[Fic] Last to Know - The Gazette - Reita x Ruki - 13/?
Title:Last to Know
Chapters: 13/?
Author:cherryrazor and neopolly
Beta:lela_s♥
Genre:angst/romance, smut
Warnings: warning HET
Rating: NC-17
Pairings/Characters: ReitaxRuki, mentioned AoixUruha
Synopsis:"Why was I the last to know? Why couldn’t you just tell me truth?"
Disclaimer: They're all locked up in a cage in a high tower. Sadly the only thing that is mine/ours is the story itself.
Comments:This fic was written on a random whim. And just to clear up a few things I thought that it'd be best that I explain that the guys haven't developed a relationship yet.. but who knows.. right?
Hope ya'll enjoy!
chapter one
chapter two
chapter three
chapter four
chapter five
chapter six
chapter seven
chapter eight
chapter nine
chapter ten
chapter eleven
chapter twelve
It had already been weeks since their little break had ended and everybody had to go back to their daily routines of working and recording. In Reita’s universe the fact that it had been weeks since he had touched Ruki and seen his genuine smile was the only thing that counted. Like all the mornings that had went by, this morning was equally grey and dull to him. He was sitting beside the kitchen table, flipping through some old magazine that had an article about them and torturing himself by looking at pictures of Ruki.
“Reita! Back to earth please!”
He was shocked out of his mourning by Naoko who was waving her hand in front of his face and smiling.
“I’m ready now, how about you?” She questioned before she went back to checking the contents of her bag.
Right. He had promised to take Naoko to work before he went to practice.
“Yeah, let’s go. Do we have any time to grab some coffee on the way?”
“I’m sure we do,” she said and ruffled Reita’s hair, “If you let me drive.”
Unsure of what to say Reita only shifted his feet and grumbled something under his breath only to notice that Naoko had already snatched his car keys and was making her way out of the door. Wondering what the hell Naoko was up to, Reita warily made his way down the stairs, in hopes of stopping his girlfriend before she could get behind the wheel. To Reita’s great disappointment Naoko had already started the engine and was sitting behind the wheel with a smile that could outshine the sun.
“I see that you’re all set,” Reita grumbled as he fastened his seatbelt and turned to look at Naoko.
“Hheheheh, it’s so rare that you let me drive so I was a bit enthusiastic and well…this is what you get for not letting me drive.” Naoko grinned as she switched the car into gear.
“There’s a reason for that.” Reita grumbled.
Taking no notice of what Reita said, Naoko backed out of the parking lot, then headed out towards the busy roads.
Naoko glanced at Reita as they came to a stop at traffic lights. “Why so pale, honey?”
Fearing for his beautiful R-34 Nissan Skyline, Reita only managed to swallow the unmanly whimper trying to escape from between his lips before he hissed out his answer. “Women can’t drive for shit.”
“Oh come on! My driving can’t be that bad,” Naoko waved Reita’s comment off and turned her attention back towards the road. Noticing that the light had turned green, allowing them to continue, Naoko plunged the car into first not pressing the clutch down properly and causing the gearbox to scream out in agony and making Reita cringe.
“The clutch is there for a reason, for fuck’s sake!” Reita cried out.
“Well why the hell did you buy a car with such a stiff clutch?”
“It’s a race car! You know a drifter.”
“Well we’ve all seen just how much you race with this car,” she huffed. “Standing next to your car in a parking lot doesn’t automatically make you the next Takuma Sato.”
“Takuma Sato isn’t even a D-1 driver!” he retorted.
“Whatever! Let’s just go and get the coffee.”
The next 5 minutes of the ride was spent in silence until they reached their favorite coffee shop and Naoko began parking the car.
“Watch the wheels while you’re at it!” Reita said with a panicky look on his face.
“Yeah whatever.” Naoko said. As she steered a bit she miscalculated causing the wheels to hit the curb. She turned off the engine only to see a very pissed off Reita staring at her.
“For your well being I really hope that was only the tire!” he hissed between his teeth before he stepped out of the car to inspect the possible damage.
Naoko sat frozen in her seat and waited for the verdict.
Soon Reita was back in the car looking very disgruntled.
“I hope you can buy me a new set of rims.” he said.
“It can’t be that bad!” Naoko defended herself.
“Okay you only have to buy one rim,” he said as he got out of the car once again, this time to be followed by Naoko, who also went to inspect the said damage.
“Reita that’s only a small scratch!” she exclaimed as she looked at the wheel she had supposedly ruined.
“Only a small scratch?!” Reita said obviously furious by now.
“You know…whatever. I don’t get it why you have to be so fucking pissy about your car!”
“It’s my baby for god sakes!”
“So? If it’s so important you can go fuck your car and get married to it!” Naoko hissed and turned away from him.
Reita huffed and made his way to the driver’s side of the car and seated himself firmly into the seat.
“You’re not driving. I am. I don’t want my baby to suffer any more than she already has!” Reita growled out to Naoko as she got back from the coffee shop. Without waiting for an answer he started to drive towards Naoko’s office building.
~*~
Having dropped Naoko off, Reita arrived at practice in a foul mood. “Fucking women! They can’t drive worth shit!” he yelled out as he barged into the practice room receiving glances from the other members of the band.
“What happened?” a concerned Aoi asked.
“That woman just destroyed my baby’s shoe!” Reita cried out waving his hands about.
Aoi walked over to Reita and slung an arm across the bassist’s shoulders. “I feel your pain. Uruha once almost destroyed one of my precious guitars.” He said patting Reita’s arm sympathetically. Uruha glared at Aoi.
“Really?” Reita asked shocked by what Aoi had said.
“Yeah,” the older man said nodding solemnly. “He was so reckless. My poor guitar was almost ruined. I mean what would I have done then? My poor baby!”
Someone, who appeared to be Kai, cleared his throat as small signal for the two of them to shut up and get to work. It did the trick, Aoi and Reita quickly made their way to the instruments and began tuning them. With a pleased smirk on his face, Kai walked behind his drums, his eyes catching Ruki on the way. Their vocalist hadn’t really said anything after entering the room and was now just standing in front of his microphone stand like a beaten mule. What’s up with him today? Kai pondered before he started making small adjustments to his set.
Ruki tried not to look at Reita, tried not to even think about the damn bassist. That’s how he had been getting through all their other practices. He thought that the less he mooned over Reita, the easier it would be to get over him and to move on. Reita seemed to have gotten over him. All he could talk about was how good things were going with Naoko, though this morning even that seemed to have changed. Why the hell did he let her drive if she’s such a terrible driver? Ruki thought as he continued to stare at a spot on the ground right in front of his microphone stand.
~*~
Kai was proud of everyone. They had gotten through the first half of practice without any major mishaps. There were small ones, but those didn’t matter to the band-leader when the majority of things had gone just the way that he had wanted them to.
They were all currently sitting around on the couches having a well deserved break.
“I’ll be right back,” Reita announced all of a sudden, getting up and moving towards the door.
“Where are you going?” Uruha inquired.
“Well if you really must know, I’m going to go empty my bladder before I piss my pants.” The bassist replied.
“Thanks for the info there,” Uruha mumble.
“You’re welcome,” Reita said and with a smirk on his face he exited the room.
Finally Reita was able to breath. Working in the same room with Ruki was as joyous as masturbating with a grater. He just couldn’t help taking small looks at the other. Oh it stung to see Ruki so sad and lifeless. Or maybe it was just an act to get Reita to feel even guiltier than he already did. Whatever it was Reita didn’t need to know.
~*~
Now that it was their time to have a small break, Kai took the liberty of wandering to the rooftop to have a cigarette. After finding the perfect view Kai sat down and lit up his first cigarette of the day. Why was Reita so pissed about a rim? There has to be more to it, he pondered as he took a long drag. I bet they argued about something else too…I wonder how Naoko is feeling, at the same moment his other hand began traveling towards his pocket that held his phone.
Taking it out he started to type out a message.
Hi! How are you?
I haven’t heard from you in a while and I thought I’d drop a line.
When are you going to come and show me where those muscles of mine are hiding? ;p
I still haven’t found them. xDD
Sending off the message, Kai took a long drag from his cigarette and waited for an answer. Soon his phone beeped indicating that he had received a message. He flipped his phone open to read the message.
I’m doing alright.
Had a spat with Reita this morning.
ARGH! That man and his car!
It was just a tiny scratch for fucks sake and he goes all ballistic on me!
Sorry... He pissed me off.
xP Your muscles are there. I swear they are. I’ve seen the pics my friend.
Have you been pumping iron lately?
Need someone to massage those sore muscles for you? ;p
I guess I’ll have to go through with my threat and come over and show them to you xDD
Kai snickered at Naoko’s last line and began write his reply.
I know. I heard.
He came in with a bang this morning.
Aoi was all buddy-buddy with him.
Telling him how Uruha once almost broke his guitar or something. *shakes head*
Men!... I mean… Yeah… *laugh*
Me? Working out?
I might have... *tries to look innocent*
Hmm… I think your offer sounds tempting.
When does Miss. Masseuse have an appointment open?
Sending the message off he decided that he had slacked around enough and that it was time to head back into the practice room. He got up and walked back inside, but he didn’t get far when his phone beeped once again.
Now let’s see. There’s an appointment open on Saturday in the evening.
How about we reserve that time for you and I’ll give you a whole body massage? ;)
I was thinking along the lines of starting off with your shoulders.
They must get sore from all that drumming.
Then we move on from there.
How does that sound?
Kai’s eyebrows rose slightly at the suggestiveness of the message, but he decided that two could play this little game.
Saturday evening?
Well I was thinking of suggesting that we all go for a night out at a club.
Drinking and dancing and having a great time.
But I guess we could find a quiet corner somewhere and we could have our appointment there.
Sound ok to you?
~*~
Reita had been washing his hands for some minutes, not really thinking about what he was doing. Nowadays spacing out could be called his special talent. Ruki plagued his mind and he could do nothing about it. Finally snapping out of it Reita lifted his eyes to the mirror to check his face, seeing Ruki staring at him.
“Eh hi,” he mumbled as he went to dry his hands but didn’t get an answer. This was the first time Ruki had ever acted so creepy, appearing in the men’s room in complete silence. After quick thinking Reita figured that it would be okay for him to leave but Ruki had other plans. One hand quickly wrapped around Reita’s and stopped him.
“Reita.” came the whisper from Ruki’s lips.
“Yes?” Again silence answered his question. Obviously Ruki was too busy biting his lip. Reita tried to free his hand, failing miserably.
“I need to talk to you.”
“Then talk.” Reita was getting irritated. He didn’t want to be in this situation. Ruki was close enough for him to touch, kiss or hug him.
“Everyone told me to stay away...” Ruki continued his voice barely a whisper.
“Then why didn’t you?” The stern look on Reita’s face began melting away.
“I can’t!”
Silence fell between them again. Reita was stuck in a dirty toilet with Ruki. The only person he lusted after, dreamed of and wanted to be with. The only one Reita couldn’t be with. Reita tried to free his hand again, this time gaining a reaction from Ruki. Somewhere in the smaller man lay enough hidden strength to push Reita against the wall and kiss him.
Automatically Reita melted into the kiss, wanting everything Ruki had to offer him. Without hesitation his free hand wrapped around Ruki’s waist and pulled him closer. By now the alarm bells of the manly Reita had gone off and he was slowly returning to reality only to find himself engaged in a lip lock with Ruki.
Giving Ruki’s lower lip one last tug with his teeth, Reita gathered some strength in his hands and with ease pushed Ruki off of him.
“Ruki please…don’t do this.” Sadness was visible in the eyes of the bassist.
“Do what?” Ruki questioned.
“Don’t tempt me.” Reita mumbled.
“So now it’s my fault that we happen to love each other?!” Anger flared in Ruki.
“No, that’s not what I meant. I just…” Reita went quiet as he began his hopeless search for the right words. He never was a smooth talker.
“If I love you and you love me, why can’t we be together?” was Ruki’s frustrated question.
“We just can’t,” Reita said unsure of himself.
“Because you’re so not gay?” Ruki snarled.
Frustrated with himself and the situation Reita turned around and walked out defeated and confused leaving behind a Ruki who was trying to fight back his tears.
~*~
“So, what do you guys think?” Kai was asking Aoi and Uruha as Reita walked into the practice room.
“Think about what?” the bassist questioned from their band-leader.
“I was just asking the guys their opinion on us going out on Saturday. It’s been ages since we’ve been out together. What do you think?” Kai said.
“I’m game of you guys are,” the bassist said trying to shake off the feeling of defeat and confusion still raging war inside of him.
“Sounds like a plan.” Uruha piped in, grinning. Then he turned to Aoi. “Looks like we’re in for some fun.” He said leaning over to give the older man a peck on the lips before bouncing up off the couch and moving over to where his guitar was. Aoi shook his head. Oh boy! Here we go! he thought before he too got up and walked over to where their instruments were.
~*~
I never should have come here Ruki grumbled in his mind as he pushed past the people who were loitering around the club’s bar and tried to make his way back to the table they were sitting at.
Finally reaching his destination, Ruki sat down letting out a sigh that no one heard. After taking a quick glance at the people who surrounded him, Ruki lifted his drink to his lips figuring that if he got drunk enough, this night might turn out to be fun.
“What’s up Ruki?” Uruha asked the vocalist as he nursed his drink.
“Tell me again why we have to do this?” Ruki asked the lead guitarist, averting his eyes when he saw Aoi’s hand wander over to Uruha’s crotch, but then he noticed that Uruha swatted the hand away.
“It’s a bonding thing!” Uruha exclaimed.
“I’d much rather be home pounding you into the mattress,” Aoi grumbled loud enough for Ruki to hear and cringe at the images it conjures up in his mind.
Ruki turned his gaze towards the rest of the table and he saw Kai talking animatedly with Naoko about something or another and Reita looking out towards the dance floor with a thoughtful look on his face. He’s ‘prolly just drooling after some fine ass, Ruki thought and turned back to Uruha and Aoi who were busy bickering in a playful manner.
~*~
Reita was confused. Nothing dramatic had happened, but somehow everything felt all too different. He didn’t want to turn his gaze back to the table and see Ruki chatting animatedly with Aoi and his Kitten or to watch how Kai was definitely hitting on his girlfriend who seemed to enjoy the attention she was getting. Gulping down the last of his drink, Reita rose from his chair and made his way to the counter without uttering one word to the others.
Leaning on the counter he waved the bartender over to him.
“What can I get you?” the bartender asked as she walked up to where Reita was standing.
“Get me a Jack Daniels, on the rocks.” He said to her. “Better make that a double.” He added as an after thought.
“Coming right up!” the bartender said cheerfully, turning towards the drinks that were located behind her.
Paying for his drink he then headed back to the table only to find Naoko and Kai gone and Ruki still talking and laughing with their two guitarists.
“You better not end up puking this time Rei.” Aoi said eyeing the bassist’s glass suspiciously. “I don’t want to end up having to put up with a drunk Uruha and you this time.”
“Oh shut it, Aoi.” Reita growled out playfully. “It was that damn tequila and I’m staying away from that today, so don’t worry.”
“Where’d Kai and Naoko disappear off to?” he asked Uruha when the other turned to face his attention towards the bassist.
“Naoko said that she wanted to dance and since you weren’t here to go with her, she dragged a very unwilling Kai along.” Uruha answered.
“Oh,” was all that Reita said turning his attention back to the dance floor and trying to spot Kai and Naoko amongst the crowd, but not succeeding at it.
~*~
“Hey Miss Masseuse, you were supposed to have scheduled an appointment for me tonight.” Kai said to Naoko as they pushed their way through the crowd of surging bodies on the dance floor.
“Oh? Was I?” Naoko said with a sly grin when they finally made it to the sidelines to a secluded spot away from prying eyes..
“Yeah.” Kai said. His hand rose to his face and he tapped his cheek with a finger in feigned though. “If I remember correctly you messaged me that you were going to show me my hidden muscles and give me a full body massage.”
“Oh yeah! That!” Naoko said grinning up at Kai.
She moved closer to Kai and feathered her fingers up Kai’s arm, starting from his wrist all the way to his shoulders.
“It’s all here you know,” she whispered in Kai’s ear as she leaned up. She skimmed her hand up to Kai’s neck before burying it in the hair at his neck and giving the muscles there a gentle squeeze.
Kai closed his eyes and breathed a heavy sigh. He let his head fall forward to lean his forehead against Naoko’s.
“Oh really?” he breathed against her lips, mere millimeters apart.
“Really.” Naoko whispered out before closing the gap and molding her lips to Kai’s. It was a hesitant kiss, a mere touch of lips on lips, but it had Kai seeing stars.
~*~
Ruki was beginning to get annoyed at Aoi and Uruha. They had been whispering to each other and throwing glances at Ruki for the past 5 minutes.
“What are you two up to?” Ruki huffed out, having had enough.
“Oh nothing~” Aoi sing-songed.
“Oh don’t give me that, Aoi!” Ruki exclaimed. “You two have been whispering to each other and looking like you’re planning the heist of the century and whatever it is, it involves me, so spill!”
“Aren’t we so sure of ourselves,” Aoi snickered, throwing Ruki a smirk.
“Yes we are!” Ruki said indignantly.
“Aoi and I were thinking-“
“Oh don’t do that. It dangerous when you two get to thinking. It’s like a hippo coming up to me and telling me that it has decided to become a prima ballerina, DISASTROUS!”
“Oh come on! We’re not that bad” Uruha said in their defense. “You’re going to either think that our idea is brilliant, seeing as you’re all lonely and stuff, or that you’re going to think that we’re insane.”
“I’ll go with door number two, thank you very much! You two are insane. And what does me being lonely have anything to do with this?”
“You have to hear our idea first, before you condemn it or us to the mental asylum. So give us a chance to explain.” Uruha said, dodging the question.
Ruki sat with his arms crossed over his chest, “This better be good,” he grumbled giving the two guitarists an expectant look.
“Well Aoi and I were thinking that…” Uruha started off. “…since you’re not dating anyone, per se, that if you’re willing, we could have a little fun.” The honey blonde finished saying with a mischievous grin adjourning his face.
“Care to elaborate?” Ruki asked eyeing Uruha wearily.
“Well we were thinking that…Oh hell!” Uruha said throwing his hands up in the air, giving up on explaining and deciding to show what he meant instead.
He moved to sit next to the vocalist, grabbing his hands in his own and turning the vocalist so that they were face to face. Before Ruki had a chance to question what was going on or to protest. Uruha has sealed his plush lips with his pouty ones. Ruki’s eyes widened in shock and he pulled away from the taller man.
“Wai-…W-what about… what about Aoi?” Ruki spluttered looking flabbergasted.
“It was my idea in the first place.” Aoi’s husky voice so close to his ear made Ruki almost jump out of his skin. “We wanted to try something new. That is, if you’re up for it.”
Ruki sat in his seat, looking at Uruha, his eyes wide as saucers.
“Why?” he finally voiced turning to look at Aoi.
“I just thought that we could have fun. And besides, I’m horny!” Aoi said with a wicked grin.
“Well thanks for the info there, bunny.” Ruki said turning back towards Uruha, but not looking at the guitarist. Instead he looked down and thought about Aoi’s suggestion.
Ruki was at a loss for words. This is insane! he thought. I guess that Aoi and Uruha are right though, this could be fun. Making up his mind to give it a shot, he looked up at Uruha who was eyeing Aoi with a look of pure lust, before turning his once again to regard the older guitarist.
The look in Aoi’s eyes made the small vocalist moan and taking that as an agreement to their plan the two guitarists began their fun.
~*~
Kai let his hands wander down to Naoko’s hips, dipping them under the hem of her shirt, caressing the soft skin with his thumbs. He let his tongue tangle with Naoko’s eliciting a moan from her.
Kai’s breath was coming out in shallow pants as he continued to kiss Naoko, feeling her nails dig into his skin as she took a hold of his biceps, letting her fingers clamp around them. Naoko’s hands continued to explore Kai’s body as she feathered them over his muscled shoulders and then down his back, taking in the contours of his toned body, so different from Reita’s. Letting her hands slip further down to his ass she gave it a squeeze and pulled Kai closer, feeling his hard member against her thigh.
~*~
Reita watched from the corner of his eye as their band’s two guitarists engaged their vocalist in a night of debauchery. They licked and nipped, kissed and nibbled and Reita was slowly becoming frustrated.
It hasn’t even been that long since Ruki told me that he can’t get over me and now he’s doing that?!? Is he trying to make me jealous!?
Reita turned his head as he heard a particularly loud moan and noted that the source of that moan had been Ruki. He saw Aoi’s hand dive down beneath the hem of the vocalist’s shirt before it traveled upwards. Uruha was nipping at the vocalists neck and trailing his hand over Aoi’s crotch while the older guitarist and the vocalist were engaged in a heated kiss.
What the hell?! I know that we’re in a private booth and that no one can see them, but this is absurd! Are they nuts?
Reita was seething with anger and having had enough he stood up abruptly and walked off without saying anything to the others, fishing around in his pocket for his phone.
I’m not feeling well so I
decided to go home.
I couldn’t find you, so I
guess I’ll see you
when you get home
♥~Reita
He sent the message off before walking out of the building and heading home.
~*~
Naoko gasped into Kai’s mouth as she felt his hands once again find their way under her shirt, caressing the soft skin, his hips grinding against hers at the same time. Kai’s hands explored Naoko’s back until they found the clasps of her bra. Kai let his hips buck against Naoko’s again, earning a breathless moan for his troubles. Kai pulled away from Naoko to take in a couple of deep breaths before plunging his lips hungrily against hers, once again.
Naoko’s hands trailed down to the front of Kai’s pants. She let her hand rub against his confined length, making the drummer groan out in want. His hand trailed to the front to cup one of her breasts. His thumb caressed the hardened nub making Naoko whimper against his lips.
In the midst of their heated “massage” session, Naoko felt her phone vibrate in the pocket of her pants. She let out a frustrated growl and decided to ignore the device for the time being, instead enjoying the attention that she was getting from Kai.
Kai pushed Naoko up against the wall with his body, rubbing his aching member against the hand that was still teasing him through his jeans. His other hand had found its way down to Naoko’s tight pants and he teasingly let his fingers skitter across the skin there before coming to a stop at the ornamental button. He easily popped the button open and as soon as he had done this he let his fingers wander down further to tease Naoko.
Naoko pulled away, breathless, to look at Kai questioningly. “Kai? We can’t do this here. Reita could see us.” She panted out. Her hand drew away from Kai and she buttoned up her pants. Kai leaned against the wall panting heavily. The lust having gotten to him, but agreeing with what Naoko had said. He saw her reach into her pocket and pull out her phone, reading what he assumed to be a message.
“Shit!” the woman cursed.
Cocking an eyebrow, Kai looked at Naoko.
“I have to go.” She said reaching behind her to do up the clasp of her bra and then straightening out her clothing and her hair. Kai looked at her with bafflement written all over his face.
“Reita left. He wrote me a message saying that he wasn’t feeling well and I know that he’s going to be angry if I just leave him hanging and ignore his message.” She turned to move away from Kai, but the drummer grabbed her hand and pulled her in for a long, drawn out kiss.
“I guess I’ll see you around.” He said against her lips before letting go of her hand.
Naoko nodded, turned towards the exit of the building and walked off.
A/N: Ok... Before y’all come at us with pitchforks and threaten to burn us at the stake please hear me out. The reason for this chapter taking so long to be written and posted was because we’re lazy asses and couldn’t be bothered to get off our asses to write we’ve been busy with a ton of stuff and then there’s another reason. WoW stole Neo’s soul!! It’s tragic really. Someone please help! She’s got me doing it too!!! No, but seriously... there’s just a lot been going on in our lives and it has prevented us from writing. Please don’t think that we’ve abandoned this story since we haven’t. We intend to see it through to its conclusion. Here’s to hoping that we’ll be able to write a lot more. And sorry again.
P.S. A big thank you to all my darlings! Especially metal_beauty_69 for getting me my muses back. Love you sweetie!
And to lela_s for betaing this chapter since our usual beta is busy. You’re so kind Leah! *hug*
Chapters: 13/?
Author:cherryrazor and neopolly
Beta:lela_s♥
Genre:angst/romance, smut
Warnings: warning HET
Rating: NC-17
Pairings/Characters: ReitaxRuki, mentioned AoixUruha
Synopsis:"Why was I the last to know? Why couldn’t you just tell me truth?"
Disclaimer: They're all locked up in a cage in a high tower. Sadly the only thing that is mine/ours is the story itself.
Comments:This fic was written on a random whim. And just to clear up a few things I thought that it'd be best that I explain that the guys haven't developed a relationship yet.. but who knows.. right?
Hope ya'll enjoy!
chapter one
chapter two
chapter three
chapter four
chapter five
chapter six
chapter seven
chapter eight
chapter nine
chapter ten
chapter eleven
chapter twelve
It had already been weeks since their little break had ended and everybody had to go back to their daily routines of working and recording. In Reita’s universe the fact that it had been weeks since he had touched Ruki and seen his genuine smile was the only thing that counted. Like all the mornings that had went by, this morning was equally grey and dull to him. He was sitting beside the kitchen table, flipping through some old magazine that had an article about them and torturing himself by looking at pictures of Ruki.
“Reita! Back to earth please!”
He was shocked out of his mourning by Naoko who was waving her hand in front of his face and smiling.
“I’m ready now, how about you?” She questioned before she went back to checking the contents of her bag.
Right. He had promised to take Naoko to work before he went to practice.
“Yeah, let’s go. Do we have any time to grab some coffee on the way?”
“I’m sure we do,” she said and ruffled Reita’s hair, “If you let me drive.”
Unsure of what to say Reita only shifted his feet and grumbled something under his breath only to notice that Naoko had already snatched his car keys and was making her way out of the door. Wondering what the hell Naoko was up to, Reita warily made his way down the stairs, in hopes of stopping his girlfriend before she could get behind the wheel. To Reita’s great disappointment Naoko had already started the engine and was sitting behind the wheel with a smile that could outshine the sun.
“I see that you’re all set,” Reita grumbled as he fastened his seatbelt and turned to look at Naoko.
“Hheheheh, it’s so rare that you let me drive so I was a bit enthusiastic and well…this is what you get for not letting me drive.” Naoko grinned as she switched the car into gear.
“There’s a reason for that.” Reita grumbled.
Taking no notice of what Reita said, Naoko backed out of the parking lot, then headed out towards the busy roads.
Naoko glanced at Reita as they came to a stop at traffic lights. “Why so pale, honey?”
Fearing for his beautiful R-34 Nissan Skyline, Reita only managed to swallow the unmanly whimper trying to escape from between his lips before he hissed out his answer. “Women can’t drive for shit.”
“Oh come on! My driving can’t be that bad,” Naoko waved Reita’s comment off and turned her attention back towards the road. Noticing that the light had turned green, allowing them to continue, Naoko plunged the car into first not pressing the clutch down properly and causing the gearbox to scream out in agony and making Reita cringe.
“The clutch is there for a reason, for fuck’s sake!” Reita cried out.
“Well why the hell did you buy a car with such a stiff clutch?”
“It’s a race car! You know a drifter.”
“Well we’ve all seen just how much you race with this car,” she huffed. “Standing next to your car in a parking lot doesn’t automatically make you the next Takuma Sato.”
“Takuma Sato isn’t even a D-1 driver!” he retorted.
“Whatever! Let’s just go and get the coffee.”
The next 5 minutes of the ride was spent in silence until they reached their favorite coffee shop and Naoko began parking the car.
“Watch the wheels while you’re at it!” Reita said with a panicky look on his face.
“Yeah whatever.” Naoko said. As she steered a bit she miscalculated causing the wheels to hit the curb. She turned off the engine only to see a very pissed off Reita staring at her.
“For your well being I really hope that was only the tire!” he hissed between his teeth before he stepped out of the car to inspect the possible damage.
Naoko sat frozen in her seat and waited for the verdict.
Soon Reita was back in the car looking very disgruntled.
“I hope you can buy me a new set of rims.” he said.
“It can’t be that bad!” Naoko defended herself.
“Okay you only have to buy one rim,” he said as he got out of the car once again, this time to be followed by Naoko, who also went to inspect the said damage.
“Reita that’s only a small scratch!” she exclaimed as she looked at the wheel she had supposedly ruined.
“Only a small scratch?!” Reita said obviously furious by now.
“You know…whatever. I don’t get it why you have to be so fucking pissy about your car!”
“It’s my baby for god sakes!”
“So? If it’s so important you can go fuck your car and get married to it!” Naoko hissed and turned away from him.
Reita huffed and made his way to the driver’s side of the car and seated himself firmly into the seat.
“You’re not driving. I am. I don’t want my baby to suffer any more than she already has!” Reita growled out to Naoko as she got back from the coffee shop. Without waiting for an answer he started to drive towards Naoko’s office building.
~*~
Having dropped Naoko off, Reita arrived at practice in a foul mood. “Fucking women! They can’t drive worth shit!” he yelled out as he barged into the practice room receiving glances from the other members of the band.
“What happened?” a concerned Aoi asked.
“That woman just destroyed my baby’s shoe!” Reita cried out waving his hands about.
Aoi walked over to Reita and slung an arm across the bassist’s shoulders. “I feel your pain. Uruha once almost destroyed one of my precious guitars.” He said patting Reita’s arm sympathetically. Uruha glared at Aoi.
“Really?” Reita asked shocked by what Aoi had said.
“Yeah,” the older man said nodding solemnly. “He was so reckless. My poor guitar was almost ruined. I mean what would I have done then? My poor baby!”
Someone, who appeared to be Kai, cleared his throat as small signal for the two of them to shut up and get to work. It did the trick, Aoi and Reita quickly made their way to the instruments and began tuning them. With a pleased smirk on his face, Kai walked behind his drums, his eyes catching Ruki on the way. Their vocalist hadn’t really said anything after entering the room and was now just standing in front of his microphone stand like a beaten mule. What’s up with him today? Kai pondered before he started making small adjustments to his set.
Ruki tried not to look at Reita, tried not to even think about the damn bassist. That’s how he had been getting through all their other practices. He thought that the less he mooned over Reita, the easier it would be to get over him and to move on. Reita seemed to have gotten over him. All he could talk about was how good things were going with Naoko, though this morning even that seemed to have changed. Why the hell did he let her drive if she’s such a terrible driver? Ruki thought as he continued to stare at a spot on the ground right in front of his microphone stand.
~*~
Kai was proud of everyone. They had gotten through the first half of practice without any major mishaps. There were small ones, but those didn’t matter to the band-leader when the majority of things had gone just the way that he had wanted them to.
They were all currently sitting around on the couches having a well deserved break.
“I’ll be right back,” Reita announced all of a sudden, getting up and moving towards the door.
“Where are you going?” Uruha inquired.
“Well if you really must know, I’m going to go empty my bladder before I piss my pants.” The bassist replied.
“Thanks for the info there,” Uruha mumble.
“You’re welcome,” Reita said and with a smirk on his face he exited the room.
Finally Reita was able to breath. Working in the same room with Ruki was as joyous as masturbating with a grater. He just couldn’t help taking small looks at the other. Oh it stung to see Ruki so sad and lifeless. Or maybe it was just an act to get Reita to feel even guiltier than he already did. Whatever it was Reita didn’t need to know.
~*~
Now that it was their time to have a small break, Kai took the liberty of wandering to the rooftop to have a cigarette. After finding the perfect view Kai sat down and lit up his first cigarette of the day. Why was Reita so pissed about a rim? There has to be more to it, he pondered as he took a long drag. I bet they argued about something else too…I wonder how Naoko is feeling, at the same moment his other hand began traveling towards his pocket that held his phone.
Taking it out he started to type out a message.
Hi! How are you?
I haven’t heard from you in a while and I thought I’d drop a line.
When are you going to come and show me where those muscles of mine are hiding? ;p
I still haven’t found them. xDD
Sending off the message, Kai took a long drag from his cigarette and waited for an answer. Soon his phone beeped indicating that he had received a message. He flipped his phone open to read the message.
I’m doing alright.
Had a spat with Reita this morning.
ARGH! That man and his car!
It was just a tiny scratch for fucks sake and he goes all ballistic on me!
Sorry... He pissed me off.
xP Your muscles are there. I swear they are. I’ve seen the pics my friend.
Have you been pumping iron lately?
Need someone to massage those sore muscles for you? ;p
I guess I’ll have to go through with my threat and come over and show them to you xDD
Kai snickered at Naoko’s last line and began write his reply.
I know. I heard.
He came in with a bang this morning.
Aoi was all buddy-buddy with him.
Telling him how Uruha once almost broke his guitar or something. *shakes head*
Men!... I mean… Yeah… *laugh*
Me? Working out?
I might have... *tries to look innocent*
Hmm… I think your offer sounds tempting.
When does Miss. Masseuse have an appointment open?
Sending the message off he decided that he had slacked around enough and that it was time to head back into the practice room. He got up and walked back inside, but he didn’t get far when his phone beeped once again.
Now let’s see. There’s an appointment open on Saturday in the evening.
How about we reserve that time for you and I’ll give you a whole body massage? ;)
I was thinking along the lines of starting off with your shoulders.
They must get sore from all that drumming.
Then we move on from there.
How does that sound?
Kai’s eyebrows rose slightly at the suggestiveness of the message, but he decided that two could play this little game.
Saturday evening?
Well I was thinking of suggesting that we all go for a night out at a club.
Drinking and dancing and having a great time.
But I guess we could find a quiet corner somewhere and we could have our appointment there.
Sound ok to you?
~*~
Reita had been washing his hands for some minutes, not really thinking about what he was doing. Nowadays spacing out could be called his special talent. Ruki plagued his mind and he could do nothing about it. Finally snapping out of it Reita lifted his eyes to the mirror to check his face, seeing Ruki staring at him.
“Eh hi,” he mumbled as he went to dry his hands but didn’t get an answer. This was the first time Ruki had ever acted so creepy, appearing in the men’s room in complete silence. After quick thinking Reita figured that it would be okay for him to leave but Ruki had other plans. One hand quickly wrapped around Reita’s and stopped him.
“Reita.” came the whisper from Ruki’s lips.
“Yes?” Again silence answered his question. Obviously Ruki was too busy biting his lip. Reita tried to free his hand, failing miserably.
“I need to talk to you.”
“Then talk.” Reita was getting irritated. He didn’t want to be in this situation. Ruki was close enough for him to touch, kiss or hug him.
“Everyone told me to stay away...” Ruki continued his voice barely a whisper.
“Then why didn’t you?” The stern look on Reita’s face began melting away.
“I can’t!”
Silence fell between them again. Reita was stuck in a dirty toilet with Ruki. The only person he lusted after, dreamed of and wanted to be with. The only one Reita couldn’t be with. Reita tried to free his hand again, this time gaining a reaction from Ruki. Somewhere in the smaller man lay enough hidden strength to push Reita against the wall and kiss him.
Automatically Reita melted into the kiss, wanting everything Ruki had to offer him. Without hesitation his free hand wrapped around Ruki’s waist and pulled him closer. By now the alarm bells of the manly Reita had gone off and he was slowly returning to reality only to find himself engaged in a lip lock with Ruki.
Giving Ruki’s lower lip one last tug with his teeth, Reita gathered some strength in his hands and with ease pushed Ruki off of him.
“Ruki please…don’t do this.” Sadness was visible in the eyes of the bassist.
“Do what?” Ruki questioned.
“Don’t tempt me.” Reita mumbled.
“So now it’s my fault that we happen to love each other?!” Anger flared in Ruki.
“No, that’s not what I meant. I just…” Reita went quiet as he began his hopeless search for the right words. He never was a smooth talker.
“If I love you and you love me, why can’t we be together?” was Ruki’s frustrated question.
“We just can’t,” Reita said unsure of himself.
“Because you’re so not gay?” Ruki snarled.
Frustrated with himself and the situation Reita turned around and walked out defeated and confused leaving behind a Ruki who was trying to fight back his tears.
~*~
“So, what do you guys think?” Kai was asking Aoi and Uruha as Reita walked into the practice room.
“Think about what?” the bassist questioned from their band-leader.
“I was just asking the guys their opinion on us going out on Saturday. It’s been ages since we’ve been out together. What do you think?” Kai said.
“I’m game of you guys are,” the bassist said trying to shake off the feeling of defeat and confusion still raging war inside of him.
“Sounds like a plan.” Uruha piped in, grinning. Then he turned to Aoi. “Looks like we’re in for some fun.” He said leaning over to give the older man a peck on the lips before bouncing up off the couch and moving over to where his guitar was. Aoi shook his head. Oh boy! Here we go! he thought before he too got up and walked over to where their instruments were.
~*~
I never should have come here Ruki grumbled in his mind as he pushed past the people who were loitering around the club’s bar and tried to make his way back to the table they were sitting at.
Finally reaching his destination, Ruki sat down letting out a sigh that no one heard. After taking a quick glance at the people who surrounded him, Ruki lifted his drink to his lips figuring that if he got drunk enough, this night might turn out to be fun.
“What’s up Ruki?” Uruha asked the vocalist as he nursed his drink.
“Tell me again why we have to do this?” Ruki asked the lead guitarist, averting his eyes when he saw Aoi’s hand wander over to Uruha’s crotch, but then he noticed that Uruha swatted the hand away.
“It’s a bonding thing!” Uruha exclaimed.
“I’d much rather be home pounding you into the mattress,” Aoi grumbled loud enough for Ruki to hear and cringe at the images it conjures up in his mind.
Ruki turned his gaze towards the rest of the table and he saw Kai talking animatedly with Naoko about something or another and Reita looking out towards the dance floor with a thoughtful look on his face. He’s ‘prolly just drooling after some fine ass, Ruki thought and turned back to Uruha and Aoi who were busy bickering in a playful manner.
~*~
Reita was confused. Nothing dramatic had happened, but somehow everything felt all too different. He didn’t want to turn his gaze back to the table and see Ruki chatting animatedly with Aoi and his Kitten or to watch how Kai was definitely hitting on his girlfriend who seemed to enjoy the attention she was getting. Gulping down the last of his drink, Reita rose from his chair and made his way to the counter without uttering one word to the others.
Leaning on the counter he waved the bartender over to him.
“What can I get you?” the bartender asked as she walked up to where Reita was standing.
“Get me a Jack Daniels, on the rocks.” He said to her. “Better make that a double.” He added as an after thought.
“Coming right up!” the bartender said cheerfully, turning towards the drinks that were located behind her.
Paying for his drink he then headed back to the table only to find Naoko and Kai gone and Ruki still talking and laughing with their two guitarists.
“You better not end up puking this time Rei.” Aoi said eyeing the bassist’s glass suspiciously. “I don’t want to end up having to put up with a drunk Uruha and you this time.”
“Oh shut it, Aoi.” Reita growled out playfully. “It was that damn tequila and I’m staying away from that today, so don’t worry.”
“Where’d Kai and Naoko disappear off to?” he asked Uruha when the other turned to face his attention towards the bassist.
“Naoko said that she wanted to dance and since you weren’t here to go with her, she dragged a very unwilling Kai along.” Uruha answered.
“Oh,” was all that Reita said turning his attention back to the dance floor and trying to spot Kai and Naoko amongst the crowd, but not succeeding at it.
~*~
“Hey Miss Masseuse, you were supposed to have scheduled an appointment for me tonight.” Kai said to Naoko as they pushed their way through the crowd of surging bodies on the dance floor.
“Oh? Was I?” Naoko said with a sly grin when they finally made it to the sidelines to a secluded spot away from prying eyes..
“Yeah.” Kai said. His hand rose to his face and he tapped his cheek with a finger in feigned though. “If I remember correctly you messaged me that you were going to show me my hidden muscles and give me a full body massage.”
“Oh yeah! That!” Naoko said grinning up at Kai.
She moved closer to Kai and feathered her fingers up Kai’s arm, starting from his wrist all the way to his shoulders.
“It’s all here you know,” she whispered in Kai’s ear as she leaned up. She skimmed her hand up to Kai’s neck before burying it in the hair at his neck and giving the muscles there a gentle squeeze.
Kai closed his eyes and breathed a heavy sigh. He let his head fall forward to lean his forehead against Naoko’s.
“Oh really?” he breathed against her lips, mere millimeters apart.
“Really.” Naoko whispered out before closing the gap and molding her lips to Kai’s. It was a hesitant kiss, a mere touch of lips on lips, but it had Kai seeing stars.
~*~
Ruki was beginning to get annoyed at Aoi and Uruha. They had been whispering to each other and throwing glances at Ruki for the past 5 minutes.
“What are you two up to?” Ruki huffed out, having had enough.
“Oh nothing~” Aoi sing-songed.
“Oh don’t give me that, Aoi!” Ruki exclaimed. “You two have been whispering to each other and looking like you’re planning the heist of the century and whatever it is, it involves me, so spill!”
“Aren’t we so sure of ourselves,” Aoi snickered, throwing Ruki a smirk.
“Yes we are!” Ruki said indignantly.
“Aoi and I were thinking-“
“Oh don’t do that. It dangerous when you two get to thinking. It’s like a hippo coming up to me and telling me that it has decided to become a prima ballerina, DISASTROUS!”
“Oh come on! We’re not that bad” Uruha said in their defense. “You’re going to either think that our idea is brilliant, seeing as you’re all lonely and stuff, or that you’re going to think that we’re insane.”
“I’ll go with door number two, thank you very much! You two are insane. And what does me being lonely have anything to do with this?”
“You have to hear our idea first, before you condemn it or us to the mental asylum. So give us a chance to explain.” Uruha said, dodging the question.
Ruki sat with his arms crossed over his chest, “This better be good,” he grumbled giving the two guitarists an expectant look.
“Well Aoi and I were thinking that…” Uruha started off. “…since you’re not dating anyone, per se, that if you’re willing, we could have a little fun.” The honey blonde finished saying with a mischievous grin adjourning his face.
“Care to elaborate?” Ruki asked eyeing Uruha wearily.
“Well we were thinking that…Oh hell!” Uruha said throwing his hands up in the air, giving up on explaining and deciding to show what he meant instead.
He moved to sit next to the vocalist, grabbing his hands in his own and turning the vocalist so that they were face to face. Before Ruki had a chance to question what was going on or to protest. Uruha has sealed his plush lips with his pouty ones. Ruki’s eyes widened in shock and he pulled away from the taller man.
“Wai-…W-what about… what about Aoi?” Ruki spluttered looking flabbergasted.
“It was my idea in the first place.” Aoi’s husky voice so close to his ear made Ruki almost jump out of his skin. “We wanted to try something new. That is, if you’re up for it.”
Ruki sat in his seat, looking at Uruha, his eyes wide as saucers.
“Why?” he finally voiced turning to look at Aoi.
“I just thought that we could have fun. And besides, I’m horny!” Aoi said with a wicked grin.
“Well thanks for the info there, bunny.” Ruki said turning back towards Uruha, but not looking at the guitarist. Instead he looked down and thought about Aoi’s suggestion.
Ruki was at a loss for words. This is insane! he thought. I guess that Aoi and Uruha are right though, this could be fun. Making up his mind to give it a shot, he looked up at Uruha who was eyeing Aoi with a look of pure lust, before turning his once again to regard the older guitarist.
The look in Aoi’s eyes made the small vocalist moan and taking that as an agreement to their plan the two guitarists began their fun.
~*~
Kai let his hands wander down to Naoko’s hips, dipping them under the hem of her shirt, caressing the soft skin with his thumbs. He let his tongue tangle with Naoko’s eliciting a moan from her.
Kai’s breath was coming out in shallow pants as he continued to kiss Naoko, feeling her nails dig into his skin as she took a hold of his biceps, letting her fingers clamp around them. Naoko’s hands continued to explore Kai’s body as she feathered them over his muscled shoulders and then down his back, taking in the contours of his toned body, so different from Reita’s. Letting her hands slip further down to his ass she gave it a squeeze and pulled Kai closer, feeling his hard member against her thigh.
~*~
Reita watched from the corner of his eye as their band’s two guitarists engaged their vocalist in a night of debauchery. They licked and nipped, kissed and nibbled and Reita was slowly becoming frustrated.
It hasn’t even been that long since Ruki told me that he can’t get over me and now he’s doing that?!? Is he trying to make me jealous!?
Reita turned his head as he heard a particularly loud moan and noted that the source of that moan had been Ruki. He saw Aoi’s hand dive down beneath the hem of the vocalist’s shirt before it traveled upwards. Uruha was nipping at the vocalists neck and trailing his hand over Aoi’s crotch while the older guitarist and the vocalist were engaged in a heated kiss.
What the hell?! I know that we’re in a private booth and that no one can see them, but this is absurd! Are they nuts?
Reita was seething with anger and having had enough he stood up abruptly and walked off without saying anything to the others, fishing around in his pocket for his phone.
I’m not feeling well so I
decided to go home.
I couldn’t find you, so I
guess I’ll see you
when you get home
♥~Reita
He sent the message off before walking out of the building and heading home.
~*~
Naoko gasped into Kai’s mouth as she felt his hands once again find their way under her shirt, caressing the soft skin, his hips grinding against hers at the same time. Kai’s hands explored Naoko’s back until they found the clasps of her bra. Kai let his hips buck against Naoko’s again, earning a breathless moan for his troubles. Kai pulled away from Naoko to take in a couple of deep breaths before plunging his lips hungrily against hers, once again.
Naoko’s hands trailed down to the front of Kai’s pants. She let her hand rub against his confined length, making the drummer groan out in want. His hand trailed to the front to cup one of her breasts. His thumb caressed the hardened nub making Naoko whimper against his lips.
In the midst of their heated “massage” session, Naoko felt her phone vibrate in the pocket of her pants. She let out a frustrated growl and decided to ignore the device for the time being, instead enjoying the attention that she was getting from Kai.
Kai pushed Naoko up against the wall with his body, rubbing his aching member against the hand that was still teasing him through his jeans. His other hand had found its way down to Naoko’s tight pants and he teasingly let his fingers skitter across the skin there before coming to a stop at the ornamental button. He easily popped the button open and as soon as he had done this he let his fingers wander down further to tease Naoko.
Naoko pulled away, breathless, to look at Kai questioningly. “Kai? We can’t do this here. Reita could see us.” She panted out. Her hand drew away from Kai and she buttoned up her pants. Kai leaned against the wall panting heavily. The lust having gotten to him, but agreeing with what Naoko had said. He saw her reach into her pocket and pull out her phone, reading what he assumed to be a message.
“Shit!” the woman cursed.
Cocking an eyebrow, Kai looked at Naoko.
“I have to go.” She said reaching behind her to do up the clasp of her bra and then straightening out her clothing and her hair. Kai looked at her with bafflement written all over his face.
“Reita left. He wrote me a message saying that he wasn’t feeling well and I know that he’s going to be angry if I just leave him hanging and ignore his message.” She turned to move away from Kai, but the drummer grabbed her hand and pulled her in for a long, drawn out kiss.
“I guess I’ll see you around.” He said against her lips before letting go of her hand.
Naoko nodded, turned towards the exit of the building and walked off.
A/N: Ok... Before y’all come at us with pitchforks and threaten to burn us at the stake please hear me out. The reason for this chapter taking so long to be written and posted was because we’re lazy asses and couldn’t be bothered to get off our asses to write we’ve been busy with a ton of stuff and then there’s another reason. WoW stole Neo’s soul!! It’s tragic really. Someone please help! She’s got me doing it too!!! No, but seriously... there’s just a lot been going on in our lives and it has prevented us from writing. Please don’t think that we’ve abandoned this story since we haven’t. We intend to see it through to its conclusion. Here’s to hoping that we’ll be able to write a lot more. And sorry again.
P.S. A big thank you to all my darlings! Especially metal_beauty_69 for getting me my muses back. Love you sweetie!
And to lela_s for betaing this chapter since our usual beta is busy. You’re so kind Leah! *hug*