Chapter 175 - I already knew

*UNEDITED*

What he wasn't expecting was black hair to fall in to his arms, the second he opened his the door. Although it's true he agreed to taking her out. Akito didn't think she would take advantage of him. Frowning, he glanced over and saw something strange about Mizuna. The girl was dressed up, and she looked lovely. However, "Oi, are you alright?" Akito asked concerned.

Something seems wrong with her.

"Ah, sir? Sorry about this."

She seems incredibly pale, or rather isn't she burning up? She's sweating a lot. She's gotten a lot skinier that's for sure. Ren reached over and touched her forehead indeed to confirm his thoughts. Looks like she has a high fever, he wonders if it has anything to do with the structures resonance.

"Can you fetch a few things at the pharmacy next door?" Akito asked his butler.

Akito noticed his gaze on the woman but then back at him. "Sir, the young miss..."

"Setsura wouldn't care about this."

He knew that better than anybody, Setsura isn't the petty type. Something like this would not phase her in the slightest.

....

"Ah. Too hot..'

"Mizuna, I'm going to get you out of your clothes for a bit yeah? " Akito said. He wasn't sure how much she actually understood. But he does know, when he reached over to undo her shirt buttons; she didn't push him away. Even now he can see it, harsh markings from love making with other men. This woman, at the start he was under the impression that she was nobody but a s.l.u.t. But from time to time there's evidence of her being normal. Right now, she looks like she's at her weakest.

Mizuna was always under the impression that he thought she was a innocent person. Initially, Akito thought that. However, later on he learned how many men were tricked by her. Even then Akito didn't push her away. Back then he was so lonely. It didn't matter who it was, as long as they helped him forget his pain and loneliness.

This really is a unusual fever though, should she be sweating this much? This heat doesn't seem normal either. Akito intended to free her of her clothes and change her into some new ones. But it's probably best to just leave her n.a.k.e.d.

"Sir.."

"Hmm? "

"There are drugs in my system right now. That is, your not affected while touching me? "

Huh? So that's it, well he should have guessed it was something like that. This girl isn't the innocent type. The kinds of things she does, Akito doesn't even want to think about it.

"Guess I'm building a immunity to drugs. If it's like that, I can take it out. Stick your tongue out."

"Okay."

Akito couldn't miss the sparkle in Mizuna's eyes when he said that, and he frowned. 'She..isn't thinking to take advantage of him right?' He only asked her out for food, so he could obtain more information from her. Akito didn't feel like it was safe for the two of them to talk in the mansion about it. The walls have ears, people could easily be evasdropping on them.

As their tongues met in to a heated kiss. He spotted a familiar looking mark branded on the girls shoulder; something similiar to his own. Come to think of it, in those memories there was that wasn't there another woman, he was involved with? Maybe it was Mizuna? From the very moment he met Mizuna. Akito felt like she was familiar, that was one of the main reasons why he got close to her.

The kiss slowly became heated, and Akito had to draw back when he felt her hands on his chest. Mizuna and him were both sweating uncontrollably, his clothes still in tac - but the girl's n.a.k.e.d figure had pressed against his. Akito frowned. 'This was a bad idea.' While directly removing the drug that way was faster, he shouldn't have done that.

"Really, what happened to you?

He's glad that they've stopped now, if Setsura saw that sort of situation, he wouldn't put it past her to burry him alive. When Setsura comes back, he will admit it. He doesn't want her to get the wrong idea. Damn, just because he was irritated he didn't think rationally at all. Izu is right about him. With the way he is now, all he will do is cause more problems. Using a method that involved being slightly intimate with another woman. Setsura will not like this at all.

However, no matter how much Akito blamed himself. A part of him felt very bitter. It's okay for her to fool around with other men, but slight contact with another woman will make her angry? What a unreasonable woman. No, he shouldn't think this way. If Setsura wanted to cheat, she could have done so a long time ago.

"I was. .doing some work for the force but I wasn't well, and yet I went anyway. I ended up getting caught and the men there didn't treat me very well. Of course I was rescued right away, but the other guys didn't like that I was used so they gave me some concentrated drugs," Mizuna explained once she caught her breath. Beads of sweat still trickled down from her forehead, but Akito dismissed it.

He even put some distance between them. Getting close is a bad idea, this woman still has strange ideas about him. Akito didn't think much of her confession earlier. He just wanted to deceive her into thinking that he still cared. Honestly, if Mizuna didn't pull that stunt not too long ago. Akito would have forgotten about her. Sure he was conscious about Mizuna and Setsura meeting for awhile. However, that quickly changed when he realized how stupid he was.

Setsura wouldn't care about it, even if she did - she wouldn't

"I see. Your not well, that's surely not good for you."

"Aha right?" Mizuna laughed, "I managed to escape. But I'm sure they'll be furious when I get back tonight."

"Does your boyfriend not protect you during those times?"

From what he gathers so far, that man is actually pretty kind to a certain extent to Mizuna. "He's away, presently." A knowing 'ah' escaped his lips. Even if she's allowed to freely talk to people on the other side; disclosing information isn't allowed.

"He trusts those guys, that's why I never say anything against them. They aren't bad people. But they do lack a bit of common sense. Inserting drugs in to me when I'm like this isn't the way to go. I don't even know what they put inside me. ."

So that's it. "You confessed to another man, won't your boyfriend get mad?"

"You know it was arranged, so why ask?"

That's a good question, but even then it doesn't change the fact that she is in a relationship with another person. They shouldn't even be talking about this. It was getting quite late, but Setsura still hadn't come home yet. Akito wanted to leave and find her. However, he feared what this woman would do if he did that.

"Do you… do you have bandages?" Mizuna asked.

He put out the cigarette in his hands and turned away from her. Akito walked over to the cabinet behind them, and took out some supplies. A bottle, a vial with liquid and a syringe, alongside a fresh roll of bandages. Akito set everything on the bed side table and sat her up on the bed. He pulled out a chair and placed it opposite the bed.

"Are you hungry?" he asked. Due to his invitation, Akito knew the girl missed the servants eating hour. He didn't think she would suddenly faint like that, so it never crossed his mind to let her eat before they went out.

Akito placed the cotton on the counter and placed the syringe pack towards his mouth. He took the vial and shook it. While he is not good at medical things. Akito knew basic medication, he's the type who picks up a lot of things quickly.

"I apologize, I really am," Mizuna didn't hide it. "What is that?"

He removed the plastic cap of the needle, and turned the lid of the vial upside - so the contents went inside the syringe.

"Morphine. I have something I want to discuss with you."

This is something he should have discussed with her a long time ago.