"W-What do you mean?" the startled angel asked. "I. . . I can't stay here. . . my brother- nngh!" A sharp pain was suddenly ripped throughout his body, originating at his leg, and he went limp, falling over to his side. Scrunching his face in preparation for making hard contact with the ground, he was surprised when no such force came to be. He wearily blinked his eyes open and let out a breath to find that he had been caught in the other's strong arms, keeping him from hitting the hard floor. His beautiful green orbs made contact with the demon's surprisingly enticing blue ones.
"I'm not going to hurt you, but I can't let you leave. Like I said, you're in no condition to be doing anything," he cooed. "Let me take care of you."
The angel, still feeling conflicted about the whole situation, could only blink in response. "Why?"
The demon thought for a moment. It was a good question, why was he intent on saving this angel's life? Angels and demons didn't exactly get along, and they weren't meant to. His father's voice wouldn't stop ringing through his head. His responsibility to immediately dispose of any 'Takai scum' he came across, regardless of the circumstances. And, he had never struggled nor cease to carry out his responsibility. But with this one particular angel. . . this poor, helpless, not to mention rather beautiful angel came into play, he just couldn't blow the whistle to action. He couldn't bring himself to hurt him any further. And then the question came to be again. Why? He didn't know. There was just something special about this one that compelled him to keep him safe and nurture him back to full health, then release him without further harm. But of course, he could never admit that. He wouldn't come out and say that he didn't know the reason for going against every moral the demons followed to thousands of years.
Akihiko simply decided to dodge the question altogether and proceeded to scoop up the crippled server of God before carrying him over to the rocking chair by the lit fireplace, setting him down gently and kneeling down to get a closer look at the wood that was still lodged in his skin.
"I need you to be still," Akihiko said. "This is going to hurt. A lot."
He didn't give the angel time to react before he gripped the wood in one hand, being careful to avoid giving himself any splinters, and ripped it out in one swoop. As a result, Misaki screamed out in pain, the blood flowing once again down his leg at the removal of the wood. The demon had no choice but to muffle the other's screaming with his hand, knowing that someone might hear.
"Shhhh," he hushed Misaki, feeling his tears run down to his hand that was still covering his mouth. "Stay quiet."
The angel shook his head as if to say, I can't, and with a deep sigh, the demon stood up, forced to resort to drastic measures.
"I'm sorry, little one, but this is for your own good."
Akihiko proceeded to place his thumb on the other's forehead and murmur a Latin omen, putting the other into a deep sleep so he could continue with the medical procedure.
Once the wound was cleaned off, the demon stitched it up and laid the angel to rest in his prince-sized bed. He only hoped his father knew better than to snoop around his private quarters; though the same could not be said for this Takai boy. Akihiko couldn't help but continue to wonder why he was there in the first place, and what business he had with Nihon Hikui. It didn't take a genius to figure out that this particular white-winged creature was. . . decrepit, to say the least. It was a mystery to him. Once the angel was a little more comfortable and settled in, he would press him for answers.
It was funny, though.
There was just something about him. . .
He almost seemed related to that leader of their's, Takahiro.
In which case. . . Akihiko couldn't suppress the shiver that ran through his body.
For the two of them went way back, and not reputably, at that.
A little something to slightly quench the thirst of my lovely readers!
Just wanted to lighten the tension the partial cliffhanger might have left in the last chapter.
Plock: Aw your English is fine, thank you for reading my story! Hope it's understandable xD here's the update!
ili777: Thank you for waiting patiently! Glad I could happily surprise all of you. And should Haruhiko discover Misaki, it may turn out similar to the anime/manga.
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