Slow update is so again, so sorry. Yeah I did basically copy Taylor Swift's concert, but I liked how she had things set up it was very entertaining. Yeah goin use a lot of Taylor Swift's songs too as Mona's songs they just work best.
Also sorry that the concert seemed rushed but it's hard to write about it when I was trying to focus on the videos plus I didn't want a bulk of this to be song lyrics
Long chapter is long chapter yall deserved it. The site wouldn't upload the file so I had to copy and paste it in. I'm sorry if anything is off about it.
Xavier jumped when Vinny placed his hand on his shoulder, breaking him from his thoughts.
"You okay? You've been jittery since your lunch with Haruhi," Vinny questioned, eyebrows furrowed in concern. Xavier looked at him and shook his head, not wanting to bother Vinny with his problems right before the show.
"I'm just ready to get on with this tour," he lied, standing up from his sit by the window. He didn't have time to think about Hikaru and whether or not what Haruhi had said was true. Hikaru was with Garrett and Xavier was in a rockband, that was it. Xavier didn't want that to be it, but what was he supposed to do? He couldn't just go in and break them up.
Garrett was an alright guy. Was he the type that Xavier imagined Hikaru dating? Not really, but Xavier was bias. Garrett just seemed to be the jealous type which didn't work well with Hikaru, who himself was a jealous type, and one who didn't like to be controlled or told what to do. Hikaru knew what he was doing, though, and Xavier wouldn't interfere unless need be.
"Ready?" Stella questioned, bouncing over to the door on their tour bus, ready to put on a show.
"As always," Xavier replied, pushing it far back.
"You'll come back in town for Kaoru and I's birthday, right?" Hikaru asked, pouting at Xavier as the male took a seat across from him at the table. He was a little mad that Xavier decided to sit across from him instead of the seat next to him, but he chalked it up to Xavier not wanting to irritate Garrett, who was on Hikaru's other side.
"Ah, don't know about that one," Xavier mumbled, swirling his drink around in his glass.
"We're turning twenty-one, Yuukio's even going to make sure she's in town and has a clear schedule," Kaoru told him, trying to convince him.
"It's not his fault if he has a show," Garrett said and Xavier narrowed his eyes, trying to figure out if Garrett was actually defending him, or pleased that Xavier might not make it for the twins birthday. Xavier had been trying to convince himself that Garrett wasn't being mean to him every time the male spoke to him, but he was getting tired of lying to himself. Garrett hated him and did a shitty job of hiding it. He was short and rude to Xavier half the time and the other half he ignored him completely.
Xavier hated him too but at least he could cover it up with a smile.
"You're supposed to help us experience all the best drinks, you're the partier of the group," Hikaru added. He would be majorly upset if Xavier couldn't visit on his birthday; they had talked about it multiple times, there's no way he planned a show for that day! "You need to be there to make sure we don't do anything stupid."
"He's right about that," Haruhi muttered, looking at their group. Xavier was definitely the partier out of all of them.
"I don't party nearly as much as I did when I was younger. Gods, now I sound so old," he joked and took a sip of his drink while he looked at them. "Ha, you lot are just fine at that, you all saw how I behaved, so do the opposite of what I would do. Kyoya will keep you all in check, yeah?"
"I'd rather not be stuck babysitting, again," the male looked unamused as always. "Seeing you get stuck with that role would be interesting to watch."
"I've gotten quite good at babysitting, actually. Rosalina makes sure I'm top notch," he grinned, thinking of his little sister. He didn't want to miss the twins' twenty first birthday, and he definitely wasn't going to. Monique had already planned it all out, he just had to go with it. "I'll see what I can swing."
"Hikaru!" Monique's voice chimed in his ear when he answered the phone. It had been so long since they had called each other, her speaking voice felt a little foreign to his ears. "What are you doing tonight?"
"It's my birthday, so I'm going out," he replied, a little deflated since Xavier had texted him saying he wouldn't be able to visit. He and the others were going to go out to eat and maybe a bar, but it wasn't as fun without Xavier.
"Nooo, you're going to my concert tonight!" She exclaimed, sounding extremely excited.
"What?" He questioned, turning off the tv in he and Kaoru's apartment.
"Is that Monique? Perfect timing," Yuukio said, coming out of Kaoru's room with Kaoru close behind. "Surprise! Did we surprise you? Kaoru found out two weeks ago, he forced it out of me, but at least we surprised you!"
"What?" He questioned again, hearing Monique laughing in his ear.
"It's a surprise! You think that I would miss out on you and Kaoru's birthday? I have a show to do first, obviously you're all invited, perfect since I want to meet your boyfriend, but then we're going to go to the hottest club to celebrate!" Monique explained, still laughing. "I've had this set up for months, don't worry everyone knows. I'm surprised Tamaki was able to keep it a secret, he's got quite the mouth. Kaoru had to go spoil it for himself."
"Come on, we've got to get a move on to get everyone. Plus, you need to explain to Garrett and Maggie about Monique," Yuukio said, guiding him to the apartment door. "This is going to be fantastic!"
"Just how many famous people do you know?" Garrett asked once they were all in the limo, heading towards the venue.
"Monique is so beautiful and talented, I can't believe she's your best friend," Maggie rambled dreamily, once again more excited than anything.
"Uh, not many, unless you want to count Xavier's mom and uncle, and grandpa and grandma," Kaoru sheepishly grinned with a shrug. "And some of Xavier and Monique's friends but that's it." Hikaru grinned as well, excited to see Monique, even if Xavier was absent.
"It's her last show on the tour, so you bet it's going to be amazing," Maggie added, barely able to sit still as the limo stopped. They all got out and were escorted into the venue, down stairs and through hallways until they reached Monique's dressing room.
"Hey!" Monique exclaimed as she turned around in her makeup chair. She quickly got up and hurried over, hugging Kaoru before hugging Hikaru. "Happy Birthday you two!"
"Thanks, Mona," Hikaru said, having missed the pop star. This surprise was more for him than it was for Kaoru, but that was fine, Yuukio was more than enough for Kaoru.
"Ooh, I missed you so much!" She hugged him tightly before noticing Garrett and Maggie, loosening her hold on him. "Is this him? Hello, I'm Monique!" She reached out to shake Garrett's hand, a bit miffed by his lack of enthusiasm, before she moved her attention to Maggie. Hikaru ignored Garrett's attitude and he knew Monique would too, at least while in the public eye. "So lovely to meet you both! It's almost show time, so unfortunately we'll have to wait until after the show to talk more. I hope you guys enjoy it!"
"She was really sweet." Maggie said as they waited for Monique to come on, her other two opening acts already done.
"She's charming when she wants to be," Kaoru told her, leaning forward in his seat so he could talk to her.
"Not that Monique isn't a nice person or anything, she's caring and kind, but," Haruhi added, sighing as she thought about how forceful and head strong Monique could be. "It's like Xavier. They have a public image and a more personal one. Monique is really stubborn and can be forceful which I guess can be useful in this industry since she knows how to get what she wants."
"She seemed a little fake," Garrett mumbled and Hikaru glanced at him, wondering when his bad mood would be over. They had been having a few problems lately and Hikaru was tired of it. He knew he was the source of some of the issues but he had been trying to resolve them and make this relationship work. However, Garrett wasn't doing as well at resolving his own issues, he just created more. Hikaru didn't like how confined it, this relationship, felt. Garrett liked to stay on schedule and be in control of the situation, which wasn't a big problem, but Hikaru wanted a little more excitement and to be in control every once in a while. He hated to be bossed around and Garrett tended to do that a lot. Hikaru pointed this out but Garrett was still acting the same.
Hikaru knew relationships weren't always a honeymoon but they had to be better than this.
The lights dimmed and screams started, pushing back Hikaru's worries for now. There was a screen on each side of the stage and it lit up and begin to play a video.
"What do I want from this tour?" Monique was on the screen, sitting on a chair with a white backdrop behind her. Screams erupted around the stadium even though it was just a video. "I want every person to leave thinking 'that was amazing'. I want them to be entertained from the start to the finish, I want to make sure they think about this night years down the road and remember it as one of the most amazing nights. This isn't just a concert, this is a journey. I want them to be different after tonight, because I know I will be."
Music started playing and lights flashed from the stage and Hikaru screamed with Maggie, ready to get this concert started. Monique popped up from under the stage, dancers all around her and the screens had a close up of her face. Music started and Hikaru felt the excitement of the crowd all around him.
"Loving him is like driving a new Maserati down a dead-end street. Faster than the wind, passionate as sin, ending so suddenly." She sang, walking down the stairs on the stage, heading towards the long strip of stage that jutted out into the crowd. "Loving him is like trying to change your mind once you're already flying through the free fall, like the colors in autumn, so bright just before they lose it all! Losing him was blue like I'd never known, missing him was dark grey all alone. Forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you never met, but loving him was red!"
She continued the song, waving to fans in the crowd as she danced around. "Hey everyone," she said once the song ended, heading back to the center of the stage. "I'm Monique."
"I'm sure they all know that," Kaoru chuckled, making Hikaru laugh a little.
"I'm glad you were all able to make it out tonight, I hope this night is as magical to you as it will be to me." She turned and faced the crowd, smiling widely. "Welcome to the Storm Tour and thanks for taking this journey with me." She finished as music started.
"I wonder who her special guest will be?" Maggie questioned and Hikaru shrugged, having not thought about it. He forgot Monique liked to have other artists at her show and now he was wondering the same thing.
She did another song before the stage went black and the screens lit up with another video.
"Hey everyone, how's the show?"
Hikaru's head snapped up at Xavier's voice, staring at the screen that had the male on it.
"I have to introduce myself? You all know who I am, I'm the ex-boyfriend half of her songs are about!" Xavier laughed and then it cut to another friend of Monique's who was talking about how they met her, then it went to Yuukio who was properly sitting up straight and smiling as she spoke a little, then it went back to Xavier. "I'm Xavier Labelle, lead singer of Lost In Translation. Wait, won't you guys have a little name thing that will be on the bottom of the screen? I've run out of time to talk about how we met? Bloody hell I had quite the story."
The video went away as Monique appeared in a new outfit, ready to do another set of songs. Hikaru was impressed with how she moved around on the stage and kept singing, sounding just like she did on her album. He shouldn't be too impressed, he knew how talented she was and how hard she worked. It actually made him feel a little guilty that he was looking forward to her next outfit change so the video would start again.
"The best thing about Monique? Goodness there's so many." Yuukio said, up on the screen. Hikaru saw Kaoru elbow her as she blushed, covering her face with her hands.
"I've gotta say it's her attitude. That's probably her worst thing too." Xavier said and off screen you could hear Monique yell something at him. He laughed and rolled his eyes before it switched to someone else. Hikaru liked these other people, he had met them multiple times, but he wanted to see Xavier. "Mona, I didn't mean anything bad by that, but I have been on the bad side of you multiple times." Xavier was back and pleading with someone behind the camera before he was gone again with the next set of songs.
"How's everyone doing?" Monique asked after a song, listening as everyone cheered. "Perfect! If you keep that up, I'll welcome the special guest onto the stage!"
Another few songs and the videos were back, this time Xavier had Vinny, Stella, and Isaac with him.
"What do we do when we hang out with Monique? Hm, it depends. If it's all of us we're usually doing something with music. If it's just me, we go shopping or relax." Stella explained after she introduced the group. "If it's with Xavier they usually argue, it's really entertaining,"
"They fight a lot?" Maggie questioned and Hikaru shrugged.
"To us it's not really arguing. They get along great, they just like to tease and pick at each other." He replied, wishing they could all hang out. The video ended and Monique was back, big smile still on her face.
"You guys have been absolutely amazing! I guess you deserve that special guest I was teasing you about earlier," she smirked and moved a little to the side as the stage got darker, making it impossible to see who it was. "Get ready to rock!" She exclaimed as music started and Hikaru gripped his seat, knowing the music that was starting.
"Alright, alright, alright, alright, alright, alright, it's hell of a feeling though! It's a hell of a feeling though!"
"It's Xavier!" Maggie screamed as the stage went bright and Xavier popped up from under the stage, the others playing their instruments. Hikaru stood up with the rest of the crowd, screaming loudly. How could Monique not tell him that Xavier was here?! How could Xavier not tell him either?!
"Who are these people? I just woke up in my underwear. No liquor left on the shelf. I should probably introduce myself," Xavier sang as he put the mic on the mic stand and begin to clap, the music repeating itself to give him time to talk. "Hey everyone, what's going on? Having a good time out there?" He questioned with a grin. "As you might know, I'm Xavier, that's Vinny, that's Isaac, and cutie on the drums is Stella. We're Lost in Translation and we're here for a good time, so you better bring it!"
He grabbed the mic again and bounced around the stage with Monique.
"Champagne, cocaine, gasoline and most things in between. I roam the city in a shopping cart, a pack of camels and a smoke alarm. This night is heating up, raise hell and turn it up. Saying "If you go out you might pass out in a drain pipe", Oh yeah, don't threaten me with a good time!"
"Surprise!" Yuukio winked at him and he wanted to pout at her and be angry she hid this, but he was too happy he couldn't even muster up a fake frown.
"I'm a scholar and a gentleman and I usually don't fall when I try to stand." Monique rolled her eyes at this part and Xavier shrugged before he nodded back to Vinny. "I lost a bet to a guy in a Chiffon skirt but I make these high heels work. I've told you time and time again. I'm not as think as you drunk I am, and we all fell down when the sun came up. I think we've had enough."
They finished up the song and Hikaru knew his voice would be gone tomorrow with how loudly he screamed.
"How was that for a special guest, New York?" She questioned with Xavier's arm around her shoulders.
"Obviously, I'm a gentleman so I just won't leave after one song," Xavier told her as they both begin to walk from the runway to the center of the stage again.
"Of course, guys like you never go out of style," Monique grinned as Xavier pulled away to get his guitar from its stand and the lights dimmed. He begin to play and the crowd screamed again. "Midnight, you come and pick me up no headlights…"
Hikaru watched as they performed together again, effortlessly moving around each other despite only rehearsing this a few hours before the show. Hikaru was a little jealous how well they worked together, but they knew each other in ways no one else did, and he knew it was like how he and Kaoru knew each other in ways no one else did.
They finished the song before the stage went dim again and Hikaru watched the others leave and Xavier get an acoustic guitar.
"I hope you guys don't mind listening to a slower song," Monique started before she sat down on one of the stairs, Xavier joining her. "It's good to have a little breather, plus I thought it would be nice to let you guys hear a song from the album I'm working on now." This made everyone scream again and Hikaru looked at the screen that was focused on Xavier's smiling face. "I used to read books about love that stayed and I wondered about love that just didn't fit at the time. Would it come back when you let it go? I think it would. This song is called 'This Love'." She nodded to Xavier and he started to play.
"Clear blue water, high tide came and brought you in and I could go on and on, on and on, and I will, Skies grew darker, currents swept you out again and you were just gone and gone, gone and gone. In silent screams, in wildest dreams, I never dreamed of this. This love is good, this love is bad. This love is alive back from the dead. These hands had to let it go free and this love came back to me."
Hikaru felt lost in the softness of the song and it seemed like everyone else was with how quiet they were.
"Tossing, turning, struggled through the night with someone new and I could go on and on, on and on. Lantern burning, flickered in my mind for only you but you're still gone, gone, gone. Been losing grip, on sinking ships. You showed up just in time."
"How beautiful…." Yuukio mumbled and Hikaru could only nod.
"Your kiss, my cheek, I watched you leave. Your smile, my ghost, I fell to my knees. When you're young you just run, but you come back to what you need. This love is good, this love is bad. This love is alive back from the dead. These hands had to let it go free and this love came back to me. This love left a permanent mark. This love is glowing in the dark. These hands had to let it go free and this love came back to me."
Hikaru was still frozen after the song was over. He watched Monique give Xavier and a hug and she told the crowd to give another hand for the band. Xavier kissed her head before he disappeared down the stage and the concert continued. His mind kept going to the song again and again until Monique was waving bye to the crowd and it was over.
"Hikaru, that was amazing! I knew Xavier and the others wouldn't miss our birthday!" Kaoru beamed at him and he was filled with excitement and joy again but it mixed with the confusion and anxiousness that had come with the song.
"She didn't tell me she was going to do a new song, her new album isn't even completed yet," Yuukio told Haruhi, looking surprised.
Was Monique trying to tell him something?
"You liar!" Hikaru shouted when he entered the dressing room, finger pointed at Xavier, who was sitting atop the back of a couch drinking water.
"Ah, Hikaru, it was a surprise, yeah? Like I would honestly miss my favorite twins' birthday?" He joked and then grunted when Hikaru tackled him onto the cushions, hugging him tightly. Hikaru was so glad Kyoya had taken Garrett and Maggie with them to the club ahead of time, giving him much needed time with Xavier without Garrett watching. "I could never miss your birthday," He heard Xavier say and pat his back, making Hikaru feel warm and safe, like he always did.
"Let me give him a hug too," Kaoru said and Hikaru unwillingly rolled off on Xavier, landing on the floor. He stood and was pulled into a hug by Vinny as Xavier sat up and jumped over the back of the couch, going to Yuukio and Kaoru.
"We missed you, happy birthday," Vinny told him before passing him to Stella.
"Oh yes, happy birthday! We're going to make sure you have a great night!" She hugged him tightly in a very Stella-manner. "We missed you a lot, especially Xavier. It's easy to say hello but always hard to say goodbye.
"I missed you guys too, thanks," Hikaru smiled at them, wondering if they knew more then they let on. He never actually spoke to them about what happened with Xavier, but he knew that Xavier had told them.
"Ah yes, tonight will be a lovely evening. Hopefully one you might remember," Xavier said as he put his arm around Hikaru's shoulders, pleased Garrett wasn't around to glare daggers at him. He could never stay away from Hikaru and he hated trying to.
Hikaru had been to clubs before, but they were more fun when he actually got to drink.
"Mate, water," he felt Xavier hand him a glass and he gulped it down, not realizing how much his body wanted water. He had been dancing and only getting fruity drinks to cool himself off. He was sitting in a VIP section now with a few of the others, relaxing a bit before going back to dance.
"Thanks," he kept close to Xavier, pleased with how the male was looking out for him but letting him do whatever he wanted to do as well. He only gave suggestions to what Hikaru might like to drink or how much he should drink, unlike Garrett. Garrett was behaving more like a dad and less like a cool older brother that Xavier was acting like. He knew it came from a good place, but it was his birthday and he had asked Garrett to back off a little and loosen up.
"Good tip to drink water in between drinks. Keeps the hangover from being so nasty, you wouldn't want another like that one in London, would you?" Xavier asked and Hikaru shook his head, remembering it too well.
"I KNEW YOU HAD DRANK IN LONDON!" Yuukio exclaimed, getting loud when she's downed a few drinks. Kaoru patted her arm and gave her a glass of water, knowing he was dealing with her hangover and his tomorrow. "Bad influence, Xavier."
"He's still alive, and doing quite well," Xavier joked and sipped his own drink, enjoying himself. He watched Hikaru finish his water and he nodded his head and looked at Yuukio as if to prove how great of a job he was doing with making sure Hikaru was good. He saw Garrett head towards their section so he got up and moved away to the side Haruhi was on with Monique, not wanting to be near Garrett.
"You're letting him scare you off?" Monique muttered as she eyed Garrett who was trying to get Hikaru to drink another glass of water despite Hikaru's protests. "Don't you want him back?"
"It's not like he can take him from Garrett like that," Haruhi added but then paused. "Actually you probably could. You do still want him, right?"
"Dove, please, don't join in on this like Mona and Stella. There's nothing I can do, he's with Garrett," he told them both, downing his drink quickly. "Do I like Garrett? No, he's not right for Hikaru, but that isn't my call."
"Xavier, come on. Hikaru complains about Garrett a lot, he's not happy," Monique told him, holding her drink tightly as she watched them. "I told him he should break up with Garrett because it's not very fair to either of them. If Hikaru doesn't like the relationship is worth it, then he should let Garrett go. It's obvious Hikaru still has feelings for you anyway, Garrett can see it, we all can."
Xavier glanced at Hikaru, who was now heading to the bar with Yuukio and his brother. Stella was waving them over, pointing at the drink she had in her hand. "He's still with him, so it doesn't matter," Xavier wanted it to matter though. "He doesn't know what he wants and I am not going to interfere with it. I'm his best friend and that's all I'll be."
"You'll never be 'just his best friend'," Monique told him and sipped her drink, both knowing she was right.
"Hikaru, I think you might be done for the night," Xavier said with a little smile on his face. It was getting late and Hikaru was slurring a bit.
"He's definitely done," Garrett said and Vinny huffed from Xavier's side, not in the mood to deal with Garrett. "Hikaru it's time to go home."
"Never!" He exclaimed and he, Maggie, and Yuukio busted into a fit of giggles.
"Oh yes, you're getting all giggly like the birds," Xavier put his arm under Hikaru's elbow and helped him up, not wanting to pass him off to Garrett who was already reaching out for him. "Mate, we can take him home, he's a handful when he's drunk."
"I know, and I can handle it," Garrett snapped and Xavier paused, his temper just about shot as well. He couldn't just keep biting his tongue when Garrett spoke to him like this.
"Ya got your sis to take care of, she's goin' be a handful," Vinny piped in, knowing Xavier was close to his breaking point. The last thing they needed was Jackal pissed at them for fighting in a club.
"I'm goin' go with Zavy," Hikaru spoke, holding onto Xavier's side with his cheek pressed against it. "You always take good care of me," he told him, poking his side.
"That's what I'm here for," Xavier told him, ready to get out of here and get Hikaru back in his own bed.
"That's actually what I'm here for. I'm his boyfriend, I can handle it," Garrett argued and Isaac went to help Kaoru with Yuukio, knowing they needed to be ready to go incase Xavier couldn't fight his urge to punch Garrett. Garrett reached out for Hikaru but the male just whined and held onto Xavier tighter, swatting at Garrett.
"Zavyyyy!" He complained and Xavier wrapped an arm around him, glaring at Garrett.
"I'm his best mate, I got him," Xavier told him, seeing Isaac and Kaoru help Yuukio walk out of their section and towards the exit.
"I know you're his best friend, I don't know why! He has to sit around and wait for you to reply and make time for him like a dog waiting for his owner to get home." Garrett ranted and got Maggie, looping his arm around her waist.
"Garrett, stop it, don't be a jerk!" Hikaru told him, not in the right state of mind or mood to be dealing with this right now.
"Of course, taking his side as always. He's never there for you yet you still hold him on some high podium. Whatever, keep waiting around for him like a dumbass," Garrett ranted.
"Excuse me?" Xavier questioned and Vinny pulled Hikaru from Xavier's side to take him to the car as Monique joined Xavier's side.
"You heard me! And you're just some artist that's going to fade away like all the other has beens. You think you're big and mighty because you have teenagers worshipping you like a god, and for what? Because you were misunderstood by your parents? What a tough life, mate," Garrett said in a mocking tone, rolling his eyes. "And you were treated poorly by him, yet here you are, by his side. No wonder Hikaru and you are best friends," he said to Monique.
"I don't give a fuck what you have to say about me, but you don't speak about my fans like that, and you sure as hell don't speak about my friends like that. The last thing you want to do is get into a fight with me about those two things, because I will put you on your ass and make you regret ever opening your damn mouth," he threatened, glaring daggers at the other male. "Nothing you say about me is ever going to hurt me, but what you say about them? Yeah, that'll hurt you. So get the fuck out of my face before I do it myself."
"Garrett, I suggest you take your sister home. Now." Monique growled and he looked like he wanted to say something else, but turned and left with his sister, disappearing into the crowd. "You should have punched him. Fuck keeping it classy."
"I'm so making that a tweet," Xavier said as he looked over at her. "No one will believe you said that,"
"You're impossible. You almost knocked out Hikaru's boyfriend and you want to tweet something I said?" She rolled her eyes and pushed him towards the exit.
"I've got to have a good sense of humor to fend off this rage I'm feeling," He replied and walked towards the exit, keeping a hand on her back to make sure they weren't separated. "How dare he say those things about you and Hikaru, piece of shit."
"How dare he say those things about you!" She balled her fists, wanting to hit something. "Xavier, you worked hard to get where you are and you are always there for Hikaru no matter what. You've been through hell and back and nothing Garrett said was true. I know you're going to sit and dwell on it and question if he was right about how you treat Hikaru, but listen to me when I say he's wrong. Got it?" She questioned when they got outside. The flashing lights from the paparazzi blinded him momentarily but he nodded his head and guided her towards their limo, letting her in first before he shut the door.
"Did you clock him?" Isaac asked from the far side of the car. He had Stella asleep on him with Yuukio asleep on Stella and Kaoru rubbing his temples. Monique moved to sit on the other side of Vinny as Xavier shook his head.
"Zavy!" Hikaru pulled away from Vinny and clung to Xavier's side once more.
"Yeah yeah, I got you, settle down," Xavier mumbled, sighing deeply.
Xavier was so thankful that Kaoru wasn't drunk because then getting them into their apartment would be a nightmare. He told Vinny and the others he would be back down in a bit and was now carrying Hikaru up to his apartment while Kaoru was carrying Yuukio on his back. Hikaru was in the middle of telling some story about radishes, Yuukio was talking about shoes when Kaoru got the door unlocked. Yuukio kicked off her shoes, sending them flying onto the couch, and Kaoru hurried to get her into his room before any more clothes came off.
"Such a handful," Xavier muttered, shutting the door with his foot as Hikaru continued his tale. Xavier carried him into his room and dropped him on the bed, letting him continue to talk as he got his shoes off. He left and got Hikaru a bottle of water from the kitchen, only to have Hikaru attach to him again. "Hikaru, I only came to get you water."
"Don't leave," Hikaru said, the words muffled against his clothes.
"You're drunk and sleepy," Xavier picked him up again and carried him into his bedroom, only this time, Hikaru refused to let go when they reached the bed.
"You can't leave me, not again," Hikaru whined with a sniff and Xavier instantly felt bad.
"Alright, alright, I got you," Xavier kicked off his shoes and got into bed, setting Hikaru down next to him and the water bottle on the nightstand. He sent Vinny a text letting him know he was staying here for the night and then stretched out, letting Hikaru rest his head on his chest.
"What a shitty way to break up with someone…" Hikaru muttered and Xavier rubbed his back, still angry by it.
"Yeah, beats me dumping Mona and running off to America," He replied and Hikaru turned to look at him, eyelids heavy with sleep.
"Zavy nothing beats that, you were a dick," Hikaru smiled and moved some so his head was on Xavier's shoulder. "But I love you, you're the best and I miss you a lot. I know you have to but don't leave me again when I'm sleeping. Please be here when I wake up." Xavier felt his resolve breaking and why did Hikaru have to look at him like that?
"Of course, love, anything for you," Xavier kissed his head, wondering what he was going to do.
