Disclaimer: I do not own Super GALS! in any way. And now, I'm a bit more surprised with myself, able to write ten whole chapters in a span of two weeks. (!) Oh my…and I don't make any profit from this either. The profit I only get is my intellectual rights that I rightly own the plot of this fic.
It's just this moment, yes unbelievably, that I've come up with the title of this fic. Imagine that! I first planned to upload only the first five chapters, then I got delayed, then I planned to upload the eight chapters, then our internet connection in the café had to screw things up. Now, I'm up on ten chapters and hopefully, when you're reading this, it means I did push through with my intentions of finally uploading it.
Flack: That was confusing…(shakes head)
Yeah? Well blame that on me for not having been able to play Ragnarok Online (pRO) for one week now. I almost made a comeback then the local DSL had to go haywire on me. I haven't opened my account yet…(sobs pathetically)
Anyway, I hope people still are in this fic. Things are just starting to get interesting, now that Rei has finally decided to make the first move. I do realize that Yuuya is a bit OOC being shy and all, and Rei (who is supposed to be somewhat indifferent and aloof) is more aggressive and passionate.
I don't believe in the seme-uke thing however. I believe in a steady balance of powers (nods with other authors saying the same.)
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Chapter 10
"You…what?" Masaaki stared at Keough, his glasses askew from surprise.
"Really, it would have been one of my most brilliant if the first plan screwed up." Keough laughed.
"Wait…let me get this straight. You seriously…would have done that?" Rei gapped; as if he just met a man he thought would never think of something like it.
"Gahahaha!" Keough guffawed loudly, both guys sweatdropping.
"Delusions of grandeur…" Masaaki sadly shook his head, Rei nodding in agreement.
"So, Otohata? Are you accepting it or not?" Keough asked, recovering from his fits of laughter.
"I'm not that desperate." Rei countered, mildly affronted with what was being offered to him.
"Oh don't be such a spoilsport. I've got the contacts to get people who can work for you…" Keough took out his cellphone, looking for numbers. Masaaki curiously peeked from his side.
"But…" Rei shook his head. "I don't understand why I have to hire a personal stalker!"
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"Frankly, Keough. I don't think it is such a good idea either…" Masaaki gently squeezed the blonde's arm.
"One thing…what if Yuuya finds out? That certainly will blow away any chances left for…us…" Rei sighed, slacking on the couch.
"Rei, this is much more better than the routine I made for Masaaki here. I was desperate back then, Masaaki had an unusually large amount of suitors…both male and female." Keough mildly blushed when he remembered those days. "Yuuya, as I can tell, is extremely cute and handsome. Not to mention that he's also popular being…err…the second placer for that High School Grand Prix for the Handsomest Guy or something I heard…"
"Anyway" Keough finished. "If I were you, I wouldn't waste any more time than to do anything just to get to him. Yuuya is a wonderful person, and I'm sure you'd be very happy with him."
Rei pondered a bit, his eyes set on the table.
"If you ever come to mind, give me a call in my cellphone. I've just the right contacts to get you one suitable for the job…" Keough stood up, Masaaki following suit.
"It's turning in late, we have to go back to our place. Thanks for the cookies and tea, Rei. Please tell Yuuya it was very nice we met him…" Masaaki said their goodbyes, both turning to leave towards the door.
Rei mulled over the whole scene, thinking it all was downright crazy and stupid. Not to mention it was very risky for Yuuya and their current relationship as well.
"Wait…"Rei stood up, both guys turning round. "I'll give it a shot…" He said, a hint of determination in his voice.
"Told ya he wouldn't resist." Keough grinned at Masaaki, as he jotted down a number in his calling card and handed it to Rei.
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"Sigh…"
Rei was lying down on the couch, pondering over the piece of paper he was turning round and round. Keough and Masaaki had left a few minutes ago, leaving him with it.
On his other hand was his cellphone, Rei's eyes kept looking at the calling card and his cell, his thoughts torn between calling the person Keough referred to and trying to dump the whole idea altogether.
Do I really want to do this?
Do I really want Yuuya?
By and by, Yuuya came and stormed in to the door, on one hand the groceries Mrs. Otohata asked, and on the other, his hand balling into a fist.
"Somebody's in a bad mood…" Rei stood up and followed the blonde towards the kitchen.
He peeked inside and saw Yuuya dump the bag noisily on the counter then sat on the floor, banging his fists on it and laying his head down on the dining table wearily.
Rei hesitated a bit, padding softly towards the back of the blonde. He sensed the mild anticipation in Yuuya, who obviously knew who was at his back.
Gently placing his hand on Yuuya's shoulder, Rei lingered a bit until Yuuya raised his head to look at him.
"What's wrong?" Rei asked, noting the mild hoarseness in his voice. Damn, I think I stayed too long in the tub…
"Oh…nothing…it's not important…"Yuuya shook his head, trying to wipe away tears that threatened to spill over.
"It's important if somebody else made you cry other than me…" Rei joked around, trying to make Yuuya smile a bit.
"There…there were these guys outside the supermarket…" Yuuya looked away, not getting if Rei made a joke on his last statement. "They tried hitting on me…"
Rei lifted an eyebrow. "They tried to punch you?"
"No Rei! They were flirting with me! Can't you understand that!" Yuuya shouted, and then realized the evident shock in the other boy's face.
"S…sorry…I didn't mean to shout…" Yuuya looked away, practically shamed.
That caused a twitch in Rei's eye. "Should we call the police?"
"And what?" Yuuya replied softly. "It'd get both you and me in a scandal all across Shibuya…and that would be the last thing I want to bring to you…"
Rei didn't reply on that, Yuuya sensed the discomfort on his features. Standing up, he took the groceries and packed them up the cupboard.
Rei just stood and walked away, taking one last glance at the blonde who was busy scaling a large fish on the sink. Rei heaved a sigh and left the room.
"Just promise me you'll take care next time…" Rei said, as he finally left. Yuuya turned around and nodded.
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"Rei, this is much more better than the routine I made for Masaaki here. I was desperate back then, Masaaki had an unusually large amount of suitors…both male and female…"
"Yuuya, as I can tell, is extremely cute and handsome. Not to mention that he's also popular being…err…the second placer for that High School Grand Prix for the Handsomest Guy or something I heard…"
"Anyway, if I were you, I wouldn't waste any more time than to do anything just to get to him. Yuuya is a wonderful person, and I'm sure you'd be very happy with him…."
Rei pondered over those statements made by Keough. Blunt…but somewhat true…
His eyes focused on the calling card and cellphone he left at the coffee table, as if calling him…tempting him…
Taking the cellphone at hand, his eyes fixed upon the card; he dialed the number on it and waited for a few rings before somebody answered…
"Hi…can I talk to a Akai Mizuno…"
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"Thanks…so you'd come here all the way from Edo? How much is the…ok, we'll just talk about it…we'll meet at the café in downtown…you're familiar here in Shibuya? Great…ok…mhm…yeah, Keough referred me to you…oh? Ahahah, yeah, he's kind of a bastard but he's still my friend…Ok then. It's fine with me. Tomorrow…yes…I'll see you there…of course I won't bring him…Bye…" Rei turned the call off.
I hope he's just as good as Keough tells me… Rei thought to himself, when Yuuya called him from the kitchen.
"Rei! Dinner's ready! C'mon in!" Yuuya hollered, as he snuck back in the room.
Rei sighed a bit, got up and sauntered towards the dining room, his stomach growling in approval.
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0.o
The family's eyebrows all lifted up at the new dish they'd just seen Yuuya cook. It looked like fried fish drenched with a wonderful-smelling, sour tomato sauce and slathered with strips of bell peppers of different colors.
"All right, guys! Dig in!" Yuuya sat, waiting for them to try the dish.
"Err…what exactly is this dish, Yuuya?" Rei poked the sauce with his chopstick, then licking it thoughtfully, his eyes lighting up a bit from its taste.
"Sweet and sour fish. I got that from a Chinese cookbook. It's tasty…" Yuuya was a bit flustered, worried that he might had made a mistake in choosing tonight's dish.
"It's good…" Rei commented, taking a piece of the fish and drenching his rice with the thick sauce. Both Mr. and Mrs. Otohata followed suit, their curious expressions changing to one that is gratified.
"My! You should teach me about this dish some time, Yuuya!" Mrs. Otohata said, as she nibbled on a piece of fish, attempting to suck at its succulence. Mr. Otohata just nodded, but was mightily impressed.
Rei took another serving, and raising his bowl, gave a mock toast to Yuuya. "C'mon Yuuya, eat with us…" He said, smiling gently.
Yuuya, whose attention was with the family's initial reaction with the dish, shook up and took his own rice bowl, and got his share. The family then ate silently, Mr. and Mrs. Otohata peeking glances at Rei and at Yuuya.
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10 pm
"Rei?"
The boy in question glanced at the doorway, seeing the blonde hair peek through. Sitting up from the bed, he settled his gaze towards it.
"Is there something I can help you with?" Rei asked, seemingly surprised from the mild intrusion of his evening in his room.
"I…just wanted to apologize for my behavior earlier…I didn't…wasn't thinking well at all…" Yuuya looked downcast, peeking nervously at him.
Rei said nothing, Yuuya gazed upwards thinking Rei was upset of some sort.
Rei tilted his head and leaned on his fist, supported by his arm on his leg. He gently patted his side and waited till Yuuya sat down beside him.
"Why do you worry so much about what I say, Yuuya?" Rei asked him, softly. His features reflected of sadness and concern.
Yuuya glanced at him, a bit worried and awed. Rei gave him a smile, one that he rarely used…
It was a genuine smile, unlike the entire fake ones he used when in photo shoots or interviews…
He only used it when he needed to coax out the truth from other people.
Yuuya gapped, stuttering and wondering at the curiosity laid before him. Rei seemed like…more of an angel…a divine being…someone of ethereal beauty…
the dimness only made his features more…appreciable…
"I…respect you a lot…what you say and do…everything about you…" Yuuya said between his teeth, knowing it was all a lie.
Rei sighed, and took one of Yuuya's hands. Tracing the lines in it, he spoke once more.
"Do you think that would be the only reason for it…Yuuya?" Rei fondled the hand; handling it like it was the most fragile thing he'd set his hand upon.
Yuuya thought about it, doubting whether to answer what his heart said, or what his mind tells him is right for them…
"Should there be another reason to do so?" Yuuya replied, feeling better at the answer.
Rei placed his other hand on Yuuya's, effectively clasping it in his own. Yuuya gazed at it thoughtfully, hoping…wishing…that it might be what he actually thinks it is…
"Other reasons…other than respect…Yuuya, there can be no respect where there is no honesty…sincerity…concern…worry…" Rei smirked, amused at the play of emotions evident in the blonde's face.
"Love…"
Yuuya gasped, a bit terrified and anxious.
Rei stiffened, worried he might be playing the wrong buttons or it was too early to tell his feelings. He saw Yuuya's reaction like it was his condemnation to death.
"It reaches from mother and child…father to son…brother to brother…" Rei smiled to hide the frustration he felt, and was more frustrated that Yuuya felt calmed. He's actually relieved I mentioned being just brothers? Oh, this is a hopeless case…
Rei lowered his gaze and covered his eyes with the fringe of his hair, whispered so softly…
"Lover to another…"
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Rei hadn't known whether Yuuya had actually heard that last statement, as he felt a gentle grip when those words passed his lips, but was surprised when Yuuya took his hand and stood up.
"Thank you for the talk, Rei…I…feel much more better now." Yuuya gave a lopsided grin and scratched his head. "Well, I gotta go to sleep! We have classes tomorrow, and we can't afford being late, you know!"
Rei nodded thoughtfully, and laid back once more, bringing his blankets up. Yuuya left the room, closing the door behind him as he did so and went to his own room, shutting the door softly.
"Rei…"
Yuuya leaned back on the door, his energy somewhat drained. He slowly slumped on the floor, his gaze still upward and his thoughts somewhere else.
He cried, stifling it, only tears visible in his face, his eyes hidden beneath his hair. Arms limply hung beside him, his legs bucked from his weight and he settled on the wooden floor with a thump.
"Am I all only that to you for all these years?" He asked to no one.
"A friend?"
"A…brother?"
Yuuya bought his knees up to himself, somehow feeling vulnerable as he always felt before he met Rei. He felt weak, alone…worthless.
"I wish what I heard was true…that I could be your lover…that I could share all my days with you…my life, my joys, my…sadness…"
Yuuya laughed at himself quietly. "Sigh…my mind must have played tricks on me…a simple delusion…a dream…"
He slowly sat up and removed himself from the floor. Peeling his clothes off in one motion, he changed to his sleeping pajamas and laid softly on his bed, on one side of it.
He slept a little bit later, his hand stretched out to the vacant side, dreaming that Rei was there with him…sharing the same bed…sleeping with him…happy being with him…and that he was happy too.
"Rei…" Yuuya sighed softly in that wonderful dream.
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Oh for crying out loud! Why can't you just say you like him?
No really, I sympathize with Yuuya. Why? This whole fic is reflecting upon my personality. My gosh! Now, you've just seen my pathetic side. (Sobs more pathetically this time).
Poo poo. Please review this time! I want to know what you think how I make scenes all mush-mush. My first time to do so…other than the ones I did in my Zoids fic…(searches archive for the fiction).