love bites
Pairing: Hyde/Gackt
Rating: T
Summary: Gackt thought Hyde was the perfect vampire for his movie, what he didn’t expect was to find that the similarities didn’t stop there.
Warning: Inspired by an old conversation in the GXH archives, on Hyde and a certain ‘action’ he does.
Disclaimer: nothing is mine.
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On a rare break day the soloist gave his group sometimes, Gackt sat in his house with his cat on his lap, gently running his fingers through its smooth short fur; normally he would be at Hyde’s house doing the same things he was doing now only with Hyde in his arms instead of his cat. Though he did love his pets, Hyde couldn’t be compared.
His older lover had told him not to come to the studio and just wait at his house for him when he came back later on in the evening, they would be busy with their promotional stunts and CM and Hyde couldn’t afford to be distracted by his lover.
Gackt, sadly understood and thus sat in his rather large and lonely living room when a sudden thought struck him and with a grin the black haired man got up, his cat jumping off of him with quick reflexes meowing before walking off to get some sleep with his friends, Gackt’s other pets.
Looking through his large assortment of movies, DVDs and videos, the naturally light brown eyed man found the movie he was looking for and placed it in his LCD big screen TV and pressed play.
Sitting back down onto his leather couch Gackt smirked, if he couldn’t have Hyde with him now, he’d find another way to be with his lover. Moon Child was on.
~*****~
“Alright now that everyone is here, let’s start shooting!” the director shouted as the last van holding Kei parked itself and let out it’s passenger, running to the set Hyde apologized to the crew as Gackt came up to him.
“What took you so long Hyde?” worry evident in his stark blue eyes,
“Sorry Gackt, traffic,” the smaller man grinned embarrassingly as the taller man simply gave him a warm smile,
“It’s nothing, I’m just glad you’re here,” reaching out to hug his co-star, Hyde fit perfectly in his arms and for a moment Gackt tried to hold him for a heartbeat longer, before having to let go.
“It’s good to finally be here,” the vocalist turned soloist smiled up to the younger man, as the duo went to where the rest of the cast was.
Throughout the day, everyone played their part perfect and little time was taken out of everyone’s schedule to do re-shoots, before long night had fallen and their night scene was going to take place once the right amount of twilight hit the sandy beaches.
Blue eyes watched the black ocean in a glazed expression before the sound of laughing caught his ears, Gackt turned to see Hyde sitting in a chair with Wang LeeHom before walking over to the two men,
“Oh hey Gackt,” the Taiwanese actor waved before getting up from his chair and offering it to Gackt, whom took it with a grateful nod, “I’ll leave you two, see you Hyde,”
“Bye LeeHom.” The Japanese rock star said in the now natural Chinese of the small sentence, looking at the fading back of his friend before looking to Gackt, turning back to his native tongue.
“Hello Gacchan,”
“Hello Hyde, how was today do you think?”
“It was fun, I didn’t think acting would be this calming,” the older man smiled turning his head towards the ocean, as Gackt watched with a light smile on his face.
“I’m glad you came here with me Hyde,”
“It’s fine Gackt, it was my pleasure!” came the response before moss green contact covered eyes turned to him, blue on green. “Ne Gacchan I’ve got an idea,”
“Hmm? Do tell me!”
“You know Kei is suppose to have this connection with Sho right?”
“Of course, they have been together for all of Sho’s life,”
“I was thinking we could do something to show that, their connection and complete understanding of each other,”
“How so Hyde?” blue eyes leaned in closer to the smaller body, when the blond took out a pack of cigarettes. With a grin Hyde took out a single nicotine stick and crossed his legs, holding the piece in his fingers gently,
“I’m going to throw it at you and you try to catch it,”
“What? I don’t--”
“Sho trusts Kei, and Kei taught Sho how to fight and move like a vampire right?”
“Yes,” a head of braids nodded, not quite getting the picture.
“So then, it’s like the two of them have a deeper connection that doesn’t have to always be shown on the battlefield.”
“I see, of course, come at me!” Gackt said, placing his chair directly in front of the smaller man and readied himself. This would be easy.
Before Hyde threw the cigarette at him.
The two continued practicing well into midnight, when shooting was over and it was time to go back to the hotel even then the two rock stars never stopped trying.
“You’re throwing it wrong Hyde,”
“You’re such slow Gackt, just face it we’re not going to get this right, let’s just forget it--”
“No, it’s a brilliant idea and I know it would be perfect in the movie, I’m not stopping until I get this right!” the younger man stated, as he sat in front of Hyde, in his hotel room.
“You’re so stubborn Gacchan,” Hyde exasperated as he aimed the cigarette and threw it, watching as Gackt’s fast reflexes were once again not fast enough to completely catch the nicotine.
“Admit it though, you love that about me Hyde,” the younger soloist grinned cheekily, as a gleam appeared in his blue orbs.
“I don’t love you Gackt,” came the response he already knew was coming, Gackt still held his smile; though he was pretty sure Hyde could see the difference.
“I know Hyde, I know.” He really did, better than anyone.
~*****~
Sitting in his makeup artists chair Gackt, now dressed as the young man Sho in his leather black and white jacket and black leather jeans, the soloist got off his chair and stood to his full height before walking to find his co-star.
They had yet to perfect the throwing cigarette trick, no matter how much he had wanted to keep at it, the trick needed two people and he could do nothing when Hyde decided to go to his room and sleep for the night.
Last night. Gackt remembered, was another reminder of what he could never have, still, though Gackt knew Hyde could never love him in any way other than just friends, he couldn’t help but hope. But each time he allowed himself to step on their fine border line, Hyde always pushed him back.
“Maybe I should just….” shaking his head at such thoughts, Gackt found his Kei. Hiding his frustration and hurt the soloist smiled, only to have Hyde see right through him instantly.
“What’s wrong Gacchan?”
“Eh? Nothing Hyde, why do you ask?”
“You look sad,” looking up at his friend, both meeting the other’s eyes Gackt looked away for a heartbeat before returning to Hyde’s face with a smile.
“It’s nothing, just worried, we have the wirework today,”
“Right,” the smaller man said, clad in Kei’s red shirt and jacket over black baggy pants. Nodding in finale, Gackt began to turn away when Hyde held him back,
“Yes Hyde?”
“Why don’t you stop by tonight, we can practice the cigarette throwing again,”
“I’m not too sure…” It wasn’t as if he didn’t want to practice more or be with the other man, but right now, when he was so close to something he wanted and knew he could never have…..
“Come on Gackt, just for a while. I promise to throw right this time!” giving the young man and star of the movie a wide smile, Gackt felt his heart melt and he agreed automatically.
“Great, come by anytime alright?”
“Okay, tonight then.” It was times like these that Gackt wished Hyde didn’t have such a strong power over him.
However, that changed when he arrived at Hyde’s room later that night.
~*****~
“Come in Gacchan! I just made some soba,” the older vocalist grinned, now dressed in his own clothes he noticed Gackt was dressed in his own as well. Closing the door behind his friend as he lead him to the couch, Hyde saw the slightest limp of the younger man’s body.
“Gackt are you alight?”
“That’s the second time you asked me that in the same day Hyde, of course I am.” Smiling at his friend before sitting down on the couch, Hyde walked over to him with concerned eyes.
“I have reason to ask you Gacchan, you’re limping.”
“..No I’m not Hyde,”
“You can’t hide it from me Gacchan, you’re much to tall,”
“And you’re just short,” putting his hands on his hips in a manner, Hyde was beginning to think he was a bad influence on the younger man, it wasn’t until recently did Gackt begin to get cheeky with him. Normally he was the one who spoke that way and Gackt was polite but now, Hyde found himself in predicaments where the young man would say things he would never with someone else.
“Now that’s just mean Gacchan, I’m trying to be nice here,”
“I know Hyde, I’m sorry I’m just tired,”
“You tired? You don’t sleep!”
“True but after today’s shooting, I think I’d like to sleep a few hours,” the tall man admitted with a light sigh, only to have Hyde smile down at him.
“All that flipping in the air with the wires can do that to you,”
“Yes, but I wanted everything to be perfect,” the blue eyed man argued. It was his movie, and even if it weren’t Gackt was a perfectionist. Everything had to be done right.
Leaning back onto the couch, Gackt closed his eyes and couldn’t hold off what sleep was beginning to claim from him when a hand on his shoulder woke him up,
“Gacchan don’t fall asleep on me here,”
“I’m sorry Hyde, I’m just--”
“I know, lean foreword.”
“Excuse me?” opening his eyes to look at his older friend, Gackt found that Hyde was no longer in the room until he felt the presence of the smaller man behind him. “Hyde what are you--”
“Just relax and look foreword Gacchan,”
“But--”
“Don’t make me repeat myself Gackt.” In that voice of his, Gackt knew not to anger the smaller vocalist and so he looked ahead when gently two small but strong and nimble hands began moving along his aching shoulders.
Knowing that Hyde was simply massaging him, Gackt let a contented smile fill his tired face before relishing the feel of Hyde’s smooth and warm hands on him; slowly making the pain disappear.
“Where did you learn how to do this Hyde?” Gackt heard himself whisper, not bothering to turn his head in fear that Hyde would scold him again
“It’s just a talent I picked up from Sakura-chan a long time ago,” came the soft and content reply.
Sakurazawa Yasunori. L’Arc~en~Ciel’s old drummer, and good friend of Hyde.
Unconsciously Gackt let out a sigh, whenever he thought he was free of feeling the burdens of not being able to have Hyde, content in just being with the older man, he would once again be reminded where he was to stand. Always.
“Don’t sigh like that Gacchan, it’s bad for you,”
“Hyde.”
“Hmm?” not stopping in his ministrations to the younger man’s mid-back, shirt loose but not enough to be a hindrance to him.
“Why do you call me Gacchan?”
“It’s my nickname for you,”
“I know that but-- never mind.” Shaking his light highlighted head of braids, Gackt felt Hyde’s hands stop and just hold his shoulders before he felt a weight on his right. And then a face appeared in his line of vision,
“You don’t like me calling you Gacchan?”
“No, I like it, its just-- nothing, forget I said anything.” Attempting to smile it off, Hyde frowned before returning to standing behind Gackt, leaning forward until he held Gackt’s head to his chest, crown of light auburn locks under his chin.
“Is what I said to you yesterday night bothering you?” for a heartbeat of a moment, Hyde was sure that the body under him stiffened before forcing itself to relax.
“You said a lot of things yesterday Hyde, I’m afraid I don’t know what you’re referring too,”
“Yes you do Gacchan, when I said I didn’t love you.” Again the body under his hold stiffened,
“We always joke about that Hyde, it means nothing, I know that already, you don’t need to worry about me, I’m just tired and--”
“I don’t love you Gackt.” Hyde spoke voice softly, mockingly roaring in the silence large living room: ringing in Gackt’s ears.
“I know that Hyde! you don’t have to say it like that,” trying to break away from the smaller man’s hold on his head and chest, Gackt found that Hyde’s hold on him was stronger than he expected. “Hyde please let me go, I want to go to sleep now.”
“Will you let me finish first?”
“I already know what you’re going to say, and I understand, there is no need too-!” before he could finish his sentence however, Gackt felt a sharp and sudden pain at the base of his neck,
“Ah! H-Hyde!?” jumping off of the couch to gape at his older friend, holding his neck with shocked blue eyes. Hyde grinned to him, licking his lips.
“I’ve just bitten you Gacchan, do you know what that means?” the small man’s voice laced with tease.
“That you’re taking Kei’s role too seriously?” even in this bizarre moment, Gackt found time to be cheeky to his friend, the very person who taught him all his tricks and quick tongues.
Moving from behind the couch and towards his much taller friend, Hyde kept Gackt’s gaze until he stood until a breath away.
“I bite people I trust, people I love and care for more than anything in the world Gacchan.”
“….” watching as the small blond stood on his tippy toes with a smile on his face, Gackt unconsciously stooped to his level until Hyde hung from his neck, whispering into his ear like wind.
“I like you Gackt.”
And the rest was history.
~*****~
Watching the last moments of Moon Child, Gackt heard the door to his house open letting in his older lover.
“Ah, it’s good to be home again! Gacchan?”
“Hello Kei,” turning to the small dark auburn haired man with a nostalgic smile on his face, Gackt got up and pressed his lover in a deep and memorable kiss.
“You were remembering that summer weren’t you, Sho?” smirking at his younger lover, memories of the first night they became lovers running behind his eyes as he saw a proud smile appear on Gackt’s face.
“I didn’t think you’d be a real vampire Hyde,”
“Really now, then shall I remind you?” leaning his head to his lover’s left shoulder, Hyde gently- feather like, barely a touch of skin, placed his lips on Gackt’s neck. The same place he marked that night so many years ago.
Running his lips slowly over the white skin, before opening his mouth to place wide kisses on his skin, Hyde heard Gackt try to hold back a moan; only to let it out when he finally bit into his lover.
He’d remind Gackt what it meant to have him play as the vampire.
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I read somewhere long ago in the archives that Hyde bites those closest to him, when I read that I just had to write this~!
And of course, people back then asked for a story of this nature, and since I haven’t read any like this….it was so obvious that I would be the one to do it!
Please leave me your loves~!