krystalkatzficz | My Demon Boss and Other Annoyances part 43

Nino gave the waiting area a last look before following Satoshi out. The place was amazing, there was a secure wooded area at the back with an exercise yard and football pitch sized field for the animals to run around in. It was everything he could have dreamed of when he was a child and Nino let his eyes move to the portrait over the main desk. It was a painting of Satoshi’s sister, she was in the middle of a cluster of animals, a cat, a dog, a horse, and other various wildlife, smiling down at everyone. A shiny brass plague underneath declared that she was the founder of the centre and Nino looked back at his demon boss his heart full to bursting. In the basket at his side the puppies, their puppies were sleeping perfectly still, their bellies full and their injuries treated with creams.

“Why…Did you have to be such a jerk?” He asked almost to himself. He couldn’t quite work out if he wanted Satoshi to hear him or not so when the older man turned to look at him with a lifted eyebrow his face set in impassive stare Nino felt his heart racing frantically against his ribs. The man stood in the snow for what felt like an age just staring at him silently before he breathed;

“Because I have never met anyone like you before. I didn’t know how else to behave”

“What…What the hell does that mean?” Nino growled irritated by the not answer and to his surprise Satoshi looked a little guilty as he scraped his fingers through his hair chewing hard on his tongue. They had another staring competition until Nino started shivering from the obscene cold that was surrounding them. “Satoshi, let’s just…”

“…It means what I said. I can’t explain it, not yet, I’m not ready for it…” Satoshi said taking over his conversation before he could say forget it. “I’m sorry, but know I do regret my actions and attitude to you…More than you could ever imagine”

“I just wish…I wish…That we could go back and start again…”

“I don’t…That would mean the child in your stomach wouldn’t be here” Satoshi came over and lightly brushed his fingers over his stomach and Nino smiled as his insides twisted around in his stomach. It was a strange sensation and he breathed through it. “We can’t go back, Kazunari, but I hope that we may move forward in a much better way”

“Me too” Nino said with a smile surprised at how much he meant it. “Come on, we should get home. I should swing by Masaki’s place and get my charger and a few clothes. Um…It…It is okay if I come back again tonight? I don’t want to…I mean…If you don’t want me to…”

“Kazunari, before you tie yourself into knots remember that I have already asked for you to come so I have no arguments with it” Satoshi chuckled, and Nino gave a swallow trying to place the confused feelings that were swirling around him. His feelings for his boss had always been intense and honest. He had hated him from the first time he had seen him, but he had also desired him, it was probably the reason that he had had sex with him that night, he knew that Satoshi wouldn’t have forced him. He had known that from the very moment he had woken and realised who it was that had been pleasuring him. Satoshi was a great many things but a rapist he was not, and Nino recognised that all his masturbations since had featured his boss in some way. But desiring somebody wasn’t love and he didn’t know if he could love somebody that had treated him like dirt but, for some reason, the thought of not being able to love Satoshi pained him. “Kazunari? Are you ready to go?”

“Yes, god you’re a confusing person to be around” Nino huffed marching over to the car that was the only one in the car park and pulling the key from his pocket. Satoshi didn’t answer him, but Nino got the feeling that he didn’t mind being called confusing.

The centre was a little far out of the city, even further than Satoshi’s woodland paradise was and it took them a while to get back into the city. The magic of the snow instantly faded while they were driving through the city streets. The white fluffy snow had been churned and dirtied by the cars making it look like sloshy mud scraped to the side of the road. People who didn’t have the pleasure of working for Yama heights and given a paid holiday were marching around battling with thick woollen coats and children that were screaming about being dragged through snow that was up passed their knees. “I hate snow…”

“You hate the city in the snow, you were pretty enchanted this morning…” Satoshi corrected with a soft chuckle and Nino couldn’t deny that. Their walk around the lake looking for lost kittens and puppies might have gone a little faster if he hadn’t been stopping every so often to gaze in wonder at the picture postcard perfectness of his surroundings. It was as though they had stepped right into Narnia through a painting. “You’re not denying it”

“Because there’s nothing to deny the snow at your house is amazing, this…This is just dirty…” Nino shrugged coming to a complete stop as a woman and child darted out into the road almost causing him to hit them. The car handled the situation perfectly braking with only the lightest of touches of his foot on the pedal, but it was still sharp, and he found himself smacking into the steering wheel sharply on his chest and stomach. “Damn fucking hell! Watch where you’re going! Are you trying to get killed!” Nino spat at the woman who just decided to hurl abuse at him and smack the bonnet of the car.

“Kazunari, are you okay? You hit your stomach…” Satoshi asked before getting out of the stopped car and grabbing a hold of the woman by the arm preventing her from leaving. Words were exchanged, and Nino was sure that the woman shrank and went pale before scurrying off taking her confused and crying child with her. Nino breathed sharply turning his attention to his own body suddenly scared for the life that was inside. It wasn’t a big hit, the seatbelt had prevented that but there was worry inside. “Come on, I will ring for the doctor and have him come to Masaki’s apartment again…” Satoshi whispered gently getting back into the car and running his hand down Nino’s side. “I’m sure that all will be fine, but it will put our minds at ease”

TBC

A/N: Okay, spoilers nothing will happen to the baby. But this part took on a path of its own…>.<

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bearmiya

I'm relief to know nothing happened with the baby. Thank u for writing :)

reveetoile

not being careful when stepping on the road is the worst >< especially if you have a child with you
It's good nothing happened ^^ and I'm sure Aiba will be delighted to hear from Nino and meet the puppies

jkc80

I like the spoiler alert

daisukidesu3

I like how Satoshi's house has become "home" and the apartment he was sharing with Aiba is now "Masaki's place"...
💛💙

wjktl1999

Kaazuu, hope both of yoy are fine. Toshi... he just show the woman his demon side ne.

His words about never found someone like kazu to behave properly before... touch my heart.