Aki thinks while looking at Sara,"I am glad that mom didn't say anything about going to therapy but why did she bring him here?!"
Emerald jewel eyes didn't waver from observing Aki while he was watching the photo shoot. The photos were not going properly.
'The lights and the dress colour came out wrong. Here's the angle too.' Aki didn't like any of that.
The photographer was feeling irritated as Aki was rejecting them. Models too were tired of shooting.
Aki was explaining,'Every time your exposure is…'
'Why don't you shoot yourself?!' The photographer said with an irritated voice.
"A guy like you is trying to teach me! Let's see how yours comes out." Even though he didn't say them loudly, Aki heard it.
'Oh! No! You do it, please…I just…' Aki realises he was being too fussy because Reiji was there.
'No! No! You seem like you know better so why don't you take it.' The photographer insisted.
Ayan and Aysha were talking with the models while they were persuading Aki, 'Hi!'
To see cute kids the models were delighted. They eagerly talked with them.
'You guys look like Prince Charming.' Aysha said with a smile.
'All of us?' Aysha couldn't hold in her amusement, 'Yes…I'm Aysha.'
'I'm Ayan.' Ayan as well acts cute.
The model as well introduces himself, 'I'm Nen Uta, this is Shoma Yoshiki and he is Aki Sato.'
'Aki?! You have my Nii-san's name.' Aysha giggles.
Aki Sato was surprised,'Really?Did you come here with him?'
'No, I came here with mom, that's my mom.' They pointed at Sara who was talking with Nora.
Then they pointed at Aki, 'And that handsome is my Nii-san.'
They looked carefully to whom they were pointing. There were two handsome men who were standing out the most.
Shoma frowns, 'Are they foreigner or mixed?'
Aki Sato was confused as well, 'Maybe mixed. Look at the hair. How can it be so black!'
'Seeing how neat they are, they seem like models' Nen said.
Shoma asked, 'Which one of them is your brother Aysha?'
'The blue one.' Aysha said.
Aki was wearing a sky blue shirt with dark blue tie which he made less formal by folding its one sleeve.
'So he is your brother. You do look like him.' Nen said.
'I know, Aysha looks like Nii-san.' Aysha pats her cheek in joy.
'No! I do. Nii-san!!'Ayan calls out Aki.
Aki looked at them and smiled, 'Come here, don't disturb them.'
They said goodbye to the models.
Aki Sato's eyes widened, 'Whoa! Look! His eyes!'
Everyone was surprised to see Aki's eyes.
Shoma tried to look more focusedly, 'Am I seeing it right? How can someone have red…and golden eyes?'
'What a rare color!' Nen was mesmerised.
Aki Sato couldn't take his eyes off, 'Ya! And peculiar…'
Nora was fed up with the waste of time, 'Akkun! You do it! Seriously,you should do it.'
Aki keeps denying,'I can't…You…'
'The whole project will be messed up because of this…Please…' Nora knew Aki was right which made the photographer more angry, so the photographer insisted to prove his ability, 'Yes, yes! Do it.'
After thinking for a while he looked at the model. The models were looking at him too for his eyes.
'I don't know if I'm the only one, I feel dizzy every time I look at his eyes.' Shoma comments.
'You are not…' Aki Sato mocked Shoma.
Aki sets the photo ground to his liking. He inhales and then takes the camera.
'Guys, sorry for delaying. But we will shoot now.'Aki didn't feel comfortable at all.
'I'm taking it.' Just one shot was taken. Aki let go of his breath,'Hoh! It's done.'
Nora claps seeing Aki's success in taking a portrait. Aki was sweating.
He unbuttoned two of the buttons and took off his tie while giving her an angered look. Reiji was standing where the monitor was. The photos were sent to it as soon as it was done.
"It's really good." Reiji checked previous photos and he can see the difference clearly.
He looked at the photographer who was sitting there.
The staff says, 'There is a clear difference between him and your photos. It totally gives off a different vibe.'
'Heh! Of course he would. As his eyes are odd.' the photographer mocks at what the staff said.
"It makes me creep." The photographer didn't utter those words. Reiji, hearing his thoughts, grabbed that man by his collar and he got startled, 'Hey! What the hell are you doing?'
'It gives creep only to the one who is evil.' Reiji threatens the photographer.
Aki noticed the chaos and hurried there, 'What is this? Re.. Tsubaki-san,leave him.'
Aki tried to separate them but Reiji didn't let go. Nora came too, 'Reiji-san! Don't do this.'
'Please, Tsubaki-san let him go.' Aki requests.
'Let me go, you rascal!' When the photographer talked like that, Aki turned towards the photographer. His eyes seemed strange to the photographer as its shine made the man paralysed.
'Oi! Don't overuse your mouth.' Aki pushed Reiji away while saying, placing his hand on Reiji's chest.
Aki didn't notice but Reiji was watching Aki.
"Aki." Reiji feels the touch.
His heartbeat became fast, making Aki realise that his hand was holding Reiji. He moved away from Reiji.
The models gathered there too,'Is everything alright?'
Nora tried to divert them,'Yes! Yes! Everything is ok. We were just having problems selecting which photo we should select.'
'Shoma is also studying photography.Why don't we let him see.' Aki Sato said without knowing with whom they are comparing.
'That would be good. As Takano-san is being judged, he should also be judged.' One of the staff points at Aki.
Nen looked at Aki. His blank face made him curious.
'I would also like to see all the photos.' Nen lifts his hand.
'Do you…' Aki stops Nora and asks her to let her do that.
'I was being fussy. Sorry for that. I will step out. Let them choose whatever.' Aki went out.
Reiji,Sara followed him out.
Reiji said, 'I'm sorry Aki-kun! I caused…'
'It's ok…I was the one who was being…I should have done it alone. If I have selected another photographer,I should not interfere in his workshop…It's me…I should have accepted whatever it was when I had let go of that position.' Aki breathed out.
Sara's expression was puzzled, 'Oh God! He is back to his old-self too. Aki!!'
Aki reacts without control,'Ya! Oh...what the hell…' Aki was astounded at himself, "What was I saying!"
Sara's loud voice made him breathe out.
Reiji felt guilty,'I.. should leave now. I have…I mean…I need to go now.'
'Sure.' Sara understands.
'Thank you for coming and it was nice meeting you.' Aki as well bade him.
Reiji looked pale, 'I guess that's what you had felt. Aysha,Ayan.Sayonara!'
Reiji's eye color didn't have life in them,'Sayonara Aki.'
While saying that he also looked at Aki. Reiji leaves. His walking speed changed after a while from slow to normal.
"Why Sayonara?" Aki was baffled.
'Mom! Why did Tsubaki-san come here?' Aki asked.
'Oh! You have forgotten that he was your doctor. He said he wanted to see you, for the last time. He is going somewhere else.' Sara said.
"So finally you have given up!" Aki's heart felt heavy.
'He didn't change. He is still unsociable. I don't understand how he deals with his patients so nicely.' Sara comments.
'I see.' Aki just responded without hearing much. 'When you will be finished? Shall we wait?' Sara asked.
'It Will be late. No need to wait. You guys must be tired.' Aki told her.
'We are. Then...you must come tomorrow.' Sara insisted.
Aki shakes his head,'I can't promise that. I have…' Sara yells at him,'Akio Azusa! You better make time or I will beat up your…'
'Mom! Please! Don't embarrass me in front of them.' Aki looked at Ayan and Aysha who were laughing.
'You must come home,Nii-san.I have something
to show you.' Aysha said.
'Me too.' Ayan smiles.
'I will try cuties. But, big brother has a lot of work too. You saw na? If I can't, please forgive your brother.' Aki tried to convince them but they didn't listen. They went to the car and got inside.
Aki gives up,'Ah! They won't listen…'
'They have become more stubborn than before.' Sara seemed worried.
'I can see.' Aki had no problem agreeing with Sara.
'Ok, try to visit if you can.' Sara was more accepting than his siblings.
'Ok! Bye!' Aki bade goodbye to them. Aki was standing alone in the parking lot.
A raindrop touched his eyelid. He looked up. The rain started falling. He didn't leave.
"It's good that you are...leaving!" His heart becomes heavy as he inhales the smell of the rain.
The orange sun went to take a rest for the night.