Shadow Fangs

Chapter 5

It had been nearly two weeks since anyone has seen Zorakuba around, and it was honestly starting to worry Aoba, Tae, and Clear. Ever since Zorakuba left their house that day he hasn't come back...
Aoba sat quietly at work. It was almost time for his shift to end, and there wasn't much business so he was bored. He began to wonder where Zorakuba went. Did he do something? Did something happen to Zorakuba? The anxieties kept building in Aoba's head until he thought he would explode.
Suddenly, the bell on the door jingled, snapping Aoba out of his daze. "Hello and welcome to- ZORAKUBA!" Aoba exclaimed as he stood abruptly from his seat.
Zorakuba stood there in the doorway with his head down slightly. That's when Aoba noticed he was covered in cuts and bruises. "What the hell happened?! Are you ok?" Zorakuba didn't answer Aoba's questions as he rushed up to him. He just stood there for a moment before suddenly collapsing.
"Zorakuba!" Aoba yelled worriedly as he tried to catch him. Just then Haga-san walked in. He saw the scene in front of him and quickly rushed to help him with the now unconscious male.

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Zorakuba woke sometime later. Everything hurt....and he couldn't remember what happened or how he even got here.
Zorakuba tried getting up, but winced as his head pounded. He grasps his head with one hand as he manages an upright position. Just then, the door to the unfamiliar room opened to reveal Aoba along with a man he'd never met. He was wearing a red kimono and had long black hair.
"Hey Zorakuba, are you feeling any better?" Aoba asks as he walks over to him. Zorakuba responds in a slightly gruff voice.
"Besides the fact that my body feels like I've been hit by a bus...yeah I think I'm ok.." Zorakuba says as he looks at the man and him.
Aoba frowns before looking at the man. "This is Koujaku...since I have to go to work soon and Granny is our delivering medicine, he's here to help you out since you were pretty hurt'" he explains as Koujaku gives a polite smile.
After the introductions are done, Aoba leaves to go to work. He had let Haga know that he was going to be a few minutes late.
Zorakuba sat quietly for a few moments before speaking up. "How long...was I out?" He asks as he looks up at Koujaku.
"Three days from what Aoba said. Speaking of which...what happened to you?" Zorakuba responds to Koujaku's question with an "I don't know" before falling quiet again. Koujaku pauses before smiling and changing the subject.
"Are you thirsty?" Koujaku asks. Zorakuba pauses before nodding while looking down. He wasn't one to ask people to do or get things for him, so he was alittle hesitant to do so. Koujaku paid no mind to this, however.
He smiles before walking out of the room for a moment, then coming back with a glass of water. Koujaku helped Zorakuba drink, after he was done protesting on needing help.
Zorakuba drank slowly since his throat was alittle sore, but eventually he finished the glass. Koujaku set the now empty cup on the dresser before looking back to Zorakuba.
".......thank you........for the help," Zorakuba says quietly. Koujaku smiles. "It's no trouble. But I was wondering...i haven't seen you before," Koujaku adds as he looks at Zorakuba with a curious glint.
"I only just came here a couple of weeks ago...." Zorakuba manages before trying to stand up.
Koujaku frowns as he does, before trying to make him sit back down. "Now don't do that....you need to rest-" "But I need to tell Alex where I am.. he'll be worried," Zorakuba tries to walk to the door but Koujaku stops him, standing in the door way.
"I can't let you go in the state you're in. Just rest for now," Koujaku tries to reason with him but Zorakuba is still trying to get past. "I'm fine!" Zorakuba tries to push past him but Koujaku manages to hold back the struggling male.
After a few more minutes of struggling, Koujaku seems to lose his patience. Without a word he picks up the smaller male. Zorakuba let's out an uncharacteristic shriek, as he tries to get out of the males grasp.
"Put me down right now!" Zorakuba yells but Koujaku doesn't seem to be paying attention. He walks over to the bed and drops him onto the bed. He looks angry.
"Now listen to me. You were passed out for three days, still have cuts and bruises, and you can barely use your strength! You are in no condition to go anywhere," Koujaku says, almost yelling, to Zorakuba.
Zorakuba seems hesitant and not happy about staying put, but eventually he sighs and agrees to rest.
Koujaku frowns before giving a sympathetic smile. "You'll be able to get up probably tommarow once you've regained your strength so don't worry," Koujaku tries lightening the tense mood. Zorakuba looks up at him before sighing and nodding, his tight expression loosening.
"Ok....." He responded as he sat back against the headboard.
Koujaku nodded. "Speaking of are you hungry?" Koujaku asks. Zorakuba shook his head, but his stomach growled loudly at that moment.
Koujaku laughed alittle. "I can tell you're hungry. I'll go fix you somyhing to eat," he says to the now embarrassed Zorakuba as he walks off.
Zorakuba wasn't liking being taken care of...or rather he wasn't used to it. He pauses before looking around, finding Chef in sleep mode on the bedside table.
He reaches over and grabs him, before tapping him to turn him on. Chef opened his eyes and looked at Zorakuba.
"Are you alright Zorakuba?" He asks as he sits on his knee. He nods in response.
"There's something I need to discuss with you...." he says seriously. With that Zorakuba and Chef started to chat about what happened. They were trying to figure out who jumped them.
Unknown to them, Koujaku had finished up grabbing food and was outside the door. He paused to listen to them.
"I don't know who it was....but I caught a glimpse of possible tag art..." Zorakuba goes on to tell of the mark.....a heart with two wings.....Koujaku then knew what that symbol was....

It was Morphines tag art.

(Long chapter again! Sorry if the writing isn't very good. I did this on two hours of sleep. Also I love hearing what you guys think of the story, so don't be a stranger to the comments!)