Chapter 2
Life of a night butterflies.
Loud, lively night with passer by, customer, tourist who seek entertainment filled the air of Kabukicho. 'The red district' that what was the world called for entertainment district in Tokyo. Kabukicho has it all, make any idea in your brain for what you want to have that night, dancing till half-dead ? drinking ? chitchats ? anything as long as your wallet is fat.
Nachi light up his cigarette. Sitting at the corner table in his club, resting a little before started again entertain his loyal customer, singing together, drinking, chitchats and be any kind of guy his customer wish for. Take out his phone, he check his email.
"Yo !." - Amu Yumesaki half-shout, put his hand up and smile widely. The number 1 host while Nachi was number 2. Amu sit without waited for Nachi agreement. Well he don't have to, Nachi is his best friend after all. Just don't count how they race for each other to get as much as customer as they can to claim top 5 host in the club they are in.
"Checking Mao ?." - Amu raise his eyebrows, try to poking his eyes on Nachi cellphone screen.
"I bet you know." - Nachi smile. Without looking at Amu, he continue typing on email.
"You really love him ?." - Amu question. His eyes darted on the entrance, smiling and waving to the customer that leaved. Then his eyes landed on Nachi again. But no respond.
"Did he really love you ?." - Amu question again.
"What do you mean ?." - Nachi stop his typing and stared at Amu face, look like he was about to eat Amu head.
"You know... I just asking. I mean, It's kinda strange...on how he was so easily fall for you." - Amu stated. He raise his eyebrows again.
"Strange ? I don't think fall in love at first sight was that strange." - Nachi giggle. He remembered how was the situation when he and Mao first meet. He was visiting Ren who work at Club All Black when he was on his off-duty. While he was spending his time at the club kitchen chatting a little with the kitchen staff Mao came in hurried.
"You are new host ?." - Nachi ask. But Mao seems didn't pay attention to him and Mao was busy putting ice in bucket while counting what else he should do using his finger.
"Take the tongs first, put the ice in bucket, take this snack and go get warm towel in cabinet at front." - Nachi instruct. Looking pity at Mao and at same time funny. Mao look at him. His eyes was bigger than usual and he forming a smile. Nodded and he do what Nachi told.
"Man... this host seriously going to have hard time in here..." - Nachi giggle.
"He wasn't a host. He was an artist, say that he come for rehearsal for stage play he will be act." - The kitchen staff inform him. Nachi shock.
"Ehh... really ? but he was damn cute. If he was my..." - Nachi stop.
"Nachi-kun.. you seriously turning yourself into the other direction." - The kitchen staff giggling. Nachi know what he mean.
Nachi walk to the front floor, poking his eyes towards Mao who seems to have hard time doing his task. And Ren was also seems having sweat on his forehead, trying his best to handle the situation so that his customer didn't feel like they were actually Mao rehearsal experiment subject.
After what seems to be long night for Mao, he finally relief, the club operation ended but still, he had to do some cleaning. While whilst, he mopped the floor and sing a little.
"So how was it ?" - Nachi came up and question Mao. The boy eyes widen. His mouth open a little. He almost lost his grip at his mopped.
"Am I shocking you...?" - Nachi raise his eyebrows. Signaling as he feel that his sudden appearance has making Mao almost fainted.
"Aa...eerr...hhmm... I'm fine." - Mao trembling. His eyes bigger than the usual, well more wide than before.
"I...err...ok...have a sit first... you make me scare." - Nachi discomfort and at the same time he scare looking at the boy eyes, even it was damn cute looks, he scare maybe the eyes will drop on floor. Nachi feel like he have weird phobia. He grabbed Mao hand and pull him to sit next to him.
"Thanks..." - Mao look at Nachi in amused. Taking the soft drink Nachi offer.
"You are...Nachos Serizawa !" - Mao half-shouted in excitement. Nachi back away a little.
"I always adore you ! when the director told me they are making stage play about host club and there is character about you, I feel my heart beat race, I really wanted to see how was you actually, ever since my friend told me they are your customer and now I meet you in person !." - Mao talk like he was half panted. His eyes widen so does his smile, never blink looking at Nachi.
"Err...ok.. first.. my name is Nachi Serizawa, not Nachos..that was snack name and somehow I don't have blood line with that mexican snack and second..what is your name ? and..third...can you resize your eyes..? it's too big that I scare it dropped on floor...and lastly...thank you." - Nachi smile and try to hide his giggling tone.
"Hmm, I can !." - Mao smile and his eyes back at normal state. but still he look at Nachi without blinking. But he can't refused to not do like that. He was so excited to meet the real Nachi Serizawa, instead of the character that the other actor play the role of. His female friend always told him about Nachi, the nice, gentle host that his friend been loyal to. She say Nachi was so charm, more than the character in stage play.
"My name was Hamao Kyosuke, you can call me Mao, yoroshiku !." - Mao bow a little for respect.
'The way you introduce yourself was too cute, also your name...Mao...' - Nachi talk to himself. Examine the boy looks. Cute, not easy to forget face and for most his heart beat raise whenever he look at him straight.
"Mao, isn't Amu Yumesaki was the main character ?". - Nachi asked. Somehow he did knew about the stage play and the collaboration the clubs and the stage play has. But he didn't pay attention too much.
"Yes, but I adore you more !." - Mao nodded and smile. Nachi amused. His character was small in that stage play but then it caught Mao attention more.
"Mao-chan, let's exchange email and I promise I will go watch that stage play." - Nachi smile and giggle. Mao gaze at him in amused, his eyes big again and he nodded. In Mao heart, there is firework.
"Yo ! Nachi ?!." - Amu snapped his finger in front of Nachi who look like he lost in his own world.
"Huh ? what ?." - Nachi come back to his realization. Ended his memory of him and Mao first meet.
"Dude, back to earth please, your face look like Dave the minions in Despicable Me." - Amu laugh.
"Huh ? I was just..."
"Nachi.. you didn't even answer my question. You and Mao are really in love ?." - Amu question again.
"We are. As you can see." - Nachi answer short.
"Well I hope that was a true answer. Easy to fall, easy to loose..but I was amazed it has been 2 years." - Amu get up from his seat and walk to get his customer. Nachi paused.
'Easy to fall...easy to loose'. Amu words rewind in his head.
Mao rolled on bed, the bed that he share with Nachi for the past 2 years. He buried his face into the bed pillow, breath in and smell the left over of Nachi scent. He rolled again. Get bored. Nachi only had one day off-duty and for the night until 4 a.m. Nachi will be belong to his loyal customer. Mao only had 4 a.m onwards to have Nachi all to himself. But sometimes Nachi didn't even come home for the rest fo the day and he only turn up at noon with his hand full of sweets box, aiming for Mao sorry and lip.
Mao get up, sit at the end of the bed and look at the cabinet next to him. He walk a little to it and take out photo album. Grovel back to the bed and open the photo album. Looking at the picture he and Nachi took in various place and situation.
"It was amusing and I love him." - Mao talk to himself. Smiling while turning the page slowly.
"You came ! I saw you in front row !." - Mao half excited. Talking to Nachi at the back stage when Nachi came to meet him after the stage play ended.
"I did promised." - Nachi smile. Handed Mao a box of chocolate. Mao smile widely.
"You know I like sweets." - Mao open the box little hurried and eat one of the pieces. He examine Nachi closer. Nachi had a warm eyes and his face always forming the expression that Mao can't define. It's different than other people expression. It's not awkward but it was hardly to forget.
"I knew because I spy you." - Nachi tone was even. While smiling beastly towards Mao.
"Ehh..." - Mao shock.
"I'm just joking." - Nachi wink his eyes and giggle. 'Well that was so true' Nachi face forming the sentence clearly.
Started from that day, Mao always hang around with Nachi, emailing was a must, once a day. After that become countless in one day. Mao had developed strange feeling in his heart. From just amuse with Nachi, a small character in the stage play he act, to had been hardly bare whenever Nachi image came into his mind. After all Mao feel that he was too young to know what is love, never had love experience. And Nachi was someone that came and making him feel he is loved. Even it was in strange way.
Mao came to that realization when one day he accidentally meet Nachi with one women, chating happily while walking. He feel such discomfort that he wanted to cry when he saw Nachi was forming the same smile he get from him, the same warm laugh, the same warm talks to that women. Even he know the truth that was one of Nachi work as a host but his heart refused to accept.
"Hhmmm...hhhmmm...hhmmm..." - Nachi humming while touch up his hair in public restroom, excuse himself for a while from his loyal customer that he had accompany to go shopping with. Then suddenly his eyes darted to the mirror his face forming a terror.
"Mao !." - Nachi half fainted looking that Mao was at his back. He turn around. Facing Mao who gave him sharp look.
"You forget to unzipped your pants." - Mao tone was even, then he wash his hand. Mao took a glimpse at Nachi who looking down at his pants in terror. Then he giggling.
"Mind you, you so care but it won't fly out." - Mao giggling. Nachi look at him straight. his eyes widen. His face was all white. Mao didn't know if it was shame or terror.
Mao stop his giggling. His face turn serious.
"Mao, are you ok ? what are you doing here ? I mean beside the casualty." - Nachi ask in worry. Can't read what was with that face. Cute but serious.
"I'm following you and..the whoever that women is." - Mao answer in even tone. Nachi shock.
"Why ?."
"Because I'm jealous. I didn't expected that your duty also included shopping with your customer." - Mao answer while rolling his eyes. He feel he shouldn't say such thing but he can't bare it anymore.
"You spying me ?" - Nachi raise his eyebrows then he laugh hard.
"Why you have to do that ?" - Nachi ask again.
"Because I like you and I feel jealous." - Mao answer with poker face. Somehow he feel he should tell Nachi what exactly his feeling. Nachi stop laughing. His face turn red.
"You...love me...too..?" - Nachi ask in amazement.
"What do you mean too...?". Mao confused.
"I fall for you, but I didn't expect that you will too...so I just..." - Nachi can't finish his words when Mao pushed his lip onto him. Nachi eyes widen. He return Mao kiss.
"I did. I didn't feel that this is wrong. I like you, I love you, I adore you." - Mao reply and kiss again. Nachi didn't say the words. But he enjoys what Mao did to him. He return the kiss and play along the lip. tasting every inch of it.
"Confession in the public restroom" - Mao talk to himself, he run his finger smoothly on his lip, remembering the day he confess his feeling to Nachi, in public restroom. Somehow he was lucky, Nachi return his feeling. Mao flip the page slowly, looking carefully at every picture on the photo album and giggle whenever he remember then event took place on the picture they took.
The night seems so long for Watanabe Daisuke. He sit, walk, sit and walk in circle in his apartment. He can't removed the image he just saw today at the cafe. The two figure. He took his cellphone. Typing something but after few second he closed it. His mind was mixed.
"Should I ask...or shouldn't ? Did I have a rights to ask ? what would if I didn't ?". - Watanabe Daisuke asking himself. His eyes run widely around his apartment, aimless and randomly swallow anything he see.
"Uugghh..." - He scratch his head. Suddenly his cellphone beeping. He quickly take a look in it.
'Hai, what are you doing ? sorry I didn't turn up like I said, I'm busy. Are you mad at me Dai-chan... ?'
Watanabe read it half loud. Then he smirked. 'Busy' is that so ?
'It's ok, nothing to be bother. I was just leisure around' - Watanabe reply. After few moment the beeping sound forming again.
'Dai-chan... I'm lonely.'
The reply sound tempting. 'Dai-chan' the nickname he been given was making his heart beat fast, feel happy. Watanabe didn't know why. He quickly dialed the number. After few beep...
"Well...I'm here." - Watanabe spoke. In the most sexy voice.
"Mao must been seriously fall in deep sleep." - Nachi talk to himself. Looking at his watch. 4.12 a.m. He working damn hard to entertain his customer, being a host is more tough than he ever think when he first accept this job. He unlock the main door. Walk slowly to the bedroom. When he open up, there is no figure on the bed.
'Where did he go ?' - Nachi talked to himself, questioning where is Mao ? Restroom ? but he didn't hear any sound.
"Whaaa !." - Mao appear from behind the door, jumping at Nachi back and hugged him tightly. His face buried on Nachi hair.
"Oh God ! Mao, for God sake, I feel like having heart attack, combo with stroke and soul fly out !." - Nachi almost fainted and he landed on the bed with Mao on top of him. Mao giggling towards him in satisfaction.
"Why aren't you sleep ?" - Nachi ask. Hugging Mao and twisted him so that Mao will be under him.
"I did sleep, but then I woke up and hungry, I make instant ramen and then when I was about to go back to sleep you come home." - Mao giggling. His finger running on Nachi shirt, opening the buttons.
"No, not this time." - Nachi pushed Mao hand softly. He get up and walk towards the restroom.
"Why ?" - Mao pouted.
"It's your punishment. You won't owned me tonight or this morning." - Nachi talk while busy unbutton his shirt. Mao walk slowly to the restroom.
"You know.. sometimes you are boring.." - Mao reply and turn back to make way to the bed. Landed on the bed and cover his body with comforter, even it was summer days, in time like this, he did feel cold. Mao eyes wandered around the wall. His mind suddenly blank.
"Mao." - Nachi called from restroom. Mao didn't reply.
"Mao." - Second time his name been called.
"Ok, I gave up, you can owned me any time you want." - Nachi surrender. He stand on the side of the bed. Looking at Mao who still cover his body with comforter. Pretend sleep. Still, not even reply or forming any sound.
"Ok ok.. you owned me any time you want and I will not refused, not hesitation, not even against anything." - Nachi talk again. He know Mao was sulking on the way he treat him just now.
"Promise...?" - Mao voice out from under the comforter.
"Promise." - Nachi reply.
"Even if I requested you to wear maid outfit and cosplay it tomorrow ?". - Mao asking, he try to make what he talk unclear so Nachi will not really can understand what he mean.
"Ok, I promised. Anything...ok we can go to see cosplay tomorrow." - Nachi answer, which he didn't really get what was Mao said but he feel, if anything like that it will be fine. Mao get up and face towards Nachi who still stand beside the bed, covering himself only with towel.
"I said, even if I requested you to wear maid outfit and do cosplay tomorrow." - Mao grinned.
"What?! but...but.." - Nachi face turn in terror. He never thought Mao will come up with that kind of request and for most he never ever think Mao will come to have picture him like that.
"You will be too cute." - Mao still grinning and it become more wide, so does his big wonderful eyes.
"Hey.. you are the uke or I was ?" - Nachi protested. Supposedly he was the seme, which the form that he always wanted Mao to be under him, Mao is more acted like uke and he was comfort having Mao like that. But recently Mao has shown up the beast side of him, more first move, more is the one who initiated their love making.
"Both." - Mao wink his eyes, snatching Nachi towel and throw it aside.