Dangerous Love

Day Twenty-Three: Food


A middle aged woman with long, black hair pulled into a low ponytail sat at a long table. She held a baby in her arms, feeding him milk from a bottle. She moved her cobalt blue eyes to her other two sons, biting her bottom lip. She studied the two who were silently eating the food they were given before she turned her eyes to her own plate.

"What's wrong?" A man in a dark suit grunted.

She turned her head to look up at him, holding her baby closer to her. "Nothing..." The woman told him as she cast her eyes back to her untouched food. "I'm just not hungry."

"Now, now... The Boss needs you to eat." The man grinned.

His Japanese was crude and somewhat hard to understand, but the woman refused to listen to him. He glared at her from behind his darkened sunglasses. She avoided his heated stare, still chewing on the inside of her lip.

Her second oldest son glanced at her, his metallic blue eyes burning. She offered him a small smile. "Kazu, eat all your food." She told him, giving him a stern look. Kazuki rolled his eyes and continued to eat the bland food.

Next to Kazuki, was her third son, Yuuta. The four year old pushed the scrambled eggs around on his plate, taking amusement in the task. He had a smile of amusement on his face, which his mother was glad for.

The woman glanced at Haruto, a man who was close with her husband. He was unconscious, tied up to a chair. His shaggy orange hair hung over his face, hiding the many cuts and bruises the woman knew he had from the many beatings he got. She swallowed and decided to focus her attention back to her youngest son, Naoki. "Don't worry, Nao-chan," The woman whispered to her child, holding him protectively in her arms. "Daddy will save us."

xXx

Kasamatsu held onto the railing as he leaned over the edge of the boat, enjoying the breeze rifling through his hair. He took comfort in the smell of the ocean as they sailed away from the bay. The sun was high in the sky and the teen guessed it was sometime around noon, and the group had left in the early hours of dawn. In the distance, Kasamatsu could see a speck which must be the small island they were going to. The place where his family was being held.

The eighteen year old moved away from the edge of the boat and walked over to Luca who was at the bridge, steering the craft. He stopped next to the man and watched him turn the wheel as necessary. "You said you didn't want to get too close to the island, right?" He asked.

Luca nodded, his eyes fixated on the glittering ocean. "That's right. We don't to alert them of our presence." The Italian told the younger man. Kasamatsu nodded in understanding. Luca glanced at him for a brief moment, giving the teen a smile. "We'll have Kise wait with the boat until we're ready for pick-up."

Kasamatsu scratched his cheek, wondering how all this was going to go. "Okay," He said, unsure. "Wait, does that mean we're going to swim there or something?"

Luca smirked. "Exactly."

"Oh, great." Kasamatsu sighed.

"What?" Luca questioned. "You can swim, can't you?"

"Of course." Kasamatsu scoffed, as if the man had just asked a dumb question. "I can swim, I just... I don't want to mess this up." The teen whispered, staring at his shoes. He could feel Luca's eyes on him but the teen continued to avoid eye contact.

"We won't mess it up, Yukio. Don't worry." The brunette gave Kasamatsu a big smile in which the teen laughed. "What?" Luca gave him a small glare.

"You looked like a dork." Kasamatsu chuckled.

"Thanks." Luca replied sarcastically, a smile on his face.

The Italian shut off the engine as the boat slowed to a stop. Kasamatsu took in their surroundings which was mostly water. He could see the island better although they were not too far from it. After all, they still needed to swim there. Behind them, he could see the far-off buildings of Yokohama, the city where he lived. The city looked small from how far out they were and it almost made him laugh, for some reason. Kasamatsu shook his head and turned back to Luca.

The man was moving down the deck, stopping at the stairs which lead to the cabins below. Luca motioned for Kasamatsu to follow which the teen did. "You're going to need to change, the supplies are down there."

Kasamatsu nodded silently and followed the instructions to go into the cabin. The teen opened the door and saw Aomine, along with Kuroko, Kagami, and Kise all discussing what they were going to do. Aomine paused when he saw Kasamatsu, a small smile forming on his lips as he greeted the teen. "Hey,"

Kasamatsu faltered, his cheeks dusting pink. "H- Hey." He replied awkwardly, the memory of kissing the man last night suddenly flashing in his mind. He walked over to one of the cushioned benches and sat down, staring into one of the cardboard boxes. "What do I need to change into?" He asked, wanting to avoid looking at Aomine in fear of his heart beating crazily.

Kise, who was next to him, laughed. "A wet-suit, silly!" The blond grabbed the box and dug around until he pulled out a black and blue colored wet-suit. "We're already here, right?" Kise asked, glancing out one of the portholes.

"Yeah," Kasamatsu confirmed once he took the wet-suit from Kise. "Luca said to get ready." The teenager looked around the room and noticed that aside from a bathroom, there was not really any privacy. It was one big area for people to sit and relax during the boat ride, aside from the sundeck outside.

Kasamatsu made a beeline for the bathroom, wanting to change in there. He closed the door behind him and stripped of his clothes except for his underwear. He put the wet-suit on with slight difficulty but managed it in the end. Kasamatsu zipped it all the way up and stared at his reflection. He snorted in amusement, finding that he looked ridiculous.

Despite his feeling of looking so out of place, the noirette came out. The others were all in the wet-suits already, save for Kise who was going to be their get away driver. Luca was no where in sight so Kasamatsu assumed that he was following the necessary procedures on deck before he changed into his wet-suit.

"Are you ready for this?" Kagami asked, staring at everyone. Kuroko nodded as he toyed with his rebreather.

Next to Kagami, Aomine scoffed. "I was born ready." He smirked at the ruby eyed man. "But seriously, we got this." The blue haired man said, directing his gaze to Kasamatsu – as if he had sensed the teenager's doubts and worries from earlier. Kasamatsu swallowed the lump in his throat.

"I'm ready." The steel-blue eyed teen said, picking up one of the rebreathers.

Luca came down into the cabin and looked everyone over. He smiled. "We make a good team, I think."

"I'm just sad I can't be there for the action," Kise whined, plopping down on one of the cushioned benches. He crossed his arms and looked at Kuroko. "But I know Kurokocchi will do better in my place." The golden eyed man grinned.

Kuroko returned Kise's grin with a smile. "Of course, I'm not a shadow for nothing." The light blue haired man replied.

"Just let me get changed." Luca said as he undid the buttons on his white dress shirt. He pulled it off and tossed it in the corner of the room, doing the same with his pants. Kasamatsu turned away, instead staring out one of the portholes. He stared into the water, seeing streaks of sunlight dancing around.

When Luca was ready, the five of them exited the cabin and went to the sundeck where there was a small area for diving. Kasamatsu hopped down and squeezed the rebreather in his hands, his nerves getting the better of him yet again. The teenager took a calming breath and instead focused on how happy he will be when his mother and brothers are safe and sound on board.

Kasamatsu put his rebreather on and waited for the others. He stared at the glittering water, wondering how long it would take to swim to the nearby island. There was also the question of whether or not his mother knew of his father's death lurked in the back of his mind but he pushed those thoughts aside.

"Okay, just follow me to the island. Once we get there, we'll split up like we discussed and our plan will be underway." Luca explained, looking at each of them. "Here we go." The chocolate brunette said before he put his rebreather on.

Aomine tossed the water-proof duffle bag into the water as Luca jumped in. The others followed suit and Kasamatsu was left standing there. The raven head pulled his bulky goggles over his eyes and jumped into the water. It swallowed him whole and was cold and although the wet-suit helped a bunch, the teen still got goosebumps from the chill.

Kasamatsu swam after the others, venturing deeper into the water. It was both beautiful and terrifying, Kasamatsu thought. The teen never went diving before. At most, he swam at a public pool and never ventured too far into the water when he was at the beach.

xXx

After a short period of swimming, Kasamatsu was glad that he was athletic because his limbs were beginning to ache. The group finally reached the small island and they managed to crawl onto the sandy beach unnoticed.

Kasamatsu rested on his knees, pulling the goggles and rebreather off his face. He shook his head, water falling from the strands of his hair. He breathed the fresh air in, glad he was not using the recycled air from the rebreather anymore. Kasamatsu brushed the wet strands from his face and peered at the others who also took their equipment off.

Luca was last on the beach, dragging the duffle bag with him. He let go of the strap and took his rebreather off, as well as his goggles. "All right, let's split up." The Italian man whispered, motioning for the groups to go their separate ways.

Everyone nodded.

Kuroko picked up the duffle bag and slung it over his shoulder and headed off by himself while Kagami and Luca trailed along the beach, hidden among the trees and bushes. With the three branching off, Aomine and Kasamatsu were left to cut through the private island's vegetation. They headed straight for the large house which was centred in the middle of the island.

'Hold on, mom, Kazu, Yuuta, and Naoki...'


So I'm not sure where Kasamatsu actually lives but I'm just going to say he lives in Yokohama since Kaijou is in the Kanagawa Prefecture :P

Can we just pretend I know what I'm talking about? Okay? Okay. :)

~WinterAssassin~