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49. Epilogue

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"Sousuke, I can walk on my own," (Name) giggled. Sousuke shook his head, fixing her position in his arms as he bridal-carried her towards her room.

She had been in the hospital for a day, getting her wounds checked and patched up, and he had been beside her the entire time. Keitsu was gone elsewhere, dealing with the perpetrators of the kidnapping.

(Name) did not know much of that happened after the kiss. She only remembered Sousuke carrying her out of the woods before she slipped out of consciousness in his arms. Safe and protected.

Keitsu had filled her in on the details after she wakes up, after introducing himself, of course. He told her Ashiro was arrested first, since he was found on the location where Sousuke had fired the flare gun. His friend was found shortly afterwards, stumbling around near the entrance of the woods alone and drunk.

This brought immense relief to her. She is safe at last, and for sure this time. Ashiro is behind bars with his friend, so no more stalkers, no more need for excessive protection. She is free again.

"Wait here," Sousuke smiled, gently placing her on her bed.

(Name) smiled up at him and watched as he walked out of her room. She couldn't wish for anything better than this. Her freedom and a boyfriend.

She giggled silently, remembering that one moment in the hospital.

"Sousuke its okay, you can go and get your shoulder checked. I saw him hit you there." (Name) insisted, but Sousuke only shook his head as he clutched her hand tighter in his.

The two were in a hospital room, still awaiting the nurse to come back and stitch up the gash on her arm.

"I just got you back again, (Name)," he gave her hand a gentle squeeze, "I just want to stay by your side and know for sure that you're here. You're really here.

"but I insist!"

A few more minutes of bickering, Sousuke sighed, giving up. "Alright, I'll go get it checked. But when I come back you better have an answer."

She blinked at him confusedly as he rose from his seat and went to the door, "Answer to what?"

"(Full Name), will you be my girlfriend?"

At that time, she felt as though the question would literally stop her heart, but even so, her answer was clear.

She looked up when she heard footsteps coming. It still made her shiver when the sound of footsteps were all she heard without knowing who is coming. Perhaps the incident left a mark in her after all?

She shivered as her teal eyed boyfriend entered the room, a cup of hot chocolate on each hand. He noticed and looked at her with concern, sitting down beside her.

"you cold?" Sousuke asked, giving her one cup of hot chocolate.

She shook her head, hugging her blue bear tighter.

"No.. I'm not cold. Its just..." (Name) sighed, taking a sip, "little things keeps scaring me, it takes me back to that small room I was confined in."

Sousuke nodded understandingly and wrapped a blanket around her, followed by his arm. "The doctors did mention that," he kissed her cheek, "but I'm here for you, okay? No matter what."

(Name) smiled and nodded, taking another sip.

"How's your shoulder?" She asked, "does it hurt?"

Sousuke rotated it slowly, grimacing as he did. "It does, honestly. But less than yesterday."

(Name) frowned, "but you still want to compete at Nationals, do you?"

Sousuke nodded, "Its my chance to swim with Rin and everyone else. After that we will have to focus on our exams so that makes it my last chance too."

He sadly gazed into her eyes, "Any plans after highschool?"

(Name) nodded with a sad smile. "Now that Ashiro is arrested and peace is restored, I can go back to Tokyo. I'll probably focus more on my career. As (Main Vocalist Name). What about you?"

Sousuke thought for a while, "I want to go to university, and study sports medicine for now. I mean with my shoulder like this I might not be able to swim professionally-"

"Unless you get it fixed by surgery," (Name) finished for him, making him smile.

"Unless I get it fixed by surgery." He confirmed, although (Name) could see that there is still doubt and uncertainty in his eyes. She decided not to pry for now.

Sousuke chuckled, making her look at him confusedly, "It still feels surreal, that I'm dating my favorite singer."

"You're dating me," (Name) rolled her eyes, "I'm better than any singer."

"You're right," Sousuke tilted her head towards him, "you're more than I can ever ask for. You're (Full Name)."

With that, he kissed her full on the lips.

"When is the competition again?" (Name) asked. The events these past few days had really taken a toll on her. It felt like forever had passed.

"Hm... In three days? I think." Sousuke mumbled, nuzzling onto her neck, "I'll ask the team later."

"It will be held in Toyko right?"

"Yep. It is."

(Name) pushed Sousuke away gently, "Then you should go practice! And I really want to eatch my boyfriend swim."

"Felt so long ago that you watched me swim," Sousuke chuckled.

"I'll have to make sure you don't overdo yourself," (Name) bumped to him playfully, "Well lets go!"

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After the competition

"Sousuke, you really overdid yourself," (Name) sighed as she massaged her boyfriend, "I told you not to force it."

"I wanted to win that," Sousuke groaned when her hand massaged a sore spot near his shoulder, "I didn't win first place in the butterfly race so I was hoping I could make it up in the relay.."

"Yes, and look where that got you." (Name) huffed, "We had to take you to the hospital immediately after that!"

"But then I'd have my girlfriend here to take care of me," he smirked at her.

They were at his dorm room, in one of those rare moments where Rin is away and they could be alone together. She always loved being in there, it smells like him and she absolutely loved his scent, and besides, she could steal one of his many T-shirts.

The moments leading to Nationals had been full of drama, which fortunately for everyone, ended well and nicely. Haru found a future he wanted to pursue, Makoto following along side in in pure coincidence. Rin found his as well in Australia, and he had dubbed Nitori as the next Samezuka swim team captain. Nagisa, Rei, and Gou were to continue as seniors, with 3 new underclassmen joining their swim club.

She had dreams and goals of her own, which is to pursue her career as a singer, back to Tokyo after graduation. Her cousin had managed everything very well that even before she graduates, he had already planned to have her old apartment back.

As for Sousuke... Well... he said he still needed time. He wanted to try going through with surgery on his shoulder, but he was afraid. If it fails, he might not be able to swim again, but if it turns out as a success, then he wanted to go down the Olympics path. (Name) told herself that she would support Sousuke no matter what choice he made, although he preferred that he try the surgery, because giving up before even trying and taking the risks sounds rather sad.

Sousuke's eyes were growing heavy, feeling the hands of his girlfriend expertly knead out the knots on his back. Her warmth and comfort felt really nice, and it lulled him slowly to sleep.

However, his eyes shot back open when she stopped.

"Sousuke," (Name)'s voice was different, "I know we probably will go our separate ways after graduation, and uh.. Moments like these.. I'll really miss them."

He sat up and took her hands in his. "(Name) I'll be in Tokyo for a while you know that right?"

"Yes but.. I'll be busy with my work all piled up. Especially since I was hiding here in Iwatobi," she groaned, "We might not be able to see each other that frequently."

Sousuke nodded, "I know, but then I do have an idea.."

(Name) raised an eyebrow, "Hm? What is it?"

"So I spoke with your cousin a while ago and.. uhh...." Sousuke rubbed the back of his neck nervously, "I asked him if he could get you an apartment with an extra room. For me."

(Name)'s eyes lingered on his teal orbs, silently ushering him to speak on.

"So.. if its okay with you, I'd like to move in with you and-"

"Yes!" (Name) squealed and threw her arms around his neck, "I absolutely agree with this! Why didn't you tell em sooner? I wanted to ask my cousin on this matter but I was afraid he would refuse, saying you'll just distract me and all."

"Oh it did took a little convincing," Sousuke chuckled and pulled her closer, "but in the end he agreed and a few days after that, he told me he found the apartment, the perfect one for two people."

(Name) giggled and caressed his cheek, "now that you told me that bit of information, I can't wait to go and move in with you."

Sousuke chuckled, pressing his forehead against hers, "W'ell have to graduate first, my love." With that, he leaned forward and pressed his lips against hers.

(Name) knew at that moment, everything will be alright. She made amazing friends, resolved old feuds, and even got an awesome boyfriend. And after Ashiro's arrest, she can finally have her life back. Both as herself and as (Main Vocalist Name).

~~~ 終わり ~~~

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- Author's Notes -

I know.. The ending sucks. I hate it too tbh. But honestly idk how else i should end it khsdfsahkfd it was originally planned to be longer but it would feel too bland and boring so I cut it short instead.

Thank you so much to all of you for supporting me all this time even though some days I feel so unmotivated to update :') its been a really long journey with its fair share of ups and downs. The last few chapters had been pretty hard to write since I had been very busy and frankly tired, both physically and mentally, but since I promised you guys, I kept going and i finished this story.

Making this story had made me realize how difficult it is to commit to writing it till completion, and I clearly underestimated authors who wrote their fics and ends it beautifully. Kudos to you guys! I aspire to one day reach your level uwu

These next few months will be super hectic for me. I still have some assignment submissions, and client work. After that I will be focusing more on art, honing my skills as an illustrator.

But I think... I will be writing another book. Someday, some time in the future. Perhaps a Bakugo x OC, somewhere after I read the manga to its latest chapter. Perhaps a Haikyuu!! x reader because i am a total simp for Daichi and Ushijima. Not so sure yet now.

I've been overworking and even my friends say I should take better care of myself hahahahaha why are my hobbies like this :')

But anyway, I'll see you guys on my future stories! Until then, I'll miss you all dearly aaaa

And so here ends this story. A gazillion thanks to all of you lovely readers 💕💚💛💜❤💙 thank you for sticking with me for so long, even as the story goes downhill. Perhaps one day I'll come back and edit. Maybe after Free! season 4? Who knows 😉

ITS BEEN A WILD AND FUN RIDE GUYS! UNTIL NEXT TIME! STAY AWESOME!

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48. I Finally Got You Again

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Any moment now, (Name) thought to herself, her hands firmly clasped against her mouth to muffle her breathing.

Any moment, Ashiro is coming back to check on her and even get the phone he dropped. She was ready, however. She had cut through her bounds with the piece of glass and after calling Sousuke, had hidden in one of the empty boxes in the room.

As if right on cue, footsteps could be heard coming closer towards her room. She shrunk back even more, shaking slightly. Will he find her there? What will happen if he did? What if he-

Her thoughts were cut off by a long string of cusswords. It was Ashiro. He's in the room and he was livid.

She heard him slam the door close and his footsteps fading away.

"She's gone! She escaped already! This is all your fault!" he yelled at his friend.

Some scuffling ensued, along with verbal argument. The two seemed to be arguing on what to do on this situation.

"I'll kill her!" she heard Ashiro yell out, "I'll kill that bitch! Forget the money, I don't want to go to jail!"

It lasted for a few minutes before with a tone of finality, Ashiro announced, "I'll search the East and North. You better go and search the South and the West. Yell my name when you find her. That bitch needs to be taught a lesson."

(Name), still hidden inside the box, shivered with fear. She certainly did not want to find out what "lesson" Ashiro has in store for her.

It was silent after Ashiro and his friend were gone. But even so, she waited for a few more moments before she came out of the box and quickly made her way outside.

Upon exiting the building, she stopped on her tracks in surprise. Where in the world is she?

All around her were trees and shrubbery. It was like a forest or something, loud with bird cries and cicadas. Iwatobi has its fair share of small forests and trees, as well as wildlife, but it is never like this. It was as if she had been taken away to another place somewhere outside of Iwatobi, hopefully not too far.

She took a step forward and winced when she clearly felt a twig snap under her feet. She realized she was barefoot, and wearing only a simple t-shirt and jeans, the jacket she bought what felt like years ago on that day with Ashiro was gone. How long had she been kept in there?

(Name) shook her head to clear her thoughts and steadied her breathing. She would need to get out of there, fast. But which way should she go? She had no clue on the whereabouts of Ashiro and his friend, as well as herself. In the end, she decided to just stick to the trail through the forest. She snuck on the space beside the trail, so she was at least hidden partially by the foliage, and not completely in the open on the trail itself.

Minutes passed by as she continued walking on, making her way as quietly and as quickly as she could. She stuck faithfully near the trail, not wanting to get lost in the woods alone, or even worse, get found by either Ashiro or his friend. (Name) inhaled sharply through her nose when she heard rustling not too far away from where she was. Like a deer caught in the headlights of a car, she froze immediately.

She had to do something. Running away faster will only give away her position, and not to mention the fact that she could very easily be outrun. The only option she had left is to hide. She crouched down and slowly crept forward on her hands and knees, spotting a hole between tree roots, hidden among bushes, just a few meters ahead.

Feeling the flame of hope reignite in her heart, she crawled forward as quietly and slipped into the hole. She was never a big fan of insects, but if it meant getting away, she would be happy to befriend the creepy crawlies.

The hole was barely enough to fit her, and she had to squeeze in and curl her body very tightly to stay hidden, hopefully not for too long. She tried to breathe as quietly as possible as she listened to the rustling getting closer and closer to where she was. It then suddenly stopped, and everything was silent save for the chirping of the birds and cries of the cicadas. Is he gone?

She was just about to poke her head out when a shadow passed right in front of the hole. She nearly gasped in surprise, but muffled it with her hand. She couldn't see who it was, but the only two human beings looking for her are the ones that now possibly wants her dead, and so she stayed put, preparing for the worst. If he finds her, she will have to spring out and run like mad.

Moments later, she heard the guy called out Ashiro's name. At least now she knew it isn't the psycho ex himself. It was too soon of a relief though, Ashiro soon appeared.

"You found her?" he asked breathlessly, as if he had been running.

"No. But I think I heard rustling," his friend slurred, "somewhere 'ere."

There was silence, then she heard the sound of something being hit, probably Ashiro hitting his friend. "If you're just hallucinating because you're drunk, I swear to god.."

Two of them searched the area together, and (Name) had never felt so tense before. Her legs were starting to feel all tingly. She had been curled up for too long.

When will they leave? Please don't find me. Please, please don't find me.

The search, for (Name) felt like forever, but it was only a few minutes. Ashiro then called off the search, yelling at his friend that he's 'too drunk to do anything right', before storming off to another part of the forest.

She could hear his friend mumble curses under his breath before his footsteps and rustling faded into the distance.

(Name) waited a while longer, still curled up, having lost almost all feeling in her legs, and listening intently. She only came out of hiding when she was absolutely certain that she was finally alone again.

Getting out was a struggle. Her legs felt dead, tingly, and it had an annoying sensation of ants running all over them. She gritted her teeth and blinked back tears. She would not give up. She will get out of here and back to Sousuke, and the police, to report the kidnapping.

She walked slowly at first, but went faster once the feeling had returned to her legs. So far, she hadn't met anyone, which is a good sign, she just needed to keep going.

As she walked, all alone and cold, she tried to distract herself from the pain she felt at the soles of her feet, which were undoubtedly scratched and filthy. What evidence does she have that can be presented to the police? Her wounds and accounts of disappearance from her friends would work nicely. But she did not have any fingerprints belonging to Ashiro and his friend, so that part might need some work-

Her thoughts were interrupted by something heavy tackling her. She screamed as she fell to the ground, seeing stars momentarily when her head hit the earth.

"There you are you bitch!" Ashiro let out a maniacal laughter as he got up, watching her wince and slowly crouched.

"You think I can't find you? Well here I am. Clever trick you pulled there, I'll admit," Ashiro took a step towards her, and she stumbled back falling to the ground.

Ashiro advanced towards her even more, this time his smile growing wider as he pulled out something shiny from his back pocket. A knife.

"Please," she whimpered, scrambling backwards, "Why are you doing this?"

"I gave you all my love, (Name), and I even gave you a second chance. And yet you still tried to get away from me. I am very disappointed in you."

"Ashiro-"

"You even have the nerve to fall in love with that swimmer boyfriend of yours." Ashiro yelled, smiling after he seemed to think of something. "But you know what? That's alright. I can kill him right after I end you."

With that, he lunged forwards, his knife pointed straight at (Name). She rolled to the side just in time to avoid anything fatal, but the knife had nicked a gash to her side. She ignored the sting and scrambled up, running as fast as she could through the woods, not caring anymore that she had went off track.

~~~~~

"We're here," Keitsu said grimly, turning off his car.

Sousuke wasted no time in getting out. He threw open the door and ran towards the woods.

"Hey- Sousuke! Wait up!" Makoto yelled, reaching out a hand to stop him, but paused when Keitsu placed a hand on his shoulder.

"He won't listen to us now. Just get in there as planned."

Running through the foliage, Sousuke contemplated whether or not he should call out her name. If Ashiro knew he's here, then he would lose the element of surprise, or worse, Ashiro might use (Name) as hostage.

He gritted his teeth, frustrated that he wasn't able to do anything more. Now all he needed to do is find a small abandoned house, just as Keitsu had shown on the map in his computer, a red dot flashing over the spot. But in his desperation, he had went in recklessly, and he was sure that he was absolutely lost right now.

He growled to himself in frustration, stopping momentarily to gather his bearings, looking back and forth at the trees that seemed to be everywhere, taunting him of his incompetence with directions.

Sousuke was so caught up in trying to figure out where to go that he did not notice the rustling, getting closer to him. When he did notice, however, it was too late. A figure darted out of the leafy greens and crashed into him, hard enough to knock him down.

He got over the surprise fairly quickly as he pushed off whoever it was and scrambled to his feet, his fists up and ready for a fight. What he did not expect was the fact that the figure was not Ashiro, or any other friend he has with him. It was (Name), with her clothes dirtied and ripped here and there. What looked most concerning was the red stain on her side.

She haven't noticed that it was him, and she scrambled away, trying to run again. Sousuke rushed forward and caught her arm just as she finally managed to get up again. She screamed and pushed him.

"(Na-Name)!" he called out to her, his grip tightening around her arm, causing her to wince. On the good side, his voice seemed to flick the panic switch off in her, making her turn to him and finally, after what felt like forever, her eyes met his teal ones.

"S-S-Sousuke.." She collapsed, and he was quick to capture her in his arms, stroking her hair gently and rocking her back and forth.

He could feel her tears on his shirt, but he couldn't care less. She was here. She's alive. She probably escaped from Ashiro. Wait.. that meant-

"Oh there you are."

The familiar voice made (Name) tense as she slowly looked up at him. Ashiro was standing a few meters away from them, twirling the knife in his hand.

"Sousuke, you're also here!" Ashiro smirked, "All the better. I can kill you both and dispose your bodies in here."

"Its over, Ashiro!" Sousuke got up, turning so that he was standing between the psycho and (Name), who was shaking, clutching at his jacket behind him, "I have back up a police here."

Ashiro merely laughed, "no it's not! They can't find me that easily in here-"

He was cut off when Sousuke got something out of his back pocket, aiming it at the sky. A bright red streak then rockets up and burst in a cloud of red smoke in the sky, up above the trees. Keitsu really had come prepared.

Silence reigned, no one moved. The tension was so thick it would take Ashiro's knife to cut it.

"You... You.." Ashiro was livid. He brought his knife up and popinted it at the two, "If I'm going down, then you two are coming with me."

He then charged at them, a wide smile on his face. Sousuke, despite the dull pain in his shoulder, managed to avoid him just in time, pulling (Name) along with him as he let Ashiro's momentum carry him beyond his initial target. Ashiro recovered quickly though, and again he charged.

This time, the distance was a lot closer to them so Sousuke had only managed to push (Name) away before he was knocked on to his back, Ashiro on top of him.

His hands both latched on to Ashiro's wrist, the one with a knife, and stopped it right when it was above his neck. The two stayed there for a while, at a stalemate. Sousuke was stronger, thanks to years of swimming and working out. He slowly pushed Ashiro farther away from him, and was about to throw him off when Ashiro's free hand landed on his shoulder. His injured shoulder.

He grunted in pain, and Ashiro gained ground, pushing the knife closer to him.

A loud whack! then resonated and Ashiro slumped forwards, all limp and with (Name) behind him, holding a large branch.

She was breathing heavily as she dropped the branch, and slowly walked to Sousuke, who struggled to get up, throwing Ashiro to the side like a ragdoll.

Her legs gave out a few steps before she reached him, all the strength leaving her as the adrenaline slowly recedes. Sousuke lurched forwards and caught her, but lost his balance in the process, tumbling down to the ground. He turned at the last moment so that his body cushioned (Name)'s fall.

The two laid there, gasping for breath, and holding each other tightly as if their lives depended on it.

(Name) could feel the waterworks start again, but this time, she let it flow out, knowing she has someone with her that would wipe them away. Its over now.

Sousuke's hand gently caressed the side of her face, running his thumb over the bruise forming on her cheek as he wiped her tears away. She was a mess. An absolute filthy, crying mess. And yet she had never seemed more beautiful to him.

Without thinking, he lifted himself up and locked his lips onto hers.

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- Author's Notes -

AAAAHHHHH long chapter finally done uwu. It was really fun writing this, and i definitely surprised myself. I didnt know I can write a fight scene or smth, and this is definitely my first time so i apologize to you readers who are much more experienced in writing this. Some parts might seem flat to you :')

Its two more chapters and this story is overrr! Gawd its been a long journey. I'll miss writing deadlines every week HAHAHAHA

I never thought I'd come this far, honestly, and I am eternally grateful to you all lovely readers! Thank you so much for liking, and maybe even sharing this story! I wish I can give each of you hugsies ksjdhfkljsdhks

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47. A Game of Time

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"Took you guys long enough," Keitsu was standing in front of Samezuka's gates.

"Keitsu," Sousuke nodded in greeting, followed by the rest.

"Sousuke, Gou" Keitsu reciprocated the nod and smiled, "and everyone."

"Hey there," Nagisa mustered up a smile.

Sousuke walked closer to the gates and peered over the fence. He knew security in Samezuka will be tight, especially when its dark, so how is he supposed to sneak Keitsu in-

"The building is heavily guarded," Keitsu said, "lets all go to my place. I heard of the situation from Rin and perhaps I can be of assistance."

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(Name) was sitting down on the mattress, trying to think of a way to contact anyone outside.

Ashiro had mentioned that no matter how much she screams, no one will be able to hear her. This means she is in a location most likely far from where people are, maybe the outskirts of Iwatobi.

She would have to get out of this place first, which is definitely a challenge since her hands and feet were bound tightly. On top of that, Ashiro and another guy, a friend of his perhaps, is guarding her. They take turns with the guarding shift, and sometimes they were together watching TV or something in the room beside her.

Getting out would be pretty much impossible at this point.

But even if she did get out, is there a payphone? Can she dial an emergency number without money? In Tokyo, said feature is available, but here?

She gave her bounded hands a tug, feeling the tapes still secure, if not more sticky than before.

(Name) wanted to look through each boxes which were present in the room, but she could not even walk towards them as her feet were also bound. She did not want to look pathetically like a worm on the occasion where Ashiro comes in and sees her wiggling on the floor towards the boxes. He would either laugh at her or beat her. She shivered at the thought of the latter. That would be the last thing she wants.

Sitting alone in the dark, her senses had adjusted well enough that if she stay quiet and still, she could hear the noises from outside the room she was locked in. There were voices talking. One is Ashiro, the other is... someone else? Was it the friend he mentioned about?

She strained her ears, trying to listen in to what they were talking about. Maybe she could find out more about her whereabouts, and perhaps about their plans, or even a clue or two about escaping.

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"Damnit!" Keitsu groaned and leaned back on his chair.

The tracking had failed.

Sousuke stopped his restless pacing and glanced over at Keitsu, rolling his shoulder, "What's wrong? Failed again?"

"Yes," Keitsu ran a hand through his hair in frustration, "This withdrawn number makes it hard. I can usually track normal numbers, even if they're disposable phones or whatever. I was able to crack through some withdrawn numbers in the past but this is really hard. We're up against an expert in this field."

"Well that confirms it," (Cousin's Name) muttered, "He is definitely working with someone else. Ashiro is not this good."

Gou frowned, "b-but.. do you have any other methods?"

"I have one more. It would work but it takes a lot of time. A lot more than what I've done so far."

"But we don't have time!" Sousuke exclaimed, raising his voice for the first time, the panic breaking through his calm facade, "We don't know what he's doing to her, or if she's still here-"

"Sousuke!" (Cousin's Name) grabbed the teal eyed swimmer by his arm, "you're not the only one who wants her back. I'm family and even though I'm her cousin, I love her like my own sister. We should all keep a calm head and let Keitsu do what he can, while we have time."

~~~~~

With nothing to do for hours, (Name) could feel sleep reclaiming her consciousness. Her eyes grew heavy each time she blearily blinked, trying to keep her eyes open. She could still hear voices outside, but at this point, she was too sleepy to listen in.

Or to notice that its getting closer.

A split second later, she jumped in shock, all sleepiness leaving her as she was the door slam open and a guy she had never seen before entered. He had a glass bottle in his hand, and he reeked of alcohol.

"Assshhiro that's s-so unfair of you to keep a bitch this pretty to yourself," he slurred, taking a step closer to (Name), who flinched away.

She did not hear Ashiro's reply. Is he away?

"Hey girlll," he slurred, stepping even closer as he emptied the contents of his bottle down his throat, "W-we totally should have fun together."

"S-stop," (Name) shook her head, moving backwards again but her back hit something hard. She was already against the wall.

"But I've never done it with anyone before," he hiccupped, "I wanna t-try-"

"Go away! I hate you! Go die and rot in hell!" (Name) yelled at him, tears starting to pool in her eyes.

The next moments happened very quickly that she barely had time to think.

The bottle which was previously in his hand had suddenly flew and hit the wall right above her head, raining shards of glass and bits of liquor to her. She yelped and shrunk down, trying to avoid the shards which were falling on her. A particularly large one made a gash right at her upper arm, and she could feel blood trickle down.

"I s-said I want to so I'll do what I want. You're not my mother!" He angrily lunged towards her as she screamed.

They struggled for a while, and he was just about to lift her shirt up when something pulled him back. Ashiro was back.

"Man, what the hell?" Ashiro shouted, "I took a dump and you're already attacking her?"

"She told me to die and rot in hell!" his friend angrily pointed at her, making her flinch.

"You're drunk."

"I'm not!"

"Then why did you damage our product?" Ashiro glared at (Name), who was trying to calm her breathing. She averted her face from his gaze, trying to hide her tears. She would not give him the satisfaction of seeing her cry. "Look at that! The gash you made is going to make her price even lower!"

Product.

(Name) shivered. They were planning to sell her, to God knows who.

She could only watch and try to blink back her tears as Ashiro dragged his friend out of the room. The guy was pretty tall and he keeps thrashing around, making it hard for Ashiro. He bumped into boxes and made a huge ruckus as he dragged his friend out slowly.

"I'll lock you in the bathroom if you don't stop thrashing now!" She could hear Ashiro yell, now in the hallway.

"Make me, you bastard!" his friend replied with a hysterical laugh, "you need me."

Something glowing caught (Name)'s eye. She tried to sit up and saw a square of light on the floor, right by the coffee table.

It was her phone.

She jerked and thrashed hard against her bounds, not caring on the small pricks of pain she felt as the glass on the mattress cut into her skin. The glass.

She froze and looked down. There it was, the big shard, still there from where it fell and cut into her arm.

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"Keitsu how much longer?" Sousuke groaned, watching him work on his computer. (Name)'s cousin is still there with him, while the others are in Keitsu's living room, probably asleep or doing whatever else.

"Sousuke, please let me think!" Keitsu glared at the screen of his computer, "I can't think with you constantly breathing down my neck!"

"Its been three hours since you started!" Sousuke pointed at the clock, now showing 4 a.m..

"And you've been asking me every few minutes!" Keitsu snapped, eyeing (Cousin's Name), begging with his eyes to take away Sousuke. He nodded and stood up, walking over to the butterfly swimmer.

(Cousin's Name) placed a hand gently on Sousuke's shoulder, grabbing his attention, "Sousuke-"

"(Cousin's Name) I know what you're going to say-" Sousuke roughly jerked himself away from (Cousin's Name).

"No you don't I told you earlier you're not the only one-"

A ringing sound interrupted Sousuke, and his eyes went to Sousuke's phone, on the desk, plugged into Keitsu's computer.

The contact ID read (Name). They all froze. She's calling? Is she alright after all?

In a flash, Sousuke was there by his phone, pressing answer while unplugging it from Keitsu's computer.

"(Name)-"

"Sousuke!" His heart broke at the sound of her voice. She clearly had been crying, her voice hoarse and she was sniffling. She seemed to also be gasping for breath. Where is she?

Before he could voice his question, her voice came through again, "Sousuke help me I've been kidnapped! Its him! Its Ashiro he found me I don't know where I am I just got my phone by some miracle and-"

"Sousuke give me your phone!" Keitsu jerked his head towards his computer screen. Sousuke got the message and plugged it back to the computer, putting the call to loudspeaker as Keitsu began typing rapidly.

"(Name)," he swallowed, "keep talking to me. I'll get you out of there but I need you to stay on the phone with me. I have Rin's Cousin tracking your call right now.

He heard her sob, "I don't have much time. My phone is at 1% and I need to hide before he gets back here-" She suddenly stopped talking, and Sousuke felt his blood run cold.

"(Name)?"

He was met with silence. The call had ended.

For the first time that night, Sousuke felt like breaking apart. Had their only lead to her gone cold? He felt a tear roll down his cheek. How is Keitsu supposed to track her now-

"I got it."

He looked up disbelievingly at Keitsu, who was leaning forward gazing intently at his screen, "I got her location."

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HEY AGAIN GUYS! ITS ME, WORKING LAST MINUTE ON THIS CHAPTER BECAUSE I PROCRASTINATED AGAIN HAHAHHHAHA

Actually, i was doing my animation and game design project. Animation requires god level patience i swear :')

Thank you for your support, your reads, and your likes. They all never fail to motivate me to keep going and writing. Without you guys i prolly would have stopped writing some 10 chapters ago fkdnskdn thank you for sticking with me for so long kfndkdnd i love you guysss 💕💖

As usual, the new chapter will be here next week! I'll end this quickly i promise nfkdnsjsn

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46. Dead Ends and Loopholes

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Sousuke stood before what was once her place, his breathing still heavy after rushing all the way there. He took a step forward and placed his hand on her door.

In his desperation, Sousuke had even called Rin, telling him of this story, wishing that his best friend is in Iwatobi to help. Rin had panicked, got emotional, and told Sousuke he would call back later before hanging up.

After that, Gou had called him again right as he was getting off the train, saying the Iwatobi Swim team had not seen her anywhere. So this would be the one place she's supposed to be in.

Please be okay..

He slowly turned the door, only to feel his heart skip a beat as he found that it was unlocked. She never leaves her door unlocked, something is definitely wrong.

He pushed the door open and stepped inside. The house was dark, and nothing seemed to be out of place. Did she forget to lock the door? Is she just gone somewhere else? Maybe he's just paranoid?

"(Name)?" he called out, only to receive silence as a response.

He walked to her room and opened the door, flipping the light switch on as he did so. His eyes widened as he looked at the scene. The sight before him was what became the evidence that confirmed his worries.

It was as if someone was searching for something. Her drawers and its contents were on the ground, the contents of her wardrobe mixed along in the pile.

Other than that, the bed was untouched, so she hadn't been here.

Something blue peaking from beneath the piles of clothes then caught his eye. He looked closer towards and slowly picked it up.

Turns out. Blue was just a part of it, the rest of it was black. Its a wig. Her wig for the times where (Name) was (Main Vocalist Name).

Sousuke already knew about her alter ego but finding the wig right there just felt as if reality had just punched him in the gut. It never felt more real.

Seeing the wig, however, reminds him that there is still one other person who might possibly have seen her.

He took his phone dialed the number. He got the number from (Name) when they were just hanging out, but had completely forgot about it in his panic.

It rang twice before (Name)'s cousin, her manager.

"Hello?"

"Uhm... Hi, (Cousin's Name), its Yamazaki Sousuke."

"Ahh Sousuke, this is a surprise," her cousin cleared his throat. "Is there a reason why you're calling me?"

Sousuke clenched his fists. Its either she's with him or... "Have you... Have you seen (Name)? Is she with you? I can't find her anywhere in here, and I've checked with all her and my friends."

"Oh my.." (Cousin's Name) heaved a sigh, "Okay let me call her. I have a bad feeling about this. Why don't you get your friends and go to the park near her place, I'll meet you there."

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Sousuke, Gou, and the Iwatobi swim team arrived at the park right as (Cousin's Name) entered. They quickly followed and soon, were all seated at a table, introductions done, orders placed, and expressions grim.

"I called her," (Cousin's Name) stated bluntly, eyes glued on his drink, "she did not pick up. (Name) never fails to pick up calls from me."

"Then where is she?" Makoto asked, terribly concerned about his friend, "Who was she with the last time anyone saw her?"

"She was with me," Sousuke said softly, the pain evident in his voice. "We were at a cafe, she was telling me- we had an argument, and she ran out of the cafe. I didn't follow her. Dammit I'm so stupid!"

Gou placed a comforting hand on Sousuke's arm, "Sousuke, its not your fault. None of us had any control over this."

"I could have followed her. I could have done something mor-"

"Its not your fault." Sousuke's rambling was cut off by (Cousin's Name), whose voice is now level and steely calm. "If she was kidnapped, this is not the first time."

"What do you mean this isn't the first time?" Rei asked, frowning in confusion.

"Her ex-boyfriend back in Tokyo, Ashiro Kuchigawa, was caught trying to drug her. She was almost kidnapped but I got there just in time," (Cousin's Name) sighed, "Ashiro-san had always been a bit off, even when they were still together. And he was obsessed with her after they broke up. So if he is the one who kidnapped her again, I wouldn't be surprised."

"That's why she moved- escaped to Iwatobi, is it?" Rei asked, earning a nod from her cousin.

"Exactly. However this time, there is a big chance she is kidnapped by him again, but we don't know for sure-"

"Its definitely him," Sousuke frowned, "she's been getting his mails and he even contacted her through her number."

"As much as I hate to admit it," Nagisa mumbled, "this guy is good."

"Her number? Since when?" (Cousin's Name) leaned forward frowning, "She didn't tell me anything."

"Quite a while ago, I think?" Makoto glanced at Sousuke for confirmation, earning a nod.

"I know a way you can track someone's location by their phone number. It takes a lot of effort but its possible." (Cousin's Name) was looking more and more frustrated.

Sousuke, however, was focused on texting Rin. He had to know the update, as bad as it sounds. And he would want to remember the name of the bastard that took (Name).

Only a handful of minutes later, he received a message, but it was not from Rin. The number was withdrawn, so he had no idea who it was. He clicked on the open button and felt his stomach sink as a picture of (Name) came up.

She was tied and seemed to be unconscious. The words only read "do not involve the police."

He showed it to everyone on the table, confirming their fears. She was with him.

"Knowing Ashiro," (Cousin's Name)'s lips were pulled into a thin grim line, "he might have spies working with him, watching us. And they will definitely tell that bastard if we tried to even contact the police. So we can't be seen entering a police station-"

"Why don't we call them then?" Nagisa perked up, always eager to help.

Rei shook his head, "if we report a kidnapping, they will want to see us. And if we are seen with them, it would be just as bad. Otherwise they won't take it seriously, and we need to find her as quickly as possible."

"If he can get her phone number, he probably hired someone to do it, and we don't know if they're looking at our phones right now. We can try but its very risky."

Sousuke was typing to Rin again, updating him on the situation. Sousuke really wished he was here. He needed his mental support.

Sousuke was about to ask a question when he was interrupted by the ringing which came from his phone. He looked at the caller ID and saw that it was Rin. He picked up.

"Rin?"

"Sousuke," Rin had seemed to calm down, "Do you remember Keitsu? That cousin of mine, the police?"

Sousuke leaned forward, interested in where this conversation was headed to, "yes?"

"After his promotion, he left field work and started to do more office work, IT division," Rin paused, "he can help us track down this bastard."

"Rin!" Sousuke grumbled, "I told you specifically not to contact the police-"

"Dummy," that was the last answer Sousuke expected from his friend, but Rin was not done, "I'm in Australia, and I'm using a different number."

Sighing in relief, Sousuke slumped down on his seat, "Alright. And then?"

"I contacted him already, and he will go to Samezuka soon, to meet you and help," Sousuke could hear the smile in Rin's voice, "I told him to not wear his uniform when he comes to see you guys. It would not be anything suspicious."

"A-alright." Sousuke heaved a sigh of relief, meeting the eyes of his confused friends.

"He said he will wait at the front gates of Samezuka, so you better head there now."

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(Name) opened her eyes, her mind still foggy for sleeping. She couldn't remember when exactly she had fallen asleep, nor judge how long she had been doing so. The room was still the same as ever, dark and windowless, and now also cold.

She sniffled, squirming to get into a more comfortable position. The cold can mean that means its night at that moment. Probably. One can't be so sure at this point.

(Name) let her eyes wander, letting them adjust to the darkness. Perhaps she could find something useful?

She wanted to search the boxes but with her tied up like this, it would be a challenge.

Some boxes were small, regular sized ones, but there are some which was absolutely huge. She couldn't tell which boxes were filled and which were empty, since they were rather far away, and her movements were limited.

Her stomach growled soon after. She was hungry. Of course. The last time she ate anything was ramen with Ashiro, and look where that got her to.

She should have refused. She should have gone back to Sousuke. Heck she should have just stayed and not run outside, no matter what his answer was. It could not be worse than this.

Anything is better than this.

She sighed again, feeling her heart clench at the thought of her teal eyed swimmer. She missed him dearly, and she would give anything to be with him right now.

A tear rolled down her cheek as she heaved a shaky sigh.

"Sousuke.." she whispered, regretting all the poor choices which took her there, "I'm so sorry."

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Why is this story getting worse and worse i srsly dont know anymore

What is happeningfffjfnd

Good news tho, its ending real soon, prolly by ch 50 or 51, plus an epilogue to wrap things up.

I kinda miss those uncommitted days where i dont have an extra responsibility to update but hey this is fun in its own way i guess hahahahahaha

And of course, THANK YOU ALL OF YOU FOR STICKING WITH AND LIKING THIS TRASH HAHAHAHAH I CANT BELIEVE THIS STORY HAS GONE SUCH A LONG WAY CKDNJSNSS 💕💕

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45. You are Crazy but No One Expected that You are THIS Crazy

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(Name) felt her head throbbing as she struggled to wake up. A foggy haze was over her memories as she blinked slowly, letting her eyes adjust to the darkness.

Where am I?

She laid there for a while longer before she decided to try and sit up, groggily looking around the darkness. She fell back down after losing her balance. Her hands, why can't she use her hands? Something seemed to be restraining them, which was behind her back. She struggled for a bit but found that she could not get herself free.

What was that? Am I tied?

Her breathing hitched and she could feel herself starting to panic, her gasps for air hindered by the gag which muffles her mouth. Her fingers felt around whatever it was that restrained her hands. It was sticky, tape?.

What happened?

(Name)'s mind raced as she desperately tried to remember the last events that happened. She was out with someone... Dinner. Ramen. Drink. Ashiro. Ashiro.

She gasped out loud. This is very bad. Where is she? And why is she tied up? How did she even get here? She remembered going home. She took the usual train home but... But what happened? She recalled sitting down and looking out the window. And feeling sleepy, very sleepy.

Closing her eyes, (Name) tried to remember again. Did she fall asleep? She never really fall asleep on trains as the constant stopping and accelerating would wake her, so this is definitely weird.

She struggled a bit more, but her fingers couldn't find the end of whatever is binding her. She stopped and felt panic rise inside her. Did Ashiro take her here? Where exactly is here?

Again she took a deep breath. Stop. Don't make a sound. Its better to look around and assess her situation first before Ashiro comes back. She shivered despite the room being relatively warm. Who knows what he will do to her?

She noticed she seemed to be on a mattress on the ground, inside a small, windowless room. It was pretty much bare, aside from some boxes and a small coffee table. It looks rather old and dirty, like a house abandoned by its owners for months.

Even so, she still couldn't understand how she got here.

She struggled to get up off the mattress, only to find that her legs were also tied, which tips her off balance sends her towards the ground, her shoulder knocking on to the coffee table with a huge thump.

(Name) froze. It was rather loud but did anyone hear that? Is anyone around to hear that?

Her silent question was soon answered by the sound of footsteps coming towards the room where she was. Maybe whoever it is- please not Ashiro- would only take a peek and leave? She knew Ashiro and his true nature. She is definitely not looking forward to meeting him, especially in her current situation where she was restrained and could barely move.

No point in trying to stay quiet now that she was discovered. She started to struggle harder against her bonds, twisting around and trying to use the leg off the table, hoping it would loosen her binds. The footsteps stopped right outside her door and in her desperation, she could feel her eyes tearing up, involuntarily giving away to the fear she was feeling. Her figure shook as soon as she heard the door open.

"Oh you're awake."

She squeezed her eyes shut, feeling tears finally roll down her cheeks.

It's him.

Ashiro walked slowly towards her and squatted down beside her, reaching a hand out to wipe away her tears. She flinched, glaring at him in hopes of hiding her fear. His expression was not the usual taunting kind, but it was rather gentle. But she knew something else is coming, and that seemingly gentle expression is just a mask.

"Aw.. Don't cry.. Did the fall hurt you?" he leaned forward to place a kiss on her forehead, making her jerk back violently in attempts to put as much distance as possible between her and her psychotic ex. He is the last person she want touching her.

(Name) continued to struggle against her bonds.

"Its tape, you won't be able to take it off so easily, (Name) darling," He smirked, standing up and walking slowly towards her, his hand clenching and unclenching.

This time, he roughly yanked her by the arm, making her stand so abruptly that her head spun. She groaned but continued to glare at him defiantly as he led her towards the mattress and made her sit down.

He reached towards his back pocket and took out a pocket knife, holding it up so that the light from the open doorway reflected off it. (Name), despite her attempts at being defiant, let out a small squeak as she inched backwards slowly, afraid of what he would do. He's not going to.. kill her is he?

As if to answer her question, he placed the knife against her throat and reached to take the gag out of her mouth.

He leaned close to her ear and whispered, "scream and you'll be dead, got it?"

(Name) nodded stiffly, her eyes tearing up again.

Ashiro smiled and removed the gag from her mouth, "just kidding. No one will hear you if you scream around here." He chuckled withdrawing his knife and placed it back in his pocket. Now's her chance!

(Name) took a deep breath and let out the loudest yell she could muster up, screaming for someone to help her, hoping her voice would reach someone, anyone is fine.

A sudden blunt force to her abdomen made her stop abruptly as she hunched over gasping. Ashiro did he just.. punched her?

"I told you no one would hear you!" he yelled, "stop making so much noise! You're so noisy!"

(Name) coughed, the tears streaming down her face. It hurts.

"And by the way," Ashiro smirked, taking out a phone, a familiar phone.

It was hers.

"There were phone calls for you. From your boyfriend."

Sousuke!

"Too bad though, I sent them all to voice mail."

"How long..." (Name) managed to rasp, no longer bothering trying to look at Ashiro.

"You've been asleep for about a day or so," he chuckled, "I think I put too much in your ramen. I knew the spices would cover the drug."

(Name) gasped, unable to hide her surprise. Of course. When she left to get her own drink, he had slipped something into her food. Stupid!

"Your boyfriend will probably tell the police once he notice you're gone, so after planning ahead, I bought us tickets, and in two days, you will be coming with us back to Tokyo. It would be a lot harder to track you there."

"Ashiro you bastard!" (Name) started sobbing, "let me go! Why are you doing this? What did I do to make you-"

"What did you do?" his voice was barely above a whisper, but (Name) could hear the anger in it, all packed in less than two seconds.

Here it comes.

Ashiro grabbed her by the collar of her shirt and brought her face up close to his. "You left me," he growled, "I did everything I could to make sure you are mine forever. I love you so much but you just had to break up with me. Furthermore, you ran away from Tokyo and hid in this place like a coward. Do you have any idea how long I spent trying to look for you? How many people I had to ask, how much money I spent for information?"

At this point (Name) knew the best she could do is just to stay quiet. Anything she say will only make him angrier, and that would mean getting a lot more hurt than necessary. Ashiro, however, was not done.

"I only found you because I got lucky. one of my informants told me about you being the main vocalist, showed me the picture. After that it was a lot easier tracking you down. Especially since you carelessly threw a concert in Samezuka. So many people were posting about it online, and of course, I would immediately notice. Clearly, you are underestimating me."

He threw her down hard to the mattress and stood up, his eyes full of fire, "And now that I found you, I'll make sure you never leave my side again.

Ashiro walked briskly towards the door and slammed it shut, locking it behind her.

More tears poured out of her eyes like a broken dam. All the emotions she held back now pouring out in a cascade of tears. Sousuke.. I'm sorry...

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Saying he is terrified is an understatement. Sousuke paced back and forth in his dorm room as his messages went unanswered and phone calls went straight to voicemail.

He knew that last date ended pretty badly, and that it was his fault for exiting a lot longer than he planned. The news was a shock but still..

She can't possibly hate him that much right?

He stared at his phone again, but now he decided to call a different person, someone he was sure would know of her whereabouts.

~~~~~

Gou was in her room, studying, when she heard her phone ring. She perked up and grabbed it, looking at the caller ID.

Sousuke.

She pressed answer, placing the phone between her shoulder and her ear as she turned her attention to her book again.

"Hey Sousuke. What's up?"

"Gou," his voice was deep, laced with worry, "have you seen (Name)? Is she with you?"

"Huh?" He now had her full attention, "No, she's not. Why? I thought she's with you. I mean she didn't tell me anything so I thought she was probably too busy with you-"

"The last time I saw her was yesterday."

Gou froze. "What?"

She could hear cloth rustling over at Sousuke's side, before his voice was back, "I'm heading to her place. You call Makoto, Nagisa, and Rei. Maybe she's with either of them."

"Got it." Gou ended the call and immediately dialled Makoto's number.

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This feels so flat i legit dunno how to write fear sdhfasdh i researched but i think i need practice

ANYWAY I JUST REALIZE I ALREADY HAVE 200 FOLLOWS??!!?!?? O_o THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE FOLLOWS YOU GUYSSS FHDKFHJDL I LOVE ALL OF YOU AAAAAAA IM REALLY GLAD YOU ENJOY THIS (i hope)

Honestly, this story (since about two chapters ago?) has already went down a completely different road from the one I initially planned lmao but this flow is more logical and it would make the end a lot better, with a slot for epilogue. THATS RIGHT! THIS FANFIC IS ALMOST OVER WHEW (at long last i shall break free of this commitment mwehehehehehehe)

Anyways its sunrise, time to sleep. G NIGHT EVERYONE! CYA NEXT WEEK

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