In Another World - Part Five
Title: In Another World
Author: shatteredtenshi and kira_shadow
Rating: PG-13
Genre: AU, Romance
Fandom: JE
Pairing: Kitayama Hiromitsu x Fujigaya Taisuke, a bit of Yokoo Wataru x Iida Kyouhei, a bit of Nikaido Takashi x Senga Kento
Warnings: Unbeta-ed...RP-style collab...hopefully it's not really chessy?
Notes: Yet another collaboration!!! AU this time...so it might be interesting? Multi-chaptered!
Summary: In a world where Fujigaya Taisuke and Kitayama Hiromitsu didn't meet through being in Johnny's Jimusho together...
Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four
In Another World
By Shattered Tenshi and Kira Shadow
Part Five
"KANPAI!"
Very soon the food arrived and conversation started.
"Saa~ Taisuke! Now that Hiro stopped monopolizing you it's our turn to get to know you better, ne~?" Yokoo grinned. "Of course you can ask us anything in return~"
"Mh?" Taisuke took another gulp from his can before tilting his head. "Okay~" He gave Yokoo a childish grin.
Miyata shook his head. "Is it me...or is Taisuke-kun already acting drunk?"
Yokoo thought about it for a second. "Tell us about your family?"
"Two younger brothers, Yuusuke and Ryosuke! Then my parents~" Taisuke grinned. He pointed at Kitayama. "But Hiro already knows about them~"
"Ehh...I need to think of something to ask that Hiro doesn't know already then." Yokoo furrowed his eyebrows together. "Oi, you guys! All of you ask him something too!"
Nikaido fixed the other with a nasty look. "Oh I know...what would you like in your partner, girl or guy, in a relationship? Do you have any preferences?"
"Have you been in a relationship before? And what do you think of...well, same-sex relationships?" Miyata prompted. Clearly, he and Nikaido had ganged up on Taisuke, shamelessly using the fact that the other was starting to look a little...drunk...
Iida, the ever observant one, jumped onto the bandwagon, "If you had to choose from the seven of us, which one do you think is best looking?"
Taisuke giggled. "So many questions at once~" He hiccupped and furrowed his eyebrows together before drinking yet again from the can. "Ah...I finished it..." He turned it over and tried to see if there was anymore.
"Hey! Don't get our floor dirty!" Yokoo reached over and grabbed the can from Taisuke. "Take another one, if you want."
So he did. After grabbing another can and opening it, Taisuke tilted his head. "Oh right, questions...what were they again?" Before anyone could say anything, he continued, "Oh, I remember. I don't have any preference...but I might be leaning towards guys now ne~"
Nikaido snorted. "Didn't expect anything else, but at least we know for sure now."
"Relationship..." Taisuke frowned slightly. "I've...been in two! But those didn't go very far. First one with a girl, second one with a guy~ I guess that tells you what I think about same-sex relationships..." he giggled.
Miyata raised an eyebrow. "Well, that certainly was more details than I had expected..."
Iida nudged Taisuke. "My question now."
Taisuke looked around the group. "The best-looking?" He giggled and without hesitation, crawled over to Kitayama before pressing a kiss on the other's cheek. "Hiro~"
"...man, was that unexpected..." Nikaido's remark was dripping with sarcasm.
Yokoo feigned hurt, "Why does HIRO always get the 'best looking' scores??"
"What? You once thought I was pretty hot, too..." Hiro countered and then looked at Taisuke and smiled. "And thanks for the compliment~ Tai-chan is pretty good-looking, too~"
"Oh man, continue like this and I'm going to throw up..."
"Nika..."
"Hai, hai, I'll behave..."
Taisuke giggled and leaned closer, nuzzling Kitayama. "Thank you, Hiro~"
Tamamori shook his head. "If you're done feeding Hiro's ego, you can come back over here and stay in your seat, Taisuke-kun."
"Iyada~" Taisuke whined, shaking his head. He wrapped his arms around Kitayama's neck and settled himself on the other's lap. "It's comfy here."
Nikaido immediately feigned barfing. Senga patted his boyfriend on his back. "Nika-chan..."
Raising his other eyebrow, Miyata said, "So are we continuing this questioning session?"
Before anyone else can say anything, Taisuke said, "Go ahead~" He giggled and nuzzled Kitayama again.
"So Tai-chan..." Yokoo started, slowly getting a grasp of what the others were trying to do. "What were you doing in front of our jimusho building yesterday?" This wasn't exactly a get-to-know-Taisuke-better question, but it would probably help the situation or something.
"Mh?" Taisuke grinned at the others. "I wanted to see Hiro~"
Hiro had tensed up visibly when the other had started nuzzling him and crawled onto his lap. It stirred feelings and voices in him he thought he had buried yesterday...he thought Taisuke didn't think like that...but...he wasn't stupid. He had kinda been seeing where the others' questions had been leading. Even though that had been shamelessly using the fact that the other was dead drunk.
"Taisuke..." he looked at the other and smiled. Then he pried the half empty can of beer from the other's hand. "You've had enough for tonight..."
"I bet Senga has the same un-tolerance to alcohol...we'll see once he's allowed to drink..." Miyata mused.
"Hey!"
"People, get back on track..." Iida shook his head.
Nikaido was aiming the last blow. "You feel something for Hiro-kun, right?"
Taisuke pouted and tried to reach for the can Kitayama took away from him. "No, I didn't..." he whined. "Let me drink a bit more...?" He pouted even more when Yokoo patted him on the head.
"I think that's enough, Tai-chan. You don't want a headache tomorrow, right?"
Taisuke huffed and puffed up his cheeks, writhing in annoyance on Kitayama's lap. "I can still drink some more!"
"Of course you can," Yokoo said, "but you can't handle it." Trying to direct Taisuke's attention away from the alcohol, he continued, "You heard Nika's question, right? Now, be a good boy and answer it."
Furrowing his eyebrows together, Taisuke said, "Feel...something for Hiro?" He pulled back slightly and looked at Kitayama with half-lidded eyes. "Feel something..." After a while, he bounced slightly and smiled brightly. "Un! I like Hiro~"
By now Hiro's heart was beating so fast it hurt. Looking up at the younger boy he finally spoke. "Was that why you didn't say anything last night and just went home? Were you scared...?" He tentatively reached up to touch the other's cheek gently.
Behind their backs - or rather Hiro's back, Taisuke was oblivious to anything or anyone else anyway, Nikaido gave Wataru a 'HA! Told you so! I win'-look.
Tilting his head towards Kitayama's touch, Taisuke fluttered his eyes closed for a moment. He opened them once again and it was like he was much more awake, or at least, not as drunk and hyper as before. "Un..." he admitted softly. "It's not like Hiro likes me back, right?" He almost smiled wryly. "I'd rather remain being friends with Hiro..." He closed his eyes again and nuzzled against Kitayama's touch, falling silent.
...so that's where the wind blows...
"Don't just go assuming things about me..." Hiro whispered and leant up to kiss the other again, tasting the alcohol on the other's lips.
"...shouldn't we be somewhere else...?" Senga whispered, tugging on Nika's arm.
"And where do you suggest we go?" Miyata raised an eyebrow.
"That's my line!" Yokoo hissed lowly. "They're going to be make-out in our new apartment floor where Kyouhei and I didn't even-"
Yokoo didn't get to finish his sentence when Iida slapped a hand over his mouth. "Now, Wataru. Let's just move to our room? We can play cards in there or something..."
Nikaido snorted. "Just as long they don't end up having sex or something."
"Nika-chan!" Senga squeaked, turning red.
Totally oblivious to the conversation that was going on, Taisuke whimpered softly and pressed back into the kiss, wrapping his arms tighter around Kitayama. Somewhere in the back of his hazy mind, he recognized the lips against his own and sighed softly, a small smile forming on his lips.
Hiro was well aware of what people were talking about around them - yes, contrary to popular belief he wasn't completely oblivious at times like this. Lifting a hand, he caressed Taisuke's cheeks gently, wincing a little at how warm they felt and how drunk the other must be...
"Ne, Tai-chan...I sure hope you'll still be the same when you're sober again...or I'm going to have to make you remember..."
"Oh damn it, lets just leave!!"
"...I don't think Hiro wants to go far..." Tamamori observed.
Nikaido stopped in his tracks, "True that...Taisuke is drunk after all...and all things aside, Hiro likes people to be honest..."
Whimpering softly, Taisuke looked at Kitayama blearily when the kiss was broken and the other's words trying to process its way through his hazy mind. Making an unknown sound, he leaned towards Kitayama's touch once again, nuzzling slightly. He felt almost tired. Maybe he drank too much after all? Not that he realized it consciously. Soon, he just dropped his head on Kitayama's shoulder...and fell asleep.
Hiro sighed. "Sleep it out..." he leant back against the wall and looked into six faces, that showed either amusement or something along the lines of "oh please!" or "wtf"... Rolling his eyes he asked, "What??"
"...nothing..."
Somewhere along the way, Taisuke just snuggled closer to the warmth that he was sleeping against, not really sure what it was. He tightened his hold on the warmth and murmured, "Hiro..." in his sleep.
"He thinks of you in his sleep...I don't know if I want to laugh of if I want to cry..."
"Then just shut up??"
Rolling his eyes again Hiro just pet Taisuke's hair and left it at that. He'd have to wait until the other woke up again...
After sleeping for who knows how long, Taisuke finally showed signs of waking up when his eyes started to flutter. An incoherent sound slipping from his lips, he writhed slightly before his eyes fully opened and he tried to comprehend what was going on. He tilted his head up and found himself looking at a familiar face. "Hi...ro...?"
Looking at the other when he finally woke up, Hiro smiled wryly, "Next time you decide to fall asleep on me can we pick a more comfortable place? At least -I- picked the sofa..." He playfully poked Taisuke's nose. "Taipi~"
"Taipi?" Taisuke blinked. Then he started to blush when he realized he was sitting on Kitayama's lap. "S-sorry..." he mumbled, lowering his head. Should he move away? He didn't really want to though...
"Well...at least you're awake again..." Hiro kissed the other gently. "Feeling more sober now?" he asked, looking up at Taisuke.
Iida put a glass of water on the table. "He should drink some water or he'll have one hell of a hangover tomorrow..."
Taisuke's blush darkened even more when Kitayama kissed him. If his mind was hazy before, it was going a hundred miles per hour now, trying to remember what he did before he fell asleep. He knew he probably drank too fast and too much for his own lack of tolerance, so for sure, he was probably drunk. But what exactly did he do that led him to sleeping in Kitayama's arms?
If you had to choose from the seven of us, which one do you think is best looking?
Suddenly, Iida's voice came to mind. And soon enough, he remembered how he had responded to that question. His cheeks burned in response.
"Don't tell me you forgot what happened, you drunktard..." Hiro pinched Taisuke's cheek - gently.
"Trying to remember..." Taisuke mumbled, puffing up the cheek Kitayama pinched. Then what? There had been more questions, hadn't there? Then...then, it was Nikaido who asked him that question.
Un! I like Hiro~
Ah, he confessed. While drunk. In front of other people. Taisuke's blush turned even darker if possible. The rest of what happened afterwards slowly came back to him.
"Hiro..." he whispered, lifting his head to look at the other.
"Yes...that's me...?" he looked at Taisuke.
Taisuke opened his mouth and tried to say something, but it was hard to come up with the right words. It was kind of embarrassing. It wasn't like he could confess again. Well, no, he could, but he doesn't really have the courage to say it again. Yet.
Licking his lips, Taisuke mumbled, "If...if I shouldn't be assuming things about you...t-tell...me...what I need to know then?"
"I guess I'll have to settle with words since I don't think Wataru wants me to show you..." Hiro smiled, throwing a short glance at said owner of this apartment.
Yokoo rolled his eyes.
Nikaido spoke, "Yeah...not another 'show'...I think my stomach won't survive 'part 2'...though I'm not sure if it'll survive any of the words either..."
Ignoring those last few words, Hiro leant over to whisper into Taisuke's ear very quietly, "Daisuki da yo, Taipi~"
Taisuke turned a different shade of red and a small, happy smile appeared on his face. A shiver went down his spine, feeling Kitayama's breath against his ear. "I...me too..." he whispered back. "Daisuki yo...Hiro..."
"So, is this where we go 'aww, they love each other'?" Miyata chuckled.
Cheeks growing warm again, Taisuke gave a small yelp - finally remembering there were other people around - and buried his face in the crook of Kitayama's neck.
"...I guess this means we've definitely found our eighth member...and Hiro will stop complaining~" Nikaido grinned and turned to Senga. "Which means we can make out in the changing room again~"
Senga blushed.
Yokoo coughed, "Oi, oi, oi, just because HIRO has someone again now doesn't mean the rest of us want to see that...please keep it private, this just now was just an exemption from the rule...because...well, it was the start of something new. Omedettou."
Hiro just smiled.
Still hiding his face against Kitayama's neck, Taisuke couldn't help but smile as well. After all, his feelings were being returned when he had thought there was no hope at all. Also, he had found a group of friends that he felt he belong in. Things were definitely looking good in his opinion. He tightened his hold on Kitayama and pressed himself closer.
"Even though I love being this close to you..." Hiro offered Taisuke the glass of water. "You should sober yourself out properly...or your head will explode tomorrow morning and we wouldn't want that, now would we?" He pressed a soft kiss onto the other's temple. "No Taipi with hangover..."
Pulling away from Kitayama, Taisuke blushed lightly at the other's soft kiss. "Un..." He took the glass from Kitayama and sipped the water slowly, letting the cool liquid slide down his throat. Considering he had lectures to attend tomorrow, a hangover was certainly not a good idea.
"Ma...I'd love to stay but I have to get up early for school tomorrow..." Senga sighed, breaking the silence again. "Thank you for having me!" he bowed to Yokoo and Iida. "And have fun everyone~ We'll see each other at work!"
Nikaido sighed, "Wait, I'll accompany you for a bit~ Maah~ so annoying that school starts so early for you..."
"Well, not everyone is as lucky as you and can afford home-schooling with a private tutor, richboy..." Miyata shot back. "And yeah, I guess Tama-chan and I will take our leave as well..."
Hiro looked at the clock and then at Taisuke. "What about us? It's past 11 already...our last train goes in an hour..."
"I have lectures tomorrow..." Taisuke mumbled, sipping the rest of the water remaining in the glass. He didn't exactly want to part with Hiro yet though, probably because their relationship...relationship? Yes, it was a relationship. Their relationship was still new, so he wanted to spend more time with the other.
"Apart from filming in the morning I have the day off...so feel free to drop by~" Hiro purred, nuzzling Taisuke's neck. "Then I won't be bored~"
Blushing again, Taisuke nodded his head shyly. "Un...okay..."
Yokoo huffed, "Okay, if you two lovebirds have finished planning your day together tomorrow, I'd like you guys to get off our floor and head on home!"
Hiro smirked, "Hai, hai, Yokoo-chan...you two have fun warming the futon~" He looked up at Taisuke. "Come on...let's go...! You...will have to get off of me first, though...and I think my leg fell asleep..."
"A-ah...sorry..." Taisuke flushed and scrambled off Kitayama's lap, standing up slowly himself. His head felt a bit dizzy, probably some sort of after-effect from the alcohol, but overall, it wasn't that bad.
"...I'm walking you home today..." Hiro muttered more to himself than to the other. "Well then...see you at work you two."
At this time of the day, there was hardly anyone in the subway so they quickly found themselves a pair of seats.
Sitting down on the seat, Taisuke looked around and made sure there was no attention on them before shifting a bit closer to Kitayama, smiling shyly.
Smiling back, Hiro whispered, "I've never fallen in love with anyone quite as...fast as I have with you...why?"
Taisuke figured he’d never stop blushing for the night at this rate. "I...I don't know..." he whispered back. "It...it was pretty fast for me too..."
"Well...please take care of me ne? Me and my heart..." Hiro took Taisuke's hand and squeezed it gently.
"You too...take care of me and my heart..." Taisuke continued to whisper, squeezing Kitayama's hand back. "Yoroshiku ne..."
"I will...my Taipi~" Hiro resisted the urge to lean over and kiss the other.
Hearing Kitayama call him 'my Taipi' made Taisuke felt really happy. His smile was still shy, but he was sure that his eyes probably shone with happiness at the other's words.
"And uhm...I dunno...the nickname just occured to me..." Hiro giggled.
Giggling back, Taisuke shook his head slightly. "I don't mind...I like it..." he said softly.
"Glad you do? Wouldn't want to give you one that you hated..." Hiro smiled and looked around before reaching up to touch Taisuke's cheek.
Taisuke leaned into Kitayama's touch and fluttered his eyes slightly. "Mh...Hiro wouldn't be mean enough to give me a nickname I wouldn't like for sure ne...should I call you Hiropi then?" He giggled.
"Eh?" Hiro laughed softly. "Matching nicknames?”
"What?" Taisuke stuck out the tip of his tongue playfully. "It's cute...?" He blushed lightly. "I like calling you Hiro though..."
"You can...keep the other nickname for special occasions?" Hiro smiled and then fished a pen out of his back. Taking Taisuke's arms he drew 'Taipi' on it with his curving calligraphic script. "Sorry...I felt like doing that...you can wash it off when you take a shower or bath later...?"
Taisuke tried to squirm too much, feeling the tip of the pen against his skin. "It's okay..." he mumbled and brought his arm back towards him to look at what Kitayama wrote. "Hiro has pretty writing..."
"...I might not look it but I'm a shoudo hachi-dan..." Hiro admitted, slightly flustered.
"Sou ka?~" Taisuke gave Kitayama a bright smile. "Sugoi~ My writing...looks kind of childish..." He wrinkled his nose slightly.
"Naw...besides, nobody writes worse than Nika-chan does~" Hiro grinned.
"Eh? Really?" Taisuke grinned back. "I want to see his writing now~"
On the other side of the two, Nikaido sneezed.
"You'll probably see soon enough..." Hiro grinned. "Ah, our stop~"
"Hai~" The two of them stood and left the train.
Once they were out of the station and on the street, there was barely anyone around. Hesitating just slightly, still feeling shy, Taisuke reached out and grabbed Kitayama's hand.
It was dangerous in public...but seeing that there was nobody there and the paparazzi usually didn't follow him that close...he squeezed Taisuke's hand back gently as they walked. "So...what do you want to do tomorrow?"
"I don't know..." Taisuke mumbled, tilting his head in thought. "I...I just want to spend some time with you..." A blush rose on his cheeks at his confession.
"Yeah...but -how- do you want to spend it?" Hiro smiled. "Like I said...I have most of tomorrow off...request away~"
"Ehhh..." Taisuke wrinkled his nose slightly. "Let me think for a bit..." He furrowed his eyebrows together and made a thoughtful sound. "Can we...go out shopping for a bit? Just hang out together...?" Just doing something couple-like, going on a date, sounded good to him.
"Sure~" Hiro nodded in agreement. "I'll be filming in the studio tomorrow...so anywhere is fine with me...just tell me where to meet you and I'll be there~"
Tilting his head, Taisuke said, "We were in Shinjuku today already...so...how does Harajuku or Shibuya sound? Or would that be too crowded...?" He swung their linked hands slightly.
"Harajuku sounds good~ I haven't been there in a while~" Hiro nodded. "Mh...it's always crowded there so...I guess it won't matter too much?" Looking at the other he smiled, "And I bet you're a sweet person and would like to eat a crêpe with strawberries, whipped cream and chocolate~"
Blushing, Taisuke giggled slightly. "M-maa...un!" He nodded his head and grinned bashfully. "Crêpes are good ne~ Does Hiro like them too?"
"Mh~ we can share one? I'm not too fond of too much whipped cream...but...maybe if Tai-chan feeds me~?" Hiro grinned suggestively.
Taisuke turned red. "H-Hiro...!" he half-squeaked. He turned his face away in embarrassment. "Mou..."
"...you're almost as bad as Senga...almost...and you're four years older!" Hiro poked the other's cheek. "Not...that I mind?"
Taisuke puffed up his cheeks and considered if he should try biting the other's finger. "Well, if you don't mind, then it's fine." He scrunched up his nose and stuck out his tongue playfully. "I can't help it anyways..."
"You're cute that way..." Hiro smiled. "Now...which way?" He actually had no idea where they were walking.
"That way~" Taisuke sang, leading Kitayama towards the direction of his home. "Just a bit further ne~"
"Hai~" Hiro followed the other. "Hopefully your family won't give you any trouble? I mean...you're a bit later than planned? Probably..."
Pursing his lips, Taisuke said, "Well, it's probably fine...Okaasan might have been a bit worried, but I shouldn't get in any trouble... It's still not midnight yet anyways...just nearly." He stuck out his tongue and shrugged his shoulders playfully.
"Well, you're an adult...so..." Hiro smiled. "But...well, I know how mothers will still worry regardless of how old you are..."
"That and I have to be a good role model to my brothers~" Taisuke said with a giggle. "Ah, that's my house over there." He pointed to a house not too far off. "Nearly home~"
"Sou ne...well, I have nobody to be a rolemodel for...at least at home," Hiro grinned. "But don't you think that's less responsibility for me..."
"Less?" Taisuke laughed and shook his head. "I didn't think that~"
Soon, they were standing in front of Taisuke's house. Taisuke glanced at Kitayama, then looked down at their joined hands, before looking back up and giving the other a shy smile. "I guess...it's good night then ne?"
"Good night...sleep well and well, remember to drink some more before going to bed...it'll help?" Hiro offered and then added, "Oh and...I'll meet you in Harajuku then...let's say 15:00 next to the crêpe stand...the one in the middle...the famous blue one~"
Taisuke nodded his head. "Un, alright~ I'll see you tomorrow then..." He gave the other a bright smile. He pulled his hand back from Kitayama's slowly before quickly leaning in and pressing a brief kiss on the other's cheek, blushing lightly. "Oyasumi ne~"
"Oyasumi Taipi~ I'll see you tomorrow~" Hiro waited until Taisuke had disappeared into the house and then made his way home. He went to bed feeling happier than usual and thought for just a moment that getting up the next day wouldn't be so bad...
Author's Notes: Uh...hi. =D I mean...I'm sorry for not posting. >.>'' I...forgot. D= University started and I'm not in the mood for anything, and when I try to think of something to do, posting up fics was not one of time for whatever reason. But uh, look, I remembered today. =D?
Anyways, drunk!Taisuke! =O ...you all like it, yes. //nods// X) And, and, like they got together! They love each other~ It's worth celebrating. //nods// And, and, it's like fluff.
...I'm very coherent today, yes.
Though...I think I feel sleepy. //nods//
Comments are of course read and appreiciated~ ♥
And, comments are love~
...//throws in hotness// X)
(steal-able...but please to credit me .___.)
Part Six
Author: shatteredtenshi and kira_shadow
Rating: PG-13
Genre: AU, Romance
Fandom: JE
Pairing: Kitayama Hiromitsu x Fujigaya Taisuke, a bit of Yokoo Wataru x Iida Kyouhei, a bit of Nikaido Takashi x Senga Kento
Warnings: Unbeta-ed...RP-style collab...hopefully it's not really chessy?
Notes: Yet another collaboration!!! AU this time...so it might be interesting? Multi-chaptered!
Summary: In a world where Fujigaya Taisuke and Kitayama Hiromitsu didn't meet through being in Johnny's Jimusho together...
Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four
In Another World
By Shattered Tenshi and Kira Shadow
Part Five
"KANPAI!"
Very soon the food arrived and conversation started.
"Saa~ Taisuke! Now that Hiro stopped monopolizing you it's our turn to get to know you better, ne~?" Yokoo grinned. "Of course you can ask us anything in return~"
"Mh?" Taisuke took another gulp from his can before tilting his head. "Okay~" He gave Yokoo a childish grin.
Miyata shook his head. "Is it me...or is Taisuke-kun already acting drunk?"
Yokoo thought about it for a second. "Tell us about your family?"
"Two younger brothers, Yuusuke and Ryosuke! Then my parents~" Taisuke grinned. He pointed at Kitayama. "But Hiro already knows about them~"
"Ehh...I need to think of something to ask that Hiro doesn't know already then." Yokoo furrowed his eyebrows together. "Oi, you guys! All of you ask him something too!"
Nikaido fixed the other with a nasty look. "Oh I know...what would you like in your partner, girl or guy, in a relationship? Do you have any preferences?"
"Have you been in a relationship before? And what do you think of...well, same-sex relationships?" Miyata prompted. Clearly, he and Nikaido had ganged up on Taisuke, shamelessly using the fact that the other was starting to look a little...drunk...
Iida, the ever observant one, jumped onto the bandwagon, "If you had to choose from the seven of us, which one do you think is best looking?"
Taisuke giggled. "So many questions at once~" He hiccupped and furrowed his eyebrows together before drinking yet again from the can. "Ah...I finished it..." He turned it over and tried to see if there was anymore.
"Hey! Don't get our floor dirty!" Yokoo reached over and grabbed the can from Taisuke. "Take another one, if you want."
So he did. After grabbing another can and opening it, Taisuke tilted his head. "Oh right, questions...what were they again?" Before anyone could say anything, he continued, "Oh, I remember. I don't have any preference...but I might be leaning towards guys now ne~"
Nikaido snorted. "Didn't expect anything else, but at least we know for sure now."
"Relationship..." Taisuke frowned slightly. "I've...been in two! But those didn't go very far. First one with a girl, second one with a guy~ I guess that tells you what I think about same-sex relationships..." he giggled.
Miyata raised an eyebrow. "Well, that certainly was more details than I had expected..."
Iida nudged Taisuke. "My question now."
Taisuke looked around the group. "The best-looking?" He giggled and without hesitation, crawled over to Kitayama before pressing a kiss on the other's cheek. "Hiro~"
"...man, was that unexpected..." Nikaido's remark was dripping with sarcasm.
Yokoo feigned hurt, "Why does HIRO always get the 'best looking' scores??"
"What? You once thought I was pretty hot, too..." Hiro countered and then looked at Taisuke and smiled. "And thanks for the compliment~ Tai-chan is pretty good-looking, too~"
"Oh man, continue like this and I'm going to throw up..."
"Nika..."
"Hai, hai, I'll behave..."
Taisuke giggled and leaned closer, nuzzling Kitayama. "Thank you, Hiro~"
Tamamori shook his head. "If you're done feeding Hiro's ego, you can come back over here and stay in your seat, Taisuke-kun."
"Iyada~" Taisuke whined, shaking his head. He wrapped his arms around Kitayama's neck and settled himself on the other's lap. "It's comfy here."
Nikaido immediately feigned barfing. Senga patted his boyfriend on his back. "Nika-chan..."
Raising his other eyebrow, Miyata said, "So are we continuing this questioning session?"
Before anyone else can say anything, Taisuke said, "Go ahead~" He giggled and nuzzled Kitayama again.
"So Tai-chan..." Yokoo started, slowly getting a grasp of what the others were trying to do. "What were you doing in front of our jimusho building yesterday?" This wasn't exactly a get-to-know-Taisuke-better question, but it would probably help the situation or something.
"Mh?" Taisuke grinned at the others. "I wanted to see Hiro~"
Hiro had tensed up visibly when the other had started nuzzling him and crawled onto his lap. It stirred feelings and voices in him he thought he had buried yesterday...he thought Taisuke didn't think like that...but...he wasn't stupid. He had kinda been seeing where the others' questions had been leading. Even though that had been shamelessly using the fact that the other was dead drunk.
"Taisuke..." he looked at the other and smiled. Then he pried the half empty can of beer from the other's hand. "You've had enough for tonight..."
"I bet Senga has the same un-tolerance to alcohol...we'll see once he's allowed to drink..." Miyata mused.
"Hey!"
"People, get back on track..." Iida shook his head.
Nikaido was aiming the last blow. "You feel something for Hiro-kun, right?"
Taisuke pouted and tried to reach for the can Kitayama took away from him. "No, I didn't..." he whined. "Let me drink a bit more...?" He pouted even more when Yokoo patted him on the head.
"I think that's enough, Tai-chan. You don't want a headache tomorrow, right?"
Taisuke huffed and puffed up his cheeks, writhing in annoyance on Kitayama's lap. "I can still drink some more!"
"Of course you can," Yokoo said, "but you can't handle it." Trying to direct Taisuke's attention away from the alcohol, he continued, "You heard Nika's question, right? Now, be a good boy and answer it."
Furrowing his eyebrows together, Taisuke said, "Feel...something for Hiro?" He pulled back slightly and looked at Kitayama with half-lidded eyes. "Feel something..." After a while, he bounced slightly and smiled brightly. "Un! I like Hiro~"
By now Hiro's heart was beating so fast it hurt. Looking up at the younger boy he finally spoke. "Was that why you didn't say anything last night and just went home? Were you scared...?" He tentatively reached up to touch the other's cheek gently.
Behind their backs - or rather Hiro's back, Taisuke was oblivious to anything or anyone else anyway, Nikaido gave Wataru a 'HA! Told you so! I win'-look.
Tilting his head towards Kitayama's touch, Taisuke fluttered his eyes closed for a moment. He opened them once again and it was like he was much more awake, or at least, not as drunk and hyper as before. "Un..." he admitted softly. "It's not like Hiro likes me back, right?" He almost smiled wryly. "I'd rather remain being friends with Hiro..." He closed his eyes again and nuzzled against Kitayama's touch, falling silent.
...so that's where the wind blows...
"Don't just go assuming things about me..." Hiro whispered and leant up to kiss the other again, tasting the alcohol on the other's lips.
"...shouldn't we be somewhere else...?" Senga whispered, tugging on Nika's arm.
"And where do you suggest we go?" Miyata raised an eyebrow.
"That's my line!" Yokoo hissed lowly. "They're going to be make-out in our new apartment floor where Kyouhei and I didn't even-"
Yokoo didn't get to finish his sentence when Iida slapped a hand over his mouth. "Now, Wataru. Let's just move to our room? We can play cards in there or something..."
Nikaido snorted. "Just as long they don't end up having sex or something."
"Nika-chan!" Senga squeaked, turning red.
Totally oblivious to the conversation that was going on, Taisuke whimpered softly and pressed back into the kiss, wrapping his arms tighter around Kitayama. Somewhere in the back of his hazy mind, he recognized the lips against his own and sighed softly, a small smile forming on his lips.
Hiro was well aware of what people were talking about around them - yes, contrary to popular belief he wasn't completely oblivious at times like this. Lifting a hand, he caressed Taisuke's cheeks gently, wincing a little at how warm they felt and how drunk the other must be...
"Ne, Tai-chan...I sure hope you'll still be the same when you're sober again...or I'm going to have to make you remember..."
"Oh damn it, lets just leave!!"
"...I don't think Hiro wants to go far..." Tamamori observed.
Nikaido stopped in his tracks, "True that...Taisuke is drunk after all...and all things aside, Hiro likes people to be honest..."
Whimpering softly, Taisuke looked at Kitayama blearily when the kiss was broken and the other's words trying to process its way through his hazy mind. Making an unknown sound, he leaned towards Kitayama's touch once again, nuzzling slightly. He felt almost tired. Maybe he drank too much after all? Not that he realized it consciously. Soon, he just dropped his head on Kitayama's shoulder...and fell asleep.
Hiro sighed. "Sleep it out..." he leant back against the wall and looked into six faces, that showed either amusement or something along the lines of "oh please!" or "wtf"... Rolling his eyes he asked, "What??"
"...nothing..."
Somewhere along the way, Taisuke just snuggled closer to the warmth that he was sleeping against, not really sure what it was. He tightened his hold on the warmth and murmured, "Hiro..." in his sleep.
"He thinks of you in his sleep...I don't know if I want to laugh of if I want to cry..."
"Then just shut up??"
Rolling his eyes again Hiro just pet Taisuke's hair and left it at that. He'd have to wait until the other woke up again...
After sleeping for who knows how long, Taisuke finally showed signs of waking up when his eyes started to flutter. An incoherent sound slipping from his lips, he writhed slightly before his eyes fully opened and he tried to comprehend what was going on. He tilted his head up and found himself looking at a familiar face. "Hi...ro...?"
Looking at the other when he finally woke up, Hiro smiled wryly, "Next time you decide to fall asleep on me can we pick a more comfortable place? At least -I- picked the sofa..." He playfully poked Taisuke's nose. "Taipi~"
"Taipi?" Taisuke blinked. Then he started to blush when he realized he was sitting on Kitayama's lap. "S-sorry..." he mumbled, lowering his head. Should he move away? He didn't really want to though...
"Well...at least you're awake again..." Hiro kissed the other gently. "Feeling more sober now?" he asked, looking up at Taisuke.
Iida put a glass of water on the table. "He should drink some water or he'll have one hell of a hangover tomorrow..."
Taisuke's blush darkened even more when Kitayama kissed him. If his mind was hazy before, it was going a hundred miles per hour now, trying to remember what he did before he fell asleep. He knew he probably drank too fast and too much for his own lack of tolerance, so for sure, he was probably drunk. But what exactly did he do that led him to sleeping in Kitayama's arms?
If you had to choose from the seven of us, which one do you think is best looking?
Suddenly, Iida's voice came to mind. And soon enough, he remembered how he had responded to that question. His cheeks burned in response.
"Don't tell me you forgot what happened, you drunktard..." Hiro pinched Taisuke's cheek - gently.
"Trying to remember..." Taisuke mumbled, puffing up the cheek Kitayama pinched. Then what? There had been more questions, hadn't there? Then...then, it was Nikaido who asked him that question.
Un! I like Hiro~
Ah, he confessed. While drunk. In front of other people. Taisuke's blush turned even darker if possible. The rest of what happened afterwards slowly came back to him.
"Hiro..." he whispered, lifting his head to look at the other.
"Yes...that's me...?" he looked at Taisuke.
Taisuke opened his mouth and tried to say something, but it was hard to come up with the right words. It was kind of embarrassing. It wasn't like he could confess again. Well, no, he could, but he doesn't really have the courage to say it again. Yet.
Licking his lips, Taisuke mumbled, "If...if I shouldn't be assuming things about you...t-tell...me...what I need to know then?"
"I guess I'll have to settle with words since I don't think Wataru wants me to show you..." Hiro smiled, throwing a short glance at said owner of this apartment.
Yokoo rolled his eyes.
Nikaido spoke, "Yeah...not another 'show'...I think my stomach won't survive 'part 2'...though I'm not sure if it'll survive any of the words either..."
Ignoring those last few words, Hiro leant over to whisper into Taisuke's ear very quietly, "Daisuki da yo, Taipi~"
Taisuke turned a different shade of red and a small, happy smile appeared on his face. A shiver went down his spine, feeling Kitayama's breath against his ear. "I...me too..." he whispered back. "Daisuki yo...Hiro..."
"So, is this where we go 'aww, they love each other'?" Miyata chuckled.
Cheeks growing warm again, Taisuke gave a small yelp - finally remembering there were other people around - and buried his face in the crook of Kitayama's neck.
"...I guess this means we've definitely found our eighth member...and Hiro will stop complaining~" Nikaido grinned and turned to Senga. "Which means we can make out in the changing room again~"
Senga blushed.
Yokoo coughed, "Oi, oi, oi, just because HIRO has someone again now doesn't mean the rest of us want to see that...please keep it private, this just now was just an exemption from the rule...because...well, it was the start of something new. Omedettou."
Hiro just smiled.
Still hiding his face against Kitayama's neck, Taisuke couldn't help but smile as well. After all, his feelings were being returned when he had thought there was no hope at all. Also, he had found a group of friends that he felt he belong in. Things were definitely looking good in his opinion. He tightened his hold on Kitayama and pressed himself closer.
"Even though I love being this close to you..." Hiro offered Taisuke the glass of water. "You should sober yourself out properly...or your head will explode tomorrow morning and we wouldn't want that, now would we?" He pressed a soft kiss onto the other's temple. "No Taipi with hangover..."
Pulling away from Kitayama, Taisuke blushed lightly at the other's soft kiss. "Un..." He took the glass from Kitayama and sipped the water slowly, letting the cool liquid slide down his throat. Considering he had lectures to attend tomorrow, a hangover was certainly not a good idea.
"Ma...I'd love to stay but I have to get up early for school tomorrow..." Senga sighed, breaking the silence again. "Thank you for having me!" he bowed to Yokoo and Iida. "And have fun everyone~ We'll see each other at work!"
Nikaido sighed, "Wait, I'll accompany you for a bit~ Maah~ so annoying that school starts so early for you..."
"Well, not everyone is as lucky as you and can afford home-schooling with a private tutor, richboy..." Miyata shot back. "And yeah, I guess Tama-chan and I will take our leave as well..."
Hiro looked at the clock and then at Taisuke. "What about us? It's past 11 already...our last train goes in an hour..."
"I have lectures tomorrow..." Taisuke mumbled, sipping the rest of the water remaining in the glass. He didn't exactly want to part with Hiro yet though, probably because their relationship...relationship? Yes, it was a relationship. Their relationship was still new, so he wanted to spend more time with the other.
"Apart from filming in the morning I have the day off...so feel free to drop by~" Hiro purred, nuzzling Taisuke's neck. "Then I won't be bored~"
Blushing again, Taisuke nodded his head shyly. "Un...okay..."
Yokoo huffed, "Okay, if you two lovebirds have finished planning your day together tomorrow, I'd like you guys to get off our floor and head on home!"
Hiro smirked, "Hai, hai, Yokoo-chan...you two have fun warming the futon~" He looked up at Taisuke. "Come on...let's go...! You...will have to get off of me first, though...and I think my leg fell asleep..."
"A-ah...sorry..." Taisuke flushed and scrambled off Kitayama's lap, standing up slowly himself. His head felt a bit dizzy, probably some sort of after-effect from the alcohol, but overall, it wasn't that bad.
"...I'm walking you home today..." Hiro muttered more to himself than to the other. "Well then...see you at work you two."
At this time of the day, there was hardly anyone in the subway so they quickly found themselves a pair of seats.
Sitting down on the seat, Taisuke looked around and made sure there was no attention on them before shifting a bit closer to Kitayama, smiling shyly.
Smiling back, Hiro whispered, "I've never fallen in love with anyone quite as...fast as I have with you...why?"
Taisuke figured he’d never stop blushing for the night at this rate. "I...I don't know..." he whispered back. "It...it was pretty fast for me too..."
"Well...please take care of me ne? Me and my heart..." Hiro took Taisuke's hand and squeezed it gently.
"You too...take care of me and my heart..." Taisuke continued to whisper, squeezing Kitayama's hand back. "Yoroshiku ne..."
"I will...my Taipi~" Hiro resisted the urge to lean over and kiss the other.
Hearing Kitayama call him 'my Taipi' made Taisuke felt really happy. His smile was still shy, but he was sure that his eyes probably shone with happiness at the other's words.
"And uhm...I dunno...the nickname just occured to me..." Hiro giggled.
Giggling back, Taisuke shook his head slightly. "I don't mind...I like it..." he said softly.
"Glad you do? Wouldn't want to give you one that you hated..." Hiro smiled and looked around before reaching up to touch Taisuke's cheek.
Taisuke leaned into Kitayama's touch and fluttered his eyes slightly. "Mh...Hiro wouldn't be mean enough to give me a nickname I wouldn't like for sure ne...should I call you Hiropi then?" He giggled.
"Eh?" Hiro laughed softly. "Matching nicknames?”
"What?" Taisuke stuck out the tip of his tongue playfully. "It's cute...?" He blushed lightly. "I like calling you Hiro though..."
"You can...keep the other nickname for special occasions?" Hiro smiled and then fished a pen out of his back. Taking Taisuke's arms he drew 'Taipi' on it with his curving calligraphic script. "Sorry...I felt like doing that...you can wash it off when you take a shower or bath later...?"
Taisuke tried to squirm too much, feeling the tip of the pen against his skin. "It's okay..." he mumbled and brought his arm back towards him to look at what Kitayama wrote. "Hiro has pretty writing..."
"...I might not look it but I'm a shoudo hachi-dan..." Hiro admitted, slightly flustered.
"Sou ka?~" Taisuke gave Kitayama a bright smile. "Sugoi~ My writing...looks kind of childish..." He wrinkled his nose slightly.
"Naw...besides, nobody writes worse than Nika-chan does~" Hiro grinned.
"Eh? Really?" Taisuke grinned back. "I want to see his writing now~"
On the other side of the two, Nikaido sneezed.
"You'll probably see soon enough..." Hiro grinned. "Ah, our stop~"
"Hai~" The two of them stood and left the train.
Once they were out of the station and on the street, there was barely anyone around. Hesitating just slightly, still feeling shy, Taisuke reached out and grabbed Kitayama's hand.
It was dangerous in public...but seeing that there was nobody there and the paparazzi usually didn't follow him that close...he squeezed Taisuke's hand back gently as they walked. "So...what do you want to do tomorrow?"
"I don't know..." Taisuke mumbled, tilting his head in thought. "I...I just want to spend some time with you..." A blush rose on his cheeks at his confession.
"Yeah...but -how- do you want to spend it?" Hiro smiled. "Like I said...I have most of tomorrow off...request away~"
"Ehhh..." Taisuke wrinkled his nose slightly. "Let me think for a bit..." He furrowed his eyebrows together and made a thoughtful sound. "Can we...go out shopping for a bit? Just hang out together...?" Just doing something couple-like, going on a date, sounded good to him.
"Sure~" Hiro nodded in agreement. "I'll be filming in the studio tomorrow...so anywhere is fine with me...just tell me where to meet you and I'll be there~"
Tilting his head, Taisuke said, "We were in Shinjuku today already...so...how does Harajuku or Shibuya sound? Or would that be too crowded...?" He swung their linked hands slightly.
"Harajuku sounds good~ I haven't been there in a while~" Hiro nodded. "Mh...it's always crowded there so...I guess it won't matter too much?" Looking at the other he smiled, "And I bet you're a sweet person and would like to eat a crêpe with strawberries, whipped cream and chocolate~"
Blushing, Taisuke giggled slightly. "M-maa...un!" He nodded his head and grinned bashfully. "Crêpes are good ne~ Does Hiro like them too?"
"Mh~ we can share one? I'm not too fond of too much whipped cream...but...maybe if Tai-chan feeds me~?" Hiro grinned suggestively.
Taisuke turned red. "H-Hiro...!" he half-squeaked. He turned his face away in embarrassment. "Mou..."
"...you're almost as bad as Senga...almost...and you're four years older!" Hiro poked the other's cheek. "Not...that I mind?"
Taisuke puffed up his cheeks and considered if he should try biting the other's finger. "Well, if you don't mind, then it's fine." He scrunched up his nose and stuck out his tongue playfully. "I can't help it anyways..."
"You're cute that way..." Hiro smiled. "Now...which way?" He actually had no idea where they were walking.
"That way~" Taisuke sang, leading Kitayama towards the direction of his home. "Just a bit further ne~"
"Hai~" Hiro followed the other. "Hopefully your family won't give you any trouble? I mean...you're a bit later than planned? Probably..."
Pursing his lips, Taisuke said, "Well, it's probably fine...Okaasan might have been a bit worried, but I shouldn't get in any trouble... It's still not midnight yet anyways...just nearly." He stuck out his tongue and shrugged his shoulders playfully.
"Well, you're an adult...so..." Hiro smiled. "But...well, I know how mothers will still worry regardless of how old you are..."
"That and I have to be a good role model to my brothers~" Taisuke said with a giggle. "Ah, that's my house over there." He pointed to a house not too far off. "Nearly home~"
"Sou ne...well, I have nobody to be a rolemodel for...at least at home," Hiro grinned. "But don't you think that's less responsibility for me..."
"Less?" Taisuke laughed and shook his head. "I didn't think that~"
Soon, they were standing in front of Taisuke's house. Taisuke glanced at Kitayama, then looked down at their joined hands, before looking back up and giving the other a shy smile. "I guess...it's good night then ne?"
"Good night...sleep well and well, remember to drink some more before going to bed...it'll help?" Hiro offered and then added, "Oh and...I'll meet you in Harajuku then...let's say 15:00 next to the crêpe stand...the one in the middle...the famous blue one~"
Taisuke nodded his head. "Un, alright~ I'll see you tomorrow then..." He gave the other a bright smile. He pulled his hand back from Kitayama's slowly before quickly leaning in and pressing a brief kiss on the other's cheek, blushing lightly. "Oyasumi ne~"
"Oyasumi Taipi~ I'll see you tomorrow~" Hiro waited until Taisuke had disappeared into the house and then made his way home. He went to bed feeling happier than usual and thought for just a moment that getting up the next day wouldn't be so bad...
Author's Notes: Uh...hi. =D I mean...I'm sorry for not posting. >.>'' I...forgot. D= University started and I'm not in the mood for anything, and when I try to think of something to do, posting up fics was not one of time for whatever reason. But uh, look, I remembered today. =D?
Anyways, drunk!Taisuke! =O ...you all like it, yes. //nods// X) And, and, like they got together! They love each other~ It's worth celebrating. //nods// And, and, it's like fluff.
...I'm very coherent today, yes.
Though...I think I feel sleepy. //nods//
Comments are of course read and appreiciated~ ♥
And, comments are love~
...//throws in hotness// X)
(steal-able...but please to credit me .___.)
Part Six