[Chapter 4] Double Sin

"Ugh.." Kael who finally gained consciousness opened his eyes with recovery of his vision and saw the moon in the sky outside the abandoned building window. 'Not again.' His thoughts about the situation. His eyes turn to look, searching for the individual who has done this to him. He tried to move with his arms, but realized it was tied with something like a rope. 

*Tuk-tuk*

Kael's eyes sharply avert to the sound of someone coming closer. Then the black figure standing in front of his face, standing tall, hands in pocket, face was dark deter without light but the eyes and a smile can be seen clearly.. Then the figure pulled out a clear silver shone shape just like a knife. In dire cases, Kael's eyes turn to horror, terrified with his pupils dilated…

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"Ahhhh!" I lay down on my body above the cafe table as Darling leaves me…

"Mmm.." I look toward the window to see the town street people walking around. 

Some are couples, some marry and have a family. Children walking around holding hands with their parents, some lonely, left without a care. 'Am I forcing?' I get back up staring down at the Darling cup. He said he doesn't mind if I'm a perverted woman though– 'hehe…' But again, he runs off because I'm forcing myself? 

As I introspect my struggle to grasp Darling comment, I am playing with the Darling cup. What if he's right? Am I always being forced to be someone who I'm not? 

[Cafe background music playing]

Let me take you down

But now I'm thinking back. I did plan to use my panties as bait…

'Cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields

Maybe I am a perverted woman…

Nothing is real

Before I realized myself, I was holding the cup closer and closer to my lips. 

And nothing to get hung about

The moment I realized that Darlin's lips were pressed on this spot of the cup.

Strawberry Fields forever

'Mmm…' I look right to left.

Living is easy with eyes closed

Well if Darling doesn't mind me… 

Misunderstanding all you see

I closed my eyes, slowly pressed my lips on the spot where Darling lips touched. 

It's getting hard to be someone

I open up my eyes happy, my eyes glimpse to the right and come back to the cup–

But it all works out

*!?!?*

It doesn't matter much to me

*Jii…*

But I noticed something beyond the next table beside me. My eyes grasped, looked back to my right and saw some young lady, right arms on the table, hand supporting her chin staring at my direction. Her lips were smiling in great wonder. 

"Hem-hem!" I coughed my throat, took out my mask on my pocket and wore it to close my face. Before I stood up, I hooked my head with my hoodie. And then I scramble away like a cockroach running from the light. Knowing that someone just saw my perverted behavior. Well at least it was a girl… 

'Now.. Where is Darling going?' I took out my phone– "That's weird." I have slight worries after looking at my phone. 

'Darling?' 

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Kael held his breath, there was a sharp knife under his neck, held by the perpetrator. Finally the light covers the rest of the room, filled to alight the perpetrator's face. The perpetrator seems to be very agile and dominant, although a bit scent of youth or immature. Kael knew if he mistook one word coming out his mouth, his throat would be slash. So he stayed quietly lying on the ground helplessly while the boy inspected everything on his body. 

"Ouh.. Kael Ashford.." The perpetrator read the ID card that was taken inside Kael's wallet. He commented– "So you are a foreigner that lives in Japan. Hm-hm." He giggled in amusement. The perpetrator put down the wallet while his other hand was still holding the knife. 

He spoke– "So tell me. What is your connection with her." The perpetrator's eyes turned to Kael deeply but Kael in response decided to look at the ceiling unconcerned. But Kael didn't admit anything or utter any word. This provoked the perpetrator– he pressed the cold steel knife to Kael's throat, given warning. Kael finally responds– "Alright-alright! Damn you little boy, did you mama don't teach you how to behave around adults?" 

Kael tries to provoke the perpetrator, but this only ends up with the perpetrator closing his eyes to Kael, trying to scare the little old man. "Ouh big brother, act tough only gonna make you suffer. Would you behave?" The perpetrator replied with another warning, showing strong dominance. Kael didn't answer, but his eyes showed strong commitment on holding his mouth shut. 

"Mmm…" The perpetrator realized that Kael wouldn't speak unless necessary input were in play, so he pulled back his knife away from Kael's throat, reassured that no more threatened. 

"Urh…" Kael let out his breath in relief, seeing the perpetrator retreat back. But before he could rethink his action, the perpetrator picked up the metal pipe, ran to him, swung up his arm high and pulled down strongly to hit Kael's stomach! 

"Urgh–!" Kael's whole body jitter in response to great pain! He was unable to hold his stomach flu coming out his throat, his body lay on his side throwing up. The perpetrator lean down looking at Kael in anger– "Oh don't think you not gonna suffer around me, big brothdah~"

"Ugh.. ugh… ugh…" Kael finally finds composure, looks deep into the perpetrator 's eyes and utters– "Did your mama not teach you to hit harder, Boyah?" This enraged the perpetrator more, he once again swung the pipe hitting Kael's side! "Urgh–!" Kael screamed!

"Urgh!"

...…

"Ergh–!"

...…

"Uh– urgh–! urh.. uh.. uh.."

...…

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"Darling! Darling! Where are you!" Yoko runs around the abandoned street searching for her love partner. She kept checking her phone for directions but it seemed the connection was blocked by a strong signal. 'Where Darling could be?? The microGPS I sneak on his clothes show fake signals..' Yoko's face showed great despair, worried sick for her partner that had gone missing for half-day. 

[Flashback]

I came back to my own apartment to wait for Kael to return home, but for many hours, he didn't show up at all. I rechecked my Phone to track the MicroGPS, but the signal is weak and shows a fake signal! 

[Return to the current moment]

Yoko covered her face with her palm, and she began to have a headache. She has been searching mindlessly around the street but she was unfamiliar with this surrounding area. While the place was not completely abandoned, citizens were wary and far too little.

"Darling please be safe.." 

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"Uh…" Kael on the ground, face covered with bruises, blood all around his body. He was still breathing, but weakening as this abuse kept going on. The perpetrator speaks– "Big brother.. Mmm… You really… Really are tough shells to crack…" It seems the perpetrator also lost a huge amount of strength by beating this old man up. "Ha..ha.." Kael is somehow able to laugh. 

"Ugh… Hey.. Boyah?" Kael, who was half breathing, finally decided it was time to speak up. The perpetrator gave full attention while standing with the metal pipe supporting his body. "What do you really want, huh??" Kael sends straight questions, showing that no matter how much he's been beating down, he's always had the strength to talk. 

The perpetrator smiles upon hearing it– "Ha, hahaha-hahaha!" He laughed as if he had lost his mind. "Nee, big brother." Given a chance to rest, he finally put down the metal pipe and sat down on the floor to confront the truth. "You dated the wrong woman. You should never, never speak to that woman, trust me."

Once Kael realizes who this woman is, he comes to completely understand what is really going on. He spoke– "Uwh, I see. She was your ex? Damn, I didn't know she was into shota!" Keal took it as a huge comedy relief. But was he really taking it as the truth?

The perpetrator responded– "Haha, no, no, no, we are far from that! Listen big brother, you don't know who she is, and you don't want to know what is under her mask." The perpetrator speaks as if he knew every single bit of her. 

 Kael, who was still trying to control his breath, took out the ice breaker by asking one question– "Hey tell me, how many men did you beat up to control her?" Then everything went silent… The perpetrator couldn't utter a word. But Kael continued– "You know, whatever you have done not only takes her life away, but you let her grow more violent each day."

*!?!?*

"Bullshit!" The perpetrator screamed! "All I did was to save all of those men from her! If I let it happen, then all those men will die being with her!" The perpetrator confessed the true reason. But Kael disagreed– "Oh come on little boy! All you did was jealous!" 

"Je-je-jealous!? Yo-you think I'M jealous???" The perpetrator finally broke his character as a strong big dominating man, left with an uncaring little boy. Kael respond– "Yeah damn you fucking jealous. You were jealous of your attired life when you saw all those men fool around with her. Oh I bet you wish you could do something, but you couldn't since you were too young."

The perpetrator becomes more bushly in statement, trying to control the situation. "No, no, no big brother! I couldn't be jealous! Since she is my—!" 

*!?!?*

"Darling!" A sudden scream out loud appeared coming through the door was Yoko! Yoko runs closer, but her eyes quickly notice the perpetrator beside Kael. She began to walk slowly trying to approach Kael's side. But this interruption causes havoc between two individuals who deeply stare at each other in cautions. Kael thought– 'is like someone just reuniting..'

 Finally in the heat of the moment, both utter! 

Yoko: "Yuki.."

The perpetrator (Yuki): "Aneue.."

They both utter in unison, but it sounds so eerie to Kael, he speaks up for his concern– "Wait what!? You jealous over your sister!? Damn boy I'm out of this–" Kael proceeded to stand up, the rope that ties his hangs loosened up and let him free. 

Yuki responded– "Wait, I already said I'm not jealous– Wait, how do you get up after all that!? And how are your hands??" Yuki Quickly confused with Kael's weird demeanor toward the situation. "Darling!" Yoko shouted up to welcome his partner. 

But then before Yoko and Yuki can react, Kael uses the rope to whip the air, making a sound like it was slicing. Yuki's Eyes glimpsed at Kael's face who was seriously looking. 

*Whip–*

Again Kael whipped the air showing strong dominance aura emitting out his body. He says– "Boyah you better be begging, cause I'm about to make you feel like you wish you were never born." Yuki who was playing the perpetrator realized that all of the time, Kael was pretending to be a weak man who can barely do nothing other than stay ignorant.

Yuki averted his face to look at Yoko for reassurance hoping that his sister would do something about it. But Yoko only leans her face to the bottom right. Kael spoke up– "Yoko! You don't mind if I hurt you little sissy boy, right?" 

Yoko looked forward to Kael's eyes to give her answer– "We were never close to begin with.." Yuki's face quickly dawned on him where ultimately suffering is where he headed. Given the truth by his own sister who never considered him to be her siblings. Given the man he beated up was about to have his revenge. He left with no choice but to run away.

Kael began to walk closer to them. Somehow knowing that Kael will whip him with a tough rope makes him unable to move an inch. His legs give up on him. His thought– 'why are my legs not moving? Is this kind of joke??' Do you want to get beat up by this man???'

*Whip–*

Kael provoked the air.

*Whip–*

Kael just a mere second before whip his face off, at the end Yuki embraces everything by closing his eyes. He realized that if his body didn't want to run, then embracing it was his last effort. Yoko, who was beside him, somehow felt the same hesitation, closing her eyes, cause wasn't able to witness seeing his little brother get beaten. 

Suddenly a weird sensation felt on both of their necks, like something holding them.

Yoko thought as she opened her eyes– "something on my neck?"

 Yuki thought as he opened his eyes– "what's going on?"

As their eyes reveal to them, Kael in front of them holding the rope that appears to be behind their neck. In slight movement, Kael pulled the rope together, pulling their heads closer to each other. To the degree both of their cheeks meet.

"Hey!? Stay away from me brat!" Yoko is upset when his little brother touches her cheek. Yuki responded– "Me!? You are the one who should stay away!" Yuki got annoyed when his sister was too close to him.

But Kael, interestingly, held Yoko's cheek with his finger. He said– "You know these lips were very soft but you spoke words that slice through words. Next time, shall you never dismiss your siblings' protection." Kael let go of the rope, walked away from the scene, leaving both siblings confused. The siblings are only able to look at each other confused as Kael walks away. But as they try to grow apart from cheek to cheek, only to realize the rope was tied together. 

Yoko screams– "Darling! Why must you leave me with this brat! Yuki please get away from me!"

Yuki replied– "Aneue! You breathe stink! Get away from me!!" 

They both try their best to be apart, but the knot is too tight or a simple dead end knot.

Let's run credit outro!

[Insert song]

[Hey Jude] 

Hey Jude, don't make it bad

Take a sad song and make it better

Remember to let her into your heart

Then you can start to make it better

Hey Jude, don't be afraid

You were made to go out and get her

The minute you let her under your skin

Then you begin to make it better

And anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain

Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool

By making his world a little colder

Na, na, na, naa-naa

Na, na, naa-naa

Hey Jude, don't let me down

You have found her, now go and get her (let it out and let it in)

Remember to let her into your heart

Then you can start to make it better

So let it out and let it in, hey Jude, begin

You're waiting for someone to perform with

And don't you know that it's just you, hey Jude, you'll do

The movement you need is on your shoulder

Na, na, na, naa-naa

Na, na, naa-naa, yeah

Hey Jude, don't make it bad

Take a sad song and make it better

Remember to let her under your skin

Then you'll begin to make it

Better, better, better, better, better, better, oh yeah!

Na, na, na, na-na-na-naa (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Na-na-na-naa, hey, Jude

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