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{Lol! I'm glad you approve of Darling. This should be interesting}

Kazuki pulled up to the small restaurant, and parked the motorcycle off to the side of the road, in between a 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle, and a 1980s era Monty Carlo. He hopped off, and helped Z up. "My treat." He said, then kissed the other boy's cheek.
Kazuki knelt down to grab his laptop, and his brother's CD, as well as a set of headphones. "I kinda want to listen to this." He said, then gently took Z's hand, and led him inside.

Kazuki smiled, and nodded as he led the way inside. They were quickly seated in one of the nicer booths, since he was a regular at the place. He let Z sit down first, then sat next to him. He slipped Darling's CD in to his laptop, plugged the earphones in, and played it. He then offered the second earphone to Z. "Want to listen?" He offered.

{For his music, I'm using a combo Panic! at the Disco, My Chemical Romance, and Halestorm. I couldn't pick between the three.}

{Indeed it is. They're all amazing. And I think I'll have Darling make his entrance now.}

Kazuki restarted the song for Z, then pushed his glasses back in to place. Already, he could tell Darling put a lot of work in to the CD, and it was only just the first song. He glanced up when their waitress came back with their drinks, and pushed the CD case over so she could set the glasses down.

Not long after Kazuki and Z had arrived at the tiny place, Darling pulled up in his black Acura RSX. He leaned his head against the steering wheel and yawned. He had woken up about an hour ago, though he'd looked far worse from the previous night's concert.
He yawned again, then stepped out of the car, slinging his B.C. Rich Virgo guitar over his shoulder as he went. Paying no mind to the odd looks he received from other patrons, he was quickly seated not far from Kazuki and Z. Though he seemed to notice his older brother about as much as Kazuki did.
{The CD is starting out with Helena.}

{One of my favorites by them.}

Kazuki glanced over at Z, and noticed him staring at something. He raised an eyebrow, and even waved a hand in front of the other boy's eyes. But there was no reaction from him. Finally, he followed Z's gaze to find him staring at a person. In stead of being miffed about it, he was rather surprised to realize he recognized him. "Darling?" He wondered aloud.

He looked up when someone said his name. He looked to his left, and saw the last person he expected to find. There was no mistaking Kazuki's face.
Darling grinned. "Kazuki!" He said, in a rather happy tone that he hadn't used in at least a few weeks.
The two boys stood up, both grinning madly, and Kazuki pulled his younger brother in to a hug. "Good to see you kiddo." He said, then ruffled his brother's hair.
Darling shook Kazuki's hand away. "Yeah. Yeah. You too, Nii-san." He said, then noticed Z. He tilted his head slightly. "Friend of yours, Kazuki?" He asked.
"Oh! Yeah." Kazuki said, then led Darling over to their table. "This is Daisuke. But he goes by Z." He said.
Darling gave a charming smile. "Nice to meet you, Z. I'm Darling Akiyama. I'm Kazuki's younger brother." He said, then held his hand out.

Kazuki sat back down next to Z, then tilted his head at the saddened look in his eyes. He was about to ask what was wrong, when his brother spoke.
"So. How long have you two been going out?" Darling asked as he knelt down on the floor, and propped his arms up on the table.
"A few days." Kazuki replied.
Darling tilted his head slightly, then gave his older brother a pat on the arm. "Must be a first date then." He said, with a laugh.
Kazuki blushed, and rubbed the back of his head. That only made Darling laugh again. "I'm just messing with you Nii-san." He said, then stood up.
"May I join you?" He asked, as he indicated to a spot next to Z.
Kazuki looked over at Z. "Is it alright with you?" He asked.

{Isn't Kinji married though? Darling isn't the kind of guy who would want to steal someone away from their spouse.}

Darling gave a polite smile, and placed his guitar against the table, then sat down next to Z. "So Kazuki. Care to explain how you managed to find someone with the patience of a saint, to tolerate your weirdness?" He teased.
Kazuki looked up. "Twister." He said.
Darling raised an eyebrow, then looked from his older brother, to Z. "Do tell. I'm quite curious." He said.

{Aw! Poor Kinji! crying But alright. I suppose that would work. Would Kinji keep custody of his daughter, or would his wife? Darling has a soft spot for kids and kittens, so he wouldn't mind the little one.}

Kazuki shrugged. "But you were so cute. Though it had to hurt when you walked in to the fridge." He said, which caused Darling to bust out laughing. "Wow. Let me take a wild guess here. Nii-san was being a little too straight forward, and that's how you both started going out." He said.
Kazuki snapped his fingers. "Darn. Am I that predictable?" He asked. Darling shrugged. "Nii-san. You're the one who had to raise me properly. One would think I know you well enough." He shot back.

"Hm. Good point." Kazuki said.

Darling nodded. "You guys meet through Tokyo Pop or something? Kazuki isn't the type to randomly invite people over to his house." He said, out of curiosity.