NOTES:
Essenity: ...CANIBEINYOURHEALTHCLASS? IT SOUNDS AMAZING. I might die of giggles, but I'll be there. And sorry, but makeupsex is next chapter. xD But you didn't just read that until you read this chapter.
Fujipuri: Oh my god I would love Kei as a cake. XD But who wouldn't? That would be amazing. I wouldn't tell anyone about it because then all of my friends would be like: "OMG KEI! LEMME HAVE YOUR CAKE BLAHBLAHBLAH!" And I'll just stop...
YaoiKitty: My inspiration for Sho yelling at Kei was my brother badmouthing Japan. I had to vent my anger at someone...whether they are fictional or not. xD
yuki-nakayama-hidaka: Oooh. I never thought about Kei hearing. Well, maybe he just blocked it out...or he was so intent on making out with Sho that he didn't pay attention?
Hideto: I don't know why he was on bottom, but IDON'TWANTGACKTTOBEMADATME! And the only bad thing about AOL Radio is all they have is Smile for Laruku and Sixth Day for Gackt (And TSD STILL HAS NOT ARRIVED IN THE MAIL YET.)
Just a warning, I'm letting Mana do the notes at the end of this chapter. He misses Klaha a lot, so I'm letting him do the notes to take his mind off of Klaha. (and his name for Klaha is Kla-chan, so…yeah.)
THERE IS AN IMPORTANT NOTE AT THE END OF THIS CHAPTER. PLEASE READ IT. OR YOU'LL MISS OUT. ON GOOD STUFF. OKAY? OKAY.
Chapter Six
"Sho, stop fawning over your presents! We're going to be late for Shinji's Christmas party!" Kei said to Sho who was sitting in the middle of the family room, surrounded by wrapping paper, empty boxes, and presents.
"Go without me…" Sho said, staring at the silver gun in his hands. Kei sighed angrily and walked over to Sho, ripping the gun out of the man's hands and setting it on the ground. "Kei!" Sho said as Kei pulled him to his feet.
"Sho—don't throw a fit." Kei told him.
"But Kei—" Kei leaned upwards and pressed his lips to Sho's forcefully, shutting the man up. "Mmm…" Sho said as Kei pulled away.
"Come on Sho. Lets go."
"Let me get my coat…" Sho said softly, grabbing his trench coat from the chair next to him.
"Are you going to behave at Shinji's party?" Kei asked him, wrapping his arms around Sho's waist, letting his fingers slip into the back pockets of Sho's leather pants. Sho slid his trench coat on and wrapped it around Kei, pinning the vampire to his chest.
"Define behave." Sho whispered seductively. Kei smiled.
"I have no idea…" Kei replied as Sho placed his hands on either side of Kei's face.
"Then why are you asking me if you don't even know what you mean?" Sho asked as he leaned down.
"I don't know." Kei replied as Sho pressed his lips against his. "Sho…" Kei whispered as Sho's lips left his own and trailed down to his neck. He wrapped his arms around Kei tightly and licked Kei's neck slowly, making the vampire moan softly. "Sho, stop." Kei whispered.
"Why?"
"Because I'm telling you to." Kei replied, trying to push away, but Sho had his arms around him tightly. "And we'll be late for Shinji's party."
"Right, right. Shinji's party…" Sho muttered, letting go of Kei.
"Oh don't sulk, Sho." Kei said to Sho as they stepped out into the cold world outside of their house. It was snowing lightly and there was already a dusting of snow on the ground.
Sho was being stubborn and not saying anything to Kei. "Sho-chan." Kei said sternly. Sho glared at him. Kei stepped in front of the man, stopping him in his tracks. He placed a gloved hand on Sho's cheek. "Don't be like this." Sho turned his head away, but Kei jerked it back. "Sho." The man tried to glare at Kei, but it was no use. "Please, Sho. Don't act like this. I want to have a good time." Sho let his head fall, and nodded. The pair continued to walk to Shinji's house in silence.
"I'm sorry, Kei." Sho said quietly as they passed several people walking in the opposite direction.
"It's okay—wait. Sorry for what?"
"For acting stupid before." Sho replied, grasping Kei's hand a holding it tightly in his own. They turned down a darkened alley, a shortcut to Shinji's house. Halfway down the alley, they stopped and stared at each other. "I don't know why I do it, but I'm sorry."
"It's all right." Kei replied, leaning upwards and kissing Sho softly.
"Your lips are cold, Kei." Sho said as they pulled away.
"Really?" Kei asked; Sho nodded. "Would you warm them up for me?" Kei stepped closer to Sho.
"Love to." Sho whispered, running his tongue over Kei's lips. Kei parted his lips and let Sho's tongue enter his mouth slowly, moaning in pleasure. He wrapped his arms around Sho's waist as Sho pushed him against the brick wall. After a few minutes, Sho pulled away slowly.
"Are my lips warm now?" Kei asked. Sho ran his tongue over Kei's lips again.
"Not quite…" Sho replied. Kei glanced at his watch.
"We are so late for Shinji's party."
"Do you think I care?" Sho asked, unbuttoning Kei's jacket.
"Apparently not." Kei replied as Sho ripped his jacket from his shoulders. "Sho, if you keep undressing me, I'm going to freeze to death." Sho blushed furiously, but stopped and picked up Kei's coat.
"Sorry." He muttered embarrassedly as Kei put his coat back on.
"It's okay, Sho." Kei replied as they made their way to Shinji's house once more. "I wouldn't have minded if we would have kept going, but seeing as how it's below freezing, that wouldn't be a good idea." Sho laughed softly.
"Oh, we're here already?" Sho said, surprised, as he walked up the steps to Shinji's apartment. He knocked on the door and Toshi answered it.
"Oh, hey you two! You're late!" Toshi said loudly, obviously having already had several drinks.
"Yeah, Sho lost track of time opening presents." Kei replied as they stepped inside the warm apartment. Toshi closed the door behind them as Sho helped Kei take off his jacket. Toshi smiled slightly, knowing their secret relationship. Once Sho had hung up both of their coats, Toshi ushered them over to the bar where Shinji and several customers were hanging around.
"You made it!" Shinji said over the crowd of people. Sho grinned and nodded.
"Yeah." Sho replied as Shinji pushed his way through the crowd to talk with Kei and Sho. "It's freezing outside."
"You wouldn't think it would be cold in the middle of winter…" Shinji said jokingly. He turned to look at Kei. After a moment's pause, he said, "Kei, you made it too!" Kei smiled and nodded.
"Yep. I'm his chaperone to everything." Kei replied.
"You are not!" Sho said, hitting Kei on the shoulder. Shinji gave Kei a cold stare, but Kei simply smiled, knowing how disliked he was by Sho's brother.
"Well, have some drinks, let yourselves go…all that Christmas crap." Shinji said to them as he handed them champagne and walked away.
"It's so obvious that he doesn't like me, it's not even fun to ignore it anymore…" Kei said, taking a sip from his glass.
"Don't let it get to you, Kei." Sho told him as they walked to two vacant chairs next to Toshi, who was flirting with some girl neither of them had seen before. He was ignored Kei and Sho completely, which was perfectly fine with them.
"I'm not. And I've been wondering…" Kei replied, suddenly becoming serious. Sho swallowed hard, afraid of what was Kei was about to say. "…How can you wear a tank top in the middle of winter?" Sho grinned.
"It's what I'm used to." He replied, taking a sip of his champagne. "I see you're not wearing anything warm."
"Warmer than what you're wearing." Kei retorted, looking down at his long-sleeved, peasant cut blouse. "At least it's long-sleeved."
"Oh yeah, because you know, long sleeves make a difference."
"Of course they do, Sho." Toshi said suddenly. He looked dejected.
"Trying to pick up women?" Kei asked him.
"I'm trying, but it just isn't working!" Toshi replied. "It's like they can read my mind or something."
"They probably can read your face." Sho replied. Toshi simply glared at him and stalked off. Kei and Sho began to talk amongst themselves for a while until a woman walked up to them. Sho glanced at Kei, who looked equally confused.
"Umm…hi." She said to Sho. She had dark brown hair that was short and flipped out and she had bright blue eyes.
"…Hello." Sho replied awkwardly.
"You're Shinji's brother, right?" she asked; Sho nodded. "Okay. So you're Sho."
"Yes I am…" Sho glanced at Kei, who was staring at the girl with a very confused look on his face.
"Well, you see, my friends—they, uh…" Kei suddenly understood what she was trying to get at.
"Your friends dared you to ask Sho to dance?" Kei asked her, realizing that there was music playing. The woman blushed furiously.
"Yeah."
"I need to know one thing," Sho said. "What's your name?"
"My name's Arana." She replied. "But everyone calls me Rain…"
"Sure, I'll dance with you." Sho said, setting his glass down and standing up.
"Really?" Rain looked relieved. Sho grabbed her hand and walked over to the dance floor, which was playing a slow song. Kei's eyes wandered over the crowd of people and noticed three other women who were gaping at Rain. They had to be her friends—or so Kei assumed. Kei smiled and watched Sho and Rain dance. Sho held her close; he had an arm around her waist and he held her hand within his own. He was staring down at her with a sparkle of fondness in his cerulean eyes. Rain looked just as happy. Kei watched her say something to Sho, who grinned, showing off his white teeth.
Suddenly, Sho leaned down and kissed Rain; Kei felt a wave of jealously wash over him. Why would Sho do such a thing? But when he broke away, he looked over at Kei and winked, smiling broadly. The jealously washed away and he watched the fake couple dance happily. The three women in the corner glowered at Sho and Rain, but they didn't pay any attention.
"So was that a good enough kiss to fool your friends?" Sho whispered to Rain softly. She grinned and nodded.
"Oh yeah. Just looked at them! They're glaring so evilly, it's funny in a way." Rain replied. Sho dared a glance and stifled a laugh.
"I wish we had a camera…" Sho said as he spun Rain around.
"Oooh. I could blackmail them if we did." Rain said happily, making Sho laugh.
"Now that wouldn't be nice…" Sho said in a fake parental tone.
"It wouldn't be nice towards them but it would be nice towards me." Sho nodded.
"Blackmail's always a good thing."
"But didn't you just say it was a bad thing?"
"No, I said it wouldn't be nice." Sho replied. "And do I need to kiss you again?" Rain's eyes flickered towards Kei.
"But what about—?"
"Kei?" Kei smiled at her and waved.
"Yeah…aren't you two…?" Sho blushed furiously and glanced at Kei, whose eyes widened, almost as though he knew what they were talking about.
"A-and why do you think that?" Sho asked, trying to keep calm.
"Well…I don't know. You two are just so relaxed when you talk…" Rain replied, blushing slightly. Sho just stared at her. "You two…you just seem so perfect for each other."
"We are, aren't we?" Sho said softly without realizing what he said until a few moments later. "Oh god—did I just—" Rain smiled.
"I won't tell." She said. "You freaked out when I asked you if you were together. I can tell you don't want anyone to find out."
"Please don't tell Shinji!" Sho said.
"I won't." Rain promised.
"So—another kiss?" Sho asked, smiling.
"I think that'll set them over the edge." Rain said softly as Sho leaned in for another kiss. As they pulled away, the song ended. "That was a nice dance." Rain commented, running a hand up and down Sho's arm. "Thanks."
"Anytime…" Sho replied with a smile.
"See you around, Sho." Rain said as she walked away. Sho watched her leave and felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned around to find Kei standing behind him.
"That looked like fun." Kei said. Sho smiled. "So did she ask what I think she asked?" Kei asked quietly.
"That depends. What do you think she asked?"
"If we're…together?"
"Yeah…"
"What did you say?" Kei asked, pulling Sho back to their seats. Sho sat down and drained his glass of champagne. Almost immediately afterwards, Toshi walked up and handed him another glass.
"…Thanks, Toshi." Sho said as Toshi walked away. "Well, I accidentally replied to her statement about us being perfect together."
"We are, aren't we?" Kei said with a smile.
"That is exactly what I said. But I didn't realize it until after I said it." Sho said miserably. "She did tell me that she wouldn't tell anyone."
"Do you trust her?" Kei asked as Sho drained his glass of champagne.
"Yes." Sho replied, setting his empty glass down. "I do." They both glanced over towards the corner where Rain's friends had been, but they weren't there anymore.
"Sho?" Rain said from behind him. Her group of friends was behind her, glaring at him. "Thanks for the dance." She said, kissing his forehead.
"You're welcome." Sho replied, smiling.
"And you, Kei…" Rain said, walking over to him. She leaned down and whispered in his ear, "You've got one in a million. Hold onto him." Kei looked up and smiled at her. "You're so lucky."
"Thank you." Kei said softly, knowing everything she said was true. "I'll hold onto him, don't worry." Rain smiled.
"Well, we're going to take off."
"Already?" Sho asked.
"Yeah. The party started at five!" One of Rain's friends said.
"You guys got here at eight-thirty." Rain told them.
"He told us it started at eight!" Sho said, surprised.
"Well, you still got here late." Another one of Rain's friends said. Kei rolled his eyes.
"What time is it now?"
"Nine-thirty." Rain replied. "See you guys later!"
"'Bye." They both said.
"Well, I'm bored." Sho said a few minutes later. He stood up. "Wanna walk around with me?" He asked Kei.
"Sure." Kei replied standing up as well. The pair wandered around and realized that the guests were thinning out. The only people that were left were Shinji, Toshi, a few long-time customers and several other people Sho had never seen before.
Kei and Sho ended up leaning against a wall away from the crowd of people that seemed to be hanging around Shinji. The couple was talking quietly, looking slightly uncomfortable because of the distance between them. Sho longed to be in Kei's arms, but he knew it would make a huge scene. Kei's eyes suddenly flickered upwards.
"Sho…" Kei said softly, gesturing upwards. Sho looked up and blushed furiously.
"Mistletoe…" Sho whispered. "Kei—"
"Please, Sho?" Kei asked, taking a step forward.
"Oh Kei…" Sho whispered as Kei leaned upwards.
"Sho…" Kei whispered again. Before their lips met, he whispered softly, "I love you." Their kiss was long and meaningful and sent chills up and down Sho's spine.
Sho pulled away softly. He looked deeply into Kei's brown eyes. "I love you, too." Sho whispered. Small tears welled in Kei's eyes.
"Oh Sho…" Kei said, crashing his mouth into Sho's, wrapping his arms around Sho's neck. Sho hugged Kei tightly, slipping his tongue into the vampire's mouth.
"Oh my god." A shocked voice said a few minutes later. Sho's eyes shot open and he pulled out of the kiss and turned his head, as did Kei, to find everyone who was left at the party standing in front of them. Everyone looked shocked; Shinji looked disgusted, but Toshi didn't seem too upset. "Sho!" Shinji snarled as Kei let his arms drop from around Sho's neck. Sho blushed furiously at Shinji's words and let go of Kei. "What—what are you doing?" Shinji asked disgustedly. Sho buried his face in his hands. When Kei tried to put a hand on Sho's shoulder, Sho pushed away and ran out of the party.
"Oh Sho…" Kei whispered to himself. He turned his attention back to Shinji, who was glaring at him with utter disgust.
"You…you did this to my brother…" Shinji accused him.
"Shinji—" Kei tried to say.
"Bastard." Shinji hissed at him. "How dare you do that to my brother—my only brother!"
"I—" But Kei couldn't finish his sentence. Shinji tried to punch him, but Kei dropped to the ground, avoiding it. Kei glanced at Toshi to see his reaction, but Toshi simply mouthed 'I knew' and Kei understood. Kei stood up slowly, staring at Shinji. He had had enough of being on Shinji's bad side. He couldn't stand it anymore.
"Sho was right." Kei said softly, not taking his eyes off of Shinji. "You don't like people who are different from you. You don't like me because I'm different. You blame someone who's different for something that was Sho's decision. You can't control your brother's life, you know. You can't control what he does with his life—you can't make him like you. Just because he's in love with me makes him different in your eyes."
"Why you—" Shinji put all of his force into another punch; Kei simply put up his hand and stopped the punch easily. "Coward." Shinji said as he fought to pull his hand away from Kei's grasp.
"Right. I'm the coward." Kei said, flashing his sharp canines at Shinji, who looked positively frightened. "I've been through more than you'll ever be through." Kei let go of Shinji's fist and took a step forward. "Sho isn't a child anymore. He can make decisions on his own." Kei whispered in Shinji's ear. He turned around and walked out of the party briskly, stopping only to grab his and Sho's jackets.
"KEI!" A voice called from behind him. Kei stopped and turned around.
"Toshi?"
"Kei!" Toshi said, catching his breath. "I…I saw you two on his birthday…I had forgotten something and I came back to get it, but you two were…on the couch." Kei blushed slightly.
"Toshi—are you okay with it?" Toshi simply shrugged.
"Whatever makes Sho happy. And if you make Sho happy, then I'm okay with it." Kei smiled.
"Only a true friend would say that." Kei told him. "Can you do me a favor?"
"What?"
"Can you make sure Shinji doesn't come and kill me or Sho in the middle of the night?" Toshi laughed.
"Yeah. I'll keep an eye on him." Toshi said.
"Thanks." Kei replied. "Merry Christmas, Toshi."
"Same to you, Kei." Toshi said as Kei began his journey home…
When Kei arrived home, he wasn't surprised to find Sho's bedroom door closed and soft sobs coming from inside. Kei walked over slowly, throwing their coats on the couch. "Sho?" He didn't dare open the door just yet.
"C-come in." A broken voice said. Kei opened the door slowly to find Sho sitting on the edge of his bed. He was trying to stop crying, but he couldn't. "K-Kei," Sho whispered, looking up at him with hurt eyes.
"Sho—please don't cry," Kei said, walking over and kneeling in front of Sho.
"Didn't you see how he looked at me?" Sho asked, trying not to sob. "H-he looked…disgusted."
"Sho—"
"H-he hates me now. N-no one loves me anymore—"
"Stop now." Kei said angrily. Sho stared at him, tears falling down his face. "How can you say that?"
"It's true! No one loves me—"
"I love you." Kei said fiercely. "Isn't that what I just confessed to you before we kissed? Didn't you just tell me that you love me?"
"But Kei—" Sho tried to say, but Kei silenced him by pulling him to his feet.
"You know, when you were dancing with Rain, it made me realize that we've never danced before." Kei whispered, staring into Sho's eyes. "It looked so warm and inviting." Kei wrapped an arm around Sho's waist and held Sho's hand within his own. "It made me jealous that she's danced with you and I haven't." He kissed Sho's neck.
"Kei—I…" Sho tried to say. "I…just want to be alone tonight…" He said softly, looking away.
"Oh…" Kei let go of Sho and stepped away. He walked to the door, but stopped before leaving. "I just want you to know that I love you. No matter what happens." He smiled softly at Sho. "I'll always be here for you. Literally. But for now, I'm going to bed." Kei turned and left, closing the door to his room slowly. He quickly slipped into his pajamas and slid into bed, a tear sliding down his cheek……
Sho changed into his pajamas quickly and brushed his hair. He looked at himself in the mirror and wiped his tears away. "Tonight." Sho whispered. "Tonight."
And I finally saw that Degrassi episode. POOR MARCO! HE'S SO ADORABLE.
And Rain won't appear again, don't worry.
This chapter is brought to you by Cube (The song by Gackt-san)! Because Cube is a new muse of mine. Whenever I listen to the song, I get inspiration. And now, here's Mana. (Enjoy if you can…)
HELLOITSMANA. I've never actually read any of Ti's fics, but I was very glad when she offered to let me do notes at the end of a chapter. I read this chapter and I was delighted by the amount of……Oh great. I lost my train of thought. Well, hello to you all! I am Mana. You might remember me from such bands as Malice Mizer and Moi dix Mois! M10m…JUKA! JUUUKAAAA! (cries)
Ti: Let me step in here for a moment. You see, ever since Juka left m10m, Mana has been very sad and has become very depressed. But he went to the psychiatrist and he's been a bit better…on the way to my house, trying to get over Juka, he had three different affairs…Daishi, Masa and Yuki…but I think Mana's better now.
All right. Well. This chapter has come to an end. Before I go, I must ask that if you see Kla-chan, please send him home! Home as in Ti's basement. And if you see Juka-chan, please tell him that I love him and I want him to rejoin m10m and not create j3475m. J-J-J-JUKA!
Ti: (throws Mana some waffles)
WAFFLES! (munches) Oh. And Please Review Ti's chapter. She worked hard on it while I threw random objects at her head. She has also told me to post this warning:
WARNING. WARNING. WARNING. WARNING. WARNING. WARNING. WARNING. WARNING.
RATED R NEXT CHAPTER. RATED R NEXT CHAPTER. RATED R NEXT CHAPTER. RATED R NEXT CHAPTER.
She says sorry for repeating, but it will make you remember. I don't know how, but then again, I'm not too bright, just intelligent.
Ti: Umm…Mana? That doesn't make any sense—
Not now! I'm talking to the faithful readers. Well, I hope you remember and maybe it'll be amazing, maybe it won't be. Knowing Ti, it could be either.
Ti: No. It'll be amazing.
Well, whatever. I probably won't read it, so does it matter? (gets bombarded with stale pretzels)OW. THOSE HURT. I MUST GO TAKE COVER.
Ti: Well, now that Mana's gone, next chapter is the FINAL (not the song by DeG) chapter. And it will be rated R/M (whatever the ratings are now...)so you can expect what's going to happen. :D