VF FIC: ROYAL ENTERTAINMENT
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nharaOnce out of the office Akihito headed to the stairs leading to the main hall. Suoh followed him close by. Guard marveled again at how the boy looked like a woman in this outfit, especially when he gently lifts up a little his skirt, so he won't step on it. The boy's voice brought him out of his reverie.
"Suoh? What do you think?" Photographer insisted.
Suoh again found himself thinking. 'If I didn't initially know, whom I accompany, then I wouldn't be able correctly identify the gender of this person at the first meeting.' Akihito even sounded like girl at the moment for him.
"I'm sorry, Takaba-sama, could you repeat your question?"
The boy sighed.
"Well, I asked your opinion, if I would want to go to the toilet, I have to go to the female or male one? Besides with this skirt I obviously need help. I have to know, because this will come sufficiently urgent problem in any time in a future." Akihito stopped talking, as he realized, that once again speaks to the emptiness. Boy turned around and saw that the guard stood with wide eyes around five paces behind. Photographer stopped at once. "Suoh?"
The guard blinked, his cheeks became pink.
"I think, it would be best for you to use the toilet in one of the private rooms or Asami-sama's private toilet. So it will be safer." The man said, swallowing.
"Safer?" The boy asked, surprised. "This is your stronghold, is here somebody can attack me?"
"...I am afraid, that in the men's room, you'll attract too much attention, and in the women's one you'll confuse ladies..." Suoh didn't know where to hide from the embarrassing conversation.
The boy sighed again.
"Yes, perhaps you're right." The boy took a few steps in silence. "Suoh?"
'Oh! What is this time? I thought the issue with the toilet is closed!' Suoh stiffened.
"Yes, Takaba-sama?"
"Asami said, that all the drinks are on the house for us, so how staff will get to know about this?" Curious boy continued questioning.
"The staff were informed, that you are special guests."
"So now I can go to the bar and have a drink?" Akihito asked with big bright eyes, turning to face to the bodyguard.
"Of course. May I suggest for you to go to the VIP area and make order together with your friends?" Big man tried to offer.
"Kou and Takato won't let go me so easy. They will throw questions at me. I need to drink something before. Let's go!" Akihito grabbed the arm of a bigger man in a way, just like children grab parent's hand to drag them in necessary direction. Boy picked up the hem of his dress with the other hand, so he was able to make comfortably steps forward.
Suoh swallowed, looked at connected hands and prayed, that his boss wouldn't kill him. 'Oh, Kami-sama, let me get through this day.'
It was amusing spectacle, how Akihito was pulling Suoh through the crowd. This attracted a lot of attention. Photographer walked through the crowd like a knife through butter, and stopped at the bar in his tracks. The guard barely had time to slow down, so he won't bring down a boy.
The bartender was on the other end of the bar, but when he saw Suoh, immediately realized that little Queen was quite a special guest, so immediately materialized in front of them.
"How may I serve you, my Queen?" The bartender politely bowed his head.
Akihito blushed, but didn't make any comments about the fact, that he was mistook for the woman. Suoh rolled his eyes. The bartender raised his eyebrows at the reaction of his boss's bodyguard. But lady in front of him didn't allow to clarify, what the problem is. She began busily asking about the cocktails, while wrinkling her nose of the fact of such a variety.
Bartender's eyes widened in comprehension with whom he was dealing, when the little lady pointed, where she wanted her drinks to be delivered. Her finger was pointing straight towards the VIP area, which usually were used personally by his Boss. Everybody in a club known, that today this place was reserved for Boss's lover. He swallowed, looking at the security guard. Suoh made a calming gesture with eyes.
'How many more people boy will confuse, before he'll get to his friends?' Suoh looked at the small figure beside.
Akihito decided to drink 'Margarita' before he will have to face nose to nose with questions of his friends. While they were waiting a drink, a group of three young girls went to the bar next to them. One of the young woman was dressed in a traditional kimono, and this immediately caught the attention of the photographer. 'Hmm, it is strange, that she was allowed into the club during this masquerade in such inappropriate clothing.' Girl's quite a lively conversation have took the boy's attention much more, than eye-catching look.
"Inoue-san, I haven't seen you for a whole week! Everybody say, that today you have an Omiai!" The girl in the red dress took hand of girl, dressed in a kimono, which were depicted with flowers.
"Yes, you're right Aya-san, my father said, that immediately after the dance show there will be an Omiai! I'm so happy! At least Asami-san will be mine."
Akihito raised an eyebrow.
"Inoue-san, but Asami-san denied all Omiai before..." The third girl in a magnificent ball gown have began to speak.
"Yes, he refused before. But this time, I'm sure this man has nowhere to escape! Father said, that he will deal with Asami-san, if he decide to refuse... Daddy can create some problems, which will lead Asami-san into a troubles. Even such wealthy person can't afford the losses, that would follow."
Akihito gulped.
"Oh! I'm so envy you! To catch such beautiful and wealthy man!" Young woman in red dress chattered.
The girls went to enjoy with drinks in the other end of the bar, so photographer could no longer hear their conversation. The boy picked up his drink and took a sip in a reverie.
"Suoh, do you know about Omiai? Don't you?" The boy asked, his hand grasping the big man's sleeve.
Suoh didn't know, if he could share any information on this matter with his Boss's lover, and lowered his thoughtful look to a small hand, which was clutching him. Guard's eyes widened in the next momet.
There was the ring on the boy's finger. Exact one from a matching pair, that his Boss bought in a last trip to Europe, when he accompanied him. Even if Suoh didn't have his two higher educations, it was not difficult to understand the meaning of this ring. 'So, Asami-sama have made his choice. Well, seems I'll have to deal with much more work later. I've to go into looking of suitable candidates, which will be able to catch with troublesome kid.'
"Yes, Takaba-sama, I've heard about it." The guard replied with a sigh.
"...Will... Will Asami be in trouble, if he refused it just right away. Will he?" The boy bit his lower lip.
The gurd hesitated, while choosing right words.
"...Definitely unpleasant situation would arise. But Takaba-sama don't need to worry about this. It's not something so big, that Asami-sama wouldn't be able to cope with." Suoh replied with a slight bow.
Akihito drank all 'Margarita' and fully turned to face to the big man.
"Suoh, I will have to ask you for a help. Also I'd like you to keep it in a secret from Asami for now."
The guard looked into the photographer's eyes. There weren't left any doubts. Suoh have seen, that troublesome child totally and completely devoted himself to his boss.
"I'll be glad to help you, Takaba-sama, if I can." Suoh bowed much deeper.
* * *
The five more minutes later Akihito with a guard on his taile reached VIP couches where his friends were sitting. Low table already was packed with some number of full and empty glases.
"Oh! I see, you both used opportunity of free drinks. Are there anything you didn't try yet?" Akihito teased.
"Aki!!!!" Both boy jumped on a spot, while their friend interrapted their gazing on a dance floor.
"You are late! Asami-san, said he would took you only for twenty minutes, but it was an hour already!" Takato pointed.
"Yah, Aki!" Kou's cheek became pretty red. "You and Asami-san could wait for 'this', when you go home."
Akihito arched his eyebrows.
"Wait for what?" Photographer was confused.
"Em... well... I mean private fun... like sex..." Kou was all like tomato at the and of the sentence. Takatou's red cheekes also showed exactly the same thoughts.
Akihito became red himself.
"We didn't do this!!" Akihito protested. "We were only talking!"
"Akihito, for an hour? And just talk? You disappointed me!" Takato took a sip of the cocktail.
"Hey, we just talked!"
"Yes, yes... we did understood... did understood... only talk, no sex." Kou said dismissively and folded his hands in a gesture of denying in front of his head.
Akihito with red cheeks turned away trying to collect his thoughts. Then picked up another 'Margarita', which was served before. Boy had hoped, that his drink will help to relax.
"Heeee?" Kou was sitting with big eyes pointing to his arm. "That was not here before. It's... It's..."
"This is a ring, Kou." Takato said, he was also quite intently studied the hand of a friend. "Akihito, is this exactly one 'The Ring', what I'm thinking of?"
"Um... You just sounded, like you're talking about the same THE RING from 'The Lord of the Rings' book." Akihito hesitated, without raising his eyes from the study of residual content in the glass. "If it's not, then it all depends on what exactly do you think, Takato."
"Well, let's see..." His friend leaned back on the couch, holding up his hand with spread wide fingers. Boy started speaking and counting on his fingers at the same time. "The first of all, when we came here, you didn't have any rings. Secondly, Asami-san said he wanted to talk to you. You was absent for an hour. The third, you say, that only you have done is a talk..." Cough. "Without more interesting things, so I dare to assume the conversation was serious. The fourth, you have a fairly confused and pensive look, as soon as you're back. And the fifth... " Takato bent last finger on the hand. "I will assume that Asami-san proposed to you, no?"
Akihito nodded without looking up. Takato stared at his friend. Suoh was standing in the same place near the wall, watching closely boss's lover.
"Aki? Are you getting married?" Kou asked.
Akihito raised his head sharply with big round eyes, where different emotions ran like a kaleidoscope. There was uncertainty, fear, but also love and desire.
"I don't know." Boy said slowly, then laughed lightly. "Well, at least he made me an offer, but I'm a boy, we will not be able to get married." Akihito said with a sad smile.
"Oh, this is not a problem! Through adoption, It is a common practice." Kou blurted. Takato and photographer looked at him in surprise. "What?!" The boy took a sip of his cocktail. "Do not look at me with surprise, it's common in my sister's yaoi comics! There's a lot written about this!"
His friends looked at him with big eyes. Suoh rolled his eyes.
"It's unexpected. Who would have thought, that you might be interested in such magazines, Kou." Takato mumbled.
"Oh, that! I was bored on the last trip to the parents home, and these magazines were the only thing I could find to read." Their friend shrugged.
"Guys, I'm myself don't know, what to think about this. I promise, as soon as I'll deal with everything, I will for sure do tell you." Akihito said, not looking up from the glass in his hand. Boy reminded volcano of emotions inside, and couldn't decide on which to stop. Interweaving jitteriness of joy, fear, love, uncertainty, happiness and many others which took turns at high speed, he couldn't even give them an accurate description.
"I understand, Akihito. We are always there to listen." Takato friendly patted him on the back.
"Yeah, man. Don't worry! We're close by. Just do not make us wait long!" Kou was smiling broadly. "By the way, where's Asami-san himself?"
"He should be somewhere downstair with the guests. Asami is the owner of the club, so he can't ignore the celebration." Akihito said, watching the figure sitting on a throne. Asami felt his gaze and threw his head in his direction and smiled, but then continued the conversation with a man sitting close by.
"Heh... I see. So when will the show start?" Kou continued to whine. "I already want to dance!"
"What's stopping you have a dance now?" The photographer asked. "There are a lot of pretty girls near the bar, who don't mind for a dance too. They only wait to be invited! Suoh will confirm!"
"Well, the music... I don't know, how to dance to this music." Kou mumbled, and Takato nodded in assent.
"Nonsense! This is just what you need! You can always ask them to teach you. Girls certainly will agree with enthusiasm! You just should try!"
"And you?" Takato asked Akihito.
"Don't worry for me. I'll finish my cocktail and will go down too. Asami promised to dance with me!" Akihito grinned.
"Okay, we'll go on a hunt!" Kou said, and pulled Takato with him.
Akihito watched as his friends trying to make contact. To his delight, boys quickly found partners.
"Suoh?! What about my request?" Photographer asked without turning around.
"It's okay, but I had to warn Kirishima. He promised to remain silent and help if needed." Suoh said softly from the wall, where he stood.
"Good. How do you think, will Asami be able to dance with me now?"
Suoh walked over and looked down, where his boss sat.
"Yes, I think there will be no problems. Asami-sama didn't plan to have any serious negotiations during celebration. Before you'll go down, Asami-sama asked to give you this." The guard handed him blue mask. "Boss said, this is for you in order to have something to take off after the masquerade, because everything else he want to take off himself." Suoh cheeks were pink.
Akihito laughed heartily.
"Oh, yes! I almost forgot that this is a Masquerade! Come on! Let's go!"
"As you wish, my Queen." Suoh bowed deeply with his hand pressed to his chest.
* * *
Asami went out from his office after finishing his phone call. Man checked his costume in a corridor mirror to make sure it was in the appropriate form. On the way to the stairs Kirishima as perpetuating shadow came by and started to walk a little behind his master.
"Kirishima, I want you to find a blue mask and handed it to Suoh. He have to make sure, that Akihito put it on, when decide to join me downstair. Also he have to give a message to my boy with a mask: 'this mask is in order for him to have something to take off after the masquerade, because everything else I want to take off myself.'" Kirishima became pink. "By the way I want my boy was near me during the show, so organize appropriate seat for him next to mine. "
"I will do everything immediately." Assistant said with a nod. "Okamoto-san has been informed. Takamura-san will join you as soon as you arrive down."
"Good." Asami walked down the stairs towards the throne with his entourage consisting of two bodyguards and an assistant, who was quietly talking on the phone.
The crowd parted in reverence and bowed slightly as he passed by. As soon as the King sat on the throne, the crowd returned to its normal movement. A man in his sixty moved towards Asami.
"Asami-san, I'm glad to see you. Wonderful celebration." The man bowed his head slightly in respect.
"Glad to see you, Takamura-san. Thank you, that you were able to join me." Asami also responded with a small nod.
"In any case I wanted to thank you for our recent business. Your recommendations have undisputed benefits. We can begin to pay interest even earlier than was expected."
"Good news. Sit down, please." Asami nodded at the chair for guests standing nearby. "How about a brandy?"
"With pleasure." Takamura nodded, but slightly narrowed eyes, assessing the cause of the invitation. "Your assistant mentioned that you wanted to talk to me. How may I be of service?"
Asami took his glass from the waiter and looking dreamily into the hall spoke.
"How's your son, Takamura-san? How his business doing?"
"Thank you, he is doing quite well. His company is developing steadily." Being a smart man Takamura immediately appreciated, where the wind is blowing. "As far as I know you are working with Okamoto-san in this area. And your needs are fully covered. But if you want, my son is here at the club..."
"No, we won't be tease the geese for now." Asami took a sip from his glass.
"Yes, perhaps it's better not to, especially with the recent rumors, which are going by..." Takamura nodded.
"Rumors?! And which exactly rumors are going around?!" Asami took another sip, and continued to look at a moving mass of people at the club.
Takamura raised an eyebrow.
"They say, that you have today an Omiai with Okamoto-san's daughter. That the wedding done deal."
"Hmm..." It was the only response of the yakuza. "Takamura-san, as a father you are surely keep track of the activities of your son. How do you assess your son's company's capabilities? How quickly he will be able to cover my needs?"
"I think in the first two weeks of not more than sixty percent, but with proper planning and correction, in a month he will be able to cover all one hundred percent." An elderly man was smart enough not to ask unnecessary questions with such a dangerous man.
"Will he be able to provide initial plan tomorrow?" Asami asked thoughtfully.
"Working with you are a big chance for him, so I think yes, he would be able." Interlocutor nodded affirmatively.
"I want him to prepare one under your guidance before five p.m. tomorrow. Please, send it to Kirishima. And we'll make an appointment on Monday. Kirishima, at what time I'm free?" Asami turned his head slightly in the direction of his assistant.
"You have time on Monday at three p.m. till six p.m." Kirishima replied with a nod.
"Then I'm waiting for you and your son at this time."
"Of course, Asami-san. I'll make sure my son didn't disappoint you. Let me ask you, why you chose him? There are other companies, that might cover your needs more quickly." Takamura said, and took a sip from his glass.
"Um... because you have no daughters of the right age for uncomfortable rumors, Takamura-san." Asami said with a grin.
"Yes, indeed. Rumors pretty nasty things." With a smirk confirmed the old man.
All the men looked as young creature in the mask was coming close to the throne.
"My King," Akihito made a small curtsy pompously. "You promised me a dance."
Kirishima rolled his eyes behind the throne. Suoh was trying not to smile.
"Please forgive me, Takamura-san, but I indeed promised my Queen to have a dance." Asami put his glass down and stood up from his throne.
"Yes, of course, I'm very sorry to have kept you for so long time. Young lady, please, forgive an old man." Takamura bowed in Akihito's direction.
"Takamura-san, if you decide to leave club with your son now, then I recommend you do it discreetly to the 'geese'." Asami did remark, coming up to the photographer and kissing his hand.
"Of course, have a good evening, Asami-sama." Takamura bowed and went to search of his son.
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13/7/13 23:22 (UTC)This is an adorable, off-beat story that is very refreshing. I like the way you handle the characters. And after the one girl's comments I don't think Aki is going to sit idly by while little miss omiai tries to sink her claws into his lover.
I eagerly await your next chapter.
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14/7/13 14:09 (UTC)Akihito is no less possessive owner like Asami himself, he also don't like to share his 'toys'. ;)
Thank you for reading!
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16/7/13 22:19 (UTC)Thank you! Waiting for more.
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10/3/14 08:05 (UTC)Dance is in the next chapter, hm... I'm not sure with it. Indeed work is never stopped, but can be put aside for a while for a cute Queen. ^^