Been a while. Haha XD Ren here! Thank you to everyone who views this story!
And did u guys know? Fujimaki had the idea of Akashi and Kuroko as siblings, that's why their hair looks similar. But he thought that beating GoM and Rakuzan vs Seirin might make it a soap opera so he cancelled it. Hahaha XD
Disclaimer: If I owned KnB, there will be an AkaKuro incest! :D and the adorable pic is not mine!
Chapter 7:
Akashi POV
"We won't tell you anything."
"Hn? Really?" I smirk deviously. I'm not known for being merciful. Or patient.
A deafening sound of a gunshot surrounds the dark room. The single light bulb flicker for a moment then continue illuminating the center of the room. Where two men are tied in a steel chair. One dead, and one dumbfounded.
"You would do well to choose your words. It might be your last." A mirror behind him reflects my expression. I saw my eyes glinting with malice and danger. I'm so proud of myself for looking so evil and handsome.
Large beads of sweat protrude from the spared man's forehead, and his hands shake subtly. My eyes see it all. Even his loud heartbeat. Even the future. I smirk internally. He will rat out soon. In 30 seconds or so.
"Well?" I tilt my head imploringly. 30. 29. 28. 27…
"N-no…" he stutters weakly. 23. 22. 21. 20. 19…
I swiftly take out a pair of scissors in my pocket. "AHHHHHHHHH!" he screams in pain. The sound is thrilling. I watch as his thigh twitch after being stabbed by my scissors. 15. 14. 13. 12. 11…
"S-stop… P-please!" Blood as red as my hair makes a pool on the floor. The metallic smell makes my nose itch. I push the scissors deep into the tissues and move it like a joystick. He bellows like an animal being butchered. Oh, it gives me terrifying ideas. I take out another pair of red scissors. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1…
"We don't know anything, I swear! We work for him but we don't know who he is! He just gives us orders through calls! It's the truth!"
I smile sweetly, but instead the man started trembling hard. I guess I have that effect on people. I stand up and leave the room. I knew I'll get no information from them, just like many others before them, but I was so angry I couldn't stay in Tetsuya's room after seeing his panic attack. After he was sedated, I asked Kazunari to watch over my sleeping angel. At first he wouldn't let me leave, stating "You have to be here when Tet-chan wakes up!" but Shintaro knows I have to blow off the steam and tells Kazunari to let me go.
Damn those bastards. I knew they were in my hotel, and I purposely let them in so I can get some information about Tetsuya's kidnappers. And because I know my enemy is intelligent and conniving, I had assumed they would wait before they attack. But an obvious kidnap attempt at broad daylight, in my territory, where they knew I was with Tetsuya? They were smart enough to evade me for eight years, so why would they do something stupid like this? I don't like where my contemplations are going. But now, it's my turn to make a move.
I call Tatsuya. "Have you finished tracing their calls from my hotel?"
"Give me one more day Akashi-san. The calls were few and brief, so it proves to be tough. However, I have several locations already and I'm only trimming it down. I don't know yet where they are exactly."
Hn. I want to crush them already but it'll have to wait. "Blow up the base where Tetsuya escaped and the two more I found."
"Aka-chin, is Kuro-chin okay~? Why are you so angry?"
I sigh exasperatedly. "They tried to kidnap him. He had a panic attack after seeing Kazunari."
"Aww, that's not good for the baby~. I'll make something vanilla for him then."
"Thank you Atsushi."
"No problem~. I'll crush anyone who hurts Aka-chin or Kuro-chin."
The phone call disconnects. I'll find them. I have never lost at anything, and I won't. And since I always win, I am always right. I will kill those who oppose me no matter who they are.
"We can't erase his traumas overnight, Akashi-san. We are dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder and claustrophobia here. We can't just 'talk' him out of his fears, he has to confront it himself. Our role is to help him understand his fears and look at it in a new light. We'll help him cope with his traumas and gradually change how he reacts to the trigger memories."
I exhale quietly. We're here at the hospital for four days since the attack. Tetsuya has not said a single word since then. Shintaro recommended Dr. Nishio Kaito as Tetsuya's psychotherapist. Apparently, he's the best in the country, and surprisingly the husband of Tetsuya's ob-gyn. He explains to me the treatment Tetsuya's going to undergo and what will be my role in it. I trust him, because he had helped Kazunari too.
"I'll do anything, Kaito-sensei."
His grey orbs soften. "I know. You have to be patient with him, alright?" I just nod. I can be anything for him.
"The problem is, there will be a risk to his and the baby's health when he starts to take antidepressants. Of course I'll only prescribe the safest medicine, but we'll limit and monitor his intakes."
"I understand. Is there anything else sensei?"
He shakes his head and smiles a little. I excuse myself politely. Tetsuya should wake up soon.
I was halfway out of his office when I hear the charcoal-haired doctor mutter. "One of the miracles of love is healing."
Tetsuya was vomiting in the toilet when I arrive. I wanted to rub his back but he's still cautious and afraid of body contact. I settle for handing him a glass of water.
"Are you okay Tetsuya?"
He groans and hurls his breakfast in the sink. If only there's a cure for morning sickness. I assist him to his bed and he's too weak to even resist me.
"KUROKOCCHI~! HOW ARE YOU-SSU?" The loud, obnoxious blonde jumps into our room. I have called them yesterday in an effort to make Tetsuya talk, but to no avail. Kaito-sensei tells me it's okay and that we just have to be patient.
Tetsuya spaces out again. Sometimes he listens to us, but most of the time he stares at nothing. He cries silently occasionally and is afraid of sleeping too. Even I can't get him out of his oblivion. I feel angry and useless.
"Kurokocchi, I brought your favorite! Vanilla milkshake!" Ryouta waves the drink in front of Tetsuya. It gets his attention but his eyes are lifeless, the usual sparkle at the mention of his favorite drink absent.
"Here, drink it! It's good for your health-ssu yo!"
I growl. It is not good for his health. I take the beverage away.
"Akashicchi! So mean! That's Kurokocchi's favorite, you know! Give it back!" I know, Ryouta. I glare at Ryouta and he sulks. Kazunari walks in and greets us.
"Ah! You're Midorimacchi's fiancé right? Nice to meet you, I'm Kise Ryouta~!"
"Hai. My name is Takao Kazunari~."
"Takaocchi!" the blonde calls. They talk animatedly. I mute their chats and speak to Tetsuya, asking him if he's comfortable.
"Ah! I made breakfast~! Daikicchi had to leave early for work so I didn't get the chance to eat with him. So I figured we could all eat together!"
Ryouta opens four bentos. I tell him Tetsuya already ate, so he pouts "Not fair-ssu!" The three of us dig in at the dining table and I'm surprised the food tastes good. These steaks are delicious.
The model goes to Tetsuya's bed. "Kurokocchi~! Have a taste!" He puts his chopstick in front of Tetsuya. "Say aah~!" At first the bluenette is confused, but then he opens his mouth.
"Stop! Are you trying to kill the baby?!" Kazunari slams the table angrily and stands up. What?
Tetsuya's eyes widen and his arms wrap his stomach. Ryouta is motionless but he manages to say. "W-what baby?"
"This steak has alcohol in it!" Kazunari half-yells. What? I look at my plate. Why didn't I notice…?
Ryouta is shocked. He approaches Kazunari in a dangerous, slow manner. "What did you say? What baby?" he spits out with confusion and anger. "TELL ME! WHAT BABY?!" He shakes Kazunari's shoulder violently.
Only then did I realize that we just dropped the bomb to the wrong person.
Kise POV
If it weren't for Akashicchi stopping me, I would have hurt Takaocchi and I know I wouldn't like that. He was introduced to us as Kurokocchi's fellow prisoner in god-knows-where, so he must have been tortured like my friend. I wouldn't want to hurt a man who's already suffered too much.
But I couldn't stop myself when he said those words. Baby? What baby? I know Akashicchi's keeping us in the dark, but damn it this is way too heavy to be kept from us. We're his friends! Give us some credit here! How dare you keep this from us?!
Akashicchi takes my hands off Takaocchi and made me calm myself. I realize I was shaking from anger. I apologize to him silently but he glares at me warily.
"Ryouta, let's talk outside. I'll tell everything." Akashicchi orders. I want to strangle him so much but his intimidating aura stops me. I glance at Kurokocchi and he looks at me as if he's about to cry.
Outside in what looks like an office, Akashicchi explains. Aside from being tortured, they experimented his body and made him pregnant. And now he's almost 6 weeks long. Add into that the traumas and nightmares he's facing. Akashicchi was waiting for the right time to tell us his pregnancy because he knows we'll be angry and with Kurokocchi's case right now, our friend needs us more than ever.
"I know that Akashicchi. But I know why you and Kurokocchi really kept it from us. You thought we were going to judge him, didn't you? That we wouldn't be able to accept him? That's just so… insulting! We're his friends! BEST FRIENDS! We could use some trust here!
"And you might have saved him, but we've known him longer than you! If we didn't love him, we wouldn't have kept on searching for him! Why would you even think we'd do something so hideous like leave him?! That's unthinkable!"
I sniff and I realize I was crying so hard. My chest rises up and down. Akashicchi says, "Okay. Calm down. I know you, Daiki and Taiga are good friends to him, Ryouta. And I know you wouldn't leave him. What I didn't want is for your emotions to get out of hand. We can't have that kind of stress around Tetsuya. Do you understand me?"
Why does he look at me as if I'm gonna do something that will hurt Kurokocchi? I would never do that! I love him too much! I glare at him but nod for a response.
When we return to the room, Kurokocchi looks like a child waiting for a sermon. I remember all of Akashicchi's words and I try to cheer him up. "Mou Kurokocchi… You should have told us sooner. You know we won't leave you.
"We love you and you're the shadow who supported us always. That's why we're here for you, okay? Always." I hug Kurokocchi and he doesn't flinch or push me away. We just cry to each other.
After a few moments, Akashicchi leaves and asks us to watch over Kurokocchi. As he left, Takaocchi apologized. "Sorry. I guess I was overreacting."
"It's okay Takaocchi~. I'm sorry too Kurokocchi, I almost fed you with something bad for you. Now that I know your condition, I'll take care of you!" I grin wolfishly.
The three of us walks down to the hospital park (with permission from Akashicchi, of course). As we sit on a bench, we see a pregnant woman stroking her bloating stomach in the bench in front of us.
"Kurokocchi, you'll gonna be like her in a few months~!" I say. Despite his poker face, I see his faint smile as he imitates the woman.
Why is my heart aching suddenly? I feel discomfort as I see Kurokocchi gently rubbing his tummy. In a few months, he'll be giving birth… to his own baby.
As I go back to our house, I feel lonely, and it has nothing to do with me being the only one currently home. Since Daikicchi and I married, I have always wanted to have kids with him. Truth be told, I'm really sad that I can't bear his children, and that we have to adopt or have surrogate pregnancy to have kids. It hurts me, because I want to give him kids. Daikicchi always comforts me saying that although he'd like to have kids too, they will just be a bonus or an extra blessing, because what he really wants is me. But still…
I visit Kurokocchi for the next couple of days, trying to make him talk and smile. I'm really angry at what his torturers have done to him, taking him away from us for 8 years. When I heard he had a panic attack, I immediately wanted to help him, cheer him up, and make him forget all those bad memories. I really really love Kurokocchi, he's always there for us and he's a really good friend. I want to be there for him always. But…
Every time I see him stroking his stomach, my chest is pained. He'll have his own baby, that's all I think about. I know it's irrational, getting envious of him when what brought this blessing is 8 years' worth of detainment and torture, but… I'm not mature enough to let it slide. I can't handle my emotions well. I feel so jealous.
I cry at night for a lot of things. For Kurokocchi's pain and traumas. For not being there when he needed me the most. For not saving him. For hating myself over the fact that I can't erase my feelings of jealousy. For myself, not being able to bear a child. For being a disappointment as a wife to Daikicchi. For being helpless and useless to everyone.
That's why one day, I can't bring myself to visit Kurokocchi anymore. I'm sorry Kurokocchi, it just hurts that what I've always wanted is now yours. Whenever I see a baby, my heart breaks. I'm just being honest with myself, that's always been my motto. I love you Kurokocchi, I just need to sort myself out. Because right now, I can't help but feel jealous because you're pregnant… and I'll never be.
Fin~
I'm sorry! 1st-person POV is weird o.0 The speaker doesn't really realize his actions and tends to downplay it. These are their thoughts, so we don't know how others really see them. Sigh.
Sorry for making Kise-kun like this. He'll be back to his usual self in a few days. He's usually cheery but someone like him is bound to have insecurities too =)
Shiro Panda-san, AKAKURO FTW! *-*)/ I like MidoTaka too XD Thanks for reviewing it made me happy!
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