GRAVITY 33
by Lady7
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Die sat on the hard surface of the chair, looking nervous. He stole a glance at the officer who stood in front of him then moved a little looking through the glass on the door. There were people, mainly in uniforms walking around outside. The red head pouted not believing he was actually in the police station, as a suspect!
What did I do?
He looked at his watch.
10.45 p m
Shinya…he must be waiting right now! And everyone…ergh!
Suddenly the door opened and Die got up biting his lip. It was the same man who ‘arrested’ him. And he didn’t even try to explain what had he done! What he was accused for!
"Die-kun…sit down and behave!" the man spoke coldly. Die glared but did what he ordered. I’m not in the good position here! He thought as he sat down and leaned on the chair. He looked at the officer weirdly, confusedly. The older man took out something and offered him a cig.
"No…thanks…" Die replied quickly. He didn’t have any mood to smoke and that’s really weird.
"What did I do? Why am I here?" he hissed looking at the officer for an answer. The man smiled, shaking his head.
"It’s not everyday I get to know somebody so eager and impatient! Those guys will just avoid the questions and make me stressed by giving in stupid answers! Guess it’s my ‘luck’, Die-kun!" he spoke sarcastically. Die narrowed his eyes at him.
"I’m detective Kubota, in charge of this case…unlucky you" he introduced himself. Die turned away, "Just tell me what am I doing here?"
"So you pretend not to know anything eh?"
"I’m serious!" Die hit the table hard. But then he sighed and shook his head, "Look! I have a really important thing to do here…so please make this easy for me! Why are you keeping me here like I’m a suspect a bad guy…a criminal?!" his voice turned deep and Die’s face turned really cold.
The detective gave him a slow smile, "You know don’t you?" he leaned forward.
Die shook his head, "Iie! Try that…whatever machine you got and you’ll know I’m not lying!" he waved his hands around. The detective sighed loudly, leaning back and took something from the floor. A plastic bag, but not like the normal ones. It had few stickers and stamps of Tokyo police department. Die gulped.
It was the wallet.
"-Your- wallet, right?" the older man spoke. Die joined his eyebrows and nodded.
"But I don’t understand why it’s with you! I-" he tried but the other man snapped loud, "Yes you do! You did a crime, causing the poor boy died and carelessly you left this wallet, after the crime and you went back to your apartment as if nothing happened! You –kill- him!" the detective yelled.
Die shook his head smiling humorlessly.
"Then we found the wallet and went to your place and coincidently, you’re about to leave! Explain that!"
Die gasped in disbelief, "No! What crime?! And I have an alibi! I have a whole bunch of people to prove I’m innocent! I don’t even know what you’re talking about!" he protested. At least he had witnesses, his family and other people!
"And I don’t kill anyone! I…don’t have the guts to! That wallet –is- mine and I don’t even know how it’s with you now…" suddenly he stopped looking stunned. The detective narrowed his eyes. Die gasped, bit his lip, looked thoughtful before quickly had a frantic search through his pocket.
The red head took out his mobile, his car keys, and something else.
A wallet.
"Look! Look at this wallet! How can I forget about it?!" he smiled gladly.
"Kore wa…" the detective examined it.
"This! Is my wallet!" Die hissed, feeling relief and hopes filled his mind. He took the plastic bag and took his wallet, "Exactly the same!" he tried to explain. The detective smiled.
"I know…"
Die’s smile disappeared.
"Kubota-san!" somebody exclaimed. Both Die and the detective turned.
"His friends are here…" a young officer spoke pointing to the direction of the other office outside. Die joined his eyebrows, looking at the older man who looked thoughtful for a while.
Friends?
"And the hospital…we got a phone call from the hospital…you want me to connect it to you?" the young man asked politely. The detective nodded, "Of course!" Die stared as Kubota-san answered the ringing phone.
"Moshi moshi, Kubota-san here…hai…hospital…hai…hounto ni? Okay? Right! I’ll be there in few minutes!" he nodded meaningfully. Die could see some kind of expression in those eyes, like the officer was really glad. Then he hung up and got up his seat. "Die-kun…let’s go to the hospital, we got good news!" Die was drown in confusion but he did whatever the detective told him to. Knowing his position…
"And…friends…what friends?" Die asked carefully. The older man smiled and stepped out he room. Die felt a bit of relief not wanting to be in that dark and gloomy room any longer.
"Die!" a familiar voice called out his name. He looked up to see…
Yoshiki talking seriously to the other officer who went to his apartment, a fearful Kyo clutching Kaoru’s sleeve while the pink head wrapped an arm protectively around Toshiya, who looked nervous and upset and was almost in tears.
Die smiled gladly to them, "Hey…" he approached them but then he realized something.
His smiled faded.
His bandmates knew what he was thinking.
"Die-kun" somebody nudged him. "Let’s go to the hospital…told you we got good news!" it was Kubota-san. Yoshiki pulled his arm, "What are you messing with Die?!" he whispered. The red head shook his head, "I don’t even know what’s going on! What happen Yoshiki-san?" he asked back. The producer gave him a look.
"Something bad…"
Die thought there were good news…
*
"Sorry but you have to be in my car, you’re still the first and only suspect though I trust you a lot…it’s the procedure, you know…" Kubota shrugged. He drove the car fast down the road. Die, who sat beside him turned his head around. Kyo bit his fingernails while Kaoru tired to calm Toshiya down.
Where’s Shinya?
"Your producer…Yoshiki-san? He’s your guardian right?" Die looked at him, "He’s with my assistance…don’t worry! We’ll meet him there…" the car turned left to the main road.
"What’s going on?" Kaoru suddenly asked.
Kubota-san smiled.
"Some people found something and called the police. I didn’t even get to see it…you’re five of you right?" he looked up to the rear view mirror and Die found himself nodding.
"Who’s the last one…what’s his name?" he asked absently focusing on the road.
"Shinya…?" Die replied faintly.
"Yeah…when the police arrived at the spot…they found a wallet, which turned out to be yours beside his dead body" Kubota-san’s voice turned cold. So cold that the next thing he realized was the sudden deadness in the air.
Kaoru’s jaw dropped. Toshiya’s eyes bulged, Kyo forgot to breathe.
Die felt his heart stop beating…no! he couldn’t even feel anything.
"I’m sorry guys…" Kubota-san added…softly. He bit his lips, waiting for reaction. Reaction, yeah…he got some. The next second was chaos. Kyo started talking to himself, Kaoru choked, coughing and Toshiya let out a shriek followed by hysterical whispers and sobbing noises. The detective turned to the red head.
"Die-kun…are you okay?" he put a hand on his shoulder.
Die’s face turned serious and cold.
"He’s dead…he’s dead…" came a murmur.
"No! he’s not! I’m sorry guys…" Kubota-san quickly replied and that woke Die up.
"The police thought he was dead…until we got the phone from the police, telling us that he’s awake!" the detective explained, still trying his best to focus on the road. Kyo stopped for few seconds before started to talk to himself again. Kaoru calmed down, staring at Die while at the same time tried to calm his lover down. Toshiya started to shake so much that Kaoru thought he wasn’t going to make it.
Die leaned on the seat, closing his eyes.
I knew it…I seriously knew it…
The car stopped as they reached the hospital. Die was the first one who entered the white building and Yoshiki was already there, with an officer. The producer looked pale, so obviously he knew what was going on. Kubota-san talked to his assistance before pulling Die’s arm. The detective didn’t even know why but he just had the feeling Die was really an important person. Not because he was arrested for it…
"Let’s go to the ICU area…"
Everyone followed.
Die gulped as he heard few noises then few yelling.
They stopped in front of a room, where few nurses and staff went out looking really worried. A doctor suddenly appeared in front of him, staring. Die stared back, finding those eyes behind the thick glasses were sharp and cold.
"You must be his friend…" then the doctor switched his eyes to the others, "Detective…" he exclaimed. Kubota-san nodded. Yoshiki took a step forward.
"What’s going on?"
Everyone approached the doctor.
"It’s really bad…he woke up in fear and confusion…" he stopped, "He even hurt a nurse, and…" he looked up at them. "I don’t think I need to explain what had happened…" Yoshiki bit his lip and turned away, leaning on the wall. The doctor looked around and everyone was staring at him, waiting for an explanation. So he took a deep breath and glanced at the officer, who decided to help.
"A pretty boy who stood alone in the dark could easily get himself in danger…" Kubota began firmly.
"He was attacked, badly…" the doctor spoke which made Kaoru looked up. "Not just simply being attacked, he was also…being abused" Toshiya stopped taking breath.
"Physically…mentally…" Kyo looked at Yoshiki. Everyone suddenly casted their eyes on Die.
"Sexually…"
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