Chapter 9

"SEBASTIAN!" I screamed as I entered the mansion furious. The grand mansion's intricate architecture, elegant chandeliers, and ornate furnishings exuded an air of sophistication that left visitors in awe. The amount of gold and marble that adorned the mansion would be seen by many as rather excessive, but I have called this empty shell of a house "Home" for 12 years of my life. I Threw my duffle bag to the side watching it slide across the floor knocking over a nearby plant, my mind is non-stop thinking of who could have taken Takeru and why. I felt as if thoughts were flying 100MPH in my head and I could not think clearly. "SEBASTIAN!" I screamed once again running up the grand golden carpeted stairs to the second floor. Where is Sebastian and why is he not responding? What the hell I hire you for if you're going be on vacation when I need you?  Some unknown person stole Takeru from his bed while he was helpless and your sitting around drinking martinis? I started kicking in doors one by one yelling his name over and over, slowly losing my mind. The once white walls with golden trimmings were now red and rusted while the paint peeled slowly before my eyes. How could I have let my guard down? I was in class trying to uphold appearances for what reason when Takeru was hurt and unable to defend himself. I ran back down the deteriorating hallway to the stairs that once brought awe to its guest during events to find Sebastian running from the basement, gun drawn and on high alert. "Young Master, Are you alright?" Sebastian said Checking my body for any wounds and looking around for any intruders. "I am fine, We got a job to do. did you get me that report I asked you for?" I asked while calming down and my surroundings returning to the pristine, elegant mansion. Sebastian then holstered his gun and pulled out his tablet and pulled up the file while I ran past him to the third floor to my bedroom. "Yes sir, I found everything on Takeru Somdura" Sabastian said calmly following me up the stairs to my room. "Read it now" I commanded as I whipped open my closet and switched out my basketball clothes for a long sleeve black turtleneck and black dress pants, I had also grabbed the outfit I had picked for Takeru for when he was discharged and threw it in an extra bag. It was a baggy tan sweater with matching winter sweatpants and maroon scarf like the one I own for myself; I had even picked out black combat boots like mine for him to return home in. I was going to find him, and he was going to get the chance to receive my gifts and Feelings, I will not give up on this. "Takeru Somdura age 23 born December 19th, 1999, in Seoul Korea. His family moved to the USA when he was only a year old, His father was Ji-Ho Somdura age 29 born October 30, 1973 died 2003, Owned a small investment company but it went down after his death in 2003. His wife was Yurimae Somdura age 27 born January 24, 1977 world known figure skater, 4-time gold Olympian, Also killed in car accident by a drunk driver, Daniel Martin September 16, 2003. Takeru was 3 years old in the car when his parents died so his uncle took him in since the rest of his family openly stated they wanted nothing to do with Takeru who was sickly child battling leukemia. His uncle Axel Williams is Ji-Ho's younger brother, Axel dropped out of high school during his senior year for unknown reasons and now has a drinking and gambling problem. He is currently $284,000 in debt. Axel lives in a one-bedroom apartment with his mother and Takeru, and he is currently unemployed because of his temper. Surprisingly Axel has no criminal record. Information from his friends in high school say that he was dating yurimae 1 year before yurimae broke things off with Axel to be with his older brother Ji-Ho. Ji-Ho and Yurimae were married 2 years after that, Axel has yet to get over it being he still rants about it now when he becomes drunk. Takeru works 3 part time jobs as a waiter at a gay club, a bike delivery driver at a pizza place and an office assistant at a small investment company to pay off the money Axel owes to loan sharks. Takeru attends Tasakura University on scholarship, due to his hard work in high school. Takeru was first in his class all throughout his scholar years." Sebastian said reading his findings on Takeru. I pulled my long black coat from out the back of my closet and started thinking. How did Takeru lose two fortunate parents but have no inheritance or did his uncle receive It and spend it all? Now, If Takeru's father is deceased then who would falsely claim to be his father and remove him from the hospital? Could it have been his uncle's loan sharks trying to collect his debt or was he simply mistaken for someone else? "Mclyail?" I said pressing on the back of my closet to reveal a secret storage holding all my guns and knives. "In the workshop, out like a light sir" Sebastian said checking his ammo and motioning me from the closet as he began to load the weapons, I would need to take on anybody that would have to guts to get in my way of bringing Takeru home. "Good I will deal with him once I know my rose bud is home safely" I said putting my black leather gloves on and fastening my watch. "Of course, young master" Sebastian replied following me while carrying my duffel bag fully loaded as I walked out the room to the stairs. I gathered all my hair and twisted it and clipped it to the back of my head as I walked down the stairs explaining everything to Sebastian. "Find me who took him from the hospital, you have an hour" I demanded, opening the front door, and jumping in the car while Sebastian put the bag in the trunk. "I'll have it done young master" He replied. "Im going to Takeru's uncle house, call me asap when you find something" I said driving off speeding out of the long driveway of my mansion. Hold on Takeru, I'm coming I promise. 

I arrived at the address Sebastian provided me with and it was hard to believe anyone lived there. The building looked abandoned, and vines overgrown all the walls. The entrance to their apartment was down the stairs from the street in a dark alley, it was the classic place to get robbed or killed in every movie. "Oh well, let get it done" I said to myself before kicking the door in that was surprisingly easy to break, A toddler could break it if it really wanted to. "What the fuck!" I heard Axel say running from the living room wearing a white tank top that didn't even cover his belly completely and dark blue boxers that seemed to get swallowed by his fat. He held and beer in his hand and he didn't look too excited to see me walking through his front door, but I had some questions, and he was going to answer them. "Now, Now uncle Axel is that the way to treat a guest who is bearing gifts?" I said walking through the small hallway with my gun drawn on Axel while he gritted his teeth knowing he couldn't take me on. "What do you want you spoiled brat" He asked sitting his beer down and putting his hands in the air. "Now tell me where you nephew is and ill think about letting you keep your fingers" I said pulling a knife from the inside of my jacket and motioning Axel to the living room to have a seat. I stabbed my knife into the wooden table as I sat on the couch crossing my legs always keeping my gun on him. "How am I supposed to know? The last time I saw him you left with him from the school." Axel said grabbing another beer sitting on the floor. "See I would love to believe that but someone thought it was a good idea to go to the hospital and claim to be his father discharging him. Now if you didn't who would it be?" I said leaning forward as his face twisted with fear, he had to know something because he began to sweat and fidget with the bottle of beer instead of drinking it. "I don't know anything about that." He fumbled out his mouth before taking a long drink of his beer. "I dislike being lied to and you seem to fearful of whoever took Takeru, so I am going to ask one more time and if you lie again I am going to gut you here in this piece of shit apartment." I said grabbing my knife and walking toward him slowly. Axel began stumbling over his words and being unable to form sentences. "It was Ji-Ho sir" I heard an elder women's voice say. I turned to see Takeru's grandmother looking out the bedroom door. She wore an oxygen mask and a long floral night gown. "Mom shut up and go back to bed" Axel yelled as he began to try and run to her. "Sit your ass down now" I said hitting him in the head with the butt of my gun. He fell to the ground cursing my name and calling me the devil. It's not first time hearing it but it made me chuckle for it's the pot calling the kettle black. I turned and faced Takeru's Grandmother and motioned her to come out. The elder woman grabbed her cane and opened the door fully and walked out dragging her oxygen tank behind her. I holstered my gun and put my knife away as I helped her by carrying her tank and letting her use my arm for support. I sat her down in a nearby chair and kneeled in front of her. "Such a kind boy" She said patting my cheek and smiling. "What is your name ma'am?" I asked politely. "Nariya, but Takeru calls me grandma Nari." She said adjusting her mask. "Grandmother Nari, you said Ji-Ho took Takeru from the Hospital?" I said smiling at the elderly woman. "Oh yes, Last week he sent a letter saying he was coming to collect Takeru" She said happily. "I thought Takeru's father passed away 20 years ago" I said confused, is this woman even lucid? "No, not at all. He came back and gave us Takeru. Told us to protect him and he will be back" She said trying to stand. I helped her stand and watched her walk to the bookshelf that was beside the Tv sitting on the floor. "Mom shut up, Your going to get us killed" Axel said and I just kicked him the nose and watched him spit out some blood and even a tooth. "If I have to tell you to shut the fuck up one more time you wont have to worry about being killed because ill end you right here" I said in a whisper to Axel. Axel just sat on the ground in the corner holding his bleeding nose. Grandmother Nari came walking back holding a small bow with gold writing on it. It read "Love is a Bond" ,  it seemed cheesy to me but I may have meant something to her so I kept my silence as she struggled to open the box. I kneeled in front of her and opened the box for her. "If my son Ji-Ho died how is he here?" She said holding a picture of a man taking a selfie at what looked like a graduation. When you looked in the background there was Takeru and his grandmother taking a picture behind him for Takeru's High school graduation, The picture was dated May of 2018. "Do you know where I could find him grandmother?" I asked. "No he only ever sends James, such a good kid. James always brings us his letters, maybe ask him. "Thank you grandmother, I be back to visit soon" I said standing and walking to the door. "Axel, I'll spare you this time for the sake of grandmother but next time you lie to me, I will kill you" I said walking back out to my car. My phone rang and it was Sebastian. "Young master, I have News." He said sounding urgent. "Tell Sebastian" I said starting the car. "Ji-Ho, is not deceased." He replied. "I know, Takeru's grandmother just verified that." I said impatiently because we were no closer to finding Takeru. "That's not all, Ji-Ho is the boss of the Dura Syndicate." He said, the Dura Syndicate has no public information on them whatsoever. None of its members have ever cracked to the police either. For a syndicate that has committed so many heinous crimes, nothing can ever be linked back to them. "Are you sure Sebastian?" I asked squeezing the wheel. Why would they want Takeru after all these years? There's no way that he just up and decides to collect his forgotten son after 20 years of being dead. "I am positive sir, Takeru is the Heir to the Dura Syndicate." Sebastian said. "Find me where they are holding him now, I'm bringing him home" I said speeding down the street. "Are you sure young master?" Sebastian said questioning me. H has never questioned anything I ever did and yet he decides now to have an opinion. "Yes I am sure Sebastian." I said annoyed trying to focus on the road. "Gather the other 2 and meet me at the house in 30 minutes." I commanded. "Yes sir we will be there." He replied in his normal one tone voice. "And Sebastian" I said quickly. "Yes young master" He replied. "Ever Question me again and you will be in the workshop next. Understand?" I said. "I'm Sorry young Master, I understand" Sebastian said hanging up the phone. I was seething with anger and didn't know what I was going to do but no matter what I was going to find him.