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Date: Monday March 26
Rating: PG13
Summary: Niou's got something on his mind. Jackal helps him out. This is a repost of a log that Cha and Ai and Tora and Tan all fiddled with until nobody's cover was outed.
Totally Jackal-mun's fault for being an unpracticed field agent & outing everyone's cover. Apologies for the difficulties.
*
Once Niou had finished his little online discussion with his friend and former lover, he made his way toward the other man's apartment. It had been a long time since they last saw each other, he almost didn't remember where Jackal lived. Lucky for him, Jackal wasn't too far away from his place so it didn't take that long to get there.
Finally making it up to the apartment door, Niou gave it a Shave and a Haircut before finishing it with two rings of the doorbell.
Jackal laughed at the knock. Niou, exactly as he'd anticipated. He shoved a few of the empty beer cans into the recycling and headed to the door, opening it and leaning out.
Jackal grinned. "Are you sure I should let your kind into my apartment?" He said, and then beckoned Niou in.
"Sit. Beer? I have cheap or cheaper."
Niou chuckled as he followed into the apartment. "And what exactly is that suppose to mean hm?" He shook his head and took a seat on the couch. "Nah. I'm cool for now. Might bum one later though thanks."
Jackal shrugged and got himself an Asahi. He sat on his couch, tucking his toes up under his butt.
"What can I do for you? And -- are you okay? Your email was a little on the frantic side, and I spent a good hour thinking that maybe someone found your secret My Little Pony porn stash. But joking aside, tell me your story."
Sighing and turning serious, Niou cleared his throat and looked over at Jackal. "I think someone in or friend of the yakuza has a hit out on my lover. I need to know who's out to get him."
"And what if I want your lover dead?" Jackal grinned, making sure Niou knew it was a joke. "But seriously. What's your lover done to make him that kind of enemy?" Jackal's brow creased.
"I'll help you out, of course. But tell me the story."
Niou looked at Jackal with this that's not even funny, Jack look. "That's just it. I don't know. The more I think about it the more everything points to a friend of the yakuza. Problem there is I haven't a clue who that could be, so I'm stuck and need some possible insight on anyone that might want to off him." Niou sighed again, running his hands through his hair and stretching before turning a little to lift up his shirt. "See that nice little scar there? That's from one of the two bastards that was sent to Ryou's place to off him. I had broken in to his place to surprise him. Made dinner and had just gotten out of the shower when the first goon crept in to the place. Well, I ended up killing him. Snapped his neck. I then pulled on some jeans, grabbed his gun and dragged the body into the living room. Ryou arrived a few minutes later with the other guy right behind him. The second goon had waited a good fifteen minutes before busting into the place. Shot him in the head but not before taking my second bullet for this guy."
Jackal nodded, feeling troubled. He'd been chosen as Atobe's bodyguard for a reason -- his absolute lack of ulterior motive. Atobe could smell a hidden agenda from a mile off. It was what made him the leader he was...and Jackal admired that.
"I'll try to help you figure it out."
He sighed heavily before looking at Jackal. "Whatever it takes Jack. I'll do anything to protect Ryou. I've already taken two bullets for him and would gladly take an entire clip from a machine gun to keep him alive and unharmed." Looking his friend in the eyes, his own a blaze with passionate fury, fierce and sharp like that of a tiger on the hunt. "Do whatever you have to in order to help me protect the one person I love most in this horrible world."
Jackal nodded. "It would be counterproductive for you to die for the person you love, 'Haru," he said wryly. "You wouldn't be around to appreciate the results."
But Jackal pondered. "Yeah. I'll do what I can to help you find these nasty bastards."
It was a delicate situation, but Jackal felt that Atobe might be willing to do him a favor at this point. He'd been unquestioningly loyal and always frank about his motives.
"It would be but that's how much I love him Jack. That's all I'm saying... that and I'd have to be dead before they could kill Ryou." He sighed and gave his friend a soft smile before kissing him on the cheek. "Thanks man. You don't know how much I appreciate this. And I think I'll have that beer now. After talking about this I could use one." Niou gave off a soft chuckle before laying his head back on the couch with a heavy sigh. It had been a long day and he was tired. Thankfully for him, he had thought ahead of time to call Shishido and let him know he was going to be a little late coming home.
Jackal smiled and got Niou the beer.
They sat side by side in silence for a while, watching the evening news and drinking Jackal's beer, both unwinding in their own way from their strange lives. Jackal pondered Niou's statement -- dying for the man he loved.
Did Jackal love anyone that much?
Could he?
He was fond of Ryoma, but fonder of his own skin. Jackal wondered if he had it in him to take a bullet for Ryoma, if the situation presented itself.
He shelved the thought. Too disturbing. But all the same, he was glad his new boyfriend was in tech.
Niou shut his eyes for a moment, thinking about all this. Being shot again, the infirmary fiasco, his lover nursing him to health in his own way...the whole time he was thinking about everything that had happened to them up until now he turned the ring on his left ring finger over and over with his thumb taking a few sips of beer here and there.
"Hey, it's getting late, 'Haru. You'd better give your boy-toy a call and get him to give you a lift home."
Jackal spoke softly, tugging on white hair. "I'll help you as best I can, okay?"
Jackal himself had an appointment with bed. He was getting up early to work out with Ryoma before work these days.
"Ow. Easy on the hair man. You caught a sensitive one." He chuckled softly as he rubbed the back of his head. "Nah. I'll just grab a taxi or something. He knows I'm going to be late coming home tonight anyway." He turned his head to look at his friend and smiled softly. "Thanks again." He was then forehead to forehead with his former lover. "You were always good to me." He stayed like that a moment before setting his beer down on the coffee table and standing to his feet. "Well, guess I'll talk to you later then. Let me know asap about whatever you find."
Jackal stood and nodded, deliberately tugging Niou's hair again with an impish grin.
"And you. Stop thinking about dying for anyone. I know that old friends of yours would be more than a little unhappy if you took a bullet, no matter who it was for."
Jackal slapped him on the ass. "And be a little more careful."
"Ok. Rough sex with you was great and I'm sure you miss it but dude..." He winked and chuckled at his friend before hugging Jackal's neck. "I will and thanks again man. You know, you and I should hang more often seriously. Call me sometime we'll do something." He kissed Jackal's cheek thoughtfully once more before turning and heading out the door. "I'll see you later, chocolate sauce." He winked and laughed that the memory behind that name before waving and heading home again.
Jackal shook his head. "Later, idiot. I hope Shishido takes good care of you."
He closed the door behind Niou and scratched his skull thoughtfully. Jackal wondered if Atobe would level with him, even if Jackal asked the favor. It was a sticky issue...
But for the sake of an old friend, Jackal would try.
Rating: PG13
Summary: Niou's got something on his mind. Jackal helps him out. This is a repost of a log that Cha and Ai and Tora and Tan all fiddled with until nobody's cover was outed.
Totally Jackal-mun's fault for being an unpracticed field agent & outing everyone's cover. Apologies for the difficulties.
*
Once Niou had finished his little online discussion with his friend and former lover, he made his way toward the other man's apartment. It had been a long time since they last saw each other, he almost didn't remember where Jackal lived. Lucky for him, Jackal wasn't too far away from his place so it didn't take that long to get there.
Finally making it up to the apartment door, Niou gave it a Shave and a Haircut before finishing it with two rings of the doorbell.
Jackal laughed at the knock. Niou, exactly as he'd anticipated. He shoved a few of the empty beer cans into the recycling and headed to the door, opening it and leaning out.
Jackal grinned. "Are you sure I should let your kind into my apartment?" He said, and then beckoned Niou in.
"Sit. Beer? I have cheap or cheaper."
Niou chuckled as he followed into the apartment. "And what exactly is that suppose to mean hm?" He shook his head and took a seat on the couch. "Nah. I'm cool for now. Might bum one later though thanks."
Jackal shrugged and got himself an Asahi. He sat on his couch, tucking his toes up under his butt.
"What can I do for you? And -- are you okay? Your email was a little on the frantic side, and I spent a good hour thinking that maybe someone found your secret My Little Pony porn stash. But joking aside, tell me your story."
Sighing and turning serious, Niou cleared his throat and looked over at Jackal. "I think someone in or friend of the yakuza has a hit out on my lover. I need to know who's out to get him."
"And what if I want your lover dead?" Jackal grinned, making sure Niou knew it was a joke. "But seriously. What's your lover done to make him that kind of enemy?" Jackal's brow creased.
"I'll help you out, of course. But tell me the story."
Niou looked at Jackal with this that's not even funny, Jack look. "That's just it. I don't know. The more I think about it the more everything points to a friend of the yakuza. Problem there is I haven't a clue who that could be, so I'm stuck and need some possible insight on anyone that might want to off him." Niou sighed again, running his hands through his hair and stretching before turning a little to lift up his shirt. "See that nice little scar there? That's from one of the two bastards that was sent to Ryou's place to off him. I had broken in to his place to surprise him. Made dinner and had just gotten out of the shower when the first goon crept in to the place. Well, I ended up killing him. Snapped his neck. I then pulled on some jeans, grabbed his gun and dragged the body into the living room. Ryou arrived a few minutes later with the other guy right behind him. The second goon had waited a good fifteen minutes before busting into the place. Shot him in the head but not before taking my second bullet for this guy."
Jackal nodded, feeling troubled. He'd been chosen as Atobe's bodyguard for a reason -- his absolute lack of ulterior motive. Atobe could smell a hidden agenda from a mile off. It was what made him the leader he was...and Jackal admired that.
"I'll try to help you figure it out."
He sighed heavily before looking at Jackal. "Whatever it takes Jack. I'll do anything to protect Ryou. I've already taken two bullets for him and would gladly take an entire clip from a machine gun to keep him alive and unharmed." Looking his friend in the eyes, his own a blaze with passionate fury, fierce and sharp like that of a tiger on the hunt. "Do whatever you have to in order to help me protect the one person I love most in this horrible world."
Jackal nodded. "It would be counterproductive for you to die for the person you love, 'Haru," he said wryly. "You wouldn't be around to appreciate the results."
But Jackal pondered. "Yeah. I'll do what I can to help you find these nasty bastards."
It was a delicate situation, but Jackal felt that Atobe might be willing to do him a favor at this point. He'd been unquestioningly loyal and always frank about his motives.
"It would be but that's how much I love him Jack. That's all I'm saying... that and I'd have to be dead before they could kill Ryou." He sighed and gave his friend a soft smile before kissing him on the cheek. "Thanks man. You don't know how much I appreciate this. And I think I'll have that beer now. After talking about this I could use one." Niou gave off a soft chuckle before laying his head back on the couch with a heavy sigh. It had been a long day and he was tired. Thankfully for him, he had thought ahead of time to call Shishido and let him know he was going to be a little late coming home.
Jackal smiled and got Niou the beer.
They sat side by side in silence for a while, watching the evening news and drinking Jackal's beer, both unwinding in their own way from their strange lives. Jackal pondered Niou's statement -- dying for the man he loved.
Did Jackal love anyone that much?
Could he?
He was fond of Ryoma, but fonder of his own skin. Jackal wondered if he had it in him to take a bullet for Ryoma, if the situation presented itself.
He shelved the thought. Too disturbing. But all the same, he was glad his new boyfriend was in tech.
Niou shut his eyes for a moment, thinking about all this. Being shot again, the infirmary fiasco, his lover nursing him to health in his own way...the whole time he was thinking about everything that had happened to them up until now he turned the ring on his left ring finger over and over with his thumb taking a few sips of beer here and there.
"Hey, it's getting late, 'Haru. You'd better give your boy-toy a call and get him to give you a lift home."
Jackal spoke softly, tugging on white hair. "I'll help you as best I can, okay?"
Jackal himself had an appointment with bed. He was getting up early to work out with Ryoma before work these days.
"Ow. Easy on the hair man. You caught a sensitive one." He chuckled softly as he rubbed the back of his head. "Nah. I'll just grab a taxi or something. He knows I'm going to be late coming home tonight anyway." He turned his head to look at his friend and smiled softly. "Thanks again." He was then forehead to forehead with his former lover. "You were always good to me." He stayed like that a moment before setting his beer down on the coffee table and standing to his feet. "Well, guess I'll talk to you later then. Let me know asap about whatever you find."
Jackal stood and nodded, deliberately tugging Niou's hair again with an impish grin.
"And you. Stop thinking about dying for anyone. I know that old friends of yours would be more than a little unhappy if you took a bullet, no matter who it was for."
Jackal slapped him on the ass. "And be a little more careful."
"Ok. Rough sex with you was great and I'm sure you miss it but dude..." He winked and chuckled at his friend before hugging Jackal's neck. "I will and thanks again man. You know, you and I should hang more often seriously. Call me sometime we'll do something." He kissed Jackal's cheek thoughtfully once more before turning and heading out the door. "I'll see you later, chocolate sauce." He winked and laughed that the memory behind that name before waving and heading home again.
Jackal shook his head. "Later, idiot. I hope Shishido takes good care of you."
He closed the door behind Niou and scratched his skull thoughtfully. Jackal wondered if Atobe would level with him, even if Jackal asked the favor. It was a sticky issue...
But for the sake of an old friend, Jackal would try.