Hey, what are you doing to her?!"Ev

Hey, what are you doing to her?!"

Everything happened so fast as Takaba-sama suddenly launched himself into Daisuke. Haruka was shock that the lean boy apparently hid so much strength inside his body. The boy punched the older man over and over again as he yelled, "How dare you?! Don't your parents teach you to be respectful to women?!"

Daisuke tried to fight back. But it seemed the man got fat and slow with age. None of his blow even hit Takaba-sama. Snapping herself up from her amusing observation, Haruka moved to stop her boss' lover from seriously hurting the man. Actually, it was not a problem even if Takaba-sama ended up killing the asshole. Their legal department would clear everything right away and the boy's involvement wouldn't even be mentioned in any official report. But, she knew that his kind heart would make him feel extremely guilty afterwards.

"Takaba-sama, it is okay. I am okay," she tried to calm him down.

The boy was so angry, though, it took her some time to be able to completely separate him from the jerk. By the time she managed to do that, all the shop assistants had came out because of the uproar. She quickly did a fast check for injury. She was quite sure that the boy was totally okay from her previous observation, but it was always better to re-check. Tears streamed down the boy's cheeks, but other than that, he didn't get even a scratch. She released a relief breath.

The shop manager eventually came but froze at the sight. She calmly told him to call the security while she called Suoh-san to bring the car around. She asked the assistants to help bringing all their shopping. Takaba-sama was quiet as she led him to the waiting car in front of the shop. Suoh-san was ready to assist the upset boy to get into the car.

It was when they were safe inside the car that she heard Takaba-sama murmured dejectedly, "I am so sorry, Haruka-san."

She frowned, "Why? You didn't do anything wrong, Takaba-sama."

"I should have come sooner! Then you didn't have to go through that! But I was so mad at this whole shopping thing that I sulked. If I knew that the jerk did that to you, I would stop him immediately!" he wailed.

She smiled at his outrage, "Well, you didn't know. No one could guess that the man was crazy. But, thank you for defending my honor. Next time though, don't do anything dangerous like that anymore. I would be fine even without help."

"Of course not!" he quickly snapped at her. "That man touched you in a...a..," he paused, waving his hands around as he looked for a polite word to describe his thought before finally continued, "...a disgusting way! It would not be fine! I should help you, protect you!"

She almost laughed at the whole absurdity. She could send Daisuke to the hospital with serious injury in a mere 5 seconds. And this boy who was a few years younger than her claimed that she needed protection. But of course she kept it all to herself. Instead she teased him, "Are you trying to say that woman is weak, Takaba-sama? Because I can protect myself."

The boy's shock was obvious. "I didn't mean it like that! But you are my friend. I care for you. And Suoh. And Kirishima. Wherever you are, I want to help you if you are in trouble," he softly explained.

His honest admission stopped her from teasing the boy further. She looked closely at the younger boy who hanged his head in regret. Warm emotion filled her heart, but she wouldn't show any of it.

"You know what, Takaba-sama," she said calmly in an effort to distract the boy from his remorse, "Just now, you sounded exactly like Asami-sama when he talked to you. Well, of course, minus the lust you obviously have for each other." She grinned at the boy.

The boy immediately forgot his disappointment and shouted in denial, "What...what do you mean? I so did not sound like the bastard!"

She smiled, "Please forgive my bluntness, Takaba-sama. Didn't you just complain about Asami-sama safety precautions? He just wants you to be safe. I am sure he knows that you are strong and you can protect yourself. But just like you know I can protect myself and yet you still want to help me, it is the same with Asami-sama. Asami-sama cares for you. Indeed, the way he shows his care may not be in the way that you prefer, like when he asked you to buy those fancy clothes. But, people always want to do something for the person they cares about."

The stubborn boy instantly blushed. A beautiful shade of pink decorated his entire face, even to the tip of his ears. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to deny the notion, but he quickly closed it again. It was quite amusing, actually, to observe his awkward behavior. Haruka tried her best to hide her smile, keeping her face as straight as possible. Finally, Takaba-sama looked out of the car window as he muttered very quietly that she almost missed it, "I know. I care for him too."

A few weeks later, Kirishima-san told Haruka that the boy had disappeared.

The girl comes to Asami-sama office wearing clothes that, in a glance, makes her look exactly like the real Takaba-sama. Haruka freezes for a while, thinking that Takaba-sama has suddenly got tired of playing hide-and-seek since, no matter how long he hides and waits, they can't find him. Then, she takes a closer look and realizes that it is one of the replicas Kirishima has told her, Emi.

Haruka hasn't met any of those replicas herself because Kirishima prefers to handle everything that is related with Asami-sama personally. But, as Kirishima-san's assistant, she is the one who takes care of their needs behind the scene. Such as transferring their incredibly generous monthly allowances that always make Haruka shakes her head in disbelief. Well, considering the risk that they take, she doesn't think she feel jealous of their fortune, though.

Despite her boyish appearance, Haruka has to admit that Emi looks pretty. Looking at her slim body, no one will think that she just gave birth to two baby boys no more than two months earlier. Haruka sighs. At least, the girl has a better fashion sense than the boy. The color of her clothes accentuates her short light brown hair and hazelnut eyes.

Emi walks in a way that reminds Haruka of Takaba-sama. Even the way the girl stands looks exactly the same. It seems like every single movement of the girl is a perfect copy of Takaba-sama's. And for a minute, Haruka just stares at Emi as she feels goosebumps rise all over her body at the creepy similarities between the girl and Takaba-sama.

Shit, what kind of person does this kind of thing to other-

She stops the thought immediately. She already knows the answer. It is her boss. And it is not part of her job to comment on her boss' kinkiness.

"Emi-san, you shouldn't be here. If you want to see the twin, I am sure we can-"

But the girl cuts Haruka's sentence, waving her pretty hand arrogantly, "Where is Ryuichi? I want to see him."

Haruka frowns at Emi's rudeness. Who does this girl think she actually is? Not even Takaba-sama talks to any of Asami-sama's subordinates like that. And she dares to call Asami-sama by his first name. But Kirishima-san has trained her better to react to this kind of impoliteness. So she keeps her smile as she replies, "I am afraid Asami-sama is very busy right now. I don't think he will have time to receive your sudden visit at the moment, Emi-san. If you have any concern, I can pass it-"

"You think you can hide him from me, don't you, bitch?"

Haruka stares at the girl, her jaw hanging open in disbelief. Does she hear the girl correctly? Maybe the long hours working to find any trace of Takaba-sama and takes care of the twin has finally took an effect on her and she starts to hallucinate.

"I beg your pardon?" she asks carefully.

"Don't play deaf. You heard me. How dare you speak to me like that? Do you even know who I am?"

The last one is a very good question and Haruka also wants to know the answer. Because Haruka is quite sure that the girl is only one of those people who sold her body to Asami-sama and signed the contract to bear his children. And therefore, she believes Emi doesn't have the right to disturb Asami-sama unreasonably.

Before Haruka can form any reply, the girl answers her own question, "I am the mother of your master's children. I give him two healthy boys. My boys are his heirs now and it gives me all the rights as Asami-sama's partner. So, from now on, you will direct me as Asami-san and give me the respect I deserve as his wife and the mother of his children. Asami-sama is the king, my sons are his princes and I am the queen. Do you understand?"

No, Haruka doesn't understand. What is this "king" and "princes" and "queen" she talked about? Besides, last time Kirishima-san told her, Asami-sama's successor is still called Takaba Akihito. Well, considering that the person is missing right now and that the children are-

"Do. You. Understand?" Emi repeats with a dangerous glint in her eyes.

Haruka decides it is time to end this disruption of her work. She still has a lot of tasks to do today and a boy to find before she needs to babysit the twins. They just received a report, informing that a person who looks like Takaba-sama has been seen in Korea. And now, Kirishima-san is somewhere in Korea looking for the boy. Suoh-san is downstairs organizing their men to gather as much information as they can get. Her boss is in the meeting room next door, battling a tough negotiation alone because all their resources are spent to find any traces of Takaba-sama. They really don't have the energy for whatever it is Emi wants. So, Haruka takes her phone and quickly presses the speed dial for Suoh-san.

It seems Emi realizes what she is doing because the girl quickly moves towards her. Taking a knife out from her pocket, she attacks Haruka. It is a stupid move. Haruka has certifications of a few different martial arts. So she easily kicks the knife out of Emi's hand and holds the girl's hands behind her back. Emi insta