Chapter 4

"How can one man piss off this many people" Asami says as he looks at all of the people that the elder Oumi had ever double crossed or killed and lied about. "Akihito's dad sure is good at what he does."

"Yes, uncle is the best at what he does, but he is also the best at getting into trouble" Ranmaru says as he remembers all of the things that Akihito has ever told him about his father.

"And it's not just the illegal work but also the legal work" Kirishima says as looks over the stack of papers.

"We only have about 5 weeks to figure this out so that we can stop this before the wedding date" Ranmaru says as he looks at Asami. "No offence but my type is tall blonde and Italian"

"Italian" Asami says only just hearing about this. "Does he know about all of this"

"He was the one to tell me to do something about it" Ranmaru says as he remembers their conversation.


Right after Ranmaru found the real will along with the remote manual, he had to tell someone but after finding that he didn't trust anyone in the house. So, he took a little vacation on The Costa Alista, or Al's ship as he calls it. He needed time to think about what he was going to do about what he found, and how he was going to handle it.

As soon as his lover Al saw him he knew immediately that there was something wrong with his lover. Al didn't leave him alone until he finally told him about what he found.

"Mio Amore, this is your cousin's life that we are talking about you are going to have to do something about it" says Al as he looks at his lover in the eyes.

"I know but this is my father that we are talking about" Ranmaru says as he looks away.

"Yes, his is your father but he was also the one that has put your cousin, your innocent cousin through a lot. You owe it to him to do something about this and make sure that your father does not ruin his future"

"Your right I don't know what I was thinking, Aki does not deserve this not after everything he went through" Ranmaru says as he gives Al a kiss. "Grandfather loved us both, but I pushed him away because I followed father and let him teach me about being the head of the group. I was jealous of Aki because he got to play and just have fun, but it was my fault for believing father"

"Don't be so hard to yourself amore, you were just a kid and wanted to have fun that is normal" says Al. "It's normal for a son to please their fathers"

"Yes, and I was all to eager to please him" Ranmaru says "At first, I couldn't get alone with Aki, but then I couldn't leave Aki alone. He was always to innocent looking and it made me want to protect him. Then when I found out that he was like me, able to have children I felt like I had gain a best friend. But then after his accident he left and never came back and now I know why, it was because my father. He drove Aki away after our grandfather died how could I have not seen it"

"You had just lost you grandfather and lost your cousin at the same time amore, there was nothing that you could have done that would have changed anything" Al says as he consoles his lover.

"How did I get so lucky to get someone like you" Ranmaru says as he hugs his Italian lover.

"That's my line" Al says as he pulls away to look at him. "I know that we have been at this for about a year but after all of this is done let's get married"

"W-what" Ranmaru stutters.

"Yes, I want to spend more time with you than just a few days a month every other month" Al says as he gets something out of his pant pocket. "I know that you won't be able to wear it until this is all over, but I still want you to have it as a reminder"

Al takes out the ring from the box and places it on his loves ring finger. The ring was not overly feminine or masculine it was in between not to thick or thine of a band. Dead center of the band had a gem that looked like a tiger's eye.

"H-how….I-it's….How long have you had it" Ramnaru says as he finally says what he was thinking.

Al chuckled before answering "Right after we meet I got it on whim, not knowing or caring if I ever saw you again. But all I did know was that this ring reminded me of you."

"So sure, of yourself huh" Ranmaru says as Al puts the ring on him.

"Well you were just married when we first meet" Al says as he reminds Ranmaru of his first marriage.

"Don't remind me of her, I'm just glad that I'm not married to her any more. Letting me divorce her was the best thing that my father has ever let me do" Ranmaru says as he looks at his lover now fiancé.

"Yes, I think that I just think him as well" Al jokes.

"Even if I am able to give birth, I doubt that my father would have ever let me marry another man" Ranmaru says as he kisses Al.

"I can't wait until I can call you my husband, or until we can have little ones" Al says as he puts a hand on his fiancé's flat stomach.

"When that day comes I hope that they take after you" Ranmaru says as he puts his hand over Al's.

"What, no they would be perfect if they looked more like you" Al says "I want the little ones to look like you mio amore"

"I can make any promises" Ranmaru says as he sighs into his Italian fiancé's arms.


"After all this is over Al and I are planning on getting married" Ranmaru says as Asami and his assistances look at him. "And we have only been together for a year, so what's your excuse"

"I have none your cousin is stubborn" Asami says as Ranmaru understood what he was saying.

"Well, when this is all over and after we are done apologizing to him. Propose to him but do it right, I bet that is what's holding him back. He needs to see that you are willing to make an effort for his sake, it's like you have said he is stubborn and if he sees that you are trying then he will too."

"I will take that into consideration" Asami says as he looks at the Yukata clad man.

"Excuse me I have a call to make" Kirishima says as he leaves the office.

After he had learned the truth about Akihito's health he had been meaning to make this call.

"Hello"

"Mr. Takaba this is Kirishima one of Asami's assistance"

"The one with the glasses"

"Yes, I'm calling because Asami has had someone looking after Akihito to make sure that Oumi's men don't harm him. But I found out about his condition"

"Does your boss know about this" Akihito's dad says over the line with a sigh.

"No, with everything that is going on I figured that this would just add on more stress. I mean the child is Asami's right"

"Yes, from what I know"

"I would like to offer our help for anything that Akihito may need for the child"

"Ryuhei, the baby, his name is Ryuhei. We don't need any help but thank you for the offer" Akihito's father said as they hung up the phone.

When his boss finds out about this, about his son he will be happy. Kirishima knew his friend better then anyone else well with the exception of Souh and Kuroda Shinji. Now that he thought of it he would have to call the lawyer to include the child into Asami's will. Asami always makes sure that the most important people in his life were in his will if anything were to happen to him they would be fine. And he knew that if he had known about the child then he would have already updated his will.

"Who was that on the phone dad" Akihito says as he enters the kitchen.

"An old friend, so what's the latest craving this time" his dad says knowing that that's the only reason that he would go to the kitchen at this time of night.

"This little boy hasn't let me have anything sweet after he let himself be known, all I want is something bitter. I blame his father" Akihito says as he touches his ever-growing belly. But the thought of his older ex-lover made him a bit sad.

"Picky before he is even born" his dad joked. "By the way have you heard anything from your favor"

"I have actually, so their wedding is in a few weeks from now Ranmaru is going to wear a traditional Yukata, unlike his first wedding" Akihito says as he eats an orange that was not as sweet as it should be. "Other than that, he was unable to get any more info, I do have one more, but I would rather not use it"

Akihito's other source was Fei-Long but if he had to ask for his help then he would also have to tell him about his condition. And that would give him something over Asami, and as much as he didn't get along with Asami at the moment he wouldn't do that to him. To think that after everything that they have ever gone through he would rather be kidnapped than for Asami to marry his cousin.

"Well I got something back from my source" his dad says as he got Akihito's attention. "As it turns out this was all an arrangement between that Oumi asshole and Asami's grandfather. Apparently Asami's grandfather has become impatient and has taken things into his own hands."

"Impatient how" Akihito says.

"Well the fact that his only grandchild and heir has not yet settled down and has had a few kids might do it" his dad says as he looks at his sons growing stomach.

"So, this was my fault" Akihito says as he knew that Asami had been trying to get him to marry the older man. But the way that his ex-lover would go about and say it was not the way he wanted it to go.

"No, this is not your fault and you know it. Look at you, you were able to conceive even after you were told that you would never be able to. Asami too, he should have stood his ground if he was in a serious relationship with you, so don't ever say that this was your fault" his dad says as he pulls Akihito into his arms as best as he could with Ryuhei in between them.

"Your right I don't know what came over me, I guess it's the hormones" Akihito says.

"Your mother would have been proud of you" his dad says as he makes Akihito smile.

"I miss her, I wish she was here to help me through this" Akihito says as he looks up as to hold his tears.

"I do too, every day of my life. But Akihito she is a part of you as much as I am so that's how I know that you will be fine" his dad reassures him. "We will get through this I promise you that this time I won't leave you"

"I don't blame you for leaving me with grandfather, at the time I didn't but I do now" Akihito says as he looks at his dad in the eyes. "After he passed away I kept wondering why you never showed up to get me, and when you finally did call me I didn't need your help anymore"

"I know and there isn't anything that I could say to make that any better, I could say that it was because of your mother still but it wasn't" his dad says to him. "have I ever told you of how your mother and I met"

"Yeah, you said that you caught her in your viewfinder" Akihito says confused.

"Yes, I did but that was not the complete story" Akihito's dad says as he sighs. "My grandfather at the time when he was still alive, was actually training my uncle to become the head of the Spanish Mafia. I was told to spy on them when ever they got into town, and that is where I saw your mother"

"So, mom was a job right" Akihito says as he starts to connect the dots.

"Yes, I was told to keep a watch on her by the family" his dad says as he looks over to a picture of his wife. "She would always try to out run me, just to get some time alone. That is something that you got from her"

They both chuckled at that.

"I took a liking to her right away, her not at first. It took a lot for me to impress her, but I think what finally got her was when I rescued her from one of our rivals. They thought that if they took her and killed her then they would create a war between us and the Yakuza. Luckily for everyone I found her before they could do anything first. After that day she became more attached to me, at first, I thought it was because of what had happened. But that was not the case she was starting to accept me."

"How long did this last" Akihito asks his dad.

"Well we started to see each other in secret after that and by the time almost a year went by she got pregnant with you. So, we knew that our peaceful days together were over. I was already planning to get out of the family business before we found out about you but knowing about you just made me leave even faster. Her father was not happy, and you can only imagine her brother, who already hated me. So, when he learned about it he attacked my father."

"The heads brother right" Akihito says as he remembers what he was always told.

"Yes, but the only solution to make sure that the ties were not broken was for them to hand over their daughter. A few days later we got married, not the way we would have wanted it but at least we had each other. To my surprise they even aloud us to leave both groups, I took up my camera and started to hunt down criminals. Well the rivaling groups at least."

"So, then what does that make me" Akihito says as he tries to figure this all out.

"This makes you a child born of two powerful illegal businesses, and Ryuhei even more than you" his dad says as he looks at his son's swollen belly.

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