C.4
"A car is approaching." the talkie buzzed.
Mitsui frowned.
"Tell me more."
"A jeep. Two guys: a red-head and a boy with black hair and sunglasses."
Mitsui's eyes widened.
"It's Sakuragi. Let them pass."
"Rogere. Over."
I can't believe the brat did it!!
"Got it?" Akagi asked to the people in front of him: Ayako, Miyagi, Kogure, Yohei, Takamiya, Okuso and Noma.
They all nodded.
"We'll rescue Hanamichi!!" the Sakuragi Gundan exclaimed.
"There's no need for it." a voice came from the entrance of the room.
"What do you mean, Mitsui?" Kogure asked.
"The brat did all by himself."
"You mean… he's escaped?!" Haruko exclaimed.
Suddenly noises were heard in the hallways of the base, noises of a well-known voice.
"Sakuragi-kun!!" Haruko exclaimed, running towards him.
Hanamichi blushed "Ah! Ah! Haruko-chan!!"
"I'm so happy you're alright!!"
"Hey, Sakuragi… we were talking about your rescue plan…" Miyagi exclaimed.
"Hanamichi!!" Yohei said "We were thinking the worst…"
"AH! AH! AH! The Tensai can do everything, even escape from a prison full of guards!! AH! AH! AH!"
"Do'aho."
"??!?!!"
All of them turned towards the voice and went wide-eyed.
"Temee kitsune!!"
"Ru…Rukawa??!!" Mitsui exclaimed "What are you doing here??!!"
"He was my cell mate!!" Sakuragi explained.
"He is a traitor! He shouldn't be here!!" Miyagi exclaimed.
"Kick him out!!"
"Kill him!!"
"STOP IT!!!" Sakuragi yelled at the top of his lungs (you wouldn't want to hear that, trust me!!)
When they were all silent he spoke:
"He is Rukawa Kaede, for the ones who don't know him and he is NOT a traitor." he looked around him, then continued "They made us believe that he is a traitor, actually he's the most devoted member of the Rebellion. After so much time of tortures he still hasn't said a word about us! They made us believe a thing that isn't real!! I trust him!! Even if he's a silent, annoying, stupid kitsune. And you should trust him, too!"
Rukawa blinked at Hanamichi's words. He had never thought the do'aho would have come in his defence.
"Do'aho…"
"Shut up, kitsune!! So?"
Haruko took a step forward and bowed in front of Rukawa. "I'm Akagi Haruko, nice to meet you, Rukawa-san."
"I'm Ayako…"
"Kogure Kiminobu."
"Akagi Takenori."
"Miyagi Ryota."
"Mitsui Hisashi."
"And we are the Sakuragi Gundan: Yohei, Takamiya, Okuso and Noma."
Sakuragi nodded.
"Good. Now we'll have to settle him in a dorm!"
"I'm sorry but there aren't no dorms left." Kogure said, politely.
"Then… He'll sleep in my room!!" Sakuragi exclaimed.
"Are you sure?"
"Of course!! He isn't noisy, anyway!!"
"Don't talk like I'm not in the room."
"Okay, kitsune!! This way!!" Sakuragi grabbed his shirt and dragged him out of the room.
"Let me go!!"
DONK!
"Ite! What was that for? Kitsune!!"
"Do'aho."
Ayako couldn't help but smile as the sound of the two fighting died in the distance.
"What do we do now?" Mitsui asked.
"We should give him a chance…" Ayako said "Maybe Sakuragi is right."
"Yeah, but keep an eye on him…"
"Yes, sir."
"I'll go talking to the other teams." Akagi said, before living.
"It's late, you should go to bed." Yohei told Haruko.
"Aha…"
"TADAAA!! This is my room!!" Sakuragi exclaimed, entering the room.
Actually it was a mess. Papers, comics and other things on the dirty floor, clothes everywhere, the two beds literally covered with stuff and trash.
"The jail was better than this."
"Are you implying that my room isn't livable?!"
"I'm not implying."
"Good."
"I'm saying it."
"WHAT??!"
"How am I supposed to sleep on that bed?"
"Just clean it!"
"I'm the guest here, you do it."
"I don't do anything for a fox like you!"
"Strange… I thought that you just saved my life and defend me in front of them…"
Sakuragi just glared at him but the raven-haired boy didn't seem to notice. He just went towards the bed, laid on it (well he laid on the stuff that was on the bed… same thing, right?) and… fell asleep!!
Sakuragi blinked and his jaw dropped.
I can't believe it!! How in the does he manage to sleep everywhere??
"Rukawa came back?!" Uozumi exclaimed.
"And you let him…" Maki added.
"Yeah… It seems that the whole traitor thing was made up…" Akagi said.
He and the two other captains were alone in the Conference Room.
"What do you mean?" Maki asked, frowing.
"Well… Rukawa didn't betray anyone, they just made us believe that…"
"For what purpose?"
"That I don't know." Akagi said, sighing.
"But I do." Maki simply stated.
"You do?"
"Yes. Do you remember that American guy, Jack McHeggins? The one who gave us all the weapons and such things…"
"Yes."
"Well, it seems he's Rukawa's father…"
Akagi cursed.
"So… If the son would accused of betrayal…"
"The father shouldn't be trusted, too…"
"Right. So we quitted with him."
"Shit."
"What has changed during my absence?"
Rukawa's question caught Sakuragi by surprise. He didn't expect the input for a conversation from the silent kitsune-boy.
"Well… As you know Micchy came back…"
"I mean about other teams…"
"Oh, well… Kainan has a newcomer… Kiyota Nobunaga, the wild monkey… He's an egocentric, loud-mouthed, little bastard!!"
"Pretty much like you."
"KITSUNE!!"
"Umpfh… Go on."
"And then in Ryonan… that Sendoh…"
"Sendoh is a hentai!!!"
"So he made the moves on you, too?"
"Yes." Rukawa snorted "Why?"
"He's hit on me, Mitchy, the wild monkey, hell!! Even Kogure!!"
"They all kicked him in the ass, I hope."
"Don't know 'bout the others, but I did!" Hanamichi laughed. Even Rukawa smiled.
"Hey! Wasn't that a smile?!" Sakuragi exclaimed.
"No."
"Why are you hiding it? There's no shame in smiling!!"
"I said I didn't smile!!"
"You did!"
"Did not."
"Did to."
"Did NOT."
"Hey!! You two!! Stop that!!" Mitsui yelled from the other room "We're trying to sleep here!!"
"We?" Sakuragi asked, innocently.
"Er… Well… I mean…"
"Don't worry!! Hanamichi reassured him "The whole base know that you and Megane-kun are together!!"
"AGH!! WHAT??!" came Mitsui's voice.
Sakuragi laughed heartily and Rukawa smiled for the second time.
"Hey!! You did smile a moment ago!!"
Rukawa shook his head.
"I said you did!!" Sakuragi yelled, launching himself at Rukawa and knocking them both on the floor.
"How dare you to contradict the Tensai?!"
"I don't see any Tensai, 'round here."
"Grrrr… KITSUNE!!!"
There was some struggling and kicking and punching but they ended in the same position they'd started: Hanamichi sitting on Rukawa's stomach, pinning his wrist to the floor.
"And now?" Rukawa asked, panting a bit.
"And now… Smile."
"What?"
"Smile."
"Sakuragi got his face closer to Rukawa's, their noses almost touching.
"For me. Now."
"Why should I smile for you?"
"I saved your life. Smile."
Rukawa was about to say something when the door burst open.
"What have you SAID??!!" Mitsui exclaimed. He had to get past Kogure who was saying him not to get angry, but in the end he'd managed to get to the red-head's room.
And now he wished he'd have been everywhere in the world but there.
"Erm… sorry guys… Talk to you later…"
He closed the door with a loud bang and ran to his room.
Well, to his and Kogure's room.
"You're heavy. Get off, do'aho."
"No."
Rukawa looked questioningly at him.
"I think…"
"Don't worry. It happens."
Sakuragi smiled "I think I'm going to kiss you…" he sighed "And you? What are you going to do?"
Rukawa brought his hands to caress Hanamichi's back.
"I think I'm going to let you do that…" he closed his eyes.
"Good, then…"
