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Title: Torture
Author: seinen_no and fonulyn
Rating: NC17
Pairing: Die and Kaoru
Disclaimer: We own no one, only our dirty imaginations.
Comments: Written for this contest thingy on diru_nandemo.

seinen_no: I dunno what to think of this. I like it and then don't like some passages. I know hun, you feel the same about it and I know that there's no sense in bothering too much. Still, I wanted to say it^^
Heh, maybe I'm too consumed with another story fonulyn and I just wrote or so. Or then it's other things. I dunno. And I don't think I should bother you with it :D Okay, have fun reading nevertheless^^
Oh, and as a side-note, Kao's tied to my bed and is waiting for me to rub him with vanilla-liquor only to lick it off. Ye-hes^^ sanghamyers You're still invited XD

fonulyn: Well, I should only repeat what seinen_no said… I like some parts of this a hell lot, and some parts aren’t that good. You just need to read and find out yourselves :D
Hm, now I’m a bit disappointed since those two seem to have some sort of plan with Kao without including me there. I guess I just need to have fun with Die then, as he’s still sitting there tied up beside me. Although he wants Kao here too…
Heh, enough crap. Just ignore me and go read the story^^




Torture

"Kyo, get off there! They'll throw us out." Kaoru hissed through clenched teeth and waved his hand animatedly through the air. Ignoring all the prohibition signs, the small vocalist had stepped over the barrier and was now sitting on the throne that had been set behind a thin rope that said ‘do not cross'. "I'm king Kyo the first. Yield to my power and serve me." He was giggling merrily, using a rolled brochure about the castle as a sceptre, and shuffled his feet that didn't reach the ground.

The whole band had decided to tour this old castle together, something like paying their tribute to European history and to have some pictures to take home and show their relatives and friends, if they wanted it or not. Toshiya was turning pirouettes in the middle of the room and now slid towards the throne. He had forgotten about the slippery soles of the slippers they had been given in order not to destroy the precious marble floors in the castle, lost balance and fell headlong on his belly, landing right in front of Kyo. Laughing whole-heartedly, he lifted his head. "Almighty Kyo, here's your humble servant Toshiya, yielding to your powers."

Kaoru released a quiet, desperate growl and thanked the lucky circumstances, that the rest of the group who was touring the castle with them, had gone to the next chamber already and the guide didn't seem to notice that five people were missing. Almost at that moment Die decided that he needed to serve the great king Kyo the first too and kneeled down in front of the vocalist, bowing his head. "I'm a lonely knight, ready to be at your service to defend the land and your property, oh almighty king." He used his best theatrical tone, and it was working rather well since the castle walls made each sound echo a bit.

Shinya was taking it more easy, only chuckling and eyeing the scene the others managed to build up in front of him. He had thought that coming to see the castle would be educating, and even fun, but this was even better. Seeing the building and the history it held, and simultaneously having fun with his friends. Compassionately he looked at the bandleader, faking compassion in his voice. "And remember that if they get caught for breaking something, they'll always blame you, that you didn't watch them enough."

"Don't you think that I fucking know that?" No matter how hard he tried to remain serious, Kaoru couldn't suppress the smile that was dancing at the corners of his mouth completely. Smirking, he approached the throne, stepped over the bassist who still demonstrated perfect submission by remaining lying flat on his stomach, kicked his fellow guitarist in the butt in passing by and set up in front of Kyo, his fists stemmed in his hips.

"Okay, almighty Kyo. I'm Kaoru the dreadful and if you don't collect your bones and run for your life, I will have to give you an example of my endless powers."

The small blonde laughed theatrically and pointed at the lead-guitarist. "You cannot threaten me." Then, he turned to Die. "Knight, erase this piece of scum."

"As you wish, my lord." The redhead chuckled, getting up from his kneeling position and bowing shortly at Kyo. He turned to Kaoru and tried hard to suppress his grin, although it was nearly impossible, and he didn't succeed completely. "You heard him, mister. Get out, or I will have to challenge you for a duel!"

"You are not in the position, to duel somebody of my rank," Kaoru answered seriously, but couldn't deny himself from winking at the redhead. "Get out of my way or I will have to crush you like a fly."

"I can't do that." Die shook his head. "I promised to defend this land, and that I shall do. Defend it with my life!"

At a moment's notice, the lead-guitarist's features became petrified and then, he released a perfect villain laughter. "I don't want your life. I want Kyo off the throne." With having said that, he easily shoved Die aside and stepped over the barrier to the throne. "Game over, midget," he grinned.

Kyo bowed his head, growled something like "Spoil sport!" but followed the other's wink and got up from his seat. Just in time, because their tourist guide stretched his head inside the room. "Ah, there you are. Please follow me us. We're going to the catacombs."

"Catacombs!" Die's expression brightened instantly, finally there might be something interesting to see, besides some old furniture. He gestured for the others to hurry even, eager to get there. "Come on now! We don't have the whole day." Kyo was red-hot for that as well and darted off, overtaking the redhead. "C'mon, I bet there are prisons and torture chambers, armors and the cool stuff," he yelled over his shoulder, already leaving the room.

Kaoru rolled his eyes again and shook his head. "Can you please tell me, why again I agreed to take those three with me?" He addressed Shinya who stood next to him, while Toshiya followed the other two, equally exited. "If there's really an armory down there, I bet one of them will manage to kill somebody."

"Well, because we wanted to do something all five of us?" Shinya suggested, casting a glance at the bandleader from the corner of his eyes. "And because the kids need to see the torture chamber and treasure room of the castle."

The other three were definitely being enthusiastic, although the first reaction to the suggestion 'let's go see a castle' hadn't been exactly ecstatic. Apparently they had realized quickly they were wrong though, and now were having the time of their lives. They were giggling constantly, all talking at the same time. Even Kaoru and Shinya were infected by the others' bouncyness and joined them in mocking the ugly carpets on the walls. Only when the guide threw an admonishing glance at them, or one wanted to take a picture of a cool knight's armor, they shut up. The stairs down to the catacombs didn't seem to end and the air became considerably cooler and smelled muggy.

"To the right, you see the prison. Convicts were kept there until ..." The rest of the guide's explanations went by unheard by the five, because they were busy exploring the tiny cells, trying to find some ancient carvings in the prison walls, a note, or a secret passage.

"Why can't they just give us a tour through the secret passages?" Die sounded somewhat disappointed, and tried to stick his finger into a small crack between two huge stones on the wall. "They could show us the really interesting things."

The comment made Shinya roll his eyes. "Your imagination is too wild. There's not that many secret passages everywhere."

"But there must be some at least. Something like an escape route for the king in case of an attack." Toshiya agreed with the redhead and checked the floor for a trapdoor. Meanwhile, Kyo was playing bound prisoner, clinging to two huge iron rings on the wall where chains and cuffs used to be for the captives. "This is kinda uncomfortable," he wheezed, his legs dangling in the air, because he was too small.

"C'mon, let's not drop behind again." Kaoru clapped his hands, trying to get his bandmates' attention. "Or you might miss the armory," he added, knowing that this would suffice to make them run ahead again.

"That's right." The redhead let go of examining the wall, and headed straight towards the direction where the rest of the group was walking. After similar reactions from the bassist and the vocalist, Shinya couldn't help but to chuckle. "You surely know how to make them move."

"Yeah, that's why I'm the leader." Kaoru grinned and nodded into the common direction where the others had left. "Better follow them and try to prevent any severe damage. I'm sure our insurance won't cover this." "That's probably right." The drummer nodded, heading out as well.

The others hadn't managed to do any damage, at least yet, and it would be better to keep it that way. Quite easily they reached the group, as the others had managed not to examine every inch of the walls for secret routes. They were led to the armory and even Kaoru's eyes got a dreamy glimmer at the sight of all the swords, morning stars, crossbows and other weapons. He had just reached out to touch a huge longsword when the guide spoke up again. "Please don't touch anything. Those weapons are sharp and still usable." He hadn't meant the lead-guitarist in particular, but still Kaoru withdrew his hand and whistled canting.

The group went on already, but the five bandmates again staid behind, because Kyo and Die were giving an impression of Star Wars. "I am your father, Luke." The vocalist was using his brochure as light sabre, whirling it through the air while imitating the distinctive sound. Their short acting ended up in almost hysterical laughter, and they were almost rolling on the floor. Die nearly managed to kick down an armour that stood beside the wall, but it only swayed a bit and staid in its place in the end.

Kaoru was sucking his thumb, because he had tested the sharpness of several swords, when they all left to follow the group. Two rooms away from the armory was the torture chamber, something that brought a deep sparkle to Kyo's eyes and made him overly exited.

"Look they even have an iron maiden. C'mon Tosh, get inside. I want a picture of you there." The bassist shook his head. "Are you nuts? As much as I know you, you're going to close the door and how am I supposed to hold my drink with all those holes inside me then?"

"I can go in there." Die volunteered immediately, stepping towards the device. "Just don't close the door or I'll be rather useless afterwards." He threw a warning glance at the vocalist, just in case.

It was all too exciting, and they could've spent hours there just examining the various things people used to torture others. They all took various pictures of Die in that iron maiden and suddenly everybody wanted to go in there and be photographed. Luckily, the tour had already went on and thus, the guide didn't notice that Toshiya lay down on the rack while Kaoru and Kyo tried to figure out how that thing worked. They didn't cuff him though so that nothing could happen.

From time to time, the lead-guitarist threw a quick glance at the redhead, pretending to watch that he wouldn't break anything or do something stupid. The younger guitarist was well aware every time the other's eyes landed on him, although he tried not to show it in any way, and only act normally.

Shinya on his side had managed to find out how various of the devices worked, but he didn't dare to touch them though, only looked at them carefully. Again, they spent too much time in the torture chamber, fooling around, taking pictures of the pillory with Kaoru and Kyo, until the guided called for them.

"Damn, why don't they just let us explore this place alone?" The vocalist growled, but trotted after the rest of the group obediently. "Hey, maybe we can just start a new tour right after this," Toshiya suggested, running after the small man. Shinya decided to make sure nothing would happen and quickly followed the bassist and the vocalist to watch over them.

Die was still looking around in the room ponderingly, and just when the older guitarist was getting out of the door he grabbed his arm to hold him back. "Hm, Kao, wait a bit."

"Yes?" Kaoru turned around, frowning. His questioning expression quickly made way for a smug smile though and he asked. "Still something you haven't tried yet?"

"Well, I thought there might be something worth trying still." The redhead grinned, suddenly stepping closer to the other man.

He decided that it was safe since all the others had followed the guide, and quickly pressed his lips on Kaoru's. With a quiet mewl, other man answered to the kiss, slowly moving them away from the entrance just in case if somebody would show up unexpectedly. His hands grabbed a few of the short red strands to tilt Die's head and enhance the feeling.

They took their time, and after they parted Die was grinning widely. "I needed that." He was partly leaning against some sort of torturing-thing, and lazily wrapped his arms around the other's waist.

"Me too." The older guitarist was practically beaming and took a few deep breaths to calm down. Since they had decided to hide their relationship even from their friends, moments like this were precious. With a certain sparkle in his eyes, Kaoru scanned the room and suddenly smirked widely. "But maybe I need a bit more than that."

"More than that?" The redhead's expression tried to be questioning, but the dirty knowing smirk somehow ruined the attempt.

"Just a little somethin'" Still grinning, Kaoru let go off the other and went to the door, only to close it noisily. He made a small delighted sound when he found the bar to block it and then turned around, leaning against the cold wood. Die only grinned at him, tilting his head a bit. "So you're locking us in here? That was a far better idea than I would've come up with."

"You think so?" Slowly, the older man approached him again, trying to look threatening. "I only wanted to make sure that you won't try to run out on me. Didn't you want to challenge me, knight Daisuke?" It was hard for Kaoru not to laugh and to make it up to that, he grabbed an iron hook that happened to hang on the wall. "Choose your weapon."

"A weapon?" Die actually laughed, not able to stay serious at a moment like that. "I warn you, I have powerful friends. If you kill me, they'll come after you!"

"I won't kill you." The older man smirked. When he had reached the redhead, he touched his chest with the bent side of the hook, running it down his belly to the cuff of his jeans. "I have other things planned for you." His voice had become a tad bit lower than before, but still he had to suppress the chuckles that tried to escape him.

"Other things?" The younger man created a horrified expression, swallowed hard and glanced around nervously. "You don't mean... torture?"

"Torture!" Kaoru confirmed nodding and stepped so close that Die had to move backwards until he was limited by the rack behind him. "But if you are nice and surrender. I might have mercy on you."

"I don't think my king would approve me letting him down like that." The redhead pursed his lips ponderingly, but then only shrugged. "But I value my life, though."

"You have to make up your mind." Displaying a smug smile, the older let his free hand travel down Die's belly until it reached his groin. The hook threateningly close to the other's neck, he brushed firmly over the cloth. "I would be a good master."

A smile was dancing on the younger's lips as he closed his eyes and pretended to think for a moment. "Well..." He drawled, enjoying the touch. "I choose my life."

Nodding contently, Kaoru dropped the hook to the floor. "You will have to prove your faithfulness first though." With having said that, he gave the other man a shove that forced him to lie down on the rack. Within the blink of an eye, Kaoru was above him, took his hands and fastened the leather bonds around his wrists.

"Ah, so you decided for the torture." Again Die failed in forming a serious expression, a large grin on his face.

"Of course." The older guitarist smirked. "I will have to break you before I can be sure you won't just stab me with a knife when I turn my back on you." For a second, he eyed the shackles, but decided that they would only complicate things. Instead, he bowed his head and whispered. "I only promised to spare your life..."

"Oh..." The redhead nodded understandingly. His heart was already beating a bit faster, and he squirmed slightly on his place. "So how did you plan to break me then?"

"It wouldn't be fun if I told you, don't you think?" Smiling, Kaoru sat up and decided that they should make it a bit quicker, just in case if the others would notice that they were missing and sent troups to find them. Ably, he opened the button of his lover's jeans and pulled down the zipper, making sure to press down in all the right places in doing so.

The younger man groaned at the touch and closed his eyes, trying to buck up to gain more contact. "I guess I have to live in fear then..." His voice sounded a bit odd, his breathing slowly getting heavier.

"You should." Kaoru's heart was beating quickly when he dragged the pants and boxers down, licking the revealed skin with the tip of his tongue. He had to shift a bit to undo the disturbing garment, growling impatiently as it got stuck on the other's shoes. It took him a moment, but finally, he had peeled Die off the clothing and could sit down between his legs.

"I know." Die nodded, looking up at the other. "Can't you see how I'm shaking?" He indeed was shivering, but not from fear though.

"Hmm," Kaoru looked pondering and then smirked. He brought his lips close to Die's, whispering. "But I want to make you scream." With having said that, he initiated a hungry kiss, simply needing it.

The younger's reply was drowned in the kiss, as he answered to it eagerly, trying to arch up against the other's body simultaneously. In the back of his skull he remembered that the other's might just decide to come after them and they should hurry, but somehow time became a totally irrelevant matter.

Kaoru still remembered it though and used his knees to spread his lover's legs further. Slowly, he roamed one hand down, letting his fingertips dance over the firm chest, the soft belly with its twitching muscles to the other's arousal. For a moment, he stopped there, teasing it with soft touches until he finally moved on and pushed two fingers inside him.

That made Die move up instinctively, as he tried to get even closer. At the same time the bonds gave in somehow, and with a surprised yelp he noticed he was able to move his hands again.

"Damn!" Kaoru had to giggle and shook his head. "I hope those weren't original." Without giving it a second thought, he pressed his lips back on Die's, trying to make it up to the interruption.

The younger man didn't waste a thought on the bonds though, moving his hands to twine his fingers in the older's hair. After the kiss broke, he held Kaoru's head in place and looked him in the eye.

"But now we need a plan b."

"We do?" Kaoru chuckled, his cheeks flushed and the bulge in his pants clearly visible already. "I thought I just fuck you like this."

"What would the fun be in it then?" Die chuckled as well, leaning up to capture the other's lips in a short kiss. "We're in the torture chamber, with all its possibilities, and we need to use them."

That comment resulted in quite a serious a giggle-fit of Kaoru and it took a moment till he had calmed down enough to speak clearly again. "That just didn't sound like a compliment." However, he grabbed the other's collar of the shirt and pulled him into a sitting position. "We can't use the iron maiden, but I could pillory you." He already moved backwards to the edge of the rack without releasing his lover.

"Yes." The younger man nodded, following the other's movement. "Or then we just use the shackles." With that he pressed a short kiss on the other's lips, turned him around and locked his right wrist on the shackle that was attached to the wall. It took him a moment to get it working, since it was stiff, but still it worked surprisingly well.

Kaoru yelped and even struggled playfully. The shackles were too high for him and he had to tiptoe so that Die could fasten them properly. The cold stone wall against his back sent a shiver down his spine and increased his heartbeat even more.

Die reached for his lover's other hand, and as soon as he was attached to the wall properly he stepped back a bit, looking pondering. He came to the conclusion that the shackles would work fine, and then let his gaze roam over the older's form slowly. Kaoru's chest was rising and falling quickly due to his intense look and the fact that he couldn't move at all in his position proved to be a huge turn-on for him. "Looks like you turned the tables on me," he breathed out, excitement clearly audible in his voice.

"Yes." The younger man grinned, the tone in the other's voice sending a shiver down his spine. "But you're still wearing too many clothes."

He moved closer, bringing his hands to the button of Kaoru's pants, slowly undoing it. Fastening his gazes on his lover's hands, the older guitarist tried to make him move quicker by the force of his mere will. If he hadn't been so painfully hard already, he would've struggled a bit, just to add some spice to their little game. However, he finally looked up.

"Do I have to fear for my life now?" The question went along with a smile, nullifying its seriousness.

"Yes." Die answered with a smirk, unzipping the other's pants and swiftly dragging them down. As he had gotten rid of the garment he again eyed the other intensely, his smile widening. "Now it's all better."

Heat was gathering in the older's cheeks and in his groin under the gaze again and he mirrored the smirk. "But I won't surrender as easily as you."

"What do you mean by that?" The redhead moved in close, pressing the other firmly against the wall and running his lips along his neck.

Kaoru had to close his eyes and subconsciously tilted his head to offer his lover more skin. Tentatively, he pulled his bounds a bit to test their strength, smiling contently when they didn't give in a single bit.

"That I won't give in so easily." His voice was only a whisper, hardly able to obscure his arousal.

"I don't need you to give in," Die breathed against the older's skin. "I have you tied up and at my mercy." Simultaneously he grinded their bodies together. The action elicited a gasp from the other and Kaoru tried to arch into the touch. However, he was pretty much immobilized and couldn't move as he would have wanted.

"Will you have mercy on me then?" he asked, trying to sound pleading. It didn't cost him a lot to sound like that for he was aching already.

"It depends on what you consider merciful." The words were spoken lowly, as it took the younger a lot of effort to steady his voice. He was almost painfully hard, and wanted to relieve the pressure soon.

Another shiver shook the older man's body, the cold wall behind him adding up to the feeling. Slowly, he lifted his feet from the ground, relying on the shackles to back him up, and wrapped his legs around the other's waist. In pulling him closer, Kaoru rubbed his groin against him, the friction sending laces of pleasure through him that made him groan. It didn't bring the hoped relief though and after the first wave of bliss slowly ceased again, he was aching more than before.

"Release would be merciful," he managed to get out quite clearly.

Die had to swallow hard, and he held his eyes closed for some time to calm himself down a bit. Finally he nodded though and grabbed the other's butt with both of his hands. "That I might grant you." The words left him in an almost breathless whisper, as he lifted the other even more, somehow managing to lower him on himself.

Something between a pained growl and a pleased groan resonated in the air and echoed on the stone walls as Kaoru was invaded by him. Subconsciously, he tugged the shackles, wanting to wrap his arms around his lover, but had to learn that it was impossible. All he could do was to increase the grip of his legs and push back against the other, urging him to move.

For a moment the younger man staid still though, not only to give Kaoru time to adjust but to get a grip of himself as well. He pushed the other against the wall, then gaining leverage and the ability to move, to pull back and slam back into his lover.

Pleasure shooting trough his whole being and shutting down his brains, Kaoru threw his head back and hit the wall behind him hard. He didn't even notice it since he was deliciously lost in this mixture of divine feelings. With loosening the grip on his lover a bit, he gave him total control over the movements, let him decide the pace and force of his thrusts while all he did was to take what he was given.

Although initially Die had wanted to take it slow, to tease the other, he now found himself incapable to hold back. He only quickened his pace as much as he was able to, pinning the other roughly between himself and the wall. Somewhere in the back of his skull there was the consciousness about the possibility of the others coming back to find them which added its own spice to the mixture.

The fact that his lover simply took what he wanted without being given the chance to move on his side, only took Kaoru's lust higher and even his hurting wrists were adding up to that. He was panting harshly, trying to fill his lungs with enough oxygen while processing the sensations he was going through. Whenever the other touched that most sensitive spot inside him, he voiced his pleasure in form of hoarse moans and shuddered forcefully.

The clenching of Kaoru's muscles around him made the redhead groan out loud, and try to quicken the pace even more. He was shuddering himself, just trying to keep up his movements. Rapidly he was nearing the peak, feeling that he wouldn't be able to stand much more.

Desperately, Kaoru yanked his bonds, throwing his head from side to side. Suddenly, he stopped and gazed at his lover from lust-blurred eyes. "Gods Die, touch me... touch me!" His voice echoed oddly, the need making it louder than intended.

Die didn't need to be told twice, and after he had managed to steady the other man between himself and the wall properly he was able to let go of his hips with his other hand. He guided it between them, to his lover's arousal, lacing his fingers around it. The pleasurable mist in his mind made every movement a bit shaky, only subconscious as his rational mind had left him.

A content moan was the answer as the touch caused another shudder to run through the older man. He was nearing the peak rapidly and all he could think of at that moment was the needed release and the feelings it would bring. In order to steady himself, he had increased the grip of his legs again and now used it to aid his lover, to make him go harder and reach deeper.

At one point the younger man just couldn't take the feeling of the other's muscles spasming and clenching around him anymore, and he felt that he was losing it. "Oh god..." He didn't have the time to breathe out anything else, as his body reached its limits and the climax hit him forcefully, bliss blinding everything from his senses.

The feeling of his lover coming inside him was the last straw Kaoru had needed and pushed him over the edge instantly. His whole being was trembling violently, the iron of the shackles digging deep into his flesh as he was taken away by the ultimate pleasure of orgasm.

For a long moment Die only leaned against the other and the wall, trying to catch his breathing. The bliss was still lingering in him, and lazily he pressed a few small kisses along the other's neck.

Panting heavily, his eyes tightly closed, Kaoru tried to catch his breath and savor the pleasurable feelings that were coursing through him. Slowly, the pain in his wrists forced its way to his consciousness along with the fact that his legs were growing numb.

"Die?" He asked, his voice raspy and weak, almost drowned out by his respiration. "Untie me."

"Oh, sorry." The younger man got back on his a bit shaky feet, pulling out of the other. He steadied Kaoru as best as he could, so that he wouldn't fall on the shackles with his whole weight.

After a moment of fumbling with the shackles he took a sharp worried breath. "It's not opening..." His words were only mumbled, and a part of him hoped the other wouldn't hear.

"You are kidding me, right?" Kaoru practically shrieked, images of various people standing beside him, trying to open his bondages running through his mind. He tilted his head, trying to catch a glimpse of the locks and how they worked. "You need to undo the screw." He gave his clever advice. Suddenly, he had to giggle though and shook his head. "Just dress me up before you need to call a locksmith, please."

"I don't need any locksmiths here." Die had to chuckle too. He attacked the lock again, trying to figure out how to undo it. Finally he found out that the other edge had only jammed since it wasn't completely in its place, and with a bit of force he managed to open it.

As soon as his hands were free, Kaoru wrapped his arms around his lover's neck and carefully put his feet back on the ground. Not only that his wrists and legs were hurting, there was a slight burning pain in his lower back which made him wince, but simultaneously chuckle. "That indeed was torture." He held onto the redhead, knowing that he wasn't able to stand on his own just yet.

The younger man wrapped his arms safely around the other, holding him close. "Did it hurt too badly?" He couldn't help but to ask, and the worry was somewhere laced in his voice.

"Naa!" Kaoru curled his nose and shook his head smiling. "Only my wrists hurt." He showed his lover the dark red marks, the skin bruised and grazed in some places. "But it was definitely worth it."

"And now I have a good reason to force my way into your apartment to take care of you." The redhead chuckled, pressing a short kiss on the other's lips.

"You have a key...," the older reminded him and followed his movements to catch his lips in another quick kiss. "So please leave my door in one piece."

Before Die could reply something, Kaoru pressed his hand on his mouth. "Sshh, listen." Behind the door, somewhere in the corridor, one could hear voices which seemed to come closer. "Darn, we need to get dressed." Willed on by the sudden rush of adrenalin that shot through him, he forgot about his pain and detached from his lover to collect his clothes. Quickly the younger man found his pants, pulling them on before trying to clean his lover's fluids from his shirt. He wasn't able to make it all come off, but at least he looked more presentable, and maybe someone wouldn't notice if not looking really closely.

Suddenly realizing something, Die turned to the older guitarist, looking at him with slightly widened eyes. "What are we gonna tell them?"

Kaoru had meanwhile pulled up his pants and fought with his boots, looking up at the other with a puzzled expression. "I dunno... That we playfully locked the door and had problems to open it?" He got up and pulled down his sleeves so that the bruises on his wrists wouldn't be shown instantly. "No, quickly. Tie me up again and we tell them we just fooled around and couldn't get me out."

He rushed back to the shackles and lifted his arms, waiting for his lover to tie him again. Obediently the redhead quickly tied him up again, before rushing to the door and unblocking it. He made his way to his lover again, pretending to be trying to open the locks.

And as he saw someone at the door, he instantly let out a faked sigh. "Thank god you came. Help us with these, okay?"

He didn't see the grin on Kyo's lips as the vocalist turned around and shouted. "They are here!"

Suddenly, the room was flooded with people, the four remaining bandmates, the rest of the group that was touring the castle with them and the guide. Kaoru blushed so heavily that his face matched the colour of Die's hair and he prayed to God that nobody would notice the stains on his lover's and his own shirt.

"You are not supposed to touch these things," the guide admonished them and pushed the redhead aside, ably undoing the shackles. "There you go."

"Thanks." The lead-guitarist smiled bashful and bowed his head, pretending to be awfully ashamed.

"We just wanted to test if they still worked.." Die had blushed as well, and now tried to look as innocent as possible. "And then they somehow got jammed and we kinda panicked."

"It's okay, but please stay with the group from now on." The guide already made his way to the door, turning around before entering the corridor. "And no touching things."

Kaoru threw a quick glance at the redhead, silently releasing all the air in his lungs and then grinning widely. The relieved grin was mirrored on the younger's face, as he was able to breathe freely again. They were so happy that people seemed to believe them, that the glances their bandmates exchanged passed by them completely unnoticed. Side by side, they rushed after the guide, eager not to draw more attention on them then necessary. "That went well. I don't think they noticed anything," Kaoru whispered when he thought that the coast was clear.

The others were still standing in the torture chamber and as Kyo's glance fell on the broken leather bounds of the rack, he shook his head and chuckled. "Right, tried the duration of the shackles..."

"Well, they managed to break the leather ones, so it's only logical to move to the iron ones." Shinya chuckled, shaking his head.

Common laughter was the answer and Toshiya added. "And they still think we don't have a clue... As if."

"Well, they try so hard but we're just that good." The drummer grinned at the others, slowly making his way towards the door to follow the group.