I just looked forward to going home again. After Jia picked up things around here, adjusting things and leaving everything once again in Tsubasa and Yuki's capable hands again, he was going to let us leave. Unfortunately, Jia was still tying loose ends up everywhere. Gabriel and Aya where pulling in overtime trying to get everything legal and business wise straight. Akio had to go in every now and then leaving me to either do my own thing, or go with him. Rather then sit around and do nothing all day, I decided to go pick up a few things. Sit and learn I guess. It was boring though. Law and business matters really didn't interest me so it was hard for me to stop yawning and stop falling asleep though the moments would tick by and I had a hard time keeping my eyes open. Every early evening when Akio would be ready to leave, he would often nudge me and apologize for being boring.

"It's not you. It's the whole talk. It makes me dizzy and sleepy."

He laughed as he said,

"Come on. Let's go have dinner."

We would have dinner together every night. I would in fact, sit through boring business meetings between Aya, Gabriel and Akio and anyone they had to face as a legal matter just to have dinner with Akio afterwards. I liked seeing Akio with me, his smile, his laugh. He reminded me of a grown man in his fifties sometimes when he was working since he was so serious but when he was with me, he laughed and he teased me a lot and he checked out girls and flirted with me and he was younger then he seemed. When we would return to his apartment, I spent a lot of time just talking to him, asking him questions, usually about work and about when we would be going back to Japan.

"I wanna go home."

Akio laughed as he took off his coat and hung it up as he said,

"You sound like a kid."

"I practically am."

He laughed as he then sat down beside me and said,

"Wanna mess around for a while?"

My face felt warm as I said,

"Sure...just.."

"Tell me when to stop."

I nodded as we laid down, my eyes suddenly feeling heavier as Akio kissed my mouth softly, his lips warm and tender. As I opened my mouth slightly, I felt his teeth bite my bottom lip playfully. I laughed as he let go and then got off me as he picked up a remote control off his night stand. He aimed it to the wall as a few noises were made as the black space in his wall that turned out to be a stereo, lit up and soft music played out. I recognized it to be Luna Sea's 4AM, the soft sound of Ryuichi's voice soon filled the room as Akio went back to me. We kissed for a long time and I drowned in his touch, just feeling him take my breath away, leaving me dizzy and anxious for more. He would kiss me softly sometimes, his tongue moving in slow circles and sometimes it would be more frenzied, rush as he would lure me to excitement, make me taunt then stop again and go back to being slow and steady. Experience was defiantly on his side. I was getting excited when I felt his hands slowly sliding down my body, his fingers touched my chest, down my stomach as he turned to my side, his fingers sliding under my back and under my shirt. I felt him skin to skin as I gasped softly, taken by surprised. I felt his hair flow around my face as he kissed my cheek, my neck, my ear as he nibbled the lobe softly. His hands gathered my shirt as he started pulling it up. I lifted my arms up, moving away from his neck as he sat over me, his fingers undoing the buttons on my shirt as he leaned down to my neck, licking me softly as he bit me now and then.

Once my shirt was open, his fingers grazed around my side again as he reached back to my mouth and kissed me again. I was so helpless to him, feeling lost in him. I reached up to his hair, moving it back from his face again as he kissed me. I heard the sound of my pants being undone as he kissed my throat. I heard him faintly whispering to me,

"Tell me to stop."

I opened my mouth to say stop, but no sound came out, just a gasp as I felt his hand slip in past my boxers, touching me where I've been touched so few times before. Only Miya had been there more recently so for Akio to hold me, feel me up like that made me feel all these new things. I blushed at the same time as I moaned. I felt his mouth come back to my ear as he said,

"Miya ever give you head before?"

I know my face turned red now. I blushed deeply as I shook my head, not having the strength to look at him. I heard 4AM ending softly as Face to Face came on right afterwards. I could hear the lyrics spinning around me as Akio slowly slid down my body, his mouth leaving a soft trail of kisses and licks. My stomach tensed up as his hair tickled me slightly since his head moved down. His fingers went to the brim of the dress pants, pulling them down slightly. His face was full of concentration and he didn't hesitate other then that one time. I raised my hips off the bed allowing my pants to come down slightly. I couldn't look as I felt my boxers come down to my upper thigh and I didn't bother to. I was embarrassed enough already just having him undress me much further then he did before. I felt his mouth kissing my thighs as I heard him whispering,

"Tell me to stop..."

I wanted to, I really wanted to say stop when I think about it...but I couldn't. I wasn't thinking about anything but the anxiety I had for the moment. The moment his mouth touched down on me, I cried out, feeling nothing but him, his mouth, his hands, the scent of his skin, the taste of his lips, and I could hear Gravity playing in the background. I never felt anything so intimate before...so different. Miya hadn't done this to me...ever. It never came up in conversation and I never would imagine Miya doing something like this to me. The orgasm afterwards was more then words can describe. It was so intense that I didn't know how anything could compare to that act alone ever again. Akio sat up and tilted his head back slightly as he brought his hand up to his mouth and then calmly leaned back over me as he kissed me gently on my mouth. I was still panting, heaving from the whole experience as he slowly got off me. He turned to me as he casually said,

"Want something to drink?"

I nodded as he then left his room and went to the kitchen.

I laid there for a few moments, gathering myself as I thought about what I just let happen. I eventually sat up and began collecting myself, pulling up my pants and buttoning them back up. I couldn't believe I let that happen. I had every will and strength to stop it. I even wanted to say stop...Akio asked me to say stop...but I didn't. When he came back, he handed me a glass of water as he sat beside me and lit a cigarette. I took a sip, feeling refreshed since my whole throat and mouth felt so dry. When I drank half of the glass, I said,

"Akio..."

"Hm?"

"You okay?"

He nodded, smoke exhaling from his mouth as Anubis came on the stereo next. He turned to me as he said,

"Are you okay? That's more the question."

I nodded as I said,

"Was that....bad?"

"I don't know, was it?"

"No I don't mean what you did...I mean well yeah what you did, but I mean that I let you do it. Is that bad?"

Akio shook his head as he said,

"We didn't fuck."

I nodded as I turned back to my water and took another sip. I felt his lips against my ear as he kissed it and softly said,

"Yet..."

I felt my face get warm again as I turned to him and his tongue lapped at my mouth softly as he gave a soft sound that sounded like a purr as he said,

"You taste like that all over..."

"Like what?"

"Innocent."

I smiled slightly as he leaned to kiss me again when his cell phone rang, startling both of us. He stood up as he turned off his stereo and picked up his cell phone. I stayed quiet as he spoke to whoever it was. Turned out it was Jia. He told us to come back to the building soon since he had to discuss a few things with all of us. Akio nodded as he hung up with him and then said,

"Come on. We gotta go."

I grabbed my coat as I finished my water and set the glass down on the night stand as Akio grabbed his coat from the closet and we left.

We took the train to Jia's building since Akio probably lived the furthest away from the building near Wall Street. As we walked down the block to get to the train station, Akio looked up at the sky as he said,

"Shit...looks like it's gonna rain soon."

I looked up as I saw the darkening sky as I said,

"Yeah hope we get there before it starts."

Unfortunately as we got to the next stop, we could hear the rain already coming down. We also saw Mikkie in the crowd as he snapped up his hair in a rubber band. Akio caught up to him as he said,

"Hey Mikkie. Where you coming from?"

"Uptown. I just got here a few minutes ago."

Akio nodded as he notioned me to come with him. The three of us got to the surface as the rain poured down on us, soaking us quickly without much time to spare. We started walking quickly as I accidently bumped into someone lighting a cigarette. Turns out it was Toki. He had an umbrella open over his head as he lit the cigarette single handed. He looked at me as he said,

"Hey Aka-chan."

He saw Akio as he nodded his head slightly as he then saw Mikkie.

"Ghosto, come under here."

"I'm already soaked Toki it won't make a difference."

"Come here anyway."

He walked over to Mikkie as he held the umbrella over him and Mikkie kept his distance from Toki as Akio and I walked a little further ahead. I didn't want to look back at all since I probably knew what was going on not too far behind me. Once we got to headquarters, Akio and I went inside, shaking the excess water off of our coats and hair as I shook out my pants feeling they were wet too. I sighed in annoyance as Akio said,

"Don't worry about it Baby-chu, we can go get changed later."

I nodded as I saw Jun coming from the elevator. He sighed as he said,

"There you guys are. I was about to go and see if you were coming anytime soon. Where's Mikkie?"

I turned around as I noticed they weren't too far behind before...but now they weren't even inside. Jun said,

"Where he with you guys?"

I nodded as I said,

"Maybe he got distracted, I'll get him."

I went back outside, not giving Jun or Akio the chance to protest as I looked through the rain. I went back down the same street we just came up from as I saw them finally. Toki was holding the umbrella still but not over them. He held it to the side of them, his hair falling flat from the usual gelled up spikes as he had his other arm around Mikkie's waist. Mikkie himself, was holding onto Toki's neck as they kissed, the rain falling around them in this almost over exaggerated romance scene. I wanted to leave them, but at the same time, I knew that if Jun saw them, not me, they would probably fight and Mikkie's secret would be revealed. I cleared my throat as I shouted to them. The broke apart quickly as Mikkie pushed back his wet hair as Toki closed the umbrella shut. He looked at me as he said,

"What?"

"Jun's looking for Mikkie."

Mikkie walked ahead without saying another word. I then turned and went back to the building myself. I wasn't keeping the secret for Toki, God knows I could give a fuck about what he thinks or doesn't want known, I was doing it more for Mikkie. I didn't want him to hate me more then he probably does. But I wanted to show him I could stay quiet like everyone else.

When we finally had the meeting later on that day, Jia explained to us how everything was fixed, that within a week we could go. He also explained why within the week and not sooner.

"Police suspected us slightly when the building blew and then when that store near 140th street blew, especially because Jigoku's body was found there. So we're just waiting. Also, Karasu and I are dealing closely. He and I are about to strike a deal and I wish to make more allies then enemies in this city."

We nodded in agreement as Akio said,

"What about Aoki? He's in no condition to travel soon."

"He can stay. It's not my place to rush everyone back and forth with me especially when there's nothing major going on."

Gabriel then said,

"I'll call Aya and let him know."

Jia then allowed us to go. Toki lingered around for a moment. As I left, I heard Jia asking him why he was wet. Toki's response was that he forgot his umbrella. When I walked out of the office, I saw the umbrella he was carrying with him leaning against the wall. I turned and left with Akio, anxious to be planning my trip back home.

Within the week, I was able to pack and book my ticket as I waited to return to Tokyo. My more intimate encounter with Akio now in the back of my mind as I thought of going back to Miya. The fourteen hour flight now becoming a habit, I arrived in Tokyo later the next morning. I took a cab and went right to my apartment, checking my watch on the way there. That morning it was colder and darker then usual. I suspected it would rain. As I arrived at my building, I paid the man well and got out, not waiting for him to help me with my luggage as I ran inside my apartment. I took the elevator up to my floor, yawning as I finally got there. I got to my door, opening it and taking off my shoes as I left my luggage aside. I heard the rain slowly tapping against the windows as I walked to my bedroom. It was about five in the morning so I knew Miya couldn't be awake yet. I took off my coat as I walked to my bedroom, seeing him laying on his side, his long legs uncovered as he slept with a sheet over his waist. I took off my shirt and my pants as I got out of my socks and crawled into bed behind him, putting my arms around him as he yawned softly and turned to me. He kissed me first thing as his bare hands touched my arms. He was so warm and soft...I started feeling home right away. He smiled as he said,

"Hey Jo."

"Hey tsuki."

He kissed me gently as he said,

"What time is it?"

His voice was heavy with sleep and I felt bad for waking him but I missed him so much.

"It's five."

He nodded as he rubbed his eyes and said,

"Guess what?"

"What?"

He pulled the sheets away from his waist as I saw he had soft black lines forming a pattern on the left side of his hip. It went past his white cotton shorts and about as high as the bottom of his rib cage. The pattern reminded me of tear drops or flower petals, now marked into my tsuki's skin. He looked up at me as he said,

"Do you like it?"

"When did you get that done?"

"A few days after you left. I figured it would be a nice surprise for you."

"Its is."

"So do you like it?"

"I love it tsuki."

I put my arms around him, kissing him again as I held him. I could hear the rain still tapping softly, eventually luring me to sleep, my tsuki in my arms again.