Sound of Silence Chapter 10

[lilly0]

Title: Sound of Silence 10/13
Pairing: Sakumoto, guests appearances by the rest of Arashi (maybe with a surprise side-pairing ;-)), and some others
Rating: up to R
Genre: AU, romance, maybe a bit suspense
Plot: It's in the middle of the night when Sho, a wealthy young business man, stumbles over an unconscious young man, beaten up and curled up in a dark alley. Tired from the way his life goes Sho decides to do something good and takes the man home. Once he wakes up however Sho realizes that the young man has forgotten all about his past, everything he is, and has lost his voice too. Everything that remained from his existence is his name: Matsumoto Jun. But who is he? What happened to him? Why was he lying on the street, beaten-up? And what kind of trauma did he encounter to loose his voice?
Note: This is the story that won the poll on my journal ^^ So, I had started writing it before the poll, kind of lost motivation in the middle of it and then with everyone's encouragement I picked it up again, and voilà :D  I hope this is going to be really interesting for you! There is some suspense in it, and we'll gradually uncover Jun's past.

Jun feels dizzy when he wakes up, his head hurting strangely. Someone hit him, he can remember that. But why? What happened? “Finally awake!” He can hear a dark voice behind him, a hand grabbing Jun’s hair and tugging at it painfully until the guy managed to pull him into an upright position. “You thought we would let you go?”

 

Jun’s eyes widen in shock as his eyes meet the man in front of him. He knows that man, it’s the boss of the brothel he used to work in. He remembers that he was sold to this place as a teenager after his parents died and left him with too many debts. Of course the red-light mafia took it as their chance to use him for their purposes. He shakes his head and tries to rob away from this guy.

 

“So it is true?” another man muses. Jun knows his voice too. It’s one of the so-called fishers. Guys who look around for pretty, homeless boys to lure them to their organisation. “That other one of our whores, Ikuta, says he isn’t Yuki. Just someone who looks similar. Bad thing Yuki committed suicide. Yuki was one of our best guys…”

 

The chief turns to Jun, grinning dirtily “Bad chance, I guess, that you look like him.” He bends down to inspect his face closely. “You look like him. And he was one of our best guys. I think it’s your duty to cover up for him now, since you have his pretty face.”

 

Jun pants heavily, his stomach tugging in fear. His mind is still trying to grasp what’s going on. They want him… because the old Yuki had left, apparently they even believe he committed suicide. Their best income had left. And he was looking just the same… He wants to yell at them, and tell them to let him go, threaten them, but he can’t. No matter how hard he tries, he can’t talk.

 

“He can’t speak though,” the fisher says. “Ikuta said he can’t.”

 

“Let’s see if that’s true.” The chief smirks. “Before nightfall I’m going to make him talk.”

 

 

~~~

 

 

When Jun doesn’t return within half an hour Sho doesn’t worry much. He went grocery shopping after all, nothing unusual, and if he doesn’t find anything he might go to another shop. Also there is Shun watching him, so no worries.

 

However when an hour passes, Sho frowns slightly. Is it normal that it takes so long? Did Jun meet Nino or one of the others on the way? He wants to grab his phone, surprised to realize that he forgot it in his bedroom. He fetches it with a sigh, surprised to see that Jun actually wrote him. So, maybe he really met someone?

 

Toma-kun just wrote me. Something about an emergency at the park close to the Takahashi street. I’ll be home in half an hour.

 

The message was sent 45 minutes ago, and something about it makes Sho’s heart race. It sounds so off…like… what kind of emergency? Why such a deserted place? Why…

 

Sho curses under his breath. Without further thinking he grabs his jacket and runs out of his apartment, not bothering to wait for the elevator, instead taking the staircases. He is not particularly sportive, but he manages to make it to said place within ten minutes. He looks around in worry. No Jun around. There is also no coffee shop or anything close by. He turns around a bit, frowning when he sees something on the ground. A bag? He carefully peaks inside. Soba noodles. Mushrooms. Sliced beef.

 

Sho’s heart stops beating for a moment, he is almost choking on his breath, before his heart picks up its speed again, hammering against his chest twice as fast as normally. It’s a trap. A fucking trap!

 

And they were too blind to see one.

 

 

~~~

 

 

Sho immediately calls Nagase. He can’t trust anyone else in this for now. Nagase listens to him, his voice suddenly sounding strained.

 

“Fuck it, Sakurai-san,” he breaths out. “The red-light cartel has its fingers in it. I hate these fuckers. I’m sending my men to the park. You go home. If Jun returns, it’s better if someone is home. And check your apartment. Maybe you’ll find some hints.

 

Sho nods, trying to swallow down the lump in his throat. On the ground he sees Jun’s notebook. He picks it up, skimming through it. Seems like Jun also used it as a little diary. It’s mostly about Sho. Suddenly Sho can’t help the tears spilling from his eyes.

 

He doesn’t know how he makes it home, it seems like it takes forever. He can see a police car passing him, obviously driving to the park. The only thing he manages to do is send a swift message to Ohno. What he didn’t expect though is to find his friends in front of his apartment when he finally comes home.

 

“Shit,” Aiba curses when Sho has filled them in on everything.

 

“You can say that loud,” Nino comments quietly. “Let’s get up and roam the apartment. Like, how the fuck could this even happen?”

 

Ohno is quiet. “How did they even know he is here?”

 

“Seems like he met someone from his old life,” Sho explains meekly. “But the guy thinks he is someone else. A doppelganger. Jun only met him three times.”

 

“Who is it?” Nino wants to know.

 

To Sho’s surprise it’s Aiba who suddenly speaks up. “I kind of remember something,” he suddenly says warily. “One time, weeks ago, I walked Jun back home after work. He fell behind for a moment because his laces were open. A guy approached him. Jun said he asked for the correct way, but I think there was more to it. Jun looked so unsettled. And the guy… was really good-looking, dressed well, hair styled. He was…”

 

“…at work,” Sho concludes in horror.

 

Masaki frowns. “I think he handed him a card with his contacts.”

 

“Good!” Ohno exclaims. “Let’s search the apartment. And look into every pocket of Jun’s clothes. Any sheet of paper is important.”

 

Everyone is up on their feet immediately, helping to look through everything. Sho feels glad he can do something. He doesn’t know how long they search, but it seems to be in vain. They find some pieces of paper, but nothing special.

 

After what seems like hours Nagase suddenly enters the apartment, looking at them in surprise. “Jun met someone from his previous life,” Nino says shortly to his drinking buddy.

 

Nagase sighs. “Awesome. That’s how they set the trap. What are you looking for?”

 

“Masaki believes the guy gave Jun his contacts,” Nino points out. “And normally they don’t have their own place, right? They live in the brothels.”

 

Nagase furrows his eyebrows. “There is something else.”

 

Sho turns around, eyes widened at the strained voice. “What happened? Did you find something?”

 

“No, my men are roaming the area and looking for traces. They also try to find eye witnesses.” Nagase bites down on his lips “Shun disappeared. He is one of my best men and a lifelong friend, I don’t understand.”

 

“Maybe they got him too,” Masaki offers, while Nino nods.

 

Ohno and Sho however exchange a look of distress, until suddenly something rings in Sho’s mind. “Wait a moment,” he mumbles. “I had a fight with Jun yesterday, and he said something about Shun… or rather wrote…” He rushes to the dustbin, emptying it and going through everything, until he finds said paper.

 

He hands it to Nagase. “Awesome! So, if it’s Shun, I assume everything is safe!” he recites, his eyes darkening. “Fuck,” he cures. “So that’s why they knew exactly where to find him. Shun was their information.”

 

“But why,” Nino asks quietly. “He… he was really nice to Jun. He didn’t seem to have any grudge against him or any ill intention. I once even saw him helping a little kid get back its balloon. Why would he do something like that? I don’t understand. I can’t explain it.”

 

“But I can.”

 

They all spin around in surprise, eyeing the man at the doorframe. Shun’s face looks drained and tired. He was probably wearing a cheerful mask all the time. He bows deeply. “I’m so sorry,” he says with a hoarse voice. “It’s my fault.”

 

“Why?” Nagase yells. “Why the hell did you do it? I can’t believe you betrayed us. You were the one always nagging me about the codex and rules and doing the right thing.”

 

“Until one year ago,” Shun states. “It wouldn’t have made sense to me either.”

 

Sho takes a step forward. “You really sold us out?” he asks angrily. “You sold Jun out to them?”

 

Shun nods weakly. “I had no choice.”

 

Sho’s mind basically goes blank. He jumps forward, grimly, punching Shun right into this face, with all the strength he has. The other man stumbles backwards in shock, dropping to the floor.

 

Sho jumps a bit in pain. “Fuck it, my thumb.”

 

Nino steps forward immediately, checking on it. “It’s probably broken,” he muses. “You never punch someone with your thumb in your fist,” he lectures, but to Sho’s utter surprise Nino looks really content when his eyes meet Shun. “Glad Sho punched you. I would really like to kick you now.”

 

“Me too,” Ohno huffs, while Aiba nods in agreement.

 

“But unfortunately,” Nino continues. “We still need your answers.”

 

Shun sits up a bit, leaning against the wall, while he brushes with the back of his hand over his bloody nose. “Jun was wearing Sho-san’s clothes when he met Ikuta-kun.”

 

“You know him?” Nagase asks in surprise.

 

“He is one of their hosts too, as they call them,” Shun says miserably. “When they met, Jun was still borrowing Sho-san’s clothes. His contacts are probably in one of Sho’s trousers.”

 

Sho pulls his hand away from Nino, ignoring the throbbing pain of his thumb and hurrying to his wardrobe. Jun’s always wearing his black trousers, sometimes one of his tighter jeans, everything else is too unfashionable, as he says.

 

His heart hammers against his chest while he goes through his clothes and pockets. Please let it be there. Please. When his fingers meet a piece of paper, his heart almost stops for a moment. He pulls it out, eyes suddenly brimming with tears of hope. A card. Name: Ikuta Toma.

 

When he hurries back to the others he waves with the card, immediately handing it to Nagase. Nagase shows him a hopeful smile too, before eyeing Shun. “We still need to know more,” he says sharply.

 

Shun nods. “I’ll tell you what I know.”

 

A/N: Sorry everyone, that I wasn't able to update this story last week - I was on vacation and wasn't online much.
So... Jun got kidnapped OO By the same people who had Yuki >< And indeed, Shun seems to have sold them out...