Title: Things change
Chapters: 5/?
Author:
limaccia_san Genre: angst, romance, fluff
Warnings: none
Rating: PG-13
Band: the GazettE
Pairing: Reita/Ruki/Reita, Mao (Sadie)/Ruki
Disclaimer: Dun own them, blah blah blah..
Synopsis: “I won’t let you go again Akira”
Comments: at the bottom
Again he didn’t know what to do. His talk with Mao kinda opened his eyes, making him see what was obvious now.
Ruki was sure that Reita wasn’t interested but he still, secretly hoped that there’d be a chance to have him again. This’d be a good enough reason for him to feel this way: suspended, like his mind wanted to go on but something kept holding him back.. there was something that prevented him to go on but what was it??
Should he talk to the bassist? Should it just ignore that feeling? What if it was true though, he was sure that he’d regret it for the rest of his life if he ignored it.
He groaned and pulled at his hair in frustration. He just wanted to open that blonde head and look for what he wanted to know: was there a chance for him and Reita?
After all Mao was right, he was behaving like a teen, but he’d not let go yet, he had never been more in love with Reita. The other acted different lately and.. he knew he was trying to make it up for what he did (and Ruki made sure to hid the fact that he forgave him long ago).
Thinking about it, it was the same story over and over again: confession, rejection, closeness.
He’d put an end to this painful circle. It wasn’t fair for him, it just made everything worse.
< it’s late, but if I’m lucky I can catch him at the studio >
He just took an important decision.
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“Hey Rei! Haven’t you done yet?” Kai greeted his bassist, entering their practice room.
Reita raised his gaze from the bass and smiled at the other: “Yeah, I was about to put everything away, but I didn’t feel like going yet”
“Oh come on, I bet that special person you told me about is waiting for you, ne?” he grinned mischievously.
The bassist’s lips stretched in a very sad smile: “I really wish I’d go home to them Yutaka, but I’ve not made any progress”
Kai’s grin dropped instantly: “Oh Akira I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to bring sad thoughts in your mind”
Reita laughed bitterly: “Don’t worry, it’s not like I can think about anything else anyway..”
“It is that bad?” asked the drummer, sincerely concerned.
Reita sighed: “Yeah.. the thing is that I’m stuck. I wish I’d just go to them, kiss the hell out of them and simply open my heart to them but I put myself in this situation with my own hands and.. aah it’s so frustrating” he growled.
“I’m sorry man, but I can’t believe there is nothing that you can do.” Kai said stubbornly.
“I already told you Yutaka, it’s all my fault” he ruffled his hair in frustration “do you think they’ll believe me if I just go there and tell them how much I love them?”
“Well, even I can see how sincere you’re Akira, and I don’t know anything that happened with this person, but maybe if you try with a simple way like this it’ll work?” Kai suggested.
“It’d be nice.. like it happens in those sappy movies to confess my feeling and make them fall in my arms” Reita chuckled.
Kai gave an encouraging smile to his friend: “Give it a try, at least you’ll do something!”
Reita thought for a moment: “I’ve nothing to lose after all.. more or less..”
He still wasn’t very convinced, he thought that his friends was being a bit optimistic here, but for sure he was right on one thing: at least he’d do something.
His thoughts were interrupted by a loud ringtone: Kai’s mobile. The drummer took it out of his pocket and checked the display:
“Oh.. sorry Rei I’ve to answer”
Reita smiled: “Don’t worry, and thanks for listening to my rambles”
Kai smiled back and patted his shoulder: “Anytime man, I hope you’ll come up with something to solve the situation” he waved and picked up the call, walking away, leaving Reita on his own.
The blonde rubbed his face tiredly. He was considering his options and at this point doing nothing wasn’t a helpful one anymore. It’d be a nice scene, in his head he actually played it few times: he’d go to Ruki, take him into his arms, kiss him passionately and then confess how much he loved him and Ruki’s just hug him tightly and accept his love with happy teary eyes and they’d begin their life together.
Yeah, as if.. But he had to do something, just.. what??
“Taka, what should I do?” he let the words our in a desperate whisper.
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Ruki’s eyes were so wide it was a surprise they didn’t pop out of their socket already.
Had he heard clearly? Was Reita talking about him?
Were they both so stupid that they didn’t got that their feelings were mutual? How could they both be so retarded?
Ruki suddenly felt like laughing. He felt so light and a new, pink and bright world opened in front of his eyes.
“.. I wish I’d just go to them, kiss the hell out of them and simply open my heart..”
If just Reita knew that he was waiting just that..
“..I really wish I’d go home to them Yutaka..”
..that he was waiting for him and the he’d give everything he got to be the one to welcome Reita back home every evening..
“do you think they’ll believe me if I just go there and tell them how much I love them?”
..he understood Reita’s reasons, why he hesitated so much. It made him smile, in his eyes the other’s insecurities looked adorably sweet at the moment. It caused a lot of troubles of course, if he just gathered the courage to tell him what he felt before he’d avoid himself a lot of sulking and depressing moments but nothing cared anymore now, he was so happy that he had to force himself on the spot not to reach the bassist and jump on him.
He wanted him to confess, he wanted to hear all he had to say, he wanted to hear those words and look in his eyes as he spoke them.
In this sense he wasn’t going to make it easier on Reita but he surely was going to take the first step.
Just, not now.. he didn’t want the other to understand that he overheard everything.
With a last, sweet smile to his bassist Ruki turned and walked away from his concealed spot behind the door.
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Next morning a very cheerful Ruki entered the practice room greeting everyone loudly.
“What the hell Mastumoto, have you drunk glitter and rainbow this morning for breakfast?” Aoi narrowed his eyes as if a sunrays, in the form of his vocalist, hit him in the face.
Ruki poked his tongue out at him, but grinned again. He took a quick glance around the room and noticed that the person he was looking for was missing:
“Where is Reita?” he asked, frowning.
Uruha began: “He’s outside, he said he wanted to.. oh, hey you’re welcome!!” affronted, he yelled at Ruki’s back as he didn’t even listened the rest of the sentence, too busy thinking about reaching the other.
He pushed the roof’s door open and spotted him immediately. Another happy smile stretched his lips and he jogged silently to him, jumping carefully on his back.
Reita gasped in surprise and fear. He was lost in thoughts and didn’t hear him approaching. Luckily he managed to keep the balance, avoid a bad fall to the both of them.
He was sure it was Ruki’s giggle that stroked his ear, and his hands that was grazing his chest, but.. it was hard to believe that Ruki’d just jump on his back at that time.
“Suzuki, what are you doing here all alone?”
To say he was surprised was a misunderstanding: “Ruki? What the hell?” he still tried to sound nonchalant.
“Aaah, I’m sorry Aki, I just couldn’t help it” Ruki giggled again, tightening his grip on the other.
“You’re lucky that you’re not on your ass right now” he didn’t even know what he was saying, Ruki was fucking snuggling his neck and.. man, his face was on fire, all he’d think about was Ruki’s warm skin against his own.. was he playing with him?
Noticing that maybe he was going a bit too far Ruki jumped off Reita’s back and looked at him as he turn around. He flashed at him his happiest smile and took his hand, leading him toward the door:
“Come on, we have work to do”
Reita just let himself being pulled by the other. He was so confused, he didn’t have a clue about what was happening. Why was Ruki so happy? Did something happen? He didn’t even remind the last time he treated him so friendly, what the hell did he miss here?
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The day passed very quickly, everyone was so busy and they all concentrated on the things they had to do. Both vocalist and bassist had to force their gazes on their music sheets every time the other was passing by. Reita couldn’t wait to take the chibi somewhere and understand what was going on. This if the other actually wanted to talk to him, and he wasn’t so sure about that: Ruki’s sudden change kinda scared him.
He didn’t know what to think honestly, he didn’t know if he’d enjoy this little moment of peace, if it’d last or if Ruki was actually playing some sick and cruel game with him. Could it be his way to take revenge for what he did? It was ridiculous just the way it sounded, but he really didn’t know what to think anymore.
Everyone was packing and three of four of his band mates waved him goodbye before passing through the door and disappearing from his view.
It was in that moment, when he looked for the other around the room, that he noticed that Ruki wasn’t there.
What the hell, how could he miss the chibi like that?? He almost slapped himself and quickly gathered his belongings before rushing outside the building. He fished his phone out of his pocket and dialled Ruki’s number while walking to the parking lot, to get his car.
An annoyingly sweet female voice told him that the other “wasn’t available at the moment”, so he sighed and took his keys instead, thinking that he’d try to call him again on his way.
He absentmindedly lifted his gaze and stopped his steps.
There was Ruki, with someone by his car. And was the other that Mao guy, talking to him? What was he doing here anyway?
A bad feeling filled Reita’s body. He didn’t know if he’d hide somewhere and wait for the other two to go away or announce his presence somehow, he still wanted to talk to Ruki after all and that was his car they’re standing by.
He took another hesitant step further, just to stop again, shock crushing on him as Mao leaned in to kiss Ruki briefly and hug him in a quite intimate way.
He had to bite his lips to prevent the growl of anger bubbling inside him as he saw Ruki’s peaceful smile over the other’s shoulder as he hugged him back tightly.
He didn’t know how much he stood there watching the couple, long enough for his nails to dig in the flesh on his clenched fists. He looked as Mao pulled back and kissed Ruki one last time, before leaving and he looked at Ruki as he sighed, watching the other walking away.
Damn he was mad.
He have never felt so angry before, he wanted to beat the crap out that fucking bastard and wanted so badly to punch Ruki in the face for making him hope again uselessly.
It hurt badly. He knew new how Ruki must felt all this time because of himself and the thought made him just more angry, at himself though.
So that was why Ruki was so happy today. Mao and him just got together. And since he forget him it must be easier to him to behave friendly again.
He took a deep breath to calm himself down and looked up again hearing his name being called:
“Hey Akira!” Ruki was jumping and waving an arm to catch his attention.
He was smiling so brightly and Reita couldn’t help to think how beautiful he looked when he was happy. He smiled sadly to himself and forced his body to move toward the other.
Pretending he didn’t notice anything he asked as nonchalantly as he’d:
“Hey, what are you doing here? I thought you went home already”
Ruki grinned: “Nope, I was waiting for you”
“What, got something to tell me?”
“Kinda. What about we go out together tonight? Just the two of us!” he asked with a smirk.
Reita looked at him, anger, sadness and confusion filling and twisting his insides: “I.. yeah, sure, let’s.. no Ruki, I’m sorry, I can’t do this” he shook his head.
“Uh? Why? Is something wrong?” asked Ruki, in concern.
“No, I.. I’m not in the mood tonight, I’m sorry” he replied not looking at the other.
“Hum, I don’t want to insist but I really need to talk to you. You can come to my place if you don’t feel like going out” proposed the vocalist, looking hopefully at him.
Reita clenched his fists again, a new wave of anger bubbling in his stomach: “What are your intentions Ruki?”
“Huh?” Ruki’s head tilted in confusion.
“I’m trying my best here to get closer to you again and you’ve been sad and distant for weeks and today you come to practice all happy, jumping on me and all, and now this, what’s going on?” he forced his voice to remain calm. Just few minutes ago he wanted to know so badly what was going on, but now that he figured out he wasn’t so eager to know the truth.
Ruki smiled a bit: “Aki, that’s why I want to talk with you, I need to tell you something”
“Well, I don’t want to listen.. not now.. I-I don’t want to hear it!” he gave up, he wasn’t sure how long he’d resist without breaking down.
“What? You don’t even know what is it” the vocalist laughed at the other’s behaviour.
“I don’t care, I want to go home now” Reita mumbled without looking at him before getting on his car quickly.
Ruki looked at him dumbfounded: “What the hell Akira, wait” he yelled, running to the other side of the car and pulling the door open to get in.
“Get out!” yelled Reita in panic.
“No! What the hell is wrong with you?” Ruki asked, really confused by the other now.
“Ruki, please, just let me go home” Reita pleaded, feeling like he was about to cry.
Shocked even more by the other pleading gaze Ruki softened. He turned in his seat and reached for Reita’s face. He cupped his cheeks and stroked the warm skin with his thumbs.
He’d feel Reita tremble under his touch and he wanted nothing more than kiss those pretty lips, but they needed to talk first.
“Ruki, please..” Reita whimpered again, looking in his eyes.
Ruki wasn’t sure why the other looked so hurt, but he took a decision and was resolute to solve everything that night. He finally wanted to be complete and happy again:
“I won’t let you go again Akira”
Notes ♪ :
Dan dan daaaaaa! What’s going to happen now?? *gasp* >:D