Hello all, after what seems like such a long time—as much as I enjoyed the vacation, life just calls you back— so does FanFiction lol. ….And school ;-;…..
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Youngsubsministhatzeh: of course! No need to thank me lol ^^. I make it my duty to respond, more like I enjoy reading the feedback and sharing my thoughts in return too. Haha really, all your awe-inspiring words make me feel above this world XD. And you're absolutely right! (We have a winner) The new character is indeed who you say it is. I find him really cool too but he had so little screen time in the anime that I don't know how to gauge him. Anyway, he's here and he's badass, so enjoy! Thanks again for the epic and heartfelt review! I think I might never leave this couple now if I get reviews like these lol.
Lili. Chng. 1: it really didn't, I realized that too haha XD. Oops. I can see where the bdsm comes in…sorry, I probably didn't intend too much of it but yes it is indirectly implied. I just knew from the beginning Aya would carry out some kind of abuse—looks like it keeps getting worse, but would you call me crazy for enjoying every moment Mika suffers (I have nothing against Mika I swear!). Yeah I've heard that a lot (about abandoning) and I assure you I won't. I may take forever (no more than 6 months or a year) but I truly won't abandon it. I'm madly in love with this couple as well as all the couples I pick out to write about so there's no question in my mind to desert it. I myself have come across many amazing stories that haven't been updated in the past 7 years (bummer!). Thanks again for the review!
Daime guiral: it's okay, as long as you read the story. Mika wasn't kidnapped initially but I guess you could look at it that way now, since some outer force is preventing Aya from contacting Mika. Yeah they need to talk but Aya makes that difficult if not impossible every time—no hopefully they will now. Hahaha 'Aya might kill Mika,' I'm laughing because there's so much truth behind those words—didn't he kill everyone else that way too—oops, I'll save that for later (no spoilers). Nope, the new character isn't his past begleiter—nice try, I can see where you got that from. By the way, Aya's past begleiter, Yukikaze, had dark hair: brown/black. I know! I'm slowly being pulled into that teacher student fic of AyaMika too but I can't afford to start a new fic until I've finished the ones I've started. Sadly :/. But once I do. You will be informed haha. Thanks for the review!
Disclaimer in first chapter.
Chapter 29:
"Did you dispatch another search party?" The silverette questioned one of the guards of his own home.
"Sire…" the guard was clearly troubled and searched for an answer. "We've already sent out two by now…"
"I don't care, send another one." Ayanami concluded, marching back into the house and straight to their bedroom. Coincidently his eyes caught the massive empty space on the wall directly opposing their bed.
"In that case, why don't we frame a picture of both of us—together—for that wall!" Mikage's words repeated in his head from that time as he gazed at the blank space. The elder leisurely stepped towards the wall, caressing the paint with his long fingers.
"Then where are you now? How dare you leave me like this Mikage-kun…?" A frown made its way on to Ayanami's face again.
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The blond man let out a short chuckle, grabbing the other's attention. "Do I look that familiar?" The man arrogantly asked.
"Huh? Uh, well…" Mikage wasn't aware himself that he had been staring at the man and now he didn't know how earnestly he should reply to that. How was he supposed to tell the guy that he found him so familiar yet never seen him before? Speaking of which, where did he see this man…? "Oh—that's it! You're the guy from that picture!" The teen impulsively shouted out, soon sinking back into his chair as soon as he recognized the surprise on the other's face. "Sorry, um, I mean I recall seeing your face in a picture."
"Picture?"
"Yeah, by any chance are you…related to Ayanami?" Surely the man must have heard of the Ayanami-sama if he had been living in the same area. Or so Mikage thought.
"Ayanami…is that the name he goes by these days? You mean to say Krowell?" The elder clarified. "Yes, I might be—but who are you to him?" He rested his cheek on the knuckles of his hand now, interrogating the younger.
"Me? His begleiter of course." Mikage confidently replied with a smile. The elder blond continued to pierce him with his gentle gaze.
"Is that all?"
"Eh?" The teen maintained his composure but could feel being led into a corner.
"Those marks on your skin don't look like normal bruises." The man stated bluntly. The younger involuntarily blushed upon that, averting his face. Apparently his silence and humiliated expression—now barely visible with the angle of his head—gave it all. "Wow, I'm shocked indeed. I didn't think that guy had a heart." He continued. "However, if he treats you like that then…I'm at a loss for words. No matter how you look at it, aren't you only seventeen?"
"Yeah…it's... a long story. But, that's just how we are." Mikage muttered through clenched teeth. "And you are?" It felt pleasant to divert the questions back to the other now.
"I'm his elder brother, Fea Kreuz Raggs." Fea boldly declared without a single change in expression. Mikage's eyes bulged. What was his luck? Both of them were gorgeous—was the first thing his mind picked up on.
"I had no idea, Ayanami-san never mentions anything!" The teen's countenance was clearly intrigued and begging for more information or in the least a back story.
"We're three brothers actually."
"Ah, let me guess, the dark brown haired man is the third?"
"Yes, but where did you…" Fea was negligibly impressed by the younger.
"As I mentioned earlier, I saw some old photos but didn't get to ask." Well more like he did but meh, let's not touch on that hot topic again. "Anyways does he also live here?" The teen referred to their third brother. Kruez glanced away with bitterness and sorrow in his eyes yet attempting to mask it with an indifferent expression.
"Krom passed away during the war with the Raggs."
"I'm sorry." Mikage immediately apologized.
" It's fine, that was a long time ago."
" …um is it okay if I ask how he died?" There was another pause after the younger's question.
"You love to probe further, don't you?" Fea scoffed in a harmless way. "If you must know then the truth is: your Ayanami killed him."
The blond snapped. "What?"
"He was the royal highness to the throne of the Raggs kingdom. When the war broke loose, Krowell, being on the Empire's team prosecuted him." The elder broke with a sigh. "That brat, to think he attempted to kill me too that same day—" The look of astonishment on his guest's face cut him off for a split second but he proceeded nonetheless. "Albeit, I was able to revive again."
"His own brother…brothers…just for some war…" the teen had trouble relating to that. "Wait, the king of Raggs, you said—Teito said his father was the king…and was also killed by Ayanami—" That's when realization struck him hard. "Then Ayanami is Teito's uncle?!" If it was permissible, he would have been louder than that. "Teito is Ayanami's nephew?"
"You know Teito as well now…?"
Mikage nodded up and down vigorously. "He's a really good friend. Maybe my only best find."
" I see…you sure are caught up in our twisted circle…" Fea expressed his thoughts out loud.
"But I refuse to believe it…how can Ayanami…"
"You're telling me you really didn't know any of this?" The elder annunciated as the other looked ashamed once more.
"Like I said, Ayanami-san really doesn't talk much …and if I ask…" He didn't need to finish that. "But why did he want to kill everyone?" Mikage pondered further.
"Who knows what was going on in his mind." Fea apathetically shrugged, insinuating it was all in the distant past now. Mikage silently sat back down on his seat, not satisfied with that answer one bit.
Day two:
Hyuuga didn't fail to recognize the scowl constantly growing on the chief's face as well as the bags under his eyes. He didn't hold back and decided to ask.
"Ahem, Aya-tan, did the…chairman bother you again?" The lieutenant safely asked.
"No." The reply came out briskly.
"Then why do ya look like a miserable old man?" Hyuuga was beginning to get irritated for not being able to figure things out like he normally did and placed his hands on his hips. Konatsu, also being in the same room, handling papers, poked his begleiter for making such a comment that might turn Ayanami off. All of a sudden he threw his head around. " Hm, ah, now that I think about it, where's Mika chan?" Without delay, that name brought forth a cringe on the silverette's face.
"No way... Hyuuga-san do you think they had a fight?" Konatsu couldn't help but whisper.
"Looks like it." Hyuuga whispered back.
"Are the two of you getting paid for idle gossiping?"
"No sir we'll get back to work right away." The blond stiffened, saluting once then exiting the office with papers.
"I can't find him." It took the brunette a minute or two to interpret those words as he stared back at his boss astounded.
"Him? Mika-chan?" Hyuuga elucidated.
Ayanami nodded. "I can't seem to locate him." His four eyes right hand man was indeed stunned by that declaration.
"Don't worry Aya-tan—this'll be a piece of cake. We'll help you look!" The brunette enthusiastically patted his boss's shoulder. "Mika-chan belongs here, he's not going anywhere—in fact we won't let him." A confident smile stretched across his lips which may or may not have given Ayanami some motivation.
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"Are you sure there isn't something I can help you with?" Mikage urged as he observed the elder blond dust a few old frames.
"Absolutely nothing—I'm finished here. And besides you're a guest." Fea ended the statement with a sincere melody in his tone.
"Hmph, even so you can't be a guest for three days." The blond murmured counting back to the number of days it had been since he was rescued. The uneasiness inside of him was only growing. 'How long was he going to hide like this? It was only a miracle Ayanami didn't scout him out immediately. And here he thought, getting a breath of fresh air would soothe him but this tension was only suffocating him further.'
"Well?" The elder's words protruded in the teen's head.
"Eh?" Mikage raised his chin at once.
"I asked if you would like to step outside—you have been caged in here ever since you collapsed." Kreuz repeated.
"Haha ah…that…" 'I'm not sure if I should risk going outside…' Mikage could only display a loose undecided smile.
"..." Fea was a quiet person for the most part—perhaps all three brothers shared that characteristic of having a few words. However, to compensate they were all great observers, exactly what the ex-bishop was carrying out at the moment. "If my brother is who you say he is, then why has he not contacted you by now?" He innocently posed.
"I'm sure he's trying—trust me. It's just that I forgot to bring my phone with me."
"You're welcome to stay, however I do not wish for you to become sick by staying indoors the entire time."
"You're …really kind." Mikage slowly confessed, following a brief pause. "It's hard to imagine Ayanami-San and Fea-san are related..." The elder inwardly scoffed at that comment. He dropped the dust cloth to the side and stepped over to where Mikage was sitting, fixing a hand over the younger's blond head.
"You're very kind yourself." Fea smiled. "Although, I can only protect you for so long. Running away isn't always the answer." He spoke, removing his hand and turning back.
"Mh-hm." Mikage nodded his head in understanding until a thought struck him. 'Wait…I never mentioned running away…?' "Running away…?" He called out from behind. The elder partially turned himself.
"I realized the moment I brought you in. Isn't that also the reason you never proposed to go home?"
The younger blond gulped, palms instantly turning sweaty. "I…uh.."
"It's alright. Please do not worry, he won't be able to locate you here." Fea presented his usual calm assuring smile again and left the room for a moment.
'I can't believe it, he knew. Ugh…he's also right, I can't keep imposing like this. I need to go back.'
"Do not look so troubled, I meant nothing ill while saying that. You are welcome to stay as long as you want—this way I get some company too." The elder inwardly chuckled.
"Ah, yeah…but you're right, I'll have to return sometime—but thank you again for letting me stay! You've helped me out a ton haha." Mikage dropped his guard and laughed back.
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in the evening, Ayanami entered an empty, overturned house again. The sight of entropy and mess was beginning to infuriate every single nerve in his body over and over again. Since it made no difference, he tossed his portfolio on the couch and ruffled his hat off. 'Mikage-kun, why are you making me go through this?' He asked with a deep frown as he made his way up to his room. At least that place was relatively neater than this. However, before he could fully make it to the stairs, a familiar voice invaded his ears.
"Wow, this place sure is a surprise. It's absolutely unlike what the exterior of this mansion exudes." Fea proclaimed with inherent wonder while glancing around. The silverette couldn't believe his eyes when he turned to eye his intruder.
"Hah…" Ayanami had trouble believing this wasn't another delusion from his current distorted state but that presence of his soul told him otherwise. His jaw was still slacked but his lips stretched up into a smile. "So, you were alive, all this time."
Fea's expression dropped. "Is that all you have to say after so long, otouto*." The chief mentally rolled his eyes at that. "But why not, after all you did attempt to kill us and I suppose was even somewhat successful." He averted his gaze back to some turmoiled part of the living room. "I was convinced you'd be living the life you wanted, since you finally achieved all your goals but I guess not. Will you ever be happy?" The blond's tone was testing, a tad bit mocking as his eyes made it back to the other's unwelcoming ones.
"And I was convinced you were dead, so leave." Ayanami turned around. 'He managed to break in without a sound even though the door was locked… It's no doubt he still has his ghost powers.'
A sigh was heard from behind him. "Why did I think this would be any different with you. By the way, I've been thinking for a while now, why do you have pictures of this boy everywhere?"
"It's none—"
"Mikage was it?" His elder brother feigned innocence as he uttered that name and was successful in having the other look back at him with shock.
"Why do you know him…?" The silverette was fully facing him now. This time the blond looked away calmly, not too eager to answer. "Answer me."
"Haah," Fea softly sighed. "You're detestable sometimes. Had you not treated him that way, then perhaps he wouldn't be where he is now." It was truthfully only because of Mikage that Fea decided to open up an old wound and visit the silverette.
"Where. Is. He?" Ayanami growled.
"I would love to tell you, however, perhaps you should ask: does he want to see you?"
"Fea…!" The chief was losing all patience by now and impulsively grabbed the decoration vase at the top of the staircase rail, aiming it at the elder. Not surprisingly, the blond disappeared in thin air allowing the vase to shatter on the other side of the room. Ayanami was glad the other was out of his sight but extremely dissatisfied with not receiving an answer. "—Fuck!" He couldn't help but vent out, clenching his fists to the max.
'He had to find Mikage. That was final—no other mission was imperative right now.'
*Otouto: younger brother.
To Be Continued…
Again, I apologize that took a while. University is A LOAD of work. I'm kind of at a loss for what to do because I'm also bad at managing my time (manga is always priority). #I'mtrying.
Anyways…it's not so bad to see Aya like this too right? Heheh
(Again sorry for the cliffy—it's actually not a cliffy but I guess it could be perceived that way)