定点観測「正常」、異常は見られない「why not?」
閃光、「消滅」、兆候、落下速度は推定・・・「unknown」
もう既に致死量を越えた幻覚剤で
氾濫する記憶に溺れるよ
Fixed point observation "Normal," I cannot see any abnormalities "why not?"
Flash, disappearance, indications, falling speed velocity…"unknown"
It's already too late, with this lethal dose of hallucinogens
I'll drown in my flood of memories

A flinched of movement awaken Kihiro from his sleep. He glanced aside, looking at Leda's pale face. Apparently Leda was having spasms, and Kihiro quickly sat beside him.

"Damn it... you are burning." He mumbled alone while patting his palm on Leda's forehead.

He looked at his watch. The time was near six in the morning. Despite of the feeling of afraid being raided by Mr Hayashi he quickly got up and opened Leda's wardrobe. He saw a thin hand towel folded in it, and brought it out of the room. Worriedly, his eyes eyeing around and for his luck, nobody was there. He quickly went to the bathroom, and came back into the room quietly.

"Uh... Kihiro.. it's cold." Leda yelped when Kihiro lifted his shirt up, and wipe his body with that wet towel.

"Leda, you are sick. Just bear this for a while. We need to turn your temperature down," he hushed him with a gentle kiss. Leda didn't replied back. He was shivering madly and once in a while his body spasms aggressively.

He let out a small cry, as his tears went down his left cheek. "Kihiro... I feel pain all over.. am I gonna die?"

That question made Kihiro flinched. No. He won't let that happened. "Don't said anything anymore. You are only having a fever. You won't die. I couldn't live if you leave me. So don't die before me, okay?"

"I miss mum... I miss her.. Is it the time I could meet her?"

Kihiro felt his heart crunched into pieces when he heard that. Leda had told him before that his mum had passed away when he was still 10. And hearing that in a time like this made him really scared.

"You won't die because of fever. Be strong Leda. You could make it before while we were in Tokyo. Just be strong. I won't leave your side. Now sleep. I will help to decrease your temperature."

Leda nodded. He still couldn't opened his eyes so he just let his body fell asleep.

Kihiro relieved a bit when he noticed the gruesome shrill coming from Leda. His dearest had fell asleep and his chest was be-heaving consistently.

It was a sudden when he heard someone was knocking the door. Kihiro stood still. "Damn..." he cursed.

"Leda!" Mr Hayashi called from outside the room. "I'm going for work. You make your own breakfast! Don't go anywhere today! I will ask Aggy to drop by later to check on you!" He yelled, and then Kihiro could hear the front door being closed.

"Aggy again.." He sighed. Poor Leda. He was being raised by his father after the deceased of his mother. And they lived in simplest way. He slowly nipped his lips on Leda's shoulder. "I won't let you fall in loneliness anymore my baby. You are too fragile to be alone. I promise I won't leave your side unless you leave me first."

He went out from the room and stepped into the kitchen when he was sure Mr Hayashi had really left. Observing the refrigerator and what was inside the microwave, he tried his best to prepare just a simple breakfast for Leda, perhaps. Leda needed to eat or else he won't gained any energy to quickly recover. He was planning to bring Leda back to Tokyo when the semester break came just he couldn't figure out on which accuse they could implement this time.

Meanwhile, Aggy was opening the front door. He didn't realized there was someone else inside that house as he slowly walked to Leda's room. He knew he had to peek and approached Leda slowly and carefully, or else Leda would get angry and went all furious like yesterday again. He turned down the knob, and he could see Leda was sleeping soundly on his bed. Glancing on the clock at the bedside table, he was aware that Leda should be up by now.

He patted that stark body under the blanket. "Leda... time to go to college. Your class will start soon."

Leda didn't responded. Aggy felt curious. He noticed the wet towel on Leda's exposed neck and chest, and quickly, he patted Leda's forehead. "Shit!" The burning body like telling him what to do. He took out his phone to dial Mr Hayashi's number. After telling the elder about Leda's condition, he pulled the blanket up to Leda's shoulder.

"Why on Earth you could be in this condition?" Aggy sighed. He sat beside him. The soft movement did woke him up, but Leda just hugged more onto his pillow.

"Hm..." He mumbled alone when he felt someone was patting his head. "Kihiro.. thanks for last night... I appreciate your care.." He smiled, purred his lips and snuggled.

Aggy felt his nerves straighten up. He was raged by jealousy in a sudden. Last night? So that means...

Aggy heard someone opening the door. He turned around. Right. Kihiro was staring at him with the eyes that could kill.

"What are you doing here?" Kihiro almost whispering.

"You are the one who shouldn't be here." Aggy protested. Kihiro clenched his teeth before dragging Aggy by his collar to the living room. He pushed the body harshly on the couch. "You almost wake him up!" His tone was strict but not loud. He was concerned if any voice would wake Leda up.

Aggy stared on him in disbelief. "You are! And what are you doing here?! I thought that you are now in Tokyo taking care of your 'yakuza' business anyway!" Aggy tried his best to act brave even though he knew this guy could kill him if he wanted to.

"Mind your own business! You know I could make your life suffer if I want to."

That threat a bit scaring Aggy off.

"But... I got Mr Hayashi's trust! And you are just a stranger trying to get close to his son. And.. and staying here with him overnight is a sin! You know how his father is! And you and him seem like having hidden relationship?"

"Open your mouth again and I swear I will punch you!"

Aggy couldn't able to hold his patience. "Try!"

Kihiro held his knuckles and without hesitation he released a fast swift punch on Aggy's cheek. The guy spontaneously fell down.

"He's mine." Kihiro admitted it while grabbing Aggy's collar again. "Leda is mine and always be mine!"

He tried to release the second punch when suddenly someone grabbed his hand from behind. "What did you just said?"

Mr Hayashi was staring to them with a dead glare. "What did you said?" He repeated his words.

"Uncle!" Aggy stressed in relief. Mr Hayashi came right on time to prevent Kihiro from harmed him.

"Who are you and what are you doing in my house?! Get out!" He raised his voice, unable to control his emotion anymore. Hearing such exclamation from a stranger made his heart hurt. That tattooed-armed-guy need to be thought a lesson on not simply made a confession like that.

"How dare you said that?! He's my son! And you are turning him to your possession?!"

Kihiro was totally speechless. He couldn't argued with Mr Hayashi. Of course... as he was Leda's very own father. "I love him."

Those confession really made the atmosphere boiled. Mr Hayashi couldn't held his temper any longer. He kicked Kihiro with all his might and that guy flinched bending his body a bit. He just couldn't fought back. The continuous beating from Mr Hayashi made Kihiro's lips bleed a bit. He believed that he just need to bear those all. But the punishment was not long when they saw Leda was standing at the door frowning in fear.

"Dad!" Leda ran and pulled his father's hand. He couldn't bear seeing Kihiro like that. "Stop! Please stop! Don't hit him!"

"Leda! This guy... this guy, you let him came into our house and you... you... and him..." Mr Hayashi stammering badly when he realized those dirty thoughts in his mind.

"I'm sorry! Dad! I'm so sorry..." Leda trying to beg. He raised his face and to their surprise blood slowly dotted from his nose.

"Oh my God! Leda! Your nose is bleeding!" Mr Hayashi grabbed the pale body onto his hug. Kihiro was trying to get close but Aggy grabbed his arm. "Not now Kihiro."

"Get out from my house now!" Mr Hayashi yelled loudly with Leda half-conscious in his arm. "Leda! Open your eyes! You have high fever!"

"Dad.. don't chase him away.. I need him.." Leda begged. His tears started to form from the side of his eyes.

Kihiro was standing there like a stone. "I said get out!" Being unable to be patient anymore, Mr Hayashi yelled again.

Aggy gave a gesture to him to just obey. Kihiro knew he didn't have any choice. He slowly stepped out of the house with concerned on Leda's condition albeit he knew Leda would be fine as Mr Hayashi and Aggy would do something to nurse him up.

~ooo~

He turned his body aside. Fluttering his eyes opened just to see the typical usual atmosphere of his small room and Mr Hayashi staring at him made his heart churned.

"You awake?"

"Dad..." Leda knew he would be in big trouble this time. He moved his body a bit, closer to the wall.

"Your fever is gone. But still need rest." Mr Hayashi didn't even touched him. "He had left."

"Hm... He is.. he.." Leda tried to explain but Mr Hayashi stood up with a serious expression on his face. "I will send you to your uncle in Kyoto. Semester break. You disappointed me Leda. I raised you as a man but..."

"No! Dad! I don't want to go there! Hit me! Kick me! You can lock me up here but please.. I don't want to go to Kyoto!" Leda quickly sat up, pulling his father's hand but it got parried away.

"You may look like your mother.. gentle, nice, a similar attitude and face... and even..." Mr Hayashi sighed. "..but I can't just let this thing happen again. I failed to take a good care of you. So I hope I could make a wise decision now."

Leda's eyes widen. "That's not wise! I hate being there!"

"So that's a wise decision."

The atmosphere became quiet for a while. Leda knew he couldn't win this argument. It was just impossible.

~ooo~

He clenched his teeth and threw the documents away. "Fuck! Damn!" Curses and slurs kept coming out from his mouth. Ohmura was really in a terrible mood. His position was taken over by his brother for a while as a punishment. And for him, Kihiro had won this time. But he smirked later on. He won't let that unofficial victory went to the unapproved owner, as for him.

"I will make your life suffer! I promise!" He took his key and jacket, trying to find a way on how to make it happened.

His thoughts went dead when he stopped his car in front of one of Kihiro's house. He knew this house was Kihiro's favourite as his guys especially Juri had conform on always seeing that Shinjuku's future clan leader coming here to sleep.

Perfect timing for Ohmura, as he was very sure he saw the familiar car in front of the house. Looked like Katsumi, Sin, and Kenichi were here too. He will just need to wait till morning, and perhaps hitting Kihiro with a car would make him happy.

In the same time, Leda was sneaking on the nearest street. He sneaked out from his house when Mr Hayashi had slept. Taking the last train here, and walking aimlessly for few hours, he finally arrived here.

Appeared from the back of the lamp post, he was trying to figure out if he was in the right area. The dark night giving him some problems to identify. He blurry remember where the exact location of the house he once stayed before... the place where Kihiro had him for the first time.

Ohmura smirked widely. He was about to fall asleep when he saw something.. no.. someone was luring not far from where he was. It was not that easy to forget that face. Leda might didn't recognized him anymore but he won't. He remembered that face whose his comfortable life had been shaken by.

And... the opportunity to crush Kihiro once again came in his life.

Ohmure knew he must act fast before Leda able to meet Kihiro, and his confidence built in within when he opened the door slowly, trying to not startled the calm and quiet atmosphere.

Yet.. the victim still didn't aware of the presence of the silent predator behind him.

~SJ_Cherry~