Chapter 8
Akihito felt sore as he started to wake up, he couldn't remember anything from the previous days. That is until he put his hand on his stomach and didn't feel the usual bulge that was his son. Only then did he remember what had happened to him, he opened his eye to see if his father was around to ask what had happened and why he wasn't pregnant anymore.
But he was not prepared for the person that was sitting by his bed in a rocking chair. There with his eyes closed was Asami and on his chest was their son, swaddled up in a blue blanket. This made Akihito's heart ache, the fact that he was left with no choice but to lie to this man that he loves. But before they could go on with their lives he needed an explanation as to what was going on the entire time he was in Spain.
"Your awake" Asami says as he notices Akihito looking at him.
"I'm sorry" Akihito says as he looks down to their son.
"No, this time I'm the one who should apologize to you. Your cousin came to me before that meeting in my office and told me about what he found in his father's things. He told me about the bomb that was at the base of your neck" Asami says as he sees Akihito touch the back of his neck to find a bandage there. "I had them remove it don't worry no one will ever use that against you ever again"
"T-Thank you" Akihito says as he sits up with the remote on the bed.
"No, I should be thanking you" at that Akihito was confused "you just gave me a son, a perfect son. I know that you may never trust me after what has happened but please let me be in our son's life at least."
This was not something that Akihito was expecting to hear from the man, he was expecting to hear that he would never be leaving the man's side but not that. Was Asami giving up on him did he not care enough or was it the fact that he now had an heir. Or did the man finally realize how much trouble he was to have around.
"Please let me finish or else I might never get this out" Asami says as he sees how Akihito wanted to say something. "I-you know that I am not good with expressing my emotions and I had always hoped that my actions towards you would be enough, but I guess not. I love you Akihito. You are the first person that I have ever let in, and all those time that you thought I was joking about us getting married were true. I guess I just didn't try enough. So, what I am trying to say is that whatever you decide to do after this I will support you even if you don't want me in your life anymore."
"I-I love you too" Akihito whispered out as tears silently spill from his eyes as he knew that was he was going to say next would affect both of them. "But I can't do this anymore, not with Ryuhei"
Asami knew that something like this would happen but it still hurt to hear it be said out loud. Ryuhei his little one's name was Ryuhei a good name for a strong little boy. His heart was hearting like never before, even old wounds were aching at the pain Akihito's words carried.
"I-if it was only me then that would be a different story, but we must put Ryuhei first. And I can't have your-our enemies after him, I'm planning on getting a normal photography job. I also won't keep you from him but please keep him out of your underground business. I am grateful for you saving us but it's like you have said I can't trust you because you didn't trust me enough to let me know what was going on"
"I do trust you I just don't trust anyone else" Asami tried to defend himself.
"Even so, you should have told me what was going on, and all of this could have been averted. Ryuhei would have been born months before his due date and we might not maybe having this conversation right now. Maybe in time I could trust you again but that will only be with our son, I can be in a relationship with you if this will happen all the time. I have never said it out loud because I trusted you to know enough for the both of us, but I have always felt like you were just using me instead of wanting to be with me"
"It might have started out like that but after getting you back from Fei-Long I realized that I can't live with out you. But if you want out I will let you, I won't do anything, and I will also keep our son Ryuhei out of my business" Asami says with a hurting look at Akihito.
"I guess this is it for us then" Akihito says as Asami leans over for a sweet kiss. Akihito let tears spill out knowing that this would be their last. As soon as Asami moves away they hear a little cry coming from Ryuhei.
"I guess he is excited to meet his mommy" Asami says with a grin as he hands over Ryuhei to Akihito so that he can see him for the first time.
Akihito just stared at Asami as he heard himself be called mommy, but as soon as he sees their son he couldn't breath at how beautiful and perfect he was even when crying. Ryuhei had a full head of light brown hair and glowing hazel eyes a perfect mix between him and Asami. Akihito saw that his son had his nose and noticed that everything else was completely Asami.
"There, there" Akihito cooed as Asami handed him the bottle of milk for their son knowing that their conversation was over as was their romantic relationship.
Over the next few days that he was in the hospital Asami visited him and Ryuhei every day and would take care of their son so that Akihito could sleep and rest more. Akihito's father and uncle also came in but not every day like Asami. The doctor also told him that he would give him some medicine that would help him with an unbalance of hormones that he was currently having.
"So, what's the game plan kid" his dad asked as he rocked Ryuhei in his arms.
"Well I can't go anywhere for a while, so I will be staying in Japan, so I was thinking that now that grandpa's will is sorted out I will move into one of the houses that he left me. Will you come and live with me?" Akihito asked his father.
He got a total of one visit from Ranmaru, his cousin came in on his knees begging for forgiveness. Akihito couldn't fault him seeing how he was only trying to protect him from his father, so he forgave him, but it would still take some time to fully trust him again as well. In that visit his cousin told him about the Will that their grandfather had left them and that the family lawyer was now looking over it so that Akihito could get what was rightfully his.
At first Akihito told his cousin that he didn't want any of it but in the end, he was convinced seeing how this was his beloved grandfather's last wish for him. So, in total he got half of the family estate and the business, which he told Ranmaru that he didn't want to be a part of the business side. As for the estate he would keep it seeing how many good memories he had there.
His grandfather also left him a small studio that he could remodel into his own photography shop. He was also left with a lot of money enough to keep him and his next three generations comfortable enough that they would be well off. But the one thing that he was left with that he would use right away was a small house in a small town outside of the city. It was the one that they would go in the summers to take a vacation from the busy city life.
Ok, so the house was not small but compared to the family estate it was small. It had at least 4 big bedrooms and 2 smaller ones. A large kitchen and family room. The house was also a very traditional Japanese home so the was a large pond outside with Koi fish swimming in it. It even had a large cherry blossom tree in the back, the same one that he used to climb as a kid.
All in all, he though that that was the best place to raise Ryuhei, that and the fact that it was in a small town meant that Asami and the rest of his family could visit him with out being followed by their enemies. He meant what he said when he told Asami that he could see his son, but it would be on his terms.
"You don't even have to ask" his father said as he kissed the top of his grandchild's head.
The next time that Ranmaru came to see him in the hospital was the day before he was going to be released. To his surprise he didn't come alone there was a tall and muscular foreign man with him that could rival Asami in how built he was.
"He insisted that I introduced the two of you" Ranmaru says in his annoyed voice. "T-This is Al my now fiancé"
To say Akihito was surprised was and understatement, he was shocked he couldn't believe that his cousin was in a relationship with a man like he was. The man Al stepped forward and bowed as he introduced himself.
"Si, I am Al my Ranmaru has told me many things about you and your little one" Al says as he walks over to the crib that a wiggling Ryuhei was in. "May I"
Akihito just shakes his head as the blond foreign man picks up his son with care and starts to coo and make silly faces at. And in return Ryuhei coos back and smiles. He looks over as his cousin sits next to him on the hospital bed.
"Don't worry he loves children, he is the one who made me work with Asami to stop my father from hurting you. I was about ready to give up, but he made me see that the right thing was to help you after everything that you have been through. So, if anything I have him to thank that I still have a cousin"
As the two were having a moment they hear Al make a loud cooing sound as he hugs the child to him.
"That's it we are getting married as soon as possible so that we can have at least ten like this little one here" says Al with a cooing Ryuhei in his arms.
"T-ten" says a stuttering Ranmaru as Akihito laughs at the two.
"Fine how about as many as you can, and I will take care of all of you" says Al with stars in his eyes.
"Why don't you enjoy being an uncle for now" Ranmaru says as he looks over at Akihito as he nods.
"Really" Al says to Akihito with shining blue eyes.
"Of course, you are marrying my cousin after all" Akihito says as the foreign man went back to cooing at Ryuhei.
It took Ranmaru about 2 hours before he was able to get his fiancé to leave the baby to his sleep. Akihito knew that he was going to get along with the foreign man just fine.
About an hour after Ranmaru left Fei-Long and Tao made their way into his room.
"I will be leaving soon but I just had to stop by to see how the two of you are doing" Fei-Long says as he sits at the edge of his bed.
"Wow he is so small" Tao says as he looks over the crib where Ryuhei currently napped.
"He will get bigger soon" Akihito says as he looks over at the young boy.
"Who would have thought that my short trip over would be so exciting" Fei-Long says as he tells Akihito about how he noticed that Asami was acting weird and how he decided to follow his to the Wearhouse that he was being held in.
"Thank you for doing that for me and Ryuhei" Akihito says to the older man.
"Ryuhei, huh so you named him after Asami" Fei-Long asked.
"No, it's after my grandfather actually" Akihito says as he laughed.
Asami never failed to show up at their house every day in the afternoon, Akihito was glad that their son was important enough for him to take time off of his busy schedule to see him. It hurt Akihito to see Asami but not be able to be like they were before. But then he remembers that this was all his decision and he would stick with it.
One of those days Akihito got the courage to ask what had happened to his uncle and his goons.
"He is still alive, they all are" Asami said with a deadly gleam in his eyes.
"But it's been almost 2 months" says a bewildered Akihito.
"Yes, well we all needed volunteers to show the new recruits how to interrogate" was all that Asami said and left it at that.
Before Akihito knew it, he was getting ready for Ranmaru and Al's wedding. Apparently, they were going to wait a year before getting married, but Al couldn't wait and got the other pregnant. So, now they had decided to just hurry up and get married with only close friends and family instead of going all out like they wanted.
Akihito was happy for his cousin and his soon to be husband. Even if Ranmaru didn't really show it all too often Akihito could tell how happy he was to make his fiancé happy. And now that Ryuhei was 5 months old he was declared the ring bearer.
As the months pasted Akihito could see more and more of Asami in their son. He was quiet unless he was hungry then did he resembled Akihito. The young babe was also very smart for his young age, he was already starting to learn how to speak and to Akihito's horror his first words were mom. He knew that he had Asami to blame for that but at the same time he also loved it.
As he watched his cousin get married he couldn't help but to think that he and Asami could have also had that. Would he be the one in white like his cousin or in black like he knew that Asami would prefer. Would they have a big party or a small intimate one.
As all of these things swim through his head he sneaks a glace at Asami who was sitting next to him with Ryuhei in his arms. And he notices that Asami was just looking at him and not at the ceremony. He didn't know if it was him or the atmosphere but, in that moment, he wanted to crawl into the older man's embrace.
But as soon as he was about to act on his emotions it was time for him to take up the rings with Ryuhei. Akihito couldn't believe that he almost gave in to his desires, but then again, he still loved the man. He had to stay strong to his decision and not give in to the older man no matter how enticing he was.
He stayed true to himself and not once did he give into the man at the party. But once they were in the back of the limo with a sleeping Ryuhei neither could hold back and had a heavy make out session. But that was all Akihito let himself indulge in before he got pulled in again.
Akihito stayed strong for 3 years, sure there were kisses here and there but it never went any farther. Akihito had also tried dating other people but none of them ever lasted, where it was for the fact that his son called him mom or that Asami was almost always waiting for him to come back as he watched their son. He was grateful that Asami didn't try to but into his relationships with others.
As for Asami he never saw anyone else seeing how he was always over except for when he had to go out of town for some business. Heck, he even went as far as to buy a house in the same area so that it was easier to see both Ryuhei and Akihito. He never told Akihito any of this and probably never will until he was in his arms again.
To think that after 3 years Akihito would finally give into Asami. It was Ryuhei's 3rd birthday and Akihito had invited everyone. His cousin who was pregnant again after giving birth twice to two little boys that looked like Al, they were both about a year apart. But now he was pregnant again but this time with twin girls, and Al was praying to every god he could find that they would come out looking like Ranmaru.
"Ryuhei is in his room if you want to go and play with him" Akihito told the two little blond boys as they ran to his son's room.
"Sorry about that they were excited all day to come here" Ranmaru says as he rubs his bulging stomach with one hand and with the other his aching back.
"Don't worry about it there aren't any kids here that are Ryuhei's age, so he will be glad to see them" Akihito says as he sometimes wishes that Ryuhei was a twin so that he wouldn't be so lonely. "So where is Al"
"He saw a small shrine on our way here and insisted on stopping there" Ranmaru says with a sigh.
"Is he still with that" Akihito asks.
"Yup, not that he is not happy with the boys but and I quote 'I just want one cute little one that looks like you' so come on girls at lest one of you has to have my looks or your dad won't give me a break" Ranmaru says to his stomach as Akihito laughs at the whole thing. "So, how are you and Asami doing"
"Well for one there is no Asami and me, and as far as parenting goes it's fine" Akihito says as he looks around.
"You can try and fool everyone else, but I know that you still love him as much as he does you" Ranmaru says to his stubborn cousin.
"It's been 3 years already, I bet that he has already found someone less troublesome" Akihito says in a sad tone.
"Are you kidding me he literally moved from the city to the house next door to be close to you and he is here every day that he can be here, and I know that you two have had your moments. So, what is stopping you from being happy with the man you love" Ranmaru says as his cousin looks away in shame.
"Me, okay I'm the one that is holding myself back. I know that I can trust him again, heck he is an amazing father to Ryuhei and there has not been any threats to his life. But I'm just scared to let myself be happy again, I keep thinking that something else will come between us again" Akihito finally confessed.
"Like who, Fei-Long, he is married to the Russian and have a little one on the way via surrogate. And even they would help if something was going on as would I and your Spanish family. It's not like you have my father to worry about any more seeing how he can't even remember who he is" says Ranmaru as he rubs his stomach.
Akihito heard from Asami that the newbies were so eager to please their new employees that their practice victims aka his uncle and goons, couldn't remember who they were after they were done. They were still practicing on him seeing how neither Asami, his dad, or his uncle were willing to let the man off so easily.
"I sorr-" Akihito started as he was interrupted by his cousin.
"No, you have nothing to be sorry for in fact me and Al were talking this over and one of the girls will be named Aki after you"
"You don't have to" Akihito says as he is filled with happiness.
"No, but it's what we both want to do" Ranmaru says as they chatted more.
As the party started more and more people came. Asami and his two men as always were there, to which little Ryuhei got to call them uncle Souh and uncle Kei. From what he heard Krishima's punishment for not informing Asami about Akihito and their son was to take a week off of work, and everyone knows how much the man liked working.
Akihito's Spanish uncle was also there with his grandchild of 5 years old. Fei-Long, Tao, and of course Mikhail were also present. His two best friends and their kids were among the crowd of mafia men also.
His dad was away for an important photo shoot in Africa that was a once in a life time chance. And even though he didn't want to go Akihito made him go, saying that he could get his grandson something cool and foreign.
Akihito had to wonder when his house became a neutral zone for all of these big underground men. All through out the party he kept looking at Asami wonder once again how it could have been if they were still in a relationship. Would he get lucky and be able to get pregnant at least one more time, and how Asami would be there for him every step of the way.
Akihito didn't know how much longer he could deny himself, deny Asami. He knew that sooner or later he would fall into the man's arms once again but was he ready for that again. As he thinks all of this he takes a swing of some random liquor to calm his nerves.
As expected Asami stayed well after everyone else had left, he put the sleeping child in his bed before coming to help Akihito clean up the house. Akihito didn't know why but he felt nervous even though he had been alone with the man several times before. Then he remembers why it's because of what Ranmaru had told him earlier that day.
"Are you alright Akihito" Asami asks as he heard Akihito sigh.
"I-Yes, no" Akihito says clearly confused.
"Did something happen?" Asami asks worried.
"Just something that Ranmaru said earlier is all" Akihito says as he turns back to what he was doing.
"Must have been a serious conversation if you're still thinking about it" Asmi says as he looks at the younger man wishing they were still together.
"It was he was just telling me about what he thought about our non-existing relationship is all" Akihito says as he tries to be nonchalant.
"Non-existing" Asami says in a tone that goes unnoticed by the blond.
"Well yeah we are not together anymore but we do have Ryuhei I guess that is what he meant" says Akihito.
"How can you say that we don't have a relationship when we are raising a child together. True we might not be together romantically but what I felt for you the day our son was born, I still feel the same way" Asami says making Akihito turn around with a surprised look.
"I though-" Akihito starts off before being cut off.
"You thought what that I was just playing you or tricking you so that you would stay by me after giving birth to my son, an heir? If I really didn't feel anything for you then I wouldn't have left, you to be free from me. I wouldn't have moved to be next to you, I wouldn't just stand by and watch as you go on dates as I watch our son. But I did because I still love you enough to do all of that for you" Asami says as he kisses Akihito with everything he had.
Akihito at first was shocked but then gave into the kiss also pouring into it everything that he felt for the man. Asami deepened the kiss as their tongues moved against each other, while their hands try to touch as much as possible.
"Tell me you don't want this, and I will go right now" Asami says as he breaks the kiss.
"No" Akihito says as he looks at the man's golden eyes. "No, I do want this, but I was scared. Asami I still love you"
That was all it took for Asami to give into 3 years' worth of longing for the blond. He missed how soft and firm Akihito's body was under him. He missed how Akihito would reacted to his every touch. He also missed the way the blonde tasted and the look he would get when the blond was close to his climax. He didn't know how he could have gone 3 years with out being inside of Akihito's tight hole, or how the blonde's cock felt in his hand.
They had 3 years' worth of catching up and they did not waist one second of it. They went at it like their lives deepened on it, they did it at least 3 times before they found the bedroom. And even then, they were still going strong till the early light hit them.
It was already 2 months after Ryuhei's birthday and since Akihito and Asami finally started to see each other again. Akihito was happy again, not that he wasn't before but know he felt complete. Well if only he wasn't sick, then he would be even more happy.
"That's it I'm taking you to the hospital this is getting bad" Asami says as he picks up a protesting Akihito. He was just glad that Akihito's dad was back and took out Ryuhei for some quality time together.
"I'll be fine soon, so put me down" Akihito says as Asami walks out the front door.
"Then let the doctor give you some medicine to make this go away faster" Asami says as they get into the car.
Akihito knew better than to fight the man on this, he also knew that he was right, and the doctor would be able to make him fell better faster. So, he just rested up against Asami as they headed to the hospital.
After a whole bunch of test Akihito and Asami were waiting for the results in a small room as Akihito laid on the bed.
"I bet it's just the flu" Akihito says to Asami.
"The last time you thought that you ended up with Ryuhei" Asami pointed out.
"Yes, well this time it's not a baby trust me I should know" Akihito says as he knew that Ryuhei would be his only one.
"You never know we might have another little miracle on our hands" Asami says as he rubs Akihito's lower stomach.
"And, I bet it's not" Akihito says as he moves Asami's hand off of him.
"Alright how about this if there is another little one then we will get married as soon as we can, and if not then I will let you decide" Asami says as he looks at Akihito.
"Alright, fine but if it's not another baby then once I am better then we are going to that new amusement park that you hate but Ryuhei loves" Akihito says as he smiles at the older man.
"Deal" was all Asami said.
Once they were outside of the hospital and in the car, both Kirishima and Souh were confused as to why Asami was happy while Akihito was annoyed.
"I never lose kitten" Asami says as he pulls the younger one to his lap.
"Alright I get it I lost, but just so you know this is the last time" Akihito says as he looks at his stomach.
"You mean they" Asami says all smug like. "Remember we are having twins this time, and in 3 months we will also be getting married"
"Yes, I know" Akihito says as he was secretly loving how this time they would be doing thing right. This time they will be together for when the babies come, and no one would be getting in the way.
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Alright so I said that this was the last one but I think that I can get at least two more out what do you guys think about that.
