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Atashi no Dark side: Lol. I'm not surprised you would react that way. Even I react that way after reading my own work. I swear I honestly ask myself- wow...did I really write this? I think there are too many exclamation marks around here-i sound freaky. But yeah writing allows me to express myself freely And the rest just comes from other fanfics I've read lol. In high school I actually had one of my friends ask me if I felt emotions? I stared at her before answering nonchalantly -"sure. Like laughter, anger ...and that's it right?" I guess in the end I'm mostly just ignorant lol. Anyhow back to Ayamika, thanks, i tried to add some relevant emotions behind that chapter. haha I love Hyuugas head on kona as well- it's classic romance XD . While that would be cute for kono to think of Aya x Hyuu, I don't know if it's possible since Hyu always just jokes around with every one and is mostly always on Aya's bad side ;). Mikage is trying his best but Aya always crushes him, leaving him hanging. Like I mentioned, he's not one to hold grudges so all he wants is a little acknowledgement /apology from Aya. Aya is very cunning. He said those lines deliberately so that Mikage would fall for him again. Oh dear, good luck with your grief (sorry I don't know what to say at those moments :/ I didn't even batter an eyelash when Mika died 0.0) Love your reviews!
Chapter 15:
Mikage woke up to a sudden earthquake. After jolting up from his slumber he realized they were still on board the ship and thus it couldn't have been an earthquake. Instead the cruise had just come to a stop, indicating them of their arrival back to the Empire. The blond yawned once at the unlucky timing since it was only 7 in the morning. Subsequently he tilted his head to the side and automatically recognized the elder somewhat asleep behind him, with his muscular arms encircled around the blond's stomach.
"Ayanami-San…we've arrived." He stated, hoping to wake up the elder who was sleeping shirtless. In that case he recalled he wasn't wearing any clothing either and that all had to do with them reconciling the night before (in bed). Or it was more like the silverette 'loving' him properly this time to make amends for the last time which the blond gradually accepted.
"I know." Ayanami answered with his eyes still closed.
"In that case we should get ready soon—who knows how long they'll stick around." The teen told, preparing himself to get off the bed. However a certain force was pulling him back. Ayanami still held his arms in place and even began stroking the younger's stomach as if he was planning to cuddle longer. "Ayanami-San…" Mikage didn't know how to reason with the other until their attention was taken away by the speakers.
"Dear and honored guests, please note that this will be our final announcement for this trip as we have safely arrived at our destination and would appreciate the passengers to gather their belongings in order to abort the ship. We'd like to personally thank you for sailing with us on this exquisite luxury and hope you'll join us again in the future. Thank you!"
The elder only rolled his eyes before sitting up as well, releasing the younger at last. After getting dressed, they climbed down the ship's path and stopped right in front of the academy where fresh ocean breezes were twirling the atmosphere. Mikage breathed all the way in and out, while stretching his arms.
"Aah! It feels so great to be back!" He expressed forgetting any and all grudges. As they walked on, all the Black Hawk members were awaiting to greet them at the foot of the door. In fact they were speechless to see Mikage return with their chief as well, since no one had particularly known Ayanami was being accompanied.
"Since when did you get on the ship too?" Konatsu couldn't help but ask the blond. "And here we searched all over for you."
"Ahaha I'm really sorry about that, it was a last minute decision—though I didn't think we'd be on board for almost a week!" Mikage scratched his neck. "Sorry I should've called to let the team know at least." That's when he felt a weight over him and noticed Hyuuga throw an arm over his shoulders.
"Mah mah, sneaky getting on board and having a vacation all alone with Aya-tan—something must have happened~" The brunette pried. The younger faltered a step back, awed by the other's sixth sense.
"W-why do you say that…?"
"Look Kona-chan, Mika-tan is blushing, he's definitely hiding something." Hyuuga teased. Konatsu only sighed.
"Hyuuga-San please stop forcing your fantasies on others." His begleiter responded. Soon enough Ayanami stepped right before them, glowering down at four eyes.
"Oh hey Aya-tan." Hyuuga casually greeted. "Did you guys have fun?"
"Hyuuga," the silverette mouthed, holding in his grim aura.
"Hm?"
"Do you not recall what I said about laying your hands on what isn't yours?" The chief highlighted, preparing to summon his zaiphon anytime now.
Hyuuga mentally shrieked and removed his hands off Mikage almost instantly before hiding behind Konatsu, who didn't even have time to realize how he moved so fast. "Hai! Hai! Pretend you didn't see anythin boss—please, go right ahead, he's all yours!" Hyuuga motioned with a hand. Ayanami only shot him the same glare before letting it slide and turning to Mikage.
"Come with me. The chairman would like to greet both of us." The elder notified.
"Mm." Mikage nodded in understanding and followed behind him, waving one last time to the others. Konatsu only stared slightly dazzled at how Ayanami's expression became so gentle as he spoke with Mikage even if his countenance never changed much. Suddenly he remembered a certain someone behind his back, staring after them as well. The blond closed his eyes half way while glimpsing at Hyuuga.
"I worry about you sometimes, Hyuuga-San." He sighed. "You never change, do you?"
"Eh? Isn't that a good thing though?" The brunette recovered his wide smile as he wrapped his long arms around the other this time.
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Ayanami and Mikage entered Chairman Miroku's room without further delay.
" Mikage-kun, I didn't realize Ayanami-kun took you along as well." He said sitting on his desk.
"I thought it was a perfect opportunity to familiarize him with the other elite members as a new Black Hawks member." Ayanami answered for him. 'Nice going, Ayanami-san!' The blond cheered mentally.
"And, what do you say?"
"It went well. In fact, I request for him to become my begleiter." The silverette confessed. Both of them stared at him in unanticipated surprise.
"Isn't he inexperienced?" Miroku narrowed his gaze on Ayanami.
"Experience is achieved after one has been granted into the profession. Furthermore he was one of the only ones that passed the final exam last year." The silverette argued. The blond could only stand there and listen while he was being praised by someone everyone else looked up to.
"What do you say about this Mikage-kun?" Suddenly the question was turned and all eyes were on him.
"That—" The younger's gaze dropped to the floor once not sure if he was up to the task. It was a miracle that he was able to keep up with the Black Hawks to begin with, but abruptly being Ayanami's begleiter seemed like a hefty responsibility… But then again he didn't sign up for the army for fun either. Spiritually, he could feel the other's gaze weighing on him as if yes was the only answer, like he would take no other person to be his begleiter. The blond looked up again. "I'm …willing to take the responsibility." He declared.
"I see. In that case, would you mind leaving us alone to discuss some matters?"
"Hai, of course!" Mikage bowed before passing one last glance to the elder and waiting outside. After a moment he couldn't help but wonder why he was waiting in the first place. For all he knew, he could have just went back to the dorms…but a part of him found simple pleasure in waiting for the elder to finish.
"Is everything alright?" He asked The moment Ayanami stepped out the door. The elder nodded.
"He's accepted my recommendation."
"That's great then! Um, thank you again. It made me really glad that you chose me as your begleiter." Mikage smiled. The silverette had already planned out to arc over and give the younger a passionate kiss but incorporating the location, he stood still and instead extended his hand over the younger's head.
"Work hard. Falling behind won't be an excuse anymore." Ayanami smirked.
"Haha you said it. Then, I'll be returning back if all is well." The blond concluded.
"You're not serious are you? Return back to live in the dorms?"
"…of course?"
"Don't be ridiculous , I want you to pack your things. Should I send my chauffeur to pick you up later this evening?" The chief suggested.
"Eh? What for?!"
"Isn't it obvious? You have no choice but to move in with me now. As much as I refuse to accept it, I won't stand a spare moment without you especially not due to meaningless distances. Moreover, I absolutely won't tolerate any one else's eyes on you." The silverette proclaimed quite seriously. The blond could've swore he was blushing by now.
"E-eh…Ayanami-San—no way! I mean you don't have to force yourself to live with someone else—I also don't want to impose on you…"
"Nonsense. I'm doing the inviting here." The elder didn't budge in his decision. 'I've already lost those important to me due to my own undefined carelessness. There's no way I'm going to take my eyes off him.' "Mikage-kun, don't refuse me."
The blond sighed. 'Wouldn't that be too suspicious though—to the army…?' "Alright, alright I get it. I'll pack my stuff right away." Mikage admitted defeat after all. The idea that they were moving too fast was prodding him but then again this is Ayanami we're talking about. There's no such thing as a delicate orderly romance. For instance, they had done so many ecchi things already before even going on a proper date. It's not like he was complaining though—circumstances call for the unusual sometimes.
Mikage began heading towards his dorm room. While he was a bit unwilling, a curious part of him was pretty excited to set foot into Ayanami's residence and personal lifestyle. But since Ayanami-San lived alone, it probably wasn't too interesting. Moreover, he was the only one who was allowed to enter. That feeling itself sparked a divine emotion in him. On the bright side, he had something to look forward to: waking up to someone, coming home to someone, sharing time with someone he loved—what more could one ask for? Well…there was that abnormal demeanor of his…but that would only occur if something like what happened with Yufuin was to happen again. And there's no way Mikage wasn't loyal so no worries, right? He assured himself.
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After packing up, saying goodbye to Hakuren, he patiently waited for the driver to pick him up around dusk. Mikage didn't have too many belongings and thus had a black shoulder bag draped over one shoulder. As he waited, he became aware of the subtle yet effecting butterflies in his stomach. Ayanami's mansion was exactly five minutes away from the academy. The driver picked him up and before he knew it dropped him off right in front of the door. The blond exhaled once before reaching for the bell and giving it a short ring. He had barely lifted his finger off the bell that the door swung open by Ayanami himself.
"Ah! Um, hi. Thank you for having me over." Mikage wasn't expecting to answer so soon.
"You finally made it." Ayanami said with a serine expression. "Is that all? Come in." He led the way in.
"Uh, yeah. I don't really have much." The blond replied and at the same time couldn't take his eyes off the elder. He had removed his cloak and rolled up the sleeves of the collar shirt they all wore underneath. Furthermore, his hat was off as well and all that remained was his silver wavy hair. Yet even with those trivial adjustments, he was dazzling.
'Did he just get home too?' The blond wondered. Speaking of dazzling, the teen finally turned towards the manor itself. And yes, it reflected the elegance of the other profoundly. The walls were a dull yet light subtle purple with deep colored rugs and curtains. The ceiling was carved with corner designs and enhanced with a huge crystal chandelier in the center. There were two golden staircases on both ends that lead to the second floor creating a space ahead of it. One side of the living room wasn't even a full wall, it was more like glass windows, that took over seventy percent of it and captured the scenery outside. Past the living room was of course the dining room, kitchen and other small stuff such as guest rooms, bathrooms etc.
"Wow…this is even bigger than the Oak's I bet…" Mikage said to himself. The Oak family's manor was where Shuuri, his family lived including Mikage and his family lived as well. They were part of the royal families as well and thus were extremely rich themselves.
"And on the second floor you'll find my work desk, the library, and our room. You may use anything as you please." Ayanami stopped right in front of a door on the second floor.
'A library too now? From what I've seen so far I'm sure it must be huge.'
"There's plenty to see, but I'm sure you have all the time in the world for that now." The elder smirked before opening the door. The blond silently agreed but in awe nonetheless at his luck to be living in such luxury. "This is hear-by our room." 'Our room' the words rung in the teen's head.
'He sure adapts fast, I thought he would surely give me a separate room for starters.' Mikage thought to himself. When the blond peered into their room he was completely astounded and almost abashed. On each wall excluding the one directly at the foot of the bed, there were at least three assorted sized (visibly big enough) picture frames of him! FYI, him as in Mikage, the ordinary friendly blond. All of them were taken at different moments in time when he was oblivious to the camera with the exception of a few that appeared from the front angle. It was no doubt that they all depicted a peaceful and bright atmosphere and were well captured.
"Uhm…Ayanami-San…these photos..?" The teen wanted to pretend he didn't see them but that was rather impossible and instead surrendered to his inquiry.
"Hn? These? I had them framed this afternoon before you arrived. Since this is now our room, I called in for some adjustments. My plans were to get a couple hanged in the living room and hallways as well…" The elder explained.
"Eh? Isn't that a little too much? Please don't—Imagine how I feel," Mikage sheepishly laughed.
"Whether you approve or not, It's quite inevitable. One way or the other these are your replacements. The moment we separated from the office, I couldn't endure not being able to see your face, therefore I ordered these immediately." He confessed a bit agitated at the notion of being separated even if it was for ten hours or so. If he was preoccupied with work, it wouldn't be so difficult but his possessiveness always led his thoughts back to the blond.
To Be Continued…
No wait! I want to see Mikage's reaction to that flattering-earth lifting-sentence!
Mikage: hey calm down there, don't worry I have a lot to say but it's definitely not going to fit the end of this page so please be patient and wait for the next fresh chapter!
Me:…okay maybe that's a little reassuring… by the way, isn't this the first time you actually made an appearance outside the chapter? 0.0
Mikage: Hai! It sure is! It's about time isn't? The truth is I had to sneak out hehe—so please stay tuned and you'll get to see me again! But don't tell anyone!
Me: don't you dare forget to REVIEW people. XD
Wow its 1 am already.