The Wind of Madness - 12/22
Title: The Wind of Madness
Genre: Action, High School Yankees AU
Pairing: NinoAi
Summary: Being part of the strongest yankee fight club, Arashi, binds the members like brothers. But there is a deeper bond that exists between the newly recruited King, Aiba, and the vice president, Kaze.
A/N: This story can stand alone but it will be better if you read "Yankee Academy" as well.
INDEX: 01 || 02 || 03 || 04 || 05 || 06 || 07 || 08 || 09 || 10 || 11 ||12
CHAPTER 12:
LEADER
“Leader!” I turned around and saw Toma was gasping for breath and Pi was behind him. “It’s Aiba-chan!”
“What happened?”
“He has been taken by the yakuza!” Toma said. “I could not do anything for him. I’m sorry.”
I made my way towards my chair and sat down, leaning my elbows on my knees and looking at the ground. “He did not even attempt to fight them off?”
“No.”
“Leader, please. Let me tell you what happened…” Pi volunteered. “Ever since you took him in, I know that he’s not just a normal one.”
“Of course, I know that!” I snapped at him, looking up.
“But this is not just about Aiba-chan! Kaze-san is also involved,” he replied.
“We have our limitations as high school yankees. I will never, ever let you become involved in the affairs of the yakuza.” I stood up. “Where is Kaze?”
“He ran after him,” Pi answered. “They’ll be in big danger, Leader! We have to do something! Let’s call the police!”
I only gave a nod to the king before leaving the room. I needed to find a way to save both of them. I had probably caused this disaster, after all.
***
“What?”
“Uhh… where are we?”
“You’re in my fucking boat!” I snapped to the intruder. He went near me. I noticed that he was wearing our school uniform. “Wait, you’re from Yano High?”
He just nodded at me. “Who are you?”
I was about to answer his question when I felt something tug. “Hold it right there!” I told him before rushing towards the end of the boat to catch my fish. After a few tugs, I was able to pull the large tuna to the boat.
“This is a big fish,” he commented, touching the tuna. It wriggled and he laughed like a kid.
But I’m certain he’s not just some dumb student. I could feel it in my bones.
“Sakano-san!”
“Eh?”
“I’ll call you Sakano-san because you seem to like fishes,” he said.
Fuck it. Does this guy know who he is talking to? But then, it’s a nice depart from all those students who would willingly kiss my feet when I walk through the corridors.
“Hey!” I called him out. I crouched beside him. “Want to eat this thing?”
His face brightened up. “OF COURSE!”
“What’s your name?”
“Aiba-chan!” he said smartly.
“What are you doing in my boat?” I then asked.
“I… I was looking for a place to sleep,” he said embarrassingly. “My place is too noisy.”
“I see…” I stood up and started to fix everything. “We’re heading back to shore.”
***
“Back off!” I shouted, running in front of Aiba.
“Sakano-san?”
“What are you doing in this place?” I asked him. “It’s dangerous here!” I grabbed his hand and we ran out of the area.
We stopped running in front of a river. I fell on my knees due to tiredness. I was so glad that I did not have to fight those yakuza members. But this guy… he’s definitely crazy!
“Sakano-san?”
“What the fuck, Aiba-chan?” you’re putting yourself and Yano High in danger!” I scolded him.
“I made a promise…”
“Eh?” I looked at him. His usually innocent expression was suddenly filled with sorrow. “What do you mean?”
Aiba seemed like a person who did not open up that often. But when I saw him beat the shit out of those rookies, I felt a shiver of excitement in my veins. He was the last king I was looking for. But I could not get him as long as he was hidden from me.
“I… I was from that place,” he said, his lip quivering. I tried to hide my shock as Aiba looked at me. “It’s a horrible place,” he continued, his face full of fear, as if he was trying to recall a nightmare. “But inside a horrible place, you always see a shining knight,” he added with a smile.
I sat down, cross-legged beside him. “Tell me about it,” I said. I listened intently as he talked about his life as a slave in a human trafficking den disguised as some fairy tale.
“… and a prince came and he swished his sword at this big monster. But then… but then…”
I looked at him. “What’s wrong?”
“The big monster killed the princess. He made the prince angry so he almost killed the monster,” Aiba said. His hands were already shaking. I did not want to push him more to tell me the story but I am starting to feel dizzy with the information that I’ve received.
Could it be…?
“The princess told me that I should find her brother and take care of him because he’s an idiot,” Aiba said with a chuckle. “I made a promise to her that I’ll find him. I definitely will.”
I smiled and shook my head. “Aiba-chan, how will you find someone whom you don’t know?”
“Well,” he started. It seemed like he also did not have an idea on what to do. “Well, my onee-chan…”
“What’s your onee-chan’s name?”
“Kazue onee-chan,” he mumbled. “Ninomiya Kazue.”
***
I let Kaze grab my collar as he shouted at me. “Why didn’t you tell me anything, Leader?” His eyes were full of anger but at the same time, they were full of worry. I knew how much he valued Aiba. I just did not realize that even without the knowledge of their special bond, that tragic bond, this would happen.
“Why don’t you speak?”
“Kaze-san, don’t…!”
“Shut up!” he snapped at Toma, shoving him away. “Fuck you, Leader! You’re a fucking liar!”
I glared at him and pushed him away. “I did not lie to you, Kaze.” I turned around so that I would not have to face him. “I didn’t tell you anything. That’s because I thought there was no sense in doing that. I led Aiba to you.”
“To what? To remind me of that nightmare? You’re a big idiot, you know?” he shouted at me. The other kings looked at him fearfully. “You don’t understand the feeling of reliving that moment again and again!”
“Kaze…”
“I was almost forgetting it, you know! But when Aiba came in… when he came in… he messed everything up!”
“Don’t give me that shit, Ninomiya!” I yelled back. “When Aiba came in, you stopped having those nightmares! Did he do any kind of wrong to you? No. He was there for you when you had those nightmares! You’re shit, Ninomiya! You did not even see how he was suffering on the inside because it’s all about you and your fucking past that you should have let go for a long time already!”
Kaze was silent. His mouth was hanging open. I was panting as if I had run a mile, my teeth bared at my second-in-command. I raised my fist.
“Leader, no!” Toma tried to stop me, grabbing my arm.
Genre: Action, High School Yankees AU
Pairing: NinoAi
Summary: Being part of the strongest yankee fight club, Arashi, binds the members like brothers. But there is a deeper bond that exists between the newly recruited King, Aiba, and the vice president, Kaze.
A/N: This story can stand alone but it will be better if you read "Yankee Academy" as well.
INDEX: 01 || 02 || 03 || 04 || 05 || 06 || 07 || 08 || 09 || 10 || 11 ||12
CHAPTER 12:
LEADER
“Leader!” I turned around and saw Toma was gasping for breath and Pi was behind him. “It’s Aiba-chan!”
“What happened?”
“He has been taken by the yakuza!” Toma said. “I could not do anything for him. I’m sorry.”
I made my way towards my chair and sat down, leaning my elbows on my knees and looking at the ground. “He did not even attempt to fight them off?”
“No.”
“Leader, please. Let me tell you what happened…” Pi volunteered. “Ever since you took him in, I know that he’s not just a normal one.”
“Of course, I know that!” I snapped at him, looking up.
“But this is not just about Aiba-chan! Kaze-san is also involved,” he replied.
“We have our limitations as high school yankees. I will never, ever let you become involved in the affairs of the yakuza.” I stood up. “Where is Kaze?”
“He ran after him,” Pi answered. “They’ll be in big danger, Leader! We have to do something! Let’s call the police!”
I only gave a nod to the king before leaving the room. I needed to find a way to save both of them. I had probably caused this disaster, after all.
***
“What?”
“Uhh… where are we?”
“You’re in my fucking boat!” I snapped to the intruder. He went near me. I noticed that he was wearing our school uniform. “Wait, you’re from Yano High?”
He just nodded at me. “Who are you?”
I was about to answer his question when I felt something tug. “Hold it right there!” I told him before rushing towards the end of the boat to catch my fish. After a few tugs, I was able to pull the large tuna to the boat.
“This is a big fish,” he commented, touching the tuna. It wriggled and he laughed like a kid.
But I’m certain he’s not just some dumb student. I could feel it in my bones.
“Sakano-san!”
“Eh?”
“I’ll call you Sakano-san because you seem to like fishes,” he said.
Fuck it. Does this guy know who he is talking to? But then, it’s a nice depart from all those students who would willingly kiss my feet when I walk through the corridors.
“Hey!” I called him out. I crouched beside him. “Want to eat this thing?”
His face brightened up. “OF COURSE!”
“What’s your name?”
“Aiba-chan!” he said smartly.
“What are you doing in my boat?” I then asked.
“I… I was looking for a place to sleep,” he said embarrassingly. “My place is too noisy.”
“I see…” I stood up and started to fix everything. “We’re heading back to shore.”
***
“Back off!” I shouted, running in front of Aiba.
“Sakano-san?”
“What are you doing in this place?” I asked him. “It’s dangerous here!” I grabbed his hand and we ran out of the area.
We stopped running in front of a river. I fell on my knees due to tiredness. I was so glad that I did not have to fight those yakuza members. But this guy… he’s definitely crazy!
“Sakano-san?”
“What the fuck, Aiba-chan?” you’re putting yourself and Yano High in danger!” I scolded him.
“I made a promise…”
“Eh?” I looked at him. His usually innocent expression was suddenly filled with sorrow. “What do you mean?”
Aiba seemed like a person who did not open up that often. But when I saw him beat the shit out of those rookies, I felt a shiver of excitement in my veins. He was the last king I was looking for. But I could not get him as long as he was hidden from me.
“I… I was from that place,” he said, his lip quivering. I tried to hide my shock as Aiba looked at me. “It’s a horrible place,” he continued, his face full of fear, as if he was trying to recall a nightmare. “But inside a horrible place, you always see a shining knight,” he added with a smile.
I sat down, cross-legged beside him. “Tell me about it,” I said. I listened intently as he talked about his life as a slave in a human trafficking den disguised as some fairy tale.
“… and a prince came and he swished his sword at this big monster. But then… but then…”
I looked at him. “What’s wrong?”
“The big monster killed the princess. He made the prince angry so he almost killed the monster,” Aiba said. His hands were already shaking. I did not want to push him more to tell me the story but I am starting to feel dizzy with the information that I’ve received.
Could it be…?
“The princess told me that I should find her brother and take care of him because he’s an idiot,” Aiba said with a chuckle. “I made a promise to her that I’ll find him. I definitely will.”
I smiled and shook my head. “Aiba-chan, how will you find someone whom you don’t know?”
“Well,” he started. It seemed like he also did not have an idea on what to do. “Well, my onee-chan…”
“What’s your onee-chan’s name?”
“Kazue onee-chan,” he mumbled. “Ninomiya Kazue.”
***
I let Kaze grab my collar as he shouted at me. “Why didn’t you tell me anything, Leader?” His eyes were full of anger but at the same time, they were full of worry. I knew how much he valued Aiba. I just did not realize that even without the knowledge of their special bond, that tragic bond, this would happen.
“Why don’t you speak?”
“Kaze-san, don’t…!”
“Shut up!” he snapped at Toma, shoving him away. “Fuck you, Leader! You’re a fucking liar!”
I glared at him and pushed him away. “I did not lie to you, Kaze.” I turned around so that I would not have to face him. “I didn’t tell you anything. That’s because I thought there was no sense in doing that. I led Aiba to you.”
“To what? To remind me of that nightmare? You’re a big idiot, you know?” he shouted at me. The other kings looked at him fearfully. “You don’t understand the feeling of reliving that moment again and again!”
“Kaze…”
“I was almost forgetting it, you know! But when Aiba came in… when he came in… he messed everything up!”
“Don’t give me that shit, Ninomiya!” I yelled back. “When Aiba came in, you stopped having those nightmares! Did he do any kind of wrong to you? No. He was there for you when you had those nightmares! You’re shit, Ninomiya! You did not even see how he was suffering on the inside because it’s all about you and your fucking past that you should have let go for a long time already!”
Kaze was silent. His mouth was hanging open. I was panting as if I had run a mile, my teeth bared at my second-in-command. I raised my fist.
“Leader, no!” Toma tried to stop me, grabbing my arm.