Oshitari, Gakuto, and Shishido were sitting close together on a couch, discussing possible plots to make (coughforcecough) Otori fall for Shishido. This should be easy for Oshitari, as he was a sucker for romance. Well, he was supposed to be, according to all the doujinshi they read (What? Guys can read doujinshi too, you know…). However, he turned out to be the least bit helpful.
"Well, we could do the classic jealousy thing, right?" Gakuto actually had lots of ideas in mind.
"But we don't know if he likes Shishido enough to get jealous. Plus, if it goes too far, he might think Shishido liked someone else and he'd give up."…Yes, Gakuto supplied ideas, and Oshitari thought of reasons why every one of the ideas wouldn't work.
Shishido groaned. They were getting nowhere and Otori was bound to come back into the room soon. Shishido's house was only so big, and Otori probably wouldn't have to spend more than a couple of minutes to explore, unless he was a really slow walker or something.
"Let's take him somewhere, then…"
"That might work." Finally. Oshitari actually agreed with something. "But where? It should be close by, having to travel too much would be a hassle."
They all started thinking of places. Well, Gakuto was thinking aloud, so Shishido was basically just listening to Gakuto. As for Oshitari, after being Gakuto's partner-in-crime for so many years, he had gained the ability to block out Gakuto's voice, which came in handy quite often.
"Park, too boring…amusement park, too crowded. Mall, not very romantic, and too crowded…movies, too obvious, restaurant…Hm. Oh no, it won't work, me and Yuushi want to be there too and if we go, it'll be too awkward…" Gakuto kept rambling and soon, Shishido heard Otori coming over.
Shit, they were out of time.
As soon as Otori walked in the room though, Gakuto and Oshitari screamed, "Camping!" at the same time.
Oshitari might be able to block out Gakuto, but because they were partners-in-crime for years, they started thinking the same way, and become sort of like twins. Well, not really, but you get the point. But since Oshitari thought just like his partner, his ability to block out Gakuto's voice didn't really matter. Still, it was fun to brag and say that he had found a way to withstand Gakuto's constant talking.
"Eh…" Otori broke Oshitari's train of thought. "Camping…?" In truth, Otori was kind of scared at the sudden outburst. They seemed pretty quiet a second ago…
"Me and Yuushi are going to take you camping! Oh, Shishido can come too, I guess…"
"Huh?" Otori turned red. "Oh...no, that would be way too bothersome for you guys, I mean, it's so last-minute, and all my stuff is at the hotel, and…"
"That doesn't matter. We wanted to go anyways, and we really, really, really want you to come with us. Ne, Yuushi? He can come, right?" After receiving a nod from his partner, Gakuto smiled. He then quickly frowned and added, "But if you really don't want to go…I was really looking forward to it, but I guess if you'd rather not come with us…" Gakuto's voice cracked a bit. Shishido had to admit; Gakuto was getting better at acting. But then again, Otori wasn't that hard to convince.
"I guess I could go then, if you really don't mind…" Gakuto immediately started bouncing up and down.
"Okay, tomorrow then. Be ready at nine a.m.! Ja!" Gakuto walked out of the house with Oshitari following, both wearing identical smirks. They'd have to make sure Shishido wouldn't mess up the whole thing. When they got home, they started planning out the smaller details.
Oh, this was going to be fun.
And it wasn't like they were going to work for free. If someone was going to use their plans, they would have to pay. There wasn't much personal enjoyment in the plot they were coming up with at the moment.
"Should we ask for money?"
"But Gakuto, last week you said that you wanted more blackmail pictures of Shishido."
"Ooh, good point. Okay, blackmail it is, then."
Seriously, they should start a business for selling evil plots. Or they could write a book about it. "Pulling Pranks for Dummies". Or "Thinking of Evil Plots 101". Pretty catchy title, ne?
----The next day----
"…Understand?"
"Yeah."
"Good. Now, don't screw it up. I know you're not that experienced in following through your plans, but this is crucial."
"Shut up, I'm not stupid."
"Sure. We're coming now. Bye, don't make a fool of yourself." Gakuto hung up. "Let's go, Yuushi!"
"Aa…Coming."
They left the apartment and walked over to Shishido's house. Gakuto rang the doorbell and heard Shishido's footsteps immediately after.
The door opened and Shishido came out with Otori following.
"All right, let's go. Who's driving?"
"Yuushi." Otori blinked. They could drive, so they must be…eighteen? He couldn't believe that in all this time, he hadn't figured out their ages.
"All three of us are eighteen," Shishido confirmed, like he read his mind or something.
"Oh."
All four of them got in the car, Yuushi and Gakuto sitting in the front and Otori sitting in the back with Shishido. Shishido sat on the far side of the car with Otori next to him, and a small backpack on the other window seat. Things were going according to plan so far. If Otori or Shishido decided to take a nap on the way there, they'd conveniently fall on the others lap or shoulder (Shishido was specifically told not to lean on the side of the car), and Gakuto took his picture phone with him just in case it provided a good picture for future blackmailing.
With the preparations in place, they took off to the campsite, where stages two and three would occur. The last thing to do was to hope that the plan worked and Shishido did his part right.
Shishido prayed to god that it worked, or it would be a complete waste of a trip. Worst case scenario, he would go through all the steps, Gakuto would get his blackmail, and Otori didn't fall for it. Gakuto wouldn't stop annoying him for years, probably.
That would really suck.
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A/N: Sorry about the age thing, when I read fics that are like, "Tezuka's 50 years old!" I get all depressed, so I usually try avoiding ages when I write. Hope you guys don't mind, though…
Oh wow, two chapters in a day... that's amazing...I should probably slow it down a little though, I have a feeling my chapters are getting worse and worse...(laugh)
Well, hope you liked it! Until tomorrow, then (and here I was saying that I was going to slow down...)! Ja!