I Refuse To Back Down

Inspired by: .com/ art/ I-refuse-to-back-down-Joshua-132771604

(Shonen-ai/ Fluff; Joshua x Neku)

The day was muggy, rain clouds on the horizon slowly approaching where the two boys were relaxing in a park. Neku, a boy with copper-orange hair and a habit of blocking the world out with his music, ignored his partner Joshua, who was prattling on about this new game show on TV.

Neku leaned against the tree as Joshua stood a few feet away, playing with his hair. "Neku, it really is a good show. It's got just enough violence and a certain generic plot that gives your insides a tingly sensation. Oh, and there's this love triangle – okay so, Eri loves B – "

"Just shut up Josh, I don't care." Neku sighed, watching out of the corner of his eye as Joshua frowns, crossing his eyes. His pout slowly morphed, an idea forming slowly and alighting his face.

"Then why don't we do something more fun, Neku?" Joshua giggles, playing with a strand of hair, tucking it behind his ear as he looks at the younger male.

"What type of game . . .?" Neku grumbles, not expecting anything exciting to come from this conversation. As it is, his mp3 player hanging around his neck was slowly dying, and his cell phone was completely dead.

"You kiss me and I won't bother you for the rest of the day." Neku's eyes widened, and there was a pregnant pause before he began to speak.

"Go screw yourself." Neku leans further into the tree, trying to get further away from the creepy silver-haired man.

"Come on Neku, just a little kiss! One on the cheek!" Joshua begs, leaning close to Neku as Neku pressed closer into the tree behind him. Neku ignores the rough bark of the tree, instead trying to become it.

"Shut up Joshua! I hate your teasing! It's not funny anymore . . ." Neku blushes gently over his cheeks, the dusty rose slowly meeting at the bridge of his nose.

"Whoever said it was a joke my dear Proxy . . .?" Joshua smiles, leaning closer to Neku, an arm slowly sliding up next to Neku's head, stepping closer into his partners' space.

Neku smiles slowly, his heart beating faster. " . . . Whatever Josh . . ."

He tries to pull off the smile as a grimace, looking to the left and right and refusing to watch the fast approaching lips of his partner.

"Look at me Neku." Joshua whispers, lips barely touching and the words traveling through Neku's lips, making him shiver in anticipation.

He slowly tilts his head up; looking into the beautiful eyes of the composer who had planned all of this way before Neku even knew they were going to meet.

"I hate you Josh," he mumbles against the others lips, just wanting to feel that mouth fully on his, tasting him, loving him like no one can but Joshua.

"Proxies can not order around the composer Neku." Josh giggles, pulling back as he heard the tell-tale signs of Shiki, Beat and Rhyme fast approaching their hidden place behind the trees.

"Neku, are you over there?" Neku sighed, angry at himself for allowing himself to get caught up in Joshua's tricks again, and pushed the taller away.

"Yeah, I'm over here with Josh. Sorry, if you guys had called earlier I would have – "

As Neku walked with his other friends, Joshua walked behind him, watching the other one closely, licking his lips, awaiting the next time he can trap Neku.

And this time, he refused to back down.