A/N: Yeah! Update. :D By the way belated Happy Valentines Day.

Reishi walked briskly away from the bar. His demeanor was unchanged and the contours of his face was illuminated by the flickering of different colors from the various stores as he walked past them. He adjusted his glasses. The coldness of the evening breeze merged with his desire to escape far away from that place. His heart palpitated with nervousness as he moved farther away from where the object of his was scrupulous desire. The slow fastidious movement of his eyelids held on a bit long as it came to a close. A gust of wind escaped from his lips, he sighed.

He unfastened the the first three buttons of his uniform and took off his jacket and hanged it on his left arm. The lights flickered and twinkled behind him, stopping briefly and then resuming their harmonious swivel. He stopped for a second and looked at the throng of people walking on the disheveled cobblestone pathway of the city. Walking towards him, walking on the same direction as him. People who were infinitely ablazed by the enthusiasm brought about by the flickering and the brightness of the city lights. Their chatter, and their poignant laughter that sounded strangely somber made him feel claustrophobic. It felt like he was entrapped, the the siren of the cars and the muffled sound from the stores made everything worse. The beating of his doleful heart resonated with the sounds of the city. His head throbbed and he was feeling a bit dizzy all of a sudden. His face contorted in pain and decided to stop on a nearby coffee shop. The chimes clinked as he pushed to open the door. He was welcome by a man wearing a white polo shirt with an apron on his hips holding a pen and paper. He greeted him with a smile. Reishi nodded his head respectfully and smiled in response. He sat on the front corner close to the mini stage, which had a gloomy overtone to it. He was making his predicament worse. He sat on a long russet couch. The couch was rectangular in shape with an elegance that was unabashed. He put his things on his side and made himself comfy. When the waiter asked him for his order, he realized that the shop he went into had a mini bar with a so- so array of drinks. He sighed again. The waiter was puzzled and asked him if there was something wrong. Reishi fixed his glasses and just smiled at him slightly.

"Sorry for that. I'll be having this then."

He pointed at the cappuccino in the menu that was given to him. The waiter gladly accepted his order. Reishi smiled at him. When the waiter was gone his smiled abruptly turned into a frown. He flopped his head on the palm of his hand.

What the heck am I doing? I should've gone home.

While he was waiting for the order, the staff of the shop started putting up a carbon microphone. They also started adjusting the sounds of the keyboard and the guitars that were displayed there, they seemed to be preparing for a performance.

Reishi wanted to drew away from the noise and peacefully drink his coffee and now he's going to bear with one. But then he thought that maybe the café would be playing serene music because it was befitting of the ambiance inside the café. He smiled.

Ah.. Nevermind.

Then the waiter came with his cappucino.

"Do you want anything else sir?"

"Ah. No thank you."

When he was about to take a sip of his cappucino, someone called his name. He slowly turned to where the voice was coming from and saw the girl that he was with before. He was speechless when he saw her, it was the first time he saw wearing a beautiful dress with make up on. He snapped out of his reverie when the girl asked him something.

"Munakata-san. I thought you went home already?"

He regained his composure and replied with a cool and confident tone.

"I decided to drink a bit here. Do you work here?"

"Yes, I work here part time as a singer."

"I look forward to hearing you sing then."

The girl blushed and smiled in response. She enthusiastically went up the stage and prepared for her performance.

Her singing was sweet and serene. Reishi couldn't help but get swayed by the melody and the timbre of her voice. When he closed his eyes, he could imagine being on a large fluffy bed, he could feel it's softness against his back. He couldn't help but smile at this. This was the first time he wasn't preoccupied by the thought of Mikoto but he was aware of this. When her song ended, the sound of the applause filled the cafe. Reishi opened his eyes slowly and turned to look at her and smile. The girl smiled in return. She smiled a zygomatic smile, genuine. She was certainly delighted at the thought that Reishi enjoyed every part of her performance. She was good and for a short span of time she made him forget about Mikoto. Reishi took a last sip on his cappucino. He saw his own reflection, and then he was instantly reminded of him. He looked at his cup dazed. The ripples that were forming on his coffee seemed to be turbulent just like how he was feeling. He sighed. He asked for his bill and left the. He took a last glimpse of the girl and waved at her goodbye.

000

"Where are you going Mikoto?"

"I'm going for a walk. Just go ahead of me."

"Ok."

Mikoto sighed as he left the bar. He realized he wanted to see Reishi.

I want to see his face.

He scratched his head and gritted his teeth with annoyance.

I hate this.

He was going to nowhere in particular, he was just walking towards where his feet would take him. He didn't care, but for some reason he felt that he needed to walk like this to find what he's looking for. He took out his fruit juice and began drinking it. The sweetness of the strawberry mixed with the thick creaminess of the milk melted inside his mouth. The straw in between his gritted teeth felt extremely barren. He sighed again.

I want to be with you.

"Reishi."

Calling out his name wouldn't work, nor imagining him by your side. The street was crowded, and in this sea of people he was desperately hoping to see him.

Beep

The sound of his message alert tone woke him up from his daze. He clicked open his phone, and found a message from Izumo waiting to be read. He opened it, and was surprised at Izumo's odd message.

"Go to the M Cafe."

Mikoto was kinda pissed at the weird message. The beeping sound of the keys as he pushed them to reply to Izumo was like an inharmonous melody.

"Why would I?"

He replied.

"Just go!"

Mikoto still couldn't understand what his friend was trying to say, but still he decided to go to that particular cafe. The sound of his footsteps, the rapid scream of the cars that went past him,the ditzy sound of the flickering lights of studios and cafes were like a vagabond. He looked at them with emptiness as he neared the clearing of the cafe. His eyes shone with different colors of red, yellow and green, reflecting the lights that dominated the city. The heights of the building covered his being with serendipitous shadows. He looked up at the night sky and saw a few stars. The glitters from lights of the city seemed to overwhelm the sea of darkness above. The contrast was distinct. He hoped to see more stars.

The beauty of the night sky with so many stars was ineffably beautiful, more than the light of the city at night. He ended up standing in the entryway of the cafe. And then he saw Reishi, making his way out. The man he longed to see didn't seem to notice his presence. Mikoto just watched him as he wore those downcast eyes while treading down the path. The lights that shone on him made him even more irresistibly beautiful. Mikoto could feel his heart throb at just the sight of his beloved.

Munakata.

Simultaneous with the utterance of that familiar word, his body unconsciously moved on its own. Jerking his body towards the other man akwardly. He grabbed his arm. Reishi turned back to look at him in a daze. He was obviously preoccupied about something but then when he saw Mikoto, his eyes widened. They held each others gaze for a second. Reishi swallowed a lump on his throat. He didn't expect to see Mikoto.

"Suoh."

His voice was trembling. Upon hearing Reishi utter his name something was aroused deep inside him. He gritted his teeth and dragged the man with him down the road.

"Suoh! Where are we going?" Mikoto didn't respond, he continued dragging Reishi forcefully while gripping his hand tightly. "Oi! Listen to me.".

Mikoto stopped just in front of an empty alley. There was an awkward silence between the two of them, his back was the only thing Reishi could see.

"Su.. Nn..."

Mikoto pulled Reishi towards him. Stopping the other man in midsentence using his mouth. Reishi eyes widened with surprise.

Nn... Ah..

Reishi closed his eyes shut. Trying to escape the situation.

Mikoto kissed him long and hard. His body couldn't move, sweat was running down his forehead. He was afraid, but then Mikoto broke their kiss without letting go of his arm. He wiped his lips using the back of his hand.

"What the hell are you doing?"

"If you keep on talking I'll kiss you again."

Mikoto said with a straight face. Reishi was flushed as Mikoto said those words that tug on the strings of his heart. He bit his lowerlip, bowed his head and followed him without protest. Reishi couldn't do anything but to follow the other man. He was silently suffocated by the silence between the two of them. His back was the only thing he could see. He was too tired to find a way to escape him. They were walking for some time now without arriving to a particular place. And then, he blurted out words which he would surely regret saying.

"Let's go to my place Suoh."

Mikoto looked back at him, looking at him sternly as ever.

To be continued

A/N: I really enjoyed writing about the cafe and the street lights for a change. I only write about the school setting right? As if I really describe the setting properly.. Tsk. Oh well. I didn't know how to develop the story towards when they finally be all over each other. So yeah, this is my attempt to do so. I originally planned the story to develop quickly, but I guess if that's the case the lemons would be useless. Well, that's what I think. So, I hope you enjoyed this chapter as well. :D