The New Kid On The Block

By: DarkSakura17

This is the last chapter of this story and thank you for everyone who reviewed and read this story. You're in for a real treat!

Chapter seven: Is Kidnapping a Crime If You're in Love? Pt2

-Maylu's House-

"Wow," Roll said. "The tree looks really nice. Can I put the star on top?" Maylu folded her arms. "You did it last year. Now it's my turn." Roll sighed and checked the time.

"Maylu, it's getting late. I'm sure Lan's had to put that program in by now. Wasn't he supposed to call you?" Maylu nodded. "Yeah, he was. And it's nearly eight now. Come on, Roll. We're going over to his house for a bit. Maybe he forgot or something." She sighed. "You can't depend on him to do anything."

Maylu left her house to find three cop cars next door. Lan's parents were standing at the door, talking to two of the cops. She ran up to the door.

"Mrs. Hikari," she said. "What's wrong? Why are the cops out here? And where's Lan?"

"That's just it," she answered. "We don't know!" Maylu's eyes widened. "What?"

"Excuse me, ma'am," the taller cop interrupted. "Do you know this boy?" Maylu nodded. "When was the last time you saw him?"

"At around twelve in the afternoon today," Maylu responded. "But I watched him walk into the house-this house. I haven't heard from him since. And he was supposed to call me, too."

"Are you sure, Maylu?" Dr. Hikari asked. "He did come over here, but he said he was going over to Jerry's house for an hour or two. Where does Jerry live?" Maylu pointed to the red-bricked house across the street. "Right over there." The shorter cop called over two others and pointed to the house. He mumbled something to them. "Would you mind following them, ma'am?" he asked. Maylu shook her head and walked over to Jerry's house. I hope you're okay, Lan . . .

-Jerry's Basement-

Lan slowly opened his eyes and yawned. He looked left and right, then winced in pain. Ohhhh, my head's killing me . . . Ugh . . . Where am I? He tried to raise himself off the old mattress he was sleeping on, but fell back. It was then that he realized that his hands and legs were chained to the frame of the bed. Lan looked down and saw that he was striped to nothing but his boxers. Panicking, he tried to scream, but felt the three layers of tape on his mouth. His eyes widened. What the HELL is going on here?

"Hello, Lan-chan." Lan's eyes shifted to basement door at the top of the steep stairs. He winced angrily. "Mmmm-mmmm mmmm!" he tried to shout, trying to say, "What the hell are you doing to me?"

Jerry only smiled and walked down to the bed. She leaned over him and ran her hands softly through his hair. He breathed deeply, trying not to panic much. At least I'm not far from home. . . "Mmmm-mmm!" (Don't touch me!)

"Shhhh! Oh Lan, I didn't wanna put tape on your mouth, but I had to keep you quiet! I can't have my parents finding out you're here! If they found out, we could never be together!" She kissed his cheek and he jerked his head away from her, staring at her with hatred in his eyes. "Mm-mm-mm! Mm-mm-mm!" Jerry smiled again. "Aww, you want your navi don't you? Well don't worry. Blackfire is taking good care of him." She sat down on the bed at began running a hand up his legs. "The two of us will get our Christmas gift a little early. Three this morning, so be prepared." She started to move her hand up his boxers when the doorbell rang.

"I guess we have visitors," she said, rising from the bed. She kissed Lan on the cheek again and winked at him. "I'll be back in a little bit, koi." She waved and left the basement, leaving it quiet except for the sound of Lan's heavy breathing. I've got to get outta here! At three . . . she-she's gonna rape me!

By the time Jerry got to the door, her parents were talking to the cops, trying to figure out what was going on. The cops? Oh no! What if they search the house? I'm dead! She took a deep breath and put her most innocent face on. Relax, Jerry, you can do this. Just stay calm. "What's going on, Mom?" She eyed Maylu with the cops. Ugh! What's she doing here?

"Do you know a boy named Lan Hikari?" she asked Jerry. She nodded. "But I haven't seen him since Yai's party yesterday," she lied. "Why?"

"Stop acting so fake!" Maylu shouted. "You know exactly what's going on!" She stepped closer to Jerry, but a cop pushed her back. "Please, calm down, ma'am. We'll handle this." Maylu pouted. "Is there anything you aren't telling us? We need to know."

"He was supposed to be coming over here at twelve this afternoon," Jerry said. "But I haven't seen him all day."

"Oh yeah?" Maylu interrupted. "Then why didn't he tell me he was coming here?" she demanded.

Jerry folded her arms and sneered. "He probably didn't want you knowing he was cheating on his girlfriend," she murmured. Maylu lunged for her and Jerry jumped back, pretending to be scared, but this time Roll held her back. "Now's not the time," she whispered in her ear, and she stepped back. Jerry's father shook his head. "Is that all?"

The cop nodded. "Thank you for your time." They walked away and he closed the door. "Jerry," he began, kneeling down to her. "You told the truth, didn't you?" Jerry smiled sweetly and replied like an innocent seven year old. "Just like Honest Abe!" Her dad smiled and ruffled her hair. "Come on, it's time to put the star on the tree." Jerry followed her parents and smirked. My parents are so delusional! They still think I'm an angel! She stifled back a round of giggles. Eight-thirty. I'll have my fun soon . . .

-Maylu's House-

"I don't trust that girl one bit!" Maylu shouted. "I know she has something to do with this! She's ADDICTED to Lan! She probably kidnapped him and is hiding him in her basement or something!"

"I know," Roll agreed. "That's why, when the cops leave, we need to do some investigating on our own. She's my first and only suspect. Plus, I overheard her saying something about Lan's PET, so that means Lan installed that program."

"What go does that do us now? Call him!" Maylu demanded. "I tried that," Roll responded, "and I got a computerized voice that said 'I'm sorry. This feature has been temporarily disabled on this PET.' Someone blocked it."

"She did it," Maylu blamed. "She disabled the feature and is hiding his PET somewhere. You have Megaman's passcode, so why don't you go to his PET?"

"I tried," Roll said. "All access is temporarily blocked. And it's not emitting a signal, either. The PET is probably underground somewhere."

"Shit! I can't believe this! She's jealous 'cuz he likes me instead of her! When I get my hands on her, she's dead!" Maylu grabbed a pillow from her bed and screamed into it in frustration. Then she fell on top of her bed and sighed. "Everyone goes to sleep late on Christmas, so we're leaving here at two."

"In the morning?" Roll asked. "That's too late! Who knows what she could have done to Lan and Megaman by then!"

"Considering the obvious fact that she's in love with him, I doubt she'll hurt him."

Roll folded her arms. "There are things a lot worse she could do to them than physical pain."

"But I don't have a choice!" Maylu argued. "I'm already sleepy, and if we're gonna break into Jerry's house, then I'm gonna need to focus. And I can't do that when I'm tired."

Roll sighed. "Fine. But I'm waking you up at 12:30 to get ready." Maylu nodded and told her parents she was going to bed early. Then she got ready for bed. "Just be ready, okay?"

"Okay."

-Jerry's Homepage, 10pm-

Dizzy, Megaman opened his eyes and looked around. Jerry's homepage was designed to look like a house. And it appeared he was in a dark, black bedroom. He winced in pain as his head throbbed unceasingly.

"So you're finally awake." Megaman turned to the voice in the doorway. Blackfire smiled and sat next to him. "Wha . . . what happened? I can't remember anything, and my head's killing me."

"Lan tripped down the stairs as he was about to leave and fell unconscious," Blackfire lied. "He's at the hospital now."

"What?" Megaman asked, surprised. "But wait, why aren't we there?"

"Unfortunately, when Lan fell, his PET fell, too, and no one remembered to pick it up and take it. I emailed Jerry and she was gonna come back, but the hospital Lan was taken to is a bit far from here. You fell asleep and I brought you here," Blackfire explained, and Megaman believed every word. He sat back on the bed and sighed. "My head hurts, and I feel tired," he said. "And I'm hungry. Some Christmas eve this is turning out to be."

Blackfire placed her hands on her hips. "Don't be so pessimistic! Everything'll be fine," she said reassuringly, laying down beside the blue navi and wrapping her arms around him. He shuddered viciously. "What's wrong?" she asked. Megaman looked away. "Nothing, I . . . I was just cold." She shrugged and nuzzled him, but he gulped. As long as she doesn't try anything, I should be alright.

"You want something to eat?" Blackfire asked suddenly, and Megaman nodded. "I hope you like tuna fish." He shrugged and fell back on the bed.

He woke up too soon! She thought. He'll start getting suspicious if he stays awake! I gotta put him to sleep-for a while. Hitting him on the head isn't good enough. In the kitchen she mixed the tuna with a pill then put in on the sandwich. When the blue navi got the food, he devoured it hungrily.

"I hope Lan's okay," he said, yawning. "Don't worry, he'll be fine. You just get your rest." He nodded and closed his eyes. In two minutes, he was out like a light. Perfect. Time to go check in with Jerry.

-Jerry's Room-

"So what's up with Megaman?" Jerry asked as her navi sat down on the bed.

"I just put him back to sleep. He believed the story without a second thought. And Lan?"

"Lan's downstairs, still tied up. I think he knows what I'm planning. But we have a little problem." Blackfire snorted. "Which is?"

"That Maylu girl, she suspects something. She might've begun to believe that I kidnapped Lan. And I highly doubt she trusts me at all. I won't be surprised if she comes sneaking around later on tonight, so I need you to be on guard. If anybody comes over that shouldn't be, take care of them." Blackfire smirked. "With pleasure."

"Great!" Jerry exclaimed. "Then we're all set."

-Maylu's House, 2am-

"Maylu," Roll whispered to her as she thought of their escape plan. "How are we gonna get out from the second story if you're afraid of heights?"

"Who said anything about leaving through a window?" Maylu asked. "We're going through the front door. See? I have the key. All we gotta do is slide on the banister-quietly." She left the room and imitated her plan. "Like that!" she whispered from the bottom of the staircase. Roll grabbed the knapsack and followed Maylu out the door.

They crossed the street to Jerry's house and walked around the house to the backdoor. On the way, Roll tripped and let out a sharp cry.

"SHHH!" Maylu whispered. "Are you nuts? Do you WANT to wake them up?" Roll shook her head and got up from the ground, when she noticed it was the only part of the backyard that wasn't leveled with the rest of the ground. She knocked on the little spot she had tripped over and it was hollow. "Maylu," Roll began. "I think there's something here. The ground is soft."

"We don't have time to play 'Find The Bone' right now!" Maylu said harshly, but Roll ignored her and punched in the dirt. It fell into a small ditch, and Roll reached her hand in and pulled out Lan's PET. "I told you it was underground somewhere," she whispered. "The dirt blocked the signal." Maylu sighed, not wanting to admit her navi was usually right about everything. "Well, how did you say we were gonna get inside if the door is electronically locked? I can't jack you in or the alarm'll go off."

Roll smirked. She walked up to the door and put in the four-digit entry code. The door opened without a problem. "How did you know what it was?" Maylu asked, following her navi through the door. "The number is always engraved on the bottom of the number entry box so people won't forget," she whispered. "All I had to was look underneath. Dex use to have that system, remember? And people robbed him all the time."

Maylu shook her head. "If Lan's here, he's probably hidden or something, so you go to the attic and I'll go to the basement."

"What if he isn't in one of those places?"

"Then we go and check the closets."

"I'm afraid the two of you won't be going anywhere," said a voice behind them. Maylu and Roll whirled around. "Where's Megaman?" Roll demanded.

"I'm sorry. You're call has been forwarded to an automatic messaging system. Please leave your message-up my ass!" Blackfire laughed at her own joke. Roll slammed Blackfire's face in the wall. "This isn't funny, Blackfire! If you've hurt him in any way I'll personally kill you with my own two hands!" Blackfire rolled her eyes. "I'm sooo scared!" She kicked Roll in the chin and knocked her to the floor. Then she eyed Maylu, who was running toward her navi. Roll grabbed onto Blackfire's leg as she walked over her. "Maylu, find Lan! I'll take care of her!"

"But you can't use battle chips here without a dimensional area! Forget her and come on!" Roll shook her head and kicked the black-haired navi in the stomach. "Don't worry, I can handle myself! We don't have a lot of time, so go!" Maylu nodded and went in search of the basement door.

-Jerry's Basement-

Lan gasped for air. He finally managed to get the tape wet enough to slide off his face. He wiped his face on the pillow and wondered what time it was. Hours earlier, he tried to escape, thrashing around on the bed frantically, trying to break even one of the four handcuffs that chained him to the bed. But it didn't work. And Jerry had sat back and watched, laughing at him the entire time. I can't believe this is happening to me. What did I ever do to deserve this? I'm helpless for the first time in my life, not by an evil mastermind, but a twelve year old girl! I wish Megaman was here. He'd have a plan, or something. I can't believe Jerry is gonna get away with this . . . Just then, the basement door opened, and Lan panicked. What am I gonna do now? He began breathing hard until he saw Maylu's face.

"Don't worry, Lan, I'm here," Maylu said, reaching into her pocket for five keys. "I have hand cuffs at home," she explained. "I'm sure one of these will open them." Lan sighed in relief. "You don't know how glad I am to see you," Lan said. "Jerry's gonna rape me!"

"What?" Maylu nearly yelled. Lan shushed her. "She was feeling me up and everything! Luckily the door bell rang and she stopped and left."

"Why didn't you scream for help?" Maylu asked, finally finding the right key to unlock the cuffs. She undid his left foot.

"There was tape on my mouth! It took me forever to get it off!" This time Maylu shushed him. "But how do you know for sure she's gonna do that to you?"

"She said she was coming back at three, and told me to 'be prepared'. I think that's reason enough to believe that. What time is it?" Maylu checked her watch and her eyes widened. But a voice from the door answered his question.

"It's three o'clock, Lan-chan." Lan and Maylu froze and there eyes met the brown-haired girl at the doorway. Jerry walked down the stairs, eying Maylu heartlessly. "Just what do you think you're doing with my koi, you boyfriend stealer!" Maylu blinked in surprise. "Your koi? Oh, I beg to differ," she replied rolling her eyes.

"Then get on your hands and knees, bitch." Maylu tensed and charged for Jerry. She threw her to the ground. Jerry pulled at her hair, but Maylu broke free and kicked her in the head. Then she ran over to Lan and undid his other foot. Jerry got up from the ground and pushed Maylu onto the ground before she could start on the hands. She climbed on top of Maylu, pinning her legs to the ground. She drew a knife from her back pocket and tried to slice Maylu's neck, but Maylu pushed against the blade and managed to knock it across the room. She kicked Jerry off of her, but Jerry picked her up and threw her into the open closet. She quickly ran up to it and locked the door. Maylu thrashed around in the closet violently, trying to break it down, but she failed.

"Let me outta here!" Maylu demanded. Jerry snorted. "Not on your life!" She turned to Lan and smirked. She eyed the key on the floor and picked it up, along with the handcuffs for Lan's feet.

"You shouldn't leave your belongings lying around, Maylu!" she called. "Someone might take them!" Putting the key and knife in her pocket, she locked Lan's feet back to the bed frame. In the process, he kicked her in the nose, trying to stop her.

"Ouch! Brutal, are we? You know, I wasn't even gonna do that, just feel you up more. I had changed my mind. But now I changed it again. I have no choice if you're gonna attack me." Lan's eyes widened. "No! Don't! Please! I'll do anything! Anything except for that!" Jerry shook her head. "It's too late for that now. You lost your chance." Jerry climbed on top of Lan, despite his constant shaking and moving. I can't let her do this! I just can't! Jerry licked Lan's neck and he shivered. She kissed him and he bit hard on her lips, causing them to slightly bleed.

"OWW!" Jerry cried out. "You ungrateful little-" Before she could continue, Lan spit in her face. Jerry crawled off of him and wiped the saliva off her face with the "I know he didn't just do that" look on her face. "Y'know, tape on your mouth was probably for the best," she said, reaching underneath the bed for the thick masking tape. In spite of his efforts, Jerry wrapped the tape around his head twice, covering his mouth, and snipped it off. "That should do it." Lan gave her a stern look. I can't believe this is about to happen! I'm trapped and she's gonna . . . He couldn't bring himself to think of it.

Jerry crawled back on top of him. "Now let's try this again, shall we?" She licked his neck again and he pulled himself away from her as much as he could, making as much noise as possible. Jerry shook her head. I don't think I have much time. She slid her hands down his boxers and he screamed the best he could. He shook the bed, desperately trying to shake her off, but it didn't work. She started to slide them off when a noise behind her stopped her.

"Megabuster!" said a voice from the doorway. Jerry turned to see who said it, but a laser shot hit her in her head, knocking her off of Lan.

"Don't you EVER touch my brother again," Megaman said coldly, glaring at Jerry with pure hatred. Even Roll was surprised.

Jerry got up from the floor. "How dare you interrupt me!" She tried to pull him away from the bed, but Megaman punched her in the face, causing her to fly across the room. Roll unlocked the closet door and Maylu walked out. She spotted Jerry on the floor and kicked her in the face. "Merry Christmas, Jerry! I hope you liked your gift!" Jerry stared at her, too weak to move. Maylu removed the key from her pocket and tossed it to Roll, who undid all the handcuffs. Megaman removed the tape from Lan's face and he took deep long breaths.

"Are you okay?" he asked. Lan nodded. "Pretty much. But I'm freezing my butt off."

"Where are your clothes?" Lan shrugged. "I'm just glad you came and got me."

Maylu smiled. "Of course I'd come! You still owe me ten bucks!" She and the others laughed. "I'm only kidding. Lan, do you really think we'd forget about you?"

Lan smiled. "Course not!" A grunting sound stopped the conversation. The four of them turned to see Jerry, staggering to get up.

"This isn't over, Lan," she said hoarsely.

"And what would make you think you're getting away with this, Jerry Minimoto?" Jerry froze and gulped. Nervously, she turned to the doorway to see her mother, father, and about twenty cops walking into the basement.

"Young lady, you are in so much trouble!" her father bellowed. A cop walked behind Jerry and hand cuffed her. "Jerry Minimoto, you are under arrest for kidnapping, attempted rape, and," he pulled out the knife in her back pocket and dropped it to the floor, "attempted murder. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law . . ." As he finished reading her her rights, Maylu turned away and blushed, desperately trying to hold back a giggle fit. You get what you deserve, she thought.

"But I didn't do anything!" Jerry pleaded as the cop started to drag her away. "Don't you dare try to lie your way out of this!" her mom demanded. "We found Blackfire badly beaten up and got her to tell us everything!" Megaman looked away to cover his smile. Roll cleared her throat slightly. "What?" Megaman whispered.

"But I didn't do anything! Why would I lie to you, Mom?" Her mother's look changed from angry to sympathetic. "Aww, I'm sorry, sweetie." Jerry smiled innocently at her mother, but she smacked her in the face. Lan, Megaman, Maylu, and Roll's jaw dropped and the room was silent for a moment. Tears rolled down Jerry's saddened face. "I'm sorry," her mom said, "but I just can't trust you anymore." Jerry turned around and stared at Lan with rage. Lan glared back at her, but the cops finally took her away.

Lan sighed. "I'm glad that's over."

"Lan?" He looked up. His parents ran towards him and hugged him. "We were so worried about you!" his mom said, sobbing. "We're glad you're okay," his father added. Maylu smiled. I'm glad you're okay, too.

"Maylu Sakurai!" Roll and Maylu froze. "Do we really wanna turn around?" Roll whispered.

"I don't think we have a choice," Maylu replied. She turned around to her father and her mother, who was tapping her foot.

"Just who do you think you are, sneaking out of the house this late, young lady?" Maylu gulped. "It was all Roll's idea! She's a bad influence!" Roll's jaw dropped. "I am not!" Mr. Sakurai shook his head. "This time, it's okay. Just don't do it again." Maylu hugged her mother and father and smiled. "Okay."

Maylu let go of her parents and sat next to Lan. She hugged him and he kissed her, not caring that their parents were watching. They caught on and smiled.

"Merry Christmas, Maylu," Lan said, smiling. She blushed and smiled back. "Merry Christmas."

THE END