A/N: There's quite a numerous amount of curse words in here.. And also, I'm having Kazuma as Lerio from 'Noragami'. I didn't really want to change his name but the thought only came to me after finishing this chapter and I can't really back out now. So, yeh.
Akashi Seijuro
"Reo, has Chihiro quit the team yet?" I asked the black haired guy who was practicing on his own. At the sound of my voice, he immediately halted and faced my way.
"Chihiro Mayuzumi? As far as I know, he hasn't." He answered whilst bouncing a basketball on his right hand.
"I see," I nodded briefly before sighing. "Get a registration paper ready."
"Oh?" Reo became interested. "Is there a person joining?"
"I am certain." I ended the conversation with a smirk that slowly showed on my face as I looked at two people on the gym's entrance doors.
Chihiro and Chiisana.
"Akashi," Reo whispered. "Who's the orange haired girl?"
"Chiisana Ryuu, our new manager." I left him after answering his question and headed towards the two people whom I've called for after school.
"Why'd you call us here for?" Chihiro leaned on the side of the opened door, frowning as he did so.
"Wait," Chiisana interrupted. "You're the one who wrote the note?" I nodded at her. Then, her dull orange eyes narrowed as they stared straight to my heterochromic ones for a couple of seconds before they softened but a frown similar to Chihiro's replaced her expression.
"With all due respect, Akashi-san, if you're asking me to join the basketball team as your manager or a player, I refuse to do so." She exposed my sole purpous of meeting her without a word from me, which I'm surprised at, and continued." I have my reasons and they're much more important than basketball. I'm deeply sorry."
With a slight bow of her head, she waved at Reo and the rest of the team behind me who had somehow silently watched the whole scene. She did the same to Chihiro and walked away after that without another word.
"Um," Reo interrupted the silent atmosphere that had loomed over us. "I thought you were certain she's gonna join?"
"Are you defying me, Reo?" I turned and glared at him. He immediately shook his head, covering half of his face with the registration paper I had asked him to prepare. "What about you, Chihiro? Are you still thinking of quitting?"
He me, then at the team behind me and sighed somehow irritably. "Tch. No. I'm not quitting."
"Good." I passed by him and out of the gym I went. But before I could, I gave them orders to fulfill for the next couple of hours, and then looked for the orange headed brat.
Ryuu Chiisana
How did I know his sole purpous, you say? Well, it's kind of obvious from the look on his eyes and the black haired guy behind him, who was holding a registration paper, had given the reasons all the way.
And the reason of having more important things than basketball wasn't a lie. I do have more other important things to take care of. But even if I didn't have lots of work to do, I'm still not joining the basketball team.
Because what's the purpous of me being with them, anyway? They're a formidable team with very powerful players. I might just be a hindrance to them.
I may have my own skills quite similar to theirs, but I'm not risking my mental state and another opponent's just like the last championship match I had a year ago.
I won't even call that a victorious winning.
I sighed and stopped walking until I got near the school gates. Whipping out my phone, I called Lerio to come and drive me home.
"I will be on my way, Ryuu-sama." He said monotonously and ended the call before I could protest about formalities again.
I hated having older people call me in an honorable way, especially my maids and chauffers, like Lerio. And yes, I have people who obey under my words of ruling but not in a harsh way like how other filthy rich nobles do. And yes, again, my family's is rich.
Rich enough to afford numerous mansions here in Japan and in other foreign countries and other such big facilities.
We have our own architecual company that we established over the years, but mostly my father ruled, and had been compatible against other big name incorporations.
Like the Akashis who we are tied against with.
But after a dark moment that passed over our family's lives, I had been the one who took over my father's throne and lead our company alone. Although the timing was harsh, our competitivness never cease to decrease.
Enough about my family's ruling before it could get any messier. Back to the formality call from Lerio, I was still waiting for him to come when a hand creeped from behind me and clasped over my mouth and nose, muffling a scream and a cry of help I've yet to say. But the guy behind me was strong.
'Shit,' I cursed silently in my head when I heard a familiar voice whisper dangerously near my
ear.
"Hush now, Chiisana, and keep still if you want me to let go." Akashi warned me.
I obliged to his orders and I felt him losen his grip on me, but I can't just let him take advantage.
At the corner of my eye, I saw the black car I had rode this morning to school. It was coming quite slowly so I think I have time..
And what I did next was turned around, kneed him just above his crotch because I didn't want any bleeding balls at the moment, and said a brief apology before running away from him and to the car.
"Fuck!" I heard him say once I was halfway from my escape. Opening the passenger door, I slipped in quick and told Lerio to drive away quickly.
Except it wasn't Lerio.
But another driver whom I don't recognize.
"Sorry, Miss," He smirked at me as he turned his head around. "But I only take orders from Seijuro-sama."
'Formalities again! Wait.. Seijuro?!'
Suddenly, the door beside me opened and there he was, fuming as fuck with a menacing aura surrounding him.
"There you fucking are, Chiisana Ryuu." Akashi went in as I scooched over the other side and he closed the door. I immediately began to pull the handle on the other door, the only escape that I could take, when it wouldn't budge open. I tried pulling again and again but to no avail, I was trapped.
"Miss," The driver said smugly. "It's on child lock."
My mouth gaped open in shock. 'Are they mocking me?!'
"There's no other escape, Chiisana." Akashi spat with venom and glared at me. "And you're in big fucking trouble." Suddenly, he whipped out a pair of sharp scissors near the tip of my nose, threatening me not do anything stupid.
I leaned back my head and cringed at how mad he is right now. Daring to move a muscle, I slowly lifted one finger to push away the scissors. Luckily, Akashi retrieved it back but he held on to it with his arms crossed. I just wanted to go home and be buried under a pile of paper work rather than a kidnapper whom I'm sure they're gonna beat the shit out of me.
Then, a small hope came to the pit of my fearsome stomach when I scanned the car and saw the front passenger door unlocked. Akashi can restrict me all he want, but I can't stop myself from doing something so dangerously stupid. 'Now, I'm just gonna have to beat the shit out of them.'
First, I needed the driver to start the engine and drive off near a highway or a non-parking place. Check. He already did seconds ago.
Second, I need to kick and punch Akashi again. Hard. He needs to let go of that stupid scissors of his. And I thank my Mother who encouraged me to learn martial arts.
Yes. Mother.
Looking at the very angry man beside me, he was facing out the window and watched as trees and cars pass us by. 'Here's my chance..'
With a small huff and a tight clench of my fist, I punched him square in his jaw with all my might.
"Wha--" He started and was about to point back the scissors at me but I punched him in the gut, cutting him off with a harsh cough emitting from his mouth and making him let go of the handle.
"Seijuro-sama?!" The driver exclaimed but he didn't stop driving as we were out in the highway and there were no stop places where he could park.
With a punch in the chin and a kick on his back, I stole his scissors and immediately wiggled my way in between the two front seats and to the passenger seat. 'Thank God for my slimness!'
"Miss.." The driver said threateningly, briefly glancing at me at the corner of his eyes.
Since we were in the highway, we were going over eighty km/h. Looking at the side-mirror, I saw only two cars right behind us, but in a far distance in between.
I heard another cough from Akashi who was already regaining his composure from my harsh blows. 'How strong is this guy?! I should've at least hit one of his vital spots!'
"Martial.. arts, huh." He muttered but he coughed again.
I had no time to waste.
With a pull of the door handle, I opened it slightly and looked back at the two men. They each had widened eyes which stared at me pleadingly, hoping I wouldn't jump.
"Why would you care, anyway?" I said lastly with a petty smile and pushed the door where it dragged me along due to the harsh winds passing us as we accelerate. 'Shit, we're now going a hundred km/h.'
But it was too late for me to go back in as I had hit the rough road and rolled away from them, luckily, not anywhere near the passing cars.
I winced and screamed, throwing the stupid scissors away, as I got scrapes and scratches from pointy pebbles that I landed on. I was breathing hard and rigid when I had finally stopped, losing lots of blood from wounds that formed and other more bigger injuries.
Searching through the depths of my skirt pocket, shit I forgot I was wearing a skirt, I weakly pulled out my phone and noticed how bloody my palm had become.
'I might pass out soon from blood loss..' A soft chuckle escaped from my raspy throat while I dialed Lerio's number. He answered it immediately on the first ring.
"Ryuu-sama! I'm so sorry but all of a sudden, the car was stolen! Where are you?! Are you still at--"
I cut him off from rambling on. "Lerio, I'm at some highway I don't quite recognize. But if you just take a straight path from school, you'll get here."
"I'll be there as soon as I can! Please don't go anywhere, Ryuu-sama!" He cut the line ahain before I could.
'Please hurry the fuck up, Lerio.' I thought while cringing on the amount of pain I'm feeling due to my injuries.
Looking down the road which I had performed my dangerous act, I whimpered and felt hot tears falling freely down my cheeks. My eyesight began to blur when I saw a red car zooming past other cars, going over the speed limit, and stopped right beside me.
It was Lerio.
"Ryuu-sama, please get in quickly!!" He opened the front passenger car door for me to get in. But when he saw how helpless I am, he immediately came out of the driver's seat and helped me seat on the passenger's side.
"Lerio," I said weakly as I tried to keep my eyes pried open, my exhaustion overwhelming me. "Take me to the hospital.."
And with the last of my words, I lost consciousness.
Akashi Seijuro
"Why would you care, anyway?"
What does she mean by that? And why the fuck did she escape so dangerously which she knew that she's risking her life at?
"That stupid damn girl.." I cursed and punched the empty seat beside me with force, frustrated because of the amount of confusion piling up in my head.
First, her school documents didn't have much of the information I need, especially her parent's names and whereabouts.
Second, she didn't want to join the basketball team, which I'm certain she'd join but declined it.
And lastly, she's unpredictable and rebellious. Using my Emperor Eye against her is just a threat that she could escape in no time. That girl even stole my scissors.
'All I ever wanted was to know who you are.'
"Seijuro-sama?" The driver, Kuroshi, asked while making a halt on the red stop light. "Where to now?"
I sighed and pushed back my fringe to the back of my head before laying down on the chair, taking up all its space. "Go back to Rakuzan. I have some things I need to take care of."
He obeyed my orders and made a U-turn once the light had turned green. With another long ride, we drove down the highway and went back to my school.
When we passed by the last place Chiisana had left, she was gone except for a bloody splatter she had marked on the road.
'She's alive, huh.' I scoffed at the thought of her limping to school tomorrow when suddenly, a harsh pain inflicted me from my side which she had punched greatly.
'Those punches are strong,' I chuckled lowly before relaxing once again.
"Are you sure you don't want to be treated, Seijuro-sama?" Kuroshi asked with a slight hint of concern. I glanced at him from the corner of my eyes and saw his bottom lip being chewed at; a nervous habit I've grown to notice.
"I'll be fine, Kuroshi." I exhaled before sitting up slowly. "Besides, she's in a much more worse situation than me."