Dimension

Part 2

It is almost 9pm but there is no sign that Takaki will be home any moment. Rain is pouring heavily outside and the cold wind is blowing hard. The other boys have already sat around the dining table for hours, and their stomachs keep grumbling like crazy.

"Yabu-kun... can we eat now?" Ryutaro pull out his hungry face to the oldest boy who is sitting right next to him.

Yabu shakes his head. "We are going to wait until Yuya gets home. That's the rule."

Ryutaro forcefully pushes his chair and opens the front door. "Oii Bakaki!!! Come home and eat!" the boy randomly yells.

"Be a little bit patient Ryu," Chinen says in a soft intonation while re-arranging the muffins. "Takaki-kun must be on his way."

"I bet he is peeking from outside having fun making us worried like this. Just come out Bakaki!"

"Can you stop calling him like that?"

"Oh great, Inoo-kun is on his side," Ryutaro raises his eyebrow, irritated by Inoo's sudden request. "Bakaki Bakaki Bakaki Bakaki Bakaki Bakaki Baka-"

"I said stop it!" Inoo unexpectedly stands up and hit the table with his right fist, surprising the others who are sitting nearby. "Nobody wants to be called stupid. It hurts a lot. He was helping me tidying my study room but I didn't thank him. I called him stupid instead. He must be very sad about that... very sad... perhaps that's why he doesn't want to get home," Inoo slowly sits back on his chair with his eyes staring down at the floor. There's regret on his face.

"Now that you mention it I called him stupid too," Yamada reflects on his action.

Ryutaro turns around, facing his back to the others. This silly sentimental mode! Who cares? The nickname suits the idiot the most! He is the one acting fool all the time. Bakaki!

Daiki rushes downstairs to get the other boys in the kitchen. "I can't reach him. His cell phone is out of coverage."

"Or he switches it off," Ryutaro interrupts.

"No, Yuya is not that type of person. He won't do that. Coming home late and unreachable- this is not him," Daiki starts to sound panic.

"I don't feel good about this Yabu-kun," Yuto speaks up.

Hikaru nods. "I agree with Yuto. Sorry to say but no matter how foolish Yuya is he will never skip his meals."

"Have you called his parent's house?" Yabu looks at Daiki, waiting for confirmation.

"Yes, but he's not there. I called KaT-TUN and NEWS house as well but the result is negative. Nakamaru-kun and Tegoshi-kun has started to look for him at his usual place. They'll call me if there's any news."

"Then we should start looking for him too," Yabu stands up, followed by the other boys. "Let's split into groups. Hika will take Keito and Dai-chan to the gym, while Yuto, Yama-chan and I will search at the park. Kei will wait at home with Chii and Ryu. He might come back while we're out."

"All right. We'll gather again after one hour," Yabu hands the umbrellas to everyone.

"Why is everyone making such a big fuss about it? He'll be back soon. He's not a kid!" Ryutaro moves back to the dining table with his sour face, not understanding the tension. He tries to take a piece of the cheesecake but Yabu quickly hit his hand.

"We'll eat the cake together understand?" Yabu coldly look at the younger boy who is clearly terrified by Yabu's anger. Ryutaro quietly lays back on his chair with his eyes looking at the floor. He knows that any words he might say will make Yabu more annoyed with him- no, he doesn't want that.

"Yabu-kun..." Keito is standing still at the front door. Keito's eyes are fixed on something.

"What is it Keito?" Yabu walks to the door. He gently pushes Keito to the left and steps outside.

Yabu's eyes widen. On the front yard a little boy is lying on the ground, unconscious and wet from the rain. Yabu and Hikaru rushes to get the poor boy and bring him inside the house.

"Get the towel!" Hikaru orders. Yamada runs upstairs and return with a few towels in his hand, handing it to Yabu who is trying to clean the little boy. The boy's body is full with bruises and wounds. In fact the wound on his head is still bleeding heavily, soaking the towel that Yabu used to wrap him.

Yabu gently put the boy on the couch with other members surrounding him.

"Did you see him when you first open the front door Ryu?" Hikaru asks Ryutaro who is standing in curiosity.

Ryutaro shakes his head. "No, nobody was there when I opened the door. Actually nobody should be there. It's raining isn't it?"

"Then where did he comes from?" Chinen gets closer to the boy, softly grab the boy's cold hand.

"Poor kid. Look like he just escaped from a prison or something. We should care for the wound," Inoo walks to the shelf and takes out the emergency kit. Daiki comes to the living room with a cloth soaked in warm water and starts to clean the boy's wound.

Yabu moves backward, allowing the two boys to attend the injuries. He scratches his head several times.

Who is he? How he gets here? What's up with the injuries?

And where's Yuya?

"Ittai!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

The nine JUMP members are surprised to hear the little boy's scream. He suddenly gets up, looking at everyone with fear.

"Daijyobu, we won't hurt you," Inoo tries to assure the kid. "Come, let us manage your wound ok?" Inoo takes the little boy's hand, hoping the boy will feel secured.

But Inoo was wrong. The little boy roughly pushes his hand and limping to the corner of the living room, curling himself in between the two shelves. His body is trembling and his face looks petrified.

"He's scared," Yamada concludes. Yabu nods.

Keito slowly steps closer to the corner. He stops when the boy looks like he is about to cry. He later squats; making sure his eye level is the same as the little boy. With a smile Keito hands a muffin that he picked from the kitchen before to the little boy. The boy is hesitating at first, but seeing Keito's gentle face he moves slightly closer and reach the muffin- immediately eat it without any word. He finishes the muffin in less than a minute.

"Do you want another one?" Keito offers. The boy nods while wiping his mouth.

Yuto who is closest to the kitchen quickly runs to get the rest of the muffins and bring them to the living room. Keito hands another muffin to the boy, and just as before he eats them with greed.

"How old are you?" Keito tries his luck.

"Eight," he answers with his mouth full.

"Can you tell me your name?"

The little boy stops munching, looking at Keito directly in his eyes.

"Yuya. My name is Yuya."

~to be continued~