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Author's Note: At the moment this fanfic doesn't have any beta reader so all mistakes you see are all mine , if anyone wants to be my beta reader please send me a pm or ask in a review . I'm sorry that it's been a while since my last update for this fanfic but I hope everyone enjoys this chapter .

The next time Haruhiko went to see Harry at work was the following Wednesday , late in the afternoon . Thinking about the situation he had put himself in by attempting to ask Harry out , Haruhiko realised that this was going to be very difficult for him . He wanted to be more than Harry's friend . Maybe one day he could date Harry but when would that be? He felt a great disappointment, he had hoped that Harry would accept . He had this great desire to kiss the young bartender and make him feel good but if he was just friends with Harry and wanted Harry to continue to like him then he couldn't do that .

Haruhiko entered the bar and like always ordered himself a drink , he looked to Harry who was staring at him with a concerned , apologetic expression on his face .

Haruhiko smiled slightly , "You don't have to be worried Harry-kun ...I'm fine." Though Haruhiko wasn't really telling the truth , he wasn't fine at all but he couldn't say that ...he didn't enjoy being the reason for the sad and guilty expression on Harry's face .

"You sure?"

Haruhiko nodded .

"Okay..." Harry said but not really believing the older man . " How...how has your week been Usami – san ?"

"Fine...How has yours been so far? Has anyone been harassing you?"

Harry smiled at the man's concerned tone and shook his head , "No ...my week has been alright so far but thank you for your concern."

A serious experession appeared onto Haruhiko's face , "Please tell me if anyone tries to hurt you , I'll protect you"

Harry gave a nod , finding himself unable to say anything against the other man's words . After a few moments there was a small silence between the pair and Harry served another customer .

The young bartender felt awkward ...He hoped he hadn't ruined everything by rejecting Haruhiko , he liked him.

Soon Harry returned to his new friend , the man was staring at him while sipping his drink , Harry felt guilty as he saw attraction in those dark eyes . Harry inwardly gave a sigh .

"Usami -san ...I feel like I should explain myself to you , my ...my reasons for rejecting you. When you asked me out I didn't explain myself properly to you "

Haruhiko stared at him ,"You don't have to explain yourself to me."

Harry shook his head , frowning at the other man , "No...you're always so nice to me Usami-san , you deserve to know why."

"Okay then if you insist ...I am listening ." Haruhiko set down his glass of whiskey upon the counter and looked into Harry's green eyes , giving Harry his full attention . "Explain to me why I cannot take you out on a date ."

Harry nodded , he started to explain himself . "Well I ..I used to live in England , I moved here 3 years ago and back home I was sort of ...famous."

"Why?"

The young bartender looked uncomfortable and somewhat reluctant to say more , "My parents were sort of murdered when I was a year old and the murderer tried to kill me too but failed." Harry said in a quiet tone .

Haruhiko stared with shock at Harry , "You're an orphan?"

Harry slowly nodded , "Yes , I was raised by my aunt and uncle , they never ...never really treated me very well ."

Feelings of anger filled Haruhiko , "Did they ever hurt you?"

"Yes...but that doesn't really matter .Anyway the community that I grew up in saw me as some kind of celebrity , the attention was pretty annoying ."

Haruhiko frowned , he was angry that Harry's family had hurt the cute bartender and he didn't understand how Harry could say it didn't matter .

Harry sighed , "By the time I was an adult the attention was so bad that people were harassing me , following me around when I went out in public and making advances towards me , sometimes it was pretty hard to handle . When I was 20 years old I was so sick of all the harrassment that I moved to Japan ."

The bartender stared at Haruhiko , the other man's dark brown eyes were showing a mixture of emotions. "I felt lonely so I started dating but I haven't exactly had the best luck . So when you asked me out I just kinda wanted a break, is that okay Usami – san?"

Haruhiko nodded , "That is fine."

There was a small moment of silence between them, Haruhiko stared at Harry , feeling uncertain and still wanting to pursue a relationship with the other man .

"Can I date you if I am friends with you first?"

Harry looked unsure and hesitant to answer , after several moments he nodded slowly , "Maybe ..." he mumbled quietly .

Haruhiko smiled triumphantly , and boldly reached across the table to grab Harry's hand . "Thank you" he said . He brought Harry's smaller hand to his lips and pressed a kiss to Harry's knuckles , he chuckled softly as he saw Harry blush .

After Haruhiko left the bar that night he decided to himself that when Harry wanted the same thing as he did he would allow Harry to make the first move . Until then Haruhiko would do his best to restrain himself and not do the things that he really wanted to do .

A month later Haruhiko and Harry had each other's phone numbers and were keeping in contact . Haruhiko still visited Harry at work , he had promised himself that he would protect the bartender from any customers who might harass or try to assault the other black haired man .

One night in the month of May while Haruhiko was understandable about the "just friends" arrangement for the time being he was also nerveous about it all and uncertain .

After he visited Harry at the bar he went to Akihiko's home to talk , after firmly knocking on the door several times the door opened to reveal Misaki .

"Hello Misaki , can I come in? I want to speak to you and Akihiko." , Haruhiko said quietly .

Misaki anxiously looked at Haruhiko .

Haruhiko suppressed a sigh . "I'm not here to steal you away from my brother...I actually really do just want to talk with the both of you" , he reassured the young man .

Misaki still looked nerveous but after several moments invited Haruhiko inside and told him to sit down while he went to go get Akihiko .

Haruhiko waited impatiently for a bit before he heard footsteps and the couple soon appeared in the room , walking towards him .

Akihiko had a glare on his face as he stared at his brother , "What do you want to talk about?" he said .

Haruhiko stared at his brother and Misaki , he gave a sigh , "I've fallen in love with someone."

Misaki blinked with surprise while Akihiko continued to glare at Haruhiko , "We know . You keep on trying to steal Misaki from me."

Haruhiko glared at Akihiko and his misunderstanding , "I don't mean Misaki Akihiko!" he said with some anger in his voice . "I met a guy at a bar , I've been going there alot lately just to see him . He's cute and kind ."

Akihiko was staring at Haruhiko with surprised eyes , it annoyed Haruhiko slightly to see disbelief in his brother's violet eyes . "You've met someone?"

"Yes. Is that really so hard to believe?"

Akihiko gave a small smirk to his brother , "Of you it is."

Haruhiko glared at his brother , he sort of expected this attitude from his brother but it didn't make it any less annoying . The man suddenly turned away from Akihiko to look at Misaki who he was relieved to see smiling lightly at him.

"I..I think it's wonderful that you've met someone , does... does he like you back?"

Haruhiko gave a quick nod , "Yes ...I believe so but he's told me he's not interested in a relationship at the moment and wants to just be friends for the time being"

"Oh ..I'm sorry" said Misaki .

"What do you think I should do Misaki?" Haruhiko questioned the younger man , ignoring his brother .

Misaki looked surprised for a moment that Haruhiko was asking him for advice , after a moment he answered the older man .

"Um..I..I think you should be patient with him and wait for him to ask you out" Misaki said .

"But what if it takes years for him to be ready to date me?"

A somewhat stern expression suddenly appeared on Misaki's face , "Then you will just have to be patient" Misaki said , repeating what he said to Haruhiko .

Haruhiko appeared disappointed , as if it wasn't what he had wanted to hear but also like he understood the younger male's advice .

'I suppose I will have to just be patient' Haruhiko thought to himself . 'Harry might not like me at all anymore if I try and force my feelings and desires upon him. I do not want to make the same mistakes that my brother did'

Haruhiko looked to Misaki , "Thank you for your advice Misaki" he said .

Haruhiko hadn't known Harry for very long at all but already he knew that he was in love with the other man so he wanted their feelings and desires to be mutual. He had no interest in hearing the man he was in love with protest at his touch and advances .

The man gave a sigh , both satisfied and unsatisfied with the advice he had been given but never the less left for home .

It wasn't until 4 months later that Harry had actually started to show interest in pursuing Haruhiko romantically .

Haruhiko was visiting Harry at work and had just ordered a drink when he suddenly saw Harry look at him with a nerveous expression , Harry appeared as though he wanted to say something to the other man .

The older man put down his glass of drink and told Harry to say whatever it was he wanted to say .

"Usami-san are you in a relationship with anyone at the moment?" Harry asked , his voice sounding nerveous .

Hope filled the man's insides at Harry's words , he stared at Harry ...Harry was blushing , he looked nervous and there was a determined look in his beautiful green eyes.

Haruhiko shook his head , a slight smile appeared on his face at the possibility of Harry wanting to date him . Though he was a patient man for the man in front of him , he was growing increasingly tired of being just friends with the bartender .

Happiness filled Haruhiko and his heart almost skipped a beat when Harry smiled brightly .

"Great! Do you want to go out with me then Usami-san? Harry asked , his face blushing .

Haruhiko nodded , he stared at Harry who was staring back at him anxiously . "Of course I do , when and where do you want to have this date?"

Harry was blushing and he had a thoughtful expression on his face for a brief moment , "Um...I don't know..."

Haruhiko chuckled softly , "How about I pick you up at your place Friday night and we go out to dinner?" the man suggested . "We can get to know each other better"

The young bartender was silent for a moment but gave a nod , "Okay Usami- san"

Haruhiko smiled and he suddenly felt excitement fill him , looking forward to his first date with the bartender .