Well hello! New chapter… sorry for the long wait… I had very difficult time in writing this chapter *sigh* add with pile of other works that I had to do. I just managed to take hold of this laptop today. Sorry for the mistake… I didn't really had that much time.

CHAPTER 4

~The Next day~

Misaki slowly stirred in his sleep. He opened his eyes just to be greeted by rays of blinding morning sunshine. He groaned as he still felt sleepy and exhausted. He rubbed his sleepy eyes, shifting his body around. He was surprised as his body felt sore and hurt. Immediately, he remembered last night event. The fear and embarrassment he had to bear being molested by the man. He clutched his duvet around his body and scanned the room. The said man glanced towards him while flipping through some documents, face void with any emotion. Misaki trembled under the intense gaze, averted his eyes away from the amethyst eyes. Silent ruled the room as both men refused to utter any word. Akihiko with his intense gaze while Misaki with his trembled body, covered in the sheet. After a while, Akihiko sighed, putting the documents which actually reports from his subordinates, and walked to the bed.

"Are you awake now? Or you still need some rest…" The man sat on the mattress and thrust out his hand, trying to caress the boy's cheek. Misaki who sensed the action flinched and scrambled away from the man. He clenched the sheet tighter as he tried to fight his fear which he failed miserably. Akihiko who watched this small action immediately thrust back his hand, feeling a sharp pain in his heart seeing the rejection and horror looks from the boy. He was so stupid to thinking that the said boy would forgive him. He sighed for second time that morning. For the first time in his life, he regretted his on impulse action. He should know how much the boy had suffered in his life but his carnal desire whispered to him, making him lost in high feeling.

"Go..go aw-ay! Don't touch me… Why? Why you do this to me…?" Could not hold his tears, Misaki cried, burying his face in the duvet. He regretted submit to his inner desire.

Akihiko felt really guilty which surprised him as he never cared about the feeling of his sex partner before. 'But Misaki was not my sex partner. He is-he is…' Akihiko lost in his thought of Misaki place in his heart. His thought wandered to his last night memory…

~Last night~

He could feel the water running between his silver locks. He ruffled his hair with his long fingers while thinking about that certain boy. The one that he had sexed with. 'It is a right move? I should wait for him to be comfortable but… why I could not control my action when I was around him? Why I felt so much mixed up emotion just from this one boy? Why I felt I was drawn to the boy? The boy who I just met.' Although he said that it's better to just sold him, give him to a sadist and hurt him, but his heart doesn't agreed with his words. Just looking at the innocent eyes was enough to melt his diamond heart. Every moans and groans he uttered was enough to make him gone crazy. Looking to his parent's attitude toward Misaki, made him want to rip them to pieces or just stabbed them mercilessly. He could sense such a great sorrow and pain that the boy had suffered in that long period. He bet there was no sweet memory in the life of the boy.

And when he had sex with him, he noticed that the boy was really thin and he clearly could feel the bones of the boy's body. Added with the scar… The pale scars that scattered all around his back side boiled his blood up. He never thought a mother could be that cruel.

Then, he thought was backed to the boy… Yeah, he was telling the truth. He was really a virgin. Just from looking at the completely lost face of the boy was enough to make him chuckle. 'The boy was seriously like a small frighten kitten.'

However, the mystery was why he felt so mixed up emotion just from seeing the boy suffered. All this time, he lived in a dark, cruel world where a person is not worth any ounce of attention nevertheless a glance. They were just puppets to other people who had power over them. He usually just killed anyone who interfered with his work. 'What was my feeling for you…?'

Just like the summer you never hesitate

I'm drawn to you like a moth is to a flame

A new horizon before our eyes

Whatever may cross our path, I'll keep this love alive

I'm falling back into the web of night

He snapped back to the reality when the boy, bravely, crawled slowly across the bed. Akihiko averted his eyes to the boy which made the scare little boy halt in his movement. Akihiko sighed… 'Do I really that scary… wait I raped him yesterday… no wonder.' He sighed again- fourth time this morning only- and pulled the boy. He scooped the boy up, action which he seemed to do many times these past hours since he met him. He held his unemotional face while carried the boy to the bathroom. He gently put the boy into the bath tub, which full with warm water, ruffling the brown locks before proceed to the door and closed it behind him. Misaki just blinked at the man's action, feeling confuse. His wet face from tears was washed away with the warm water. He hugged his knees to his body and buried his face in it. He sighed, thinking about his life. He lifted his head up and rubbed his bruise wrist from the man hold. He uttered some healing charm, watching the bruise slowly fade to his normal skin color. He winched as he shifted in the water. His ass was sore and hurt from all the penetration. He chanted while running his finger in the water, making a circle around him and traced pattern on the water. Seconds he finished drawing the pattern, a white ray of light glowed from the circle and crept to his body. He sighed in content when the soothing magic surrounded him, healing him from any injure. His natural ability to heal was one of his powers which he discovered when he was ten years old. He often was beaten up by his mother if he misbehaves. And the soothing white magic would swirl around him, trying to heal his wound and bruises. But some injures left him with scars as he did not heal it quickly as he often passed out after being beaten.

He thought about that certain silver-haired man, how he confused him every minute. First, he was merciful enough not to kill when he tried to attack him. Then, he showed concern and kindness to him. He also could feel the anger radiated from the man when his mother yelled at him which confused him again. He carried him to his room which happened to be a bad decision. Yeah, he raped him but he could not muster any strength to hate him for that. He felt sad-yes- but he did not feel disgust or any ounce of hate towards the older man which was weird. He thought back about yesterday's event in the main hall. He lost his mind in the midst of his consciousness…

'My life exchanged for my family's life.' The words came tumbled into his mindscape. He froze in place… 'Wait… I said that to him…right? So he chose my life… but not as I thought …' it dawn on him that he the one who proposed the idea only to accuse the man for taking advantage. 'Well, he took advantage on me… but he just took what he was given as an option for. I was so foolish. Akihiko-san held onto his words but I continued to defy my own words. I need to apologize from Akihiko-san…' With determination, Misaki cancelled the healing water, snatching the nearby bath rope and put in on. He breathed in to control his nervousness before he pulled the door open. He stepped out from the room, scanned for the man. Akihiko was sitting on the earlier chair, seemly lost in thought. Misaki paced to the man. Akihiko did not notice the boy who was frigid in front of him.

"Akihiko-san! Akihiko-san! Do you hear me…?" Misaki's voice startled the said man. Akihiko blinked and looked up to the boy. Just a few seconds before he imagined that the boy would come to him. Misaki on the other hand rubbed his hands together, easing his nervous before uttered: "Akihiko-san… sorry. I was stupid for not hold onto my own word. I bargained my life for my family's life. I'm so sorry for bothering you with my resistant…"

Akihiko blinked. 'What the boy was saying…? OH the yesterday's bargain… waits, I never thought about it…'

"SO… You still wanted to hold onto your promise." Akihiko asked.

"I-I Yeah." He had vowed to give his life in exchanged for his family's life so he had to fulfill his promise. A vow is considered a sacred promise that one had to fulfill in order to avoid losing their power or even death.

"So mote it be…" A swirl of magic's tendrils wrapped around them, signaling that the contract had being made. One had to fulfill the vow no matter what happened. Misaki knew that his life would not be same after this. Being on the man mercy… It was same like he had bound his soul to the man as his slave. Akihiko stood up, pulled the boy up before caressing the boy's cheek.

"Get dress up. Wear the uniform on the bed and joined me for breakfast." Akihiko let go of his hold on the boy and proceeded to the couch. Misaki scanned the room, surprised to see that it was not his room. He did not remember how he got here but he guessed Akihiko had carried him here which made him blushing. He went to the bed, pulling the cloth and wore it. He proceeded to the couch to enjoy his breakfast. Akihiko was drinking a cup of coffee while flipping through the document once again. Misaki sat opposite the man and ate his own share of breakfast.

Misaki was already finished eating his breakfast when a knock echoed in the room. Akihiko commanded the person to enter. Takano who Misaki met yesterday entered the room and said: "All occupants were waiting for you in the main hall."

"Very well." Taking his cue, Takano walked out from the room and closed the door.

Seconds after the door was closed, Akihiko looked to the boy and grabbed the boy's arm before pulling him into a hot kiss. Misaki just stood still not wanting to anger the man while Akihiko enjoyed the taste of the sweet flavor. He shoved the boy to the wall, trapping the small boy between him and the wall. He bit the boy's lower lip, gaining excess to the hot cavern.

He plunged his skilful tongue into the mouth. His hand already travelled smoothly under the shirt towards the hard nipple. Then, he broke the kiss as Misaki was running out of breath. Akihiko just chuckled slowly.

"Does it feel good…?" Akihiko grabbed the boy and pushed him onto the bed. Sensing this, Misaki tried to struggle but failed as the older man was much stronger, pushing him onto the mattress.

"Akihiko-san, please… no more… I couldn't take any more sex…" Misaki pled slowly from the man.

The man just chuckled. "I don't plan to ravish you… yet… well not now; maybe later… after all I had a very important meeting to attend too." Akihiko caught the boy's lip and locked the boy onto a passionate kiss. It's just a short kiss before Akihiko pulled the boy up and helped him to get dress properly.

Then, Akihiko dragged the unwilling boy out from the room towards the castle's hall.

~In the Castle Hall~

Misaki was walking side by side with the silver hair man. Although it was his home, he felt very nervous. After they walked out from the room, Akihiko just walked in silent and Misaki could not guess what the man was planning.

"Ano…Akihiko-san? What happened actually? Did my parents have done something at you?" Misaki stopped on his track and looked up to the man.

Akihiko stopped before turning around to face the teen. "Aiko, your so called mother, she once tried to seduce my father. I met her when I was seventeen years old at a banquet in my kingdom. She the one that caused my parents to get divorce and caused my mother's death. Besides, well… I don't know if you aware that your so-call parents were in debt with me. They planned to give me something for the exchange of the debt so that's why I'm going for the meeting. It's more like a negotiation." Akihiko explained to the puzzle boy. He grabbed the boy, command him to walk.

"Bu-t… but.. wait, Akihiko-san.." Misaki tried to struggle but stopped when he felt he just fight a losing battle. Akihiko's explanation dawn him that he had caused the man to never could take his revenge. He felt guilty for Akihiko as losing his mother must be a painful experience and he then interfered his plan for revenge. 'I had to apologize to him later…' He let the man to hold his hand, and proceed to the main hall.

~In the main hall~

The former king and queen were tied to their seats making them immobilize. They grimaced towards the members of The Black Demon, feeling utter disgust as they were shoved to the basement cell last night. Takano who was the one in charge for the captives just smirked thinking the last night event.

-Flashback-

"You lowlife, let me go!" The queen yelled to Takano while he grabbed the former queen, pushing her into the cell. He signaled for his units to handcuff them and tied them to the wall.

"Really, Aiko… you have to do more than that to get out from here… Well not like you will escape from here." Takano just chuckled while taking a seat outside the bar. He commanded his people to guard the basement door. The former king narrowed his eyes and showed a totally disgust face toward the black hair man. Takano smirked to the man, feeling funny to see their both faces covered in disgust. They both also were hand cuffed and tied to the wall except for the brunette who was handcuffed and sat on the floor, completely in silent.

"Akihiko just tell me to do whatever I want with you three… well I never interested in any one of you except for that little brunette, Ritsu, right?" Takano glanced to the scared boy, throwing a smirk when Aiko face turned panics. The mention boy jolt while glanced to the man.

"YOU… DON'T TOUCH MY SON!" Aiko screamed while trashing out of control when Takano grabbed the brunette up and had a closer look at the boy that captured his interest. This face… I saw it before but when…

"Please, let me go… please." Ritsu averted his gaze to the ground not wanting to face this humiliation.

Takano grabbed the boy's chin and lifted it, looking to the boy's emerald eyes. Suddenly it clicked…

"Oda Ritsu…?!" Takano let his emotion to rule his face in seconds before he pushed the boy to the wall.

"What? How? Who are you?" Ritsu tried to observe the man before his memory began to play an old film.

"Senpai…?!" Finally he remembered.

"I found you at last." Takano grabbed the boy and kissed him. For Ritsu, the world now was just between him and his ex-lover.

"LET GO OF MY SON, YOU PERVERT BASTARD!" Aiko screamed again, trashing against the wall.

Takano glanced to the woman before he spoke "Try to coax with the room… There are many things for me to catch up with my lover… right Ritsu." Takano held the boy's hands and kissed them gently.

"What!? Ritsu tell me this is not true. How about An-chan?" Aiko could not believe this was happening.

"Sorry mother. I want to go with my heart this time. I already live for my entire life this far just to follow your order. I will never again lose my lover. I had enough for just one time I was separated from him just because that stupid engagement. Takano let's go from here. I was sick to call you mother. All this year you had abused Misaki-chan, I was really regretted for not putting so much fight. Farewell mother…" Ritsu grabbed the man and Takano happily leaded his lover out from the cell. Takano could hear the queen screamed and cursed him for stealing his son. He glanced to Ritsu, seeing him, clenching his heart in pain. Immediately he put his hand on the boy's and smiled to the boy.

"Well, where is your room…?" Takano whispered lustfully to the boy. Ritsu could not help to blush a very bright shade of red. Takano chuckled and grabbed the boy to increase his paces, impatiently to make love to the boy.

-End of the flashback-

Aloud bang signaled the arrival of their chief. Akihiko walked gracefully into the meeting room, portraying his royal status while hugging the small brunette in his arm. The Black Devil bowed, giving respect to their chief. Akihiko just waved his hand signaling to stop bowing. Misaki since entering the room just kept silent and walked by the man. He was nervous so he could not stop his face from turning shades of red. He felt weird to be walking by a man adding that he had to walk with his arm circling him. Akihiko took the seat at the head of the table while motioning his fellow subordinates to sit down.

Ritsu glanced to his little brother, feeling worried for him. He did not see any physical abuse from the silver hair man but he still concerned for his brother. Now, all people had sat down excluding Misaki. He did not know where he could sit considering all the nearest sits had been occupied. He decided to sit at the end of the table but immediately he was grabbed by Akihiko when the man sensed that he wanted to walk away. He grabbed the boy and made him sat on his lap in front of everybody. Misaki turned a very bright shade of red and kept his head low, his eyes to the floor. Akihiko smirked, watching every emotions played on the royal family of Astra. Besides he and his fellow subordinates, Takano and Hatori, the room was occupied by Misaki's brothers which were Takahiro and Ritsu along with his parents.

"Hello again Takashi, Aiko. Nice sleep?" Akihiko smirked.

"Don't jokes with us, you bastard!" Aiko yelled in anger.

"I never knew that was a joke." He paused while he and his subordinates chuckled. "Well I am in a very good mood today considering my beautiful night. So what are you giving me in exchange for this kingdom?" Akihiko ruffled slowly Misaki's chocolate hair. Misaki just kept stilled as he remembered their vow.

"We want to give this little insolent boy, Misaki to you in exchange for my kingdom. You can do anything to him as long as you leave us alone." Aiko smirked when Misaki starred at her in disbelieve.

"Mother! What are you thinking? Misaki is my brother and I will never agree with this." Ritsu banged up the table and stood up. Takano glanced to his lover then to the bitch. He narrowed his eyes in distaste as this woman willing to give her son to a stranger.

"It's better for him. If not for his working in the castle, I already will throw him away." Aiko huffed in annoyances. Her husband Takashi just kept silent and let his wife talked. He also hated the boy and wanted nothing from the boy.

Misaki sat silent on Akihiko's lap, gazing to the floor. His heart felt like it had been smashed into tiny pieces like a glass fall on a solid ground. Unconsciously, he gripped his pants tightly as he tried to hold the tears to flow. However, he could not hold the sorrow and his tears started to flow along his soft cheek. Akihiko sensed this immediately pull the boy into a hug, patted him to ease the pain.

"It seems you needed to offer other things, Aiko… Misaki is already mine." His declaration shocked everyone making they gasped. Takano smirked while Hatori just kept his poker face. Misaki who hear this immediately stilled. For the first time since entering the room, Misaki gazed to the man eyes, trying to find the meaning behind the man declaration. He knew he had given his life to him but the level of possessiveness in his voice shocked him.

"So it seems the negotiations failed. With this I take this kingdom." Akihiko stood up while effortlessly carried the brunette in his arms.

Ritsu shake off from his shock and immediately stopped Akihiko.

"Wait. Take me and let my brother go." Ritsu was determined to save his little brother. He was feeling guilty as he seldom helped Misaki went he was abused by his mother so this was the time for him to protect his little brother. Takano on the other hand stood up and grabbed the boy.

"What are you thinking!? Do you ever consider my feeling if you become my lord's slave?" Takano gripped the boy tightly like he did not want to let him go.

"I…I …" Ritsu stuttered.

"I'm already said that the negotiation is over. I don't want to have a fight with my right hand man just because of you."

"Ano… Akihiko-san… can you put me down?" Akihiko glanced to the brunette; with a slight nod he put the boy on his foot slowly.

"Thanks." Misaki faced his brother and smiled.

"It's alright, Ritsu-ni. I can handle it." Ritsu immediately launched himself to his brother and hugged him.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! For every thing that had happened these past years and for not saving and protecting you." Ritsu cried in silent for his little brother. Takahiro who stood watching from the side came to the two boys and hugged them both. After a while, they broke the hug and smiled.

"So, is this your decision, Misaki?" Takahiro patted his little brother the one who he really loved in this world. He regretted that he did not come to the main hall yesterday. He went to the city's post, doing his weekly patrol. He did not hear of the commotion until it had end. He went back to the castle just had to face to face with Two Black Devil, guarding the front gate.

"Yeah…" Misaki smiled while blushing.

"Well, it seems you were happy." Akihiko approached the boy and circled his arm around him.

"The kingdom was in my command now so you can do anything you want from now." Akihiko gave the two men their freedom to choose their future.

"I want to go with Takano-san." Ritsu glanced and smiled to his lover.

"NO! MY RITSU. NO, Ritsu come back. You must not go." Aiko screamed and let loose from her binding. However Hatori with his quick action held the woman to the floor.

"Throw them into the prison. I had enough of her antics." Akihiko commanded.

"Yes, my lord." Hatori bowed and proceed to dragged the screaming woman out from the room while his other guards escort the ex-king out from the room, following his miserable wife.

Misaki watched this with utter sadness while Ritsu hugged his lover in secure.

"It's best to open the castle gate and bring the people in. Kisa, Yukina!" Two men came running when they were called.

"Yes, My lord." They uttered.

"Bring the town folks into the castle ground. Order some units to lock down the border. And I expect for the people to be group in the order of the class." Akihiko waved them away.

"Yes, my lord." Off they go.

"Well, Misaki let's go." Akihiko grabbed the boy and lead out from the room.

"You are Takano, right?" Takahiro smiled.

"Ah yes." He responded.

"Just want to say… take care of my brother." Takahiro walked slowly out from the room.

"Wait, Ni-chan! Where do you want to go?" Ritsu asked.

"To my lover!" Takahiro shouted and grinned, before running out from the hall, disappearing from Ritsu's sight.

"WHAT?!"

~End of chapter 4~

AN: How do you think? DO you like that I slipped a Ritsu and Takano scene? Tell me if you want more about the couple. And before anyone asked… well I know Misaki acted weird. He was raped but didn't feel much hate for Akihiko. You will know the answer in the further chapter. I did not want to spoil the plot. Sorry.

Thank to: Ino Death, NGBW, artistreilly421, na-ka-ma284, Sekaifangirl83, Appeasement and BlackAndWhiteRoseWolf for reviewing. And Thank to who favorite and follow me. I really appreciated it. It made me want to write the story although I was really busy working. (^_^)