Chapter 3: New Feelings Appear, Old Ones Return
I wasn't sure what to think. Here I was, in the bathtub with my agent right behind me. His hands ran through my hair, working up a good lather with the shampoo. I wasn't really listening to what he had to say, but I did catch bits and pieces of the one sided conversation. There were some things about Sakano-san throwing another fit when the pop machine ate his yen and didn't give him a drink in return. There was also something about Tohma-san losing his favourite black hat and then finding out that Ryuuchi had swiped it because Kumogaro needed to cover his head from the sun.
But like I said, I wasn't really listening because the feeling of K's fingertips gently massaging my scalp was just too much. I closed my eyes and tilted my head back, as I started to purr softly. Of course, if I had known that I was purring, I would have stopped immediately because I didn't want K-san to get the wrong idea...
"Time to rinse," K-san suddenly said as he turned the shower hose back on and began to rinse the bubbles from my hair. After a couple of minutes, his fingers began running through my hair again, gently coaxing out any stray bubbles until he seemed satisfied.
The conditioner came next, and since it's best to let that stuff stay in for a couple of minutes, K-san began to wash my back while he waited.
God! This was just not right. I knew that. I'm 19, he's in his late twenties, early thirties and he was giving me a bath. I guess... well, it -was- just a bath but it felt so strange. Not the way he was washing me, so precisely and carefully, but I had this feeling in the pit of my stomach. It felt just like when the band is about to go on stage. That happy nervous feeling. But, why would I be feeling that now? The concert wasn't for another week and it wasn't even on my mind until now, so what could it be...?
"Rub a dub dub, one Hiro in the tub!"
"Nani-ka?" I lifted my head, looking over my shoulder at K-san who just smiled and shrugged innocently. I could feel myself begin to blush, so I quickly faced the front again.
I could hear him chuckle lightly as he finished rinsing the conditioner from my hair, leaving it smooth and silky.
"Ya know Hiro-kun, you look really cute when your hair's wet..."
Did I just hear what I thought I heard? K-san said I was cute... but what did he mean by that? Cute as in fluffy pink bunnies and baby chicks? Or maybe I was just acting cute? But, I didn't even do anything! Just like Shuichi hadn't...
It was a few days ago, the day before I locked shut in my apartment and didn't come out for anything or anyone...
Shuichi and I were at the park, just hanging out like we always did when neither of us had anything better to do. We were sitting underneath a large sakura tree and the wind was causing some of the blossoms to fall off, gently floating to the ground. Shuichi was busy trying to catch them, telling me that he wanted to bring them home with him because maybe Yuki would like them.
That name! After all that bastard put my best friend through, I still don't know how they ever made it this far.
"Hiro?"
I remember looking over at him and how time seemed to stop. He looked so amazing... wait, not amazing but beautiful. Everything about him seemed so perfect. The way his blue eyes twinkled happily, how the wind blew his unnaturally pink hair, causing sakura blossoms to float by him. And that smile... he was so perfect and I couldn't resist...
My lips pressed against his but there was no reaction, no spark, no bright fireworks to prove that this was love, just a pair of hands pressing against my chest and pushing me away...
"Hiro...?"
I'm sorry Shuichi... I never meant for this to happen...
"I hafta go now. Yuki will be home soon and..."
Just go.
"Ja ne, Hiro..."
Good-bye Shuichi
~~~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~
K-san... it almost worked. You almost made me forget about Shuichi. You were so close...
I'm sorry. Sorry for acting so weak.
But maybe, if you just stay with me, I can get used to this feeling in my stomach.
K-san.
To Be Continued
OOC: I'm sorry! I'm leaving you with another cliffhanger and the two of them are still in the bathtub. I'd just like to thank you all for the nice reviews, they really inspired me to write more. ^_^ Oh! In case you want to know when this fic is updated, you can add me to your friends list at LiveJournal... my username is "the_kaizer" and if you don't have LJ, well, I have AIM and my SN is "MissKaizer" or just e-mail me at yuki_obsidian@yahoo.com and I'll just tell you when I update. ^^ More to come soon, I promise! We'll get to some real KxHiro soon enough...
I wasn't sure what to think. Here I was, in the bathtub with my agent right behind me. His hands ran through my hair, working up a good lather with the shampoo. I wasn't really listening to what he had to say, but I did catch bits and pieces of the one sided conversation. There were some things about Sakano-san throwing another fit when the pop machine ate his yen and didn't give him a drink in return. There was also something about Tohma-san losing his favourite black hat and then finding out that Ryuuchi had swiped it because Kumogaro needed to cover his head from the sun.
But like I said, I wasn't really listening because the feeling of K's fingertips gently massaging my scalp was just too much. I closed my eyes and tilted my head back, as I started to purr softly. Of course, if I had known that I was purring, I would have stopped immediately because I didn't want K-san to get the wrong idea...
"Time to rinse," K-san suddenly said as he turned the shower hose back on and began to rinse the bubbles from my hair. After a couple of minutes, his fingers began running through my hair again, gently coaxing out any stray bubbles until he seemed satisfied.
The conditioner came next, and since it's best to let that stuff stay in for a couple of minutes, K-san began to wash my back while he waited.
God! This was just not right. I knew that. I'm 19, he's in his late twenties, early thirties and he was giving me a bath. I guess... well, it -was- just a bath but it felt so strange. Not the way he was washing me, so precisely and carefully, but I had this feeling in the pit of my stomach. It felt just like when the band is about to go on stage. That happy nervous feeling. But, why would I be feeling that now? The concert wasn't for another week and it wasn't even on my mind until now, so what could it be...?
"Rub a dub dub, one Hiro in the tub!"
"Nani-ka?" I lifted my head, looking over my shoulder at K-san who just smiled and shrugged innocently. I could feel myself begin to blush, so I quickly faced the front again.
I could hear him chuckle lightly as he finished rinsing the conditioner from my hair, leaving it smooth and silky.
"Ya know Hiro-kun, you look really cute when your hair's wet..."
Did I just hear what I thought I heard? K-san said I was cute... but what did he mean by that? Cute as in fluffy pink bunnies and baby chicks? Or maybe I was just acting cute? But, I didn't even do anything! Just like Shuichi hadn't...
It was a few days ago, the day before I locked shut in my apartment and didn't come out for anything or anyone...
Shuichi and I were at the park, just hanging out like we always did when neither of us had anything better to do. We were sitting underneath a large sakura tree and the wind was causing some of the blossoms to fall off, gently floating to the ground. Shuichi was busy trying to catch them, telling me that he wanted to bring them home with him because maybe Yuki would like them.
That name! After all that bastard put my best friend through, I still don't know how they ever made it this far.
"Hiro?"
I remember looking over at him and how time seemed to stop. He looked so amazing... wait, not amazing but beautiful. Everything about him seemed so perfect. The way his blue eyes twinkled happily, how the wind blew his unnaturally pink hair, causing sakura blossoms to float by him. And that smile... he was so perfect and I couldn't resist...
My lips pressed against his but there was no reaction, no spark, no bright fireworks to prove that this was love, just a pair of hands pressing against my chest and pushing me away...
"Hiro...?"
I'm sorry Shuichi... I never meant for this to happen...
"I hafta go now. Yuki will be home soon and..."
Just go.
"Ja ne, Hiro..."
Good-bye Shuichi
~~~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~
K-san... it almost worked. You almost made me forget about Shuichi. You were so close...
I'm sorry. Sorry for acting so weak.
But maybe, if you just stay with me, I can get used to this feeling in my stomach.
K-san.
To Be Continued
OOC: I'm sorry! I'm leaving you with another cliffhanger and the two of them are still in the bathtub. I'd just like to thank you all for the nice reviews, they really inspired me to write more. ^_^ Oh! In case you want to know when this fic is updated, you can add me to your friends list at LiveJournal... my username is "the_kaizer" and if you don't have LJ, well, I have AIM and my SN is "MissKaizer" or just e-mail me at yuki_obsidian@yahoo.com and I'll just tell you when I update. ^^ More to come soon, I promise! We'll get to some real KxHiro soon enough...