Chapter 5

[Nowaki's Secret/Hiroki's Death?]

The next morning, Nowaki packs his belongings. Hiroki saw him doing that.

"Are you going to somewhere?" ask Hiroki.

"Ah, I am going to do some research, would you go with me?" ask Nowaki, back. Hiroki is silence.

"I think I'll go." Nowaki is very happy. Suddenly, he hugs Hiroki.

"Thank you, Hiro-san! I love you VERY VERY VERY MUCH!" shouts Nowaki.

"Oi, oi! Are you really want to go for research?" shouts Hiroki, blushing.

They reach at the forest. The forest where Misaki was found 19 years ago.

Nowaki tries to sense where the baby was found 19 years ago. Hiroki is wondering why Nowaki become more cautious and he looks very different than the usual Nowaki he has known.

"Nowaki, actually, what research do you want to make now?" ask Hiroki. Nowaki is thinking whether to tell Hiroki or not.

"A Bakeneko..." At last he says it.

"Ha?" Hiroki is surprised.

"Yeah, Bakeneko..."

"But that thing does not exist!"

"It is!" said Nowaki.

"19 years ago, a Bakeneko baby was abandoned here! I was searching it but it was too late! It may was taken by human or killed!" shouts Nowaki. Hiroki is speechless. Wait, 19 years ago?

"No...Nowaki! You should be a kid 19 years ago! There is no way that you know that it was exist!" shouts Hiroki and tries to touch his lover in front of him.

But suddenly, Nowaki's body becomes water and Hiroki's hands pass through Nowaki. Hiroki is shocked.

"Hiro-san, do you believe me now? About Bakeneko's existence, about my existence?" asks Nowaki. Then his body turns into normal. Hiroki is stunned.

"Nowaki, you..."

Suddenly, Takahiro appears behind him.

"Not human..." continues Hiroki. Then, he saw Takahiro.

"Hiroki-kun, stay aside!" shouts Takahiro and attacks Nowaki. Nowaki is shocked and evades Takahiro's knives.

"Takahiro-san, they are anti-ayakashi weapons are they?" asks Nowaki.

"Takahiro! What are you doing?" shouts Hiroki.

"He is a dangerous ayakashi! Distance you with him!" shouts Takahiro. Hiroki is shocked.

"Nowaki, you..."

"I am a water ayakashi, Hiro-san..." said Nowaki, sadly.

Hiroki is surprised. So, Nowaki is not human all this time? Did he lie to him all this time? Hiroki is just too shocked. But all this time also, did their loves were true and sincere? Then, why he didn't tell me? Did Nowaki has intent to betray me or I am a person that can't be trusted?

"What are you doing, searching my baby brother's old track here? Did you want to kill him?" asks Takahiro, sharpens his eyes and stay alerts. Nowaki and Hiroki are shocked.

"You're...baby brother? So, Misaki-kun is the Bakeneko child?" asks Hiroki. Takahiro nodes.

"If you wants to kill him, then I'll pawn my own life to protect him!" shouts Takahiro.

"Wait, why am I going to kill him? Misaki-kun is innocent!" shouts Nowaki. Takahiro is shocked.

"Besides, he is the 'key' of hope for on coming war!" shouts Nowaki. Hiroki is shocked.

"W...war?" asks Hiroki.

Those three went to nearby onsen hotel. They discuss about earlier misunderstanding at a private room.

"Then, why do you after Misaki?" asks Takahiro, still alerts to Nowaki while Hiroki is sweating.

"Because we need his power for on coming war!" said Nowaki. Hiroki is shocked.

"Another crappy joke! Both of you were saying about 'war' from just now! What war? Tell me! Now!" shouts Hiroki. Nowaki is sighing. It's time to tell him now. To tell Hiroki every single thing.

"Hiro-san, actually 1000 years ago..." Nowaki tries to explain to Hiroki but suddenly, a giant being raises its hand and tries to pat them to death.

"Roarr~~~!" shouts the monster. Hiroki is shocked. But, before he realized it, he found himself flying with Nowaki who is hugging him. What makes him shocked is when he saw Takahiro is flying to even he is a human. How a normal human can jump until this high? This is nonsense!

"Takahashi-san, please take Hiro-san to safe place!" said Nowaki and jumps to the giant after he threw Hiroki to Takahiro. Takahiro manages to get him.

"What is going on?" shouts Hiroki.

"Now is very dangerous situation, let's hide!" said Takahiro.

"Are you kidding? Nowaki will...!" Takahiro cuts him.

"He is a water ayakashi, so no way he would die as water will never break, you know that!" said Takahiro. Hiroki is speechless.

"Takahiro manages to hide Takahiro at the nearby cave.

"You will safe here!" said Takahiro. Then, he wants to leave and makes Hiroki shocked.

"Where do you want to go!"

"Fight that thing, of course!" answers Takahiro.

"But, you...!"

"Don't worry! I'm quite strong! Oh and please keep this as a secret from Misaki!" said Takahiro, closes his right eye and places his finger on his lips. Hiroki is speechless. Then, Takahiro is vanished. Like a ninja, maybe...

Hiroki is still confused. His lover and his former rival of love have something's about occults and weird thing that he never believes before, until today when he saw something's that beyond the scientific explanation. Nowaki's existence, Takahashi Misaki is a Bakeneko and his brother, Takahiro...what is he? Is he human? Or a monster likes them?

Suddenly, he saw an explosion, followed by other explosions, not far from the cave where he is hiding. He remembers Nowaki.

"Nowaki!"

He can't stand when the safety of his lover is remaining unknown. Hiroki runs through the forest to find Nowaki. But suddenly, he stops. He widens his eyes. He saw Nowaki fighting with a giant monster. He hides himself behind the nearby tree. He heard their conversations.

"You! Traitor! All ayakashi clans will surely eliminate you!" shouts that monster.

"Watch your mouth. Who do you think that you talk with?" said Nowaki. The monster is shocked.

"You just a rubbish, low class ayakashi! Don't dare to stop me!" said Nowaki with grudge. Those words make the monster gone mad. It tries to attack Nowaki and Hiroki is shocked. Of course Nowaki is supposed to be able to evade it easily.

"Nowaki!" But suddenly, Hiroki runs in front of Nowaki and shields Nowaki from the attacks. The attack hits Hiroki. Hiroki's blood is spread to that place. Nowaki is shocked. His eyes are widened and shivered. Hiroki's body falls to the ground.

"Hi..."

"HIRO-SAN!"

To be continued...

That is for chapter 5. Did Hiroki was dead? Wait for the next chapter!