The black sedan finally entered a more crowded city scenery, with glows of colorful neon and dim street lights trailed past the window. Inside, only the sound of engine humming and the passenger's occasional heavy breathing was heard. No words had been exchanged between the two individuals, yet the air was weighted with unspoken tension.
Kisaki gripped the steering wheel firmly, focusing his sight on the road ahead. You on the other hand, set your eyes to him. The pain on your abdomen was getting intense, hence observation of your driver served as distraction from the gnawing pain.
"I'm sorry Taichou..." your strained voice cut through the quiet.
He gave you a quick glance before fixing his gaze back on the road.
"Tsk." He voiced his annoyance. "You're going to be on a lot leave of absence with that kind of wound. Who's going to do your job when you're not around?"
"Not for that," you paused to draw your breath. "For you to have to take care of me... instead of Hinata-san."
Kisaki clenched his jaw, yet he remained silent. His expression turned unreadable - a fusion of astonishment, defensiveness, and intrusion.
"You don't need to keep it from me... I know about your feelings for her..." Again, you stopped to take a breath. The wound had made it harder for you to speak properly. "I've seen the way when you're with her."
"You're awfully attentive to me, huh?"
"I'm attentive to the eight of you... I'm Toman's executive secretary, remember...?"
"What's with that reasoning? The way when I'm with Hinata? Ridiculous."
You winced as you changed your seating position to a more comfortable one, preparing yourself to counter your captain's accusation.
"I see how you lose yourself in her presence... as if she bewitched you with a spell. Whenever she's there..., your attention are reserved only for her... Your eyes were burning with desire to have her... And whenever she was with her boyfriend..., you always have that piercing look of jealousy..., even if you tried your best to hide it... You silently observe her... You care deeply for her...
"You love her..., no. You... are obsessed with her."
Kisaki tightened his grip on the steering wheel as he brought the car to a turn. As much as he would like to refute, he couldn't find a surefire argument to reply. As much as he hated it, your words were no less than the truth.
The bespectacled Alpha's mind wandered back to her. Tachibana Hinata. Her name perfectly fitted her pure and warm personality - the true embodiment of sunshine. When others shunned him for his seemingly-abnormal intelligence, the female Beta welcomed him with her bright, cheerful personality. Her smiles and touches brought warmth to his cold, lonely soul. He couldn't help but fall for her, as naturally as the sun comes up.
Yet, like Icarus unable to reach for the sun, Kisaki was unable to grasp Hinata's heart, for hers had been set - infatuated, even - to Hanagaki Takemichi. Kisaki couldn't fathom why her warmth and affection was directed to such a simple male Beta, and he was crushed upon the revelation that they were officially in a relationship.
He loathed Takemichi for taking the woman he believed was meant to be his. But despite his hatred, Kisaki had to admit a begrudging respect for the crybaby hero, since Takemichi was the one who introduced him to Sano Manjiro - a man with a mission to create a new era of delinquents. Together with Ryuguji Ken, Baji Keisuke, Mitsuya Takashi, Hayashida Haruki, and Hanemiya Kazutora, the eight of them founded Tokyo Manji Kai, a sanctuary for him to unleash his intelligent mind and dangerous ambitions to its limit.
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Match Made in Heaven
Fanfic"A man who was looking for someone to love despite his trait, and a woman who was looking for someone to accept her as who she is. They finding each other felt like a match made in heaven." This series is set in an alternate universe of Tokyo Reven...
