Don't Own.
Inner Light
Part 6 - Separated
He couldn't believe what he had done. He ran down the stairs and quickly disappeared into the crowds of the city. He knew that Saiga would be after him, he could tell by the look on his face when he had made for the door. There was something there that he had never seen before. A person bumped into his shoulder hard and he stumbled. He looked down and saw a red glare rush above his head. He ran. His head stayed below the people around him as he darted through them. He saw the blond hair falling in front of his eyes and regretted running so fast. He hadn't even thought about who he was originally running from. He saw an alley and slipped inside. It was pitch black from the buildings hiding the sunlight. He ran farther into the cave like lane and hid behind a trashcan. He heard footsteps pass his hiding place and waited for them to fade into nothingness.
The sounds of footsteps came again and his skin rippled in fear. He looked up and screamed. Red covered his face and his mind turned off. He woke up in a car. It wasn't moving, he could tell by the lack of noise. It wasn't even on. He heard a voice and focused on it. 'No ma'am. He is only asleep.' The voice paused. 'Yes.' Another pause. 'I will have him to you in a few hours.' Kakei couldn't help but grin. That meant that they had not even moved from where he had hid. He looked around and saw the driver's side door was open. The man was standing right outside of it, so there was no way that he could escape. He tried thinking of ways that he could get out of the car, but it made his head hurt and he closed his eyes. He looked up and saw a familiar face in his window. It held a finger to its own mouth and smiled.
The door at his feet opened and he was pulled out quickly. He clung tightly as strong arms pulled him away from the car. He stayed silent. The man on the phone continued talking. He got in the car and drove away without noticing that he didn't have the boy in the back seat. Kakei found that odd, but he couldn't feel bad about it. 'Are you injured?' the blond shook his head and looked down. He stared at the hand tightly wrapped around his and tightened his grip. They continued to run until they were in a park. 'Kakei look here.' He looked up and a hand held his chin. It turned his head to each side before letting go.
'Kakei…' The voice was obviously meant to be comforting, but he couldn't help but be scared. The look in the others eyes was getting concerned and he realized that he should respond. 'Brother.' He smiled half-heartedly. 'How did you get here?' His parents never let his brother out of their sight. It made no sense that he could escape them now when they were planning… 'I woke up and realized that you had run away. I've come to make sure you are safe.' His ears perked when he didn't say take him back. 'Woke up?' He narrowed his eyes on his brothers hands as they fiddled with something in a bag he was wearing. 'I don't know how to explain it,' he said it like there was no point of asking anymore.
'Aha!' The hand pulled out a stuffed bunny and handed it to Kakei. The blond pulled the bunny quickly to him. He had been in such a hurry when he left that he had forgotten the bunny. It was older than he was. His brother had it from birth and when Kakei couldn't sleep one night he had given it to him. He cherished the stuffed animal more than anything else. 'Thank you!' His brother smiled and looked at the sand. He frowned and touched Kakei's head. 'I'm sorry.' Kakei nodded. They sat in silence on a bench and watched the kids play and the people walk through the green oasis in the grey city.
Hours passed and Kakei's head started to hurt worse as the minutes rolled by. 'Kakei.' He looked to his brother who smiled. 'We have a visitor.' He looked around in panic, but saw no one he knew. 'Hello. Kazuo.' His brother waved happily and stood as the man approached. Kakei stared. He looked at the man and could have sworn he was looking at Saiga. The man was tall and had the widest shoulders he had ever seen. 'Hello sir.' His brother bowed and Kakei's eyes widened. He had never seen this man before. Then it hit him. He had. When his brother first lost his mind this was the man that had stopped him.
'Hello Kakei. We've been waiting for you to come here.' The man nodded to him and Kakei scrambled to his feet. He was getting confused. None of this was what he had seen. It was so wrong. 'Let's go someplace private. He placed his hand on Kazuo, like they had known each other for years and waved for Kakei to follow. The trio walked to a quiet neighborhood and into a small house. Sitting on the couch was a pale boy. When Kakei walked in the door all the color that was missing from his face came flooding back. 'Saiga!' Kakei gasped, his face burst into a smile. 'I didn't hurt you did I?' He placed a hand on the side of the dark sunglasses covering the boy's face. 'No.' He placed a comforting hand on Kakei and smiled. In reality Natsuhiko had to rush him to their teacher. Saiga's eyes even when closed couldn't stop seeing the light. His powers had been dimmed until his eyes could recover. Never had he been so appreciative of his teachers ability to manipulate anyone's psychic powers. 'Sensei. I think the day has come.'
A/N: Chapter 6. I've got 7 done so yay! Its almost over!