❝ NO ESCAPE ❞

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You're now lying in your bed, tear streaks apparent on your cheeks, eyes widening with veins visible, noticeable dark circles, and the torture from last night kept on replaying in your head.

"I can't sleep." You whispered while you groggily blink your eyes on the sunlight hitting your face from the window.

Knock! Knock!

You flinched as you heard knocks at the door, and you pulled the blanket before going under it, pretending to sleep.

"Y/n, breakfast is ready—" Sanzu said as he entered your room with a tray of food, but then he stopped when he saw that you're still sleeping.

"Y/n," He walked towards you as he placed the tray on the side table. "Wake up."

You were trembling under the sheets, and you can't bear to face him at this moment, especially from what you saw last night.

You felt his hand pull down the blanket, exposing your shoulder; the cool breeze in your room didn't help, so you pushed yourself to sleep, pretending that no one was behind you.

"Stop pretending, I know you." Sanzu said in a strict tone.

It's no use pretending, it's always no use anyway, so it's all futile and you just opened your eyes and faced him, but you didn't meet his gaze.

"Eat, you need to eat. I heard you didn't eat dinner last night." He said as he brought the bowl and spoon closer to you, but you only shook your head.

"I'm not hungry..." You mumbled as you pursed your lips together, stopping the spoon from entering your mouth. You really lost your appetite because of what you witnessed last night.

"Y/n— just eat—" Sanzu sighed, and he was trying his best to compose himself.

But you were indignant as well, feeling as if you had no right to express your emotions with them, and you were full of it. "I said no!" You screamed at his face as you shoved the utensils away from you that made some of the soup spill on the bed and him.

Sanzu winced and clicked his tongue, going all silent before dropping his words, "I've been trying my best to stay patient with you this morning, Y/n."

"I can eat by myself! You don't need to spoon-feed me anytime and I'm not hungry—" You said, but you were cut off as you felt Sanzu grasp your jaw.

"Don't test me, Y/n." He said.

Flashbacks from last night, you can't help but nod and obey, like usual.

Succumbing and always falling in their arms at the end, always and always and always, but as if you can accomplish anything, questioning if this is really your fate, and you were tired of it.

Like a doll stringed and being controlled.

No escape.

Tears welled in your eyes as you accepted the food. Sanzu firmly gripped your jaw and held the spoon in his other hand, voluntarily forcing the spoon into your mouth, and his grasp tightening whenever you don't accept it, and it hurts, but you have no choice.

Your hands felt cold and clammy, stopping yourself to get the fork sitting on the other plate and stab him straightly.

But again, you remember that no matter how hard you try, you'll still fall into their hands.

Rather, a feast falling for the hands of Bonten.

No escape, again.

Sanzu stood up from the bed and grabbed the glass of water from the other table, and you held yourself back from grabbing the fork to stab him since his back was just facing you, and the fork just beside the bed was vulnerable.

Ring! Ring!

Sanzu grabbed his phone from his pocket and answered it.

"Hello? Yeah..." You eavesdrop on their conversation and heard it was just some usual business talk, and maybe you'll get this chance.

As if on impulse, you grabbed the fork tightly and hid it under your clothes.

"Mhm, I'll be busy for the next few days, cancel the meeting." Sanzu said, talking with one of his employees.

Sanzu looked behind, but you just looked away, avoiding eye contact. He grew suspicious of your agitated movements, so he walked near you and sat on the bed beside you while on the phone, still keeping an eye on you.

"Eat," he whispered, grabbing the spoon as he inched it closer to your mouth.

"No," you shook your head, moving your head to the side.

Sanzu was getting distracted on the phone. "I'll be right back." He said, then ended the call.

"Fucking stubborn," he sighed, then faced you. He grabbed your cheeks and squished them. You try push him away by his chest and kick your feet frantically.

"I SAID NO-!" You shouted at his face, then grabbed the fork under your shirt and stabbed him on the shoulder. 

Sanzu was stunned for a while. He side-eyed and then looked behind him, and his eyes widen as he felt a metal object pierce his shoulder.

Even if the fork didn't stab him that badly or deeply, you took the chance to run.

"ARGH-! Fuck!" Sanzu shouted as he gripped his shoulder, but then he saw you running out of the room.

Sanzu grabbed his gun and shoots the ceiling.

Your eyes widened as your path was barred, and you raced the other way, realizing that there was a pathway before Sanzu could get much closer, and you wasted no time sprinting for your life.

But Sanzu was quick, he immediately grabbed you and lifted you up.

"Let me go you son of a bitch! Dammit just kill me already! Rot in hell you stupid motherfucker! " You shouted in a hoarse voice as you hit his back frantically and bite his shoulder.

"Crazy delusional shit head—!" You shouted at his face while he dropped you on your bed, but you were cut off as he shoved his gun inside your mouth while he went on top of you.

"I told you, don't fucking test me." He said sternly as he pushed the gun deeper into your mouth, and you had to grab his wrist.

You squealed as tears streamed from your eyes, not because the hard thing had bruised the inside of your mouth, but because you failed again, no escape and still a feast falling for the hands of Bonten.

"No matter how hard you try, there's no use, because it'll be for naught in the end, you hear me?" Sanzu said as he pushed the Glock deeper, and you felt your airway block and you have to gasp for air, your lungs felt like it'll blow off any second.

"What was that?" Sanzu inched his ear closer to you playfully.  You can sense anger in his aura, and his pupils were dilated, like how you can depict a psychopath.

"Get this out!" You squealed in a muffled and choked voice because of the gun.

"What?"

"Please!" You cried, and he finally took it out, you had to sit up and breathe for air.

"Do that stunt again, and you know what will happen." He said as he stood up.

You didn't dare to bat him an eye after that, and you just gritted your teeth while avoiding him.

Sanzu then turned back and walked off, opening the door and you thought he was about to leave you... peacefully.

"Y/n..." Sanzu said in a playful voice that made you look at the door, but your eyes widened as you saw what he was dangling.

He was dangling the keys to your door on his fingers, twirling it around.

He's also holding the walkie-talkie.

"NO!" You immediately ran to the door to grab the two things, but he quickly shut it close.

"Sanzu!" You cried as you banged the door loudly, twisting the doorknob desperately but obviously it was no use, again.

"Please! Sanzu!" You sobbed as you slid down on the door, tears freely streaming from your eyes as you leaned your head at the door.

Again, no escape.

Hours inside your room felt like decades.

You're now shaking on your bed and have no energy to do anything, even if the time is ticking.

Ding

Your phone dinged from the dresser and you grabbed it, your eyes widening as you saw the notification.

(Mask) :

y/n i escaped from them with takeomi

brahman got our backs

Sent 13:08

Your eyes widen and you immediately opened your messages.

(Mask) :

we are now outside the mansion we will go back there and get u

i heard sanzu took the walkie talkie, we have no choice but to communicate here instead

y/n did he hurt u?

how are you?

please stay safe y/n takeomi and i are coming there, takeomi told me some bonten members are out in the mansion, and only sanzu and mikey are here

we will just message u for directions please stay safe

come out alive, im begging you

Sent 13:08

You contemplated to reply back, but it sounded like he's desperate and there's no time for questions.

(Y/n) :

ok... *delete* wait *typing* ok *delete*

*typing*

ok

wait mask can we call?

Sent 13:09

You said while your hands were shaking, you had to confirm it was really him.

(Mask) :

*typing*

ok, received the reply, the signal is kinda low here.

Sent 13:17

Mask is calling...

[ACCEPT] [DECLINE]

"H-Hello... Y/n?" Your breath hitched as you breathed in and out nervously as he talked, and he sounded the same as well.

Even if his voice is muffled due to the mask implanted on their uniform, you still knew it's him.

(A/N: i'm going to note again that the mask that these office employees are wearing aren't just NORMAL mask, there are some voice changer implanted some kind of thing, that's why it's hard to identify which is which)

"Mask? Hello?" You said as he didn't talk for a few seconds.

"Y-Y/n, I— L-Listen just go out o-of your room and..." His voice was cut off by a second. "S-Sorry the signal is l-low."

Beep

Then the call ended.

(Mask) :

im sorry for the poor signal on the call

ill just message u when to go ok? takeomi and i are waiting near the entrance

just pack the things u need

Sent 13:19

"Fuck." Your heart is beating rapidly, and you were stuck between choices.

You'd choose Bonten, but their actions occasionally cause you harm, especially what Sanzu did earlier, and your trust in them is slowly fading. As for Mask and Takeomi, you barely interacted with Takeomi, and you haven't seen Mask's face yet, but you had a feeling that you could at least trust him, if only they knew how your mind is in shambles, especially since you're now having a panic attack.

(Y/n) :

shit wait I forgot that sanzu locked my door I cant get out

Sent 13:19

(Mask) :

we'll try to go there

as soon as we opened the door, quickly run outside with us, okay?

Sent 13:20

(Y/n) :

ok

Sent 13:20

After some minutes, you felt the doorknob twist, and your heart pounded loudly.

"Shit, is this where my misery is ending... or starting." You said, it wasn't a question, more like a threat to yourself.

Then the door creaked open.

You immediately ran outside, following what Mask said and not wasting any time.

You sighed in relief as your body landed on someone's chest and two arms wrapped around your waist. You are finally safe in Mask's arms, and your heart is racing.

"M-Mask..." You tried to look up at him, but his other hand gripped the back of your head, preventing you from moving or looking up at him, your face buried in his chest.

"Don't move."

Your stomach dropped as you heard the familiar voice, and it wasn't from Mask.

"I told you, always ending up in nothing but in our hands." Sanzu smirked.

"Sanzu!" You try to pull your body away from him, but you felt more people walk from behind you.

You stabilized yourself as Sanzu released you from the hug but didn't let go of your wrist. Your eyes widened as you saw Takeomi and Mask, both badly beaten and kneeling on the floor, and being restrained by Ran and Rindou.

Mikey, Koko, Kakucho, and Mochi walk into the hallway.  Mikey's hands were in his pockets as he smirked and laughed out loud at your sight, almost as if mocking your failed plan.

Sanzu had to hold your shoulders and restrain you as well like Mask and Takeomi.

"Give me Y/n's phone." Mikey commanded his members.

Koko grabbed the phone in your hands. It was easily snatched since your hands were now shaking uncontrollably and all sweaty. Even so, you didn't care anymore.

"Let me go!" You begged as you try to pry away from Sanzu's grip.

"Let you go? Didn't you remember what I said? I don't intend on letting you go." He merely replied and leaned at the wall relaxingly as he crossed his arms.

Koko tossed your phone to Mikey.

"Let's see." Mikey sighed as he opens your messages to Mask.

"...Y/n I escaped from them with Takeomi..." Mikey reads the messages, and continued on reading them.

"...Brahman got our backs..."

"...We are now outside the mansion we will go back there and get you..."

"...I heard Sanzu took the walkie-talkie. We have no choice but to communicate here instead... wow." Mikey raised his brows and looked at Sanzu.

"Good job," Mikey said as he scrolls through the messages and continued reading.

"...Y/n did he hurt you?..."

"...How are you?"

Mikey raised his brows while poking the inside of his cheeks, then fixed his posture as he kept your phone inside his pockets after reading the texts.

He looked at you and your head was hung low while your upper body is being held by Sanzu, and you can't even bear to look at anyone right now.

"Oh, and Y/n." Mikey called.

"Mask didn't send these messages."

Your brows furrowed as tears formed in your eyes, your trust was broken again, and your trust issues are becoming worst and worst every day.

A WHILE AGO

The two Haitani brothers have Mask and Takeomi restrained in Bonten's basement, with their heads hung low and their eyes fixed on the floor.

"Is this your phone?" Mikey said as he kicked Mask's face lightly and made him look up using his feet.

Mask only nodded.

Mikey opened the phone and showed him their conversation with Y/n.

Other Bonten members sitting on the couches took the phone and started texting fake messages.

(Mask) :

y/n i escaped from them with takeomi

we are now outside the mansion we will go back there and get u

i heard sanzu took the walkie talkie, we have no choice but to communicate here instead

y/n did he hurt u?

how are you?

please stay safe y/n takeomi and i are coming there, takeomi told me some bonten members are out in the mansion, and only sanzu and mikey are here

we will just message u for directions please stay safe

come out alive, im begging you

Sent 13:08

They can't help but laugh as they were sending each messages.

"Look at this shit!" Sanzu laughs as he faced the phone screen to Mikey who was standing.

"Don't forget the stay safe." Kakucho snorted.

"Hold on." Sanzu said as he was the one typing.

(Y/n) :

ok... *delete* wait *typing* ok *delete*

*typing*

"The hell's taking her long to type?" Rindou grunted.

(Y/n) :

ok

wait mask can we call?

Sent 13:09

"Well shit." Sanzu whistled. 

"Give me the phone." Mikey said as he snatched it from Sanzu.

Mikey lowered himself to Mask who was kneeling on the floor and grabbed his head.

"You know what to fucking do." Mikey said as he pressed the phone on Mask's ear.

To make sure, Mikey points a gun at Mask's forehead.

"H-Hello... Y/n?" Mask said with a breathy and nervous tone.

Mikey glared at Mask and pressed the gun deeper into his head. 

"Mask? Hello?" Y/n said on the other line.

"Y-Y/n, I— L-Listen just go out o-of your room and..." Mask's voice was cut off by a second, but actually, it was Bonten threatening him.

"S-Sorry the signal is l-low."

Mikey then grabbed the phone and ends the call.

Beep

While Y/n on the other line has no idea.

NOW

"See now, Y/n?" Mikey said as he was done telling the story to you.

Your entire body felt paralyzed, your tears had dried up, your heart was racing faster than usual, and your head was just hanging low while Sanzu held you.

You felt weak as you landed on your knees on the floor alongside Mask and Takeomi, your hands held up and restrained from behind by Sanzu, and you didn't dare to look at any of the men, your gaze all over the floor.

Mikey walked forward and every step he took felt slow, like the surroundings around you just froze, and as soon as he reached you, he grabbed your chin and made you look up at him.

Your eyes widen as your sleep-deprived, tear-filled eyes were exposed, and you try to face way, but his grip is too tight and you had no choice but to obey, again.

No escape, as usual.

"Just kill me." You said in a barely audible voice, yet the crack and agony are heard.

"I have nothing to lose. Just kill me." You added, tears welling.

"I won't tell anyone about everything that happened... Please just let me go..." You said while trying to stop the lump forming in your throat.

"I don't see a future here at all." You admitted in a pained voice. "Just let me go. Just kill me. Whatever you fucking desire."

"Please..." You begged and begged as usual, again.

Even if Y/n's words stung Bonten, it's far from regretting what they caused from the start.

"You don't see a future?" Mikey asked after some seconds of silence.

"...No... I don't. At least not anymore." You bitterly replied.

You suddenly remember your stepmother's words.

"C'mon Nadia, my daughter is just a fresh graduate, I want her to have a bright future, different from us."

"I won't give up working, I have high dreams." You said, smiling at your future plans, there is no doubt that you were a determined person who would work hard just to pursue her dreams.

"I have a bright future ahead of me, okay?" You added before walking away and starting your job.

"If you don't see the future, then you don't see the past either, do you?" Mikey asked.

Your eyes widen as a jolt of pain pangs in your head, and you furrowed your brows as you looked at him.

"What past?" You asked in a chilly tone.

Silence.

"I don't have one."

It's because it's forbidden knowledge.

"You know what, Y/n." Mikey sighed as he inched closer to you.

"You can't escape us anymore. You can't even go back in the past... or into the future." He added as convincingly as he can, a tone that forces you to deliberately surrender to his will.

"Why can't you see it, Y/n?" 

"See them?" He said as he made you face each Bonten member.

Mikey then stood up and fixed his posture.

"You belong to all of them, including me."

After all, what's really that forbidden knowledge that you can't even escape from the past, present, or future? Rather, Bonten?

"Understand? There's no escape."