(✓) the scariest future. [UNEDITED]

chapter 26

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1.

A large bang was heard from the shop's entrance, traces of glass breaking was heard from it as well. Shinichiro covered Takemichi, who was nearer to the door, with his arm as an act of protection, a habit he always does to his younger siblings. Takemichi scooted closer to the older male, looking terrified.

"And looks like today's the day," Shinichiro scoffed, his eyes glaring onto the door.

Takemichi gulped. This isn't what I'm expecting.

The door of the room busted open, and Shinichiro's pupils dilated when he saw a familiar male grabbed by the back of his shirt collar. Blood and bruised, his left eye has a black eye, his lips swollen, and his face full of blood. Wakasa was beaten up, and he was held like an object. Shinichiro didn't like that, at all. The man with his hood on and a black mask covering his nose and lips threw Wakasa hard towards the ground, and Takemichi and Shinichiro immediately stood up and went towards him. The ravenette took the blonde in his arms, his left palm supporting his head while his arm cradled his torso.

"Waka, what happened?!" Shinichiro shouted, brushing the hair off his face, Wakasa smiled lazily. "Don't smile at me like that."

"Just been abused, that's all," He chuckled, earning a worried frown from his love. "I'm still alive, don't worry."

"Takemichi-kun," Shinichiro said in a hushed tone, "Call the others. There's a phone right beside the back door. Open the drawer, the one on the left, and you'll see Omi's number. Dial it and tell him 'alert red'. Got it?"

The blonde just nodded, and without hesitation, he did what he was told to do. He immediately hurried out of the door and closed it so no one else can come, opened the drawer on the right of the table the telephone was sitting on, and there he saw a small piece of paper. He took it and dialled the number immediately, placing the handset on his right ear that is squeezed in between his ear and shoulder.

"Hello?" The other line called. "Shin, what's wrong?"

"Takeomi-san, this is Takemichi," He said. "Alert red."

The line stood quiet for a while and Takeomi spoke, "Benkei code red! We'll be there in a few minutes! Please stay on the line, Takemichi!"

"Ah-yes."

He heard large thuds on the phone, indicating that the two were running fast and hard.

"What's the condition of Wakasa?"

"Badly hurt, full of blood, a cut in his left cheek, and a black eye."

"Shinichiro?"

"Not yet hurt."

"Good, stay on the line. Tell me if you hear somebody getting hurt or anything else."

"Yes, Takeomi-san."

Fortunately, they arrived very early, entering towards where Takemichi is. Takeomi stayed beside Takemichi to protect the kid while Benkei went inside to protect Shinichiro and Wakasa. Screams of the enemy have been heard from the other side of the door, and the clicking of the nob was heard as well. When the door opened, it revealed Shinichiro carrying Wakasa under the albino's back and knees, the latter bruised and bloody. Takeomi then went near them, trying to inspect Wakasa. He was holding a first-aid kit since he came, and he asked Shinichiro to lay down the white-haired male on the floor.

"Take him down," Takeomi kneeled on the ground, opening the first-ad kit on his left. Shinichiro sat down with Wakasa on his lap, arms cradling him. "I'll tend his wounds."

2.

2017.

"Asa, Akira," The head of the house, who's way kinder than the one the couple was escorted with, called the children after their last afternoon class. "There's somebody who wants to meet you two."

The twins looked at each other, before Asa, the younger one, took Akira's hand and the older twin dragged the black-eyed male with no harsh force. The twins were led towards the 'happy room' as the orphanage calls it, and the woman opened the door and stood by the side, letting the children in. Two adults were seated by the couch on the right side of the room, while the one who escorted them was seated on a chair by the far corner on the left wall. Asa and Akira sat on the small couch dedicated to the kids while they talk to their adoptive parents. The older female, the one who already was seated, stood up and went out of the room, while the other one replaced her.

"Children," She introduced with a smile. "This is Mr and Mr Sano. Please show your gratitude towards them."

Asa stood up and bowed, while Akira did the same, but seated. The female spoke, "Greetings. We are Asa and Akira."

"You two are adorable," Wakasa smiled. He then looked at his lover, 'Don't you think so?"

"Certainly," He answered. "Hey, don't be scared of us, children. We don't bite."

After that comment, Wakasa hit Shinichiro's side with his elbow, making the latter wince in pain.

"Ow!"

"You're scaring them even more!" He scolded, which made the two chuckle. 

"Then, I'll leave you here," The woman stood up. "Call me if you need me, Mr and Mr Sano."

She then left, leaving the two children and the married couple alone. 

"So, how old are you?" Wakasa started the conversation.

"We're both five," Akira answered, as he intertwined her fingers with her younger sibling. Shinichiro smiled as he remembered Mikey doing the same back then. "How old are you?"

"I'm thirty-seven," Wakasa answered. He then pointed at Shinichiro, "And he's thirty-eight."

"Are you a girl?" Asa blunted. 

Wakasa chuckled, which made both of the twins look at him, "No, I'm a boy. Do I look like one?"

"You're very pretty," Asa said, which made Wakasa blush. 

Shinichiro smirked, "He does, isn't he?"

"You're very handsome too, mister," Akira said. Shinichiro blushed and Wakasa laughed. "What are your names?"

"Shinichiro," The ravenette answered. "And this pretty boy is Wakasa."

"Stop that pretty thing, Shin-chan."

"What? I'm boasting how pretty my husband is."

"I don't like it."

"You should. That's the truth."

"I'll punch you."

"The children are still here."

They then looked at the two, who just watched them bicker comfortably. They then talked for a while, or actually, it took them hours to talk. The twins warmed up to them for a while, telling them that they don't remember anything about their parents, and the orphanage never told them so. Shinichiro's got a new job to do then.

The two decided to adopt them, with Asa and Akira very much ecstatic with the decision. 

guess who's back. anyways, tests just finished today so i wrote this chapter rn. and quite short, isn't it? quite in a rush because i need to update querencia.

also, thank you for 9.7k on wattpad, 5.1k on fanfiction, and 2.4k on ao3! i appreciate all the support for this book T^T

and if you want to check out querencia, it's already four chapters in! the plot still building up but i think you'll understand :)

see you in the next chapter! bye~

-seiji