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 Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 4:43 pm
"Yeah, I remember how it is, having to take the train everywhere, all the time..." Nezumi mused, pondering on his student life, and when he had just been starting out as a manager. Trains. Lots and lots of trips on trains.
"You know, it won't be long before you can just go out and buy a car of your own. A super nice one. Just wait and see." the mouse nodded as though it were nothing but pure fact. He had faith in his star, after all.
"A nice car, nice place, nice whatever you can imagine, really..." the man mused, setting down a meal in front of Michi, then one in his spot, before taking a seat. It was almost as though the manager had higher hopes for his star than even Michi had for himself.
"Overnight? Hmmm....well, I understand the need, given the situation, but please be cautious to make time for yourself and to take care of yourself. I would think, given your prior career, you'd know better than most how important that is." the mouse leaned forward, inhaling the warm aroma of bread and cheese. It was a habit, to enjoy the smell of his meal before consuming it, when he was at home. Just as it were habitual for him to always take the same seat, all by himself, whenever he partook of a meal at home, or even sat at the table to do paperwork. Nezumi Shinobu had a lot of habits...some of which could stand to be broken.
"As to your question, Tanaka-san...yes, I prepared everything myself. I make the time, even if it means I have to stay up a little later some nights to get things wrapped up. Of course...lately, I haven't been home as much as I would like, and I certainly haven't been cooking as much as I care to...but those situations arise sometimes. At least it's looking like we'll be able to get back to some sort of human schedule soon enough..." Nezumi lifted his spoon, skimming it around the rim of his soup thoughtfully, watching the ripple go across the top of the creamy cheese.
"My day? Well, it's mostly been paperwork...this and that, here and there...attending to...business..." he didn't mention the funeral he had attended, nor his stress with being unable to as much as speak to Hiroki Asato afterward. Lately, his nerves had been more trouble than his actual work...which was a good part of why Tanaka was here, now. He needed positivity, and a positive, talented, kind man like Michi was just the trick, especially since he had business to attend to with the man, anyway.
"Chiyou-kun and Nakai-san still need a little work. I've let them take a break, again...against my better judgement, perhaps...but I have faith in the both of them. They'll come through with what is needed of them, one way or another. Plus...I don't want to push Chiyou too hard...given his...situation." the manager frowned. He hated it...what had happened to the boy. Oh, if he could only claw the eyes right from the face of the one who had done that to his little star! But...then the thought occurred to him that, had he been a better, less selfish manager and done right by the kid to begin with...maybe, somehow, all of this could have been averted...
Closing his eyes, he heaved a sigh, then smiled, putting the negative thoughts out of his mind.
"It's been...a pretty good day, I suppose." Shinobu finally smiled and took a bite of his soup, enjoying the smooth warmth and salty taste. It had been a rough day...but with a good meal and good company, it wasn't so bad.
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 5:19 pm
The letter which Hiroki received was dated shortly after Aki's return from the US, during Asato's leave for his sister's funeral.
To: Hiroki Asato
Forgive me, my friend. There were many things I wanted to tell you before the end, but it seems I ran short on time. Hiroki Asato... more a son to me than my own son had ever been. You've never failed to disappoint me. I'd like to think I groomed you into the perfect replacement... but alas, I lacked that final touch.
Do not think that your adoration went unnoticed, Asato-kun. I am sorry that I could never return the sentiment you had for me, but such was never my way. Our time together was precious to me, made all the more so because I knew you cared for that which I had crafted. I hope that in time, my grandson can become someone you're just as proud to call friend as I have been to call you my friend.
I'm giving you my home. Akihiko never would have wanted it, nor would he need it. Of course I ask that you allow him to take what he will from within it's walls, for surely there is something here or there that he might desire... but this house and those employed here are yours from this day forth.
Please understand, Asato-kun... some of the things I've said... some of the things I've done or asked you to do... I have not been in the right sorts for some time now and I don't want your last memories of me being those of a deranged old man making you give up your own happiness. Live, Asato-kun. You get but one chance to.
Enclosed is your final contract from my hand. It's different than the one I had you sign before... and I hope this one is much more to your liking.
I think of all those who I've written farewell letters to... I shall miss you most of all.
Thank you, Asato-kun. For everything.
The contract which Hiroki now held was quite lengthy, but it basically summed up how Aki wanted Ohayou to go on after his death.
Asato was to run the business side of the company... and Akihiko, the music side of things.
A completely equal partnership.
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 5:20 pm
What a shock, it was so surprising,
You looked so small and frail------------------------------------------------}:-  Izzy Lucky
At times life can be so enlightening .uoy no nrut nac ti tuB
The sounds of people coming in and going slowly stirred the ill manager. It took him some time to come out of the heavy sleep meant to heal his aches but then he realized he had slept most of the day away and he suddenly sat up.
There on the window seat was Akihiko. So handsome even in the fading light of day. But Izzy could see the tears upon those cheeks and his parched lips formed a slight frown.
Although his partner seemed to be weeping over something close by....photos? Crawling carefully out of the bed, Izzy approached Akihiko and put a hand gently upon his shoulder. He wasn't sure of the photos contents but he wanted to make sure that Akihiko knew he was there.
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Meanwhile, Haru watched Ko play upon the keyboard. The young boy was off in his own world and never even noticed the man had entered. Maybe that was for the best because the child sometimes just needed to get things out of his system in his own way.
In several ways, Haru felt bad for the boy because he had no brothers and sisters to connect with. Haru could look back upon his younger years and remember his older brother when he was alive. The times they had shared were memories he could never forget. Life slipped by so quickly. And he could never gain those moments back except in fleeting memories.
However, even while feeling slightly sorrowful, Haru could tell there was much love for the child. And in a way, he seemed to connect people hearts without trying. So he knew that Ko...Hideo...whatever he chose to be would always have family.
-:{------------------------------------------------I didn't know what to do
I grabbed the tiger by the tail!
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 5:43 pm
What wouldn't I do for King and Country...
Yes Sir!------------------------------------------------}:-  Asato Hiroki
Chairman - Ohayou Productions
The world has....changed
As Hiroki read the letter, his tears flowed. All the things that were never said, had finally been spelled out. Aki had known so many things and only in a letter at the end could the words be said.
He wished he could have said good bye but that was not meant to be. Everything ended way too fast. Everything was over so quickly. In a way, he felt like a Knight who had lost his King and Country. Maybe in a way that was true. The chessboard was without it's Master and all the pieces were in disarray.
But here it was, Aki telling him to find happiness. And maybe he had with Katsumi. He wasn't sure that Aki would have approved of the young man. But maybe that was the point. He had to live....that was the last command to the Knight...to the Elephant who plodded along day by day after the old tiger.
He missed Aki.
Pressing the letter to his chest he wept and when his heavy head lifted he peered at the contract. His current contract had him holding the whole company in his hand. This one gave Akihiko his inheritance in a way that the younger man might enjoy. Even though, it seemed that those things had been determined even before this will had been read, they certainly hadn't spoke of the contract Hiroki had been bound to.
Hiroki nodded quietly, he'd follow these last wishes of Aki and use this contract to break the one he had been manipulated to sign. He wanted happiness for Akihiko...and himself. At least, Aki didn't leave Hiroki with doubts about the man's true heart. That part he was most thankful for....
-:{------------------------------------------------No Sir!
...Where you Lead - that is the Path I Follow.
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 5:44 pm
Akihiko was more aware of his surroundings than one might have expected. He didn't jump or turn when he felt that hand on his shoulder, because deep down the young man knew it was Izzy who stood behind him.
Instead of speaking, lithe fingers moved upward, covering Izzy's own, before he reached his other arm up, handing his partner the picture in his hand.
Seeing so many photos of his family... of a family lost to him... it hurt.
But there was more than just photos... there were drawings that he and Yuriko had done, even a few pages of crudely written sheet music.
"He kept all of this..." Narcissus whispered, blue eyes unable to stop staring at the images before him. "I thought all the pictures were gone... when your aunt gave me those few, I... I thought they were my only tangible proof of their lives but... damn it, Ruki I knew I had a little brother and I had forgotten him! I played with him! Laughed with him!"
Quickly he opened the box itself, looking within. They were... letters. Love letters from his father to his mother and vice versa were within, as were letters that his mother had written to each of her children in turn. So many small windows into the past, into the family that Akihiko could barely recall.
He closed the lid on the box.
No... not now... the musician couldn't take reading such things now because he knew he'd fall completely apart.
Taking a deep breath, the musician glanced over his shoulder to Izzy.
"He left you something too, Ruki." Akihiko spoke softly, indicating the letter sitting next to the bed. "That... and all his Ohayou stocks." a soft laugh escaped Narcissus. "I guess he knew we'd be together... even after... what he did..." blue eyes went back to the still sealed letter beside him. "I don't want to read it..." the young Koyasu whispered, biting his lip. "I just... The pictures are enough." instead of taking up the letter however, Akihiko began to gather up all the images from the folder, his fingers shaking as he put them back quickly.
Akihiko wouldn't be able to stand reading the letter... any of the letters. Already his senses were overloaded, already his chest physically hurt and he found it hard to breathe just from seeing the family he missed so much.
Any other words from his grandfather could shatter that... good or bad... and the young man didn't think he could take condemning words from the man he knew he had disappointed, despite what Hiroki had said.
But then there was the contract...
And for a moment, Narcissus' froze as he stared at the clump of papers.
Again he couldn't bring himself to read it.
To learn what his fate would truly be...
Was he going to be shut out from the legacy he wanted so badly?
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 6:02 pm
Let the Memories of the Evening be...
the first think that you think of------------------------------------------------}:-  Tanaka Michi
Physical Therapist
Fingertips...walking up your spine...a tongue sliding right behind..
"I'm not sure I want a car. It cost to much to have a parking space to keep it." Michi answered with a smile. "Unless I really have a lot of money." Because parking in Japan was very different from the US. You had to pay money to have a parking space in front of your own house. And depending where you were it was very costly. Trains were used by everyone old and young. At least for the normal people of Tokyo. It was cheaper "I can't imagine what you pay for your garage and parking."
"Ah...yeah...well I think it's going to take time for me to get to Narcissus-san's level. But if I do, I'm helping my mom get into a better home first. Her's is old and drafty. Even if she's had it for a long time." Michi really did think more of others than himself most of the time. He didn't feel he needed so much to be happy even if he had all the opportunities to have more.
"Hey look, you never get anywhere just taking time off and taking it easy. I've done that...and well after the Tsunami and all that crap, I need this kind of focus. It's been kind of nice not worrying about all the stuff that's been happening." Then he took a taste of the soup. "Itadakimasu. Mmm...Oishii...very tasty."
"Well I'm glad you had time to cook. I really appreciate it." he said with a warm smile and patted his lip with a napkin. He listened to Nez while he ate. He would have apologized for digging in but he was starving.
"Sounds like a lot to do. I'm glad I'm not at a desk. I can't stand desk work. But I'm glad you're getting things done. Ah...so they're taking a break? I see. Well hopefully they'll get back in the swing of things soon. Be sad if I get a #1 single before Nakai-san." he winked at his manager because he was just that way. He teased a lot.
"But Chiyou-kun...yeah I understand that. I hope he has a therapist and pyschologist to work with. The main thing there is getting back up and start thinking of ways to get life going again. Learning a whole new skill set then making yourself an independent person again. It's tough but he's gonna have to get there." commented Michi from his other professional viewpoint.
"So...Yammi tells me that I have to go to the New Years party tomorrow for a short time. Just to make an appearance. You going to go there too?" he asked as he sucked in another delicious bite. "Mmm...too much of this and I'd get fat." he muttered contently.
-:{------------------------------------------------when you open up your smile and see me.
...Dark Star. OOC: True fact - just because you have a house in Japan you don't just get the parking include. My English support person in Japan was paying like $450/month just to have a parking spot at her house. She got rid of her car because she couldn't afford a car payment and parking payment.
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 6:24 pm
What a shock, it was so surprising,
You looked so small and frail------------------------------------------------}:- Izzy Lucky
At times life can be so enlightening .uoy no nrut nac ti tuB
Izzy took Akihiko's hand and held it but then with the other he took the photo and stared. "This...you..Yuriko and Katsumi. Oh.....my." Izzy didn't have the words to say. All these memories right here before Akihiko when he had thought they were all lost. And now re-ignited, well Izzy knew these photos probably meant more to Akihiko than money or anything else he could have been given.
He gave Akihiko the photo back and gave the man a warm hug. "I'm glad he kept these things for you." What could he say about the man who had made Akihiko's and his own world a hell. Thanks? He wasn't sure that was appropriate but he wasn't going to say anything rude when he knew that Akihiko was trying to process so much. So he leaned over with his masked face and kissed Akihiko's head. "Aishiteru. I'm right here. So....don't worry."
"Left me something? Seriously?! His Ohayou stocks?!" Now that floored the manager. It was very strange to hear that the old tiger might have actually thought they'd still be together after all he had put them through. And he left him something?? Why was the old tiger so two faced about everything if it were the case? Why did the man move as he had? Why had he pushed Akihiko so hard. Why? If in the end, he was so certain that they'd be together.
Ever so gently, he released Akihiko and turned to walk over to the bed to pick up the letter. Even if he was ill, he wanted to know what the old tiger wanted to say to him. Not because it might change his opinion but because he wanted closure in a way. "I can't tell you when to read your letter but...you might want closure at some point. I know I do." He couldn't make Akihiko's choices but even being sick, Izzy would make his own for himself.
He looked at the letter in his hands and turned it over, "I'm going to read this. I want to know why....I hope the answers are in here." Then his fingers started to open the envelope to pull out its contents.
-:{------------------------------------------------I didn't know what to do
I grabbed the tiger by the tail!
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 7:10 pm
The letter given to Izzy was dated only days before Aki's own death.
To: Ishi Ruki
You have my sincerest of apologies, Lucky-san. I ask your forgiveness of an old man in his last days. This past month... I can not begin to explain the chaos and turmoil in my heart. Senile would probably be the best word for many of my actions of late.
You have done more for my grandson than I ever could, and in such a short time. He has opened up to you in ways I have not since since he was a small child. All I could have wanted by pushing the two of you together was for him to learn compassion... to learn how to have a normal relationship... to realize not everyone in this world wants his money or his fame.
There were things I said to you that should have never been spoken... things my grandson has overheard that were the darker thoughts of my heart. I have apologized to him in the letter I left him, but I must apologize to you as well.
The stocks I've left you are hardly proper compensation for the games I have played with your life, with Akihiko's life, and with both of your happiness. With Yuuji is the information which I threatened never to give you... his to freely give if you seek it. A dying man should take no secrets to his grave.
I am sorry, Lucky-san. I hope you will look at me as you once have... before the madness and the need to set me affairs in proper order took complete hold. I only want my grandson's happiness.
Take care of him for me and be there for him. I failed Akihiko in life.... I won't let my shadow haunt him in death.
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 7:11 pm
The letter given to Izzy was dated only days before Aki's own death.
To: Ishi Ruki
You have my sincerest of apologies, Lucky-san. I ask your forgiveness of an old man in his last days. This past month... I can not begin to explain the chaos and turmoil in my heart. Senile would probably be the best word for many of my actions of late.
You have done more for my grandson than I ever could, and in such a short time. He has opened up to you in ways I have not since since he was a small child. All I could have wanted by pushing the two of you together was for him to learn compassion... to learn how to have a normal relationship... to realize not everyone in this world wants his money or his fame.
There were things I said to you that should have never been spoken... things my grandson has overheard that were the darker thoughts of my heart. I have apologized to him in the letter I left him, but I must apologize to you as well.
The stocks I've left you are hardly proper compensation for the games I have played with your life, with Akihiko's life, and with both of your happiness. With Yuuji is the information which I threatened never to give you... his to freely give if you seek it. A dying man should take no secrets to his grave.
I am sorry, Lucky-san. I hope you will look at me as you once have... before the madness and the need to set me affairs in proper order took complete hold. I only want my grandson's happiness.
Take care of him for me and be there for him. I failed Akihiko in life.... I won't let my shadow haunt him in death.
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 8:28 pm
What a shock, it was so surprising,
You looked so small and frail------------------------------------------------}:- Izzy Lucky
At times life can be so enlightening .uoy no nrut nac ti tuB
Izzy stood there for a long time. Reading....Re-reading and then reading again. He coughed a few times as he stared. Should he yell to the heavens? should he point a fist to the air to shed his frustration? When was this written? In a lucid moment? What could he say?
The stocks weren't compensation for the pain and suffering Akihiko and he went through. And even now he wasn't sure how to accept this apology. Could he be content and just let things go? His eyes drifted back to Akihiko. For him, he could do anything. Aki's book was closing with each letter opened and read. But he wasn't sure Akihiko was ready to close that door quite yet.
It would take Izzy awhile to look at the old tiger with the same eyes he had before things turned so sour. He hoped that time would heal those wounds. And maybe it was good to know part of the reason for all this madness. And maybe that was why Aki never wanted to see Akihiko near the end of it all.
But, accepting the apology, might put the old tiger at rest and leave them all for the future. He'd rather have remembered the Chairman with grace and style than the monster that one night in LA. But people are notorious for remembering the bad before the good. Yes, it would take time for everything to heal.
He didn't cry. His eyes were dry but the words did affect him on many levels. Looking back at Akihiko, he said softly, "I won't tell you what's in my letter unless you one day want to know. But...he mentioned what was in yours. And I think that when you're ready, you should read it. And..mm...I think it will be good for you, when the time is right."
-:{------------------------------------------------I didn't know what to do
I grabbed the tiger by the tail!
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:01 pm
Akihiko didn't look at Izzy as the man spoke. His blue gaze was fixed on a few of the photos that his shaking fingers hadn't put back into the folder.
One of Yuriko and Yuuji...
His parent's wedding photo...
Another of himself holding his little brother with a huge smile on his face...
His family...
His broken lost family...
"I'll read it..." the musician whispered, his voice barely carrying across the room. "God... I'm so drunk right now though..." of course the musician didn't explain WHY nor HOW he'd gotten drunk...
He felt sick, his stomach churning at the mere thought of opening that letter... of reading those words, sure to hold disappointment and anger.
Lithe fingers took the letter, opening it carefully... it too was dated the very same day as Izzy's... shortly before Aki's death.
To: Koyasu Akihiko
Mere words can't begin to describe how proud of you I am. Your mother's talent for song lives on through your voice, though where you got your flare for the romantic, never could I figure out. Each time you released a new single or album I thought you couldn't do better... but each time you've proved me wrong.
I grew however... to be disappointed in many of your faults. We are all human, Akihiko... but I tried to change you. Perhaps too quickly. For a long time I feared you would become like Matsumoto Izo... an angry and dangerous shell of a man who's want of power and his greed overrode all other notions. So, I devised a plan to teach you compassion... and you played your part perfectly.
Near the end however... as I grew ill... my grasp on reality swayed and I said many things that were no more than the rantings of a mad man. I never meant to hurt you, Akihiko... and I know I was never the proper father figure you needed... but I wanted you to shine. To be the best you could be. I wanted you to be kind and gentle, as you were as a child... not jaded and bitter at the harsh reality of the world.
Your mother loved you and Yuriko. No doubt by now you've learned of Katsumi... and she loved him too. I took him away from your family, and for that I am sorry. It was too late to change my actions once Yuriko was gone... and you were left alone for too long. I am, in part, to blame for Narcissus... and while that mask has served you for years and helped Ohayou prosper and flourish... I would turn back time and change the past if I could have kept you from such pain.
I've apologize to your partner. It was never my intention to hurt either of you and I want you both to be happy... more than anything in the world. I fear that my own chaotic insecurities in these last few weeks have cut you deeply. Please understand... my reasons for not allowing you to see me at this time have come from a deep rooted want to spare you any more grief.
I've left you this folder and box... hopefully you can grasp what little of your past remains, for there are letters which I and your mother have written to you that would better explain things that at the time no one could voice, and hold that past dear. Your brother, as you've no doubt realized, is still alive and though I would want you both to become as family... in the end I fear that could never happen. So I give to you everything I have that helps me remember the happy smiles from long ago.
I also give you, in this contract, half of Ohayou. I know it isn't what you wanted... because I feel you wanted all or nothing... but you haven't the business skills to run the company, Akihiko, and we both know it. Therefore I've given Asato a contract as well. He will be the business figurehead, running that portion of Ohayou... and you will oversee the entertainment and talent sections. You wouldn't have liked a desk job very much anyway I'd wager.
I'm sorry, Akihiko. I wish I could have told these things to you face to face but I ran short on time... which is something that we all need to hold onto. My last request as your grandfather and as the head of the Koyasu household... is to tell you to be happy. You're my star, Akihiko. You always have been and you always will be... even if I was loath to tell you just how proud you've made me.
It is your name now. You are the last Koyasu. And if that name ends with you... as much as I want our line to flourish... if you are happy, really and truly happy... then I can think of no better way for our name to end.
I love you, Akihiko-kun.
By the time Akihiko was done, the musician's entire body shook with barely controlled emotion. The letter fell from his fingers, and without any regard for present company whatsoever, the young Koyasu simply fell apart.
For the second time in twenty-four hours, Narcissus quite literally broke.
Bent nearly in half where he sat, Akihiko's forehead rested on the bay window seat beside him, arms over his head and fingers tangled in the jumbled mess of his own hair and the interwoven strands Nikki had done the other day. He didn't make any sounds, but his back shook with sobs.
He truly was alone...
And yet...
Aki had truly been proud of him.
It hadn't been the words of his grandfather, demanding him sign that contract, a gun pointed at his lover's head.
Those had been the words of a dying man, half out of his mind.
His grandfather had loved him... even if in life he couldn't always show it.
And perhaps that...
That hurt worst of all...
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:16 pm
What a shock, it was so surprising,
You looked so small and frail------------------------------------------------}:- Izzy Lucky
At times life can be so enlightening .uoy no nrut nac ti tuB
Izzy stood there for a moment before coming to Akihiko's side. He knew his partner was drunk. But how he got that way was completely unknown to Izzy at the moment. He expected this reaction after reading his own letter. But, Akihiko needed to know whatever that letter could tell him.
Then he moved slowly back to Akihiko's side and put his arms around him gently then pulling him close to his chest. "I'm here, if you need me. I'll always be here for you." he whispered and stroked the fingers all tangled in that hair. Nikki would have some work straightening that mess out later.
He couldn't do anything for Akihiko's sadness, anger and everything else in between. He couldn't take a way that pain but...things might now move forward and hopefully one day, they'd both be able to admit fonder memories.
So...all he could do was hug, love and hold his weeping partner. His nose wanted to sneeze so badly but he sucked it in hard trying to stop. He had to get well...so he could sing. Just in case, Akihiko from all this could not.
-:{------------------------------------------------I didn't know what to do
I grabbed the tiger by the tail!
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:30 pm
For a while, Akihiko didn't even realize Izzy was there in the first place. It just hurt too damn bad.
"He... he wasn't..." Narcissus took a deep breath, trying to just calm down some. "He was crazy, Ruki... ******** senile... and... damn it, I didn't even know him enough to realize it! I just thought... I..." Akihiko shook his head, though he didn't move out of his partner's arms. "I just thought I was a disappointment... That it was me... When really... really he was proud of me... Proud of what I've done..."
Things were blurry before his eyes, and for a moment, Narcissus just thought it was the tears.
Then he realized what it was...
Pulling out of Izzy's arms, Akihiko moved his body until he was laying on the bay window seat, starring up at the ceiling. "I'm either going to faint or throw up, not sure which..." he whispered, not wanting to throw up on his already sick manager if that were the case.
His whole body felt hot, a cold sweat really, as he lay there, just breathing... pushing it all to the back of his mind.
Doing that only made his head hurt worse...
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:49 pm
What a shock, it was so surprising,
You looked so small and frail------------------------------------------------}:- Izzy Lucky
At times life can be so enlightening .uoy no nrut nac ti tuB
"It's alright...we didn't know and he couldn't tell us. Don't blame yourself. There wasn't anything we could do." Izzy continued to hold Akihiko and was glad that the man was calming a little bit. "I'm glad he was proud of you. I'm glad that he could somehow share that with you in this letter even if all other things went to hell." He knew that Akihiko needed to know that more than anything even if things didn't end the way he wished them too.
But as soon as Akihiko moved away and said he was about to be sick or faint. Izzy's eyes widened and in that instant he was sprinting toward the bathroom to grab the trash can from beside the toilet. "Oh...my!" he sneezed suddenly as he raced back to Akihiko and put the can just below his head on the floor. Then he leaned over the man and opened the bay window even though it was cool air. Sometimes the change in atmosphere would help one avoid a fainting spell.
As the cool air came in Izzy stood there prepared for almost anything. His body was as tense as a pin waiting for Akihiko to either explode in a wave of puke or lose consciousness. "Can I do anything to help?" he said from under the mask. He glanced around and made sure that all those things Akihiko was given were put far away from the chance of anything wet and nasty spewing forth.
Then he ran back into the bathroom and reached under the sink for Clorox wipes, paper towels and Lysol just to be sure he was prepared for everything. Izzy was a little cleaner at heart considering how many messes he made on his own.
-:{------------------------------------------------I didn't know what to do
I grabbed the tiger by the tail!
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:56 pm
"I didn't want you to worry about me, Ruki..." Akihiko whispered, turning his face in the direction of the window.
Things were still blurry and right now the will to faint was over riding the will to vomit... thankfully.
"What did he say to you? Just keep talking to me... that will help more than anything."
Blue eyes, sad and slightly glazed, focused in on Izzy. "I just want to hear your voice..."
To know I'm not really alone...
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