The royal, the noble and the humble
AN: hello guys and I am sooooooo sorry for not updating whatsoever. I don't really have an excuse other than writers block but I'm back now and hopefully I can keep up! I also just found out that I now have 2,176 views! Thank you for reading!
To make up for the long wait I decided to put three fairly long chapters into one super big chapter so nothing more from me and lets continue with the story!
And again! I forgot to write a disclaimer! So I'll just say it now:
I don't own K or any of the characters. All characters belong to their respective owners.
Maybe I should just write that in the story summary…
Here is an extra long chapter just for all of you who still have faith in this story.
Warning: this chapter will contain swearing so be prepared! XD
Akako POV
Eric leaned in towards me. I couldn't read his colours as he had no thoughts at the moment but I saw the faintest shade of yellow/gold. I smirked as I glanced up at Misaki's window. Sure enough I saw a figure watching us. I decided that I was going to have fun with Eric as we both set up a prank for Misaki. We discussed the details almost nose to nose so that it seemed like we were "very close"
"So when should when do it?" I asked, finalizing the details.
"In a few weeks' time, that way we can surprise him as well as prank him" Eric said.
It was quiet. So quiet that you'd have to pay attention to his body language to notice Eric was laughing. Although he had a smirk on his face, his blonde bangs covered his eyes and he was always hiding underneath the hood of his hoodie, so you couldn't actually read his expression very well.
We took a small step away from each other and headed back inside. Yata was downstairs, eating some ramen (I learned that it was his favourite) so I decided to go upstairs and check on Kin.
When I opened my room, I saw him asleep. I sighed as I stepped in and gently slid the covers off of him.
"Hey, get up" I said as I nudged him slightly. He sat up, rubbing his eyes like a small kid, and smiled sleepily.
"aka-ao" he said. I smiled at the dumb nickname my brothers gave me. It had now become their way of greeting my so I didn't let it offend me or anything like that.
"Happy birthday, Kin".
Yata POV
I was eating ramen when the pair came in. I tried to ignore them and I guess Akako did the same thing. I could tell that there would be some tension between us for some time to come.
~~~~~~~~~~Time Skip~~~~~~~~~~
It had been two weeks since that night. Mr Kusanagi let Akako work in the bar as a waitress/ barmaid once she had gotten better (she insisted on not being paid either). My injuries were still pretty bad so I wasn't allowed to go on my morning patrols. Hell, I wasn't allowed to go out AT ALL! It had been thirteen days since I saw Eric and Akako kissing.
It was awkward between us at first. I thought she hated me for not being able to keep her safe so I avoided her and I learned from Eric that she thought I was mad at her for being defenceless ( how could she even say that 'cause those attacks she had made were so damn awesome!?) so she stayed away from me. But despite all of that, I really am glad she's here, even though I still stammer and heat up like an idiot.
If she wasn't here I'm pretty sure I'd die of starvation. Mr kusanagi's cooking isn't the best and I don't think it's even edible, Tatara is always spoiling Anna and Mr. Mikoto with days out so he isn't available either and although I can cook, Kusanagi still won't let me anywhere near the kitchen after that incident.
~~~~~~~~~~ Flashback~~~~~~~~~~
"Saruhiko wake up!"
"Get off, Misaki!"
"Today's the day and you agreed to do it with me!"
"Go do it by yourself! It'll be good practice for you if you do it by yourself"
SARUHIKO, IF YOU DON'T GET THE HELL UP THEN I'LL DRAG YOU THE BAR IN YOUR DAMN UNDERWEAR!"
At the bar,
"Come on Saru, we got to hurry! Someone could walk in any minute!"
"Misaki slow down or it's going to go everywhere!"
"Is it supposed to be all white and sticky?"
"aaah! Misaki! It's going everywhere!"
"Fine! Whatever! At least I can do something! All you're doing is sitting back and making me does all the work!"
"You've got do it slowly, not shove it all in at once. This is just painful watching you try"
"If you're so clever you do it!"
"Fine! Move your hands so that I can at least get into the proper position!"
"Hey do that thing you do where it goes up"
"You do it yourself!"
"Fine!"
"…"
"Uh… Saru, we have a problem"
"What the hell, Misaki! It's everywhere!"
"Why don't you help me out then? It's my first time doing this sort of stuff!"
"You have to gently push it upwards!"
"Like this?"
"MISKAI IT'S ALL OVRE ME. YOU GOD DAMN BASTARD, I'LL KILL YOU FOR THIS"
"Like I said, it's my first time doing this so cut me some slack!"
"You could've at least rubbed it properly!"
"What is all this noise in…? MY KITCHEN!?"
"Mr. Kusanagi it isn't what it looks like, I swear!"
"Yeah it was this entire bastards fault for messing things up!"
"You could've helped a little you know!"
"Enough! Both of you are banned from this kitchen from now own until I see an excuse as to why I should let you back in!"
"But why?"
"Why!? Let me tell you why! There's pancake batter all over the counters, almost every dish I own is dirty, there's milk all over the floor and both of you are covered in sugar and butter!"
~~~~~~~~~~ Flashback End~~~~~~~~~~
"Hey, Misaki?" Akako came towards me.
"h-hey" I answered back, stammering.
"Have you seen Eric, he was supposed to go with me somewhere?" she replied. I was a little jealous that she'd been hanging out with Eric more but this kinda stuff can't be helped.
"No, sh-should I g-go with you instead?" I suggested hoping she'd say yes.
"n-no! Totally unnecessary! Besides, Mr. Kusanagi said you're still under strict orders not to leave the bar!" she said a little too quickly. She was slowly backing away but her clumsiness caused her to trip over her own feet. I caught her in time before she fell but my I felt I sudden pain in my torso. I winced and she did as well. I saw that I had caught her by grabbing into her injured arm.
"Yata, how are you… doing" Tatara stopped walking towards us, "Yata since when were you taking dance lessons with Akako? Seriously, it's the waltz as well?"
I looked down at Akako and saw her turn red (damn it, why does she have to be so cute?).
"I don't know how to dance" she whispered. I chuckled and she looked up at me smiling a goofy grin.
Akako POV
It had been two weeks since that day and everything went by. Kin's birthday was a blast. I hadn't realised how much Homra had taken us in until that day. Mr. Mikoto even gave me a necklace with the Homra insignia on it. I was now an official member as well as the second female to join.
Misaki's birthday was next and I couldn't wait to do something nice for him. I was looking for Eric since he'd agreed to come with me to the skate shop to by him a new skateboard but I couldn't find him. I asked Misaki if he knew where he was but he didn't either. Then he asked me if he should go with me but obviously I rejected, I mean, if you were going to get a present for someone you wouldn't want them to tag along now wouldn't you?
As I stepped back I tripped over my own feet but Misaki caught me. He had grabbed my arm and we both winced in pain. He must've noticed me because he loosened hi s grip a little, as if he was unsure about something. At that moment, Mr. Totsuka walked in and teased us about dancing since the position we were in was a lot like a dip. I corrected him by saying I didn't know how to dance and Misaki laughed at that.
Later on, I served dinner to all the members present at the bar ("thanks Akako, your cooking is the best!" Tatara said. "Almost as tasty as you, Akako", Chitose 'complimented'). I was still in search of Eric but I hadn't found him at all. We had become close friends in the past couple of weeks. Aside from Misaki, he's the only member who knows about my history. As well as that, he'd give me a really good pep talk when I was drowning in a sea of confusion. I sighed in defeat and decided to try again tomorrow since my shift was about to start.
I still had a few minutes so I put my skates on ("you'll get the job done quicker and the customers seem to enjoy the show" Mr. Kusanagi said) and went into the kitchen to get something to drink. As I rolled into the kitchen, I thought I saw Reisi outside the bar and didn't see Misaki coming towards me. You can probably guess what happened next. Our paths collided and I fell half lying down and half sitting up besides the island counter. There was something against my stomach and another something gripping my chest. I opened an eye and saw Misaki's head pressing into my torso and his hand was groping my upper half. His grip increased then decreased on my *cough cough* and then his head shot up. We were both stuck like that- both of us were too confused and embarrassed to move. He turned red as I realised the position we were in. He was sitting on top of my legs, almost straddling, and his hand was still holding my- you get the idea! Then, I heard a sound that sounded like a camera shot. I looked up and saw Chitose run away.
Yata POV
DAMN IT! DAMN IT! DAMN IT! I can't believe what had just happened! I went into the kitchen to sneak some cookies and as I was coming out I didn't see Akako skating in! Then, BAM! CARSH! SMACK! We sorta kinda collided into each other. I felt something warm underneath my face and I was holding something small but soft. I tried to feel what it was. I looked up and saw I was groping Akako's *ahem* and sat up. I couldn't move, I was too embarrassed and confused to move at all. DAMN IT! DAMN IT! DAMN IT! I felt like such a pervert! To make things worse, I was straddling her when Chitose came in and took a picture of us. When I get my hands on that man- whore I was gonna break his PDA, then I was gonna go for his neck.
"I-I should probably go start my shift. Don't wanna keep the customers waiting" Akako laughed nervously.
"y=yeah" I said clearing my throat and looking away as I finally got off her. I helped her up and we both went opposite directions. As was heading towards the basement, I saw Chitose outside flirting with yet another girl, and ran outside.
"Chitose you f***ing player! I'm gonna kill you, bastard!" I yelled as I lunged towards him.
"Sorry, darling but I gotta run!" he said, ditching his date and making a run for it. I chased him around the city and back again before he made his way into the bar. He ran upstairs and I was following when suddenly, all I could feel was pain. I tripped and stumbled and fell on the stairs. I found it hard to breathe so I turned over to make it easier but it only made the pain worse. I began coughing up blood and tried to cover my mouth with my hands but I couldn't feel my hand-or any other part of my body. My vision was blurring and my eyes started closing. The last thing I saw was Akako dropping something and skating over towards me.
Akako POV
At first I thought Misaki had tripped and tried to get up, but then he began coughing blood. I dropped the towel that I was holding and skated over to him.
"h-hey, c-can you hear me?" I tried to get a reply out of him by cupping his cheeks with my hands. I had to stop myself from crying but the sight of him in pain was too much to bear. He was trembling so much as my tears fell onto his shirt.
"Akako are you… what the hell happened to Chihuahua?" he bent down to take a look at him. I shrugged and sniffled as I felt my tears fall.
"Bloody hell" Eric cursed in English. I looked at him as he helped me pick up Misaki and take him to his room.
When we got there, we laid him down on the bed and his hand immediately went to his torso. I frowned. He should've been fine as long as he didn't push himself too hard- oh damn! I remembered the events of earlier that day and thought about why Chitose ran in and out of the bar so suddenly. Knowing Misaki, he probably did push himself beyond his limit.
I sighed as I realised all he needed was rest and a change of bandages. Eric must've come to the same conclusion because he gently placed an arm around my shoulders and led me out the room. I took one final glance at Misaki before letting the door shut lose.
At that moment Chitose peeked out of his room. "Is he gone? Can I come out now?" he asked with a nervous smile plastered on his face. I smiled as sweetly as I could.
"You can come out now", I said innocently, "but it's not safe yet".
"Huh? What do you me-" SLAP!
I slapped Chitose as hard as I could (it actually left a red mark!) and grabbed Eric's hand before running off, dragging him with me. We were running and laughing at the same time and we eventually stopped to catch our breaths.
"We should go to the skate shop before it closes" Eric panted. I nodded in agreement and we both went to Shizume Shopping Centre. Once we had finished off at the shop, we headed back to the bar. We stopped by a park bench and sat down. Eric was the one to break the silence.
"Can I ask you something?" I nodded, "what are your feelings towards Yata?"
I froze and turned red. He had just asked me if I had a crush on Misaki. I guess I kinda do but I also like Eric very much, it's confusing. I was deeply confused when a cheeky little thought popped into my head, I smirked and twirled my hair.
"Eric, are you jealous?" I asked teasingly. Eric's cheeks turned pinkish and he looked away, trying to hide the blush with his long blonde bangs.
"n-no" he said trying to act firm. I decided to tease him further. I shuffled closer to him and leaned against his chest.
"Eric, I think you are jealous" I said as I tried to stifle a laugh without luck. Eric saw what I was trying to do and laughed silently. If it wasn't for his shoulders shaking slightly (and my strain powers) I probably wouldn't have known if he was laughing at all.
"Let's go back, Chitose probably has learned not to mess with you or your loyal Chihuahua" he joked as we started walking. I noticed he had found a way to hold my hand but I didn't say anything about it.
Yata POV
I opened my eyes a little while after Akako left. Her hand felt so good and I really badly wished she had stayed. I wanted her to stay and help me get better. Wait a sec, why was I being all needy all of a sudden?! I sat up, trying to ignore the massive amount of pain being emitted from my torso, and took my sweatshirt off. It was too hot to keep it on so I sat on my bed listening to music through my headphones in my black tank top.
After a couple of hours, I heard a knock at my door. I stumbled over to it, falling a few times, and opened it.
"Hey, you're awake!" Akako greeted me cheerfully. I gave her a genuine smile in return and let her in. I sat down on my bed and she sat down beside me.
"How're you feeling?" she asked softly.
"Completely fine, I can take anything, ya know" I tried to act confident but my voice came out hoarse and cracked mid-sentence.
"Don't push it, seriously", she said firmly, "and when was the last time you changed your bandages?"
She gasped and smiled as she took off the strip of cloth around my head.
"What?" I said turning to the small mirror that hung next to the wardrobe. I saw my head injuries were completely healed. I turned to face Akako again and saw her staring at my shoulder. The loose bandages were falling out of my shirt. I smirked and did something Chitose would've done; I stepped back and took off my shirt. She turned her head away but I saw the blush. I figured I was turning red too because I did something so out of character, but I still continued at attempting to flirt with her.
"I thought you said you were going to help change my bandages"
A/N: so there we have chapter ten. I'm so glad I finally got this up and I can't apologise enough about the late update.
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GOMENSAI MINA! ^O^
Hopefully I should update in a week or two (and yes I realise I said that last time) but just to keep you guys interests I'll give you a hint for the next chapter: the triangle theory is more complicated than you think.
If you guys think you've figured out what I mean then please review or PM me.
That's all there is to it. Akakocat out!
-Meow!-