My Demons

Chapter 24: The Death of Me

A/N: Hello lovelies!! I hope I haven't kept you all waiting too long! :D Here's the next part. I was typing away and somehow I was pouring out a lemon scene almost unintentionally! But I left it in there and continued, so I hope you all enjoy!

Also, the song applies to Haruhiko, not the lovely smut scene!

Chapter 24 – The Death of Me

            I knew I had to go look for him. It’s not like anything too terrible could happen to him in the hotel. I just assumed that he lost his way somewhere. It is very large and has hundreds of rooms. Of course, since it is so spacious, how would I be able to find him if he was lost?

            I tried calling his cell phone first. After the first ring, I heard an obnoxious ring coming from the bedroom. He had left his phone in here. I sighed and slid my own phone back into my pocket. Guess I had to go search for him and hope for the best.

            Before I could turn around and leave the room, I heard the door click open and something collided into my back. The force was strong, but not enough to knock me off of my feet. I turned my head to see Misaki looking absolutely horrified. I felt such relief that he wasn’t lost, but I was confused as to why he ran off and why he looked so scared.

            He threw his arms in the air and cried out, “The other Usami brother!”

            “What are you talking about?” I asked as I turned to him.

            He pointed at the door and began to stutter. “Uh, no, no, um, just now, there was a heap of strawberries, and we were speaking on different wavelengths, but it was all so sudden! I… But I just have to be…”

            His train of thought was completely messed up and I couldn’t comprehend anything he was saying. Strawberries? Different wavelengths? What was so sudden? Whatever happened must have really thrown him for a loop for him to not be able to speak properly. He suddenly turned his back to me and hugged his torso, mumbling something under his breath about pheromones.

            “Did you hit your head or something?” I reached out and patted his head. He flinched under my touch. “What’s wrong? Calm down. I was worried, because you suddenly disappeared.” This seemed to surprise him and he looked at me with wide eyes. “What happened?”

            “Sorry, it’s nothing,” he said as he looked down at the floor. He was no longer going insane, but now he sounded upset.

            “Who runs into a room at a dead sprint over nothing?” Such a terrible liar…

            He sighed, his eyes still glued to his shoes. “Um… I was, uh, going to the bathroom, when I happened to run into your brother…”

            My eyes widened and my heart skipped a beat. Again?? Misaki came into close contact with that scum two days in a row?! This second meeting couldn’t have been a coincidence. He was definitely planning something. I had assumed that much when he sent those flowers this morning, but now I was definitely sure of it. He was either going to take Misaki away from me, like he has everything else…

            Or he’s going to tell him the truth about what I’ve done.

            I’m not sure which of those possibilities is worse.

            “So he’s staying here?” My mouth felt like it was full of cotton.

            “Y-Yeah, I guess. And we were talking a bit because of what happened yesterday, and then he suddenly said something about taking me from you. It didn’t make a lot of sense to me…”