Moonlight Desire

Chapter 6

The captain of the ship sat at the wheel bored. He let out a few sighs, wondering how much longer it would be until he would finally get to go home. Time dragged on with nothing to do. He wished Komatsuzaki would hurry up and abduct a human so he could finally go home. The worst part of this was that he couldn't even learn how to do the human disguise so he couldn't even go out. He's attempted it multiple times during this entire month but with no luck.

He heard footsteps and jumped up out of the chair with excitement to greet Komatsuzaki and the human that would be going home with them. He was disappointed to see that Komatsuzaki has returned alone and it would have to stay longer.

"Komatsuzaki, welcome back." The captain of the ship let out a nervous laugh. "I was wondering, how much longer will we be here? How much longer will it be until you bring a human? I mean, it gets very lonely here."

Komatsuzaki was a little troubled by his words as a memory of Lia flashed by him of how sick she has now become. He let out a slight gasp but returned to his tough demeanour.

"Can you wait three more days?"

"Three more days," the captain said softly to himself. Komatsuzaki started to walk away. "Wait!" He stopped in his tracks. "I would like you to teach me how to gain a human disguise."

Komatsuzaki's turned around and faced the space captain. "What's your name?"

"My name," the captain jumped. He sat down on his knees and gave Komatsuzaki a respectful bow. "It's Akito. Akito Hasegawa, sir!"

"Tell me Akito. Why do you want to learn the human disguise?"

"Sir, I would like to get into one of the academies to become a protective warrior. It's been my dream since I was very young. I don't want to just be a space captain."

Komatsuzaki gave him a small smile. "I see and how old are you now?"

"I am seventeen, sir."

He nodded. "Follow me."

Komatsuzaki lead Akito throughout the ship, down to the lower level of the ship where the architecture looked more like a traditional Japanese home. The rooms are all closed off with Shoji (Japanese sliding doors). The hallway had light hardwood but the room they came to had the traditional tatami flooring and a small upright piano in the corner. Komatsuzaki lead Akito into the room and grabbed two Zabuton (floor pillows) out of the closest and they went and sat down.

"So are you ready to learn how to do this?"

"I am," Akito replied with confidence, however his heart was beating so fast and he had so many thoughts going through his head. He was excited to finally be learning this, but also very anxious.

"Alright, the first thing I'm going to teach you is how to meditate." Akito's eyes filled with anxiety. "Now don't panic if this is your first time. The first thing I want you to do is to get into a comfortable sitting position. Preferably with your legs crossed. Make sure your spine is straight and close your eyes." He noticed Akito did so right away. "Good, next I want you to focus on your breathing. Taking in all the air and letting all the air out, eventually slowing to a slow relaxed pace. Make sure your mind is clear and that your thoughts are not wandering. Just focus on breathing for now."

Komatsuzaki looked over to the piano at the corner. He smiled and walked over to it. "Also what helps to keep your mind from wandering is to have classical music playing."

He started to play the piano with Debussy's Claire de Lune which was very helpful for Akito. Akito had never heard a sound so beautiful, yet alone as the piano's sound. The piece was so peaceful and relaxing that his mind was able to focus on his breathing and he was able to relax and enjoy this. Kazuki Komatsuzaki's playing was something else. It was the first time Akito has even heard the piano, but he knew that his playing was something different. It was truly beautiful.