Asami,Suoh and Kirishima followed Akihito and observed the strange place. It was such a beautiful place, full of trees and flowers. There were cherry trees, pear trees, plum and peach trees. The cherry trees were full of blossoms. Akihito guided them singing and Asami, who couldn't help thinking that the boy was adorable, asked him:
-How can you accept the idea that you are dead, Takaba?
The boy turned around and spoke to the three men:
-At the beginning, I didn't accept that I was dead, but I had to accept it. The tumor was very aggressive and I didn't have Money to pay a good surgeon. My Family has never been rich. Well, I am so dead like you, Asami-san. I can't change the fact.
-Where are you taking us? Asked Suoh.
-I am going to take all of you to see the boss, big guy.
Suoh didn't like the strange and smiling boy, who seemed not to like following orders and was very irreverent.
-I don't like this boy, Kirishima. Whispered Suoh to Kirishima.
-Neither do I. He doesn't have respect to us. Look at how he talks to Asami-sama.
Suddenly, Akihito turned around and glared at Asami, Suoh and Kirishima, saying with a bitter smile:
-You think that I am a boy without any education, don't you? But who are you? You were all criminals and, when I was alive, I used to despise people like you. But now we are dead and we are equals. Here, you are no longer the king of underworld, Asami-san. And you, Suoh Kazumi, you can't spank me like you used to do under the orders of your boss. Here, Money and social status don't mean anything. If we were alive you would call me scum, but you can no longer do it.
Suoh and Kirishima got angry but Asami, feeling much more interested about the cheeky boy, asked him:
-Did you despise people like us, Takaba?
-Yes, because you are scoundrels. My older brother is a detective and he Always told me that people like you are monsters, Asami-san.
Suoh and Kirishima wondered how the cheeky boy could have heard them but Akihito, seeming to have read their thoughts, spoke:
-I have good ears. When I was alive I had good ears as well, Suoh-san and Kirishima-san.
Asami said with a slight smile:
-How can you know about us, kid?
Akihito looked at Asami, Suoh and Kirishima as if they were idiots and answered:
-This is the spiritual world. In this world, the people don't have secrets. So, I know your sins, Asami-san, Suoh-san and Kirishima-san. But this place is not the definitive destiny of the souls. My boss will decide your final destinies and be sure you won't go directly to the heaven. You have done a lot of dirty things.
Asami could not believe that the boy, his men and himself could be dead. Akihito ordered them to follow him and they kept walking. The men could see that some people wearing kimonos looked at them. The place was really beautiful and Akihito greeted some people while they walked. A woman asked the boy:
-New people, Akihito-chan?
-Yes.
They went to a shrine that resembled many shrines in Japan and Akihito entered the place followed by Asami, Suoh and Kirishima. The boy screamed:
-Boss, three men have just died!
A woman appeared. She was very beautiful, with a long black hair and wore a red kimono. She seemed to be in her late twenties and smiled to Akihito:
-Oh, I saw you have brought the newcomers, Akihito-chan.
Asami got very serious and the woman said:
-Welcome, all of you. My name is Kujo Sakura. I control the intermediate world, which is the place the souls stay before it is decided their final destinies.
The woman was almost the same size as Akihito, what meant that Asami, Suoh and Kirishima were much taller than her, who petted Akihito's head and told him:
-Get the newcomers some kimonos, Akihito-chan. These suits aren't proper here. Go with them, little brother.
Asami asked the woman:
-So, are you going to decide my final destiny?
-Yes, Asami-san. And you and your men have done a lot of terrible things, haven't you? Akihito used to be such a nice boy and could have gone to heaven, but he decided to stay here and train to become an angel of death. He is very attached to his Family and friends and being an angel of death he will be able to see them once in a while.
Asami, Suoh and Kirishima couldn't believe that they were dead. For Asami, that wasn't fair. He had Always did everything he wanted and he didn't want anybody deciding if he should go to heaven or to hell.
Akihito called Asami, Suoh and Kirishima to go after him and they went to a room, where Akihito gave him three kimonos.
-Change your clothes. The boss wants to talk to you later.
Akihito gave a black kimono to Asami, a dark blue kimono to Kirishima and, to Suoh, a grey and very large one. The boy, Always smiling, said that he would go out and they would be able to change their clothes.
After Akihito closed the door, Asami, undressing himself, told his men:
-I am remembering. We were in a shooting. We are really dead.
-Boss, it seems we are in a kind of nightmare. How can such a cheeky boy like this Takaba Akihito be an angel? Asked Kirishima.
Suoh, who had disliked Akihito at first sight, commented:
-This boy said that he was a student and dreamed to become a photojournalist in order to go after us. I really hate people like him. He is really scum and, if he were alive, he would become a pain in the neck to us.
Asami thought about Akihito. The boy was really interesting. He seemed so Young, bright and energetic. And he had a slender body, a beautiful face and a contagious smile.
"Takaba Akihito, you are so different. You don't resemble any people I have known in my life. You are cheeky and defiant and have a Strong personality. I really adore it. I wish I was alive, so I could punish you for your defiant attitude."
After dressing their kimonos, Asami opened the door and told his men:
-Let's know about our final destiny, my loyal friends.
"If I were alive and I had known Takaba Akihito before, I could have paid a neurosurgeon to him.Money has never been a problem to me."
Kirishima opened the door and they saw Akihito, who was waiting for them and said with a large smile:
-You are amazing in your kimonos. You don't seem yakuzas, but respectable men.
Kirishima and Suoh glared at the cheeky boy but Asami only commented:
-Are you Always like this, Takaba Akihito? You don't have any respect for any authority.
-If we were alive I wouldn't respect you, Asami-san. You were a criminal, a violent man who used people to personal gain. If I were alive and become a journalist I would do anything to destroy a man like you.
Akihito looked at Asami directly into his golden and piercing eyes. He seemed not to fear the tall, black-haired and handsome man, who didn't seem to feel angry with him.
But it was obvious Kirishima and Suoh disliked Akihito because Kirishima shouted at Akihito:
-You insolent brat! How dare you talk to boss this way?
Akihito laughed and answered:
-Here, he is no longer the great Asami-sama, the king of underworld. Let's go to talk to Sakura-san. She has to tell you something.
Akihito walked and the three men followed him.
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The touch of an angel
FanfictionAsami Ryuichi, the king of underworld, never remembered that he wasn't immortal until he woke up in a strange world and, with your most valuable men, Kirishima and Suoh, found a boy called Takaba Akihito, who told them they were all dead.
