The touch of an angel

Kirishima and Kou meet one another again

Kirishima, Suoh and Asami had gone to a nightclub Asami owned because the place was with some problems. After solving the problems at the nightclub, Asami would go to a meeting. Kirishima, who wanted to buy a coffee at the coffe shop which was close to the place, asked Asami:

-Excuse me, Asami-sama, may I go to buy a coffee?

Asami, who knew Kirishima enjoyed the coffee made at that coffee shop, said:

-Yes, of course, Kirishima. I won't get lost if I excuse you for some minutes. Go and buy your coffee. You deserve a break.

Kirishima went out. He walked acroos a little square and got surprised when he saw someone he knew sitting on a bench. It was Kou, who was looking at his cellphone. Kirishima, without knowing what to say, breathed deeply and approached the boy, who looked at him with a scared face. Then, Kirishima noticed that Kou was crying.

-Hello. Said Kirishima.

-Hello, Kirishima-san. Said Kou, embarrassed.

Kirishima tried to sound natural and spoke:

-Would you like to have a coffee?

Kou wiped his tears away and said:

-Perhaps you know about Akihito's health.

Kirishima understood and said:

-Yes, I know. The doctor told Asami-sama about the results of the tests this morning.

The boy was really anguished.

-Akihito has just talked to me, Kirishima-san. He told me he had a tumor in his brainstem. He can die or get paralyzed from the waist down. It isn't fair. I don't have siblings. Akihito and Takato are like Brothers to me. This can't be happening. I can lose one of my best friends. I can't imagine someone like Akihito on a wheelchair.

Kirishima spoke without thinking:

-I felt the same way when my mother died. I thought that it wasn't fair. Do you want to have a coffee? I'll pay.

Kou went with Kirishima to the coffee shop and they asked their cups. Kou sat down and Kirishima told him:

-Takaba-san will have the best treatment. Asami-sama ordered the neurologist to contact a neurosurgeon who is a specialist in surgeries in the brainstem.

The boy looked at Kirishima and asked:

-Do you believe that you all died and returned to life? I didn't want to believe when Akihito told Takato and me he had dreamed about Asami, the big guy and you before knowing you. And we got scared when we saw Asami, the big guy and you looking at Akihito that night. You seemed to know him.

-I couldn't believe when Asami-sama told Suoh and me he had dreamed that we all had died and met Takaba Akihito at the spiritual world. This is a mystery I can't understand. Perhaps it is a case of reincarnation. By the way, the name of the other man is Suoh Kazumi. Don't call him big guy. I know him well enough to know he hates being called big guy.

Kou, despite his anguishi, felt like laughing. But he didn't know if he could trust Kirishima. Asami was a yakuza boss and it meant Kirishima was a criminal as well. The boy asked himself if Kirishima had killed another people. Trying to hide his anxiety, Kou spoke:

-Ok, I will no longer call him big guy, Kirishima-san.

Kirishima and Kou drank their coffees and Kirishima paid the bill. The secretary asked the boy:

-Are you going anywhere? You can talk to Asami-sama and he will explain you what he will do to help your friend.

-I am going to my place but I think that I can talk to Asami-san.