Au: Ok, hey again, this may sound lazy, but for my character Luca, please imagine Tamaki senpai (thats if you have watched ouran high school host club) picture him, just with hazel eyes. Thanks... felt a tad bit lazy, i mean ofcourse i'll describe him, vaguely, but ya get the drift. Oh also i want to explain why I use the japanese names, because i absolutely adore the way Johan says Judai in the anime, it is... quite sexy... so yeah. .
Chapter 2:
The bar was in chaos, chairs were stacked upon each other and tables were placed all over. The usually, quiet, calm, superb bar had somehow ended up like a bomb had struck. Amongst the havoc, staff members tried to organise chairs, or vases, some advertising signs, other all no one had a clue as to what was going on. And it didn't help that the head bar-tender, was literally frantic.
"No, no I said put the vase over there! A bit more to the left... YOUR OTHER LEFT!" a tall, slender, blonde male directed, throwing his feminine hands in every direction. His hazel eyes narrowed as he watched the staff bustle around.
"Ah raise the bunting a bit more... thanks darling"
"Luca... it won't go any higher" a young boy stated as he struggled to remain on the tiny stool he was given. The white bunting was beautifully drawn across the ceiling, white and blue balloons dangling from the ribbon.
"Hmm... well try pulling it tighter, I don't want it to sag too much" Luca waved his hand in dismissal as other things caught his hazel gaze, one thing in particular. Yuki had just walked in, eyes wide at the scene before him.
"What the..." he began, but was cut off by a pair of surprisingly strong arms.
"Yuki, my darling angel come to save me" Luca squeezed, Yuki kicked out as the taller male lifted him.
"Luca... can't breathe..." Yuki panted.
"Oops, silly me" Luca giggled as he lowered the boy to the ground. He gave a loving ruffle of the dark hair which was quickly awarded with a glare.
"Aww, don't do that, it spoils that gorgeous face of yours" Yuki lightly blushed at the comment.
"Now what can I do for my angel?" Luca asked, he glanced over his shoulder, watching the waitresses as they arranged some flowers. Yuki sighed.
"I was told to come help arrange the bar..."
"Oh... well if you don't mind, do you think you could help me put this banner up?" Yukis' eyes widened as Luca produced a large blue banner from thin air.
"Erm, sure thing"
"Excellent, come along!" Luca exclaimed as he grabbed Yuki by his wrist, pulling him towards the crystal blue bar. Along the back was a huge sheet of crystal glass, with water pouring down the side of it, shelves decorated this, covered with various drinks. The two men got at the ends of the bar, each kneeling on bar stools as they attempted to pin up the banner.
"Welcome duelists!" black letters read out, as the banner stretched out. Yuki yelped out a little when his stool wobbled, the boy grabbing the edge of the bar.
"You ok there?" Luca asked as he just fiished pinning his end.
"Yeah I'm ok..." Yuki smiled as he reached up again to pin up his end of the sign. After that task was complete the two leapt from their stools.
"Thank you Yuki darling" Luca beamed, praising himself of his work.
"No problem... Shit is that the time?" Yuki cried out, 12:15 the clock read.
"I have to go... got to set up a conference" Yuki began.
"Yuki, you've been running all over the place, you need a break" but before he finished, Yuki was already out of the door.
"Yuki... Hey be careful with that!"
...
Oto and Uda huffed and puffed as they heaved the large rectangular table, not easy to move as the ones from earlier. The two teens cussed as the sound of screeching rang through their ears.
"God damnit... Move!" Uda hissed. Yuki ran into the room, panting hard.
"I'm so sorry guys!" he quickly spoke, the two boys looked at him, identical brows raised.
"Dude, where you been?" Oto asked, seeing a bead of sweat drip from the dark haired boys brow.
"I just got sent to the bar, it's hell in there" Yuki explained, the two friends sweatdropped.
"Luca?" Yuki nodded.
"Ah, well don't worry bout it, but can ya help us move this table?" Uda asked, giving said table a swift kick. Yuki chuckled.
"Ok, well where is it going?" the boy groaned when the friends pointed to the far end of the room.
"Typical... Alright then, come on" Yuki started as he grabbed an end of the table, the two boys grabbing the other end. The three counted to three, then on the final number the three boys gave a loud battle cry as they lifted the huge and very heavy object.
"Now...move" Yuki griited out as he lead the way. The three faces becoming red from the strain.
"Move move!" Yuki growled.
"We're trying" Oto returned, his knuckles becoming white.
...
Back at the desk, two men stood, waiting for their keys. One was a rather, well built, tanned man, black dreadlocks escaping from a yellow dino bandana, his muscled arms erupting from shredded sleeveless, yellow jacket. Grey khaki pants were tucked into big army camp boots. Reptilian eyes scanned the spotless lounge, canines poked slightly out of his lip as he smiled.
"Wow, posh digs, I could live here sarge, hey Johan what do you think?" the man smirked, nudging his friend slightly. The other male was slightly taller then other, but not as built. He had broad shoulders, and defined arms,covered by a white dress shirt, its collar lowering to reveal a toned chest. He had a nice slender waist, running down to skinny jean cladded legs. His teal hair stood out in the room, its locks spiked back and some strands falling to frame his face, some even threatening to over shadow bright, emerald eyes.
"Same here, Kenzan. Very fancy" the boy was obviously European, his accent soft yet defined. Suddenly the two were interupted when Tsuki appeared from behind the desk. His cheesey, fake business smile in place.
"Ah, greetings, welcome to the White dragon hotel, have you two got a reservation?"
"Yes, I called earlier, Anderson it should be booked under." Tsuki began to file through some papers, licking his finger to turn over the files.
"Here we are... right please sign here, showing you have checked in and the payment has already been accepted" delicate hands encircled the pen handed over, and flawlessy scribbled down a signature.
"Very good, room 250, would you like help with your bags?" Tsuki asked, already reaching for the button to set of the bleep.
"Erm... yes please" the blunette gave a quick look over to Kenzan, who simply shrugged his shoulders. Between the two, they had six bags, it would be nice for some help.
"As you wish..." Tsuki pushed the button.
"Help should be here shortly" soon after there was a loud crash from the hall way. The two men gave a concerned look towards Tsuki, who merely kept his smile firmly in place.
"Please don't be Yuki, please don't be Yuki" he repeated but another loud thud echoed through the hall, swiftly followed by loud cries.
"Shit!"
"Be quiet will you... stupid fucking bleep... going to get me killed..." a cursing Yuki limped from the hallway, rubbing his head as he went.
"Yuki... we have guests" Tsuki hissed, eyes shifting to the now frozen guests. Golden eyes clashed with teal as Yuki raised his gaze.
"Ah... shit..." was all he could think of. Before him was the one man he hoped he wouldn't see in a while, the man he envied, the man he loved.
"Yuki...Yuki... YUKI!" the gaze broke as the receptionist called the boy from his thoughts.
"Yeah Tsuki..." Yuki almost feared what the request would be, and was very much aware of the two sets of eyes that bore into him.
"These gentlemen would like their bags taken up to their room... 250" Yuki groaned, not only was he stuck with his past friends, but he had to go up those fucking stairs again!
"Right... ofcourse, may I take your bags?" Yuki smiled tentatively, this seemed to snap the two older males from their stare.
"Oh yeah, that be great sarge" Kenzan spoke first, Yuki seemed to flinch at the nick name. But he quickly grabbed the two bags that were handed to him. The dino male nudged his non-responsive friend when Yuki began to lead them to the dreaded stairs.
"Come on sarge, I don't want to get left behind" Johan simply nodded as he followed. The three began to make the ascent up the stairs, an awkward silence falling down on them.
"So.. whats' your name?" Kenzan asked, not one for such silence. And he knew Johan wanted to know, they both had a shock when the boy came out, familiarity rolling off him in waves.
"Yuki" came the answer. Johans' brow frowned slightly.
"Yuki?"
"Yep" Johan began to speed up slightly.
"Yuki what?" Yuki just continued to look straight ahead, not wanting to see those emerald gems that he knew would just break him.
"Just Yuki, you're Johan Anderson right? and Kenzan the dinosaur duelist?"
"That's right... God just how many stairs are there?" Kenzan growled, they had only reached the second floor, but Yuki felt like he had just ran a marathon, his knee now shaking, even under his feather like weight.
"Just three more floors" Yuki panted. He grunted as he jostled the bags to get a better grip on them.
"Great..." the two duelists groaned.
Fifteen minutes later they had finally arrived, all three of them panting heavily. The bags had been unceremoniously dumped on the floor. Yuki remained stood upright, as Kenzan chose to collapse on the final step and Johan bending over, placing his hands on his knees.
"Thats' one way to... get exercise" he panted, a harsh laugh escaping from Kenzans' throat. Yuki gave a small smile, but it soon vanished when Johan looked up.
"You have to do this everyday?" Yuki nodded, not trusting his voice just yet.
"Bloody hell..."
"I think your friend is already in, would you like me to knock on the door?" Yuki asked, getting no response from the two, he knocked.
"Coming" the door was soon thrusted open, Jim smiling down at Yuki.
"Ah Yuki, good to see ya mate... Oh Johan, Kenzan nice of ya to finally drop by" Jim joked as he eyed up his friends. He chuckled as they continued to gain their breath, he offered a hand to the dino duelist, who gratefully took it.
"Thanks again mate, sorry to be a pain" Jim said as he smiled at the younger boy, Yuki just shook his head.
"It's no problem..." then, what do you know... that irritating, repetative, high pitched bleep went off. Yukis' shoulders shook with frustration, his fists balled up tightly.
"Bloody thing..." he uttered.
"I guess that means you're needed elsewhere?" Jim asked as his two friends shuffled passed him with ttheir bags. Johan glanced over Jims' shoulder, a disapointed look crossing his face.
"Yeah... Well, enjoy your stay" with that Yuki descended down the stairs, muttering and cursing about crazy receptionists as he went. Jim still hadn't closed the door, him and Johan still gazing at the spot Yuki just stood.
"What do you think mate, is it him?" Johans' eyes' darkened with sadness, he reluctantly entered the room, skulking to his bed. Kenzan watched him from his new found spot on the couch.
"It has to be him... his hair may be different, but his eyes...It's definately him" Johan stated.
"Well... why is he working, I would have thought he'd be dueling" Kenzan said, his arms crossed behind his head. Jim closed the door finally.
"I say we have a few hours rest, then we'll explore. How does that sound mates?" Jim asked, he saw the look in those emerald eyes, he knew Johan was up to something.
"Could check out the bar" Kenzan added.
"Not too much drink tonight, I'm still pretty tired" Jim countered, Kenzan just huffed, closing his eyes.
"So, you're going to keep an eye on this "Yuki" I take it?" Jim asked as he watched the dreadlocked boy snooze. Johan smiled softly, and nodded his head.
"It's been nearly two years since I last saw him... I have to find him... I need to tell him" Jim strolled over to the blunette and placed a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"I'm here if you need me mate"
"Thanks Jim" the Aussie just nodded, then he gave a loud yawn as he stretched.
"I'm going to sleep for a couple of hours, you should do the same" Johan nodded, Jim gave a squeeze of his hand than padded of to his bed. Johan waited, until he heard the soft snores from his companions. He then threw himself back onto his own bed, staring up at the ceiling above.
"Have I finally found you..." He whispered, his eyes closing as sleep finally caught up with him.
"Judai..."
...
Yuki trudged gloomily down the stairs, his mind lost in his thoughts. Johan constantly ran through his head, those emerald eyes imprinted in his memory.
"Yuki what?" golden eyes widened at the memory.
"Oh no, what if he's figured it out... I'll never be able to live this down" Yuki groaned as he pulled at his hair.
"Yuki?" said teen turned to face the concerned Sora.
"Hey Sora... I can't stop, just got bleeped."
"Oh that was me... I need your help sorry" Sora smiled sheepishly. Yuki just stood there.
"Oh ok, with what?" he asked, Sora just took his hand and pulled him along the corridor.
"I need to take a z-bed up to the third floor, and I can't do it by my own" Sora explained as she released Yukis' hand, only to go into a small cupboard like area and pull out a large folded bed.
"Isn't Sasha around?" Yuki asked, Sasha was another young girl who was a housekeeper.
"Shes' on the other side of the hotel" Sora stated as she began to push the bed towards the stairs. Yuki cursed once again, but followed anyway.
"Ok, you go in front, I'll take the back" Yuki stated, Sora quickly did what she was told and began to lift up her end of the bed up the first step. Yuki lifted his end, biting his lip as his knee shook.
"You alright down there?"
"I'm fine, keep going" Yuki strained. Slowly the two carried the bed up the stairs, grunting as they went. They had to stop a few times, in order for a guest to pass, which Yuki used the oppurtunity to rest.
"Almost there" Sora cheered, not that it made Yuki feel any better. When they finally made it, Yuki was so relieved.
"Thank you so much Yuki!" Sora giggled as she hugged Yuki suddenly. Yuki returned the hug, patting the girls' back a couple of times.
"I think you should rest now... You've been none stop" Sora suggested as they broke apart.
"I don't know, I never know when this thing is going to go off next" Yuki stated as he held the device in his hand, daring it to make any noise.
"Yuki... please, rest" Yuki sighed, but nodded all the same.
"Good boy, now of to bed" Sora beamed as the boy limped down the stairs.
"Right, of we go" she chirped as she bgean to push the bed once more.
...
It never felt so long , to get back to his own room. His whole right leg was throbbing now, working from his hip down. He held onto the wall for support, his room number coming into sight. He fumbled for his key, hissing as his hand brushed over his hip.
The door opened, Yuki almost tumbled in. Slamming the door shut, Yuki didn't even bother to remove his shoes as he collapsed on his bed, allowing the pain to draw him into darkness. The image on his mind was Johan, his old friend, smiling back at him.
"Johan"
End chapter:
Au: phew that was a hard one lol. Any way, yes, I was at work today, so this story was constantly going round my mind. Hope ya enjoy it,. =^.^=