Heaven Only Knows
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Teaser: The band is taking a vacation where Sakuya began re-evaluating his entire 'relationship' with Aine.
Spoilers: None, really… At least I think there's none.
Warnings: Definitely shounen ai (can you guess the pairing?). Maybe lemon, maybe lime…who knows? Also may be a tad bit OOC (who said I was ever good at keeping characters in-character? ^^;;;) And Aine-bashing! I hate her. Why? I seriously don't know. I just do.
Disclaimer: Kaikan Phrase and all its characters do NOT belong to me so do not sue me for their usage. I am but a poor, poor soul. -.-;; The other original characters, however, are of my own creation so they DO belong to me.
A/N: This fic follows the anime storyline and NOT the manga. Thank you very much. This isn't my first piece of fiction but it is, however, my first for this particular series so if it's horrible, please don't kill me. ^^;;
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[Chapter One: Chance Meeting]
"We're going on a what?" Yuki blinked.
"Va-ca-tion!" Yuka drawled out. "I thought you guys need one since you've been working so hard! And I found this flyer God knows where."
The brunette waved the said flyer around. Santa snatched the paper away.
"Never heard of the place…" Santa looked at the name printed in big bold letters at the very bottom of the flyer. "Paradise Island…"
"Does it really matter?" Yuka asked, hands on hips. "We're going and that's final!"
"You're so bossy, 'neechan," Atsuro stated. The older Kiryuu child shot her younger brother a nasty glare.
"I think a vacation would be nice, too," Aine smiled up at Sakuya.
"Aa," Sakuya said.
"Alright fine, we'll go on that vacation," Yuki sighed. "But you need to get an okay from Sasaki-san first before…"
"Already did!" Yuka beamed, interrupting Yuki's words. "He gave us a thumbs-up on the idea!"
"I thought he'd say no for sure…" Towa looked at Atsuro, who shrugged in response.
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"We're having what?" the boy blinked.
"G-U-E-S-T-S!" the older girl drawled. "It's amazing, really. I didn't think anyone would find out about this place…"
"You sent out a flyer, didn't you?" the boy narrowed his eyes at the white ball of fur curled up on the countertop.
The fox simply cocked his head to a side, confused.
"Why are you being so grumpy about it anyway?" the girl asked, petting the little fox slowly and softly.
"We're having guests."
"Tell me something I DON'T know," the girl rolled her eyes.
"That means we have to clean this dump."
"First of all, it's not a dump!" the girl crossed her arms across her chest. "And second of all, it's not MY fault this place is a mess anyway!"
"So are you saying it's MY fault?!"
"Gee, aren't you the brightest kid on the block!"
"And what are you two arguing about now?" asked a redhead who suddenly popped up out of nowhere.
"We're having guests!" the girl exclaimed, excited.
"We have to clean this place up, though," the boy mumbled.
"Oh."
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"There's no one here," Santa said as the others watched the jet take off into the sky yet again. "But there IS a house over there…"
"A pretty big one, too…" Atsuro added.
"Maybe it's a hotel," Yuka suggested.
"Well, whatever it is, let's go," Yuki shifted his bag to the other hand, leading the group of 7 towards the house only to find a problem.
There was a small river that separated the land they're on from the land the house is on.
"How do you suggest we cross?" Aine asked.
"Unless a bridge is suddenly gonna go up, there's no way in Hell we'll be able to cross," Santa said. "And no way am I swimming there either!"
Much to their surprise, a bridge DID pop up from the water, connecting the 2 lands together.
"What have you done, Santa?" Atsuro picked his lower jaw up from where it had fallen to the floor.
"I don't know but I sure as hell ain't gonna complain!" Santa replied, as he darted his way across the solid bridge. The others followed suit.
Yuka lifted a hand and knocked on the wooden door. "Hello? Anyone home?" They received no verbal response, save for the door giving way on its own.
"Should I feel creep out?" Santa asked. He jumped ten feet backwards as a sudden growl came from the darkness behind the door.
A pair of amber eyes looked up at them, expectantly. Yuka pushed the door open further and found a baby fox staring up at them, its tail wagging excitedly.
"KAWAII!" Aine pounced on the fox immediately and was thanked by getting bitten by the very same animal. "Itai!"
The lyricist dropped the animal on the floor without any warning, eliciting a cry of pain from the poor thing.
"And who are you?" Everyone jumped at the unfamiliar voice. A chuckle followed. "Sorry if I scared you for a moment there." The lights suddenly came on and the group of 7 found themselves staring at a young man, who was still smiling faintly.
The young man looked to be in his mid-twenties or so. He had long red-colored hair that reached up to his knees and a pair of purple eyes. If they were examined closely, however, one can see specks of gold in those eyes.
The man wore a black v-neck with short sleeves that hugged his body enough to show off the slim figure beneath. He also wore a pair of faded blue jeans.
"I take it you're the guests?" the stranger extended a hand. "I'm the person who runs this place. Call me Rui."
"Yuki," the guitarist clasped the hand nervously. "And these are Santa, Towa, Yuka, Atsuro, Sakuya and Aine."
The forgotten fox growled angrily at the last name.
"Now, now," Rui bent and picked up the fox. "Please come with me. There are 2 others I'd like you to meet." With that, he turned and walked down the lit hallway, the others following at a distant.
They stopped inside the lobby and found two young boy and girl arguing loudly over what should be on the menu for dinner.
The girl had dark blue hair that reached her waists and a pair of matching blue eyes. She wore a blue tank top that complemented her eyes very well with a pair of beige-colored shorts.
The boy looked very much like the girl. He had a pair of blue eyes, their color very much like the girl's and dirty blond hair that was parted down the middle. He wore a white T-shirt and a pair of loose black jeans.
Rui watched the argument with amusement, as he's seen them going at it enough times. The others stood there, getting more and more uncomfortable by the second. Finally, Rui walked up to the arguing pair, separating them easily.
"We have guests," was all he said.
"Huh?" the pair blinked then turned their heads towards the said guests. "Oh."
"Well, then, introduce yourselves," Rui said, hiding a small smile behind the fox's white fur.
"Hi, I'm Miki!" the girl smiled cheerfully. "And this one is my baby brother, Akira!"
"You could've left out the 'baby' part, oneesan," Akira mumbled.
"Uh…hi," Yuki chuckled, weakly. "I'm Yuki. This is Sakuya, Aine, Towa, Yuka, Santa and Atsuro. Nice to meet you." The others mumbled out a similar response.
"Well, now that that's over and done with," Rui began. "Akira, why don't you show them their rooms while Miki finish the dinner preparations?"
"HAI!"
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"Wow, that was really good!" Santa pat his stomach, satisfied.
"Thank you," Miki grinned in response. "Glad you liked it!"
"By the way, Rui-san," Yuki began and was interrupted as Rui rose his hand.
"Please, just Rui," the redhead smiled.
"Very well," Yuki nodded, smiling back. "What's there to do in this place, Rui?"
"Not a lot," Akira mumbled before Rui even opened his mouth to respond. "There's the beach, though."
"Beach?" Towa blinked.
"Yes, it's behind the hotel," Rui explained. "You didn't see it because you came from the opposite land."
"Why are the 2 areas separated by a river anyway?" Yuka asked.
"Honestly, I haven't the slightest idea. It's been here for as long as we can remember."
"Let's head down to the beach tomorrow then," Aine suggested. Yuka and Atsuro promptly agreed.
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"Yuki-san?" Miki blinked as the guitarist rounded the corner. "Is something the matter?"
"Just Yuki is fine," Yuki replied. "And I've seem to lost my way." The guitarist gave an embarrassed chuckle.
"It's okay. This place IS rather big. I got lost myself the first couple of days I started working here. What's your room number, if you remember? I'll take you back to your room."
"407, I believe."
"Well, then, please come with me," Miki took the lead.
"If you don't mind me asking, why are you working here of all places?" Yuki asked, as the two walked down the quiet corridor. "And why is it only the three of you? Are there no others?"
"Didn't one of us tell you? Rui is our first cousin. Akira and I went to school in Tokyo, until we both graduated from high school. The hotel was founded by one of our relative and needed care desperately. So, Rui offered to help out since he claimed he had nothing better to do.
"But he was pretty much on his own. When we graduated, after hearing about him managing the hotel on his own, we decided to come and help him out. It's not like either of us want to go to college anyway.
"Aside from us three, there are no others. Our relatives come and visit now and then. But it's pretty rare, though, because they live too far away and are always busy. But we get use to it after a while. Ah! Here we are!"
The pair stopped in front of a door, marked '407'.
"Thank you for guiding me back," Yuki slid the key into the lock and opened the door.
"You're welcome," Miki took a small bow before rushing off elsewhere.
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"Ne, Sakuya-san?"
"What?"
"That fox is glaring at me again."
Sakuya pulled the hat down from his face and looked at the said animal. "It's not glaring at you. It's just sitting there, looking at you."
"Don't be frighten by it, Aine-san," Rui said, as he passed by the two. "Kitsune will get used to you, give or take a few days. He doesn't hold grudges that long."
"Kitsune?"
"That's his name."
"Oh," Aine eyed the baby fox carefully. "You mentioned a grudge?"
"Ah, yes," Rui nodded. "Do you remember when you first saw him? You startled him by suddenly grabbing him and hugging him rather tightly. He doesn't like surprises very much."
"Oh."
"Come now," Rui picked Kitsune up from the sandy floor and carried him away, throwing back a knowing smile at Aine. Once the two are out of sight, Aine let out a breath she didn't know she was holding. She didn't like the fox. That much was obvious.
"Sakuya! Aine!" Yuki called as he ran towards the pair lounging around. "We're playing a game of volleyball. You two wanna join or should we just leave you two lovebirds alone?"
Sakuya snorted lightly.
"So I take it our moody vocalist doesn't wanna play?" Yuki smirked. "Well, then, don't do anything we wouldn't. Remember, you're in public!" With a small wave, the guitarist went back to the others.
"How come you don't want to play, Sakuya-san?" Aine asked.
Sakuya said nothing, simply rolled over onto his side so he can watch the ongoing game and think at the same time.
He didn't like Aine. Not in the sexual sense, at least. Why everyone had to assume they were a couple is beyond his comprehension. Occasionally, Aine would deny it but the other guys just thought it was 'cute'.
//No need to be embarrassed!//
//But!//
Oh, sure. So Sakuya DID started singing differently when Aine came onto the scene with her poems[1]. That doesn't mean he was falling in love or anything like that.
Love.
Sakuya snorted again, this time in disgust. The only one he'll probably ever love was…
The vocalist's thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a flying white, round-shaped thing, soon to be classified as the volleyball.
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"You'll be fine," Miki confirmed. "The hit didn't break anything so it's okay."
"Thanks," Sakuya mumbled, holding the icepack close to his forehead.
"Sorry," Yuki gave an embarrassed chuckle. "I didn't mean to hit it that hard." Sakuya only gave a dismissive wave in response.
"Are you okay?" Aine asked, worried. She looked up at the blue-hair girl. "Are you sure it didn't break his nose or something like that?"
"Yes," Miki replied, suddenly annoyed for being doubted. "It'll leave a nasty bruise but other than that, he'll be 100% okay."
"A bruise is nothing to worry about," Santa grinned. "I'm sure Aine-chan will kiss it and make it all better."
"Shut up, Santa," Sakuya muttered.
"Look at that! Mister I-have-a-stick-shoved-up-my-ass is getting embarrassed!"
"Shut UP."
"Alright, alright…" Rui broke in. "Miki, take Sakuya back inside. I doubt he'll want to stay out here any longer, ne?"
"Hai," Miki nodded. Sakuya stood, still holding onto the icepack and followed the girl into the hotel.
"And why don't you guys get back to your game?" Rui turned to the others.
"I think I'll stay with Sakuya-san," Aine said hastily before scurrying away. Santa couldn't help but snicker softly. Towa cast him a look.
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"Sakuya-san!" Aine's voice halted the dark-hair vocalist in his attempt to find peace. "Where are you going, Sakuya-san?"
"My room," was all Sakuya said before he ascended the stairs again.
"Oh." A slight pause then, "Why?"
For God's sakes…
Sakuya mentally rolled his eyes. "Because I'd like some rest.""Oh, okay."
Akira chose that moment to saunter by. "Good afternoon, Aine, Sakuya."
"Good afternoon!" Aine said, cheerfully. Sakuya mumbled something low and incoherent.
"A-KI-RA!"
"Who died?" the boy turned to see his older sister running up to him. And she doesn't seem to be in the least bit happy.
"Baka!" and down came the punishment. "You idiot! You slept through the entire morning when we seriously could've used your damn help!"
"Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, OW!" was all Akira managed to get out in between all the kicking his sister was giving him.
"If you don't mind…" Sakuya trailed off then headed back upstairs to his room. The siblings didn't hear him at all seeing as how they are still fighting. Aine, on the other hand, cast the retreating back a worried look.
[End Chapter One]
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A/N: Yes, it's horrible. I hate me. -.-;;
[1] Refer to the other guys' reactions towards Sakuya's singing during episodes 23-24.