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 Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 5:03 pm
Do you know what you got into
Can you handle what I’m ’bout to do------------------------------------------------}:-  SHOU
No escaping when I start .traeh ruoy nwo I ni m'I ecnO
Music Industry Christmas Party...NOT
Ishihara-san? Who's that?" answered Shou as he leaned into Akihiko. The Superstar totally lost track of You and also lost all concept of the man once he was well into the treats. "Ishihara Youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu is not my mommy. Hamu is my mommy."
Shou sipped on the cup again when it came to his lips sucking down a bit more that was in the cup. "Oh...is that sooo...you know I always thought they were but...never was brave enough to just ask. Now I have!" he tee heed as they walked. Ok not walked but stumbled at least on Shou's part.
"Oh...so you're sleeping there? I hope he doesn't snore. Snoring drives me crazy." he said as if he were the one staying in that room. "I don't want sleep in Kitchen he answered as they walked in. Shou sort of took to the counter like a leech because that was the only real way he was continuing to stand.
"Sooo....you have a good night with Izzy? I hope so because he really was sad for awhile." Shou said as he peered at the crystal knobs on the cabinets in front of him.
-:{------------------------------------------------Cause it’s about to get rough for you
I’m here For Your Entertainment
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 5:09 pm
"Yes Ishihara You. The PR man from SMASH. Tell me you remember that he's come to get you?" Akihiko asked, coming back with the glass of water. "Drink that. All of it." he ordered before sighing. "Yes well Yamada-san isn't here, Shou. And I don't think he'd appreciate being called your 'mommy'." the man added with a raised eyebrow.
After all, Yamada had never struck Narcissus as feminine in any way...
"No, Izzy doesn't snore and yes I'm sleeping here and..." sighing, Akihiko ran a hand over his face. "Crystal Ishi-san and Rukuro Ishi-san are working on your room right now so when they're ready I'll help take you upstairs and you can sleep off those damn rum balls." the musician replied, obviously a bit frustrated with Shou's drunken antics.
But then he said something that made Akihiko pause. "Yeah... I know he was sad." the young Koyasu answered, not reply to the question of a 'good night'.
'No we had a horrible night filled with tears and anger.' was what he wanted to say... but didn't... couldn't...
It wasn't Shou's business what had gone on with Koyasu Aki, and it was something that Akihiko would never speak to any other living being about except Izzy.
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 5:13 pm
While You was in the bathroom another text would arrive.
I put it on the dresser. Awh...I can imagine. Maybe when you get back we can take a couple days for the Holiday. I found a great little Italian restaurant I want to share with you. Quiet and relaxing. Ah, I'm just getting ready for work but tonight I will. (^_^)/~~
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 5:25 pm
Do you know what you got into
Can you handle what I’m ’bout to do------------------------------------------------}:- SHOU
No escaping when I start .traeh ruoy nwo I ni m'I ecnO
Music Industry Christmas Party...NOT
Shou looked up at the ceiling for awhile, "Ishi...Ishi....hara....BBQ Man! Yes, I remember him. He makes the best baked beans. Wait...I don't want to eat baked beans ever again. Lucky...poor Lucky, can't cook to save his soul."
"Mm...but Yamada-san is closest thing I've got to a mommy. It's alright Hamu is a good man most days." he answered as he took the drink and drank and tried to drink it all. His smile was bright even as he finished the glass and almost missed setting it down on the counter. Stopping before he dropped it, he moved his hand closer to the counter and then release the cup in the right spot.
"Shh...we don't want to wake up Lucky." he said to the cup.
"Oh so that's where they went." he said as he leaned against the counter a little more. But then his eyes focused again on the ceiling as if in a faraway land.
"Sad...but strong too...can't believe he saved me. You look up in to the stars and all you see is one hand holding your coat...only thing keeping you from falling. He wouldn't let go..." his head tilted as if he could really see the open skies. "Even if I saved him too..from the wave...I can't forget hanging there..."
-:{------------------------------------------------Cause it’s about to get rough for you
I’m here For Your Entertainment
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 5:38 pm
"Well, Ishihara-san promised to make you macaroni and cheese in this very kitchen tomorrow if you let him." Akihiko replied with an amused smile. "And I told you I'd cook for you too if you wanted. Remember?"
Even though Shou was off in his own little world, Narcissus couldn't help but put his hands on the man's shoulders and try to ground him somehow.
"Shou... Hey look at me..." Akihiko semi-ordered. "Izzy saved you, and I know those memories are traumatic, but he did save you. I bet he was calm, wasn't he? Just wanting to help... not even fearing for his own life..."
At least, that's how the young Koyasu would have imagined it. In some ways, Izzy was like himself. He too had stayed strong and saved Hayato.
Thinking about it made him wince as a shiver ran down his spine, irritating his bruised muscles and skin. "I think we're even though, Shou." Akihiko said with a soft laugh. "You saved my lover and I saved yours."
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 5:53 pm
Do you know what you got into
Can you handle what I’m ’bout to do------------------------------------------------}:- SHOU
No escaping when I start .traeh ruoy nwo I ni m'I ecnO
Music Industry Christmas Party...NOT
"Oh...I really do want his mac and cheese. I hope he comes and cooks for me." he nodded with a smile and seemed rather hopeful about it. "You're going to cook too...Right?!"
Shou blinked a few times and focused in on Akihiko's more commanding voice then he nodded slowly, "He..was calm even when he was scared. He gets cold at night." He muttered then listened as Akihiko talked of Hayato.
His head shook slowly and Shou's eyes held a deeper sorrow that almost took all the glamour away from the superstar's mysterious persona., "I think you're luckier than I...Narcissy. You saved him but he doesn't want me to come home. He hung up on me....and he wouldn't talk to me. Thought I was fake. He wouldn't talk to me after he knew I was alive. I don't know...but he might be with my pianist now, his old flame. They were together when I convinced Naokooo...that I was real. So...you're Lucky...Lucky believes in you."
-:{------------------------------------------------Cause it’s about to get rough for you
I’m here For Your Entertainment
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 6:19 pm
"He took it hard, Shou..." Akihiko replied honestly, releasing the man and turning. He walked over to the fridge, opening it up and pulling out his leftovers. The microwave hummed to life soon after.
He wanted to get something on Shou's stomach... just in case.
"When we were stuck in that hotel, Hayato cried all the time." the man didn't face Shou as he spoke, instead just watching the microwave. "I was ready to rip someone apart because all I felt was rage... but Hayato sobbed. Hell, he panicked when we were stuck in the elevator. I had to punch him to get him to focus... and afterward... well... he didn't say much to me. Then he just left, went back home."
The microwave dinged and Narcissus pulled out the leftover nachos, returning to Shou and setting them in front of the man. "Hayato damn near broke my ribs falling on me." Akihiko laughed softly, "He followed me because I was intent on finding trouble... getting a fix really. And... well... he didn't want me to be alone, wanted someone there just in case... If he hadn't come with me, he might have ended up stuck at sea with..."
Sighing, Akihiko couldn't help but nod. "He's probably just freaked out about it. If they were together then I'm sure Naoko-san convinced him but... I thought Naoko-san and Ryuukaze-san were..."
Back from the bathroom with freshly brushed teeth and carrying his button-up shirt in one hand, You picked the phone up from the bed and read the newest text.
Time zones screw with me still. I forgot it's morning for you. Time off for the Holiday sounds great. There's a few things I have to do when I get back for the boss though. Hopefully it'll get me a nice bonus. Just make sure the Italian place has good wine. I could use some peace and quiet. Don't work too hard.
Once finished he tossed the phone onto the bed again and began putting his clothes back in his suitcase.
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:28 pm
Do you know what you got into
Can you handle what I’m ’bout to do------------------------------------------------}:- SHOU
No escaping when I start .traeh ruoy nwo I ni m'I ecnO
Music Industry Christmas Party...NOT
"He cried?" Shou said those words but they really sounded hollow almost as if it was hard to believe. "He's not as strong inside as he'd like to make everyone believe. He's got problems....guess all of us do..." he admitted as he pushed himself off the counter and tried to make it to one of the bar stools that was under the island. He managed just to make it but had a harder time getting into the seat because it rotated.
However, when he final got himself into the chair he stared at the Nachos. "Lucky's favorite food....you sure he won't mind me eating it?" His finger dipped in the cheese sauce though..."Maybe I should eat it and just give him more Nachos later." He had no idea that those were Narcissus' nachos.
"I'm sorry he hurt you...but you caused so much trouble that night. But I am glad he was with you rather than at that club...or with Lucky and I. Mm...Lucky wouldn't have been able to save us both." He was thinking about the floor falling under him again. It kind of felt like life. He didn't feel secure anymore in it and that needed to change. He couldn't go home to Japan feeling this way. There were too many others in his world with drama...Naoko, Ryuukaze, Hayato....Izo. The only one without drama was Hamu. Hamu...his hamster...well ok...not a hamster but a rock solid assistant that never gave him any stress except for the fact that he could never get the man to go out with him. Good grief. Hamu could be a priest for the lack of attracted interest he had in the people around him.
"Mmmm...well...see...I'm never sure about Naoko and Ryuukaze. Those two have a stormy relationship and enough drama to fill a soap opera. Naoko was Hayato's boyfriend....awhile back and I don't think Hayato ever really got over him. At times, I thought he had..but one time Naoko came over and...Mmm...I don't remember what happened." said Shou with a little confusion that might have been attribute to the drink. But in actuality, Shou didn't remember because Sai had asserted himself.
"You know...one thing about being on the ocean water with someone like Lucky. You learn...nnnn....that life can be...simple...warm....quiet...mm...ok maybe not really too quiet. Nothing like Smash...I think I scared him a few times. The mir...boat got to me." He finally ate a nachos then blinked, "I like Nachos." His eyes teared up a little as he ate a few more.
-:{------------------------------------------------Cause it’s about to get rough for you
I’m here For Your Entertainment
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:48 pm
"Don't worry about the nachos, just eat them." Akihiko spoke, bringing a newly filled glass of water to the island and setting it in front of Shou. "And yes, Hayato cried. I don't think I've ever seen a man cry that much really..."
But then Narcissus let the man talk, didn't sit down, and just listened. But he could sense it even before he saw them...
Tears...
"Hey, don't think about the ocean." the musician whispered, pushing his voice down to that demanding seductive level, in hopes it would work on Shou like it did Izzy. "You're safe and with friends. Whatever waits for you back home you..." he stopped for a second, hesitated, "you can't run from it forever. Trust me." Narcissus' words ended in a whisper and he turned away, getting some water for himself.
It was more a tactic to keep himself in check.
What right did he have to lecture Shou?! He was running too, wasn't he?!
At least he had Izzy there to keep him on track...
"Look, Shou... if... if things don't go as you plan and you need someone to talk to, Izzy and I are here for you." Akihiko replied, turning back to the young man who was devouring his nachos. "You can even spend Christmas with us if you want. It's the least I can do for you after everything."
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:07 pm
Do you know what you got into
Can you handle what I’m ’bout to do------------------------------------------------}:- SHOU
No escaping when I start .traeh ruoy nwo I ni m'I ecnO
Music Industry Christmas Party...NOT
"The nachos...are really...good." he had to say something positive because he was finding it really hard to think of good things.
"I'm safe?" he paused for a moment considering those low...attractively worded words. "I am...I'm here...it's really much safer to be here than Japan. Your voice is very...compelling. Mm...Tonight, I'd just like to run from it all. The music industry...Smash...Fans...my own band mates...Hayato... all of it. I'm tired...of being used. Except...except well...Lucky. He's so patient and has a good heart...but...cold feet...The man has icicles for toes. I can't say that about many people."
"Nothing ever goes as planned, Narcissus.." he returned then shook his head slowly, "You need Christmas alone with him if you're ever going to feel together...like family. Me...me...hmmm....Sometimes I go out in disguise and help my fans give gifts to kids at the shelters. It feels good to give back...you know? I don't have family to go home to...I had a sister once. But that was a long time ago."
He finished the Nachos and stared down at the empty bowl. "I wish I more Nachos."
-:{------------------------------------------------Cause it’s about to get rough for you
I’m here For Your Entertainment
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:12 pm
There was an obvious flash of jealousy in Akihiko's eyes, but the musician reminded himself that Shou was drunk...
And the two probably had to use each other for warmth on the ocean.
Calming down, Narcissus nodded, "Yes, he does have cold feet. I bet he's upstairs right now thinking his bed feels cooler than before. I'll have to return to him before long or else you'll hear his complaints about being cold all day tomorrow." the man teased.
But Shou's words stung. It wasn't that the man was rejecting his invitation... he knew how important being together was for Izzy and Akihiko.
Right now, they needed each other.
But didn't Shou need someone too?
"You had a sister? Tell me about her." Akihiko spoke, trying to steer the conversation away from thoughts of Hayato. "I'll get you something just as good... I think..." the man spoke, disposing of the empty nacho plate and pulling his gordita out of the fridge.
After it was warm, he returned to Shou, smiling softly. "Don't worry, you're eating my left overs. If I let you touch Izzy's nachos, he's likely to throw us both out on our asses." for a moment, Akihiko laughed, but then took a sip of his water. "But yeah, tell me about your sister. I..." he had been about to say he'd never had a sibling... but that was a blatant lie. "I had a sister once too, she died as a child though. What about yours?"
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:33 pm
Do you know what you got into
Can you handle what I’m ’bout to do------------------------------------------------}:- SHOU
No escaping when I start .traeh ruoy nwo I ni m'I ecnO
Drunk...drunk...and lonely...
Shou chuckled, "You're right he complains." but then even in Shou's drunken state he blinked and suddenly realized that Narcissus might be thinking other things, "Oh...but no...I only held him at night. We didn't have enough gas for heat. I DIDN'T do...anything. He just couldn't sleep. And..nnn...I don't do rebound relationships." Which is why he had waited...waited to see if Izzy would return to Narcissus...waited to see if Izzy was free. Shou disliked drama more than most in his life. It was for the stage but not a relationship.
"MmmHmmm...I did...She was very pretty...wore frilly dresses and we used to have tea together in a small garden. She...was very special to me. I remember...that." Shou's words slowed as if it was sometimes difficult see that memory. And surely it was because it wasn't his own. "It was a long time ago."
Then he looked up, "What is this? A taco?" Curiously, he picked it up and took a bite. "Umaii! Thank you..." His eyes closed for a moment with the warm food and nodded, "I wouldn't blame him if he did."
But then he paused and seemd thoughtful for a moment, "It's hard to lose a sister. Always thinking you must defend them...being the older brother...but in the end...you cannot. That was me...and my sister...I think." His eyes slowly returned to the gordita and closed once more as he took a bite. He didn't mention the how he had lost her and that did plague Shou. He didn't know the answer but he knew he had.
-:{------------------------------------------------Cause it’s about to get rough for you
I’m here For Your Entertainment
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:42 pm
"I suppose it's just one more thing we have in common then." Akihiko replied, trying to lighten the mood a bit. "Not to mention our devilish, or angelic, good looks... talent... pressence... and we've both been saved by Izzy." Narcissus laughed softly at that, shaking his head.
"My sister was actually my twin and we looked identical. I sometimes wonder how identical we would look now because, well, I'm obviously not a woman." the man continued, sipping his water as he tried to imagine it.
Sure, his heart hadn't really healed from losing Yuriko... but that didn't mean he didn't think about her happily on occasion.
And it certainly didn't mean him having a sister was a secret.
The love for her and how she died though... certainly hush hush.
But then he smirked, "Is that why you had Naoko-san wear a woman's kimono to the benefit dinner?" the man asked, looking Shou in the eyes with that devilish smirk. "Even I thought he was a woman at first."
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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 12:16 pm
Do you know what you got into
Can you handle what I’m ’bout to do------------------------------------------------}:- SHOU
No escaping when I start .traeh ruoy nwo I ni m'I ecnO
Drunk...drunk...and lonely...
"It's odd that we do have so many things in common considering we've never really gotten to know each other until recently. And we've been rivals for awhile. And yes, Lucky is that guy...he likes to help even if he gets hurt by doing so." Shou's lips sucked in another bite of Gordita and he was starting to slowly feel a little bit more coherent even though still buzzed.
"A twin? Mm...she probably would be quite beautiful...and you would be way too much alike to get along." he laughed and set down the Gordita to take up his drink. "She'd also be furious with you for not taking her to Hawaii then very happy she didn't go...plus scold you when you returned for being much trouble...then...hug you quite a bit and tell you that she was so happy you were alive." It was the way Shou might have envisioned his own sister had he known her beyond a distant memory. But he could contemplate good memories even if they weren't his own.
"Ah...but as for Naoko-kun...Mmm..maybe so. He was quite beautiful in the kimono. Some thing about him reminds me of my sister at times. He's rather feminine, don't you think? Although, I wonder if he's really happy as a musician. He seems always searching for something but I don't think he even knows what that something is." he answered with a gentle smile.
"I don't think he was too happy when I took what was left of his band as my back up...I think. But chances were if I didn't take them in they would have been out of work or worse. Ryuukaze-san was kind of an addition that was hooked into the lot after that one manager messed him up. They weren't sure he'd sing again. But I'm guessing Matsumoto-san signed him on for a fair price maybe banking on his return to singing if he healed. Seems like the bet paid off. I expect Ryuukaze-san will be returning to the stage again as a solo act. He's got a good voice...good stage presence; so if he's lucky, he'll do well." said Shou as he took a deep breath. Actually he had a good idea that Matsumoto was pampering Ryuukaze in hope that would be just the case.
But then he glanced over at Narcissus and said, "Tomorrow, Lucky and I are going to use the studio to press out that song as a single in MeKA's studio. He's been a little worried about what to put on the B-side but I think that from the few songs we worked on there is at least one good B-side song. Or we can put the Japanese version on the B-side. I almost thought the Japanese version might be a better idea just to remain in the same flavor. What do you think?"
-:{------------------------------------------------Cause it’s about to get rough for you
I’m here For Your Entertainment
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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 1:12 pm
Figuring that sitting would probably be best by now, Akihiko took a seat next to Shou as the duo talked. He made sure though to sit to where his good side faced the blond... because even now, his own scars made him uncomfortable.
After all, Narcissus needed to watch him until he was ready for bed, just in case something were to happen while Crystal and Rukuro were upstairs. He'd had his own share of drunk tumbles before, and knew that they never ended well.
Then of course there was the earlier subject of how Izzy and Shou had kept warm over their adventures... and even though Shou had promised they hadn't done anything...
Well, it wasn't like Akihiko to just take that as the complete truth.
Another reason to keep an eye on the man...
"I don't remember enough about her to say that'd be the case." Akihiko replied, chin in hand. "But I suppose you're right. She'd be happy I was alive." he laughed softly. "Naoko-san is VERY feminine. It isn't in the way he talks, but his body's movements and his looks. But..." the man was silent for a moment. "But I think everyone's looking for something... I was, and I didn't know what I was even looking for. I mean... then I think about his situation and have to wonder..." shaking his head, Akihiko tried to explain. "I mean, it's not a secret that he went missing for three months a while back. I've read rumors about him being kidnapped so... maybe he's looking for a way to cope with that... a way to express himself after that incident... or hell maybe even revenge." Narcissus sipped his water for a moment. "He should be grateful you took him as backup because you're right, he would've been tossed aside without his band. Ryuukaze-san's got his solo career and, well even if he was hurt, he'll probably be back on stage alone like you said before long. Maybe a part of Naoko-san is afraid of that happening? I mean, if they are lovers... wouldn't it be hard if Naoko-san's touring with you and Ryuukaze-san's on his own tour?"
Sighing, Akihiko shook his head, "He seemed a bit skittish to me, Naoko-san that is... but... he's got fire. I could genuinely tell that he wanted to play to the best of his ability... and hell, I wouldn't mind doing a piano duet with him if it came down to it... he's good. But... maybe he just lacks some self confidence too?"
Having Shou looking at him, talking about that song though... Akihiko couldn't help but run his fingers through his messed hair.
"I'd rather that song never see the light of day personally." the musician whispered before sighing again. "But it's a good song, I won't deny that. And when someone understands the meaning behind it... hell... it's ******** brilliant. I just..."
That song was a very sore spot for him.
"I think the single needs five tracks, something a little extra to draw people in. Have the first be the English version, the third be the Japanese version, and the fourth be a karaoke version of the original. Then maybe have him record his own version of my song, a cover track... you know the one he sang at the club in Hawaii, as the second, and of course a karaoke track of that as the fifth."
It was his honest opinion.
"I can easily give the rights for him to use the song, and since that's what partially started this entire fiasco... I think it's fitting. Besides, people will want to hear him singing it. It'll help sells big time."
God it wasn't easy to say that... to think about that time in any detail... but still, it would be a brilliant move.
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