The Ball

Chapter 8
Break In

Len's Perspective

Jun was at his house the next day afternoon, and they were discussing on a plan.

"It will be foolish to just go there, they sent that note in to probably capture you," Jun pointed out, as Len was ranting about barging in.

Len hadn't thought of that. They sent in the letter… to lure him in, and then capture him. Maybe they don't even have Rin!

"They must have, where would Rin go, then? Tonight's the night of the ball, and I haven't heard from her," Jun said.

They planned to sneak in the house, rescue Rin and get out. But it was easier said than done.

"We should go there early and observe the place, they're bound to have lookouts," Jun suggested. They had packed sling bags, with things inside including: a wooden cane (Len's mother's, she has a lot of them, usually for Len's butt, but no one at school knows, except Jun, that is. Jun figured it out himself.), some Mars Bars (Len's idea), a small plastic bottle of water and a small pair of scissors.

They got to the place in the evening. No one was around. They checked the place address, and it was the correct place.

"You reckon we call the police and let them nap those people?" Jun asked.

"No, that would be the end of Rin,"

"What if it's a trick?"

"No."

They decided to poke around a bit.

"I see a back door," Len said. Jun was holding him up to see through the fence.

They didn't really have a plan, but they were planning to hide in the garden. Len jumped down, and now he supported Jun so he can go up (Jun has more strength, so he could pull Len up). They threw their bags over, and managed to finish the process. They went into the nearby bushes. They would wait there and see the enemy's movements. It was quite late now, and night was falling. Len checked his watch. 6:30 PM.

"They think I'm coming at 12 midnight. You think we should try the backdoor?"

"Worth a try,"

They crossed the ground as fast as they could, and arrived at the door. Len put his ear at the gap below. He shook his head at Jun. He couldn't hear anything. Jun opened the door ajar quietly and peeked in. It was a kitchen, with many utensils, and the floor and wall was full of luxurious looking white tiles. They closed the door silently behind them.

"Any ideas what to do?" Len whispered.

"We can't stay here forever, someone is bound to come in."

"I have a bad feeling, we're at a lost on what to do next."

"Should we proceed?" Len whispered, pointing at the only other door than the one the just came in.

"Hmm…"

"I reckon."

Just as they started towards it, they saw the handle bar turn and the sound of it been turned. Both of them froze.

"What the-"

The door opened.