He faced a big tea house and inn. He went inside, he saw the one he saved scurried upstairs. A geisha turned around.

"Good even- Oh!" he got surprised by him.
"Long time no see, Donnie…"


Donnie entered the room and placed the food and tea elegantly to Leo. "Thank you for letting me stay here."

"Well, the famous Leo is in my shop." The geisha smiled warmly.

Leo waved his hand. "Spare me from compliments. It's just a gossip and nothing more."

"I think I know the reason why you're here." Donnie got straight to the point. "And I'm sorry, I can't help you as much as I wanted to."

"You helped enough, Donnie."

"He kept his heart close ever since he started to think you achieved your dreams and you didn't want to go back."

Leo stared down. It's his fault why he made Mikey wait for so long.

"I still feel loneliness and extreme sadness to Mikey."

"Well, I'm back, Donnie. I missed him."

"I know. He worked so hard so he can show you he kept his promise. Only being a maiko, he had so many customers."

"… He didn't overwork himself, doesn't he?" Leo asked worriedly.

"I have his health checked. No worries." Donnie reassured. The samurai sighed in relief; he witnessed Mikey being so ill. It's a nightmare as he thought he is going to leave him. He never stayed away from his side after that day.

"Leo, he lost his trust in you. You have to get it back."

"I know." He smiled bitterly.

"I know you saved him earlier. I can make him be at your services tomorrow. His mizuage is coming up next month."

Leo's eyes widened. He knew what a mizuage means. He is scared that another man will get that chance with Mikey.

"Don't worry; he doesn't have a danna yet." Once again, Leo sighed in relief. "But you had to get his trust so he can consider you."

"Thank you for the help, Donnie." He said.

"No problem. I want my trainee to be happy. He deserved to be." He bowed down and stood. "You had a hard day. Please rest." He walked backwards and closed the shoji door.

He laid down on his futon. He flinched when he thought he had hurt Mikey all those years. He just stared at the ceiling, imagining Mikey being with him until he fell asleep.


"Do I really have to Donnie?" Mikey whined.

"You have to serve him. He saved you last night. It's the least you can do. Don't grunt at me, Michelangelo." Donnie said seriously. He knew the moment when Donnie said his real name he's angry.

He tried to relax himself and not to make Mikey scared. "Just… Talk it out, okay?"

Mikey just nodded as he opened the shoji door with a food tray.

Leo opened his eyes and saw the beauty putting the plate down on the table. He instantly became mesmerized to his whole being. He wanted to pounce on him right away. But he had to stop the urge as he doesn't want to add more damage. He got a lot elegant in the last time he saw him. He moved with grace and serenity. It sort of turned the samurai on.

"Good morning… Sir Leo." He greeted as he bowed down.

"Good morning, Mikey." He said. He can see Mikey flinched when he heard his own name. He got him pretty bad.

"How are you doing?" Leo asked.

"I'm fine." He answered. Leo had a lot of questions to ask to Mikey but he knew better. He doesn't want him to distance more.


"Well, would you like to walk with me to the riverside?"