" So.. Sana. Would you like something to drink? " asked Akashi's mother, with a smile permanently plastered on her face.

" Some water, please.." I answered.

She gave me a slight nod before walking to the kitchen, and I followed her. As we entered , two men accompanied by a few maids, all dressed in white exited before bowing to her. She fetched a glass of water for me and I quickly drank it up.

" Some more? " she asked.

" Umm... Yes " I laughed awkwardly.

She chuckled along and poured some more. Once done, I placed the glass away, and thanked her. Then, it dawned on me.

" Oh shit! " I gasped and panicked when I realised that I had forgotten all my luggage back at the train. I pressed my palm to my forehead and cursed myself.

" What's wrong? " she asked, a bit worried.

" I left my stuff at the train! I'm so stupid! Oh god, I don't even kn- "

" That's nothing. I thought something went terribly wrong. " she exhaled. " Come " she said and walked out of the kitchen and I followed.

She walked towards the main entrance of the house and before I knew it, a familiar man dressed in all black appeared out of nowhere. " The girl's luggage? " she questioned.

" It was moved to the first floor as per Akashi-sama's instructions madam. "  he said looking straight.

" Ah.. I knew it! Sei's men are pretty good at doing things. " she smiled.

" Thank you so much! " I thanked the man and he bowed a little before asking me not to mention and left.

" It's settled then! Go upstairs and freshen up a little. " she said patting my shoulder for a moment.

" Thank you..umm- okay. " I said and ran up the grand stairs right in front. I breathed hard and looked around. There seemed to be too many rooms on this floor alone. Isn't it too much for just two people? It's just Akashi's mother and father who live here. I shrugged as I opened the door to every single room, taking a peek inside, trying to find my luggage.

I opened the door to the third room and soon spotted my stuff. Yes! I jumped in and shut the door behind me.

♡♡♡

Changing into a pair of comfortable yet presentable clothes, I fixed my hair, washed my face and did everything I needed to, in order to look okay. I headed back down stairs and Seijuro was nowhere to be seen.

I searched around and a familiar voice graced my ear.
" What are you planning to do until dinner? " asked Akashi's mother.

" I-er- I don't know. " I answered honestly.

" I think I do. " she said as she closed the book that was open on her lap and stood up from the couch.

" Come with me.. " she said and obeyed.

We passed by a few rooms and then through a hallway, whose walls were well studded with photographs.  I hadn't seen a single framed picture back at Akashi's place. But unlike Sei, his mother seemed to be a person who believed in preserving memories and cherishing them. She pointed at one of the pictures and asked " Guess who? "

It was a red haired kid, holding a basket ball in his hands. Did I have to think? Of course it was none other than,  " Seijuro. " He looked so adorable and innocent.

She smiled and moved towards another picture. My eyes lingered onto the baby Akashi a little longer and I soon averted them. As I laid my eyes on another photograph, my eyes went wide and lips parted.

It was Akashi Seijuro in his jersey , on a basketball court. I scanned his body, and his muscles were perfectly sculpted back then. I must admit, they still are!

The next picture was of him, and a few other young well built boys around him. Before I could ask her who they were, she began explaining.

" This is his Teiko team. The generation of miracles. They were very popular back then.. " she paused.

" I think they still are! " I smiled. I had done my research about the GoM , but it was mostly confined to their captain alone. Now that I took a closer look at them, they were all quite handsome.

Okay.. Very handsome! I probably was one of their many fangirls, when I was young and before I was struck by amnesia. Argh!

Wait-

I pointed at a picture and spoke " Who is this? " . A photograph in which a girl stood beside Akashi , almost leaning over him. One of her extra large breasts pressed against his arm.

" Satsuki.. " she paused.

A frown was evident on my face. She must be very close to Akashi.

" It's not what you're thinking..." giggled Akashi's mother.

I smiled to myself and shook my head a little. " No.. I wasn't really- "

" I know what runs on a girl's mind, Sana. Seijuro has never been in a relationship before....but things are going to change now, aren't they?" she raised a brow.

My cheeks soon turned red and I had no idea what I was supposed to say. If she was Miki, I would've just tackled her to the floor, but this woman is someone I respect with all my heart even though it's barely been twenty minutes since we met.

" You're the first girl he has ever brought home. That's enough for me to conclude that you are important to him, and he to you. I'm sure he has already taken you on a date without even telling me! " she spoke.

I swallowed, " How do you know? "

" A mother knows everything! " She said winking at me.

I nodded, but a familiar ache below my ribs, and a thick lump in my throat surfaced. Tears rushed forward to the edge of my eyes. A mother... I wonder what my mother was like. It was sick and terrible that I didn't remember anything. No matter how many times I tried to go back and search every nook and corner in my head, all I found was plain nothing. Not even a photograph that would tell me that I once had a happy family too. I wiped my eyes quickly as a few tears slipped out and ran down my cheeks.

Sei's mother seemed to notice it almost immediately. She swiftly turned to face me. Pity and kindness were evident in her eyes. She shook her head before she placed her hands on my shoulder.

" I'm a mother to you too, Sana. Don't you dare cry again as long as I'm here" she said and I took a step closer and pulled her into a hug. She made me feel so comfortable and loved at the same time. " Thank you..." I whispered and hugged her tighter.

♡♡♡

I almost spent two hours or more with his (now mine) mom. All we did was talk and laugh as I cracked a few jokes on how short Akashi was in his high school pictures. I couldn't quite understand how he had grown so tall in over six years. Growth usually slows down and stops once you are eighteen or so.

I made my way towards the dining table as Akashi's father was already seated at one end of the long, wide table. I sat myself down at one of the chairs on the side while mother moved over to the other side of it. Maids brought in food and assembled everything quickly.

I wondered where Seijuro was. Speak of the devil and he was right there. He walked into the dining area and gave his mother a quick glance before he looked at me.  He made his way to my side and sat beside me before fixing his collar. Akashi Seijuro looked too good in casuals. Did he really or was it just me mentally drooling over whatever he wore, did or said? Oh, who am I kidding, it's not just me. He has millions of fangirls out there waiting to sleep with this man. The thought of it itself made me feel lucky to have slept on him..in the car...a few hours ago!

We were seated so close that I could smell his cologne over the smell of the food that was before me.

The dinner started off , Sei and his father started off with a discussion regarding business and about starting a new branch. I zoned out and reached my state of oneness. Letting my mind wander, I wondered how Miki was doing. I really did miss her. She hadn't tried to contact me either. Then my mind shifted to Takao and that I was supposed to text him once I reached Tokyo.  My mind was all over the place until I felt a cold hand on my thighs.

I looked down to see Akashi's left hand placed over my right thigh. It made me shiver, shudder and gasp at the same time. My skirt being short enough to give him direct contact with my skin made it even worse. I gulped and looked up only to find that the whole Akashi family was now looking at me, as if waiting for an answer.

Did they ask me something?

" Umm..I'm sorry, I wasn't paying attention.. " I said apologetically.

" I said I insist that you stay here at my place as long as you are here at Tokyo " repeated Mr. Senior Akashi and I quickly nodded.

" It's just a few days. I'd love to spend them here, thank you. " I smiled and he turned away to look at his wife without giving me any response.

They all went back to eating and I paused to take a sip from my cranberry juice. After a few gulps , I abruptly coughed and swallowed when I felt Sei's hand lingering on my legs. He moved his hand a little upwards and I pressed my legs together.

As I turned to look at him, he concentrated on his plate and completely ignored my gaze. His hands inched upwards and I breathed out roughly. I had placed my fork and knife on the edge of my plate, one of my hands held onto the glass of juice while I moved the other down the table to stop his ministrations.

But before I could pull his hand off my thighs, he himself pulled away. I glanced at him again and he looked back at me as if he had no idea what just had happened.

♡♡♡

Mother asked me to go back to my room and have a good sleep as it was clearly seen on my face that I was stressed and tired. I headed upstairs and into the room I was supposed to stay in. Falling onto the bed, I switched the bed light off and pulled the blankets over me.

I tried sleeping, but couldn't. It wasn't like it is in fanfictions, where the girl crashes the bed and instantly falls asleep. I was so exhausted and yet I  couldn't sleep. I hated nights like these!

I switched the lights on and grabbed a book which was placed on the bed side table. It was some random magazine, and I flipped pages to kill time. Later I decided to admire the room I currently was in. It had three doors. One, to enter into the room of course,  the second led to the bathroom while there was a third door and I still hadn't checked what lied beyond it. 

Propping myself up and off the bed, I moved over to the door on the adjacent wall, and turned the knob and yanked it forward. After desperately trying to pull it off, I realised that it was locked from the other side. I pulled out my hair clip and stuck it into the key hole and tried turning it around. It didn't work. I tried pulling it out and that didn't work either. My clip was just stuck inside! I facepalmed as I cursed under my breath.

I sighed and went on all fours and tried looking through the gap between the solid ground and the bottom edge of the door. I could see someone's foot. Bare foot... very close to the door...and I heard the clicking sound of the door, when I looked up, more light came in and the door was opened.

The one who opened the door was him! The red head! The door connected our rooms? Wow! He stared down at me, while I just supported myself on both my palms and knees. I quickly stood up from my awkward position and gave him a sheepish smile.

" What were you trying to do? " he asked.

" Nothing.. I was just... umm...nothing " I scratched the back of my head.

" We're you trying to open the door? " he questioned.

" NO!No I wasn't! " I retorted.

He sighed and looked at the door knob pulling out my hair pin which was stuck in there a while ago.

" What's this? "

" It- It was poking me, so I decided to put it there... " I said pointing at the clip.

He threw it away and muttered, " Sleep. "

I quickly jumped onto my bed and covered myself with the blanket. He turned and walked out, closing the door between our rooms behind him.