Here's a three-some, dedicated to Silverone.

Disclaimer: As you have probably noticed I'm not Maki Murakami, so none of this characters is mine. The plot is though, so you can envy me for that .

Strange things in common
Taki- Ayaka- Ryuichi

Taki's POV

I've been in the bar since the concert finished. I know what most people must be thinking, that I'm here to get drunk and forget that concert where Shuichi Shindou proved he's the best. Well, those people can go to hell, I already accepted that; and if Ken-chan and Ma-kun believed me then everyone else should too.

So yeah, I admit that Shindou is better than I am, I've seen him sing in his worst and his best and as much as I hate it he has something that I don't. It's a shame it took me so long to accept it, since because of it I lost my career as a singer and I dragged along my band mates. Maybe if I hadn't been so darn competitive ASK would be recording and touring right now, and even if we weren't the best we would be really popular, we do have our fans after all.

-But it wasn't easy to admit the defeat because I always tried to be the best -. The man who said that sat next to me, I looked at him surprised –Sakuma Ryuichi-san?

A girl giggled and sat on the next space. –After all Shuichi-kun seems to be replacing us all, right?

-And you are? - The girl smiled at me -I'm Ayaka Usami, nice to meet you Aizawa-san.

I looked at her questioningly, -How do you know my name? - This time it was Sakuma's time to laugh. –ASK was already famous, you know? And besides she was Yuki Eiri's fiancée and now... she's Nakano's sweetheart.

Ayaka blushed intensely –That's not it! - When we looked at her she blushed more, if possible, and said –It's complicated.

-Well- I said –That seems to happen a lot when that guy is involved-. We were quiet for a moment, each one thinking on how Shindou had changed our lives. I was the first one to break the silence.

–At first I hated him because after all the work we had done he was taking everything away from us, I felt helpless because in the bottom I knew he was better than I am, and even our producer supported them while he should've been supporting us.

-I think it was hard on Tohma too, because Shu-chan was replacing him too-. Sakuma-san smiled at me –You don't hate him for that, do you?

I almost laughed at that. After he tried to kill me and destroyed my career? Well, actually I can't say I hate him anymore. Basically I don't give a shit about him anymore.

-How about you, Ryuichi-san? - Ayaka asked. Sakuma looked up like he was thinking. –I like Shu-chan, and since the day I saw him I understood he had real talent, and that one day he would overtake me. That's why I got so mad at him that day-. He frowned at his last words.

Ayaka and I looked at each other and than asked –What day? - Sakuma smiled –The day I heard him practicing for this concert. He had told me he would surpass me, and I was ready to see him do that and then he stopped singing with his heart. He stopped putting everything he had on his songs-. He chuckled and continued –I was so mad at him that the next time I saw him I ignored him completely... and he lost his voice because of it!

-It wasn't until later that I realized that ignoring him wasn't the right way to help him So, I showed him how to sparkle...-. He smiled at his own words, obviously remembering that moment, whatever happened then.

-It's Ayaka's turn! - Sakuma suddenly looked like an expectantly little child, and I sweat dropped.

-Well I like Shuichi-kun too; he's a nice guy-. She sighed before continuing –I've never really hated him, but I did feel envious of him. He did what we thought was impossible; he brought the 'real' Eiri-san back, and without even noticing! He made him smile. I had never seen Eiri-san smile before.

-I know now we wouldn't have been happy together- she continued –but ever since I met him I thought we could be. It took me a while to understand that it wasn't mean to be and it was hard when I did.

We grew quiet again. What was left to say? Shuichi Shindou had taken from us either our love or our place as the number one, or the possibility of becoming the best. Funny, Ayaka envied him but never hated him and Sakuma wanted to support him. I was the only one that tried to damage him and now I regret it.

After a while Noriko-san came and took Sakuma back to his place. A young man, that I suspect is related to Yuki Eiri, probably his brother, picked Ayaka up. I was left alone again.

Or so I thought because Ma-kun and Ken-chan came for me around half an hour later. They smiled at me as usual and began complaining about always having to look for me in a bar. I laugh at them, but inside I keep wondering why, after I almost get Ma-kun killed and ruined both their careers, are they with me?

That's basically why I let all that hate for Shindou go. Even after I didn't listen to them and did all those stupid things they are still here. The least thing I can do is forget Shindou and try to start again, just as Ayaka and Sakuma are doing. Maybe I could learn a thing or two about those two... The only thing I don't understand is why they came to talk to me of all people? I wonder if I looked that hopeless... God, I hope not.

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Jejeje I imagine you all had this face when you read 'a three-some: O.O. Sorry, not this time, maybe in the future, when pigs learn to fly and that sort of things.

Anyway, thanks to

Clari-chan: Thanks for always reviewing! U are the best beta-reader ever!

Darklore Wings: Thanks! I love Ryuichi and Suguru A lot!

God-Damned: Thanks to you to! I apreciate that you think I have good unique ideas. Also for my other fanfic I'm gonna update it soon, and hopefully you won't feel something is missing.

And finally, Silverone, here's your Taki fic you requested. I must say I don't hate Taki, but there are times when I wish he would 'go and slip on a banana peel and drop dead'... (quote courtesy of Shu-chan), jejeje, he can be sooo... eh... so Taki sometimes, and I think this fic reflects perfectly my opinion.

Ja ne!