chapter 18

I woke up to a droning roar in my forehead. The second thing I became aware of was the coppery taste in my mouth. I remembered the taste, it was chloroform. This built up fear inside me ad this wasnt the first time I have this taste or subdued by chloroform before. The one time when I was kidnapped by my dad's business rival when I was a child.I shifted in panick on whatever or whoever I was. The leather beneath me scrunched.

The last thing I remembered was I woke up when I heard a commotion in my living room. I guessed it was Zen because I have given him an extra key to my apartment. I was happy as to see him early in the morning. I got up from the bed as I walked out the door the living area. But to my surprise no one was there. I looked around but didn't see anyone. As I was about to turn back someone held me from behind as he shove a handkerchief onto my mouth. Last thing I remember was doze of from the effect of it.

I brought my hands to my face and rubbed away the remaining drowsiness caused by being drugged into submission.

The words "We have begun our descent" spoken through an intercom system in Nihongo reached my ears. His eyes flew open. Across from where I was seated, sat Ryeo, legs crossed.

"Finally, you're awake" Ryeo said.

"Where the hell are we?" I asked, panic replacing the grogginess. "Are we on a plane?"

"Where are you taking me?"

Ryeo grinned. "why don't you find out for yourself?" He said gesturing me to look out the window sill.

I looked out through the window. I could see mountains and buildings. I couldn't make where exactly I was. I looked back at him in confusion.

He smiled at me. "We are in Japan Haru. Tokyo to be exact".

The thought send chills through me. I was in Japan without my parents knowing. I even doubt if Zen knows where I was. The thought of my dad finding it out that I have been abducted to Japan that too by Zen's cousin, I can't fathom what he would do. Last time I was abducted he practically burned the half 9 New York down.

When the plane landed Ryeo held my hand as he dragged me out through the stairs. We reached the ground i saw a flock of cars coming towards us. Some men in suits came out from the cars. They came to us as Ryeo said something to them that I couldn't hear. Two strongly built men came to me as their strong hands grabbed my arms.

"What's going on?" I asked, panic entering my tone.

"Hello, Mr.Salvador san," said the two men holding me.

"Ryeo, what's the meaning of this?"

The two goons practically lifted me off the ground as they hauled me to the black SUV that Ryeo leaned against so casually. He took one last puff from his cigarette then dropped the stub to the pavement and crushed it beneath his expensive shoes.

Without a word, the two men shoved me into the backseat of the SUV. The instant I was inside i tried to slid the opposite door and pulled the handle. To my disappointment the door didn't budge a bit.

"You underestimate me, Haru-san," Ryeo said as he slid in beside me and the door closed after him.

"What do you want?" I asked as the car started to drive away into the main lane.

Ryeo reached out his hand, palm up. "First, give me your cellphone."

"No" I protested.

He grabbed me as he pulled the device out of my pocket. He then lowered the window and threw the device out the window.

"Why the hell did you throw my phone away?" I screamed at him.

"Cause my dear I don't want you to call my darling cousin yet" he replied with a grin.

"Let me play with you for sometime" he said to me as he trailed his fingers through my lips.

" Don't you ever touch me. You shameless pervert" I said as I shoved his fingers away from me.

"You're a feisty one, aren't you?" Rye again reached across the seat and ran the backs of his knuckles down my cheek. I looked away from him giving him an disgusted look.

"You know what Haru? I have waited for so long to find a weakness of him for so long until you" he said. "And when I heard about you. I knew you were the weakness of Zen that I have been looking for".

"What do you mean by that?" I asked him.

"You know he was never meant be the crown prince. I was to be the crown prince" he said.

"He took that from me", he added. " Now I am going to take you from him" he said with an evil grin.

"You're his cousin. How were you suppose to be the crown prince. It was always meant to be Zen after his father" I said to him protested.

He came near me as he grabbed my chin.

"No he was not" he glared into me.

"You see me and Zen are not simply cousin. He and I are brothers" he said.

"That can't be Zen has only one sibling" I said.

"Ya he has one sibling. But I am thier brother. You know to be specific I am their step brother" he said.

I was in shock. I remembered Zen, how much he was vulnerable when he heard Ryeo came to me.

"But what do you want from me. What's the meaning of bringing me to Tokyo?" I asked him.

"Haru you are like a chip to me. Through which I can get back my rightful throne" he said grinning.

I looked at him in disgust still panicking of what this Zen's psycho of a step brother could do to me.

"Now let's inform your boyfriend about your little misadventures" he said to me.

"He won't come for me Ryeo" I said to him.

"No. Haru you're mistaken. He will surely come for you", he replied laughing.

Then he called Zen with his phone. He put the call on loudspeaker.

"Hello" came the reply from the other side.

"Hello stepbrother" Ryeo replied in nihongo.

"What the hell do you want?" Zen asked in disgust.

"Well this is not the way to talk to your brother" he said grinning.

"Just tell me what is it. I don't have time for your nonsense" Zen said in anger.

"Well I would like you to come to Tokyo, brother" Ryeo said gesturing me keep quiet.

"And why would I do that?" Zen asked.

"Cause I have the one you seem have come to love the most brother" he said winking at me.

"What do you mean by that?" He asked panick in his voice.

"Why dont you say hello yourself" he said eyeing at me.

"Speak up" Ryeo said to me.

"Zen" I said into the phone.

"Haru?" He said panicking. "Haru is that you?" He added.

"That's enough" Ryeo said again gesturing me to stay quiet.

"Ryeo what have you done?" Zen said in nihongo. "Why is Haru with you"

"Brother come and find out yourself" he said. "You have till tonight. Come to Tokyo. See you soon".

"Dont you dare lay a hand on him" Zen said in nihongo. His voice fuming with anger.

Those were his last words as Ryeo disconnected the phone.

"See I tod you Haru. He will come for you" he said.

Tears rolling down my cheeks.

"You see Haru my brother is kind hearted, good person. But along with that he is weak and caring. He can't see the people he love in pain. And for the matter I know he loves you a lot" Ryeo said.