One, two, three. The shots rang through the pent house, deafening and drowning out any noise aside from the sound they made. Anyone who was three floors below the pent house would've been able to hear the shots, however since it was a rather normal occurrence and pretty much anyone who lived below the pent house knew exactly who Asami was, nothing was ever mentioned about the noises that were heard coming from his house.
Asami flopped down onto the loveseat, his arm still shaking from the way that he held the gun as he fired it. Setting the gun down on the low table in front of him, he reached into his front breast pocket and pulled out his box of cigarettes. Staring at the wall where the bullets had just hit, Asami proceeded to pull the last cigarette out of the box that he held before placing the box down on the table and pulling out his lighter so that he could light the thing.
Asami shut his eyes as he slowly inhaled the nicotine, relaxing a slight amount as he felt his body start to relax under the affects of the poison.
Empty bottles of various kinds of alcohol littered the floor, as did the glasses Asami had used and broken while drinking the contents of the bottles. They of course weren't the only things that lay broken on the floor. His once very treasured and useful cell phone also lay on the ground in too many pieces to count. Asami hadn't had the patience to figure out and remember how to shut the thing off while he was busy drinking, so instead he opted for killing the thing by smashing it, thus stopping the annoying ringing which he knew as due to Kirishima trying to get in contact with him.
It was no surprise that the glasses wearing body guard wanted to get in contact with Asami, after all it had been two days since the older man had been into the office to work, and he hadn't mentioned anything to Kirishima about taking a break. Asami was very certain over the fact that if it wasn't for his steadfast rule that no one, absolutely no one was to bother him when he locked himself up in his penthouse to take some alone time, that Kirishima would be at his door from dawn until dusk attempting to get Asami to come out or let the other come in.
Asami of course needed alone time though, especially when he felt the need to shot off his gun, because he knew for a fact with the mood that he was currently in it wouldn't take al that much to make him snap, and if such a thing did happen someone would more then likely end up dead.
That was one of the things that Asami really hated about himself, his lack there of self-control when his mood started going down hill. Asami had tried all sorts of things to stop himself from completely caving and becoming a person that wasn't safe for anyone to be around, but it didn't matter what he did, because the problem never was resolved.
Though that wasn't entirely true, for Asami knew for a fact that the entire time that Takaba was staying in his house, not once had he felt the urge to grab his gun and shot it off, nor had he felt himself spiraling down that downward slope that always ended with anyone who was staying with him to have to go someplace else for a few days in order to make sure he didn't end up hurting them.
That was part of the reason why Asami wasn't allowed to keep others with him for too long, the kids were already hurt and scared, if he ended up snapping while they were there, it would only proceed to worsen the condition they were in, and that would end up putting bad credits on Asami's name, which meant that he'd more then likely not have any more kids given to him, because they'd label him as dangerous.
Had it been any other job Asami wouldn't have cared if he lost it, was labeled dangerous, or even spit at, because he didn't care what it was that people thought about him. Asami only put up with everything that he did because those kids he took in needed help, and while there were most certainly others who could help to take care of them, Asami was proven as one of the best therapists around, even if he did happen to have his odd quirks.
Asami allowed for the cigarette to sit in his mouth for about ten minutes before he stubbed the thing out and got up again, he knew that he didn't have the time to wasting sitting around and doing nothing, he still had work he needed to get done even if he wasn't going into the office to work there. Asami still had his laptop, and on that thing he had twice as much work to take care of then he did in his office, because the work that he wasn't doing in his office he knew that he could rely on Kirishima to take care of for him.
It wasn't until Asami was in his office and sitting at his desk that he came to realize he made a terrible mistake when he broke his cell phone without thinking about what he was doing. Without his cell phone, it was almost completely impossible for Asami to get in contact with the office he worked for, unless of course he sent them an email letting them know his current situation, even then though that wouldn't guarantee that he'd be able to get in to talk with anyone about the matter.
Despite the pain that the mistake he had made was going to cause him, Asami didn't really care all that much, because he was still dealing with the mixed affects of alcohol and nicotine, plus the pills that he had been forced to keep taking in order to make sure he didn't go completely out of control. All of these things mixed together to create a very laid back and unfazed Asami, the type of person who didn't allow anything to bother him, or if it did bother him then it wasn't noticeable by the expression that he wore on his face.
Shaking his head Asami allowed for himself to come back to reality as he tried to focus on the work that he needed to get done before it got much later. Asami was hoping that if he managed to get some better sleep tonight that he might be able to handle going back to the office without feeling the needed to break the rules that had been set before him.
Kirishima of course wasn't helping him at all in this matter, because the bodyguard was strongly encouraging him to break the rules that he had agreed to follow after the last incident he caused. Asami though couldn't break the rules, the repercussion that would follow doing such a thing wouldn't just affect him, but they'd also affect Takaba because he'd more then likely be forced to move from where he is currently staying at that way Asami wouldn't be able to go and see him whenever he liked. Asami could say for a sure fact that Takaba didn't need that kind of stress and trauma after everything else he had already been through, thus it was Asami's job to make sure that he didn't get too close to the boy so he didn't end up forcing the other to go through that.
Ten minutes after sitting in front of his laptop, Asami's concentration was already gone and he knew that no matter how hard he tried to do the work that was in front of him, there was on way he was going to be able to.
The one thing that Asami knew might be able to help him focus he didn't have, for he had just used his last cigarette before came into the office, and he didn't really have the energy or patience to go out and fetch himself some more, that was much more trouble then he felt up to dealing with in his current mood.
So instead Asami decided that he'd keep himself entertained for a short while, with seeing how his business outside of his normal job was doing. Asami knew for a fact that by doing such he'd at least be able to find a small distraction for a short amount of time because there was a lot he had to do there.
The amount of money that Asami had handed off to Feilong turned out to be more detriment then he had first thought it was going to be. Certainly Asami did have a lot of money at his disposal to spend, however, his business had slowed down quite a bit since he had taken in Takaba and that meant that he wasn't making as much money as he used to be. That wasn't much of a problem to Asami, except for the fact that he needed money in order to keep his job, because while he was paid to do what he did, he also needed to pay in order to keep the job that he had.
Though going through his business and catching up on what was going on with him only served as a small distraction before he found himself once again itching to do something else, something that didn't just require him to sit in front of his computer, something that didn't require him to just sit around in an office all day and stare at paper work or deal with noisy and annoyingly stubborn clients who didn't understand what he was saying all that well, nor did they seem to care about exactly who it was. Asami was certain that he'd have killed a fairly large amount of them, if it wasn't for Kirishima who made sure he stayed in check and didn't have to deal with too much of the garbage they tried to give him.
Shutting the lid of his laptop Asami leaned back in the chair and closed his eyes, with the way things were going there was no way he was going to be able to get much sleep before the end of the night, not with how edge he was currently feeling.
Of course Asami's solution to the problem at hand lay in the kitchen among the clutter that he had as of yet to clean up, there he knew he'd be able to find some temporary relaxation even if he didn't manage to get any sleep.
Takaba frowned as he held the phone to his ear, each passing second made him feel that much more edge as the dial tone continued to ring without any sign that the person on the other end of the phone was planning on answering any time soon. Takaba shut the cell phone and put it down on the table when it was obvious he wasn't going to get through due to the fact that he hit voice mail once again.
"It appears that he really doesn't want anyone to bother him right now." Takaba told Kirishima as he shifted uncomfortable in his seat the other stared at him. Takaba broke the eye contact as he took a small sip from the mocha late that was in front of him.
Aside from Kirishima wanting him to try and call Asami using the guard's cell phone, Takaba wasn't all that certain as to why it was that Kirishima wanted to speak with him, because the other had yet to tell him.
"It has been two days now since anyone has been able to get in contact with him. Its quiet normal for him every now and again to lose contact with us and shut himself up in the pent house, and under normal circumstance I'd leave him be, however his mood recently hasn't been that good. While I don't think that he'd end up doing anything that would put his life in danger, I am looking for a way to get in contact with him." Kirishima explained as he took a sip from the tea in front of him.
"And why does this have anything to do with me?" Takaba questioned, glaring at the guard out of the corner of his eye. "Asami dropped me, so why should whatever is going on with him matter to me?" Kirishima sighed softly when Takaba asked this question, he fixed the boy with a hard gaze as he adjusted the glasses on the edge of his nose.
"You might now show it, but you cannot hide from the fact that you still have feelings for Asami despite what he did to you." Kirishima didn't miss the light way that Takaba winced when he said this, the boy did indeed do a good job of trying to hide the fact that he was rather eager to get the chance to call Asami. However after working for Asami for so long, Kirishima had learned to read even the slightest show of emotion very well.
"After that bastard left me I dropped all the feelings I have for him, it's not like caring about him is going to do me any good." Takaba replied, his glaring dropping as he picked up his glass and stared inside of it, hoping that Kirishima wouldn't pick up on the hurt look that was currently on his face. Takaba knew he could try to deny and hide it all he wanted, hut the truth of the matter was, that no matter how hard he tried not to think about Asami, he just couldn't keep his mind off of the older man for long before he found his thoughts wandering back to the other.
"Takaba I know that you're severely hurt by what Asami did, even more so by the fact that he hasn't even tried to make contact with you after he left, but let me assure if Asami had a choice in this matter, he wouldn't' have even left you with your friends, However in his current position Asami has no choice but to not get in contact with you."
"So what you're trying to make me believe is that despite the fact that he had no problem taking care of me for so long, that for some reason other he suddenly had to drop me without even taking the time to explain the situation to me?" Takaba questioned, his temper starting to slowly flare.
"Asami has bosses that he has to listen to. I'm certain that he has told you about the situation that happened with Feilong?" Kirishima questioned,
"He told me that he took care of Feilong and that something or other happened, but I don't know the exact situation or story around it." Takaba replied. Kirishima wasn't actually all that surprised that Asami hadn't taken the time to explain what had happened to the boy, after all with what Feilong had done to Takaba, he knew that it would just mess with the other's mind to tell him something so soon after getting the other away from Feilong.
"Asami did indeed take care of Feilong for a certain amount of time, because Feilong had a brother who was taking care of him in the wrong kind of way. Feilong was being abused by his brother and due to the way that his brother had messed with his mind, Feilong didn't understand that what the other was doing to him was wrong and that it wasn't safe for him to say with his older brother any longer." Kirishima explained, pausing so that Takaba could take in what he had just been told. "Of course Asami tried his hardest to get through and make the cold and aloof Feilong understand why exactly it was he needed to stay away from the brother that he loved so much. Feilong of course didn't really understand this, and one thing lead to another before Feilong decided that he no longer wanted to stay with Asami and decided that it would be safe to go back to living with his brother who he thought cared so much about him."
"And what happened after that, why does Feilong not seem to like Asami?" "Takaba questioned when Kirishima remained quite longer then he wanted the other to.
"The reason why things between them suddenly became so bad has to do with the fact that Asami killed Feilong's brother." Kirishima replied, not missing the stunned look that passed over Takaba's face when he was told this. "Feilong hates Asami for opening his eyes, he hates Asami for the fact that if he hadn't tried to get between him and his brother nothing would've changed, his brother wouldn't currently be dead and he wouldn't have come to realize that Asami was right when he said that the kind of relationship that he and his brother had wasn't normal. The thing that Feilong hates Asami most for though is because he thinks that by opening his eyes, Asami took everything away that he had, Feilong doesn't seem to understand that what Asami was doing was trying to protect him, protect him from his brother who would've more then likely killed him if things kept going the way that they were."
"So, Asami killed Feilong's brother in order to protect the other so he didn't end up being the one dead?" Takaba questioned, his tone rather shaky as he waited for Kirishima to reply to his question.
"That is correct, Feilong was one of the first kids that Asami took in and one of the first few that Asami got really attached to, mainly due to the fact that Asami saw himself quite a bit in the way that Feilong acted when they first met, and because of that, Asami was certain that he could help Feilong out and make sure that he didn't turn out the same way Asami did. However, due to the fact that Feilong went back to his brother, everything went down hill from there and Feilong didn't want anything to do with Asami after that incident. Thus Asami was left with no choice but to completely break off ties with Feilong and leave the other to himself despite the fact that Asami still wished to help him."
"Then the reason why Asami dropped me off was because…?" Takaba trailed off, waiting for Kirishima to give him the answer that he was certain he already knew.
"Asami almost lost his job over what happened with Feilong, not just because he was stepping out of bounds by going back after the other after he left, not just for killing Feilong's brother, but also because he went rather out of control in his way of handling the matter. Asami disobeyed what he was told to do and acted on his own without listening to what his bosses were telling him. Asami wasn't concerned with that though, the only thing that he was worried about was making sure that Feilong was safe, he didn't care what he had to do to make sure he knew how the other was, and because of that he was deemed as dangerous because he almost caused a huge incident after he killed Feilong's brother, because Feilong just about snapped right then and there after seeing his own brother killed right in front of him." Takaba felt his throat tighten when Kirishima finished speaking, because images of watching his family be killed right in front of him flashed before his eyes causing a heavy chill to run down his spine. "The reason why Asami left you was because he had to compromise in order to keep his job, he agreed to only keep the kids that were given to him, and in return he'd only keep them for a set amount of time before handing them over or letting them go if they were good enough on their own. That is what happened with you, Asami had to fight as it was to keep you for long as he did, not to mention the fact that he once again broke the rules by going to pick you up when Feilong had you." Kirishima explained. Takaba looked down at his glass when it was obvious that Kirishima was completely done talking to him.
Takaba wasn't all that certain what to think about what he had just been told, it was now obvious to him that Asami had more then likely not left him because he had wanted to, but that didn't explain to Takaba why exactly the older man was willing to go so far to keep him for as long as he did, yet drop him the moment that it seemed convenient to him, why couldn't Asami fight that much harder to keep him like he did in the start, especially after everything he had caused Takaba to feel.
"I understand what it is that you're trying to tell me in this, but if all of that is true, then there isn't anything I can do in this matter if I'm supposed to not go near Asami." Takaba told Kirishima as he slowly stood up from the table. "As much as I might want to help in this matter, it seems to me that if I try to involve myself that I'd more then likely end up causing more problems then good by doing such a thing."
"I want you to reconsider what you're saying Takaba." Kirishima told the boy as he grabbed the other's arm, stopping him before he had a chance to walk away from the table, "It would seem to me that you don't quite seem to understand what exactly it is that I'm trying to tell you, just because Asami mightn't be able to make any kind of contact with you, that doesn't mean you can't go and see him, after all you're the one who's making the decision to do such a thing." Takaba froze the moment that Kirishima told him this, Takaba was already fairly certain that that was the point that Kirishima was trying to make to him, the only problem was that Takaba was fairly certain over the fact that even if he did try his hardest to prepare himself, he wouldn't be able to handle going to see Asami in his current condition, not after it hadn't been that long since the older man had left him.
"I-I can't do that." Takaba told Kirishima as he slowly pulled his hand away from the other, not turning to face the guard as he continued to speak. "I know- I understand that I'm safe to go and see him whenever I want to, but after everything that has happened, I still think that it's best if I keep myself away from him if possible. After all it seems that Feilong also has a strong interest in me, thus I'd only be causing problems for Asami by allowing myself to be so near to him while know that Feilong might choose to target me again for doing such a thing." Kirishima remained quite as he stared at Takaba for quite some time, he knew what it was that the boy was trying to say, and he was certain he knew the other's reason for saying what he was saying, but the whole situation was exceedingly irritating for Kirishima, because of the fact that the one person he was certain would be able to help Asami get back on his feet was backing out of a chance to go and see him, something that Kirishima hadn't expected the boy to do. Kirishima was certain that Takaba would be pleased to get the chance to talk to Asami face to face, even if it was to do nothing more then yell at the older man for leaving him and try to make the other tell him why he had done such a thing, Kirishima hadn't even thought about what to do if Takaba said that he didn't want to go and see Asami even though he had a very good chance to do.
"Very well, I won't push you about this matter anymore because it's quite obvious where exactly you stand, however I do hope that you'll think about everything that I just told you and maybe at some point in time reconsider the decision you have made. I thank you for giving me some of your time." Takaba took a step back when Kirishima suddenly bowed to him. Takaba didn't like that type of thing and with the situation that he was dealing with it just caused him to feel very uncomfortable.
"I'll think about the decision I have made, but don't expect it to change any time soon." Takaba told Kirishima, glancing at the guard once more, before leaving the café, certain that if he stuck around for much longer that the resolve he was trying so hard to keep would break and he'd more then likely all but beg Kirishima to allow him to go and visit Asami even if he wouldn't be able to handling seeing the older man.
Kirishima sighed as he watched Takaba walk away, he once again found himself being left on his own to think of a way to get his boss out of his current mood. Kirishima couldn't help but feel that there was something important that he was missing as the boy walked away, something felt wrong and he wasn't certain what exactly it was, but with his senses being mainly on Asami and being so worried about the other, Kirishima was concerned that the bad feeling he was getting was coming from the fact that he had been away from Asami for too long.
Once Takaba was out of sight Kirishima proceeded to leave the café and get into the limousine, as much as he wanted to check on Asami he knew that it wouldn't be that good of a thing to do, thus he was left with no choice but to head back to the office for the time being and burry himself in the work that Asami was currently not taking care of.