The Black Foxes (LLFTX)

The past is in the past

Ayane POV

"I... I'm not ready to talk about that yet." I mumble. Takuto looks like he's disappointed but doesn't pry any more. He crawls back in the bed. "Aren't you going to lie down?" He asks.

"I-I don't want to go back to sleep."

He clicks his tounge and yanks me down. My face buried in his broad chest he starts stroking my hair. "It's just a dream..." He whispers. He continues to comb through my hair until I fall asleep.

***The next day***

While filing art transfer papers with Mitsuru, he starts talking. "Hey Ayane, did you know we got another threat from the black foxes?" He says looking up at me. I gasp. "Really?" I tilt my head. "Yeah, in a week they're gonna steal that painting, Moon River."

"That's too bad..."

"Didn't your Gramps make that?" He asks. "I don't know..." I lie. "Wouldn't you be happy if they returned it to you because it was left for you?" He fantasizes.

"Not really, stealing is a crime no matter why, besides I doubt gramps left that for me." I continue filing my papers. I don't know why but Im feeling kinda pissed. How comes they didn't tell me?

"Ayane?" T-that voice. "J-Jakū..." I look up and clutch my pen. "Ayane, I'm going to turn these in now." Mitsuru leaves.

Jakū walks to my desk and leans his head on it. "Just like always. Always so tense around me." He takes a strand of my hair and twirls it. "S-stop." I push his hand away and he grabs my colar.

"I still own you." He growls. "You don't own me." I snatch away from him. I'm going to have to ask you to leave." I stand up. "Hmm ok. I'll be back though." He says and strides towards the exit.

~Time skip cuz im lazy~

I started to walk to LRN but I tripped. Strong arms wrap around me and pull me up from behind. "Takuto?" I fell my head get jerked back by my hair and I whimper in pain.

"Who's Takuto?" Jakū whispers. "N-none of your business!" I sneer. He pulls me into an alley and pushes me up against the brick wall. "Get off of me before I-" "Before you what? We all know you could never myster up enough courage to even pinch me." He says.

He strokes my hair and buries his face in my neck. He nips on my neck and I keep silent. He growls and bites down harshly definitely leaving a mark.

I yelp in pain and he laughs. He sucks on my collarbone and squeezes my wrist as I try to move them. "Jakū! Stop!" I yell. (Just know, Jakū means jerk in Japan)

He looks at me with rage in his eyes. His phone rings and he puts both of my wrist in one hand and places them above my head.

He answered the call and replied to someone. After he hangs up the phone,

"I'm sorry baby. Work is calling." He says and lets me go. "Don't tell anyone about our little encounter." He says.

He walks off and I slide down the brick wall. Why do I keep allowing stuff like this to happen to me?

I stood up and walked down the road to LRN. It started to rain but I kept the same slow pace.

The rain got heavier and I was now soaked. I decided to suck it up and run to LRN.

I opened the door and nearly slipped on the ground. Besides the guys, it was empty as always.

"Tch, you got the floor wet." Takuto says. "Uhh, Ayane?" Hiro calls to me with his face pink.

"What?"

Boss walks over to me and hands me a blanket. "Might wanna cover your chest." He whispers. My face explodes into a blush and I wrap the blanket over me.

"T-thanks."

"Boss put up the closed sign so we can start the next meeting." Riki says.

Boss puts up the sign and sits beside Hiro. "The bext part of this big puzzle, is hidden inside a statue."

"What do you mean?" Kenshi asks.

"Inside of the statue the real art is in there. And that will help us figure out where the nect piece is." Riki says.

"So leader, what's the plan?" Hiro asks.

"In this mission, Ayane will go in with me, because the last clue had said something about this statue being in her life." Riki says.

"Takuto'll stay in the van and help us maneuver around the HQ."

"Hiro you'll distract the gaurds while Kenshi takes them out." Riki says.

"Sounds easy enough." Kenshi says.

"Achoo!"

I covered my mouth with my elbow as I sneezed. "Aw, Ayane caught a chill." Hiro says. "There's a shower upstairs, I'll get you a change of clothes." Boss says.

"Ok." I say and walk up the stairs.

--Time Skip--

I got out of the shower and wrapped in a towel. I glanced in the mirror where I saw all the purple hickeys that Jakū left.

I glanced down and saw the ugly scar he left. He threw a knife after me and when it got lodged into my arm, I cried.

He pulled it put and tried to stop my crying. He succeeded when I passed out from blood loss.

I woke in a hospital and decided it was time to leave him.

"5 years ago..." I mumble.

"Hey, Ayane, boss is serving beer, hurry if you want some." Hiro knocks on the door.

"Ok, im coming." I say.

I see the clothes boss set out. Gray sweats... And a tank top.

They'll see the hickeys. I put on the clothes and adjust my hair over my chest. Thank god for long hair.

I went down the steps and sat by Takuto. "Hey, sit wit meh!" Riki says clearly drunk.

Riki stumbles over to me and grabs my waist. "Get off of her idiot." Takuto pulls Riki off of me.

"Noooo, so mean!" Riki cries. Hiro pats his back. "He gets drunk so easily." Boss shakes his head.

"Whoa! Check out the massive hickeys on Ryosuke's neck!" Kenshi says. I look down and see Riki had moved my hair.

I felt a blush on my cheeks and I covered my neck with my cold hands.

"Takuto, c-ca you bring me home?"

"No."

"What? Why?"

"Cause I don't feel like going home tonight."

"Where am I gonna sleep then?"

"On one of the bunks upstairs." He says and walks up the steps and I follow after him.

"Are you ok?" I ask him and he plops on the bed. "Takuto?"

"..."

"Takuto?"

"..."

"Takkun~*"

He sots up and grabs my wrist pinning me to the bed. "Don't call me that." He squeezes my wrist with almost as much force as Jakū did earlier and I blanked out.

Takuto POV

"Im sorry! Stop stop! Please lemme go!!" She starts thrashing in my grip.

I start to let her go and she pushes herself into the corner of the bunk bed burying hed head in her knees.

"Hey, I'm sorry." I took her trembling hand. "W-where'd he go?" She asked looking around the room frantically.

"Who?"

"N-never mind." She says