Chapter 38
He was waken up by a warm breath of a man, nestling next to him. A childish smirk shown on his face as he watched a man sleeps peacefully. He stared at him and gently stroke the man's handsome face.
Slowly, he moved to get his cellphone next to the drawer and check the time. Suddenly, he smile on a idea to take a photo of Asami while he's sleeping. It's not everyday that he can see and watch him on his sleeps.
He took him a few shoots until he satisfied on taking photos. He's smiling and grinning while seeing a photos on his cellphone. And suddenly, a strong warm arms grabbed and embraced him. "Haven't you know that it is bad attitude to take a photos of a person while he's sleeping..." Asami asked and leaned on top of him.
"Eh...I'm sorry...because...nyahaha..." He laughed nervously.
Asami lean forward and gently kiss him on his cheek. "Ohayou...Hana." He said to the nervous guy beneath him. Asami grabbed the phone and laid next to him. "I want us to have photos together...and no one should see that...just us." He put his arm to the back of Sakuragi's head and set the phone on camera on.
Sakuragi excitedly took his phone and laughed out loud. "Nyahahaha...you're obviously just woke up...Ryu."
Asami lean on his top again and ask. "Why?"
The redhead blush and look away. "Ano...because...your hair...it's so messy..." And he chuckled.
Asami remove the blanket and immediately went to the bathroom to look at the mirror. Just then he noticed that he was naked, he came back and dragged Sakuragi along with him back to the bathroom. "Come on...let's take a shower...together..."
"Eh?! No...wait Ryu...coz we have to leave and go to the hospital..I have school...today..."
"I know...we're just having a bath ...right?" The older guy asked seriously then smirked.
His face flush and look down. "Nyahaha...right...just a bath." Then scratched his head.
Once they reach the bathroom, Asami holds up his both hands and pinned him on the wall. He stared at him and smile. "You'll having a bath...with my kiss." And the guy started to kissed him from his lips down to his neck.
"Ah...nooo...we'll be late...nooo!"
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Anzai-sensei was sitting on his bed when one by one, his former student arrived. "Ho ho ho...you're all early today. All of you have school today right?" The coach asked.
"Yes Anzai-sensei, we do. We want to see you before we go." Replied Akagi. "And another thing, Sakuragi will be back to Tokyo today and he promised us to visit you before he leave."
"Ho ho ho. I see. I'm so glad even though he's so busy, he still manage to visit me." Anzai-sensei replied. He smiled at the people with him in the room. Mistui, Miyagi, Ayako, Haruko and Kogure,
After some few talks, Sakiragi arrives with Youhei, Shinohara and Asami. "Ohayou Anzai-sensei...how are you feeling today?" Asked Sakuragi while putting the basket of fruits on the side table.
"Ho ho ho...I'm fine Sakuragi-kun, thanks for visiting me..."
Sakuragi smile at the old man. "Ohayou Minna." And greeted the rest of them.
"Ohayou Hanamichi Sakuragi!" Ayako says out loud and slapped him with her famous paper fan.
Sakuragi startle not being able to dodge it. "Ouch...Ayako...what was that for?" He asked while rubbing his arm.
"My fan was missing you..." She replied.
"Nyahahaha..I miss your fan too...hehehe."
Someone coughed from behind that catches their attention. Sakuragi's eyes open wider and blushed from embarrassment that he actually forgot that Asami and Shinohara was with him.
He approached the two older guys and stand between them. "Nyahaha...forgive me..." He looked at everyone and smiled. "Minna...this is Shinohara-sensei, he's my boss." Shinohara walked to them to introduced himself and shook everyone's hands
After, Shinohara stand back next to him. "Minna...I would like you to meet..." He slowly holds Asami's hand and look straight to his eyes, before he finally looked back at them. "This is Ryuichi Asami..." And bowed down his head to hide his red face..
Everyone grinning and smirking while looking at each other. One by one, they approached them and greet Asami., while the two girls can't stop smiling and giggling.
"Ho ho ho...How are Asami-kun and Shinohara-kun. It's been a year now since the last time we've seen each other..." Said Anzai-sensei.
The two older guy politely approached the coach and bowed their heads. "How are you now Anzai-sensei?" Asked Asami and gently patted the coach's shoulder.
"I'm better now...Asami-kun. Thank you." He replied.
Uncconciously, Sakuragi walked closer to Asami and clenched his shirt. "Eh!? You know Oya...Anzai-sensei?" The older guy just raised his eyebrow and grinned.
Shinohara laughed and ruffled his hair. "Hahaha...how about one day, you challenge Ryuichi in a one-on-one match for you to know?"
"One-on-one match?" He asked the lawyer innocently.
"Ho ho ho...during the high school days, they were invincible. Both of them known as the best high school player in Japan. That time, Shinohara-kun was the best three-point shooter ..and Asami-kun known as the Mr. MVP...an all-around player of Kainan. There's no doubt that Maki-kun possess almost the same talent. Asami-kun manage to keep the title since his freshmen year till his senior year..."
Sakuragi stared back at Asami. "Eh!? Why I didn't know about that?"
Asami stroke his face and hold his chin. "I'll tell you later before we go to sleep."he said, in a low deep voice.
"Eh...wait...what?" He panicked. Sakuragi let go of his shirt and he noticed his friends teasing looks and smirked.
And then, Asami suddenly bowed his head in front of the coach. "Anzai-sensei, you, as Hana's guardian...please let me take in charge...please let me have your permission to continued of guiding and supporting him. Please let me take care of him."he said in a very polite voice.
Everyone was so surprised at his action. The coach push his eyeglass and hold his shoulder. "Ho ho ho...Asami-kun, I see that you really change a lot...a much better person. But..." And he turned his eyes at Sakuragi whose standing next to him. "But only Sakuragi-kun can decide about that."
Asami stands properly and faced the redhead. "Hana...can you please let me be your guardian...to take care of you..." He asked with a seriousness on his eyes and confident.
Sakuragi seen the thoughtfulness and affection through his eyes. He turned to look at Anzai-sensei to see that the coach was smiling and nodding at him. And then he turned his eyes to his friends as if he was asking their permission. He saw their smiles saying that they'll agree. Sakuragi stared at Asami with a huge smile on his face. "Yes...I agree Ryu.." He finally answered.
Asami delicately kissed him on forehead and bowed again in front of the coach. "Sensei...I assure you that I will take care of Hana...thank you very much..."
"Asami-san." Called Kogure. "I'm Kiminobu Kogure. I'm so happy for both of you. Please...as his senpai..I'm asking you to please take care of him..."
Asami took his hand and smile. "Don't worry Kogure-san...I will take care of him."
Akagi, Miyagi and Mitsui walked close in at introduced themselves to Asami. Everyone we're having a nice time and talks.
All of a sudden, a loud bang heard. A sound of the door interrupts their happy conversation. Each and everyone was dumbfounded, too shocked to see Rukawa barged in, as if he's somebody else...with a obvious hatred on his blue eyes.
"Hana! How about us?" He yelled. Asami instantly stand in front of Sakuragi to protect him. "Why? Why did you broke up with me? Why you didn't gave me an explanation?" He asked furiously. Rukawa clenched his fists so tightly as if he's ready to punch someone anytime soon. "Is that him?!" He pointed to Asami's face.
Again, everyone was too shocked to hear him talked and to witness his action. Though they knew him for a long time, but this is the first time they see the brunette acting so furious.
He slowly look down and talk again. "I beg you Hana...please come back to me...stay with me...Money? If you're just after his money...I can give it all to you Hana. I can give everything you want." Tears starts to fall down to his smooth cheek. "Please come back to me..." He begged. Despite, he almost whispered those words, they we're all disappointed that the words was all coming from him.
Everybody was too surprised to react when Sakuragi quickly moved and grabbed Rukawa's shirt.
Rukawa shivered and terrified when he looked at his fierce eyes. Those brown orbs he used to loved to stared at was now full of hatred. He felt a cold sweats slowly dripped from his forehead to see his reaction.
"How dare you to asked for an explanation, if you already knew the answer?! He let go of his shirt and pushed him. Sendoh was standing behind Rukawa and immediately catch him. "How dare you to asked me to come back and to stay with you if you're the one who pushed me away!" He asked him so madly and tried to control his emotions. He balled his fists to punched Rukawa but Asami stopped him.
"Money?! I only want his money?! You mean I left you because of his money?! Answer me you bastard!" He shouted at him. Rukawa bowed down his head while Sendoh trying hard not to look at him to see his furious eyes. "I work hard Kaede! I work my ass so hard...I study in the morning and work at night just to save enough and to be with you... I endured it all...I am so tired...sleepless. I bear it all just for you! Just to proved it to you...to your parents and all of the people around us that I deserve you and to show you how much I loved you!" And then he pointed his finger on them. "And the two of you! I trusted you both...even my own life...then what did you do to me?! While I'm working...the two of you was having a good time...and top of it you did it on my own house..in my own bed! ..you both betrayed me...did you know that eveytime I lay down to my bed, all I can see was your faces...I always think to burned it...and not just the bed...the whole house! ..I wanted to burned it and stayed inside coz maybe in that way...I forgot all the pain...because it's really hurt...you have no idea how much it's hurt..."
Everyone inside was speechless and all they can do is to listened to him. To listened on him on how he expressed all the pain he kept inside his heart for all those years. And this is the time reveal the truth. Although it's hurt for them to hear it, they can't blamed why he acted like that. And now they finally understand why Sakuragi decided to moved away from them.
Sakuragi walked closer again and stared. "There no us...Kaede Rukawa...never again." And he left the room without saying any words at them, whilst the other three just followed him quietly.
A deafening silence enveloped the room. That morning was supposed to be a happy day for them, that after a months of not seeing the redhead, finally they will see and talked to him again. But it's turned out the opposite.
Rukawa punch the wall that cause his hand to bleed. He rushed out from the room while Sendoh wanted to catch up with him.
"Sendoh!" Called Akagi and shook his head. "Just leave him alone for now...let him think ..." And Sendoh just watched his back as he leave.
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Rukawa found himself sitting at the bench. He gently touched the bench and stared in the sky. And still remember that it was the same bench they were sitting on the day they decided the end up their relationship.
'Hana...forgive me..' And again, a tears falls from his cerulean eyes.
"I know exactly how you feel...when someone take the one you truly love..." Said the man from behind. He heard a small footsteps approaching then the man stands in front of him. "We feel the same way..."
"Hn?!" He looked at the man form head to toe. At first glance, you will think that the man was a woman because of his feminine features. He has pretty face, long eyelashes, a pinkish cheeks and thin lips. His purple changshan perfectly suits him with his long black braided hair that rested on his right shoulder. His noticeably fair smooth skin was almost the same as his. "What do you want?"
"Hahaha...you ...you are the one who want something from me..." The mysterious man replied.
He glared at him frigidly then stand up to leave.
"It's him...Ryuichi Asami...he's the reason why he doesn't want to return to you..."
Rukawa turned to looked back when he heard the man. The mysterious man just smirked, knowing the the younger guy was interested on what he was going to say next. "Who are you?" Asked Rukawa.
"Let's just say I'm your comrade...I'm on your side...and we have the same enemy..."
"Hn?"
"And you need my help to take him back..."
"Who are you?" He asked the man again.
"Here...in this place, at the same time...meet me again...at the right time you needed my help..." And the mysterious man hurriedly walked away, leaving the puzzled brunette. "Fei...just call me Fei Long..." He introduced himself and raised his one hand as a signed that he's saying goodbye on him.
A/N: thanks for reading my story...^_^
Fei Long Liu (Ryou): one of my favorite Finder Series character along with Ryuichi Asami. (A sexy and lovely Chinese guy)