I managed to raised Mifuyu from the land of the dead. Let see if I CAN do the same with Satomika's Dark prince. . .
TuckingFypo: Something's better left unsaid. In other words, I forgot what am I going to say in that line. Haha! Gomen ne! I'll try to be more careful next time. I promise. . .
What is ZOMGWTFLOLIPOPZ!!? Hehe! And the other one?
Satomika: Yay! I love that line too! (Ok, shut up Mi-chan! I'm working on your marriage proposal.). Dear God, I think I'm schizophrenic. O_o The other line is derived from the original 'Choked and Breathless'. A story I wrote before my mom's first death anniversary.
Er, it's only Recca. Kurei is, nah! I don't want to spoil things up for ya. He's in Faye Valentine too?! Wow! I can't wait! Oddly enough, I heart Kurei. . .^_^
Eirist: The new writing environment is, inside the delivery room. I couldn't sleep during the waiting process (I can sleep now???) so I'm doing something worthwhile. ^_^
Am, it depends on the outcome of this chapter. Five more, I think. Not counting the epilogue of course.
STANDARD DISCLAIMER: Nobuyuki Anzai owns Flame of Recca. Not Sodium Nitrate.
My Parents Are Giving Me a Headache
By: Sodium Nitrate
Chapter Fourteen: Hitting Two Birds with One Stone
Woods and concrete are covering the entire structure as he remembered it. Today, glasses had replaced most of the first storey walls.
The weak December sunlight is passing through the crystal like objects and it made the entire house gleamed next to the frozen pool. It given him a notion that he's in Narnia and he's trespassing within the White Witch's turf.
The thought almost made him snort wit glee.
He never thought that he'll be coming back to live hear again. His old high school apartment was much more inviting than this place.
The wide drive ways that attracted a bunch of rich drug racers, his mother's dying begonia and the tall gates. He never intended to go back . . . Memories are enough.
But what other choice does he has? This is the only safe place to hide Fuuko and December. His late father had made sure of that. For years and years, they were hiding out here for Meguri Kyouza's prying eyes.
"Quick! Pack up some clothes and hide this two. I'll take care of this one, you mind the other microchip." He remembered Kurei's commanding voice as he and Neon wrestled Recca to stop the later from jumping to his half brother. "You, stop messing around! We'll explain everything to you, when this is over."
When he nodded on Kurei's direction, Recca stilled as if he have been frozen. His eyes popped up in horror as he looked at Tokiya. Nonetheless, he helped him roused up Fuuko and packed their clothes up.
A tug from hi shirt brought Tokiya out of is reverie. He looked down and his eyes met December's, with a mug of hot chocolate on her hand.
"Mifuyu-san asked me to give this to you. She said you should stay away from the snow because you might catch a cold." She began while he accepted the cup.
He started on her last words. He's standing in the middle of the frozen front yard and been staring at the house dreamily. He pushed December away with his free hands, to shade themselves from the falling snow.
"It's not that cold. " She continued. He noticed that that she's only wearing a light jacket and the cold weather seems not to bother her at all. Then he reminded himself that this is her season. This is their season.
When they were sitting on the bench at last, she poked him again and nodded the house direction. He looked up and both of them saw that Mifuyu is watching them behind the grand piano. When she saw that they were both looking, she panicked and almost trips a large vase on the process.
Tokiya and December both snorted at the same time when she's out of sight at last.
"She thinks I'm angry with her." Tokiya smiled at Mifuyu's direction where she disappeared a minute ago. Then he took a small sip on the hot liquid. He offered December the cup, but the later refused and asked, "Why?"
Tokiya sighed then he roamed his eyes on the wide backyard. The tall walls that are covered wit ivy during summer days sent chills down her spine. The winter breeze has nothing to do with this, he told himself. The damn thing is just giving him a claustrophobic feeling, as though he's a former prisoner that has been brought to the same fortress.
"Our parents used to own this house." He began explaining. "We have to sell it when our parents died on a plane crash. Then we live in some dingy apartment until onee-chan faked her own death."
He laughed grimly.
"Faked? What do you mean faked?"
"Our psychotic grandfather wants to teach me Hyoumon Ken---you know what Hyoumon Ken is, do you?" She nodded. "She has to do that to protect our heirloom."
"Although I'm confused, I have to nod my agreement. It's not that I'm not interested, it's just that I'm not really interested."
Tokiya laughed at her words. He could not blame the kid. He has this knack for giving information without any enthusiasm and most of his companion ended up sweat dropping.
"So, tell me about your parents?"
"My mother is a lawyer. But when I was born, she leaved the firm and became a full-pledged housewife. Although she's happy, sometimes I can see that she's bored." He started his eyes' not averting his gaze from the iced front yard. Memories are flooding in as he saw a familiar object. "My father is a business man. We rarely seen him during weekdays, but every time he's here, we try to stay away from him as hard as we could."
December looked up at his last words. One of her eyebrow is raised upward, encouraging him to continue and at the same time, to question him silently. Her month of hanging out with him has given her an impression that no one or no man alive has the talent to intimidate Tokiya Mikagami. Not counting her mother of course.
"He's autocratic and very protective. We don't hate him but we're afraid of him. So as our mom. He's the grumpiest individual I've ever met in my entire life."
"Try to look in your mirror and you'll meet grumpy number two."
"At least I'm not bossy!"
"Yes you are!"
"Then how come you're not obeying me?"
"Hmm. . . Good question."
Both of them lost their will to talk. They momentarily counted the falling snow, adding there mass on the already iced swimming pool. All they can hear is their constant breathing, misting the already chilly environment.
"I'm sorry. . . " Tokiya suddenly stated, unsure where the hell is he going.
"For what?" She started. Her cold ray eyes, so like him, met his and suddenly she knew what the sudden apology is. "Never mind. Forget it. What's important is you're here, hiding your butt off with us."
He smiled at her gratefully. True, he hated her adult talk sometimes, but she always made sense that always eased his soul, surprisingly.
Her words are enough to confess what he's fretting, since they arrived here. "I hated this place. I never dreamt of coming back here. I don't blame one-chan for wanting this house back. But I really hate this place."
"Why?"
"It was like trying to kid your self that if you keep any object that will bring up a memory, you can take a dead person back to life. . ."
She stiffed on his words and he's not slow on the uptake. Again, he wished that his insensitive mouth will vanish.
"I'm sorry, December. I didin't----"
"It's ok. It's just that, I haven't got the chance to say goodbye to daddy Raiha." Tears were treating to fall down on her eyes. But before it gets the chance, she hastily wiped it out.
Tokiya was generous enough to pretend to looked away. He smiled and made a decision he wanted to do since Kurei brought December to their doorstep.
"I want to say goodbye too." She turned on Tokiya's word and her neck creaked as if it was snapped in half. Her eyes are dancing with disbelief, but when she looked at his eyes, she seen the truthfulness he intended to give. "Wait inside the house. I'll ask your mother is she wants to come."
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His words had reverberated on her ears while her lips are swollen and tender. The most horrific part is she MIGHT admit that he is right. . .
On a blink of and eye, Tokiya had kissed him. She pulled back but he was stubborn. In the end, she let her instinct rule her out again. But this time, it wasn't for wants and carnal feelings. It was from something confusing and indescribable. . .
It was a minute of pleasure and at the same time torture. This was different from what they experienced on the beach. And as his kissed become deeper and deeper, a sudden realization painfully stabbed her.
On the verged of their lip locking, she thought she was imagining that she was kissing Raiha. But when the sweeter part came, she realized that she needed not to kiss anyone but her Mi-chan.
She pushed him back and smacked him. Is eyes are questioning her but instead of voicing it out, he had walked away. Minutes later, she heard a speeding Jaguar away from the house.
How did that happened? She questioned her self silently.
He knocked on the door and asked her permission to take December of to his grave. She agreed but she also refused to come since it was painful for her to see that he really is gone. She was rather guilty for believing that he is a bad guy and he intended to endanger their lives.
But when Kurei entered the picture, she took her accusation back. . .
It was Tokiya's fault. He wasn't keen to explain everything to her. And she was furious! He never trusted her.
Can't he see that it pain her?
No. He was still the cold ice-block she knew. . . He's supposed to be transformation was meant for their daughter. Not for her. And here she was, hoping, hoping. . .
That was unbelievable. She was unbelievable!
How can she kiss him, hoping idiotically that he still felt something toward her? How can she kiss him while she's been telling herself all this years that she doesn't felt anything towards her anymore? He was trying to tell her that all this years, she was just pretending or thinking that she had loved Raiha. She had shouted, no. Then he kissed her hard. . .
Then he won again. . .
A single tear fall from her eye as she was questioning herself on how did it happened so fast. That damn feeling again. Why is it so quick?
She creped towards her door and made a decision. She needs to know the truth! If Tokiya wasn't planning to tell her what all this about, she will decipher all this on her own.
Even if the whole truth will pained her. . .
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A/N: We can be slaves or we can be LYCANS! Er, just felt like saying it. . . Hehe! I hoped I answered most of your questions though I know I casted a mystery again. Please leave your reviews! ^_^