Warnings- Major OOC, Some characters backgrounds changed (it is and AU after all), lot and lot of homosexuality, and swearing.
"Talking" 'Thinking'
A/N: Sorry if it seems like I stopped updating. I only have one excuse. Sims 3... Yup that's all.
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SK
The Great Escape
Chorus Part I
Nov. 21
Natsuki felt horribly uncomfortable to say the least. He hadn't been to Ai's house in years, even though when they were young it seemed they were glued at the hip. And to be honest, he hadn't planned on going over, especially since the older boy confessed his undying love to him, and was rejected harshly. He had intended to hurt that cyan eyed boy and he didn't even feel guilty. Perhaps he was a little bit more like his older brother than he liked to admit. That was until Cecil's Halloween party. He sat there and listened to him talk about his other friends to Otoya while Cecil tried to do something shady. Speaking of which, he hadn't seen the brunette in a while. But the way he talked about his friend, what was his name Kira, really pissed him off. Ai was supposed to be there to love him! Not replace him after a failed confession. He was supposed to be there when, and if, Syo turned him down. Ai wasn't supposed to move on. He belonged to Natsuki.
Not only was he feeling awkward about being at Ai's, but Tokiya and Otoya seemed to have had a small tiff. Neither one made any moves to acknowledge or talk to one another. They sat in uncomfortable silence since Ai had left the room to get them something to drink. Damn why was he taking so long? The kitchen was only a room away and it had been like five minutes, not to mention that he had been in and out of the room for the last hour. But that didn't really matter, because their redheaded friend had just arrived, being late as usual.
This was quite possibly the worst Sunday that he had ever had to endure.
"Sorry I took so long." Ai broke the silence by walking into the room with a small silver tray filled with cups. "My dad called."
"Whatever man. You didn't even greet me. I had to have Natsuki let me in." Otoya rolled his eyes. "Let's get this over with."
"Chill dude. I had things to do, and you are invading my home." Ai sat, between where Otoya had plopped carelessly down on the couch and where Tokiya knelled in front of the table, next to the white sofa. "This isn't one of those things we can rush through, i know that. But you can't expect to invite yourself and everyone else over randomly, then be the last to show up."
"Don't want to bother your old man with us?" Natsuki smirked.
"Exactly." Ai gritted his teeth. "It's bothersome. Maybe you should leave and make less trouble for me."
"So confrontational." Otoya cooed.
"Shut up."
Um... Ai?" Tokiya mumbled whilst fidgeting.
"What?" The cyan haired teen said in an irritated voice. It was far meaner than he had meant it at the shy teen.
"N-never mind."
"Hey, sorry." Ai scratched the back of his neck. "What did you need?"
"I...um... the bathroom."
"First door upstairs, on the right." He said. "And be quiet."
"Y-yes." He stood then bolted away from the trio.
"Man, he drives me nuts." Natsuki sighed. "He's like a small puppy. It's annoying."
"Yeah. He's totally terrified of me. When I went over his house, he completely freaked o-"
Otoya interrupted. "Why did you go over there? Wait when?"
"Well when I realized that I didn't have his number and you are mean enough to not invite him. Besides he lives across the street so it's no big deal. But he was so shaken when I talked to him, I thought he would faint."
"If you showed up at my door looking like you do today I would be scared too." Otoya folded his arms over his chest. "All black and a scowl like that. I bet you make kids cry just by looking at them."
"Dude, shut up." He pushed Otoya.
"You're making me wanna cry right now. I'd hate to meet a person like you in a dark ally."
"At least I'm not a total ass."
"Well," Natsuki interrupted their spat, just what he needed everyone working on their project to be fighting. "I hope he warms up to us enough to actually work on our project."
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Tokiya couldn't help to let out a small sigh of relief as he reached to top of the stairs. It was way to stressful being surrounded by those guys. The three of them were just more than he could handle. He shook his head. He shouldn't be so negative but they were each scary in their own way. The goth that wore a scowl that seemed permanently etched into his features, a judgmental frat boy wanna be, and a two-faced narcissist. They all seemed super different and super scary. He just wanted a moment away from them.
"Ai?" A small voice to the left croaked out.
In a very timid, even to himself it sounded weak, he said. "N-no, just a classmate." He didn't dare move.
"Oh." The male's called again, this time with a hint of disappointment. "Would you mind coming here anyways? Or just by the door if you aren't comfortable coming in."
Tokiya did as he was told. He pushed the slightly opened door opened just a crack more so he could see inside. He had expected it to be dark and gloomy inside, despair steeping out in waves, but it wasn't like that at all. In fact he felt very calm looking in. It looked as if he had just stepped into the ocean. The sea foam green walls almost sparkled from the sun's beams, that drifted in from the open window. As if professionally done there were fish and bubbles drawn on the walls. It all looked so real. So peaceful. And in the corner of the room, near the opened window, was a very pale man with bright bright cyan eyes.
"Hello." The man smiled brightly setting a black bound book down on his lap as he gave a small wave. "I'm sorry for not greeting you when you arrived, little one."
"O-oh. I'm sorry, my name is Tokiya Ichinose. I'm sorry for intruding."
The man motioned him closer. "Not at all. You're welcome here anytime. You are our newest neighbor after all. I am Ai's father Aine."
"Father?" Tokiya took a shocked step back, almost falling over. "B-but you're so young."
"I get that a lot." He gave a laugh that turned into a strained cough.
"I-is there anything I c-can get for you." He took a daring step closer clenching his fists at his sides.
"No no, I'm fine. Although if it isn't to much trouble could you stay for a small chat?"
"Is that really okay?" Tokiya looked, finding a chair placed in the opposite corner of the bed.
"Now, why wouldn't it be? Ai hardly ever brings his friends home to meet me, perhaps he's embarrassed of me. Although I did fear for a while he didn't have any."
"B-but I'm not really his friend. I'm just a classmate that he was forcibly paired up with. He probably won't even talk to me after our project is done."
"Don't be silly. That can't be true. I heard him and that one little blonde boy, he brought home, talking about you. Oh what was his name, S-..."
"Syo?"
"Ah yes, that's it. Syo seemed to like you. He's such a sweet boy, so you must be wonderful too."
"Oh?" I haven't really talked to whom much since transferring in." Tokiya admitted.
Aine gave a light chuckle. "Well I hope one day you and Ai can be good friends. You live right across the way so you can feel free to come here anytime. Even if you and Ai don't become friends, we could always be chatting buddies, Toki."
"Toki?"
"Oh? I heard Syo call you that and assumed that's what they called you. Is that not okay?"
"It's fine."
"Good." Aine smiled. "I-"
"Tokiya." Ai said standing in the doorway. "Come on, some bothering my dad and let's get to work."
"Y-yes." The scared teen jumped up.
"He's not a bother. You could stand to be a little nicer Ai. And it's my fault to asking him to talk to me." The father prepared to stand up for Tokiya.
"That's alright." Tokiya smiled. "I've taken far to much of your time already. You should probably be resting."
Ai watched him shuffle out of the room but before he could follow he heard, "Ai."
"Yes?"
"Be nice to him. It really was all my fault." Aine sighed. "He's so timid I fear that your anger at me might scare him away. That would be a shame."
"I'm not angry."
"With a face like that it's hard to tell sometimes." The father didn't look convinced. "Just be nice. I'd like to talk to him some more on another day."
Ai was shocked. Usually his father minded his own, trying his hardest not to butt into Ai's social life. But this time he wanted to know someone Ai had brought home. That had the teen smile. "Sure."
xxx
Syo twitched at his brother's suggestion. With such a horrible idea you'd think a person would at least knock first, not come barreling in. He could, didn't even want to, think about it. Thanksgiving dinner... at Kaoru's girlfriend's house. With her family. He had said that he wanted Syo there too. He had to be there for what was going to happen. And the younger of the two couldn't even speak. He couldn't think. Hell no! He didn't want this time, that was meant for families, with her and her family. He would rather spend this year just like the rest, waiting and hoping that their parents would come home to spend it with them and be disappointed when they didn't show up. But he couldn't say that. He and Kaoru hadn't been very close since their little fight. Of course they had made up, but there was still that distance that refused to dissipate. Ever since Ai dropped him off that day...
"Well...I..."
"What?" His older brother looked down at him with those eyes.
"Well it's just... I..."
"You don't want to." Kaoru finished. "Damn it Syo, I was just trying to be nice. To close this gap. But it's like you don't want me to. I wish you would just talk to me and tell me what you mean! When did we stop telling each other all of our secrets? When did we...?"
"I just didn't want to piss you off." It was a small voice that steeped out.
"If you didn't want that you should have just talked to me! You are so depressed lately. I can't read your mind, I don't know what your thinking. Just talk to me!"
"I don't want to." Syo grabbed his nearest pillow and held it close.
"That's the problem." Kaoru yelled. "What could be so bad that you cou-"
"I'm gay."
Kaoru's face dropped as he paled. His arms, that were folded across his chest sent slack and fell to his sides. Then he left. He just exited Syo's room leaving his brother sitting on his bed, cradling a pillow in his arms.
"I knew you wouldn't understand." Syo mumbled into his pillow.
Thank goodness Haruka and Tomo would understand.
