Sorry for taking forever to update but I've been really busy with other things and I haven't had the time to sit down and type.
And to top it all off it's a short chapter, so sorry!
Hikaru's lips were still tingling when he got home, his mother telling him and Kaoru they were going to have company for dinner, so they better be on their best behavior.
Company for dinner was usually a hit or miss, but Hikaru didn't let the news affect his mood. He headed upstairs with his brother, going off to do homework that he had neglected to get done in the library today due to Xavier's mouth.
He managed to get his homework done in a decent amount of time and showered and got redressed before the maids were knocking on his door, saying the guests had arrived. It was still early, so he figured he could meet whoever the guests were and sneak back upstairs to play his video games before dinner was actually ready.
He and Kaoru jogged down the stairs together, hearing their mother and other voices in the foyer.
"There they are!" Their mother exclaimed when they made it to the bottom of the stairs. "Took you boys long enough." Jackie and Jackal were there, smiling at them, with Yuukio and Xavier as well.
"You didn't tell us you were coming over for dinner!" The twins said together towards Yuukio and Xavier.
"We didn't rehearse a response to that." Xavier chuckled, his hair styled back and in pants that weren't ripped. Yuukio was in a blue sweater, her knit skirt gray and matching her leggings.
"You four go off and play and I'll you when it's dinner time." Their mother shooed them off and the four teens headed upstairs, not arguing about her orders. Hikaru didn't say anything when Yuukio and Kaoru went straight to his room, because he was pulling Xavier into his, making sure to lock the door.
"We'll have to see if Kaoru has any of Yuukio's lipstick smeared on his mouth when they call us down for dinner." Hikaru joked, making Xavier laugh. "I told him the other day that it was okay if he wanted to ask her out. I know he's worried about me, but, I'm fine."
"Really?" Xavier sat on Hikaru's couch, looking at him. "That was sweet of ya, mate."
"I'm not going to hold him back." He plopped down next to Xavier. "Did you know you were coming over for dinner?"
"No, it was a surprise for me too. Mom invited Yuukio along because she loves her to pieces. It's like the daughter she never had." Xavier didn't sound angry, he sounded pleased with it actually. "You happy to see me?"
"Of course." Hikaru replied, poking at Xavier's cheek. "Didn't think I'd get to spend time with you outside of school this week. Let's play that game!"
"Don't get upset because I'm winning." Xavier muttered as Hikaru pouted. They were both on Hikaru's bed, Hikaru in between Xavier's legs with Xavier's chin resting on his head.
"I'm not." Hikaru grumbled, even though he was. He saw Xavier set the remote down on the bed and in seconds his hands were running up and down Hikaru's sides, making him laugh and squirm. "N-Not fair!"
"Awah, c'mon, love, it's plenty fair!" Xavier continued his actions, happy that Hikaru was ticklish and his plan hadn't back fired. Hikaru got away from him, panting and face red as he tried to regain his breath.
"You're a dick." Hikaru muttered, glaring as Xavier smiled at him, amused. "I hate being tickled."
"I know, but you were pouting and I wanted to cheer ya up." Xavier got another powerful glare from Hikaru after saying this. Hikaru, after a few seconds of glaring, decided to crawl back over to Xavier. He pressed against the male, wrapping his arms around his neck. "You sure?" Xavier questioned. "Your family and my family are downstairs."
"Yeah." Hikaru mumbled, a little excited about that the fact that his mom and Xavier's mom and uncle were just downstairs. It was like making out at the school. He didn't hesitate when Xavier kissed him and he hastily kissed back, opening his mouth for Xavier's tongue.
However, the knocking on the door ruined it before it started. A maid announced that dinner was ready as Hikaru pulled away from Xavier, annoyed at being interrupted.
"Heh, it's like they know." Xavier was amused at Hikaru's expression, even though he was annoyed that they were interrupted as well. He leaned in and gave him a caste kiss, making Hikaru smile, like he knew it would. "C'mon." He got off the bed and pulled Hikaru with him, not wanting to take too long getting down there or they'd get suspicious.
Xavier's mother was an extremely bubbly person, the exact opposite of her ex-husband. She kept the conversation flowing, smiled throughout the entire meal, and was interested in what any of them had to say. She had a captivating aura about her, whenever she spoke, you couldn't help but listen.
Hikaru noticed Jackal had it too. He didn't speak nearly as much as his sister did, but when he did, it was something interesting or funny. He thought about what he was going to say before he did it, Jackie sometimes did it too, but her words were more gushed together in a flurry of excitement or happiness, his words separated and defined, making you hang on every word. Both of them, however, would look you directly in the eye when they were speaking, or when you were speaking to them.
When the coffee/tea portion of the evening came around, the teens were ushered back upstairs again so they adults could continue to talk. Hikaru didn't mind it at all, and it seemed like Kaoru didn't either.
"I like your mom and uncle." Hikaru told Xavier once the door to his room was shut and locked.
"Everyone says that." Xavier looked to him, shrugging as he did so. "They are really great though, I'm incredibly lucky to have them. Being here makes me miss them a lot. I can't just hop on a train to Paris for the weekend."
"That does blow." Hikaru sat down next to him on the couch in his room, thinking it over. He would definitely miss his mom and dad when he and Kaoru went over to America with Haruhi, and no doubt, the rest of the Host Club. Especially now his parents were taking more time to be at home with them and spend more time with them.
"But it's gotta happen eventually. If I want to be a rock star, I'm going to be constantly moving around on tour and I won't have too much down time to sit back and relax with my friends or family." He continued. "It'll be fine. It's not like I'll be alone and it's not like I don't have a phone."
Hikaru didn't want to think about Xavier leaving. It worried him. It made him feel uneasy and he didn't want to imagine Xavier not being there. "Yeah." Was all Hikaru mumbled out in reply.
"Are you going to sing today?" Abby asked, hoping that Xavier would said yes. Misaki sipped her tea and looked at him.
"It's been quite a long time since you last sang." She added and Abby nodded her head eagerly, smiling widely at Misaki for aiding her.
"Ah, my little blue bird, please delight us with a song!" Jackie exclaimed from her table near Xavier's sofa. She was sitting with Yuukio currently, Jackal mostly on his phone next to her. Monique was hesitantly watching, not sure if it was okay to sit with them or not. Yuukio motioned for her, so she slowly walked over, almost scared. "Bonjor, Monique! Come come, sit with us." Jackie patting the seat between her and Yuukio. Monique's expression changed to one of relief and she took her spot at the table.
"Maybe." Xavier said, mulling it over. "I'll think about it." He leaned back and started to munch on the piece of cake he hand.
"The last time you sang was at the last party, wasn't it?" Abby questioned, not remembering well. "It was so long ago!"
"We are due for another party." Tamaki mumbled, rubbing his chin. "We should have a Valentines Day dance!" After announcing this, the girls in the room all cheered, loving the idea. "That settles it!"
"Senpai, it's a month away." Haruhi grumbled, with her own guests. Tamaki hurried over to her, twirling her around excitedly. Hikaru chuckled at the expression on Haruhi's face, one that screamed 'MURDER'. "Senpai put me down!"
"I'll sing a song if you put Dove down, boss man." Xavier declared, coming to Haruhi's aid. After a few shouts from the guests, Tamaki put Haruhi down and Xavier went over to the piano. "This song isn't usually on piano but oh well." He lightly ran his fingers over the keys, thinking on how to play it, before starting.
"You've seen so many faces that I've never seen before. I left an unrewarding message telling you to come on. Over dramatic, automatically assume I'll stay the same." He sang, looking at the keys. "There's a change in pressure. We're never gonna lie to you. My broken veins say that if my heart stops beating, we'll bleed the same way. Oh, my broken veins say."
"He's so talented." Jackie smiled, extremely proud of her son. Hikaru smiled at how prideful she looked, and she should feel like that. Xavier was extremely talented and hardworking. He was willing to give up almost anything to make his dream come true.
"We can't let him lose his will again though." Jackal said this more quietly, but Yuukio, Monique, Haruhi, and Hikaru all heard him. "We can't….visits like this can't happen often."
"Well I stay tuned and listen to the news and try to fall asleep at night because I'm living in a house with just three walls, so I'm always getting recognized."
"But I can't stay away from my little blue bird for long." Jackie argued, frowning.
"Where ever you go, the paparazzi go, and he's doing so well. If he gets exposed to them too much again, they could really hurt his chances." Jackal continued, watching Xavier play. "It's starting to get into sensitive areas, these next few months are critical. He's still recovering and that crap with Akio shook him up, not nearly as bad as I thought it would, but, it did, and we can't have cameras hounding him when he's trying to recover."
Hikaru couldn't help but think that Jackal wasn't giving Xavier enough credit. He could handle a few photographers following him around, however, maybe Hikaru didn't know the extent of Xavier's issues? He seemed like he was doing better, but Jackal was right, the incident with his dad had shaken him up and he couldn't forget how Xavier sounded and felt clinging onto him in the library, miserable.