"One day I'm gonna hurt you. I promise."
Midorima stormed down the street with Murasakibara and Akashi in tow. Anyone who passed by this late at night had moved aside from the menacing aura the two let off, barely even noticing the small redhead being held protectively in the purple giant's arms.
"Where are we going, Mido-chin?" Murasakibara inquired after passing by a convenience store.
"To my house," he ground out. "Yours is too far away and we're definitely not taking Akashi back to where his father is."
The giant only nodded in understanding and looked down at the aforementioned redhead to find him oddly quiet, his heterochromatic eyes blinking in and out of focus.
"Ne, Mido-chin," the giant called the megane's attention. "I think Aka-chin is getting a headache."
Stopping for a short moment, Midorima could indeed see that the Rakuzan captain was twitching slightly, his gold eye turning to red for a few seconds before resuming its color.
"The two are fighting over control," he stated simply. "When we get to my place I'll give him some pain medicine to hopefully stop the pain and knock him out."
"But won't that cause more problems?"
A small shrug, "Who knows, but it's the best option we have available."
They walked for a few more minutes in silence before the giant spoke up, "You've been acting different today, Mido-chin."
Midorima stopped short as the giant did as well. The movement caused red and gold eyes to look up and focus on the two.
Staring into the orbs of color, Midorima sighed and murmured, "I suppose I have."
"Is it because of Aka-chin's father?"
"I suppose."
"I feel the same way," Murasakibara stated after they started walking again. "I care about Aka-chin a lot, so I don't want him to get hurt."
Another comfortable silence fell between the two, as red and gold orbs watched the two with hazy eyes. It wasn't until they were about a block away from Midorima's house that another word was spoken.
"..me too."
Murasakibara gently set down Akashi on the couch, who had been – as Midorima said – knocked out by the pain relievers he had received a few moments prior. He covered Akashi up with a green blanket and brushed his hair out of his face.
"When should Aka-chin wake up?" he questioned, sitting down next to the couch near Akashi's head.
"The effects should wear off in about 2 hours," the greenhead said, sipping some tea he made and offered another cup to Murasakibara. "Until then, we can rest up a bit; this day has not only taken a toll on Akashi nanodayo."
The giant nodded, "But what about Aka-chin's father?"
"What about him?" Midorima was seriously not in the mood to talk about that man – no, monster.
"What if he finds Aka-chin? What if he hurts Aka-chin while we're away or not close to him?"
Midorima paused to think about that. Being completely honest, he hadn't even thought about all the possibilities now that Akashi had 'escaped' from his father's clutches. There was nothing they could do, really; how do you fight against one of the most successful people in Japan and possibly the world?
"I really wish they would arrest him," Murasakibara continued. "Or have him shipped to a mental asylum."
Midorima didn't know why, but the image of Masaomi in a straight jacket locked up in a white room brought indescribable joy to him, and soon enough he found himself laughing. Murasakibara looked at the megane like he had gone crazy, but then again maybe he was too, for he himself was soon laughing right along with him.