guiltily.  "I'm so sorry, Mark. This was my fault".  Jack heard fast stomping footsteps, and turned his head just as Billy reached him.  His hand swing in so hard, that the blow left Jack blind in his left eye for a minute or two!  The harsh sound cracking in the air light a bolt of lightening!  Billy's voice turned into an uncontrollable fury, as he held his arm against his chest and bowed away screaming out.  "DON'T SAY THAT! Nothing is YOUR fault! IT'S HIS"!  Jack had to turn his head, so that he could see Billy pointing accusingly at Mark out of his good eye.  Anger shot from Billy, as spat out through a clenched jaw.  "HE IS TO BLAME! He is always in the way! He is the reason I had to bring you here and keep you safe! He will only hurt you! I'm saving you from HIM"! 

Jack's cheek was pounding in pain.  He just considered himself lucky that Billy didn't take out his eye.  He'd definitely end up with a black eye though.  Jack tried to understand why Billy was doing and saying these things.  He clearly was just a kid or to be more specific... a teenager that had taken on his made up Billy character... but he TRUELY believed he was HIS Billy!  As Billy rubbed the hand he had struck Jack with, an idea came to him.  Trying to calm Billy back down, Jack told him gently.  "Billy... Mark didn't hit me. YOU did".  Billy's anger immediately vanished, as shock and horror crept into his eyes.  Billy first took in Jack's face, and Jack made sure to turn his face away.  Jack hoped his cheek was flushed enough for him to see the possible hand print.  He wanted Billy to realize that he wasn't doing any good this way... but Billy took it differently. 

The anger flared back into Billy's eyes as he stormed off toward Mark, screaming out.  "YOU! It's your fault I hit him! He's hurt now because of you! He will never trust me now because of YOU! We can't be happy because of YOU"!  Billy stormed out of Jack's sight, but Mark jerked upright in his restraints at whatever Billy was rustling with!  Slowly Billy crept into view with a murderous look, and Jack saw the light reflect down the clean steel of a bowie knife.  Billy was going to kill Mark!  Jack jerked against the restraints, screaming out desperately.  "BILLY, DON'T! PLEASE! LOOK AT ME"!  To Jack's utter surprise, Billy stopped advancing toward Mark.  The bowie knife even suddenly hung loosely in his hand, when he turned watery eyes on him.  For a moment, Jack was left speechless.  While Jack was trying to figure out what he should say to save Mark, Billy sadly told him.  "I didn't mean too... once he's gone, we can start over. You'll love me if he's dead".  Jack was scarcely breathing, when he mustered up enough courage to tell Billy tenderly.  "I'd love it, if you made him watch. Don't you remember? You love me, don't you"?  A tear fell down Jack's cheek, as he waited for Billy's response.  He didn't want to do this.  He didn't want to watch his friend die... but if there was a way to get Mark out of this alive, he'd take it.  They just had to play Billy's game, until someone came to rescue them.  The tension gripping Jack's heart faded away as he watched the bowie knife fall from Billy's hand, clattering loudly to the floor.  Very slowly, Billy made his way toward Jack... and as another tear rolled down his cheek, Jack sent out a silent prayer that someone would finds them soon.  To Be Continued...