Episode 90
"Really?"
"Yeah.."
She gently nodded intervening fingers with mine.
"I totally beat that kid down, it was hard for Raina san to deal with his parents" She replied.
It had been a long while since we sat like this and talked about things....
There's so many things about her that I didn't really know...
I mean normally we do talk but it's mostly about daily life and activities, we barely openly discuss our pasts or feelings like this... It's somewhat awkward but at the same time...
I feel like I can listen to her all night...
Ah I don't want to move from this couch, it's warm... The moonlight is so beautiful too...
I rested back against her chest as she whispered next to my ear.... All the things she couldn't say and wanted to say... She whispered them all while tightening her arms around me everytime she'd talk about something that she didn't like...
I also sat patiently listening to her, without responding, because she didn't need me to do so... All she probably wanted was for me to listen....
"Natsu... You never told me.."
She lowered her chin and rested it on my shoulder.
" Joshua Hughes" I whispered turning to see her surprised expression "is what he called himself"
"I've...heard that name..." She whispered.
For some reason that was my reaction too when I heard it for the first time...
So I ended up looking it up...
"He's the husband of Clara Hughes" I replied.
Aoi looked at me being rather surprised.
" Natsu did he have red hair and a fair complexion with burn marks on his hands?" She asked.
" He's exactly who you're thinking about Aoi, he came in the house claiming he was our wedding planner" I replied and she looked like alot of things finally made sense.
"I couldn't even tell..." She looked rather disappointed with herself.
" Are you supposed to know everything ?" I asked her.
"Well I should atleast have figured it out, it was so obvious that this was someone who was related to Clara Hughes, so why couldn't I think of this" She spoke a bit while sulking.
" Aoi san, that only matters if you're playing their game, finding and hiding is their strategy, what do you want? " I asked her.
" Natsu" She gave me a look and then suddenly hugged me yet again.
For a while there she'd been on defenses because she'd been searching for answers to the quizzes that they put before her...
"I should have talked more to you sooner... Then we could've easily figured things out together" She replied.
" Well of course you should have" I smiled at her.
If only both of us had communicated properly from the start....
"Aoi san, what do you want to do now?" I asked her, she looked a bit hesitant to answer it.
Old habits sure do die hard...
"If this is revenge for Clara Hughes, then what can be done? Do I need to stop this ..? " She said.
Is she suggesting or asking? I can't differentiate... In the first place, I'm not really sure how her mind works.
"Aoi san, what are you actually thinking?" I asked her.
Though her cell phone rang and our conversation broke off.
"What is it?" I asked by the strange look on her face.
" They found Lian Strauss "
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"It's been a while"
" What you missed me?"
Ian smirked sitting back on the chair in his father's office.
Ivan Strauss was standing infront of the table, when he came in, the boy was already sitting there.
"Say Ian, lately , I don't see you come home too much" Ivan Strauss said
" Haha when have I ever been home in the first place? For a while I've been waking up in strange bedrooms with strange people" Ian Strauss laughed rather mockingly
" Well true, a son of a wh-re will be a wh-re" Ivan Strauss replied walking over to the chair and pulling it close with a sudden jerk.
"I believe that's an incorrect title for a pedo-phile like you" Ian shrugged.
" Oh I clearly meant your mother" Ivan Strauss spoke while Ian took off his shoe and slid up his foot against the man's leg.
"For someone who calls his wife a wh_re, you're sure obsessed with her" Ian made a disgusted face as the man held his foot.
" Say Ian... Where is Nicolas?" Ivan Strauss murmured to which Ian's eyes widened.
Ian pulled his foot away from the man to which Ivan Strauss grabbed him by the collar and pushed him face down on the table infront of him.
"You see alot of my men were either disappearing or getting killed, so I ended up having Nicolas followed for his own safety... Guess what the guy saw instead? " Ivan Strauss whispered.
Ian was shocked, he tried to push him back and struggled, though he got pushed face down again on the table.
"Turns out anyone I come to trust in life, always betrays me in the end". Ivan Strauss murmured with such a menacing gaze that it made Ian shiver.
"What... Are.. you... Gonna... Do.."
Ian's voice cracked even daring to ask something like that.
He had to do something... He had to get out and inform Nicolas to not return back here.... To warn him about this monster....
But his shivering legs couldn't keep up with him, just like the very first time it had happened...
Ian stayed still, bent against the desk even without being held down, the man unzipped his front and held Ian by the waist since his legs couldn't keep him up and still.
"Nicolas Strahovski, your countdown has begun"
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"His fever isn't going down"
Alex spoke being really stressed.
"It's still early, as soon as the clinics open, we'll take him to the doctor" Zhuang reassured him.
" But what's wrong? Why is he not saying a word? Why is he being like that? " Alex asked, Zhuang had no answers.
Even little Adrian had been trying to play with Lian but Lian just wouldn't show any reactions.
The doorbell rang and Zhuang left Alex sitting by the bedside.
He opened the door though before Zhuang could say something, little Adrian ran up to Aoi's leg to cling to her.
"Sista Aoi, Brotha Lian is soooo sick , he has fiper" Little Adrian informed her..
She was taken by surprise but kinda ended up picking Adrian up with a light smile.
"I'm here now, so he'll be okay" She reassured him.
"Aoi" Alex saw her and rushed outta the room to hug her, like father like son.
"Aoi Lian is so sick, he has fever!"
Aoi had to calm these two at the same time.
"Um a little help?"
She said to Zhuang, who could only do as much as take Adrian from her so she could properly hug Alex.
"Natsu is in the car, I'm taking him for a check-up, I'll take Lian too okay?" Aoi consoled him, though she gave Zhuang a look from the back, as if she had something private to discuss with him that she doesn't want Alex to know.
"Alex why don't you cover Lian up properly so we can take him" Zhuang suggested and Alex parted from Aoi.
" I'm gonna prepare him, give me 10 minutes" Alex said rushing to their room.
"Adi go help daddy" Zhuang let little Adrian down who nodded enthusiastically and went to the rescue.
Only Zhuang and Aoi were left standing in the room.
"What is it about?" Zhuang whispered
"... He's alive..." Aoi whispered back
" Who is? "
" Joshua Hughes"
A loud thud made Aoi and Zhuang's head turn with shock, Alex had dropped the tray with the uneaten porridge over while carrying it out of the room in order to put it in the kitchen...
With another thud Alex himself fell down.
"Alex...???!!!!"
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He fell unconscious..?
Someone like Alex???!!!
"Aoi is he okay? This is twice now"
"I guess he's been under alot of stress lately, he was like that as a kid, he'd often pass out or go into panic attacks.. especially after he lost his family...I thought he had improved but-" She looked really concerned.
Honestly I'm learning all sorts of things...
First Aoi... Now Alex....
I've always thought... I don't know how to say it but I've somewhat always thought that these people are like... bulletproof??
For me they're both somewhat like... unbreakable... Man, I've been so wrong, I thought neither of them had any weaknesses or moments like the rest of us...
Though now I know they're not perfect...
"I'll stay by his side" Aoi spoke looking really worried.
" It's okay.... I'm by Lian's side so.." I reassured her and she nodded leaving me alone with the kid.
Ah, today I was supposed to have an exam... I placed a hand over my stomach, can't believe it's more than five months already.. feels just like yesterday...
Hopefully by the time you come into this world...
Everything will be fine...
"Wate..." The little child's mumbling distracted me.
"Ah water, I'll get you-"
The jug was empty, ugh!
"Give me a minute, I'll ask a nurse"
I told him and got out of the room looking around.
There was no nurse nearby so I ended up going to the water cooler myself and filling the jug.
"I brought wat-"
The moment I entered the room, I'd noticed a strange man standing near the boy.
I placed the jug on a nearby desk and grabbed a vase instead.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you Hiromitsu Natsuro"
The man mumbled, I know him, this guy, he's that man...
"And I wouldn't be here if I were you Ivan Strauss" I talked back.
"You wouldn't mind if I were to take this child would you? You see he's sick, I'm afraid strangers can't be of much help" He had the nerve.
" How about you leave this place before I smash your head open?" I replied.
He walked upto me and leaned his face closer in...
Uh- too close, I hate people who can't respect personal space, like dude please..!
"Hiromitsu san, you have a strange presence about you" He whispered.
I backed away, this guy seriously lacks basic manners
" Just leave, the kid is staying here!" I stood stern.
" Do you know this kid, he's born off a one night stand, do you know that the wh-re that gave birth to him just took the money and left him here, how typical of omegas... what is the guarantee that he's even my child? He could be any b#stard's sin...?" He started something that I couldn't really ignore...
I was legit boiling inside...
THIS GUY, HOW DARE HE!!
For some reason my patience snapped and I punched him in the face.
"Heh, a college professor assaulting an elite businessman? Hiromitsu san, you really don't care about consequences do you? " He still had that smug expression on as he rubbed fingers against his bruised cheek.
"I don't care who you are or what you are, GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE BEFORE I BREAK YOUR FACE!! " I ended up getting quite heated up.
" I guess I'll come back another time to get this kid" He shrugged looking at his phone and turned away
I want to kill him?!! Can I kill him?!!!!
What's going on.... I can't breathe....
My vision is a bit hazy...
Kill... Him....
What...?
"Hiromitsu Natsuro! How dare you!"
Huh?
His voice...what is he saying...
Eh...?
What am I ?
"Natsuro san!!!! Get off him!!"
Ah, it's Aoi's voice...
What is she saying though?
Kill him...
"Natsuro let him go, he's gonna die!!!"
Aoi what are you saying?
Ah my hands, why am I choking this man infront of me??!
Why is he struggling so much??
Who was he again....?
Aoi why are you pulling my hands, it hurts....
Sleep...
Sleep? Who's voice is this...?
Sleep
I'm...kinda sleepy...tho...
.....
....
....
"Natsuro you're killing him!"
Aoi really was putting all her effort trying to pull Natsu away from Ivan Strauss whom he was holding tightly by the neck against the wall.
It wasn't just his grip that was so tight that not even two alphas could get him off...but also a strange wave of pheromones within the room that made their bodies numb and weaker...as if they were rather sleepy...
All the commotion woke Lian Strauss up. He saw the scenario before him and the first time in a while after that incident..his lips parted to utter a word but he'd kinda stopped midway....
"Sweet..."
He referred to the scent that surrounded the whole room. The same scent that made Aoi and Ivan Strauss weak in the knees.
For some reason, Natsuro reacted to his voice and let go of the man's neck leaving him coughing and panting.
"Ivan Strauss get the hell out of here!!" Aoi glared at him whilst covering her face with an arm.
He had no intention to stay either, he'd just glared back and left the room fuming with anger.
"I'LL MAKE SURE YOU REGRET THIS!!" He barked before getting out as quickly as possible.
"Natsu, Natsu look at me" She held him , tapping at his face a few times, but he looked completely out of it, more like in a daze....
"Hurts..." He whispered.
"Huh?" Aoi looked down where his hands were, he was tightly holding his stomach.
Aoi's eyes widened as Natsuro's lower clothes began to slowly redden up between his thighs....
"Natsuro!!!!!"