Dear readers,

This story will end in 6-7 more chapters. And I'm planning to submit it to Wattys2021.

After completing this story, I might start writing another Forthbeam fanfic with reincarnation, rebirth concepts together with phobias.

I'll share the link below, and I want your opinion on the intro part or the whole concept. Please give it a chance, and I hope you will support me as you have always been to my stories.

https://www.wattpad.com/story/281366301-forever-with-you-forthbeam

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I love you, guys, so much, and please stay safe.

Now, enjoy.

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Being kidnapped and held captive was never a good experience to share or even an experience you should wish upon others. But, the universe has quite a sense of humor, and Kit happens to be its first interest to play.

Kit thought that he would be in a confined place with little to no light or ventilation by comparing his experience in the past. Nevertheless, here he is at one of the five stared skyscrapers in the middle of Bangkok city with high security and comfort.

If he is not mistaken, it's been more than 36 hours since he got kidnapped. He should be worried about his life and concerned about what's going to happen to him any moment now. He should probably be anxious about making it throughout the night and see the first sunrise tomorrow.

But oddly, all his mind could think at the moment was how to complete and submit his assignment by Sunday night. It's an assignment from his anatomy lecturer, and he is a strict guy. He wouldn't accept late submission unless Kit was dying or in a comatose state. It is still Thursday night, and he has plenty of time until Sunday.

Kit is damn sure that his kidnappers won't be kind enough to lend him a laptop or submit his assignment for him. But, he still hopes for that, and surprisingly he wasn't worried about his safety. Moreover, he still has time, and he believes in his friends and their ability to find him.

Kit sat by the balcony of the room he held captive as he stares blankly at the dark sky above his head. He could jump from here or climb down the wall like a spiderman and try his luck in escaping. But somehow, he knew that he might drop dead by the lobby of the building with his clumsy legs or gets too anxious to continue his way down. All he could do at the time was heave a deep sigh.

The sudden sound of the door being open alerts him. He turns around to face the person walking with a sweet smile coloring her face.

P'San noticed that the food and clothes are still untouched on the table. Kit may think positively and display a calm demeanor. But he seems like a lost child in his crumpled clothes and dark circles under his eyes obviously, worried about something. And P'San got bothered about him.

"I noticed that you didn't touch your food or taken a shower?" she casually stated as she sits on the bed.

Kit didn't reply to her first and only stares back at her.

Yes, P'San is Ming's late sister who is miraculously alive before him, and Ming would trust her wholeheartedly.

But, she is still a stranger to him, and he doesn't know her personally.

So yeah, he is keeping his guard up.

"Were you afraid to eat these meals in worry of being tampered again, or were you not hungry?" she asked again calmly.

"I don't trust anything or anybody here. Sorry," Kit softly replied as Kit fidgeted with his shirt sleeves.

"No worries. I won't trust anything if I'm in your shoes as well.

How about I'll lock the door from the inside so that the guards won't enter in without permission and wait for you until you shower?" she offered.

She continues as she saw him paying attention to her.

"And then, we could go to the kitchen, and I'll cook you something myself. I could make great Omuri rice, and Ming loves it too.

So, what do you say?" she asked gently again with her expected eyes.

After watching her for a whole three minutes, Kit agreed to her and walked into the shower.

P'San waited for him as she said and guided him to the kitchen without any guards by their side. Kit was surprised by the freedom he and P'San have in this so-called kidnapped place.

"Stay seated there, and you can watch me cooking. I promise I'll make it delicious and edible," P'San joked around to break the cold wall Kit has around him.

She knows that Kit has his guard up and probably still stands in his defense, but she wants him to open up to her. She has so many questions to ask, and she wants to know more about Ming from him. But apart from that, she wants this cute human to open up to her and stop being uncomfortable.

"Thank you. It's delicious, P," was the longest line Kit say to her with a beaming face.

His dimpled smile made her smile back in return without any hesitation. P'San can confidently say that her baby brother got the adorable boyfriend ever in the whole world.

Sanoh quietly watched him finish his first full meal since he was brought in captive.

"Do you want any dessert? I noticed that they have caramel ice cream and mango pudding in the fridge," she suggested as she saw Kit finishing his meal.

"That would be lovely. Thank you," Kit replied politely.

"My pleasure," she responded and walked away to get the desserts.

"P'San, may I ask you two questions?" Kit reluctantly asked as he dips the small spoon into his pudding.

"You may. What is it?" P'San asked back while enjoying her ice cream.

"Why are you helping the Satan? By any chance, do you have Stockholm syndrome?" he asked reluctantly.

"Wha-what?!" she said, surprised.

"It is an emotional response. It happens to some abuse and hostage victims when they have positive feelings toward an abuser or captor. Are you helping Satan because of that?" he asked worriedly.

If that's the case, she needs a hell of amounts of a therapy session to reverse it, and Kit was worried about her.

"OH MY GOD! You're so funny, Nong Kit."

P'San laughed hearing what he explains and take her time to settle down.

"I can guarantee you that I don't have the syndrome you're talking about, Nong Kit. It's because Satan didn't kidnap me. He actually saves me, and he also saved you," she stated calmly.

"What are you saying, P'San?"

"Uncle Krist is not the evil guy as everybody portrays him, Nong. There's always another side to a coin and another side for a story. I won't expect you to believe me with the given incidents," she added with a sad smile.

"Try me, P. I want to know," stated Kit with determination in his eyes.

Sanoh deeply inhaled and exhaled it rather slowly as she focuses on Kit.

"What happen was.......,"

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. . . .

. . . .

. . . .

"P'San, may I ask my second question?" Kit asked a bit cheerfully now. The doubts and the fear he had a few moments ago have vanished in the thin air.

"What is it, Nong Kit?" she asked back sweetly.

"Can you arrange for me a laptop and some medicine books? I have an urgent assignment to submit," stated Kit reluctantly as he scratched his not-so-itchy head.

"Anything for you, sweetheart. I'll ask uncle Krist to arrange them," she replied as both of them laughed.

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Ming's POV

The engineering dungeon has become the meeting spot to cook up a rescue plan to save P'Kit Kat as soon as possible. But now, the place has become chaos with a different opinion. P'Pete and P'Kao are trying to brainwash Wayo and me from meeting the Satan. There is also a new person. He introduces himself as P'Beam's father, who is now encouraging me to meet the Satan and a very tense P'Pha by the corner. He is stressed as much as I am since P'Kit went missing.

It's been more than 36 hours since I last saw my P'Kit. Even though there was a note from P'San that she will keep my P'Kit Kat safely, my heart is still restless. I haven't met her in 7 months, and to be honest, I don't know if she's still the same P'San that I know.

If not for P'Forth holding me back forcefully, I would have raced my car with Wayo to meet the damn Satan the moment I knew he contacted us. I only heard of him, and I never actually know him as a person.

At this point in my life, I can't, or more like I don't desire to trust anybody with the rumors or gossips. Even if he is a damn evil Satan and he may shoot me in the head, the moment he saw me, I still want to meet him.

I once believe that the fear we instill in others and our violence could bring us easy results. Wayo and P'San proved how wrong it is. They showed how stupid it was of me to believe a bullshit teaching from my uncle, who is literally a maniac psychopath.

Now, I believe there's nothing we can't solve with a good table talk, and I'm ready to face him.

"Nong Yo, listen to us. The bosses have warned you both that never meet the Satan in person. We never know what kind of trap he has set up for you both," stated P'Pete anxiously as P'Kao stands silent beside him.

"Nong Ming, what do you plan to do?" asked P'Forth as he sits down beside me.

I asked for a moment and walked away from the chaos to rationalize my mind. I'm inside the head hazer's room now. But I still could see and hear them clearly from here.

If there's one thing that I like about my head hazer, then that is when he asks for our opinion. P'Forth allows us to decide according to our understanding and reality. And he always emphasizes that we have to be ready to accept the consequences of our decision.

"Let's go inside, P'Forth. I'm ready with my answer," I replied with certainty.

As soon as we both entered the dungeon again, everybody silenced to let us talk.

"I decided to meet him tomorrow. I'm meeting him at the buffet in one of the skyscrapers in Bangkok city at 10 am," I stated confidently.

"Nong Ming, think about it again. It's too dangerous. The bosses won't be happy with your decision. It's not safe for you guys," added P'Pete anxiously. He is an Aquarius person. I hope that explains his concern.

"I don't take orders from them anymore, P'Pete. I'm on my own. I don't want to satisfy him at the cost of my dear ones' lives. Satan only asked to meet and talk. Trust me in this. He won't kill us," replied Ming assuredly.

"Nong Pete, I suggest you back down and let him meet the Satan. If you're only concerned is about their safety, then don't worry. I will arrange a set of secret snippers in their meeting spot tomorrow. You know, just in case the things get worst or out of our hands. But, you have to admit that it's the only way we could save Nong Kit," explained Uncle Ben calmly.

I wonder why he is calm in this situation. Is it because he was once an army major or because of his current occupation?

"Pa, why are you so calm? What are you hiding from us?" asked P'Beam sternly as he stares coldly at his father.

Finally, someone raised my concern to him.

"There's a lot more you boys need to know about Satan. But now is not the time or the place to talk about it. Why don't you all rest for the day and leave the work to me?

No battle won with a troubled mind. Good night, boys," he explained and walked out of the dungeon, leaving us all perplexed.

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Wayo's POV

Never have I ever know, sitting in a high-class buffet in a five-star skyscraper with an ice cream in my hand could give you a nervous breakdown.

"Ai Ming, how long has it been since we reach here?" I questioned nervously.

I can feel myself going through a panic reaction behind my strong facade.

"15 minutes. Satan's secretary told us to wait for 20 minutes. There are still 5 minutes. I wish he brings P'San and P'Kit with him," said Ming stressed as well.

"I hope so too."

Right at the time, the giant door of the buffet hall opened wide, and a very handsome guy walked in with an envelope and a file in his right hand. Maybe another guy under the Satan. How does he employ his staff? Is it based on visual appearance?!

"I guess I made you kids wait too long. Sorry, I had other issues to clarify before yours," he said as he sat right in front of us.

"You are the SATAN?" asked Ming doubtfully.

It's because there is no way for this handsome man with a calm manner to be the damn evil Satan. He looks like a man who walked out of a cliche Chinese series.

"I know that I'm handsome. But can we get into the serious part?" Satan questioned with a smirk.

No matter how many times I look at him, he doesn't give me the creeping feeling. Is he really the Satan everybody fears?! I can't trust my eyes at his moment.

I can't be distracted. We have people to save.

"Where is P'Kit?"

"Where is P'San?"

Ming and I asked at the same time. In which he smiles at us. His smile was not creepy or sweet. I can't identify what's his emotion.

"Why is P'San is with you? What did you do to her?"

"Why did you kidnapped my P'Kit Kat? What the hell is wrong with you?" questioned Ming heatedly with his voice raised while I just sat there watching them.

The Satan hit the table with a loud thud, which made both me and Ming flinch. That was so random.

"I didn't invite you both here to answer your questions. I called upon you both to answer my questions. Understand!!!" Satan said calmly but, his voice sends a shiver down my spine.

He took several photos from his envelope and arranged them in front of us.

"Have you seen any of the guys in these pictures? Have you or any of your secret bodyguards noticed any of them lurking around you?" he asked now with a stern face.

Buh-bye to smiling face he had a moment ago. Wait, if he knew that we have secret bodyguards with us, he could have eliminated them easily. But why didn't he do that? This Satan guy is a damn mystery guy with a thriller combination, and I hate those genres.

"No. I have never seen any of the people in these photos before," answered Ming.

"What about you, Nong Yo?" Satan asked.

I took a look at the photos, and all of the guys are foreigners. They look more Italian or Turkish than a Thai person.

"If I'm not mistaken, I once saw this guy during the photo shoot by the beach," I answered as I pointed at the Turkish-looking guy.

"Alright. Let's get into the important part. These guys are under an Italian mafia boss named Palo. Ask about him to your uncle Ben when you return, and he will explain everything you guys need to know and the Plan X. Be prepared for anything and everything," said Satan solemnly as he stands up to leave.

"Wait. Where are my boyfriend and my sister? How are they? You didn't do anything to them, do you?" asked Ming worriedly as he grabs his wrist before leaving.

"Why would I kill my family?" he questions with a fond smile towards Ming.

"Ah, I almost forgot. Here," said Satan as he passed a perfectly spiral-bound file to Ming. But since he was still staring at Satan sternly, I took it from the Satan.

"Passed it to your boyfriend, Nong Yo. Nong Kit wants it submitted to their anatomy professor before the due date. He doesn't want to be the late submitter.

See you soon, boys," he calmly responded as he walked away.

If I was dumbfounded by what's going on, then Ming is no better than me.

If P'Kit could finish his assignment under a kidnaper while being captive, then his life is not in danger. At least not under the Satan's watch. The CCTV footage we saw in the warehouse where uncle Aiden brought P'Kit, we saw P'San fighting effortlessly and leaving the place naturally.

It only proves that they both are safe under Satan's watch, not the other way around like we all imagined.

"What the hell just happened?" Ming asked me with confusion in his voice, but I don't have an answer either.

"I guess we need to ask Uncle Ben?" I replied doubtfully.

This whole thing doesn't make any sense. Satan should be the dangerous, evil guy.

He should be the ruthless-aged guy in his mid 40's who threatened us for money or simply for stupid revenge.

But, this guy that we met a while ago was nothing that.

He treated us like- I don't know, differently?!

It feels like suddenly meeting your scary uncle who scolds you for being naughty from your far relative side, and I didn't feel threatened or scared in front of him.

What the actual fuck is going on??!!

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End of Chap 28.

TBC.

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