This was it. The proper start of his bachelor life. Even though his life could also be considere the life of a succesful idol , he didn't want to think about that. Even if he had already lived i a few places , this was the first time emptying his room back at his folk's home and saying goodbye.
* * *
Ranmaru Kurosaki decided he'd take his laptop with him to his favourite coffee shope ,which also happened to be the most relaxing place on earth for him. There he'd order a cappuccino and a couple of neko-cupcakes (his secret pleasure) , sit down where he usually sits in the right corner of the place and he'd start browsing , looking for a new home.
Sounding slightly excited he whispered to himself while placing his laptop down :
''Let's do this.''
* * *
After a few decent sites , several pages visited and a few wrong clicks Ranmaru found a few apartments that looked good.
One was pretty small , 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom , kitchen and living room , which looked cozy enough m but there was a club nearby which only played crappy music so he crossed that one off his list.
Another one was a place which had a bathroom fit for kings , a beautiful kitchen but just one other room which served as both bedroom and living room , and he thought that could become a problem later on. So that was a no.
Then there was this large apartment ; 2 bedrooms + living room ; bathroom and kitchen , everything furnished pretty nicely , in a nice , quiet neighbourhood . That place seemed just right. It was a bit pricier than it should have been for a place like that , but that really didn't matter.
* * *
He smiled trimphantly. As he was doing so , he felt a hand on his shoulder, squeezing him slightly in a friendly way , as if to say hello. Then he heard a very or maybe too familiar voice :
''Oooh ! Ran-Ran ! That place is a beauty !''
Ah , that's right ! Reiji was the one who first told Ranmaru about this coffe shop. He liked it too , it was normal for him to be there (Unless Reiji turned into a creepy stalker).
* * *
Later, after Ranmaru explained what he was doing , and after Reiji ordered a latte and teased his friend about the neko-cupcakes , there was a short moment of silce , followed by:
''Uh..Ran-Ran ?''
Raising a brow at the shyness in Reiji's voice , Ranmaru quickly nodded and simply said '' Yes?''
''Well , hehe , you see , I'm actually looking for a new place too ! So I was wondering if-''
''No''
''But Ran-Raaaaan ! Pleaseeee ! ''
''No! This is going to be my first house ! ''
''But , it's got 2 bedrooms ! Did I mentioned that my crazy landlady tries to rape me everytime she sees me ? ''
''Gimme a break'' Ranmaru tried not to chuckle
''I mean it ! Plus , I can do things you can't !''
''For example ?''
''Cook.''
''Sandwiches don't count.''
''Pfft , yeah ,yeah. Anything else ?''
''Clean'' Reiji proudly said.
Well... he did have a point. Ranmaru usually had his mother , and when he was off somewhere there was roomservice or a maid.
''Will you pay half of the rent ?'' was Ran-Ran's final question of the day , to which Reiji responded with a wink and a smile.
* * *
The first few weeks were a bit hard to adjust to.
Ranmaru told Raiji that he must follow 3 simples rules :
entering his room (unless it's cleaning day)
2. No noise before 12pm
3. No entering his room.
Reiji said yes , but as expected , he didn't repect rules 1 and .
Week 1
Day 2 7:46am : *door bursts open* GOOD MORNING RAN-RANNNN !
Day 4 11:03 am : Ran-Raaan ! TIME FOR YOGA !
Day 6 02:22am : Ran-Ran who played Tommy in Goodfellas , I forgot his name ...

Week 2
Day 1 9:01am : Ran-Raaan ! What would you like for breakfast ! I can'd decide !
Day 2 3:30pm : *Ranmaru bathing* * door bursts open* Ran-Ran ! Have you seen my yellow tie?

At first it was annoying but Ranmaru thought he should've expected all that , since it was Reiji he moved in with. But soon enough , he got used to him as a roommate and life was great.
From time to time they'd go out (together and separately) , idol business , concerts and events. Reiji handled the cooking and cleaning. They even had ''Movie-night'' on Friday.
* * *
Five months had passed since Kotobuki Reiji and Kurosaki Ranmaru started living together.
One day , Reiji came from work around dinner time , carrying a pizza-box and told Ranmaru he had an announcement to make
''I'm going away for 2 months*
Ranmaru almost dropped his slice of pizza. It wasn't because Reiji sad he's leaving, it was because of the serious tone in Reiji's usually jolly voice. But that didn't last for long , since Reiji continued his announcement hapily :
''Tokiya-kun , Otoya-kun and I are going to tour around Japan ! ''
''When are you leaving ?''
''In 3 days. I'll cook tons of food for you and I'll leave it in the freezer , you can just heat it up when you're hungry. And I'll make the house spotless, but I'm afraid you might have to do a tiny bit of cleaning on your own, if you really feel lost , you should google ''the basics of cleaning for dummies'' , I'm sure you'll find something.'' a smiling Reiji explained