1Chapter Four: First Mission
The night passed in what seemed like minutes. It wasn't before long that the alarm clock in Rikuo's room had gone off with its awful wake up call. Rikuo ignored it after having no sleep any that night so that he may watch over Kazahaya if he needed anything. Kazahaya on the other hand–slept peacefully without disturbance or restlessness. As soon as the alarm clock finished up the last long ding, the empath's eyes flickered aimlessly open. His spine was racked up with shivers as he felt warm yet small puffs of hot air being blown onto the nape of his neck. His hackles stood straight up. Kazahaya struggled within the tight hold from the arms.
"Go back to sleep . . . " he heard Rikuo's voice call out from behind him followed by a gentle tug from the arm around his stomach. It drew him back to the sheets.
"But we've got to open the shop." Kazahaya protested quickly. He crawled out from the tight ring around his waist. He grabbed up Rikuo's hand into his smaller one and started to tug at him, attempting to pull him from bed. "Get up you grown whale!"
"I gave up sleep for you . . . " the psychic clenched his hand tightly in his own and tangled their fingers together. He forcefully jerked him down to the bed next to him. It shook a few times and tried to get readjusted to both their weights. He wrestled Kazahaya in the bed and tangled him in the sheets, wanting his warm body back next to him. In the end, it was Rikuo who had won because he out did the smaller Kazahaya in everything. "You give up work time for me."
"Ugh! Get off. You're heavy!" Kazahaya said, trying to push Rikuo's body off of his own. He failed in the process.
"Really?" Rikuo just chortled and made himself comfy. He rested his head on Kazahaya's chest and made a sigh of satisfaction. "Cause your as light as a pillow."
A light shade of red blush coated his cheeks. He threw his head back against the pillow behind him with a small pout.
"We have a mission-oh!" Kakei spoke in a normal voice that grew startled by the site of the two boys, one on top of the other.
"This isn't what it looks like!" the bottom boy quickly shouted. He knew exactly what was going through Kakei's mind at the moment and it wasn't what he wanted.
"Is it not?" a small laugh escaped his slim lips. "Well, once you two are finished, I have an assignment for the both of you so come on down in the office."
"He's never gonna wake up! Could you get him off of me?"
"Ta-ta!" Kakei said in a teasing tone that made Kazahaya angry. He walked out with Saiga lingering at the door waiting for him.
"Are they getting it on?" he asked. He covered his mouth and held in a laugh. Before long, he made a noise that sounded like he was giving his skin a raspberry then came an outburst of laughs.
"Kudo-kun said they weren't." He gave an angelic smile to him as he strode down the open halls. "Obviously out minds work in a different gutter."
Hours passed by and so did the feeling of Kazahaya's small body. The weight was pressured down on him and caused him to be numb all over. The time hit noon and Kazahaya was ready for him to get up. "Wake up, you sleeping fuggly." The boy growled and tugged hard at a shock of his hair.
"Uhnn . . . " the larger boy said with a groan of aggravation. He wanted to sleep forever on this body. But the time had come for him to get up and let him free until next time. He tiredly crept off of him and helped his numb body up.
"I can't feel any of me!" Kazahaya shouted in a startled tone. He poked at his stomach and felt tingles gather there then fade back into his skin. His legs seemed to be the only able body part that he could use.
"Walk it off." Was Rikuo's advice to releasing the numbness. He got behind Kazahaya and started to push his small body along. He guided him down the hall, down the stairs, and into the office. The giant hands pushed him on the couch where he could sit. He sat next close next to him. A little too close in Kazahaya's opinion. Their hips grinded against each other every time either of them moved and he could feel every movement of his partner's leg if it moved at all.
"Well, well. I see you two are finally up and ready." Kakei said as he walked in. He held a manila folder tightly to his chest. "This is your mission." He opened up the little brown bag and pulled out two pictures. He held out the pictures and allowed each of them to take one. The first picture that Kazahaya took was of a man. He was very tall–about as tall as Rikuo and had long ebony hair that clashed with his piercing yellow and gleaming eyes. He wore a black trench coat that rippled at his feet. He also wore black and baggy jeans that draped slightly over his military like boots. His well built and battle scared chest was covered with nothing. "This man's name is Leon Nokuro. He possesses a netherworld item called the Pendant of the Grave." He nodded over to Rikuo's picture that held a ghostly black pendant with a blood red amulet in the middle. "It allows him to take a soul as long as the soul is weak to make himself stronger as well as bring the dead back to life. He's very deadly and is up for killing anyone at anytime he desirers. I've text the places where you'll find the man at the times of day to your cell phones. You can leave right now if you two like." Kakei said before standing up. "And Rikuo–please don't be too hard on him. This is his first mission and he's new with this and his powers."
Rikuo flashed a teasing grin Kazahaya's way. It made the empath feel a little nervous. "Should we be going?" he asked and stood from the cushions of the couch. Kazahaya nodded and followed him out.
"Let's see now . . . " Kazahaya said in a curious voice. "Where's our little friend at?" his hand reached back in his butt pocket to pull out his Cricket cell phone. "Right now he's at the Hugostan Diner."
"That's not to far from here. C'mon." Kazahaya's partner said and started to walk faster. That quick walk crescendoed into a run that was too hard to keep up with for Kazahaya. Rikuo came to a stop in front of a japanese-built diner. The two of them collided on contact just as soon as he stopped.
"There he is!" Kazahaya shouted and pointed to the man paying at the front desk. He quickly dashed forward to run in and grab him but ended up ramming him hard on in the chest. He staggered back and tried grabbing onto something before falling and ended up toppling over with the man falling on top of him. The so-called Pendant of the Grave hung limp around his neck.
"What the Hell?" Leon shouted in a surprised way as he stumbled on top of the boy. "Why you little gripe!" he raised his hand to punch Kazahaya's face into the ground but quickly declined against punching that pretty face of his. He took back his words at the site of his face, unable to resist it. "Oh . . . " he said in an interested manor. "What a pretty boy you are . . . " Leon whispered to him and touched his cheek lightly with his fingertips. He was acting as though Kazahaya was a fragile doll.
Kudo sat still. He wanted to move but for some reason he couldn't. It was as if his entire form was paralyzed from head to toe. He kept his mouth shut and tongue quiet. His eyes darted toward Rikuo and begged him desperately for help. When he heard Rikuo make a jesting laugh, he nearly froze. That was a sign that he wasn't going to help him in whatever way he could. His eyes shot back to the main target who was still studying his face with the precisest of eyes.
"You know, I enjoy pretty boys like you. They're so fun to look at." Leon said in an almost singsong voice. He traced out the arch on Kudo's nose with his index finger.
What the Hell am I supposed to say to that? He asked in the back of his mind. "Really now?" a jitter laugh moved from his lips.
"Why wouldn't they? Mind if I take you out for something?" he teasingly flicked his nose over the empath's.
"Maybe later. I'm busy at the moment." he felt the paralyzation ware off quickly after he spoke. He sat up and Leon moved off of him.
"Well then if you change your mind, just let me now. I'll be happy enough to take you out." The medium took out a piece of blank white paper and a pen then wrote down his address. "Come over any time." He winked and watched Kazahaya's hand take it. "My name's Leon by the way."
"My name's Kazahaya." He whispered and held out his hand for a shake. It was only polite. Leon took it and shook at it for the longest moment before letting him go. Ready to kill me at any moment, huh? Kakei was so wrong about this guy.
"So long for now and until we meet again." Leon called in a vouching voice. His eyes tracked him as he walked to the taller man then walk off in the opposite direction with him. He suddenly became aware of the other man in Kazahaya's life and this angered him. He would somehow have to get rid of him and he knew the perfect way how.
