Disclaimer: I do not own Gravitation. I also do not own the song.
A/N: Hahahaha, I despise HiroxAyaka. And Ayaka too, actually. So if you're an Ayaka fan, you may not wanna read this. Cause I probably won't be very nice to her. The song used is The Last Waltz by The Rasmus. Well, on with the chapter :D
Warning: Rated M for mention of smex. Eventually will probably turn M rated for actual fun times under the sheets.
Chapter 1 – Chance Meetings
Hiro whistled on his way to work. Life was great. Bad Luck were going great, selling millions of albums and playing sell out tours. And he was due to be married in the next two weeks. Ayaka Usami, the Kyoto beauty, previously engaged to the novelist Eiri Yuki. And now she was his. And she was going to be his wife, and have his children, and they would be together forever. He grinned as he walked into the NG building, making his way up to the recording studio.
Hiro walked through the door of the recording studio 'Hey guys.' He said, smiling. Shuichi ran over to him, obviously happy after another night with Yuki 'Hi Hiro!' he squealed. Hiro rolled his eyes and turned his gaze to their keyboardist, Suguru Fujisaki. 'Hey Fujisaki!' Hiro called. Suguru just waved and returned back to whatever he was doing. It was then that he spotted someone in the corner of the room that shouldn't have been there, and his mouth dropped open. In the corner a girl was leaning against the wall, long, blonde, curly hair cascading down her back. She was wearing a short black mini skirt and pink checked t shirt, wearing black sand shoes. As Hiro watched her she scooped up her hair, tying it back, exposing a pale slender neck. She had long legs that were only made to look longer by the mini skirt. Hiro did a once over her body slowly. Shuichi tapped him on the shoulder 'Hey, you might wanna stop staring at her before you start drooling. Or before she notices.' Hiro dragged his eyes away from Ai, turning to look at Shuichi, a slight blush on his cheeks. Shuichi looked at him accusingly 'Your engaged, Hiro.' Hiro glanced at Ai again 'I know, and I love Ayaka, you know that. But man, she's beautiful. Drop dead gorgeous. But who is she?'
Shuichi replied 'She's directing our new music video.' Hiro's mouth dropped open once again 'She's a director? I was expecting you to tell me she was gonna be one of the actresses in the video, the way she looks.' Shuichi shook his head 'She's one of the best in the business, apparently. Directed Nittle Grasper's video for Shining Collection.' Shuichi smiled a little dreamily when he said this, as this was the song Yuki had written for him. Hiro smacked him on the back of the head 'Wake up daydreamer. She must be good, then. That's an incredible video.' Shuichi rubbed the back of his head 'Yes it is.'
K walked up to the front of the room and clapped his hands to get their attention. Shuichi looked at him. Hiro sat down, resting his arm on the back of the chair, lighting up a cigarette and taking a drag, watching K, smoking lazily. Suguru looked up from where he was at his synthesizer to listen to K. K gestured for Ai to come to him, and she took a place by his side. K said 'This is my old friend, Ai Sato. Bad Luck, meet Ai. Ai, meet Bad Luck. Shuichi, our vocalist.' He said, pointing him out. Shuichi waved jovially. K pointed at Suguru 'This is our keyboardist, Suguru Fujisaki.' Suguru smiled 'Hello.' K then pointed at Hiro 'And this is our guitarist, Hiroshi Nakano.' Hiro nodded and waved once, trying to avoid looking at her again in case he started to stare. Ai smiled and said hello to each one in turn, and as she saw Hiro his gaze lingered on him. Hiro looked up at her and met her eyes. She averted her eyes and blushed slightly. She then looked up and said 'Come on then, guys, lets get this show on the road and make a kick ass music video!'
The group sat down to plan the video. Suguru sat next to Shuichi, Hiro on his other side. Ai sat next to Hiro, K next to Ai and Sakano next to K. The group started to brainstorm, after a few hours Ai looked up and said 'Right, I think we're ready to head to the first location.' K nodded and led them down to his car, bundling them all in. Sakano, K, Suguru and Shuichi all got into the car, and with the equipment no one else would fit. Hiro said 'I'll take my bike.' K nodded 'Ai, can you go on Hiro's bike?' Ai blushed but nodded 'Sure.' Hiro handed her a helmet and lead her to his bike. Hiro put on his helmet and climbed onto the bike, then held out his hand to help Ai on. Ai shook her head and smiled, putting on the helmet, swinging a leg over the bike and sitting on. Ai smiled 'I have a bike too.' Hiro smirked 'You are so cool.' He said, kick starting the bike and started driving towards where they were filming the first part of the video. Ai smiled and fixed her hands around his waist so she didn't fall off. Hiro licked his lips as he felt her body pressed against his back, he got a sudden, vivid image in his mind of kissing her, touching her, her body underneath his as he made love to her.
Hiro's mouth dropped open and he fought the urge to slap himself, a deep blush crossed his face. He arrived at the location for the video shoot. Ai slid off the back of the bike, handing him his helmet and smiled 'Thanks.' She walked over to K, starting to chat with him. Hiro left the helmet on, fighting the blush away, as soon as the blush faded he removed the helmet, making his way over to the rest of the band, mentally berating himself for what he was thinking about her 'You have a fiancé. A fiancé that you love. A fiancé you make love to every night, and love it.' He reached the band, a distant expression on his face.
Shuichi tapped him on the shoulder 'You okay, Hiro?' Hiro blinked as if he had been startled 'Yeah, I'm fine, Shuichi.' He put on a fake smile. K clapped his hands to get their attention again, and each band member looked at him again. Ai tossed a packet at each of them 'Get changed, and meet me at the beginning of that bridge when you're done. She turned and set off towards the bridge, Sakano and K following her. Shuichi opened the packet, taking out the clothes. He lifted up the shorts and t shirt, showing small pvc black shorts and a pink t shirt that showed his midriff 'Rock on!' he yelled, and punched the air 'Let's get this show on the road!' Shuichi stripped and changed, bouncing excitedly. Hiro opened his packet and pulled on a blue shirt and black jeans. Suguru opened his, wearing a red shirt with black figure hugging trousers. The three started walking off towards the bridge. Shuichi and Hiro were chatting excitedly about how the video was going to turn out. Ai smiled as they approached 'You look fantastic, guys!' Shuichi grinned and did a twirl, giggling. Hiro smiled at his best friend's antics.
Ai led them over the bridge, towards a small island where they would be filming part of the video. The rest of the video was going to be filmed in the water. Ai directed them where to stand 'Shuichi, over there. Hiro, there, and Suguru over there. Can we get their instruments brought in please?' Technicians came in, setting up a keyboard in front of Suguru, handing Hiro his guitar and setting up a microphone stand in front of Shuichi.
Ai smiled 'Perfect. Right, we'll run the song once through up here and then start to record in the different locations. Okay, get ready and 5...4...3...2...1...' Suguru came in with the introduction of the song and Hiro blended in nicely with his guitar. Shuichi waited until his cue and started to sing, eyes closed.
Make me blind Another you and me
Cover my eyes
You can do what you want
I'm paralyzed by the perfect mood
When we're dancing with blindfolds on
You make it easy to love you and hate you
I can't explain it, I feel insecure
Say it simple: "You die just to live again."
You say we're waiting for the waltz
Another revolutionary heavenly romance
Waiting for the last waltz
And so it seems
We won't find the solution
Confusion leads the dance
We're waiting for the last waltz
Praise the wine Another you and me I believe that no one in this world has the answers for me Ohhh you and me
So divine
And it stings like a rose
Allow the night to flow inside
Open the window and let the wind blow
Highlight of the night is the unhappy ending
You keep refusing to answer my calls
Drop the bending and stop the pretending
You say get ready for the last waltz
Another revolutionary heavenly romance
Waiting for the last waltz
And so it seems
We won't find the solution
Confusion leads the dance
We're waiting for the last waltz
But still I hope that someone has heard
Another revolutionary heavenly romance
Waiting for the last waltz
And so it seems
We won't find the solution
Confusion leads the dance
We're waiting for the last waltz
When the chorus started Shuichi opened his eyes, looking directly at the camera that was recording the run through. The song finished and Ai clapped 'Fantastic. Right, I need you to run through it again to the third verse, this time we're recording it to use in the video, so your best playing and singing please, and make sure you look good.' The three band mates nodded and started to play again, playing again and again until Ai was satisfied with how it turned out. 'Now the last two verses, and we'll record the rest in the water.' They played the verses until they got it perfect, then walked back across the bridge. Ai lead them down to the side of the river 'Hiro, Suguru, you can play your parts after, cause you can't have electronics in the water. We'll give you unplugged instruments and you just pretend to play.' They nodded and took their instruments, walking into the water. The technicians clipped a headset with a microphone on Shuichi. Ai said 'Go on Shuichi, get into the water.' Shuichi nodded and waded in, taking his place.
They sang the rest of the song through, doing 8 or 10 takes until they got it perfect. Ai smiled 'That's a wrap, everyone. Great job.' K said 'We'll go back to the studio to collect your belongings and then you can all go home.' Shuichi cheered and immediately messaged Yuki to say he would be home in an hour, so to wait for him for dinner, then he ran off back to the car. Suguru went to his car, climbing in. K and Sakano climbed back into the car with their equipment, driving back to the studio. Hiro messaged Ayaka, saying he was finished for the day and that he would be home soon. He climbed back onto his bike, putting the helmet on. Ai climbed onto the bike, putting on the helmet and fixing her arms around his waist once again. Hiro blushed as the same image he had earlier was released into his mind once again. Hiro started to drive them back to the studio, pulling up there a little later then the others.
As they arrived the others were just leaving. 'Bye Hiro, Ai!' Shuichi called as he was running off home. Suguru followed him out 'See you tomorrow, Hiro, Ai-sama.' Hiro nodded and waved at them both. K and Sakano waved at Hiro 'See you tomorrow.' They both waved back and made their way upstairs to the recording studio where they had left their belongings. Ai smiled 'You did good today, Hiro.' Hiro smiled 'Thanks, Ai-sama.' She smiled 'Please, call me Ai.' He looked up at her and stood up straight 'Your an amazing director. The video for Shining Collection is amazing.' Ai smiled 'Thank you. You're a very talented guitarist.' Ai walked over to him 'You have dirt on your face.' She wiped it away and then blushed. Hiro smiled and blushed 'Thank you.' Ai nibbled on her nip nervously. Hiro smiled and bent his head, kissing her softly. Ai wrapped her arms around his neck. Hiro slid his arms around her waist as they kissed, pulling her closer. Ai moaned into the kiss, her body pressed flush against his. Hiro moaned into the kiss but then pulled away 'I... I'm sorry. I like you, but I just can't. I'm engaged.' He said quietly. Ai bit her lip and pulled away from him 'I'm the one that's sorry.' She picked up her bag 'I'll see you tomorrow, Hiro.' She said, and swept out of the room. Hiro smacked himself on the head 'What an idiot.'