Warning: May Cause Cancer Part one
I do not own Dir en grey. Just the origional characters such as Ritsuka and Keiko who is introduced next. The POV will switch between Ritsuka and Keiko.
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It was just lying there, staring at me. Though, come to think, I was staring at it. Well, in any case, I had come to a pub my boyfriend had sent me to and as I was starting through the door, I noticed something tan from the corner of my eye. Someone must have dropped it, I mean that seems like the answer made sense. So, being the nice girl I am, I picked the wallet up and stepped off to the side as to not block the door. I opened it and found the photo ID. 'Andou Daisuke'. The name sounded familiar but I wasn't sure where I had heard it before. Maybe Tooru had said his name before. What stood out from this piece of plastic was not the handsome face but what the face was hiding under. And that happened to be long bright red hair.
After a moment, I slipped the ID back inside and held the wallet close to my side. My eye's flickered around the room and stopped on a mess of bright red. I saw another man with him, a very feminine man. He looked familiar and the only thing I could think of was the drummer for Tooru's band. I started forward and stopped a few time, hesitating and hoping that my coming over wouldn't interrupt anything. After a few seconds of debating, I started forward. The place smelled like alcohol and cigarette smoke. Several round tables were scattered around the room and there was a bar near the back. Three long shelves were lined with bottles of different drinks.
My teeth were digging into my lower lips and I could feel a light twinge of pain as a bit of blood was drawn. Butterflies battered against my ribs. I never liked greeting strangers but I was sure that the wallet belonged to the man. I lifted my hand and tapping on the red head's should. He turned around and smiled hugely, light brown eyes lighting up. "Can we help you?" he asked. I could tell there was a double meaning to his words. I head out the tan leather wallet, "I found this outside and I was wondering if you were Andou Daisuke. The man in the photo ID looked a lot like you so I thought that maybe it was yours," I was rambling and forced myself to stop.
He took the wallet and rose from the chair, "Thank you very much, I had been wondering how I was going to pay for my drinks. I noticed the man beside him had stood up too. "I'm Andou Daisuke, as you already know; and this," he gestured to the feminine man, "Is Terachi Shinya. You can just call him Shin-chan." Shinya nodded and smiled softly, "I believe we've met before," he said in a soft tone. I nodded, now knowing for sure that it really had been Tooru's drummer. "I'm Manea Ritsuka." Daisuke smiled a bit wider which surprised me because I never thought that it would get as big as it did. All of his teeth were showing.
Daisuke looked at Shinya, "You two know each other?" he asked, a dark brow arching in question. We both nodded and clapped his hands together, "Great. Then how about I ask you out," he was speaking to me now, "for Friday night and reschedule our meeting," he spoke to Shinya again. Shinya shook his head and pointed to me, my teeth digging into my lip again, "I can't go out with you," I responded softly. Daisuke's smile dropped and his head cocked to the side, "And why not?" he asked. Shinya answered this question, "Because she is dating someone already." The red head looked at me, waiting to see if it was true. I only had to nod.
He shrugged, "That's alright. You should bring your boyfriend to see me play Saturday," he handed me a small card as he spoke. I smiled at the name of the club and looked up, "Have you played here before?" I asked curiously. He shook his head, "No, but Shinya here has. He's in a band with some kid named Kyo." I giggled and Shinya shook his head, "She knows that," he said rolling his eyes, "She's Kyo's girlfriend." Daisuke looked back at me, both eyebrows at me, "He's so…odd and short." I was appalled, "Why would his height have something to do with this?" I asked coldly. The red head took a half step back, "Whoa, down girl. I was just meaning that you could use a guy to look up to."
Shinya sighed and touched Daisuke's arm, "Die, please stop." He was right to stop him for if he had not, I might have started yelling. "I have to go. It was nice seeing you again Shin-chan. I'll see you Saturday." I ignored Daisuke as I turned and stomped out of the door.
It was an hour and a half drive back up to Kyo's place and I was still fuming as I drove home. Trying to sooth the anger, I slipped in a CD Tooru had burned for me with several tracks. This helped a little but I still couldn't help but think of what Daisuke said. Each time I could see the stupid grin on his face and the tone of his voice as he spoke the words. If Tooru found out then he would find some way to beat the crap out of his insulter. He never liked to be teased about his height.
Before I could register where I was, the car was stopped and I was looking at the building where Tooru lived. It was surprising that I hadn't noticed the time flying by. As I got out of the car, I popped the trunk and closed the driver's side door. Once I reached the back of the car, I pulled a tan box from it and closed the hood. We were currently trying to get my stuff moved into Tooru's apartment. I spent most of my time there so we decided that I was to move in. His apartment was on the second floor so I headed to the stairs and made my way up. Once at the door, I raised my knee and balanced the box on it, using one hand to make sure it didn't fall.
With the free hand, I knocked quickly and caught the box, lowering my knee. Behind the door I could hear grumbling and the lock being played with. With a stab of regret, I realized I had woken Tooru up. The door opened and the annoyed face of the black haired man softened. His hair was standing up in odd ways and he had put his glasses on upside down. "I'm so sorry Tooru-kun," I said quickly as he let me in. He followed me to the stack of boxes I had started to build. He grumbled that he didn't really care and pulled me to the couch, sitting me down and then resting his head in my lap.
His eyes closed and I whispered that I loved him softly, stroking the soft bits of his hair. I got a faint answer that I could make out as 'I love you too'. I smiled at the sleeping man on my lap and then looked for his remote. I was rather lucky that it had been sitting within arms reach. Before I switched the TV on, I removed his glasses so that they wouldn't get broken as he slept. After staring at him for a few more minutes, I turned the TV on, turning the volume down as to not wake him.
I had been watching TV for about an hour before Tooru started to wake up. He stirred as the theme to some ridiculous anime started and I switched it off, looking to him now. I could feel the heat from his yawn through my jeans. I smiled softly as he sat up and blinked through the sleep. His head titled to the side, "When did you get here?" he asked groggily. I laughed a little and pressed my lips to his cheek. "I arrived an hour ago Tooru-kun. I woke you but you fell back asleep."
I watched as he started to really wake up and finally remember letting me in. "Oh yeah," he said softly. His head rested against my shoulder, "Do you want to go back to sleep?" I asked softly, my smile fading a bit. He looked up and nodded but took my hand as he stood up. "This time you're coming with me. I sleep much better when you're with me," he said dragging me to his room. I laughed a little again and kicked my shoes off as he curled up in bed. Something Tooru hated was when I napped with him with jeans on. So before I lay down, I pulled my pants off and let them near my shoes.
He didn't seem to notice my pants disappearing because he was already half asleep again. Before we both fell asleep, he gave me a quick kiss on the lips and curled up against me. As a response, I pressed my lips lightly to his neck and whispered that I hoped he slept well. I felt a shiver run down his spin and I smiled, glad I had done my job. He grumbled again but it was in his sleep this time. I watched him from where I was until I felt drowsy and fell into sleep.
When I woke up, I wasn't sure how long we had been asleep. I pulled my pants back on after slipping from his grasp. Tooru was still asleep of course, light snoring gave it away. I sat on my knees and folded my arms on the edge of the bed, resting m chin on top. I knew that he would be a bit peeved that I was watching him but I couldn't help it. He just looked so cute and innocent. Of course he would kill me if I admitted it to his face. As I watched him, the thought of this afternoon's conversation flooded my mind and I couldn't help but fight back tears.
Why would anyone think that height mattered in a relationship? I lover Tooru because was just so cute and fun to be around even though he tries to be scary. I could see him stirring now and brown eyes flickered open. The male jumped slightly. I supposed finding your girlfriend watching you while you slept with tears running down her cheeks would startle anyone. Tooru sat up and I buried my face in my arms, trying to hide the tears. As my eyes closed, I could feel his weight shifting over to where I was and then I felt his hand stroking at my hair.
"What's wronge?" he asked softly, his voice was still heavy with sleep. I shook my head, stopping the flow of tears. I heard a sigh and then the pressure on the bed lifted. The next thing I knew, he had pulled me into an embrace. "Please just tell me," he said, annoyance lacing his voice. He hated it when people kept things from him. Before I pulled from his embrace to speak, I whipped the teas away. I smiled softly as I looked at him, "Just don't get mad," I said before launching into the story.
I was glad when he only sighed. "You thought it would bother me?" he asked. I only nodded and after a few seconds of silence I said, "It usually does." He shrugged, "This time it didn't." I smiled and rested against him, "Height doesn't matter anyway," I said as he kissed my head. "Yeah. You're just jealous that I'm taller," he was smirking now. Tooru let me go and I arched a brow, "By half a foot," I said in defense. His eyes rolled and I stood up, pulling Tooru up as well. "I love you Tooru-kun," I said as he took my hand in his and led me from the bedroom. He paused in the hallway and turned towards me, "I love you too Ritsu-chan."
We both smiled and he brought his lips to mine for a few short seconds. Once he pulled away, he looked towards the boxes, "Is that all?" he asked. I rolled my eyes again, "Yes. I brought the last box earlier." He seemed happy by this fact and pulled me to the living room. "Do you play tonight?" I asked as we settled on the couch. I had started playing with his hair as he flipped through the channels on the TV, "Nope. I play tommorow and Friday." I nodded, "You know, that guy Daisuke is playing Saturday. We should go watch."
Tooru looked up at me, confused, "I thought you didn't like him." I sighed, "Well, he did invite us and it would be rude to decline. Besides, Shinya's going and I wanna see how this guy plays." He shrugged and went back to channel surfing while I took to playing with his hair again.