Fingers flew over the keyboard, barely pausing in their rhythm as the typist concentrated on both his typing and the background conversation of the television. When the volume of the television was turned low, his fingers slowed, and then stopped.
Koushiro turned around, dark eyes concerned as he looked at the person who had become his friend. Ken smiled at him self-consciously, brushing hair back from his face with slender fingers. "Hello, Ken."
"Hello, Izzy." The genius' greeted each other quietly. Without looking in the direction of the computer, Koushiro shut down the program he had been using and shut the computer off. His fingers found the keys quickly, without hesitaition, doing what they had done a thousand times before without conscious thought of their owner.
The redhead turned his chair to the side and stood up. "I apologize, Ken, I did not realize that you were coming over today, or I would have prepared for your arrival. Would you be more comfortable if we moved to the kitchen, or would your preference be to remain here?"
"Here is fine." The younger one bit his lip, obviously uncertain. "I came on a personal matter."
"Please, be seated. Make yourself comfortable. Would you care for refreshment?"
Ken shook his head. "I'm fine, thank you." He took a seat on the bed, and waited silently until Koushiro sat back down in the computer chair, this time facing it toward the room's other occupant so that they were face to face, and on eye-level.
"Feel free to begin when you're comfortable, Ken. There is no rush on my behalf." He settled himself into the chair, and crossed his right leg over the left. "What brings you to me?"
The blue-haired genius blushed, looking down as his hands gripped each other in his lap. "It's Miyako." Koushiro waited, then nodded to show that he was listening and that Ken could go on. "She's gotten it into her head that..."
He trailed off, looking away again. Koushiro felt his interest piqued. Whatever it was that Miyako wanted, it flusterd Ken, something that Koushiro hadn't really seen before. In times past, Ken had been his equal, a quietly reserved young man, but one who was not afraid of stating how he felt or inserting his opinion. For him to hesitate now could only mean that it was something of a very private nature to Ken, himself, or to Koushiro.
"And what has she decided? I understand that she is a rather headstrong and willful young lady, but surely nothing that she could coordinate could be that horrendous?"
Amethyst eyes met black, and Koushiro felt his heart thud heavily in his chest. He had the sudden sinking feeling that he was not going to enjoy Miyako's planning.
~~~~~_____~~~~~
Yamato looked at Jyou with a smile, blue eyes twinkling brigthly. The young man narrowed his eyes at his blonde friend, trying to discern the reason behind such obvious happiness. It could have been, he deduced, the fact that Matt was sitting in Tai's lap, or the fact that they were happily wrapped in each other's arms.
"I don't get it, guys. What does the fact that you're dating have to do with me? I'm not really surprised, to tell you the truth. Sora was telling me shortly before she went out with Mimi that things weren't as they seemed between her and you." He pointed to Matt.
Takeru peeked out of the kitchen, his cheeks flushed, and his eyes also sparkling. "That's just it, Jyou!" He stepped into the living room of the Ishida apartment, looking at Jyou as if the older teen had forgotten something that had been already explained to him.
Behind him followed a cheeky redhead with an expression identical to everyone else's. He looked stone-drunk happy as he sat himself on the arm of Jyou's chair and looked at him. In that arrangement, they were almost eye-level, Daisuke not having hit his growth spurt yet.
"See, the thing is that out of all the destined, you and Koushiro are the only two that are single. And since we're all happy, we want you to be happy, too."
"Right." Chimed in Tai. He shifted his legs, making Matt move to the other side of his lap so that his view of Jyou was unobstructed. "That means that we have to set the two of you up!"
"Set us up?" Jyou swallowed hard, suddenly finding the room around him tilting at a neauseating angle. He must have paled, or made some noise, because Takeru instantly ran into the kitchen, and returned with a glass of water.
Matt was frowning at him in concern. "Not the two of you together, necessarily."
"Though it'd be romantic if we all found someone in the group." Takeru reached down and took Daisuke's hand. The redhead winked at him, bringing the blonde's hand to his lip and kissing the back without ever breaking eye contact. Jyou watched this with dark eyes, his envy hidden behind years of hiding his true emotions.
"As romantic as that would be, that would be making two large assumptions." Matt pointed out, right hand entangled in Tai's hair, the left holding Tai's right hand. Jyou didn't want to know where the brunette's left hand was. He could feel his face grow hot, and he took deep, even breaths to stave off the panic attack he could feel coming.
Tai sighed, resting his head against Matt's arm, since he couldn't reach the blonde's shoulder as long as Matt was sitting in his lap. "And while it would be easier for us to find you someone to go out with if we knew what your preferences are, we didn't just want to come out and ask."
"So we thought that we'd be honest up front, and then see if you'd go along." Takeru added.
"In the end, we'll get what we want, but we thought we'd give you a chance to go along with us, so you don't say later that you were forced into it." Clarified Daisuke. Jyou nodded, looking at the four of them before nodding.
"I'll go along with it. On one condition." He waited for the four two agree.
~~~~~_____~~~~~
Author: Rae
Title: Yearning for Rainbows
Content: Yaoi/Yuri/Het
Author's note: This is the teaser for the sequel to 'Weekend Rain' and 'Rain on Saturday'. This will have all the couples of the previous two, as well as the addition of another, eventually. The point behind this fic is to get Jyou and Koushiro together, while showing that the other five couples in action.
Or something like that.
Note the second: Along with everything else, this may take a while to be updated, but it should be quicker, because I don't have to wait on a computer with .html as I do with most of the others.
Koushiro turned around, dark eyes concerned as he looked at the person who had become his friend. Ken smiled at him self-consciously, brushing hair back from his face with slender fingers. "Hello, Ken."
"Hello, Izzy." The genius' greeted each other quietly. Without looking in the direction of the computer, Koushiro shut down the program he had been using and shut the computer off. His fingers found the keys quickly, without hesitaition, doing what they had done a thousand times before without conscious thought of their owner.
The redhead turned his chair to the side and stood up. "I apologize, Ken, I did not realize that you were coming over today, or I would have prepared for your arrival. Would you be more comfortable if we moved to the kitchen, or would your preference be to remain here?"
"Here is fine." The younger one bit his lip, obviously uncertain. "I came on a personal matter."
"Please, be seated. Make yourself comfortable. Would you care for refreshment?"
Ken shook his head. "I'm fine, thank you." He took a seat on the bed, and waited silently until Koushiro sat back down in the computer chair, this time facing it toward the room's other occupant so that they were face to face, and on eye-level.
"Feel free to begin when you're comfortable, Ken. There is no rush on my behalf." He settled himself into the chair, and crossed his right leg over the left. "What brings you to me?"
The blue-haired genius blushed, looking down as his hands gripped each other in his lap. "It's Miyako." Koushiro waited, then nodded to show that he was listening and that Ken could go on. "She's gotten it into her head that..."
He trailed off, looking away again. Koushiro felt his interest piqued. Whatever it was that Miyako wanted, it flusterd Ken, something that Koushiro hadn't really seen before. In times past, Ken had been his equal, a quietly reserved young man, but one who was not afraid of stating how he felt or inserting his opinion. For him to hesitate now could only mean that it was something of a very private nature to Ken, himself, or to Koushiro.
"And what has she decided? I understand that she is a rather headstrong and willful young lady, but surely nothing that she could coordinate could be that horrendous?"
Amethyst eyes met black, and Koushiro felt his heart thud heavily in his chest. He had the sudden sinking feeling that he was not going to enjoy Miyako's planning.
~~~~~_____~~~~~
Yamato looked at Jyou with a smile, blue eyes twinkling brigthly. The young man narrowed his eyes at his blonde friend, trying to discern the reason behind such obvious happiness. It could have been, he deduced, the fact that Matt was sitting in Tai's lap, or the fact that they were happily wrapped in each other's arms.
"I don't get it, guys. What does the fact that you're dating have to do with me? I'm not really surprised, to tell you the truth. Sora was telling me shortly before she went out with Mimi that things weren't as they seemed between her and you." He pointed to Matt.
Takeru peeked out of the kitchen, his cheeks flushed, and his eyes also sparkling. "That's just it, Jyou!" He stepped into the living room of the Ishida apartment, looking at Jyou as if the older teen had forgotten something that had been already explained to him.
Behind him followed a cheeky redhead with an expression identical to everyone else's. He looked stone-drunk happy as he sat himself on the arm of Jyou's chair and looked at him. In that arrangement, they were almost eye-level, Daisuke not having hit his growth spurt yet.
"See, the thing is that out of all the destined, you and Koushiro are the only two that are single. And since we're all happy, we want you to be happy, too."
"Right." Chimed in Tai. He shifted his legs, making Matt move to the other side of his lap so that his view of Jyou was unobstructed. "That means that we have to set the two of you up!"
"Set us up?" Jyou swallowed hard, suddenly finding the room around him tilting at a neauseating angle. He must have paled, or made some noise, because Takeru instantly ran into the kitchen, and returned with a glass of water.
Matt was frowning at him in concern. "Not the two of you together, necessarily."
"Though it'd be romantic if we all found someone in the group." Takeru reached down and took Daisuke's hand. The redhead winked at him, bringing the blonde's hand to his lip and kissing the back without ever breaking eye contact. Jyou watched this with dark eyes, his envy hidden behind years of hiding his true emotions.
"As romantic as that would be, that would be making two large assumptions." Matt pointed out, right hand entangled in Tai's hair, the left holding Tai's right hand. Jyou didn't want to know where the brunette's left hand was. He could feel his face grow hot, and he took deep, even breaths to stave off the panic attack he could feel coming.
Tai sighed, resting his head against Matt's arm, since he couldn't reach the blonde's shoulder as long as Matt was sitting in his lap. "And while it would be easier for us to find you someone to go out with if we knew what your preferences are, we didn't just want to come out and ask."
"So we thought that we'd be honest up front, and then see if you'd go along." Takeru added.
"In the end, we'll get what we want, but we thought we'd give you a chance to go along with us, so you don't say later that you were forced into it." Clarified Daisuke. Jyou nodded, looking at the four of them before nodding.
"I'll go along with it. On one condition." He waited for the four two agree.
~~~~~_____~~~~~
Author: Rae
Title: Yearning for Rainbows
Content: Yaoi/Yuri/Het
Author's note: This is the teaser for the sequel to 'Weekend Rain' and 'Rain on Saturday'. This will have all the couples of the previous two, as well as the addition of another, eventually. The point behind this fic is to get Jyou and Koushiro together, while showing that the other five couples in action.
Or something like that.
Note the second: Along with everything else, this may take a while to be updated, but it should be quicker, because I don't have to wait on a computer with .html as I do with most of the others.