Nobody stopped Akihito as he entered the lobby. On the surface, nothing had changed. The same bodyguards were stationed there, the same female receptionist, but he could feel the tension slicing through the rigid atmosphere, as if emotions were suspended on tight ropes across the room, wall to wall, floor to ceiling, ceiling to floor.He received sideway glances though and he could feel their gaze follow him into the elevator. Even when the door slid close, he still felt the eyes on his back. He knew what they must be thinking. What would someone like him, an insignificant mistress, be doing at this place when Asami was dead? After all, only Yoh seemed to really understand the depth of the relationship between the two star-crossed lovers.Akihito snorted at the thought.Star-crossed? Snap out of it, you fool, this is no Shakespeare tragedy.The sixty floor climb seemed to last an eternity until it stopped and the door slid open. One of the bodyguards bowed as he passed by.What the…Another bodyguard opened the door to what used to be Asami's office.The office was just as it was. Nothing removed. Nothing added. Even the faint scent of Asami's cologne still lingered, just barely, but it was still there, slowly ebbing away."I made sure they paid the proper respects to Asami-sama's lover. You are his lover, are you not?" Yoh was leaning against the front of Asami's desk.He still talked as though Asami was still alive, and in a way, Akihito found solace in pretending his love was still alive. He knew well that it was a charade, that they would soon have to face the reality.Akihito nodded slowly. Asami trusted Yoh, enough to put him in charge after his…murder. He, too, must put all his faith in the man. One did not earn Asami's confidence for nothing, after all."Take a seat," Yoh motioned to the chair as he went around the desk.Akihito stood his ground."I'd rather stand.""Takaba-san, if you truly wish to discuss the means of avenging Asami-sama, then do expect to be here several hours. Until morning," Yoh said as he sat down and pulled up several stacks of filed paper from a drawer, "And there is the matter of Asami-sama's will for you.
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