Chapter 12 Strike 3…
Azumi sat in front her vanity brushing long blond hair in her hotel suite when a melodic voice lace with mock humor startled her.
"Well, well, well, what do we have here?"
Azumi turned to the intruder to see a beautiful girl who look to be in her late teens, dressed as a gothic Lolita sitting on a plush chair eight feet away that wasn't there before, chin resting on the palm of her hand with a condescending expression.
"How did you get in here, Azumi hiss with a glare standing up, and who are you?!"
"Calm yourself child, it's unbecoming for a Lady to behave in such manner, now sit and act accordingly" she reprimands in a bored tone.
"I'm older than you kid, how dare you order me; do you know who I am?" Azumi spat looming over the girl trying to intimidate her which didn't work.
"Careful, another voice warns suddenly with a sensual purr, we wouldn't want your reunion to end prematurely, right?"
Azumi turned her gaze behind at her vanity to see a dark hair beauty sat in the seat she occupied seconds ago, leg cross inspecting her nails, wearing a black dress that shifts as though caught in the wind along with flowing midnight dark hair. She looks otherworldly.
"Have we met before, the model knew that woman wasn't there a second ago, I would have remembered meeting someone like you" she glances between the two getting unease.
"Of course, you wouldn't, the woman stood then glide over, a sway to her hips, that's the point of being reborn" she moves to sit on the chair handle the teen occupied ignoring the backing away human.
"You're crazy, both of you, get out now before I have you thrown out!" the back of her legs hit the table she was aiming for with a secret compartment, concealing her gun.
"How amusing, all this talk and we haven't introduced ourselves, I am Eris, Goddess of strife and discord and this, she gestured to the silent teen, is Goddess Ate."
Azumi stared disbelievingly at both women and Eris smiles slyly.
"I never thought I would run into you ever again, Ate finally spoke, least of all in one of my domains and as a human, she chuckles darkly and stood her chair vanishes though Eris remain in a seated position, floating, but your personality remains the same" she slowly walks to the blond.
Azumi immediately scurry to get her weapon then whipped around grasping it with shaking hands aimed forward only to find the two women missing. Cautious she search the room then sighs in relief not finding anyone.
"Was I, hallucinating…, she ran manicure fingers through silk like strands, tsk, I need a strong drink" she places the custom pistol on the table top. Walking to the mini bar Azumi gasps stepping back in surprise bumping into Eris who suddenly appear before her.
"What are you planning to do with her, Ate?" Eris chuckles amuse.
Fear grips the blond feeling the other presence behind her, Azumi panic and made a run for the door but a wave of Ate's hand froze the model in place, half way there.
"Nothing, for now, twirling a pointed finger Ate forcibly turn the blond to her, floating inches from the floor immobilize, I've decided to leave her faith in her beloved's hands but after, her soul is mine, cat-like eyes flash red, know I'll be watching you Azumi-chan, she turns away, come Eris" taking two steps she vanishes in a swirl of black rose.
"Things are getting more exciting, Eris glance at the model who crumbled to the floor after Ate left, you my pet should count yourself lucky, tah" giggling she disperse into mist.
Azumi sat in a daze then blink confuse, "why…am I on the floor and why am I shaking?"
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"It seems I'll be paying a visit to the Goddess of Rebirth" Ate mused ominously sitting on Tokyo Tower highest ledge.
"While you do that, I have places to be, things to steal, empires to destroy, see you around, my lady" with a wave she vanished.
"Same old scheming Eris" Ate sigh exasperated.
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Akihito walk down the street from a photoshoot going to meet up with his friends when he felt a drop of water hit his face. He pauses then looks up into the dark sky as rain drizzle and thunder sound followed by a strike of lightening.
"You have got to be kidding me" he ran to find an ally away from prying eyes until he changes, luckily one was nearby. He ducks in just as it begins to pour.
A minute later a drench female walks out, her clothes a bit too big for her figure. A man dressed in a grey suite stood on the side walk waiting, holding an umbrella, a BMW parked behind him.
"Takaba-sama- "
"Don't say anything, she glares walks to him and he open the passenger door for her, just take me home" she orders once inside and he close the door. 'I'll just text Kou and make up some excuse.'
"Yes, Takaba-sama" he got in the front passenger seat and the driver speed off.
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Asami's in his office going over reports, rain pelting the glass behind him when Kirishima cell rings.
"Sir, he addresses his boss ending the call after a minute, Takaba-sama just arrive at Sion, he's at the bar."
Asami raise a brow in a 'and' manner.
"He's causing a commotion" he adjusts his glasses.
Placing down the documents he stood, "I'll go see what he's up to this time."
When they arrived at the bar, Asami sees his lover with longer hair seated, his back to them dressed in a solid black kimono with floral prints, a red obi tied around slender waist.
"Akihito?" he voiced unsure.
Asami watch the platinum blond turn his head, a sly smile on ruby lips.
"Though that is my name, he stood from his seat to face them, I'm not the one you know."
"What are you talking about, Akihito?" Asami frowns.
"While we do look alike, I'm not your Akihito, Asami watch him raise a sleeve covered hand shielding painted lips playing coy, I came here to find the woman whose aura lingers on you, Asami Ryuichi."
"Akihito-sama" a stoic voice spoke from behind Asami and his men stalling his retort.
"Haru-chan you finally arrived, Akihito spoke fondly, I think we should move to your office for further explanation."
Asami and his men watch the look-alike walk away, giggling amuse. Golden eyes narrow when the stoic red head male dressed in an expensive suit follow closely behind the blond. He and his men followed shortly after sharing a meaningful glance.
They entered the office seeing Akihito sitting on Asami's desk leg crossed exposing enticing thigh, the red head male standing off to the side, behind the blond, watching them like a guard dog.
"I believe introductions are in order, he leans back on his hands, uncross his leg switching to cross the other, that's Haruhito my precious boy, he tilts his head in Haru's direction, lightening flash outside the glass window, and I'm Akihito Takaba, nice to meet you" they watch the blond smirk eyes glowing ominously.
"Well of course that isn't my true name only one of the many I use in the mortal world" droplets of rain pelt the glass window softly in the background, 'I came all this way and she's playing hide and seek' the three human males watch the Akihito look-alike pouts, lean forward and rest an elbow on his cross thigh then rest his chin on the bent wrist the other hand slung across pale thigh, staring back at them with cat-like eyes the color of liquid gold.
"You don't have to introduce yourselves, he smile widely, as I'm sure you've realize I already know who you all are, hoping off the desk he walks the short distance to stand before Asami, truthfully I came here to meet you, he place delicate hands on Asami's abdomen then slowly ran them upwards, to see what the Asami Ryuichi of this world is like, if you're similar to my Ryu, he watch amuse as golden eyes widen slightly at the nick name while slender hands wraps around Asami's neck, so I think I'll stay with you for a while and we can get to know each other, four pair of eyes widen in surprise, you don't mind if I stay with you for a while right, Ryuichi?"
TBC…
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