Happy Smile Bathroom Renovators! (Tora/Nao) Part 5
Title: Happy Smile Bathroom Renovators!
Author: butterflysaga
Band(s): Alice Nine,Mucc (Tatsurou), The GazettE (Reita)
Pairings: Tora/Nao, some Shou/Saga, some Saga/Hiroto, and very tiny tiny bits of Reita/Saga
Genre: Comedy, Romance, MxM
Rating: R for language, sexy scenes, and Saga
Warnings: Injury caused from laughter (I hope?)
Summary: Nao has moved into a new home. While getting settled in he finds himself in a bit of trouble which leads him to call Happy Smile Bathroom Renovators! Can they save the day and ultimately Nao's house?
Notes: I have no idea about bathroom renovation so I made all this shit up. In fact I make a lot of shit up! Like Nao's favorite color and Tora's ink. Also, much love goes out to my beta phillipthefrogwho always inspires me and watches my horrible horrible grammar. Also most of these laughs are from conversations we've had and when we work together, a lot of evil ensues. Bahahahaha! *kisses her frog*
Damn I am easily won over from comments. *cries with joy* Here is another update because I'm love hungry ho like that! XD
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
The following day Tora had stationed himself on the front lawn and was measuring and cutting the flooring Nao had picked out.
As it was a pretty hot day he had taken off his shirt and had only a tank top on, by 2 o'clock there was three to four high school girls gawking at him from across the street. Nao came out to see the progress.
"Hey you have a fanclub!" he said in amusement
"Eh?" Tora turned and saw them, with a smirk he waved at the girls. A burst of giggles could be heard as the girls covered their mouths and waved back. Nao waved at the girls too but didn't get the same response. "Humph guess they only came out to gawk at Mr. Sexy floor cutting man"
Tora snorted and continued his work.
"Tora-shi~ you should take a break! I made lunch!"
"You're trying to make me all fat and take away my fan club aren't you?" Tora said in a playful whiney tone.
"No way! I wouldn't know what to do with a fanclub!"
Tora followed him into the house and helped himself to grabbing the pitcher of ice water in the fridge.
"What's that?" Nao asked suddenly.
"What's what?" Tora said turning his head to look at him as he poured himself a glass from the counter.
"Are you yakuza!?"
Tora couldn't help but to laugh at that, "are you talking about the tattoo on my back?"
"Yea I can see it through your shirt!"
"I'm not yakuza Nao"
"What is it?"
"A tiger"
"Ohhh hence the Tora name?"
"Sorta" Tora turned to him and took a drink of water.
Nao's face was wrought with curiosity.
"What is it? Do you want to see it or something?" Tora said with a laugh.
Nao's eyes went wide, "Can I? I don't know anyone who gets tattoos! How racy~"
"Racy?" Tora shook his head and chuckled setting the glass down he turned around and took off the tank top. He stood there for a few moments and was about to turn around due to how quiet Nao was until he felt a few cool fingers brush against the middle of his back where his tattoo was. Tora jumped a little at the contact and coolness.
"Hmm it's really beautiful work" Nao said in a thoughtful low voice, "is it reminiscent of ancient chinese art?"
"Um..." Tora's mind was blank for a few seconds longer then it should've been
"um yea" Tora finished finally, he could feel himself blushing horribly
Nao's fingers traced the tail and Tora could feel his breath hitch as a spark of pleasure ran down his spine, "I'm starving!" Tora said a little too loudly and turned to face Nao with an awkward smile
He quickly grabbed his shirt and slipped it back on before sitting down at the table, Nao was a little flabbergasted with how fast he managed to do that.
"Of course! Haha! Sorry you must be its been hours hasn't it!" Nao said seemingly nonplussed by the awkwardness Tora was sure was thick in the room.
Nao placed their plates down and sat across from Tora with a smile.
Tora picked up his chopsticks, "thanks!" he said a little too nicely and refused to look up from his plate. The usual Nao watching Tora eat thing was now a little more than he could bear.
**************
Tora was pretty sure by the next day the whole incident was rid of in his mind but as soon as Nao opened the door and smiled his usual adorably sweet smile Tora could feel the thoughts and sensations creeping up to the front of his brain already.
"Good morning!" Nao said cheerfully and opened the door wider to allow him in. "I assume today is putting down the flooring yes?"
"Yes" Tora said not looking Nao in the eye as he sat down at the kitchen table to do the usual morning routine.
Nao prepared the table and was eating and chatting at Tora about his plans for the garden while Tora stared into his coffee mug.
He hadn't slept well at all and it bothered him profusely that it was because of this hyperactive man.
"Tora-shi?"
"Huh?" Tora looked up at him and smiled
"What's wrong?" Nao asked sweetly in an almost coo like fashion, he tilted his head in question.
"Uh nothing! Tired!"
"Oh! Do you want the day off? You should take the day off if you're tired! You've been working nonstop!"
"Ahh no that's...I have the day off tomorrow remember?"
"Mmm you can have two days off~ I don't mind at all"
Tora bitched at him with his face until Nao finally let out a laugh.
"Seriously Tora what's up with you!"
"I dont wanna take the day off"
"Fine! I don't care what you do!"
"Good!"
"Great!"
"Fuckfreakingtastic!" Tora yelled.
"BAHAHAHAHAHA that word is so stupid I can't even top it!"
Tora couldn't help but laugh, "you need to go away"
"Ha! I live here! How can I go away!? You came over here you know!"
"So?"
"So!? The Tora bitch level is sky high today~"
"Blah blah blah" Tora said with a roll of his eyes
"You're so unprofessional!"
"So are you! You make me eat all day!"
Nao busted out laughing and smacked Tora's arm from across the table. The contact made Tora stiffen a bit.
"Tora-shi chill out! Here~ let me make you some tea~" Nao stood up and snatched the coffee out of his hand and began to heat up some water. "Caffeine is not good for anxiety"
"I'm not anxious can I please have my coffee back?"
"No"
Tora huffed and leaned back in his chair.
"Its only been what? Barely a week and you're like this? How do you keep your job!" Nao bickered at him as he pulled out a tea cup from the cupboard, "unless something is bothering you at home?"
"Am I in grade school again?"
Nao giggled, "yes is daddy being a dick?"
"He's always a dick"
"Like father like son~" Nao said in a sing song voice and Tora glared at the back of his head.
Nao turned and looked at him with a sweet smile, "I like to think we're friends Tora"
Tora stared at him blankly
"So you should feel comfortable here~"
Tora sighed and nodded "I apologize, I'm way out of line"
"Not really"
"I am" Tora said giving him a look as to say not to argue with him, "I'm just a bit tired and well I have a lot of things on my mind, my father would kick my ass if he saw the kind of 'professionalism' I have" he said with a smirk.
Nao placed a cup of tea in front of him, "Well I can't say it isn't my fault I sorta set the tone right?"
"No its not like that"
"Then?"
Tora's eyes dragged from the table to the hand that was on the kitchen table a few inches away from his tea. Sitting forward he quickly put his fingers around the tea cup purposely brushing his fingers against Nao's in the process. The feeling he got made him curse inwardly at himself. He tapped the lip of the cup quickly out of nervousness.
"Tora?"
"Hm?"
"You didn't answer my question!"
"Huh? I'm sorry I don't even remember what the question was" Tora said with a weak laugh
"Pffft! You ass!" Nao said playfully and lightly slapped his shoulder
Tora tilted his head as a thought occurred to him.
This guy obviously liked him like that.
"Actually you know I'm fine" Tora said with a genuine smile and nod.
"Are you really?"
"Perfectly fine in fact I should get to work on that floor of yours"
"Oh? Well if you insist!"
"I do insist" Tora said standing up and in a bold move playfully patted the side of Nao's face causing Nao to laugh lightly before heading outside to bring his stuff in.
For the rest of the day Tora was polite and friendly and despite Nao's attempts to get Tora to argue with him Tora wouldn't bite.
*
Tora opened the door to his apartment and inwardly cursed to himself when he noticed that he forgot to turn on the light for the cat. Hearing the kitty's paws across the wood floor he flipped on the light and saw Chikin looking up at him with wide eyes. Smiling he knelt down and picked up the cat as the cat mewed and purred. Scratching behind his ear he walked to the kitchen.
"I know I know you're hungry" he said to the cat, plopping him on the floor he proceeded to feed him before grabbing himself a beer and heading to the living room. Plopping himself onto the couch he turned on the television and stretched out on the couch.
Chikin ran in minutes later and hopped up on top of his lap. Tora stroked the kitty absent mindedly as he stared boredly at the television.
His usual night routine didn't feel too appealing this particular night as he was in a foul mood.
Tora stared at the front door. Alright he wasn't usually the type to go out to bars with friends much let alone by himself he was somehow considering the idea of doing so. Petting Chikin he thought against it.
The TV program he had wasn't pleasing him very much and even Chikin, though the kitty lowered his blood pressure, wasn't lifting his spirits. Sighing he looked at the front door again.
The urge to go out became stronger as he noticed how quiet it was around his place.
"I'll be back Chikin" he said.
Picking Chikin up he gave the cat one last pet before setting him down and headed out the door. Getting into his car he drove to the nearest bar he could think of.
Tora sat at the bar and ordered a shot of whiskey. Downing it quickly he ordered another rather quickly.
The night would be simple. Go out have a few drinks. He needed to relax and coming out like this he felt this was actually his sole goal.
After two shots of whiskey and two beers he felt the tension in his shoulders finally relax a bit.
"So what brings you here?" a woman suddenly asked, turning to his right he saw her sitting a seat away. She wore her shoulder length black hair down and looked like the clean type.
"Eh?"
"You just look kind of out of place" she said with a laugh, "To be honest you seem like something's weighing heavy on your mind"
"Ah...do you use that one often?" Tora asked
She laughed "I dont. Should I? Does it work?"
"Ah haha to be honest not really" Tora answered with a laugh
"I see. I need to brush up on my pick up lines it seems" she replied stirring her mixed drink.
Tora smirked and stared at his drink. A few more and he knew he might become hopelessly drunk. The idea appealed to him.
"Do you want another drink?" he asked then
"I'm fine are you sure YOU need another?"
"I definitely need another" he smiled
"I probably shouldn't try to pick up a depressed guy, seems kind of low" she said to mostly herself, though it was obvious she wanted him to hear it too.
"Eh? I'm fine"
She nodded her face showing that she didnt really believe him
"I do hate to just get up and go now that I see you look kind of down" she said
"You can do whatever you like" Tora said
"I don't usually do this" she began and Tora couldn't help but snort at that over used line "But I'd really love it if you'd come home with me tonight"
Tora turned and looked at her, "Are you serious?" his face expression was one of someone who was impatient but he didn't look incredibly put off.
The woman shrugged, "you're the best looking guy I've seen in awhile"
Tora huffed a laugh at that and downed his beer.
"I don't really feel like going anywhere" He said in a dull voice
"Well not to my place then" she said with a smile, getting up she sat down next to him "we can go anywhere you want" she said in a low voice
Tora ordered another beer "You said it yourself. Hitting on me is kind of low isn't it? I'm having a shitty day."
"Well maybe I can take your mind off your troubles?"
"You're really persistent"
"Well you're just that damn hot" she said with a flirtatious smile
Tora took a sip of his beer and thought about it for a second. He couldn't really say he was a person that frequently got laid. He could remember the last time perfectly and it was mostly because Tora was the type to sleep with a person after getting to know them. In fact he had only had sexually encounters with three or four people in his life, all of them girlfriends.
To put it bluntly Tora never had a one night stand in his life.
Here he was considering it.
Sure it had been awhile, probably about a year since he had sex.
All of this was pretty trivial in terms of the real reason he considered it. In all truth Tora was having a bit of a mental crisis.
Though one could say having a mental crisis is reasonable if you consider deranged plant men that like to creep up on your dreams in which you wake up and actually have to take a cold shower.
The thought pissed him off to no end.
Fucking deranged plant men.
Tora feeling egged on now looked at the woman beside him
"Alright I give. You want to get out of here?"
The woman smiled, "most definitely"
Standing up he began to walk out of the bar as she followed behind him. Tora felt his heart racing and his palms get all sweaty. Ignoring these things he walked to his truck. Turning around he looked at the woman in front of him. Slowly she stepped closer to him and then quite suddenly pushed him against his truck and began to kiss him.
She was totally his type. Clean looking, pretty, seemed to have a good sense of humor.
Every cell in his being felt utterly revolted.
Tora wrapped his arms tighter around the woman and forced himself to think thoughts about Nao.
Nao and his stupid irritating laugh, his stupid irritating yellow clothes, those ridiculous floppy hats he wears. How his house was always sunny and how he always seemed to be fucking sunnier. Stupid Nao and that wonderful shade of pink that covers those sweet cheeks of his when Tora compliments him.
He hated that deranged plant man. Hated that such a strange person could merely brush up against him and leave him in a state of desire.
God he wanted him.
He wanted to see him in that stupid yellow apron he wears while he bickers on about nothing.
Tora pulled quickly away from the woman and spat out, "I'm falling for a man. I'm actually falling for a fucking deranged plant man."
The woman stood there speechless. Tora stared at her in shock.
"W...what?"
Tora started laughing, realizing he said it out loud, "I'm sorry"
"I seriously didn't hear you right, did you just say you we're falling in love with a man plant?"
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Nao laid on his brand new sofa staring at the ceiling the following afternoon. He was bored out of his mind since Tora wasn't there. The house felt sort of strange as it was the first real day he was all alone in it. Sure at night he was by himself but the day he always had Tora around to make it noisy and interesting.
He was actually still kind of worried about his new friend (never mind that Tatsuro thinks that the bathroom guy isn't your friend since he's being paid to be there) and he kind of wanted to know what made him suddenly act all bipolar and weird on him. Over the past week Nao had obviously recognized that Tora was pretty obviously a whiny sorta guy but he couldn't possibly be that whiny normally.
Nao couldn't shake the feeling that it was somehow his fault.
Nao sighed and swung himself off the sofa. "Let's work on the garden!" he said to no one in particular and headed out back.
*
Nao pulled aggressively on the weeds that took up a corner of his garden. With an angry glare he concentrated hard as he tugged on a particularly difficult weed.
"Get out will you?" he said between gritted teeth "Come on give it up!"
The force in which he pulled it made him fall back a bit and landing on his butt he huffed. Holding up his hand he found that he had successfully ripped it out of the ground, roots and all.
Wiping the side of his face he sighed and tossed it into the pile of other weeds. Looking up he stared at the sky.
Nao didn't feel right. In fact Nao didn't feel like Nao at all. He had this sick and heavy feeling in his chest.
"Hmmm" he hummed sadly, "this must be what longing feels like" he said blowing a piece of his bangs out of his face.
With a pout he looked at his row of yellow daises, "Saga woorrrm"
"I feel so terrible Saga worm" Nao said to the dirt that surrounded his daisies, "Do you think its weird to be thinking funny things about your bathroom renovator?"
The dirt said nothing
"Hmm yea you're probably right it is weird" Nao said with a nod
"But he's really funny " he said with a smile
Leaning closer he whispered, "And sexy"
Nao stared at the dirt
The dirt said nothing
Nao laughed and shook his head, "Yea I knew you would agree Saga worm"
"Heeey have you replaced me?"
Nao jumped and looked at the door to see Saga man standing there in the doorway.
"I have and this one is even skinner then you are"
Saga laughed and walked over to Nao before plopping down on the ground beside him, wrapping an arm around him Saga placed a kiss on top of Nao's head.
"Whats wrong puffy pooh"
"Puffy pooh!" Nao shouted in fake shock and nudged him
"Haha I know you're upset when you start sharing your soul with insects"
"Saga, worms are NOT insects"
Saga laughed
"Did you hear everything I said?" Nao asked
"Hmmmm" Saga said simply
"Well to reiterate nosy I'm depressed!" Nao stated
"No way not Naoshi"
"Yes the blues have hit Naoshi" Nao said with a sigh
Saga squeezed Nao's shoulder
"Well I kind of wished happy Nao was here because I bought him house warming present"
"I'm sorry he's not here either" Nao said sadly
"I guess I'll have to eat that cake with lots and lots of strawberries on top I brought for him." Saga said in a fake disappointed tone. He sighed and put his chin on his fist.
Nao turned his head slowly at Saga
"It was from happy Nao's favorite bakery too"
Nao stared at him before smiling widely, "I love you you know that!?" Nao professed with a laugh.
"Hahaha I know I'm awesome"
Nao grabbed Saga by the cheeks before planting a giant wet kiss on the side of his face.
"Gah depressed Nao germs"
"Ha! Happy Nao is back! There's cake to be got!"
Author: butterflysaga
Band(s): Alice Nine,Mucc (Tatsurou), The GazettE (Reita)
Pairings: Tora/Nao, some Shou/Saga, some Saga/Hiroto, and very tiny tiny bits of Reita/Saga
Genre: Comedy, Romance, MxM
Rating: R for language, sexy scenes, and Saga
Warnings: Injury caused from laughter (I hope?)
Summary: Nao has moved into a new home. While getting settled in he finds himself in a bit of trouble which leads him to call Happy Smile Bathroom Renovators! Can they save the day and ultimately Nao's house?
Notes: I have no idea about bathroom renovation so I made all this shit up. In fact I make a lot of shit up! Like Nao's favorite color and Tora's ink. Also, much love goes out to my beta phillipthefrogwho always inspires me and watches my horrible horrible grammar. Also most of these laughs are from conversations we've had and when we work together, a lot of evil ensues. Bahahahaha! *kisses her frog*
Damn I am easily won over from comments. *cries with joy* Here is another update because I'm love hungry ho like that! XD
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
The following day Tora had stationed himself on the front lawn and was measuring and cutting the flooring Nao had picked out.
As it was a pretty hot day he had taken off his shirt and had only a tank top on, by 2 o'clock there was three to four high school girls gawking at him from across the street. Nao came out to see the progress.
"Hey you have a fanclub!" he said in amusement
"Eh?" Tora turned and saw them, with a smirk he waved at the girls. A burst of giggles could be heard as the girls covered their mouths and waved back. Nao waved at the girls too but didn't get the same response. "Humph guess they only came out to gawk at Mr. Sexy floor cutting man"
Tora snorted and continued his work.
"Tora-shi~ you should take a break! I made lunch!"
"You're trying to make me all fat and take away my fan club aren't you?" Tora said in a playful whiney tone.
"No way! I wouldn't know what to do with a fanclub!"
Tora followed him into the house and helped himself to grabbing the pitcher of ice water in the fridge.
"What's that?" Nao asked suddenly.
"What's what?" Tora said turning his head to look at him as he poured himself a glass from the counter.
"Are you yakuza!?"
Tora couldn't help but to laugh at that, "are you talking about the tattoo on my back?"
"Yea I can see it through your shirt!"
"I'm not yakuza Nao"
"What is it?"
"A tiger"
"Ohhh hence the Tora name?"
"Sorta" Tora turned to him and took a drink of water.
Nao's face was wrought with curiosity.
"What is it? Do you want to see it or something?" Tora said with a laugh.
Nao's eyes went wide, "Can I? I don't know anyone who gets tattoos! How racy~"
"Racy?" Tora shook his head and chuckled setting the glass down he turned around and took off the tank top. He stood there for a few moments and was about to turn around due to how quiet Nao was until he felt a few cool fingers brush against the middle of his back where his tattoo was. Tora jumped a little at the contact and coolness.
"Hmm it's really beautiful work" Nao said in a thoughtful low voice, "is it reminiscent of ancient chinese art?"
"Um..." Tora's mind was blank for a few seconds longer then it should've been
"um yea" Tora finished finally, he could feel himself blushing horribly
Nao's fingers traced the tail and Tora could feel his breath hitch as a spark of pleasure ran down his spine, "I'm starving!" Tora said a little too loudly and turned to face Nao with an awkward smile
He quickly grabbed his shirt and slipped it back on before sitting down at the table, Nao was a little flabbergasted with how fast he managed to do that.
"Of course! Haha! Sorry you must be its been hours hasn't it!" Nao said seemingly nonplussed by the awkwardness Tora was sure was thick in the room.
Nao placed their plates down and sat across from Tora with a smile.
Tora picked up his chopsticks, "thanks!" he said a little too nicely and refused to look up from his plate. The usual Nao watching Tora eat thing was now a little more than he could bear.
**************
Tora was pretty sure by the next day the whole incident was rid of in his mind but as soon as Nao opened the door and smiled his usual adorably sweet smile Tora could feel the thoughts and sensations creeping up to the front of his brain already.
"Good morning!" Nao said cheerfully and opened the door wider to allow him in. "I assume today is putting down the flooring yes?"
"Yes" Tora said not looking Nao in the eye as he sat down at the kitchen table to do the usual morning routine.
Nao prepared the table and was eating and chatting at Tora about his plans for the garden while Tora stared into his coffee mug.
He hadn't slept well at all and it bothered him profusely that it was because of this hyperactive man.
"Tora-shi?"
"Huh?" Tora looked up at him and smiled
"What's wrong?" Nao asked sweetly in an almost coo like fashion, he tilted his head in question.
"Uh nothing! Tired!"
"Oh! Do you want the day off? You should take the day off if you're tired! You've been working nonstop!"
"Ahh no that's...I have the day off tomorrow remember?"
"Mmm you can have two days off~ I don't mind at all"
Tora bitched at him with his face until Nao finally let out a laugh.
"Seriously Tora what's up with you!"
"I dont wanna take the day off"
"Fine! I don't care what you do!"
"Good!"
"Great!"
"Fuckfreakingtastic!" Tora yelled.
"BAHAHAHAHAHA that word is so stupid I can't even top it!"
Tora couldn't help but laugh, "you need to go away"
"Ha! I live here! How can I go away!? You came over here you know!"
"So?"
"So!? The Tora bitch level is sky high today~"
"Blah blah blah" Tora said with a roll of his eyes
"You're so unprofessional!"
"So are you! You make me eat all day!"
Nao busted out laughing and smacked Tora's arm from across the table. The contact made Tora stiffen a bit.
"Tora-shi chill out! Here~ let me make you some tea~" Nao stood up and snatched the coffee out of his hand and began to heat up some water. "Caffeine is not good for anxiety"
"I'm not anxious can I please have my coffee back?"
"No"
Tora huffed and leaned back in his chair.
"Its only been what? Barely a week and you're like this? How do you keep your job!" Nao bickered at him as he pulled out a tea cup from the cupboard, "unless something is bothering you at home?"
"Am I in grade school again?"
Nao giggled, "yes is daddy being a dick?"
"He's always a dick"
"Like father like son~" Nao said in a sing song voice and Tora glared at the back of his head.
Nao turned and looked at him with a sweet smile, "I like to think we're friends Tora"
Tora stared at him blankly
"So you should feel comfortable here~"
Tora sighed and nodded "I apologize, I'm way out of line"
"Not really"
"I am" Tora said giving him a look as to say not to argue with him, "I'm just a bit tired and well I have a lot of things on my mind, my father would kick my ass if he saw the kind of 'professionalism' I have" he said with a smirk.
Nao placed a cup of tea in front of him, "Well I can't say it isn't my fault I sorta set the tone right?"
"No its not like that"
"Then?"
Tora's eyes dragged from the table to the hand that was on the kitchen table a few inches away from his tea. Sitting forward he quickly put his fingers around the tea cup purposely brushing his fingers against Nao's in the process. The feeling he got made him curse inwardly at himself. He tapped the lip of the cup quickly out of nervousness.
"Tora?"
"Hm?"
"You didn't answer my question!"
"Huh? I'm sorry I don't even remember what the question was" Tora said with a weak laugh
"Pffft! You ass!" Nao said playfully and lightly slapped his shoulder
Tora tilted his head as a thought occurred to him.
This guy obviously liked him like that.
"Actually you know I'm fine" Tora said with a genuine smile and nod.
"Are you really?"
"Perfectly fine in fact I should get to work on that floor of yours"
"Oh? Well if you insist!"
"I do insist" Tora said standing up and in a bold move playfully patted the side of Nao's face causing Nao to laugh lightly before heading outside to bring his stuff in.
For the rest of the day Tora was polite and friendly and despite Nao's attempts to get Tora to argue with him Tora wouldn't bite.
*
Tora opened the door to his apartment and inwardly cursed to himself when he noticed that he forgot to turn on the light for the cat. Hearing the kitty's paws across the wood floor he flipped on the light and saw Chikin looking up at him with wide eyes. Smiling he knelt down and picked up the cat as the cat mewed and purred. Scratching behind his ear he walked to the kitchen.
"I know I know you're hungry" he said to the cat, plopping him on the floor he proceeded to feed him before grabbing himself a beer and heading to the living room. Plopping himself onto the couch he turned on the television and stretched out on the couch.
Chikin ran in minutes later and hopped up on top of his lap. Tora stroked the kitty absent mindedly as he stared boredly at the television.
His usual night routine didn't feel too appealing this particular night as he was in a foul mood.
Tora stared at the front door. Alright he wasn't usually the type to go out to bars with friends much let alone by himself he was somehow considering the idea of doing so. Petting Chikin he thought against it.
The TV program he had wasn't pleasing him very much and even Chikin, though the kitty lowered his blood pressure, wasn't lifting his spirits. Sighing he looked at the front door again.
The urge to go out became stronger as he noticed how quiet it was around his place.
"I'll be back Chikin" he said.
Picking Chikin up he gave the cat one last pet before setting him down and headed out the door. Getting into his car he drove to the nearest bar he could think of.
Tora sat at the bar and ordered a shot of whiskey. Downing it quickly he ordered another rather quickly.
The night would be simple. Go out have a few drinks. He needed to relax and coming out like this he felt this was actually his sole goal.
After two shots of whiskey and two beers he felt the tension in his shoulders finally relax a bit.
"So what brings you here?" a woman suddenly asked, turning to his right he saw her sitting a seat away. She wore her shoulder length black hair down and looked like the clean type.
"Eh?"
"You just look kind of out of place" she said with a laugh, "To be honest you seem like something's weighing heavy on your mind"
"Ah...do you use that one often?" Tora asked
She laughed "I dont. Should I? Does it work?"
"Ah haha to be honest not really" Tora answered with a laugh
"I see. I need to brush up on my pick up lines it seems" she replied stirring her mixed drink.
Tora smirked and stared at his drink. A few more and he knew he might become hopelessly drunk. The idea appealed to him.
"Do you want another drink?" he asked then
"I'm fine are you sure YOU need another?"
"I definitely need another" he smiled
"I probably shouldn't try to pick up a depressed guy, seems kind of low" she said to mostly herself, though it was obvious she wanted him to hear it too.
"Eh? I'm fine"
She nodded her face showing that she didnt really believe him
"I do hate to just get up and go now that I see you look kind of down" she said
"You can do whatever you like" Tora said
"I don't usually do this" she began and Tora couldn't help but snort at that over used line "But I'd really love it if you'd come home with me tonight"
Tora turned and looked at her, "Are you serious?" his face expression was one of someone who was impatient but he didn't look incredibly put off.
The woman shrugged, "you're the best looking guy I've seen in awhile"
Tora huffed a laugh at that and downed his beer.
"I don't really feel like going anywhere" He said in a dull voice
"Well not to my place then" she said with a smile, getting up she sat down next to him "we can go anywhere you want" she said in a low voice
Tora ordered another beer "You said it yourself. Hitting on me is kind of low isn't it? I'm having a shitty day."
"Well maybe I can take your mind off your troubles?"
"You're really persistent"
"Well you're just that damn hot" she said with a flirtatious smile
Tora took a sip of his beer and thought about it for a second. He couldn't really say he was a person that frequently got laid. He could remember the last time perfectly and it was mostly because Tora was the type to sleep with a person after getting to know them. In fact he had only had sexually encounters with three or four people in his life, all of them girlfriends.
To put it bluntly Tora never had a one night stand in his life.
Here he was considering it.
Sure it had been awhile, probably about a year since he had sex.
All of this was pretty trivial in terms of the real reason he considered it. In all truth Tora was having a bit of a mental crisis.
Though one could say having a mental crisis is reasonable if you consider deranged plant men that like to creep up on your dreams in which you wake up and actually have to take a cold shower.
The thought pissed him off to no end.
Fucking deranged plant men.
Tora feeling egged on now looked at the woman beside him
"Alright I give. You want to get out of here?"
The woman smiled, "most definitely"
Standing up he began to walk out of the bar as she followed behind him. Tora felt his heart racing and his palms get all sweaty. Ignoring these things he walked to his truck. Turning around he looked at the woman in front of him. Slowly she stepped closer to him and then quite suddenly pushed him against his truck and began to kiss him.
She was totally his type. Clean looking, pretty, seemed to have a good sense of humor.
Every cell in his being felt utterly revolted.
Tora wrapped his arms tighter around the woman and forced himself to think thoughts about Nao.
Nao and his stupid irritating laugh, his stupid irritating yellow clothes, those ridiculous floppy hats he wears. How his house was always sunny and how he always seemed to be fucking sunnier. Stupid Nao and that wonderful shade of pink that covers those sweet cheeks of his when Tora compliments him.
He hated that deranged plant man. Hated that such a strange person could merely brush up against him and leave him in a state of desire.
God he wanted him.
He wanted to see him in that stupid yellow apron he wears while he bickers on about nothing.
Tora pulled quickly away from the woman and spat out, "I'm falling for a man. I'm actually falling for a fucking deranged plant man."
The woman stood there speechless. Tora stared at her in shock.
"W...what?"
Tora started laughing, realizing he said it out loud, "I'm sorry"
"I seriously didn't hear you right, did you just say you we're falling in love with a man plant?"
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Nao laid on his brand new sofa staring at the ceiling the following afternoon. He was bored out of his mind since Tora wasn't there. The house felt sort of strange as it was the first real day he was all alone in it. Sure at night he was by himself but the day he always had Tora around to make it noisy and interesting.
He was actually still kind of worried about his new friend (never mind that Tatsuro thinks that the bathroom guy isn't your friend since he's being paid to be there) and he kind of wanted to know what made him suddenly act all bipolar and weird on him. Over the past week Nao had obviously recognized that Tora was pretty obviously a whiny sorta guy but he couldn't possibly be that whiny normally.
Nao couldn't shake the feeling that it was somehow his fault.
Nao sighed and swung himself off the sofa. "Let's work on the garden!" he said to no one in particular and headed out back.
*
Nao pulled aggressively on the weeds that took up a corner of his garden. With an angry glare he concentrated hard as he tugged on a particularly difficult weed.
"Get out will you?" he said between gritted teeth "Come on give it up!"
The force in which he pulled it made him fall back a bit and landing on his butt he huffed. Holding up his hand he found that he had successfully ripped it out of the ground, roots and all.
Wiping the side of his face he sighed and tossed it into the pile of other weeds. Looking up he stared at the sky.
Nao didn't feel right. In fact Nao didn't feel like Nao at all. He had this sick and heavy feeling in his chest.
"Hmmm" he hummed sadly, "this must be what longing feels like" he said blowing a piece of his bangs out of his face.
With a pout he looked at his row of yellow daises, "Saga woorrrm"
"I feel so terrible Saga worm" Nao said to the dirt that surrounded his daisies, "Do you think its weird to be thinking funny things about your bathroom renovator?"
The dirt said nothing
"Hmm yea you're probably right it is weird" Nao said with a nod
"But he's really funny " he said with a smile
Leaning closer he whispered, "And sexy"
Nao stared at the dirt
The dirt said nothing
Nao laughed and shook his head, "Yea I knew you would agree Saga worm"
"Heeey have you replaced me?"
Nao jumped and looked at the door to see Saga man standing there in the doorway.
"I have and this one is even skinner then you are"
Saga laughed and walked over to Nao before plopping down on the ground beside him, wrapping an arm around him Saga placed a kiss on top of Nao's head.
"Whats wrong puffy pooh"
"Puffy pooh!" Nao shouted in fake shock and nudged him
"Haha I know you're upset when you start sharing your soul with insects"
"Saga, worms are NOT insects"
Saga laughed
"Did you hear everything I said?" Nao asked
"Hmmmm" Saga said simply
"Well to reiterate nosy I'm depressed!" Nao stated
"No way not Naoshi"
"Yes the blues have hit Naoshi" Nao said with a sigh
Saga squeezed Nao's shoulder
"Well I kind of wished happy Nao was here because I bought him house warming present"
"I'm sorry he's not here either" Nao said sadly
"I guess I'll have to eat that cake with lots and lots of strawberries on top I brought for him." Saga said in a fake disappointed tone. He sighed and put his chin on his fist.
Nao turned his head slowly at Saga
"It was from happy Nao's favorite bakery too"
Nao stared at him before smiling widely, "I love you you know that!?" Nao professed with a laugh.
"Hahaha I know I'm awesome"
Nao grabbed Saga by the cheeks before planting a giant wet kiss on the side of his face.
"Gah depressed Nao germs"
"Ha! Happy Nao is back! There's cake to be got!"