A/N: My ideas are currently on a roll hah. *u*
Our in-house review for the board exams haven't started yet, unfortunately… and it's kind of making me worry ._.
Well enough about my ranting. Here's the sixth chapter of A Different Kind of Torture!
Wait. P.S.
I now have my draft sketch of my OC, Aki. I actually made her as simple as possible to avoid making her a Mary-sue or something; I want to make my OC some random simple girl for a change hihi.
Please do check out my profile for the link. Your comments and suggestions would be highly appreciated. ^-^
Also, I might change the rating to M sometime soon. Or I could start changing it now… there would be some explicit scenes in the future so… yeah. XD
CHAPTER SIX
Progress
"Ah, why must it be so hard to find the origins of Feitan's victim?"
Shalnark fell to the bed of their 'stolen' room in Yorkshin, his blond hair a mess. He was frustrated at their lack of progress in gaining any information about the 'Time Transporter' Nen user, as well as whom his blood relatives, comrades, and friends were. All he knew was that all of the people who knew the whereabouts of the treasures they were planning to steal were already dead, leaving no room for him to find leads.
He glanced at the clock by the bedside table.
02:30AM
More than 72 hours have now passed since Feitan was missing.
The other Genei Ryodan members were not taking it seriously, in regards to finding Feitan, or at least any information related to the said Nen user, except for a few, such as himself, Kuroro, Machi, and Kalluto.
Kuroro was reading a book regarding hidden nen skills, amused by the information it contained, but at the same time, he was hoping to find something useful from it that would give them leads to their comrade.
Phinks was confident that his trusted partner would turn up sooner or later, or 'whenever he felt like it', as he said.
Nobunaga was somehow concerned for his comrade, with them sharing a commonality of being swordsmen.
Shizuku forgot that Feitan was missing and that they were supposed to find his whereabouts after waking up from a nap.
Franklin stood beside Shizuku, thinking about the possible places Feitan would be, "Maybe he just ran off to Zaban City or returned to Meteor City", he said.
Kortopi stayed silent all throughout the ordeal and muttered a simple, "He will be back"
Bonolenov trusted the winds that told him that he is safe wherever he is right now so there's no need to worry anymore.
Kalluto helped Shalnark in every way he can, stealthily searching for documents and files that may contain information of the said nen user a while back.
Machi still held on to her strong gut feeling and intuition that their official interrogator won't be coming back anymore.
And here he was, almost at wits' end of his calm.
'Even the Hunter License was of no use this time.' He grimly thought.
In the Genei Ryodan, Feitan was the 'calm and collected' member who was not only adept in interrogation and torture, but was street smart as well; they knew that he was not stupid enough to fall into a trap, let alone get abducted or killed that easily.
So it was really a wonder to them that he was currently missing.
"Shizuku actually has more chances of getting lost or abducted." Phinks joked a while ago, earning a confused look from the girl in topic and a simple, 'Huh?'
'Could it be possible that there were other people out there who wanted him dead? We can't just linger on the fact that the Time Transporter Nen user was responsible for his disappearance alone. There must be other possibilities…'
Possibilities.
People.
Potential enemies.
"Potential enemies, eh?" He mused as he stared at the dark ceiling, his hands cushioning over his head.
His thoughts then lingered for a while to the chain user, Kurapika.
Kurapika. The last member of the Kurta Clan alive.
The sole person who had a deep grudge against them.
The chain user who killed Uvogin.
Threatened Pakunoda and made her follow his demands, leading to her death.
The 'business partner' of that traitor, Hisoka.
The person responsible for sealing away their Danchou's Nen.
'Could he actually be the culprit and killed or rather, abducted Feitan with his Chain Jail?'
…
Minutes passed by and the wild guess still hung on to his mind; he suddenly stood up and went out of the room, muttering a silent 'Will be back' to his seemingly sleeping comrades as he rushed to the computer shop located downstairs near the hotel to start with the plan that he was able to immediately formulate.
But little did he know, Kalluto was tagging along with him, determined to help.
"PERVERT!HENTAI!"
Aki screamed as she shut her eyes tight, covering them with her good hand.
She was surprised, and mortified on seeing a half-naked Feitan when she just woke up and when all she wanted to do at the moment was to eat.
Not to see something, or rather someone, so hot in the morning.
'Dammit hormones, stop getting all wild and excited. I have a boyfriend for fuck's sake, it won't be fair to Taka' she mentally screamed as she felt footsteps getting closer to where she was.
Feitan was amused by the fact that Aki was flustered at his, assets, as he put it. But then again, he was partly embarrassed that she walked in on him.
It was also his first time to be walked in on by someone, a girl at that, when he was half-naked.
But then again, he took delight whenever Aki showed emotions that were a far cry from being happy and safe; he loved it whenever she felt threatened and hurt.
He briefly stopped in front of her and flicked her forehead hard before vanishing into a blur towards the laundry room.
Aki, surprised at what he just did to her forehead and still flustered at the same time, immediately massaged her forehead, wishing that it wouldn't get a red mark.
'Stupid jerk. Such an ass for making me all flustered.' She groaned as she proceeded to go to the kitchen to grab a bowl of cereal.
'But then again, it might be your fault for unconsciously checking him out.'
'Who knew that there was something hot underneath those conservatively-covered clothes?'
'Stupid Aki, stupid. Stop thinking malicious thoughts. You were not brought up a pervert. Stop it.'
Aki mentally banged her head on a wall as she took out the carton of milk from the fridge, proceeding to put a hefty amount of cereal on her bowl once she sat down.
Her mind lingered to the mess she would be entering once she gets to school later on; she had this strong gut feeling that her best friend will glomp her and attempt to put her into a hot seat.
Despite the fact that her best friend was literally a walking embarrassment, she still felt touched that someone like her even had the time to worry about an insignificant person as Aki, not that she really is insignificant or anything.
"I just honestly feel like a nobody in school; I'm not even one of those popular girls or Mary-sues who are the center of attention. But still… Momo was always there for me whenever I needed company." Aki sighed. Finally done with her meal, she put her dishes to the dishwasher before going upstairs to get ready for school.
Despite the fact that she cringes the shame she will be getting in school, there was a part of her that was still excited to go; she needed to see other people too. If she got stuck at home with Feitan alone, who knows what could happen.
Maybe she'll actually end up being on the news as a victim of some gruesome murder and homicide.
She frowned at her negative thoughts, her hormones finally settling down and forgetting about the mishap that occurred in the living room a while ago.
Well… Aki wasn't like most girls who would fan girl over a hot body 24/7; she was more of a tomboy who like things most girls wouldn't, hence, her zero popularity in school.
While Aki was dressing up upstairs, Feitan was done dressing up himself, and headed towards the kitchen when he frowned.
There was no breakfast ready.
There was no food.
There was nothing.
'Stupid girl', he muttered.
Feitan wouldn't like to admit it, but he started to make it a point to eat whenever he could get the chance to do so; breakfast, lunch, dinner, and some in-between meals. When he was with the Genei Ryodan, he seldom ate on time with the recommended three-times-a-day meal.
So, as much as he hates it, it was one of the perks of getting wound up here in Tokyo: the food and its delectable quality.
Gone were the days he resorted to stealing food, let alone eating countless ramen from convenience stores.
But then again, now, there was no food.
And Feitan hated it.
His stomach grumbled in agreement; it now needed its daily sustenance. But Feitan, being the prideful man that he is, refused to ask Aki to cook. To cook.
Oh, the irony.
He felt frustrated at the girl once again that she got back at him, even though the tables were completely turned just a while ago. It was an annoyance that she never fails to get on his nerves every single time.
'Stupid girl. Maybe she wants to die' he annoyingly thought as he started to move towards Aki's room.
Aki, on the other hand, was finally done dressing and ready to go out. She had made it a point to dress up swiftly whenever she had to; she couldn't get risked getting walked in on by Feitan, since the small man never had the sense of respect for other people's privacy.
But before she was able to get out of the room, a hand suddenly grabbed her wrist roughly.
"You girl. Where you going?" a cold voice emanated into the room.
Aki, already used to Feitan's antics and silent appearances, rolled her eyes.
"I'm going to school, duh. What, are you gonna miss me?"
Feitan's right eye twitched. Him, miss the girl? Oh no no, not in the slightest.
He'll be missing her cooking, and food, though.
"Don't act cocky, brat. If you don't want good arm to break." He threatened, tightening the grip on Aki's wrist.
'Feh. Stupid shorty, I'm used to the pain. I never got to be an ace in Kendo club for nothing' Aki snickered in her mind.
She decided to be a good girl just for this once; she really needed to go to school to see her best friend.
And probably get some answers.
'This reminds me, immediately after Momo texted me, Taka did too. Maybe she told him immediately what happened after she asked permission to do so. I'm a bit curious to know how she was able to make him follow immediately.' She mused, amazed at her best friend's persuasion skills.
Feitan, annoyed at the girl's lack of response, whacked her head with his other hand.
"Answer me, girl."
Aki, brought out of her reverie due to the pain from her head suddenly let out a small yelp of pain before scowling at him.
"Alright already, I'm sorry. But really now, I need to get to school. I already skipped for a day."
Feitan, amused at the girl's loyalty to her so-called school, got a bit curious.
"School?"
Aki was close to boiling point at this time, due to the torturer's pointless questions. "Yes, school. Don't you have one wherever you came from?"
Feitan thought for a moment if there were…. Maybe they existed, but in a different form.
Or maybe they didn't have any schools similar to the school this girl attended to at all.
He finally answered, feeling a bit ashamed of having Aki get another point in this round.
"We have school but in different form. People learn from masters who teach N—" he abruptly stopped as he was about to say the word, Nen. 'Will it be safe to tell girl?' he wondered.
Aki raised a brow at the cut off word said by Feitan. "N—? What is it?"
Feeling the need to stop the conversation or another bloodbath may ensue, Feitan merely answered, "None of your business" before storming off, completely forgetting the reason why he went to Aki's room in the first place.
He had to retreat for now, since he himself wasn't so sure if he should be telling Aki right now about the wonders of Nen.
She might use it against him.
And besides, the girl was proven to be persuasive and pushy… and stubborn. Feitan might end up hurting her again if she let her potty mouth do the talking.
This brings Feitan back to remember the reason why he even came to Aki's room in the first place.
He internally groaned in frustration as he remembered the fact that he needs food at the moment. And one of the reasons why he unconsciously didn't hurt Aki that much was because, if ever he injured her remaining good arm, it would be good bye heavenly cuisine for him.
And he didn't want that.
Looking towards the doorway that Aki just ran off to, he sighed. Resigned, he decided to see what this girl's 'school' looked like, and find some breakfast at the same time.
Aki frowned as she sped up towards school; she left a bit later than she was supposed to, thanks to a certain sadistic man.
"Shit shit I hope I get on time" she said, panting in between breaths.
She turned around a corner and was surprised to bump into someone she didn't expect to.
Taka.
The person concerned was surprised as someone small collided with him upon turning around a corner. He was actually on his way to Aki's school to visit her, to make up for his mistakes… well, not that he thought he had one.
And how surprised he was to find that the person he was looking for came for him instead, unintentionally.
Aki's eyes widened in surprised as she took a second or two for her brain to process what was currently happening.
Taka.
Taka.
TAKA!
She jumped and gave him a huge bear hug without thinking twice, burying her head in his chest as she inhaled his scent, which was a mixture of musk and mint.
Taka, on the other hand was surprised at the girl's actions, and hugged her back instead, one hand patting her brunette head.
"Oh god I bloody missed you you know! How come you didn't respond anymore last night? You liar." She said, blinking multiple times to avoid the tears that were threatening to fall from her eyes.
Taka stood silent for a while, before finally responding.
"It's nothing much, I just wanted to surprise you and see you in person, that's all. I've been neglecting you lately, remember? So I wanted to make up for it." He smiled, removing Aki from the hug to look into her sky-blue eyes.
Aki blushed at the gesture and averted her eyes to his side. "Yeah right, you just picked the most perfect time to do so you know."
Taka looked at Aki wearing her school uniform and was amused at her behavior, chuckled. "Indeed I think I am, mademoiselle." He bowed like a butler would do and offered his hand.
"Would this lady please be so kind to accept my offer to accompany her to school, or 'hell-hole' as she would like to call it?"
Aki laughed at his silly impersonation of a butler and offered her hand for him to take.
"Why of course, my dear Sir. I would be more than happy for you to accompany me." She replied, as Taka took her hand. They proceeded to walk towards the school gates.
'And probably guard or save me from the inevitable evil that is currently haunting my life' she added, suddenly remembering Feitan.
Feitan.
The man she saved.
The man she brought home.
The man who was currently living with her right now.
'Shit' she thought, as she anxiously glanced sideways at Taka; sooner or later she would have to tell him of her predicament right now.
'I would definitely tell him, I should. It would be unfair and disloyal of me to not tell him that I brought a man to my house to live with me for some time, a stranger at that.' She mused in her mind.
'But I guess I should save that for later. I have to relish this wonderful moment while it lasts. Who knows when I'll be able to see him again? It's been more than weeks since I've seen him, anyway. And I'm fully contented to be with him at this moment, even though it's just a short little walk.' She grinned goofily, earning a look from Taka.
"Is there something bothering the little miss?" He joked, smiling.
Aki rolled her eyes; what was with it that people often made fun of her height?
"Nothing much, dear Sir. I'm just enjoying this peaceful walk to school." 'Despite the fact that somehow my nerves are a wreck due to the possibility that I may be late at this moment'. She silently added.
Taka laughed at her response, completely aware that the girl might be late for class right now. He ran towards the gates, making Aki follow and surprising her at the same time.
As soon as they reached school, he immediately stood up and brought Aki to a tight hug.
"I reckon that this will be adieu for now, my fair lady." He smiled, inhaling the scent of vanilla, cinnamon, and strawberry from Aki's hair.
"It pains me to say this, but I agree Shakespeare." She joked, hugging him as well.
After releasing themselves from each other's arms, Aki stood on tip-toe and attempted to pat Taka's blond hair. "It will be good bye for now, since your fair lady might be terribly late for school as we speak."
Taka grinned. 'Oh shoot how adorable that smile of him is. And those piercings!' Aki squealed internally.
"Will do. Take care now; I'll contact you once I'm free." He waved. But before he could turn around to leave, Aki grabbed his arm.
"Wait. I love you, Taka." She smiled warmly, her gaze at the said man, intense.
She wanted him to know how much she loved him despite the delicate and unconventional relationship they have.
Despite how his lack of efforts somehow affected the quality of what they had.
Despite the fact that it was Aki who made an effort for them to meet, let alone talk to each other… Every. Single. Time.
It took a while before Taka finally responded. "I love you too."
Aki jumped in happiness and waved a quick good bye to Taka before sprinting towards her classroom, hoping that she wasn't late for class.
Taka smiled briefly at her before turning to leave as well.
However, unbeknownst to the two of them, a pair of grey eyes was watching from afar, amused.
"Taka. Seems awfully familiar name. So he's the brat's partner." Feitan snickered, delighted at the pierce of information he just gained.
Oh how he was going to love pestering Aki with his newfound knowledge.
Aki was barely on time as she entered the room.
"Safe!" She happily announced to herself at she slumped to her seat.
But before she could close her eyes, a pair of arms gave her a bone-crushing hug from behind.
"AKI-CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN~!"
Aki sighed and smiled. The hall of shame was now open.
"Momo-chan, please do be a bit gentle. As you can see, I still have a broken arm, remember?"
Momo gasped, remembering Aki's broken arm, as she swiftly released her from the hug and moved to sit on the empty desk opposite to Aki instead.
"So, what happened?"
'Shoot. The most dreaded question has finally arrived.' Aki internally groaned as her mind went on panic mode, attempting to find a believable lie.
No, she couldn't tell her best friend of her current predicament at the moment.
Not at this time, at least.
Aki settled down on the typical answer.
"As much as I hate to admit it, but I actually got a painful headache yesterday that I decided to rest up for a bit. My arm was also hurting like mad, so…" she trailed off in response.
Momo raised her eyebrows for a moment, before finally deciding to buy her answer.
"Well… alright. But still, you have me totally worried over you yesterday; I couldn't concentrate in class you know!" She scolded, attempting to act like a strict headmistress.
Aki rolled her eyes, amused at her best friend. "Yeah right, your funny texts really lightened up my mood though."
She smiled warmly, sincerity evident in her eyes. "But really, thank you so much for getting worried about me, Momo."
Momo blushed; it was a rare sight to have Aki thank a person sincerely, and she felt proud of herself to be one of those few people Aki actually thanked and smiled to.
"Well you should be! You have to thank me as well for informing your boyf—" Momo suddenly cut herself off, smiling weirdly.
Aki raised her brow at her best friend's actions, but decided to let it slide as soon as the teacher got into the room.
"Ne, ne, look at this Killua. There's a new ad in the Hunter website that will pay us a large sum of money as long as we turn over a picture of…. Wait, this name seems a bit familiar." Gon exclaimed, scrunching his eyes at the screen.
Killua, popping a chocolate into his mouth, turned around from the game he was playing to look at Gon's screen.
"Eh, who is it?"
"It says Feitan. I know I've heard that name before, but I can't seem to exactly pinpoint where." Gon responded, putting a finger to his chin.
Killua, being the fast thinker that he is, smacked Gon in the head, with dead-fish eyes.
"OW! What was that for, Killua?!" Gon frowned, clutching his head in pain.
"Ba-ka. That is one of Genei Ryodan's members. It would be suicide to pursue him, no matter how hefty the reward money would be. Remember what happened in the past?" Killua responded, feeling a bit wary of the said member; who wouldn't be, he was Genei Ryodan's official torturer.
'Besides, He almost broke off Gon's arm once, if only it weren't for the stupid toss coin they had.' He internally groaned, memories with the said man flashing back.
Gon started to protest, but Killua cut him off.
"It also is a ridiculous ad. Who the hell would want his picture?! That person must be insane if you asked me. 50 billion jenny just for a simple picture? It's stupid." Killua said, rolling his eyes.
"But Killua, the money—"
"No"
"Yes"
"No"
"Yes"
"No"
"Yes"
A vein finally popped on his forehead as he snapped. "No no NO!"
Gon scowled at his best friend before whipping up his phone. "Well if you won't help me, I'll ask Kurapika for help. He must know where he is, and hopefully he'll help me. He's hunting for the Spiders anyway."
Killua mentally slapped himself at Gon's stubbornness. "Hai, hai. Fine, suit yourself. But there's no guarantee that Kurapika would even approve of what you want to happen, because it's dangerous."
Gon rolled his eyes in response as he dialed Kurapika's number.
Ring ring…
'Hello?'
Gon smiled in response. "Hello Kurapika! I'd like to ask you to help me with something."
The other line stood silent for a while before responding. 'It depends on what it is, but I will do my best to be of help. What is it that you want help with?'
"Please help me find Feitan of Genei Ryodan! They will reward us with a large sum of money once we are able to take a picture of him." He exclaimed, proud of his discovery.
The silence on the other line took longer than the first that Gon had to even say a follow-up 'Kurapika are you there?'
Killua slapped his forehead in frustration for his best friend's bluntness.
After a seemingly eternal silence, Kurapika finally responded. 'That seems like a ridiculous ad if you must ask me Gon. Who knows, that might even be a scam.'
And besides, pursuing Feitan would be like pursuing your own death.
"But Kurapika—" Gon started, attempting to give the poor chain user a lengthy lecture on the benefits of hunting for Feitan to take his picture.
Shalnark laughed hard while staring at the screen of his stolen laptop, clutching his stomach from too much laughing.
"Oh how amusing these kids are."
Nobunaga raised a brow at his comrade's silliness. "Who?"
Shalnark laughed a bit more before finally calming down and explaining the situation to his comrades; his plan.
"Well you see… since Feitan is currently missing and we're running out of ideas, I attempted to make an ad on the Hunter website to give me Feitan's picture. In return, they will be receiving a hefty amount of 50 billion jenny just for his picture. Picture." He snorted, completely amused.
"And what happened?"
Shalnark snickered. "Well of course, they took the offer."
Upon processing Shalnark's words, he laughed out loud as well.
"Ha ha ha! Those kids never fail to amuse me. If only Uvogin were alive, he would be laughing his ass off too." He chuckled, which caught the attention of Phinks.
Phinks tried to raise an eyebrow, amused.
"What would be the bottom line of this whole plan?" he asked, finally silencing the two as Shalnark thoughtfully responded.
"Of course, deducing that it would be hard to track Feitan alone with no leads, they would need someone capable of doing so— which would be the said chain user."
The rest of the Genei Ryodan stopped from their activities in order to listen to Shalnark as well.
"And when I say that they would need help, who else would they be asking for help with? Of course, their friend, the chain user. And holding on to the possibility that he would be responsible for Feitan's missing presence, there is a chance that this plan would lead us to any leads, since the chain user would now be forced to search for Fei as well… unless he already had him in the first place."
Machi responded. "So what you're trying to say is, considering the possibility that they may have leads to where Feitan is, once a picture is submitted to us, that would be a sign for us to pursue the chain user and his friends, correct?"
Shalnark happily nodded. "Of course! Genius plan, right? That way, other people would be doing the job for us, while we, on the other hand, will be resorting to other means to find the whereabouts of Feitan."
Phinks snickered at the idea as he imagined what Feitan's response would most likely be once he heard of the plan the involved him.
"Fuck I wonder what he's gonna say about this." He said, laughing hard.
Feitan sneezed as he was perched up on a tree, tailing Aki and her friend as they walked home from school. He groaned on how lenient he was at the moment; he didn't make any threat to the girl nor did he assault any other stranger.
And he waited for Aki for hours after he ate a stolen ramen cup for breakfast.
On a tree.
Yes, a tree.
He frowned at what he was currently doing; since when did he stoop so low to spy on an ordinary girl?
"Ne ne Momo-chan, I was just wondering, but how were you able to successfully corner Taka and persuade him into visiting me? I myself had so much difficulty in getting him to see me in person you know." Aki laughed, turning to her best friend.
Momo, on the other hand, upon hearing her question suddenly stopped and froze, staying silent.
Aki was puzzled at her best friend's reaction and stopped as well. She put a hand on Momo's arm.
"Hey, are you alright?"
Momo still didn't respond, her bangs covering her eyes before finally looking up.
"Oh, nothing much. Hihi I just texted him and then he immediately got concerned and made a plan himself to visit you first thing in the morning." She grinned, completely disregarding her reaction a while ago.
Aki felt a twinge of doubt but immediately shooed it away. This was her best friend she was talking about.
And best friends don't and shouldn't doubt each other.
Feeling completely satisfied with her undying trust and loyalty to Momo, she smiled as well.
"Ooh I knew you had a superpower of sorts! Thank you for doing so anyway, it really made my day you know." Aki exclaimed, hugging her in response.
Momo hugged her friend gently as well, remembering her broken arm.
"Yeah I know, anything for you, my dear Aki-chan."
Aki finally arrived at home and was about to close the door when a foot blocked the doorway.
"Let me in stupid girl. You cook dinner now." Feitan stonily said as he glared at her; he couldn't take it anymore that he just had to order her around so he could finally eat a decent meal.
Besides, he needed to earn some reward for tailing her all day, he thought.
To think it was actually his first time spying on a person just because he wanted to.
Aki rolled her eyes at his statement. "Fine, fine. One banquet of dinner, coming right up." She proceeded to walk into the kitchen, briefly wondering where he went.
Feitan followed her into the kitchen, sitting on the chair to watch her do wonders with her cooking.
Aki actually didn't mind his presence now; she has moved on from their rocky start and decided that if she would be helping him, she would need to be at least comfortable in his presence.
The sooner she ends this mess, the sooner he leaves, she thought.
Silence enveloped the room, save for some scraping of utensils and chopping sounds as she slaughtered some chicken meat; she would be making Yakisoba for tonight.
After minutes of not exchanging words, Feitan suddenly decided to break the silence.
"Who girl with you a while ago?"
Aki immediately stopped what she was doing, sweat trickling down her nape.
'Shit. So he saw her already.'
She decided to act all innocent as she absent-mindedly replied. "Who?"
Feitan, being the impatient man he was, decided to cut the chase. "The girl with you a while ago when you come home from school. Momo her name?"
Aki swiftly turned around, attempting to skewer him for spying on her.
'So that was what he was doing all day. The nerve of this bastard' she angrily thought as she went to Feitan to scold him.
Feitan, however, in his calm and cold demeanor and all, cut her off before she could even muster a word.
"You be careful stupid girl. This Momo person is lying to you."
Aki briefly stopped for a moment, putting the kitchen knife down as she tried to process Feitan's words.
"What?"
A/N: And that is all for the sixth chapter!
I apologize for my love of cliffhangers. *u*
Y A D Y– C H A N: Aww thank you so much! Ideas have been endlessly flowing out of my mind at the moment, that I couldn't help but write it all down. I know! Aki and Feitan need to just get on with it already… kidding. It would happen eventually, but not now. Not just yet, considering how cold a person Feitan is… and how this was probably his first time interacting with a girl he barely knew. XD True, it will definitely take a while for them to develop feelings for each other. And Taka… well, I must commend you for your good guesses. Taka's a jerk, isn't he? Hihi, he and Aki would most likely break up in the future, once she starts to have feelings for Feitan. Of course, I wouldn't let Feitan be loveless forever, the adorable thing. :`) And you are also correct that Momo would most likely hate Feitan upon meeting him; I'm actually thinking of making her an anti-Feitan person. Hahjk. XD Thank you for the wonderful review! Please do stay tuned for further updates. *u*
Melon Massacre: Haha! Thank you so much. ;`) I am glad to have been an inspiration for you to make your own fan fic. I must definitely give it a read! (I'm a sucker for Feitan X OC fan fics tbh). Good luck, and thank you! :D
Guest: Haha! I'll keep that idea in mind, it made my day. XD Buuut. For this fan fic, it would most likely be an Aki X Feitan pairing. And true, Taka and Aki will most likely break up in the future. Maybe. Hihi, Feitan's really a glutton, isn't he? *u*
Happy Kitty: Thank you so much, Kitty! Yup, Fei-sama definitely needs some love… which would hopefully happen sometime soon. Hihi thank you so much for the review! I really appreciate it. ^-^
Comments, reviews, suggestions, criticisms and whatnot are very much accepted and highly appreciated, thank you!