Shattered Mirror

Gunshots rang out around Asami Ryuichi as he strode through a hallway after Nakamura Kina.

‘When I find my brother…when I find Akihito…’

Asami wasn’t the kind of man to panic but he desperately wanted to see Akihito. He wanted to hold him in his arms and make sure he was ok. He had returned from a business trip a week ago to receive an envelope full of pictures of Akihito with some woman. After his initial rage had died down he’d sent his men to find Akihito so they could talk. He wanted to hear Akihito’s explanation and then punish the brat, innocent or not. His men had searched through the night and the next few days looking for his lover, but he had been nowhere to be found. Akihito disappearing painted him in an incriminating light; at least until Asami’s men had reported Akihito had never shown up for work and all his cameras were still in his apartment. After that Asami began to worry one of his enemies had gotten to Akihito somehow. After the whole debacle in Hong Kong he didn’t have the patience to deal with some fool going after Akihito again. He was ready to murder whoever had Akihito on sight. So when Nakamura Kina had showed up at Club Sion and told him her story he was sure she wouldn’t make it out of his office alive. At least…at least until she said she loved Akihito. Asami had been looking right into her eyes when she had said that and he knew she meant it with all her being. Internally he couldn’t help but smile a small smile knowing Akihito had once again enchanted someone trying to harm him. That had been the woman’s only saving grace, knowing she would now do anything to help Akihito. Thoughts engulfed with finding Akihito Asami barely noticed when Kina stopped in front of him. Asami looked down at Kina.

“Why’d you stop?”

Kina nodded at a door not too far in front of in them.

“That’s his office.”

Just as Asami looked up back at the office door it was yanked open to reveal his enraged twin. Time seemed to slow for a moment as Shuichi took in his former subordinate and his twin brother. Eyes widening he understood where all the gunshots were coming from…then he turned and ran.

~~

Akihito’s two guards were trying their best not to fall asleep when they heard the gunshots. Shaking themselves awake they stepped into the hallway to see what was going on. They were greeted with the sight of many dead bodies before a bullet was placed neatly between their eyes by a certain blond bodyguard.

~~

Realizing Shuichi was trying to escape Kina and Asami took off after him. Rounding a corner a shot rang out and a body slumped against the wall.

~~

‘Blondie', as Akihito often called him, cautiously stepped into the room the two men had vacated. Seeing what lay in the room he rushed to Akihito’s side. Seeing the kid more closely the hulking man had to step back in shock.

“My god. What have they done to you?”

~~

Kina stood shock still for a moment as the sound of a gunshot rang out. Suddenly going cold she backed up and slid down the wall behind her, thick bloody tracks showing her journey. Slipping over near her Asami pulled Kina behind the corner and stared down at her.

“You dead?”

Strained laughter bubbled from Kina’s throat.

“Not until after he’s dead.”
“I wouldn’t say that seeing as he’ll be dead soon enough.”

Kina looked up at him.

“Good.”

Helping Kina up Asami shouted into the hallway in front of him.

“Shuichi you bastard I know you’re there! Where is Akihito?”

From behind another corner in the hall laughter greeted his yell.

“I’m not sure you’d want to see him now dear brother. I know he wouldn’t want to see you.”

Asami glared into the empty space.

“What do you mean?”
“Well…you see I had sure he was good and fucked up before I made my appearance. I’m not sure he could tell I wasn’t you. Being a twin sure is glorious sometimes.”

A cold feeling ran down Asami’s spine.

‘Akihito didn’t know Shuichi wasn’t me?’

Trying to clear her head of the pain Kina held her hand tightly over the wound in her gut. She couldn’t die. Not yet. Not till she was sure Shuichi was dead and Akihito would be alright. She froze at Shuichi’s words though. Akihito didn’t know? Shaking Asami’s arm she looked at him.

“I know Akihito has got to be in a terrible state. Can you really do it? Can you really kill your own brother for him?”

Asami looked right into her eyes.

“I would take out the whole world for him.”

Smiling Kina tightened her grip on her gun.

“Good to know. I expect you to uphold that.”

With that she yanked her arm out of Asami’s grasp, turned the corner, and ran down the hall. Asami yelled after Kina but she ignored him. All she needed to do was create an opening for Asami and that she did. In his shock at seeing Kina running down the hall towards him Shuichi left his position to shoot a bullet into Kina’s shoulder. Realizing his mistake too late Shuichi turned to return to his sanctuary, but he was too late. Another shot rang out and Asami Shuichi fell to the ground. Looking up at his approaching twin he managed one last bloody smile.

“I hate you so much.”

Asami simply looked at him.

“The feeling’s mutual.”

Walking away from his brother’s dead body Asami leaned down next to Kina.

“It’s over. He’s dead.”

Kina laughed, coughing up blood in the process.

“Thank god.”

Kina lifted tear-filled eyes to Asami’s golden ones.

“Tell him I’m sorry and tell him I really loved him.”

Not needing clarification on who he was, Asami nodded. Nakamura Kina smiled one last time before her eyes slid closed. Straightening Asami walked back the way he had ran, his thoughts filled with one person.

‘Akihito.’

~~

‘Blondie’ pulled his cell phone out of his pocket and dialed his boss. Asami picked up on the first ring.

“Asami.”
“Boss I’ve found him.”

There was a pause on the other end.

“How is he?”

Looking back at Akihito the blond man sighed.

“It doesn’t look good Boss. It doesn’t look good at all.”
“Where are you?”
“The basement.”
“I’ll be there soon.”

The phone clicked off. A few minutes later Asami came upon the room housing his bodyguard and Akihito. For the second time that day time slowed for Asami as he took in the state of his lover. Rage suffused his body, and Asami couldn’t help but wish he’d made his brother suffer more. Asami had expected things to be bad, but not this bad. Coming over to Akihito and kneeling next to him Asami lightly touched his arm.

“Akihito? Akihito?”

Lifeless eyes turned to look at him and Asami’s breath caught. Akihito’s lips started moving and whispers started coming out of his mouth.

“Get…get…”

Asami leaned closer to Akihito to hear him better.

“Get…get…get away. Get away! GET AWAY FROM ME!”

Asami snapped back in surprise as Akihito became hysterical. Asami grabbed Akihito’s hand.

“Akihito it’s me Asami. Everything will be ok now.”

Akihito looked at him with terrified eyes and tried weakly to shake his hand off.

“Don’t touch me! Don’t touch me! Please just don’t touch me anymore!”

Tears poured from Akihito’s eyes and he sobbed repeating himself over and over. Rising Asami shakily backed up into the wall behind him. Dimly he could hear someone expressing concern over him, but their voices barely penetrated Akihito’s sobs. Akihito’s sobbing broken voice was all he could hear until one clear voice broke through the haze in Asami’s brain. It was his brother’s.

“I’m not sure he could tell I wasn’t you.”

Asami closed his eyes and tried to suppress the pain swelling in his chest.

‘I finally have Akihito back and I can’t even touch him. What am I supposed to do now? Dear god what am I supposed to do?’

When the rest of Asami’s men finally found their way into the basement the sight that greeted them was one they would remember forever. Their boss…with tears in his eyes.