theme # 13- sex symbol
"We should give him the female one!" Shuichi argued with the salesperson, holding a choker with a female sex symbol attached to it.
"No, I think it would be better to give him the other one," said the salesperson, holding a choker that looked exactly the same as the one Shuichi held with the exception that the sex symbol was the one for male and not female.
They continued arguing, and Suguru started to tune them out. He was ready to grab his clothes and just change back into his normal clothes but he knew Shuichi would just force him back into the changing room once more.
A makeover, Shuichi said. To catch Suguru's crush's attention. To catch Hiro's attention. Suguru resisted the urge to growl. Makeover, yeah right. Well, it was, but it was in clothes that Suguru definitely did not want to wear.
A pair of teeny denim shorts, and a black button up vest that barely covered his stomach. His feet were bare. Now they- they being the salesperson Shuichi had asked to help and Shuichi himself- were just bickering over the accessories.
Suguru rolled his eyes, but then his gaze caught a flash of someone familiar near the entrance and his heart stopped. Why was Hiro in the store? Why was Hiro coming towards them? Why was Hiro staring at Suguru with that strange look in his eyes? Suguru felt heat crawling up his neck and covering his cheeks, so he bowed his head and kept his eyes on the ground.
Shuichi bounded over towards his friend and glomped the guitarist. "Thanks for coming, Hiro!" he cried joyfully.
"Well you did say it was a matter of life or death," came the dry response, humor softening the words.
"It is!" Shuichi grabbed Suguru's chin, forcing the boy to look up. "This boy needs to be dressed up and then needs a girlfriend! Or boyfriend! I need your help!"
No, Suguru thought, you don't need his help! Hiro looked down at Suguru, eyes soft and mouth curving up in a smile. "You do have a point there, Shu," he said.
Anger flashed in Suguru's eyes. "I don't need a girlfriend! Or a boyfriend!" he replied hotly.
"Yes you do!" Shuichi yelled back.
"No I don't!"
"Well then prove it!"
Suguru froze. "What?"
Shuichi smiled. "Go out there," gesture to outside the small store, to the rest of the mall, "and show me that you don't need someone! Show me you can get someone, but you don't want one!"
Suguru licked his lips. Shuichi was being unnaturally sneaky…He lifted his chin. "Fine."
He snatched the choker with the female symbol from Shuichi and then a pair of dark sunglasses off a counter. He quickly threw them both on and walked outside the store, barefoot. The alarms went off, but the salesperson ignored it, knowing what was going on and not wanting to miss it.
He sat down on a bench, stretched his long legs, and then crossed them at the ankles. His fingers tapped restlessly against the edge of the bench, and he leaned his head back, baring his pale neck.
Two minutes passed before a young man came up to him. "I'm Shigure. Can I ask your name?"
The sunglasses moved down the tiniest bit, exposing laughing brown eyes. "Suguru." He smiled coyly. Shigure gulped, looking at the smile, and held out a hand. Suguru reached forward and went to grab Shigure's, but Shigure tugged Suguru hand up and kissed the knuckles.
Suguru blinked, unused to such acts.
"Would you like to go out this Saturday?" Shigure asked.
Suguru almost let out a sigh of relief. "I'm sorry. I can't." An apologetic smile, although it was fake.
"Why not?" Shigure smiled charmingly.
"Because he has me," a sexy voice said from behind them. They both turned and looked, only to find Hiro there. He sat down next to Suguru and threw an arm easily around Suguru's thin shoulders. Shigure threw Hiro a dirty look but walked off nonetheless. He sat down at another bench, occasionally throwing Hiro a dark look.
Hiro leaned down and pressed his lips against Suguru's cheek, watching Shigure.
"Thanks," Suguru breathed, grateful to get away from the guy.
"You should thank Shuichi," Hiro said, lips brushing against Suguru's cheek still. Suguru flushed and stared at Hiro, feeling butterflies erupt in his stomach.
"Why?"
A smile. "Because he was the one to tell me you had a crush on me."
Blink, blink. "…What?" Suguru's head snapped sharply towards Hiro and he stared at the older man, shame creeping into his eyes. He looked down, but Hiro grabbed his chin and pressed a soft kiss to the rose petal lips.
In the shop, Shuichi turned to the salesperson and yelled, "HAH! Told you the female one would be better!"