Author: I'm sorry for suddenly going MIA for such a long time! I'm back now and I'll update as frequently as I can, I promise! Forgive me-
Hiroki: Best that you don't.
Author: Hime-chan's so meaaaannnn!
Hiroki: You're calling who Hime-chan?
Author: Yo-
Misaki: Carrying on with the story...
Disclaimer:I don't own Junjou Romantica or Wicked Lovely.
Chapter Two
Devil's Disguise
In the present
The morning was another typical one, filled with rushing people packing the pavements and streets. Students ambled by lazily, seeming to not give any thought to whether or not they would be late. Office workers, however, seemed to think it was the end of the world if they were late, although they overslept in the morning, and so had to rush about trying to get to work.
Misaki Takahashi belonged to the category of students who didn't seem to care if they were late. It was a cold morning, and so he had his jacket on. He pulled the hood up, eyeballing the pavement. He never went out with his head up anymore, not after seeing so many horrifying faeries and not being able to do anything about it lest he got killed. And so he learned to keep his head down, and avoid looking up.
"Misaki!"
Hearing his elder brother's voice, he turned around to see Takahiro running towards him with a rather stupid smile plastered on his face. He had stayed out the night with his friend Akihiko, who was apparently some sort of celebrity... Not that Misaki knew him or cared. His lips curved up into a wide smile of his... when he noticed the person walking next to Takahiro.
A faery!
This one appeared to be wearing a glamour, although Misaki could see through it. His metallic and bright silver locks were dulled to a greyish color, his sharp, elfin ears assuming the appearance of a normal human's. He seemed to be talking to Takahiro, but for what reason, he didn't know.
Takahiro and the faery stopped before Misaki. Misaki frowned and shifted his weight to his other foot, eyeing the faery. "Who's he?" He asked gruffly, which brought a frown to Takahiro's face.
"Misaki, be nice!" He chided gently, before turning to the faery next to him. "This is my best friend, Usami Akihiko!"
At that, Misaki's eyes grew to the size of dinner plates. "Y-Y-Your friend? Him?" He cast an incredulous look towards the faery - Usami Akihiko - who simply smirked smugly, his eyes flashing with something Misaki was too slow to catch. Misaki bit his lower lip, fidgeting again.
"Yeah, Misaki. He's coming over today."
A few hours later; Evening
"Big Brother, someone's here to see you." Misaki ran back to the living room after answering the door, and when Takahiro left it was simply Usami and Misaki standing alone together. Usami smirked at the uneasy tension practically radiating off Misaki, sidling up closer to him.
"Stop pretending," Usami purred, and at that Misaki jumped, whirling to face him. "Stop pretending you don't know what I am."
Misaki began to panic. How had Usami seen through him? He hadn't acted that suspicious... Or was he just obvious? Misaki was about to answer when Takahiro went back into the living room, arm around the waist of a rather pretty woman he knew as Takahiro's girlfriend.
"Usagi-san, I want you to meet my girlfriend," Takahiro beamed from the woman's side. The woman seemed to be gentle and a housewife type, with doe-shaped brown eyes and wavy brown hair. She meekly bowed to the both of them, smiling shyly with a slight blush tinting her cheeks.
Misaki waved half-heartedly, his eyes fixed on Usami who had gone rather pale looking at the both of them. Misaki frowned slightly, when he remembered that he actually had talked to Usami once or twice on the phone - although he hadn't known then that Usami was a faery - and Usami did mention he liked Takahiro...
Everything clicked in place.
"Usagi-san, I want you to have the honor of being the first to know... We're getting married," Takahiro exclaimed, seeming giddy with happiness as he clutched on to the female he was so in love with. Misaki gritted his teeth and slammed his fist against the nearby wall, heart hurting for the strange faery he barely knew. Sure, he was a faery, but he was capable of emotions... And had he been a human, he would also feel saddened by the fact he had to witness his love marrying someone else. He was about to voice his protest when Usami spoke, sounding not at all affected.
"Congratulations, Takahiro!" Usami beamed, clapping Takahiro's back. "She seems like a nice woman... Nice job!" He grinned, seeming not to be affected by this piece of news. Misaki, however, knew better; he could see past the second layer of Usami's glamour, and could see that the tall male was hurting.
"... Wine. I'll go buy some wine, Big Brother. Usami-san, come with me." He reached out and grabbed Usami's wrist, acting by impulse. He half-dragged Usami out and didn't stop until they were alone downstairs, Misaki stoppng by a lamp post. He felt tears sting his eyes, and couldn't comprehend why he was crying; this was a faery, for fuck's sake! He shouldn't shed a single tear of sympathy for this being who could have once killed innocent people without batting an eye. But he could see, truly, how Usami hurt, and he couldn't stand it.
"... Why are you crying?"
...He shouldn't shed a single tear for him, he shouldn't...
Author: A rather short one this time... I'm in China now! Going out to shop soon.
Nowaki, Misaki: Please review~
Hiroki: /glancing over plot notebook Author-san keeps with her all the time/ It seems like I'm going to appear soon.
Nowaki: With me as Hiro-san's lover-
Hiroki: ASSISTANT.
Author: Come onnnn~ A secretary/lover!
Misaki: Ignore the idiots. We hope you enjoyed this chapter, even if it is rather sucky.