We Were Meant To Be (Budo x Taro)

Chapter 17: In Captivity

Monday Class Time 

Budo was sitting in class, constantly looking back at Taro's desk. Taro hasn't given him a call or texted him, and it was worry Budo by the minute. He was already suspecting the worse, but a part of him was telling him to not freak out. 

"D-Don't worry about it, Budo. Taro is fine. He has to be. You promised to protect him, and you're not going to break that promise. Just like Mina said, go ask Osana if she's seen him today. If she hasn't then you can go over to his house after school and check on him. You're freaking out for no reason. Just calm down, Masuta... Masuta... Masuta..."

"MASUTA!" Budo's sensei yells right in front of his desk. She pulled him from his thoughts and ended up startling him.

"Y-Yes, Sensei?" Budo sheepishly replied.

"Do you come to school today to zone out in my class?"

"No, Sensei. I'm sorry." Budo bowed in his seat. His sensei deadpanned, and walked back up to the front of the class. Budo laid back, and sunk into his seat. He looked back at Taro's desk and sighed.

"Please, God... please let him not be in danger."

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Taro woke up feeling drowsy. His neck felt sore, and he had a bit of a headache. He tried to move his hand up to his head, but quickly realized he couldn't move them. Nor could he move his legs and waist too. Taro started to struggle against whatever was binding him, but no matter how much he wiggled and squirmed, he was not budging. 

He also felt like a cloth was around his head, covering his eyes. That was probably why it was so dark and he couldn't see shit. He tried to scream for help, but he also appeared to be gagged. Now he was completely panicking.

"Helf! Smbumh! Helf mm!" He tried to scream, praying someone, anyone would hear him and save him from whoever his captor is.

Speaking of which, who is his captor?

Taro heard a door behind him open, and his heart quickly started to beat faster. He was terrified of whoever this is and what they were planning to do with him. As Taro continued to struggle, he heard a metal tray being placed behind him and his blindfold was taken off. It took a second for Taro's eyes to get used to lightning in the... basement?

Taro looked behind him to see the one who brought him here, but saw no one. 

"Senpai?" A soft voice spoke. Taro whipped his head back to the front of him to see a girl with black hair in a ponytail looking at him with a warm smile. It took a second for Taro to realize that he's seen this girl before. She's in the class below him at Akademi.

He tried to speak to her, but the cloth kept him from doing so. 

"I'll take the gag off if you promise not to scream. You have you reason to scream, my dear. I'm not going to hurt you, and no one can hear you anyways. So, you promise not to scream?" Ayano crouched down so she was literally face to face with Taro, who nodded his head in fear. "Good." She smiled and gently untied the gag around his mouth.

"I... I know you." Taro said, his voice barely a whisper.

Ayano's eyes lit up; "Oh, you do! I'm so happy you remember me, Senpai!"

"Y-Yeah... you're the girl I accidently bumped into on the first day of school."

"Yes! Oh yes, you do remember me, Senpai! I'm so happy!" Ayano happily giggled as she hugged Taro, running her fingers through his raven locks. Taro has never felt so confused, scared, and uncomfortable at the same time.

"Yeah... um... why am I down here... tied to a chair?" Taro asked, hoping it would make her get off of him. Thankfully it did.

"Well, you are tied to a chair in my basement so no one can take you away from me. And I don't have to watch you kissing and loving the wrong person anymore..." Ayano mumbled the last bit, but Taro was able to make out most of what she said.

"Wait... you're the one who paid the Yakuza to get rid of Budo! And... you're the one who's been stalking me!"

"Oh my, you're so smart, my dear Senpai! Yes, I was the one who ordered the Yakuza to dispose of your little... friend. However, thanks to his stupid father, those idiots failed to do the job. And that asshole still took my money despite failing to get rid of Budo. That's when I realized, the only way I can make you mine is if I take you away from Budo. Now..." She giggled before continuing. "You're here, in my basement! You're all mine now, Senpai!"

Taro couldn't say a word. All he could do was look at Ayano with both fear and anger in his eyes. 

How can she believe that he could EVER love her after what she did?

How can she expect to own him when all she clearly cares about is herself?

"Now, while I feed you your lunch, I will tell you why I am so devoted to you, Senpai." Ayano gleefully said as she pulled a chair in front of Taro, and sat in it, offering food to him.

"Budo... please... help me."

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Monday Lunchtime

Taro still hasn't said anything. Something was definitely wrong. Budo walked up to the roof to find Osana. He found her sitting with Raibaru, eating their lunches. 

"Najimi!" Budo called out. He was able to get both girl's attention.

"Masuta-Senpai? What is it? Where's Taro?" Osana asked.

"That's what I was going to ask you. Did you walk with Taro to school today?"

"No, stupid! If I did, I wouldn't have asked where Taro is!" Osana hmphed.

"Najimi, I'm not in the mood to deal with your bitchy attitude right now! I'm really worried about Taro."

"Why are you so worried. He's probably just sick, Budo." Raibaru insisted.

"That's what I like to think, Raibaru, but this week has felt weird and unsafe for the both of us." 

Osana and Raibaru raised a brow. "What do you mean?" Osana asked.

"No time to explain. So, Taro hasn't contacted you at all today?"

"Not like he would. He's more focused on you than me now."

"Osana!" Raibaru glared.

"I'm sorry, Najimi. I know you liked Taro, but you should know that he still deeply cares about you. He hasn't forgotten about you."

"Well... I wouldn't blame him. I was such a bitch to him, and now I'm being a bitch to you. Sorry, Masuta-Senpai... I just got jealous is all. I have seen how happy Taro is with you, and I'm happy that he's happy. I just... wish I got to tell him instead of always being so abrasive towards him. Does he hate me? At all?" 

"No, no. Like I said, he still deeply cares about you. I mean, sure you were always a little too aggressive with how you treated him, but he still considers you as one of his closest friends."

Osana nodded, and gave a warm smile.

Raibaru stood up; "Why don't you go to Taro's house after school, Budo. If he's not there then we can start freaking out. But for now, just calm down."

Budo sighed. These girls haven't been much help, so he waved them goodbye before walking off. 

"I know something's wrong. Something is very wrong. Taro is in danger. I know he is."

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Taro finished his lunch, and Ayano finished telling her life story to him. Now she was on his lap, hugging onto him like a child hugging their favorite stuffed toy. He could hear her quietly giggling to herself as she caressed every part of his face.

How will he ever escape the clutches of this obsessive psychopath?