Summary: Ukyou was the anchor to Muraki's sanity, and all he ever truly loved.
Rating: K+
Genre: Romance
Characters: Muraki Kazutakta, Sakuraiji Ukyou
Words: 540
Author's Note: Just a small little something I wanted to write for these two, since I rarely see anything about them. I know it's really short, but hopefully enjoyable nevertheless.
Muraki Kazutaka was a man of many faces. To most people, he was a respectable, hard-working doctor, a good citizen dedicated to helping people. Some viewed him as an angel, a savior. Others saw the opposite side of him, the demented murderer who's main goal in life was to revive his dead half-brother so that he could kill him with his own two hands, harming many in the process and not giving a second thought to taking the life of another. Then, there was another side of him, a side that only one young woman ever saw, that only she brought out in him.
Sakuraiji Ukyou never knew of the horrible crimes her fiancé committed. Kazutaka wouldn't allow her to. He kept his illegal activities a secret from her, but never distanced himself from her. He balanced his differing lifestyles while keeping her totally oblivious. To Ukyou, he was a wonderful doctor, a kind man, and a patient lover. Kazutaka knew full well that Ukyou had an intense fear of a man's touch. He could tell even before she told him simply by the way she would keep a physical distance between them even when they were dating. Yet, he never rushed her. He eased her into things, first letting his fingertips brush her arm, then giving her hand a quick and gentle squeeze, working into holding hands, and finally into full hugs. Ukyou apologized repeatedly for her fear, but Kazutaka never blamed her for it. He accepted her and loved her as she was. He waited for physical affections, supporting her and calmly pushing her forward in a way that gradually helped her to be able to touch him without making her too uncomfortable. He never forced her and always accepted when she wasn't ready to move to the next step. Ukyou was eternally grateful to him. Kazutaka was also grateful to her.
Despite all that he had been through during his childhood, when he was around Ukyou, he could forget about his half-brother, forget about Shinigami, forget about revenge. Ukyou was his anchor to sanity. Being with her was the only way for him to hold on to who he was, who he could have been.
As such, he would never let her know of his illegal activities. He loved her too much to do that to her. He did, however, know that he would not be able to keep her safe all the time. Once he began finalizing his plans for his revenge, he had a feeling he would not be returning, at least not anytime soon. Thus, he left the task of protecting is precious Ukyou to the one man he knew he could trust: his best friend, Oriya. The three of them had been good friends since their school days, and he knew that Oriya would do everything in his power to protect Ukyou. He was the one other man the girl could trust, and the only other person Kazutaka could trust. She would be safe in his hands, and she would never know about the dark side of Kazutaka. She would always remain the innocent woman she was, protected by the two most important men in her life. She would always be all Kazutaka ever truly loved.