Disclaimer : Don't own songs or characters. Except the random.. person...
Author's Note :
YK: Chapters 2-8 were different. All.. un-paragraph-ized.
Hoshi: *glares* He updated the chapters before I could get ahold of 'em...
YK: Wasn't me... . Or it was.. I don't remember...
Hoshi: *sighs* Chapters 9 and 10 will be all nice-like and easier to read. Ooh, plus, they'll be spellchecked!
YK: Nyah...
IX
" I wanna monkey!" a blonde girl with deep blue eyes kept calling to Touma. They had been working at Cozmos, and it's a birthday party.
He was dressed as a clown, his hair frazzled and his clothes all strange color combinations. He had a green balloon in his hands, and he was frantically trying to twist and fold it into the form of a monkey, with no signs of success.
Shin came over, also dressed as a clown, from serving drinks. "You need help?" he asked his straining friend.
"No, I've almost got this thing--" POP! "...licked..."
Shin attempted to stifle a laugh, with no avail.
With eyes as wide as saucers, she gasped and said "...Mr. Munk Munk...." and Shin could see tears begin to well up.
He grabbed another green balloon, blew it up, and folded it into the form of a monkey, drew on a face, and handed it to the girl.
Her disposition changed in a heartbeat. "Mmmmmonkeh!" she said grabbing the balloon.
Touma gave his friend a stare. "Just how do you know how to do that?"
Shin smiled. "I was very bored as a child. Cooking and balloon animals, day after day.
Touma sighed. "Maybe I needed more spare time when I was a kid." He then took over serving drinks, so Shin could finish up giving the children balloon animals.
Touma came around to the girl who had given him trouble with the monkey, the blonde girl. "And what do you want to drink?" He asked in a sweet voice.
The little girl thought for a while, then answered "Crystal Pepsi."
Touma gave the girl a looks and thought to himself, "What the hell is Crystal Pepsi?" He looked at his tray. "Well, we don't have any of that." he told the tubular toddler. "How about some Mr. Pibb?"
The little girl looked as if she was thinking, then she got out of her chair, looked up to Touma's smiling clown face, took in a deep breath, and--
BAMF!
She kicked Touma right in the middle of the shin.
"Arrrrrrrrrrrrgh!" He yelped, jumping back. "What a little Fu-" before he could finish his thought, he saw the look on Shin's face. "-nny little girl." He was able to finish with a crooked smile.
He sighed and thought to himself, "Why couldn't she kick Shin in the shin? It would've been more ironic. And what the hell is Crystal Pepsi?"
After the party was over, the money was paid, the guests left, and everything was clean, Shin and Touma sat on the floor, leaning on each others back. They had gotten out of their clown costumes, and were dressed normally, Touma wearing blue jeans and a black shirt saying "POOF! Be Gone!" and Shin wearing blue jeans and a black shirt with a close-up of Taka, the lead singer of La'Cryma Christi, on the front. They were completely worn out, and it was only 11:30 in the morning.
Michiru walked by and looked at the two guys whose energy had gone kapoot, gave them a grin, ran her hand through Shin's hair, and walked into the kitchen. Most of the girls had left to go buy things for the restaurant or run errands, but Michiru and Haruka had stayed with Shin and Touma.
Shin smiled at the swinging door where Michiru had stood. "Do you think I should ask her?"
Touma shifted, showing uncomfort.
Shin realized that whenever he brought up Michiru to his friend, Touma got uncomfortable.
He could feel Touma's back stretch as he shrugs. "Why not? You to have been going to movies, swimming, and just hanging out lately for quite a while. And you do have those 2 tickets to the La'Cryma Christi concert this weekend. Ask her out. Just her roommate is in there with her, and she probably thinks that you should, too."
Shin got up, dusted himself off, and fixed his hair. He sighed, gave Touma a wink, and walked into the kitchen.
He had expected to just see Michiru and Haruka talking. What he was a little more than just simple conversation. He walked out, shocked, crushed, but with a level of understanding.
He thought to himself. "The woman I thought I loved left me for another man, I spent months looking for another special someone, to find a woman who I was crazy about, who just happens to be a lesbian. I have two ways to go. I can either attempt to 'de-gay' her, or just stay along, being 'just a friend'."
Touma looked up at him with a smile that asked "Well? How'd it go?"
Shin smiled and thought again. "If I live in a house of four homosexuals, what makes me think I could turn someone straight. I'll be just a friend. No, I'll be just a best friend."
He walked over to Touma and offered him his hand to help him up. "Let's go, I think Michiru is busy." They walked out to Touma's car, and drove to their house.
When they got in, They saw Shuu dressed in gray sweatpants and a white t-shirt, watching Eddie Izzard, a British stand-up comedian, who just happens to be a cross-dresser. "Ah, Shin! Come here, it's about to get to your favorite part!"
"I wanted to say something fancy, but when I was thirteen," Eddie was saying. "All I could say was ' 'Ello, Sue! I gawt legs! Do you like......bread? I gawt a french loaf! BAMF!"
Both Shin and Shuu broke into laughter. "Finally! Someone that is the gap between me and Shin!" Shuu exclaimed.
Shin looked at him. "Well, he is British, but you do know he isn't gay, right?"
Shuu's face went sad. "Let me dream."
Shin smiled and patted Shuu on the shoulder.
"Where's Seiji and Ryo?" Touma asked when he returned from looking through the house.
"I think they said that they were going to Charlies for a while." Shuu answered.
Touma gave him a surprised look. "At noon?"
Shin shrugged. "Maybe they wanted to start Happy Hour early." 'Happy' Hour had two meanings at Charlies. T
Touma nodded. "Maybe. Want to come with me to hang out over there?"
"Sure." Shin answered. He rarely wanted to go to a gay bar, but today, he was feeling rather open to things, and decided to head out with his friend. They got in Touma's car and went to the bar.
They got into Charlies, and walked into the bar, which wasn't that crowded.
"I'm going to go to the restroom, I'll meet ya at the bar." Touma said.
"All right." Shin answered, and went to wait at the bar. He was surprised to see Ryo behind it, talking with a young blonde. "Ryo? Where's Charles?"
Ryo was surprised to see his auburn haired friend, and instantly fixed him his favorite drink, Coconut Rum and Dragonfruit Juice. "Hey, Shin, didn't think I'd see you here. Charlie is...around..."
Shin gave him a puzzled look and turned around to wait for Touma. He was surprised when he was bumped into by his blue haired friend running out of the bar. Shin was instantly worried, and ran after his friend, who got in his car and sped away. He had to find out what was wrong with his best friend. So, he started walking in the direction the car sped off in. And as he walked, he thought of two things:
What was wrong with Touma?
And just what the hell is Crystal Pepsi?
Author's Note :
YK: Chapters 2-8 were different. All.. un-paragraph-ized.
Hoshi: *glares* He updated the chapters before I could get ahold of 'em...
YK: Wasn't me... . Or it was.. I don't remember...
Hoshi: *sighs* Chapters 9 and 10 will be all nice-like and easier to read. Ooh, plus, they'll be spellchecked!
YK: Nyah...
IX
" I wanna monkey!" a blonde girl with deep blue eyes kept calling to Touma. They had been working at Cozmos, and it's a birthday party.
He was dressed as a clown, his hair frazzled and his clothes all strange color combinations. He had a green balloon in his hands, and he was frantically trying to twist and fold it into the form of a monkey, with no signs of success.
Shin came over, also dressed as a clown, from serving drinks. "You need help?" he asked his straining friend.
"No, I've almost got this thing--" POP! "...licked..."
Shin attempted to stifle a laugh, with no avail.
With eyes as wide as saucers, she gasped and said "...Mr. Munk Munk...." and Shin could see tears begin to well up.
He grabbed another green balloon, blew it up, and folded it into the form of a monkey, drew on a face, and handed it to the girl.
Her disposition changed in a heartbeat. "Mmmmmonkeh!" she said grabbing the balloon.
Touma gave his friend a stare. "Just how do you know how to do that?"
Shin smiled. "I was very bored as a child. Cooking and balloon animals, day after day.
Touma sighed. "Maybe I needed more spare time when I was a kid." He then took over serving drinks, so Shin could finish up giving the children balloon animals.
Touma came around to the girl who had given him trouble with the monkey, the blonde girl. "And what do you want to drink?" He asked in a sweet voice.
The little girl thought for a while, then answered "Crystal Pepsi."
Touma gave the girl a looks and thought to himself, "What the hell is Crystal Pepsi?" He looked at his tray. "Well, we don't have any of that." he told the tubular toddler. "How about some Mr. Pibb?"
The little girl looked as if she was thinking, then she got out of her chair, looked up to Touma's smiling clown face, took in a deep breath, and--
BAMF!
She kicked Touma right in the middle of the shin.
"Arrrrrrrrrrrrgh!" He yelped, jumping back. "What a little Fu-" before he could finish his thought, he saw the look on Shin's face. "-nny little girl." He was able to finish with a crooked smile.
He sighed and thought to himself, "Why couldn't she kick Shin in the shin? It would've been more ironic. And what the hell is Crystal Pepsi?"
After the party was over, the money was paid, the guests left, and everything was clean, Shin and Touma sat on the floor, leaning on each others back. They had gotten out of their clown costumes, and were dressed normally, Touma wearing blue jeans and a black shirt saying "POOF! Be Gone!" and Shin wearing blue jeans and a black shirt with a close-up of Taka, the lead singer of La'Cryma Christi, on the front. They were completely worn out, and it was only 11:30 in the morning.
Michiru walked by and looked at the two guys whose energy had gone kapoot, gave them a grin, ran her hand through Shin's hair, and walked into the kitchen. Most of the girls had left to go buy things for the restaurant or run errands, but Michiru and Haruka had stayed with Shin and Touma.
Shin smiled at the swinging door where Michiru had stood. "Do you think I should ask her?"
Touma shifted, showing uncomfort.
Shin realized that whenever he brought up Michiru to his friend, Touma got uncomfortable.
He could feel Touma's back stretch as he shrugs. "Why not? You to have been going to movies, swimming, and just hanging out lately for quite a while. And you do have those 2 tickets to the La'Cryma Christi concert this weekend. Ask her out. Just her roommate is in there with her, and she probably thinks that you should, too."
Shin got up, dusted himself off, and fixed his hair. He sighed, gave Touma a wink, and walked into the kitchen.
He had expected to just see Michiru and Haruka talking. What he was a little more than just simple conversation. He walked out, shocked, crushed, but with a level of understanding.
He thought to himself. "The woman I thought I loved left me for another man, I spent months looking for another special someone, to find a woman who I was crazy about, who just happens to be a lesbian. I have two ways to go. I can either attempt to 'de-gay' her, or just stay along, being 'just a friend'."
Touma looked up at him with a smile that asked "Well? How'd it go?"
Shin smiled and thought again. "If I live in a house of four homosexuals, what makes me think I could turn someone straight. I'll be just a friend. No, I'll be just a best friend."
He walked over to Touma and offered him his hand to help him up. "Let's go, I think Michiru is busy." They walked out to Touma's car, and drove to their house.
When they got in, They saw Shuu dressed in gray sweatpants and a white t-shirt, watching Eddie Izzard, a British stand-up comedian, who just happens to be a cross-dresser. "Ah, Shin! Come here, it's about to get to your favorite part!"
"I wanted to say something fancy, but when I was thirteen," Eddie was saying. "All I could say was ' 'Ello, Sue! I gawt legs! Do you like......bread? I gawt a french loaf! BAMF!"
Both Shin and Shuu broke into laughter. "Finally! Someone that is the gap between me and Shin!" Shuu exclaimed.
Shin looked at him. "Well, he is British, but you do know he isn't gay, right?"
Shuu's face went sad. "Let me dream."
Shin smiled and patted Shuu on the shoulder.
"Where's Seiji and Ryo?" Touma asked when he returned from looking through the house.
"I think they said that they were going to Charlies for a while." Shuu answered.
Touma gave him a surprised look. "At noon?"
Shin shrugged. "Maybe they wanted to start Happy Hour early." 'Happy' Hour had two meanings at Charlies. T
Touma nodded. "Maybe. Want to come with me to hang out over there?"
"Sure." Shin answered. He rarely wanted to go to a gay bar, but today, he was feeling rather open to things, and decided to head out with his friend. They got in Touma's car and went to the bar.
They got into Charlies, and walked into the bar, which wasn't that crowded.
"I'm going to go to the restroom, I'll meet ya at the bar." Touma said.
"All right." Shin answered, and went to wait at the bar. He was surprised to see Ryo behind it, talking with a young blonde. "Ryo? Where's Charles?"
Ryo was surprised to see his auburn haired friend, and instantly fixed him his favorite drink, Coconut Rum and Dragonfruit Juice. "Hey, Shin, didn't think I'd see you here. Charlie is...around..."
Shin gave him a puzzled look and turned around to wait for Touma. He was surprised when he was bumped into by his blue haired friend running out of the bar. Shin was instantly worried, and ran after his friend, who got in his car and sped away. He had to find out what was wrong with his best friend. So, he started walking in the direction the car sped off in. And as he walked, he thought of two things:
What was wrong with Touma?
And just what the hell is Crystal Pepsi?