Star-cross'd Lovers - Act 2
Title: Star-cross'd Lovers
Author: nimlothemeli
Pairing: Akame (others will follow)
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance, Tragedy
Style: Multichapter
Disclaimer: I don't own these boys, it's just fiction
Summary: Tokyo is at the hands of two powerful families, none weaker than the other. The streets are scarred by their constant struggle, their fates clouded. One day, at a party that would change the history of the families, the lovers met and a chance appeared - will their love unite or further divide?
Act 2
It was Jin who first broke the silence, closing the distance between them with a long stride.
"You're more beautiful than the sun, yet I'm not burned standing so close to you..." he started before he stopped himself. Being sappy wasn't really his thing, even though this creature deserved all the praise and devotion in the world.
He was so close that he could smell the others perfume and he let his eyes wander over the other's body. He was now sure it was a boy, he could se the slightly prominent adam's apple and the jaw line was somewhat stronger than you'd expect from a woman. As always when confronted with beauty he found himself disregarding the other's gender and followed his instincts.
"You don't like talking, dear?" he asked lifting his hand to the boy's cheek, touching the silky skin. When the boy didn't flinch or run away he let his hand trail his jaw down to his neck and finally passed his collarbones. He could feel the body tremble beneath his fingers and he got exhilarated, making a bold move. Jin leaned in and placed his lips on the pink an rosy lips infront of him. At first they were stiff and unwelcoming but after a few seconds the ice princess thawed and he drew closer. He stopped for a second watching the flushed boy, trying to remeber if he'd seen him before, but the mask was in the way.
"Who are you?" he whispered but was cut short by a voice making the boy break their eye contact.
****
"Your father wants to speek to you." Ueda said, breaking the silence.
"Oh, I'm coming." Kazuya answered and started to walk away from the angel man in white. He had to remind himself over and over again that it was a man that had kissed him, he should feel disgusted and tainted just as he had done when Ryo had sneaked his hand inside his kimono.
The only problem was that he felt better than ever before, he felt alive and his heart had sped up to an incredible pace, he felt like a woman in love.
"May I ask for the reason to why you were standing so close to that brat?" Ueda asked bringing him back to reality. Kame looked at the other in utter confusion as they were walking down the stairs.
"Brat?..." he asked, not sure if he understood what his Tat-chan was talking about.
"That Akanishi bastard," Ueda snorted, "even though it's his younger brother you should be worried about, I'm sure the older brother could be capable of the same things."
"That was Akanishi Jin?!" Kame exclaimed and stopped in the middle of a step.
"Yes, Akanishi's eldest son, he's not as notorious as his younger brother Reio, prince of death, but he surely means trouble... they all do in that cursed family."
Kame's heart started to ache.
****
He just walked away, Jin couldn't believe what he saw. The mysterious beauty just walked away, seemingly unaffected by the kiss and not in the least interested in who Jin was or what he was up to. "Great Jin, you've just stumbeled over a player just as accomplished as yourself" he thought to himself while moving towards the rest rooms on the second floor.
"Oi! Bakanishi!" he heard someone shout over the loud music, it was Reio and Pi moving towards him from the staricase.
"What do you think you're doing?!" Reio said and pushed him up against the wall. Jin could hear his hairpins clashing and he stumbled a little over the long kimono.
"What? I haven't done ANYTHING!" he shouted back and grabbed Reio, switching plazes with him, holding his younger brother by the collar. Even though his brother had inherited Akanishi's temperament, he himself had inherited his physical strenght. Reio would never be able to win over his brother in a fair fight.
"Do you know who that was? How can you stand there talking so nicely to that... that... that witch?!" Reio hissed.
"Reio calm down, you're not making this any better," Pi said putting his arm on Jin's shoulder, "Let your brother go Jin."
"I want him to tell me what the fuck I've done wrong first, because as far as I can see he's not better himself. Who started this months brawl? Who shot one of Kamenashi's messengers?!" Jin screamed pushing Reio higher and higher up the wall.
"Shh... Jin not HERE!" Pi said desperatly trying to loosen his grip on the wriggling man.
"What did I do wrong?" Jin asked now calm trying to lock onto Reio with his eyes. His brother refused to look at him and Jin knew that Reio was just as afraid as he felt disgraced. They loved each other but his younger brother had always had a complex involving him. He knew how this made him loose face.
"You were talking to Kamenashi's son... okay? Are you happy now?" Pi asked while he successfully dragged Reio out of his grip.
"Kazuya?" Jin asked.
"Yes, Kamenashi fucking Kazuya, the 'perfect grade student that even makes dad jelous at his enemy'-Kazuya!" Reio shrieked jumping at his brother again.
"Calm down Reio, please... there's people watching..." Pi whispered in Reio's ear grabbing a hold of both his arms.
"I'm sorry Pi, but I don't understand why I'm not allowed to talk to him." Jin said defiantly. He was suprised at the fact that the beautiful boy was Kazuya, he probably should've guessed it considering the bad luck he had been cursed with all his life, but it didn't change anything. He was going to get closer to Kazuya no matter what.
"It's not me you should worry about," his best friend answered, "I'm all for you guys being friendly and cute. It would make Kitagawa very happy, but I'm not sure that it'd make your father jump out of joy."
****
Kazuya almost turned around at the spot when he saw that his father was sitting and talking together with Ryo. He knew that he would have to face the man next monday when he went to work anyway, but he had counted on the fact that he would have a few days to get used to the thought first.
"Come here son, we were just discussing your place in the company. We are both agreeing on the fact that you should be given more responsibilities, you are doing great at Ryo's department."
"Thank you father." Kazuya said, trying to sit down as far away from Ryo as he could, which wasn't easy when said creep moved closer and closer to him on the large sofa.
"You'll be under my supervision, off course, but I think that it's time to give you your own office and secretary... maybe Tanaka would be a great choice?" Ryo said leaning in trying to make it look like he was moving closer because of the loud music.
"Ah, yes, Tanaka is very hard working. We know each other quite well in fact. I'd love having him as my secretary." Kazuya answered while standing up to sit down on his father's armrest instead. He didn't fail to notice the look of dissappointment in Ryo's eyes, even though most of his face was covered up by the white doctors mask.
****
"I'm really tired Tat-chan, can you please make sure no one disturbs me?" Kazuya asked while removing the red silk kimono and the black mask standing on the balcony only wearing the black silk underneath. His left shoulder and arm was exposed and shone white in the moonlight making him look like a ghost.
"Yes, I'll keep intruders away." Ueda said and locked the door behind him.
Kazuya breathed out and stretched his arms while trying to reflect over the nights events. He shuddered when he thought of Ryo and he felt sorry for his father, unknowing of his perversions. Without really wanting to he let his thoughts wander to the white clad angel he had met before Ueda had fetched him. Though "angel" wasn't really the right word to describe the man with, he looked more like a god from a manga or TV-drama with his long flowing hair caught in the complicated hairdo by all those wonderful hairpins.
Kazuya had thought that he himself would be the most beautiful man at the masquerade, but this Akanishi Jin had beaten him. He couldn't think of anything as beautiful as that god-like man.
****
Jin was still angry at his narrow minded brother, he would have to sit down and have a talk with him tomorrow about things like common courtesy. But right now he was busy with sneaking out to the gardens and avoiding the guards patrolling the grounds. He just knew that Kazuya would have a window facing the big park, it fit the image he had of him, so he walked alongside the house trying to spot something in a window telling him that it was his room.
When he rounded a corner and searched the park for guards he saw the beautiful boy standing on a big balcony, leaning against the railing in the same manner as when he first saw him. Jin couldn't control himself, he just went with the flow like he always did and before he knew it he was climbing up the balcony.
****
"Oh... I am fate's fool..." Kazuya said to himself, feeling sad. If he had been born into a normal family he would be working in a normal business by now; having fun at a bar with his friends or co-workers, dating a cute girl and living his life like he himself saw fit. Instead he was stuck in this mansion with his father breathing down his neck like a blood hound and with Ryo trying to get into his pants.
"What's with that anyway?!" he said feeling annoyed at the thought of his boss touching his chest.
"What's with what?" a voice asked and made Kazuya jump out of surprise. When he dared to open his eyes again he looked straight at the white clad man from before, the man who had kissed him and gotten away with it.
"What are you doing here?!" he hissed, trying to get his heart to calm down again, "You nearly killed me appearing without warning like that!"
"Sorry..." Jin whispered looking a bit ashamed.
"I mean... you could've knocked or something, or let Ueda announce you..." Kazuya said, he didn't want to be rude to the other man.
"Oh, I didn't come through the door, I climbed here." Jin stated happily pointing down the side of the balcony.
"Great, so you're a creepy stalker!" Kazuya said sitting down on a big pillow in utter despair.
"No, I can't be, I mean I'm Akanishi Jin, pleased to meet you!" he said sitting down next to Kazuya at the pillow as close to the other as he could.
"I'm Kamenashi Kazuya, how do you do?" Kazuya said holding his hand out to Jin. They shook hands and fell silent for a few minutes while looking at the stars.
"Two of the fairest stars in all the heaven, having some business, do entreat her eyes to twinkle in their spheres till they return." Jin suddenly said, looking deap into Kazuya's eyes.
"I might say that about your eyes as well," Kazuya answered looking back at Jin, "you have really beautiful eyes behind that mask."
****
Jin once again acted out of shere instinct and leaned in to Kazuya crashing their lips together. It wasn't a soft kiss like before, it was tainted by lust and passion, but it felt just as good. He let his tongue stroke Kazuya's lower lip asking for permission to enter and seconds later Kazuya opened his mouth slightly letting him taste the warmth within.
Jin felt like he had fallen from his star in heaven but landed in the garden of Eden.
Prologue - Act 1 - Act 2 - Interlude
*Notes
A/N What do you think? Boring or stirring?