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Chapter 5: the unexpected moment

The blonde boy sighed deeply as Kei closed the door. He had cleaned the entire house that day, and even though everything was shiny and freshly washed, the blonde didn't feel that happy at his job. If he didn't do good enough, he might be sent home to not come back ever again, and he really needed the money now.

"That was one busy day." Kei sighed. "You did a good job, Yukiya-kun." he said. "I knew you were meant to do this job." he smiled brightly.

"Thank you, Kei-san." the blonde replied and he returned the smile. That the shop was now closed only meant that the boy had to decide what to do next. Whether he should call Kanou-san or not.

"Now, for the little puppy… I can put him into a carrying bag, or I can let you walk him on the leash. That way he might already get used to it." Kei smiled.

"But I can't pay for any of that." Kei raised an eyebrow and walked himself to the cash desk. He counted his money and suddenly showed a sign to the blonde to come closer. Ayase obediently walked towards the man.

"This is 1300 yen. For today." Kei smiled brightly. "And a leash only costs about 100 yen. You can let him sleep on your bed or on your couch, and I'll put a little bag of food and a bowl in the bag together with your leash. If you want I can include a toy. That would make about…" he typed something into the calculator he was holding. "223.64 yen!" he smiled brightly. Ayase stared into his green eyes.

"That would make you keep 1076.36 yen, I think you can afford it." Ayase smiled. "You're hired, Yukiya-kun." the blonde wrapped his arms around Kei and the other smiled brightly.

"Thank you!" the blonde said loudly.

"You're welcome." Kei replied and the blonde released him. "Now, go get Kano-kun and bring him here. We can also add a little collar, but that's free."

"I'd love that!" Ayase replied happily as he walked to the little black rascal who was now chasing after his own tail. "Come here, little rascal." he whispered and he grabbed the little pup tightly as he lifted him up. The dog snuggled closer to Ayase, his tail wagging wildly and he sniffed on the blonde's face.

"Good boy." Ayase said an he placed him down on the desk in front of Kei. Kei placed a collar of the little puppy's head, who stared at the blonde.

"There you go." Kei said. "I can place a little name board on it… but if you want your address on it too, I'd better wait until tomorrow. So I can do it all at once."

"Sure, that's great." Ayase smiled at the sight of the happy small dog and placed the leash on the little ring that hung at the back of the collar. The collar was dark brown, just like the dog's eyes.

Kei lifted the little Kano up and placed it onto the ground, handing Ayase the leash.

"Now, I think the collar's still a bit too big for Kano… but I don't think he'll be able to get out of it either." Kei smiled towards the blonde. "But do keep a close watch on the little one."

"I will, Kei-san! Thank you." Ayase replied. The little dog sniffed around the room and then walked to Ayase who started to move towards the front door.

"Come on, rascal." Kei said and the puppy looked up, before running happily to the boy. "Enjoy, Ayase. You deserve it."

The blonde turned around at those words and smiled. That was the kindest thing anyone had said to him for the past few months.

"See you tomorrow, Kei-san." he whispered; unable to find anything other to say.

"Yeah, see you tomorrow." the man replied and he turned away from the blonde. Ayase stared at the man a little longer, grabbing hold of his umbrella and walked outside of the store. It wasn't raining, but the sky was very dark. So far the blonde didn't have any luck with standing in the rain. But on the other hand, having little Kanou all wet wouldn't be that good for his house… and his carpet.

The little puppy barked and pulled on the leash hardly. Ayase looked down and quickly started to walk, while staring intently at his new pet. The dog sniffed everything around him and sometimes scratched something at the side of the road.

"Don't pull to hard, Kano-kun." Ayase said, and he pulled the leash softly so Kano was pulled back. "I'll have to train you now…"

The blonde looked around, staring at the dark sky, hoping for at least one drop of rain. He sighed deeply. He actually hadn't decided what to do yet… should he talk to Kanou-san or not? It wasn't so easy to decide, but it wasn't easy to forget about the man either, so maybe a good talk would help. Or maybe it would be the opposite, and he would feel even worse… either way, he had to decide soon.

The blonde stared back at the little dog and decide to hold it closer. They were about to reach a very restless road, and he didn't want the little one to run on the road. The sidewalk wasn't that wide either, so Ayase had to change the bag with dog food to his other hand, swapping it with the leash.

Cars were passing by with high speed and Ayase held on to the leash tightly. The next day, he would definitely pick another road! The blonde stared towards the little dog, who didn't seem comfortable with the sound of the cars either and his small tail crawled in between his paws. A drop of rain fell down on the blonde's face. Ayase smiled, but because he felt worried about the little pet, he decided not to open his umbrella until there were less cars.

As the blonde used both his hands to open the umbrella, he didn't pay attention to Kano-kun, and therefore didn't notice that he found his way out of the collar. The little pup fled over the street, frightened of any other moving thing. Ayase looked up, noticing that his dog was gone and saw the pet running over the street. He reacted in a flash and merely used his instincts as he saw bright lights moving towards them in a great speed.

The blonde ran after the dog, crying out its name, which made the puppy stop in the middle of the street. Ayase grabbed it, turned around, only to hear the high sound of the car's brakes. The blonde closed his eyes, holding on to his new pet tightly and then everything went black.

Kanou had been driving in his car for the whole afternoon and didn't feel like stopping anytime at all. It made him feel good. It somehow cleared his head, but he feared that once there would be traffic jam, he would totally freak out and lose his senses. The car accelerated over 100km/h even though he was in a built-up area. The car he drove by with his high speed gave him an angry glance and sometimes honked their klaxon; but he mostly ignored it… none of them knew what he had been through.

How he missed the angel. How he missed his sapphire orbs and golden hair, his tiny frame and bright smile and even his protests when he started to harass the blonde. Kanou gave a grin at that. It had been a long time since he felt like doing it. But that was mainly because the blonde wasn't around and he had nobody else to make him feel as the boy did. Before, he had never felt that good. All those one-night stands with beautiful women were nothing compared with the adorable face the blonde made when he came. Absolutely nothing.

Kanou bit his lip as he imagined that face once again. Imagining that was one of the only things that did make him get a hard-on. He sighed deeply and shook his head lightly, as though he tried to shake the image out of his mind.

That was all in the past and wherever the blonde was now, he was happy. Kanou himself was absolutely sure of that, though he wanted his angel to stay near at any time. Why in the world was the blonde able to clear his debt this fast? He thought he had figured out the whole thing so splendid that the boy wouldn't be able to leave for the next ten years. Where did he go wrong? Since when did he even make mistakes in something as important as that? And if he didn't make a mistake… did they do it that often?

Kanou smiled again. Maybe they did. Maybe that's because the blonde left so soon. Kanou was never able to stay away from him that long. And in any way, they would at least do it once a day. If it were only Kanou who decided when to do it, it would have been at least twice a day. But he never really wanted to push the blonde that far. He only had to enjoy, but the boy had to go through great pains and that was the only thing necessary to convince Kanou not to do it that often; so maybe they skipped a day sometimes.

But that wasn't the only thing he missed. Ayase finally learned to be honest to Kanou. He had been kind and open, as though he finally accepted that Kanou didn't mean any harm. That Kanou cared about the blonde and would even give his live for him. That fact hadn't changed at all…

Kanou swallowed deeply and he noticed that the clouds had fully blocked the sun. so he decided to switch on his lights and play safe. He also lowered began to drive slower and now just drove a little above the authorized speed. The road started to get more crowded and he already gave a little curse beneath his breathe.

It would sure start to rain anytime soon. The clouds turned darker and darker and maybe it could get to storm once again, who knows… the streets were almost empty. Maybe because of the bad weather, or maybe because this street was way too busy. The cars in front of him started to slow down.

"You can't be serious." Kanou whispered with an irritated voice as he started to slow down too. The first drops of rain also fell down. Why did he have to take this road again? The car in front of him stopped. All around people got out of there cars and started to talk to the driver next to their own vehicles.

The man sighed deeply, turning of his engine and removing his girdle, when someone knocked onto his window. He turned towards the man standing next to his car and lowered the window.

"Do you know what happened?" the man asked. He looked young and had bright green eyes, but somehow his face looked handsome. Kanou raised his shoulders.

"No idea." he said and he took out a cigarette. The young man next to him looked worried and stared towards the huge crowd of people. His dark hair hung in front of his face. Kanou took the opportunity to take in the rest of the stranger.

He was wearing a green apron, spelling the name 'The Little Paw' and Kanou figured that the young man worked at a pet shop. The boy noticed that Kanou was looking at his apron and coughed lightly.

"Yes, I work at the store a bit further. When I heard a car break I came here immediately. It didn't sound good and I just allowed my new employee to go home." he said. Kanou growled shortly as a reply. What in the world made the boy think that he was interested in his story?

Kanou opened the door next to him and decided to stretch out his legs. The boy removed himself from the door and stared up to the tall man in front of him, with big eyes.

"Aren't you the man from Shinjuku's financial firm?" the boy asked, raising one eyebrow. Kanou stared back at the boy.

"Maybe I am. What's it up to you?" he said, but the boy merely smiled.

"I heard a lot about you today, Kanou Somuku." Kanou gave the boy a strange look. Why in the world would anyone know his name in this neighbourhood? He knew that Ayase lived around here but…

"I'm Kei Agatsuma. I hired Ayase Yukiya today." Kei said at the man's strange look. "And he needed someone to talk to." Kanou looked at the boy next to him. Did Ayase really talk about him? About the life they had together? And did he stay positive or did he made a monster out of the man? Kanou couldn't help but smile a little. The boy had actually found a job and decided to change his life. Decided to go on, even though the man wasn't around… so he worked close to his own house. Close to this place.

Kanou's smile faded away as he remembered what the boy in front of him had said only a minute ago. 'It didn't sound good and I just allowed my new employee to go home.'

Kanou stared towards the crowd in the distance and reacted in a quick flash. This wasn't happening. He was just imagining. The blonde couldn't be there… he couldn't be. Kanou's heart was racing in his chest and he could feel he was about to panic. He forced his way to the front of the crowd, where he was stopped by the police.

"Sir, you can't come through." the man said. Kanou gave him an angry glare and the man backed of in a quick reflex. Kanou ran on as he saw the little stream of blood passed his feet.

A little black puppy walked his way to the now closer appearing man and it trembled heavily. It was whining softly while Kanou looked in the distance and saw the blonde hair… the golden hair.

"No…" he whispered, his whole body now trembling. "Ayase!" he ran towards the boy and knelt next to him. The blood was coming from his head and the boy was clearly unconscious. His pale face was now clearly white and his lips had lost their beautiful pink colour. Kanou removed his jacket and placed it over the blonde's already wet clothes.

This was impossible. This was merely a nightmare… he was dreaming. In a few minutes he would wake up and realise he was once again alone in his bedroom, merely realising he missed the boy so much that he dreamt about him. No matter what happened in that dream…

"Sir, please back off." another police officer said. Kanou rolled his eyes.

"I won't leave. I'm his family." he said. The lady officer looked at the man in front of her, who didn't even do the effort to look at her. She sighed deeply.

"Fine, but try not to touch him too much. Moving him might be fatal now." she said.

"What happened…" Kanou asked as he caressed the blonde's cheek. He felt so cold; so sick.

"A driver drove into him when he tried to grab hold of his dog." she said. "The ambulance will be here very soon. They're close."

"Do you know what he has?" Kanou kept asking.

"We only know about the few ribs he has broken, and the large wound at the back of his head. It's worse then it looks, sir." she said. Kanou nodded slowly. This wasn't a dream. This was reality.

Kanou looked down at the wet feeling against his hand. The little dog had pressed it's nose against it and now stared up in the man's brown eyes. The blonde had tried to save this little creature. Kanou smiled. He hadn't changed at all.

In the far distance sirens could be heard and Kanou saw flashes of bright lights against the walls. The boy would be fine now. The ambulance was about to arrive. Kanou picked up the little dog and turned his head, noticing the bright green eyes of Kei, staring at him with shock.

If the man wouldn't had left Ayase by himself, he would probably be safe now. He would probably just be cooking at his house, making another wonderful dinner.

"Hang on, Ayase… you're almost safe." Kanou whispered and he placed a soft kiss on the lips he had missed so much.

Cliffhanger? :)

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