Dissociation

Chapter Six

-Apprehended-

Akito smiled as he and the kids were playing monopoly in his large living room. They had come to his house and he'd shown them around, delighting in the fact that they were in awe, even Kanamé, though he would never admit it. At the moment Hayate was winning, mostly because they had modified the rules so that he could play as well. It felt so nice to be having fun with them all, and it almost felt to Akito as if they hadn't been apart for those five years.

Suddenly the doorbell rang, and everyone looked to the foyer. "I'll get it, you kids stay here." Akito said, standing and walking over there. He opened the door, and grew confused when he saw two uniformed officers standing on his doorstep.

"Can I help you officers?" he asked politely.

"Yes sir. Are you Uchiha Akito?" one asked.

"Yes. Is there a problem?"

The other grimaced. "And do you drive a 2010 black Lamborghini?"

"Yes. Can you tell me what's going on?" he asked, looking from one officer to the other.

"We just have one more question sir," the taller officer said. "We're you at Winsor this afternoon?" he asked, then heard some childish laughter from inside the house.

"Yes. I was picking up my kids from school." Akito answered. "Is there a problem with that?"

"There is." They nodded and one took out a pair of handcuffs. "Uchiha Akito, you are under arrest for kidnapping four children." They informed him, grabbing him by the arm and handcuffing his hands behind his back.

"What?" he looked behind him at the officer that was fastening the handcuffs. "You can't arrest me for picking up my own children." He said. "Last time I checked that wasn't a crime."

"I'm going to fucking kill you Akito." A dark and hate filled voice came from the doorway, causing his blood to run cold in his veins.

Four heads popped out from the doorway, all wide eyed. "Dad…" Izayoi trailed off. "What's going on?" she asked, stepping out.

The officer cleared his throat, giving Akito a sympathetic look. "I'm sorry sir, but without a signed consent to the school, no one aside from Sabaku no Natsumi and Inuzuka Yuri are allowed to pick them up. We had consent for Sabaku no Toshiro to get them. But it is against the law for you to take them without permission."

"I told you not to go near them Akito!" Natsumi shouted at him.

Akito blinked, looking at Natsumi. She had changed her name back? Hurt stabbed through him, but was quickly replaced by his earlier anger. "Well I was tired of you keeping them from me!" he yelled. "You didn't even tell me Hayate existed, so you have no right to be angry." He glared at her with more hate than she had seen on his face before. "It sucks to come home to an empty house, doesn't it? And not know where your family is?" he said lowly.

"I left for a reason! You didn't give a damn about me or the kids!" she yelled back. "And don't pretend like you did, everything was second to work. They were better off with me! And what you did was kidnapping! You stole my children! And I tried to tell you about Hayate when you took me out on that date, but you interrupted me like twice and the god damned waiter kept interrupting me. What was I supposed to do?"

"You went on a date with dad?" Izayoi asked from the doorway, completely shocked.

Even Kanamé looked surprised. "Is that why you bought that new dress?"

"You bought a new dress for our date?" Akito asked, but then shook his head. "Never mind. And, legally, you can't call it kidnapping when they are my children as well, and they came with me willingly. Sure, I didn't follow the school's protocol, but they should supervise the kids better than just some measly video cameras. So in general, there is no ground for me to be arrested, especially since I have cooperated with the officers in full."

"I didn't come willingly." Kanamé said, trying to help his mother.

Natsumi looked over to her children and her expression sobered. "Hayate!" she gasped, seeing her son looking scared.

The little boy ran forward and hugged his mother around the legs, his wide, forest green eyes on his father. "Mommy, why are they taking daddy away?" he asked. "We were having fun."

She picked up her son and held him tightly to her. "Sweetheart. Daddy was not supposed to take you." She told him, sounding kind and motherly.

"Ma'am." The officer spoke up, getting Natsumi's attention. "I'm afraid he's right. There's nothing really to charge him for. The kids are safe and everything seems in order."

Natsumi grimaced, meeting Akito's gaze with one that told him he was going to pay for this. She looked back down to Hayate and examined him. "Honey. Are you sure you're ok. Did Daddy do anything to you? You know how he is, he didn't….touch you…did he?"

Kanamé, Izayoi, and Sanosuke all went wide eyed, staring at their mother with shocked expressions. This question seemed to make the police officers tense and they glared down at Akito.

"Uh huh!" he said ignorantly, nodding his head. Akito went wide eyed.

"Natsumi…" he said warningly, knowing where she was going with this.

She looked away from him and the officers jerked him towards the door. "That's just sick. You are under arrest again for molesting a child. You have the right to remain silent anything you say can and will be used against you…" they trailed off, reading him his Miranda rights which he already knew by heart.

Natsumi stayed with her back to the door, holding in the sob that almost broke out. What had she done? She'd just accused Akito of touching Hayate inappropriately. She knew it wasn't true and she knew she had used Hayate's innocence to do it. But she was angry. How could he take her children like that? And to think she was hours away from calling him to tell him they should all meet. She shook her head and was snapped from her thoughts by Hayate's worried voice. "Mommy?"

Kanamé actually ran out the door, "Dad!" he yelled for the first time, stopping on the walkway to see the officers shoving his father into the back of the squad car.

Akito looked back at his children, his gaze landing on Kanamé. "Everything will be fine son." Were the last words he said as the door to the car was shut. The officers got in then and drove away, with Akito looking at his children through the back window the entire way, until they were out of sight.

Natsumi walked out of the house with Izayoi and Sanosuke, closing the door behind her. "Come on kids. Get in the car." She said, walking around the side of her SUV and buckling Hayate into his booster seat. Kanamé still stared after where the car disappeared and then turned back to his mother, taking the front seat without a word.

"I don't want to go anywhere with you." Sanosuke said, crossing his arms stubbornly.

Natsumi looked down at her son, "Get in the car Sanosuke." She warned. She did not have the mental stability right now to deal with this.

"Fine, but I'm not talking to you." He glared at her, one that could rival her own, and got in the car, buckling his seatbelt before crossing his arms once more.

She slammed the door once everyone was in and got into the driver's seat starting the car. They drove in silence, but Natsumi didn't really care. She was glad her kids were safe and it gave her time to attempt to compose herself. Once they were home, all of the kids, aside from Hayate went straight to their rooms. Natsumi finished putting the groceries away and then picked up Hayate and took him upstairs to his room.

She tucked him in and kissed his forehead, watching him already doze off since it was past his bedtime. "I love you Hayate. You know that right?" she asked, her eyes watering once more.

"Yes mommy." He said sleepily. "I love you too. So does daddy." He yawned. Natsumi had to choke back a sob and shook her head.

"Not anymore he doesn't sweetie. Mommy did something bad." She whispered.

"But you said love was un…uncon…ditional." He murmured, having to think about what the word was.

She leaned over him and kissed his forehead once more. "I don't think it is this time. I love you Hayate." She told him again and then left the room after turning off the light. She went to Kanamé's room and peeked her head in to see him already in bed. She walked over to him and kissed his head. "Why did you do that Mom…?" he asked, not moving to look at her.

"I…I don't know Kanamé. I was angry…your Dad just…makes me feel out of control." She admitted.

He nodded. "I know, but…"

"I know. I'll fix this somehow." She told him, running her fingers through his hair.

"I love you Mom." He said, turning a bit to see her. Her eyes widened slightly and this caused a stray tear to slide down. "And I know…that you still love him."

She shook her head. "No…I clearly don't understand what love truly is anymore." She tried to give him a smile. "Sleep well Kanamé." She kissed him once more and then left the room, going to Izayoi's.

As soon as she entered the room, her daughter threw a pillow at her, just narrowly missing her face. "Get out!" Izayoi yelled. "How could you do that to Dad? I hate you! I never want to see you again! The second dad gets out I'm telling him I want to live with him!" she screamed. "He's a lawyer he can make it happen."

Natsumi shook her head. "Izayoi, please, you have to understand-"

"I don't have to understand anything! You're a psycho! No wonder Dad didn't like you! You made him not want us!" she shouted, tears staining her cheeks.

"Izayoi!" Natsumi screamed back.

"No! You leave me alone! I hope you end up all alone! Cause we all like Dad and he wants us! He just doesn't want you!" she yelled, making Natsumi go wide eyed.

"Go to bed!" she ordered, slamming the door behind her. Natsumi leaned against the wall, sliding down slowly, until she was sitting down and began crying into her hands. This was horrible. Akito was in jail, her children practically hated her, and she was falling apart. Why did he have to do this to them? If he had just waited, just a bit longer, than none of this would have ever happened. She couldn't even believe she'd done this to him. What kind of monster was she?

Hearing the commotion, since his room wasn't far away, Sanosuke opened his bedroom door and looked into the hall. Seeing his mom crying, he walked over to her, stopping when he was in front of her. He knew he had told her he wasn't speaking to her, but he didn't like seeing his mom cry. And he knew that she was sorry she had sent his dad to jail, otherwise she wouldn't be so upset. "Mom…?" he asked softly.

Natsumi sniffed and looked up from her hands, trying to wipe the wetness from her face. "Oh God Sanosuke. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to wake you up."

"I wasn't asleep. I was waiting for you to come and say goodnight, like you always do." He said. "But then I heard the yelling."

She looked as if she were about to cry again. "I'm so sorry Sanosuke." She swallowed, taking a hold of his hand and pulling him into a tight embrace. "I'm so sorry for everything."

"I know." He said, hugging her. "I love you mom, but I wish that you and dad were nicer to each other. I want to have a real family again."

She hugged him more tightly. "Things just aren't that simple sweetheart." She whispered painfully. "I love you, with all my heart and I was just scared tonight." She told him, cupping his face in her hands.

"I know mom."

She kissed his forehead and got up, walking with him to his room and tucking him in. "I love you." She told him once more. She turned off the light and closed his door, finally heading downstairs to her own bedroom. She changed into a loose shirt and curled up into her large bed, staring at the wall. She hugged a pillow to her body closely and closed her eyes as she began to cry once more. "Oh Akito…I'm so sorry…" she sobbed, crying herself to sleep for what seemed like the thousandth time.

Akito harshly punched in the numbers for Toshiro's cell phone and listened as it began to ring. He hoped the redhead answered the phone quickly, because he was dying to get out of this hellhole.

By the time they had arrived at the police station it was dark. But that didn't stop the officers from taking him into a room for questioning, where they had interrogated him about his true relationship with his kids. He had explained very calmly, surprisingly enough, and had then told them just exactly who he was, and how pissed he was that they had taken him in without any real evidence. They hadn't even asked Hayate just how he had touched him, and so technically the officers were in the wrong.

By the time that was established, it would be morning in a few hours, and so they had put him in a cell, saying he could have his phone call in the morning. Well, he was with quite a few questionable people, since they hadn't given him his own cell, so he had stayed up all night, not wanting to get raped or anything.

So, here he was, seven in the morning, no sleep, no coffee, and pissed like there was no tomorrow, waiting for his stupid partner to answer his phone.

"Yola." The answer was annoyingly perky, as his best friend usually was. "Sup Akito? Have fun with the kids yesterday?"

"Oh shut up you bastard." Akito growled, his anger increasing at the mention of his kids. "I need you to come and bail me out of jail."

"Why are you in jail?"

"Because your fucking sister called the cops on me and told them I kidnapped the children. Then, when I told them they had no legal ground to arrest me, since I'm their father, she lied and told them that I touched Hayate inappropriately." He explained. "So if you could just get your ass over here that would be great, because I would really like a shower."

Toshiro just laughed, "Ok. I guess I can come get you." He said before hanging up. Not even thirty minutes later, the door to the holding area opened and Toshiro walked in, dressed for business in a black suit. "Well, well, well. This is pretty amusing if I do say so myself." Toshiro snickered. He was followed by two officers, who came and unlocked the cell and told him he was free to go.

"Don't make me hurt you." Akito glared, marching right out of his cell and towards the entrance. Once they were out of the station they got in Toshiro's car. "I'm going to sue those cops for misconduct." He said as they pulled out of the parking lot.

Toshiro sighed and got in, heading away from the station. "Don't get your panties in a bunch it sounds like a pretty messed up situation. Give 'em a break. Besides I can't help but feel this is partially my fault." He glanced over at his friend. "I told Natsumi I dropped the kids off at the house…so she assumed they were really there."

"I don't care. I'm going to make them regret this. And after that, I'm going to kill Natsumi. I have it all figured out too, so that it looks like an accident." He said seriously, a half crazed look coming to his face that Toshiro had never seen before. He didn't know if it was from lack of sleep, or just the traumatic experience of his friend being in jail, but it put him at unease.

"You just need a shower, some food, and a nap. Stop talking like a psychopath. Do you really want to be one of those men you put away for murdering their wives. That always used to really get to you."

"Yeah but this is different." He said. "And this way I can't be caught, because I know the ins and outs of the system. They'll never suspect me. And then, as the kids' father, I will get custody of them, and see them all the time. It's full proof." He punched his fist into the palm of his other hand.

"And you think they'll be happy? With their mother dead?" Toshiro asked, trying to keep his tone calm and steady as to not further agitate the crazy sitting beside him.

It looked like Akito was about to say something, and then he sighed, crossing his arms and pouting like a child. "No." he looked at his lap.

Toshiro let out a relieved sigh, seeing the sense back on his friend's face. "Look. I've got an idea. But you need to talk to her. And I mean talk. Not yell or scream. I'll get her to let you have the kids tomorrow. You rest today, relax and have fun with them tomorrow, and then talk to her. You need to be as stable as possible when you talk to my sister, cause she kinda makes you crazy."

"I don't know if she'll agree…" he trailed off. "She pretty much hates me."

"Akito, you and I both know, my sister has been in love with you since she was like six. That doesn't just go away. Not even after five years. Plus, I'll talk her into it. I'm a pretty darn good lawyer too you know." He smirked giving his friend a smirk.

"Fine." He sighed, rubbing his head. "Just take me home and I'll let you handle it."

"Good." He smiled, turning down his street. "You just take the day to relax. Everything will be all better by the end of the week."

Akito got out of the car when they pulled up to his house and went inside. He was about to head upstairs, when he passed the living room and saw their game of monopoly still on the floor. His chest ached then, as all of his old hurts came back. His eyes narrowed. Sure, he wasn't going to kill Natsumi, but that didn't mean he couldn't pull a little prank on her to teach her a lesson for what she did.

Smirking to himself as he went up to get a shower, Akito planned out just what he was going to do to her.