*~Chapter 2~*
"I know what we should do."
Everyone stared at Yohji. Of all people... _Yohji_ had an idea?
"I know Miki-chan, you know, the singer?"
Everyone nodded. "And...?"
"Well, she kind of owes me and we can have her come out and say that Ken's her boyfriend, they can pretend for a while, at least people would think that Ken's not gay - just taken. And later on, we can have them break up."
They stared at him. "Are you _stupid_, Yotan?! Pretend to be Miki- san's boyfriend? Last time I saw her, do you know what she _called_ me?!"
Yohji blinked at Ken. "Huh?"
"She called me SHORTY!"
"But you _were_ short when you first met her years ago."
Ken glared at Yohji. "She didn't just call me that, she was flat out mean to me! I'm just glad that _Omi_ hasn't met her!"
Omi frowned slightly. *Is he implying that I'm short?*
Yohji sighed. "Look, I'll talk with her about it, okay? And I doubt that she'll have any problems with dating you now, Ken. You're tall, good- looking, a little clumsy but it's cute, and besides, she doubted your singing skills before."
Ken growled. "I won't do-"
"She won't give Ken away?"
Yohji grinned. "Unless she wants people to find out about that time she got preg-"
"Shut up, Yohji." Yohji stuck his tongue out at Ken, who glared back at him.
Crawford cleared his throat.
"So give her a call, Yohji. Ask her if she'll do it, and if she will, tell her to call the newspapers and chew them out for implying that Ken is gay, that Ken's going out with his best friend, that the picture was most likely doctored, that-"
"Okay, okay! I get it!"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Crawford let out another almost inaudible growl.
Miki and Ken were sitting close to each other at the table, feeding each other cake.
Both were smiling and laughing, _gazing_ into each others' eyes... holding hands.
"What... jealous, Brad-chan?"
"Don't call me that, Schuldich."
"But you _are_ jealous, aren't you, Brad-chan?" Schuldich ignored the glare Crawford shot him and continued talking. "After all, you thought that Miki really would dislike Ken and that Ken, having felt her cruelty a couple of years ago, would definitely dislike Miki. But... Ken's weak against people who are very nice to him, isn't he? No one expected Miki to be so nice to Ken - except for Yohji, of course. And then they started getting _close_, didn't they? I could tell you were pissed - you had that look in your eyes. That 'I'm gonna kill that bitch' look."
Crawford sighed. "I don't have a look like that. And I don't know what you're talking about."
Schuldich laughed. "Believe me - you _do_ have a look like that. And you know what else?"
"What."
"They act like a couple sometimes even when there's only us, don't they?"
"Go away, Schuldich." Crawford could feel his anger and jealousy fighting to make their way to the top. He stood quickly and left the room. Ken and Miki looked up from where they were sitting and waved good-bye. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Ken stared at the ocean water.
"Come _on_, Ken-kun! Just jump into the water and it'll be over in just a few minutes!"
Ken glared at Omi. "It looks so cold! Why do I have to do this commercial in the _winter_?! It's supposed to be summer!"
"Because, Ken-kun! It'll first air in the spring so that people buy will buy it in the summer, but we need to make it now!"
Ken pouted. "But Miki and I are _over_! Why do I need to do this commercial at all?!"
"Because, Ken-kun, it's a popular product and they want a popular couple to do it! No one's going to know about your breaking up with her until July or so, remember?"
Ken sighed and crept up to the water. He sighed again and dived in. He came running back out, trembling. "But Miki doesn't have to go into the water! It's freezing in there!"
"That's because you are the GUY. You will look cool, you will be... etc. etc. blah blah blah!" Ken glared at the director and stomped into the water.
"I'll buy you cake, Ken."
Ken turned into doggie mode. His tail wagging, he looked hopefully at Crawford. "Honto? You're not lying like last time?"
Crawford nodded. "I'll really buy you cake this time."
Ken grinned and barked. "Wan! I gotta get this over with... Cake! Crawford's buying me cake!"
"Will you really, though, Bradley?"
"Don't call me that. And yes, I will really buy him cake, Schuldich. He deserves it. That water looks freezing."
"Don't worry, Bradley. I'll make sure that no one else tries to follow."
"Eh?"
Schuldich ran off, inviting everyone else to go to karaoke. Crawford was left standing there, the only one left with Ken. Finally, the shoot was over and Ken crawled out of the ocean. Crawford wrapped a warm, fluffy towel around his shoulders and helped him to the car. Ken tugged the towel tightly around himself, grumbling.
"Miki messed up that many times on purpose! Stupid bitch!"
Crawford sweatdropped and hid a smile. "Let's get you to the house so that you can take a shower and change. I'll buy you cake then."
Ken nodded and sneezed. Crawford smiled and got into the driver's seat. *He's so adorable...*
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Ken came out of his room, drying his hair. He latched himself onto Crawford's arm. "Cake." Crawford gave him a smile and nodded. Ken fell off of Crawford's arm. Did... Crawford just _smile_ at him?
"I know what we should do."
Everyone stared at Yohji. Of all people... _Yohji_ had an idea?
"I know Miki-chan, you know, the singer?"
Everyone nodded. "And...?"
"Well, she kind of owes me and we can have her come out and say that Ken's her boyfriend, they can pretend for a while, at least people would think that Ken's not gay - just taken. And later on, we can have them break up."
They stared at him. "Are you _stupid_, Yotan?! Pretend to be Miki- san's boyfriend? Last time I saw her, do you know what she _called_ me?!"
Yohji blinked at Ken. "Huh?"
"She called me SHORTY!"
"But you _were_ short when you first met her years ago."
Ken glared at Yohji. "She didn't just call me that, she was flat out mean to me! I'm just glad that _Omi_ hasn't met her!"
Omi frowned slightly. *Is he implying that I'm short?*
Yohji sighed. "Look, I'll talk with her about it, okay? And I doubt that she'll have any problems with dating you now, Ken. You're tall, good- looking, a little clumsy but it's cute, and besides, she doubted your singing skills before."
Ken growled. "I won't do-"
"She won't give Ken away?"
Yohji grinned. "Unless she wants people to find out about that time she got preg-"
"Shut up, Yohji." Yohji stuck his tongue out at Ken, who glared back at him.
Crawford cleared his throat.
"So give her a call, Yohji. Ask her if she'll do it, and if she will, tell her to call the newspapers and chew them out for implying that Ken is gay, that Ken's going out with his best friend, that the picture was most likely doctored, that-"
"Okay, okay! I get it!"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Crawford let out another almost inaudible growl.
Miki and Ken were sitting close to each other at the table, feeding each other cake.
Both were smiling and laughing, _gazing_ into each others' eyes... holding hands.
"What... jealous, Brad-chan?"
"Don't call me that, Schuldich."
"But you _are_ jealous, aren't you, Brad-chan?" Schuldich ignored the glare Crawford shot him and continued talking. "After all, you thought that Miki really would dislike Ken and that Ken, having felt her cruelty a couple of years ago, would definitely dislike Miki. But... Ken's weak against people who are very nice to him, isn't he? No one expected Miki to be so nice to Ken - except for Yohji, of course. And then they started getting _close_, didn't they? I could tell you were pissed - you had that look in your eyes. That 'I'm gonna kill that bitch' look."
Crawford sighed. "I don't have a look like that. And I don't know what you're talking about."
Schuldich laughed. "Believe me - you _do_ have a look like that. And you know what else?"
"What."
"They act like a couple sometimes even when there's only us, don't they?"
"Go away, Schuldich." Crawford could feel his anger and jealousy fighting to make their way to the top. He stood quickly and left the room. Ken and Miki looked up from where they were sitting and waved good-bye. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Ken stared at the ocean water.
"Come _on_, Ken-kun! Just jump into the water and it'll be over in just a few minutes!"
Ken glared at Omi. "It looks so cold! Why do I have to do this commercial in the _winter_?! It's supposed to be summer!"
"Because, Ken-kun! It'll first air in the spring so that people buy will buy it in the summer, but we need to make it now!"
Ken pouted. "But Miki and I are _over_! Why do I need to do this commercial at all?!"
"Because, Ken-kun, it's a popular product and they want a popular couple to do it! No one's going to know about your breaking up with her until July or so, remember?"
Ken sighed and crept up to the water. He sighed again and dived in. He came running back out, trembling. "But Miki doesn't have to go into the water! It's freezing in there!"
"That's because you are the GUY. You will look cool, you will be... etc. etc. blah blah blah!" Ken glared at the director and stomped into the water.
"I'll buy you cake, Ken."
Ken turned into doggie mode. His tail wagging, he looked hopefully at Crawford. "Honto? You're not lying like last time?"
Crawford nodded. "I'll really buy you cake this time."
Ken grinned and barked. "Wan! I gotta get this over with... Cake! Crawford's buying me cake!"
"Will you really, though, Bradley?"
"Don't call me that. And yes, I will really buy him cake, Schuldich. He deserves it. That water looks freezing."
"Don't worry, Bradley. I'll make sure that no one else tries to follow."
"Eh?"
Schuldich ran off, inviting everyone else to go to karaoke. Crawford was left standing there, the only one left with Ken. Finally, the shoot was over and Ken crawled out of the ocean. Crawford wrapped a warm, fluffy towel around his shoulders and helped him to the car. Ken tugged the towel tightly around himself, grumbling.
"Miki messed up that many times on purpose! Stupid bitch!"
Crawford sweatdropped and hid a smile. "Let's get you to the house so that you can take a shower and change. I'll buy you cake then."
Ken nodded and sneezed. Crawford smiled and got into the driver's seat. *He's so adorable...*
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Ken came out of his room, drying his hair. He latched himself onto Crawford's arm. "Cake." Crawford gave him a smile and nodded. Ken fell off of Crawford's arm. Did... Crawford just _smile_ at him?