Chapter 5

Hayami was running through the woods once again, in search of Akemi. She stopped running after some time and leaned her hand against a tree, huffing out air. She was out of breath from running. Even though she was breathless, she was determined to find her.

"Please, please don't fall into the hands of Hans"

Somewhere close by, Akemi was walking through the dark woods. She was thirsty and now for her luck, she was hungry. She was walking around the forest in search of some food but moreover for some shelter for the night. It was getting windy and she had no intention to stay out. When she was walking around, in the distance she spotted some light. In the hurry to find shelter and a given that it was getting dark, she started walking faster towards the light.

When she was out of the woods, there was a clearing of the forest. In the middle, there was an old factory. One of its smaller sides was not there, creating a huge door and if anyone was passing by, they could see everything that was happening inside. Out of breath Akemi, slowly started towards the huge entrance. There were a few people sitting around a campfire in the distance. She slowly started walking inside when a man walked up to her from nowhere.

"Hey, sweet pea" A man with a slightly deep voice called to what seemed like Akemi. Akemi turned her head in his direction and just nodded her head to his addressal. "I'm talking to you," He said. Akemi turned to him completely now and folded her arms. "I'm aware but you called me such a sweet name I feel like puking" Akemi commented. The guy looked taken aback but went with it. "I bet with that mouth of yours, you're not really popular among guys" He commented. Akemi felt like her blood was boiling. She pointed her finger at him. "You keep-" Before she could curse him out of this world, a guy stopped.

"Hey Takami, can you not disturb our new guest?" Both of them turned towards the source of the voice. There was an elegant man in grey pants and a black shirt tucked in it. Akemi was slightly taken aback but stood her ground. The elegant walked closer and looked at the girl. "May I ask for your name?" He said, swaying a little with his right hand in his pocket. Akemi stood there, suspiciously eyeing him. "Akemi Rina, Nice to meet you" She introduced herself and stretched out her hand for shaking. The guy took her hand and shook it, eyeing her amused. "You're...Akemi Rina" He repeated. Akemi kind of had the idea of what was happening but she shook it off. "And you are, smooth talker?" She asked him.

"Hans Romero"

Hayami was right above a small hill, hiding behind a rock. She noticed Akemi being taken inside the huge factory. "So Hans got to her first" Hayami sighed. She rested her back against the rock and decided to just get it over with. She came out from behind the rock and slid down the hill. She arrived safely enough and started walking towards the entrance. She noticed Akemi sitting on a chair in the distance. Hayami decided not to go near just yet and wait for some time. Hayami hid behind some boxes so she could hear and see what was happening.

Akemi was seated down on a chair near the fire. Hans picked up a can and opened it, handing it to her. Akemi took it, looking inside confused. "It's canned noodles, I'm guessing you haven't had any food yet, right?" Hans asked her, opening his own can. Akemi just shook her head and thanked him for the food. Someone else handed her a fork and she picked the noodles and she had a bite. She had a taste and she was fond of it but moreover, she was thankful that she got food and shelter for the night. She wrapped her hands tightly around the can to get some kind of warmness and looked at Hans, who seemed to be enjoying his own can.

She was finally done and she left the fork inside the can. Hans stretched out his hand so she could hand him the empty can. She handed him the empty can and rubbed her hands together to warm them up. Hans turned his back on her and his facial expression instructed his people to capture Akemi. They all nodded and split in a direction so they could bring the pieces of equipment to tie her up.

It was silent for a cold winter night. Akemi was lost in thought, looking in the distance. She was thinking about Hayami. Maybe she shouldn't have behaved the way she did, maybe she should have been nicer but Hayami could have also behaved in a better way. Akemi was mad but she couldn't be mad for too long because thinking about it Hayami was just trying to help her. Akemi was considering going back to the building and maybe even apologising to her but it's going to take her a long time before she finds the building.

In all the thinking and consideration she didn't notice the men standing behind her like hungry beasts to capture her. Well she was the Akemi Rina. When Akemi came back she noticed that no one was in front of her. At the same moment, all the men threw the rope over her figure and pulled it, trapping her on the chair. Akemi was too in shock to act properly. Each man stood on each side and coiled the rope on her figure to keep her in place. Akemi kept moving and the more she moved, the rope got tighter. Akemi was panicking and she was out of ideas on what to do. Only one person, who was popping in her head, could save her. She closed her eyes and continued moving to try to set her free.

When her own thoughts filled her head and pushed her off the edge, she screamed.

"HAYAMIII!!"



"Okay, my call is here"