Celebrity Issues - Chapter Seven


"Obviously your date went well."

Hakkai looked up from his phone when Yaone walked in, taking in her somewhat miffed expression as she sat in the vacant chair next to him.

Saying that the date went well would have been an understatement-aside from the dinner and kiss on the doorstep, they'd engaged in something else that had made the night better than he'd imagined. He'd been reluctant to leave that morning despite his early call time and Gojyo's sleepy promise that he would be at the studio in just a few hours, but he couldn't divulge all of those details to Yaone.

"It did." Hakkai said, keeping his reply neutral. "We had a very nice dinner."

"Obviously you had a very nice time afterward, too." Yaone said, pulling a magazine out of her bag and tossing it in his lap.

The front cover was taken up by a photograph of himself and Gojyo standing on the doorstep to his condo. It was very obvious that it had been taken the night before; he was holding the roses Gojyo had given him in one arm, and his other was wrapped around the redhead as they kissed.

"Oh," Hakkai said, looking down at the photo and then up at Yaone.

"Mind explaining?"

He smiled. "Well, you did ask if my date went well..."

Yaone's eyes widened and she muttered something he didn't quite catch under her breath. "Hakkai, don't you know what this could do to your reputation?"

He did. He fully understood that something like this had the potential to ruin his reputation-while Gojyo was well-accepted for his identity in the entertainment industry, the same couldn't always be true for everyone.

"Did you sleep with him?"

Hakkai felt his face grow hot as he blushed, and he laughed nervously again. "That's rather private, don't you think, Yaone?"

She frowned and eyed him critically. Hakkai was aware of the fact that Yaone probably saw right through him, but he couldn't come right out and say it.

"So where is he?"

"He has a later call time." He glanced down at his phone as he said it. "He'll be here shortly."

Unexpectedly, and as if on cue, Gojyo stepped into the room, a cup of coffee in each hand. His eyes first met with the purple-haired females, who shot him a disapproving look. The tension was evidently high in the room, but Gojyo was determined to break it. She obviously knew about the previous nights festivities. "Hey." He greeted, gesturing to the coffee in his hands. "I know you usually don't have time in the morning to get breakfast."

Despite his later call time, Gojyo didn't mind staying with Hakkai. He could barely manage staying away from him the hour he already had to.

Which was very unusual.

Never before had he grown so attached to someone.

Hakkai smiled once Gojyo entered the room, ignoring Yaone's cluck of disapproval and eye roll. "Good morning," he said brightly, taking one of the cups of coffee from the redhead. "Thank you. That's very sweet."

With a sigh, Yaone stood and looked between the pair. "Remember what I said, Hakkai." She said, stepping around Gojyo so she could leave. "I'll be around if you need anything."

Gojyo's eyes followed Yaone as she made her exit, smirking after the door closed. "And what she said was probably along the lines of 'even hanging out with that man is a mistake. Do you know what this is going to do to your reputation?'" He took a seat in the chair Yaone vacated moments prior. "Am I right?"

"More or less." Hakkai said, taking a sip of his coffee. "Don't pay any attention to her, though."

Gojyo placed his coffee cup on the nearby vanity, quirking a brow at the magazine on Hakkai's lap. He grinned at the caption.

"Hakkai and Gojyo dating?-FINALLY! Late night phone calls, evenings out together, and a source confirms continuous flirting on set! See page 17 for more details!"

Finding it rather amusing, Gojyo laughed lightly. "So, we're dating, are we?"

Hakkai's gaze followed Gojyo's, resting on the magazine when the redhead asked if they were dating, he smiled, unsure if Gojyo was being serious or not. "I don't know..." He said after a moments pause. "Are we?"

Gojyo didn't know what to say.

He didn't know what Hakkai wanted him to say.

But Hakkai was smiling.

Now, he was certain of what he wanted to do.

Gojyo leaned forward in his chair, a hand going up to brush some stray bangs from Hakkai's tired eyes. "Yeah. I'd say we are." he smiled, bringing his own lips closer to the others. "Plus...it'd be really hard to let you go after how amazing you were last night. You sure it was your first time?" He winked.

Hakkai's smiled widened when Gojyo leaned in closer to him, placing a gentle kiss on the corner of the redheads mouth. "I was hoping you'd say that." he said, but another blush darkened his face when Gojyo commented on the previous night. "I'm sure." He replied, thoroughly embarrassed by Gojyo's compliment.

Gojyo whistled, his grin only widening. "Damn." Before he could comment further, Yaone re-entered the room with an irritated Sanzo in tow. He could only assume Yaone called him.

"So, Sanzo, what do ya think of the cover? True, it isn't my most flattering picture..." Gojyo turned to his manager, trying to ease the tension that was brought back into the room.

Sanzo's brow twitched. "I'm glad you think its so funny. Though, I probably shouldn't be surprised. This isn't the first rumor ever spread about you."

The redhead chuckled as he slung an arm around Hakkai's shoulders. "Who said it was a rumor?"

The two agents fell silent.

Well, wasn't this awkward.

Hakkai laughed uncomfortably, trying to make the situation a little more bearable. He could feel Yaone's eyes burning holes into him, but he tried to avoid eye contact. She didn't need to voice her disapproval; it was more than obvious in her silence.

"I suppose it's for the best that we tell you now." He said, glancing at Gojyo. "It'll give you plenty of time to recover from your apparent shock."

-End of Chapter Seven-


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