Hi! It's me again! What If is now back in part 2! Moo! Anyway, I recently had a very interesting review. Someone said that What If was disgusting (Chap. 2, so I guess I can understand that) and that it wasn't very realistic, that the original story wasn't about that. Um…my reply to you is that the whole point of Legal Drug is to lead up to their little relationship, or so I've heard from my friend, who is the knower of all things yaoi. Supposedly, this is why the rating is so high when nothing that wouldn't be found in a T manga has happened yet. Also, the group Clamp is a shounen-ai writing machine! Just think back to Card Captors. Ignoring the remarkable similarities to their later characters Kazahaya and Rikuo, Yuki and Toya spend time doing homework in the kitchen…and then mysteriously vanish to Toya's room for several hours. Plus, the two are amazingly close. A little to close! And later, to steal Toya's magic, Yue has to do something that resembles kissing Toya's neck (I haven't read it in a while so I forget exactly what went on, though my friend went all giggly about it when she finished reading it). Plus, this isn't really Legal Drug. This is based off of the side story.
Oh, and I was so happy! What If now has had over 1,200 hits! It's my most popular story!
Overview of What If: Kazahaya heard from his divorced father Kakei that he is going to get remarried. Imagine his surprise when his love turns out to be a man, Saiga. Kazahaya then meets Rikuo, Saiga's son and a real pain in the ass. Kazahaya wishes to escape from his crazy family and thinks he gets his chance when a letter arrives from his mother saying that she heard about the wedding and would be up to visit soon, bringing her new spouse, Yuki, with her. However, when his mother Hana arrives, Kazahaya finds that Yuki is a girl. Not only that, but she is Saiga's ex-wife, meaning that Rikuo and Kazahaya are step-brothers. As if this twist isn't enough, Yuki has a second son, Rikuo's older brother Kota who looks almost identical to Rikuo and is almost as much of a pain. Kazahaya, horrified by this turn of events, retreats to his room and tries to kill himself. Rikuo manages to stop Kazahaya from killing himself and even manages to get him in bed, but upon waking up the next morning, Kazahaya wakes up next to Rikuo and freaks out (nothing happened there, I swear!). Of course, Kota tells the others where Rikuo was and Kazahaya is questioned as soon as he comes down for breakfast. Annoyed, he storms off to the living room, where Rikuo follows and once again finds himself in his bed with Rikuo. Kazahaya once more freaks out and goes downstairs where he meets Kota, who tells Kazahaya that Rikuo had a boyfriend before. Kazahaya is surprised by this fact and quickly forgets his anger at his step-brother. Later, Yuki, Hana, and Kota leave, making sure to tease Kazahaya before leaving. A final bit of teasing from Rikuo throws Kazahaya over the edge, so he runs away. Kazahaya, in his anger, gets lost and accepts an offer from a kind looking man to spend the night. The man, Tsuki, ends up drugging and raping Kazahaya. In the morning, Rikuo finds Kazahaya gone and goes off to find him. When he does, he can't forgive Tsuki and beats him up before calling the police on him. Rikuo doesn't want Kakei to see his son is such a condition and so takes Kazahaya to a hotel, where he cares for him until he recovers and Kakei and Saiga get to them. When they get home, Saiga and Kakei leave Rikuo to tend to Kazahaya alone. Since Kazahaya lost his virginity, he doesn't care when Rikuo does him. While they were together, he finished sorting out his feelings for Rikuo and decided that he did love him after all. Kakei and Saiga then get married and the story ends with them finding Rikuo and Kazahaya making out in their car.
There, I just packed my entire story into that large, bloated paragraph. You can read the first story if you haven't yet. I'd suggest it; the fans seem to like it!
Chapter One
Kazahaya smiled as he walked down the street, arm locked around Rikuo's. They were on the way to the theater to see a movie, one that Kazahaya had wanted to see for a while. As they walked, Kazahaya thought back on the last three months. After Kakei and Saiga had been married, Kazahaya and Rikuo had taken their relationship a little slower, only kissing occasionally. Kazahaya would blame it on what happened with him and Tsuki, but it was really because every time they tried to go further, he could feel his parents watching him. Also, Yuki, Hana, and Kota had left not long ago to return to their home. However, they said they would visit as often as they could and would try to move up to join them.
He looked up at Rikuo. It felt odd having a boyfriend, especially one that was also his stepbrother. He noticed that Rikuo looked deep in thought and so squeezed his arm gently to pull him out of it. Rikuo glanced over at Kazahaya.
"What?" He asked.
"What were you thinking about?" Kazahaya asked, shifting the arm that was wound around Rikuo's so he could use his elbow to nudge Rikuo's side.
"You know those strange phone calls we've been getting?" He asked.
Kazahaya blinked. Of course he did. Over the past week, Rikuo had received several calls on his cell phone where the caller would hang up right after the phone was answered. "Yeah," Kazahaya said, "Why?"
"I'm just thinking about who could be making them," He said with a shrug.
Kazahaya paused before asking, "Do you think it might be Tsuki?" He asked.
Rikuo shrugged. "Not likely. He was arrested a while ago and I doubt the prison gives him that many phone calls."
"Then who are you thinking of?" Kazahaya asked.
"Kota told you that I had a boyfriend before you, right?" Rikuo asked.
"Yeah, so?" Kazahaya asked, "Do you think he's back?"
"No," Rikuo said slowly, "He…had a sister I dated for a while who had a habit of calling me like that."
Kazahaya frowned. "You sure get around, don't cha." He muttered.
"But…she couldn't. She said she hated me." Rikuo said.
"Really?" Kazahaya shook his head, remembering back to Rikuo's relentless teasing. "I can't think why."
"Eh, she found out I really was only seeing her to see her brother." Rikuo said, "But I had feelings for them both."
"And then to you I'm…" Kazahaya prompted.
"Aw… is wittle Ka-chan getting jealous?" Rikuo taunted playfully, earning a sharp elbow to his side.
"Anyway," Kazahaya said, "Who were they?"
"The boy I only knew as Kyo," Rikuo said, "but it was short for something else or something, I forget. The girl…" He stopped dead in his tracks and stared off at something. "Tsukiko…?"
"Rikuo?" Kazahaya asked, waving his free hand in front of Rikuo's face. "Ri…" Rikuo shook Kazahaya off and started running off towards a store. "Rikuo! We'll be late for the movie!" Kazahaya shouted as Rikuo didn't turn down the street leading towards the theater. He stared angrily after his boyfriend and then ran after him, muttering angrily as he ran. He watched as Rikuo entered a store and then followed, finally catching up to him. He found Rikuo gasping for breath and looking around at the shelves of books.
"Rikuo…" Kazahaya growled, as he came up beside him, "what did you think you were doing?"
"I saw her!" He said, "I saw her enter this store!"
Kazahaya tilted his head. "Sure…" He said slowly.
"Rikuo?" Came a girls voice, "Rikuo-san? Is that you?" A beautiful teen came hurriedly down an aisle filled with books, dropping the ones in her arms. She took Rikuo in her arms and hugged him tight, making Kazahaya bristle in anger and jealousy.
"Tsukiko…" Rikuo muttered, returning the hug, "I'm…so sorry about your brother."
"It's okay," Tsukiko said, "I came back because I forgave you. It wasn't your fault. I'll take you back."
With Rikuo tight in her arms, Tsukiko glanced up at Kazahaya. There was a strange look in her eyes, but then she gave Kazahaya a smug look and held Rikuo closer.
Kazahaya jumped but then gave the girl a glare. Tsukiko smiled and stuck out her tongue at him.
'He's mine!' Kazahaya mouthed.
Tsukiko smiled coldly, making Kazahaya flinch. 'It's on!' She mouthed back before Rikuo let her go.
"We were going to the movies," Rikuo said, "Do you want to come?"
Tsukiko smiled warmly. "Yes, of course. But who's 'we'?"
Kazahaya glared at her. "I think you know very well!" He snapped, or at least, he tried to. Rikuo put his arm around his neck and noggied him before he could get out his second word.
"He's my new boyfriend." Rikuo said.
"Then…we can't get back together?" Tsukiko asked softly, hints of tears in her eyes, "but, that's the whole reason I returned! I want to be with you! Why do you always choose boys over me?" to hide tears that had started to fall down her face, she brought her hands up.
Kazahaya nearly slapped Rikuo when he saw that he looked about ready to take her over him. He cleared his throat impatiently and Rikuo snapped out of it.
"I'm sorry, I already have a boyfriend." Rikuo said, his hand sliding around Kazahaya's waist.
There was a tap on Rikuo's shoulder and he turned to see the owner of the store. "Can you take your little teen soap opera somewhere else?" He asked, "You're scaring away my customers!"
And so starts my new story…
