Slytherin – Fanatic 911: Howdy Y'all! I welcome you all to chapter six of Junai Angels! Hope you are enjoying how the story is progressing so far! Since I have made you wait for this chapter, I shall get into it right away!
Frizzle: Yes, of course! Disclaimer: Slytherin – Fanatic 911 does not own D N Angel or JunJou Romantica, but she does own her on character, Sayuri (Satoshi's twin sister). Now… ON WITH THE STORY!
Sayuri walked into the lavish apartment, her arms full of shopping bags and eyes bright. She smiled, moved over to the kitchen and placed the bags on the counter. Krad put his bags down next to hers and stepped into the kitchen.
"Sayuri, Satoshi, Krad, hi!" Misaki called from the Living Room where he was mopping. "Make yourself at home, Usagi-san's currently out so he won't bother you."
"Krad and I will get started straight away then!" Sayuri replied getting out the groceries.
Satoshi followed Sayuri and Krad into the apartment, still dressed in his work clothes and looking completely exhausted. He walked over to the dining table and placed two plates filled with chocolate chip cookies and blueberry muffins down, along with his brief case. He pulled out one of the chairs and collapsed on it, drained. There was so much that was happening at work that he could barely keep with it all, and he still had to organize a replacement for him for when he went away. There was so much stress he had to deal with; it was getting to be too much.
"Are you okay, Satoshi?" Misaki asked his voice full of concern as he put the mop down and sat next to his best friend. "You look really tired. Are you sleeping well?"
Satoshi looked up at Misaki and replied to him, "Just stuff at work. I've had to work several nightshifts in a row, so I guess it's finally caught up with me."
"You should be at home then," Misaki said, putting a hand on Satoshi's arm. "We can postpone tonight so you can get some rest."
Satoshi looked up at the brunette, surprised at his anxiety. "It's fine, Misaki. I'll make sure to get lots of rest when I go away next week."
Misaki couldn't think of a response to this, so he just sighed, stood up and laid a hand on Satoshi's shoulder. "You can tell me anything, you know that Satoshi."
Satoshi nodded uncomfortably and pulled his briefcase towards him. He opened it, pulled out a small pile of paper work, and his laptop. He opened his laptop, turned it on and pulled the paper work towards him. A long sigh was let out as he examined the work he still had to go through. He didn't want all of this pressure. He had had enough of the police force when he left Azumano, but after he had graduated from high school, he hadn't wanted to go back university. When Kei had found out, he had pulled some strings and got him hired at the Tokyo Police. Satoshi flipped through the papers and pulled out a report that one of his subordinates had handed in. He skimmed over it, noting a few mistakes before putting it back on the table.
-JunJou Romantica-
…In Azumano, with Dark…
How could he have done that? They had had a happy relationship. Four years ago when Dark had broken up with Krad, he had been scared of commitment and of his feelings that he had at the time. After having time to think them through though, he realized that he loved Krad. Krad had already left by that time, so even when his heart called out his other half, he wasn't there. The worst part was the fact that Krad had offered up himself, and he stepped all over him. Over three hundred years of them being together and all for what? A broken heart and a hurt angel.
One thing that Dark hoped for more than anything else was for Krad to be in Tokyo, ready and willing to forgive him for all the mistakes that he had made. Daisuke had told him that Takeshi had seen Sayuri in Tokyo and that he was sure Krad was in Tokyo with her. He had to understand, they'd been together for so long; Krad just had to understand why Dark had left him. It seemed impossible for Krad not to. They knew each other better than anyone else did, even more than their tamers.
Dark sat up on his bed and walked over to his cupboard. He opened it, flipped through the various items of clothing until he came to a silk coat. He pulled it off its hanger then brought it up to his nose so he could smell it. His own musky scent filled his nostrils, but there was another scent there, that wasn't his. It was sweet, with just a hint of vanilla. Krad's unique smell was the most beautiful thing to him. It said everything about him that his appearance didn't portray - elegant, yet simple.
Dark pulled the coat away from him and examined the beautiful black silk. It had obviously been designed with him in mind. It was lightweight, flexible, but it was also strong and wouldn't rip easily. One of the reasons for that was because it had been imbued with magic that made the fabric stronger. Krad had spared no expense while making it, putting all of skill and love into such a wonderful thing.
"You're thinking about him, aren't you?" a voice said, pulling Dark from his thoughts. Daisuke stepped into Dark's room and sat down on his bed.
Dark looked at Daisuke and smiled sadly. "I don't want to say yes, but I am."
Daisuke patted the space beside him, wanting Dark to sit down. Once Dark was seated, the red head wrapped an arm around the thief and said to him, "It's probably been harder for you to be away from Krad, than it has been for me. He's your other half and when I rejected Satoshi-kun, I inadvertently tore you and him apart."
"No, Daisuke I was the one who broke up with him, it's my fault-"
"No," Daisuke said firmly. "It's my fault that you two aren't together, so I swear I will make this right. When we go to Tokyo, I will find him and give you the chance to make up with him and tell him that you're sorry. Is that okay?"
Dark stared at the coat that he was still holding onto, a million thoughts running through his mind. Without Krad, he felt empty. It was an emptiness that he hadn't felt since he left that note, one hundred and fifty years ago. He had never wanted commitment before; all he had wanted was just a causal relationship, nothing serious. Krad had never wanted that though. That was one of the things Dark loved about him though, the fact that his blonde angel never did anything half-heartedly; it was always either all or nothing.
"Yeah," Dark said at last, "I just want to see him again." Daisuke smiled at Dark and stood up, preparing to leave but was stopped when Dark said, "Before that though, we should focus on your shopping trip with Riku."
"We will not be talking about that!" Daisuke said quickly, his face going bright red. Dark laughed at his reaction and pulled him back down onto the bed.
-D N Angel-
…In Tokyo, with Misaki…
Misaki watched with a smile as his lover talked happily with Takahiro. He looked away from them and over to the couch where Satoshi was sitting, ignoring everyone else and typing quickly on his laptop. He felt bad that Satoshi still had to work, whereas everyone else was having a good time. He had tried to talk the blunette out of working, but there was nothing to be done about it. There was something off about Satoshi though, something that was clearly bothering him and it wasn't his work.
"Dinner's almost ready," Sayuri said, taking a seat beside Misaki.
"That's good," Takahiro said, his face lighting up. "I can't wait to taste your and Krad's cooking, Misaki has told me that it's amazing!"
"Thank you, Takahashi-san but it's not that good," Sayuri replied. She looked over to her brother and sighed. A worried look crossed her face and she said quietly, so Satoshi couldn't hear, "I'm worried about him."
"Are you?" Misaki said voice full of surprise. "Is there something wrong with Satoshi?"
"No, it's nothing like that, it's just…" she trailed off, as if not sure how to phrase what she was thinking. There was a brief silence then she continued, "He came home from work a few days ago with this… look on his face. It's a look I haven't since, well for a while."
"It could be girl troubles," Takahiro interjected. "I know when I first met Manami I couldn't stop thinking about her. Everyone started to think I was sick."
"I don't think girls is what is troubling Hiwatari," Usagi said as he sat down on the other side of his lover. He gave Misaki a pointed look then threw a glare over to Krad.
Misaki glared at Usagi and replied, trying to defend his friend, "Satoshi wouldn't let anything like his love life get in the way of his-"
"Yeah," Sayuri said, cutting off Misaki, "Takahiro-san you could be right. Girls could be the problem." She looked over to her brother again, who looked up at her this time and raised an eyebrow. She smiled at him and gave a little wave, which he ignored.
Misaki and Usagi both looked at Sayuri, frowns across their face as they said in unison, "Girls?"
"Girls can reduce even the toughest of men to a love sick mess," Takahiro said, gazing over at Manami who was helping Krad cook.
"But Sayuri, I thought Satoshi was 'immune' to girls," Misaki murmured quietly. He saw Usagi raise an eyebrow but ignored it, waiting for his friend to answer.
"Yes he is, but it could be different," Sayuri trailed off slightly then shook her head and said, "Never mind though, we're not here tonight to worry about Nii-san. We're here to eat dinner and catch up and bond!" Sayuri smiled at the three men and stood up, heading back over to the kitchen.
Misaki thought worriedly about what Sayuri said. Girls couldn't possibly be what was bothering Satoshi. The blunette had told him that he was gay and had never once thought that way about the opposite sex. What could Sayuri mean then? A conversation from a few days ago suddenly was brought forth to the front of his mind. That girl that had come up to Sayuri while they were at University had mentioned that she went to the same middle school as the twins. She also said that she had tried to contact Satoshi, but hadn't gotten a response so far… A sudden thought made Misaki's heart skip. She could know something about why Satoshi, Sayuri and Krad had come to Tokyo. Should he ask her about it? Or would that be too invasive into Satoshi's past?
"What are you thinking about?" Usagi asked Misaki, curious.
"Uh, nothing!" Misaki answered back quickly. "Just hungry and can't wait for dinner."
"Me hungry too!" Mahiro said, clapping his hands excitedly, running up to Takahiro. Takahiro lifted Mahiro onto his lap and hugged him, smiling happily.
-JunJou Romantica-
"So tell me, Hiwatari-san," Usagi said, looking at Satoshi, "how did you and Misaki meet? Misaki's never told me and I'm a little bit curious."
Satoshi looked up from his meal and at Usagi. His blinked once and went to push up his non-existent glasses before replying with, "We met in high school. Misaki was the only one in our class that was brave enough to say hi to Sayuri and I."
"That's not true!" Misaki argued back. "Lots of girls wanted to say hi to you!"
"I guess that's to be expected," Takahiro said while laughing. He saw Satoshi looking at him in confusion and before answering, took another bite of his Fried Rice. "You're very good looking Satoshi-kun; I imagine you'd be very popular with ladies."
"No, not really," Satoshi tried to fight back with, turning a light shade of pink.
"It's true though," Krad said, his voice containing a hint of laughter. "Even in middle school, girls were always confessing their undying love to him. Of course Satoshi-sama always rejected them."
"Eh, why?" Manami asked, sounding genuinely shocked. "Didn't you want a girlfriend?"
Satoshi's cheeks turned red at all the talk of his love life. He took a few bites of his dinner before responding quietly with, "Yeah, something like that."
"Satoshi-kun," Takahiro said seriously, making everyone look at him. "If you're ever having any girl troubles and you don't know who you can talk to, you can always come and talk to me. I will always be willing to listen to you."
Satoshi looked upon Takahiro with wide eyes, shocked at what he was saying. What could have given Takahiro the idea that he was having 'girl troubles'? "Uh, thank you, Takahiro-san," Satoshi said, his voice faltering, "but I think I'll be fine in 'that' department."
"It is perfectly fine to admit that you are having girl troubles Satoshi-kun," Takahiro replied. He looked at Manami with a large smile and loving eyes.
"Anyway," Krad interrupted, "how are you going with your manuscript, Usami-san? Misaki said that you were having trouble with some ideas."
Usagi looked at Krad and answered, trying not to sound too mean, "Yes, but I'm sure I'll figure out a way to get over soon."
"A-ano, Usami-san I don't think we ever told you the story of Misaki cross dressing," Sayuri said, wanting to avoid a fight.
"Cross dressing?" Usagi said his voice curious. He looked over to Misaki who was a bright red and looked completely mortified. He heard a small laugh and looked over to Satoshi who was covering his mouth, trying not to laugh too hard. "When was this?"
"It was around second year of high school I think," Sayuri replied happily. She ignored Misaki's pleas for her not to tell the story and continued, "Misaki was staying over at our apartment because Takahiro-san had gone away for work reasons. We were bored so Krad suggested that we go out and have some fun. Misaki was reluctant because he didn't want to be spotted by anyone he knew, so Nii-san suggested that he wear a disguise. Misaki agreed so Krad led him into his bedroom and after several minutes of shouting, Misaki came out dressed as a girl." Sayuri laughed at the memory. "He actually looked quite cute as a girl."
"Please tell me you have photos," Usagi said, sounding awed.
"Usagi-san!" Misaki shouted, embarrassed.
"I have some photos on my laptop, I'll show you them after dinner has finished," Satoshi said while wearing a smile.
"Satoshi!" Misaki shouted again, this time at his best friend.
"I think I would like to see these photos as well," said Takahiro, laughing at his little brother.
"Nii-chan!"
"I did the makeup myself," Krad said, smirking as Misaki cried out of embarrassment.
Usagi's eyebrows shot up in shock, not believing what Krad was saying. First, Misaki wore clothes for women and now they're saying that he was wearing makeup too! There was no way this could be true.
"I don't believe you," Usagi said. He could barely get Misaki to 'I love you' without 'maybe' or 'probably' after it.
"Krad's telling the truth," Misaki moaned quietly. "I can't believe I agreed to it though."
Usagi looked at Satoshi who chuckling. Perhaps he misjudged them after all…
-JunJou Romantica-
…A few days later, with Satoshi…
Satoshi stared at the screen of his computer, his face blank. His mind was struggling to think of something for him to write back to Risa with, but every time he thought of her, memories of years gone by were brought forth. Soon enough, Satoshi had to stand up and get a coffee just so he could focus on breathing properly. It was all too much for him. How could he write to Risa and not give anything away about who he truly was when all he could think of was Daisuke and how happy he had made him?
Satoshi took a deep breath, sipped his coffee and started typing. The sound of him tapping away at his keys filled the empty office, pausing every few minutes so he could sip at his coffee. As he typed, Satoshi was aware of the police officers that had started to arrive. They greeted him as they passed, but he ignored them. It was only when he had finished typing the email that he looked up at his subordinates. He looked back to the screen of his laptop, went to push up his non-existent glasses, and reread over what he had typed.
To Miss Harada Risa,
I am glad to have received your letter and I thank you for taking the time to write to me about such an important issue. I am sorry, however, to say that I am not the person you are searching for. While it does seem like this Hiwatari Satoshi and I have many similar qualities, I am not this person. I do not recall going to middle school with any Niwa Daisuke and I'm sure I would remember if I was friends with him.
I am sorry that you took your time to write to me with such a seemingly important issue, but what I write is the truth. If I do spot this Hiwatari Satoshi, I will be sure to notify you immediately, but for the moment, I cannot help you.
Sincerely,
Inspector Hiwatari
After checking over the email for mistakes he might have made, Satoshi pressed the send button, his heart beating so loudly he was surprised no one else could hear it. It was done. Risa was dealt with. There was no way she could still believe that he was Satoshi Hiwatari after that email. He would never hear from her again. One question that Satoshi could not get out of mind was why was Risa in Tokyo in the first place? What could've brought her to such a busy city? Didn't she have a happy life in Azumano? No, he shouldn't think such things. It was all dealt with now.
-JunJou Romantica-
…Monday morning, with Hiroki…
Hiroki stepped out of his apartment, holding a briefcase with all of his students' essays, marked and ready to be handed back. He was disappointed with the quality of work that his third year students were giving him. They should be more advanced with their studies than what they were and he was starting to think that he should go back to treating them like first years.
Hiroki turned around to face Nowaki, his cheeks a light shade of red. Nowaki smiled down at his older lover and, ignoring the opening and closing of the door that came from their neighbour, leant down and gave him a long, kiss, trying to convey all of his love into the simple action. He pulled apart from Hiroki hugged him and whispered into his ear, "Have a good day Hiro-san. I love you."
Just as Hiroki was going to respond to his lover, he heard a noise and murmur of, "Disgusting," come from outside of Satoshi's apartment. Hiroki turned his head and saw a man around the same age as himself, wearing glasses with brown hair. A frown appeared on Hiroki's face as he examined the stranger before him. There was absolutely no way that he was going to let some stranger call Nowaki disgusting and get away with it.
"Excuse me?" Hiroki said, turning to face the man.
"I believe you heard me," the man replied. "I called you and your… partner disgusting."
"How dare you call us 'disgusting'! My partner and I can show our love towards each other whenever and wherever we want!"
"People like you shouldn't be allowed exist," said the man, the look of absolute repugnance upon his features. "What you are is simply not natural."
"Not natural?"
"Hiro-san, please, don't fight…" Nowaki said in a quiet, calm manner.
"No!" Hiroki yelled, pushing Nowaki back and stepping forward. "We should not have to put up with this type of behaviour!"
The sound of a door opening brought the three men's attention to Satoshi, who had just stepped out of his apartment, obviously wanting to see where all the yelling was coming from. He examined the situation before him. After a small cough, Satoshi stepped further out of his apartment, dragging a suitcase behind him, and said, "Good morning Hiroki-san. I see you've met my father, Hiwatari Kei." The blunette gestured towards the man, shifting awkwardly.
Hiroki felt his jaw drop, and before he could stop himself, responded with, "This man is your father?"
Satoshi nodded once and turned back towards his apartment when Sayuri and Krad came out, both carrying suitcases. He looked at Hiroki for a brief moment and said to both him and Nowaki, "See you later," before walking away from, Sayuri and Krad following suit.
Hiroki stared angrily at Kei as he smirked and walked away. There could be no way that Satoshi and Sayuri were related to that monster. Sure, Hiroki had complaints about his neighbours, but they were nothing compared to that person. How could two people, as nice as they were, know such a horrible person? It sure didn't make sense to Hiroki. If he ever saw that Hiwatari Kei again though, he would make sure that he got a piece of Hiroki's mind.
Slytherin – Fanatic 911: Hey! Did everyone enjoy the chapter? I hope you did! Next chapter will be more focused on the D N Angel side of things since Satoshi and the like will be arriving in Azumano. Risa will be getting closer to meeting Satoshi in person, but the Historical Ball won't be until Chapter Eight! Sorry to keep you waiting but chapter eight will probably be a bit longer than normal. Unfortunately I don't plan on letting Satoshi and Daisuke meet again until Chapter Eleven. Please forgive me for making you wait for so long, but I plan on getting out a new Chapter every second month. Just as a note, for more information on where Dark got his cloak and what happened with that 'note', just check out my other stories, One Night Stand and Omoide to Okurimono!
Frizzle: Yes! This new side of Slytherin was inspired by Sugisaki-sensei's terrible updating and threat of not finishing the series! Hopefully Kadokawa will be able to force her to finish the series so we can get some closure at last. For the moment though, expect the next chapter in June sometime and look forward to the next chapter of Natsuyasumi V2 within the next month or so!
Slytherin – Fanatic 911: I will see you in the next chapter and if you want to review and give me some feedback on what you thought of this chapter or the rest of the story, even to give me ideas as to what you would like to see in future chapters, let me know :D Now I shall say good-bye and see you in the next chapter!
Ja Bye Bye Ne!
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