Toxic

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Chapter 1

"Usagi-san! Breakfast!" The chestnut-haired student called from the kitchen as he finished plating the freshly cooked fish. He picked up all his landlords breakfast dishes and set them neatly on the table before heading back to grab his own.

Meanwhile, the author had begrudgingly made his way down stairs with his usual dark aura filling the room, his hate for mornings ever present. "Morning." He greeted as he sat at his designated place at the table, he's voice still thick with sleep.

"Good morning, did you sleep well?" Misaki asked as he passed the older man his chopsticks.

"Would've if you were next to me." He sulked, still clearly unhappy at the youngers choice to sleep in his own room last night.

"I had to finish my assignment, as I told you. The light would have kept you up and you would have distracted me from my work." He replied evenly, quickly praying in thanks for the food before digging in.

"You could have come back after you had finished." Akihiko pouted cutely, his chopstick resting on his supple bottom lip for effect.

"I finished it too late for that." He stated, trying to keep his smile at bay, but failing miserably. Akihiko only laughed quietly as he returned to eating his carefully made breakfast before Misaki spoke up again, "Besides, I wanted to spend the day with you, and I couldn't if I had assignments." He blushed a deep red, refusing to look at Akihiko while still trying to play it cool.

It should have been no surprise that Akihiko was out of his seat in seconds, with his lips covering his young lovers desperately.

This boy never ceased to surprise him.

He manoeuvered his body so he was straddling the students lap, their chests flush together while his hands were placed on both of Misaki's cheeks. He felt Misaki's hands creep up to rest on his hips, drawing him closer still – the action only serving to further arouse him.

"Usagi-san… breakfast…" The student whispered breathlessly between kisses. His older lover only hummed in acknowledgement and began to reluctantly pull away when a knock at the door interrupted them.

"Ignore it." He stated as he peppered the flushed cheeks with kisses, testing to see how red he could get them.

Misaki was just about to give in and forego breakfast when the unwelcome individual knocked again, "Police! Please open the door." Came a deep voice riddled with authority.

The announcement startled the two lovers, who looked at each other worryingly. Akihiko removed himself from the young man's lap and offered him a hand to help him up too. What business did the police have with them? They were good law-abiding citizens! Misaki began to panic, trying to recall anything he could have done that would warrant a police visit.

Sensing his distress, Akihiko placed a hand on his head, ruffling the silky locks in a comforting manner. "Don't worry, I'm sure it's nothing or they would have kicked the door in by now."

Misaki nodded and tried to give him a smile, and while the reassurance helped, his past interactions with the police hadn't been a joyful one as they had come to give them the news that there parents weren't going to come home.

Akihiko unlocked the door and opened it to reveal two police officers, both dressed in the typical uniform with a light blue polo shirt with a dark blue vest with their equipment including a radio strapped to their shoulder, and a gun in a holster to their left sides.

"Can we help you?" Akihiko asked politely, giving to best smile he could muster despite his obvious displeasure at being interrupted.

"Good morning, my name is Shima Heideki and this is my partner Kaiji Souma. Does Takahashi Misaki currently reside here?" He asked, closing the royal blue folder he was looking at and tucking it under his arms.

"You're looking for me?" Misaki asked coming to stand beside his lover.

"Do you have time to talk? We have a bit to discuss actually."

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"Would you like something to drink?" Misaki asked, his hands wrung together out of nervousness.

"Yes, a coffee would be nice, two sugars with milk please." Officer Kaiji replied, "Same for him."

The student nodded and headed to the kitchen to make the drinks, "You've grow up so much since I've last saw you, Misaki-kun." Officer Shima grinned, though his statement thoroughly confused the young man.

"I'm sorry, have we met before?" He asked as he returned to the living room with coffee for both the Officers and Akihiko.

"After your parent's accident, you were put in my care while your brother dealt with your parent's affairs and legal documents." He informed, giving a quick thanks for his drink.

"Candy man!" Misaki exclaimed as he's mind clicked with realisation making the Heideki laugh and nod in confirmation, but explained further seeing Akihiko's confusion, "While Nii-chan was dealing with all the legal things, Officer Shima would look after me but he always had some type of candy for me, so I knew him as the Candy man."

"Oh, talking about your brother. We've called him to meet us here since we need both of your permissions." Kaiji informed.

"Our, permission?" Misaki repeated, he's anxiousness rising again, but before he could question further there was another knock at the door. Misaki got up to answer it, knowing it'd be his beloved brother. After their usual greetings, somewhat less enthusiastic given the circumstance, they both sat down across from the Officers with Misaki between Akihiko and Takahiro.

"Thank you for coming at such short notice." Shima nodded toward the older Takahashi in thanks.

"I'd like to apologise in advance about what we're about to discuss as it is a sensitive topic." Kaiji acknowledged, grabbing the worn royal blue folder Shima had held, thick with pages upon pages of documents and information. He unclipped the binder and took out two documents.

"We'll get straight to the point if that's ok," Shima asked, Misaki glanced at his brother in worry, disliking the atmosphere that had settled over the room, and grabbed his lovers hand for reassurance. They all nodded. "We would like your permission to exhume your parent's bodies."

Misaki's breath had audibly hitched and the author's hand had gripped tighter in response. Swallowing, the student force his voice to work, "It's been 15 years, why would you possibly need to disturb their resting grounds?"

A look passed between the two police that the other three didn't miss. "… All those years ago, I had strange feeling concerning your parent's deaths, and a case recently that appears similar in a lot of ways only further cements that feeling." Officer Shima Heideki stated, his expression solemn as a small frown settled on his brow.

"What feeling? I'm sorry, but you're not making any sense." Takahiro also frowned, his confusion frustration him.

"Takahashi-san," Kaiji started, speaking to both of them, "We have reason to believe that your parent's deaths were not just a tragic accident. There is evidence that could suggest foul play."

Shima continued on, "The case of your parents has been reopened, and is now being labelled a potential double homicide."

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To be continued…