Forever yours

Chapter 5

I stood at the door to granny's apartment and took a deep breath. Warmth enveloped my hand and I smiled at Akashi beside me.

"Guess I'm still a little bit nervous about introducing my soul mate to her."

He kissed my head and I could feel him smiling.

"I'm here with you and I am interested in meeting the woman who is like a mother to you."

He knocked on the door and squeezed my hand tightly in reassurance. We heard shuffling footsteps and the door opened a crack. When she saw me she flung open the door and pulled me into her arms.

"Oh goodness you had no idea how worried I was when you didn't come home last night! I was sure he had taken you from me again! Are you okay? Did he touch you?"

She pulled back to examine me and then she stopped, noticing our entwined hands and taking in Akashi for the first time. Her worried face turned into a smile and she stepped back, hands on her hips.

"Well, now I can see why you didn't call. Come on in you two and tell me all about it."

We followed the grinning granny into her house were we sat at a table as she put the kettle on for some tea. Once done she settled down in front of us and stared intently at Akashi.

"What unusual hair and eyes. I'm Izzy, and you are?"

Akashi bowed his head towards her.

"I am Seijuro Akashi. I wanted to introduce myself and let you know that I am in love with Tetsuya."

He said it so blatantly that I could only blush and look down at the table as granny's eyebrow shot up in surprise.

"Hmm, have you touched him?"

"Granny!" I cried, my face burning.

"I have kissed him, yes, but it hasn't gone any further. I am a patient man."

The corner of his lips curled up in a smile and I felt my own mouth twitch. Yes, any man who could wait fifty years was definitely patient. Brown eyes studied crimson and gold ones as I fidgeted, worried about what she was thinking.

"Well I can see that Tetsuya cares for you and he is a great judge of character. Tetsuya, would you be a darl and go and grab my purse from the kitchen please?"

Confused, I stood up and headed out of the room. I had just closed the door when I heard her voice murmur something but I couldn't quite catch it so shrugging my shoulders I walked upstairs.

Akashi's Pov

I watched as my little bluenette walked out of the room, his face showing confusion and worry. As soon as the door was closed Izzy leant forward and her eyes seemed to look deep inside me.

"I don't know how much you know or care about Tetsuya's past but he has had a hard life. Living on the streets when he was younger I took him in and have raised him as my own. I haven't been able to protect him from all the horrors in the world and is scarred. Can you treat him right? Can you protect him?"

"I do know about his past, more than a lot of people. I have known Tetsuya for a while but have been unable to be by his side. I swear that I will do everything in my power to protect him and I know I will love him till my dying breath."

She stared at me for a moment longer before setting back in her chair with a sigh, rubbing her lower back.

"For whatever reason, I believe you. You aren't like those other beasts who chase after him."