Disclaimer – after months (5?), I finally was like…"oh crap! I should update my fanfics!" gwah –w-. so this is chapter three of Shikisai Momento…still no commenters but that's okay!...also..standard..i don't own any of antic café, etc. but I do own HYDE!! Psh..im just lying..
Chapter Three: Mechanism for Denial
Bou walked down the side walk, occasionally being noticed by bystanders with good taste. The sunlight blindingly bright and the wind a little too strong but over all it was a nice day. Coming to a halt in front of Loop Ash studios, Bou briefly wondered what the hell he was doing, before stepping into the chic building. Bou appraised the building. The golden tiled floor glinted under the bright lights. The overly large area was busy, the walls lined with chairs, full of people eager to make it big. Making his way over to the receptionist purely by habit, Bou noticed that the company designers had added more dark elements to the over all look of the building.
"Hey. Can I help you?" Bou was snapped out of his reverie by a familiar voice. He turned his attention to the person behind the desk. The man behind the desk was attractive enough. Dark black hair angled perfectly around his face, bang covering one eye. The other eye was a stunningly clear gray with angled eyebrows. "Um. Sir?" Bou noticed as the man, Yakumi according to his name tag, spoke that his had two lip piercing, a ring on each side of his lower lip.
"Hi. Um, I'm here to visit Antic Café. I'm a-an old friend." Bou tried to look sure of himself but that was hard considering…he wasn't quite sure when he'd give up and run like hell to his apartment.
"Okay." Yakumi ran his hands through his hair, his nails painted red and black in a nonexistent pattern. "Do you have an appointment?"
"Well, no but…"
"Sorry, then. No visit without an appointment."
Bou sighed. The policy was still the same. "But if you could just tell them that 'Saitou' is here, I'm sure that they would want to see me."
Yakumi looked at Bou. "Sure." A smirk forming on his lips, "And while you're dreaming, how about a pony?"
"Hey!" Bou protested, pouting slightly. "I'm serious"
"Yea? We'll listen." Yakumi leaned back and closed his eyes, gesturing with his hands. "All kindsa shit happens in dreams. But I'm not being paid to sit here, look hott, and let everyone go through. Get it?" Yakumi opened his eyes to see the affirmation, only to see Bou sprinting down the hallway. "Crap." Yakumi looked around and thought for a moment. "Well, if he gets there, they'll throw him out…"
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Bou slid down the elevator wall and onto the floor, breathing heavily. "Kami-sama. Thank you for letting this elevator be open." Bou looked around "and empty." Bou looked at the floor numbers, jumped up, and pressed '5', and sighed as the elevator jerked into motion. "I'm so not ready for this." Bou watched the numbers light up as the elevator ascended. '3' "I can always turn around if I decide to visit another time." '4'"That's not running away, I'll be back...No, I won't." '5' Bou took a deep breath as the elevator doors slid open. "It's now or never.." The doors were closing as Bou made his decision. His hand slammed onto the "open door" button and he raced out the elevator. Maneuvering his way down the hallway, past the familiar doors, he stopped in front of Room 426. His hand wavered above the knob as he once again contemplated his decision. The familiar voices inside the room rose and fell in accordance to the conversation. "Why are they shouting out orders? Unless…." Bou watched in horror and backed away as the doorknob turned. "Oh my god…I need to hide. Crap."
"Bou?"
Pulled away from his disastrous thoughts, Bou saw the person who intruded his thoughts. "Teruki." Bou breathed the name and Teuki just stared, his brown eyes widening. "I…see..well...a visit…idea..good..bad…ok bye!" Bou turned to bolt into the elevator and out Loop Ash studies, when a had grabbed his wrist.
"Bou…" Teruki was in disbelief, it was Bou… "Um, do you want to help me get the drinks?"
"Sure…?"
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The elevator ride was beyond awkward, it was straight up ridiculous. Ever sentence ended with a nervous giggle, a head being scratched, or both. The elevator 'pinged' at the 6th floor café, and both men instinctively headed in the same direction.
"Still know your way around, huh Bou-kun?"
"Well, I was the one always getting the drinks."
"True." Teruki quickly grabbed all the needed drinks mumbling all the while. "Green tea for Kanon and Takuya and me, Collagen 500 for Miku, Coffee for Yuuki…Bou. Do you want a milkshake?" Bou nodded. "Chocolate right?" Another nod. "Okay, carry some of these for me." Bou relieved Teruki of the Collagen 500, Coffee, and began sipping his milkshake.
The short elevator ride was extremely silent while Bou noisily sucked his milkshake through the bendy straw. In minutes, the two men stood in front of the band room. "Are you coming in?" Teruki asked Bou who suddenly took on an amazing interest in the gray carpeted floor. Teruki shrugged before opening the door, grabbing Bou's wrist and entering the room, kicking the door closed. They walked down the short hallway and Teruki stopped in the entrance of a big lounge, Bou hidden in the shadows of the hallway. "Hey!" the members of Antic Café turned toward Teruki. "We have a guest."
"Who?" Miku asked whilst bouncing on the a plush sofa. "Where's my drink."
Teruki sighed and pulled Bou out of the shadows. "H-hi."
A/N – gwah! A cliffie. Sorry. I really wanted to get one chapter up. The next will be up before the end of this week. Promise-ish.