Dino sat up, looking down at the now frightened looking Hibari. "Are you saying that I cannot even persuade you in the slightest? That you have a bond so strong and deep with this person that you would move the world for them?" Dino asked. Hibari looked away tears running down from his eyes.
"But I do love him…" he looked back up at Dino. "He's always been there for me ever since I've been here… we were all we had, well besides my brothers, but they had to deal with their own problems…"
"So then he's the geisha you share a room with? Am I to assume then that you aren't really a virgin then? That he's taken your virginity?" Dino asked, wiping away some of Hibari's tears.
"He was going to take me tonight before the original man who bought my virginity came, but you came into the picture and now well…" he drifted off looking away again.
"I want to meet this man you're in love with," Dino said, finally after a while of thought. "If possible, now."
"N-now? Uhm right, I-I'll just go see w-where he's at r-right n-now," Hibari stuttered out nervously as he crawled backwards, then stood up and walked gracefully out the door. In the hall he ran into Squalo.
"Voi! Brat watch it!" he hissed.
"Sorry Squalo-san, you wouldn't happen to know where Mukuro it would you?" he asked nervously.
"That brat is still in the same room entertaining the remaining guests," Squalo huffed. "Now if you'll leave me alone I've gotta go get my client more alcohol."
"Thank you Squalo-san," Hibari said and left down the hall to the room from earlier in the evening. When he arrived, he knocked a few minutes later Mukuro came out into the hall to see what was needed.
"Kyoya you've been crying!" he whispered, gripping the others shoulders.
"He wants to meet you," Hibari said looking down.
"Who? Kyoya? Why wont you look at me?" Mukuro's tone now becoming worried.
"It's Dino-sama. He says he wants to love me, not just for a night. He says he wants to free me from the okiya and take me back to Italy with him… h-he knows about my family and how I got here… Mukuro… I don't know what to do! I get a strange feeling when I'm around him, and I don't know if I like it or not…" Hibari whispered tears running down his face again as they walked back to the Sky Room.
"I don't know what to tell you to do Birdie, you have to go with your heart on this one," Mukuro said wrapping his arm around Hibari's waist and pulling him closer. "But I do love you no matter what choice you make. You've been my first for everything."
When they walked in to the room, Dino was staring into his teacup. "This is him then?"
"Yes, Dino-sama," Hibari said, feeling his nerves building.
"Sit, both of you," he commanded. As soon as they had taken their seats he looked up at Mukuro. "Well, I was stupid to hope he'd be unattractive."
"Mukuro is on par with me actually," Hibari said with a smile. Dino smiled softly seeing Hibari smile.
"There is a method to my madness, just to let you know Kyoya," Dino said, while I was up talking to the owner I caught a glimpse of the books and your debt, I also happened to catch Mukuro's because his was very low for someone getting close to getting close to their turning of collar ceremony." He paused and sipped his tea. "So, here is my deal for you both I will be a client for you both since I have business meetings in Namimori for the next couple weeks, I'll just see if we can come here after. No one turns geishas down, then your debts will be paid off and you can be free to do as you please."
"Why would you do that for us?" Mukuro asked suspicious of the blonds intentions.
"I'm doing it so that Kyoya will be happy. As long as he's happy, I'm happy. And I know that him being here is not making him happy at all, they only thing that's keeping him going is being around you. So I'll help get you two out of here. Two weeks and you'll be out." Dino said, a warm smile on his face. "Any ideas for what you'd like to do when you get out?"
"Mukuro talks all the time about opening his own teahouse that geishas can entertain at after they've finished their contracts and are looking for work and contracting the younger ones and saving them from the terrible life of places like this," Hibari said, looking fondly at Mukuro.
"That's very admirable of you," Dino said with a smile knowing he would most likely have to help them get the teahouse on its feet. "I'm sure you two know plenty of people who would come to such a place?"
They nodded. "We also know a number of geishas whom have finished their contracts and would be willing to work at a place like that." Mukuro said, a hopeful look in his eyes.
"Sounds like a good business venture," Dino said, leaning on the table looking at Mukuro. "I'd be willing to help you on to your feet, but then you'd have to do the work from there."
"Of course!" Mukuro said his body buzzing with excitement. "Thank you Dino-sama! Thank you so much!"
"It hasn't happened yet, so calm down," Dino chuckled. "But soon enough. All I ask in return is that you take good care of Kyoya, since he has chosen to love you and not me."
"Of course I wouldn't dream of treating Kyoya poorly ever," Mukuro said grabbing Hibari's hand, causing the older male to blush.
"That's good to hear," Dino said, his eyes focused on Hibari who was blushing and looking at his hand that was linked with Mukuro's. "Well I should probably head back to my hotel room, but Kyoya thank you for the lovely day, and Mukuro it was a pleasure meeting you. I'll see you both tomorrow."
"I'll escort you to the front Dino-sama," Hibari said, with a shy smile taking his arm and walking with him to the front.
"You don't have to force yourself to do this Kyoya, I can walk to the front by myself," Dino said worriedly for the younger male.
"I want to walk Dino-sama to the front," Hibari said shyly, hugging Dino's arm closer. "He's being so nice… it confuses me I don't know what to do…"
They stopped walking and Dino looked down at Hibari, his warm chocolate eyes looking deep into Hibari's sharp steel colored ones. "Kyoya, I love you. I know it's sudden, but I'm a believer in love at first sight. I'll let you be with Mukuro because it's what makes you happy. Hell! I'll do what ever you want me to just to make you happy, to see you smile… Kyoya… I should go…"
He turned and started to leave. "Dino-sama! Wait!" Hibari grabbed Dino's sleeve and pulled him back. Dino turned and looked to see tears running down Hibari's face again. Dino pulled Hibari into his arms and just held him for a few minutes.
"Are you gonna be ok?" Dino asked, running his fingers through raven locks.
"Yeah… it's just I get such a strange feeling when I'm around you… I don't know whether it's a good feeling or not… I've never had it before…" Hibari sniffled wiping his face clean of tears and make-up.
"Well maybe try talking to your older brother about it, he might be able to help you figure it out," Dino said with a warm smile. "I'll see you again tomorrow, sleep well."
"You too, Dino-sama," Hibari said quietly watching Dino leave. Once the blonde male was gone, Hibari headed back to the sky room to help clean up. Mukuro was sitting on the bed when he entered the room.
"You're still here? I thought you would have left back to entertain some of your other clients after Dino-sama left," Hibari said, walking over to the table and beginning to clean up the tea and mochi.
"Kyoya… leave the dishes and stuff for a bit, come here and sit next to me for a minute," Mukuro said looking over at his raven-haired lover. Hibari put the dishes down and sat down on the bed next to Mukuro.
"Is something wrong?" he asked looking at the indigo-haired male with concern.
"Kyoya, you love me… right?" Mukuro asked, toying with the comb in Hibari's hair that Dino had bought for him.
"Yes! Of course I do! Why would you even have to ask if I did or not?" he questioned worriedly.
"Promise me you wont leave me, that no matter what you'll communicate how you're feeling and what's going on. I don't care how busy I am, I will always have time for you. I love you, Birdie," Mukuro said rubbing his thumb down Hibari's cheek to his lips and gently traced them.
"I love you too, and I promise to stay with you and communicate with you," he said back, holding onto Mukuro's hand and kissing his palm.
"You promise if you fall in love with Dino you'll tell me first thing," Mukuro whispered, resting his forehead on Hibari's.
"I promise if that happens, that you will be the first to know," Hibari said looking deep into Mukuro's worried monochromatic eyes.
"Please just don't leave me Kyoya," Mukuro whispered, his body now trembling. "I don't know what I'd do with out you."