Title: To Find the Finder
Chapter: 8 Asami and Akihito
Author:Windying
Notes: This chapter might not be very long due to the fact that it's on a dream state that a certain young photographer dreamed (or not) about.
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Akihito was dreaming a very pleasant dream. Why? He didn't know why. With who? He didn't know either. So why is he happy? His mood was just...happy. Yep, just happy. Akihito looked around his surroundings and noticed that there was nothing but white and a vast of space around him. Strangely, Akihito didn't mind it one bit. He liked it here for some reason. He liked it when a gust of warm air brushed his cheek, even if he had no clue where the wind came from. He liked it here. He could smell his surroundings; it smelled of earth and spices and flowers and something very erotic and hot. What was the hot thing? He didn't know but knew that whatever it was, he would like it very much.
His surrounding was very warm and pleasant. Not hot, just warm... like in his heart. Something was brushing his cheeks, making Akihito feel ticklish all over his body. But he didn't hate it. Just the opposite, he didn't want it to stop caressing his cheeks. Something wasn't right. Akihito could feel that something wasn't right. Suddenly, Akihito felt very pissed off, why? He didn't know why. He felt like someone or something was coming very close and he didn't like the idea of whatever it was trying to convey... he didn't know why he thought like this either.
Akihito could tell that he's sleeping. Sometimes he could tell dreams from reality and he could tell that he's sleeping sometimes. Well, most of the time. And then, he felt like his head was very heavy, like his hair was very long. He needed something to stop. But what? He didn't know. His hair roots felt like it was trickling... His eyes hurt, like something was burning it. He started to feel like something was missing from his warm surrounding. But what? He didn't know. And how? It didn't show. Akihito suddenly felt very sad, like something or someone was moving away from him. It made his heart clench tightly as he felt that it was getting hard to breathe. Then the air was warm again. Just warm, making his heart cry out in happiness. It was like something or someone is close by; he could feel their presence. He could tell that his friends were nearby... no, there's someone else there.
Someone large and huge and smelt... strongly… of... spice... not the spice that you use in food, like spice from fields of flowers and from earth's very core of hotness. The warm and very pleasant smell was making Akihito dizzy with happiness. He knew this smell. But weird, he'd never smelt it before. Then something warm touched his face, almost making him groan out loud. He decided that he liked the thing touching his cheeks. But then suddenly, something was very unpleasant... something or another was making Akihito very pissed off again. Except that this time, he was royally pissed off.
There wasn't much that can piss off Akihito, like when someone touches his camera, or someone who is talking about him behind his back, or when he didn't get the photos that he wanted, or when he knows that someone or something is threatening him. And he was especially pissed off when he felt restricted, when he felt that his freedom was being stolen. Akihito absolutely hated it when someone tried to control him. He wasn't a pet or an animal. He wasn't some toy to play with either. He very much hated the idea that someone might be thinking of turning him into something that isn't pleasant for him at all. He did not like to be controlled. He liked his freedom and his camera and the feeling that's present during one of his photographing chases, not the feeling that some damn chains were going to tie him to a chair.
The idea of not having freedom was making Akihito very pissed off, so much that he didn't notice his surroundings changing. The whiteness and warmth were gone. Nothing. There wasn't anything to see or feel. Just the darkness surrounding him, the presences of his two best friends and four other large and unfamiliar presences. He didn't like one of the presence, the largest one, that is. He could feel that the large presence was very much like a beast. Raw and rough and... for some reason... very erotic? Akihito was getting pissed off from his own thoughts. Somehow, he knew that he wasn't going to be happy with the situation that he would find himself in somehow.
Trying to make out the presences, He tried to open his eyes, only to notice that he had his eyes closed the whole time. Opening them was hard, the hardest that he ever felt, like someone was making or shutting his eyes close, not letting him open them. That idea was starting to piss off Akihito. He snapped at the force that's holding his eyes close. How? He didn't know how... he just did it, knowing that he could do it. Opening his eyes, the lights shone into his eyes, hurting them. Shutting it and then opening it again... he could make out his friends face... faces of worry and relief. Why? He didn't remember why. The last thing that he remembered was the scream of his friends in his bathroom. And then everything went dark and the next thing he noticed is the whiteness surrounding him in what felt like seconds ago.
Now that you mention it, why did Kou and Takato scream again? Akihito asked himself as he came to reality.
"Aki-chan! You're okay! See, I told you so," Kou exaggerated. As both Kou and Takato went to the bed, Akihito noticed that he's in the hospital, after all, it was not the first time that he's in a hospital. As his friends smiled and nearly cried at his awakening, Akihito decided that enough was enough.
"Enough, guys! What happened? How long was I unconscious?" Akihito asked his friends, trying to set in the facts. He's pretty sure it wasn't that long, after all, this was Akihito Takaba that they were talking about. He can not stay in bed for long, not when it's weekdays and especially not when there's school to attend.
"Not long actually. When you passed out, it was four-thirty and when we got you to the hospital, it was almost five. So you have only been out of it for four hours. And it seems like you don't have a fever anymore" Kou stated as he felt Akihito's forehead.
"I have a fever? How high was it this time?" Akihito asked carefully, knowing full well of how high his temperature could reach before he's in a critical situation.
"Not as high as usual. But for some reason, it just got higher and higher as time passed by. It was making us panic. It reached forty-two degree celsius. It wasn't as high as usual but...Aki what did you do that made you have a fever this time huh?" Takato stated as he asked Akihito carefully. Knowing their friend, it could be anything, especially when he's an unpredictable trouble maniac.
"Huh? What did I do? Hmm... I don't remember anything that caused it beside you-know-what this morning and afternoon. Besides then... oh yeah... I sort of got hit in the head before I got home. But it wasn't strong enough to knock me out or anything. Besides that, I don't know what else could have caused it...hmm...what was it that could have caused it?" Akihito told his friends and worried about whatever it was that caused his headache that afternoon.
As Asami looked at the situation, he can not believe that he was ignored. It was like the younger man didn't even know that he's there in the room. Somehow, that did not make him happy at all. Just the opposite, he wanted the young man to look at him. Smirking at the thoughts, he decided to get the younger man's attention. Clearing his throat rather strongly, surprising everyone in the room, especially Kirishima and Suoh, Akihito turned his head to the sound.
What the hell? Who's he? And why is he here? Huh? That big dude looks familiar. Akihito thoughts as he look at the man in suit and then at the two other men behind him. He had to admit it, the man was...breathtaking... and looked... like he was straight out of a fairy tale, a knight from hell, that is. But the man behind him looked strangely familiar. As Akihito's attention shifted from one man to another, he noticed that something white was on the floor. Blinking a couple of times to get what it was, Akihito gasped.
"Oh my gosh! What's the doctor doing on the floor?!" Akihito asked in surprise as he looked at the man beside the hell-look-as-gorgeous-man's feet.
At Akihito's words, Asami shifted his eyebrows to his feet and noticed that the doctor was still unconscious. Clearing his throat, he signaled for Kirishima to wake up that damn doctor who somehow got Akihito's attention. Asami was not happy when Akihito didn't even lift one eyebrow at him. After all, he's a goddamn hell lord who happened to be the most gorgeous man in hell. Not one woman could stay still at his presence, which caused more trouble than necessary but he was more than happy at the attention. So, who was this brat who didn't even lift one eye at him? It was making him pissed off, not that he'll ever admitted it.
"Ah, Thank you for the trouble, Kirishima-san" the doctor, who got woke up, thanked the man in the suit as he's being held to his feet.
As the doctor got to his feet, Akihito let out a breath he didn't know he was holding. As the doctor stood up straight, Akihito noticed that the doctor only reached the gorgeous-as-hell man's shoulder. Now that he looked at him carefully, the man was tall and huge... and built. Akihito can tell from the way that he's dressed. A three piece suite. Not just any suite, but he's pretty sure that the brand was expensive as hell. He had to know for his position as a photographer, not that he got any experience shooting anyone in that type of expensive suit. This was an Avant that the man was wearing after all.
Noticing that the young man was checking him out, Asami almost smirked. Just before he can do or say anything. The young man was gasping out loud as he shouted at Suoh already.
"Suoh-san?!" Akihito finally noticed that the man behind the gorgeous-as-hell man is Suoh Kei. His uncle-like-relative. It had been seven years since they've seen each other. The last time was at his parents' funeral, which doesn't bring back good memories. The man still looked exactly the same, which wasn't a surprise considering what he was.
As Akihito called out his name, Suoh was very surprised. It seemed like the boy still remembered him. For some reason, he felt that the air from his boss's back was colored pitched black, which confused him because he didn't do anything yet.
Looking at the direction that Akihito is looking at, Kou and Takato was very surprised that Akihito remembered Suoh. After all, when Akihito and Suoh met, it was during a depressing moment. Back then Akihito was a mess. Anyone would be after experiencing what Akihito experienced, and to be the only survivor of that accident. It was a miracle that Akihito can still smile and not be paranoid. After all, Akihito was just a human, or at least that's what they thought before the doctor told them that.
Suoh didn't say anything because he felt that if he responded to Akihito, for whatever reason, his boss was going to be very pissed off.
It seemed like Asami knew what his bodyguard was thinking at the moment and signaled for him to talk, which surprised Suoh. The sight of the surprised bodyguard was very amusing if not for the fact that a certain young man, again, choose to ignore him.
"Hi, Takaba-kun. How are you?" Suoh carefully asked, afraid that if he said the wrong thing, his boss was going to have his head.
"Suoh-san, what are you doing here?" Akihito asked suspiciously.
"I met with these two young man here when they carried you to this hospital. Right outside actually," Suoh answer as he nodded to Kou and Takato while silently adding and you almost killed me along the way. Kou and Takato smiled at Akihito and nodded happily as they turned to Suoh and made a 'Don't you dare talk about what happen outside' look at Suoh, causing sweat to form on his forehead.
After all, Suoh knew that the two boys are karate maniacs. He didn't want to fight them unless necessary, especially because they were from the Dragon Clan. But not Takaba Akihito. At least he thought so until a couple minutes ago. From the Dragon Clan or not, Takaba Akihito was not someone that he wanted to fight with. If he had to choose between his boss and Takaba, of course he would choose Takaba but then again, fighting either of the two was a suicidal choice.
"Suoh-san, that wasn't my question. I asked what are you doing here in my room?" Akihito asked cautiously as he felt that Suoh was hiding something along with his two best friends. They were hiding something from him and he didn't like it.
"I'm here with my boss for business when Kou and Takato were carrying you outside and we sort of bumped into each other. So, I was worried about your condition after Kou and Takato said that you fainted, and I was waiting for you to regain consciousness here with Kou and Takato," Suoh explained carefully for Akihito. Asami was listening to the conversation and he wasn't happy that Suoh was so careful at this young boy. It was like he was almost as careful as he is to Asami, which caused both curiosity and amusement. He was curious as to why Suoh was so cautious around Akihito, but he was more amused at Suoh's tone for the young man. It was like something was pressuring the bodyguard. Asami smirked at the thoughts.
"Fine. I understand why you are here. But, who the hell are they and what are they doing here?" Akihito asked coldly as he referencing to Asami and Kirishima. Kou and Takato sweatdropped when Akihito asked that question. After all, Akihito was the one not wanting to let go of the older man. And it seemed like they knew each other from the earlier actions that Akihito conducted to the older man.
At that coldly tone question, Asami snapped madly. After all, it was the younger man that had grabbed his jacket and refused to let go just a couple of minutes ago. And now that he's conscious, he was being a brat! He would not tolerate it anymore!
But before Asami could say anything, a gunshot was heard in the distance followed by screams of girls and footsteps. Asami snapped his attention to the sound while Akihito jerk in surprised. Kou and Takato immediately went into a fighting stance, trying to protect their friend. Kirishima and Suoh already had their guns out. The doctor who was just standing there was now a pale white as he turned his head to the sound of the gunshot and the screaming.
In the next minute, everything was as quiet as a graveyard. Nothing could be heard, not the gunshot, not the screams, not the footsteps and not even a breath could be heard. Akihito was getting out of bed as he stretched his muscle and ready to fight. Noticing this, Kou grabbed his clothes on the counter and give it to Akihito. Akihito changed in silence, only the sound of clothes can be heard while everyone else's attention was at the door. Hearing the sound of clothes rustling together, Asami turned his head to the sound and noticed that Akihito was changing quietly.
Asami raised his eyebrows at the young man, in amusement and amazement that the young man was still calm, which is good. And then he noticed the young boy's body. Around his waist was a scar in a shape of what look like thunder and moon together. Before Asami could take a good look, Akihito already finished changing. As Akihito turned to face the door, he noticed that Asami was looking at him. Akihito blushed bright red right on the spot as he faced Asami, both feeling their heartbeat quickening as Asami stared at Akihito.
Before either of them could voice out what they wanted to say, a gunshot was heard again in the distance as another scream followed along with a hollow cry.
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OKAY, THAT'S THIS CHAPTER. I thought that was going to be short but guess not. Comments and reviews are welcome. So, please tell me what I should work on next? I need ideas and counter argument for the next chapter.
Note: thanks my new beta for checking this chapter. Arigatou Gozaimashita!
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