Chapter 9

Akito left the room leaving the two alone. He walked down the steps on to the grassy floor. He walked through the archway that left Akira's "suite" towards to his. He walked down the path around the waterfall. He turned around and jumped a little, surprised at the browned hair boy's back looking at the wall.

"What are you doing here," Akito said, slightly annoyed, scratching his head. Takumi turned around and bowed. Akito walked next to him and studied the wall. Takumi turned around and stared at the wall as well. "So did you get lost or something, why are you here?" Takumi wrinkled his eyebrow and felt a little guilty unknowingly.

"Well I was looking for Akira- kun but I got …lost…" his voice trailed. Akito looked at him from the corner of his eyes. Takumi looked down, almost embarrassed.

"So, why are you here," Akito asked again. Takumi looked up quickly at the wall.

"Well I sorta followed a bird here… then I was curious then I… then I saw this painting," he said looking at the wall. There was an enlarged picture of outline flowers. There where three different flowers, there was no color in them just the outline. But the outline was very detailed, almost like it was meant to be like that. Akito walked up and touched the surface. Takumi walked up to him. He smiled a very tired smile; his eyes were about to close.

"Do you know who drew this picture?" Akito spoke very quietly. Takumi shook his head but Akito didn't seem to notice and he continued. "My dad started this picture when Akira was really young, like when she was two," he said and trailed his hand across the wall. "When Akira grew a little older, my dad watched her draw the picture, she was really happy back then," he said and smiled to the wall.

"Papa, look isn't it pretty, I drew it while you where out."

"Yes… its beautiful."

"He he he."

He bent down towards the left side of the wall, all the way in the corner. He traced his fingers around the unnoticeable picture of a crooked, kid like drawing of a flower. It was smudged and unlike the other flowers, it was very angular, almost like a mistake. Akito looked at it and frowned. "I wonder if she remembers."

"Honey that was too harsh on her!"

"It's for her own well."

"She's just a girl, a five year old girl, how do you expect her to—,"

"SHUT UP! SHE WILL NOT SHAME THE FAMILY WITH HER MISTAKES!"

She took her robe off, revealing her long slim legs with bandages. She still had clothing on; a blue tank top and black short, which seemed to hugged her legs. Even though she always disguises and acted like a guy, her skin was smooth and clear. Her hair, which grew about three inches longer, looked smooth and soft against her beautiful skin. Her bangs, which were now hanging down to her cheekbone, highlighted her thin blushing face. She laid back and tried to relax herself, but she was stiff, and her face was heated the color of a ripening apple.

"Your so stiff, relax," the other girl on the chair next to her whispered. Her hands moved to Akira's legs. It made Akira flinch.

"I can't, I'm not use to it and you know it," Akira glared through her flushed red cheeks.

"Too bad."

"Is it ok if I see her, maybe she's resting" Takumi asked approaching Akira's room. Akito laughed.

"Well, Why the hell not!" he said and laughed a little more. He looked at the frustrated little boy. They where almost to the room when Akito bend down and whispered to his ears. "She would love to see you," he said in an evil tone. Takumi jolted and blushed like a bright like lava.

"Arrrggg!" they heard a loud moan coming from the room. Akito jumped and quickly opened the door and Takumi rushed in.

" Akira…" Takumi yelled and stopped at what he saw. "…kun?" At first Akira didn't turn around to look. Her hand gripped on to the mattress sheets tightly, she was biting her lips and her cheeks where blushing red as drips of sweat trickled down her forehead. She seems as if she was trying not to moan, but she really wanted to. Finally she let out a sigh of relief. Her eyes were watery, she was panting and swallowing her saliva. She turned around not realizing she was facing two boys at the door. Takumi looked at her with confusion and surprise. She looked at her then looked down at what she was wearing. Suddenly he blushed and turned around and ran out the room.

"Sorry for intruding!" he yelled as he ran out the room. Akito took a look at her and laughed and chased after the steamy boy. Akira reached her hands out.

"Wait!" she yelled. The girl behind her bends down and giggled next to her ears.

"No wonder that boy ran, he never knew our little tomboy Akira could be so…" the girl started in an intimidating voice. She slipped her fingers under Akira's bra strap. "…sexy." She let go of the string and laughed. Akira looked down her shirt with confusion. She saw her part of her pink lacy bra sticking out from the side. Her face suddenly steamed up and reached for her robe and slipped it on. She heard the girls laugh and her face had gone from pink to bright red. She reached for a pillow and threw it.

"SHUT UP!"

"Man that was hilarious," Akito laughed, grabbing his stomach. Akira and Takmui blushed. Takumi sat at the coffee table outside the archway while Akira was on her bed. Akito, who was across from Takumi glance at him and then to Akira. He sighed. "So what where you doing anyway," Akito said turning to the girl next to Akira. The girl went to Akira's closet with a bag and placed some cloths that she had taken out of the bag, in to the drawers. She took some other clothing from Akira's drawers and changed into it. She fixed her hair, clipping it up and went out to the archway. She leaned against the archway wall.

"Nothing, I was giving my beautiful Akira a leg message," she said and let out a small laugh. She was wearing an oversized blue t-shirt and a gray tight pant. She took the side of her shirt and tied a knot so it wouldn't be so big. She turned around and looked at Takumi. "Hi, again," she said and smiled. "Do you remember who I am?" Takumi looked at her with thought. She seems really familiar. Especially her eyes…Her purple eyes…wait!

"Your that person I saw at the garden!" Takumi exclaimed. Akira turned around quickly. Her eyes fixed on the girl.

"So you guys met," Akito said, standing up. "So I believe you know each other."

"Yea," Takumi nodded, and then he stopped. He thought about it. "Wait, I actually…"

"My name is Karinna, Akira's older sister," she said bending down sitting next to Takumi. Takumi eyes widen with surprise. He never thought that Akira had a sister, and not one that looked so gorgeous as the lady sitting beside him. She was defiantly more feminine then Akira was. There seemed to be a glowing aura around her, or so it seemed to Takumi's eyes. Soon they found themselves talking about each other. Akira looked at them and her eyes slowly slide on to her legs. Akito saw Akira and got up, walked and sat beside her bed.

"So, how's your leg doing?" Akito started. Akira didn't seem to notice as she continued to look down. Akito sighed and lend back against his chair and listened to Karinna and Takumi's conversation.

"So you're Akira's roommate?"

"Yea."

Akito looked at the Akira as she continued to stare down, unable to understand what she was thinking. Akito looked at Karinna and listened to them.

Akira looked at her leg. her face was expressionless. She looked up at Takumi and Karinna. Her eyes slouched and weekend.

"Ne, Aki-ni, I'm turning sixteen soon, aren't I?" she said slowly not looking at him. Karinna ears tingled to Akira's voice; she continued to talk to Takumi, but she listen to her sister's voice. Akito glanced at her and smiled immediately knowing what she was thinking. He let out a small laugh.

"Don't worry as far as I know, father hasn't even mentioned you for a long time, so nothing to worry about," he said leaning back eyes closed. Karinna looked to her shoulder. Akira's eyes sank and her eyebrows slowly squeezed together. "You'll never be with someone you don't like, we wont let it happen," Akito quickly said opening his eyes. Akira quickly turned around to ask Akito what he had just said, but before she knew, he was standing patting his legs. Karinna smiled and let out a small sigh and Takumi's head tilt in question. She stood up.

"I'm going to go with Aki to speak with our parents, it was nice meeting you again, Takumi," she said with a bright smile making Takumi flush. Akito rolled his eyes and went towards the door. Karinna giggled and walked towards Akira. "Where going to come back later, and I'm gonna bring medicine and other things for you, so don't miss me too much," she squealed in a voice as if she was talking to a five year old baby. Akira eyebrows scrunched and her face was a little pink. Then Karinna gave an evil grin. She leaned forward to Akira's ear. "By the way, your boyfriend is extremely cute, he'll totally get the hots for you if you where sexier, which by the way, I'll help you," she whispered and immediately Akira's face was bright red, she reached for a book behind her and threw it.

"Oh my god shut the hell up," Akira screamed, her face completely red, gasping in embarrassment. Karinna floated and skipped away happily away. She laughed as she left, nudging Akito out of the room. She heard them talking at distance.

"What did you say?"

"The usual…"

"Oh my god ha ha, no wonder."

"I can not believe her, she didn't change at all," Akira said still blushing although her blush was fading. Takumi stood there confused looking at Akira, but she avoids his eyes. Takumi looked at her filled with question, for example, what Karinna had said to her. He went over and picked up the book that Akira threw. It was the album book that Akira had hid away from him a day ago. Akira didn't notice he was looking at the book, so she continued to look away. The first couple of pages where pictures of babies, and Takumi continued to flip away. Akira started to hear flipping noises and turned around slowly.

"Ah!" she exclaimed at the sight of Takumi holding the book. Takumi eyes widen at a picture that he was looking at and walked towards her bed. "What did I tell, you about looking at other people things with out asking," she said in an angry tone and with a tinge of pink on her face. She saw Takumi's surprised face as he sat down and paused. "What?"

"Ah, its nothing really, I was just looking at the pictures and thinking how different you two are, you and your sister," he said looking at the pictures and turned to the next page. Akira smiled and turned away. Her eyes were low, close to closing and her lips were only smiling through the tips. Takumi noticed the silence and turned to look at her.

"Yea, a lot of people said that before," she said and closed her eyes like she was listening and waiting for something. She was still smile but Takumi knew that wasn't the smile of satisfaction, but the smile of emptiness. Takumi turned the page without knowing, looking back at the album book. His eyes suddenly widen and glistened at beautiful picture placed before him. He placed the book next to Akira and nudged her too look at the book.

"Ne… who is this, your sister, she's really pretty," he said stuttering and stumbling curiously. He looked at the picture and blushed. It looks like Akira- kun's sister, but something feels wrong about it… the picture was of a girl with a beautiful girl at a age that seemed to be of five. She sat on a small couch with a pink spaghetti strap dress with lace on the bottom and on the strap. There were designs of mountain scenery with thin light pink string sewed onto the dress, which blended nicely on the darker pink dress. There were two strips on hair hanging down on the side, while the rest of the hair was tied up with a white ribbon. She was wearing light gloss with light blushed that highlighted her purple eyes. Akira looked at the picture then blushed. Takumi saw the girl and felt her silence. "Akira…kun?"

"Actually," she said looking at him, then turned around. "Um…Actually that's me… when I was really little," she said burning it. Takumi eyes widen and gasped.

"No way!" that's when Takumi knew that he knew nothing about Akira.