Spiritual Bonds

Here is chapter 20.

I do not own Skip Beat or Demon Sacred.

Enjoy!

20: Coming out of the box.

It took all his willpower to keep on a straight face on, faced with such a shocked and stunned audience full of high-class celebrities no less.

He saw his two childhood friends, Kato and Akeno, looking around also trying to keep a straight face on.

It was just that funny.

The announcer seemed to have forced herself out of it and announced.

"Thank you, Ka-Ryuu-san for that lovely specula and we wish you the best of luck in the future"

No one clapped, people were still staring.

He sighed and got off the stage with as much dignity as possible and went to sit back in his normal seat next to his uncles.

Mika gave him a smile while K2 was busy eyeing the golden award that was shaped like a microphone stand with headphones on it.

They were still being stared at much to K2 annoyance and shot every one of them a death glare so fierce that it even made the Hizuri turn away.

Although it didn't stop people glancing their way while the awards were given out.

He sighed.

This was going to be a long night.

# With Lory #

He couldn't believe it!

The child he saw in the video all those years ago was right in front of his eyes! and bore a startling resemblance to Kuon no less!

Today was a good day.

He wondered if the boy father was here also which would be an even a bigger bonus.

He wasn't going to let them show up and disappear again when he could finally get some information about them after all these years.

As soon as he sees an opportunity, he would strike.

# With Kuon and the others#

" Honey," Julian said, currently staring at a certain boy and so was the majority of the audience.

"Yes sweetie" Kuu replied, also staring, he couldn't take his off him.

" Kuon was the only child we had right?" Julian asked, just checking that they hadn't produced another one without knowing.

" Yes, Kuon is the only one. I think" Even Kuu was unsure what his eyes were seeing, right now.

" Let's go and say, hi when this is all over," Juliena said this was going to probably a once in a lifetime chance to do so.

Meanwhile, both Kyoko and Kuon were practically radiating curiosity like some people in the audience.

# Back to Saito#

"honestly I can't believe, most people are staring at me" Saito muttered. "I mean I thought by now, people would have noticed Dad, but it seemed I stole the spotlight from him. I didn't think it would be this annoying to be the centre of attention" while both K2 and Mika gave him a look of amusement.

"Well, they're going to notice, Tatsuo sooner or later" K2 grumbled. "And then there would be even more attention on us. If that's even possible"

"Don't worry, we got something to fall back on, we'll just disappear until the heat comes down or something else replaces the headlines," Mika said.

# 2 hours later#

"I thought I was going to die in there! Let's never do something like that again" K2 exclaimed and the surrounding people looked at him in amusement.

They had just come out of the hall and the celebrities were spreading around outside, the Paparazzi were going wild.

However when Saito came into view, some nearly dropped their camera's in shock before they noticed his award and put two and two together and before he know it, camera's were flashing all over the place.

Trying to capture his image.

Saito gave them a mischievous smile, it was really amusing to see people reaction to him and he couldn't stop his mischievous side from coming out.

Many people eyes bulged at the expression on his face, it was so animalistic, you wouldn't expect such a thing to spread on such a face as many wondered who he was.

After all, he could pass as a Hizuri but at the same time, they got the feeling that he was someone in a whole different species to them.

"Its' the Harumi heir!" someone shouted, shocked to see such a person here. Kato usually doesn't even bother to come to such an event and what was even more shocking was the direction which the heir was walking to.

Kato Harumi was decked out in a navy blue suit and some woman didn't even both to hid that they were currently drooling over him as he passed by.

Kato stopped in front of Saito and many held their breath expecting some seriously back talk but to everyone surprise.

They both cracked a smile.

Many had mini heart attacks when Kato smiled.

"Saito!"

"Kato!"

They did a bro fist bump as many looked on with such wide eyes at the amazing scene in front of them.

" Kato, when did you get here! I thought things like this, was of no interest to you" Saito said, with a raised eyebrow.

Kato smiled and many fainted. " You know I came for you. I heard you were going all out! and I just had to come see all those people's faces!"

Saito smirked. "I know right! I had to keep a straight face when I was up, there" both bursting out laughing while others were wondering how those two know each other.

There was a cough that alerted them to the other two presence.

" K2, Mika! I did not see you there so sorry" Kato apologised and many looked at the sky like the world was coming to an end.

Now that the rest had also noticed the other two man, some marvelled at how good looking they were and wondered if they were models are something.

"Don't worry about it," Mika said, stopping K2 from saying anything. " You've grown up quite well, haven't you. The last we saw you, you were quite short weren't you" and Kato huffed at the playful tone.

" You know I hadn't had a growth spurt yet," Kato said, trying to defend his lack of height back then.

" You're still so short!" Saito said and a tick mark formed on Kato, head.

"How many times do I have to tell you! I'm not short! You're just freakishly tall!" Kato practically screamed back.

Wow. That just about everyone, they didn't know his weakness was his height.

K2, Mika and Saito took a step back at the outburst.

Kato coughed in embracement and said "Anyway where's your dad? I thought he would be here for something like this"

Saito, eyes light up like a Christmas tree "I don't know, he kind of disappeared when he saw me up there. I have never seen my dad look so proud." and Kato nodded, even though he didn't know what it must have felt like.

" I hope you don't forget about me" A voice said and all gasped.

" It's Akeno from 'Angel'!" It was just one shocker after another coming out.

Akeno wore a black slim short dress and it shone with specs of glitter as light hit it.

"Aken-chan!" Saito said, happy to see another childhood friend her.

Aken-chan!?. Ran through everyone minds.

Akeno punched him and he was down for a second before he was back up.

"WHAT WAS THAT FOR!?" He demanded to know.

Akeno huffed with her hands on her hips. "That's for saying I have freakish none human strength"

Saito rubbed the place she had hit him while Kato laughed in the background and Mika and K2 kept there's in.

"Sorry, Aken-chan." He said, glaring at Kato who didn't shut up.

" This is great. The whole gang is back together" Saito yelled, pulling both reluctant people closer to him.

Akeno couldn't stop the blush that arose from her cheeks, both of her childhood friends had grown up to be smoking hot and being so close to them was really doing a number on her.

"Aken-chan what's wrong? Your face is all red" Saito said and Akeno hid her face before he smirked.

"Could it be your fall-Ouch!" He yelled, she stumped on his foot with her high heels, gaining some laughs.

"Dream on" Akeno huffed before she seemed to finally noticed K2 and Mika and she blushed in embarrassment. "N-nice to meet you again Mika, K2" she managed to stutter out.

"Nice to see you again to, Akeno" K2 said, keeping his childish urge out while Mika gave him a approving look.

" You've grow into a interesting young lady. Miss Mako" Mika said, flashing a smile and Akeno cheeks turned slightly red, he chuckled silently.

Suddenly Saito felt himself being pulled away and when he looked he back, all the colour of his face drain as he saw who it was.

Maria Takarada.

Heck, the surrounding people weren't even surprised anymore!

"Saito you didn't tell me you were 'Severus'. I'm a huge fan of Phantom clown" Maria said, smiling and Saito frowned, since when were they on a first name bases? "I didn't even get a chance to thank you for rescuing me. Well thank you, now come meet my family" she smiled sweetly and when he saw were they were heading, he suddenly felt like shaking her off and running the opposite direction.

The Hizuri group with the LME president.

Interrogation hell has come.

He shot a pleading look to his friends and family, all he got was one worried look from Akeno while both K2 and Kato smiled, a smile that said 'bye bye, you're on your own'.

He felt abandoned.

How he wished his father was here.

Before he know what was happening he was in front of ALL of them.

He could feel their eyes boring into himself.

Especially Koun's.

" Hello, it's nice to meet you" Kuu said, going first pushing down the strong urge to stare. "My name is Kuu Hizuri what's your name?"

It has come!

" My name is Saito Ka-ryuu. Nice to meet you Hizuri-san" and Kuu cringed, obviously not liking the name and waved it off.

"Call me Kuu. Hizuri-san is really too much" Kuu said and Saito didn't show his amusement.

" Let me introduce you to everyone." Maria butt in and started pointing out everyone which was not necessary but let her talk anyway.

"Is your hair real?" Kyoko said, she couldn't stop that coming out of her mouth because she know dyed hair when she saw it.

Saito sighed and said "Yes it was the hair I was born with. I think it was a genetic defect or something. Sure people stare but I love it because it makes me feel special" he said, completely honest and there was silence as many considered his words.

" Ka-ryuu means 'Red Dragon', right?" Koun said, speaking up for the first time. "Isn't that a bit weird?" getting the feeling that it really shouldn't be the boy last name.

Saito eyes immediately turned cold as he glared at the man who dared to say that.

Screw it, if it was Koun Hizuri.

He was not going to let anybody, insult the family name.

Maria took a step back, her senses were suddenly screaming at her to get away from this boy.

Mistress, the darkness is so strong in this one.

So much darkness. Kyoko demons came out and danced around Saito like they were having a bon fire.

They had never felt so much darkness in one person before and it filled them with so much glee as many became drunk on the power alone.

What they didn't know was that Saito could actually see them due to the demonic essence in him and would have stopped and stared at them if not for the fact he was currently giving Koun Hizuri a death glare.

" My family has always had something for 'dragons' and we are quite proud of that name and immediately take offence if someone even so much as pokes fun of it." He then smiled and even though he was smiling, people swore they saw the gates of hell open up behind him and they found themselves unable to breath by some invisible force.

"So please be careful what you say, in the future. Koun-san" suddenly the atmosphere was back to normal and Saito was smiling normally again like the last two minutes didn't happen.

The LME president immediately pinned him with a calculating look, as if trying to figure out something.

"See grandpa. This is the guy that saved me some months back" Maria said smiling having already recovered and Saito tried to make himself as small as possible.

Saito was on guard, Uncle Mika had told him that one of them tried to get where he lived for almost ten years.

It could be anyone.

Lory Takarada spoke next and gave him best business smile."Congratulation on winning that award, it was well earned and I have to give you props on deceiving even me by acting as a Intern. I do believe you have a father, may I ask where he is?"

So it was you! You deceptively harmless old man! Saito thought, with narrow eyes, the old man didn't beat around the bush when it came to what he wanted.

The other's seemed to be surprised that he even had a dad. It seemed the idea of him having parents hadn't even crossed their minds yet.

All four of them exchanged looks while the baby was fast asleep blissful unaware of what was going on.

Lucky.

" I seems your perceptiveness hasn't gone down with age, old man" Saito said, forcing a smile and Lory raised an eyebrow at the name, he was very blunt with his words.

Kuu burst out laughing, he had never heard someone call his former boss 'old man' before.

Koun was still staring.

Dammit!

"Well if you must know my father, he's..." Finding himself trailing off as he saw the man in question come up from behind Lory.

His eyes light up.

"Dad!"

Immediately on cue, all eyes turned to the direction he was looking at and the Hizuri, including the Takarada almost had a heart attack.

Dirty blond messy hair and hazel piercing eyes that were hidden behind lenses, red scurf around his neck and red shirt and black tie along with a tight fitting black jacket and trousers and shoes.

Lory could have tackled the man right there.

It was him!

It was the guy he had been looking for, for over ten years and here he was walking towards them!

Clearly all that praying he had done was not in vain.

Koun heart sped up as he looked at the man that was coming towards them, the man could pass as a blood relative of his.

The man looked like his father!

While Kuu was currently looking at the man who could be his brother or something and couldn't help but take note of everything the man did while Julian and Kyoko were too busy looking back and forth between the man and Kuu.

They could pass as brothers!

The man closed the gap in what seemed like years and Tatsuo smiled when he finally located his son in the crowd.

The paparazzi were also currently gawking at him and snapping and writing at the same time.

"Dad! Where were you? Uncle Mika and Uncle K2 and I have been waiting for ages!" Saito complained, suddenly forgetting that the Hizuri and the Takarada were there as they all turned to him and saw the expression of joy.

Kuu and Julian recognised that look well, they too had saw that look on their own son but it had been over thirty years since that look had surfed.

" I just had to do something really important before we leave" purposely touch his left arm and Saito eyes lit up with understanding. It was then Tatsuo seemed to notice the people who were beside him and staring and turned to Maria.

"You must be Maria Takarada. My son has told me so much about you" Tatsuo said to a very surprised Maria as he took her right hand and planted a light kiss on it. " A pleasure to meet you" giving her a wink and Maria turned several shades of red.

"Dad, don't hit on her!" Saito said, not wanting Maria to be his new mom.

Tatsuo laughed, which was like music to people ears. "I get it. You want to have a chance to sweeping her off her feet without me being there. I totally understand, son. After all who do you think you get that side of you from. " smirking at the pink hue that coloured his cheeks.

"Um, excuse me" Lory suddenly butt in, this had gone on long enough and as much as how amusing this scene was.

Tatsuo eyes drifted from his son to the man below. "Yes? Can I help you" he asked and smiled and Lory had to pause, at the feeling he was getting from it.

It felt evil.

" You must be the boy father. Allow me to introduce myself. Lory Takarada" reaching out a hand so Tatsuo can shake it and he did.

" Tatsuo Ka-ryuu as your service. Takarada-san" and Lory seemed to cringe at that name and so did everybody else.

Like father like son.

"Lory is fine. May I know what's the age of your son?" Lory said, wanting know if he indeed had the right people.

" I'm 18 and I got out a school a month ago" Saito answered, he felt like they were treating like a kid despite being legally classed as a adult by the law.

Lory seemed to surprised at that, he thought the boy was 16 or something not 18. " Allow me to extend an invitation to work at LME." speaking directly to Saito as if they were the same age. " You have potential and I believe LME is just the right place to help rise to the peak of that potential. So what do you say?" surprising many, it was rear to have the president himself invite you over, most went through auditions.

Saito narrowed his eyes, he saw right through the old man ploy. Lory wanted him close so to keep an eye on him and investigate further into his life.

However he know, the chances of getting a normal job was now out of the question because now he know people would just hire him because of looks and the potential to bring in more customers.

He didn't want that and his dream to be a doctor could wait after all, he could receive private training on the side while he does whatever he does in LME.

This boy no man. Is a lot smarter than he looks. Lory mused, he could see the intelligence shinning in the man eyes, most would have just accepted the offer without even thinking about it but him.

He was really thinking.

" Okay Lory-san. I agree to join LME however I have a few conditions" Saito said, surprising everyone and they caught a glimpse of the man he would become in the future while Tatsuo looked on with pride, something Kuu found himself staring at.

They were so similar and yet so different.

Who was this man?

Saito stated his terms clearly to him with a level of Knowledge that no ordinary eighteen should know and Lory found his eyebrows climbing higher and higher the more that came out of Saito mouth, even Koun eyebrows were climbing as the words spilling out his look alike mouth like it was raining.

Clearly the man had a much higher education growing up.

" So do we have a deal?" Saito said, sweetly and Lory and some others shuddered even though Saito was smiling, it felt like there was some kind of dragon in front of them and Tatsuo had never been so proud.

"All of that can be arranged. Welcome to LME, you will start on Monday morning" Lory said, he wouldn't put it past them to disappear off the map for a couple of days.

" Fine by me. Now than can we go, Dad?" Saito asked and Tatsuo smiled. "I wonder if uncle K2 has let his childish side yet and half the building is burning down" he said and they all got the feeling the he wasn't joking.

Tatsuo took one glance back to the Hizuri and Takarada and gave them one of his fiercest glares that said it all.

'Hurt my son and die'

They were gripped with fear and they know it would be in there best interest not get on the man bad side.

"So scary" someone said.

For Koun and Kyoko it was like seeing Black Jack right in front of their eyes, except this one was not just a role.

Tatsuo Ka-ryuu was a real life Black Jack when angered.

Both father and son disappeared from view and the news reporters and paparazzi ran to their stations with never before seen energy.

Tonight was a golden night for them and they could not afford to not write about it.

" Boss, I found something in the building" Sebastian said, giving Lory something.

" Boss, who was that?" Kuu asked.

Lory grinned as he lifted what he was handed up to the sky.

The man really know what he was after.

In his hand was a small bottle.

A bottle of Tatsuo Blood.

"Were just about to find"

And cut!

I hope you loved the little interaction between Hizuri and the Ka-ryuu even though it wasn't much. Next time, the whole of Japan is in a buzz as everyone asks one question.

Just who is this father and son duo?

Many will wait for the blood test result to come back and Saito and Tatsuo lay low for a while until the worst has passed.

Kuu can't stop thinking about the man that was so similar to him and were he came from while Koun head is full of the boy he had met, that won't seem to leave him alone.

Maria asks Kyoko to make a 'Saito' doll for her.