Heart Beats 💙 Choutarou Ootori

17 ✶ Slippery When Wet

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"Ahh, well... you see..." Choutarou blushed, rubbing the back of his head. What was he supposed to say? Surely he couldn't just come out with the truth.

"We were told of a murder that happened here," you responded bluntly. Apparently, you could...

"Senpai!"

"What?" You glanced at your boyfriend, but before he could respond, the woman started laughing, making a tic mark appear beneath your eye. "The hell's so funny?"

"I... haha... I'm s-sorry... hahaha!" The woman took deep breaths, clutching the glass tight so she didn't drop it. When she finally stopped laughing, she motioned towards the kitchen. "Come have a seat and I'll explain,"

You started forward but Choutarou grabbed your wrist. "Are you sure about this, senpai? What if she's dangerous?"

"Relax, Chou-chan. It'll be fine," you slipped your hand into his, gently tugging him toward the kitchen.

"Have a seat. Would you like something to drink?" she asked, glancing over her shoulder at you as she reached into the cabinet to put the glass away.

"No. Thanks,"

She shrugged, walking towards another door, which looked like it led to a hallway. "Sean! Get in here!"

"What?" A male voice yelled back before the source appeared in the doorway, shirtless, with a towel over his dripping dark brown locks. His expression turned surprised when he saw the two of you sitting at the kitchen table, one looking annoyed and the other worried. "What's going on, Sarah?"

"Sit, sit," Sarah ushered him over, earning a scowl from the male. She took a seat next to him before speaking. "Now, you claim to have seen a murder here earlier, correct?"

"We didn't see it. A couple idiots did," you answered, vaguely aware of the disapproving look from Choutarou.

"Ahh, I see I see. So that's what this is about," the male chuckled, resting his cheek on his hand. "First, we should introduce ourselves. I'm Sean Warner,"

"And I'm Sarah Veil. We're actresses – "

"Actors,"

" – from America. Both of our families are close to the Atobe family and the two of us grew up together. We were rehearsing a scene from our new movie. Mrs. Atobe let us use one of their cabins so we'd have privacy,"

"The scene we were practicing earlier was a death scene, where the husband and wife end up murdering each other because mphdfhj – "

Sarah firmly planted her hands over his mouth. "Sean! We can get into a lot of trouble for giving away that much information about the movie!"

"Soffmpry!"

She shook her head with a sigh, removing her hands and re-taking her seat. "Anyway, that's the story."

"We must be pretty good to have fooled your friends like that," Sean said smugly, leaning back in his chair with his arms folded across his chest.

"I don't know how we missed them, though." Sarah sighed. "Poor dears. They must be running crazy!"

"If I may, what's the name of your movie?" Choutarou questioned.

"Slippery When Wet. A murder mystery!" Sean announced proudly. "Due out in the fall of this year~"

You and Choutarou exchanged a look.

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The sun was starting to peek over the horizon and the boys of Hyotei had received no sleep. How could they possibly even think of sleeping when two of their own were missing? They had gone out on a mission to check out the scene of a murder that Gakuto and Shishido had stumbled upon, but they had yet to return. They had been gone for hours!

"I knew this was a bad idea! I just know something bad happened!" Shishido ranted, pacing around in the same circle he had been creating for several hours now.

"It was your idea to send them," Yuushi pointed out from his seat on the recliner, one leg crossed over the other.

"No. It was my idea to send Y/N, not Choutarou!" he snapped in return, turning to glare at the tensai.

"So it's okay for Y/N-chan to be in harm's way, but not Ootori-kun?" Jirou questioned, cocking his head to the side.

"Yes!"

Before any of them could respond to that comment, Atobe entered the room, dressed in a frilly pinkish-purple nightshirt and black slacks, with Kabaji right behind him. His eyes scanned the room and he raised a brow. "Since when did all of you wake up this early?" he questioned, mainly pointing it towards Jirou, who failed to notice that fact.

"Buchou!" Gakuto cried, springing up and latching onto the captain, who looked mortified at the contact. "They're gone! They're dead! Murdered!"

"Murdered? What are you going on about? And get off of Ore-sama!" With some reluctance, Gakuto backed away. "Yuushi! Just what the hell is going on here?!"

Yuushi sighed, glancing at the door. "We were woken up in the middle of the night by gunfire. Shishido and Mukahi went to check it out, and saw – "

"Dead bodies!" Gakuto interrupted. "There were two of them, one man and a woman!"

"There was blood everywhere," Shishido added, shaking his head as if to rid himself of the memory.

"Yes, well," Yuushi gave them a look. He clearly did not take too kindly to being interrupted. "After waking them up, Y/N and Choutarou headed over to take a look. They have yet to return,"

"Which cabin?" Atobe questioned, his face devoid of any emotion.

"It starts out East and then a sharp turn and you end up West," Shishido explained, pointing to make his point.

Atobe shook his head with a sigh, barely refusing the urge to facepalm. "That cabin is being lent to friends of Ore-sama's mother. They are practicing for their roles in the new movie, Slippery When Wet. It's a murder mystery,"

"So they... were acting?" Gakuto questioned dumbly and Atobe nodded. "But... Y/N and Choutarou..."

"They either got lost or are talking with the two staying there," Atobe ran a hand through his hair. "Ore-sama is sure they will return soon,"

"I hope you're right," Shishido muttered, staring outside, which was slowly becoming brighter as the sun rose higher into the sky, escorted by a mass of light gray clouds.

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