The Newspaper Stand
Summary: Marui Bunta, at your service! Just starting his job at the news department, he needs to get the goods on Niou Masaharu! Well, how do you get on the good side of the 'Trickster'? (marui/niou)
Pairing: Toxic Pair
Warnings: This is some boy/boy love! Turn back if you don't need to read it! Also, minor swearing… kissing. Etc. In later Chapters, though (:
Marui looked around the office that he was situated in. Blowing a large, green bubble to ease his thoughts, he stared at the man in front of him and smiled. It was time to put his acting skills to the test.
"What's your name?"
"Marui Bunta."
"And… why are you here?"
Marui stared at him. "To get a job?" Duh. Why else would someone want to come to the 'Idolize' Magazine Office? As the interview progressed, Marui felt himself using his 'business man' act less and less. All he was doing was answering questions, and damn. It was pretty boring too.
"Age?"
Seventy two. Well, that's what he wanted to say. He wanted to mess with someone. But, this was going to be his first real job. He had to act his part. "Twenty Three." And he blew another bubble, trying to clear out his boredom.
"Okay, come back tomorrow and we'll give you some work to do."
"Okay, so your job is a reporter, right?"
Marui nodded at the man.
"You know Niou Masaharu?"
Marui nodded again. Who didn't know Niou Masaharu? Singer. Dancer. Actor. And, 'Trickster'. The best of the best. Japan's rising star. Blah blah blah. Everything about him was perfect and what not.
"We need you to find out his weakness. His secrets. So, you're going to this-" the man handed him a brochure, "banquet. Remember to meet him. Talk, get to know each other. Just make sure he doesn't find out that you're a reporter. A few weeks ago, he told people that he was bi. Maybe… just maybe he'll trust you."
Marui stared at the man. His new boss worried too much. Charming a boy into telling him secrets was easy. It was like… like when he got Kirihara to spill that he liked Yukimura! Yeah, and then… easy as pie; he got them together. It couldn't be any harder than that, right?
Looking down at the brochure in his hands, he skimmed its contents. Something about celebrating Niou's new Album. Uh… okay?
"Is that all I have to do?" A nod in response. Seriously? His first job would be just… this? This easy task of getting someone to trust him? He was getting paid for this? "Okay then… I'll just get ready for the banquet tonight, alright?" And he walked home with brochure in hand.
Once getting home, he collapsed on the couch. Tonight would be a long night. Taking a short, five minute nap, he woke up to get ready.
First, he would need to get his suit, since the banquet seemed pretty formal. And he would need to fix his hair, appearance to fit that of a businessman, but still one that could party. Then, he would have to learn the most he could about Niou Masaharu before the banquet.
"Ah… okay, here's a file." Marui mumbled to himself as he looked at his laptop screen. 'Niou Masaharu admits to being bi-sexual.' Marui scrunched his nose up. He, himself was straight. He could never, would never be bi-sexual or gay. It just wasn't… Marui. Marui was fine with gay people, though. Like, he didn't have some weird stereotypical thing against them… it's just that, he felt awkward when around people like that… "Well, hopefully tonight will be interesting…"
Taking a closer look at the brochure he was given, he gaped at the names of business men that Niou had 'specially invited'. Yukimura Seiichi? Fuji Syuusuke? Echizen Ryoma? Atobe Keigo? What type of party was this? And Yukimura would be there! What if he saw Marui? Yukimura knew that Marui hated parties and anything of the sort.
What would Yukimura say?
"Oh, hey there Marui. I didn't know that you would come to something like this…" No. No, he wouldn't say it like that. He would be more like…
"Marui-kun! I never knew you liked Niou-san! Come, come, let's introduce you!" And then Yukimura would drag him off to random places, while Marui, himself, tried to say upright.
And… and if Yukimura was there, no doubt, Kirihara would be brought to the party too. Oh, the torture. He would have to listen to Kirihara talk and fawn over Yukimura. He would have to watch Kirihara, as he finally reached the age of 21. And no doubt about it, Kirihara would want Marui to drink with him!
Marui never did have a high alcohol tolerance. And if he drank with Kirihara, he would most likely end up in someone else's bed the next morning- regardless of gender.
Oh the horror.
He couldn't go to this Banquet. He wouldn't. But… it was for his job. His first real job (no, working at a gas station did not count as a job). He would make sure to keep this job, if not for a month. But, really. He couldn't get fired on the first week on the job, could he? No. He would go to the banquet.
He would find out Niou Masaharu's secret within the week, and then he would never have to see the young man again. Ever. Except, on the posters in his sister's office when he visited her, of course.
Marui's sister worked for a magazine company. Not the same type as Marui's. She worked as a photographer for models, actors, and artists. So, obviously, Niou Masaharu would be someone she took pictures of. She worked at 'Sexteen' Magazine, while Marui worked at 'Idolize'.
Okay, so that was the plan. He would meet Niou, talk to him, have one drink (for courtesy of the celebration) with Niou, learn about Niou, and all of that extra stuff in between. All the while, he couldn't let Niou find out about him working for the magazine 'Idolize'.
As Marui headed out the door to go to the party, he couldn't help but feel as if he had forgotten something very important about Niou Masaharu.
Unknown to Marui, his job of finding 'the goods' on Niou, would be a lot harder than he thought. But it was alright. Afterall, Marui was a tensai. Right?
A/N: Okay! Here it is! The first chapter is kind of short, sorry about that! I'll make sure to add details and make them longer. Remember to review, okay? Thank you for reading so far!
I didn't edit this. Just wrote it and got it over with, yknow? So, sorry if there are any small mistakes and whatnot on this chapter!
