Disclaimer: I do not own D.N. Angel or any of its character. These are the sole property of Yukiru Sugisaki.
Wanrings: yaoi ( this means boy x boy.), craziness, cross dressing (in later chapters) and usage of major fluff situations. (again, in later chapters)
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"This" is spoken words
This is thoughts
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Ruby Luster
Chapter 1: New Job
"Ano…Hikari-kun…are you sure that I'll be fine? I don't even know what I'm doing!"
A spiky, red headed teen with startlingly deep, ruby red eyes was glancing around nervously. His companion, a blue haired, ice blue eyed teen steered him towards the building with sure steps.
"You'll be just fine, Niwa-chan." The boy winced at the nickname and the bluenette smiled. He was not a girl! "I know that this is sudden and that I kind of, er, signed up for a job before you even gave me approval but…Niwa-chan, I'm sure you'll do just fine. After all, you're absolutely perfect for this job!"
Daisuke Niwa groaned. Yeah, and his friend only said so because, supposedly, his boyfriend was the head of…well, whatever the place he was going to work at was. It wasn't hard, so Satoshi said, to get his dashing lover and owner of the place Krad Himori to say yes. Daisuke had a sneaking suspicion that Krad couldn't say no to Satoshi anyways. He wouldn't be surprised if he couldn't anyways-even the adults had the same problem. Damn him and his coldly beautiful looks…
It was odd to hear from Satoshi that the job he, Daisuke, was being given was one based strongly on looks. He didn't really consider himself anything worth looking at. In fact, the only thing he really liked was his eyes. But much to the embarrassed blush of the teen, Satoshi said enthusiastically that he was perfect. He clearly remembered that day-not too long ago in fact-when this entire affair started.
"I know the perfect thing for you!" Satoshi had exclaimed when Daisuke had nervously expressed his want of a well paying job that he could have while still staying in school. Daisuke had nearly toppled off of the wooden lunch table bench at the glinting blue eyes that gazed at him in a very probing way.
"Ah…a-ano…Hikari-kun?...sumemasen?"
"You'll love it, I promise! Well…I still have to run it by the head but I'm sure I will have very little problem persuading him to take you on!" He smirked slightly at this making his friend sweatdrop.
"Hai…but…Hiraki-kun what in the world are you talking about."
He teasingly pressed a finger to his own lips and had shaken his head.
"It'll be a surprise, but hai, I will ask him today. Just trust me-you'll have a job in no time and I'm sure you'll be paid very well!"
"B-but!! But!! Ai, Hikari-kun, what are you talking about?? I'm completely in the dark!"
"That's the thrill of it all!! You'll find out what it is soon enough, Niwa-chan! So don't get you're panties all in a bunch, "At this Daisuke turned from bewildered to indignantly blushing. "And just leave it all to me."
"The last time I ever left anything to you, nearly half of my house blew up." Daisuke narrowed his eyes unamused. Satoshi laughed nervously, not too fond of remembering that particular Science project…
"But I didn't know you weren't supposed to mix those two chemicals together…" Satoshi shot back defensively. Daisuke shook his head, bangs swinging in his face.
"Sensei specifically said not to mix those two chemicals and you did it anyways! I had to lie and say Wiz at something radioactive and burped!"
Satoshi couldn't help but snicker slightly. Daisuke blushed. Yes, it was lame but somehow-somehow- his mom bought that lie. But then again, Wiz, their magical pet rabbit, did eat and do some of the strangest things. Which was probably why that that excuse floated well with Wiz. Needless to say, Wiz is more intelligent that he lets on and he got thirty minutes of fierce nips from the rabbit in retaliation. From that day on, he knew better than to blame something on Wiz- unless he wasn't in the same room to hear it.
"Okay, okay, so yeah it had been a lame excuse but Mom bought it. But that's not the point…I just don't want to have to regret putting this in your hands like last time." Satoshi nodded. He had understood where his red head friend came from. But well, if all went well and he didn't run into him on his first run there, then he'd fall in love with his job in no time. Granted it would be a bit…unnerving and unusual for him. But Satoshi felt confident in his friend. He was willing to try anything, no matter how crazy or out there and he was secretly grateful for that.
"Trust me Niwa-chan. You will not regret letting me help you get a job."
And now, nearly a week later, the pair were slowly ascending the stairs of a very corporate looking building. Nervously, Daisuke looked around as Satoshi gently pulled the teen along.
"Goggling too long let's everyone know you're not only new but you're nervous. Don't want to be a target do you?"
"N-no, but ano…you did say I didn't have to have any special talents or any work experience right?"
Satoshi paused as the finally reached the last step and turned to the teen, smiling. Poor Daisuke. He was nervous as always. Being 16 and much more developed physically still hadn't seemed to erase the awkwardness he felt as a 13 year old. It struck Satoshi as a tad bit amusing that he would still act with that same blushing shy reaction to things that seemed daunting. If only Daisuke could see how much he changed on the outside, how much he had bloomed in those three years…
But the bluenette smirked inwardly. This job would easily show to even Daisuke how much more desirable he had become.
"No, Niwa-chan. Did I not already tell you before? Oh, I guess I didn't," He added as he saw the slightly petrified look across Daisuke's face. "This job merely requires that you are very, very punctual, you are relaxed around crowds of people and are not afraid to be yourself and that you have looks worth noticing. That's all."
"Oh great I know I failed the last one, Hikari-kun…" Daisuke ran his fingers through his spiky red hair. "My hairs too spiky and sticks up everywhere-I can't tame it worth my life. My fingers are too thin and girly looking and well, I kind of look like a chick!!"
But that's all a part of your charm, Daisuke Niwa, Satoshi thought warmly, listening to the red head's rant.
"So? I think that you'll be just fine." But even that was an understatement. It was hard to downplay Daisuke's true magnetism, but part of the problem was that he didn't think he was half as cute as everyone else kept saying he was. Understandable. The boy was very humble sometimes to the point that it frustrated Satoshi whenever he complimented Daisuke, knowing full well he deserved it. But Daisuke would only shyly downplay it, only making Satoshi shake his head bemusedly. He didn't think it even possible to inflate his best friend's ego-if at all.
"Don't worry, Niwa-chan, relax, take a deep breath and just go for it! I'll be with you every step of the way."
Daisuke felt a small smile matching Satoshi's creep to his face. He could do this. Except for that one time at his house, he knew that he could afford complete trust in the bluenette.
"Let's go, Niwa-chan. Are you ready?'
Daisuke glanced up at the towering building then to the blunette's warm blue eyes sparkling from behind wide rimed glasses.
"As ready as I'll ever be."
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"Hikari Satoshi, so good to see you again!! Oh, and brought our new employer? Very good, very good!"
Instantly Daisuke and Satoshi were swarmed by crowds of people but through it all the owner of the voice had managed to swim across and reach them. Daisuke was overwhelmed at the business of the company. What was this place for exactly? Satoshi nudged him and Daisuke turned his attention to more pressing matters, which was the new comer who had popped up in front of them.
It was a woman that was remarkably young looking, with bouncy blond/white hair sparkling eyes and a even more bouncier personality to match her slightly extravagant dress. She took one look at Daisuke and squealed in childish delight, cheeks flushing. Daisuke sweat dropped slightly and drew back a bit from the woman.
"Awwww!!! Hiraki-san he is so adorable!!! Really, where do you get them?" She blushed happily and stared at the red head making him blush to the very roots of his hair. That blush put his hair to shame. The woman laughed and clapped her hands. "Even the blush is cute!! Hiraki-san, you should really get a raise!"
Daisuke edged a bit closer to Satoshi and the bluenette laughed loudly. He turned to Daisuke.
"Oh, so sorry for that, she can't help herself whenever we get new bishonens, especially as young as you and me are. Niwa-chan, this is Towa-chan, but we usually call her Toto and that's what she prefers. Toto, meet Niwa Daisuke, our new…employer."
"A kawaii name for a kawaii mewling!!" She bowed deeply and laughed. "Well, anywho, we have ten minutes before the next shoot, so Hikari-san we might as well get you and our new Niwa-chan all ready, no? Yes, yes, makeup time!!"
"Huh??" Daisuke and Satoshi was suddenly bustled away down a long brightly lit corridor, Toto in the lead. A clip board appeared out of no where into Toto's hands and she busily shuffled through them, humming her approval and disapproval before handing it over to another nondescript employer.
"I want those colors and that style in two! And I will make sure Himori Krad will have your neck if you don't get this right for our new mewling! So scat!"
"Hai, Toto-san! Right away!"
The woman holding onto Daisuke's arm and two others detached themselves from the whirling group and headed off down a different hallway. Daisuke craned his neck to see where they went off to but he was shoved forward into a colorful even brighter room.
In another blink of an eye, he was shoved down into a chair and twittered over by two young teens that were just the same age as he was. Both young pretty girls, one had brown, short hair while the other had more shoulder length locks of the same auburn hue. Satoshi was being tended to by Toto herself. Daisuke glanced at the white name tags and gasped.
"Risa?? Riku??" Daisuke blurted, throwing every vestige of manners out the window. The shorter haired of the pair blinked and coughed while Risa wrinkled her nose.
"Cute. Have some more manners, red mewling…" Risa completely ignored Daisuke's gaping jaw as she briskly applied a light base on his face. "And hold still! Good mewling…you don't need much do you, neh?"
"Risa! Riku! What are you doing here? What is this place??" Daisuke hissed under his breath as Riku fiddled with his hair, biting her lip in concentration.
"Niwa Daisuke, you will get us in trouble! Don't talk to us for too long at least." Risa shot back quietly. "I don't know how you ended up working here, but…me and Riku…well, it would be expected almost…ehehehehe…"
"Yeah, because she's a freaky stalker!!" Riku mumbled under her breath, apparently deciding that his hair and face were fine and moving up to working eye liner and eye shadow. She popped open the cases with deft practice and began carefully lining his eyes. Daisuke yelped slightly.
"What in the world?? The heck…??"
"Hold. Still." Riku retorted in a monotone. "Anyways…Niwa-chan, what are you doing working at a place like this? I mean, you are good looking and all, but maybe too much so!"
Satoshi was watching the Herada girls closely, ice blue eyes narrowed slightly.
"Wait, that's a bad thing? Hold on, you're saying I'm cute?? I'm not! I look like a chick!"
"That's the kind of guys the need here!" Riku was the one to jump in now, finishing one eye and moving to the next. Daisuke quirked one eyebrow, not understanding. Riku cursed under her breath. "Niwa-chan, don't move so much, it hasn't set…anyways…" She nervously dropped her voice. "This place needs guys that look feminine yet masculine like you. Like Hikari Satoshi, now he's a good example. You are too…" Riku blushed slightly. "But, ah, ano…just please be careful."
"Neh? Why?"
Satoshi had enough. Toto was finished with his face anyways.
"I think that's quite enough Herada Risa and Riku." His cold voice, usually very warm when addressing his friends or lover bit through their souls. Toto shivered, quickly bustling away to get Satoshi's clothes ready.
Both girls looked up and nodded quickly, lips tightly shut. No matter how much Daisuke tried to get out of them, they would only throw him furious glares and sadly shake their heads.
"There." Risa said finally. Both girls gaped at Daisuke. "Wow…"
"Hmm? What?" Daisuke glanced into the large light rimed mirror and his own jaw dropped.
Staring back at him was the hottest guy he'd ever seen. This…this couldn't be him! Not believing, he touched his smooth cheek, his ruby eyes accented with red, black and gold. No…no way…He ran his finger down his cheek and shook his head. Both girls laughed at his awestruck expression.
"Looks like we did a good job, neh?" Risa crowed proudly. Riku energetically nodded.
"Yup, we sure did…let's just make sure he doesn't see him…" Riku responded back, her eyes darkening with worry. Daisuke blinked. He?
"Mewling!!" Toto sang as she bustled in with a huge bundle of red and black. Satoshi had already disappeared behind a blue folding screen to change and Toto ushered him off the seat to change behind a red folding screen.
"Here, change! We have only five more minutes, so get a move on! And be really careful with the wings!! If you need help, give a shout to one of the Herada or I, okay? Good? Good!"
Daisuke stood there for a minute, bewildered as he shuffled through the pile. His eyes bulged slightly as he inspected what he had to wear.
Satoshi!!! Daisuke screamed in his mind as he picked up a rather tight revealing red vest with a black fishnet undershirt and a pair of red and black tight fitting pants. I will kill you as soon as this is over!!
He struggled out of his casual uniform and pulled the skimpy clothes over his body, mumbling curses to himself. Satoshi said it would be a well paying job and that only good looks were required but he never once mentioned what he was going to be forced to wear!!! He hooked the chains that were dangling from the pants to their proper places and buckled the spiked, black, leather choker, feeling very much like he was asking to be molested. He gingerly picked up the wings and smiled. They were only about a little less than a foot long but he had no clue how to put them on.
"Hai, uh…Toto-san? A little help here?"
Toto instantly appeared and gave a high pitched squeal that made Daisuke jump.
"OOooooooo!!!! Perfect!!!! I knew that I made the right choice and right arrangements!! Oh, you poor thing, you don't know how to put the wings on? Here. Turn around." Daisuke obediently followed her order and, tightening a few straps and buckling a few things she stepped back and admired her work.
"Oh my goodness!!!! SO KAWAII!!"
Daisuke blushed only making Toto more bubbly and giggly than ever.
"Hiraki-kun, Hiraki-kun, you must absolutely see him, he is sooooooo adorable!!!"
With a quick movement, she latched onto his arm and pulled him from behind the screen. Satoshi came out from behind his with a slightly annoyed and bemused look but one glance at his friend and that look instantly melted away top be replaced with awe.
"Niwa-chan…."
Daisuke gripped one arm and looked away from his friend nervously.
"It's he just adorable?"
"I quite agree, Toto-san. Wow…"
"E-e-eh?? But I'm really…"
Satoshi shook his head and growled slightly.
"Not? You say that, I will kill you. No really, Niwa-chan. I will kill you. Now go look in the mirror and tell me you aren't hot, adorable, sexy, whatever."
Daisuke thought it had been incredible enough that, with the make-up alone, he could reluctantly agree. But the entire transformation for whatever he was going to do literally took his breath away.
"Hai…you will turn me into a Narcissist, Hikari-kun…" He whispered eyes not able to tear themselves away from his reflection. "This…this isn't me…"
"Oh but it is, mewling!!!" Toto burst out. She checked her watch and jumped eeping slightly. "Ai! We're supposed to be there in two!! C'mon mewling, Hikari-kun!! We have a shoot to do!!"
And with that, the bubbly woman grabbed them by the writs and dragged them out into the now slightly empty hallway. Daisuke blinked at the change.
Wonder where everyone went…Daisuke thought inwardly. But no wait better question-what the heck am I doing?? What's with the make-up and the whole thing about a "shoot?"
"Hai, ano….Hikari-kun…" Satoshi turned briefly to him as they rounded the corner.
"Yes?"
"What…what is this all about? I feel like I'm asking to get molested in this!" Daisuke vaguely gestured to himself with his free hand.
Oh but you are if you pass by him, which I hope we don't, Toto thought darkly. Satoshi however chuckled slightly.
"Ie, Niwa-chan. You won't get molested here." Toto glared at him disapprovingly but Satoshi mouthed a warning to keep her mouth shut. "And as I said, you'll-"
"Nani?? Get out of here! I don't believe you!" A deep voice echoed down the hallway. Toto cursed and stopped.
"Toto-san we don't have a choice, the studio's right down that hallway…the one we've been assigned to."
Toto seemed reluctant.
"Well, I see absolutely no problem with me still being in it!!" A pause. "I spent nearly an hour in make up and you seriously believe I'll be tossed aside at the last minute?"
Whoa, someone's got a bit of a temper…Daisuke thought inwardly. Satoshi seemed doubtful now too.
"Gomen…" Satoshi mumbled. "We have to go. We're going to be late. Besides we're here. Not like Niwa-chan is walking down here alone…"
"Hai." Toto resolutely dragged them down the hallway and as they wove through another crowd trapped in the hallway, Daisuke nearly ran into various people. They were just about to be swept into the doors too when that same, smooth deep voice rang out-
"Toto-san! There you are! Could you mind giving me a second?"
"Go, go, go…" Toto hissed as a tall figure wove through the mass of people. She made a shooing motion and once again, Daisuke was being dragged by the wrist, this time by his blunette friend. (1)
"Oh, ano….hi." Toto muttered breathlessly, turning her attention to the owner of the voice.
"Yeah, ah, Toto-san…mind clearing up for this baka about the shoot I'm now practically late for?" The speaker jerked his thumb in the direction of a short auburn haired girl. The girl glared at him.
"I was told that you weren't supposed to go on this particular one and don't get you tight leather jeans all in a bunch there's more later today! I don't see why you're so hung up over this!" Riku spat, throwing the male a bitter glare.
"Well, maybe, not only has so much time been dotted over me for this shoot but there's a new mewling in the house that's been all the buzz. Maybe I want to meet him, Riku Herada. Unless you're already jealous?"
"Not of you, you pervert!!" Risku spun away. "Thick headed conceited bastard! I can't even for the life of me understand why my sister even fell for you!"
"She has good taste which you only have in the make-up room, sadly enough."
"Why you-!"
"okay, okay, quite enough of that…aiii…" Toto sighed.
"Well, I'm not standing here any longer because I have a shoot and a mewling to meet."
And with that, the tall male dressed in tight black leather slipped through the door. Toto and Riku looked after him worriedly.
"Oh no…" Riku muttered. She shook her head. "He's in the house now…"
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"Cameras???"
Daisuke yelped. A few official looking people were minding the cameras-the first thing that caught Daisuke's attention- among other technical equipment. Satoshi couldn't help but grin.
"Hai, and do you know now what you're doing?"
Daisuke sweat dropped.
"Sato-kun!!" A sweet voice called out before Daisuke could answer. Satoshi whirled around and laughed slightly. Daisuke followed Satoshi's line of eyesight and for a split second thought he was dreaming or had just died and gone to heaven. The most beautiful blond he had ever seen was coming towards him, and he looked nothing short of divine. His lingering yellow eyes only held the gentle glow of someone in love and those eyes were trained on the blunette that returned the gaze. Clad in white leather and cross pendants, the man advanced, white wings flowing gracefully from his back to the floor.
"Krad-san!" Satoshi replied warmly. Daisuke's jaw dropped. That was him??? This was Krad?
"Your friend and our new mewling looks, to say the least, quite shocked." Krad commented warmly, pulling Satoshi into a gentle embrace. Daisuke was stammering incoherently and finally he had regained his sense of manners.
"W-Watashi no namae wa Niwa Daisuke desu. Yoru shiku." He bowed slightly which Krad only dismissed with a smile.
"No introductions needed. Sato-kun has already told me much about you and I must say he was not quite far off the mark. In fact, I'd almost be pressed to say that he was downplaying how you really looked because-and don't you, my Sato-kun get jealous- you're absolutely stunning."
"Hey.." Satoshi mock pouted but his eyes were gleaming. "Ie, Krad-san, I'm not jealous…not yet."
Are they always like this? Daisuke thought in amusement as the older man poked him playfully, surprising a cute eeping noise out of his lover. Satoshi turned to Daisuke.
"Oh, Niwa-chan, I'm so rude. This is Himori Krad. Homori Krad, Niwa Daisuke."
Daisuke bowed again slightly and Krad returned it.
"Anyways…" Krad turned to Satoshi. "Sato-kun, you would think that executives wouldn't participant in photo shoot right? Well, I mean why not? Tease the public a bit. I mean, I'm not exactly ugly…"
"Far from it, Krad-san…"
"Hai! Himori-san, Hikai-san and…Niwa-san right? Of course I couldn't miss that red hair anywhere, since considering I see it 24/7."
A black haired man who seemed to be in his late twenties to early thirties sauntered to the small group. Daisuke received the second shock of his life as he recognized the familiar voice and face.
"Dad??"
Kosuke grinned form ear to ear while Satoshi and Krad took one look at Kosuke then Daisuke's shocked face and burst out laughing.
"Reunions are sweet, no? Krad joked as Daisuke's father gave a ringing laugh.
"Dad…you knew too? You knew I was working here?"
Kosuke winked.
"You decide."
Daisuke groaned.
"Aiii… it's a conspiracy…"
"There, there, Niwa-chan…it's not so bad…" Satoshi couldn't help but have a grin as wide as the black hair man's. "You see? Not so bad is it? You father is in charge of the entire studio crew."
"You could have asked me to get you a job instead of using your friend, you know…" Kosuke teased. Satoshi stuck out his tongue and made a face.
"Well, hey I have connections and besides…" he moved closer to Krad, who pulled the blunette against his body. "Niwa-chan would have been approved faster if I got involved…"
Kosuke rolled his eyes.
"Well anyway, it's time. Don't worry, obocchan, you'll be a natural I promise." Daisuke's father nodded and motioned for them to get going.
"F-for what??" Daisuke squeaked. (2)
Satoshi and Krad grinned.
"For the photo shoot of course."
"Photo shoot???"
"Hai, Niwa-chan. Do you seriously think that you'd being doing something cooperate and serious dressed like that? Ie, and I thought you would have gotten it the moment we walked into the make-up studio. No, this is a modeling agency of a sort." Satoshi smile turned into a smirk. "A modeling agency for our magazine, Luster. Now do you get why I said it would based strongly on looks?"
Daisuke was stunned. His mind was in a whirl. Luster was a very notorious magazine…both for good and bad things.
"Well, now, let's not let you stand there and vegetate or else you'll loose your good looks…" Krad teased.
It wasn't long before the three was swept forward against an exotic background and given directions for poses. Daisuke felt extremely nervous but his dad gave him an encouraging nod and a wink. Satoshi was pressed up against Krad, who seemed to be enjoying it immensely while Daisuke was stretched out on his stomach and told to muster a "come hither" look on his face while pulling petals off a rose with his teeth. The teen nodded shyly, taking the rose and propping half of his upper body with his elbows.
Daisuke, still nervous, gently bit down and tugged slightly on one petal, fluttering his eyelids half shut. He fixed his ruby eyes onto the camera, willing himself to be alluring.
Just as they were about to begin a tall male pushed his way through.
"Ai, Domo sumemasen, for being late, but I was detained by the older Herada and Toto-chan…"
Daisuke's head jerked up at the voice, half tearing off the petal, eyes still lidded. He was snapped out of his "come touch me" mode and his ruby eyes widened. Blood rushed into his ears and throbbed painfully. Inevitably, the speakers eyes slid from Satoshi to Krad and then to him. He froze, lips slightly parted, the rose petal still half in his mouth.
Burning amethyst eyes burrowed deeply into his soul.
"Ah, and what have we here? A mewling, no?" The silky voice, so different from earlier when it was raised in agitation was setting Daisuke's body on fire. Daisuke felt a faint pink tinge his cheeks as the eyes became hungry and raked over his body.
W-what's happening to me…?? Daisuke wondered frantically as his heart began to race. The male came out of the shadows and advanced slowly, eyes locked on his own ruby ones…
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hehehehe….
So, what do you think? Daisuke working at a model for a magazine…now that's crazy. –laughs- Didn't expect Risa, Riku, Toto or Kosuke to be working there eh? So who's the mysterious man that seems to have Daisuke in bewildered rapture? –shifty eyes-
Read and review as always-comments and points to improve on would be greatly appreciated!
NOTE: I used a lot of Japanese in this one, more so than I have in the other fic I have going right now. So just to help you out a bit, here a re the translations:
Hai: Yes (interchangeably used for okay as well)
Ie: no
Ano: uh/um (what we would use in English for "filler words" i.e. how we use, uh/um in between words))
Obocchan: boy or son
Sumimasen: Excuse me
Gomen: sorry (gomen is short for Gomenasai, but usually Gomen is much more informal, almost slang)
Domo sumimasen: Very sorry.
Baka: idiot
W-Watashi no namae wa…desu. Yoru shiku.- My name is…Nice to meet you/pleasure to meet you (A/N the last two words I'm unsure about, since it's been a while since I used a formal greeting. So the spelling and/or translation could be off.)
Kawaii: cute
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(1)- he seems to be dragged around a lot, eh?
(2)-wow, and he still hasn't picked up on it? There were plenty of hints…oh well…