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Naoko winced, "Yeah... now that I think about it... I have this horrible feeling that it might start raining outside and Ko-kun, wanting to play soccer, would bring the goal into the living room..." he admitted, realizing maybe Shou had a very good point there.
Then again, he remembered as a boy being home with Sai alone a lot.
Course... Sai was older... he was supposed to take care of his little brother.
Instead Naoko turned into a dolly half the time.
Smiling softly at the memory, lithe fingers grasped his soda and he took a sip. "Heaven forbid Ko-kun have a sibling. With all the costumes in your closet, Shou-san... said sibling would probably turn out like I did as a boy... dressed to the nines in frilly things."
Azriel laughed softly, "With all the kimono you've worn, it's a wonder the boy wouldn't instead turn a sibling into a geisha. Certainly enough makeup around the house."
"Yeah... that'd probably be easier to digest then dresses and high heels." Naoko pondered.
Then again... he'd put Ko in a kimono...
Shou had put him in a few small costumes...
Things never seemed to change.

"Blame my brother, not me." Naoko replied as he popped a piece of fried calamari in his mouth.
Azriel smirked, "At the rate you're going, Shou-san... you may yet have a cross dressing nephew. He'll be better at putting on makeup than most women when he's old enough to be interested if you keep showing him the tricks of the trade."
Makeup... wasn't something Katsumi was fond of. He had needed it though, for a time... and while a little bit here and there to hide any blemishes wasn't something that bothered him... the full face paint was uncomfortable, especially beneath hot stage lights.
Dark eyes flickered to the pianist then, "So, is your brother as beautiful as you or does he have a hint more manliness to him?"
The usually megane-clad man arched an eyebrow. "Are you saying I don't look like a man?"
"Not in that." Katsu replied, the hint of a smirk on his lips.
"And I suppose you'd think me more a man if I were drenched in fake blood?"
Azriel laughed, "No, I'd think you a nutter like me. Only a female nutter."
Naoko too laughed at that, but he shook his head. "My brother's more beautiful than I am. Inside and out. But he's definitely not feminine."

(((PG-13 version... hehehe. We kinda forgot that things started being conversation like a page ago so.... LOOK STUFFS!)))

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Dragging Yuuji into the dressing room, Michi locked the door but didn't flick on the light. He knew where the soft couch was and pulled Yuuji right over to it. His eager lips sought out Yuuji's as he pulled him down to the couch. His nimble fingers immediately working up into Yuuji's shirt massaging his tight back. Finding all those little kinks and kneading them out.

"Mm...how many songs does Akihiko have left? We might need to make this quick." he murmured as he came up for air totally focused on making Yuuji feel good.

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Yuuji didn't have any of the same reservations that he had held before with Michi and he quickly let the man do as he pleased and hovered over the physical therapist. The man would feel Tanaka's fingers on his back, while in the meantime, Takagi's lips sought out those of the man beneath him.
He was being a bit seme, but only because Michi was on the bottom. While Yuuji had terrific experience in a relationship with a woman, he wasn't quite versed in such with a man and still wasn't sure he had the confidence to play the top when it came right down to it.
"Four... gives us about twenty minutes..." Takagi spoke softly before pulling his shirt over his head and off, tossing it to the floor.

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Michi didn't mind Yuuji's seme moment at all! His fingers worked down Yuuji's back and over his pant-clad a** deeply massaging the round mounds of flesh. Michi's lips parted as Yuuji's lips found his own inviting the man's tongue in with a flick of his own.

As Yuuji's shirt came off, Michi's smile broadened. Yuuji was a handsome man and well toned too. What a treat! "Twenty minutes. Yeah...quick...is definitely in order." He reached up and yanked off his own shirt throwing it on the edge of the couch. Before grabbing Yuuji's belt and working it off the man's body. "Been a few days..damn. " Once he had Yuuji's belt off his slapped him playfully over the a**. "Makes me wish Akihiko was starting at song one."

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"Yeah well, can't go ask him to start over now." Takagi said. Time was of the essence of course. He went to work with Tanaka's own belt now but stopped when his butt was smacked. "You really don't have patience." he teased before claiming Michi's lips again in a deep kiss, wrapping his tongue around the other man's own while his fingers snapped off that belt and pulled it free.

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Michi laughed then said with an airy playful voice, "Oh Akihiko-kun could you please take it from the top. Yuuji and I are having a good go right now and we need a good rhythm." Oh boy he wondered what Akihiko would say if he said that to him. "Think he'd buy it? Maybe he'd want to join us!" An even wider grin shot across Michi's face. Now that was a fantasy!

"Nope...no patience at all." He answered with a wink as Yuuji claimed his mouth and entwined their tongues. Mmm....If they only had time. Damn!

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"Don't even joke about that." Yuuji smirked. "If he knew, I'd never hear the end of it. And YOU would never hear the end of it from Lucky-san either." he teased, thinking that if Akihiko had a threesome with them... the megane-clad man would probably be a bit jealous that he wasn't invited to the party.
Takagi, for his part, wasn't quite as worked up about this as Tanaka, but he wasn't exactly craving it either. A distraction... a welcome one...
Looking down at the man beneath him, Yuuji didn't know who he thought more handsome.
Michi... or Shou.
His fingers moved down, trailing along Tanaka's thigh as he claimed another kiss.

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Half a set of songs later...

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For a while, Yuuji just stared down at the physical therapist beneath him, then he smiled a bit. "Feel better?" he asked, leaning forward to claim Tanaka's lips for his own... softly... gently...

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"Mmm....I'm feeling much better." His fingers released from Yuuji's hips and floated up to stroke Yuuji's cheek. He took that soft kiss and closed his eyes. It was delicious. As their lips parted, he murmured, "Are you feeling better?" Moments when by and he just cuddled Yuuji, content to stay like this.

However, his brow furrowed when he finally realized that the music had stopped. How long had it been over? Michi didn't know but at least the door was locked. "While I'd love to relax within your arms for hours, I think Akihiko is done with his set. We better get up before he comes looking for us."

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Yuuji was damn tempted to reply to just let his cousin come looking. But instead of saying anything, the man closed his eyes and initiated another soft kiss... this one longer... a bit more demanding than the previous few others.
When he finally came up for air, Takagi's dark eyes found Michi's own. "Yeah. I'm feeling better. Nice to forget things for a little while, you know?" he smiled slightly before leaning back down and kissing the physical therapist once more.
Damn he didn't want to leave...
Akihiko could spend all night with Izzy... but Yuuji couldn't have an hour just to himself... with someone special...
"Want to know something funny..." Takagi whispered softly, his lips trailing light kisses along Michi's chin then up to his ear before whispering. "Ask Akihiko... if he's gone soft letting Izzy do that."
Oh yes... he kind of wanted to see the look on his cousin's face.
Course he wouldn't tell Michi what 'that' was... but Akihiko needed to loosen up a bit, especially if he was going to be in such a closed space for his shows.
The musician was too tense... even if he didn't seem like it.

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"Forgetting for awhile helps...." responded Michi gladly accepting that sweet kiss and returning it in kind. His hands sliding down from Yuuji's cheeks over his shoulders to caress the blades of his back. He enjoyed this slow intimacy. How often did he get to enjoy moments such as these?

"What's so funny?" he asked as his head tilted back to let Yuuji leave those trails of kisses. Ah...that felt so good. He caressed Yuuji's shoulders and massaged out small knots as he found them. But then his eyes focused on Yuuji's face, "Wait....what is....'that'? And is it going to get me...punched?"

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"'That', Michi-kun, I can't tell you. But no, it won't get you punched." Yuuji replied with a laugh.
Might get himself punched... then again, might not. Either way, he had to figure out some way to distract his younger cousin from being such a stick in the mud with a fake smile.
He stayed pulled back for a while, fingers slowly caressing Michi's head, trailing through his hair. "I could probably show you what 'that' is... but THAT would get ME punched." he laughed again before leaning down, claiming another kiss. When it was over, his dark eyes stayed on Tanaka. "Help me distract him, Michi-kun. Not well like this obviously because well... consequences of that are going to hurt all around but... help me make him laugh. Fans feel your emotion when you sing. They don't need to feel his right now. They need to feel what he felt before."

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"Well that's good. I like my nose where it is." he laughed along with Yuuji because Akihiko had a bad habit with punching faces. Poor Hiroki-san.

He watched Yuuji's hands as they moved to gently touch his head...his hair. "Oh?" Now those words along gave him a very good guess as to what 'that' might be. It had to at least relate to Izzy in bed... What else could it be? Unless Akihiko was closet dressing as a woman? Nah...

Michi accepted the and but his curiosity had peeked. "Nngh...I can help you do that. But damn...Yuuji you know how tempting it is pull him down and....really distract him." he teased...He wasn't serious. Or was he?

"What he felt before? Mmm... most of those songs are his love for...mm..Ishi-san. You want him to feel like the time he wrote them?? I don't get you. You want him to lighten up...but when he wrote those songs he was going out of his mind." Michi remembered those days in Hawaii. It wasn't fun dealing with Akihiko there. He remembered all that pain flowing from the small studio. Michi remembered when he dropped his drink as Akihiko saw Izzy getting off that plane in LA. Things moved so fast afterwards. Akihiko was determined to be in LA come hell or high water....it was pretty amazing.

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"If he can lighten up, well... he can put those feelings in place when he needs them." Yuuji replied softly, placing a gentle kiss just to the side of Michi's neck below the ear. "Push out the feelings that are there... and let him remember the pain of loss... not feel it keen and fresh like he is now. I'm more worried about him crying on stage than I am about him falling off it."
At this time there was a loud knock on the door and for a second, Takagi paused and glanced over his shoulder. Then he smirked down to Tanaka. "He may be tempting, but that's his angle. You've had that temptation... most just have to dream." the man winked before getting up quickly and heading into the bathroom.
"Yammi-kun, it's locked!" this was most obviously Akihiko's voice as he tried the knob again. There were some garbled words from far off before the musician called back to the guitarist once more. "I'm not going another song without a new bottle of water!"
Of course if Michi looked, he'd see a case of it over in the corner.

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"Alright...I get him to lighten up his tight a**." he said with a shiver to his flesh as Yuuji kissed his neck. "Man...you don't have to do much to be convincing." Damn...sexy...Yuuji....

"s**t." Michi's eyes flashed towards the door thankful he had locked it or they'd be in trouble. "Yeah...and I want that temptation again." As soon as Yuuji got up, Michi grabbed his clothes and jumped into them. The belt came last as he looked in the mirror and then squirted some hair spray around.

"Locked! Well who locked it. Jaz! Bring those keys over here and get this door would ya?" yelled Yammi as he grabbed at the knob and then started knocking. "Michi! Are you in there. You didn't go to sleep on us did ya!"

Michi glanced around quickly and then tossed Yuuji's clothes thru the bathroom door before moaning...."Hey....man. I was taking a nap. Can't you guys go do another set and let me sleep?"

Yammi yelled "******** No! No sleeping for you! Jaz!!!"

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There was the sound of a flushing toilet and running water from the bathroom, following by the shuffling of clothes just before the door finally opened.
Jaz with a key to the rescue.
"If I can't sleep, you can't sleep." Akihiko said as he walked in.
But then he stopped.
Just flat out stopped stock still.
"I'll grab the waters. You guys head back. I want to hear Michi-kun's song in a sec anyway." the musician spoke. When the others were gone and the door closed... the young Koyasu's blue gaze settled on his friend, hands on his hips. "What were you doing?"
"He was sleeping and I was taking a piss." Yuuji spoke up as he walked out of the bathroom with a paper towel in his hands, tossing it into the trash a few seconds later. "Why?"
That blue gaze went from Yuuji, back to Michi, and one thin eyebrow arched. "Why don't I believe you? Either of you?"

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"Doing?" Michi asked with a tilt of his head then laughed, "What did you think we were doing?" He put his hands on his hips and teased Akihiko, "I bet I know what you're thinking!"

He walked over to the frig and pulled out the waters. "And if I was doing that, it was in my dreams with you on bottom." he turned and winked at Akihiko, "But I'm not that 'lucky', am I? You've been going soft...haven't you."

Michi tossed a water bottle over to Akihiko that smear of a smile plastered on his knowing face, even if he wasn't exactly sure if what he thought was what Yuuji meant. Oh he had his guesses but Akihiko's reaction would probably tell it all.

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Akihiko had been about to comment on what he thought had gone on in this room a few minutes earlier... until something Michi said... something in the look his friend gave him... caught him speechless.
"What did..." there was an immediate narrowing of eyes. "Yuuji..."
Takagi held up his hands. "I'm innocent here. Didn't say a word about 'that'..." the man replied with a smirk.
Two seconds later... Akihiko pounced on his cousin and knocked him onto his back on the sofa. But Yuuji was laughing as it happened... least til the younger man's hand slipped down where it shouldn't.
"WHOA! Hey! I don't..."
But there was one eyebrow arched as Narcissus pulled his fingers. "Uh huh... you were saying?" he asked.
Yuuji paled. "******** up, blue eyes focused over on Michi. Akihiko walked slowly toward him, "Michi-kun... feel like fessing up now, hmm?"

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Michi was speechless up unto the point Akihiko shoved his hand on Yuuji's pants, "Whoa...Akihiko since when were you into Yuuji?"

But then he laughed when Akihiko stood up. "Never thought you'd go so far to figure that out!" He didn't try to hide things because Akihiko wouldn't believe it if he tried. "So ...what do I need to fess up to. Pretty much got your answer. But if you want to know the details then you start explaining about the 'latest' with you and Ishi-san." He smirked at Akihiko and waited for the man to start talking.

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Blue eyes narrowed... but then he laughed. "Why should I have to tell you? Yuuji-kun's got it recorded somewhere no doubt." he glanced over his shoulder.
The man on the sofa just shrugged, but the not-so-innocent smirk on his face betrayed the truth.
Turning around, Akihiko strode over to Yuuji, who was sitting up now, and flat out sat on his lap, pinning him in place. "Okay... I'll give you all the wonderful details if YOU," he pointed to Michi. "Tell me when the two of you started playing in locked rooms."
Takagi raised a hand, "Do I get a say in this?"
"No." his cousin replied with a smirk.
"But you're on my lap and a play by play..."
Oh Narcissus was beyond evil. "Will get you horny and I'll know it so I'll know for certain if you're really interested in men or if this is a passing fancy."
"s**t..." Yuuji's head fell back and he stared up at the ceiling.
Akihiko wiggled his a** a bit, garnering him a light thump on the back of the head from his cousin. "I let my uke top." the young tiger spoke honestly. "Didn't intend to let that happen but kissing on the floor began teasing... which ended up in me freaking out and saying I needed to go to the bathroom."
"I didn't see that part." Takagi said, looking over Akihiko's shoulder toward Michi as if to say, 'Help?!'.
"Anyway... I came back and he was on the bed so we started making out again. The little brat had handcuffs under the bed and somehow he got me stuck. We played a little twister but eventually he won the upper hand."
Takagi sighed, staring up at the ceiling again and trying not to listen.
But Akihiko's a** wiggled again and his cousin almost... almost... moaned.
"I got my revenge though." Narcissus continued with a smirk, glancing over his shoulder at Yuuji. "So... what have you two been up to? Was this the first time?" the young tiger laughed softly, "Don't tell me Michi-kun got you with a massage?" he teased.
When Yuuji didn't say anything... Akihiko cracked up.

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Michi listened with a wide smile and nodded as Akihiko dealt out the details. "So Ishi-san got your a** over a barrel. He's sure different than he was before the Tsunami. Never would have expected that." Then he reached over plucked Akihiko off Yuuji's lap by the hand and pulling him close to his chest. "Now those are dirty details..." His fingers ran down Akihiko's back grinding into a massage along the tight muscles then roaming over his backside to massage a bit further. Akihiko's clothes were on so everything was 'safe' for Akihiko.
Michi's fingers did their magic keeping Akihiko against his chest. Sure he might make the man horny but hell the damned flirt did it to him all the time!

"And so you want the details of what I did to Yuuji....Mmm? The same thing as this...only longer...and harder...." whispered Michi into that tender ear before sliding those fingertips up to the small of Akihiko's back to take the pressure away from the spine with a few deft moments. His fingers slid just into the edge of the waistband, "And...then....I did...this only firmer and deeper....taking his mind off of everything but...me." His breathy words teasing just the edge of Akihiko's lips.

OH yes, by the movement of Michi's hips against Akihiko, he might have been ready to jump the man's bones. Michi had no shame and Akihiko needed to get out of his shell...

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"Yeah well, I didn't exactly expect it either and..." Blue eyes narrowed slightly when Michi drew him up, to which Yuuji promptly grabbed the nearest pillow and put it in his lap... just in case.
Blue eyes looked into Michi's gaze as the other man's hands wound round him, pressing and rubbing in the perfect places. "I agreed to dish the details... your turn." the musician spoke teasingly snapping at Tanaka's nose with a smirk.
But those hands...
Michi's hands were a godsend on normal days... but right now... right now it was just damn sexy. Blue eyes closed as he listened to his friend's words, the young tiger's body not resisting in the slightest. That breath... right there... for a moment, Akihiko moved his head as if to claim Michi's lips.
But then blue eyes opened and the musician let out a soft sigh... before his legs moved quickly, shoving Michi up against the wall. It wasn't hard enough to hurt, but Narcissus' body kept the physical therapist pinned... save for those wicked hands.
Akihiko tilted his head to the side slightly, moving in as if to kiss Michi once more but again he diverted, his lips pulling back to the other man's ear. "Would that you could take my mind off everything but you..." the young Koyasu whispered, his voice deep and soft so that even Yuuji across the room couldn't hear. "But I'm a jealous man... and as much as I want to just rip those pants off and take you right here against this wall, even with Yuuji-kun watching..." Akihiko took a soft intake of breath, and the fact that he was holding himself back was apparent in the sound. "...I can't."

Meanwhile, Takagi was sitting on the sofa watching with one upraised eyebrow. He wasn't about to stop this.

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And so... Akihiko and Michi fooled around without actually doing anything... meanwhile Yuuji, thinking it all damn hot, recorded it on his phone.

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However, as Michi was catching his breath, foot falls were heard outside. "Hey Yo! Narcissus! Where are the waters? What does a man have to do to get a drink around here? Geesh...." It was Yammi and well...the door wasn't locked. In a few seconds, Yammi was going to have one hell of a site.

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Blue eyes were looking down at Michi after the kiss was broken. There was a smirk on the musician's lips. Narcissus leaned forward, "I win..." he whispered softly before placing a soft kiss to Michi's nose.
That gaze looked up to spy Yuuji sitting there with his cellphone pointed at the two of them. "I do hope you had fun."
"I thought you'd give in first." Takagi replied, pocketing the phone (though not after backing up the video by sending it to another of his phones).
Akihiko made a 'tsk sound. "I almost did... god I wanted to..." looking back down to Michi, Narcissus made no move to get off of him... mainly because he didn't think he could.. "I do love you, Michi-kun..." the young Koyasu whispered so only Tanaka could hear. Strangely though... Akihiko's voice was sad... because to him, Michi really was special. "But you're not Ruki. Gomen."

About that time he could hear Yammi outside and the young tiger groaned before shouting loud enough that the guitarist would hear. "Seriously... I'm not moving right now so if you want that water come get it!"

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"Yeah...I know..." Michi said softly letting Akihiko get away with everything he said. Yuuji wanted Akihiko loosened up and well he got that didn't he? Somewhere in all of this while Michi had fun but at the same time he felt used even if Akihiko was a little sad about it all. Sure...Akihiko won...and Michi always lost...lost to Ruki. ********. Now he just wanted to go get drunk. Go sing...go somewhere else.

And then, he felt in rather a strange predicament when Akihiko pretty much waved Yammi in. Wasn't it enough to win?
Yammi opened the door and took a look at the two men and blinkedr.

"You know you're suppose to wait for that kind of s**t for the afters...." he said with a grin as he grabbed a water bottle from where Akihiko had left them.

Michi moved out from under Akihiko rather embarrassed actually. Man, he kind of felt like a porn star that didn't get a chance to leave the camera. Oh wait Yuuji had that camera. He turned and walked over to Yuuji then said, "Erase it. I don't want that published or shown to anyone. " He didn't let his emotions be sharp, he didn't want anyone to know how he felt. Although his voice was firm about it...he didn't really want anyone seeing that. Ever. Nor did he want to see it again himself.

Akihiko was back to normal and Yuuji had his fun. Two peas in a pod even if Michi loved each one of them.

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Yuuji looked up at Michi, but he didn't move to delete the file nor did he promise not to show it to anyone. "It won't be published." he spoke calmly.
Meanwhile, Akihiko was still sitting on the floor and he didn't move.
Standing up, Takagi grabbed Yammi and a bottle of water for himself. "Come on. My cousin's being a bit of a moron right now." he said, pushing Yammi out the door.
There was silence for a few minutes... then Narcissus spoke up.
"I really did want it, you know..." he said, not looking at Michi. "If Ruki had rejected me in LA..."

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"Nor shown to anyone." Michi's words became just a bit stronger his eyes even had the hint of narrowing. He knew Yuuji well enough to know that the man had his own schemes. And right now, Michi didn't want any part of it. Yuuji had gotten what he wanted out of him.

When Yuuji pushed Yammi out of the door, Michi steeled himself as Akihiko spoke. "Yeah...I know. I know...." He paused for a sheer second, "I'm going to the bathroom now to clean up and get dressed for the party. You better get ready too. Ruki will be waiting."

He walked straight into the bathroom before Akihiko could move otherwise and clothed the door, locking it. No, he didn't want hear those thank you's...those apologies for being second to Ruki. Because for some reason, it hurt. It was so unlike him. And he couldn't help himself. He had wanted to help Yuuji...help Akihiko...in the only way he knew how. Then....god, he was an idiot to let it go that far. Idiotl. Never again....Never again....

Looking in the mirror, he felt like a fool. What's wrong? Nothing...he answered to himself. It was so unlike him. Was he honest with himself? I like you instead I love you....that's how it had to be.

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Michi had been in the bathroom for maybe two minutes when there was a knock on the door. Somehow, Akihiko had stood up and walked over to the bathroom. He didn't try the knob, knowing it to be locked.
But he couldn't take the silence.
Couldn't stand Tanaka being angry... his friend... his only real friend...
"I'm not going to say I'm sorry for what we just did... because every damn word I said was honest. When you started that... I'm not an idiot, Michi. I know what you were doing. So I played along but... but god, Michi... I was so close to just..." Akihiko went silent before there was a loud bang... which was the musician's fist pounding into the wall in frustration. "Every damn time I see you I want you."
Of course what Narcissus didn't realize... was that there was a logical reason for craving his friend in the sack. Michi had been Akihiko's drug... the drug he needed to focus on instead of the illegal drugs his body demanded. Somewhere along the line, Narcissus had become addicted to Michi...
And now he couldn't have him anymore.
They had to be 'friends'... and deep down... it hurt.
Akihiko couldn't have Michi and Ruki both. He loved Ruki... but he loved Michi on another level. It wasn't the same because Narcissus valued Michi's friendship and adored the man in bed. With Ruki it was a deep profound love that touched Akihiko's soul in a way that no one ever had, save perhaps his twin.
But that didn't make it any easier to give up Tanaka...
"I see you and I can't have you and it drives me insane. Yuuji knows it and then he goes and records us. I didn't want that!"

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Michi had removed his clothes and turned on the shower's water, saying nothing. But he did listen, how could he not. What was he suppose to say though. So...he said the only thing he could say without being a b*****d, "Yeah...I know..."

He put cold water in his hands and washed his face wishing he could remove the memories of moments before. "Akihiko, that was the last time. Last time I'm going to be stupid enough to do something like that. We're over...Might not be the words anyone wants to hear but we are. I want you to be happy and I was a fool for going that far. You're happy and I don't wish to ruin it for you. I just wanted to help you. No more flirting with me...ok. I don't think I can take it. Just be my friend even if it is from a distance. Make Ruki happy...make yourself happy. Don't worry about me. I'll be fine. You'll be fine too. It just takes time to forget."

Then he paused and glanced at the door, "Yeah...Yuuji...." His words stopped there because either one of them should have stopped and destroyed that phone. But they didn't. He didn't say how he felt manipulated. He didn't say how he wanted to punch the man. Nor did he say that he'd not be sleeping with Yuuji again either because somehow, he felt used. And that might not have been fair. And Michi knew that the man had some use for taping what they had done. It was enough to make Michi quite aware that too many people were playing politics at his expense. It was enough to disgust him.

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"Don't..." Akihiko whispered, pressing his forehead against the bathroom door. "I don't want to forget, damnit! I don't want to forget anything ever again! I don't want to forget what we had, Michi! I won't forget!" he fell silent then, blue eyes closed as the pain of what this was closed in on him.
He felt their friendship destroyed... all because...
"I'll ******** kill him..." was all Michi would have heard before Narcissus' voice was gone and there was the sound of the door to outside slamming shut....

Having been sending an email outside in regards to getting a limo to pick them up for the New Year's party... Yuuji never knew the whirlwind of anger that came at him.
Narcissus strode right up to his cousin before he reached out and grabbed Yuuji by the shoulder, spinning him around.
"Do you know what you've done?!" he shouted at Yuuji. "MY ONLY FRIEND IN THIS DAMN WORLD AND YOU DID THIS!"
Narcissus was livid.
Beyond livid.
"Do you get your kicks out of this?! Out of destroying my life?!"
Yuuji's eyes narrowed in annoyance. "I saved your life, remember?"
"I'M SUPPOSED TO BE HAPPY ABOUT THAT?!" Akihiko screamed, knowing his cousin referred to the murder of his grandfather.
All he saw now was rage...
"MY SISTER! MY PARENTS! MY GRANDFATHER! MICHI! WHAT'S NEXT?! WHAT ELSE AM I GOING TO HAVE TO LOSE BEFORE THIS WORLD IS HAPPY?!"
Yuuji moved his hand to push Akihiko's own off his shoulder. He could feel the musician's fingers digging in with sheer painful forceful anger. "This wasn't my intention, Akihiko. I never meant for..."
"I GAVE YOUR SON BACK TO YOU! WHY?!" Akihiko backed off slightly, letting Yuuji go.
But the man didn't answer that question.
Reaching out, Narcissus pulled Yuuji's cell phone from his pocket and tossed it to the dirt, stepping on it and shattering the thing to bits in a final display of rage.
Takagi sighed, looking at the broken phone. He'd backed up the files... but something... something told him...
"I'll delete it permanently." Yuuji spoke softly, realizing he'd really hurt his cousin. He'd never meant for this to happen...
In fact, Takagi hadn't meant for Michi to initiate such a sexy struggle... and Yuuji had been too stunned and turned on to stop them. He'd wanted Akihiko to have fun... and yet disaster had come about from it.
"I didn't mean for Michi to get used, Akihiko. It wasn't."
Akihiko collapsed to the ground then, his legs just giving out from beneath him. Doubled over, the young tiger seriously hurt inside... felt like his chest was going to rip itself apart right then and there.
"I've lost my friend... my only friend! Why? I was happy, Yuuji... Michi didn't deserve this... I didn't..." he couldn't help it as the tears forced their way from his eyes. "I don't want to forget..." Narcissus whispered, fingers grasping at dirt and grass in front of him.
"You're so afraid of forgetting." Yuuji said softly, realizing the deeper issue here. "I had hoped..." but the man sighed, looking away. What had he hoped? He'd been pushing his cousin for days, pushing him hard... and Narcissus didn't need to be doing this. Any of this.
Hiroki was right...
And Takagi hated himself for it... for it and so much more...
Akihiko's parents had been an accident...
Aki had been to keep Akihiko from destroying himself through a forced marriage...
But Michi...
"I didn't think this would happen. I just wanted you to..." Takagi eventually spoke, to which Narcissus had to choke back a sob.
Akihiko shook his head, "I can't take it anymore... I just can't... can't... Just... Just go..."
"Akihiko..."
"LEAVE ME ALONE!" Narcissus screamed at him, forehead on the ground as he just curled inward.
Feelings of want and need came up in his mind. He'd given up before... and Michi had pulled him back from it... He'd been through hell and Michi had been there with a smile and a helping hand and the best advice... They'd had pizza and beer and gone shopping and for once... for once Akihiko had found a true friend. Someone he could trust. Someone he could cry in front of and tell things to that only Izzy would know. Someone who he wanted to make shine and give a better life too because if anyone deserved it, Michi really and truly did...
Now...
Now he didn't have Michi anymore...
He'd screwed things up all because he couldn't let go...
Because he wasn't strong enough...
And now, as the fear of being alone gripped his heart, he just wanted one thing...
"Ruki... God, I'm so sorry..." Akihiko cried into the ground itself. "What have I done..."
But by now... Yuuji was gone... as was the car that had brought them.
And Akihiko couldn't stop crying...

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TBC

The Car

The Car

Akihiko stopped and just stared at Izzy.
He was speechless for a second... then the urge to argue rose... but... did he even have a right to argue this?
"I..." the man sighed, taking one of his partner's hands in his own. He just had to spit it out didn't he? "I'm sick too, Ruki so I just can't tell you to get back in bed because it isn't fair. I can't tell you to do something and then not take my own advice. Before... yesterday... I passed out. Asato found me on the bathroom floor and put me to bed but..." he smiled softly, thinking about how Hiroki had woken up and quite literally had a panic attack. "When I woke up I couldn't stand. I just fell. Asato helped me up but... my nose started bleeding in the bathroom and I tipped my head back and just fell all over again." Narcissus sighed slightly, blue eyes focused on Izzy's hand.
It was easier to be honest when he didn't have to stare into his manager's beautiful earthy gaze.
"Asato stuck me in bed, told me to wait for the doctor, and... well... the doc gave the okay for the shows but he thinks I've got small blood clots. Nothing that bad but... I..." his fingers rubbed against Izzy's hand lightly. "I didn't want to worry you, Ruki."
Blue eyes lifted, certain that he'd get an earful. "Michi-kun made me realize that I'm not being fair to you... really... I'm bad at relationships."
















Naoko nodded, "I suppose that sounds fair... A month hmm... You just want to give Azriel-san the time to build some abs." the pianist teased.
"A month is a long time to wait, but it intrigues me..." Katsu spoke with a smile. "I can't wait." Glancing to Shou, the bat tilted his head to the side slightly. "Do you think, NAKO-san is right? Should I grow some abs?" he laughed.

Akihiko didn't say anything... but then the man smirked slightly. "Fun surprises for you... or ones for me?" he asked, obviously teasing.
Then again... fun surprises for the young tiger would, in a sense, be a fun surprise for the buck as well.
"Jokes aside..." Narcissus spoke, enjoying the light touch to his palm. "There is Us... You and Me... and I'm sorry that I kept it from you. I won't again. No secrets... except good ones."
For a moment, Akihiko didn't say anything else, just watched those perfectly manicured fingers run over his palm over and over again. Then he turned his hand, grasping onto Izzy's own and drawing it up to his lips. Gently, Narcissus kissed those fingers.
"You really are gorgeous, Ruki..." the Koyasu whispered, blue eyes looking up. "What ever am I going to do with you?"
Akihiko couldn't help it... he simply craved the man sitting there in the driver's seat... even without the clothes and the new hair... The young tiger had been wanting his partner for the last couple of days... He pulled Izzy close once more, claiming another kiss.
"Too bad we don't have the time... or any olive oil." Narcissus teased, pressing his forehead lightly against Lucky's own.
















"And what do you think looks manly, Shou-san? A mask and cloak?" Katsumi asked with a smile before looking to Izo. "And you, Matsumoto-san? I'm guessing you think a perfectly tailored suit and tie? But Goshiro-san... that I can't even begin to guess."
Naoko laughed as he finished a few bites of his salad. "Why do I get the feeling you're going to wear a suit and tie with a cape around your shoulders and a mask over your eyes?" the pianist asked in amusement.
"Mmm... I don't think they'd go very well together at all."
A devious little smirk came to Azriel's lips. "Perhaps one would think it manly not to wear anything at all? Hard to say one's a woman when the proof against it is staring you in the face."