Chapter 4
Zero stared disbelievingly at Kaname Kuran. For a moment he couldn't say anything but stare at the overly amused rock star. The silence around them grew longer by the second as none of them dared to speak up. After what seemed like forever Kaname finally broke the silence, his voice hinting his amusement.
"So, I hear you don't like my music?" Kaname asked crossing one leg over the other as he leaned against the cushion of the booth he was sitting in.
Zero pondered whether he wanted to answer or not, and for a moment he was considering not to until the cocky bastard smile started widening as if proud to have struck him speechless.
"Yea that's true, I don't like it. I think it's so horrible that I don't understand why girls go gaga over lyrics that it lacks any type of emotion." Zero stated flatly not caring that he was receiving glares from Kaname's band and both from Ruka and Yuki all except for Shiki who didn't seem to care at all and Takuma who already knew Zero's feelings about Bloody Rose.
This response made Kaname grin. Not once had he met someone brave enough or anyone for that matter, call his music horrible. It was truly a shock that he came upon someone who did. The silver haired boy was going to pay dearly for the words he said. Zero was the first and defiantly the last who will speak ill of him.
Shiki who had been observing his cousin for a while now, recognized the smile his cousin was giving. It was the same smile he would give when he found an interesting human toy to play with.
'Stop while you can Zero-kun, for you are entering a landmine.' Shiki thought before turning his attention to the dashing blond hair host beside him.
"Kaname-sama, don't mind what this idiot says. He just doesn't know good music, that's all." Ruka was trying to clear up the matter at hand.
"Isn't that right, Zero?" Ruka said, kicking Zero under the table.
"What the hell Ruka!" Zero hissed, as he rubbed his shin where Ruka had kicked him.
"Say that you didn't mean what you said."
"Give me one good reason why I should." Zero questioned.
"Because his music is great, that's why."
"Typical of you and other women to think that. You are too damn captivated by this guy's beauty to actually realize that he spits fake romances. To be able to become the best singer one needs to understand that with each song a singer needs to be able to feel it. Become the lyrics they sing and not have such empty emotions. I admit there are songs that are decent enough, but those are the ones that don't involve the emotion love. Yet, all the songs involving it are simply horrible. That's what I hear when I listen to him sing."
Zero got up and was about to leave the booth when Kaname lifted his leg blocking him from exiting. Zero glanced at the raven haired boy only to see that his head was bowed making it hard for him to read any expression he might be giving.
"I had just about enough of your disrespect towards me. I admit I was intrigued by it before since you are the only human who had dared to disrespect me, but now I am just getting sick of it."
With a quick movement that no one had suspected, Kaname had Zero pinned to the table; his right hand had a tight grip on Zero's neck. Zero hissed in pain as his back was being pushed further onto the surface of the table, his back caused a few wine glasses to break on impact.
"You think you can read me so well, Zero? HA! Don't be stupid, you have no idea who you're messing with. You preach about fake romances when you're the one whoring yourself like a slut with different people, so before you start talking I suggest you look in the goddamn mirror once in a while."
The idea of being called a slut had struck a chord deep within Zero; he could feel the blood rush through his veins causing his face to flush with anger.
"You think my job involves whoring myself to my customers? Here at Silver Moon we don't. We do this because we love making people smile and feel like their worth something. We don't spit fake romances or devotion because ours is real something you defiantly lack of."
"If you think that's true then prove it. Show me what it's like to fall in love since you say you know so much about it and that I lack that emotion. Let's make a bet."
Despite having his windpipe being squeezed Zero couldn't help but chuckle. "A bet on what exactly?
"I bet that I can make you fall in love with me before my world tour in six mouths."
This time Zero truly laughed his heart out. "A guy that lacks any emotion on love, making me fall for him that right there is unbelievable to me."
"If it's so unbelievable then you shouldn't mind our little wager then."
"Oh, I don't mind since the one that's going to fall first will surely be Y-O-U."
"We'll see about that."
"I guess we will Mr. Rock star."
"Wait, I think you guys should reconsider this." Takuma said while he got up from his seat. "I don't think this is a good way to solve this."
"Are you kidding me, Blondie? They couldn't have thought of a more better idea than this? Surely that damn boy will keep his mouth shut once he falls first." Kain spoke with excitement in his voice. "But of course all bets much have something to be wagered on, so what is the special prize that the winner will receive?"
"That's right; I wonder what I will get when I win? Hmm…oh, I know. If I win which I surely will. Zero will have to become my own personal mule. He will travel with me, carrying all my shit on his back; he will be at my beck and call 24 hours, 7 days a week for the rest of his fucking life…" Kaname looked down at Zero with a wide smile placed across his face. "Unless he wants to give up now and beg for forgiveness like a little bitch."
Zero tried his best not to growl for it will only make the situation seem more on Kaname's part. So instead, Zero decided to reverse the situation and with a trick he learned from his mother, Zero slipped from under Kaname and grabbed the hand that was at his neck and twist it causing Kaname to yelp in both surprise and pain. Zero gripped a full lock of Kaname's hair and with great force slammed it onto the table, with Kaname's right arm twist and held on his back by Zero's right hand, while his head was being pushed down by Zero's left. Making Kaname be in a painful and immovable position.
"Kaname-sama!" The occupants of the table (except for Takuma) shouted as they rose to their feet. The three Bloody Rose band members were ready to strike down the silver haired boy, but they were stopped when Kaname spoke.
"Stay! Don't come any closer." Kaname warned, causing his band mates to stare in confusion. Kaname ignored the stares and continued. "Seems like I hit a nerve…huh, pretty boy?"
Zero twisted Kaname's hand more making him hiss at the pain it caused.
"I'll be the one doing the talking here, rock star. So you better listen for I'm only going to say this once. I am not going to be the one to lose especially if I will have to lose to a loveless, bad mannered excuse for a rock star like you. And when I win, I want everyone to know how pathetic you look as you kiss at my feet, but here's the catch. I want you to do it in front of all your screaming fans. If you accept these terms then we will let the game begin. So do I make myself clear?"
Kaname gave a half smile as he nodded his head in agreement and with that Zero finally let go of Kaname's arm and hair. Kaname rubbed at his sore arm and turned to face Zero.
"You really are not what I expected from a simple commoner such as yourself." Kaname leaned closer. "I will enjoy breaking your spirit and now that you're my lover, I got more of a chance of doing just that."
Kaname grabbed the back of Zero's head and brought it closer to his. "How about starting it off by sealing the deal with a kiss?"
Kaname slammed their lips together for a rough and violent kiss. Shock hit Zero at first before he started bounding his fists against Kaname's chest. Yet, it seemed the more he did the harder it was to escape from Kaname's grip.
Zero yelped when Kaname bit his lower lip, but that was exactly what Kaname wanted for it left Zero's mouth open just enough to stick his tongue in the wet caverns of Zero's mouth. The boy tasted of honey and spice, which sent waves of desire swimming through Kaname's body. But what really drew in his desires was the taste of his blood, a sweet spice that was so full of life.
But the kiss ended just as quickly as it started when a sharp wave of pain that was followed by a pained cry from Kaname caused him to step back a few steps with both hands heading south as his baby maker was kneed by Zero.
Zero rubbed roughly at his lips with his shirt sleeve and moved away from Kaname in fear of being lip locked with the said rock star again. Just as he was about to tell him off, Kaname began laughing. This laugh sent chills throughout Zero's body for it wasn't a dark laugh like an evil villain or how a mad scientist would laugh. This laughter was pure, a laugh someone would do if they heard a very funny joke or seen something as funny and this just scared the hell out of Zero more than anything. Because he would rather know the evil intention with a dark laughter than knowing nothing at all from an innocent one.
After sometime Kaname straightened himself up and stared at Zero with no readable expression on his face except for the smile showing on his face. "You're really going to have to try better than that, Zero. You see, I am quite the masochist. Receiving physical pain is in my nature to enjoy, especially if it comes from a lover."
"What on earth is going on here?" Toga asked as he and Kaien just entered the scene. Around the table was smashed wine glasses and a broken wine bottle was dripping from the table to the elegant and highly expensive Persian rug of the Victorian style room of Silver Moon.
"Cross!" Yuki called to her father.
"My Yuki! How are you sweetie? Papa missed you so much." Kaien responded with even more cheerfulness as he walked to his daughter giving her a hug. Forgetting all about what he saw a second ago.
"Umm…Cross why are your clothes buttoned the wrong way?" Yuki asked as she took a second look at her father's disheveled appearance.
"I bet he was experiencing a thrilling ride of some sorts." Kain suggested, despite knowing exactly what Chairman Cross was doing behind closed doors of a certain owner's office.
"My dear Kain, now that's where you're wrong. I wasn't the one experiencing it, but the one conducting it." Kaien answered with a sly smile. "I may be a little older compare to you, but rest assure I got game."
"Who would have thought Kaien Cross had this side to him." Rima said a little amazed."And to top someone with more built than him." Rima stared at a blushing Toga.
"Eh…what are you talking about?" Yuki questioned.
"Oh, nothing sweetie. You are far too young to understand what we mean yet."
"Cross, I'm 18 years old." Yuki protested.
"All in good time Yuki and please call me papa!" Kaien insisted, Yuki just rolled her eyes and decided just to leave the matter alone, for there was no fighting with her father.
"Anyways…what happened here?" Toga demanded staring at everyone around the table until his eyes came upon Zero and Kaname.
"Let me explain Toga-sama." Ruka began. "It was all Zero's fault."
Zero was pulled out from the trance he was in and turned and glared at Ruka who only smiled. Toga looked at Zero.
"Zero, did you do this?"
"Of course I didn't, don't believe what this plastic Barbie is telling you. It was this damn idiot who dragged me here in the first place while I was attending to my customer." Zero pointed to Kaname.
"Kaname-kun is that true?" Kaien asked, already knowing the answer.
"Yes, it's true. I dragged him here simply because I wanted to be entertained and honestly I was." Kaname answered Kaien without taking his eyes off the dark stare given to him by Zero. "You were right Cross; I do love this place, for I have found me a very interesting host."
"Piss off." Zero hissed.
Kaname smiled. 'Yes indeed a very interesting play toy.'
Kaname walked past Zero and began heading toward the main entry way of the restaurant, but stopped.
"Seiren" Kaname called and within a second a girl with short white hair in a gray suit appeared.
"You called, Kaname-sama?"
"Yes, I will like you to write a check to Mr. Yagari for 20 grand to pay for this mess."
Seiren nodded and pulled out a check book and began writing down the request and soon gave it to a wide eye Toga.
"You have some place Mr. Yagari; I can now understand why it is very popular." Kaname commented and then side glanced at Zero.
"If word goes out about our bet, you do know that ends our deal making you lose." Kaname warned. "I can be a sadistic bastard too. Now if you'll excuse us we must be going now."
Everyone watched as Kaname, Seiren, all three band members disappeared into the main hall.