Title: Freedom ( eng versn )

Fandom : Takumi-kun Series

Desc : Gotoh Shinobu & Kazumi Ohya

Chapter: 7

Rat: M

Song : Bird of Death - Nisemonogatari Ost - Satoru Kousaki

A/N : Thank you for your patience

-00PART700- Pov : Saki Giichi

' … no matter what, I will protect you… I am promise… '

"Ryuki niisan, sorry for bothering you. But can we talk for a while? I need something to discuss with you," I said with soft knock.

I heard some noise in his room, a long step and after that, he open his door. "What is that, Giichi?."

Ryuki looked a little bit uncomfortable with Takumi appearance. I called his name to get back his sight, before talk more details with him. "Ryuki niisan, this is about Takumi and his aunt. About your promised place with Takumi's aunt."

Ryuki took a deep breath. "Let's talk in family room. We can talk more comfortable at there."

We nodded together as our agreement and following Ryuki from the back. Takumi and I did not say any words, too afraid if our words can change Ryuki's mood. Since Takumi stay in this house, Ryuki look disappointed and uncomfortable. I wish Ryuki can help Takumi like his own brother.

We sat separately, I sat near Ryuki when Takumi across from us. Ryuki who sat at my left side, clearly I can see his serious eyes.

"Giichi, so what do you want to discuss with me?," said Ryuki after put his handphone above the coffee table.

I explained all our feeling and opinions about Takumi's situation. Start from Takumi's adoptive parent and how Takumi's aunt threat him. How Takumi's aunt and his little brother keep threat Takumi so bad, but never sent back to any orphanage or let Takumi to leave alone.

"Takumi, is that true?."

Takumi nodded. He continue shared some more information from his point of view about his aunt and his little brother. "Takuya never hurt me physically. His habit really bad. He always talked bad behind or directly to me. Meanwhile, my aunt like using violence to hurt me like hit or slap my body, even I did not do anything. Specially when she in bad mood."

"...and Takuya never help you, even for once?," asked Ryuki and Takumi shake his head. "So complicated…"

This time I start to asked Ryuki, since too curious with his opinion. "So, niichan, what should we do?"

Ryuki took another deep breath. "From me, this case has 2 to 3 options. First, if you want to take the short way, abandon your promised and cut your family ties like you never met them. For the second one, maybe you should take a risk since the chance is 50%."

Both of us show our confused face. "What do you mean, niisan?"

Ryuki look directly to Takumi. "You can keep your promised with go back to their place and tried to talk back with them. What I got is you never talk or show your feeling to them, Takumi. What all you do is keep following their order. You need to be brave to say 'no' to them. Maybe after seeing your courage, they can let you leave alone. But… "

"...but…?"

"...you must prepare yourself for the worse result. Maybe they will more threaten you than before. Never let you get out from their house even your room. You lose your freedom. In other words, your life can be more worse than now. So, what will you do?."

Listening Ryuki's explanation, good enough to make me stop think more in my imagination. If I was Takumi, pretty sure I will not go back to that place. Their place more look like hell for me. But, I am not Takumi and he is not me. Whatever Takumi choose, I will keep believe and trust him.

Takumi's eyes look so worried but after a second, his face look more calm than mine. "Ryuki niisan, I will take that path. Can you help me to give the full address?"

My body jolted and shocked. "Takumi, do you mean…"

Takumi nodded. "Yes, Giichi. I will meet my aunt and Takuya, and told them my desire. Maybe this path really bad and had a lot of risk, but I need to know too, Gii. I need to know clearly ' why ' she still keep me and never let me choose my own life. Like you, I feel curious too."

Listening Takumi decision and our discussion, Ryuki take a small paper, write on it and give it to us. "This is the address and Giichi, better you not come together with Takumi. Your appearance can make his aunt uncomfortable and we will not get the clearly answer from her mouth…" I was shocked with Ryuki decision and suddenly he gave me one of small mic. "...you know what I mean, right?"

For a second, I did not get the Ryuki's idea. But after look and think for a while, at the end I understand with Ryuki's BIG IDEA and make me hugged him without any words. "You are the best big brother, Ryuki-niisan! Thank you very much!," I said happily.

Takumi look so confused. I just nodded and wink as my code to him. Takumi who still confused, just keep following the situation and said 'thank you' to Ryuki, over and over.

"Takumi, you must remember. Never make Giichi hurt!," said Ryuki with high tone. Another awkward situation between us. I tried to persuade Ryuki to did not make Takumi feel more pressure. "I must say that, Giichi. You must remember, you are my little brother. My beloved little brother. No matter what, I will not let anyone hurt you. Do you understand?."

"Ryuki-niisan…" I alternately look at Ryuki-niisan and Takumi. I did not want Takumi feel more pressure but I did not want to disappointing Ryuki too.

Takumi's eyes look directly to me for a second as a code and nodded to me. "I understand, Ryuki-niisan. I promised Giichi will back with out any deficiencies," said Takumi directly to Ryuki.

"Thank you, Takumi… or should I keep call you Hayama?"

Takumi smiled calmly. "It is okay, Ryuki-niisan. You can call me Takumi and I am sorry too for call you 'Ryuki-niisan' without any permission."

"That is not a big deal, Takumi since you and Gii at the same ages. That is mean you are my little brother too, right?"

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The air between us more better and somehow make me feel more relieved. After finalized our talk, suddenly Ryuki request Takumi to leave us for a while. There was something Ryuki want to talk with me, just both of us. Takumi who understand the situation, he nodded and gave close greeting before close the door.

"Ryuki-niisan?"

Ryuki walk and stand behind the windows, near his work desk. I tried to called his name again but he still keep in silent. At the end, i just stand behind him without any words. My sight keep focus to him, tried to understand 'what is in his mind right now'.

"Giichi, do you remember the first day I meet you in the orphanage?."

Back around 10 years ago, while played with Takumi and some kids, I see a young boy who wear a glasses sat in Garden's red bench. He look so sad and gloomy although so many toys in this Orphanage's garden. First, I was so afraid to get close with him because he look older than me and one of our guest too. But seeing him in silent and sad face, make me want to invited him into our play game.

"Hi, want to play with us?," I said while open my hand to him.

He raised up his head and look so confused. I re-ask my question and he nodded fast. His smile so bright and sweet, make me want to know more about this young boy.

"The first time you greet me, the first time I see your bright smiles, and the first time I see you as my own brother, all of them really precious to me," Ryuki move and sat above his bed. "Giichi, you already know I lost my little brother, Kaoru, passed away when he still 10 years old. Because of me, he died…"

"You are not ni-"

Ryuki shaked his head. "I know, Giichi. Mom and dad never blame me with that accident. No one blame me with Kaoru's accident. But I can not forgive myself until now. Giichi, I love this family so much, even with Kaoru who already in heaven. Do you understand, Giichi?."

I nodded. "Ryuki-niisan, I promised nothing will happen to me. I just want to help my friend like you who always help and protect me before. I want to be like you who can help anyone who in the problems. I want to be a kind person like you…"

Ryuki niisan look at me for a while, make me feel so nervous and awkward. After take some minutes, he took some big breath and big smile in his face. Looking his smiling make me smile and laugh too. Without any words, we already understand the situation and accepted everything.

Thanks for understanding me, niichan…

Ryuki get up from his sat and said, "Let's take some lunch. How about order some pizza, Giichi?"

I nodded. "I want big size with a lot of cheese!" Both of us laugh and smiles. Before we going out from Ryuki's room, I stop my step and said, "Ryuki-niisan, can I ask you something?"

"Go ahead," said Ryuki while take his phone.

"About Takumi. Now he become our family member, right? Is that mean Takumi will become your little brother too, right?"

Ryuki walk and stop beside me, put his right hand across my shoulders, "I will try to accept that. But for now, you still my lovely little brother and… maybe we should discuss this later. My stomach can not stop grumbling right now."

"Mine too, Ryuki-niisan!"

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The sky getting dark and the air a little bit chill. My mom served us a glass of sweet tea and some biscuits she made. After put some plates, my mother sat beside me and whisper, "Giichi, what did you do with your big brother? So rare to seeing him can talk so easily with someone he just know. What magic did you do, my son?"

I smile and laugh silently. "I do not know, mom. I do not what did they talked about when I went to toilet. When I go back, suddenly they already that close…"

"You did not ask them?"

I shake my head. "I do not want to interrupt their closeness. Seeing them like this rea-"

"What did you guys talked about? Can I know since you guys look so close? I am so envy with you guys...," suddenly my mother cut off their discuss and what I can do just put my palm to my forehead.

Why mother… you…

Listening Takumi's answer make me more shocked than seeing my mother attitude.

"Cake, ma'am. Ryuki-niisan and me love chocolate cake and milk. We discuss some recipes and Ryuki-niisan said he want to tried if he have free time."

"That nice, Takumi!," now mom sit beside Takumi. "Takumi, you should tried this recipe too! This one really in…"

This time I was the one who take some big breath. Whenever my mom and Ryuki start to discuss cake recipe, I choose to keep silent and walk away without they realized. I can not understand everything they talked and discuss about. But this time…

"...not you too, Takumi…, " I said in my mind.

Time went so fast and after took our dinner, with Takumi, we going back to my room. Ryuki told us he already arrange the meeting between Takumi and his aunt at 1 pm at the cafe we ever meet before. The promised was Takumi will come there by himself. The plan was Ryuki and me will accompany and take care him from far away.

Ryuki gave me a little mic which look like a pin. He said it will be useful to listen the discussion between Takumi and his aunt. That was true if we should not eardrop their discussion, but Ryuki who really concern with my safety, we must agree with his idea. For me, he did not force us, but his idea really brilliant! With this mic, I can know the situation because Takumi safety become important too.

"Giichi, thank you…"

"Eh?" I sat on my bed while Takumi on my chair. "For 'what', Takumi?"

Takumi droop his head and shoulders. "Thank you for everything, Giichi. I never imagination will meet you in situation like this. Again, you help me like a hero. That is why I say ' Thank you ', Giichi…"

I smiled, pulled him into my arms. Hugged him tightly and put my head to his small shoulder. Hugged him like my big teddy bear which at the corner of my bed. "You do not need say something like that, Takumi. You remember our promised, right? We will meet and live together like we live in Orphanage. Now, our wish come true and you still want to say something like that? You are so cruel, Takumi…"

Takumi tried to release my hug but I keep my arms around his body.

"Listen to me, Takumi. You can think I am sick or crazy. Since you get adopted by Hayama's family, I can not stop cry and even request Takahashi to bring me with your new family. Everyday I wish you will call the orphanage to shared your new condition, but you never did that. I think you already enjoy with your new family and forgot me so fast…"

"...Giichi... "

"...but after listening your past, I was wrong, Takumi. To be honest, I angry and mad with you before. I mean when you never called the Orphanage. Listening all your problems, your suffer, and from all you have been through with your new family, my feeling more complicated. My mind can not stop to say ' Why I am not tried to find you a long time ago? So I can rescue you from that hell and you did not need to get suffer like th-'."

"You already save me, Giichi," Takumi hugged me back. "Because of you, I am here now. Maybe I am too fast to say this, but I can feel the warmth of the family. That because of your help, Giichi."

"... Takumi …"

We gave some space between us, Takumi lean his head to my chest and folding our fingers. We ever did this when still in Orphanage. The first time we did this when Takumi had nightmare on his second days in Orphanage. He can not sleep because too afraid to close his eyes. At the end, I hugged, lean his head to my chest and folding our fingers until both of us went to sleep.

"Takumi…"

"Hmmm?"

"After a lot of pain and suffer, did you hate your aunt and your little brother?"

There was no word come from Takumi's mouth for a while. "I can not say ' I hate them ', Gii. To be honest, I dislike them. But I am not hate them. I can not hate them because they were my family. Their attitude really bad nor worse, but they were the only one who still accept me… at least until now... "

"Really?"

Takumi gave a short answer to me. "I do not know what their motive. Heritage? Their pleasure? Revenge? Maybe something I can not imagine. But…"

"...but…?"

Takumi raise his head and show his smiles. "... that was the only things I can do to show my gratitude to my adoptive parent. Our quality time really short, but they kindness really precious. My little brother, Takuya, I know his attitude really bad. But the reasons because he envy and sometimes get bullied at school. Before and after I become his family member…"

"I understand now, Takumi. But, if you have a choice, you want to live with me, right?," my excitement more like a command than suggestion.

Takumi smile again, lean his head and warped both his hand to my waist. "I already told you over and over, Giichi. You already know the answer…"

My right hand rub his brown hair slowly and my left hand at his shoulder.

"I promised everything will be okay tomorrow, Takumi. I will protect you…"

"Thank you, Giichi…"

Rain poured down so heavy and the air got more chill. Takumi's palm so cold like mine. Both of us feel so nervous but this was the challenges to be faced. Now or later, we still need faced Takumi's aunt and his little brother. My heart beat so fast and my mind can not stop thinking any possible will come to Takumi.

I can not sleep at all!

But I need to calm so Takumi will not worried to me. Takumi already enough with his own problems. He did not need divided his mind to me. All his need was concern with his own problems. Before both of us close our eyes, we folding our fingers and put our blankets at our shoulder height.

The only wish and hope from me just… everything will be okay. The dealing between Takumi and his family will running smoothly. After that, Takumi will come back and become our new family member.

Yeah… Only this wishes I wish for… nothing else…

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Thanks for take your time to read this story ^^

A/N : My apologies Notes ( just skip this X3 )

Almost 1 years I am not update this story and keep can't make my promised become true. What I can say is sorry for waiting ( for reader who still read and waiting this story ). I am sorry too if I make a lot of mistakes X3