DISCLAIMER: I do not own Monochrome Factor or any of the characters - They are all Kairi Sorano's property.
This is just a fanfic, made from a fan for fans.
AUTHOR'S Note: Rated M for language, explicit intimate scenes & yaoi.
"Good job Akira! Today was your best day so far! I expect to see this power of yours soon."
"Did you see that glow? Gosh! It scared the hell out of me for a bit!"
"Yeah! It was amazing! Can't expect anything less from a rei and more specifically The Rei King himself for that matter!"
Aya and Kou were all over Akira with their enthusiastic blabbering. He was very excited as well, despite his cool demeanor.
"Come on guys. It didn't even form fully!"
"No need to be humble here, you know. Even your appearance changed in that brief moment!"
"Wha-… Really?"
"Yup! But… damn, Kou! Did you have to land that hard blow to his face?"
"Ah… it's just a small cut and I doubt it'll get swollen at all."
"Hey, Aya! I'm not some girl you know! It'll be fine in a day or two."
"I suppose…", she pursed her lips and grabbed them both from their wrists.
"Now, wash up you two and change, 'cause we need to get going!"
"It's drinking night with my gorgeous Aya-chaaan!", Kou squealed puckering his lips at her like a fish. Aya slapped him, bringing the rei back to reality in quite a harsh way.
"Do I always have to remind you, that I'm not yours and that we're still underage?"
"Aya… honestly… one of these days you're gonna kill someone."
"He provoked me!"
Akira glanced towards the direction where Kou had landed, looking bored.
"Do you think he passed out?"
"Pft! Who cares? You, get ready. We're already late."
He grabbed the backpack he had brought with him without protesting and headed towards the bathroom.
"Will he be coming?", Aya asked impatiently.
"Shirogane? I don't really know. He didn't even look at me, when I told him this morning.", Akira said shutting the door behind him, leaving no room for further questioning.
At least you look more like your old self today…
That moment a soft groan came from behind the couch.
"I swear, Kou, sometimes you're such a pain in the ass…", Aya sighed in annoyance and went to tend to her… victim.
"No! Nee-san! You promised!", Kengo whined loudly at Mayu, trying to pull the wine bottle out of her hand. She slapped his hand away and continued her drinking session by pouring more and more in her glass.
"I meant I wouldn't drink on my free days. I am an adult and working adults need something refreshing and relaxing after a hard day at work. Ignorant brats like you, would never understand!", she downed the content of her glass again in a single gulp.
"Ah Master! You're so handsome tonight as usual! You should find a fine woman to take care of you!", she said suggestively, wiping her lips with the back of her hand, already too drunk to care for courtesies and savoir vivre.
Master smiled at her, trying to come up with a smart but nevertheless polite retort. Kengo saved him by attracting once more her attention.
"Stop hitting on him nee-san! You're embarrassing me!"
"Shut up, you punk!"
"Besides it's not like you can be the one for him.", he continued unperturbed by her glaring and insults.
"You can't even take care of yourself!"
"How dare you say that, you… you… snail?"
"…you know I'm.."
"..good-for-nothing…"
Master grasped his chance and slipped away, to the side of the bar that Shirogane was occupying with a quiet and gloomy face.
"Somehow you managed to escape unscathed… I admire you deeply, Master."
"It looks like the goddess of luck didn't turn her back on me yet!", the man replied wiping his forehead theatrically. Normally he wouldn't do or say something like that, but noticing Shirogane's foul mood, he put some effort into cheering him up. Not wanting to be too obvious, in case he achieved the opposite results, he went back to cleaning the glasses in front of him and asked nonchalantly.
"How come and you look like that? Anything wrong?"
"Not really. I'm just tired, I guess."
"I see…"
Shirogane lifted his eyes and said with an angry pout.
"Isn't this supposed to be a gathering? I thought it is common courtesy for the people, who do the inviting to be at the designated place, before the invited ones?"
"We were all informed beforehand – you, included – that this might occur. Aya, Akira and Kou-san had a previous 'engagement' to attend to."
"Ugh… engagement…", the shin said with obvious annoyance and disgust.
"They didn't even say what that fucking engagement is. They're just making up stuff, if you ask me!"
Master chuckled a bit with Shirogane's frustrated rumbling.
"Are you angry because you haven't spent much time with Akira-kun lately? I know you were looking forward to tonight."
"….wolves surrounding… my Akira-kun…"
The door opened and cold air swooshed into the bar.
"Hey guys! It was about time! Uhh… Where's Akira?", Kengo asked full of curiosity, leaving his sister in the company of the wine bottle and rushing to welcome his friends.
"We just wanted to make a great entrance! Right Aya-chan?", Kou joked, but the deadly glare he received in return, made him retreat the arm that was about to touch Aya.
"So cold, Aya-chaaan…"
"Come in! You must be freezing! Want something warm to drink?"
"Yes! Some hot chocolate would be great, Master, thank you! And…", she turned towards Kengo, ".. Nikaidou had something to do before getting here. He'll arrive soon, I suppose.", Aya replied and headed off to greet Shirogane, who remained sullen in the meanwhile.
"I haven't seen you for quite some time."
The shin's response came in a barely audible mutter, but she managed to make out some words.
"…you were busy with the one you wanted to see..."
He gulped his drink in one shot, making Aya rejoice at the conclusion, that his current condition and sulky mood was due to Akira. Deciding to ignore his previous comment she went on undisturbed.
"So… how have you been?"
"The usual. Fighting the kokuchi, trying to preserve the balance between light and shadows in this world… being shunned and casted aside…"
"Just the usual huh? Well, I was kind of worried about you 'cause I haven't seen you for so long. Spending too much time with Nikaidou can sure wear someone out, so I figured, you'll probably be feeling relieved now!"
She turned her head the other way, trying to hide her smirk, amused with her own evilness.
"Akira-kun has never been a burden to…"
Right then the door opened again and Akira walked in leisurely, looking like a magazine model.
"…me…", Shirogane finished his sentence and stared at him dumbfounded with huge, hungry eyes.
Did he always look like that?
Aya didn't really have a strategy to help the shin and the boy make up – until that very moment -, but with Akira looking like that she was lost for words herself. It was pretty obvious, that his resolve was much stronger than what he allowed to show. Instantly she ran and threw her arms around him, hugging him tight. Even though he was caught off-guard, he just went along with the act, whispering in her ear.
"You're squeezing the hell out of me!"
"And to think that you dare to call me a demon… You're much worse! I'm so proud of you right now!", she whispered back snickering.
Mayu all sober suddenly, took her suit off, revealing her impressive cleavage and walked seductively to them. Grabbing a fistful of Aya's shirt, she practically threw her aside and ogled her prey shamelessly.
"Oh God…", Kengo muttered and rushed to help his friend.
Akira kept his cool and got past everyone, heading to the bar.
"How are you Master? It's been some time."
"Fairly good! It looks like you were the one with the best entrance."
"Just pretend it never happened…"
"I will! Should I make more hot chocolate for you too?", the man asked stifling a soft laugh.
"Yes, please!", Akira replied with emphasis in the last word. He took his coat off and put it on the stool next to him, when noise flooded the place again.
"What's wrong with you, you fucking drunkard?"
"Nee-san… let her go!"
"I'll show you who…"
"Aya, no! Please! She's just drunk and stup-", Kengo's words were cut off as Aya and Mayu launched themselves at each other and he was caught in the middle.
"That's gonna hurt…", Kou said in a low voice, wincing slightly.
"He should've just ignored them.", Akira said shrugging.
"Don't worry! They'll be fine! I think they just missed each other."
"Master… you're so innocent… You know nothing about women and how they stake out their territory."
The rei was eyeing the boy openly. The low-cut, black jeans and the shirt with the white and grey strips, looked perfect on him. And boy did he look good! No wonder they went all crazy, as he stepped his foot into the bar. He saw Akira on a daily basis and he would lie, if he said that his current appearance left him unaffected.
"Anything wrong Kou?"
Shirogane's voice pulled him out of his trance.
Oh crap! Shirogane likes the kid…
"Nothing at all!", he replied quickly, but deciding that he could play a bit with those two, he touched Akira's face with the tip of his finger, at the spot where he left the scratch during the training.
"Does it hurt?"
Akira didn't miss, neither the change in the tone of Kou's voice, nor the mischievous wink, that accompanied the question.
"I WON! Tch. Bitch!", Aya got up totally dishevelled from her fight with Mayu. A part of her shirt was hanging torn and she pushed it in the most manly fashion in her skin-tight jeans. Kengo speechless, stared at her in awe for knocking his sister out, who was lying now under a table next to them. Turning around though, Aya faced the funny scene. Kou touching Akira's cheek, Shirogane shooting daggers at him and seething in anger and a carefree Master pouring hot chocolate in their cups.
I would never be able to witness that, even if I paid about it! Leave it to Nikaidou to 'cause such an awkward and hilarious scene.
"You did that yourself and now you're playing nurse, Kou-chan?", Akira said with a leer.
"But… I'm really sorry! Want me to kiss it and make it better?"
MINE! MINE! MINE!
That did it! Shirogane brought his hand down on the bar stall with force and launched himself at Kou.
"How dare you… touch my Akira-kuuun!"
Akira barely managed to get out of his way, knocking by accident Master's hand and splashing hot chocolate everywhere.
"My balls!", Kou exclaimed.
"Shhhoot.. That must've hurt!", Kengo gasped, covering his own family.
"What the fuck? Shirogane don't – …"
"You're gonna kill him!"
"S-sa-ve.. me-.. pl-pleaa-a-se!"
The possessed shin had gotten hold of the rei's neck and was banging his head on the wooden floor. Though it was most likely, that the floor was receiving more damage than Kou's head. Aya grabbed one of Shirogane's arms and was trying to pull him away. Kengo joined in to help her.
"Won't you do something Akira?", Master asked bemused by the surreal turn of events.
"No matter how you look at it, it's kind of funny!", the boy retorted with a wide grin.
"Idiot! Just get your ass over here and help us already!"
"Let me kill him!"
"She's right… It's probably because of you, that… argh.. this… is happening!"
Akira jumped of his stool still laughing and kneeled next to the fighting 'adults'. He sank his hand in the long, white tresses, making the shin focus solely on him for a moment and brought their lips together. Pulling back, he was pleased to see Shirogane's dazed face.
"You are hurting him…"
But Shirogane wasn't listening anymore. He freed his arms and threw himself at Akira, knocking him down on his back. Aya was about to interfere in case he became violent again, when the man lowered himself and kissed the boy hard, trying to devour him whole if possible.
"Wow…"
"Fuck… They're eating each other's faces!"
"I'm saved…"
"What's going on?"
Mayu crawled out from the table she was lying under, her eyes still hazy.
"Those guys… kissing… so.. mmm… hot…"
"Was about time.", Master commented softly.
Akira rolled them over and came on top of Shirogane, grinding his thigh between the shin's, making both the man and a shocked Kengo gasp. That brought him back to reality. He brushed the bangs off his partner's face and smiled.
"You're so hot-headed…"
"…Can't help it…"
Under everyone's gaze, Akira stood and held his hand out to help Shirogane up.
"Is he back to his senses?", Kou breathed petrified.
"I guess so…"
"Master I'm sorry about the mess here. We'll fix everything right away."
Aya shot up that instant and handed the crazy couple their coats.
"You two leave. We'll take care of everything."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah don't worry about it… demon.", she whispered conspiratorially with a sly grin.
Akira took the notion and didn't push it any further. Instead he took Shirogane's hand in his and headed towards the door.
"We'll be taking our leave then."
"Where are we-?"
"Thanks guys and sorry about everything, Master."
"But…"
The boy pulled the protesting shin out of the bar and took the way home. Inside, no one apart from Aya, moved, still shocked at the outcome of the gathering and the relationship that had developed between their friends.
"Okay! Let's do this!", Aya said clapping her hands cheerfully. Mayu got up and straightened her clothes as well.
"Yeah! I hate seeing my favorite bar looking like that and I don't want my darling to wear himself out either!", she said winking and blowing kisses to Master.
"Thank you everyone!"
"Man… I really thought I was a goner!", Kou sighed, rubbing the reddened skin of his throat.
"It's partially your fault for playing with fir-"
Before Aya finished her sentence, the door banged open and Shirogane's head popped out.
"If you dare to touch my Akira-kun again, you are a dead man, nurse Kou-chan!", he growled with an overly sweet smile and was out of sight right after.
Everyone's eyes went round at the threat, but they were too startled to even speak a word. Only Kengo opened the door, made sure the lunatic was nowhere to be seen and shut it firmly. Turning towards the rest of the company, he scratched his head with a frown.
"What is it Kengo?", Aya inquired, intrigued by his composedness and quiet reaction to the events of the night.
"So… now what? Are they like umm.. 'gay'?", he said pointing his thumb at the door.
"Right…", Kou scoffed, rolling his eyes.
"I might be your sister, but your stupidity is utterly disgusting!"
"I agree…"
"Ignore him."
"But-but… guyyyys… come on! Explain it to me!"
"SHUT UP!", they all yelled simultaneously and turned their backs to him in order to begin cleaning the mess.
Here's the fourth chapter about the MF companions' get-together. I wanted it to be messy & comical.
Hopefully the desired effect was achieved! Review and/or leave a comment to let me know what you guys think!
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without whom I would still be slacking off on updating the fic. XD
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