A Nights Sweet Lullaby
Makoto spoke too soon when he said they hadn't done a rodeo get up yet. Honestly this profession was just one surprise after another.
Earlier that day
"Haru, I am back with breakfeast! They didn't have mackeral, so I got you some pastries instead."
Haru poked his head out of the doorway of the small kitchen where he was making some tea for them. Makoto could obviously see the displeasure on his friends face, making him chuckle. "I am just kidding, just kidding. The mackeral is in here and the pastries are for me." He set the bag down on their small table and started taking the food out. Haru came and sat down too, placing a tea down for him and Makoto.
"Thank you for the food."
The boys sat down and ate in comfortable silence till their phones both chimed simultaneously, signaling that they had a mission.
"Let's clean this up so we can go see what they want." Haru stood up and began cleaning his things, also picking up Makoto's plate as well.
After about five minutes of a quick cleanup both boys made their way to Rei's office where they were greeted with dim lights and the back of his grand office chair.
"Come closer" the figure behind the chair whispered.
Makoto and Haru looked at each other, both confused, but still obeying their superiors commands.
"Is there a new mission Rei? Is that why you called us here." Makoto asked, a bit closer to the desk than Haru.
A soft chuckling came from behind the chair. Honestly there was no physical evidence telling that someone was sitting there, but there was a presence that was felt.
"Nagisa, go and... why is it so dark in here?" Rei closed the door behind him and saw Makoto and Haru standing in his office, both squinting at him. "Makoto, Haru, I didn't expect you two to get here so early. You have a new mission."
Makoto looked at Haru, silently asking him for an explanation, but Haru was just as lost as Makoto. "You weren't the one talking to us right now?"
Rei shook his head, confused at the situation he had walked into.
"If you weren't talking to us, who was?" Makoto's voice was beginning to waver, already imagining some of the ghost stories told in elementary where people encountered voices and such with no explanation.
Some soft giggling echoed from behind the chair giving away the answer to the situation to Rei. "It was Nagisa." Rei pointed out, making the laughter from behind the chair get louder at being caught.
"How did you know Rei?" Nagisa turned around in the chair dramatically with a fake plush cat in his arms. "You know me so well!" Nagisa walked over to his boss and took off his jacket for him, putting it up on a hanger and setting it aside. Honestly the only part he took seriously in his job as a secretary for Rei was undressing the man.
Rei shook his head and walked to his desk, ready to give the confused boys their mission. "Sorry about that, you know how Nagisa is." both boys nodded understandingly, earning a pout from the only blonde in the room.
"So following up on a lead for those weird incidents that left several people unconscious in the middle of a club, you guys need to investigate what this new drug is and what exactly it does. Your disguises are in your rooms waiting along with your tools. Please remember to stay safe and don't let your guard down, you are excused." Makoto and Haru both nodded, taking their leave.
"I wonder what they are making us do this time?" Makoto smiled at Haru, he always liked this part of the missions, where they learn what they are going to be dressed up in and such. It was always fun to dress up, and he always liked to see how Haru looked in different outfits, especially in cute ones. That wasn't weird, right?
"Makoto, come on." Haru motioned for Makoto to follow him inside their room. Makoto obliged and ran to their closet, tearing open the door to see what Haru was going to be dressed in next.
And it was a cow?
No, they were made of cow pattern, but he never thought he would see these outfits in real life. He had really only seen these outfits in western movies where men would ride cows and horses.
There is no way they can do that in Japan, right?
Which brought them to right now, standing in front of a show ground, fully decked out in some western wear. Haru in some jeans and a plaid shirt with some nice boots, and Makoto, in a brown leather vest with a cowboy hat and some cow print pattern on his vest to complete the look. He felt ridiculous to say the least.
Makoto pulled his vest uncomfortably for the tenth time in a row. Haru sighed and put his hands on Makoto's shoulders for reassurance. "Makoto you look fine, you look good even. Please stop worrying about how you look. It looks good so stop."
Makoto blushed and smiled, at a loss for words. "Haru..."
Haru quickly turned around and pulled Makoto's arm. "Hurry up were going to be late."
Makoto followed behind Haru, with some self newfound self confidence.
"Your mission: to find the man who goes by the name of Mikoshiba. He is tall with orange hair and wild eyes. Direct contact is necessary for this mission, so don't hesitate to ask him for the drug. Sources say he is a dealer for this new drug. Try to get your hands on a sample so the lab can find the ingredients for it and see what it really does. Do not drink this pill, its effects are harsh so please do watch out." Rei told the boys over their ear pieces.
"Got it." Haru clarified to Rei. With that the boys began their lookout for Mikoshiba, and this proved to be no feat. He was practically the center of attention of the whole rodeo, and quite literally at that. He was in the middle of the grounds sitting in the middle of some raging bulls, playing poker at a table seated in the center of all the chaos. Even from the stands, the boys could hear the booming voice coming from the orange haired man. Seems like he volunteered for an event where the person who stays the longest playing cards in the middle of the bull grounds wins, and winning he was doing. By the time the boys had made it to the bottom of the arena, Mikoshiba was walking away with a wad of cash in his hands and a bright smile on his face. Makoto would have felt weird walking up to him in this attire, but it seemed like almost everyone here was dressed the same way, maybe even worse, Mikoshiba including himself in the 'even worse' category.
"Hey!" Makoto called out to the tall man who was surprisingly the same height as him. The man turned around, looking both Makoto up and down then Haru. After a few contemplating seconds, Mikoshiba walked up to them and started a conversation. The man was very easy going as both boys learned, and pretty easy to manipulate. Only after a few exchanges, Makoto and Haru were able to walk away with a small bag of pills, at least three, and a mission complete.
It was honestly one of the easiest missions they had done, but none were really complaining. It wasn't often they were able to get a full nights rest.
"Mission completed" Rei informed over the ear piece "make your way to the vehicle waiting in the front."
Makoto and Haru nodded both ready to make it out of the rowdy arena. "Let's get going then" Haru started for the door, but was stopped by Makoto pulling him to a wall so that Makoto was hugging Haru's back to the front of his body.
"M-makoto?" Haru started
"Shh." Makoto silenced, putting his hand on Haru's mouth. Haru looked around and found what Makoto was hiding from. It was that wretched girl that put her paws all over him last time. The smaller boy couldn't help but feel a twang of jealousy at how it easy it is for a girl to just put her hands on Makoto. But now was not the time for these feelings. The red haired girl and Mikoshiba were in a heated conversation and it wasn't hard for the boys to hear what it was about.
"Did you meet the selling requirements?" The girl asked
"I did, just now I made an extra sell to these two guys."
"Idiot! You can't just sell these things to anyone. Do you know how dangerous these things are?"
Haru had to strain his ears to hear what the girl said next.
"You know we cant sell to random people. He doesn't want anyone to get hurt." she whispered furiously
Mikoshiba was quiet for a second but he soon responded. "I am sorry, I am sorry. That's the last time, I swear."
"It better be."
And with that the two began walking away from the entrance, leaving Makoto and Haru free of being recognized.
"Why was she here? How do they know each other? What is going on?" Makoto exclaimed once they got into the car.
Haru shrugged, not sure what to say on the dilemma that took place in front of them. Obviously this wasn't some low-class drug. The suspect (being the girl with the red hair) was a well known family member of a powerful organization. They couldn't really say they were a bad organization, but they did do some illegal things. But just why were they mixing themselves up with the drug business?
"We have to tell Rei about this." Makoto told Haru, who agreed with him.
"I heard it all, so no need to worry about that." Rei told the boys over the ear piece, making Makoto jump at the sudden voice. "For now, return to your rooms and get some rest. You all did good, thank you for getting the pills and some extra information."
It was probably around eight thirty when the boys arrived to their room. Haru went straight for the bath while Makoto went to talk to his family of the phone for a while. When Haru came out of the bath, he found Makoto singing softly into the phone, probably singing a lullaby for his younger siblings, Ren and Ran.
Haru tiptoed to his bed and listened with a smile as Makoto finished his song, gently hanging up the phone so he wouldn't wake the sleeping kids. Makoto got up and turned around, surprised at seeing Haru lying down and staring at him with a warm smile on his face.
"H-haru did you hear?" Makoto let out some nervous laughter, his blush running all the way to his ears.
"Yes, I did."
Makoto groaned and walked to his bed, switching off the lights and throwing the covers over his hot head.
"You sounded beautiful." Haru whispered to Makoto who groaned some more. His embarrassment was at its max right now and he couldn't even bare to look at his friend.
"Can you sing to me too?" Haru asked, his voice lowering in volume shyly.
Makoto couldn't help but peek out of his blankets and was met with beautiful blue eyes staring at him from the bed across. He just couldn't refuse. Not when Haru asked like that. "I am embarrassed." Makoto admitted peeking his head out a bit more so his voice wouldn't be so muffled.
"Can you hum then?"
Makoto paused and looked at Haru's expectant eyes. He had to give in. Quietly he began to hum a song that Haru's grandma used to sing to both of them when they were younger. Harus breath hitched as he heard his best friend hum the first few notes. He never thought he would hear this song again, and just thinking about it made his eyes water.
When Makoto finished, Haru exhaled a breath he had been holding. "Thank you, Makoto." His voice sounded thick from all the emotions he felt, during that sweet song, and Makoto understood that they weren't sad tears, but the exact opposite.
"Your welcome, Haru-chan."
Haru didn't bother to tell Makoto to drop the chan. He knew that this chan was not so much as a tease, but a reminder to how long they had known each other, as kids to teenagers to adults. Their friendship was one that withstood the tests of time, and it would probably stay with them forever. Their friendship.
That's right, friendship.
Nothing more nothing less.
What more was there to ask for?
A/N: kinda angsty wouldn't you say. WHY DID I END THIS CHAPTER LIKE THIS IDK ITS KINDA BITTER IAM NOT USED TOWRITINGLIKE THIS BUT OKAY THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED
Don't know when imma do the next chapter but lets all hope its soon. (it should be soon I don't like to keep ppl waiting)