Chapter 8

One word frees us

Of all the weight and pain of life

That word is "love".

Misaki was alone by himself sitting in the living room while cooling the bruises at his face with a wet towel, cooled with a small basin full with water and ice.

Of all these days, the relationship of Akihiko and Misaki had grown cold as both of them now barely talked to each other and Akihiko is going hard on him, setting some rules for him to obey.

One of the rules is Misaki isn't allowed to leave the penthouse, even if after asking for his landlord's permission. The reason for that? Misaki is so open to everyone out there that anyone could take advantage over him or snatch him away from Akihiko anytime.

Talking about his job at Marukawa, Akihiko had asked Isaka to fire him in order to keep him in his new cage. Akihiko had taken the full control of Misaki's freedom, and there's no way Misaki could go against it.

It's all started after Akihiko saw Misaki was kissing with Ijuuin in the park that Misaki was both physically and sexually abused by Akihiko as a punishment. The penthouse where they were living now is nothing but a cage to him.

"I wonder if Akihiko-san had forgiven me?"

Even though Misaki was aware that Akihiko is not the same Usagi-san that he knew, but his guilt for "betraying" Akihiko's love for him still hadn't vanished even in the slightest.

"I lost my parents thanks to me being so selfish... Am I going to lost Akihiko-san next?"

A sound of someone pushing the doorbell was heard throughout the living room, putting an end to his thoughts. "Coming!" Misaki rushed to the intercom, hoping that it was Akihiko but he was wrong. It was Aikawa instead.

"Misaki-kun, are you there?" said Aikawa through the intercom. Misaki opened the door and welcomed her inside.

"Aikawa-san, is Akihiko-san busy with his work out there? He still not came back yet."

"Hmm? Since when did you stop calling Usami-sensei by his special nickname? Did something happen between both of you?"

"Eh!? Umm, no! Nothing happened between us! I just thought that nickname sounds very childish... I'm not a kindergartener after all, hahaha!"

"I see... But it sounds more romantic like that, Misaki-kun! Let me guess... Both of you are getting more lovey-dovey, am I right!? Seems that you're going to become like Suzuki Misaki in Junai!"

Misaki's face turned pink while Aikawa was giving out the sparkles that yaoi fangirls will usually have. But sadly, the true matter was in the opposite regarding of the relationship of Akihiko and Misaki.

"Anyway, Misaki-kun! I need you to do a favour!"

"What is it?"

"Let me ask you first. What date is today?"

"If I'm not mistaken, it's 30th of October, isn't it?"

"You know what it is?"

"No. What is it?"

"Tonight is the Halloween Night! So we have a costume party, and an important party for Usami-sensei to attend!"

"Another party? Geez... You and Isaka-san had definitely used my name to persuade him to come... again."

"Misaki-kun, this is not just a party! There will be a ball and Usami-sensei will dress up as a prince! Most of the guest would be women, so he needs to pick a girl as his dance partner! Surely many of them would not let that golden opportunity..."

"Err... W-, well, if a woman is going to dance with him, what's that have to do with me... As if I care..."

"Then comes the last event, yet the most thrilling one... When the clock strikes 12 o'clock in the midnight, Usami-sensei have to kiss his dance partner."

"WHAT!?" Misaki was one billion percent sure that his ears didn't fool him. "You mean... Kiss at the cheek or forehead...?"

"At the lips, of course!"

Misaki's mind and body were both frozen at the moment. Even though he will stubbornly deny it, but he will not let Akihiko kissed someone else other than him. He began to understand how hurt it will feel if his lover is cheating on him.

"So this is how Akihiko-san feels after he caught me kissing with Ijuuin-sensei..."

"I know how you are feeling now, Misaki-kun! So you're definitely coming! I will help you with the costume!"

Misaki wondered what kind of shenanigan he will dress up as at the party. Let see... A vampire? A witch... Oopps, wizard? A pirate? An angel? A greedy angel who steals money? As long that he is not dressing up as a giant Suzuki-san.

As if she could read Misaki's mind, Aikawa took a hold of his arm. "Let's dress up now, Misaki-kun! I have brought your costume and mine too!"

...

"Are you done yet, Misaki-kun?" Aikawa impatiently waited outside the dressing room (A/N: I don't know whether this kind of room exist in the Usami residence...) while Misaki was still dressing up in his costume.

Tonight, Aikawa is dressing up as a Disney-like fairy godmother, with a pair of large butterfly wings on her back and a cute wand with a cartoonish star at its top being held in her hand.

But as for Misaki, he is dressing up as...

"Gah! I cannot go to the party like this, Aikawa-san! It's so embarrassing!"

"Really? Just show yourself to me! Come out now, I want to see how you look like in the costume! You can change if it is bad."

"Okay..." Misaki shyly came out from the dressing room, and Aikawa was beyond impressed with his appearance.

"Kyaah! Misaki-kun, you look so awesome and beautiful!"

Misaki was wearing a sleeveless, ankle length dress with black, high-heeled boots. He also wore a long wig that was the same colour as his hair, so long that it reached to his thighs.

"I knew that a Yuki Cross from Vampire Knight cosplay would suit you perfectly! You even really look like her!"

Hmm... If Misaki is Yuki Cross, then Akihiko is Zero Kiryuu and Ijuuin is Kaname Kuran? Holy mother of shrimp.

"Let's go! The taxi is waiting!"

As both of them were transported by the taxi as Aikawa said that she couldn't find a carriage made by pumpkin, Misaki had a ridiculous thinking in his head.

"Pumpkin carriage!? Umm... There will be a ball in the party, Akihiko-san is dressing up as the prince, Aikawa-san is dressing up as the fairy godmother, then is this mean... I'M THE CINDERELLA!?"

~Omake~

Sasaki Naoto: This chapter is purely special for Halloween, even though it's kinda late and I don't celebrate it. I decided to give a break to Misaki from the tortures that he will face later LOL. Poor Misaki hahaha ^^

Hiroki: I wonder why yaoi fangirls love crossdressing boys when it's obvious that their partner is gay, so they don't have any interest in women.

Nowaki: Err Hiro-san, you would look good in a dress too...

Hiroki: Wha-!? Shut up you brat! *throws book at Nowaki*

Shinobu: Miyagi! I want you to wear this, now! *holds a Sailor Moon costume*

Miyagi: Why the hell should I wear this!?

Hiroki: You better don't, Miyagi... Just the thought of you cosplaying as Sailor Moon makes me want to puke my guts out... So disturbing! Eww!

Sasaki Naoto: By the way, there's a bad news, readers... Tomorrow I and my family will have a vacation for two weeks, even though I will bring my lover aka my laptop along I'm not sure whether I could update this weekly like usual. *grabs luggage* Bon Voyage! :D

Hiroki: Goodbye and don't come again.

Sasaki Naoto: I will definitely come back! *sticks out tongue* I'm warning you all, don't touch this story when I'm gone! Don't you dare to make any edits to this like suddenly adding yourself inside the plot! Got it!?

Hiroki: Yeah right... Oh yeah, don't forget to review. Make sure it's a negative one.

Sasaki Naoto: Hey, that's my word! No, don't give me negative reviews or else I will turn emo! D: See you at the next chapter~!

~The Seme Awards by Sasaki Naoto :D~

Takano Masamune – The sexiest seme.

Yoshiyuki Hatori – The creepiest seme.

Yukina Kou – The most elegant seme.

Miyagi You – The funniest seme.

Kusama Nowaki – The cutest seme.

Usami Akihiko – The most ideal guy for a boyfriend in fiction history, every guys in the world either fictional or non-fictional should take notes from him if they want to find a girlfriend. (LOL another biased opinion)