Author: yukigafuru
Title: My reflection
Chapters:27/?
Pairing: Ruki/Kai, Uruha/Reita, Aoi/OC, Aoi/Sakito
Warnings: lots of angst, manxman love
Rating: PG-15
Genre: Angst, Romance
Disclaimer: I am not connected to the real persons. This is just a figment of my imagination and I don't make any money nor profit in any way out of this (well, except gathering your love that is).
Summary: They are successful but are they really happy? Are there shadows lurking in the dark, just waiting for a chance to come out? What is happening with Ruki and how can Kai help? And what will this challenge for the two of them bring?
Chapter 26
Aoi was left petrified, unable to even turn his gaze from where the other had been a few moments before. He had thought he was over it, accepted everything, made the best choice. It had taken only a brief encounter and a touch to turn his insides upside down. He felt claustrophobic, unable to move, trapped. And he suddenly realized if he didn’t do something about it, it could get even worse. He didn’t even dare to look at his wife, the woman he had promised to try to love. He certainly cared for her and he loved that baby but that meeting had made him realize something: he’d never love her.
Her voice didn’t waver and neither did her gaze although he refused to meet her eyes.
“So that was him, wasn’t it?”
Yes, she had understood everything. Aoi couldn’t understand what she was feeling or thinking though. He didn’t respond.
“I think amethyst is a beautiful color and I have a hunch Ruki will agree. I think he loves violet shades too, doesn’t he. Apart from green.”
What was she saying? When she could be imagining that he’d always be thinking of Sakito. He certainly couldn’t understand women.
They didn’t buy any curtains after all that day and hardly exchanged anymore words afterwords. It was a deep, uncomfortable silence that made Aoi’s guilt run deeper, until he could actually feel it with every heartbeat. Guilt at finally realizing his feelings, at finally understanding that he had been running away, that if the other man would catch him, he wouldn’t even put up a fight. He’d probably throw all his morals and decisions out the window, he’d never give the mother of his child a second thought, all for feeling those lips on his again. Aoi shuddered. He had started running and he couldn’t turn back. He could just keep on struggling against it, hoping that the other would change his mind (and at the same time dreading it).
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From that day on, Miyuki feared the start of a new day, dreading that it would mean Aoi leaving her. She had truly come to love the other man, even though she knew he didn’t feel the same way about her. But she was determined to never give up on him as long as he didn’t leave. Maybe it wasn’t even just about Aoi anymore. It was about her having a family of her own, a wonderful husband and a beautiful child.
Her parents had left her alone; she had no siblings and because of a lot of bad decisions, neither did she gave true friends out there. She was alone, all alone. And at first she had thought she could bear with it but days turned into months and months into years and just her job wouldn’t offer her the support she needed anymore. She felt like drowning, until the day she had found out she was pregnant. She had lied to Aoi. She wouldn’t have killed the child anyway, even if it meant giving up her job, finding something else, struggling on her own, she’d have her family, she’d stop being alone.
But she had wanted Aoi. She hadn’t lied about not knowing about the Gazette or that he was famous. She hadn’t been after him in that way. But she had seen that he was a genuinely good person, the kind of man anyone would like as a husband. Maybe he was also a bit of a coward sometimes but he genuinely struggled with making the right decision. Miyuki could only admire him for that. It had started as admiration and affection and it had grown into love. But she also knew he didn’t love her back and seeing him with Sakito had made her feel for the first time the sheer possessiveness that could turn into madness. She had seen it a couple of times in her career, usually in men. They had claimed in front of her that they had the right to do what they did, after all what was theirs was theirs. She’d sent them to prison straight away. Or a psychiatric asylum. For the first time, she was scared of herself. And because of that she could make a decision with a clear head.
She’d hold on to this semblance of a family for as long as possible. For as long as Aoi didn’t leave her, she would do nothing to drive him away. No jealousy scenes or threats. She’d never give up her child, she already loved that baby more than life itself. Just feeling the small life growing inside of her, she would never give it up, but she wouldn’t stop him from leaving either. Nor would she keep their baby away from him. She was sure Aoi would be a wonderful father. But she wanted him there, not only for herself, but also for that child, he wanted it to have his father there everyday...
So she’d keep moving further, creating the semblance of a happy family, hoping that it would make Aoi think twice about leaving, even if Sakito would demand it of him. Trusting that affection and comfort were sometimes stronger than love. She had no choice but to believe that.
So she went on ahead with redecorating the house. The Gazette members would be over in three days to help them repaint the walls and two weeks after that she had a visit with her doctor. They’d finally see their baby. She knew Aoi wanted to know what it was. She was more than curious herself… And then they’ll buy clothes for the little one, and toys, and maybe start some breathing lessons…
They were small joys but they’d be enough for her.
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Ruki was cuddling with Kai on the sofa, in front of the TV set that was running some sort of American thriller. He really should have known what it was about especially since he was the one to propose they watch it but he had been a bit distracted by Kai’s heart beating a mellow rhythm, his warmth seeping through the clothes that separated their skins, his breathing, the way his eyes would follow the movie’s action, his shivers whenever Ruki played naughty and let out a deep breath against the drummer’s neck. He did it on purpose, of course, and he was just a bit annoyed that he didn’t get a reaction out of the drummer, yet. But Kai really seemed to enjoy the movie and there were just about twenty minutes left so he could restrain himself for twenty minutes, he thought. Maybe.
Kai was saved without knowing he needed to be saved by the phone’s ringing. Ruki untangled himself and answered it. The drummer tried to follow the conversation, especially since it seemed to be an important one. But the climax of the movie captured his full attention again.
Meanwhile…
“Aoi-shi? What’s with the sudden phone call?”
“Ru-chan, I met Sakito-kun today. And…”
Aoi was obviously panicking.
“Where did you meet him?” Ruki tried to play it cool but he was a bit jittery himself.
“Me and Miyuki-san were shopping for curtains. She just couldn’t wait to start the decorations and we met him in the store. God, Ru-chan, I’m completely in love with him. I hadn’t realized it earlier. I thought it was just a crush, I thought I’d started falling in love with my wife. Hell, it would have only taken a touch from him and I would have ran into his arms without thinking about the consequences. Ru-chan, if he tries to contact me again, how will I ever refuse him? I can’t be cheating on my wife. She doesn’t deserve that. But I…”
“But I thought he gave up on you too… I really don’t think he’ll be starting anything anytime soon, Aoi-shi.”
“That’s the problem. He actually told me he would. He said he’s not giving up, no matter how long it takes. Look, Ru, it doesn’t take a genius to see that I’m panicking. Here I am making plans with my wife to redecorate the apartment and all I can think of is the fact that he recommended amethyst for the curtains. Do I need to say that I’d suddenly love to buy those curtains in that specific color?”
Now Ruki could see the problem.
“Listen, Aoi-shi, you’re panicking when there’s no reason to.”
“Haven’t you hear…”
“Let me finish, will you, and stop screaming in my ear. You promised yourself to give it a go with your wife. You told me so, even if you loved him. This doesn’t really change anything. Keep trying, for your baby. And if Sakito-san chases after you, we’ll deal with that then, ok?”
“But Ru…”
“Get over it because you’re a man and you need to be there for your wife and child. She’s not stupid and if I know how you two can be, I’d bet she realized everything already. She knew before you didn’t love her but that doesn’t mean she can’t get hurt. And that could hurt your baby. So be a man and stick with your decisions, at least for now, ok?”
“Thank you. I needed that.”
“We’ll see you tomorrow at practice. Hang in there, Aoi-shi.”
After the call was over, Ruki let out a loud sigh and started punching the buttons of his cell phone. He needed to talk with another idiot.
“Moshi moshi. Ruki-kun, it’s a pleasure.”
“Sakito-kun, I have this feeling you know why I’m calling.”
“I do have a guess, yes.”
“Then would you mind explaining it to me because the last time we talked you let me understand you’re giving him up and then I read Yomi’s letter and he was practically screaming the fact that you were being an idiot and in love with our guitarist but had decided to suffer alone…”
“That Yomi! I’m gonna strangle him.”
“Get to the point!”
“I had decided that but let’s just say that seeing him again made everything different.”
“Oh for crying out loud, Sakito-kun! He’s married. Couldn’t you have decided that a little bit earlier, like before he actually signed the papers?”
“I know, I do, but… You’re not going to make me give him up again. I really tried. Nothing works. Seeing new people doesn’t work. My band tried that. Getting drunk doesn’t work. Working until I pass out doesn’t work. Composing doesn’t work. Every time I’d see his photo in a magazine, I’d go…”
“And you said you were a man.” Ruki chuckled. He really didn’t mean it in a bad way, but hell, he was more than happy Midori had decided to craze their life again because if he knew himself, unlike Sakito, it would have taken him ages to come to that conclusion. “So what do you plan on doing?”
“For now, nothing.”
“Ha?!”
“Look, I really meant it when I said I could wait years if I have to. Causing trouble now would be idiotic. I don’t want his wife to…”
“Let me guess, go ballistic while carrying a child.”
“Something like that.”
“In the meantime you’re making Aoi-chan go ballistic thinking about you.”
“Well, I’m glad he’s thinking about me.”
“Sakito-kun! Jesus, you two are going to be the end of me. You know the whole Gazette is going to help those two redecorate their apartment? What are you going to do? You know, after the baby is born it might be even harder. I don’t think Aoi-shi, once he’d see that baby could ever bear being apart from it again. You might be sorry for waiting.”
“I don’t think I misread him, Ru-chan. He loves me. I saw it clearly as day today. And I don’t plan on ever keeping him away from that baby. He doesn’t even need to get a divorce. He can keep playing house with his wife and baby but he will come back to me. I’ll make sure of that.”
“Sakito-kun, you’re walking dangerous grounds. You mean to make a cheater out of him? He’s not like that. He could never cheat on her and be happy with it. I thought I knew you better than this.”
“I know, Ruki-kun. I know, ok! The fact is I don’t know what I’m going to do. I can’t bear to see him distressed in any way and at the same time I can’t be without him. So I’m going to wait, even if it does take years. It’s all I can say right now.”
Ruki sighed deeply. “Meaning you’re just as confused as he is. But for now, you’re promising me you’ll wait?”
“Yes.”
“Ok then. Just don’t do anything stupid, ok? And I’ll see what I can do. If it matters, I’m glad you didn’t give him up after all. No one should turn away from love, no matter what the sacrifices.”
“It means a lot. And you should probably have a talk with my drummer. You’d probably have more in common than you’d think.”
“Meaning he was the one that talked some sense into you?”
“Something like that.”
“He could have been quicker about it. Now my movie is over and I have someone to torture over here, so…”
“Say hello to Kai-san from me.”
“How did you?”
“Oh… I’ll tell you some other time. Bye.”
As soon as he put the phone down, Ruki found himself in a strong embrace. He hadn’t realized he had been stressed about it and ready to jump until he felt himself relax in Kai’s arms.
“What was that about?” The drummer asked
Ruki turned. He loved being embraced by Kai like that but he liked it even more when he could add kisses into the mix.
“I’ll tell you later. Now you need to make it up to me for ignoring me in favor of that movie.”
“And I know precisely how to make it up to you.”
And just like that Kai’s soft lips were on his and he was more than happy to greet the man half way, mold his lips against the others, breath in Kai’s addictive scent, allow his lover to force his lips open and take control for a little while just so that he could fight back harder later, plunging into the sweetness that was the drummer. Every brush of lips made the room’s temperature rise higher and every time their tongues danced together sent jolts of electricity throughout his body. The way the heat kept rising and rising, it wouldn’t take them long to start throwing their clothes off…
Ruki of course had no problems with that. When Kai started moving them towards the bedroom however, he suddenly felt a little more naughty then usually, so he muttered a “Don’t” between the drummer’s kisses. That made Kai stop as if shot.
“What?” The drummer asked, surprise and just a little bit of worry on his face. He could be so cute sometimes… Ruki thought.
“Not that way.” He pulled Kai down for another kiss, but broke it off before becoming too heated again. He backed off until his back was pressed against the wall separating the living room and the bedroom and started unbuttoning his shirt.
“Remember that discussion about you fucking me in the bathroom of that restaurant?”
Kai gulped.
“Well, I don’t really love bathrooms but I don’t really need a fluffy bed all the time either.” By then he had already finished unbuttoning his shirt and letting it fall to the ground. He knew the effect he was having on the drummer and he was going to make the man grow mad. He trailed his hand slowly, excruciatingly slow over his chest, practically feeling Kai’s ragged breathing by then, downwards, until he reached his pants. The button was quick work and the zipper followed soon after and then, he was touching himself and for a second the room blurred, amazed by how exhilarating it felt to do that while Kai was watching. He didn’t need to keep his eyes open because he could feel Kai eating him up with his gaze. It only took moments though for the drummer’s control to break and he was being pounced by a hungry lover, his hand replaced by a more calloused one.
“Well, then” Kai started saying in the most sexy voice Ruki had ever heard. “I’ll make sure to fuck you good and hard against the wall, so you can’t say I don’t keep my promises.”
Ruki could only lick his lips and start moaning. Oh, yes, the drummer always kept his promises. Repeatedly actually. Up to the point that next day, during practice, he was blushing some shades he didn’t think was humanly possible at being talked about by a very wicked Uruha: “So he got you good, judging by what I see. How many times did you get him, Kai-kun?”
Maybe he’d go for the bed that night and leave the kitchen table for another occasion.
A/N: It's getting hotter in here, lately. Oh, and I had finally thought I could relax a bit and what do you know, homeworks and tests pile up on me again. Oh, I can't wait for the summer vacation. On the other hand, I will be going to Gackt's birthday concert. Yay! Which makes me really happy, which means my fic is gonna be influenced in a good way. I might still be evil after all but...
Thank you to all the girls that always read and comment. Makes me fluffy inside. This fic will probably be over in about 10-15 chapters. Haven't written everything yet, but around that much. I know, it seems it will never end, right?
And I have something new in mind. No time to write it now but... Hope you'll look forward to it. With that said, gives squishy hugs to my girls. ^^