Daydreamer: First off, I want to thank EVERYONE who read and reviewed my last story, Hard to Say. Without all of your lovely words and support, I wouldnt have made it that far. And on the last chapter of Hard to Say, I had people vote in their reviews for a sequel or not. And it turns out just about everyone voted for one! So just as I promised, here it is! However, before we get started there is going to be a few...
WARNING(S)
1) Although this is rated T, there will be lemon (guy on guy sex) eventually. Until then, this will remain rated as it is, but it will become rated M in the future. When we get near that chapter, I will let you all know.
2) This story is a sequel to a different story I wrote called "Hard to Say". If you have not read it yet, I highly suggest you go to my profile and do so. That way this fic can make a whole lot more sense, plus you can understand what has happened already. It's not very long with only eight chapters, so please read "Hard to Say" before reading this.
3) This story is revolved around yaoi, BL (boys love), shounen ai, or whatever you call it. In other words, it's a relationship between two guys (mainly Horohoro and Ren). If you don't like something with such contents, then don't read. Don't waste your time to write a flame, just so I can waste my time reading it.
4) The setting to this is Boston, because I believe when I went to the site where I discovered Oversoul, that's where they were from. However, I know nothing about Boston, or about how exactly a band activates. So, if I am inaccurate or something seems strange, please please forgive me. I'm trying my best to be realistic but I can only do so much. A lot of things can be made up but I try not to screw up anything that Boston is.
So, with all the warnings and such mentioned (or at least I think they were all mentioned) please keep them all in mind before and as you read. Thank you everyone again for reading my last fic and making your votes. And those who didn't, thank you for taking your time to read this. So enough talk, on with the story!
TIME
TO SAY IT
Written by: DayDrEaMiNg-child
CHAPTER ONE
Eye lids lifted and the first thing that came in sight of a pair of brilliant golden orbs was the clock on the bedside table. Ren read the digital numbers and rolled from his side to his back, not exaclty getting up. He didn't have to yet, there was still some time before he had to leave. He sighed to himself just at the thought of where...or rather say who he had to go to. Though he was willful, it was getting harder for him. Ren's recently noticed how much he thinks about him. Like now, he's the first thing that occurs to him in the morning, and he knows he thinks about him before he sleeps even though he may not always remember what his thoughts were.
He reluctantly climbed out of bed, seeing no point to just lying there and wasting time.
Ren stood below the shower head and closed his eyes to the soothing warmth running down his slender form. Three weeks have passed since Oversoul began seeing Horohoro in his coma at the hospital. They were on a break for a while before the band got busy again, so that wasn't really a problem. But they weren't certain of when he will wake.
Ren reopened his eyes and felt anxiety gnaw at him like thorns. Horohoro's nothing like how the Chinese knew few years ago but the doctor already confirmed two weeks ago that he'll be ok. He was willfull on waiting for the bluenette and being there when he awoke...at first. But the more he saw him, the more he began to have other thoughts. It's not that he didn't want to be there, he was still fully intent on that as much as he was in the beginning. But lately he's been thinking...isn't he the one who put Horohoro there in the first place?
Ren bit down on his lip and his hands squeezed to tight fists. He already knows he's the reason Horohoro left Oversoul. The Ainu made that obvious with his attitude directed solely to him and no one else in the band. The vocalist let him go as if he didn't care without even trying to find out what was wrong in the end. And here he was, saying he will be there for him as if they were the closest friends. Isn't he just taking everything is his own convenience too much? Although he's known Horohoro for years, he's just realized what an important friend he was two weeks ago.
No, I've always known. I just forgot.
Ren's fists shook in frustration as he mentally corrected himself. But how do you forget such a thing? Was he that neglectful, so passive?
He turned off the shower as if to also stop his train of thoughts, and stepped out to change.
-X-X-X-X-X-
Yoh arrived at Ren's house about an hour later. Since the band finished their tour they've been visiting Horohoro from their homes for the past two weeks. Usually Yoh picked them up with his car with Ren being last, but today the other two members weren't with the brunette.
"Where's Manta and Faust?" Ren asked as he stepped into the passenger's seat.
"They said they'll buy lunch on the way so they're coming later." Ren nodded to Yoh's response and the guitarist started his car.
-X-X-X-X-X-
"I'm goin' to the bathroom real quick." Yoh stood from his chair and said over his shoulder before going out the door. He left the room when Ren nodded in response, leaving his friend alone with Horohoro. Ren sighed to himself when the door closed as he kept his melancholic gaze on the Ainu in front of him. It's stranged how difficult it has gotten to just watch him compared to the beginning when he was so determined on waiting. It pained him to see him look so frail. But more than that, it was the distance that hurt.
Horohoro was so close, Ren would be able to touch him if he just reached out. And yet...he seemed so far away. The younger male couldn't deny that there always seemed to be a line between them, the kind of line marked by an invisible wall. They were friends but it was an awkward friendship if you really thought about it. They didn't really get along from day one and they argued almost everyday, many times for the smallest and forgettable things. Yet they were routine bed mates with a non-intimate, lust fulfilling basis. He thought Horohoro was fine with that. He thought they both felt it was the best they can bring out of each other. He thought that's why they never crossed the line because keeping the distance was like keeping a balance. He apparently thought wrong.
He hadn't the slightest idea that it would self destruct.
And the trigger was none other than Ren himself. Maybe Horohoro got tired of all the fights. Maybe he got sick of being with the younger male...Maybe he grew to hate him. If that's so...
"What good is it if he wakes up to see me?" Ren's expression clouded as he cowered to his own words.
"Horohoro..." He whispered solemly and reached out a hesitating hand. It shyed away at a two-inch distance, as if in fear but tried again.
"Horohoro..." He called out again a little louder as he touched the pale skin and stroked the soft cheek with his knuckles.
"Horohoro..." He murmured and the name melted into the walls of the silent room.
But then Ren pulled his hand away quickly upon reflex and held his breath, thinking for a second he saw a twitch. But he immediatley banished the thought when he confirmed there wasn't even a stir. He closed his amber eyes and breathed deeply. The silence crushed him beneathe his skin as if to remind him just how unstable he was within. He bit down on his lip in frustrated disappointment, not wanting to be a fool to some false hope again. After stressing that to his mind he reopened his golden eyes.
Only this time it felt like his heart could rip out of his rib cage. Ren's eyes widened while his voice got stuck at the back of his throat in absolute shock. He say motionlessly in his seat as the lids gave way for two obsidian eyes to shine in the light. Horohoro blinked a few times and squinted a little to the sudden brightness of the white room. He then turned his head to Ren's way, midnight meeting gold.
"Ren...?" The bluenette uttered quietly in an airy, uncertain whisper. It took Ren a few moments to collect enough of himself for his mind to understand exactly what just happened.
"Yeah, it's me. And it's about time you woke up, baka Horo." Despite the crude words Ren used, he couldn't hold back the waver in his relieved voice. But more than that, he couldn't believe what Horohoro did.
He smiled. It was small and weak, but it was there.
TSUZUKU
Daydreamer: Wow, he finally woke up. But, this is merely the beginning. The real drama begins in the next chapter, where all the emotions get into a craze. Well, I hope you liked this, stayed tuned for more!
Reviews of constructive criticism and opinions are most appreciated.
