Author: Hareta
Rating: PG-13 to be safe...
Genre/s: Humor/Angst (???)
Summary: Winning at the Butoukan Cup, the Tobita team is now qualified to join the Asian Cup! At Kaoru's prodding, the boys relented to holding a victory party at Kyousuke's house, with the gearmaster dreading the very idea for some weird phobia he got out of a similar party before. He soon forgets it as things get wild that night...and then Kaoru comes, bringing with her something that will give the rest of poor Kuroudo's evening a bittersweet twist...
Dedication: This is to yuki-chan, one of the reviewers of my previous CGT fic, Pretense. Flames don't bother me (cause I have received too many of them to care anymore) but they do give me the writer's blocks whenever I remember them. So thanks for your message. It cheered me up a lot!
Disclaimers: Standard Disclaimers Applied. I don't own CGT, its characters, gears, and other elements, and can anyone please tell me who does? I really have no clue as to who its creator is...
Notes: Another wild fic, focusing on Kyousuke and Kuroudo again (deliberate shounen-ai this time, be warned), and as senseless as the previous one. By the way, you'll notice that I've used a different writing technique in this fic (I've lossened up a bit), as well as it is relatively shorter than Pretense. If it's not too much of a bother, please tell me which style is better either via review or e-mail and I'll use it in my CGT fics hereafter. Oh, and since this is my second CGT fic, yes, you may now proceed to tying me to a stake like a witch and burn me alive with your flames. LOL
Part 2 : Kaoru's bringing something...
"Hello. Good morning," Kyousuke groggily said into the phone's receiver the next day, still half-asleep and rubbing at his eyes.
"Good morning?! Kyousuke, it's already an hour past noon!" the caller exclaimed.
Kyousuke groaned in annoyance. "Not so loud, Kuroudo!" he told him, at the same time realizing that he had left his spectacles inside his room. "I stayed the night up, sorry. What did you call for anyway?"
There was a pause on the other line before- "What time did you go to sleep, Kyousuke?" Kuroudo asked, completely ignoring Kyousuke's question.
"About half an hour ago, not that it's any of your business," Kyousuke replied, irritated from lack of sleep. "So what did you call for?" he repeated his question.
"Ah, Kaoru wants you here ASAP," Kuroudo answered.
"There?" Kyousuke asked skeptically, raising an eyebrow even though Kuroudo cannot see him.
"Yes, here," Kuroudo said with a hint of frustration in his voice. "I'm at club already," he added, recognizing the cause of his teammate's cynicism.
"Right, I'll be there," he agreed.
"Kyousuke?"
"Yeah?"
"You've missed breakfast, haven't you? Eat lunch before heading out," Kuroudo told him, hanging up without another word.
Kyousuke sighed and returned the receiver, blinking as rays of sunlight filtered into the dim place through a gap between the curtains of the windows close to him. "Thanks."
~*~
"You're going to have it tonight," Kaoru announced right after he sat down in front of the computer and turned it on. He turned around to look at the rest of the Club but they were all just staring back at him.
"Fine, whatever," he answered flatly, obviously not so keen with the idea. Kaoru just shrugged her shoulders and grinned.
"Ah-um..." Jirou started, stuttering and catching everyone's attention. He cleared his throat nervously. "Um, Li-Lilika, are you sure you won't be able to join us tonight?" he asked, blushing.
"I'm sorry, Jirou. I'd love to but I've got a lot of things to do," Lilika told him sincerely. His face reddened a bit more.
"Well..? Aren't you going to ask me, Kouya?" Kaoru demanded with her arms crossed in front of her, one of her boots tapping noisily on the floor.
"Ah-well, Kaoru, don't you think you'll be out of place there? You're going to be the only girl," Kouya adroitly reasoned, motioning to himself, Jirou, Kyousuke, and Kuroudo. He inwardly sighed when Kaoru didn't fight with him about it.
"I guess so," she relented, still grinning. "I'll be over sometime though but I'm not going to stay for too long. I'll bring you guys something..." She left the statement hanging with her grin turning into a sly smile.
"What is it you're going to bring us, Kaoru?" Kuroudo asked immediately, making Kyousuke blink repeatedly. It was the first time the blonde had spoken since he got here, but that wasn't what surprised him. It was the slightest trace of wariness in his voice.
"Oh, you'll see..." Kaoru refused to tell anything more.
Kyousuke exchanged worried glances with his former best friend. Uh-oh...
~*~
"Kaoru, are you sure of what you're going to do?" Lilika asked her friend after the boys left, looking uncertain. She ran a hand through her long hair and glanced at the young girl who was sitting on a chair next to the desk, furiously jotting down notes on her small ever present notebook. "Kaoru?" she repeated, trying to catch the brunette's attention.
"Uh, yes, Lilika?" Kaoru asked, looking up with a sheepish look on her face, but with a sneaky smile on her lips.
"I was asking if you're absolutely sure of what you're about to do."
"Oh, of course," Kaoru replied, flashing her a reassuring smile. "Besides, they're all boys. What can possibly happen?"
"Well..." Lilika trailed off, still looking uneasy.
"Don't worry too much, Lilika. I'm just going to give them a bit of fun," said Kaoru, smirking. "Anyway, I'm going to go and get the stuff now. I'll see you later!" She pocketed her notes, jumped down from the chair and walked out of the room.
~*~
"So what do you think will we do at this victory party tonight?" Kuroudo asked them as they sat single-file on the grassy ground, just staring blankly at the small creek in front of them.
"I don't know...eat?" Kouya suggested, not bothering to look at anyone. "Kaoru called my mother last night about it. She'll make me bring tons of cakes and sweet stuff later for sure."
"Red bean buns?"
"I don't know if there'll be any, Jirou."
"Oh, okay. Anyway, leave the planning to me, will you? Tons of my friends have thrown parties before so I know a couple of games or so," Jirou said, a slightly evil-looking smirk appearing on his face.
"Oh, please stop making that face, Jirou. You're starting to look like Kaoru," Kyousuke complained, groaning.
"I guess that's settled," Kuroudo muttered, getting to his feet. He turned to look at his friends, all three of which were still looking at the water's surface, a frown forming on his lips as he realized where they were. "By the way, you might want to get out of here now," he stated, extending his hand to Kyousuke who had been sitting next to him all along. The gearmaster took the offered hand although he looked a bit surprised and allowed himself to be pulled into a standing position, looking at the blonde curiously.
He picked up a nearby piece of wood. "This is where I first met the two of you," he told Kouya and Jirou as they both scrambled to their feet, dragging Kyousuke away with them. Kuroudo struck the air between a few wasps that tried to go after his teammates, they fell to the ground unconscious, sighing as he closed his eyes to listen to the sound of the rest of them filling the air.
to be continued...
