《•07- King of Hearts》

    Okinawa breeze is totally different from Tokyo’s. It’s much more cooler and fresh. We’re staying in a kimono homestay, full-time kimono when you’re in the house. I think it’s amazing to have a homestay like that. It’s holiday season so the house is limited. We managed to rent a house with unfortunately four rooms and three bathrooms.

    “Yana will be having the master bedroom. I’ll be sharing the room with Seijuurou. Ryouta and Shintarou will have personal bedrooms. Sadly, Rainara is not staying here because her parents came along and wanted to rent a hotel.” Nijimura announced.

    We unpacked our things and gathered at the dining room, ready to eat since it’s already lunchtime. Seijuurou was the one who cooked; Miso soup with Tofu, yakiniku and also onigiri. Being in the same area with them sure is scary. Ryouta and I are loud but Seijuurou, Shintarou and Nijimura aren’t, so it’d be awkward if it were only both of us who are trying to light up the mood.

    “Shuzocchi let’s go the beach after this~” Ryouta spoke.

    Nijimura nodded. “That’s our main point. We’ve been working hard these past years and thanks to Rainara, we’re able to have a sweet vacation. So, today have fun to the fullest.” He said.

    Ryouta and I shared a glance and we grinned at each other.

    “And by that I mean peacefully.” Nijimura warned, as if he’s reading our evil mind. I rolled my eyes while Ryouta pouted. But evil mind is still working.

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I wish someone would come and make a ruckus. This is too boring.

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    “WHAT THE—“

    All of us turned our heads to the door’s direction. Nijimura, Seijuurou, Shintarou and Ryouta immediately stood. Nijimura reached for his gun on his…. Waist—HOW THE HECK DID HE GET THROUGH THE AIRPORT!?!!

    “Aominecchi!” Ryouta exclaimed.

    “Stop the –cchi already! You never change! And OI TETSU ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!”

    I raised my eyebrows. Tetsu? As in, Kuroko Tetsuya?

    “I’m sorry I didn’t know this is occupied.” A familiar voice spoke.

    I tilted my head to see them because Nijimura blocked my view. I gasped. The tanned man from before! And Kuroko!! Kuroko saw me and winked. I covered my mouth and nodded.

    “What the hell are you doing here, rascals?!” Nijimura threatened and moved forward.

    “THE HECK SHUZO DON’T APPROACH US WITH A GUN!” the tanned man shouted.

    “We mean no harm,” suddenly a guy with dark grey hair appeared and rested his elbow on the tanned man’s shoulder.

    “Shougo.” Seijuurou mumbled and crossed his arms.

    “Yo there Akashi,” The Shougo guy waved his hand and went in front of Nijimura. “Trust me, Nijimura. We mean no harm. We came here for a vacation because Tetsuya wanted it badly.” He said.

    Tetsuya wanted it badly? LOL more like, I wanted it.

    Nijimura frowned. “Tetsuya did?”

    He glanced at Kuroko and Kuroko gave him the adorable puppy eyes look. Nijimura sighed. “Fine. I believe you. But seriously what are you all doing here?” he asked.

    “There are no other houses. We have to stay here.” Kuroko cut in.

    “What?! That doesn’t make sense!” the tanned Aominecchi guy argued. “I don’t want to stay with them!”

    Kuroko shrugged. “Don’t know. No choice. Let’s go, Atsushi-kun. We’ll unpack our stuffs in one of the room.”

    Shougo eyed Kuroko suspiciously and I’m scared he might found out that Kuroko did this intentionally. But then he followed him upstairs, dragging Aominecchi along. So I guess we’re safe.

    “Don’t worry Yana. They’re enemies, but my juniors back in middle school. We don’t really fight so I guess it’s fine.” Nijimura said.

    Don’t worry Nijimura. Kuroko’s on your side. “Yeah, sure.” I nodded.

    “But it sure is odd. Tetsuya is not that demanding usually.” Seijuurou said and glanced at me. I looked away.

    Nijimura shrugged. “Maybe Aomine gave him poison.”

    “To the beach!!” I yelled (to cut off their suspicion) and ran to my room to change. Next to my room is supposed to be Nijimura and Seijuurou’s but I could hear Genesis Throne’s arguments from two rooms away. I was about to strip my shirt when the door opened and Nijimura walked in.

    “KYAAAAAA!! WHY YOU HENTAI RAPIST!!” I screamed. Nijimura ran to cover my mouth.

    “Don’t shout like that! Shut up! I’m not a rapist! And you didn’t lock the door!”

    “WEIUWEOFENNDCNEFLWIUEBF!!!!”

    He rolled his eyes and sighed, stepping back. “Sorry. Anyway, I’ll be waiting downstairs.”

    “You came here just to say that?!”

    He glared at me and slammed the door close after he exited.

    I changed into a white t-shirt with blue short, grabbed a towel and ran downstairs…. Only to collide with Nijimura on the stairs. “Oi! Watch where you’re going!” he chided and grabbed my arm.

    “Sorry!” I apologized and he sighed. “Come on, don’t be mad.”

    He continued staring.

    “Let’s be like a real husband and wife,” I suggested. “I want to tease you.”

    “Dream on it.” He said and turned away.

    “Aww you’re blushing!”

    “The hell?!”

****

    “Yana, don’t get carried away by the waves.” Nijimura warned as I grinned when we arrived at the sea.

    “Come with me!!” I said and dragged him to the seaside.

    “Oi, Yana! My vacation is supposed to be PEACEFUL!” he scolded.

    “This IS peaceful!” I said and he clicked his tongue in annoyance. The waves reached our feet and Nijimura had to roll up his pants till his knees.

    “Yana, I want to sit on the sand and just—“ before he could finish arguing, I splashed water on his face. “..watch….”

    “Oops.” I shrugged.

    He wiped his face and sent me the scariest death glare ever. “You—YOU’RE GOING TO PAY!!” he yelled and attempted to push me into the water. I yelped and held his arms tightly as we battled to push each other.

    Well, of course he outsmarted me by tripping my legs with his. But I panicked and pulled him along. He was strong so he didn’t fall but I ended up preventing from falling by hugging his waist. I laughed and stood properly before immediately pulling his hand. We fell into the sea together. I giggled when the waves soaked us.

    Nijimura crossed his arms. “Can you swim?” he suddenly questioned.

    I tilted my head. “Hm…. A little. At least I can float. Why?” I replied. He stripped his t-shirt, crumpled it and threw towards Ryouta who was building a sandcastle. FUUUU 6 PACKS!

    “Ack!” the shirt hit Ryouta flat on the face and he fell forward, ruining his own sandcastle.

    I gasped. “That’s mean!”

    Nijimura smirked and held out his hand. 

    “Here. Take my hand.” He said. I blinked in confusion but took it anyway. He slowly drifted away from the shore, bringing me along to the deeper section, where the water reached my chest.

    “Are you like…. Bringing me to the Mermaid’s Castle?” I asked, giggling.

    “Shut up. No.” he said and finally stopped where the water reached my chin while for Nijimura, it reached his lower chest (does this even exist X’D)

    “What are you trying to show me?” I asked.

    “Now, this is peaceful.” He said.

    I rolled my eyes. “Nijimura, I can barely breathe. It’s too cold!”

    “Wanna light up fireworks tonight?” he changed the topic.

    I frowned and touched his forehead. “Are you sick?”

    “No.”

    “You seem so kind.”

    “I am kind Yana.”

    “Like that even makes sense.”

    “It does! Now answer my question!”

    “Fine. Why not? We could ask Genesis Throne to join us.”

    “Genesis Throne? How did you know their name?”

    Oh fuck.

    I kept silent.

    “Yana?”

    “K-kuroko is my—“

    “Yana-san.” A voice spoke.

    “HUWAAARGH!” I yelled and we turned our heads. There stood Kuroko. I patted my chest.

    “Why are you here?” Nijimura asked.

    “No one wants to play with me.” Kuroko answered.

    “What are you?! A kid!?!!”

    Kuroko pouted. “Let’s have a challenge. Whoever gets to stay underwater the longest win and will get the room to themselves.”

    “This is kid’s play—“

    “Sure!” I cut Nijimura off. He glared at me and I grinned.

    “Ready?” Kuroko asked and inflated his cheeks before signaling the ‘1,2,3’ sign with his fingers. I nodded. Nijimura clicked his tongue. When his finger showed three, all of us dived underwater. Our cheeks were inflated and Nijimura and I were having a staring contest.

     His black hair swayed perfectly and his frown is still visible. If he actually smiles, he must be damn hot! But then if he suddenly smiles here, it’d be weird and creepy. Plus, his inflating cheeks are kawaii. Damn, why am I thinking about this!

    Eventually, I couldn’t hold it anymore and burst out laughing but I accidentally gasped and thus, the water comes rushing in my mouth. I surfaced and coughed and laughed at the same time. Nijimura appeared too and patted my back.

    “Why did you laugh underwater!?” he chided and I laughed.

    “Sorry sorry!” I gasped and held his shoulders because I was laughing non-stop. I don’t really know what’s so funny. Kuroko appeared.

    “I win,” He said then came to me. “Shuzo-san I suggest you to bring Yana-san to the sand. Or she’ll die swallowing more water.”

    Nijimura clicked his tongue. “You’re so troublesome.” He said. I looked at him and he looked away, mumbling.

    “I can’t hear you.” I said.

    “Nothing.” He replied and led me to the shore. I landed on my stomach on the soft sand, still coughing water.

    “Let’s have fireworks tonight.” He spoke and patted my head.

    “Mm….” and then I drifted off to Dreamland hello Peter Pan, no wait, that’s Neverland.

****

    I woke up to the soft sound of waves crashing. Mm? I am walking… no, rather, someone is walking for me…. Wait what? I opened my eyes and gasped when what I saw was someone’s nape. I struggled but my legs were in tight grip.

    “Oi, don’t struggle! You’ll fall!” the familiar voice of a rapist (LOL) spoke.

    “Nijimura!” I said. He was carrying me on his back and it was already nighttime! I looked down on myself and realized I was in a white kimono and my hair is wet, probably from a bath. “Wh-who changed my clothes?!”

    “I asked the housekeeper to bathe you and help you wore a kimono. Though you stripped when I entered the room to bring you out—“

    “WHAT!?!!”

    “Don’t yell at my ear! You TRIED to strip but I stopped you. I seriously don’t know what went wrong with you. I mean, you swallowed the seawater but it’s not like your lungs were completely filled by it! I have no idea why you acted like a drunkard! I should sue the owner of this beach.”

    “Sorry.” I muttered and placed my left cheek on his right shoulder.

    “No worries.”

    “Where are we going?” I queried.

    “To the other side of the beach. We’re going to light up fireworks.” He replied.

    I giggled. “Yeay! Fireworks!”

    “Are you having a fever, Yana?”

    “Why?”

    “You sound lifeless. And your body temperature is high.”

    “Mm, maybe it’s because of the sun. Sorry for troubling you.”

    “It’s fine. How much more are you gonna say sorry, huh?”

    “Until you die.”

    He chuckled. “That sounds like Yana.”

    “Are we there yet? I’m heavy. You might have an osteoporosis by tomorrow morning.” I said and let out a small laugh.

    “Nope! I’m strong. Maybe stronger than Hulk.”

    “Dream on!”

    We both laughed and then arrived at the area where the Genesis Throne and Crown Deck gathered. Nijimura placed me down on the sand. “All right. Now that Shuzocchi and Yanacchi are here, let’s fire the fireworks!” Ryouta spoke and stood.

    He reached out to one of the fireworks and lighted a fire using a lighter. He was about to place it near the thing when Aomine slapped his hand away. “You’re lighting the wrong end!” he said.

    “Eh?! No way! This is the right place!” Ryouta argued.

    “Try to light it then if you don’t want to believe me!” Aomine said.

    “Kurokocchi! Aominecchi is bullying me!” Ryouta whined and tried to light the end. Nothing happened when he tried to light it.

    “See! I told you!” Aomine said.

    Ryouta pouted and turned it upside down. He lighted the part.

    “OI KISE DON’T POINT IT AT ME!” Aomine yelled but it was too late, the part that was pointed to both of them blasted off and they managed to dodge the ‘attack’ on time before it blew up a tree.

    “Look what you’ve done, Aomine-kun.” Kuroko spoke.

    “IT’S NOT MY FAULT!” Aomine argued.

    “Eehh! Aominecchi you ruined it!” Ryouta said.

    “HOW IS THAT MY FAULT!?!!” Aomine shouted and we laughed. Not we. Only me. The others merely chuckled. That’s when Seijuurou and I made a short eye contact. He gestured to behind me with his head. I turned my head around and saw Nijimura sitting by the shore, gazing at the ocean, probably thinking of something. I went to sit beside him.

    “Nijimura.” I spoke.

    “Oh Yana.” He slightly smiled.

    “Anything bothering you?” I asked.

    “No it’s nothing.”

    “Like that makes sense. Nijimura is full of problems so there can’t be nothing in your mind.”

    He chuckled. “Fine. It’s just that, I’m thinking about my parents.”

    “Ah, that reminds me. You never really talked about your parents before.”

    “My father was a mafia too. My mum is disappointed in me because I chose the mafia path instead of becoming what she suggested. She went to live in Spain after my father’s death during my third year of middle school. You see, the reason why my mum hates me being a mafia is because my father died saving my mother from a fierce group called ‘The Uncrowned Kings’. She was really furious with herself but my father’s last words were ‘Continue to protect your mother and your loved ones. And you’ll become a real man’.”

    “I imagine your father as a really great man.”

    “He is. But you know, sometimes I kind of regret being a Mafia. It’s so hard to manage all these things. Sometimes I wish I could just be a normal guy, like everyone else. But with Seijuurou, Shintarou and Ryouta by my side, they respected and supported me every single time. That became my motivation. And now you’ve come. I feel like working is a fun thing to do. I have a fiancée now and it urged me to work more for her, you that is.”

    “Nijimura, I don’t need you to work for money to help me make a living. You can be normal if you want. Just forget all those things for a day and enjoy being with everybody! I’m sure Seijuurou, Shintarou and Ryouta will love having you around. This is a vacation. Why not, tomorrow, just strip everything off your mind and enjoy!” I smiled.

    He ruffled my hair. “Thank you Yana. I appreciate that you like having me around.”

    “Of course! I want to be together—uh, I mean, with the other three, all five of us together and have fun like a real family!” I grinned.

    He nodded, smiling. Kuroko is right. He smiles like an angel. “Sure. We’ll do that someday. I promise.”

    “Yeay!” I exclaimed and then spread my arms. “Come let me give you a hug.”

    His orbs widened and he hesitated. But eventually, he looked away and moved forward. I giggled and hugged his huge protective body. He buried his head on my neck and I patted his head. “There, there. Nijimura is a good boy.” I said.

    He clicked his tongue. “What am I, a kid?!!”

    I laughed.